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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-06-28
Despite Charges, Pat
rick Superintendent
Is Reelected.
THIRTY SEVEN MEN
WIN POSITIONS
Division superintendent Named
After Five-Day Session-Ten
Contests Go Over to August
Meeting-Board Holds
Harmonious Meet
ing.

Ater session lasting five days. tho
State Board OF Education ennouncoa
lan' night the election of thirty seven
~, u.Sis.on superintendents for the pub
nc schoois Of Virginia For four davs
Inc board sat IN public. hearing row
tne candidates and Sitting yarious
haFges Yesterday was spent I'm exc
So.i'e session In the Governors office
"as announced afterwards that tho
hS s1,iohS had been harmonious, and
"hiie not by unanimous vote in everv
care members of the board een.ral1v
oeheNe that tho best interests Of the
scHoois nave been served. Ten contest
"a cases were passed by until tho next
rnceunR or the board on August Is. in
oroer 10 allow the members time TO
examine certain Endorsements and ,o
inquire more closely into local condI
lions In the case Of Bristol city IN.
elecuon was passed by for tho nres
ent' the law providing for the appoint
inen' of one of tho local school trustees
70 serve until certain local conditions
can be adjusted.
George w. Via R.-Eicctcd.
George w. Via. superintendent Of
echoois OF Patrick County aEaine,
whom charges affecting his moral
character and his methods OF conduct
Ing the schools We're introduced. was
reelected Mr. Via denied all Of tho
charges. and IN some instances was
able 10 introduce athdavits explaining
what were regarded by tho other side
rs suspicious circumstances. With di-
rcct!y conflicting evidence and many
Indications OF local prejudice his re
election by the board is taken as n
complete vindication. l. T. French.
superintendent OF schools in Dicken-
son County. against whom certain
charges Were brought. which were
later proved 10 be forgeries. was also
reelected The Nansemond County
case. about which there was some con
troversy. was among those passed by
until August -. Some OF the Northern
Neck counties were passed by, not be-
chuse Of any lack of available candi-
dates. but because the State board IS
divisions. grouping the counties more
compactly.
Little Politics. Say Members.
Party politics figured but little In
the elections IL was stated. Twenty
four OF the thirty-s seven elections are
OF incumtents. they being given the
benefit of the doubt save where age
or IL! health rendered a change desir-
Pble. Among the new men. IL was stat
cd may be found those closely affiliated
with the dominant or machine wing OF
the Democratic party. at least two
known antimachine men. and several
who have not taken prominent part in
politics.
Several members OF tho board eX-
pressed themselves as highly satisfied
with the result OF the election. Su-
perintendent Stearnes saying that IL
has passed of with less division OF
opinion and less acrimony than any
election of division superintendents in
many years II will be recalled that
when the State board met in May il
reelected about Afty superintendent
who had no opposition, including DR..
CONTINUED on Seventh PageJ
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-06-28
MANY DEATHS ARE
CAUSED BY HEAT
Twenty-Five Fatalities Reported,
While Prostrations Number
Hundreds.
Especial to The Times Dispatch.

lRPctidi " ne Times DlSpatCh.
Chicago June 27,-The entire Mid
die West suffered from intense heat
to-day. stories of deaths and pros
tratlons come from every direction.
Figures compiled from scattering re-
ports tonight show that twenty flve
are dead, while the prostrations run
INTO the hundreds The intense heat
VIII continue through the Middle West
Tor several days. according TO the
Weather Bureau.
Government figures show tempera-
lures of os at Cincinnati. Cairo, St
Louis. Concordia. North Platte and
tucson Chicago and Omaha official
hgures were o. while Indianapolis
Kansas City and Milwaukee reported
"a harrisburg, Ill. reported a tenn
perature OF l12. while South Bend.
Ind. reported l0l. Cleveland reported
Continued On Second Page)
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-06-28
AK IS WELDED
FOR HOUSEHOLD.
Another Cut Made in Tariff List
to Limit Cost of
Living.

