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The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-04-12

Augustus Islar, colored, thirty-four
years cid, died yesterday at his home,
1211 Cameron Street. He was a school,
teacher.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-04-12

While cranking the engine of a launch
Wednesday last, Clarence Howard, of
Fredericksburg, who is well known here,
sustained a fractured arm.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-04-12

Robert S. Barrett tonight delivered an
interesting address before the members
of Lone Star Camp, No. /, American
Indian Guards. His subject was boy
Indian Life in Mexico
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Experts Say Brakes OH Train
So We're in Average Condition
Day of Stamford, Ct, Wreck.

good average condition" To determine
more definitely the performance of the
brakes as whole, the train was then
taken out for road service, the committee
reporting as follows:
''The result of the running tests made
by the committee showed eonclusively
that the brake on the locomotive was in
first-elass condition.
BASED upon our experience in train
brake operation and brake tests and the
inspection and tests of the brake equip
ment on the locomotive and cars which
made up the second section of train SO,
June T.. 1919. we are unanimous in the
conclusion that the brakes on the loco
motive and cars in question We're IN good
servieeable condition at the time of the
accident and in every way capable of
stopping the train short of the home sig
nal at Stamford from a speed approx
mating those from which the stops were
made with the train in the road tests,
June Il, 1913"
The railroads statement adds:
at will be recalled that on six of the
seven tests made, June II, the speed va
ried from So to 64.5 miles per hour, accord
ing to the statement given out by the
committee of experts after the tests
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New York, June Determination and
test of the air brake equipment of the
second section of Train s. Of the New
Haven road-made within week after
the stamford. Ct, accident, in which half
dozen persons were killed, July -
showed that the brakes Were in eondi-
ton capable of bringing the tram to a
stop in time to avoid the accident, ac-
cording to n statement issued, tonight
by the New York, New Haven & Hart
ford Railroad Co.
The statement consists of the report
of the committee OF experts appointed to
make the test--T. j. Langon. general air
brake Inspector of the Delaware. Lack
awanna q Western Railroad, and T, L..
Burton and c. III. Lorimer of the West
inghouse Airbrake Co. On June l6, the
committee inspected the locomotive and
tender of the train and found, it reports.
that the airbrake piping was arranged
lin accordance with modern practice
with the calculated braking power on
the wheels slightly higher than recon-
mended by the brake manufacturers. On
June II, the committee made various tests
of the equipment while the locomotive
was under steam and found to be in
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-06-26
Democratic Caucus of Senate After
TWo=Days Fight Vote Practically
AS Did HOuse==DisCussiOn Is Pro-
observation-disclosures Are Lost.
President Wilson's Participation in Fight Refusal
To Allow Any Compromise on His Ideas.

I pledge if one Is submitted. The general
opinion is that binding resolution will
be offered.
approval of the schedules came after
prolonged discussion and after several
amendments had been voted down. On
some of the amendments the opposition
showed mere strength. the maximum be-
ing 10 votes for Shafroth's amendment
to the sugar schedule. This would have
eliminated free sugar and substituted a
duty of Approximately one-half cent a
pound on refined sugar This amendment
WAS lost By a vote of 81 to ~, Thompson,
Chamberlain Hitehc ock. Newlands, Shat
roth, Lane, Ransdell. Thornton, Tillman
and Walsh voting for it.
When this had been lost, Thompson of
Kansas offered an amendment to retain
the Underwood rate for three years, re-
duce it 20 per cent. in 1916 and % per cent
each succeeding year until it reached the
free list Chamberlain. Fletcher. Hitch
cock NewIands, Shafroth, Thompson
Tilln,an and Walsh supported this amend
ment. The amendment offered by Sena-
tor Thornton II eliminate the free sugar
pioviSi1n and maintain the Underwood
rates indefinitely was supported only by
Ransdell and thornton.
Senator Walsh offered the amendment
to the wool schedule. proposing duty
of 10 per cent I'D valorem on first class
woods and thar woods of the second ans
third class. such as Garnet and clothing
wool, be free. This was defeated, 80 to
senators voting for it being Chamberlain,
Newlands. Ransdcl. shafroth Thomp OIL
Thornton and Walsh. Three senators
We're absent. cnlberson, owen and Lewis
Discussion of the issues was lively al.
day. RansdeH, Thompson, Thornton,
Newlands, Lane and Shafroth took VI
most of the time fer the oppost icn. Will
the chief administration defenders were
James. Thomas and Pomerene
When sugar and wool had been dispos-
ed of the caucus ratified the committee
amendment placing hair of the angora
goat on the free list. Consideration of
the agricultural schedule was then re.
stunned and dispute at once arose over
CONTINUED on Page Twelve.)
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Great Tent Is Up
At Gettysburg

