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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-12
TORTURESOF OLD
ARE SURP ASSED
Read Like Luxuries When Com
pared With Conditions in
Sing Sing

Albany. y. Y, May Histories of
torture OF prisoners In the middle ages
sound like descriptions OF luxur.es in
comparison to the tales that have been
told me OF the lives that some of the
prisoners III Sing Sing live"
This striking indictment OF condi
tons alleged to exist within New York
states penal institution is contained
In report OF an investigation of the
prison made by George w. Blake. a
special commissioner appointed by
Governor Sulzer TO probe prison af-
fairs
The investigator describes conditions
as "frightful." The prison cells. he
says. are dark, small. damp. filthy and
infested with vermiil In them men
contract rheumatism and GO out Grip
pied FOR life. Into none OF the cells
on the lower tiers has a ray OF sun
shine entered for eight Years.
Certain prisoners. Mr.. Blake asserts
through political influence or by the
payment OF money. receive favors. He
has evidence, H. says showing that
because of Influence. cNerted by men
weil-known in various walks OF life.
money has been wrung from persons
seeking ciemency for prisoners.
Tn" c0nmissary department Of the
prison" he says. rs run along incom-
petent ii not dishonest lines. There is
criminal Car"icssness ii not downright
grating.
MI Blake charges that colonel Jo-
seph +. Scott who was removed re-
Gently as superintendent OF state
prisons. was aware OF the existence of
certain OF these conditions. hut made
no EFFORT. so IA. the Investigator was
abb Ia learn, to minimize them.
John :. Kennedy. warden at sing
sing. is charged by MIR. Blake With
having violated the law. He has per
mitted the creation, and .continuance OF
unhusinesslike meth DDS saws the re-
port and has caused the State To lose
thousands OF dollars In a way that
points directly to graft. lie has made
lao attempt 10 protect inmates from
disease and vice nor any effort TO pro-
duce better conditions In this prison
The worst feature OF the prison
management cannot te discussed in any
public docum emit says the report but
the subject IL OF such vital Importance
10 the welfare of the state that no
time should be lost In submitting il to
the attention Of men competent 10 pre-
sent a method Of bettering a condition
that breeds disease of the mind and
body and that should touch tho heart
OF every man with any human In
stiuCtS"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-12
Hornets Nest Stirred Up by
Recent Order OF Assistant
Secretary Williams.
INVESTIGATION TO BE MADE
Practice OF Members OF Two
Races Working Together Pre-
walls in Many Departments.
ny T.. II. MCGOWAN.

Washington, May 1I.-When John
shelton Williams Assistant Secretary
Of the Treasury, few days ago. is
sued orders from the Treasury Depart
ment that hereafter whites and ne
grocs should be segregated in the
Bureau Of Printing and Engraving,
where many of the latter are employ
cd, and, where heretofore, they have
worked alongside white men and wo-
men and eaten with them a the lunch
, hour, he did not know that he was
stirring up hornets nest and opening
tho way for an investigation into SINH
lar conditions In many Of the other
washington departments
To-day IL is practically assured that
there Will Immediately be n thorough
and efficient Investigation to see where
white women are working with those
or the negro race. and to ascertain
further how much truth there is In
the reports which have recently become
current of indignities which women of
many parts OF the country, forced to
earn their living in working quarters
close 10 those Of negro men and wo
men. are forced TO undergo or lose
their places II they complain.
1 a short time ago Mrs. Woodrow Will
son visited the Bureau of Printing
and Engraving. She appeared there
I Just about the lunch hour, and was
fortified. II is said. TO see women of
culture and refinement eating in the
I sam" room and from the same small
/ tables with negroes. She did not hest
tat" 10 express her opinion ut this
state OF affairs. IL liz said. and fur
/ their animated very strongly that IL
I ther" We're any way To stop this race
, association, II would be stopped I'm
! mediately Following this visit orders
We're Issued b. John Skeleton Will
! lians directing that hereafter negroes
ana whites he separated. both in their
! working hours and during the hair
! hour allowed for lunch
| io-daY II is understood that "a
( thorough investigation may he made
INTO other WASHINGTON depaI tmcnts
including the various Treasury divi-
! sions the War and Navy Departments
the Census Bureau. the Pension
bureau, and especially the office OF
recorder of Deeds or the District of
Columbia. Of which n Georgia negro
| iitnry Lincoln Johnson--is the head
| 1t has frequently oeen said that
white women employed in the latter
once were only allowed To state their
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-12
MESSAGE IS SENT
URGING JOHNSON
TOVETO MEASURE.
is nothing to be accomplished by such
n course"
All Departments Alert.
(Contlnued FROM First Pagel

