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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-04-07

in--and where else but IN England could
one get tap room. a tea room, a lounge
and similar cosey oonyeniences thrown in
with all the comforts OF homer
American women? oh. yes, one sees
American women everywhere. / believe
my daughter anticipates getting acquaint
ed with them as they are at home. Per
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-04-07

AT tho time OF my former visit you had
no mounted police. and II seemed TO me-
that what saw OF the force was remark-
able more for individual bulk than gen
erzi physical efficiency or attractive sp-
pearance- To-day l hnd that impression
completely reversed New York's mount
ed pol!co-the men and their mounts
seem picked 10 meet TIE highest Ideals N
that important sArvice
Well. well, The bouiiderinG muI,fp;ic
ity Of hotels OF al sorts. big and ntue
unpretenticrs AID do luxe. ;sat hare
sprung up since I stopped with aASo,
Pond at tho old ETerett House. now, alss
DO more. II Was ono With royal Eng
ush mama on iis agaboard that took n
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-08-31
.LABlES D /: S !. GOLF
TOURNAMENT
SILVER CUP WILL BE AWARDED
TO THE WINNER OF SCRATCH
CONTEXT.

Monday. September 9th, at 2 p. m,
ths FalfnehlS Country clab WIN hold
4 Ladlea scratch Golf Tournament,
This tournament viii consist Of nine.
hole play, the winner to be awarded a
silver cup. There VIII. also, be first.
second; third and fourth prize award.
ed. The entrance fee to this tourna.
mept will be one dollar.
On Friday, September goth. the club
will hold the second mems handicap
eighteen:hole tournament. the winner
of which Will have his name inscribed
on the bronze and silver cup offered.
this being the second name to be in.
tcrlbed thereon, Mr.. A. S, Fleming be.
ing the winner Of the first mems tour
nament There will also be a first,
second, third and fourth prize offered
in this tournament.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-08-31
OLD MAN KILLS
HIMSELF AND.
HIS TWO BOYS
JACOB HANS ENDS LIFE WRECK.
ED RY ILLNESS : TURNED ON
THE GAS.
he SPARES YOUNGEST BOY
LEFT HIM TO COMFORT YOUNG
MOTHER IN HER HOUR OF Dis.
TREss. 2f
tBy United Press.)

{ NEwsYoRK, August 8l.-slxty.four
years old, his life wrecked by an III.
ness from which there was no recoy.
cry. and with only sixty dollars in his
possession, Jacob Hans killed himself
to-day. He took with him to the spirit
world his two little sons, Lawrence
aged s, and John, aged Z, but left be.
hind Joseph, four years old, as a com
forter to the young mother.
Hans worked when able as cob.
bier, and lived in a tiny fiat.
Usually the three boys slept with
him, but last night he persuaded his
wife to take the younger child to her
room. After the two boys were asleep
he barrlcaded the door of the room.
With a wrench he took the top of Of
the gas pipe and then lay down with
his sons SO that death would be quiet
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-08-31
BURGLARS WAlK
THE HOUSE TOPS
TWO DWELLINGS NEAR .ALExAN.
DER PLACE ENTERED AND
GOODS TAKEN.

Burglars visited the Fifth ward last
night, the cases reported having been
from Alexander Place and from
View street
Two houses were entered into on
Alexander Place, and in one of the
houses an amount of money was TAX
en-, while no loss could be found in
the other house.
The man entered one of the houses
by crawling along the roof Of tho ad.
Joining house, thence into rear win.
dow of tho house and down the steps,
out the front door. In this house the
man left the front door wide open,
and his tracks are still plainly visa.
Bile on the roof OF the house next door.
No one was awakened in this prop.
erty. In tho other house the man
went in through a cellar door. and
through the house, leaving both tho
front and back door OF the house as
well as the cellar door open, No one
was awakened In either OF the houses
by the thieves, and the only one who
seems to have heard any one was a
lady on View street, who stated that
she heard some one around her house
several times during the night.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-08-31
DISAPPOINTED.

