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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-06-20
Broad Street Business
Men Ask Council for
Uptown Station.
OTHERS INDORSE
DOWNTOWN PLAN
Engineers Differ as to Cost of
Fifteenth and Main Terminal.
Same Ground Covered by
Men on Opposing Sides.
To Make Report
Soon.

Representatives. NJ Broad Street mer-
chants threw new spirit into tho union
station controversy when they appear
ed before the joint committee of the
city Council last night and presented
arguments against the location down
town, ANA reasons why the Richmond.
Fredericksburg ana Potomac and At
lnntic Coast Line railroad station. on
the hermitage site, would he advan-
taHcous. Delegations from other husi-
ness organizations appeared with reso-
lutlons favoring Fifteenth and Main
Streets
Sustained by Engineer G. y. r. Bur
g"yn. " I. Dabney business man
aEcr OF the Chamber Of Commerce. pre-
scented the recommendations of his
board for the location on Main Street.
and offered refutation Of all the argu-
I m"hts advanced against the feasibility
81 the site by the two RAILWAYS
opposed to tho downtown plan.
W j.. Duke appeared in behalf Of the
iichmond Fredericksburg and Poto-
mac and the Atlantic Coast Line Rail
roads. bringing with him Engineer +.
" scarborough To present the tech
the present Fifteenth and Main Street
station 10 accommodate all six lines.
Refers 10 tonEcstion.
OfEtnS that II - OF no advantage
'" a citN 10 have transicuts changing
ttaina within the sam" building George
Ntp. Biake, speaking for the Broad
street merchants. declared that the
growing congestion Of lower Main
street would be enhanced h- the
G0uNeFEl INC Of all passenger traffic at
fltteenth street as to present prob
!"In oi rapid distribution Of trailic al :
most impossible of solution Conres-
tIoh Is the ono civic problem which all
lhiEe cities are now striving 10 avoid.
ne said and 10 deliberately conceu
tra5e business and traffic In the CON
eested lower Main Street would he
ioo!hardy on the part OF the city.
samuel Cohen stated that he was on :
posed 10 a union station on principie
SAVING IL Is not good for the CITY TO
make II possible for through passcn-
gers 10 he whisked in and out OF the
corporation limits without leaving the
train shed. He called attention 10 the
TACT that tho opening or the new Mavo
bridge VIII cause further congestion
At Fifteenth street
Would Cause ConEcstIon
The Board street merchants placed
their objections 10 the downtown site
before The committee in the following
form
We, the Undersigned merchants and
property owners OF Broad street re-.
spectiuily enter our objection TO a n.w.
union passenger station al Main and
Fifteenth streets. an1 ask that a mod :
ern passenger station he erected on
Continued on Second pa.-,.I
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Expelled in Disgrace
From Colorado Con-
gregational Church.
t R | E D IN OHIO
FOR GRAVE CHARGE
Servant Girl Charging Betrayal,
Jury First Failed to Agree;
Then Convicted Him, but
Case Dropped When
New Trial Was
Granted.

From newspaper files stained with
nge, members az Third Christian
,hnrch who voted On Sundny to -xpeI
their pastor. Rev. David r. T.rnnt.Is.
brought forth ysstcrdny ~ record or
court proceedings In which the dcposcd
minister figured defendant
IN fhe phErs Of the Advance, the
weekly publication OF the annxrcva-
tonni church. they rcnd TINT Rev.
David IL. Francis was expelled I'm dis
Erhcr from the ConsrcSntionuI Church
OF 1rini,lnd. Col.
In the DnilH Rcgi<tcr, of Ironton. a..
theF FOUND nnny columns devoted 10
the first Rnd second trinis oT J-rnncIs
ch"rEcd with n grave oncnsc. The Jury
ihi'cd Z" nHrcc In III" irst trial, thou, II
memhcr of the pnnri Nns quoted us
Sn!inE TINT IL stood nine 10 three for
conviction. ON the second trial he WINS
convicted. hut there 81 nation for
new trial. which WINS granted Nv
JudH" \. :. Muir. ar Irontnn, this end
Ing the rHSc.
Lends to Fist Fight.
VIII" the church people have been
dlNlded on th" question or the minis
ters guilt as II affects tn. Charpo
which resulted In his dismissal on sun
day. tn" matter has created So much
bitterness that a personal encounter
resulted on Wednesdays niEht be,w ON
EeN, Lester /. GlOsccoSo pastor of
Paramount Christian Church and Il r..
!ngc. husband ot tnc woman Francis
was accused ~ kissing Mr. Glosncosc
l. SAID - har" criticized tho manner In
which The affair was handled
For several DAYS tho N0ithslda ban.
'ist church. of Highland palk, has been
advertising "a lecture 10 10 delivered
there Tonight hy MI Francis Tho
subject Is Ben iiur ana tho Holy CITY,
Rev. ~ T"mpioman. pastor or North
side Baptist. said last night that the
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-06-20
TRAINS WRECKED:
FOURTEEN KILLED
Mistaken Signals Responsible for
Electric Line Horror in
California.
ISnecial TO The Times. Dispatch. |

