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Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1912-08-17
EAR RTHQUAkES
PLAY AWFUL
HAVOC
AMERICANS RETURNING FROM TUR.
KISH TOWNS DESTROYED BY
SEISMIC DISTURBANCES TELL AP.
FALLING STORIES
THREE THOUSAND
PERSONS KILLED

Constantinople, Aug. 17.-An appal-
ling story of suffering and damage
caused by the recent earthquake in
the region about the sea of Marmora,
is told by the members of expeditions
dispatched on August II to the strick-
er district on board the United States
gunboat Scorpion, guardship at Con-
stantinople, which returned here to-
day.
The number of killed in the various
towns and villages is placed at 5000
and injured 5000. 1t was found I'M
possible to approach several villages
on account of the odors arising. Other
villages We're simply heaps of charred
debris.
The plight of the survivors has been
rendered worse because of the diff.
Guilty OF obtaining building material
Earthquakes continue almost daily
at many places along the coast. Six
shocks were felt yesterday and many
damaged houses collapsed. In sever
al villages visited by the expedition,
some of the houses which apparently
were unchanged We're found to con-
sist of empty shells, the whole of the
interior having collapsed.
At Myriophite, the appearance OF
the town was deceptive because a
number of the houses standing on the
sea front surrounded by gardens, We're
intact, but Immediately in the rear
scarcely a stick or stone was left up
right. Numerous fissures were OBJ
served in the ground but none of
great size, although the villagers re.
ported that a cleft nearly 200 feet
deep, had opened in hillside eight
miles inland.
The people throughout the district
appeared stunned by the catastrophe
and made no atteupt to help them
selves, sitting and brooding over their
misfortunes and awaiting the arrival
of relief. The Red Cross Society and
the Greek Philanthropic societies are
doing good work in the district, the
Red Cross having dispatched mis-
sions to the interior to assist the suf
ferers.
The Turkish transport Bozzm- Alon
has been converted into a hospita
ship and anchored off the coast.
The American medical mission after
treating 300 patients and finding that
its work was overlapping that of 9th
er missions, handed over it's supplies
and medical stores to the Vail o.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1912-08-17
TAFT TO GIVE BATTLE
he INSISTS ON COMMERCE COURT

Washington, D. c., Aug. 17.-Presi-
dent Taft told callers today he in
tended to fight congress for the reten-
ton of the commerce court if it kept
him in Washington all summer. He
declared he would again veto the leg
islative, executive and judicial appro-
priation bill if it came back to him
containing the provision to abolish
the court.
Mr.. Taft was aroused by reports
that democratic house leaders planned
to retaliate for his veto by refusing
appropriations for the state depart
ment, the bureau of trade relations
and other adjuncts of the department
which the president considers of i'm
mense Importance to interests engag-
ed in foreign trade.
Two republican senators, Smoot
and Sanders, assured the president
that the senate might pass the bill as
reported to the house yesterday but
they were confident it would not pass
over a second veto. Those who talk
ed with the president in the White
House offices today quoted him as
saying he could listen to no offers OF
compromise on the bill and must do
his duty as he saw it.
CONFERENCE PROPOSED.
Washington, D. c., Aug. 1,.-Sena-
tor Newlands today offered a resolu'
ton proposing a joint congressional
committee to confer with President
Taft for an agreement on tariff legis'
lation. 1t finally went over with Mr.
Newlands saying he would ask for a
vote later.
| Senator Lodge objected on the
ground that the resolution was un
constitutional. Senator Root declared
/ the question of communication be
tween the executive and congress was
of great importance and recommend
ed that the entire subject be taker
up and general reform instituted t.
bring the executive and Legislative
branches closer.
ONLY ONE WARsHIP.
Washington, D. c., Aug. 17-Tht
house today voted down. $50 to 79, ;
proposal by Representative Foss, o
Illinois, republican, for two battle
ships in the pending naval appropria
tion bill. The bill was sent back t,
conference with tacit instruction
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1912-08-17
BORDER PATROL
IN new MEXICO
THREE TROOPS OF THIRD CAVALRY ARE
10 BE STATIONED NEAR COLUMBUS
INSTEAD OF NEAR Ell PAS0

