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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-23
THIRD CASE IN HAVANA
Official Statement on Bubonic
Plague Situation in Cuba
and Porto Rico.

A third case of bubonic plague posi-
lively identified and a new suspected case
sums up the news of the plague situation
in Havana, Cuba today, according to
officials Of the public health and marine
hospital service. The record for Havana
to date is three cases and one death
r. H. Creel. passed assistant surgeon in
the public health and marine hospital
service, in charge of the plague eradica-
ton work in Porto Rico, reported today
that a new ratproofing ordinance had
just been adopted at his instance. 1t
provides that all buildings to be erected
in the island must be built according to
plans which have been passed upon by
the department of sanitation-with the
understanding that the department will
see TO it that the buildings are made rat
proof-and also it provides that buildings
now standing must be made ratproof.
Rats are now being received at San
Juan from every part of the island for
examination. The record of cases and
deaths IN Porto Rico, and the localities in
which they have occurred follow: San
Juan, - cases. 16 deaths. Santurce, 5
cases, , deaths; Carolina, :! cases >
deaths: IoiZa. l case, l death. Arroyo, l
case. ] death; Dorado. ] case, death
total, ~ cases and - deaths.
DIR. Creei reports that the plague focus
at Carolina is being stamped out rapidly,
and that the village will soon be rat
proof.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-23
WILL STIR THE COUNTRY
Dixon's Prediction Regarding
the Platform of the
ProgressiveS.

AGO. July Ex-senator Joseph VI.
Dixon Col. Rooseyelt's campaign man.
ager, discussed with leaders OF the third
party movement today the platform TO be
drafted for submission 10 the national
convention in Chicago August >.
Upon that platform. freed Of the plati-
tudes usual in the old parties. the new
party Will state its right to existence, :"
said Senator Dixon IF we cannot offer
to the people anything more than tho
old parties have offered then there is no
excuse for Col Roosevelt running But
IL will be a platform that will stir the
country. II will be a document full OF
human interest and will provide specifical-
IL for the solution of the great problems. :"
Gov. Herbert S. Hadley of Missouri call
ed on Senator Dixon to discuss the third
party movement in that state.
Opponents OF the third party ticket IN
Illinois. which is said TO have been as
sured by Gov. Deneen's announcement
that he would not support Col. Roosevelt
sent an open letter to the Roosevelt head
quarters today asserting thas . ehhA
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-23
Compromises Suggested.

When the bill was taken up by the SEN
ate committee on post offices for amend
.ment many compromises on this provi-
son We're suggested: but friends of the
provision stirred UP members Of the com.
nlittee and of the Senate In lis behalf;
and the committee voted 10 let IL remain.
The Senate committee, however. has
made one change in the provision The
House fixed July / last as the date for
its going into effect. believing that the
appropriation bill would be passed be-
fore the c.ose Of the last fiscal year As
that date has passed. the Senate commit
tee found II nect Sdry 10 fix a new date
and determined on March next, the he
ginning OF ..te new administration /, IS
understood that in conference an effort
Nill - made 10 have an earlier date
rxed january / or October 10
Another provision of the House bill, in
which employees of the postal service
were much interested. was that guaran-
teeing them a hearing before dismissal
and this was agreed to by the Senate
committee. But the proyiso expressly
permitting employees TO join organiza- :
tons was stricken out.
The Senate committee approved the pro-
vision Of the House bill, allowing $500
t. be paid TO the widows or next of kin
Of the three postal clerks. -. = Woody
j ;. March and w L. Gwinn. who lost
tI.ir lives in the Titanic disaster
The House provisions for the promo
tion of 75 per cent OF the clerks and
the NTH to the sixth grade and of 75
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-23
WANT RIGHT TO APPEAL
Shippers Desire to Have In
terstate Commissions De-
CiSionS Reviewed.

