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The Washington times., 1912-05-07
Think TAFT WILL
ACT ON APPEAL IN
LOMAX CASE SOON
Reported President Will
Grant Another
Reprieve.

Within the next week Il Is expected
that the President will act on the ap-
peal OF The Washington Times and the
petition of $4,000 citizens for the COM
mutation of the death sentence imposed
on Matte Lomax, colored, who Is con-
demned to die on the gallows on May 20.
Providing the Department Of Justice
Is not ready before May 20 to make a
report on the special Investigation
made in the case, II is certain President
Taft will grant a third reprieve to the
woman, although II was unofficially an
nounced today that the recommendation
OF the Attorney General will be forth
coming probably this week.
Counsel for the Lomax woman are
confident that Mr.. wickersham will
recommend that the sentence of death
DC commuted to life Imprisonment, and
well-founded rumors in Administration
circles confirm that belief in a measure.
Justice Dan Thew Wright. who had no
other alternative, sentenced the woman
after she had been convicted of muir
der In the first degree for killing her
husband, Cecil Lomax, a cook, When
an appeal was taken to the Court OF
Eember 20 was granted by Justice
Wright.
The Washington Times launched e
campaign protesting against the dis.
graceful spectacle of hanging a woman
in the Nations Capital, and the move.
monstrances coming for nearly every
State in the Union. Petitions bearing
more than $4,000 names were presented
to Mr.. Taft, and prominent people in
gressman Powers Of Kentucky being q
leader,
The Washington times., 1912-05-07
CHARGES CHURCHMEN
SWAYED MANS WILL
Relative OF Louis A. Ratcliffe
Also Alleges Intimidation
In Suit.

Undue influence and intimidation are
charged in a caveat filed in Probate
Court today against the will of Thomas
Albert Newman, the shoe merchant,
who left his half nephew. Louis A. Rat
clifte, SO with the provision that should
he be dissatisfied he should receive only
s1.05 in pennies.
Mrs. Jane e. Ratcfffe. a half sister,
who was given 10 per cent Of the income
of the estate, whicn is valued at $4,000.
for life. Is the cavcator. She makes
q further charge that Mr.. Newman was
not of sound mind when he executed
the will in February, 1909.
Under the provisions of the will, after
the death Of the several life beneficial
ries, the estate would be distributed
among the Little Sisters Of the Poor,
St. AIMS Infant Asylum, and the House
Of Good Sh epard. Tho Rev. Thomas q.
Smith, pastor of st. AIMS Church, and
Frederick J.. Wessner were named as
executors. The estate include the prem
ises at 313&-3S NJ street northwest.
The Washington times., 1912-05-07
Little Mothers" Get
Graduation Prizes

Commence ment exercises OF the
George NJ. Oyster, jr., schools, operated
for little mothers in connection with the
Oyster philanthropic milk stations, will
be held at the Colored Social Settle
ment, at 4:3o o'clock this afternoon and
at Neighborhood House. at 7:So o'clock
tonight.
Prizes were awarded yesterday at the
commencement exercises which marked
the close Of a twelve-weeks' course at
the Children's Hospital, Noel House
and Friendship House Schools.
Prizes of So and 81 each were given
Mary Banagan and Martha Weinstein
for the best essays covering the course
at the Children's Hospital. Mabel Nor
ris and Christine Canley received prizes
of 81 and 81 each for records of best at
tendance and behavior, Mary Brown
and Margaret Burke weer the winners
of the essay prizes and Sophia Ur-
bansh and Elizabeth Lacey the attend
ance and department prizes at the Noel
House school.
The Washington times., 1912-05-07
COUNC|LMEN AND
MAYORS ELECTED|N
MARYLAND TOWNS
AT Takoma Park One of
Largest Votes in His
tory Was Polled.

