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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-24
GERMAN LINER LAUNCHED
Kaiser Is Sponsor of Hamburg
American Lines Newest Vessel.
THE IMPERATOR ITS NAME
Lifeboat Room Provided for
Every Soul Carried-Twelve
Bulkheads Provided.

Hamburg May 23-The Hamburg Amer
lean Lines new mammoth transatlantic
steamer lmperator, the biggest vessel IN
the world, was successfully launched mere
this morning, Emperor William acting as
sponsor, Johannes Burchard, Mayor OF
Hamburg. delivered an address on the re-
cent developments in shipbulding.
Special precautions were taken TO pre-
vent accidents to the vessels lying in the
harbor when the great hull was launched
from the slips. The launching weight OF
the Imperator was 29.755 tons, but when
! completed it is believed she will displace
about 5000 tons.
Among the innovations introduced INTO
the new vessel as a result of the Titanic
tragedy the company has determined 10
swing cupboard lifeboats in which room Is
provided for every soul carried by the
steamer, boats being thus in readiness lor
launching at any moment. The Imperator
will carry three wireless operators thuo
providing for continuous service. Inc ny
namo for the illumination OF the Vessei anu
for the wireless apparatus is to De carried
above the waterline. The lmperator VIII
also carry two first officers; one or theIh
will be solely responsible for the haVlsa-
ton and security of the vessel.
The laying OF the keel OF the Imperator
was begun on June 49, 1910, under the lSo-
foot high gantrys of the vulcan Shipoulid-
ing Works at Hamburg. The floor plales
were soon Joined TO the keel ana reseulpieu
in time the bones attached to the oackoote
Of n fish. The double bottom Is OF I'M
usually large dimensions, having d lehsl'
of 1871 feet width Of So feet and ~ over
s feet In height, with a cubic capacity vi
29l 600 gallons. Rvets Weighing as much
as ga pounds were used In assembling this
mass of metal into one rigid construction.
The bulkheads run both longitudinally
and transversely throughout the ship, MI
inc all the requirements OF the highest
German marine authorities. BY dlVidlhs
the vessel into numerous watertlght COM
partments, safety is insured even IL TWO
or more adjacent compartments are Hlleu
with water through a leak In the outer
shell. The Imperator's bulkheads are Oh
exceptional strength and height There are
twelve transverse bulkheads throughout
the shin and one longitudinal bulkhead IN
the engine room, and they extend from the
bottom. fifty feet upward to the second
deck. far above the waterline.
The Imperator's length Is 80 feet al
most double that of Gormany's largest
warship Her beam is e6 feet ana her
depth So feet The boat deck Will be i"
feet. and trucks OF the masts Will be 20
feet above the keel exceeding that OF the
! loCtiest sailing vessel afoat. The runners
will be 50 feet long and the oval openings
will measure % feet by IS feet. The rudder
alone weighs 30 tons. and the diameter OF
| the rudder stock is 2l2 feet.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-24
Applies 10 Many Lines.

Supporters Of the defeated amendment
say that as the matter is now left sew
eral steamship lines operating on the
coast will he forced either to suspend or
separate themselves entirely from their
railroad connections. Among these viii
be the fleet of steamships operating be
tween New York and Boston and owned
by the New York New Haven & Hart
ford Railroad.
The bill also provide for the civil and
judicial government Of the Canal Zone
and lays down rules and regulations to
be observed in the operation Of the canal.
A plea for free passage Of ships in the
Panama Canal vas made 10 the Senate
Committee on Interoceanic Canals to-
day by Captain Robert Dollar, OF san
Francisco, head Of the Dollar Steamship
Company. He said Congress should take
this step with view TO rehabilitating
the American mercantile marine.
Captain Dollar declared that shipping
men generally believed the Pacific Mail
and the American Hawaiian steamship
companies would get together. reduce
their rates and stihe competition in or
der TO put out Of existence small steam
ship lines. after which the rates would
lie increased.
Bernard y. Baker. Of Baltimore. for
merly connected with the Atlantic
Transport Company, attacked the Pa
cific Mail Steamship Company as a rail-
road owned concern which had not been
paying dividends for years. He said in
dependent interests were considering the
construction Of twelve steamers Of 10000
TONS each for the coastwise trade.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-24
floss RAPS DEMOCRATS
NAVAL PROGRAMME
Smallest and Weakest Presented
to the House in Many Years.
Says Representative.
HE FIGHTS FOR BATTlESHlPS
Charges Democrats with Inject
ing Politics Into Navy ana
with Cowardice-Wll
Offer to Amend Bill.
IFrom The Tribune Bureau