Legislation to give the Commerce
Court Jurisdiction to review cases
wherein the interstate commerce COM
mission has refused to grant relief in
so-called negative orders was urged
today before the Senate Interstate com
merce committee.
Luther NJ Walter. OF Chicago advo-
Gated the legislation particularly so as
to allow shippers to appeal from the
finding of the interstate commerce COM
mission in the so-calied tap line cases
from the southwest. +. Z. Williamson,
for Cincinnati shippers. urged that the
shippers should have had a right to go
to the Commerce Court when the com
mission declined to reduce rates from
Cincinnati to Chattanooga.
John III. Marble. secretary of the in
terstate commerce commission, suggest
ed TO the committee that the commits
sion should be consulted before legisla-
ton was enacted. lie. expressed fear
that the -onosed legislation might not
only give shippers "a right OF appeal. but
would give the railroads broader
right of appeal than now exists.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-23
NOT IN COURT AT THE TIME
Decision Announced During Absence
ct His Written Request.
LABOR LEADER NOTES APPEAL
Furnishes $4,000 Bond to Insure
Serving. Should Punishment for
Contempt Be Upheld.

Nine months Imprisonment in the Dis
trict Jail was today imposed by Justice
Wright as the punishment to be under
gone by John Mitchell. vice president Of
the American Federation of Labor, for
contempt of court in violating an injunc-
tion passed December 23. 1907, enjo.ning
the further prosecution of a then existing
boycott against the Bucks Stove and
Range Company of st. Louis. Mo.
Attorney Frederick l.. Siddons. for the
labor leader. noted an appeal and fur
nished $1,000 bond to insure the appear
ance of Mitchell to serve the sentence
should the appellate tribunal affirm the
decision of Justice Wright
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-23
MIKADO GROWS NO WORSE.
Somewhat Sleepless During Day and
Pulse Is Fitful.

TOXIC. Japan, July 23.-The condition
Of Mutsuhito. the emperor of Japan. con
tinues to improve. according to the re-
port of the court physicians this after
noon.
A bulletin issued at / clock this after.
noon said:
His majesty slept throughout the
morning. His temperature is now 9S. 20
Otherwise there is no change"
A further bulletin issued at o'clocl
this evening says:
1.-The emperor was somewhat sleepless
during the day. His temperature is 9S. y
His pulse is fitful'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-23
URGES AM1ABLE AGREEMENT.
State Cancellation Board Reports on
Boston Elevated Strike.

BOSTON, July 23.-The official report OF
the investigation of the Boston elevated
railroad strike. conducted by the state
board of Cancellation and arbitration. finds
the employees justified in believing that
many men were discharged because OF
forming a union. 1t recommends. that the
two parties confer with a view to reach
ing an amiable agreement
The evidence presented shows that i'm
mediately after the employees formed Il
union, some 262 men were discharged for
various offenses 14e Of the number. with
out explanation other than "unsatisfac-
tory service
The situation obviously aroused the
temper Of the men to a point beyond con-
troll. the report says. and some 1,6O
employees voted to strike. Notwithstand
ing the company contends no strike ex-
lists. all the strikers places have been
hlled and the cars are now running on
schedule. the board declares:
"A strike exists long as those who
strike maintain organization or by
concerted action, continue in the endeavor
10 secure the object which they seek to
attain"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-23
DROWNED WHILE WADING.
Fourteen -Year-Old Girl Loses Life in
Thoroughfare Near Atlantic CITY.

ATLANTIC CITY, n. j.. July 23.-
Before the eyes of widowed mother
and two sisters, Marguerite McCarson,
fourteen years old. was drowned yester-
day in the Thoroughfare. off the foot of
Morris avenue, Chelsea. The girl had gone
wading with four boys all younger than
herself.
The girl, in wading after a tennis ball.
walked over shelving bank and got in
over her head. She could not swim.
The drowning was seen from F'enton &
Leeds boathouse at the foot of Iowa av-
enue, and a motorboat was started to
the rescue, but it stalled, halted and stop
ped altogether as the girl threw up her
arms for the last time and went down.
A friend of Mrs. McCarson who owns
a yacht went out with three mon and
grappled for the body, but in vain.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-23
JUMPS TRACK AT CURVE.
twenty-five Persons Injured When
Car Turns Over.

