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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-28
REBELS BURN 5000
TONS OF SUGAR
CANE ON FARM

SANTIAGO. Cuba. May 2S.-A body of
insurgents today burned 5000 tons of
sugar cane. many cars and other prop
erty on the plantation of Marcos Sanchez,
in the vicinity of Guatanamo. and belong
ing to the American Fidelity Company.
Prairie Arrives at Caimanera.
CAIMANERA, Cuba, May 2s.-The
United States naval transport Prairie ar
rived here at $50 this morning, bringing
775 men of the United States Marine
Corps.
No Advices as to Battle.
HAVANA. May 2S-The Cuban gov
eminent is still without advices as to
any engagement between troops and
negro insurgents in the province of
Oriente
1t is thought here that it is probable
the troops are confining themselves for
the present to affording protection to the
plantations and holding the main body
of insurgents in check. intending to await
the arrival of the reinforcements dis
patched from this city yesterday by sea
and land. Gen. Jose J. Monteagudo is In
command Of the reinforcements, and. on
their arrival, a decisive forward move
ment will be undertaken.
According to official reports. absolute
reigns in all parts of the
Island, except the province of Oriente.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-28
TOO LATE TO STAY SLAYER,
Jealous Porter Shoots Dressmaker as
Police Batter Doors,

PHILADELPHIA. May 2S.-While the
police were battering at the door to pre-
vent the tragedy Erastus Cannon. forty
years old, shot and killed Matte Cole,
thirty-nine years, at her home in this
city today and then killed himself JeaI-
ousy, the police say. was the motive.
Cannon was Pullman car porter ana
the woman was a dressmaker. The po-
lice were attracted to the house by the
shouts Of the woman.
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STEALS $1,000 FROM JAIL.
Prisoner Clerk May Be Rearrested
When His Term Expires.

MOUNDSVILLE. w. Va, May 2S.-Ed-
ward Hinkle. a prisoner for the last five
years in the state penitentiary here, is
alleged to have taken indirectly upward
Of 5000 worth of goods.
Hinkle. employed as a shipping clerk,
is said to have sent the goods manufac-
tured by fellow-prisoners to his home.
Hinkle's term expires in November when.
1t is alleged. he will be re-arrested .
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GIVEN UP AS DEAD.
Four Members Of Schooner Crew
Adrift in Small Boat.

HALIFAX. N. S., May 2S.-Four mem
bers of the crew Of the fishing schooner
Eva and Mildred who strayed from their
vessel in small boat or the Lehaye
Banks last Friday have been given up
as dead. Six men and two boats were
originally lost. but one of the boats.
containing two men. both unconscious
was picked up off Liverpool
The vessel Is now at Liverpool with her
nag at half-mast.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-28
Unconscious When Picked Up.
SEES LONGFELLOW'S CLOCK.
Daughter of Poet Visits Elm Knoll
at Pittsfeld. Mass.

PITTSFIELD, Mass. May 2S.-Miss
Alice Longfellow, daughter of Henry
Wadsworth Longfellow. is today on the
last stage of an automobile trip from
Washington to Cambridge. One of the
principal objects OF making her excursion
via Pittsfeld was to see the historic
clock in Elm Knoll. which was the SUBJ
ject Of her fathers poem, THE Old Clock
on the Stairs
1t was Miss LOngfellows first visit to
the old house, and the clock half way
up the stairs" which still ticks the re-
frain "Never-forever; forever-neverr' to
its visitors just as strongly as 1t did on
the visit Of the poet in 1S45, at the time
of his second marriage.
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NOW UP TO VOTERS
National Convention DELEGATES
Being Chosen in New Jersey.
BOTH PARTIES PARTICIPATE
Taft and Roosevelt Managers Pre-
dict Sweeping Pluralities.
WILSON OPPONENTS SANGUINE
Fine Weather Throughout State.
Taft Spends Morning in Max
ing Last Appeal.
Today's New Jersey Primaries.

