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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-07-23
LITTLETON WON'T
SIGN STEEL REPORT

WASHINGTON, July 2S-Following
another executive meeting Of the ma.
-Jority members OF the Stanley steel
committee. II developed yesterday
that Rep. Littleton. OF New York, will
refuse TO sign the report OF his Demo
cratic colleagues and Will present a
separate minority report.
Bittleton Is unwilling TO agree with
the four other -DemocraIs rhHt burden
of proof an trust suits should-rest
upon the corporations under fire.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-07-23
MARKET OPENING

NEW YORK, July 23.-The stock
market opened steady.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-07-23

Dob Printing Done Right. Time.
PRINTING Co.. 1s John R--st
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-07-23

Patent Applications filed by Harthel
4 Barthel. 81 Congress-st west
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-04
WILL NOT SELL MONTICELLO.
Owner of One-Time Home of Thomas
Jefferson Dislikes Idea.

NEW YORK. April 4.-Representat-ve
Jefferson NJ. Levy has no intention OF
selling Monticello. once the home or
Thomas Jefferson, TO the government or
any one else. The idea of the purchase
of Monticello by the government, re-
Gently proposed by patriotic societies in
Washington, Is distasteful TO him, he
declares. n statement given out here.
Mr. Levy has been the owner OF Month
cello for thirty-five years and during that
time the property has been carefully
guarded and maintained Visitors are
admitted to the estate freely, Mr.. Levy
explains and the condition of the prop
erty is better than it would be If owned
by the government
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-04
PRESIDENT URGES
BUSINESS METHODS
IN DEPARTMENTS
Recommends to Congress
Legislation Conducive to
Economy in Govern
ment Work.
FAVORS THE ABOLITION OF
REVENUE CUTTER SERVICE
Would Consolidate Life-Saving and
Lighthouse Bureaus.
PUTS BAN ON DUPLICATION
Would Include in the Classified
Service Many Officials and
Effect Saving in
Salaries.
Would Consolidate Life-Saving and
Lighthouse Bureaus.
PUTS BAN ON DUPLICATION
Principal Recommendations.

Consolidation of lighthouse
and life-saving services into
bureau of lighthouses; esti-
mated saving. 100000.
Transfer of vessels and equip
ment of revenue cutter service
from Treasury to Commerce and
Labor Department and it's aboli-
tion as separate service; esti-
mated in message on economy
January IL that saving would be
about sl.OOO.0OO a year.
Placing of pension agents in
classified service; estimated saw
ing. 1000 annually
Abolition of office of receiver of
district land offices and transfer
OF duties to register, assisted by
bonded clerk: estimated saving,
$500. COO annually.
Transfer of political appointees''
in internal revenue and customs
services to classified service;
estimate of saving not given.
Consolidation of auditing offices
of the government under one au-
diSor; estimated saving, $2OO,O0O
annually
Discontinuance of mileage allow
anceS Tor government travel and a
per diem allowance for officers and
employees in place of subsistence"
which includes lodging for those
travelling; no estimate of saving
given.
Improved method of handling
correspondence; estimate of saving
not given. but predicted that labor
can be reduced 20 per cent.
Capitalization of the diStrihutior
of government documents; estj-
mated saving. s242.0 a year
Discontinuance Of publication of
the official register: estimated saw
.ng, $4,000 annually
Directly and indirectly" reads
the message, ''the changes pro-
posed will result in the saving of
many millions of dollars of public
funds
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-04
TENNESSEE PAYS TRIBUTE.
Thousands View Body of Senator
Robert Love TAYLOR.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. April 1.-The peo-
pie of western and middle Tennessee paid
their final tribute to the memory of SEN
ator Robert Love Taylor today. Through
the sOmber shadowed hall of the house
in the state capitol thousands of persons
walked slowly past the body of the dead
senator. who succumbed in Washington
Sunday.
Nashville today suspended all business,
and the capital gave itself over to pro-
viding for thousands Of Tennesseeans
vino came to witness the ceremonies in
final honor of the man who three times
had been governor Of the state and then
federal senator.
Tomorrow funeral services will take
place in Knoxville, where Senator Taylor
will be buried.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-04
DISCUSS EDUCATION IN SOUTH.
Thousand or More Philanthr0plc
Workers Gather at Nashville.