Gettysburg Pa, June 25.-The tent
to be used as an auditorium for the
Gettysburg battle anniversary next
week, was raised, today. and the piac-
ing of the seats will be started, TO-
morrow A seating capacity OF loooo
will be reached after all is completed.
In order to prevent discomfort from
a possible cold period over the time OIL
the anniversary. the war department
Yesterday, purchased 10000 more
blankets, at cost of 100000. A SINH
lar amount was expended originally
when it WAS decided to allow but one
blanket to each veteran.
No persons selling souvenirs or othef
goods will be permitted in the camp
an order having gone forth that FAX
irs'' shall be barred without excep-
ton. The local office of the National
park Commission has received more
than 1900 requests for such privileges
on the battlefield, but all We're refused
The telephone system now undel
construction by the United States sig
nal Corps is to be connected with one
of the big systems. Already 60 miles o.
wire nave been strung in the camp IT.
self
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Washington. June 50 Free sugar in
1916 and Zee raw wool are now eas
tablsned in tie tariff revision bill.
having Eeen approved, late teaaS, By
the DcmueIa,ie caucus o. tho Senate
after tWa-d4ys fisht. The aagar
schedule as reported by the ma iority
members Of the finance committee aad
practically IS passed by the House
was approved. The raw wool as sub
mitted h. the majority and just as Il
passed the House swept the Scnste
caucus by 9 vote of Al TO 6.
This ratification OF President VII
sons tariff 4peiicr. he having insisted
upon the Wool ana sugar propositions
before the WAYS and mcans commit
tee in the beginning. came after
long series Of Developments since 81
tariff bin passed the House, in which
the President has been an active par
ticipant. u hen the fight of the anti
free SUGAR md anti-free wool pello-
Gratis Was getting hot. the President
issued a public Statement declaring
that any suggestion Of compromise ea
his wool and suGas schedule ideas va
absolutely oat Of the question and
later he stirred all administration
leaders 10 action when he made Ms:
charge about the existence in Nasa-
inston Of an "lrsidious lobbS,' ihXeS=
tigation Of which has brought results
regarded IS Favorable te the tariff bill
The six Democratic senators who voted
against free sugar on the final vote ap-
proving the schedule were: Hitchcock.
Neb.; NeWlaRds, Nev.; RansdeIl and
Thornton, louisiana Shafroth, coora-
do; Walsh. Montana. The six who ops
POSED free raw wool 10 the end We're:
Oregon; Newlands, Ne ala:
Ransdell ana Thornton. Louisiana, SHAFT
roth and Walsh.
No attempt was made in the caucus, to-
day. to bind the members to the action
Of the caucus. The question will come
up when the entire bill has been passed
upon. Some members will fight it. but
administration leaders said. tonight. they
believed on1y. the two louisiana senators
would ask to be released from the caucus
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Plymouth, Mass,
Factory Co. Not to
Blame for Explosion.

