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The Washington times., 1912-12-03
WASHINGTON TINES BUREAU.

ALEXANDRIA. VA. DEC. ..
William c. Cloth. . well-known young
attorney OF Alexandra county and sew.
sral years aso the star center Of the
University OF virginia football team,
and Mise Marjorie Schneider, daughter
OF Mrs. Della Schneider Of Arlington.
were married In Baltimore yesterday.
Leaving his office yesterday morning
Mr.. Cloth Informed his law partner. r.
c. l.. Moncure. that he would return In
two hours. Several hours later Mr..
Moncure received q telegram from Bal
timore telling Of the marriage and stat
Ing that the young couple would re-.
turn Wednesday.
The six Alexandrians summoned 40
veniremen in the trial OF 0idna Allen.
enc Of the Hillsville outlaws. which be.
gan At Wythevills yesterday morning.
were excused. They were due to arrive
homo today but II 10 reported here that
they have been delayed by . wreck on
the Southern Railway.
A pitiful story OF youthful depravity
was related before United states Com.
missioner r. p. w. 0arnett bv Marie
girl last evening. in the preliminary
hearing Of the case Of Arthu Shank.
alias Arthur West. an elderiv man. &C.
cused Of violating the penal code on
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-04-30
Action to Dissolve Corpora
ton, Entered at St. Paul,
Alleges 1t Has a Monopoly
of Its Trade.
ACTION THE CLIMAX
OF YEARS OF WORK
Trust Charged with Mislead-
ing Public and Dealers,
and Of Employing Unfair
Trade Methods.
tNational News Association)


ST. PAUL, April 30.-Claiming that
the International Harvester company
is a combination in restraint of trade,
that it has made affective competition
impossible; that it has mislead the
public and dealers regarding it's own
ership and output, and that it has re-
sorted to unfair trade methods, and
has made inaccurate and misleading
statements concerning rival machines
and companies, the department of JUS
tice filed suit here at 9 o'clock this
morning for the dissolution of the
company.
Coming as the climax of several
years investigation of the Harvester
trust, this suit is minute in it's details,
multifold in it's charges and specific
in it's names, dates and other data.
The international Harvester COM
pany, it claims, was fathered by Cyrus
H. Mccormick, Harold S. Mccormick,
Charles and James Deering, Richard
S. Howe, William Fl. Jones, John j.
Glessner, George w. Perkins, Charles
Steele, Ebert H. Gary and others who
enteresi into and became party to a
combination in restraint of interstate
trade and commerce in harv sting r d.
schinery, tools and impl. i1ents and
binder twine, and monoreFze6 trade
ana commerce.
These men, it is declared, have
been engaged eyer since in maintain
ing and perpetuating this illegal com
bination and have unlawfully attempt
ed to monopolize interstate commerce
in agricultural machinery of all kinds
The motive operandi of the trust
is explained in the suit as follows: In
towns where there is more than one
retail dealer the defendants have adop
ted and are now carrying out the pol
| icy of giving to each dealer the ex
elusive agency for certain vel
known machine, such as the McCor
mick or Deering grain-binders anC
mowers, instead of giving to one deal
er an agency for all the defendant
| lines, intending thereby to obtain fol
| themselves the services of all the re
sponsible implement dealers, and b,
means of these contracts to monoplizt
all the trade and commerce in harvest
ing and agricultural implements.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-04-30
Mackay Bennett, with Its
Grewsome Freight of Ii
tanic Victims, Steamed In
to Port Early Today.
WALLS OF ANGUISH
AROSE FROM DOCKS
Bodies of Dead Sailors, that
Had Not Been Placed in
Coffins, Exposed to the
Spectators.
CNationsi News Assoeiation)