"a course"
All Departments Alert.
The officials of every department of
the government who would be called
upon TO meet an emergency such as n
declaration OF war from Japan were
alert TO the unusual activity Mt the
I White House. Representatives of tho
war and Navy Departments were bold
enough TO say that they would not be
surprised If diplomatic relations be-
tween the United States and Japan
were broken within q week
An army general who has studied the
conditions and who Is well known in
| the military circles Of every nation in
the world, made this significant state.
ment:
The Japanese Will fight us now or
never. They are fully aware that the
time to strike is before the Panama
Canal can BIO opened. No other nation
in the world understands better our
unpreparedness for war.
II doubt If they would dare to strike
ut the American continent first. Two
or three big prizes could be had before
coming this far by taking tho Philip
pines, Guam and Hawaii. Tho very
fact that our island possessions are
already heavily populated with jap
anese subjects would be another in
centive for war, If what we hear about
the Mikados depleted finances is true
Would not Japan be increasing her
assets by acquiring the Philippines and
other islands we own in the Pacific?
Would not the Japanese government be
in n position to demand large indemni-
ties by Withdrawing from the lands
we own after they had once captured
them?
Personally; I do not believe tho Jap
anese treasure vaults are so depleted
that she would not at least undertake
to fight U.S. War between that country
and the United States has been in the
air ever since the little brown men
were sufficiently successful in the con-
| hict with Russia to gain recognition
as q military nation and acquire terri
tory for expansion which her growing
population constantly demands"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-12
CINCINNATI FACES
GIGANTIC STRIKE
Thousands of Men in Many In
dustries Will Be
Affected.
NO. STREET CARS MOVING
10. STREET CARS MOVING
Attempt May Be Made to Place
Company in Hands OF
Federal Court.

Cincinnati. ". May 11.--Cinoinnati
tonight races the greatest strike in
its history With practically 1000
street car employees on strike effecting
., co"p,ete tie-up OF the street car SER
vice for the past twenty-rour hours
and tho importation OF $50 strike
breakers, there Is Imminent danger OF
serious outbreak ut any time To-
morrow morning. according to sched-
ule. thousands of skilled mon of the
Building Trades Council will be lock-
ed out and general strike OF all
crafts affiliated with tho building trades
VIII follow. Skilled workers in the
shoemaking industry, handlers of
freight, handlers of lumber and grave
diggers have walked out during the
past week
Early this morning, following the
arrival of 800 strike breakers. an at
tempt was made to operate the cars.
which had not been moved for nearly
twenty-four hours.
This attempt was the signal for the
first serious outbreak on the part of
sympathizers, and as a result two
strike breakers are in the city hospital
one or them. Charles Webber. motor
man, forty-hve years old, mailing from
Chicago, is believed to be fatally In
tured. The other Is James Burns mo-
tormun, of this city.
Six cars were sent out, and in every
instance they were met by thousands
or strike sympathiXers. whose com
hincd efforts forced them back to tho
barns. Tho car run by Weber was
bombarded near the city hospital. and
he was struck with brick, thrown
by one OF the crowd.
The car run by Burns struck an OBJ
struction on the track and 1t was de-
rallied and later set on fire. which was
quickly cXtinguished.
Conference after conference was held
to-day, and the only logical solution at
this hour seems to be the contemplated
filing of n petition in the Federal Court
Tomorrow asking for II receiver for
the Cincinnati Traction Company This
step 1t is said. Will be made by the
street railway company, which has
leased Its property to the traction COM
pany. II such a move is made 1t is
said that the cars will he operated
probably with strike breakers under
the protection of Federal troops
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-12
Weather Coming
Back to Normal

