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The Washington times., 1912-06-20
.L|TTtETON SAYS He
WILL ASK PROBE Of
REPUBLICAN FUNDS
New Yorker Declares G. O
P. Candidates Have Spent
Two Millions.

BALTIMORE, June 19.-There was
much interest among the advance guard
of Democrats here today in a publish =
ed report that Congressman Martin W.
Littleton proposes to ask for a Con-
gressional investigation of the cam
paign funds OF both Republican candi-
dates.
Mr. Littieton said last night that he
has prepared a resolution to be intro
duced in Congress after the close OF
the Republican convention calling for
an Investigation of reports of the use
of money in behalf of Taft and Roose-
welt candidates. and OF the buying OF
delegates In Chicago.
Mr.. Littleton had a COPY Of the res
olution in his pocket but said he didn't
believe 1t wise to make 1t public until
II Is introduced.
Many members of Congress Repub-
lican as well as Democratic, regard the
'situation at Chicago. so far as the use
Of money in promoting candidates. Is
concerned. as a national scandal" said
Congressman Littleton. Il have infor-
nation which I believe to be authentic
that no less than 100000 has been
spent in the interest of Taft and Roose-
welt.
I'm recent years we have been pass
ing laws looking toward increased pub
licity in the matter of campaign con-
tributions and expenditures in order
that we may have line on the corpora
ations that are donating to various can
didacies, and surely there never was
more need of such an Investigation as
the one, proposed than is presented by
the scandal at Chicago. l haven't the
slightest doubt that when this resolu-
tion is introduced It will be passed and
then there will be an investigation that
will disclose some startling things"
Congressman Littleton denied he had
been in Baltimore in the interest OF
Mayor Gaynor and that he would make
tho NOMINATING Sneech for tho nnayor
The Washington times., 1912-06-20
IOWA DELEGATION
REACHES BALTIMORE
Special Train Arrives With Hawk.
>, eyes Aboard-All For
Clark.

BALTIMORE, June 9O.-N. l.. Arrison,
Of Iowa, sergeant-at-arms of the Iowa
delegation, arrived at the Rennert this
morning to make ready to receive the
special trainload OF his Statesmen who
are due to arrive here on Monday on
board the Iowa Special" The delega-
tion will leave Chicago on Sunday morn
ing and arrive the following morning
and will be in charge of State Chair
man Nick" Reed. The delegation
comes with twenty-six votes for Clark
How about a Vice President" Mr..
ArEison was asked.
oh, most anything will do" he re-
piled What we're thinking about now
Is Clark"
The Washington times., 1912-06-20
Fourteen Cross Sands
To Alcantara Caravan

A class of fourteen candidates was
initiated into the order by Alcantara
Caravan. No. L, Order of the Alhambra.
last night. They were the following
William n. Roach, jr.. Charles E..
Roach, William ]. Wilson. W. b. Long.
George A. Howe. John G. Weinberg,
Leo A. Rover, James ]. Sullivan, Philip
Buettner. Andrew P. Martin, Daniel j.
Sheehan. James A. Keliher r. c. Dyer,
and ]. r. Dillon.
Senator H. F. Ashurst of Arizona and
Senator-elect Ransdlell OF Louisiana,
both OF whom were candidates, were
unable to attend. Short speeches were
made by George r. Repetti. vice su-
preme commander of the order. and
Grand Commander Joseph P. Cullen.
The entire ceremony was under the
direction of the divan, as follows: Jo-
seph P. Cullen, grand commander: Will
liam ]. McGee, vice grand commander
c. j. Began. scribe of the exchequer:
John A. Eckert, chamberlain: George
c. Marr. grand scribe: E. ]. Maloy,
master OF the oasis: Redmond Devaney,
master of the wardrobe; Frank Dunn,
histriographer; K. Voigt. sentinel OF
the tower; J. P. Myers, sentinel of the
desert and T. ]. Trodden, captain.
The Washington times., 1912-06-20
Baltimore Gets Fleet
Through Convention

