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ator. 1T shows that the White Star
people had information about the fate
OF the Titanic hours before they made IL
public
! did the message refer to an attempt
60 reinsure the Titanic:
Il cannot say now" the senator re-
Mr.. Franklin. when Senator Smith re-
turned to the committee room. rose and
suggested that the committee call upon
the Western Union to produce the mes
sage.
crecy in this matter. as you did in the
other Yesterday" asked the senator.
Absolutely said Mr.. Franklin. I'VE
want this matter sifted to the bottom
and we want You to have every wireless
message. telegram and cablegrarn sent or
received that has any bearing on the dis
aster.
with this information Senator Smith
returned to his own room to press the
witness further
Ismay Again on the Stand.
When Mr. Ismay took the stand sena-
tor Smith asked him what was the num-
her OF his stateroom on the Titanic
II think it was 50 on b deck" said
Mr. Ismay.
How long have you been, manager OF
the International Mercantile Marine!
Since 1904"
What are your duties@'
General control or the international
Mercantile Marine.
And it's constituent companies?"
Yes, with exception of the Leyland
line. That company has It's own man.
agement and directors. but We control the
stock.
THE steamship Californian is one Of the
ships of the Leyland line?' the senator
continued.
Yes, sir.
How many steamship lines are under
control of your company" the senator
asked. In naming them, | wish You
would give their ports.
The American line. the Atlantic Trans
port line. the White Star line, New York
30 Liverpool, New York to Southampton,
J.iverpool to Australia Liverpool to New
Zealand: New York and Boston to the
Mediterranean; Mississippi and Dominion
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CLEANUP FIGURES READY
Report on Home Crusade by
Pupils to Be Submitted
Next Week.

The results Of the clean-lp-at home
crusade waged by the pupils Of the white
schools Of the District definitely have
been Ascertained, according to announce.
ment today by DIR. William M. Davidson,
superintendent of schools. The record OF
the work done by the pupils OF the colored
schools now is being worked out, but At
probably will not be completed before the
latter part Of the week. DR.. Davidson ex.
poets to be able to transmit the full re-
port to DR.. Arthur L. Murray, secretary
of the cleanup campaign, by Monday at
the latest.
Just as soon as the school figures are In
DR.. Murray will prepare. for Transmission
to the District Commissioners. q report on
the complete results of the efforts OF
school children and those who participate
ed in the city cleaning week, which was
held from April 10 to 20. to improve the
sanitary condition Of the city. This will
show the number OF Individual premises
cleaned and the increase In the amount
Of waste material deposited at the various
public and private dumps located through
Oft the city.
Indications are that DR.. Murray's report
viii go to the Commissioners the latter
part Of next week.
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Senate Committee Gives All But Box.
hall Permission to Go.

The first stage Of the Titanic investiga-
ton was ended yesterday afternoon.
when the committee completed its ex.
examination Of the survivors Of the crew,
except Onacer Boxhall, and gave them
permission to return to their homes In
England.
Hugh Woolner of London, q passenger
on the Titanic, told the committee after
the luncheon recess yesterday afternoon
that the speed Of the liner increased each
day. It making 314 miles one day and 356
the next.
Revolver shots were fired by Ohicer
Murdock. he said. to brighten men who
had taken possession OF one Of the col
lapsible lifeboats ahead OF a crowd Of
women standing on the deck. He helped
to pull the men out Of the boat.
Have you any complaint about the dis
cipline Of the crew or conduct OF the
officers after the ship struck" Chairman
Smith asked him.
"Absoiutely none" replied the witness.
Harold Bride. surviving wireless oper-
ator Of the Titanic. who was called to
the stand next. said he had received
81. 600 for giving his story Of the wreck
to . New York newspaper. He last saw
was going under the water.
Senator Smith asked regarding the an
swer OF the Frankfurt to the THAMES
distress signal. The Frankfurt,s first
the Frankfurt asked: what il the mat
terri That was the last message from
the Frankfurt. The Frankfurts position
was not obtained by the Titanic.
The Frankfurt's messages came I'd the
Titanic stronger than the Carpathias
and therefore the witness thought the
Frankfurt was nearer.
well. II you had given your position
to the Frankfurt" remarked Senator
Smith. there might have been q different
story today"
Yes. SIR" was the admission OF the
witness.
Fourth Ohlcer Boxhall, whose testimony
was interrupted when he became Ill
early in the investigation, gave further
testimony about the ship OF mystery
seen from the decks Of the Titanic as she
was sinking. He said that rockets were
not always q signal Of distress. and that
passengers on the Californian might have
seen rockets from a ship not In distress
and mistaken them for the Titanics
signals. sst.
Senator Smith said he had evidence In
dicating that the Californian was only
fourteen miles from the Titanic and he
asked Officer Boxhall IL he thought he
could have seen the Californian's lights.
II don't know he replied. Five
miles Is the greatest range the British
show. but We know they can be seen
farther on clear nights such as that But
should think that we could not have
seen the californian's lights that far that
night
Wireless Operator Gotham Of the Car
cathia admitted that he had received $3.50
for his story from a New York news
order instructing him to kill message
containing Titanic story.
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PIMLICO ENTRIES.
Special Dispatch to The Star.