Washington, May % " II 'he s'Ia'''''
weakest. most uninspiring nava! pro-
gramme presented to the House in great
many years" said Representative Foss'
ranking minority member Of the Naval Al
fairs Committee. during a speech IN the
House to-day, I'm which he assailed the
Democratic economy mandate against the
customary authorization for the consruc-
ton Of two new battleships. The naval APP
propriation bill was called up by Repre-
sentative Padgett who Joined other Demo-
Gratis I'm half-hearted attempts 10 defend
the party caucus action.
For the first tine in the history Of the
country. Mr.. Foss asserted. the Democrats
had made a political issue Of the navy.
"In all the y'ars I have been member
Of this House" he said, II have never
known a naval programme 10 he taken
! into a Republican caucus and settled by
party vote. We have tried to keep the
navy out Of politics and politics out Of the
navy. and vet the Democratic party has
introduced politics in the formation Of the
naval programme for this year
Mr. Foss said he was confident there were
MANY Democrats who would ,Ote for two
! battleships II permitted to voice their real
convictions. Under the party lash. how
ever these Democrats. said Mr.. Foss, must
stand by nigeardly naval policy simply
because the majority leaders determined to
ocororr,zo NJ tho cxpcnse of an adequate
navy.
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Foss "If YOU will introduc" some reform
in the administrative law by which thou
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-24
TO APPRAlSE COURT SITE.

Another move toward the completion of
the long delayed plans for new county
courthouse was taken yesterday, when Jus
tlce Guy appointed Abram l. E.lkus, James
]. Coogan and Henry Schneider as commits
sioners Of estimate and appraisal in the
proceedings instituted by the city to ac-
quire the SIT"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-24
SILLY SEASON COMES AGAIN.

The transfer of the centre Of political &C
tivity to the field" has resulted in the ar
rival Of the silly season in Washington
somewhat ahead Of its normal period. That
il has arrived in full force and flower no
one can doubt when he learns that certain
correspondents are actually seeking TO
make II appear that the Attorney General
has become disloyal to President Taft and
Is endeavOring TO create political capitaI lot
Colonel Roosevelt by promoting an embar-
RAISING situation for the administration in
connection with the prosecution Of the cot
fee trust This story had its inception in
misunderstanding Of that suit and chance
remark OF Secretary Knox that he was not
familiar with that phase Of the prosecu-
ton which may or may not concern Bra
zil out Of this grew a wholly unwaTrant-
cd attempt to create the impression that
there was friction between the Attorney
General and the Secretary OF State. Incl
dentally. It may be remarked that while
the Brazilian Ambassador called on the
Secretary Of State in connection with this
suit he made no formal protest and his
call was solely to acquire information. The
report Of friction between MI Knox and
Mr. Wickershan having been received
with apparent credulity In some quarters,
further development is now contemplated
and II Is purposed 10 allege dislcyalty to
the administration on the part OF Mr..
Wickersham and an effort by that official
to curry favor with Colonel Roosevelt To
those who know the facts nothing could
be more ludicrous. OF all the men In
President Taft's Cabinet none IS so antip.
athletic to Mr. Roosevelt as is Mr.. Wicker
sham. The two men are no more capable
Of mixing than oil and water. Nj. Wick
ersham has been one Of the hardest work
ers in this administration. He has achieved
remarkable results, but has gained COM
parativcly little credit for the good
work he has done, and, like all married
men in the Cabinet, he has had the privt-
lege Of living in Washington largely At his
own expense. He is as loyal 10 the President
as he is efficient in the administration Of his
department. and. furthermore, he has no
hankering after public life whatever
Mr.. KNOBS BOOMLET.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-24
Bars Railroad Owned Ships.