HALIFAX. n. s. April 30.-while
church bells tolled their solemn re- ,
quem, the cable steamship Mackay-
Bennett. the floating morgue of the
sea, steamed into the port at 2 O'Clock
this morning bearing bodies of the
victims of the Titanic disaster. With
the coming OF the death ship the sus-
pense which has gripped the sorrow-
ing relatives and friends OF the dead
for week was lifted. The ship drop
ped anchor twenty minutes after her
arrival in port, at quarantine, where a
representative of the White Star line
went aboard.
The grewsome burden of the Mack
ay-Bennett was piled on her decks and
in her hold. During the last half hour
Of the ships voyage the deck hands
moved the coffins into rows so that
the work of carrying them off the ship
could be expedited. Accompanying
the Americans on the deck was J.
Nj. Ragsdale. American consul general
in Halifax. Mr.. Ragsdale had seen to
1t that all who had gathered to claim
their dead were equipped with passes
so they would have no difficulty In
getting on to the pier or into the
morgue.
Lowered to the Piers.
The work of taking off the bodies
was begun at once. Seamen tied
ropes about the boxes. The mate In
charge shouted lower away" and the
grewsome freight was swung by da-
ysfguys to the pier.
AS the coffins commenced to appear
those on the dock were awakened to
new sense of their grief and the
sound of weeping rose loudly. As the
boxes were placed on the pier work
men began the progress of the caskets
to the morgue. The casket containing
the body of Col. John Jacob Astor. lay
i'm the stern of the ship and was
among the last to be removed.
The bodies of the Titanic's crew had
not been embalmed or placed in cof-
| fins, but lay on the decks covered
with big piece of tarred canvass TO
keep off the rain and sun. II was a
horrible and sickening sight. As the
sailors drew back the tarpaulin TO re-
move the dead the remains were ex-
, posed to those on the dock. The faces
of the dead were set in expressions
of horror and extreme fear and the
legs and arms were bent and comfort
ed, showing how madly they fought
| for life in the icy waters.
Some of them were partly clothed
while others were entirely naked. At
the morgue stokers. still wearing the
/ CRIME OF the engine room on their
/ faces, lay side by side with the re-
mains of men nurtured in luxury.
Scores of newspaper men were pres
ent while embalmers. wearing linen
busters which resembled butchers
frocks, were among the crowd.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-04-30
WAS
CHARGE Dunn MAOE
Hints White Star Attempted
Reinsurance After Ii
tanic Was Sunk.
National News Association

WASHINGTON, April 3O:-Edward
J. Dunn, of New York, testified before
the Titanic investigating committee to-
day that a Western Union employe,
whose name he refused to give, told
him a message was delivered at 1890
Monday morning, April 10, addressed
"Islefrank," the code address of Vice
President Franklin of the White Star
line, directly referring to the reinsur-
ance of the steamship Titanic and hav-
ing reference to the sinking of the
ship. Dunn stated that his informant
promised to come to Washington to
testify. but had wired him that he had
been prevented from doing so.
Mr.. Franklin interrupted to notify
Mr.. Smith that his company would
waive all right to permit the tele-
graph company to produce such mes
sage. j. Bruce Ismay was recalled as
witness. Mr. Ismay challenged the
committee to make any investigation
it saw fit as to his conduct at the time
the Titanic was lost. He declared that
he left in the last boat, which put away
from the starboard side of the Titanic.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-04-30
THIS LAST DAY TO
ENTER EXEMPTIONS

Today is the last day for the filing of
mortgage exemptions. In order to ac-
commodate persons who so far have
been unable to file their affidavits for
mortgage exemptions, the county au.
ditor's Office will be open until 9
o'clock this evening.
Persons who fail to file affidavits to-
day will be assessed the full value
of their properly even if they have
mortgages on their property
According to law a property owner
who has a mortgage on his property
can file an affidavit to this effect, stat
ing the amount of the mortgage, be
fore notary public, between March
1 and April 80, inclusive. This aff1da-
Wit must then be presented TO the
county auditor and one-half of the
amount of the mortgage up to ST0o
will be deducted, thus saving the pro-
perty owner from paying tax on one
half of the mortgage.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-04-30
Six Gamblers Captured at the
Westcott Hotel by Four
Policemen at a Late Hour
Last Night.
RAID LAST NIGHT
FOLLOWS PROTEST
Some Men Who Had Buck
ed the Tiger Complained
Game Was Not on Square.
Fines Paid.