We are disappointed to-day in
not being able to publish a. Burns
detective story as we advertised
but 1t is no fault OF the paper but
Of the publisher who has these
stories copyrighted and furnishes
them to us for publication. In
some manner the story released
for to-day failed to arrive and a
complaint has been registered
with the publisher ana we believe
that this will not happen again
and that one OF these stories will
be published each week AFTER
this week until they are all pub.
lished.
We are, however, giving our
readers a colored comic supple
ment with page for the ladies
and the popular Blngvllle Busle
page that is ready BY everybody.
The detective story which
should appear to-day Will be pub,
llshed Monday or Tuesday or as
soon MS II is received.
u sAed .ffHn.f .
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-08-31
SIM. !. R. . NglglN|
|GEGHAIlGIELIOR.

( CHARLESTON, WI va skus. Az
The forty:third annual meeting Of the
grand lodge Knights Of Pythias Of
West Virginia closed here yesterday
alter the election Of officers for the
ensuing year. The real contest was
for grand outer guard. 1t was a three.
cornered fight, but when the voting
began CONGRESSMAN William g.
Brown. OF KIngwood. found himself
alone and tho nomination was made
by acclamatlon. The grand officers
chosen are as follows:
Chancellor. W. Frank Stout, :Clarks
burg; ylco chancellor, Sam r. Nuzum,
Fairmont; prelate, John II. Arbenz,
Wheeling; keeper of records and
seals, Samuel n. Montgomery, reflect.
ed, Kngwood; master OF exchequer.
Mason s. Smith. Keyser; master at
arms, o. W. West, Auburn; inner.
guard, DR.. E., T. Peters, Maybury;
outerguard, VIM. G. Brown, King
wood; trustees, t. NJ Robey, Nc,
Mechen; PythIan home board, F. S,
Cox and o. ]. Whit.
The home OF the new grand chan.
ccllor commander was elected yester.
day as the meeting place next year.
Just before adjournment the, chancel,
the commander-elect appointed Amos
L. Kenny. Of Spencer, as grand trib,
nnal. The PythIan Sisters also con.
cluded their session yesterday by the
election OF the following grand ON.
GERS: Chief, Bette Calvert, ST. Al
bans; senor, Blanch aW1llison. Marlin.
ton; Junior Lizzie Hart, McMecben;
manager, Mary Davlsson. West Un.
ion J; mistress OF replies and CORE
spondence, Dora Trimmer, Hunting.
ton; protector, Mrs. George, Morgan.
town; outerguard. Della Davis, Wheel.
ing; mistress OF finance, Ella c. Fier.
baugh. Charleston, reelected; SUI
preme representative. Flora Barbe.
Morgantown; Theresa Riser, Pied.
mont; alternates, Anna orr. Monon;
gah; Layina Haberheld. Wheeling;
grand past chief Helen Moore, Park.
Ietsburg g
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-08-31
H(STILH|ES RENEWED
IN PAINT CREEK FIELD.
yDESEcTlvE KINDS AND A MINER
NAMED HODGES ARE TAKEN
TO sHELTERlNe ARMS HosPI;
TAI - TWO HUNDRED sHoTs
WERE FINED.
(ay uy,rrp paEss)

CHARLESTON. Aug. 81. :. Hostill
ties were renewed between atriking
miners and Baldwin guards on Paint
Creek and as result Detective
Kinds and a miner named Hodges arc
in the shelterlng Arms Hospital near
hare.
The detective has bullet In his
right arm and another in his side,
while the miner Is wounded in the
thigh.
Kinds attempted to arrest the min.
er for some ofrense, and fired upon
him, the miner returning the fire.
While a dozen strikers rushed to
the aid Of Hodges, several Baldwin
men assisted Kinds. A battle followed
in which 200 shots were fired. Kinds
and Hodges are the only ones that
had 10 be sent to the hospital.
AS result Of tho shooting out,
breaks are feared throughout the
strike zone. All OF the militia in the
Held was called Into patrol duty today
and additional precautions are being
taken by the officers wherever trou.
BILE might occur.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-08-31