ERIE, Pa, July 23-Twenty-fiye
persons were injured. five seriously,
when a trolley car jumped the track
at Four-Mile creek. summer resort
near here. late last night Charges
were made today by persons who were
on the car that the motorman and
conductor were talking and joking on
the front platform while the car was
rocking and careening along at a rate
of thirty miles an hour before 1T hit
sharp curve and turned over on its
side. Passengers who escaped serious
injury declared it was a miracle that
the accident did not prove fatal to
many. Among the injured in the hos
pital are Mr.. and Mrs. Henry A. Daw-
ley, whose daughter was killed at the
same spot a month ago in an automo-
bile accident
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-23
INSURANCE OFFICIALS MEET.
Practically Every State Represented
in Spokane Gathering.

SPOKANE. Wash. July 23-With 200
insurance men IN attendance the annual
national convention of state insurance
commissioners opened today in Spokane.
A special train from Chicago. carrying
the eastern delegates. brought today the
last of the visitors. and practically every
state in the union is represented.
The opening session of the convention
will be called to order this afternoon.
when addresses of welcome will be de-
livered by Gov. NJ. r.. Hay for the state.
Mayor W. j. Hindley for the city. and
President r. Insinger for the chamber OF
commerce. Visiting insurance men Will
respond. The convention will extend over
four days.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-23
Fires His House and Hangs Himself

PITTSBURGH, July 23.-William ].
Winkleman. aged forty-five. set fire to
his home in which slept his wife and
family. early today and escaped from
the police, who detected him In the
act, and three hours later his dead
body was found hanging by his sus-
penders from tree in River View
Park. near his home. Winkleman is
said to have been Respondent over the
loss Of his employment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-23
J. C. LANGHORNE ILL.
Prominent Virginian in Serious Con
dition in Baltimore.

BALTIMORE, July 23.-J. C. Lang
horne of Salem, Va, a member of the
prominent Langhorne family of Virginia
and near relative of Mrs. William Wal
dorf Astor and Mrs. Charles Dana Glib
son. who was Irene Langhorne, the orig
inal Gibson girl, is critically ill in TINS
city with stomach trouble.
Mr.. Langhorne has been ill for some
time, but his condition has grown so seri-
Gus during the past few days that his
wife and daughter. Miss A N. Lang
horne, and his brothers, E. G. Langhorne
of Orange, N. j.. and John T. Langhorne
of New York, have come to Baltimore to
be with him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-23
GETS SPEEDY DIRIGIBLE.
German Government Secures Most
Up-to-Date Airship.

BERLIN. July 23-The most modern
military airship of the Zeppelin rigid
system was taken over today by the
war department after endurance
and speed trial lasting eighteen hours
The airship developed speed of forty
nine miles an hour, and is considered
the most speedy dirigible in the world
1t has been christened the Il. ILL.,"
and is to be stationed at the fortress
of Metz, near the French frontier.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-23
DANVILLE OFFICIAL MISSING.
Investigation Ordered of Treasurer
Paylor's Accounts.

DANVILLE, Va. July o3.-An investica a
ton of the accounts of City Treasurer
William S. Paylor has been ordered by
the finance committee of the city council.
Paylor left his home last Wednesday and
has not been located. \ letter received
By a relative said that Paylor did not
expect to return.
A superficial examination Of Paylor's
accounts indicated that they were cor
rect. but the council committee and the
mayor ordered his ofiice closed and the
accounts investigated. Paylor's wife is
prostrated because Of his absence.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-23
Hours for Employees.

