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The Washington times., 1912-03-18
Wife Asks Court
To Restrain Husband

Help from the court to prevent her
husband. John y. Baird. who she
alleges is on a spree, from spending
about $1,000, which she Claims be-
longs to her, was sought today by
Mrs. Eulala 4. Baird in a suit filed
in the District Supreme Court.
Mrs. Baird informed the court that
she had sold hotel business in
Steubensville, OHIO, for $l,SOe, her
husband acting as her agent, and that
they came to Washington. COntinu-
ing in the capacity of agent" her
husband, she alleges, deposited more
than $1,000 in the Second National
Bank in his own name.
The suit was filed against the bank
and the husband jointly and prayed
for an Injunction preventing the cash
ing of checks drawn by Baird Jus
tice Wright issued rule rcturnahIc
tomorrow. recurring the defendants to
show cause why the prayers should
not be granted.
Attorney James f. Padgett appears
for the wife.
The Washington times., 1912-03-18
All 81 Lingerie, 20c
Including House Dresses ~

From time to time "broken lots and 'odd sizes" have
been offered at reduced prceSbu when before has the
tire stock of SlOO garments been included? Think of 1870
different styles, each in all sizes!
you do not know by experience you know by reputation
that the PaaiS Royals 90 Lingerie is Supeatvely best
The fact recognized among manufacturerOne of whom
lately purchased nearly worth of the garments such
you will be offered tomorrow He found them SuperlatiVey
beS-thatS why he wanted them models Yours tomorrow
The Washington times., 1912-03-18
Delegates for Roosevelt.

This result instructs tile County's
twenty-six delegates to support Roose-
welt instructions in the State conven-
ton.
This is merely the first said Senator
Dixon today. 1T is just what we have
known would come as soon as the
voters out there got INTO action. You
sec, as fast as we get To tile real husi-
ness instead of the making of claims
the oI posilio7's claims have TO- be trim
med down, and ours get the iustifica-
tion OF the peoples Endorsement
Oklahoma has finished up its delegate
choosing. The Secord district held its
convention Saturday afternoon and So, @
lected two delegates, instructing them
for the former President. Thus, with
the record complete, Oklahoma has
et&hteen delegates INSTRUCTED for Roose-
Welt and two for Taft. 1t was a State
that the TAFT forces claimed, in the be-
ginning, just as confidently as they now
claim any other.
Politicians in Washington, who are
not mixed actively in the political fight,
but are watching 1t with interest from
the outside. think they see great sig
nifCnncc in the Indiana situation. In
the Evansville district, former Senator
the primaries by a Zig majority, but
the HemCnwaY committee on credentials
without bOthsrinS about merits or legal
lty. lImseatcd the Roose welt ana seated
to gain ContI oil. Even ther they did
not dare offer Il motion to instruct for
Taft, ard no instructions were given.
Indiana Compromise Plan.
The special Significance ir this sltua-
tion is that the Indiana Taft leaders
are generally believed not to be sincere
ly for Taft. 1t Is reported that they
want To get up a delega ton that can be
made tie starting point from which TO
open compromise talk at the national
convention. 1t, would be based on the
necessity of dropping Taft in order to
win. The possibility of Fairbanks be-
ing brought forward as the compromise
looms larger all the time. the dIscour-
aged Taft people being willing to drop
raft II the prog rcsSiVes will drop Roose
welt AMI agree on some third man.
ThC gossip, OF course, assumes that
this suggestion will come forward only
at the national convention. 1t repre-
serts the way out for the Taft people,
who still hope to ueat Roosevelt even
# they cannot nominate Taft.
Among the supporters Of Colonel
Roosevelt the bruitng of such reports
and suggestions of compromise had nat
urally created great satisfaction. They
declare that 1t means the beginning OF
disintegrdtion for the Taft campaign,
and that there is no doubt OF Roosevelt
both getting and holding the delegates.
The Washington times., 1912-03-18
Conference Date
Has Been Changed

