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Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1912-05-09
ANARCHY IS FEARED
in new REPUBLIC
WHAT TO DO WITH DISCHARGED
TROOPS IN HONG KONG PER-
PLExES CHINA

Hong, Kong, May 9.-Thousands of
Chinese soldiers who have been sta
toned to the north of Swatow In the
province of Kwang Tung are return
ing to Canton. It is feared that labor
troubles will follow the disbanding Of
these troops. A former governor Of
Canton has been made commanders
in-chief of the armed forces. and he
is proceeding to exterminate the pir-
ates on the West river. Men caught
stealing even trifling sums are shot
daily.
Hundreds of bodies can be seen
floating near the banks of the West
river. Some of them have been in
south China expect a renewal of the
recent anarchial condition now that
the funds of the government treasury
are depleted.
The British fleet has sailed for the
north Of China with thousands of In.
dian troops from Hong Kong. Other
detachments of the garrison here, it
is reported, are awaiting orders to EN-
bark. Or. Sun Vat Sen is retiring to
Macao, the Portuguese dependency on
the Canton river, where he plans to
reside.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1912-05-09
Jackson Pool Case not Affected

jackson Pool Case not Affected
New York, May 9.-Further testi
mony regarding the burning of inn
portant papers in the so-calledl Jack
son wire pool cases was expected to.
day at the continuation of the hear
ing before Commissioner Henry P
Brown, of evidence in the govern
ment's dissolution suit against the
United States Steel corporation.
Jacob NJ. Dickinson, counsel for the
government, said today that one OF
the main purposes of the present i'm
quiry was to determine whether the
papers were burned prior to October
26 last, the date the governments suit
against the so-called steel trust was
filed The identity of the Official OF
the American Steel and Wire com.
pany who ordered the papers destroy.
ed, he said, was another point upon
which the government wanted more
light.
George A. Cragin. who is assistant
general sales agent of the wire COM
pany, was the first witness today. At
ter he had testified that he represent
ed his company at the meetings of
several of the Jackson wire pools,
Cragin said that Frank Baackes. vice
president of the wire company, visit
ed him twice in his office in Worces-
ter and spoke to him about destroy
ing certain papers. On the second oc-
casion, early last November, Baackes
asked the witness:
Have You destroyed those papers p
7 said" Cragin testified, that /
would give it attention"
The meetings Of the wire pools we're
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1912-05-09

taken NJ and Judge Dickinson triet
to get from the witnesses corrrobo
raticn OF the governments contention
that after the pools were formally
abandoned prices continued to be
fixed Informally at luncheon meet
ings at the Railroad club.
Wasn't the purpose of these lun
cheon meetings to maintain pricesg
the witness, was asked.
1T was to get an idea of what the
presidency was 10 be in the future =
Didn't YOU state in the presence
of H., e. Cotton. attorney for the
government and L. r. Clark in Feb
ruary or March 1912. in the postof.
fee building in New York City that
you had talked with Mr.. Farrell on
several occasions in regard to the
existence of the wire pools?" asked
Judge Dickinson.
Cragin said he did not recall any
such conversation. At this point
news was received in the court room
of the dismissal OF the governments
application for an Injunction to re.
strain the corporation grom destroy
ing further evidence. The hearing
was interrupted while counsel for
both sides read the Trenton dispatch.
es. Judge Dickinson said the deci
sion would in no way affect the pro
ceedings in this case.
The date of the destruction Of the
documents in the Jackson Wire ppool
cases by officials of the American
Steel and Wire company was fixed
today as some time in November last.
by George A. Cragin, an official OF
the company. He gave testimony to
this effect at continuation of the
hearing before Commissioner Henry
p. Brown in the governments suit to
dissolve the United States Steel cor
poration. The pending suit was filed
on October 26, but the question as
to when the order to destroy the pa
pers was given is still to be cleared
up.
Cragin said today that Vice Presi-
dent Baackes of the Wire company.
who gave the order, had visited him
in Worcester, Mass, twice either il
October or November"
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1912-05-09
DISCOUNT Is REDUCED

London, May 9.-The rate OF dis
count of the Bank of England was re
duced from S1k to 3 per cent today
The reduction was a natural conss
quence of the banks stronger reserve
brought about through the inflow Of
gold arrivals and the return OF cash
from the country The discount
houses lowered the market rates to
2 7-s per cent and consequently the
bank would have found 1t difficult to
make a 31k per cent rate effective.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1912-05-09
News was suppressed

