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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-09-07
BOTH SIDES FIRM,
STRIKE PROBABLE
Crisis Is Reached in Affairs
OF Southern Rail
roads.
$4,000 MEN ARE INVOLVED
Neither Employers Nor En-
ployes Show Any Dispo-
sition to Yield.
10000 MEN ARE INVOLVED

Washington. September s.-Val FitE-
patrick. vice. president OF the Brother
hood OF Railway Tra!nmen. who has
been one Of the labor representatives
at tho conferences that have been in
progress FOR several days with repre-
sentatives of the railroads operating in
the Southeast relative to general
raise IN wages. stated to-day that this
afternoons conference would probably
be the last. and that unless the rail-
road managers SHOW a decided change
In their attitude. q strike Will prob
ably be declared by the unions IN
volved.
Matters reached a crisis yesterday.
After the joint conference between the
labor representatives and the railroad
oihclals. G. w. Taylor. superintendent
OF trafhc OF the Southern Railway; II.
II. Lawton auditor of the same road
and william NJ Cowhigg. assistant
uporin,endemt. were clossted in the
offices OF the Southern until late
hour.
10th Sides stood Firm.
~ the same time Mr.. Fitzpatrick 4
B. Garrettson. president of the Inter
national Order Of Railway Conductors
ana other prominent labor leaders
we're c!oseted Mt the Raleigh What
was done a these conferences could
not be learned. unless Mr. Fitzpatricls'-
statement to-day may be taken as ~,
result OF the deliberations OF the iaho,.
men. '''' 'A"o'
At Yesterdays conferences =, i.
stated the situation became tense. II
was plain that neither Side wo,,ld
Yield an inch. The labor men a.e
frank TO say their attitude has NOT
Deeh changed, and unless the railway
men decide to j!eld the union viii he
ordered TO ballot on strike The
result OF the ballot. ii is said Vim
be IN favor OF the strike by . biz
majority
.''reh"e demanded.
Nearly 1000 men are involved The
raise TN wages is demanded nv nrac.
ideally all tho roads In the Southeast
.!n section. Among the largest are
t"e Soaboard Air Line. the Southern.
ana the Queen and Crescou; systems
me Louisville and Nashville is the
only Zig system in this section not
4nected
The men demand an increase of
from - to 20 per cent The exact
percentage cannot be computed as
wages asr according TO mileage. The
matter was first brought TO confer
once IN JnlN- when Nj Garrettson and
Nh Fltzpa trick We're here sevcra!
Gays with the railroad officials. FAll-
ms to reach AN undo. standing and de-
string more time for consideration. thu
conferences were postponed until the
Isl OF september when they were re-
sumcd and have since been hold d4ilv.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-09-07
PROCEEDS WITH INQUIRY
:. District Attorney French to
Probe Dynamite "i'lanting."

Boston September 6.-United States
District Attorney French announces
that he has received orders from Wash
inGton TO proceed with the inquiry into
the alleged dynamite planting" in
Lawrence during the textile strike
there last winter William NJ Wood
president OF the American WOODEN
company Frederick j.. Attoaux. a
prominent business man. and Dennis
=. collins. OF Cambridge, are under
Indictment by the suffolk County grand
jury for alleged connection with this
planting"
Mr. French said the governments in
qHlry VIII be limited to Investigation
yi the planting of nineteen sticks Of
dynamite In the trucks of a freight
car which carried consignment OF
nun goods from Lawrence to Philadol-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-09-07
Former Cabinet Officer
Heads New York
Progressives.
SLATE IS UPSET BY
"SUSPENDER JACK"
Permanent Chairman Of Con-
vention Placed at Top of
Ticket After Pandemonium
Is Started Among Dele
gates by True Son of
the West.