Persistent rumors that quiet game
of poker was being held nightly at
the Westcott hotel resulted in a raid
on room rs last night with the result
that five players and the keeper of
the game were arrested by four off
GERS. They gave bond Immediately,
inquired as to the amount of the fine
they would be assessed and left the
sums designated. In police court.
when each fictitious name was called
this morning, plea of guilty was en-
tered and fines totaling $95 were
assessed.
Several complaints had been receiv-
ed at the police station that the game
was not on the square, and two men
complained that Hebrew had beat
them at game with "cold deck
and a stacked deal" The men would
not appear against the keeper of the
game, who is entered on the police
docket as III. P. Martin
The men arrested last night gave
their names as ]. r. Meyers, J. w.
Simpson, E. T. Marshall, A. Hoyt and
T. r. Reynolds. These names do not
appear on the hotel register
The clerks state the room is used
as a store room, and there was no
record last night as to whom the room
was rented.
At 11:45 p. M, when the lights were
Edwards and Yingling, all in plain
clothes, climbed the stairs to the
third floor. In the northeastern cor
ner a light showed through the tran
som of store room. The officers
crept softly to the door and heard
voices. Officer Hebble was lifted by
the other officers and he looked over
the transom. Six men were grouped
about table, on which was money
and chips, busily engaged in the great
American game. One muttered hoarse-
ly '1'll see you and raise you five"
Lets go to en- said Hebble and
they started to open the door. The
keeper of the game, Martin, was at the
door in a second and tried to hold it
fast while his comrades were trying
to get the money, chips and cards off
the table.
Their efforts were in vain, however,
for the officers in a bunch stormed the
door and it flew open. Officers Heb
BILE and Hirschfield grabbed the mon
ey for evidence and the other Off
GERS held the door against the men.
All the money. cards, etc, were Sc
cured and the officers with their pris-
oners made their way to the street
and walked down to the city building
where the five prisoners were slated
for gaming and one for keeping a
gaming house, They at once put up
money for their fnes and departed.
The affair was very much on the
quiet. so much in fact that employees
of the Westcott hotel did not know of
the occurrence until this forenoon.
The men all gave fictitious names.
1t is thought, and parted with $95
rather than face the mayor in police
court this morning. The officers by
their vigilance and quiet movements
had ''the goods on them" and the men
realized they had no chance in fight
ing the case, and put up money for
their fines after bidding it fond fare
we'll.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-04-30
BIG CONFERENCE ON
M. E. Church Meeting Being
Held at Minneapolis.
National News ASsociation)

(NaIlOnal news ASSOCldIlOn1
MINNEAPOLIS, April 30.-The gen
eral conference of the Methodist Epis.
copaT church for the year of 1912 will
be inaugurated here tonight with a
reception to the conference delegates
by the citizens of Minneapolis. The
delegates will be welcomed by Gov
ernor A. o. Eberhart, the Rev. Endrew
Gillies and Bishop Robert Mcintyre
Bishop H. w. Warren and Mr.. Han
ford Crawford, chairmen of the Gen.
eral Conference Commission, of ST
Louis, will respond to the welcoming
addresses.
Bishop Warren, in his address will
given a tentative outline of the pro
gram of the meeting. Beside the elec
ton of several new bishops and the
heads of missionary and benevolent
boards, the conference will deal with
the following important ecclesiastic
problems:
Shall there be a supreme court OF
Methodism?
Shall Methodist bishops be made
diocesan?
Shall district superintendent be
elected, or appointed, and shall their
power be increased?
Shall there be a time limit on Meth
odist pastorates?
Shall the official attitude of Meth
odism toward popular amusements be
changed?
Shall laymen have a voice in the an
nual conferences that station all
Methodist preachers for the year,
Shall there be any credal change
Shall there be an organic union OF
Methodist bodies?
In addition to these questions. there
will be an official consideration OF
temperance, marriage and divorce
peace and war. labor and capital and
the moral phases of great public ques
tions
The regular sessions of the confer
ence viii begin tomorrow.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-04-30
Massachusetts Is the Center
of Interest for the Whole
Nation, Its Decision Be
ing Vital.
LARGE VOTE BEING
CAST OVER STATE
1t Is Improbable that the Re-
suit of the Primary Will Be
Made Known Until After
Midnight.
(National News Association