NASHVILLE, Tenn, April "A thou
sand or more phiianthropic workers from
all parts Of the country. gathered here
for the conference for education in the
south, discussed topics ranging from art
to agriculture today.
The clubwomen heard an address by
John Ward StimSon OF New York. who
talked about Art for the People.
In a dozen auxiliary meetings. experts
discussed plans for bringing means OF
education closer to the children OF the
south and to make country life in Ger
tain sections south of the Ohio river
more plea asant
President G. b. Gibson of the Mechanics
institute. Rochester. y. Y, spoke Of the
need of industrial education i'm the
south.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-04
Inundated Cities.

Nine thousand acres of manu-
featuring districts of Cairo, III,
under water.
Future City and Crbandale. out
lying home sections of Cairo, with
combined population of /, loo flood
ed.
Hickman, Ky, factory district
and part of home section flooded
Two thousand homeless.
Columbus. Ky, with outlying
country under water, depriving
LEGO persons of homes.
Memphis. Tenn, river sections
flooded, driving l,a0o from homes.
Many factories under water.
New Madrid, Mo, 800 homeless.
Dorena, Mo. 900 homeless.
Eight thousand persons fleeing
from hood-threatened homes i'm
towns between Hickman. Ky, and
Helena, Ark.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-04
f his supposed death His return leave

Of his supposed death. His return leaves
still unidentified the human remains
found January in a carload of hot
cinders at West Brookville, fifteen miles
from this city.
Furman came from Philadelphia. He
said he had just passed an examination
for the United States Marine Corps and
expected to enter that service. He said
he had left home suddenly and knew
nothing of the trouble in which his dis
appearance had plunged his family. Fur
mans three brothers and his mother all
were arrested after the police found the
bones believed to be his. The grand
jury, however. failed to ihdict them. The
first news that the youth was alive came
yesterday in letter to his mother from
Philadelphia.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-04
RUSHING FOOD TO HICKMAN.
Refugees Cheered by Announcement
of Early Arrival of Supplies.

HICKMAN. Ky. April 1.-Two thousand
flood refugees were cheered after an ALL
night vigil at the levees by the announce
ment that a train would reach Hickman
this afternoon, bringing food and clothing.
The food situation this morning was
serious. Rations had run alarmingly low.
The city borrowed $500 from a local
bank to pay express charges on 2oo gov
ernment tents which arrived on the hrst
train since the levee broke. These ana
the seventy tents furnished by the state
were erected in the highlands this morn
ing They will relieve the congested con-
dition of improvised sleeping quarters set
nm in churches, school houses, halls and
even barns.
Excepting those engaged in relief work.
every able-bodied has been impressed for
service ON the levee. A deputy sheriff
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-04
AUTO BANDITS KILL AND ROB.
Paris Outlaws Undismayed by Arrest
of One of Gang.

PARIS. April 4.-The arrest of Carouy,
one of the automobile bandits. who killed
a chauffeur AT Villeneuve-St. Georges and
held up bank at Chantilly, killing two
of the employees and stealing $500, has
not put a stop to the extensive series of
highway crimes which have thrilled
France for some weeks past
A gang of four bandits this morning
leaped onto an expressman's wagon in
the vicinity of Choisy-le-Roi, about six
miles from Paris. killed the driver by
strangling him, looted the wagon Of q
large quantity of valuables and then
tossed the corpse TO the roadside. No
trace of the bandits has been found.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-04
TROLLEY CAR RUN DOWN.
Three Passengers Killed in Crash
With Freight Train.

CHICAGO, H.. April Three persons
were killed and eighteen injured today
when d Chicago and Alton freight train
crashed into trolley car filled with
passengers at South kedzie avenue near
West 31th street. The bodies taken
from the wreck were those of an uni
Identified woman clasping in her arms the
lifeless form of a one-year-Old baby, and
an unidentified man. There were about
sixty passengers in the car. Police am
balances were hurried to the scene and
the injured removed to hospitals.
The bodies of the three victims were not
found for nearly an hour.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-04
BLAKE ALSO A VICTIM.
Noted Appendicitis Surgeon Goes
Under Knife and Is Recovering.

NEW YORK, April 4.-Dr. Joseph A.
Blake, head surgeon of the Presbyterian
Hospital here. who has operated on
scores of distinguished Americans for
appendicitis is himself convalescing to-
day from an operation performed a few
days ago by his assistant. DR.. Charles
II. Peck Dr. Blake had been a sufferer
from chronic appendicitis for several
months. The operation was entirely sue
cessful.
dictomies were performed on the same
day-on Cornelius Vanderbilt and DR..
Charles II. Mayo. the distinguished
Minnesota surgeon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-04
PLEASED WITH PROSPECTS
Jocularly Hints at Bankruptcy.
Holds Informal Reception.
LEAVES FOR SPEAKING TOUR
Will Make a Few Speeches In Illi-
nois and Then Go to
the South.