FL Paso, Texas, Aus. 1.-THE three
troops of the third cavalry arriving
here by special train from Fort Sam
Houston will not be sent to Column
bus, n. NJ, today. General E. z. Stew
er, commander at Fort Bliss, Texas,
will retain the reinforcements here
to do patrol duty until the arrival OF
the Mexican government troops at
JuareZ, Mexico, opposite El Paso. The
evacuation of Juarez by rebels has
altered the plans of the department,
which had intended to re-enforce the
danger points west of Ell Paso along
the New Mexico Border. All is order
ly in Juarez, With the citizens police
alone on duty.
Patrol of the border here is
strict, the American soldiers allowing
no one to pass to the Mexican city
without credentials from civil or mill.
tary authorities.
The location of either federal or
rebel troops south of Juarez remains
unknown here as there is practically
no telegraphic communication with
the territory of the campaign in the
Mexican border states of Chihuahua
or Sonora.
+ San Luis Potosi, Mex, Aug. H.
Rebels raided hacienda yesterday,
/ belonging to Frank A. Dickinson,
American consul here. His property
is near Absalo, Guanaiuato Accord.
ing to the reports brought to Mr.
Dickinson, the raiders took horses,
saddles and what money they could
find and destroyed the books. EN-.
ployes on the property were beaten
and the manager fed to Aripuato.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1912-08-17
MAIL STEAMER
SINKS AT DOCK

San Francisco, Calf, Aug. 1.-THE
Pacific mail liner Newport was sunk
at Balboa. Panama, this morning by
the collapse of the wharf to which
she was moored. All on board were
saved.
Word of the accident was received
by the Merchants Exchange. Accord
ing 10 the meager details received,
the Newport was lying alongside the
government wharf at Balboa, having
taken on a full cargo of general mer
chandise for San Francisco. There
was a roar and a crash about 2
O'Clock this morning, the great shed
over the dock tottered and then fell
toward the side where the steamer
lay. The thousands of tons Of wreck
age slid across the bow of the New
port anu the water. All aboard rush
ed to the docks and managed to reach
the wharf in safety
Within a short space Of time, the
| Newport sank, her keel resting on a
muddy bottom in 50 feet of water.
| Only her upper deck was above the
surface. Her cargo loss will reach
close to 100000.
Panama, Aug. 1.-THE commander
of the American forces in Nicaragua
telegraphed to Campelliott today re,
qEesting the dispatch of twenty tons
of flour, three three-inch guns with
ammunition and eight Colt automatic
guns with 10000 rounds of ammuni
ton.
Nicaragua is threatened with fam.
inc and a quantity Of -four intended
! for its relief was lost this morning
on board the steamer Newport when
she sank at Balboa.
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that the senate's compromise Of one
battleship be accepted.
PENSION BILL SIGNED.
Washington, D. c., Aug. 1T.-Presf
dent Taft's first official act today was
to sign the S160,0OO000 pension ap'
preparation bill.
Paymaster General Smith of the
army today authorized payment to
enlisted men of the regular army for
the month of July leaving the June
pay to be distributed later The Off
GERS already have received their pay
for June. The pay of the regulars
has been held up in the general def
cheney bill.
EMeEZZLEMENT REPAID.
Washington, D. c., Aug. 17.-Sena-
tor Bourne for the committee on post.
offices today favorably reported the
senate bill for the payment of SILL
226, to Postmaster George w. Hoyt,
at Cheyenne, Wyo., for sums embez'
zled in his Office last year by subor-
dinate.
MONEY FOR REFUGEES.
Washington, D. c., Aug. Ito pro-
vide for the increasing number OF
American refugees from Mexico, the
house today authorized the use for
their subsistence of $4,000 to be TAX
en- from the 100000 fund already pro
vided for their transportation. The
senate has approved.
PANAMA BILL UP.
Washington, D. c., Aug. 11.-Presi
dent Taft has not decided whether he
as agreed to by the senate and house
conferees. The president told friends
today that the free tolls provision o
the bill might prove serious EN-
barrassment to the United States ant
that he was not sure he could sigr
the bill in that shape.
Mr.. Taft favors an amendment
which in effect would permit othe
nations to test the free tolls provision
by suits in U. S. courts. He was toll
by Senator Simmons today that i
probably was too late to attach sucl
an amendment to the bill
The house rules committee toda
made special rule which prohibit
the raising Of any point of orde
against the measure. The bill wi
be considered and probably passed b
the house before adjournment toda,
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1912-08-17