Polls open at l pm. and close at
o pm.
Twenty-eight delegates are to be
elected by each party to it's ma
tional convention: two from each
of the twelve congressional dis
tricts and four from the state at
large.
Preference for President may be
expressed, but the result of this
vote has no effect on the division
of delegates.
Tickets In the field:
ublican-President Taft, Theo-
dore Roosevelt. Robert NJ. La Fol-
lette.
instructed
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Thousands Fight to Hear Taft
Speak at Atlantic City

ATLANTIC CITY. N. J.. May 2s.-
President Taft was greeted by $4,000
cheering admirers when he arrived here
last night to make an address in the au-
ditorium on the Million-Dollar Pier There
came near being serious trouble as the
President crossed the Boardwalk to reach
the pier. where he spoke. Thousands
crowded about the President. and it was
with difficulty that the police prevented a
panic. When he arrived at o'clock
every seat had been filled for an hour,
and the police were holding back q fren-
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PAGE FOUND GUILTY
Jury Acts Quickly in Case of
Linen Merchant.
OUT ONLY FEW MINUTES
Testimony of Defendant Ended Only
About Noon Today.
MOTION MADE FOR NEW TRIAL
Defendant Released on $4,000 Bail
Pending Appeal by
His Attorneys.
OUT ONLY FEW MINUTES
MOTION MADE FOR NEW TRIAL

After very brief deliberation the jury
in the case of w. A. Page, returned a
verdict finding the defendant guilty OF
criminal libel against Representative
Clayton and other members Of the House
judiciary committee, as alleged in the in
dictment.
Counsel for Page Immediately filed no.
tice of a motion for a new trial and the
defendant was released on 5000 bonds
pending argument of the motion.
Henry w. A. Page, the linen merchant
OF New York. on trial in Criminal Court
No. on a charge Of Hbeling the judiciary
committee Of the House in a pamphlet
sent to the members of Congress and
others. charging the committee with be-
ing crooks and ''perjurers." completed
today his defense of the charge
He admitted writing the pamphlet and
sending it by mail. but disclaimed any
malice in the matter, although he had
called Chairman Clayton contempt
ible crook"
With the testimony of the defendant
Attorney Samuel Bell Thomas announced
the close Of the defense. After prayers
had been argued and disposed Of Jesse
torney General. opened the argument for
the prosecution. He was followed by
Attorney Thomas for the defense.
The argument will be closed by United
States Attorney Wilson and the case may
go to the jury late this afternoon.
DIR. D. Percy Hickling, a special alien
list, was present at the trial today and
watched the defendant throughout his
testimony. The government had the
physician present in order that his testi-
question was raised as to the mental con-
dition Of the defendant.
Page Limited in Time.
When Mr.. Page resumed the witness
stand this morning Justice Barnard in
ouired Of the defendant how long he
NEEDED to complete his testimony.
'.If am not interrupted. your honor, -
Page answered, II think can conclude
in two days"
"Oh, we cannot take that much time. .
said the court. $50 much Of the matter
YOU are reading Is irrelevant. Can't you
state the facts in less time?"
''WeH. l hope your honor will give me
until noon tomorrow, and If am not in
terrupted, may be able to finish by that
time" said the witness.
Justice Barnard was forced to decline
this request also and told the witness
he might proceed without interruption
until the noon recess today-a period of
two hours and half.
Page deplored the fact that he is not
a trained public speaker, but throughout
the morning session Of the court made
a speech to the jury in clear voice and
with distinct enunciation so that he was
heard without difficulty by every one In
the courtroom. The witness remained
standing throughout the giving of his
testimony.
Airs at Length His Grievances.
He aired at length his grievances
against the New York state judiciary and
the alleged illegal action Of the judiciary
committee Of the House In refusing to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-28
FINDS BULKHEADS LEAKY;
CREW IGNORANT OF DUTIES
No General Alarm Sounded, Life
boats Not Fully Utilized.
SAFETY LAWS ARE INTRODUCED
Thorough Regulation of Steam Nav
igation Proposed-Capt. Rostron
Of Carpathia Given Medal
and Vote Of Thanks.