Gov. Woodrow Wilson spent several
hours in Washington today. and held an
important conference with prominent
democratic senators and representatives
who are favoring his campaign for the
presidential nomination. Gov. Wilson is
on his way to Illinois to make several
speeches in advance of the coming presi-
Dental preference primaries He left for
the west at , O'Clock this afternoon
Gov. Wilson arrived al q o'clock this
morning. accompanied by his personal
secretary, Walter Mesday and was met
at the station by Thomas j. Pence, di-
rector of the Washington publicity bu-
reau for the Wilson campaign. The party
motored out to the country seat of Sem
ator Newlands, formerly the home of
Grover Cleveland, where they were the
guests of Senator and Mrs. Newlands at
breakfast Representative Hughes of New
Jersey also was a guest.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-04
Advocate of Strong Navy.

The country knows that L am and al
ways have been the friend and consistent
advocate of the navy I voted in the re-
cent democratic caucus for the battleship
program which has become a part of our
policy.
The naval bill, as it will pass the
House. will contain substantial appropria-
tons for fast armored cruisers, for col
liers, submarines. torpedo boats and de-
strOyers. AS a matter of fact, We need
those just as much We need battle
ships. The bill will then go to the Sen
ate, and l am informed, and believe, the
Senate will amend the bill inserting a
provision for two more battleships. The
bill then will come back to the House,
and from all that 1 can find out, the
House will sustain the Senate. We will
have two battieships, or one at least. in
best naval appropriation bill that has
been passed in the history of the country
Bulwark of Defense.
THE American people take a just pride
in their navy. They have every reason
TO feel proud of it. 1t is a bulwark of de.
fense. mighty instrumentality of Of
fense. and it is national insurance. Every
dollar expended on the navy Is just 50
much money expended for peace.
There should be no change in our
naval program or in continuing the ef-
ficiency of the naval arm Of the govern
ment. The navy is nOn-partisan. and
every true American, no matter what his
opinion may be concerning economy in
other things. is opposed to economy in
maintaining the strength Of the navy. We
must take no steps backward in our
naval policy. To do so Is pennywise and
pound FOOLISH
When the bill comes before the House,
with the report of the cOnferees, l shall
vote to sustain the cOnferees for one or
two new battleships.'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-04
Early Relief of the Food Situation
at Hickman Expected.
TAFT ORDERS RATI0Ns SENT
President Directs Quartermaster S
Department to Give Succor
to Those Found
in Want
Ruin Spread by Flood.

Seven thousand persons homeless
Eight thousand persons have fed
from ood-threatened homes.
Eight persons drowned
Property loss will run into mil
lions.
Ten states affected
States and federal governments
hurrying help 10 afflicted.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-04
Ii YUEN.HENG KILLED
Tientsin Confirms Report About Chi
nese Vice President.

LONDON. April A dispatch from
Tentsin to the Exchange Telegraph
Company says. that a report that Gen
Ii Yuen-heng. vice president of the
Chinese republic. has been assassinated is
confirmed.
There is no confirmation Of the rumor
from any other source.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-04
ONE KILLED IN EXPLOSION.
Press Mill of Burton Powder Works

YOUNGSTOWN. Ohio, April Am ex-
plOsiOn, cause unknown, wrecked the
press mill at the Burton powder works,
near Quakertown. Pa. early today. One
employe was killed and two injured. The
dead man is Andrew Victor.
An unknown man seen near the mill
is missing. 1t is feared he may have
been blown to bits. Windows two miles
away were shattered.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-04
Church Is Burned; Loss, 500, 600

WATERBURY,, Conn.,, April 4.-Fire
shortly before midnight destroyed the
First Baptist Church here, with a loss Of
100000. The fire started from an over
heated pipe in the cellar. A gas explo-
sion injured two firemen. The fire de-
partment had hard work saving the post
Office Immediately adjoining tbs church.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-04
WARNED NOT TO SHOW
RECOGNITION OF REBELS
Instructions to Consul in Re-
gard to Seeking Release
of Powell Roberts.