Joseph T. X. Plant was reelected
mayor of Mt. Rainier; s. w. WILL
Jams was elected mayor of TalSoma
Park, and John A. Cannon was re-
elected mayor OF Kensington In the
elections held yesterday in Maryland
suburbs of the District for mayors and
town councilmen.
Plant overwhelmingly defeated his in
surgent opponent for the mayoralty by
141 to SO votes. Williams had a close
race for the office at Takoma Park, and
only nosed out his opponent Norman
jackson, by twenty-seven votes. Can
,usd,a non defeated M . his opponent aien william
At Takoma Park the election shows
that one of the largest votes in the
history Of the suburb was cast. The
mayoralty contest was at first a three
cornered one and included 8. w. Will
Jams, Norman Jackson, and Charles w.
Pafflow. The latter candidate for cleo
ton withdrew, however, soon after the
polls were open, in favor Of Williams.
L. r. Grabill, H. +. Taff and r. d.
with the three chosen last election. Gra-
bill polled the heaviest vote of the day,
being indorsed by 222 citizens.
Takoma Park went for Roosevelt yes
terday by a substantial majority and
Gist Blair received ninety votes to the
twenty-nine cast for his opponent in the
Congressional race.
r. H. Chapel and Edgar w. Moore
were elected to the city council in the
Kensington election over Joseph w.
Buck and William Rice.
Warren w. James was elected coun-
Gilman from the Second ward at Mt
Rainier by a majority of seven votes
Victor T. Brooks was his opponent.
Brooks was the favorite of Mayor
Plant, while Plants opponent for the
mayoralty, Vanneman, was supporting
James. Fred z. Weber defeated Clyde
Fowler for councilman in the Third
ward. The two councilmen elected will
serve two years.
The Washington times., 1912-05-07
DEMOCRATS HOLD
STORMY SESSION IN
PENNSYLVANIA TODAY
Two Factions Strive for
Control at Harrisburg
Meeting.

HARRISBURG, Pa, May with the
situation too close for either side to be
sure Of the outcome, the managers Of
the two factions of the Democratic
party in Pennsylvania put in busy
time today trying to line up additional
delegates or stiffen the convictions of
those who have already taken their
stand on one side or the other.
The reorganizers, having developed
only ninety-eight votes at their caucus
last night, were apprehensive that their
meeting In the Chestnut street auditor
ium would show at least but a slight
majority over the ninety-two votes re-
quired to control the convention, which
assembled at noon under the call Of the
regular chairman, Walter e. Ritter. in
the Majestic theater.
It was announced that the meeting in
the Auditorium would be little mere
than a ratification of the caucus Of
last night, at which the reorganizers
fixed on a slate to be supported by their
men in the convention. The regulars
vention that the reorganizers' caucus
the call for which was signed by 106
men-contained the names Of a number
who are not bona fide delegates.
They would not go into details, but in
sisted that when the issue Is finally
raised in the convention over the cleo
ton Of a permanent chairman, former
Judge James Gay Gordon, the candidate
of the regulars on harmony platform,
would be elected by a substantial ma
Jority. 1t Is conceded that the only hope
for the regulars Is In the popularity Of
Gordon among the more Independent
element Of the party with which he has
always trained In opposition to the Cuff
fey leadership. ......
Chairman Guthrie and other leaders
among the reorganizers say Gordon has
lost his hold on the Embossed" portion
of the party by lining UP with the dis
organizers" as they call them.
The Washington times., 1912-05-07
Fight on Lorimer
To Start Tomorrow

Fight on the Senate floor to present
the report Of the three minority MEM
bers declaring Senator Lorimer's seat
vacant is scheduled for tomorrow. The
report was signed by Senators Kern.
Lea. and Kenyon today at a meeting
neld as soon as Senator Kenyon return
ed TO the Capital.
The plan agreed on at the meeting
was to make an effort tomorrow to
have the Senate take the unprecedented
action of receiving a minority report
before the majority report. The last
evidence and arguments were heard
March II, and the minority members in
sist that ample time has elapsed for
Chairman Dillingham; to present his re-
port II II is not being held back for
purpose.
Senator Dillingham; declared today
that his report will be ready in a couple
OF days. The minority report was pre-
pared by Senator Kern.
The Washington times., 1912-05-07
Appeal Is Denied
Henry w. A. Page

The Court of Appeals today denied
Henry W. A. Page. the New York
linen merchant a special appeal from
the decision of Justice Barnard. In
Criminal Court No. 2, in forcing him
to trial on an indictment charging
libel against Congressman Henry d.
Clayton. chairman OF the House Judi
ciary Committee, in connection with
the circulation of pamphlets CRITICS.
ing the committee.
Attorney s. Bell Thomas, of New
York, urged that the indictment
should be quashed on the ground that
Page was not in Washington when
the offense charged was committed.
The plea Of abatement was made in
the lower court and overruled, so
an appeal was taken.
The Washington times., 1912-05-07
TEXAS CONVENTIONS
SELECT DELEGATES
Politics Sizzling in Lone Star
State and All Claim
Victory.