Washington, May 9.-The Titanic
inquiry was opened by the senate in
vestigating committee today to per
NIT testimony by Maurice L. Farrell
of New York City, managing news
editor for Dow. James and company.
Senator William Alden Smith Of
Michigan, chairman Of the sub-com-
mittee, was alone in questioning Mr.
Farrell. who was called to throw ligh'
on reports circulated Monday. April
Is. before the night dispatches show
ed the appalling extent of the acci
dent. Mr. Farrell said the informa
tion they sent out was virtually al
from the White star officers, either
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1912-05-09
BACK TO THE CONSCIENCE"
RULES REGARDING DANCING
AND cARDINe PLAYING LIKE
LY WILL BE ABOLISHED
THE GOOD old NAME AGAIN
MANY PERSONS IN THE DENoML
NATION FAVOR RESTORATION
OF "PREsIDINe ELDER"

| Minneapolis, Mimi, May 9.-Scores
Of memorials are pouring into the
general conference of the Methodist
Episcopal church, now in session here
and probably before the final adjourn
ment, many of them will appear be
fore the conference for final action.
Far in the lead is that relating tc
the famous Paragrah z60 of the
church discipline, which prohibits
dancing, card playing and kindred
amusements. That this section will
be amended at the present session to
leave the question to the "conscience"
of the individual member. is the belief
of many of the delegates.
Another memorial which has ap-
peared frequently in the church rec
ords in that changing the name OF
the district superintendent back to
that of presiding elder" The latter
was in use until the change made at
Baltimore four years ago and it is
claimed by many that tho new name
has not proved satisfactory.
That there is suffragette move
ment in the church has been shown
by a memorial which asks that wr
men be licensed to preacn. A mum
ber of years ago a rule was adopted
forbidding the ordaining Of womaD
minister, but it is probable the nueg
tion again will be discussed at the
present session.
The advisability Of an amendment
of the constitution of the Methodist
Episcopal church to provide for bish-
ops for the negro race In the United
States was recommended at the bust
ness session of the general copfer
ence today by the commission APP
pointed to investigate the matter.
The report of the committee was re-
ferred.
Rev. DR.. R. e. Jones of New Or
leans. prominently has been mention
ed as the probable choice for negro
bishop if the conference finally ap-
proves the proposed amendment In
cluded in the action of the business
session of the conference was the
following subjects:
Made the second Sunday in May
henceforth the mothers day" of the
church.
Asked report of rules committee
on election of all officers with ex.
ception of bishop by May Is, If pos
sible.
Commended the universal peace
project and lauded President Tai
for his part in urging of worldwide
peace.
An attempt was made to ask for
an investigation of alleged dancing
smoking. card playing and theatergo-
ing in church schools but the confer
ence refused to consider it
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1912-05-09
SPEAKER BACA CHOSEN
HEAD OF COMMITTEE
WILL DIRECT DELIBERATIoNS
OF LEGISLATIVE PROGRAM
TRAINERS

Santa Fe, N. NJ, May 9.---At a meet
ing of the house and senate repub-
lican committees on legislative pro
gram, which were appointed several
days ago, Liberato Baca, speaker of
the house, was chosen chairman of
the joint committee The meeting
vas held last night. Plans for carry
ing out a comprehensive legislative
program were laid. 1t is proposed TO
pass laws that will be Of benefit 90
the state and in keeping with the an
reelection pledges Of the republican
party.
This morning the senate passed
Senate Bill No. 124, comforting juris-
dietion on justices Of the peace in
cases of less than 5000. 1t also pass
ed the bill appropriating $1,000 for
flood sufferers in the Mississippi val
ley.
Tomorrow the rules committee is
expected to report an amendment 10
the rules requiring bills to lie on the
table day after being reported from
committee before they are put up for
passage. There has been some tend
ency recently to rush through legisla-
ton by the railroad method and this
amendment will put stop to the
practice. 1t is believed.
The senate Judiciary committee to-
morrow will hold a hearing on two
pending medical bills.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1912-05-09
GERMAN CONSUL QUITS

Berlin, May 9.-Count Paul Wolff
Metternich has resigned as German
ambassador to Great Britain. The re
tirement Of Count Paul Wolff-Metter.
mich from the post of Ferman ambas-
sador at London. was semi-officially
announced today and the name of Ba-
ron Marschal Won Bieberstein, at
present German ambassador at Con
stantinople and ,Germany's 'foremost
diplomat, has been submitted to the
government as his successor.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1912-05-09
TO EXAMINE The PUMPS
THE COMPARTMENTS WERE
FOUND FILLED WITH WATER
AND MEN FLED.
ISMAY BEHAVED LIKE BRITON
MANAGING DIRECTOR OF WHITE
STAR TRIED TO SAVE
MANY WOMEN.