In order to assure adequate hotel ac-
cOmmodations for the delegates to the
national conference of commercial or
Eanizations, called by Secretary of Com
merre and Labor Nagel, the date of the
meeting has been changed from April Is
to April -. The purpose of the meeting
is to form a national organization Of
commercial organizations. Two hundred
such associations have replied to invi-
tations, stating they will be represented.
and eighty have already appointed dele
gates
The Washington times., 1912-03-18
Grand Jury to Consider
LumSden Robbery Case

a Montgomery county grand jury will
take up at Rockville tomorrow the case
against Frank Burris. the Ford farm
CnDlOyc who is said to have confessed
to assaulting end robbinL James Lums-
den. roachmaT on the farm, carly IN the
morning or March 3. The jury was
sworn in this morning.
The grand jury has one otECr serious
criminal case to consider. the John
DRRs shooting case at Glen Echo.
The Washington times., 1912-03-18

Ing according to Prentlss o'Rear's
statement at the Washington Roosevelt
offices today. why" he said. the
Roosevelt managers have had the i'm
preston that because Kentucky was
south of the Ohio, they must plan to
win without It, They have planned
that way, but we are going to hand
the State across to them as an amiable
surprise. Can we do II? I should say
we could. OF the eleven districts in the
state we will carry ten, and we have
a lighting chance for the eleventh-and
are making the fight, too. The heavily
Republican east end of the state Is just
about unit for Roosevelt; so is the
west end"
Roosevelt Wave In Colorado.
Colorado has been claimed by the
Taft people for a long time, on the
ground that Senator Guggenheim and
the powerful interests with which he Is
affiliated could put 1t over" for the
President. The first primary returns
from the state came in today and they
Just looked like all the other primary
returns: nothing to 1t but r. r.
The interesting thing about this par
tIChIar demonstration Is that the man
who led the fight and won It is X A.
b!ckel, member of the State Legis-
support Senator Guggenheim even after
he had the caucus nomination Bickel
mas been leading the Roosevelt fight in
western Colorado, and Yesterday Mesa
county, the biggest in that Part of the
state, held a regular Presidential pref
erence primary. 1t resulted:
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The Washington times., 1912-03-18

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The Washington times., 1912-03-18
Mr.. LEECH, CITIZEN,
DENIES De EMAND FOR
TRANSFER REFORM
Georgetown Man Tells Con-
gressmen Movement Is
Artificial.
Continued from First Page)

BreSSmen RCdneld ana George as to his
knowledge of the railway situation in
the District and the earnings and facil-
tiles of the street railway companies.
The witness admitted he was not a
technical railway man and knew moth
ing of the effect of universal transfers,
but he said he would oppose any bill
that struck at invested capital without
fair hearings. lie emphatlcally declared
that the catch phrase of free transfers
had been ovsrworked among the citi-
zens associations and they had in
dorsed bills without proper study.
"If the railroads were allowed a
straight 5-Cent fare they could give
universal transfers" he said.
Mr.. George Disagrees. -
Mr.. George took issue with the
rather .pessimistic views of Mr.. Leech,
asserting he believed universal traNs-
fers to be an aid to increased pOpu-
lation and larger business for the
railroad companies.
Congressman Redield said he was
certain that the street railway com
panies of Brooklyn would not aban-
den the free transfer system if they
were given opportunity to do go.
Mr.. King reviewed the histoty of
the Washington Railway and Electric
y
"It was in receiVership," he said,
FOR teN years. The common stock
holders did not receive dividends: for
four years the preferred stockholders
received nothing. The wages of the
conductors and motOrmen used to be
1C and is cents an hour. Now they
are 21A to 231a cents an hour. The
common stock now pays only | Dor
cent per annum and the preferred 2h
per CT each six months.
aNNa carried 81 00O 600
last year and 81, ,OOO,O 900 were on
transfers. Talk about free transfers,
thev already have 1t. We want to be
fair, but ] can say positively in no
other city in the country do the street
railway companies give as much for
as little money as they do in Wash
ington."
The Average Fare.
Mr.. King said that on his line last
year the average fare was 3l6i cents
per passenger, including transfers.
"Why that isn't as much as you would
pay a man to brush your hat Off" said
the railroad official. Let we carry some
of these people twelve to fourteen miles.
Nv heavens! Isn't that free cnOuEh?"
Mr.. King said that he regarded the
200 stockholders and employees of the
Washington Railway and Electric Com
pany as one big family. lie said the
employees of the company deserved more
money than they are now receiving
that the company was doing the best ii
it was making.
The transfer hearing will he Contin-
ued next Monday, when Mr.. King Will
finish his testimony.
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FLEET CROSS. EXAMINED.