Syracuse, y. Y. September Oscar
s. straus. former Secretary of Com
merce and Labor in the Cabinet of
President Roosevelt. was unanimously
elected the nominee for Governor of
thu Progressive party by stampeded
convention this afternoon.
Nj strauss nomination came about
under circumstances that were not
only unexpected but dramatic. Tho
former Cabinet member. acting as tho
conventions permanent chairman, was
about to entertain d motion from for
mer Lieutenant- Governor Timothy l..
Woodruff to eXpeiite the roll call on
the names of State Chairman William
II Hotchkiss and Comptroller WI
liam A Prendergast OF New York.
when q delegates from New York
randed to be heard
IT'S 'suspender Jack McGee." cried
a voice from the gallery.
Chairman StFaus looked puzzled
McGee. who got his name in the In
dian country by riding 4. broncho into
camp with suspenders used as reins,
moved resolutely toward the plat
form.
Chairman straus looked with sur
prise on the man who. with a flaming
handana swathed around his neck ana
his coat blazing with badges. tossed
his roughrider hat on the floor and
demanded the right to make a nomi-
nation.
Delegates and spectators booed and
jeered as ne began 10 speak But
'suspender Jack" only waved his arm
IN defiance of the jeers. He paused a
moment. and then cried Il nominate
the il!ustr!ous and honorable Oscar ).
Straus"
The delegates seemed stunned. Then
{ n hr
gave an amused laugh at "Suspendcr
Jack. bowling before him. McGee kept
on with his speech. and the first few
faint cheers from the half a dozen or
more delegates gradually grew into
pandemonium that swept the conven
ton hall from end 10 end. Standards
were wrenched from their supports.
and delegates. yelling and icheer,nr
Tor Chairman Straus. paraded the
aisies. turning tho convention Into a
bedlam
Chairman straus at first shook his
mead deprecatinsly at the growing
ovation. He turned to friends and RE
accept" N"'''"e
Chairman Hotchklss left his scar an,
urged Straus to accept. A''u
scores Of delegates pressed toward
the platform to urge Mr.. Strauss TO
make the decision. Then Nj Hoteb-
KISS ouEst from the group that sur
rounded MI straus and held Up Be-
lo7s the crush OF excited delegates Z.
sheet OF yellow paper on which was
written: "Ho accepts"
quickly the word was passed back
through the hall and another demon
stration followed. All other nomina-
tons were withdrawn Then came a
: hood OF seconding speeches for the
former secretary ard minister TO
turkey. "Suspender Jack" MCGEE was
not lost sIsnt OF. Delegates pressed
about him and proclaimed him tho
man 81 the hour Later the conven-
ton passed vote OF thanks to Dcle-
gate MCGEE OF the fifteenth assembly
district For nominating Mr.. Straus
Whom the convention had recovered
and Mr.. straus had been chosen unani-
mously he was called on for a speech
and rendered an ovation as he formally
accepted the nomination.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-09-07
GOVERNMENT OPENS CASE
Testimony in support of Chor..,
AEnlnst I.mmhrr DcnicrS

portland. ore September 6.-Repro-
sentlng tho government as special as
sistant to the Attorney General. clark
NC ercner of Chicago. arranged to
negin to-day the examination OF VIII
ncssos IN support OF the government 8
contention that the retail lumber denl-
crs are maintaining trust.
suit has been brought hy the gov
eminent In Minnesota for the dissolu-
ton OF the retail associations on the
ground thar they arc iNcgal comhina-
tions in restraint Of trade
Six of the most prominent lumber
manufacturers and dealers of the city
nave been suhpoenacd 10 appear
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-09-07

Nov Yofk, Scptcmber 6.-G =
ThornGuist. Il typhoid fever patient at
the PrcshNtcrian Hospital here. Jumped
OF the institution early to-day. on fall
ing he narrowly missed killing ono OF
the hospital physicians. who was
standing on the curb. having just re-
turned from an ambulance call.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-09-07
CHARGED WITH ROBBERY
Doubtful if Train Bandit VIII Live "a
Eacc Jury.