DALLAS, Tex, May 7.-county con-
ventions are being held throughout. Texas
today by both the Republicans and Demo-
Gratis delegates being chosen and instruct
ed for the State conventions. May 2S
Though the Roosevelt and Wilson lead
ers claim the fight is over, the Taft,
the real strength of the candidates in
the State will not be shown until re-
ports are heard from the county con-
Ventions and possibly not until the
State convention Iconvenes.
Contesting delegations are considered
certain to result from the Republican
light but Wilson appears to have a
safe majority in most of the county
conventions today, which would assure
him control of the State convention.
The Washington times., 1912-05-07
HUMAN SPIDER -
ON MONUMENT
MERELY A SPOT
Mark Left by Storm Fools
Thousands at Noon
Hour.
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SO rapidly Is a mystery. Every teis-
phone line In the city must have been
busy spreading the news. They came
in every sort OF vehicle. Every sea-
going hack on the different stands,
as Well as every automobile ard other
public vehicle in the city must have
been pressed into service to take
parties TO the scene.
Call Out Reserves.
In the meantime the crowd rot be-
yond the squad Of park police who do
duty at the monument and around the
grounds, and It was necessary to call
out the reserves of the First precinct
to disperse the throng.
oven after Il became generally known
that the supposed human spider was
nothing but water spot, the crowd re-
fused to leave. Some one started a
rumor that Law was at the top of
the monument on the inside and was
going to repeat his sensational act of
jumping from the Statue of Liberty
by leaping from the monument with a
parachute. So the crowd waited.
Every minute reinforcements several
hundred strong arrived. It seemed as IL
the better part of the population of the
District was gathered around the base
Of the mnoument. BY II O'Clock the
grounds were just one solid sea Of
humanity, automobiles and carriages.
It was after 1 o'clock when the crowd
began to leave. ... .. ....
The drivers Of public vehicles, COM
monty known as might liners" haven't
reaped such a harvest since insugura-
ton. o. e-..... '.:r
The Washington times., 1912-05-07
ROOSEVELT LEADERS
PLAN JERSEY FIGHT
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primary te-California-yet to vote;
ana everybody knows II will 20 for
Roosevelt by a big majority.
Rush to Band Wagon.

NEWARK. N. j., May THE cam
paign committee of the Roosevelt State
Leagle, which is composed of former
Gov. j. Franklin Fort, former Senator
Everett Colby. Adrian A. Lyon, of Md
dlesex; Frank B. Jess, of Camden, and
former Gov. Edward c. Stokes, have
completed their plans for the Roosevelt
5dght in New Jersey.
Next Monday the Roosevelt support
ers will start a series OF meetings in
the interest of the colonel, to be ad-
dressed by speakers among those who
are back of the colonel in this State,
and also by orators OF national prom
inence. The Roosevelt League is daily
in receipt Of gratifying reports from all
sections of the State The supporters
Of the former President are confident
he has more than an even chance for
the Republican nomination at Chicago.
Meanwhile the supporters of President
Taft in New Jersey are not idle. The
executive committee OF the Taft League
plans to hold meetings in various parts
of the State. The President Is expected
TO pay one more visit here before May
2S. and other speakers will be asked TO
come TO this State to help his cause.
The Washington times., 1912-05-07
Arbitrators May Be
Selected This Week

Several days will undoubtedly be oc-
cupied in selecting arbitrators between
the railroads and the locomotive engin-
eers, according to the statement this
morning of P. s. Morrisey. chief of the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers.
Mr.. Morrisey and Daniel Willard, pres
ident of the Baltimore and Ohio, start
ed conference today to select five arbi-
traitors besides themselves 20 settle the
wage increase question, which nearly
caused a strike on fifty Eastern roads,
II Messrs. Willard and Morrisey fail
to agree, the arbitrators, according to
the compact, are to be named by Chief
Justice White and the commissioners
under the Erdman act. Judge Knapp
and DR.. Neill.
The Washington times., 1912-05-07
DEBATE IS RESUMED
. ON APPROPRIATION
MEASURE. IN HOUSE
Contested Items In Bill Pass
ed Over for the
Present.