London, May 9.-Evidence that
the doors of four watel-tight bulk
heads had been opened after having
been closed from the bridge was in
troduced today at the British wreck
commissions inquiry into the loss
of the Titanic. This was done, ac-
cording to Thomas Dillon of the en-
gineer's staff, in order that the en-
gineer crew might reach the pumps
in boiler room No. 5. The men aid
not go into boiler room No. be-
cause there was too much water
there. In fact, the water was leaking
through into boiler room No. A.
Dillon said he swan about for 20
minutes before being rescued and
saw at least 1000 other men swim
ming or floating on the surface
buoyed up by life preservers. He saw
no women in the water The con-
duct of ]. Bruce Ismay, managing di-
rector of the International Marine,
after the casualty, was mentioned for
the first time during the British in
yestigation and was described by
James Johnson, steward, as having
been exemplary.
Johnson, who left the ship in No
2 emergency boat, small dingy, was
asked why there was not more WON
en- in the boat. He replied that they
would not get into It, Mr.. Ismay, the
witness said, tried to induce the WON.
en- to enter the oingy, but they re.
fused, whereupon he escorted them
to larger boats.
He did everything an English
man could do" Johnson added.
Steward Johnson was asked why
his boat had not returned to the
scene of the disaster when its occu-
pants heard cries for help. He re-
piled that the officer in charge had
asked the women If they should re-
turn, but the women decided against
this course and the officer took their
advice. Under the existing weather
conditions their boat would have
held five or six more persons. John
son testified.
Sir Robert Finley, attorney for the
White Star line, explained that the
doors mentioned by Dillon could not
be opened without being released
from the bridge. The attorney for
the Seamen's and Firemens union
suggested that the evidence that the
after part of the ship righted itself
momentarily after the forward part
had sunk justified his theory that
If the bulkhead doors had not been
opened the after part of the ship
would have remained afloat.
The attorney general, Sir Rufus
lsaacs, explained that the only evt
dence obtainable regarding the en-
gine room was that Of the stokers, as
all the engineers went down with tn,
ship. Only seven Of the SO firemen
on duty at the time of the accident
were saved.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1912-05-09
TODAY IN CONGRESS

Washington, May 9-Senate: Met
at noon.
Began consideration of rivers and
harbors appropriation bill.
Titanic inquiry was re-opened, M.
L. Farrell, news editor of a Wall
street ticker service, testifying re-
garding misleading reports.
House Met at IL a. m.
Resumed consideration of the legis-
lative, executive and judicial appro-
priation bill.
Chairman Pujo of so-caIleo money
trust investigating committee an
nounced that banks were responding
fully to committees inquiries.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1912-05-09
GIVE NO RESTRAINING ORDER
REFUSE TO GRANT INJUNCTION
AGAINST THE UNITED STATES
STEEL COMPANY
NO TROUBLE IS FEARED
IN ANNOUNCING DECISION THE
JURIsTS SAY THE TRUST
WILL BEHAVE NICELY

Trenton, N. j., May 9.-The appea
in the United States district cour
here for an injunction to restrain TN
United States Steel corporation ant
a number of it's subsidiary concerns
from the destruction of books and pa
pers which might be used in evidence
in the government suit for dissolu
ton of the steel corporation, was dis
missed in a per curiam opinion i'll
ed this morning by Judges Gray, Buf
fington and Mcpherson, except as to
the American Steel and Wire com
pany, one of the steel corporations
subsidiary concerns.
The opinion which is brief, after
speaking of the applications, says:
mo evidence is offered that such
destruction is threatened, and it need
hardly be said that evidence is es-
sential before any man may either
be accused or convicted of what would
be in substance a criminal interfer-
ence with the courts of justice.
"The motion is supported almost
wholly by the fact that after certain
prosecution in the southern district of
New York came to an end y number
of papers belonging to the Ameri-
can Steel and Wire company that had
been returned to its possession were
destroyed by one of its officers.
while we are satisfied that this
destruction was without evil intent,
the fact remains that the destruction
took place and that is the reason why,
so far as the steel and wire company
is concerned, the restraining order pre-
viously granted should be continued" :"
The opinion also says that it is not
shown that the other defendants
were in any resect connected with
its acts and that without evidence
the court cannot grant the present
petition. The petition is, therefore,
refused except as to the steel and
wire company but the government is
given permission to renew the petit
tion If at any time counsel shall deem
such step is necessary or desir-
able.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1912-05-09
ROME DENIES ossEs.