The plans for the new Baltimore and
Ohio depot to bo erected between Cor
street and the old pumping station in
the First ward have been received
here and bids are to be submitted u
the Baltimore office OF the company
by September 18th.
According to the plans the structure
is to be thirty feet wide by three hun.
dred feet long. To be constructed ou,
OF corrugated iron with a composition
roci. The building Is to be equipped
with Wilson rolling doors.
Alfine macadem road will lead from
the end of the river bridge to the dc.
pot The yards will consist OF Ave
tracks besides the main line connect.
Ing with the main line south OF ths
depot. Three Of these will lead to tho
depot and the other two will be used
for the unloading OF shipments that
are made in carload lots. Two brick
roads forty feet In width will be con.
structed on either side Of the tracks
where carload shipments are placed.
Besides the building Of the main
track there will be about mile of
track constructed for the yards in the
First ward.
The plans have been made so that
there will be no difficulty in loading
and unloading freight after the con.
signor and the consignee once get to
the depot There is ample road ways
made Of sufficient width to afford first
class accommodations at the depot.
The two road ways make 1t SO that
drivers may have almost a thousand
feet street frontage on which to all
their wagons from the depot and cars.
The Improvement is one that Fair.
mont has leug needed. That there
v = -
will be considerable dissatisfaction
over the location there Is 10 doubt.
however, there are many that will be
pleased to see that there is something
soming to Falrmont in the way OF bet
ter traffic TRANSFORMATION facilities.
1t Is understood that the contract
will be awarded as soon as the bids
are opened at the Baltimore office
and that the work on the structure will
be started as soon as the successful
bidder can arrange his preliminary
plans and assemble the material to be
used in the construction of the build
ms.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-08-31
EVENTS EVEN IS F9)IIEIILL EHILI
SOMETHING WORTH WHILE

Ition. There Is only one small 1p5cs
in the hall that has not been taken:
The fruit exhibit viii be tho great
est ever seen in northern wnst viz
glnls. From the Northern Panhandle
to the Eastern Panhandle and from
the big orchards in Hampshire county
fruit growers and orchardista EIlIi
send large entries Of fne sbecimena
Of choice fruit. Local fruit gfpTers
will have a splendid display ot irults.s
Probably The greatest tlprai atirac.
tion at the meetihs will ia Itamans
Special A large num6er OF sifin
have entered geraniams Thai were sly.
en- to them by II. W! Leanan With The
understanding that they try for the
first prize to be awarded In this clnSe.
Many OF the girls have entered no
contest and many otbefs viii make
the proper entries. 4 llii Of the girls
i'm the ieLeanan'B. peelai' c6ntebt
should 'getSbfemium books IRON Sec
retary Scott. yTh6se thai have not en-
tered their geranldms bit intend to
do SO should mali ,ihe entry 10 Nh
Scott SO that ltgthayi be pro rsy List,
ed and tags be 'kenf Is Oh 0 Rner Of
the property. This yiyes tke secre..
tary plenty OF time TO work up his
lists before the grand rush cornes juat
before the fair. All property "a Tag.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-08-31
SCOTT TO ATTEND SEVERAL
GOOD MEETINGS IN THE INTER.
EST OF RACE PROGRAMME FOR
FAiRMoNT FAIRGROUNDS IN
sooD CONDITION.

