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The Washington times., 1913-09-02
|. {. {. IS AROUSED
= BY MANY WRECKS
Officials Believe Government
Regulation Should Put End
to Accidents.

Interstate Commerce Commission sta
tist'cs show this is the fourteenth seri-
Gus wreck the New Haven system has
had in little more than two years.
Until the commission knows more ac-
curately what caused the wreck. 1t is
not talking about the punishment-or or,
responsibility of whoever caused it. 1t
Is we'll known, however. that members
of the commission feel there must be
more stringent Government regulation
over railroads, in the interest of public
safety, If conditions do not improve.
The New Haven, following the wrecks
at Fairfield and Bridgeport in 1911,
seemed bent on paying no heed to sug
gestions made by the commission for
the enhancement of the safety of pas
seEgers, but went on slaughtering peo-
pie. Latterly. Comm ssioner McChord
said today. there had been a change.
and the road for some months has been
apparently making an effort to insure
safer operation of its trains.
One thing the commission is doing and
that il to push steadily ahead organizing
better safety appliance department and
giving more and more publicity to short
comings of the various roads. In a
short time there will be published by
the commission comparative statement
showing just what accidents have hap
pcned in recent months to each road.
This is likely to have n powerful effect
Commissioner McChord thinks IL viii be
worth while to have the public know
just what roads are injuring and killing
people and which are not. or which are
more safe than others.
Under the insistent efforts OF the COM
mission the railroads are organizing
safety departments of their own.
TIainmen,s organizations everywhere
are taking the matter up. Safety but
tons are being worn by trainmen, and
the commission is trying to arouse keen
er interest all along the line in railroad
circles in trying to make travel safer.
The Washington times., 1913-09-02
IN CONGRESS TODAY.

Met at 10
Democratic caucus to be held tonight to
take up income tar and other matters.
Tariff bill discussion resumed
Senate. on motion OF Senator Jones.
passes resolution inquiring whether re-
= -Iation betwesne. Washington and
iGeorgetown Gas Companies Is dis
solved.
Hearings on currency bin begin before
aBnking and Cusrency Committee at
this afternoon.
Lobby inquiry continued.
HOUSE.
The House met at noon.
Hetch-Hetchy Valley bin again con-
sidered.
CONGRESSMAN Harrison. Of New York,
presented resignation in view Of ap-
pointment as Governor-general Of the
Philippines.
General deficiency appropriation bin
reported.
Congressman Crosser introduced bill
for municipal ownership Of street car
companies In District.
Lobby investigation was resumed.
and uCrrency Committees con-
sidered caucus currency BILL
The Washington times., 1913-09-02
NEW HAVEN STOCK
TAKES BIG DROP
Wreck Brings Down Price
Three Points on the New
York Exchange.

NEW YORK. Sept. "A drop Of
three points in the stock of the New
York, New Haven and Hartford, at the
opening of the stock market today, fol-
lowed the announcement in New York
OIL the Connecticut wreck. The stock
shaded further 4 before reaching n
level which II maintained through the
greater part of the day. New Haven
vas one of the weakest issues on the
list on account of the train wreck
which followed a long string of MS
fortunes on the part of this system.
The stock shaded from fridays close
OF 93h to 9O3s. The opening, sale Of to-
day was slE.
New York Central was another rail-
road stock which took tumble, open
ing at 96A, and dropping to San before
rally u a point. The decline in New
York Central was due to the fact that
under the full crew bill, the railroad
yesterday put 1000 additional men on
trains, thus creating an extra added ex-
pense for which the company receives no
additional return.
Unusual strength attended Canadian
Pacific at the opening. II began at 221%
against 21SI at the close Friday, and
within half an hour had increased Its
advance to Az There was some profit
taking on the bulge. ..-E.
The copper group was strong. Anal
gamated Copper sold at a gain Of lh,
and while there was some selling IL
was more than balanced BY buying.
The United Metal Selling Company
this morning advanced It's price for
copper to 1914 cents.
The entire list: of stocks had a mixed
appearance, declines taking place with
Atchison, u; Smelling. hh Pennsyl-
vania Railroad. y and Smelling, n.
United States Steel common sold on
ex-dlvidend. and opened at 6iA. against
the last sale Friday of 65Ss. Union Pa
cifie. which also sold ex-diyidend,
opened x up, and .laten -ricreased the
advance. Southern Pacific also was
strong, opening Il higher.
The curb was steady 5
Americans IN London had a cautious
Canadian Pacific in Lon
don was strong on Berlin buying.
The Washington times., 1913-09-02
McChord Orders Road
To Destroy Nothing
At Scene of Wreck