The four battleships comprising the
second division of the Atlantic fleet will
be anchored of Baltimore during the
Democratic convention. This order, an
nounced at the Navy Department, is
issued not for the purpose of keeping
peace In the Democratic convention or
shelling the town II II becomes too
from Mayor Preston. The request for
ships was made shortly after Baltimore,
presenting 500 900 check that dazzled
the eyes of the national committee, had
landed the convention.
The ships of the division are the
ouisiana, flagship OF Rear Admiral Cam
eron Winslow the Kansas, New Hamp-
shire, and South Carolina
The Washington times., 1912-06-20
Hotels Beginning
To Unfurl Decorations

BALTIMORE. June 2O-Many OF the
hotels are already floating their conven-
ton decorations in the breezes and
nearly all the others began to put up
flags and bunting this morning
In the shopping district decorators and
drapers were busy this morning putting
up decorations where heretofore bare
walls and windows only were in evidence.
Many of the department stores this
morning had begun to take on very
much of gala day appearance. In the
windows OF smaller shops convention
novelties and specialties were displaye
In the business district also the handi-
a-plenty are floating from the water
front northward we'll into the residential
section.
The Washington times., 1912-06-20
Seven Dead In Wreck.

LEIPZIG, Germany, June 20.-Seven
persons were killed and nineteen in
iured earlv today in the colliEion Of
two express trains on the Leipzig and
F;ornet railway at GasChwitz, about
eight miles from this city. Relief was
sent from this ciEy.
The Washington times., 1912-06-20
Hurt By Bicycle.

While whirling the wheels of a bicycle
that he was playing with Lamort
Burst, ten years old. OF 522 Second
street northwest. caught his hand in tn"
sprocket of the machine. and had the
forefinger of his right hand cut OF AT
the frst joint, and two other fingel :
severely laCerated
He was taken to Emergency Hospital.
The Washington times., 1912-06-20
British Steamer Is
| Aground Off Virginia

The British steamer Wyvisbrook is
hard and fast aground on the beach at
False Cape on the Virginia coast ac-
cording to dispatches received today at
revenue cutter headquarters. The cut
ter Onondaga Is standing by prepared
to make an effort to float the WyVis-
brook at the next high tide. The steam
er grounded in the storm that swept
up from Hatteras yesterday.
The cutter .Acushnet has gone to the
relief of the schooner Arthur j. Lord,
which sank on East Chop In Vineyard
Haven.
The Washington times., 1912-06-20
Daughters Get Estate.

The will of Mrs. Susan A. Claggett.
dated June IL, 1912. leaves 81 to her son.
Thomas B. ClAggett. Money on deposit
With the Nstional Savings and Trust
Company. and real estate at Woodville.
No, u left to daughter. Dora Clag-
eett, while the residue IL left to an
other daughter, Elizabeth W. Cox.
The Washington times., 1912-06-20
Gov. Harmon Will
Not Attend Convention

COLUMBUS, Ohio, June 90-It was
announced at the governors office to-
day that Governor Harmon would not
attend the Democratic national con-
vention at Baltimore. He will remain
in Columbus at his executive offices
and receive reports Of the proceedings.
The Washington times., 1912-06-20
EDUCATIONAL

ELoCUTIoN AND SINGING.
MRS. EMILY FRECH BARNES
iE ilth st ". z. Phone Lincoln IDA
The Washington times., 1912-06-20
|OVERCHARG|NG BY
| VEHICLE DRIVERS
TO Be SUPPRESSED
Baltimore Police Will Keep
Careful Watch During
Convention.