Secretary John s. Scott, Of the Fair.
mont Fair Association, has returned
from the Pennsboro fair, where he Sc.
cured some good attractions for the
local fair TO be held here September
10, II. 12 and 10.
Z There will be a close tab kept on
he best harness horses and these
Sill be obtained for the local meet.
ing. There will be representative
OF the .Falrmont Fair Association at
the Buekhannon fair next week to get
attractions and horses. A good bunch
OF harness horses will be gotten at
Wheeling. A representative will be
there with entry blanks and It is ex,
pected that he will get at least six
car loads from the West Virginia
State Fair. From Cumberland the 10,
cal representative will get bunch OF
runners At Dayton a special renrc.
sentative will SEQ after harness
horses.
At Wheeling there will be lot OF
runners and for the Homo Coming
Week at Cumberland is making spc
cial effort to have the classlest collcc
tion of runners ever brought togeth:
er in Western Maryland. This lnsures
fine fields for Falrmont. Tho fact that
both Clarksburg and Parkersburg
have a Tine running race programme
will assist the local management in
getting plenty OF thoroughbreds.
Tho work Of cutting the track Is
progressing nicely and 1t will be
worked into thorough condition. All
Of the advance work on the grounds
is well under way and farther along
than It has ever been so many days
before the opening OF the meeting.
Gus sehwatm will start Monday to
decorate Exhibition Hall and get IL
fsaiiY Tor The commercial display 50
tliat local people may get their wares
and goods displayed to the best pos:
slble advantage. Some OF the local
people have much Of their display
ware at the hall ready 10 put In posi-
. .
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-08-31
A. S. FLEMING
Wins THE GOLF
TOURNAMENT
WINNERS NAME WILL BE EN-.
eRAvEo ON HANDSOME Low.
ING CUP.
PLAYERS MAKE GOOD SCORES
INITIAL MEET WAS AN ENTHus,t
AsTlc ONE = LADIES PLAY
TUESDAY.

The golf tournament, which WA.
pIaycd on nj Tho westcho.,or arorn,,s
Of The FaiTmon. conntrY c,n, 'S' vos,o.
day was won hy s,Ii.on Q % r,Om,s To-, r.
II Wv" " '0" o f'e''hS ~
his score was 81 out and 40 In. he
oelns one ol the scratch men entered
In the tournament. The other
scratch men, stockley and Scott were
among the FIRST half dozen contest
ants TO iinish'
Mr. EIou,r,.. r.,,o ,,,,, - -, -, :,
ed nm Tho b,ndsoma ,,,Inr o,,a %S,a, ,,,s,an
must be won three tImes berore II bs.
comes the property Of any one nor.
sen. MIR. Fleming also received tho
one and one.halr dozen balls offered
as FIRST nrIze nd v,n,or ana Ed.,in
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-08-31
.RANDGUFFED
men MAKE
THEIR ESCAPE
JEFF TAYLOR AND BENNiE Nc.
DONALD BEAT IT FROM THE
OFFICERS.
WILD DASH FOR LIBERTY
iTWo; ;ialoMEN WITH ITALIAN; ARE
rRLAcED IN THE COUNTY JAIL
10 AWAIT HEARING. 4i

Two men, jeff TAYLOR and Bennie
Mcdonald, are at large today fuvi.
tIyes from Justice. and perhaps still
handcuIfcd together Unless thcy
have succeeded in procurIpv files ~
saws with which TO free tSemsolye,
from the steel mcnaclcs which 6peir.
cled their wrists when they made
their escape from the ofliccrs last
night, they are still handcufted To.
gether.
Complaint was made to the county
ohicers last night regarding the &C,
tons ot the two men, who were In
company with two well known female
characters Oh the CITY,
omcsra sboem,tor Tro,sr ,r1
uawrins went ,fter mo nar.x ana -
some fields beIor tho secnrd w.rd
fonnd ,be two mon ard onaS ., ths
yomen The two mon were h,rdcnt. M
ied toge,ber and Inf, stand,ng VINE
the officers went after Tho o,Ser yjn;
man. wbIIs tha otlceEs wero-- l,,,,s
,he' i,lne5 lhanasntfad ! y e,cb Is' o,hsr
iinsd Z + ~ =
"a Il i 5n,tIb ! s6n,i lj,sis sscs5s ;,,;t n
the brush nearby bsfore ths 7sofIiesrs
co,ls ,sce,d % III lti,I sbis,, NJ 4,
rone dorn ~ sssras ~ ,hs tI.hnS ~
AID woman sSs NE. i.,s- 4. ,,,,,ss
and an Italian n Ss, con,,a =, -, !.
atso r,,oes ,,nd,. r.o,t ~
Wyttls SSrsrrItis,s "a i, p,,,b,,;.
won,an tosetha. a,,,s ,ho 1,ai,sa -
now i ian hmt ,ha r,sS ~ ss,,,' !.
large and I, 4 No, renor,sS ,hsi II Az.
men boarded tra,n a., JuSas,,s a., ~ : !
tn 49,, "a a ! .aa,. I =. -. ~
,f,er mIdr,sht "a nS,sas.. \ X =
d,rtnesa ibair reo,n,rr. n,s.! l. ~, "
s,hia :, 49,. ,, -. = !. it., I.
cl,, ,to,,, Ill, 10 !. ~ \
ana niacad T. i,,l ~ ,r,s1 ys Il, n
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no ,snda, ~, ~ - ta,s : - - s - =
Tsa ~ ~. O., - :. USI 80 In M !. "a.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-08-31
AUTOMOB i is EIIJ JFS
OVER HIGH E.NIBA A u
d 8. lANepoN is III elEp AND fllsi
TWO RaoTAERs ARE FATALLY,
intu uREp ~ ANREc WtTH ELEc{
si:IRlc CAR.
! (By United Preai,l 5