Plymouth, Mass, June 25.-The ex-
plosion and fire which destroyed the
shoe factory of r. b. Grover Co. at
Brockton and caused the loss of more
than 60 lives, March 20, 1905, were not
due either to negligence on the part of
the corporation or to the incompetence
of the engineer, according to the find
ing announced, today, by Probate
Judge Lloyd Z. Chamberlain, who was
appointed auditor to hear the testimo-
ny III Ii damage suits against the COM
rany.
The Grover factory disaster was one
of the worst in the history of New
England. Soon after the opening hour
the boiler exploded with such force as
to cause the collapse of the wooden
factory building. Fire broke out in the
ruins.
The suits were brought either by
persons injured in the disaster or by
relatives of victims. the plaintiffs al
leging that the company as negligent
and that the engineer Was intoxicated
In his finding Judge Chamberlain de
clares that the explosion was an accl-
don't Tor which the corporation was II
no way liable.
Referring to Rockwell, the factory
engineer. who was killed. Judge Cham
herlain said that the evidence showed
that the man was addicted to the u.s.
| of liquor, but never to such an exten
| as to render him unreliable to care 70
engines and boilers. The testimony in
! dictated that the engineer was careful
competent and sober and in control o
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Boston. june 15.-fhe government
completed The taking Of testimony, To-
dry. in it's suit to dissolve the United
Shoe Machinery Co, as al unla wful
monopoly In violation 81 the sherman
antitrust act. With the exception Of
some documentary evidence relating
to patents on shoe machinery. the GOV
ernments case, which has occupied 10
days. will be closed tomorrow. The
controversy over the patents, however
is considered one of tht main points
involved. With Il view to reaching
working agreement regarding them,
enee. 1t the close of court, today. They
was reached they would appeal u the
curt, tomorrow, for eo-eperation.
Judge William l.. Putnam of the Unit
ed states district court, where the sun
is on trial. suggested that L counsel
were able To agree, the patent contr@-
versy should go over until the defence
las Eat III It's case.
Tie government contends that the
basis patents on the principal machines
Of the United Co, have expired and
has asked that tie shoe machinery
leases based on these patents b de-
clared null and void
Ey tie testimony OF 4 large number
of shoe manufacturers and sh6e ma
chmery men formerly in business, the
government presented evidence that
before the organization o. the United
Shoe Machinery Co., IN 1Saa. there was
competition IN shoe machinery: that
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HARRINGTON, WHO REQUESTED
REMOVAL, SUSPENDED mo PAY.
Will Require Satisfactory Explanation oil
McNabe Case==If Not Forthcoming Will
Be Summarily Dealt witf-=Dist.
Atty. McNsbe's Statement.

Washington. June 2r-Clayt0n Her
rington, special agent of the depart
ment If justice a san Francisco. who
sent President Wilson telegram,
Sunday night. appealing for the fomoV-
ri from Office OF Attorney General Me
Reynolds, his official superior, because
of the circumstances of the resignation
of United States Attorney McNabe.
was suspended without pay, tonight,
by y. Bruce .Bielaski, chief of the bu-
reau of investigation of the depart
ment of justice.
This action, il is said is to give Her
rington an opportunity to explain ms
telegram. If the explanation is not sat
isfactory, Official declare that the spe-
cial agent probably will be summarIaiy
dealt With.
Harrington is Il former judge and Is
in charge of the federal bureau Nf IN
vestigation 1t san Francisco He help
ed District Attorney McNabe prepare
the Caminetti-D iggs white slave cases,
the postponement' of the trial of which
resulted In MoNabe's resignation ana
his sensational charges against the at
torney general
Presdnt Wilonn. today. recommended
to Attorney General McReynolds the
names of Francis j. Heney Matt }.
Sullivan, Thomas Hayden and others
for appointment as special prosecutors
in the Caminetti-D iggs white slave
cases and the Western Fuel Co. GUS
toms case. No final selections We're
made.
| The whole subject was deferred or
account of the eongested engagement
list of the President, practically every
| moments of his time, from early morn
| ing until late tonight, being occupied
with conferences on currency and de-
detrimental matters. 1t is expected tha'
| the attorney general and the Presldeh
| will confer, early tomorrow, however
| and settle finally on two and posslei!
| three men to conduct the prosecution
of the cases.
No further comment was forthcom
ing from the White House or the de
partment of justice on the statement
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The forest fire which since Monday aft
ernoon has been threatening destruction
to much valuable property in steep
Falls village is How under control Tues
day. all day several crews of men We're
hard at work fighting back the persistent
flames which despite all efforts of the
men crept close to some valuable piles OF
pine lumber piled up in the woods on
what is known as the Richville Plains.
The lumber piles were saved, however
and the fire is under control but ony
after one of the hardest fights eli the
part of the section men and mill crews
imaginable As it is about three miles OF
forest was burned over and including
much piled lumber and several camps
many thousands of dollars damage has
been the result. Twenty men are still
watching the fire.
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Wiscasset to Cele=
brate the Fourth