PIMLICO. Md, April 3O.-First
race. three-year-olds. selling; six
furlongs-sCatula, 100: sQueen Bee,
los; Steicliff. no: Christmas Day. los :
Daingerheld. I07; Scholar. 107; Capt.
English, 107: Deduction. 107; 'Mollie
Pitcher. 100; shillalah. 1o7: Irene Gum
mel. los: Ballymore. 1o7: Heinous. 1o5.
Second race, Druidhfll Park purse.
two-year-olds; four and one-half fur
Rebound. 1o4; Turkey in the Straw.
107; Ethelburg. lit: Belray. 107; Genes
ia, l04; Gerard, 104; Tarts. 104; Smash.
104; Chiffon King. 107; Chiffon Song.
107; Lace, los. Chiffon King and Chill
ton Song, Barbarity stable entry.
Third race. three year-olds and up
ward, selling; one miIe-sMiss Wigs.
90; Lady MCGEE. IS; Col. Holloway. So:
superstition. liz: Dandy Dixon. los:
Senex. 81; silver knight. 1I2; Royal
Meteor. 100: sIvabel. 1o4; Fred Null
holland. 100; Bounder. 1os; sLssh. los.
Fourth race. Elkridge steeplechsse:
Herculsid. 1850: J. w. Frye. l5e; Jiu Jitsu.
Firth race, oriole handicap: three
yeaf-olds and up: seven furlongs-sWa-
tervale, 124: Jeanette B.. %; Aldebaran.
100; Acton. %: Spring Board. %; Martin
w. Idttieton. 100: Bob n, 112
Sixth race. three-year-olds and up.
Uncas, 10: sunlike. 100: Brosseau. 100:
Kate K. 95: Garth. lO2; Darnia, %; Pc
nobscot, 1O7; lingo. l00; Himation. 50:
Onrico, S6: Brandy. 1O7: Mcleod F.; 11&
SAuprentice allowance claimed.
weather cloudy, track fair.
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iNDICT ERNEST MCNEIL
ON CHARGE OF MURDER
Colored Man Accused Of Killing
Wife March 90 Last Must
Stand Trial,

The grand jury today indicted Ernest
MCNEIL. colored. for murder in the frs,
degree. in connection with the death OF
his wife. Sarah Mcneil, March %. 1912.
on LIST street southwest. William E. Yer.
million, a former policeman, was indicted
for forgery. A charge OF collecting a
money order by the alleged forging OF the
name Of the payee is made in an indict-
ment against Minnie Dodson and Chris
tiana Bates. both colored.
The grand jury ignored q charge of as
sault with dangerous weapon preferred
against Sonny Evans.
Other indictments returned include
Charles E. Jones. grand larceny; Edward
Allen, robbery; Rosie simms. grand lar.
ceny: Fred D. johnson. alias Douglal
Jones. housebreaking and larceny; Hen
son ButleT, assault with dangerous
weapon: Floyd ]. Bell. housebreaking and
larceny; Daniel Mahoney. alias Walter
Murphy. grand larceny; Ennis @. eyphax,
forxery and uttering: Robert jackson.
non support OF wife and minor children.
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PLAN SHAFT TO PHILLIPS.
America to Honor Wireless Operator
Of the Titanic.