New Orleans. La, September O.
Howard T. Edwards. who held up the
New York Express on the Louisville
and Nashville Railroad near here We'd
ncsday night was charged to-day be-
fore United States Commissioner
prowne with robbery OF the mails.
Whether Edwards will I've TO face the
charge or not is doubtful He sim lies
in critical condition In a local hos
pital suffering from the fractured skull
that Engineer Barr inflicted when he
captured. him Analysis OF the con
tents OF capsules found ON Edwards
showed tho presence of opium.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-09-07
FIVE NAMES MUST
APPEAR ON BALLOT
Citizens Will Lose Vote
Unless They Scratch
Eleven.
EXTRA BOOTHS
TO BE PROVIDED
All Will Be Given Chance to
Vote-Count Of Ballots Facili-
tated-City Committeeman
Must Stay Out of Polling
Places on Election
Day.
Must Vote for Five

he sure that your ballot contains
the MINES of exnctly nve cnndi-
dates, neither more nor less, or IL
VIII he thrown out. See that you
scratch through the names of
eleven men. scratch cnch name
carefully and separately. Watch
'his point. II you vote for only one
cnndidnte. or for two. or three. or
four. or six. or more. your entire
vote VIII he thrown nvny.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-09-07
KAISER LEAVES FOR HOME
Boards Trnin for Germany Amid Cheers
of SWISS reoDIc.

Hurich, Switzerland, Srntember e.
The German Emperor ended his visit
here to-day Ills Majesty was vcrv
rdial when taking leave OF the swiss
President. Or Ferrer. to whom he eN-
pressed his pleasure at having had the
opportunity OF Witnessing the Swiss
army manoeuvres.
He then entrained for Germany amid
the cheers of thousands OF people
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-09-07
WINE DEALERS COMPLAIN
'hnrSc That Railroads Are Combined
Ll! 90 hnI.,nMm No. -un.nIrn..,. ..

'A~piTIcN.
"snlnGtol september 6-N .'cham-
Washineiou September 5.-A' cshan-
Atcmson. Topeka aud Sante ia and
forty other railroads was charged be-
fore the Interstate Commerce Commits
SION to-daN hy firm ~ dealers in
wines Tho firm complained thut the
railroads Disseminated in favor OF
raliiornia champaiSnc by charging
only s. por hundred pounds on such
shllmenis from California 10 New
S:.25 on tho champasnc Shipped from
Nov York 20 the Pacific coast.
TINS. II was set forth virtually shut
ont Inc torelgn wines from tho Mest.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-09-07

topeka, Kan. september 6.-Tho
Roosevelt presidential electors won
another round in tn, legal battle to
get himc OH the Republican ticket ~
Kansas to-day
Judge W II sanborn Of the United
states circuit Court OF Appeals. de-
nied the injunction asked BY the sup
porters OF President Tatt's candidacy
70 prohibit the names OF the eishs
Roosevelt electors being placed On hSH
Republican ballot IN the general cleo
ton ia November The case was ar
sued Monday IN Denver and the writ
ten decision of Judge sanborn was
received here late to-day
rhe cAsc was brought three weeks
nso. D. * iIite. attorney for tine
Tafi followers Went 20 Red oak iowa,
and obtained "a temporary restraining
order The rAf; supporters asked mat
Canrlcs sessions Secretary OF the
state. bc restrained from certifying TO
tine country clerks over the state the
numes az the Roosevelt electors nomi-
matted at the primary election
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-09-07
FUNERAL PLANS ComuIc.c1

milwaukee,. WIS. September G.-plans
Tor the funeral OF Lieutendnt-G General
MtNrthur who dropped dead while ad
crossing MS comrades of the Civil War
Inst night were Gcompleted Tonight.
the funeral Will be held here at 10
o'clock Monday
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-09-07

Jamestown y. d. September 5.-Ths
voters 90 The country were divided in-
to two classes by Colonel Roosevelt
in his speeches to-day There wera
those with and those against the FRO
gressive party The man against,
however sincerely he may think he is
progressive in politics he said. rs
the ally of Wall Street. the ally OK
privilege: the ally OF bosslsm."
Coming into North Dakota when
senator La Toilette carried "a the
primaries preceding the Republican
National Convention Colonel Roose
Welt made q particularly strong etsort
to win over supporters Of progressive
principles from the Republican and
Democratic candidates. re criticized
Woodrow Wilson in regard to the pro-
sressive proposal tor an interstate in-
dustrial commission 20 regulate largs
corporations.
Colonel Roosevelt was whiricd aeross
North paNots by special train ha
CONTINUED on second Paze)
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-09-07
RECORD FOR DEPTH
l. =. Navy Submarine Cruises oS., I-ost
BcIoNy Surfac1. -