Frederick Fleet. one of the Titanic s
lookouts. was called for ion
on his story OF yesterday that the officers
did not furnish lookouts with binoculars.
Fleet told Of eye tests he had undergone
a year ago.
TIP until this trip you had the use OF
glasses?" asked Senator Burton.
Yes. sir" the seaman said positively.
We had eye tests, too. every year or
So" he added
Fleet said the lookouts had no glasses
he didn't see the lights OF the ghost ship.
which several witnesses testified they
disoerned near the Titanic, until after
he got into lifeboat He said Quarter
master Hichen believed he saw the lights
Of the distant ship on board the Titanic.
Pressed by Senator Burton. Fleet could
give no idea of the time between his
collision occurred. He said he was told
by the relief watch in the crows nest
to look out for small ice-not icebergs.
Senator Smith questioned Fleet re-
garding the conduct of Quartermaster
Hichen. who was in command of the life
boat which the witness helped to man
Two or three women took turns at the
oars. Fleet said The women passengers
repeatedly urged Hichen to pull toward
the shrieking victims who were begging
for aid. but ne refused to listen to them.
Fleet made the statement that his
lifeboat was about mile from the Titanic
when the latter sank.
How do you know questioned Sem
ator Smith.
Il heard others say So.
But what is your own Judgment
Smith persisted
The witness caused litter by replying:
Il have no judgment.
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81; down beside Seaman Fleet. who had
bcen doing all the work.
l!ichcns said he thought the charges
against him were most undeScrved. con-
eidcring tho way he had taken care of the
people III mis- boat.
In his account of what happened on the
bridge just aftor the ship struck the ice-
berg Hichens corroborated the testimony
OF Fleet about the iceberg being reported
by the lookout and the unsuccessful
attempt to port the ship around the ice:
berg. This was at il:4O, he said He stayed
at the wheel until 1928, he stated. when
he was relieved. and then he assisted
with the lifeboats until sent away in
charge Of one.
Under examination Hichcns declared
he had observed fall in the temperature
on Sunday evening and admitted it gave
him the idea that the ship was approach
ing ice. He had had much experience
with icebergs. he said. OF the coast of
Norway, Sweden and Russia
At the close Of his testimony Senator
Smith told Hichens to hold himself subject
to the call Of the committee. The senator q
colleagues, however. urged Senator Smit h
to let Hichens Eo home to his family.
whittier he had started on the Lapland
last saturday. only to be taken of by the
committees order Senator Smith told
Eichens he must yield to the unanimous
opinion Of his colleagues, providing
Hichens would agree to come before the
committee again IL il was desired that
he do so after he reached England.
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architects. and the committee has az
s,imed that IL they tell all they know
of the circumstances that surrounded
the progress Of the ship before the COLI
sion and what transpired thereafter
that will I've all we could expect.
1T has been our plan from the be-
ginning first to obtain the testimony
Of citizens Of Great Britain temporarily
here, and this course will De pursued
until the committee believes they have
obtained all useful and accessible IN
formation.
1T is to the credit of the officers and
crew that we have had no very trouble
some difficulty in securing. witnesses
has been voluntary. gratuitious. meddle-
some attempt upon the part OF certain
lersons to influence the course of the COM
mittee and to stop its procedure.
INSTRUMENTATION have bs on made.
I have heard; personally have not seen
q single newspaper since l was appointed
chairman OF this committee. because |
did not wish to be influenced by these
papers or unduly encouraged. Neither
did wish to take on any part isan bias or
prejudice whatsoever
The representatives OF the press have
all cooperatcd in every way possible to
tighten the burdens OF the committee and
to assist in obtaining the results We seek
The committee will not tolerate any
forther attempt on the part of any one to
shape its course. We shall proceed in our
own way. completing the official record.
and the Judgment OF our efforts may very
appropriately he withheld until those who
are disposed to question its wisdom have
the actual official reports"
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HICHENs ANSWERS CHARGES.