BALTIMORE. June 2Q-In view of the
thousands of visitors who will be in
Baltimore during the next few weeks, a
special effort will be made by the police
department to see that chauffeurs of
taxi and touring cars and drivers of
others vehicles do not overcharge.
Rates for vehicles are established by
law and can be had in printed form at
police headquarters. The rate is ar
ranged to cover fares within certain
streets, known as the central section.
The following rates have been estab-
lished by the police department for
points In the central section:
BY the trip:
Ore-horse vehicle. lay rates. between
4 a. m. and I, midnight: For cne or two
passengers, Is cents. and % ceents ad-
ditlonal for each passenger.
One-horsc vehicles, night rates. be-
tween midnight ami a. m.
For on" or two passer gers, 81 and y
cents additional for each passenger.
Two-horsc vehicles. day rates, be-
tween a. m. and II midnight
For ono or two passengers, 81; sl.5C
Tor three Or four Passengers
Two-hnrse vehicles. nigh. rates, be-
tween midnight and s a. m
For one Or :wo passengers N.S: for
three or four passengers, 81.
Far Outside Trips.
For trips outside Of the central sec-
tion" the following ra,4s are in force:
Each addi-
Day Rates-Be- tional
tween a. m. and II squares squares or
IL midnight or less. part thereof.
One or two pas
rsses sssesfss cents cents i cents cents
Night Rates-Be-
tween IL midnight
and s a. m.
One or two pas
sengerS ......... IS cents 20 cents
Three passengers 800 25 cents
BY the Trip. Two-Horse Vehicles.
Day Rates-Be-
tween a m. and
IL midnight.
One or two pas
sengers .........A.0o 25 cents
Three or four
passengers .... S1.50 40 cents
Night Rates-Be-
tween ~ midnight
and a. m.
One or two pas
sengers ......... 1.5o 40 cents
Three or four
passengers ..... 200 so cents
Time Rates.
BY the hour one-horse vehicles Will
be charged for in the central section
| at $50 for the first and 81 additiona
for other hours. The two-horse rate
Is s. and $50 for each additional hour
For taxicabs with meters the charge
for the first half mile, or fraction there
| of, shall be ~ cents for one or thre,
persons; each quarter mile hereafter
10 cents additional, and for each sll
! minutes waiting 70 cents.
For more than three persons ther,
shall be a charge of so cents for tn
| first third of a mile, 10 cents additiona
| for each sixth of a mile, and 10 cent
| for each six minutes waiting.
| No charge shall be made for an:
| distance less than one mile travers,
| by a vehicle sent in response 10 a call
| but for a greater distance charge o
| Sc cents mile may be made for eacl
mile, or fraction of mile, in exces
| of the first miie.
When taxi is engaged for tourirs
purposes, other than shopping or call
! ing, 81 an hour may be charged.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-08-10

Cattlemen Consult
Senator Di4on About
Roosevelt Campaign

CHICAGO, Aug. 9.-Western men who
ran" cattle with Theodore Roosevelt or
the Maltese Cross ranch near Medora
n. D.. thirty years ago and who now
live in Montana, Idaho and other states
today renewed pledges of fealty to the
colonel in enthusiastic interviews with
United States Senator Joseph M. Dixol
of Montana at progressive headquarters
The headquarters were thronged today
with men from the Bitter Root valley
and the Jackson Hole country, who had
waited after the close Of the progressive
national convention for the opportunity
to hold personal conferences with Sen
ator Dixon and other leaders.
Although the active campaign prac
tically has been launched Senator Dixon
said that the executive committee would
not be completed until after meeting
to be held in New York early next week
The senator probably will go to New
York Saturday.
There were rumors that E. p. Hooker
of New York tentatively had been de-
cided upon as treasurer Of the executive
commit mttee.
Illinois progressive leaders today made
public telegram from Colonel Roose-
velt, dated at Cleveland. in which the
nominee expressed his pleasure at the
Illinois ticket and the Illinois platform.
The colonel said good judges Of the sent
ment of the people of Illinois were con-
fident the progressive ticket would sweep
the state at the elections.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-08-10
Man Charged with
Forgery Confesses
to Many Grimes

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Aug. 9.-After
having maintained silence for more than
week William ]. Renk, who was ar
rested on forgery charge under the
name Of Arthur H. Frank, and whose
people, he says, reside in Oshkosh. Wis.
has made sworn statement to the po-
lice authorities in which he gave a his
tory of his career. He was arrested after
it had been ascertained he had ordered
Of printer blank cashier checks IN
twenty banks. In his luggage at hotel
were found eighty-five cashier checks. to-
falling s55,275.
In his statement today Renk said he
was born in Chicago, and that his father,
Nicholas Renk, now resides In Oshkosh,
and that he had wife living at Wauke-
sha, Wis, from whom he had not been
divorced. He said he had served nlEe
months in the house Of correction at Chi
cago after having been convicted on a
charge of embezzling $500 from a life in
surance company.
Since then, he. said, he had been in
many cities of the country and In Wash
hngtons d. G., last July had married Miss
Mary r. Judge as Arthur Fl. Frank.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-08-10
CARMEN SEND ULTIMAYUN
Chicago Traction Employees Demand
Answer Today,
SUSPENSION LOOKS PROBABLE
Union Officiais say sfeM WIN Quit
Work at once N a satisfactory
Settlement is Not Made
... ... Today. yaro-.