BOSTON, April 30.-The eyes of the
whole country are turned to Massachu-
sets today, awaiting the results of
the states first presidential preference
primary. Although cloudy weather pre-
vailed throughout the state this fore
noon a large vote was cast in all of the
larger cities, where the polls opened
early.
Never before in the history of New
England has there been such a hot
political fight as has been in progress
during the last few weeks and the re-
suit was expected to be the biggest
primary vote ever polled.
The appearance on the stump in this
state of President Taft and Col. Roose-
Welt, who are cont4sting for the Re.
publican nomination sor president, at
tracted widespread attention. The ri
val Republican candidates in their
tours yesterday spoke to a quarter oi
a million people.
The polls in Boston and some of the
other large cities opened at o'clock
and will close at 4 p. m, while IN the
smaller cities and towns the p as op
ened at noon and will clio - at > p. m
1t is believed the result VIII not be
known until after Midnight.
Both Taft and Roosevelt Lenders are
claiming victory. The Taft men have
had the best,organization as the entire
state machine rallied to the support O
President Taft, but the Roosevelt mel
say Massachusetts is the most pro
gressive of all the New England State.
and they are counting on a big plu
rality for the Colonel.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-04-30
JOHNSON WILL Be
TAKEN IN CUSTODY
Centerville Merchant to Be
Charged with Making a
Murderous Assault.

Harry Johnson, who Saturday night
shot Walter Williams in the leg at
Centerville while Williams was sitting
with crowd of boys and girls around
small fre they had built, will be ar
rested this afternoon, charged with
shooting with felonious intent to MUIR
der. The affidavit was made out and
sworn to by fourteen members of the
party. Attorneys engaged by Williams
and other members of the party who
are sharing in expense of prosecuting
Johnson, are busy serving witnesses
and preparing their case with the view
of sending Johnson to the penitentiary.
Members of the party state Johnson
did not give warning before he shot,
as he is said to have done, and did not
fall down and accidentally discharge
his revolver as he fell. The little town
of Centerville is still wrought up over
the incident and many citizens main
tain that Johnson's action was justi-
fed by the conditions. The marshal
who said he was in bed when the
shooting occurred, and who the men,
bers of the Richmond party claimed
warned them to desist from their sing
ing and dancing shortly before the
shooting, is coming in for large
share of blame and censure. He is said
to have witnessed the shooting
Williams was reported today as rap
idly recovering from the effects of the
wound inflicted by the bullet from
Johnson's revolver.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-04-30
KNIFE FIGHTER IS
GIVEN LONG TERM
John Gather, Negro, Found
Guilty of Assault with
Intent to Kill.

John Gather, negro. was sentenced
years in the Jeffersonville penitentiary
by Judge Henry C. Fox in the Wayne
circuit court this morning on the
charge of assault and battery with in
ter on Eugene Brown. Gather pleaded
not guilty and was defended by Fred
G. White, pauper attorney,
Gather was charged. .sin>the affidavit,
with having stabbed Brown above the
heart and in the right leg Monday
night. April 10, in the rear of the West
colt. hotel. Both negroes were walters
at the Westcott dining room. Gather
declared that although he and the
prosecuting witness had had some
words, yet he did not stab Brown in
tentionally, asserting that Brown fell
on the knife.
Brown Was WayIaid.
Brown testified that Gather had
made some insulting remarks to him
while the two were on duty that even
ing and that the chef at the hostlery
had ordered the two to cease arguing.
Brown said that Gather left the din.
ing room and shortly afterward left
the hotel by the rear alley entrance.
AS he stepped from the rear platform
he averred that Gather jumped upon
him and with gorilla like strength
overpowered him and stabbed him
above the heart
The witness testified that the two
rolled over and over on the bricked al
ley and that Gather again sunk the
knife into his (Brown's) body, this
time the sharp instrument going into
his right leg. Gather made other at
| tempts to stab him, Brown said. but
| was not successful, although his
clothes were cut in numerous places
The clothes which were exhibited in
the court room this morning were cut
and torn and were covered with blood
DR.. Huffman, colored, who attended
Brown, testified that Brown came tc
his Office and almost tainted while his
| wounds were being dressed. He SAID
that Brown was weak from the loss o.
blood.
| In passing sentence Judge Fox sale
that he did not believe the story told
by the defendant to the effect tha
Brown fell on the knife.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-04-30
FOND OF RICHMOND
Was w. Scharf.-So Fond
He Gets a Jail Term.