Revere Beach, Mass. Aug. 17.-Hon-
esty in nominations and elections and
social and industrial justice was the
text of speech delivered here today
by Theodore Roosevelt. The progress
sive candidate also contrasted his at
titude toward the progressive plat
form with that of Governor Wilson
toward the democratic platform as eX-
pressed in the latter's speech of ac-
ceptance. Whereas, Governor Wilson,
he said stated that the platform is
not a program, Colonel Roosevelt
declared that the progressives treat
ed the platform as a program and a
contract which We shall scrupulOusly
fulfill if the people give us the pow
er."
Colonel Roosevelt said in part:
"I wish to emphasize the fact that
we are absolutely clear from aftilia-
ton with either of the old parties;
that we regard both the old party ma
chimes as hopelessly corrupt and in
competent and that we appeal to the
rank and file of both the old parties
equally to stand with us for good citi-
zenship in the spirit Of true Ameri-
cans.
"EX-Democrats and eX-Republicans
alike, we hope will share with us
the task of building up the progress
invita- intn
ranks men and women entirely with
out regard to their former political af-
filiations to their creed, their birth
place or the color Of their skins.
The first essential in securing
the right of the people to rule is to
secure the unsparing condemnation OF
dishonesty in nominations and elec.
tions, To steal nomination or tr
steal an election is even worse thar
to steal a purse, for it is theft Of
the peoples rights, it is theft from
the fight against Mr.. Lorimer was
started by great Chicago newspaper
and which continued by certain pri
vate individuals. And we who then
took part in that fight did so at a
time when the average public man OBJ
viously thought it would come tC
nothing. But friends, remember, that
our real concern was not in smashing
one bad man who by Improper meth
DDS had secured his own election tC
the senate, but smashing the kind o
politics which he symbolized. 1t is
bad thing to win senatorship b!
such methods as Mr. Lorimer EN-
pioyed but it is not one whit wors,
than to steal a nomination for tn
presidency by such methods as wer
employed by the bosses who CONTROL
ed the republican convention at Chi
cago last June
''In his speech of acceptance, tn
day before yesterday, as reported il
the New York Times, Mr.. Wilson i
quoted as saying of the progressive
platform that "it would require
Sabbath days journey to driv
through it, and that for that reasol
he had not yet been able to find ou
, what it was all about. If Mr.. Wilson
: has not been able to find out wha
, our platform means it is because h
=. has not taken the trouble to try.
Mr. Wilson speaks as if the prC
g1essive platform We're very long. A
. matter of fact it is of almost tn
exact length of his own platform. TIL
difference is that our platform state
explicitly and definitely what we in
tend to do on the vital questions o
!, the day and in this it is entirely sir
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ment was begun on May Is, and just
until the case went to the jury, max
ing it the longest criminal trial ever
he'd in Los Angeles county. During
that time approximately two million
words were transcribed by the court
reporters for which the cost to the
county was something like $4,000. The
entire cost of the trial was close to
$4,000.
In the main case of the prosecution
which began with the completion of
the jury on May "a, thirty-eight wit
nesses testified and exactly the same
number of witnesses We're introduced
by the defense. On rebIttal the num-
Der of state witnesses was swelled to
fifty. The prosecution rested on July
s and the defense ended on August
). after a lengthy cross-examination
OF Darrow, who occupied the stand a
week. Four days were required for
the states rebuttal and both sides
finally rested on August 8.
In presenting the case against Dar-
row the prosecution produced evi
dence purporting to show that in ad.
dition to the alleged corruption of
jurors, barrow had been guilty of
tampering with state witnesses in the
Mcnamara case.
The chief reliance of the defense
was that the agreement between
prosecution and defense, under which
the McNamaras entered their pleas of
guilty was made prior to the alleged
bribery of Lockwood and that there
was therefore no occasion for cor
rupting jurors. It was also maintain
ed throughout that Darrow was the
victim of a 'frame-up" on the part of
Franklin and the authorities.
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Adrianople. who is experimenting the
work on the scene.
The American Red Cross society
continued to dispatch supplies to the
sufferers and the foreign colonies here
purpose to collect subscriptions under
the patronage of their respective lega-
tons.
The Ecumenical Patriarchate con.
templates making an appeal for aid TO
the archbishop of Canterbury.
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OF ALL DANGER.

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y Nat c. Goodwin, the actor who y
y was injured Thursday when his y
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= Point Beach, was pronounced =
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TIE DAY IN CONGRESS
SENATE,
Convened at II a. m.