Interstate Commerce Commission.
er McChord, Immediately on be.
ing advised of the disastrous
New Haven wreck near Walliag.
ford, at once wired to General
Manager Woodland, Of the New
Haven, a demand that the road
destroy nothing at the scene Of
the wreck.
At the time of the Stamford wreck,
the damaged ears were prompt
ly burned up by the railroad and
thus valuable evidence was de.
strOyed.
The Interstate Commerce Com.
mission does not purpose to
have this operation repeated.
The Washington times., 1913-09-02
McDermott's Namesake
Tries to Defend Him

John A. MCDermott. manager of the
organization bureau OF the United
States Brewers Association, did all in
his power to give Congressman James
7. McD"rmott clean bill of health
before the House Lobby Committee to-
day.
On the stand McDcrmott sworc that
any financial or political help given to
the Congressman had been a strictly
personal contribution. He strenuously
denied that he gave 5000 to McDer-
motifs 1910 campaign fund in return for
TIE Cangr"ssmar's vote in the Cannon
rules fight. He denied not only the
contribution. but the alleged interest
his organization had taken in the Can
non rules fight of 1893.
The brewers agent said the meeting
in New York, of George ID. HorninS.
a local pawnbrOkCr; Congressman Nc
DeTmott l. II. McMichael and himself.
had been merely incidental and the
pending loan shark bill had nothing
10 do with IL.
McDermott admitted n contribution
a personal Onc-Of $500 to his Congress
sional namesakc's primary campaign
of 1912.
Quo stIons fred at McDermott indi
Gated plainly that the House lobby
committee may go into the matter OF
the alleged 'lipuor lobby" Congress-
man Ferris. in questioning MCDcr-
mott. inquired particularly about the
associations expense accounts. Nc
lcrInOtt denied that his organization
fought ConETessmen inimiCal to its
interests. The organization Cnga Ccd
only in State wet" or dry" issues.
he said. and such campaigns con-
sisted OF publicity work. A minute
later. however, he admitted that his
organization participated in any city.
county or LEGAL option campaign
where the issue was clean-cut be-
tween the "wets" and 'drys." Nc
ICrmott said that Robert Crane, Of
baltimore. was retained as general
counsel of his association to appear
before Congressional committees on
prOhibitiOn and nmrc food mcasnrcS
The Washington times., 1913-09-02
WILLIAM FLATHER
PASSENGER ON TRAIN
Other Washington Residents
Thought to Have Been on
Fated Trip.