NEW YORK. April 3o-"Jack'' Phil
lips. the wireless operator who went down
with the Titanic, il to be honored BY
Americans as well as by his own coun-
trymen. Subscriptions are now being re-
ceived in England for a memorial to
Phillips. to be erected In his native town.
Very many OF those who were saved be-
cause the operator stuck to his. key are
americans. and this country IL to have q
share in honoring his memory.
The suggestion that Americans share in
the raising Of q monument commemorate
ing his brave conduct struck a responsive
chord and the Marine Association Of the
Port OF New York took up the sug-
gestion with enthusiasm.
Conferences between members Of the
executive committee Of the association
have been held. and the project has been
unofhcially discussed. Willard U. Taylor,
president OF the association, has an
nounced that committee would be
formed and subscription books opened
as soon as possible.
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OBSERVES IT'S CENTENARY
-.A.-
Louisiana Celebrates Its Ad-
mission to the Union With
Ceremonies.

NEW ORLEANS. April 3O.-With scores
OF distinguished guests in attendance.
Louisiana today celebrated the centen.
NAL Of its admission into the Union. Sec.
rotary OF state Knox was the guest Of
honor. ana to meet him there came many
diplomats and statesmen from the Cen.
trail American republics.
Governors Of neighboring states, and
officers Of the United States ships Ne
braska and New Hampshire and the gun
boat Petrol comprised the remainder oil
the guest list.
The ceremonies were under the auspices
Ut the Louisiafse Hlstorical Society, and
took place In historic Cabildo. erected
by the Spanish In Louisiana in pre-.
revolutionary times. One Of the fea-
lures OF the exercises was the unfuflina
OF the Identical nag raised ~ GOV. Ciai
borne one hundred years ago. This tool
plnne IN jackson Square place d. Arm6s)
And Miss Clarisse ClAtborne, eranddauxh.
ter OF the first executive. unfurled the
emblem.
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covered fifty-one bodies that day. Twen-
ty-four of these were committed to the
deep the same day. Most Of them had
been members Of the THAMES company
1--WE commenced work again at day
light on Monday and recovered twenty
six that day. On Tuesday morning
bodies were numerous and at noon we
had picked UP ninety.
The weather then came up thick, but ir
the afternoon we picked up twenty mine
more. All day " ednesday we were in the
thick fog, with a fresh wind blowing
south southwest. We saw nothing all day
Thursday we recovered eighty-seven.
1.-THE Minia came up to us shortly after
midnight Friday. and at daylight Satur.
day the two ships resumed the work to.
gether. BY noon that day we had recov.
cred fourteen more dead, and we Their
left for Halifax having on board all we
could care for
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MUST 40 TO BRITISH COURT.
q. s. Has No Jurisdiction Over Prop.
erty Found on Victims Bodies.

OWNS to the absence Of any spe-
cial treaty with Great Britain COW
ering the disposition Of the effects
Of American Citizens who die on
British ship on the high seas.
probably 1t will be impossible for the
State Department to directly assist the
relatives OF the American victims Of the
Titanic disaster to obtain possession Of
any valuables found on the recovered
bodies.
The matter has come ohicially to the
attention OF the State Department
through telegram from James w.
RA9sdale, American consul general at
Halifax, asking for instructions regard
ing the disposition to be made Of the
Jewelry and money and other proper
ties found upon the bodies Of the
Americans brought into Halifax on the
cable steamer Maekay-Bennett. The
consul will be informed that in the alb
sence OF any adequate treaty provision
to the contrary this property must be
dealt With under the British Canadian
law. That probably means that 1t will
be necessary for the relatives and
friends OF the deceased to 20 to the
Canadian courts to obtain the property
to which they lay claim.
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+ for the eighth circuit. This eliminates

for the eighth circuit. This eliminates
the district court, and to that extent
hastens the issue on to the Supreme
Court Of the United States, where 1t IL
generally conceded the case will be finally
determined.
The earliest possible date at which the
case can come to issue before Judges
Sanborn, Hook. Adams and Smith, COM
prising the eighth circuit, is about Au-
gust 5. The defendants must make their
appearance in court by June 8. and they
will have until July to answer the pc
tition. The government must file its rep
hcation by August 8. Under ordinary
circumstances the case will then be at
Issue.
Today's suit follows the failure Of ne
gotiations to reach a friendly settlement
Of the case without recourse to fight In
the courts.
It's fling was delayed because Mr.. Wick
ersham was anxious to AFFORD the COM
pany an opportunity to meet the govern
ment's demands. The company declined
to separate the Mccormick and Deering
companies in any scheme OF reorganixa-
ton. The corporation appealed for a
hearing by President Taft, which was
granted. The President, however, sus-
tanned the Attorney General and instruct
ed him to file suit.
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WANT TARIFF ON AUTOS.
German Manufacturers Hurt By
Trade in American Machines.