CHICAGO, Aug. 9.-+An u;timatum from
street car and elevated railway employees
that the traction officials must answer
definitely the demands Of the men for
higher wages this afternoon was In the
hands of the strest railway officials to-
day. .H
Union men declare a walkout seems In
IeNitable II the traction officials refuse to
act on the demands.
A strike, II one Is called, would affect
the employees of all the surface lines and
the elevated roads.
Mayor Harrison has announced he will
do all he can to bring about settlement
British onmfsxioner Coming.
LONDON, Aug. Sir George Asquith.
chairman of the industrial commission of
the Board of Trade and famous as sue
cessful mediator in Industrial disputes
during the last few years, is to be sent
shortly by the British government to
Canada to investigate the working of tina
industrial disputes Investigation act In
the dominion. During his trip Sir George
probably also viii visit the United
States, where he will make study Of
the latest Industrial legislation.
Sir George Asauiths trip to Canada in
dicates that the government Is deter
mined to attempt to remedy by legisla-
tlon the conditions which have kept the
British Isles in constant state of in
dustrial warfare for the last eighteen
months, He Is undoubtedly the best in
formed man In the United Kingdom on
industrial questions and he enjoys the
confidence of both capital and labor.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-08-10
WRECK CAUSED Bf BAD
TRACK AND UNSAFE CARS

WASHINGTON, Aug. Bad track ana
old, unsafe cars were the causes or
the accident on May g. on the New Or
leans & Northeastern railroad near East
Abuchie. Miss, in which nine persons
were killed and fifty-six injured. ac-
cordng 10 report made to the Inter
state Commerce commission today.
The cars in which the casualties
chiefly occurred were two wooden tourist
cars. "one of which was built twenty-six
years ago. the other thirty-two years
ago" says the report.
The report points out that the accident
shows the necessity for enforced use OF
steel cars.
CHICAGO. Aug. 9.-The Illinois railroad
and warehouse commiss oners today made
public their findings in the investigation
of the wreck on the Chicago, Burlington
and Quincy railroad at Western Springs
July "A. when thirteen people were killed
The commissioners declare against the
manual block system operated by persons
and for the automatic block system.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-08-10
HARTMAN TRAIN WRECKED
Freight Engine Smashes Into Rear
of Grand Island Local.
NO ONE ON TRAIN INJURED
Two Coaches Filled with Passengers
Are Telesc0ped and the Car Is
Wreckcd--GOing Thirty
Miles an Hour.

Union Pacific officials are congratu-
lating themselves over the lucky outcome
Of a wreck in the local yards Thursday
night, when freight engine going thirty
miles an hour crashed into the rear of
train No. %, known as the Grand Island
local. Although three coaches filled with
passengers were demolished no one was
injured The train left for the west a
couple of hours late with entirely new
equipment.
The local left the station on schedule
and as 1t got out under the Eleventh
street viaduct switch engine came
through the yards from the east. The
man in the tower gave the, engineer on
the switch engine a clear board, but
failed to throw the switch. AS result.
at speed of thirty miles an htnr, the
switch engine crashed into the rear end
of the local. completely telescoplng two
of the coaches and badly smashing up a
third. ... t O..
The coaches on the local we're filled
with passengers, but not q person was
injured They saw the engine coming
and scores OF them jumped through tho
windows. The men on the switch engine
were so close upon the passenger train
when they saw that they were going to
strike it that they had no opportunity of
slowing down their engine.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-08-10
REBELS RAID TEXAS RANCHES
Mexican Bandits Cross Rio Grande
- Near Sierra Blanca. e....
TROOPS SENT TO THE SCENE
AM0tlers Party OF Two Hundred Goes
" Across into Arizona at Bisbee----
Soldiers Arc Sent to Ar
t.1 rest Them.

