Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1912-05-09

III HDULiJIl uU'ItWLGuE UUUnl
Cases Pending to be Transferred
to Federal District
Jurisdictions.
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y Senate. y
Washington, d. c., May 9.-Met y
y at noon. y
= Began consideration or rivers y
y and harbors appropriation bill. y
\ Titanic inquiry was reopen =
y ed, NJ. L, Farrell, news editor of \
y Wall Street ticker service, y
\ testifying regarding misleading y
y reports. \
y House. y
- Met at II d. H. y
y Resumed consideration of the =
y legislative. executive and judi =
- cial appropriation bill. y
y Chairman Pujo of so-called y
y Money Trust Investigating y
y committee, announced that the y
y banks were responding fully to \
= committees inquiries. y
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Voted to Abolish Commerce Court.
Washington, D. c., May 9.-The
House today voted u to 40 to abolish
the United States court of commerce.
many Republicans voting with the
Democrats. Cases now pending before
the court, under the abolition provision
contained in the legislature, executive
and judiciary appropriation bill. would
be transferred 10 the various federal
district courts having competent juris.
diction.
Taft in Washington.
Washington, D. c.. May 9.-Presi
dent Taft arrived in Washington this
afternoon for twenty-four hour stay
Tomorrow evening he will start fol-
Princeton, New Jersey Director Nc.
kinley of the Taft campaign head
quarters boarded the Presidents train
at Baltimore and conferred with his
chief during the ride to Washington.
242 Killed in Three Months.
Washington, D. c., May 9.-Two hun
dred and fOrty-two persons We're killed
and 4,706 were injured in train acci
dents in the United States during the
quarter ended December 81, 1911, ac
cnr1iug to Accident t,aIletiu No. ~, is
sued by the Interstate Commerce Com
mission. This is a decrease of six ir
the number killed and an increase o
977 in the number injured, as compar
ed with the corresponding quarter Of
1910.
Mints Will Continue.
Washington, d. c., May Am at
tempt to abolish the mints at Sar
Francisco, New Orleans and Carson
Nevada, and the assay offices at Boise
Idaho; Deadwood, South Dakota; Hell
ena, Montana; Seattle, Washington
and Salt Lake City, was defeated il
the House today 92 to 81.
Editor Tells of Misleading kilograms
Washington, D. c., May 9.-The Ii
tanic inquiry was opened by the Sen
ate investigating committee today t.
permit testimony by Maurice l.. Far
rell of New York City, managing new,
editor of Dow, Jones & Co. Senate
William Alden Smith of Michigan
chairman of the subcommittee, wa.
alone in questioning Mr.. Farrell, wht
was called to throw light on reports
circulated Monday, April Is, before th
night dispatches showed the appalIin,
extent of the accident.
Witness Says White Star MisIed PubIi
Mr.. Farrell said the information
they sent out was virtually all from
the White Star offices. either from Nj
Franklin, the vice-president of tn
White Star Line, or his subordinate of
ficers.
Mr.. Smith read from dispatcl
which stated that dispatch received
from Halifax reports that all of tn
passengers of the Titanic left tn
steamer after $3.50 this morning.
Mr.. Farrell identified memorandum
accompanying this dispatch date
1858 a. m. which he said was receive,
from the Boston News Bureau, tn
Boston correspondent of the company
did you attempt to verify this a
the White Star oftices?" asked Senate
Smith.
I'VE did. Prior to that we had re
Ceived from the White Star offices
statement somewhat similar to this.
was published in our ticker service a
S:35 a. H."
Sources Of Misleading Dispatches.
From the Laffan News Bureau, MI
Farrell said he had obtained the basi
for his item that an attempt was bein
made in London to have Lloyds rein
sure the Titanic's cargo. The iter
about 10:30 a. m. announcing that tn
Titanic was heading for Halifax, MI
Farrell said, was obtained by Report
| er Byrne from Vice President Franz
lin. The item at 1885 a. m. report
| ing that the Virginian was alongsid
the Titanic was said to have been re
ceived by the Laffan News Bureau. Ar
other was read, quoting Mr.. Frankli
as insisting that the Titanic was III
sinkable.
| How Franklin Msled Reporters.
| The witness read an item publishe