Washington. June WELDING the
Ak again on the tariff revision bin
lor me benefit Of the household. the
senate Democratic caucus tonight de-
termined to put cotton sewing thread
on the free list -
This action followed spirited de-
pate and was carried by one vote over
the protest OF members OF the Finance
Committee. who defended the 15 mar
cent duty which was carried In the
bill as IL passed the House and which
the Senate majority on the Finance
Committee did not alter M '
Those who championed this favor "a
the housewife argued that the revenues
TO be derived from sewing thread wa4
'nconseQucntfal, and that to be con g
sistent is attempting to lower the cost
of living tie Senate should not ouibs
ole Looking UP the estimates fllsy
found that the estimated revenue TO Ne
derived was about S255, 900 year This
Continued On Second Page T-7
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-06-28
AvIATOR'S BODY FOUND
Ensign w. ID. BilIingsIey VIII BE Given
Military Funeral.
Especial to The eTimes-Dian,tch,

Special to The Times Dispatch.
:, Washington, June 27.-The body of
Ensign w. d. Billingsley, who was
killed In hydroaeroplane accident
near Annapolis n week ago was found
to-day In Chesapeake Bay between
Kent Island and Greenbury Point, not
body was badly bruised, and both legs
had suffered compound fracture a
military funeral In honor OF the Young
officer Will be, held at Annapolis to,
morrow morning and the body win
then be sent to the home of his parents
in mississippi.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-06-28
STRIKE is ASSURED
Miners In West Virginia VIII Go On,


July I.
Special to The Times Dispatch.
:, charleston. W. Va: June 2T.-Thomas
OF America, stated to-day that after
extended negotiations between the New
RIVER Coal operators and their en-
dered inaugurated OH the first day OF
july IN the entire New River field
Nloiations on the part of coal oper-
and the Coal River fields are OF such
grave Importance. Mr.. Haggerty stated.
mat strike will become effective at
al or the mines of these sections
where such violations of the terms Of
recent settlement have been numerous
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-06-28
JUDGE SPEER UPHELD

Bar Association Resolves Against EN-
pionnGe of Courts.
Sioux City. Iowa. June 27-Concur
renee with the declaration Of Emory
Speer. OF Macon. Ga. Federal judge Of
the Southern Georgia District, that
courts by the Department Of Justice
was un american. and should be abol-
ished. made In his address yesterday
10 the convention. was expressed bv
resolutions at the meeting of the Iowa
State Bar Association to-day
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-06-28

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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-06-19
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vAS6MooRo.

Mrs Clara pope returned, Monday,
after passing the weekend in her COT
tage on the, campground attending the
all-day service, Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. r.. w. Pope, were much
pleased with the Junior exercises,
Monday evening. at Coburn.
Mrs f. A. Austin and children
passed the weekend at. Maple Hii
farm. ~ AsHa.k =
Sunday with his family, guests OF Mr..
and Mrs. b. 3. Marden, who also en-
tertained as callers Holfnan Marden
and daughter. Miss Edith from Angus
ia
Mr.. and Mrs Fred Miller and little
daughter from Augusta, Mr.. and MIS-.
Merton Weber from Bath and MISS
Carrie Jones of Winslow passed the
dav recently at Hillcrest, guests OF
Mrs. Robina, Webber and family.
H.. S. Landers was business cdiiet,
Tuesday. on. the avenue. 5s
Mrs. E. w, Pope and Mrs. oiive
Pope attended Commencement, Tues
day, at Coburn.g -,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-06-19
WAS WELL KNOWN.
Capt. poagett, a Fisherman, During
Greater Part Of His Life.

Portland, Me, June 1S.-Captain John
Audrey Dogsett, the commander OF
tho fishing schooner Olympia, was one
C The fest known fishermen on the
New England coast. having sailed out
of this port in fshng vessels during
the greater part Of his life. For many
years he commanded the schooner Ber-
ME and Bessie and later assumed COM
mand of the schooner Topsail Girl. A
few months aSo Captain Doggett took
command of the schooner Olympia
which is ewned by Sylvan Smith OF
Gloucester.
In April Captain Doggett was II
days overdue on a trip to the halibut
fishing banks off Sable island in the
0lvmpla and grave fears We're enter
tanned for his safety at that time, but
he arrived safely home after hard
trip.
His crew on board the Olympia was
eompC sed ef fishermen from this port
and Gloucester. His son, John Andrew
Do2gett. Jr.. was on board the Olym-
pia when she started on her Inflated
rip tt Nova Scotia.
Captain Doggett WAS married and
three children, besides the son who
was on board the olympia, survive.
Captain Daggett was about 90 years oil
age ana his son is about "a.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-06-19
maine VETERANS OF
CIVIL WAR IN CAMP.
Department Encampment at Port.
land--Membership 1899, Loss OF
322--Reports Of Officers--Address
Dept. C0mdr. HolstOn-=Pr0gram.