Many Washington people believe
the wrecked train.
william ]. Flather, vice president OF
the Riggs National Bank of Washing
ton, was one of those for whose safety
fears were entertained.
He was :, passenger on the wrecked
, tram. travelling from Poland Springs
to Washington. but escaped injury
and lost no time in telegraphinS to
Henry II. Flather. cashier of the
bank. that he was safe. Later he
talked over the telephone with the
I;iggs Bank force. and again assured
them Of his safety.
Catherine Marriott, Of 1911 Twenty
fourth street narthwest, and two other
Washington girls are believed to have
been passengers on the wrecked train.
With party OF forty girls she was
coming home from Camp Amena, Bel
Grade Lakes, Me.
G. w. Chase. of Takoma Park, be-
lieves that his brother, s w. Chase,
was In the wreck. He Is trying TO
communicate with his brother or to
learn II his fears are true.
Thomas Nelson Page, ambassador to
Italy, and Mrs. Page, were Thought 70
be passengers on the train. Passengers
! officials are using every effort to 10
cate the Pages.
An unidentified washington woman is
Cead III tne wreck OF the far naIDor
express. No means of Identification
were found, and in the list OF dead the
following description was given in tn :
hope that relatives IN Washington
might be able to Identify the woman
and take charge of her remains. The
description is as follows:
Woman, apparently single, thirty
years of age; has blonde hair; weight.
Us pounds; has excellent teeth and
wore a gold bracelet on her left wrist.
Sh ewore a pink kimono and tan shoes.
the rubber soles Of which were set by
a Washington shoemaker"
[ One Of the tragedies of the wrsck
was that there were four women. bear
ing every evidence of wealth and re-
finement. who were left among the un-
identified dead, with no one to claim
their remains
The Washington times., 1913-09-02
"ToI" PendIeton Here
On Way to Carolina

"1ol'' Pendleton. last years captain
of the Princeton University football
team. is In town, and Is meeting Logan
Cunningham, head coach AT Princeton
with Wilson, the line coach of the
Princeton team OF last year. r
Pendelton and Wilson will assist
'Doggie" Trenchard. former Princeton
star. at the University OF North Caro-
lima this year. Pendleton took a trip
down TO Episcopal High School. at
Alexandria. today. to look over his old
high school and meet the school officials
md chums at the seminary.
The Washington times., 1913-09-02
Harrison Takes Oath
As Philippine Chief

In the presence Of a large number Of
friends. Francis Burton Harrison, the
newly appointed governor general Of
the Philippines. was sworn In office to-
day at the War Department.
Governor Harrison will leave WASH
ington late today for New York. where
tomorrow he will meet Secretary of
War Garrison, and take up with him
various matters relating to the admins
tration Of the Philippines He win sail
for the islands, from San Francisco Sep
tember 10. and will be accompanied by
his wife and family.
The Washington times., 1913-09-02
PORTER HEARD TORPEDOES; JUMPED.

Porter J. c. Dasher of the Chancellor, the car,
nwhich there the heaviest death toll this afternoon
s1d:
"The first section of train late and we had to
siop. Our hagman went back and put torpedoes the
rack Suddenly was standing the forward platform
# my car, heard the White Mountain coming The flag
yelled to jump and just jumped heard the three
orpedoes explode. There twenty-five passengers
my car"
Porter E. Ambrose of the Kasota the next to the
car said also that he heard the topedoes and jumped when
he Dasher jump Both porters escaped injury.
In the barns morgue here Coroner Mix placed
some of the bodies COTS but most hem srched
on the floor. They covered with sheets and what
ever clothing had been gathered by those who rescued
the bodies Most of the bodies badly mutlated The
Police had difficulty in driving back the crowds from the
doors of the car barns
81 shall begin preliminary investigation this after
noon" said Coroner Mix
The Washington times., 1913-09-02
Bryan at York, Pa,
To Address Democrats

Secretary Of State Bryan Is the prin-
cipal speaker today at York. Pa. where
the Pennsylvania State Federation OF
Democratic Clubs IL holding it's annual
convention. Other distinguished speak
ers from Washington are Senators Ollie
James. Representative A. Miteheif
Palmer Of Pennsylvania. and Fourth
Assistant Postmaster General James L
Blakeslee.
President Wilson and Secretary W. n.
MeNair were expected. but at the last
moment sent regrets.
The Washington times., 1913-09-02
Deaf Mute Held.

