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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-06-05
WASHINGTON BOYS GRADUATE.
John Taylor Arms, Jr., and Randall
Cremer Take Degrees in Boston.

BOSTON, June 5.-The following WASH
ington young men were graduated with
honors from the Massachusetts, Institute
of Technology at the commencement ex-
ercises yesterday:
John Taylor Arms. jr.. S.B., takes MS.
(master Of arts). His thesis. for he is a
student of architecture, was design for
a gymnasium, dormitories and a recrea-
tion field.
Randall Cremer. who takes B.S. His
thesis is an experimental investigation OF
miniature reinforced concrete arches. In
which his collaboration was l.. NJ. Sand
stein Of Christchurch. New Zealand
John Taylor Arms. jr.. is son Of John
TAYLOR Arms Of the realty firm of Arms
e Drury. He attended a preparatory
school at Lawrenceville. Mass. ana re-
sides at 1900 New Hampshire avenue.
Randall Cremer Is a son of John Dor
land Cremer. sr.. official reporter OF de-
bates Of the House Of Representatives.
He lives at 112 c street southeast
Young Cremer is a graduate OF the
Eastern High School OF the class OF l9OS.
He was major Of cadets In his last year
at that school, and during his first three
wears was active in the military organi-
zation. He also took an active part In
debating and other literary work at the
school and was one of the leaders OF his
class in studies. His brother. John Dor
land Cremer jr., was captain OF Company
| F Of that school this year
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OLYMPIC FUNDS CHECKED.
Titanic Disaster the Cause, Say;
James E. Sullivan.

NEW YORK, June 5.-The Titanic dis
aster had a marked influence on the
amount of funds subscribed for the ben
eft of the American Olympic team.
So says James E. Sullivan, the Amer
lean commissioner. in statement made
public here today. In the midst of the
subscription work. Mr.. Sullivan pointed
out, the Titanic sank, and a sudden check
in the inflow of money was noted. For
tunately. Col. Robert NJ. Thompson ad-
vanced $4,000 toward defraying the ex-
pense of the trip to Stockholm, other
wise, Mr. Sullivan says. it looked as
though plans for the special steamer
would have to be given up
Tickets already are on sale for the field
meet to be held here June II. in which
the complete American team will take
part. Among those who will participate
will be Gutterson. the University of Yer
mont broad jumper, who will try for a
worlds record General orders have been
sent out by the Olympic committee. in
structing all athletes selected to go
abroad to report here for the compete
ton June T.
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BABY TO BE GIVEN AS PRIZE.
Mother Assured That Infant Will
Have q Good Home.

JERSEY CITY, N. j., June 5-A
bouncing baby boy of twenty pounds ID
to be the first prize at a party to be
Society of ST. Vincent de Paul.
1t was with cons 'derable trouble that
baby was obtained. A young widow,
WHO mad a fine boy and who found II
hard to make living, consented to give
I'D her child if she could be assured that
he would have a good home. This was
promised.
The identity Of the child is being with
held. Only the winner will learn Of the
baby's parentage when the prize Il
awarded.
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DEGREES FOR NOTABLE MEN.
Columbia to Honor Chief Justice
White. Underwood and Hibben.

NEW YORK. June 6.-Columbia Uni
versity will confer honorary degrees on
a notable group of men at Its one hun
dred and fifty y-eighth annual commence
ment exercises today. Chief Justice
White, President Hibben OF Princeton.
Representative Underwood and Col.
Goethals will be among those honored.
The degree of doctor OF science will
be conferred upon Col. Goethals. Repre-
sentative Underwood and Chief Justice
White will receive the degree of docto:
OF laws, and President Hibben that OF
doctor Of letters.
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ACQUITTED OF OLD CRIME.
Voluntarily Returns to Scene OF
Slaying Nineteen Years Ago.

BOWLING GREEN. KY, June 5.-After
being a fugitive from justice for nine
teen years Joseph Gray, who was in
dicted for killing Ross Simmons in this
county in 1893. voluntarily returned and
was acquitted yesterday. The jury was
out Just nineteen minutes.
Gray said he shot Simmons In self-de-
Tense. After the killing he disappeared.
but his conscience troubled him all these
years.
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WANT ASSESSMENT CUT.
Rockefeller and John d. Archbold
Apply for Reduction.