Portland, Me, June 1S.-With rapid
ly decreasing ranks the veterans of the
Civil War of half a century ago are
gathered fer their annual eneampment
as the Department of Maine, Grand
Army of the Republic, today and to-
morrow, in City hall. There also are
in the city the members of the four
organizations affiliated with the Grand
Army, whose conventions are being
held ut the same time.
The principal business before the sew
eral organizations, today, was the read
ing OF reports.
The campfire. this evening. with
Former commander-in-Chi John +.
Gilman Of Boston as the principal
speaker, and reunions of comrades
were among the pleasing features of
the day.
4 The election, tomorrow, will excite
the usual amount of interest. Two can
didates have announced themselves for
the position of department command
CT. John F. Lamb of Livermere Falls,
and Rev. James II. Little of Bethel.
Assistant Adjutant General Fred \.
Motley reported, this afternoon, that
there are at present AS posts in the
Maine Department. with total MEM
bership Of 1899. This is loss of 3D.
over year ago.
Commander in-Chief A. ]. Beers Is
unable to attend the session but Chap
lain George f. LeTejey delivered an adj
dress, as his representatives, in City
hall, this evening. VIII 9. Macfarlane
will give an organ recital in City hall,
Thursday evening, lie which all the or
here will be invited.
Thatcher and Beswerth Posts are
keeping open house and serving
lunches during the eneanpment.
Additional interest attaches TO this
by reason of the ap
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-06-19
SCH. OLYMPIA sunk
BYSTMR. SYCAMORE.
Capt. Doggett, Portland, and Five
Men, Oneflis Son, Lost--Eight, with
Another Son, Saved--Craft Goes
With Capt. Awaiting Last Man.

Boston, June tS.-Joln Andrew Dog
gett of Portland, ME, and five mem
hers Of the crew of the Gloucester fish
ing schooner Olympia went down with
their craft when she was rammed off
Sable island, carly this morning, in a
dense ict; by the Warren Line steam
err Sagamore. The Sycamore arrived at
Quarantine from Liverpool, tonight
with eight survivors of the schooner.
Those lost. besides Capt. Doggett,
were: John L.. Doggett, his son. also
of Portland; William sullivan, East
port Me-; Rainey Doucette. Glouces-
ter; Frank Banner Eastport; Fred
Train, Portland.
The saved were: Frank Leslie Dog
gett, son of Capt. Doggett, Gloucester;
John A. Young, East Boston,; Frank
Costa, Fast Boston; james E. Larkin,
Nova Scotia; Frank 3. Dyer, Portland
Me-; Arthur Bennett. Passport, Me;
Michael Fiaherty, Newfoundland.
stephen Verge. Gloucester.
The Sycamore was cropping at slow
speed through a heavy pail of fog when
the accident occurred. the Olympia
aboard which all but the men on watch
were asleep in their hunks, was struck
abreast of the mainmast, making such a
hole that the schooner foundered within
a few minutes The time between the
impact and the schooner's sinking was
sufficient only to allow eight men to climb
the Olympia's forerigging and thus to
gain safety on the deck of the steamer
The other members of the crew. 1nclud-
ing Capt. Doggett, who was holding
firmly to the unwritten law that the
II. q a
ship" were awaiting their turn To scale
the ropes, when the schooner went UNI
der.
The survivors said. tonight, that the
crash came with scarcely three minutes
warning. The four members of the watch
had barely time to rouse their sleeping
mates. and 10 attempt could be made to
launch the dories III which lay safety
for ALL
Capt noggett soon realized That all
hope for safety lay in immee--dte action,
and this only by climbing to the steam
er's side. The order WAS given ana while
the stricken craft was appreeiably fall
ing lower in the water, the race Tor life
over the schooners rigging began. 1t
was ended soon after when the Olympia
sank. One of Capt. Doggetts sons was
among the first eight who reached the
steamers side; another went to his death
with his father,
I'VE had been in heavy fog for more
than half an hour and were off Sable
island. bearing north 40 miles, when a
steamer was dimly sighted ahead" said
Frank b. Dyer of Portland, one of the
four members of the watch. when he
reached Quarantine aboard the steamer,
tonight.
I'VE did our best to warn the steamer
but our efforts We're without result and
all We could do was warn the fellows
who were asleep below. Before they had
| all reached the deck the crash came.
| The steamer was stopped alongside and
| Capt. Doggett said our only chance to
save our lives was by climbing aboard.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-06-19
Steering Geer Gives
Way==La nds OnRocks.