wiscasset Me, June 25.-tSpeclaD'-
The business men of this town nave
decided to hold a big Fourth OF 'u's
celebra ton and arrangements are ioN
underway for one of the pest pro
grams ever see here. The genera
committee consists of Bradford y
Redonnett, chairman. Wilbur f. Mer-
riu and George II. Bemis. The soilcit-
ing committee consists of Fred liisieY'
NJ. Y. B. Nash and Albert W. Warren
The days festivities will begin WIN
a parade of horribles. at o CLOCK,
after which there will be land ana
water sports followed by a baseball
game. at . O'Clock. There is to DE
hand concert during the early eve
ming. followed by grand display oil
fireworks.
The chairman of the various COM
mittees are as follows: William ,.
Damon on parade. Melvin o. {. Hun
on land sports, William p. Bouden on
water sports, Fred Illsley on basepai IL
game. Frederic w. Sewall on music
and Charles S. Sewall on fireworks.
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Philippine Commissioner at
Odds with Society.
Cfiticizes Organization Of Which
Taft Is Honorary Head.
Declares Its Object Is Permanent
Retention Of the Island.

washington, June 25.-Manual Que
zon. resident commissioner for the
Philippine Islands in Congress, has re-
signed from the executive committee
OF the Philippine Society and also rs
a member. because he is not in sym
pathy with the announced purposes Of
the society nor with the course he
says has been pursued by the socetys
officers and members in the affairs of
the islands.
Former President Taft is the honor
airy president of the organization, and
the active president is Gen. Luke
Wright, former governor general 81
the islands. The headquarters are il
New York.
Queen In his letter of resignation.
writes that he Joined the society with
the honest belief that he could aid III
the promotion of its announced pur-
pose Ito create n more sympathetic
interest between the American and
Filipino people" He soon suspected,
he goes on to say, that the real OBJ
ject was TO create a public opinion in
favor of the indefinite retention of the
islands by the United States.
IN other words Quezon says,
am satisfied beyond any question that
the society has been organized to
gather the scattered forces that are
now at work to preserve the present
regime in the Philippine islands ana
svstematize and concentrate their et-
forts
ouezon declares in unmeasured
terms that neither philanthropic, re-
ligious nor commercial aid will recon
Gle the Filipinos to the policy of CO.
1oniatism which the society is ur-
douhtedlv advocating in more or less
9isanised though none the less definen
and energetic form
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Governments Evidence Claims the
Company Prevented Competition
==AbsOrbed IS COnCerns==Threat-
ened to Destroy Other Firms.
Patents Now Are Controversy Between the Sides
Counsel in Conference 10 Reach Decision.

since then it has become impossible to
secure Il full line of Shoe machinery in
this country except rom lie United
Co, that officers of the company
threatened 10 ruin competitors that ii
concerns engaged III manufacturing
shoe machinery were absorbed by the
United: that the United controls the
domestic manufacture Of machinery
used IA attaching soles to the uppers,
which is REGARDED as the principal OPP
Grafton IL the manufacture of shoes;
that b5 lie enfore ement of the terms
Gf tks leases, the machines Of other
companies were removed from facto-
ries; snat officers OF the United Co.
protested against the use OF other ma
chimes with theirs: that shoemakers
we're required to pay royalties to the
United Oh shoes manufactured with the
aid of competing machinery; and that
officers Of the United resorted To UNI
fair trade practices, such as Offering to
france the organization CT a union in
q competitors plant and suggesting a
strike there and giving rebates for the
purpose OF securing a monopoly.
During the six years prior To 1911,
when the snit was filed. the govern
ment showed, today, in closing that
the sfiIited Shoe Machinery Co. earned
on an average ii per cent annually
and paid per cent. dividends. The
dividends for the six years amounted
to Si4 53p. 990. In addition stockholders
were given 80, SAG worth of stocks al
The same time. The company, in 1911,
When the snit was brought, had a sur
Plus amounting to $50, 669, 500.
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New Haven Read
To Talk Over Affairs.