Rome, May s.-An official note is
sued today declares false the TURK
ish dispatch received from the COVER
nor of Rhodes to the effect that the
Turkish troops had won great vic
tory there and captured 1000 Ital.
ians. On the contrary it is said, the
Turkish governor of Rhodes and bis
secretary are prisoners Of the Itai-
ians and will be sent to Italy.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1912-05-09
TROUBLE FOB SULTAN.

Casa Blanca, Morocco. May s.-The
tribesmen in the suburbs of Mara
kesh, one of the three capitals Of Mo
rocco. have broken out in revolt. The
calf was assassinated and the tribes
men then pillaged the residences OF
the officials. Agitation against the
sultan of Morocco, Mulai Hafid. is
gaining ground inside the city Of Ma
rakesh
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1912-05-09
New Policy Predicted

Cologne, May 9-The nomination
as ambassador to London of states
man Of Marschair Won Biebersteln's
prominence, according to an inspired
dispatch from Berlin to the Cologne
Gazette. shows the important thai
Germany attaches to its relations
with Great Britain. The dispatch in
Inmates that the new ambassador will
initiate somewhat altered policy to-
ward England.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1912-05-09
NEW GOLD sTRlkE.

Fairbanks. Alaska, May s.---The
mail carrier from Koyukuk reported
yesterday a rich gold strike hal beon
made on Hammond creek, tributary
of the Koyukuk river. Thirty thou
sand nuggets have been plckei up.
The ground IS thawed to depth OF
three feet. Other big finds have
been made in the same vicinity.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1912-05-09


! from Mr.. Franklin. the vice presiden
of the White Star line, or his sub
ordinate officers.
Mr.. Smith read from dispatcl
which stated that a 'dispatcn .receiv
ed from Halifax reports that all Of
the passengers of the Titanic left the
steamer after $3.50 o'clock fhis morn
ming" Mr.. Farrell identified memo
randum accompanying this dispatch
dated S:5S a. m. which, he said, was
received from the Boston news bu-
reau, the Boston correspondent of the
company.
did you attempt to verify this at
the White Star officer" asked Senator
Smith.
1--WE did. Prior to that we had re-
ceived from the White Star offices a
statement similar to this. It was pub
lished in our ticker service at S:S5
a. M"
From the Laffan news bureau, Mr..
Farrell said he had obtained the basis
for his item that an attempt was be-
ing made in London to have Lloyds
re-insure the Titanic's cargo. The
item about 1O:3O a. m. announcing
that the Titanic was heading for Hall
fax, Mr. Farrell said, was obtained
by Reporter Byrne from Vice Presi-
dent Franklin.
The item at 1886 m reporting
that the virginian was alongside the
Titanic was said to have been receiy-
ed by the Laffan news bureau. An
other was read, quoting Mr.. Franklin
as insisting that the Titanic was un-
The witness read an item
published at 1901 p. m, announcing |
that Vice President Franklin would |
send a special train to Halifax with |
% coaches to meet the Titanic pas |
sengers. The item said this would
10 persons. Mr.. Far
rell said Mr.. Franklin gave the IN
to Reporter Byrne
Mr.. Farrell told of going to the
White Star line offices Tuesday. He
tried to see Mr.. Franklin but was
met by an assistant.
IT asked If he had received the
news of the sinking yesterday" be-
gan Mr.. Farrell "He said not until |
about 8 o'clock Monday evening.
replied our reporters had been get
ting news from the White Star line
offices all day Monday to the opposite
effect.
James A. Hosey, telegraph oper-
ator at Taunton. Mass, sent an affi-
iavit saying that between and IL
,'clock on Monday morning he receiv-
ID a flash" message stating "Titan-
c sunk" Probably five or ten min
ties later" he added It received a
kill on this flash which read:
Kill flash Titanic sunk. Montreal
Jays the wireless operator at Cape
Race made mistake in reading wire
ess signals
Mrs. Mahala Douglas, Titanic pas
enger in sworn statement, quoted
drs. Ryerson of Philadelphia, as say
ng Ismay showed her a Marconi-
ram and announced that they were
in the ice bergs."
"Of course you will slow DOWN.
sked Mrs. Ryerson.
"Oh, no." he replied. I'VE will put
IN more boilers and get out of it,"
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1912-05-09