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y Agreed to request the house :
y for further conference on army
y appropriation bill. )
y Conferees agreed to report :
y Alaska home rule bill with pro-
y visions of two houses and leg
y islature and a railroad commits
y mission.
4 HOuSE.
y Convened at 10:30 a. m.
y Resolution appropriating $780,
y to furnish subsistence of refu- +.
= gees from Mexico adopted.
Sx s S $ SS %xx s s < s s .
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Washington, d. c., Aug. 17.-Presi-
dent Taft today nominated Francis
Walker of Massachusetts, to be depu-
ty commissioner of corporations.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1912-08-17

Work for the New Mexican. It is
working for you, for Santa Fe and the
new state.
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Latest sporting news in the Santa
Fe New Mexican. Read 1t.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-08-24
NOTES ON NATIONAL POLITICS.
Brief Bits of News and Comments on
Men and Measures.

Eugene Chain. Prohibition candidate
for president. says the Prohibition party
ticket win get 100000 of the 100000
first votes" cast this year.
Governor Wilson will make his first
speech in New York City on Sept. 4
when he will attend dollar dinner OF
the workingmen's Woodrow Wilson club.
Official returns of the Democratic pr-
nary in Georgia show that Randall
Walker was nominated for Congress in
the eleventh district, over Judge t. Park
er.
"Mr Roosevelt said Attorney Cen
eral Wickersham. "has shifted his ground
very materially since he began his at
tempts to belittle the work of this adj
ministration in enforcing the Sherman
law"
Colonel Roosevelt is having trouble to
find man to run for Congress against
his son-in-law, Nicholas Longworth OF
Ohio. Dr. Zwick, who was the eoloners
choice, has withdrawn, and no willing
candidate has appeared.
Dr. Charles W. Eliot of Harvard uni
versity declares he has given no such in
terview as was published by the New
York World. and reprinted in other pa
pers, relating to Colonel Roosevelt and
the enlistment of women in politics..
A considerable amount of insurance
is still being placed at Lloyds in Lon
don in connection with the American
presidential election. The chances of
Wilson are considered better than those
of either of his opponents. Policies are
being taken out to pay a total loss in
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-08-24
WILLIAMSBURG.

| The members of the double male quar-
tette will meet at w. B. Jones on Mon
day evening, Aug. 26.
| DIR. and Mrs. William Ewes have start
ed for the West and will spend several
weeks visiting friends in Detroit, Mich
Later they will enter the Odd Eel
lows home at Jackson in the same
state.
Mr.. Madison, representing the AL
bany Business college, was in town on
Aug. o. looking up prospective stu
dents for that school.
Miss Tia Cutler of South Barre is
| spending few days with her aunt
Mrs. Harry Lasell.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. V. Baldwin have gone
| to their home in Cleveland, 0.
Mrs. Mary G. Flint has returned to
in Vermont of nearly two months
Mrs. Lena Jsckow ard granddaughter
Miss Louise Morgan, of Stowe, are Wis
Iiting Mrs. H. G. House and Mrs, A. Il.
Martin
Jean E. Clogston is spending few
days with his sister, Mrs. j. G. Rey-
nolds, of Boston, Mass.
William E. Waterman, who has been
the guest of Mrs. Laura Ainsworth for
a few days, has returned to his home
in Hay Springs, Neb.
There will be meeting of the board
of civil authority at the office of the
town clerk on Saturday, Aug. "a, at
2 o'clock p. m.
Mr.. and Mrs. George G. Lane OF St.
Adams are spending a few days at the
home OF Gilbert II. Lane.
Miss Ellen Stearns, a teacher of
Stowe, is visiting Miss Ruth Angel.
Hugh Seaver returned yesterday from
a visit of several days to relatives in
Chelsea.
Miss Julia A. Bass Of Somerville,
Mass, is spending a part of her vaca-
ton in town as the guest of Mrs. Annie
L. WILDER.
Rev. J. @. Angel returned Aug. %
from trip which included the camp
meeting at Lyndonvlle, glimpse OF
the pageant at St. Johnsbury and
visit to friends at Stove. where he off
ciated at wedding.
There will be a Progressive rally ii,
town next Monday, Aug. 26 at o'clock
p. m. on the common in the village.
The speaker, Mr.. Doherty of Boston.
will motor from Randolph and is to
speak at Washington at 4 o'clock the
same day. Everybody is invited to hear
the principles of the Bull Moose party
expounded.
The nurse who has had the care Of
Miss Lucy White, Miss Eua Cooper, has
to her home in Burlington, ard
Miss White has gone to Lake Sunapee,
\. H., for a time.
Everett Waldo of Plymouth, Mass. IS
visiting bis father Henry b. Waldo
George Beckett is much better in
health and is able to work part of
the time in his shop.
Social dance at grange hall Saturday
evening. Aug. "a. Music by Gauthier's
Bill, rs cents.
The stock, farming and dairy tools,
sugar tools and machinery on the s. s.
Foster farm, occupied by Oscar Emery
are to be sold at auction on Thurs lay,
next, Aug. 20, beginning at 10 O'Clock.
c. +. Smith is the auctionser.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Martin of Wash
lngton. d. c., arrived in town Aug. %
and are visiting relatives and friends.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-08-24
SHIP OFFICERS MAY STRIKE.
They Claim They Can Tie Up British
Trade and Starve the Nation.