Boston, June 25.-An important con-
serence over the affairs of the New
York, New Haven 81 Hartford Rail-
soad will be held New York, Friday,
was learned. Wednesday, at Boston.
The conference has been requested by
he New Haven stockholders commit
zee. of which George Won L. Meyers
# Boston is chairman, and will be
between five memhQs of that COM
nittee and committee from the New
Haven railroad management.
The executive committee of the New
Haven Railroad. tomorrow morning,
will appoint the SUBJ committee which
is to represent it in this conference.
Chairman Meyer will head the conf
mittee, which goes from Boston for
the stockholders and associated with
him will be Charles A. Stone, Eugene
V. r. Thayer of Boston, Eli Whitney
Of New Haven and representative
from Rhode Island. @
Speaking for the stockholders
Chairman Meyer said today. that it
would go to New York to get facts
land information from the road with
out being, for or against any one.
Our committee" he said, II believe
to be unbiased and unprecedented and
want to say that the report that
we have obtained the proxies of the
Morgan interests and the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad interests in the New
Haven and that we are going to de-
pose President Mellens is absolutely
untrue. The Morgan--and Pennsyl-
vania interests are not in a friendly
mood and they have not given us
their proxies and L do not know as
Ithey will "
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Guardsmen Trying
For the Rifle Team.


Auburn, Me, June 25.--Competition
for the rifle team which viii repre-
sent the Maine National Guard in the
national matches at Camp Perry. Ohio,
in August. opened on the State range
here. today. Lieut. Col. John j. Doo-
ley is in charge. Scores made at
1000 and eco yards slow fire. 200 yards
surprise fire and in skirmish fire will
determine the successful competitors.
At the close of the day, Lieut.. Robert
G. Foster of the 9Th Co, c. A. c.,
Portland was leading with 339, while
eight other men shot over 300. The
team will include IL men, and will he
accompanied by team captain. quar-
termaster and range officer and by
three substitutes. The shoot will
close. Thursday night.
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or taltcd States District Attorney
John L. McNabe, whose resignation
was accepted, yesterday, by the Pres
ident
San Francisco. June 25.-Last night,
Former District Attorney McNabe
gave out formal statement in part as
fellows:
The President has accepted my res
ignation end the incident is closed.
Even the eminent respecta bility of the
President and his fulsone but neces-
sary certilicate of character TO his at
tcrney general cannot change the facts
The attorney general states that his
reason for continuing the Caminetti-
Digs cases was that the secretary of
labor desired the presence of Commits
Sioner Caminetti, the father of one of
the defendants. Why then, did he in
sist upon continuing the case against
the defendant Diggs, which had moth
ing to do with the case of Caminetti,
who was separately indicted? Why
was it necessary fer Mt Caminetti to
be present at the trial in San Francis
co, when he WAS not a witness, and
when his son was repre- sented by seven
eminent members of the California
her, one Of whom has since been in
dicted fer conspiracy to subordinate
| perjury in the same case to save his
client!
THE excuse given for the continu-
ancc Of the trial of the Western Fuel
| defendants is that the attorney gener-
al, who had had a secret and private
conference with these defendants and
| their attorney, was fearful that they
might be convicted and that possibly
| they might be innocent. Ii they We're
innocent they should have insisted on
being tiled IL the attorney general
can thus declare men innocent in spite
Of overwhelming evidence submitted
to two grand juries, he can as easily
declare men guilty against whom there
is no evidence.
! 1.-The attorney general had befor,
him by repeated warnings that pc
Continued on Page Twelve.)
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Conditions and General Forecast.

Washington. June 25,-The winds
along the New England coast will be
moderate east to SOUTH Middle Attain
tic coast, light to moderate variable.
mostly south. Moderate temperatures
continue on the North Atlantic coast.
Pressure is high and increasing off the
Atlantic coast and near the Atlantic
seaboard. and it is low over the Rocky
mountain region and the Plains states,
The indications are that the weather
will be sheNery. Thursday and Friday,
over the North states, east Of the
Rocky mountains. The weather VIII
become warmer, Friday, i'll the New
England states.
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THE WEATHER,
LOCAL SHOWERS.

Washington, June 25.-Forecast for
Northern New England; Cloudy, prob
ably local showers. Thursday and Fri
day; warmer, Friday; light to moder-
ate south winds. Southern New Eng
land: Cloudy, probably local showers
Thursday and Friday; warmer. Fri
day: moderate east to south winds.
Eastern New York: Cloudy and warm
er, probably local showers, Thursday
and Friday; light to moderate south
Winas.