AS a Rule the Good
Aviator Dies
Young
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-10-04
:" "7l DIED.

fO1GAD s1'MAHoN.-In this city. Oct 3, 1s12. Fannie M., widow of John H. Mo Mahon
 Friends are invited to attend the funeral from her late residence, No. 606 State street, on Saturday, Oct. 5, at 9:3O a-Sn., and from St. Augustine'S church at 0 a. m. with solemn high mass
 cemetery.
 kindly omit flowers bt M'AVAN.-In this city, Oct. 3, 1912, James H. McAvan, aged 28 years
 Friends are invited to attend the funeral from the residence of his sister, Mrs. John ThornhiIl. No. on Sunday, Oct. 6, at 2:15 p. m., and from St. Charles church at pin.
 -Interment at St, M1chaers cem etery. lbs 25, wilfred Youngs, aged 62 years CAREW.--In Norwalk, Sept. 28, lanes A. lcaTew. aged A years Angeline, widow of Giles Saunders aged 7S years.
 EvANs.-In sherman. Homer Evans VAIL-In All sherman, Sept 2s. Mrs FRENCH.-At Noroton, Sept. 2s, Reverend Louis French, in his S1st BATEs.-In Ridgefe1d, Sept. 2e, Ann Maria, widow of Taylor Bates. aged wHBB.=In Danbury. Sept. 2s, Will HOWLEY.-In Bethel, Sept. 26, Mar tin J. Howley.
 GILBERT.-In Winsted, Sept 25. Irene Ida, aged 68 years, widow of George R. Gilbert.
 CUILEN.-In Norwal1x. Sept. 26, Miss Mary Olive Cullen, aged 29 years. CATL1N.-In Thomaston, Sept 25 Frank Cat1in, aged II years. PECK.-In Winsted, Sept. 80, Char iotte, wife of E. O. Peck. HANNIFIN.- Winsted, Sept 80, John Hannifin.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-10-04

Washington, Oct. 4-As an explo- sive climax to his bitter denunc1ation of those who sought to attffbefte irn- proper motives to his seeing , ohm D. Archbold of the Standard Oil Com pany, and in view of the comm unlca- tfons with B. H. Hartman, Col. Fheo- dore Roosevelt today demanded that vania, should be thrown out5 Of the United States Senate
 He made the demand to the Senate committee which is Investigating cam paign contrib utions-
 T hold that he should be thrown out because of his own admissions be- fore this committee that he advised John D. ArchboId to try to purchase immunity from prosecution by the government the Colonel asserted. D .'Archbold testified that Bliss tried to blackInai1 him. he went on,: explo- sively. fI don't believe that, As you have seen by these letters as soon as there was any rumor about innprop- CT contributions I ordered them re turned and I have the assurance Of Cortelyou and Bliss that there were no such contributions. Loeb had as Oil didn't give anything Penrose blacknail 'beeaus of hostility in cer- ain quarters They could only ob-
 ain the hostility of myself and they ,ould incur that only if they violated he law. The purpose of Penrose in
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-10-04
ROOSEVELT CHILLED
 DEMANDS PENROSE BE
 THROWN OUT OF SENATE

such advice could only have been to secure the Standard Oil Company against government action if it vio- lated the Iaw-''
 Roosevelt sprung another sensation when, in a voice that vibra.ted with emphasis, he asserted that he had never asked MT. Hartman directly or indirectly for a dollar to help in the 1904 campaign in any other.
 He asserted that far from there be ing any request made on Hartman for a contribution, the railroad king had been the one who solicited Roosevelt 8 aid in getting the national committee to apportion more of its funds to help out the Republican Gubernator1al can didate in New. York Governor Eig- gins.
 Roosevelt complained that Charles D. FIilIes, national Republican chair man, and Representative Bartho1dt who have been quoted as saying that the Progressives spent B, 100000 to try to nominate Roosevelt, should be sum npored before the committee and re Quired either to make good and apolo- gize or else be driven out Of public ife.''
 He also demanded that Charles F. Taft, the Presidents brother, be sum- nroned to testify.
 while was President, if any man. trust magnate, labor leader, prize fighter, lawyer or clergyman had any business and wanted to see me- I all ways saw him. and If I saw anything