: TARRYTOWN. N. Y. June 5.-John D.
Rockefeller has made formal request to
the assess ors Of North Tarrytown that
the assessment on his property be reduced
from $l25.OyO to 100000. nothwithstand-
ing the. fact that a few months ago. when
ten bedrooms were added to his home. it
was announced that the improvements
would amount to $1.OOO,OOO. John ..
Archbold and Princes Delbraga, whose
properties were assessed at the same fig
ure as Mr.. Rockefeller's. have also ap-
piled for a similar reduction.
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FENCE $50 MILES LONG.
Inclosing of New. York Aqueduct
Property to Cost $500, 900.

NEW YORK, June 5.-The state board
Of water supply opened bids yesterday
viii be one OF the longest wire fences In
the world The fence. which is to in
close the new Ashokan dam in the
Catskiils, and the aqueduct property
leading from 1t to this city. will be $50
miles long The posts are to be concrete
and stone wa Is will inclose the property
through villages.
The estimated cost will be $500, 600. Five
hundred tons of wire and 400 tons Of
steel for reinforcing the posts will be
used The bids are not yet tabulated.
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Baker Attacks Unit Rule.

Mayor Newton d. Baker of Cleve-
land started the fight on the unit rule
by submitting a minority report of the
committee on resolutions limiting the
instructions for Harmon to the dele
gates at large.
II was signed by six members Of the
committee. He wac applauded as he
urged the substitution of the minority
for the majority report.
Mayor Baker In attacking the unit
rule. declared ii was illegal and con-
trary TO the call for the democratic
national convention. He said the rule
was i'm direct conflict with the spirit
and letter Of the state primary law
approved by Gov. Harmon
r. II. Moore. campaign manager for
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Committeeman ON HAND
Consideration Of the Contests to Be
gin Friday.
KELLOGG ANNOUNCES PURPOSE
Will Exert Every Effort to Have
Every Contest Decided Purely
on It's Merits.

CHICAGO, June 5-Representative
William B. Mckinley and Senator Joseph
NJ. Dixon. respectively directors of the
Taft and Roosevelt forces. signalized
their advent in the convention city by
issuing statements containing diametric-
ally opposite "certainties.
The Taft leader in a formal statement
said:
President Taft will be the nominee OF
the convention. with approximately 600
votes on the first ballot"
Senator Dixon in an equally positive
statement declared ''the nomination of
President Taft is physically and humanity
imposs be with the delegates elected"
Representative Mckinley added that the
personal presence of Col. Roosevelt in the
convention would only make the out
come more certain against him.
Senator Dixon insisted that the Roose-
Welt men absolutely control the conven-
ton without taking the contested dele
gates into consideration"
Numerous conferences OF the leaders
were held in the morn ng and the hotel
lobbies and the corridors of the national
committees headquarters in the conven-
ton building were crowded with new ar
rivals.
Howell's Defeat Predicted.
The attempt of r. B. Howell of Ne
braska to take Acting Chairman victor
Rosewater's place on the national COM
mittee tomorrow is certain OF defeat, ac-
cording to leading members of the COM
mittee. William L. Ward of New YORK.
who will be a leader In the Roosevelt
ranks, said he believed the committee
would quickly dispose of the case' ad-
vereely to Mr.. Howelrs claim.
sThe way the ma .ional committee is
constituted" he sad. 1.-The terms OF It's
members cannot begin until the end OF
the national convention. Wnen .ne ne"
committee is formally recognized.
A conference of the party ieaoels nov
here began shortly before noon IN the
rooms Of Senator Crane. who has taken
charge Of much of the preliminary work
Of organization. Senator Fenrose ana
National Committeeman Mulvane OF Kan
sas. Brooker of Connecticut and others
were present
Will Organize Tomorrow.
All roads led to Chicago today so
far as the national committee was con-
cerned. Before night a majority OF the
committeeman as well as leaders, who
come to look after the interests of par
ticular candidates for the presidential
nomination. were expected to arrive. in
readiness for the formal organization Of
the committee, which is scheduled to be
taken up tomorrow. Friday the commit
tee is expected to be prepared to begin
consideration Of contests.
Some Of the Days Arrivals.
The early arrivals included Senator
Newell Sanders Of Tennessee, who is to
be one of the active workers at Taft
headquarters; former Gov. Durbin of In
diana and Will III. Hays. vice chairman
Of the republican committee of that state:
Foster B. Brown of Chattanooga, former
attorney general of Porto Rico. and who
is assisting Charles Dick OF Ohio In pre-
senting the Taft claims In the contests.
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HIS PERSONAL CONDUCT
ABOARD ILL-FATED SHIP
Asked to Give Circumstances At
tending His Own Escape.
BUT LITTLE NEW INFORMATION
Witness States, Judging From Evil
dence, That He Is Convinced
Californian Officers Saw
Titanic Lights.