Ell PASO, Aug. 9.--The Mexican bandits
CROSSED the International boundary and
| came into Texas today. then began raid
ing, near Sierra Blanca, according to a
telegram Sheriff Edwards received here
this forenoon.
United States troops are moving to the
point where Mexican rebels are reported
to be raiding American ranches Colonel
e. q. Steever has dispatched troop G.
of the Third Cavalry from Fort Bliss
the cavalrymen moving on horse along
the border.
Coolonel Steever may send company
of infantry on the special train which
has been ordered by Sheriff p. j,
Edwards and his posse. The sheriff an
nounces that he will be unable to pro-
cure enough armed men before this af-
ternoon
No further reports have been received
here from Sierra Blanca.
~...e Raiders Near Bisbec.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 9--The sudden
appearance at Bisbee. Ariz,, last night
of about 200 Mexican rebels has sent a
detachment of American troops along
the line from the eastward to that point.
1t the rebels have not retreated across
the line when the troops arrive thy prob
ably will be arrested. The news came to
the State department from the American
consul at Nogales today and is regarded
as confirmation of the report that the
rebel forces are rapidly distntegrating.
Mormen Women Are Safe.
SANTA MONICA, Cal, Aug. 9.-Presi
dent Joseph Smith, of the Mormon~churca
said today that all Mormon women and
children had safely reached the United
States from Mexico, but that the men
Of two colonies, Colonia Jaurez and
Dublan, had armed themselves and would
not depart. .-
"All now are safe" said Mr.. Smith.
but their homes, crops and other pos
sessions are at the mercy of the revolu-
tionists. / have made no appeal to
Orozco or Salazar though others of oar
church did, but nothing came of it,
II don't think intervention by the
United States would be wise and am
sure it would lead to a still greater
decentralization"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-08-10
Broker Who Shot His
Wife Says he Mistook
Her for Burglar

NEW YORK, Aug. 9,-Mathew OCal-
laghan, 2 cotton merchant living in a
fashionable section of Brooklyn, was
taken In custody early today on the
charge Of shooting his wife, Lillian,
whom he declared he mistook for a burg
lar Mrs. O'Callaghan said her husband
was intoxicated and that the shooting
was deliberate. She was taken to a hos
pital, where it was found she was suffer-
ing from three bullet wounds. Her con-
dition is critical.
Mrs. O'Callaghan Is 81 years old She
told the police that she arose early this
morning and as She was leaving the
room her husband threatened to shoot
her. She said she saw he was intoxicated
and decided to hurry to her son-in- wv S
apartment on the top floor. Mrs. O'Cai-
laghan said her husband fired three
times through a glass door panel at her
She said she had been married six years
and had never had any trouble with her
husband
O'Callagian told the police he thought
his wife was a burglar
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-08-10
WOMAN FLAGS FAST
TRAIN WITH PETTlc0AT

DENISON. Ia. Aug. s-tSpecial.1- mrs.
] r. Griffin living three miles west
of Dow City has won for herself much
notoriety by stopping one of the fast
passenger trains on the Northwestern by
using her petticoat az flag. Witnessing
two young men thrown from buggy In
the wagon road. and the horse dash up
the railroad track toward Dow sity. she
thought 1t certain the animal would be-
come disabled in one OF the many small
bridges making an obstruction which
would ditch the passenger train she heard
coming. So she took the heroic means
of warning the engineer. The train pro-
ceeded slowly to the station to find that
the horse had navigated the bridges
safely and arrived at town uninjured,
but with the buggy smashed to splinteTs.s
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-08-10
Gov. Stubs Carries
Ninety-two Districts

TOPEKA, Kan, Aug. a.--With returns
from all of the 1O5 counties, friends Of
Governor Stubs today claim his nomlna-
ton to the United States senate in Tues
days primaries. Returns indicate that
Stubs has carried ninety-two Of the 165
legislative districts.
William H. Thompson probably is the
democratic senatorial nominee. although
Hugh p. Farrelley is close contender
for the nomination. Both Billiard and
Hodges claim the democratic guberna-
torial nomination, with complete returns
to be received from nearly forty counties.
Billiards. lead is being slowly reduced
and Hodges claims the nomination by
S.OOe
Earl Akers apparently Is nominated for
state treasurer and John g. Dawson has
been renomnated for attorney general
by the republicans. w. D. Ross appears
10 have won for state superintendent.
Returns have been slow from districts
in western Kansas and definite results
on several offices will not be determined
until the official count Is made public.