second Officer Lowe vas followed on
the stand by Robert Hichens. a quarter
master. who was at the wheel when the
Titanic struck He L. the man accused
by Major 4 q. Peuchen Yesterday of
brutality. negligence and failure To do
all in his power TO take into the llfeboat
Of which he was in charge Titanic pas-cn-
gers who were plunged into the water
when the liner sank Hichens gave ha
age as thirty. said he was married, with
two children ard had had seven or eight
years experience as quartcrmaster
He took occasion AT the first opport,in-
iiy TO deny the charges of Major feuchen
He said he was put in charge of the boat
by one Of the officers and told to row
toward the light visible on tho port bow
This he did, he said Hc had in his boat
thirty eight women, one seaman two male
passen gers. one Of whom was an Italian
boy with a broken arm and the other
Major Peuchen.
Every one seemed quite upset said
Hichers. Il told them some one would
have to pull the OATS II was dangerous
place, tho ship was going down, and a.
ought to steer told them. women and
all that they must do their hest
Heard some Cries.
A mile from the ship after we had
been unable TO get any nearer to the
light which We thought was codbanker
We stopped and tied up To another boat
After the lights Of the Titanic went ou,
We heard some cries. Some said il was
the other boats hailinG each other. |
suppose they said that so as to not alarm
the women
Hichens denied the women had urged
him. "a Major Peuchen had said TO go
back and try to pick up some Of the sur
vivors. II would have been impossible
he said. rs he was too lar away and after
tn. lights went out he would not hay.
known in what direction to steer
Kitchens was accused, he said, by a
Mrs Never Of wrapping himself in
blankets, using bad Ia g,lage and drinking
whiskev. He told the committee "a woman
gave him spoonful Of whiskey out of a
hask she had and another woman gave
him half wet and half dry blanket with
which to cover his head He was asked if
he had had any trouble With Major
PeuChen
Wanted to Ran noat.
About ten minutes after he came into
the boat he .aid. "he wantcd to take
charge of i, told him I WAS in charge
nj the boat and tn do as he WAS told
he didn't answer. but Went forward aud
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ENGLAND TRUSTS TO {
AMERICAN FAIR PLAY
British Government Indicates
IL Will Not Interfere
With Inquiry.
VI. P.'S CONSIDER st BJEcT
Question Foreign Office on
Treatment of Their Citi.
zcns i'm Washington.
spec,h Cia,e Despatch to THE srS


, LONDON. April 2i.-Replying to a glios.
ton in the House Of Commons to.nigh,
as to whether instructions would no, iv
sent to the British Ambassador at Wash.
ington to give such protection a. wa.
within his power To any British subject.
summoned by the United States senate
Committee which Is investigating the
Titanic disaster. Parliamentary Under
Secretary Acland of the Foreign Once
said IL circumstances arose in which such
protect ion was desired instructions would
be sent to the Ambassador. but he horeI
that no such case would arise
Mr.. Acland was questioned further as
to whether any British subjects ci.c. to
appear before the Senate Committee had
complained that they had not received
fair and honorable treatment. and il ai.v
such complaint We're made would the
Government take steps to secure prorer
treatment for these witnesses. 10 tn.s
Mr.. Aclani replied:
NO complaint ot that kind has been
made. We must trust To the good sense o,
the American people
Alexander MacCalium Scott, Il scottish
member. asked If the Senate Commi.tce
is not "a political committee conducted
by people who are not experts IN THE
matter" to which Mr.. Aclsnd replied.
Il do not think il is our place to invests
gate that. 1t appears that the commi.ipo
Of the Senate has power To summon WI
nesses and to administer cans and We
have not thought tha. We We're entitled
to go further tnan thai i'll the matter
The catechiZing closed with sugses-
tion from William O'brien that many
American citizens had lost their lives aud
the interest in the disaster was as great
in the United States as in Great Britain.
Postmast ter General Sa,nueis ANNOUNCED
that ne had already called for reports
on all wireless messag ges received or seut
by all ships and land stations relating
to the disaster and that ne prooo,ei
to do his utmost to determine the aJurce
of the false reports of the Monday after
the wreck.
sydney Buxton, chairman Of the Board
of Trade. said a, the night session Of the
Hous, OF Commons that there were
2,207 persons on the Titanic when she
sailed for New York Of this number
713 had been saved. making the total
number lost l.j0i There Were 3.13j
mail bags and 50 parcel post bags los;
Attoney-GenerAl Sir Rufus i,~,acs
was asked in the House of Common,
tonight II the Government would Grim
nally or otherwise prosecute the dire, co.,
Of the White Star Steamship COMPANY
for allowing the Titanic in latitude l.
degrees during iceberg time.
The Attorney General replied t..
the Government did not propose to pros
cute anybody in connection with tu
disast er pending the report of the wrrc,.
comm ission of which Lord Mevsey
chairman
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BRYCE CHEERS SURVIVORS.
AC, bn asa dor Receives Omcers and
Crew Of Titanic.