Just before delivering his
speech, Senator Smith, chairman
of the subcommittee which inves-
tigated the Titanic wreck, submit
ted to the Senate the committees
report and its conclusions. The re-
port is largely a review of the evil
dence, and contains recommenda-
tions for legislation. No particu-
lar person is named as being re-
sponsible, though attention is
called to the fact that on the day
of the disaster three distinct warn
ings of ice were sent to Capt.
Smith. ]. Bruce Ismay, manag-
ing director of the White Star line,
is not held responsible for the
ships high speed. In fact, he is
barely mentioned in the report.
On the whole, the report is inn
passive, and Senator Smith, in his
speech, went more fully into dis
cussion OF the causes of the dis
aster than does the committee.
Conclusions Agreed Upon.
The committee agreed upon these prin-
ctpal conclusions:
The supposedly watertight compart-
ments of the Titanic were not water
tight because of the non-watertight con-
ditions of the decks where the transverse
bulkheads ended.
The steamship Californian, controlled by
the same concern as the Titanic, was
nearer the sinking steamer than the nine
teen miles reported ty her captain. and
that her officers and crew saw the dis
tresS signals of the Titanic and failed to
respond to them in accordance with the
dictates of humanity, International Lsc ge
and the requirements OF law" The COM
mittee concludes that the Californian
might have saved all the lost passengers
and crew of the ship that went down
Eight ships. all equipped with wireless,
were in the vicinity of the Titanic, the
Olympic farthest away-512 miles.
The mysterious lights on an unknown
ship, seen by the passengers on the Ti-
tanic. undoubtedly were on the Califor-
nian less than nineteen miles away.
The full capacity Of the Titanic's life
boats was not utilized, because while
only 7O6 persons We're saved, the ships s
boats could have carried 1, 176.
No general alarm was sounded. no
whistle blown and no systematic warn
ing given to the endangered passengers.
and it was fifteen or twenty minutes after
the collision before Capt. Smith ordered
the Titanic's wireless operator to send out
a distress message.
Crew Ignorant of Duties.
The Titanic's crew was only meagerly
acquainted with its positions and duties
in an accident and only one drill was held
before the maiden trip. Many Of the
crew joined the ship only few hours
before she sailed and were in ignorance
of their positions until the following
Friday.
lice positions so definitely reported to
the Titanic" says the report, Just pre-
ceeding the accident, located ice on both
sides of the lane In which she was travel
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-28
HI. MACDONALD, ARTIST
BADLY INJURED IN FALL
Portrait Painter at Emergency
Hospital Suffering From
Conclusion of Brain.

Harold L. Macdonald. portrait paint
er. Is patient at the Emergency Hos
pital. He Is suffering from a severe
fall on the stairs at the rooms OF the
National Republican Club. 1547 Penn
sylvania avenue northwest. this morn
ing about / o'clock. 1t was said at the
hospital this morning that his condi-
tion is critical
The artist and several friends were
in the clubrooms last night, and when
his friends were ready to go 10 their
homes he walked to the stree. car
with them. returning to wait until a
18th street car came along.
Ascending the stairs, he missed his
footing and fell backward to The bot
tom The man in charge of the rooms
heard the noise and went to tie front
door to ascertain its cause. The ar
tist was lying on the floor with blood
streaming from a cut on his head.
Unconscious When Picked Up.
Macdonald was unconscious when nick
ed up and taken to the hospital He was
delirious all night and it was necessary
to use a restraining sheet to prevent him
leaving his bed.
The injured man is particularly well
known in art circles. 1t is said that he
has painted portraits of many men prom
inent In judicial and congressional circles
He resides at 1oO3 18th street northwest
Mr.. Macdonald is native of Wiscon-
sin, but spent much of his early life in
Ohio. He is a graduate Of the Chica go
School of Science and of an art school in
Paris.
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undertake Impeachment of the New York
judges. The witness quoted opinions,
which he said had been obtained from
justices of the United States Supreme
Court sustaining his claim that Congress
could investigate the action of the New
York state judges.
From time to time the witness referred
to his marital troubles and also claimed
that although an Englishman he was
standing forth as the champion of the
common people Of the United States, that
they may have the full protection af-
forded them by the Constitution.
AS Page would reach in the course of
his narrative a point which he wished
particularly to emphasize he would hes
itate and call the attention Of the jury
by the preamble: Nov. gentlemen, this
is one of the most important points in
the case"
Intends to Prove His Case.
Just before adjournment yesterday aft
ernoon, in response to an inquiry of JUS
tice Barnard If he intended to attempt
to prove that Chairman Clayton is a
crook as designated in the alleged IL
belous pamphlet. Page stated that he
had that intention.
Although he knew the word to mean a
professional criminal" Page said he ex-
pecteu " prove Tie representative cdMe
under that designation because when Mr..
Clayton refused to consid bis memorial
on the Death of Liberty Mr.. Clayton
had suggested that he have Mr.. Raker
move the resolution in the House. Mr..
Clayton, witness said, knew this was an
impossible thing and by suggesting such
a method he was not doing the square
thing. This proved the chairman of the
committee a CROOK" witness declared.
Page stated he had no personal acquaint-
ance with Mr.. Clayton and had no malice
against him.
Page declared that the committee in
refusing to consider his memorial was
protecting the CROOKED judges and legis-
lature'' and assured the jury that he was
standing alone waging a war against
these interests with no other weapon
than moral pressure"
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erty of the Esperanza mill, a Spanish con-
cern, but were frightened away upon the
approach of rural guards"
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WEATHER.