WHEATON, Ill. Aug 81 -one man
vas killed. and Two othsrs btolhsrs 6t
the dead man. were plpbAbiy iasally
Injured when Are auto n which thdy
we're riding 10 me ElEin races yisl
struck - sbs asfti bound Aurora EI:i
Gin, and Chicago thitd raii electric
shortly before noon today.
The dead IS ii 4, I ahsdon, South
Elgln, III
e. X. Lsngdun. syracuse, N y
skull fractureds q. NJ tjangdon ElgIhs
ILL.,, internal Injuries.
The auto was hurled down q twenty
foot embankment and the dead man
was pinned underneath the car. The
brothers were hhfIsd twenty feet on
the highway and are probably mortal.
ly injured. They were brought 70 the
hospital here.
According to spectators the ocru.
pants of the car tried 70 cross the
tracks ahead Of the big electric car.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-08-31

ARE Found
BELIEVED ALIENS ARE WITH.
The HATFIELDs - MEN AN
sWERlNe THEIR DEscRlPTloN-
ARE LOCATED. T.t

ROANOKE. Va, Aug. S1.-w. O.
Baldwin received letter yesterday
from chief Of police In Silver. Bow
county, Montana, stating that two
men answering the descriptions of
sidna A'!sa and Wesley Edwards; the
Hillsvii,s court tragedy fugitivcs. have
been seen in that vicinity, and that
the authorities there are working to
land them. The letter further states
that family OF Hataelds from West
Virginia live near there. andiit Is sup
posed that, the two men are belpg
cared Tor hy theaa sliI Y Y \ ;lolls &.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-08-31
ENTERTAINED THE
i.s sUPERlNTENpENTs.

The slperintendents Of the various
Consolidation mines in this district
left this city on a. special car this
morning for the plant of the Fairmont
Mining Machinery company. there to
be the guests of General Manager w.
D: stockley. The men will be
entertainedsat lunch at one,thirty.
be entertained at lunch at one.thlrty,
and VIII attend the baseball game at
South side Park this afternoon. A
iasse number were present this morn
ing.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-08-31
INSURANCE INSPECTOR
FAL Is DOWN ELEVATOR
BENJAMIN =. ANDERSON STEPPED
ON IRON CRATE WHICH BROKE
PLuhelNe HIM INTO SHAFT.
FELL sixTY FEET TO INSTANT
DEATH.
my United Prcss.)

PITTSBURGH, Aug. S1.-stepplng
on an iron grating on the roof Of the
eight story building of the American
Wall Paper Co., which broke, Benia.
min F. Anderson, aged 46, an elevator
inspector of Cleveland, o., fell sixty
feet down the elevator shaft and was
instantly killed. He was employed
by the Fidelity and Casualty Co., of
this city.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-08-31
H0NORED
CAPT. CHARLES NEPTUNE AND
LIEUT.. MICHAEL GET HAND.
SOME elFTs FROM MEMBERS OF
COMPANY H.