Washington My 1I.-FoiIowing
IL the forecast for the coming week,
Hecent pressure distribution over
the Northern Hemisphere hns been
Hhch ns TO Indicate the imprOba-
hifiiy or unseanonnbly high tenn
perfumes during the coming week
over hny portion OF the country.
temperatures will risc ON Monday,
however. over the eastern half OF
INC country, and also ON Tuesday
from the Lake region and Ohio VAL
'ey eastward, hut probably to only
hhout normal conditions. In the
pintrau region md the extreme
Northwest 10 will be cooler by Mon
dny night, with frost I'm the Inter
acction. aud by the middle OF the
week 1t Will he cooler In the Plains
Stntes, the Upper Missinsippi Valley
hnd the Upper Lake region. In the
South normal temperatures will pre-
vail.
No precipitation OF consequence
liz Indicated over the eastern portion
oil the country. showers will occur
curly In the week over the North
west and Central West and prob
ably by the middle of the week in
the Central valleys and the greater
portion of the LIKE region, followed
by generally fnfr weather during
the second hnlf of the week. In
the South Atlantic md East Gulf
stntes there will he local thunder
showers during the frst half of the
week, followed ny generally fnir
weather, during the latter half. In
the West Gulf states generally fair
weather IN Indicated.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-12
RAILROAD CUT BY
MEXICAN REBELS
Result May Be Very Embar-
RAISING for Federal Gov
crnment.
OFFICERS ARE EXECUTED
Rcrolutionists Put Twenty-Five
Leaders OF Federal Troops
to Death.

MEXICO City. May 1l-what may be-
come for the government a more
awkward situation than that caused
north, was the cutting to-day OF the
railroad from Tampico TO San Luis
Potosi. Over this route all the fuel oil
used by locomotives Is moved. and il
Will now lie necessary TO ship from
Tampico To Monterey
The Tampico Monterey line has been
cut repeatedly. and has only been tenn
porarily repaired. II this is cut again
and the rebels prevent repairs be
tween Tampico and san Luis Potosi.
II Will hc necessary to use the west
coast parts as a mnkeshift
The oil on hand is sufficient for only
two 81 three days. Any condition that
would prevent - further supply would
result, in the practical suspension of
transportation.
The last week has shown little. IL
amy, Improvement in the situation for
The government. Conscriptions have
continued. more troops have been
inohiiized in the north and in the State
OF Morclos. but they have not yet been
able 10 do anything but act on the
defensive except in a few Instances
The regions are overrun by rebels, and
the towns occupied are so widely sep
arated and so numerous as TO make
specification difficult
The Iapata forces are active and do
not hesitate in taking the initiative
III attack. The Zacatecas garrison was
reinforced to-day by Pascual Oroxco.
Jr.. with 200 men. Torrcon has been
isolated General Teller. In command
of the operations around Monterey, has
made only questionable gains
The government does not admit
rcverses in Sonora or ut Reynosa. near
Natamoros
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II few hours. They arc already print
ed and ready for distributions and 1T
VIII be only matter of Il short time
before the necessary 10000 signatures
are obtained"
IL has been agreed by the majority
leaders In the Legislature that n bill
introduced by Senator a. Caminetti
providing for n new census OF the Jan
anese population of the State and the
collection of certain other statistic.
concerning resident aliens of that ma
tionality. shall be refused passage
senator Caminetti's resolution pro
viding for tho appointment or n com
mission OF five to present California.
case before the President and Congress
Is likewise doomed TO defeat
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-12
TRUE WORDS FROM A STREET CAR MAN.

SICK To stop work. but lust sick
el"HFh 10 feel bad. and | have a barrel
OF S"-caIied stomach medicine. and I
never found anything that even pavc
NJ Ielet uniil called on Gray. the
quaker Health Teacher. al Coursev G.
"u,'i' "tus store. 20 Marietta Street.
an" procured a treatment OF the Oualx :
or hcib Extract. ana after taking II
on, Gay commenced to feel better
an" Today feel like new man. nv
ouni" Is gone My wife was In very
much the same condition ! waa ~.
mead ached good deal tired. weak. ali
'un GOWN, poor appetite. although her
aHoi'ion kept her up and going. she
MAD no strength She. too has taken
me Quaker Herb Extract. and to-dar.
- feeling me. aud Joins in telling her
friends and neighbors what n grand
,heo'cihe the quaker Extract is. for IL
mas done herself ara husband more
Hood than All the " edicines we have
'ahnh IN TWO years. In fact, VIC are
We'll Gray says this is the report n.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-12

VIII have from thousands of Rich
inohds best citizens. for Quaker Herb
extract and oil OF Balm do cure where
All others fall. II YOU suffer with
,I,eu'hhi'sm. chtarrh, no matter &c 1t
We ~ tne mead the stomach. Kidneys
or bladder, It's IA blood germ dIac,sn
ana can only be cured by n systematic
,rca,'nen'. Seven cases out OF ten of
Indigestion IL catarrh Of tho stomach
49, ~, are Eo" gong to get cure IL you
""h remove The cause? Quaker lcx
tract removes the cause. Call to-day
az ira9lcs drug store. have talk
WIN GRAY, II costs you nothing. IF
you Gun cail. order by mill and on
receipt OF price they Will he sent
YOU hy express. all charges paid on
So.'o orders or over Quaker Herb Ex
.Iact, 81. or three for $3.50. and ak for
sI.VV. on or aim. SOC; cough syrup. CSC.
| Ail-Healing Salve. CSC. GRAY at Tro-
eics drug store from a. NJ. tn o
! a. NJ TO II. Northumberland
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Again the Quaker Herb Extract Dis
plays Its Wonderful Curative
Powers.