London, Aug. 24-The eliminating
strike of the series which has crippled
the British carrying business during the
past two years is threatened by the
officers of the mercantile marine. The
movement began Thursday, when the
newly formed union of shipmasters and
mates tried to prevent the Canadian
Pacific liner Mount Royal from sailing
The chief officer has been dismissed. ami
the union demanded his reinstatement
A substitute was obtained by the COM
pany, however, and the vessel left port
The officers are well organized and
they are violently discontinued and they
propose to put forward before the end
of the year what they consider their
legitimate demands. Failure to meet
these on the part of the ship owners
will, they say, be met by strike which
may starve the nation" Inadequate
salaries is the foremost count in the
Indictment against the companies. Scores
OF masters on the largest passenger ships
are paid not more than $1,000 a wear.
and most of them have families ashore
to maintain. Entire denial of vacations.
seven uaNs WORK weekly Win long
hours. while in port as well as at sea.
and the liability to loss of certificate
through one error of judgment are some
of the hardships being discussed.
Other recent strikes have failed. large
ly because the strikers were unskilled
laborers whose places could be filled.
The officers of ships, on the other hand,
are a special class, and a general strike
by them would leave the owners almost
helpless.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-08-24
GRoToN.

Mrs. James Adams and Mrs. +. +
Clark were in Montpelier Friday.
Kenneth Gordon, who has been with
his grandparents fo- the past three
months, went to his home at Hillbor.
ough, N. H., on Monday. He was ae-
companied by his uncle, Ira Blanchard
r. A. Davidson, who was i'll with a
severe cold the first of the week, is
recovering.
r. ID. Sherry of Bradford was in town
yesterday Paul Sherry has been pass
ing the week in town.
Harley Knox and Bernard Smith went
to Breton Woods Thursday, returning
with Mr.. Smiths automobile.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. H. Whitehill re-
turned from st. Johnsbury the first OF
the week, where they went to visit their
son, G. W., and family and attend the
pageant.
Miss Ruth Darling and two young
lady friends of Bradford were visitors
here Thursday On their return home,
they were accompanied by Miss Eunice
Carpenter
o. G. Frost has taken the contract to
build the schoolhouse in the south part
of the town and has the work well
under way.
The Methodist Sunday schools of this
village and Westville held joint picnic
on Wednesday in the sugar grove of
S. D. Goodwin ut Westville. One hun
dred and fifty or more were present, and
all enjoyed the occasion.
Mrs. Sophronia Eastman of Pardwiek
has been passing the week at the home
of her brother, A. w. Eastman.
The ladies' aid of the Methodist Epis.
copal church will serve supper in the
parlor Friday, Aug. 80. Supper, Is
cents.
Lieutenant Governor Slack and Hon.
Harry Blodgett OF st. Johnsbury were
business visitors in town Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Carbee of Fran
coma, N. H., were guests of their broth
er, w. r. Carbee, from Wednesday until
Friday.
w. C. Chamberlin of Newbury and
George Nelson of Ryegate, commission
ers on the estate of the late B. M.
Kicker, were in town Tuesday.
Paul Farnham of st. Johnsbury, Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Markham and children
OF Ware, Mass, and Miss Nora Markham
of Wells River were recent visitors of
Mr.. and Mrs. James Markham.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-08-24

the event of Wilson being elected presi-
dent at premium of 90 guineas per
cent. On like risk, insuring against
the return of Taft, the premium Is 80
guineas per cent To cover against Mr..
Rooseyelt's election, the insurance pre-
MUM demanded by the underwriters is
only 20 guineas per cent.
The Republican state committee of
New Hampshire has voted to hold the
next state convention in Concord Tues
day, Sept. II. Resolutions were adopted
pledging the support to President Taft.
designations were received from Win