United tates Navy submarine FL holds
Z world 5 record for depth to-day. after
owing 2S3 feet off Point Diabio. in
san Francisco Bay -"
me submarine maintained at this
dcpth for ton minutes Yesterday.
cruising at speed Of six knots. The
FL was under the command OF Lieu
tenant James b. Howell. The twenty
SIN men OF the crew went about their
duties while the hull creaked and
groancd beneath the enormous pres
sure
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-09-07
Mexicans Again Cross
Border and Engage
y. S. Troops.
PATROL WILL BE
STRENGTHENED
State Department Demands That
Government OF Mexico Furnish
Force Sufficient to Protect
American Interests-Am-
bassador Wilson De-
livers Order.

Fl Paso. Texas, September RE
ports o. skirrnish between United
states troops and rebels who crossed
the international line below Nach!ta.
\. NJ. were received to-day b. General
Steever al Fort Bliss. Texas.
Mexican rebels engaged nf,een men
OF the Third Cavalry according to the
Official report, and one rebel was cap
tured.
An hour later strong body Of rebels
crossed The line. but we're driven into
Mexico By the american soldiers after
lighting at long range
The entrance OF Mexican rebels into
the United states and thu subsequent
enlargement with United states troops
below Hach!ta. y. NJ. as reported to
General L. Z. Steever. marks the sixth
Invasion OF American soil in the last
few weeks. 1t is proba bic that the
border patrol along the Sonora line
viii be strengthened. say officials at
Fort Bliss from where General Steever
commands the Department OF Texas
as we'll as the Arizona and New Mexi-
co border adiaccSt AT present there
are only three troops OF the Third
Cavalry stationed near Hachita where
a number OF the invasions by rebels
have occurred recently.
The Washington herald., 1912-01-28
W.G.T.U. 10 MEET
HERE THIS WEEK
COnvocatiOn of State Presidents and
National Officers to Appear Be-
fore Subcommittee of Senate.

Women from a dozen States will meet
in. Washington this week In a national
convocation Of State presidents, nation
al officers and legislative workers Of the
National woman's Christian Temperance
Union, to Carry on the fight for dry
States and local option" The women
who viii come TO Washington to agitate
the matter in Congress will address
meetings in churches here, Will attend
an important hearing before the subcom-
mittee on the Judiciary OF the Senate.
and have arranged for a Sunday lecture
from Seaborn Wright, formerly Geor-
gia legislator, who has been In the thick
of the fight against wet conditions
in his own State, and who is said to
know the inside Of the temperance move
ment, politics, business interest, and
church sentiment combined.
Mrs. Lillian NJ n. Stevens, national
president OF the W. c. T. u. and, Incl
dentally, president of the State Associa-
tion Of the w. c. T. U. OF Maine, Will
be a most prominent figure at the con-
ferences during the week. general
reception in her honor has been arranged
by the local w. c. T. L., Of which Mrs.
Emma Sandford Shelton is president at
the W. c. T. U. building, So Sixth street
northwest, on Wednesday evening. Miss
Anna A. Gordon, national vice president
at large, will be present also, and II IS
expected that the State presidents and
others distinguished in the union will be
at hand. Others who will carry the
dry fight to Congress, and who will
tell their experiences in obtaining anti
liquor legislation, or attempting to obtain
il IN their own States and communities
will be: Mrs. Chauncey Goodrich, ma
tional president OF the W. G. T. u. of
China; Mrs. Salina Moore Holman, presI-
dent of Tennessee: Mrs. Ella NJ. George
president of Pennsylvania: Mrs. T. E.
Patterson, president of Georgia: Mrs.
Sarah 7. Hoge, president OF Virginia;
Mrs. Mary r. HRslup, president of Mary
land; Miss Ellen NJ. Stone, OF Macedonia;
Mrs. Margaret Dye Ellis, who for six
teen years has represented the interests
OF the oganization before the committee
Of Congress, and Mrs. Frances W. Ora
ham, national musical director.
The programme for the conference will
depend somewhat on developments, but
Il has been announced that Mrs. Lillian
NJ. Stevens, national president. and Mrs.
Mary Harris Armor. OF Georgia. will
sIeak at the First Congregational Church
Tuesday evening at o'clock. The recep-
ton to Mrs. Stevens and others will
occur the next evening. following the
hearing before the subcommittee of the
Senate Committee on the Judiciary An
additional meeting has been announced
for Tuesday at Wesley NJ. E. Church.
Fifth and F streets. Seaborn Wright.
formerly OF the Georgia legislature. viii
deliver a talk on Appetite and avarice"
at the Columbia Theater at o'clock
next Sunday afternoon Mrs Kate Wal
Ter Barrett will address the Mothers
Club at the W. c. T. U. Building at 9
o'clock February :. and DR.. Howard
Kelly, formerly of Johns Hopkins Uni
versity Hospital, will lecture at Wesley
NJ. E. Church on Protection Of chill
dren' February q at o'clock
The Washington herald., 1912-01-28
TURN DOWN PLEA
FOR DUMB BEASTS
Commissioners Decline to Promul-
gate Law Forbidding Housing
Horses on Upper Floors.