American Consul Edwards, at Juarez,
has been warned by the State Department
TO be exceedingly cautious to avoid any
action that might he taken by the rebels
as a recognition of their belligerency in
any representations he might make to
them for the release of Powell Roberts,
the Ell Paso citizen who was arrested in
Juarez
Renewed activities by the bandits in the
vicinity of Velardena, Durango, has
necessitated the dispatch of additional
Mexican federal troops to that city.
American Consul Hamm, at Durango, re-
ported that information to the State De-
partment today. He added that all min
ing operations in the northern and west
ern parts of the state had been suspend
ed, with a consequent exodus of many
Americans.
The situation in Mexico City seems
to be calm and quiet, although some
continuing to leave. The railroad from
Laredo to Mexico City remains undis-
turbed.
Case of Railroad Men.
President Madero's cabinet shortly will
consider the charge of the American
railroad employees in Mexico to the ef-
feet that they have been Disseminated
against in favor of Mexicans. The
State Department has had Ambassador
Wilson point out the necessity of reach
ing some kind of an agreement that
would guarantee the maintenance OF
traffic during the present troubles. II
is possible that action may be taken
at cabinet meeting to be held to-
morrow or Saturday.
Gen. Campo Defeated.
JIMENEZ, Mexico. April 4.-The troop.
of President MaderO gained their first VIC
tory in the northern campaign when they
defeated the liberal Gen. Campo at Par
raj and sent him scurrying back to the
base at this city.
Instead of finding handful of defend
ers at Parral under Pancho Villa, he was
met by a force which he estimated al
1900. under the command of Gems. Villa
Teller. Unbina and Soto.
Campo opened the fight at dawn Tues.
day. firing at long range with his artil-
lery. Attempting to press closer, he
was met by heavy fire, and retreated
having lost three killed and twelve
wounded, according to his own report
yesterday, and enc. Of his big guns.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-04
"MURDERED" MAN RETURNS.
Theodore Furman, Thought Dead
Arrives at His Home.

MIDDLETOwN. N. Y, April 4.-Theo-
dore Furman. supposed to have been
murdered here last January, arrived at
his home here today, to the astonish-
ment of, the authorities who had almost
abandoned efforts to solve the mystery
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-04
BATTLE IN HILLS?
Rumor Allen and Edwards
Were Shot by Detectives.
STORY is NOT CONFIRMED
Relative of Members of Band Ar
rested on Charge Of Giving
Aid to Outlaws.

RICHMOND, Va. April "A long dis
tance telephone message was received to-
day from Mount Airy, N c., quoting a
rural mail carrier as saying he had
been told by negroes on his route that a
battle had been fought this morning at
Volunteer Gap, Va. between mountain
detectives and the two uncaptured out
laws who assassinated court officers at
Hillsville, Va. The story was that the
fugitives. Sidna Allen and Wesley Ed
wards, and two detectives had been
killed.
subsequent advices from Mount Airy
failed tos contirm~~the report and dis
patches from Roanoke, Va, and other
points near the Blue Ridge mountains
caused the state authorities to suspect
that the negroes We're romancing
ROANOKE, Va. April 4.-Detective w.
g. Baldwin, head of the agency hunting
the Aliens, said rumor that Allen and
Edwards had been killed had reached
him, but he had been unable to confirm it,
Helped by Relatives.
HILLSVILLE, Va. April 4-Supported
by Gov. Manns warning that imprisoli-
ment awaits any one caught giving aid or
comfort to the outlaws. the detectives
sought the trails OF Sidna Allen and Wes-
ley Edwards with new confidence today
The officers say the men would have been
Starved out or run down long. ago but for
the activities of their friends and kins-
men, who, besides circulating false clues
to mislead the detectives, are believed to
have succeeded in getting food to the
fugitives.
Allen and his nephew are supposed to
be in the mountains between Hillsville
and Mount Airy, across the North Caro-
lima line. With good weather today, the
searchers hope to end the long hunt by
finding hot trail for the bloodhounds.
1t was three weeks ago today that the
Carroll courthouse TRAGEDY. w. with n. ITS Its
seven members of the Allen clan who
are indicted for the murders, Floyd
Claude and Friel Allen. Sidna Edwards
and Byrd Marion are in jail at Roanoke,
awaiting trial.
Kinsman Arrested.
Sidna and Wesley Edwards. was brought
into Hillsviile prisoner and locked UP
in the Jail last night. He is charged
with harboring and secreting the fugi.
tives, supplying them with food and other
comforts.
The arrest was made by Detective AL
fred Baldwin, who rode yesterday after
noon to the Edwards home. In the Fancy
Gap district, for the purpose Of serving a
warrant issued by Justice of the Peace
Thornton on information and belief, sworn
to by Deputy e. c. Payne Of the detective
scouts.
Jasper Allen. popularly nicknamed
Jack" father of Friel Allen. the young
est of the imprisoned clansmen. has suf-
fered a stroke Of apoplexy and is a
broken man. A telephone message, re-
ceived here by Judge D. NJ. Bolen, his
attorney, reports that the stroke has left
Jack Allen partially paralyzed and has
deprived him OF the power Of speech.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-04