Henry Hawfield, a colored deaf mute.
Is in Washington Asylum Hospital to-
day for observation as to his mental
condition. Hawheld came to Washing
ton from Norfolk. Va, and was taken
in custody by Policeman Hunt. of the
Third precinct, at the Mills building,
where he had gone to enlist in the
navy. He wrote on a piece OF paper
that he wanted the President to give
him a commission.
The Washington times., 1913-09-02
Beqin Second Dash
To Save Official

The second lap in the race to save
the life of Fred N. Chamberlin, Of
fetal in charge of the Commerce De-
partrnent station at PrIbiloff islands.
WAS begun today when the Treasury
Department ordered a vessel of the
Behring sea fleet to take Chamberlain
and his wife, who has nursed him i'll
his illness. to eSattle.
On arrival at Unalaska his condition
was found go critical that the risk of
giving him treatment there would not
he taken.
The Washington times., 1913-09-02
WEATHER REPORT.

The forecast for the District of Co
lumbia: Loudly tonight and Wednesday:
not much change in temperature.
For Maryland-Fair in west; rain in
east portion tonight and Wednesday: in
creasing southeast to northeast winds.
For Virginia-Rafn In east, probably
fair in west portion tonight and We'd
nesday; increasing northeast winds.
For Pennsylvania-Increas cioudf-
ness. probably followed by rain late to-
night and Wednesday; increasing north
east winds.
For Delaware and New Jersey-Rain
tonight and Wednesday; increasing
northeast winds.
The temperature today as registered
at the United States Weather Bureau
The Washington times., 1913-09-02
Schooner Is Stranded.

The Treasury Department was nOti-
fed today by Keeper Fisher. OF the
Highland. Mass. lighthouse. that the
schooner Margaret Dillon. from Prov
incetown 10 the fishing grounds. was
stranded a mile west of the station
The crew of sixteen and the vessel
were saved.
The Washington times., 1913-09-02
SUIT IS STARTED TO
END "COAL TRUST"
Allegations in Suit of Dissolution Filed
7. Against " Coal Trust"

That Reading Company will eventually ton of
sumed coal in the country, unless eurSed
Reading holding and railroad companies have been
gagged conspracs restraint of foreign
interstate trade and commerce.
succeeded mOnopOlng of this in
7 violation of the Sherman antitrust
railroad mined
Reading Company $ unlawful.
The Washington times., 1913-09-02
WOULD MEAN BIG
REVENUE FOR US.
II Income Tax Of Six Per Cent on All Incomes Over Is
Fixed, According to Announc ed Plan, It Would Near
Total Revenue Of s1s,oss,Ooo for Uncle Sam.

II an income tax Of
represents capital Of about ss0o0Oo
cording
Committee what 1t will
carried to the
table estimates under
The Washington times., 1913-09-02
Killed in Fight.

Shot by another colored man during
fight at MItchelville. Prince George
county. Md. Anthony Duvall. colored.
died today in Casualty Hospital. The
man was brought 10 the hospital by
Deputy Sheriff Stansbury.
The Washington times., 1913-09-02