The provision relating to hours for
employees i TO the effect that the
eight hours that postal clerks and car
riers in the larger Offices of the coun-
try are required TO work each day
. shall not extend over more than ten
consecutive hours.
For years il has been the practice OF
liz Post Office Department in offices
throughout the country to have the eight
! ours OF work extend over fifteen or
eighteen consecutive hours. There would
- eight hours Of duty. but those eight
ours would 10 scattered through the
rnat many more t4lsn eight hours of the
workers. time was required.
Efforts have been made for many years
10 get Congress 10 take some action TO
medy this grievance on the part OF the
postal clerks and carriers. but the Post
Office Department has usually replied
that the limitation of the eight hours OF
work to ten consecutive hours would
necessitate the hiring OF additional men.
END would largely increase the cost of the
postal service.
Last winter. Representatives Reilly of
Connecticut and Curley of Massachusetts
beedme champions of the cause of the
postal clerks and carriers IN this regard
and they Interested many other members
or the House. The result was the incor-
bill. IL passed the House. OF this pro-
vision that the eight hours of work of
letter carriers and postal clerks in the
first and second class post offices shall
GOt extend over d period OF more than
ten consecutive hours
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-23
Killed When Auto Turns Over.

ROCHESTER,, n. Y. July 23.-Judge
Charles W. Johnson of Perry was
killed and three guests seriously in
jured when his automobile turned over
late last night about a mile from
Perry. The rear axle broke while the
car was making high speed. The in
jured include Mr.. and Mrs. William
Hartford of Chicago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-23
Awards to American Claimants.

The Mexican commission considering
claims of Americans who suffered by
opera tons of rebels has made number
OF awards and the State Department here
has notified the claimants 10 signify II
they are acceptable.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-23
ENDS LIFE IN HOSPITAL
WITH PIECE OF GLASS
Miles Renick, a Patient,
Gashes His Throat, Wrists
and Body.

Gashing his throat, wrists and body
with piece of glass that he had broken
from the front of an alarm clock, Miles
Renfck of I'LL RI street northwest. COM
mitted suicide this morning at the George
Washington University Hospital. where
he was patient.
Mr.. Renick was admitted to the hos
pital last Saturday. He was placed in a
private room and was being treated for
alcoholism. He desired "a small clock in
his room and it is said his wife obtained
one for him.
Some time between and 80 o'clock
this morning while his nurse, Miss Eliza
beth Queensbury, was out of the room,
Renick broke the glass front of the clock.
He took a piece of the glass and cut
gashes in his wrists and then attempted
to stab himself over the heart. He later
gashed his throat in several places. He
was unconscious when the nurse return
ed to the room and discovered his act
Physicians i'm the hospital We're sum-
moned and the injured man was hurried
to the operating room. where DR.. J. r.
Wellington performed an operation in an
attempt To save his life. He died how
ever, shortly before o'clock. His death
was due to shock resulting from the
loss of blood
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-23
Waiver Signed July II.

The request and waiver Of Mitchell
was signed July Ii. and witnessed by
Harry Yanckwich and Fl. J. Parkinson
The request reads:
in the above entitled cause and. showing
to the court that he is at this time at a
great distance from the city Of Washing
ton, and that attendance there at this
time would be the occa aston of serious in
convenience to him. requests that the
sentence to be imposed upon him in the
above entitled cause may be imposed
without requiring his personal presence,
he hereby waving, so far as the imposi-
ton of sentence is concerned any right
upon his part TO be present al the time
of its imposition, and stlpulatins that 1t
shall have the same force and effect as
If he were personally present.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-23
Arguments Go Ovre.

Supreme Court Justice Giegerich today
adjourned until tomorrow arguments on
the habeas corpus writs sworn out by
Webber and Paul. charged with being
accessories to the killing OF Rosenthal.
District Attorney Whitman resumed hfs
investigation into the Rosenthal case as
soon as he reached his office today. Mr..
Whitman said that Rosenthafs widow
would be the principal witness today be-
fore the grand jury. She arrived at the
criminal courts building shortly before
noon and at once went into District At
torney Whitman's office.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-23
ATTACKS BOURNE PLAN
FOR A PARCELS POST
Senator Gardner Calls 1t a
"Mockery' y'-WouId Acquire
Express Companies.