Postponing consideration of the yari-
Gus contested items. theI House resumed
debate today of the legislative, execu-
tive, and judicial appropriations bill.
The contested items in the bill probably
Will come UP late this afternoon or
Thursday, rs tomorrow must be de-
voted to business of the regular We'd
nesday calendar.
BY passing over those questions upon
which the hardest fight will be waRed.
the House made better progress on the
Dill today, and there Is no probability
OF Its passage before the end of the
week. On motion OF Congressman Lew
er Of South Carolina the House in
creased from $500 to $4,000 the appro-
priation for the investigation of rural
legislation, industrial education, and
school sygtene, under the direction Of
the Bureau of Education. In supporting
sne amendment Congressman Small Of
North Carolina said that IL people are
10 be kept on tho farm more attention
must be paid to the educational fen
lures Affecting rural life. The amend
ment was supported by Congressmen
Lesson.
Congressman Fowler made an un-
ssmccesstul sue attempt to. reduce from
W VtobVoV tnS CODLluRent Iun0 OF
the Interior Department. He was the
only member to vote for the amend
ment.
Fight to Keep Mint.
When it resumed debate today on the
legislative. eecutive, and Judicial ap-
preparation bill. the House passed over
the contested item providing the abol-
ishment of the San Francisco and other
mints and assay offices. Congressman n
Hayes Of California, who is leading the
nght to retain the mint at San Fran
CISCO consented to the postponement of
what is to be a hard-fought battle.
taken mn MINT .ofstSs section Of 81 the Dill will be
problems, which are passed over as the
reading Of the bill proceeds. These in
crude propositions to abolish the Com
merce Court and the Bureau OF Manu-
tire Government employees when they
reach the age Of sixty-five years, and
10 make appointments from the cIassi-
hed eeaasrSi service good for only tive years.
leader, precipitated considerable dis
Gussion today when he demanded to
know why the bill proposed eighteen
addiuonal employees for the Hydrogra-
Congressman johnson Of South Caro-
lima explained that the Hydrographic
Once Is about to install, a new sys-
tenn" and Is to issue new maps"
That's what 1 have been hearing
ever since I came to Congress" said
Mr. Mann. They are always talking
about new maps"
After more verbal dueling, the item
remained in the bill
Consressman Bartlett OF, Georgia add
ed fuel for heated discussion when he
proposed to do away with the Assistant
Commissioner of Indian Affairs. Mr.
office. Mr.. Mann explained that the
Assistant Commissioner was a most
busy parsonage, and IL in effect a chief
clerk as well ASIAN Assistant Commits
sioner. Mr.. Bartlett's motion to dis
pense with the services OF the assistant
was defeated.
The Washington times., 1912-05-07
Roosevelt Wins in
State of Washington

. TACOMA, Wash, May 7.-Colonel
Roosevelt will have the solid Washing
ton delegation to the Chicago conven-
ton. This was assured today when re-
turns from a majority of the Pierce
county precincts showed the colonel
would have 1l6 delegates from that
county to the State convention against
seventy-three for Taft
This gives Roosevelt q ma ajoEttX In
the State convention.
The Washington times., 1912-05-07
WarShip as Gift.

STOCKHOLM. May 7.-Sweden is to
have a warship paid for by popular
subscription. A delegation represent
ing the organizers of the movement
were received by King Gustav today
and turned over to the Swedish gov
ernment S3,331,500. The amount was
raised in 100 days.
The Washington times., 1912-05-07
Roosevelt, Smiling,
Says That Maryland
Voted Exactly Right"

NEW YORK. May 7.-"well. Mary
land went right" said Colonel Roose-
welt as he came into town today to do a
few hours work of associate editing.
And that was the only comment he
would make on the outcome Of the pri-
mary fight in which he defeated Presi-
dent Taft by a single State delegate,
thereby adding sixteen additional ma
tional delegates to his total Mr.. Roose-
welt spent most OF the day at his Of
fee and conferred with a scoreof poll
tictans
The Washington times., 1912-05-07
Bury Trust Bill.

Senator Pomerene Of Ohio brought
up in the Senate this afternoon his
resolution calling on the Department of
Justice to prosecute the individual de-
PENDANTS in the Standard Oil and To-
bacco trust cases. At his request the
resolution was referred to the Judiciary
The Washington times., 1912-05-07
OFFUTT REELECTED
ROCKY|LLE'S MAYOR
BY MAJORITY OF 48
Maryland Town Continues to
Be Gretna Green for
Washingtonians.