LONDON, June 81. Bruce 1smay.
president of the International Mercantile
Marine Company. resumed his testimony
today before the British Board of Trade
inquiry into the loss of the steamer II
tanic. For the most part his replies were
II don't know" or That's outside my
province"
Toward the close IF the session Sil
verted to Mr.. Ismay's personal conduct
at the time of the disaster. which Is per-
haps more discussed than any other de.
tail.
you knew that you had not boats
enough on the Titanic to accommodate
all the passengers and crew." asked Sill
Rufus. leaning forward with his eye
glasses in his hand.
II did," Ismay replied without hesita-
ton.
ship there would still be persons on
board?" pressed the attorney general.
YES"
when the last boat left the Titanic
you must have known that number OF
passengers were left on board!
II did,
Where were these passengers when
Your beat left?'
can only assume that they had gone
to the after part of the ship. I was really
not thinking about that.
Not the Californian's Lights.
Discussing the lights seen in the dis
tance by the survivors, Ismay said his
impression was that the lights were not
those of tie steamer Californian because
they were dull white.
-
asked:
Have you any doubt that the Califor-
nian did see the signals from the tt
tanic?
Judging from the evidence. I have
not said the witness. who then ex-
plained that the matter of providing or
not providing the SHIPS officers with ma
rine glasses was left to the judgment Of
the commanders
The qnest on whether the designer OF
the Titanic had provided for forty life
boats caused a long discussion. When
asked for the facts Ismay responded:
Il have no recollection"
Sir Robert F.niay. representing the
White Star line. said the fact was that
the board of trade was debating at the
carry more lfeboats. The White Star
Company discussed a plan for meeting
such requirements. A detail was the
question Of davits which could launch
Tour DOdtS:
Designs for Forty Boats Rejected.
Thomas Scanlan. NJ. p, attorney for the
Seamen's and F1remen's Union. declared
that he had evidence from q confidential
source that the designs for the T.tan.c
provided for forty liteboats, and that the
company rejected them.
The incident of the wireless message
received by Capt. Smith and which he
handed to Ismay. containing warning
of the icefieid ahead. was again threshed
out When Sir Rufus asked If the wit
ness did not consider the report of Ice
serious, Ismay replied:
.'It didn't concern me. l thought that
the captain would take any steps neces-
sary to avoid it,
Lord Mersey read from the American
photographic and Nova Scotian reports
of warnings covering the Titanic route
that an icefield probably would be en-
counterej, and laid stress upon the
word probably" He made the comment
that it was extraordinary that great
shipping companies should agree to choose
such a route.
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TAGAL|E WINS DERBY
English Turf Classic Victor Is
Quoted at 100 to 8.
KINGS ENTRY is FOURTH
American Horse, Sweeper II, the
Favorite, Also Fails to Show.
JAEGER I'D, TRAcERY 81
Tens Of Thousands Crowd Historic
EPSON Downs, King and Queen
Being Present.

LIPSOM DOWNS. England, June 5.-W
Raphael's Tagalie. a 1OO-to-S shot, rar
away with the classic Derby contested In
the presence of the king and queen and
tens of thousands of sport lovers today
L. Newman's Jaeger. s to !, in the
betting, was second, four lengths behind
the winner. while August Belmont
Tracery. against whom &C to l was wa
gered. in a SPLENDID final effort crossed
the line q scant two lengths in the rear
OF Jaeger. Twenty horses started and
the time of the winner was 2.3S 40
The favorite, Sweeper IL, owned by the
American. H. B. Duryea. was never ir
the running and finished seventh. The
kings entry, Pintadeau. a sentimental
choice that carried faint hope of sue
cess, finished fourth. The winner was
ridden by Johnny Reiff. an American
Danny Maher was up on Sweeper II.
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Brig. Gen. Wiley Dead, Aged Eighty

WOOSTER. Ohio. June Brig Gen.
Aquila Wiley. eighty. civil wtr vet
eran and attorney, died here today. He
was defeated in race for Congress
against the late President William Nc
Kinley in 1877
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Mrs. Halstead Happy.