William Scharf, acknowledging his
subservience to the temptation of IL
quor, and who said he had tried to get
out of town twice before succumbing
to his appetite for liquor, sat in police
court for the third time this morning,
and heard his name called TO answer
to the charge of public intoxication.
He plead guilty and asked for another
chance to leave the city TO go to his
family at Auroro, ILL.,, but the mayor
resting officer. William Lawler, who
said that at the time of the arrest
Scharf was cursing and blaspheming
in the presence of women, the mayor
fined the culprit s25 and costs. He
went down again.
Howard Morton, colored, stated that
four beers in the afternoon, the last
one at seven o'clock, would not be
enough to make him intoxicated at IL
o'clock, but the mayor overruled this
reasoning and fined Morton 81 ana
costs for drunk. Morton, according
TO testimony, accosted a Ft Wayne
avenue saloon keeper and asked for
a drink of whiskey, which was denied
him. He then grew abusive and the
proprietor started to throw the man
out when Officer Menke interfered
and arrested the negro. He said he
was not guilty but said if the mayor
thought he was guilty. he would like
TO be let off, for he would rather work
than stay in jail" The mayor could
not see it that way.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-04-30
A GOOD ROADS BILL
Was Passed Today by House
of Representatives.
(National News Associa tion)

tNalioildI news SSSoCldIlonJ
WASHINGTON, April 30.-By vote
of 122 to SO, the house today adopted
the Shackelford amendment to the
post office appropriation bin which
provides that the federal government
pay graduated toll for the use of
roads over which rural mails are car
ried. Roads are to be divided into
three classes and the annual toll will
range from $40 to $50 a year per mile.
1t is estimated the federal government
will contribute in this way about
s15,00o,000 annually to the upbuildins
of state and county roads.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-04-30
KILLED BY A BEAM
Iron Drops on Indianapolis
Mans Head.
(National News Association)

INDIANAPOLIS, April S0,-Charles
M. Egan. aged "a, time keeper for the
Noelke-Ri Richards iron works, and a civ
ii engineer. was instantly killed today
when 80 foot iron beam slipped from
its position, fell thirty feet and struck
Egan on the head, tearing off half of
his skull. The accident occurred at
the new Merchants National bank
building, now under construction.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-04-30
TRIAL IS. BIG EVENT
Wythesville Makes Merry
Over Allen Case.
(NationaI News Association

WYTHESVILLE, Va, April 30
Floyd Allen, the chief member of the
notorious gang. was placed on trial
here today for shooting up the Carroll
county court house. killing the Judge
and prosecuting attorney and one wit
ness during a trial. At noon eight jur-
ors had been selected. For the enter
tainment of the large crowd who had
flocked to the village motion picture
show, street carnival and a religious
revival were opened here.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-04-30
FOUR MORE TO TAFT
New Hampshire State Con-
vention for President.
CNationaI News Association,

CONCORD, y. H. April 30 -Four
delegates instructed for President Taft
were chosen by the state Republican
convention here today after a stormy
session.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-04-30
THE WEATHER
STATE AND LocAl-Fair tonight.
Wednesday increasing cloudiness.
Warmer probably followed by rain
Wednesday night.

HIGH SCHOOL OBSERVATORY.
Forecast for Richmond and vicinity:
Fair tonight: rain Wednesday.
Maximum temperature, 40 at noon
yesterday.
Minimum temperature. Al at a. m
today.
Temperature at 1880, As.
Barometer 5000.
Direction and velocity of wind north
4 mile an hour.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-04-30
A new SEA FIGHTER
Torpedo Boat Beale Was
Launched This Afternoon.


PHILADELPHIA. April 3O.-The
United States torpedo boat Beale was
launched this afternoon at Cramps
ship yard Mrs. John R Mclean. of
Washington, daughter of Lieutenant
Edward Fitzgerald Beale, after whom
the ship was named. christened the
sea fighter as she swung down the
ways to the water.
The new torpedo boat is a fighting
machine of the most modern type.
She is 2ss feet long, with a beam 2e
feet and a displacement of 74z tons.
Her draft is feet inches and she
is expected to make a speed of sc
knots an hour.
She is equipped with three twin
torpedo tubes. five three-inch guns
and two machine guns
Lieutenant Beale had an adventur
GUS career both in the United States
army and navy. After resigning from
the navy in 1852. he entered the army
and was made brigadier general In
1876 he was appointed United Statez
minister to Austria. q position which
he held with marked success
His most spectacular service was
during the Mexican war. when he act
ed as dispatch bearer under the most
hazardous circumstances In the lat
ter part of 1s4s he carried dispatches
through Mexico at q time when cap
ture meant almost certain death
He died In Chester, la, on April e,
1893.