Unsettled, with showers late to-
night or Wednesday; moderate
southwest winds.
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Crew Ignorant of Duties.

Continued on Second PaGe.)
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Airs at Length His Grievances.

He aired at length his grievances
against the New York state judiciary and
the alleged illegal action Of the judiciary
committee Of the House In refusing to
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CONTINUED on Tenth Page.)
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-11-14
WORKMAN FALLS
 THREE STORIES
 WITHOUT INJURY

GartanO Berza1df ewid emily bem$#l-a. charmed life as he this morning fKt@r- ally unscrewed himseIf from his sup port three stories above the street and hurtling through the intervening space was picked up without evidence of in- ternal injury. At the Bridgeport hos pifaI where he Is now detained Tor observation it is said that aside from slight shock he will probably 6uffer none from his experience.
 Berza IdissWho resides at 55 ThCmp@cn street has been employed in the com struction work of the new BirdSey ~ Somers concrete factory building on Barnuna avenue, east of Hospital hllt. He was ordered out upon the scaffcAM~ ing to unbo1t forms in which new ce- ment had been set Leaning agaiuGt g perpendicular support he leisurely be- gan unfastening the screws which bound the box-Ifke structure together
 He did not observe that in doing % he was releasing the platform upon which he stood until the structure gave way suddenly and he was prectpltated mp on a pile of newly made mortar below
 Workman witnessing his fall rush ed to the spot with little hope that he would be alive. They were Gurprtee1 to find him struggling to extricote himself from the limey bed into which he had deeply sunk Assfstance was rendered and Dr. J. w. Parker GuIn- moned with the ambulance carefully examined him. Scrutiny failed to re- veal even a scratch but its was thought adviseable to conduct him to BridEe- port hospital for observation awaiting possible internal injuries.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-11-14
GYP THE BLOOD DENIES GUNMEN
 SLEW ROSENTHAL
SWears None of Quartet Was in Murder Car Night of Killing and That ShCfs Were
 Fired by vaon and Webber

New York, Nov. 14.-A complete and unqualified denial was entered for the four gunmen charged with killing Gambler Herman RosenthaI when Gyp the Blood. whose real name is Harry Horrowitz, took the stand, today.
 With a bold front, Gyp f1at1y de- nied that he or any of the four was in the murder car on the night of the killing. He gave detailed &C., count of their movements that even ing and said they were near the scene when a strange man" whom they had met at Bridgie Webber's s poker rooms, suddenly fired at Rosen- thaI He charged that shots were all so fired by Harry Vallon and Webber. The strange man. is supposed to have been the mysterious 'Itzky," a vaguely identified person, who has appeared in various stories of the shooting. He is supposed to be an East Side tough.
 We beat it quick when the first shot was fired said Gyp- We ran to the subway station and took the uptown car going home Dago Frank there when Lefty Louie, Whf+ey Lewis and I arrived
 Were you in an automobile, that night2" was asked.
 We were not" asserted the wit ness
 Gyp said that he and the three other defendants spent the early part of <tf1e evening in Second avenue cafe. Lefty Louie he said, received
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-11-14
BIRD SHOT IN LEG
 OF OYSTER WORKER

lett street, an empIoye of the Seal shipt oyster Co, is in the Bridgeport hospital. the lower extremity of hie fine hird-ehot Over fifty of the leadeu neIIets have been extracted by the sur geons and by the aid of an X-ray it is hoped to locate the balance and pre- vent infection.
 Just how the shooting occurred is somewhat sfrouded in mystery as the victim speaks little English and the affgir occurred in Milford yesterday 2 afternoon. Two companions were ar~ rested for theft from the estate Of Dr. Walker, a wealthy Philadelphia pnygi- ford It is believed that the shooting was done by a careta11er, Thomas Ro4e, who found the men pilfering apples im an orchard.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-11-14