BY far the most radical provision IN
the Panama bill, however. is that sec
ton which amends the interstate com
merce act, as it relates both to com
merce through the canal and all com
merce handled by carriers subject TO the
act This provision is intended TO di-
vorce completely all financial connec-
tons between competing land and water
carriers. While il bars from the use
of the canal vessels which should COM
rete with railroads, it prevents land car
riers from owning, or controlling
through stock ownership. lease or other
wise. steamships with which such rail-
roads might compete for traffic. II au-
thorizes the Interstate Commerce Com
mission. on petition Of shipper or car
rier. or on its own initiative to insu-
tute proceedings 10 determine when com
retjtion might exist. and it is provided
that the findings of fact by the commits
sion shall he final
h The powers of the commission are a!sJ
stenlarged to the extent that 1t may pre-
/scribe through routes and maximum
Joint rates between and over connecting
rail and water lines, and may also estao-
Hsh maximum proportional rates by rail
to and from ports to which the traffic is
brought or from which it is taken 10y he
water carrier.
Any rail carrier subject to the Inter
state Commerce act entering into q
contract with water carrier operating
from a port of the United States to a
foreign port. through the canal or other
wise. is required to make a similar rate
with any and all steamship lines op-
Grating from the same port 10 the same
foreign country. If this section Of the
bill is finally enacted into law it is con-
tended by its opponents that it will re-
suit in the enforced sale by the rail
roads of millions Of dollars worth #
steamship holdings.
Representative Broussard. Louisiana
Democrat. offered a substitute for this
section, providing that the enforcement
between competing water and rail lines
should apply only to vessels operating
through the canal. Mr. Broussard also
proposed llldi Tue fItSluSllL Nlphlu Dt
given authority 10 determine when q
vessel should be excluded from the canal
because Of it's utilization with railroad
interests.
The Broussard substitute was over
whelmingly defeated, 206 20 &C. and the
House. on viva voce vote. adopted the
so-called Adamson amendment, pro-
posed BY the chairman of the Interstate
Commerce Committee.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-24
WALDO ONE YEAR IN OFFICE

Commissioner Waldo completed his first
year as the head Of the Police Department
yesterday. The Lieutenants' Benevolent
Association presented him with a large
basket of carnations and a set Of engrossed
resolutions thanking him for his good viii
toward the association and the police force
IN general -Four Of the police captains OF
the Trsfnc Squad gave him a floral horse
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-24
MILLIONAIRE KILLS RANcHMAN.

Quanah, tex, May 23--Burke Burnett,
owner OF the famous -Four Six ranch and
a millionaire. shot and killed Farley Say
ers. q King County ranchman at Paducah.
Tex. to-day. The cause Of the shooting is
not knoa tere
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-24
JEFFRIes's SALOON BURNED.

Los Angeles. MAY 23--Thc saloon o
lanes I. Jeffries the pugilist. In ,Sprin,
street. was destroyed by fire early To-Day.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-24
MR.. KNoXs BooMLET,

Reference has already been made in this
column to the Presidential booms Of Sen
Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1912-12-16
NAVY AND ST. JOHNS
WIN OPENING GAME
Basketball Season Formally Opened
on Saturday.
MIDDIES DOWN THE hEDTcOS.
While Cadets Roll Up Over WheIming
Score on Gsllaudet Deaf
Mules
MIDDIES DOWN THE MEDIc0S.

Playing a faster game and display
ing greater teamwork, particularly
in the seconnd session, the midship-
men basketball team Saturday aft
ernoon defeated the quint of the Bal
timore Medical College by the deci-
sive score of A to %.
Ii was the opening contest Of the
season for the middies, and, although
they played with a somewhat patched
up team, for several members Of the
squad are abiding by the restrictions
laid against them by the authorities
because they violated the regulations
by betting on the annual West Point
Annapolis football game, their show
ing auguEed we'll for successful sea-
son on the Court.
THE Baltimoreans put up stubborn
game rem the beginning to end and
succeeded in holding the sailors to
the close score of 13 to 10 in the first
half. Bat in the second half the
Medicos could not block the Navy at
tack with much success and, on the
other hand, the middies showed great
accuracy in shooting for the basket
Though a number Of fouls were
charged against each team, the game
was free of any unnecessary rough
ness. Mckee Hall, the latter mem
Der of the football team, played a par
ticularly strong game for the mid
shipmen, and the work of Cochran,
who played at centre in place of Nc
Reavy, another football man, one of
those on the restricted list, also was
good. For the Medicos, Travers,
Bird and Pole did the bulk of the
scoring.
The basketball team of St. John 8
College opened its schedule for the
season Saturday by defeating the
five from Gallaudet, al to 9. The
visitors were hopelessly outclassed,
the local collegians playing a superior
game throughout. The first half end
ed with the score standing Ia to in
their favor, and in the second half the
cadets played with equal advantage,
adding "a more points t. their score,
while the "silent men" were only
able TO register count of 6.
Wilson, Mellon and Clayton were
star performers for ST. Johns.
briggs and Classen played well for
Gallaudet. OF much interest is the
fact that the st. Johns quintet was
made up entirely of members of the
crack football team that won the State
intercollegiate championship this
year.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1912-12-16
ST. JOHNS RESERVES LOSE.
Resied by Baltimore Polytechnic In
stitute at Basketball Saturday
Night.