Portland, Me-, June 1S.-News of the
wreck of the two-masted schooner NJ. J.
sewall of Machas on Mosquito island
rocks near Port Clyde. Tuesday morning.
was reported here. today
The schooner left Boothbay HarbOr in
the morning and when near Mosquito
island her steering gear gave way and
she was carried onto the rocks. TWO Dig
holes were stove in her and it is believed
that she will be a total loss. She had a
two-thirds general cargo, only small
part of which was saved. She is of Il
gross tons and is owned by her captain
G. w. Beal of Milbridge She was built
in PASSPORT, in 1861. Her cargo was par
TALLY insured.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-06-19
z 2 Is ~ - ~ B
British Cabinet Ministers
Admit Made Mistake
IN Not informing ihs House Of
Commons Of MaIeonip Purchases.
Mr. Cays Declares Use 81 Inside Ii.
formation Aifront 10 Reuse.

London, June sls.>-The climax was
reached, today, of the scandal con-
nected With the ministerial transac-
lions in Marconi shares at, the time the
British government was negotiating
contracts with the company. Cabinet
ministers, who. had been impugned
were. today, given their first. oppor-
tunity of making a public explanation
of the transactions which had CAUSED
the most acute party strife known
in British politics for many years.
Every seat in the House, Of Commons
and all the public galleries were filled
and the statements of Chancellor Of
the Excheauer Lloyd George and At
torney General Sir Rufus Isaacs were
awaited with intense interest.
George Cave. a Unionist member,
who on behalf of the opposition.
moved vote Of censure on the cabi-
net, regretting the transactions made
by certain ministers in the shares of
the American Marconi Co, and the,
lack of frankness displayed by them
toward the House Of Commons, clear
ed the air somewhat by disclaiming at
the outset any intention of charging
personal corruption against any one CT
the ministers concerned.
He said.
What / suggest is that two eabi-
net ministers and one former cabi-
net minister have committed breaches
Of certain rules and traditions of this
House and, indeed of all public life
without which public life would be
impossible"
In purchasing shares on inside in
-
formation. given to them by Godfrey
Isaacs, the managing director of the
Maroon: Co, the ministers. had, &C
cording to Mr. Caves contention
broken the rulef providing that no
cabinet minister should take a favor
OF an advantage from a man con-
tracing with the government. They
had, he asserted. broken another rule
by becoming interested in company.
the profits of which undoubtedly de-.
pended upon the conclusion of con-
tract between the British Mareoni Co.
and the British government"
Mr. Cave complained that IN making
no references, to these purchases dur
ing the debate IN, the House of Coin-
mons in October. the cabinet minis
ters had not dealt fairly with the
House. y Z. s...4 y Il
Attorney General Sir Rufus Isaacs
In reply admitted that be had made
an error Of Judgment He said In
the light of what has happened,
agree that the course we pursued m
keeping silence during the October de-
bates was mistake
Sir Rufus magnanimously accepted
responsibility for the transaction and
said that whatever blame there was
attached in the matter should fail,
upon him and not upon Chancellor
Lloyd George, nor Baron Murray soI
Elibank, the former CHIEF Lipefai
whip. 80
Chancellor Lloyd George also admit
ted that having regard to the eircuri-
stances. ii would have been Infinitely
better if the whole facts had been
placed before the House Of Commons
| last October
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-06-19