A few minutes after Senator Bourne
had presented to the Senate today the
Post Office appropriation bill. containing
his scheme for a parcels post system,
Senator Obadiah Gardner of Maine
launched an attack upon the bill. and
counseled the Senate to adopt the plan
already approved by the House of Rep
resentatives.
committee on post offices and post roads
had been unfair to a parcels post bill he
had introduced. and he denounced the
Bourne plan 'mockery" He criticised
its limitation of packages to eleven
pounds, and its failure to include the c..
o. d. privilege. and declared its effect
would be to give the railroads higher in
comes for postal shipments than they
now enjoy from express packages
Messages Sent to Bourne.
Several messages were sent to Sena
tor Bourne by senators during the
speech asking him to come on the floor
and hear the criticisms of the bill. He
did not appear. however.
Senator MARITIME of New Jersey char
acteriZed Mr.. Gardner's attack on the
post office committee as -'ungenerouS.
Senator Gardner declared II would cost
more to operate he Bourne parcels post
plan the. first year than 1t would to buy
out the express companies He recon-
mended that the property. contracts and
business of the express companies be
taken over by the government either by
purchase or condemnation. and a postal
express system started.
Would Lessen Cost of Living.
Senator Gardner undertook to show tha,
a properly established system for the
transportation of small packages would
of living.
This would be accomplished by bringing
the consumer into direct contact with the
producer, a result which. he said. would
be accomplished by reducing transporta-
ton rates on small shipments from the
farm. He said that while the farm prod
ucts of the country aggregate $4,000
100000 annually. the farmers receive less
than half of that sum, much of the re-
mainder going to the transportation COM
panies.
Mr.. Gardner declared that the express
companies had failed to give satisfaction
largely because of their methods of busi-
ness and their high rates. lie character
lied these transportation agencies as
parasites. but at the same time argued
that the railroads could not take over
the express business to the benefit of
themselves or the satisfaction of ship
pers. He therefore reached the conclu-
sion that only through the postal system
could the minor transportation of the
postal department is. he said. especially
equipped for small shipments, and he
contended that il could be extended to
the advantage Of ALL
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-23
Plan Lakes-to-Gulf Convention.

ST. LOUIS. July CIV. X. kavanagh
and Thomas J. Lovelace, president and
secretary. respectively. of the Lakes-to-
the-Gulf Deep Waterway Association, de-
parted for Little Rock, Ark. this morning
to arrange for the convention of the as
ISOLATION in that city In October.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-23

reimposed last month after the United
States Supreme Court had reversed the
action of the lower court, and a new pro-
ceeding had been instituted and adjudsed
against the labor men.
Attorney Siddons presented the latest
request of Mitchell to the court this
morning. Justice Wright inquired of At
torney Darlington what the committee
had to recommend. Mr.. Darlington said
he considered it competent for the court
to impose sentence in the absence of de-
fendant on his written request. The court
then irpnpco6 sentence
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-23
Native of Atlanta.

Mr.. Renick, who was forty one years
old, was born in Atlanta. Ga. He had
been resident of Washington for twenty
three years. His father, Edward ireland
Renick, was chief clerk of the State De-
partment from 1894 until 1897. Mr..
Renick was for two years employed in
the office of Senator Gugsenhem at the
Capitol and recently was employed at
the Roosevelt campaign headquarters in
this city
His wife, Mrs. Annie S. Renick, and a
daughter. E. /. Renick, survive him. The
funeral arrangements have not been COM
pleted.
Coroner hewitt was notified of the death
of Mr.. Renick and after an Investigation
gave a certificate of suicide.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-23
Position of Mr.. Whitman.

District Attorney Whitman, when told
that counsel for Shapiro was ready to
have the chauffeur of the murder car
turn states evidence if he would be pro-
tected. said:
Here is my position: ] will protect
every man in this case if | can get the
evidence I want against policemen, evi-
dence | know exists. l will let Shapiro
and Libby turn states witnesses If l
can get the police conspirators. But l
nave got to be shown first | won't buy
a pig in poke.
There are bigger men than Becker in
this case and / want them. What has
the police department, except Dougherty,
doneo Nothing. They aren't doing any
thing now. Dougherty is honest and on
the level. but can he swing this thing
alone. The murder smells of police con-
niyance."