The basketball FIVE OF Polytechnic
Institute, Baltimore, met tough
proposition when it faced the St.
Johns Reserves Saturday night at the
Fourth Regiment Armory's gymna-
stun, but after half hour of defen-
sive tactics the Baltimoreans were
able to call themselves the winner by
a score Of I2 to 8.
Neither side had anything on the
other as far as weight was concerned.
This made the chances about even,
so 1t was decided to have tAe first
half played according to the ANA
teur Athletic Union rules and the
second by the intercollegiate rules.
Each team was thus placed at a
disadvantages Poly always plays
according TO the Amateur Athletic
Union rules and st. Johns by the iu-
tercollegiate. As soon as the ball
was pat into play the engineers took
charge of the situation. Great team
work was displayed, but somehow
the boys We're unable to make the ball
hit the basket and therefore, made
only field goals.
The st. Johns boys worked we'll
together. but seemed unabls tC cope
with the situation. Gering and Dor
sey were the only two who scored.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1912-12-16
RED CROSS TEA.
NJ. Cole win Entertain All Annapolis
Women Interested From S to z
Tomorrow.

vu W. C.. Cole, 20 Upshur Row,
y..sl Academy, will give q tea and
s.iraI tomorrow afternoon from 5
..7at which al Annapolis women
.-..resfe8 IN the movement for the
-af.ot the Red Cross seals to promote
.ss cause OF the prevention ard cure
= -ytIberculosis are cordially invited.
musical program for the enter
,..rmeBt Of guests will be given and
~. Evans wife Of Lieut.. J. S.
rnrs u. s. NJ. will give several
.,.ai solos. The Gauss for the Red
c,5.. seal movement appeals t. all
Annapolis women interested in this
.plgndid work.
n is proposed to effect a perrma-
,s1t organization for the Red Cross
.eaI here, and IL is announced that if
agnapg.is sells $500 worth this
cEristmas. the additional amount to
fupish "a district tuberculosis nurse
~ the city and county will be fur
r.sbed by the State Society for the
rreyenti0n and cure Of tuberculosis.
All Annapolis women are cordially
Invited 20 Mrs. Coles tea tomor-
row afternoon from 6 to 2 o'clock
at % upshur Row.
Besideg the music by Mrs Evans,
there will be vocal selections by a
dramatic soprano, a we'll known sing
er. who IS Mrs. Evans guest and
instrumental selections also.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1912-12-16
MIDDIES in "PRTSON" GARB
Those Under Restrictions Stripe Their
Psjamas and May be Further
Punished.

IA ndmber of those midshIpmen
who are confined to their rooms IN
Bancroft Hall as part of their punish
ment for bettingon the recent Army
Navy game, stand in danger of suffer-
ing additional punishment, because
they striped their pajama suits to
represent prison garb, and stood in
front of windows of Bancroft Hall in
full view Of pedestrians.
1t is reported that number of the
boys so attired were seen By officers
and others who were on their way to
the armofy Saturday afternoon to
witness the basketball game. From
the midshipmen's standpoint, the main
purpose of this exhibition, il is said,
was to secure photographs for use in
the Lucky Bag" the official annual
publication Of the first class.
Many Of those who saw the exhi-
bieion. took it in the light of a joke.
The authorities, however, maintain
a more serious view, and it is said
that the midshipmen have been in
formed that their act was disrespest-
full and insubordinate, and that they
will receive additional punishment
| therefore.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1912-12-16
FUNERAL OF Mr.. GEBHARDT.
Services at St. Mary's Church Yester-
day Afternoon Very Largely
Attended.