While heartily in sympathy with the
Washington Humane Society in its effort
10 have the building regulations amend
ed so as to prevent the housing of horses
on the upper stories of nonfreproof build
inEs, the Commissioners yesterday noti-
fed the organization that the adoption
of such an amendment would be imprac-
ticable because of the likelihood Of it
being declared void by the courts. The
Commissioners stated that they did not
feel justified in promulgating such reg
ulation. -
The recommendation was made to the
Commissioners by the Humane Society
through w. Stilson Hutchins, the presi-
dent, following the unusually large num-
her OF fires in stables during December.
in which scores OF horses were cremated.
Many Of the horses were on the second
stories of the buildings, rendering 1t i'm
possible for the firemen to rescue them.
Mr.. Hutchins firmly believes that the
Commissioners are justified in promulgat-
ing the desired regulation, and that the
regulation would be sustained by the
courts.
1T is the horses on the second floors
OF nonfireproof buildings which we desire
10 pro.act,'' - said Mr.. Hutchins in a letter
to the Commissioners. ITO say that
nothing can be done for them and that
building regulations which expose them
TO painful death cannot be changed is to
permit the very cruelty against which We
protest If human lives were placed in
similar jeopardy, your honorable board
would know how to act. The question is
whether you can justify a refusal to in
terfere in defense Of helpless beasts"
The Washington herald., 1912-01-28
G. A. R. MEN TO CONVENE.
Annual Encampment VIII Re Held
at Hall February IT.

NJ huA rebFuary lbs
The forty-fourth annual encampment
OF the Department OF the Potomac. @.
A. R.. will be held at Grand Army
Hall, 1872 Pennsylvania avenue north
west, on Tuesday evening, February L.
First Lieut.. John Middleton and Sec
ond Lieut.. Henry Exley. of the Old
Guard, are assigned to duty as officer
of the day and officer of the guard.
Capt. A. ]. Cunning will make the
usual detail from his command for
guard duty during the sessions OF the
encampment.
A banquet will be given at the Ar
lington on the evening of February 1l,
in honor of Comrade II. NJ. Trimble.
commander-in-chief. on HIS annual Wis
itation to this department.
The following named comrades have
been appointed a committee of ar
rangements for the celebration of the
1O3d anniversary of the birth of AbTa-
ham Lincoln. to be held at First Con-
gregational Church, February u: John
McElroy. chairman; George II. Slay-
baugh, S. E. Faunce. Thomas II. Nc
Kee, o. H. oldroyd. II. A. Johnson.
Thomas Calver. Jerome F. Johnson, B.
II. Warner. n. NJ. Books, NJ. l. Leon
ard. Arthur Hendricks, Z. r. Campbell,
C. o. Howard, G. L. Shorey.
The Washington herald., 1912-01-28
VIII of Col. Brackett's widow.