Springfield Ills, June 1.-two
masked bandits held up the Illinois
Central Diamond Special en- route TO
Chicago from st. Louis, 10 miles south
of here, shortly after midnight last
night, fought a pitched battle with 4
posse of deputy sheriffs and city pc
licemen from Springfield, who camo
upon them while dynamiting the safe
in the express car. and escaped after
themselves running the engine 10
point near the city limits of Spring
field. The train was brought TO Spring
field, early today, and an examination
of the express car showed the bandits
obtained nothing of value. the expo,
sion of dynamite having failed to open
the through safe, which contained
$500
In addition to fighting pltchea
battle with the officers, the bandits
captured a policeman and newspa-
per reporter and lined them up be-
side the express car with the messen-
ger and curious passengers VINO came
from the coaches of the train to as
certain the cause of the stop NO one
was injured by the shots as 1af as
| known. The engine and express ca,
were cut off from the rest OF the
train by the train crew at the point
of revolvers Conductor McWllliaihs'
| on seeing the engine and express car
pulIing away from the train started
| to investigate A little farther down
| the tracks toward the city he hearo
an expfosion. He FASTENED to the
| homo of a farmer and sent the warn
| ing to this city. Sheriff Mester anu
Chief of Police Underwood soon had
officers securing the country
| A switch engine in charge OF Gen,
eral Superintendent A. f. Clin OF
/ clinton left this city, about o CLOCK
and on reaching Twentieth and Lau"el
streets. came up to the engine ana eA-
press car of the passenger train.
The switch engine returned TO the
city and the passenger engine Was
sent back to Glenarm for the tram.
Took Possession of Engine.
Engineer Shell reported that follow
ing the battle between the robbers ane
posse the bandits took possession o
his locomotive and ran 1T, making mn
sit quietly on his box. One OF tn'
men performed the duties OF nreniah
, while the other acted as engineer. INT
bandit handled the locomotive, usih'
tho reverse lever, throttle and ar
brakes as though familiar with tnei
. operation. -.
Farmers telephones played an I'm
rortant mart in quickly notifying tn
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-06-19
BANDITS HOLD UP ILLINOIS
CENTRAL AND FIGHT POSSE.
Cool Pair Makes Escape After Pitched Bat
tie, Securing Nothing from Safe=-Believed
No One Injured by Shots==Representa-
tiyes to the Legislature in Pursuit.

authorities of the hold-up. Reports
of the explosion of dynamite used re-
peatedly upon the safe in the express,
awakened the farmers for distance
of several miles.
Fireman Peter S. Miller says he has
no idea when or where the bandits
boarded the train. The first he knew
of their presence was when one of the
masked robbers slid over the tender
with a revolver in each hand and COW
ering both engineer and fireman, sail:
stop her
Engineer Shell okeyed the command.
one bandit uncouplcd the express car
and gave the command to pull a head.
After going about a mile another or
der was given to stop.
Miller is of the opinion that the
dynamite was applied to the safe half
a dozen times before the sheriffs posse
arrived at the scene and engaged the
tandits in pitched battle.
Reporter and Policemen Held Up.
George E Marney, reporter for the
Illinois State Journal and Policeman
O'Leary We're the two held up by the
out of the dark as Marrey and o.
Leary crept through some underbrush
approaching the express car and en-
CINE and with the drop on OLeary,
| told him to throw up your hands.
| AS O'Leary complied the robber
picked UP the officers riot gun and
| lined the policeman beside the express
car Marney, who was unarmed also
| obeyed the command to get down be-
| hind the car.
The lower house of the General AS
smbly had just adjourned when re-
ports of the hold-up reached the town
Several squads of representatives Sc
cured automobiles and went to the
scene and aided in the search for tbs
bandits.
Marney describes the hold-up mef
as wearing linen busters, white caps
land black masks. He says both were
Extremely large men and that they
were extremely cool under fire.
Sheriff Master was hindered in hi:
duel with the robbers by the fac
that they We're between him and thu
persons lined up behind the baggage
car.
The robbery is believed to be thu
work of the same gang which robbed
1.-THE ST. I.ouis-K Kansas City train abou
six months ago at HES Junction, fou
miles south of Springfield
The agent of the American EXPIRES
there said the local safe which wa
blown open, contained about $500 an
that this amount would cover the loss