Attended by large delegations Of
the local lodges of Elks, Eagles
and Moose, as well as the Catholic
Benevolent Legion, knights of Co
lumbus, Modern Woodmen aid the
Holy Name Society, to all of which
he belonged the funeral of the late
George j.. Gebhardt, for thirteen
wears manager of the local branch
store the firm of Isaac Beuesch &
Sons, Of Baltimore, took place from
st. Mary's Catholic Church at 8
O'Clock yesterday afternoon.
Mr.. Gebhardt died at his home on
Green street on Wednesday last after
brief illness of nervous Indigestion
and complications. A large number
of relatives and friends Of the family,
besides business men of the city, with
whom Mr.. Gebhardt had been asso-
ciated since coming to Annapolis. at
tended the services, which were con-
Quoted by the rector, Rev. Father
James Barron.
The casket was covered with many
beautiful floral designs sent by the
local orders or societies of which Mr..
Gebhardt had been a member, and tri-
butes were sent by other friends.
Burial was in st. Mary's cemetery,
on the western outskirts Of the city
The lodge men marched from the
church to the cemstery. The funeral
was one of the largest that has been
held in this city for some time The
pallbearers were:
The pallbearers, honorary and
active, were selected from the several
| lodges.
They were as follows: Active
Eagles, Messrs. G. w. Smith anc
Frank r. Smich; Elks, Messrs. Chas.
Hipmelheber and John Mason Moose,
Mr.. Luther Frances; Modern Wood
men of America, Mr.. Edward Beavin
St. Marys Bay Council, c. B. t.,
Mr.. Walter Smith; Knights Of Co
lumbus, Mr.. Joseph Naughton.
Honorary Eagles. William E
CAN'T and j. Frank Kries; Elks, DR.
Gordon n. Claude, Prof. C. A. Zim
norman; Moose. C. L. Werntz. Ed
ward Tydings; C. B. l., John Frank
r. Clausen; K. of c. Anthony c
Davis, L. M. Pfeipel: Woodmen
George C. Barton. John II. Wells.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1912-12-16
ARRANGE DETAILS FOR
JACOBS EXECUTION
COlOred Murderer is Calm With
Less Than Month to Live.
CIRCUMSTANCES ARE UNUSUAL.
But Condemned Man VIII be Brought
From Baltimore Jail As Quietly
AS Possible.

According to reports of the unity
officials who have visited him in his
cell in Baltimore city Jail, James
Jacobs the eolored murderer, who is
to be hanged on the premises of the
old county Jail on Calvert street in
January. is bearing up well, although
his lease on life now amounts to only
little more than three weeks.
Ii is unlikely that any effort will
be made to ask for communication of
sentence, ar reprieve for the con-
demned man Carrying with him the
death warrant signed by Governor
GoldsbC rough, Sheriff George T.
Beasley, a few days ago went to Bal
timore, and read the paper to the
murderer in his cell, and thereby for
malIy advised him that the date of his
execution had beeh fixed for jan
uary 10.
Jacobs is said to be as cool as a
prisoner serving a short time in jail
for conviction of some minor offense.
AS told in The Capital of Saturday,
the death sentence is to be executed
in the Jail yard in line with the sug-
g4stions of Judge James r. Bra
shears, which were approved following
a conference between Governor Colds
borough, Attorney James Nj. Munroe,
the condemned mans legal adviser,
and Sheriff Beasley.
The plan is to erect a high board
fence of temporary character about
the Jail property where the work of
building the new Jail is now under
way, and thus make the execution free
from public view as possible.
Minor details in connection with
the execution have not been definitely
arranged. 1t is understood that the
murderer will net be brought to An
napolis until the morning Of the ex-
ecution. He will then be taken from
the Baltimore city Jail, in custody
of the Sheriff and deputies, placed on
a car aud upon arrival in this city,
conveyed to the scene of the execu-
tion as privately as possible.
Jacobs was convicted at the 0cto-
Der term of the Circuit Court for this
county for the murder of John Brooks,
another colored man. The crime,