BERLIN. April 3O.-A number of the
most prominent German automobile con-
structors have susEAsted to the govern
ment that It should increase the German
tariff on motor cars. The STEP they point
growing competition OF American ma
chimes, which are being imported into
the country In increasing numbers, ana
this cOmpetiticn also has affected the
sxports Of German machines to other
machine also = making infoads Hto the
trade. - z !. s. = =
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Higher Prices in Washington.


Retail prices OF beef, pork. veal and
mutton in Washington this week followed
the upward trend, and quotations on the
local market are today higher than they
timers in the retail meat business de-
ington are higher than they have been
In twenty years.
Prices began to take q rise In the Local
market last week, when practically al
the retailers boosted the figures from |
cent to cents pound on all classes OF
dressed meats. Additional advances have
been made since that time, until the
prime porterhouse that q couple Of weeks
ago could have been bought for 80 cents
q pound IL today 40 cents. The advances
10 discernible in other sorts Of dressed
meats also, though increases have moi
been 30 marked as In the case OF beef
Prime New York beef, corn-fed. sold yes.
terday at 10 cents per pound by the car.
cass. Western beef is trifle lower, run
ming about 10 to IL cents by the carcass
These, Of course, are packers prices.
Washington retailers declare the ad-
vanced prices are forced by reason Of ad.
vances made in the wholesale price. Rep.
resentativeb Of the big packing companies
say their reason for advancing prices Is
the shortage of ell sorts OF stock-beei
cattle as well as hogs, sheep. etc. The
extremely hard winter IL given az the
cause Of this shortage, the cold weather
according to the packers, having killed
thousands of range cattle. The backward
spring Is another reason given by the
packers for the prevailing high prices.
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BEFORE HOUSE committee
Declares He Was in Nowise Inter
ested in Southern Project.
VISITED LANDS OFFICIALLY
No Purchases Made, He Says, Upon
His Recommendation-His
Advice to Wright.

Assistant Secretary of Agriculture w
Nd. Hays denied to the House investigat.
ing committee today that he or any Of
his friends had profited. directly or in.
directly. through investment in North
Carolina swamp lands The hearing oil
Mr.. Hays grows out of the everglades In.
vestigation, before the House committed
on expenditures in the Department OF
Agriculture.
Mr.. Hays testified that he had been in
terested in the reclamation Of Lake Mat.
tamuskeet, in Hyde county, N. c., to the
extent of visiting it and looking over
the Prospects.
He had been interested. he said. by ]
o. Wright. formerly drainage engineer
in the department. He had told Mr.
Wright that he might take 20 per cent Of
tho 100000 capitalization Of the project
He said he had intended to Interest
friends in this investment. but the dea
had never been completed and he had no
invested cent in the project.
Division of Expenses.
Mr. Hays denied that the government
had paid his expenses on this inspection
trip. He paid part of the expense him
self. he said. and the rest of the govern
ment paid. He said that his interest II
looking at the project was twofold. ont
as an executive official of the Department
of Agriculture and the other In his indf
|'vfdual capacity, and that he had there
fore apportioned the expense Of the triI
between the two.
+ Ibid you invest in Lake Matamuskeet
lands?" asked Representative Sloan. q
member OF the Moss committee.
mo"
Ibid any one In whom you were inter
ested. at your suggestion. invest in these
lands?'
"They did not"
Received No Profit.
did you profit in any way in your con-
duct or dealings with relation to the
North Carolina projecty'
II did not -
Ibid you try tc obtain any advantage
because OF your official rosition?"
mot at ALL said Assistant Secretary
Hays. II considered the proposition In
purely informal ways as business
matter, as any citizen might. The plans,
however. did not mature. and l was
merely investigating
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PRICES FLY UPWARD
FOR MEAT PRODUCTS
Chicago Quotes the Highest
Average Figures Recorded
in Two Years.