Mrs. Halstead, who has been next to
her husband throughout the two days OF
the trial. smiled with satisfaction as the
jury announced the verdict which clears
her husband of the criminal charge
brought against him. She congratulated
her husband and in turn smilingly re-
ceived the CONGRATULATIONS of his counsel
and others that crowded about her.
The verdict disposed not only of the
three counts Of the Indictment on which
the government announced its election to
try Halstead at this time, but also of the
other six counts of the same Indictment
which had been held in allegiance.
Another Indictment.
There stu remains another indictment
against Halstead in which he is charged
with false pretenses in connection with
certain stock dealings with John II. How
ell in 1909. United States Attorney WI
son stated that he has not determ ned al
this time whether Halstead viii be called
on to answer this charge No trial OF
this indictment, il decided on, could be
held until next fall, because the dockets
are crowded for the balance of the term.
In sustaining the contention of Attor-
neys II. Prescott Galley and Arthur A.
Birney. for the defense. that no crime
had been shown by the proof offered in
behalf of the government Justice Bar
nard explained that the local statute of
embezziement covers only agents.
clerks, attorneys and servants" and that
Halstead in this transaction had not
borne any such relation to the complain
customer. the court said. it was shown
that Halstead had acted as mere
bailee." and the statute made no pro-
vision for peculations by such bailees.
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Santa Maria Sugar Company and the
Santa Cecilia Sugar Company specially
have requested protection. Min ster
Beaupre at Havana has presented their
applications to the central government.
The United States legation at Havana
reported to the State Department TO-DAY
that no important developments had oc-
CURED in the general situation In CUBA
A large number of negroes, who were
charged with conspiring to cut off the
lighting of Havana and start an uprising,
have been arrested.
The negro bands are said to be evad-
ing Monteagudo's forces. and are re-
ported to be in the hills near Firmeza.
The Cuban senate committee on codes.
which is composed Of five regular
members together with eight other
senators who sat in an advisory ca
pa0ity. yesterday decided unanimously
to submit today to the president with
a recommendation for it's immediate
pension Of the constitutional guaran-
tees in the province of Oriente alone,
not giving the president the power In
his discretion to extend the suspension
to other districts. In view of this
action Of the senate committee 1t is
thought in Havana that the bill Will
pass the senate today, but 1T Is not
known what kind of a reception 1t
will have in the house of representa-
tives.
Riviera MlnimlzeS TROUBLE.
Senior Riviera, the Cuban minister. who
has Just returned here from a visit to his
country, was closeted with Maj. Gen.
Wood. che. Of staff, for more than half
an hour this morning. He declared that
he Just came to shake hands with the
general, but. of course, discussed the pres
ent situation N Cuba with him." He
sought to minimize the troubles existing
in his country and expressed the beiief
that the government was fully capable of
handl ng the situation.
NJ II. Lewis, manager of the Guanta-
namo and Western Railway Company. an
American corporation. called at the War
Department today and made strong ap-
peal to Gen Wood. chief Of staff, for pro-
lection of that property. By his account.
only small part of the truth as to the
actual extent of the depredations commit
ted by the insurgents has reached the
public. for the reason that the few Amer
leans and Spaniards IN Or'ente are fearful
of mourning the i'll will and exciting the
wrath of the negro commanders by max
ing complaints.
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and j. w. Blodgett, national committee
man from Michigan.
Representative w. 3. Mckinley OF
Champaign, ILL.,, President Taft's cam
paign manager. and Leroy T. Vernon.
publicity director OF the Taft committee,
came from Washington today.
Among those who arrived to partici-
pate in the convention preliminaries were
Senator Murray Crane of Massachusetts,,
Representative G. p. Lawrence. also Of
Massachusetts,, who probably will hold
Senator Cranes proxy. in many Of the
sE6Gnion1 sGf the nottoaai o0fnmittee; 6ena-
tor Boies PenrOse of Pennsylvania. for.
mer Gov. J. Eranklin Murphy OF New
mittee; Fred Westabrook of New Hamp-
shire. also a member Of the national
committee, and Lucfus n. Littauer OF
New \ ork. a Roosevelt delegate.
Members of the subcommittee on rules
also are here. These included Charles
L. Brooker of Connecticut. chairman, and
William M. Ward of New York and F. b.
Kellogg of Minneapolis. They will pre-
pare a revision of the rules for procedure
In the convention.
Rules for Contest Hearings.
Victor Rosewater Of Omaha discussed
the rules for contest hearings. in which
slight changes probably will be made.
with Ormsby McHarg of New York and
lOTHcI EtUdIOT AHdT .cS lIICA VI SiIO.
F. B. Kellogg, who attended last Sat
urdays conference with Coz. Roosevelt at
Oyster Bay. declared that he would use
every effort, personally, to have every
contest decided purely on its merits.
These contests should be settled abso-
lutely without regard to men or candi-
dates. In the deliberations Of the COM
mittee l intend to try to act along that
line" said Mr.. Kellogg.
1.-The idea Of holding open sessions of
L k<S-t han YfvH0 90 Aa
sa Mr.. Blodgett. natio al committe en' an
from Mich.ga although 1t Is probable
that closed hearings would expedite the
proceedings" sf
"Win Senator Rolq6e temporary chair
man? OF course!, Mr. Roosevelt will. not
be able to defeat the senator. who is one
of the really Big men Of the country"
La Fayette B. Gleason OF New York.
who was selected by the subcommittee on
as temporary secretary of
the convent on, also reached Chicago to-
day, as did F. C.. Bryan of Washington,
assistant to former Senator Dick.
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.HALSTEAD IS ACQUITTED
ON EMBEzzL|NG CHARGE
Wife Smiles Satisfaction When
Jury Returns Its
Verdict.