True words from Mr.. II A, Hoffman
who is an Inspector for Ga. Ry & Flee
trio Co. OF this city. hc has been In
the employment OF this campony for
about ! ! years; for the past two years
he, like most all other railroad men.
or street car men, became afflicted
with kidney trouble, constipation and
stomach trouble. He has been in a
bad condition for the past year HIS
stomach would bloat, belching IL
seemed. almost everything he would
cat or drink would cause him dist ress
OF the stomach. The food would fer
rnent. gases would form. his kidneys
caused him much annoyance. especially
al night. He would have 10 get up two
or four times; he got so he had tired.
lanBuid feeling. lie never was too
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-12
KILLED ny POLICEMAN.
Nnninc with Knife Crentes Panic 4,
DronI pnrIx.

New York, May 11.--'TraHlce Police
man anderson shot and killed an un-
Identified man in Bronx Park this ar
teruoon. The man, his clothes in rags
and Il stubby growth OF beard on his
face, created a panic among the hun
ufcds OF men, women and children who
among them clutching a long knife In
one hand and ii heavy stone In the
othef Policeman Anderson was sum :
ihohed, and when he approached the
man the maniac attacked tho officer.
VINO fought him off for several mo-
ments and finally drew his revolver ana
hleu The man dropped dead at the
oiiiceTs feet Anderson was held on a
technical charge by Coroner Shongut,
but was later released IN the custody
OF ans superior officer. Captain Ward
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-12
Fugitives In Flight.

FL Paso. May 1l.-Using everything
from burros 10 bicycles. 500 residents
OF Parrall are moving with the Federal
garrison OF the Chihuahua mining
Town. peacefully occupied last week by
Constitutionalist forces. From Parral
10 chihuahua City is a march of 200
miles. The trip will require a week
Most OF the refugees are residents who
had declared themselves against the
revolution. thus cndanger!ng their
safety when the 1900 Federal troops
We're withdrawn.
II is thought battle will result
before the arrival Of the refugees at
the State capital. Already rumors have
como back OF lighting in which groups
ot insurgents have begun 20 harass
the retrest!ng Federal column per
liminary to AN actual attack. y largo
portion Of the column is OF infantry,
necessitating slow progress. while the
insurgents are mounted.
General Antonio Rabsso, military
governor and comma nder of the north :
err military zone at Chihuahua City,
declares that tho Parral garrison will
augment that al the State capital. not
more than 500 men. while another
strong column moving from Terreon
viii retakc ParyaL.. -
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MONSTER CRAFT
Being PLANNED
Congress Will Be Asked to
Authorize One Mammoth
Dreadnought.
NAVAL PROGRAM REVISED
NAVAL PROGRAM
General Board Convinced Senti-
ment Is Against Two
Vessels Year.

washington May 11.-Congress will
be asked next year to appropriate for
one battleship, Il mammoth Dread
nought displacinE 1000 tons and cost
ing about 100000. 900, according to ten
tntiTe plans of the Navy General Board.
made public to-day. This year the
Navy Department arSed for three bat
tieships and got ono. as II did last year,
when the estimate called for two
During the debate on the naval bill
tnls year members of Congress. par
ticularly interested In the navy be-
came satisfied that while there were
TWO extreme factions, one advocating
appropriations for two or three first
class battleships II year and the other
with no bnttleship" as II slogan an
overwhelming majority in both houses
could be counted upon to vote for :,
single Dreadnought. This situation
mas been impressed upon the general
BOARD, and as a result the permanent
building program may be revised TO "A
one Dreadnought basis. with provision
for adequate GOLFERS destroyers and
other auxiliary craft
RMS one battleshiD, however, will be
Il monster, If the board plans material
lee With displacement of 10000 tons.
she would be just about one fourth
larger than any ship vet authorized by
Congress. and would easily rank as the
largest and most formidable craft of
war in the world The plans contem-
plate giving the Dreadnought engines
that would drive her through the water
at tho rate of twenty five knots an
hour--faster than the unarmored
greyhounds" of the navy could travel
II Few years ago. without sacrificing
anything in more powerful batteries
or seaworthiness
Just what the armament would be
has not been announced but it GER
tafnly would be equal TO that of the
last ship authorized. which Is to carry
main battery Of twelve 14-inch rifles,
mounted in four turrets, three guns TO
turret
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Marching on Matamora..