, other shippers on its lines" the bill
| also charged.
with enormous and unfair and un-
| lawful advantages over other producers
the Reading railway was able to move
| unopposed toward a complete monopoly
OF the ownership and production of an
thracite along its lines in the Schuyl-
kill region.
AT the current rate of mining. the
coal areas of the companies leaGued and
combined together. according to gener-
ally accepted calculations of geologists
and engineers, will outlast by many
years those OF any competitor. In time.
therefore. If this combination Is not
dissolved. II will own or control every
ton OF commercially available anthracite
known to exist. While in any other
II dustry il Is at least possible for a
monopoly to be broken by the influX of
fresh capital attracted by high profits.
afiainst a monopoly of anthracite. the
supply If which is limited, there can be
no such protection-only the law can af-
ford relief"
Specific Charges.
President Baer, famous for his "di-
vine right doctrine; Baker. Storcs-
bury and other miIlionaires mace de
PENDANTS are charged with being parts
of a community of mana cement OF the
railroad production and holding COM
OF many If the companies named are
Identical.
The government does not raise the
question of whether the Reading rail-
road Or, the Reading coal companies
are each of themselves separate ITO
nopoiistic trust. 1t makes fourteen Ic-
quests. They are:
To find that the Rcadinc hold ~.
coal and railway companies, with the
individual officers, have been and are
engaged in combinations and CUHsD.la-
ciCs in restraint of interstate and for
eign trade and commerce, and have It
tempted TO mOnOpolize and are munuo-
clizing a part of such trade and com
merce" in violation of the Sherman
law. a perpetual injunction from tIr-
ther conspiracy and monopoly Is asked
That the courts divorce the ownership
OF the Reading railroad and coal rom-
panies, and force the holding company
TO sell the stocks of both Pending
sale, an Injunction against voting OF
the stock or declaration Of dividneds is
sought against the voting trustees and
officers OF the holding company.
Would Enjoin Buying.
That purchases by the Reading Coal
Company of coal from other producers
be enJOine6.
That the Reading Holding Company
be forced to sell its stock in the Schuyl-
kill Navigation Company and the Will
mlngton and Northern Railroad
That the 999-year lease by the Read
ing system of the ehigh and Susque-
hanna Railroad be Cancelled, with GER
tain provisOs
That the SYSTEM dispose of stocks
OF the Lehirh anC Hudson River Rail-
way and the lie nigh and New Eng
land Railroad
That the Ownel ship of the Central
Railroad of New ersey by the Reading
Holding Company be declared an Illegal
combination and a divorce of the roads
ordered through stock sales.
Thai the holding company Is in itself
unlawful.
That the transportation by the Read
ing railrOad of coal mined by the Read
ing Coal Company is unlawful under tkc
circumstances.
That transportation by the Central
Railroad Of New Jersey Of coal mined
by the Wilkesbarre company Is un-
lawful under present arrangements.
The Washington times., 1913-09-02
ID WOODEN PUILMANS SPLINTERED INTO BITS
Continued from Page One.)

cars" said Taleot "The bill is but intend
= for vigorously than favored by the
Commission.
"The Conuecicut wreck today affair IL all had
zen steel teleseOpng almost nothing and
aiany lives
The Washington times., 1913-09-02


INCLUDED James siImsn Jacob n sehG Charles M Pratt
John Claim Clarence Mackay the estates Of IL Rogers
o the income
which oaoW
mflionaires of
to be n
addition and
S50e0 s7ocooeO be
The Washington times., 1913-09-02

TIDE TABLE.
High tide, 9:06 a. m. and 9:28 p. m
Low tide, sos a m. and 3:53 p. m
SUN TABLE
Sun rises..5:29 Sun sets.......6 $50
The Washington times., 1913-09-02
Buys Railroads.

How the Reading system has bought
end leased railroads. coal mining COM
panies. and thousands of acres of rich
coal land, hoated millions Of dollars OF
stock. and bought canals to stifie water
competition Is recited by the Govern
Enent.
''The Reading railroad has hagrantIv
and unlawfulIy Disseminated against
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-10-13

steerage passengers were ordered on
deck and given life preservers, but
did not know how to use them and
much time was wasted in instructing
them. Four boats crowded with men
passengers were smashed against the
vessels sides in an attempt to launch
them. - -
Panic caused the great loss of life.
Firemen rushed up from the engine
rooms and refused to work longer at
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-10-13
PANIC CAUSED MANY OF THE is
VOLTURNO DEATHS {

New York, Oct. 13.-Graphic de-
scriptions are being received by the
German Lloyd line of the burning at
sea of the liner Volturno. 1t is ap-
proximated that 1S4 persons per-
ished.
The fire broke out at 6 a. m. on
Thursday and Immediately Captain
Inch ordered general alarm. The
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-17
To De
ARGUED FROM
ALL ANGLES
Mrs. W. [. Peel Will Preside at
Meeting Next Tuesday-Prom-
ises to 0ivuIge Her Views.