Capt. Charles Neptune, OF Company
H. has been presented with n hand.
some gold watch and Lieut.. E. Mich
ael has been presented with a gold
slgnet ring, both being the gifts OF
Company H to their commanding OIL
GERS. The articles are on display at
A. D. SCOTS sjewelry store.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-08-31

Mrs. r, E. Davis and son, Charles.
who had been the guests OF Mrs. W. H.
Randolph, on Maple avenue, have re.
turned home.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-08-31
PA MS FOR ! E N D DEPOT T I'M
FIRST WARD RE ED

BIDS ARE TO BE SUBMITTED To-
BALTIMORE OFFICE 5Y sEPTEMl
Der i2TH-1uILplNe 90 BY 3ooI
FEET WILL BE coNsTRvcTEpI
OF CORRUGATED IRON WITH
COMPOSITION ROOF.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-08-31

Generally fair tonight an dsunady
Continued warm.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-10-25

scientific research. There, he assert
ed, only one murder in 200 is COM
mitted by persons mentally and ply
slcally normal. He also quoted from
the statistics of the court of domes-
tic relations, showing that twenty-five
per cent of all family desertion and
abandonment is due, primarily, to the
existence of disease.
He stated that the proposed sci
entific court or bureau was throught
of two years ago, but never urged be-
cause of the lack of an expert to act
as its executive. He estimated that
the cost of apparatus for such a bu-
reau would be about $1,000, and that
the executives salary would amount
to $4,000.
Judge c. S. Cutting of the probate
court, another speaker at the meet
inf, in Northwestern University build
ing, told of the increase of insanity
and mental effectiveness and urged
greater interest along this line by
the physicians.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-10-25
FOR A BAD STOMACH
PAPE'S D|APEPS|N
Time II! In Five Minutes You VIII
Wonder What Became of the Gas.
Sourness and Indigestion.

Sour, gassy, upset stomach, indiges-
ton, heartburn, dyspepsia: when the
food you eat ferments into gases and
stubborn Jumps; your head aches and
You feel sick and miserable. that's
when you realize the merit in Pape's
Diapepsin. 1t makes such misery
vanish in five minutes.
If your stomach is in a continuous
revolt-if you can't get it regulated,
please, for your sake, try Diapepsin.
It's so needless to have a bad stom-
ach-make your next meal a favorite
food meal, then take a little Diapep-
sin. There will not be any distress
eat without fear. It's because Pape's
Diapepsin really does regulate
weak, out-of-order stomachs that
gives it's millions of sales annually.
Get large fifty-cent case of Pape's
Diapepsn from any drug store 1t is
the quickest, surest stomach relief
and cure known. 1t acts almost like
magic-it is a scientific, harmless
and pleasant preparation which truly
belongs in every home.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-10-25
ISMAY WILL RETIRE.
is RUMOR IN LONDON
President of International Mercantile
Marine Company. Who Was Res
cucd from Titanic, About to Quit,
According to Cablegram

New York.-The retirement of J..
Bruce Ismay and the transfer of all
the vessels belonging to the Interna-
tional Mercantile Marine company to
American register was forecast in a
cablegram from London. Negotia-
tions are said to be under way in
London now, looking toward Mr.. Is
mays retirement as president of the
company. and Philip A. S. Franklin,
the vice president, is mentioned as
the probable successor of Ismay.
Ismay was among the men rescued
from the Titanic. He was making a
trip of investigation on the new liner
that never reached port.
Mr.. Franklin, who is at the head
of the active management of the
White Star line in this country said
at his office that he had not heard
anything about the reported London
negotiations.
80 far as l am concerned, this
story is nothing but rumor," said Mr..
Franklin. 'and l do not believe 1t is
true"
The vice president added that he
did not see any advantage to the COM
pany in transferring its ships to the
American register. He said it would
entail added expense, and would bring
no adwditional compensation.
No Benefit In Panama Service
"As to Panama canal service" he
explained. "such a transfer would be
of no benefit to us. Our boats would
be subject to the same tolls as before.
Furthermore, such a transfer could
not be made, under the maritime
laws. except with reference to ves-
sells that are less than five years old"
Prominent among the liners that
could be transferred from the British
to the American register, he mention
ed the olympic of the White Star line
and the Lapland of the Red Star line
both of which are in the lnternation-
al Mercantile Marine and less thar
five years old.