WASHINGTON. April 2i.-James Bryce
the British Ambassador, sent for the
surviving officers and crew Of the Titanic
who are in Washington for the Senate
inquiry and expressed TO them to-day
his sympathy over their mist ortune and
praised them for the courage ana efficiency
shown by them. as brought out by re-
ports Of the surviving passengers and
testimony before the committee.
Mr. lsmay called at the embassy be-
fore the Senate committee renewed its
hearings He was with the Ambassador
for about ten minutes. during which time.
II is said. the onNersation. although
pertaining to the tragedy, was entirely
informal.
The fact that Mr. lsmay WAS accom-
panied by one OF his counsel and the
officers and crew Of the ship called at the
embassy later gave rise to rumo ~ that
some sort Of protest or complaint had
been made by the British subjects TO their
Government. concerning their detention
to testify before the Senate committee.
These r'imor, were emphatically denied
by Second Officer Lightoler. speaking for
the SURVIVORS. including Mr.. lsmay; by
the embassy and bv the State Depart
ment 1t was explained that had any
such complaint been made the State
Department would have been promptly
notified
Il am sorry such report has gon g
abroad said Mr. LiChtoller. Mr.. Is
may merely called to pay his respects as a
British su Ject 20 the official representa-
tive of his country. The Ambassador
graciously expressed TO him desire To
meet the survivors OF the Titanic-the
officers and crew-who We're in Washing
ton and all of those who could go went
this afternoon
The audience granted by the Ambas-
sador and his words were greatly appre-
ciatcd by the officers and men
Members Of the Senate committee are
not apprehen-ive of trouble with the Brit
ish Government over the detention of
of the Titanic. II was explained by Sena
tor smith that the invest CATION was
in no sense a trial, but simply an inquiry
for the purpose OF getting at the causes
oftthe disaster.
The committee has never given any
ment of anybody, he sad. 1T expects
only to report the facts and its conclusions
To the Senate. with a view TO informing
the country and enabling the Government
TO logi-la'e against recurrence Of such
disasters
are in Washington admit Mr. Ismay and
Mr. Franklin attach no Importance to
the question as 10 the committees right
To subpoena me m'mbers Of the Titanic crew.
Senator Smith has no disposition to
detain any Of the British ,ibjects any
longer than Is absolutely necessary He
says the committee has practically
concluded It's examination Of the officers
but pror o~es TO hear the testimony of a
number of soamen who are here
Robert Hichens. the quartermaster
who was excused by the committee after his
ts-timory. hung around Senator Smith =
Office after adjournment until he received
his rer diem and expenses from the
United States Government He was a
happy man when a clerk Of the disbursinC
Office handed to him Sc3
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MEMORIAL TO DR.. O'LOUGHLIN
plan to Endow Laboratory In Mem.
Ory Of Titanic's Doctor.

A committee will be appointed to-day to
take charge OF a proposed memorial to
DR.. William Francis Norman OI.oughlin.
the ships doctor on the Titanic. The
committee will undertake to raise "A fund
for the endowment Of pathological |
laboratory at st. Vincent's Hospital
The laboratory can be equipped for 81 900.
but it is proposed to False a sum much
larger than that as a more fitting
memorial.
DR.. OLoughlin was in the service of the
White Star Line for forty years. He was
a classmate at the Catholic University.
Dublin, Of DR.. Constantine Mcclure.
visiting physician at St Vincent's. He
had sent many sick sailors of the line TO
St. Vincent's and had been Interested in
the hospital since il was founded.
The movement to provide a memorial
originated with a lifelong friend of Dr.
OLoughlin. who was founder of the
hospital. She proposed the idea to Cardi-
nal Farley who heartily approved it.
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HEROIC DEATH OF sTRAUsEs.
Cardinal Merry del Val says II Ele-
Yates Humanity.

Special Cable Despatch to THE SC%.
ROME. April 24-Vance Thompson. the
magazine writer. saw Cardinal Merry del
Val. the Papal Secretary Of State. to-day
who referred feelngly to the Titanic dis
aster. The papal secretary recalled the
heroic death of Mr.. and Mrs. Straus and
said it made one think better Of humanity.
Abiding to Major Archibald Butt. the
Cardinal said the Presidents = aide de camp
had endeared himself to the Pore. who
looked upon his death as personal loss.
The letters which Major Butt was carry
ing to President Taft from the Pope and
Cardinal Merry del Val have not been