Brownsville. Texas. May ll.-Rebels.
victorious in yesterdays battle at Rcy-
nosa are reporte' marching on Mata-
noras, across he boundary from
brownsville, tonight. and in anticipa :
ton OF an attack on that city. 5000
residents have taken refuge in
Brownsville. Public records have also
been moved across the boundary.
Major Ramos. Federal commander at
Matamoras, promises vigorous resist
ancc TO the advancing rebels Trenches
were dug about Matamoras to-day. He
has 500 men and Cour machine guns
at his command. and General Blanco.
with 400 men is reported hurrying TO
his assistance. Efforts 10 ascertain the
hereabouts Of Blanco tonight, how
ever, were without result one report
has il that he is :. short distance south
of Reynosa
according TO reports received today.
twenty-threc participants in ycster-
days fight were killed and sixty or
more wounded. Eight Federal soldiers
were drowned while trying 10 swim
across the RIO Grande into the United
states Twenty-onc Fcderals succeed
ed la crossing the river. They were
relieved OF their arms and Will be sent
back 10 the Mexican side Of the boun
Diary Two. who reached Brownsville
to-day. we're dcported TO Matamoras
The rebels. 700 strong, were rcport
eli at Rio Bravo this morning. Rein
force'nents We're expected 10 Join them
1T that point
was pressed into service BY rebels a,
san Fernandino, was released after the
battle at Rcynosa He came ia
Brownsville TO-DAY. Teleprari,Ic com.
nlunication between Matamoras and
Monterey has been cut
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Nogales. Arz.. May 1l.-Twcnty- five
Federal officers. including an infantry
and artillery colonel. taken prisoners
during last weeks lighting above
Guaymas, were shot at n public exc
cution by order OF the Constitutionalist
commanders The execution is adj
mitted officially by state authorities
at Hermosillo.
The official statement also admits
the loss in killed OF 600 state troops
during the three days lighting which
resulted during the last night in the
driving OF the Federals into the tirst
station north of the gulf port town.
Fighting at this last stand continued
to-day.
The reported deaths of Chief Rule
commander OF the insurgent Yaaui In
dians. and OF Colonel Gutierrez, nj
the state troops. was announced as
confirmed in the report
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-12
DEATHS

MAHONE-Died. at the Memorial Hos
pital: sunday, May IL. at o'clock
Il. NJ, THOMAS LESLIE MALONE.
aged sixteen years, son OF Mr. and
Mrs. ". NJ Malone. OF SPA North
Twenty ninth Street. He leaves
father mother. four brothers and two
sisters to mourn their loss.
Funeral at Central BAPTIST Church.
llenrico County. MAY -. at L. NJ
ROANE-Died, Saturday night. May 10.
1913 ut the home Of her daughter.
Mrs. l.amherth: Gloucester County.
Va: MRS: FRANCIS y. ROANE
Funeral Will take place from
Shacklcfords Chapel MAY IL. 1918.
ut o'clock Il. NJ
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PREPARE TO CLEAR
THEIR ACCOUNTS

ItOntlnucd From First Page)
10 which both governments consent
In this. II differs from the customary
agreement as TO the arbitration OF
claims, which permits any outstanding
claim to be submitted to the arbitra-
tors. In June, 1911, the two govern
ments agreed upon first schedule
containing. about 300 claims. But in
addition TO those in the first schedule
there Is large number OF other
claims which each government desires
To have settled 80 that negotiations
arc in progress for n second schedule
II an agreement on this can he reach
e1 there viii be practically no out
standing claims between the two gov
"rnmcnts and constant source OF
diplomatic discussion and annoyance
viii hnally be removed The Amcri.
can claims aggregate $4.300.O00 ;he
British s2.9GG.U0O
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=. \. l.. TRAINS DELAYED.
1rnhic Tied Up for Six Hours ny Wreck
of Freight Train.

Raleigh y. G, May 1l.--Traffic on the
Seaboard Air Line over this division Of
the main line was tied up for six hours
early to-day on account of freight
wreck near Wake Forest, in which
eleven cars were derailed and mum
hers OF them badly smashed No one
was hurt. The Seaboard through
trains. Richmond 10 Columbia, due here
AT 30 " NJ, did not arrive until
80. other trains being equally de-