Griffin Halstead. who has been on trial
before Justice Barnard on a Charge OF
embezzlt ng a stock certificate valued at
1000 from a former customer of the de-
funct brokerage firm of Griffin Halstead
& Co. was acquitted today by direction
Of the court. Justice Barnard told the
jury that the proof offered by the prose-
cution failed to establish that Ha stead
was an agent of the customer in the con-
temptation 1f the statute against embez-
element in this District.
The proof also showed, the court point
ed out, that Ha stead had considered the
deposit of the stock, not for safekeeping.
but to be used in lieu of a cash margin.
The books OF the brokerage firm showed
this. and the customer testified that he
made no objection when shown the ac-
count by Halstead, in which the stock
appears as q credit.
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Troops Are insufficient.

This is precisely the situation that has
arisen in the country back of the Bay OF
Guantanamo. Reports to the State De-
partment today are to the effect that
Capt. Espinosa. the local government
commander. while willing TO assist the
plantation owners. is doubtful whether he
has enough troops to protect them all.
The Guantanamo Sugar Company, the
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Filly Has Earned $32, 500.

Tagalie. at the time rank outsider
in the betting. won the one thousand
guineas STAKES at Newmarket May
3. BY capturing the blue ribbon turf
event today the Ally earned for her own
er So, 800 The course which the three
year-olds had to make was about one
mile and half.
1t was Tagalie's race from start to
finish. Ridden with consummate judg-
ment by Johnny Reiff. the filly jumped
off in the lead followed by Orchestrion,
ridden by another American. Milton
Henry; White Star and Javelin. with
Pintadeau, the kings entry: Sweeper ii
the American favorite. and two others
some distance beyond.
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WEATHER.

Fair tonight and probably Thurs
day; not much change in tempera-
ture; light variable winds.
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Richard Croker, whose Derby candidate
was scratched, was at the track, inter-
ested in his entry for the last race of
the day. Tod Sloan was also here, re-
suming acquaintance with the scene OF
his past successes.
H. B. Duryea, the. American owner Of
the fayorite Sweelsr II. was early I'm
consultation with his trainer and Danny
Maher. the American jockey, who was to
carry Duryea's colors.
The stands were crowded with society
folk, and the heath was thronged with
tens of thousands of holidaymakers.
A. G. VanderbiltS and other coaches.
filled with brightly dressed woman. lined
the rails opposite the stand.
Rain Mars Driving.
LONDON. June 5.-A heavy downpour
of rain. followed by occasional showers.
interfered with the pleasure of those
who had decided to go to EPSON by road
for the Derby today. However, the sun
soon broke through the clouds. and to-
ward noon fine weather was experienced
at the track, with threats, nevertheless,
of more showers and possibly thunder
storm.
On the coaches leaving London were
many Americans, including those who
great race meeting. Herman B. Duryea,
owner of Sweeper II. who remained a
strong favorite, came over from Paris
and, with a party Of friends, was among
the early arr walls at EPSON.
The American visitors in London backed
Sweeper II heavily. their confidence be-
ing strengthened by the fact that Dan
n.y. Maher was to ride the American
horse. The presence OF the king and the
queen made certain a brilliant gathering
of society.
Richard Croker's Orby won the Derby
in 1907, and subsequent races have been
captured as follows:
1OOS-ChevaIer Ginistrelli's S,gnorinetta.
booking Edwards M'noru.
1J10-Mr. Fairies Lemberg.
1911-J. B. Joels Sunstar.