A general discussion of woman
suffrage will be held at Taft Hall
next Tuesday evening, with Mrs.
William Lawson Peel, one of At
lantas society leaders, presiding. An
effort will ha made to have the meet
ing treat the subject as impartially
as possible. and the selection Of Mrs
Peel as chairman was made for the
reason that she is neither opposed to
woman suffrage nor in favor Of it.
OF particular interest will be the
first public expression Of Mrs. PeeFs
views on suffrage. AS one of the
natural leaders of women in Georgia
her words are awaited eagerly by
the suffragists, who can not see how
she can be otherwise than with them
THE idea of this meeting appeals
to me-" said Mrs. Peel. 1T gives the
thinking people Of Atlanta an oppor-
tunity of sanely discussing a matter
which is attracting so much atten-
ton throughout the world and upon
which ] think every person should
make q deep and conservative deCi-
sion.
There is so much to be said both
for and against woman suffrage. The
women who are for 1t should express
their views In a sane way, while the
men having arguments against 1t
should also express theirs and listen
attentivcly to the arguments favor
ing IT, This, | believe, the people of
Atlanta can do.
1T is time for the people of Geor-
gia to give deep thought to this sub
ject Already nine States have given
women the right to vote With such
start as this modern America must
know that the fight will be aggress-
lively pushed 1t is gaining Roadway
in our State and ii is only a question
of a short while when every voter
will have to make up his mind pos
itively.
- win not take over five minutes
to express my views and until the
time for this meeting | will not di-
vulge them"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-17
LAWMAKERS HEAR
GEORGIA PRAISED
World S Fair Representative, in
Speech, Urges Need of State
Display at San Francisco.

How can Georgia let the word go
out to the world that it is impover-
ished when 40 per cent of its land is
the richest to be found anywhere in
the world, when it is possessed of
matchless mineral resources, when il
has two and a half millions of the
highest type of citizenry?" asked T.
Sambola Jones, representing the Pan
anna Exposition to be held in San
Francisco in 1915, in his address to a
joint meeting of the Legislature
Tuesday
Every other State in the Union
will be there. / am not here to die
tate to you, but will say that with
the exception of the State of Texas
Georgia is the best nxed financial
State in the South.
You members of the Legislature
are now working on tax reform, and
when you have completed this you
will discover that your present condi-
ton IS but a temporary stringency.
You have no great burden of debt
THE opening of the Panama Canal
will be an epoch in the history OF the
world. Georgia, with its stretch of
coast, will be greatly benefited by it.
What Georgia wants to do is to place
an exhibit at San Francisco and bring
back those misguided farmers who
have gone to the Northwest and who
must hibernate for nine months in
the year"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-17
THE REV. JOHN GUM.
MARRIAGE HEALTH
BILL IS APPROVED
Senate Committee Reports Favor
ably on Measure Barring Union
of Afflicted Persons.

Senator Hixon's bin requiring all
would be cds TO take ont medical
certificates constituting one Of the
most radical marriage contract laws
ever proposed in Georgia has been re
ported upon favorably by the Senate
Committee on Hygiene and Santa
ton. The measure was approved
without "A single dissenting vote fol.
lowing the speeches of pr Floyd
Young. Or Il L. Emhry and Dr Bates
Block in hehalftot the bin,
The bill pgpvmes tlRt+persons con
tracing "A marriage nfilst be Of sound
mind, If a male A. least rs years of
age. and, If a female. at least 16 years
old. -.,.
1t provides further TINT such per
sons must not he.afflicted with tuber-
culosis, pellagra, cancer or any infec-
tious or contagious disease; nor ad %
dicted to the habitual or excessive use
Of Intoxicating liquors. opium, CO.
caine. choral hydrate or such other
drugs of habit producing qualities
II applicants have been afflicted
with any of the foregoing named dis
eases within the last twelve months q
certificate must be procured from a
reputable physician and, before any
marriage, certificate showing per-
feet health must be had from the fam
lily physician.