CHICAGO, April 30.-Prices of fresh
meat, on the hoof and in retail markets,
have reached the highest average known
here in two years. Packers say they
are paying the highest prices for cattle
in more than twenty years, considering
the quality offered.
Responsibility for the high prices ap-
pears to be in doubt. The butchers say
the wholesale price is higher. The
wholesalers say they are compelled to
pay more to the packers. The packers
declare the farmers are demanding more
money, and the farmers say that corn Is
too expensive to feed.
Advance Il General.
Beef sirloin IL cents a pound higher
than last year. tenderloin is up cents
and lamb 6 cents. The following are
prices based on an average taken from
the values asked by several butchers:
Round steeak, 81 cents: sirloin, 28: ten
derl0in. 35; leg Of lamb, "A; lamb loin
rib, 81; pork loin, 22; pork tenderloin.
80, and chicken, q.
Beef on the hoof brought 50 q hundred
weight yesterday and lambs sold for
5000.
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WICKERSHAM TAKES
ACTION TO EXPEDITE
SUITS PROSECUTION

The prosecution of the anti-trust suit
against the International Harvester Conn
pany. It is declared, at the Department Of
Justice. will be t1tp4dited rs much as
possible. Becauscg Of the importance Of
the issue. Attorney General Wickersham
VIII ale certificate OF expedition. The
erect Of this Will be to remove the case
from the district court Of Minnesota to
the United states circuit court Of appexls
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Borup's Body Taken to New York

NORWICH, Conn.,, April 30.-The body
of George E. Borup of New York, who
was drowned with s. Winship Case Sum
day afternoon or Crescent Beach. in
Long island sound. has been taken to
Now York. whence 1t will be carried to
Ossining. The body was accompanied BY
10rup'A father and uncle. The funeral Of
Case VIII b held tomorrow afternoon,
from hin parents home here.
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Named 70 Attend Olympic aames.

James =. Sullivan OF New York. secre-
tary Of The Amateur Athlete Union. has
been Designated by President Taft a.
comsnissioner for the United states to
the nfth international Olympic names
which are 60 be held at Stockholm.
Sweden, this fail.
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SHIP IS BLOWN UP
SHIP IS BLOWN Up INVESTED NO MONEY
Sunk by Nine the Harbor Of Assistant Secretary Hays on
Smyrna, Asatic Turkey Land Reclamation.
sKTY-sK ARE DROWNED BEFORE HOUSE COMMITTEE
Ninety Passengers Declares He Was
the Texas, Are in ested in Southern Project
Accident.
VISITED LANDS OFFICIALLY
April 0-l
eongng to the
Aneican
Sunk by Nine in the Harbor Of
Smyrna, Asiatic Turkey.
SIxTY-SIx ARE DROWNED
Ninety Passengers on Mail Steamer,
the Texas, Are Rescued in
Accident.

SMYRNA, Asiatic Turkey, April 3d.
The steamer Texas, belonging to the
Archipelago American Steamship Com
pany. struck mine at the entrance to
the Gulf OF Smyrna last evening and
sank. OF the more than $50 persons on
board, 1t is believed nearly half were
lost.
The Texas was flying the Turkish flag
and was engaged in carrying mails from
Constantinople to the Levant.
1t was first stated that the Texas was
an American vessel. the error arising
from the fact that she is part Of the
fleet of a local concern trading under the
name Of the Archipelago American
Steamship Company.
Ninety Passengers Rescued.
CoNsTANTINOPLE, April 30.-Ninety
passengers out Of the 158 on board the
Texas when she was blown up by a mine
at the entrance to the Gulf Of Smyrna last
night we're rescued, according to reports
received here. Several Of the rescued
passengers were suffering from injuries.
No mention is made Of the crew in the
report.
1t is alleged that the disaster was
due to the Texas deviating from the
course indicated by the pilot boat proceed
ing her through the mine field.
At the time Of the anti-Greek boycott
the fleet to which the Texas belonged,
and which consists Of eight vessels bear
ing the names Of American states, was
authorised to fly the United States flag
by the United States consul general here
because the company was largely con-
trolled by American interests.
Mined Against Italians.
The Gulf Of Smyrna is one Of the fines,
harbors III the Mediterranean and Smyr-
ma itself is the principal seaport OF
Asiatic Turkey. The entrance to the
quiz was extensively mined some time
ago by the Turkish authorities in order
to protect the port against an attack by
the Italian fleet.
The Texas was a vessel OF 201 tons net
register, built at Newcastle. England in
1883. She was at first called the Olym-
pa, then rechristened the Marguerite
and finally received the name Of the
Texas.