ROCKVILLE, Md. Nav T.--At the
biennial town election here yesterday
Mayor Lee Offutt was reelected over
Washington Hicks, a leading merchant
nv a vote of 151 to los. Jacob Poss
Thomas c. Groomes, Clifford II. Rob-
ertson. and Joseph J.. Clngett were
chosen councilmen. Messrs. .Poss and
Sroomes succeed themselves, and
Messrs. Robertson and Clagett take the
places Of John b. Brewer and William
R. Pumphrey. Mr.. Pumphrey was not
candidate for reelection. DR.. George
L. Edmunds was also a candidate for
the council. The vote for each candi-
date for the council was as follows:
Poss, 201: Groomes, 176: Robertson, 159;
Clagett. 1853: Edmonds. 1888: Brewer,
l:S.
Mayor Lee Oftutt has been elected
four successive times as the town.
mayor.
Miss Mamie Kennedy and Walter
Dindlebeck. both OF washington, were
married in Rockville yesterday after.
noon by the Rev. S. r. White, of the
Baptist Church. the ceremony taking
place at the minister's home.
The parsonage Of the Southern Metho-
Ilst Church here was the scene OF
the marriage Of three couples yester,
day afternoon, the pastor OF the church
Rev. r. NJ: Richardson. officiating
They were Miss Virginia Jenkins. OF
Linden, Va and Edward Adams, u
front Royal, Va: Miss Mary "
O'Meara. Of Herndon, Va, and George
Harold Stickman, of washington; and
Miss Bessie B. Bryant. Of Rerwyn, Md
and Eiarney Compton Bladen. Of Wash.
irgton.
Funeral services for Alexander Goode
who died at his home near Potomac
this county. were held In the Southern
Methodist Church at Potomac yester.
day afternoon. the pastor Of the church
officiating The intarment was in the
cemetery near the church.
Mr.. Goode was sixty five years old
He is survived by his wife and a
daughter. the latter Mrs. Burriss. oi
Potomac.
The Washington times., 1912-05-07
ROOSEVELT VICTORY
IN BALTIMORE CITY
BLOW TO BOSSES
Their Machine Wrecked by
Sweep Made by
Colonel.
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more strongly the tremendous hold
which Roosevelt has on the people.
In many respects the colonePs victory
In Maryland was one of the most i'm
portant he has yet won.
Political prognosticators from the
time the pro-convention contest began
have been blitaly accepting as inevita-
into the national convention with a
solid delegation from the South. held in
line by the enormous power OF Fed
eral patronage" The South's vote in
the national convention, including that
from Maryland, Missouri, New Mexico,
and Nevada, Is 17g-sufficlent in itself
to form formidable nucleus against
any anti-Administration candidate.
Broke the Alignment.
Colonel Roosevelt was not to be fright
ened by these discouraging prophecies.
On the contrary, he announced early in
his campaign his determination to try,
II possible, to break UP this alignment.
Texas was the first of the Southern
States to respond. Maryland, frequently
referred to as the gateway to the South,
Is next in line with a significant result.
The eyes of the country watched the
bulletins flashed across the wires from
the State last night, and today the
political wiseacres of the country are
readjusting their prophecies somewhat.
To adopt a figure of speech used by
Colonel Roosevelt in his speech at the
Lyric last Friday night, the local Re-
publican organization, armed with the
well-oiled rifle of Federal patronage,
fell down before the Roosevelt club
of personal popularity.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-12
NEW HIGH RECORDS
 MADE, FIN COTTON Prices Later Ease Off Un- der Realizing - Close
 Steady but Higher

New York. March 11.-Prospects for renewal of wet weather in the eastern belt after the more favorable conditions of yesterday inspired an active buying movement in'the cotton market this morn- ing and new high records were made for the season on most of the old as well as rev crop position Later prices eased off under realizing. but while barely steady, the close was from ' to 13 points net higher. The market opened-firm at an advance of to 12 points in response to firm late cables from Liverpool and the unfavorable view of weather conditions. Realizing was heavy enough to cause some irregularity after the call but with this mornings eastern belt forecast indi- eating wet weather quite generally Tor the next AS hours the market soon became very active and firm on covering by local traders. who had sold on the better weather reports of Saturday, support from leading bun brokers and southern buying. July advanced to 1O.74c, or points above the hest prices reached last months, while October sold to 1O79c or about IS to 20 points above the closing figures of Satur- day. Realizing again checked the ad- vance around this level and the market later in the day eased off from the best under profit taking and rumors that lead ing long lines were being reduced. Clos ing prices showed a reaction of about 10 points on the more active months.
 The rains reported in southern advices and the talk in local trade circles are not regarded as unfavorable, but the pros pect for continued wet weather east of the Mississippi river evidently exercised a bullish effect on sentiment and the early advance was in the face of unfavorable labor news from broad and heavy realiz- ing by recent buyers. Continued com plaints of delayed farm work and small fertilizer sales were received from eastern belt sources and the days advices, quite generally. reported steadiness in the in- terior spot markets Unsettled weather was considered partly responsible for
 lighter receipts, while the export, move ment continued very heavy and for the season is now nearly two million bales ahead of last year to this date.
 Receipts 32,541 bales against 39, 25S last week and 7495 last year. Today's re- ceipts at New Orleans 15.575 against 1859 last year; at Galveston 4Si7 against S50S last year and at Houston S27S against 2616 last year.