telephone call from Webbsr about 12:30 a. n.. and as a result they alR went to 42nd street and 9th avenue where they met Bald Jack Rose. Val Ion, Webber, Sam Schepps and fhe strange man" He satd that sfter eating steaks which Webber7 ordered for them, they started out with TaclE Rose who told them he wanted fo prove that he had not been a. party to the frame mp" of ''Big Jack Ze1ig. Dago Prank then went nom@, Gyp said. Rose was going to havw them talk with the policemen who arrested Zelfg. They all walked Cw@r to the Cadillac Hotel and were stand VaIIon and the strange man. start ed to walk across the street and talk over Something.
 The first we knew of the shcoc9nE was when the strange man suddenly turned. and fired toward the Hotel Metropo1e,' said Gyp. s'I gaw vaIlon and Webber also shooting. Then we ran for the subway.
 We didn't knew anyone WaS mh1t until the next morning when we wot newspaper and founu that Rc@Bm- thai had been killed"
 Gyp's story was i'm flat ccntraGGc- ton to all preceding with assE. Shapiro, chauffeur of the murder car.s had positively identified the four de- fendantg as the occupants Of hfH car on the night of the murder. Gyr told his story in a firm voice and showed no hesits ton.
 District Attorney whitman planned
 EContlnued on Page z-1
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-11-14

n1Ent.
 The identity of a young and pretty girl is projected into the story, but just how she enters has not yet been made clear. She came from New York, it is believed with the two men, and so far as can be learned she spent the night with an Italian woman Of good reputation in the neiglborhood. The men, having left the yellow house, did not return, but spent the night elsewhere and early Saturday, probably before the body was found in the factory pond, all there depart ed
 The identity Of these three is Sbeing closely guarded, if indeed it is Known by the authorities.
 closed that the trunk was shipped from the Lexington avenue and 5otla street Adams Elk press station. A bill of ladfng found in the little yellow house is regarded of vital importance to the tracking of the shipment But just how far it has led is not yet known.
 The body of the woman was buried in Potteris Field, Georgetown. yester- day. There was no ceremony of any sort
 Just how far the New York ai1thort- ties are anxious to go in clearing up the mystery is apparent from the ac- ton gof Assisfant District AttOf.ney Strong, detailed to the case by District Attorney Whitman
 At the request of Strong Funeral Director Floyd B. Bouton yesterday decapitated the body. buried the
 CContinued on Page 2-D
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-11-14
SEVERE REBUKE
 ID ASQUITH BY
 SPEAKER TODAY
Commons Adjourns at Lowther's s Suggestion to Give Time For Bitterness of Home Rule Debate to Subside
 Tremendous Crowd Around Parliament, Expecting Am other Donnybrook Racket, Today

London, Nov. 14-In suggesting that the Houseg of Commons adjourn until Monday, to give time for the bitter to subsfde, Speaker Lowther expressed himself, today, in a fashion interpret ed as conveying a severe rebuke to Premier Asquith-
 The conservatives contended that precedent calls for the liberal cabinet 8 Servative victory, Monday, in vote on a clause in the home rule bill. The premier preferred to ask reconsidera = ton of the adverse vote. Speaker Lowther pronounced the motion in or der but .tunprecedented.'
 terday's scenes,'' Lowther said, 'tand as it is evident that the prennier's pro- mier's proposal meets with violent op- position, I believe time for eonSidera- ton might result in the finding of-a solution of the present difficulty more in accordance with the precedent."z
 Asquith acquiesced and the House adjourned.
 Though the speaker nomina1ly is non partisan, Lowther was originally a conservative and is therefore presumed to be hostile to home rule.
 Ronald McNei11. the conservative who threw a book at Lord of the the uproar in the Commons, yester- day. bruising his face and blackening one eye, apologized to Churchill, today, saying he deeply regretted his momen- tary loss of self control.
 Apparently fearing today's session Brook, Premier Asquith accepted Lowther's suggestion of an adjourn ment until Monday.
 (Continued on Page 2.)
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-11-14
RESIGNATION
 OF M'CLUNC AS
 US. TREASURER
Famous Yale Football Star Said to be Out of Sympathy With Taft Administration
Know to Have Sided Viii, Andrew Who Retired on Ac- count of Scrap With Secretary MacVeagh

Washington. Nov. 14-Lee Me C1ung, United States Treasurer, re- signed, today. OffieiaIdom regard ed his action as another chapter in the treasury department squabble / in which Secretary MacVeagh and For mer Assistant Secretary A. Piatt An drew were the main belligerents
 It was authoritativeIy reported that Carmi Thomp pson, at present secretary to the President, would succeed Me C1ung on Tuesday, when the Presi- dent returns from New Haven.
 McClung said that he had no other business in view and "nnefe1y wanted to retire.
 It is understood here that Mo Clungss resignation relieves the ad- ministration of possibly another con- troversy- sin the treasury department.