CAIRO. ILL.,, April Cairo is without
tran service and is almost surrounded by
water by the breaking, early today, OF
the Mobile and Ohio Ievee which protected
the drainage district. All railroads pass
through the drainage district. which is
now under from five to fifteen feet of
water
The lives of 800 workmen We're endan-
Sered and property valued in excess of
$'.GU,VU was submerged when the Mis-
siss ppi river tore a crevasse 1c5 feet
long in the dixie.
The 1evee broke after more than 3o0
workmen had fought for five hours To
five feet deep. Five hundred men were
fighting on the Big Four levee in an ef-
ing this dixie would not hold under the
strain. a tug was ordered out with a res
cue party on board and brought the work.
ers in.
The levee broke at point near the
bridge junction. The river overfiowed the
''Y leyee before reaching the Mobile
and Ohio embankment.
Two leNee patrolmen, who were direct
Iy in front OF the crevasse. narrowly es-
capped death The waters hurled them
from their feet and il Was with great
difficulty that they reached the embank-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-04
House Takes Up Indian Bill.

The Indian appropriation bill. carrying
81, 465, ,255. was taken up in the House to-
day. The aggregate carried is less by
more than s., ,OOO, 200 than was Appropet-
ated for the Indians last year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-04

President Taft today sent to Congress
his second message of the present year
On economy and efficiency in the govern
passage of legislation designed to save
more than 81 .000. 900 annually to the peo-
pie of the United States Probably his
;wo most striking proposals were that
the local government offices in the Treas
ury. Post Office, Justice, Interior and
Commerce and Labor departments be
placed in the classified service and that
the revenue cutter service be consoli-
lated with the lighthouse service in the
Department of Commerce and Labor.
By the first change, the President said
congress could effect a saving of al
least $l0OoO.OO0 annually and although
IN this message he gave no figures for the
consolidation of the two services of the
sea. in a previous message on the same
subject early in the year he predicted
economies that would total about 81 :
10000 yearly.
The President closed his message with
an appeal TO Congress to appropriate the
k2n.UO necessary 10 support the economy
efficiency commission for another year
with $4,000 additional for the publication
of the commissions findings. The mes
sage follows:
The Message.
tiVes:
On the 18th OF January last 1 sent a
message to the Congress describing the
~ he
me under authority of the acts of June 25,
1910. and March 3. 1911. granting appro-
priations TO enable me to inquire into the
methods OF transacting the public busi-
ness or the various executive departments
and other governmental establishments,
ana 10 make report as to improved
emclency and greater economy to be OBJ
tanned IN the expenditure of money for
the maintenance of the government BY
way OF illustrating the utility of the com
mission, and the work which they were
engaged upon. | referred to number
OF reports which they had fled recon-
mending changes in organization of the
departments and bureaus of the govern
ment. the avoidance OF duplication OF
functions and services, and the instaIIa-
tion of labor devices and Improved
office methods All of the recommenda-
tons looked to savings of considera BILE
amounts. With the message of February
), l9l2, i transmitted to the Congress the
reports on the Capitalization of distrib,l-
ton of government documents, on the
use of window envelopes. and on the use
of a Photographic process for copying
records.
\ number of the reports of the com.
mission had not then been commented or
BY the heads OF the departments tha
would be affected by the changes recon.
mended, and therefore l did not feel iusti
ned at that time in recommending TO the
Congress the statutory amendments nee
essary to carry out the recommendation:
OF the commission. Since then. however
l have received the recommendations o.
the heads of departments. and / trans
nit this message for the purpose of ex
pressing my approval Of the changes rec
commended by the commission and of lay
ing before the Congress the reports pre-
pared by Nhe commission.