The will Of Mrs Rose F. Brackett,
widow of Col. Albert G. Bracket, L, s.
A.. filed in the Probate Court yesterday,
leaves the bulk of her estate to her sis
ter, Sails d. McHenry. John Ely Brack-
EFT, a nephew, is bequeathed books, pa
pers, and personal effects left by Col.
Bracket, with the direction that he may
distribute them among the coloneIs !
sons, Eugene and Albert ]. Brackett. A
portrait of Col. Brackett is left to the
nephew
The Washington herald., 1912-01-28
Rites for Capt. Buckingham.

Funeral services for Capt Hiram Buck
ingham, seventy-two years old, for
mer employe OF the Interior Department,
who died Friday after long illness, will
be held at 1:30 o'clock tomorrow after
noon from the home, 1231 Girard street
northwest. Interment will be in Arling-
ton. Capt. Buckingham served with the
Union army throughout the civil war. He
is survived by wife and two daughters
Mrs. c. Austin Thomas, of this city. and
Mrs. Allison Moulton. Of Philadelphia.
The Washington herald., 1912-01-28
GAVE LIQUOR TO KIDDIEs.
Father Goes 20 Deco
quan for six Months.

When arraigned in the Juvenile Court
yesterday for nonsupport, Peter ].
Brushe. Of 723 Eighth street Southeast,
was charged by his wife. Mrs. Augusta
Brushe. with giving whisky to their three
children.
The wife said her husband had been
ruined by drink. and that she had been
forced to go out and work in order to
keep the family from starving. Proba-
tion officers told the court that the chfl-
dren had nothing to eat and drink bun
bread and water. The defendant was
sent to Occoquan for six months
The Washington herald., 1912-01-28
TEST FIRE ExTINGUIsHERs.
Steamboat Inspectors Ask PermIS-
sion to Use Vacant Lot.

For the purpose Of permitting manu-
facturers Of fire extinguishers to demon
strate the efficiency OF their apparatus
TO the board OF supervising inspectors
Of the Steamboat Inspection Service, De-
partment Of Commerce and Labor. Jo-
seph ]. Dunn, secretary OF the board.
has requested the District Commission
ers the privilege of using the vacant
lot adjoining No. Engine Company, in
North Carolina avenue, between Sixth and
Seventh streets southeast, on February z.
The Commissioners have always in the
past granted the manufacturers the
privilege Of using the lot, and the re-
quest of the board undoubtedly will be
complied with this year.
The Washington herald., 1912-01-28
Hotel Case NoIIc Pro.aed.

Upon the recommendation of Corpora
tion Counsel Thomas, the Commissioners
yesterday approved the recommendation
OF John n. George. assistant corporation
counsel. that the information In the Po-
lice Court, charging Henry Achterkirchen
with selling intoxicating liquors on Sum
day, July g last. TO other than bona fide
registered guests, be noile pressed. There
have been two jury trials Of the case
and both juries have disagreed.
The Washington herald., 1912-01-28
clara Barton ImproyInu,

Miss Clara Barton. of Glen Echo, who
served as a nurse during the civil war.
and who has been Ill for some time past
was reported much improved last night
Miss Barton was able to sit up and move
about her room yesterday, a steady i'm
proVement having been noted in her con-
dition throughout the week. Stephen
Barton. Of Brookline. Mass. a nephew Of
Miss Barton, Is visiting her.
The Washington herald., 1912-01-28
SUES FOR MAINTENANCE.
Mrs. McLearen Alleges Husband
Threatened to XIII Her.

Charging that he threatened to kill
her. and that while under the influence
Of liquor he set fire TO their home, Mrs.
Katherine E. McLearen yesterday fled
suit against her husband, Harry W. Nc
Learen, for maintenance.
Mrs. McLearen alleges that her husband
has an income Of $50 a month, but that
he has been lax in supporting her and
their two children. Attorneys James f.
Kelly and Lawton Huffy represent the
wife.