Vallejo, Cal. June 19.-Fourteen per
sons were killed and twenty-five were
injured. several fatally, in a head -on
collision between two nterurban elec-
tric trains of the San Francisco, Mana
and Calistoga electric line one mile
north of here. The trains. ttayeIinr
at high speed, came together with a
terrific crash and tcles.oped
In an instant the two trains were
reduced 10 a high heap OF wreciace.
Passengers We're hcaped about and
buried beneath the pile of splintered
wood and twisted steel All of the
dead and injured are Californians.
Because of the manner in which both
trains telcscopcd. il was extrcrelv
difficult TO eXtricate some OF the nm
fortunate men and women who were
buried III the wrcckagc.
The train from Nalivjo to Napa, con
sisting OF two cars Was crowded with
passengers from the steamer Mouti-
cello. from san Francisco. besides a
number Of passengers from this city.
The car from Napa was we'll filled with
passengers. number of whom were
coming from Vallejo to take the ooat
to San Francisco
The crash came on n straight stretch
of track nj One Mile House. Mistaken
signals are said to have been rcspon- :
company announce i'm investigation to
lay The blame just as soon as all the
injured are accounted for.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-06-20
NEW LEAF IS TURNED
IN STORY OF SUGAR

lett ne promised 20 produce anv cor
respondence IN his tiles relating 10 tho
organization Of the Grocers' Committee
~ ms Tree sugar campaign. Many q,
the circulars sent out by him on the
ielt.r mead Of that organization were
F'ad INTO the record by Senator Cum
minis.
Lowry testified that he had conducted
his iight solely for the Federal Com
pany and that other refiners had not
inquired In H. He thought the expenses
mad amounted TO about $50 900 in four
years, exclusive of his salary and com
mission as sales agent. amounting 10
about s5s.oo0 in that period. He got
nothing for his tariff work. he said
After many questions by Senator Cum
mihs the witness agreed that although
all the sugar remncrs did not seem 10
favor free sugar, they would benefit
only in a less degree than the Federal
by Il reduction in duty.
Feared Free Sugnr.
Lowry said, however, that an official
OF the American Sugar Refining Com
panN, the so-called trust" had told
him that free sugar would put us ont
Of business.
senator Nelson was especially inter-
estcd In the Committee Of Wholesale
Groccrs, and wanted to know Just how
IL WAS formed
mere was no formal meeting" said
Lowry. Il wrote TO twenty five OF the
city wholesale grocers and suggested
that We form such committee"
They were just dummies, then" suR-
gcstcd Senator Nelson.
u don't think they were very dumb"
replied Lowry.
The whole proceeding was carried
on by correspondcnce?'
Yes, sir
You appointed the secretary and
chairman and organized the commit
tee ="
Yes sir"
Lowry told Of efforts to break up
the committee.
The domestic sugar people sent out
men, he said. TO try To break ii up.
They said Lowry is bad man: YOU
VIII be subpoenaed before a congress
sional committee in Washington. But
they stuck"
What authority had you to select a
committee for the wholesale grocers of
the United States?" asked Senator
Cummins.
Il didn't" said the witness II Sc
lected committee for the people of the
United States"
senator Cummlns read telegram
from Lowry TO West Tubbs. secretary
Of the American Society of Equity,
Madison. Wis, saying:
1T is of the utmost Importance that
You Immediately telegraph Oscar w.
Continued On Third Page.)
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EMULATES DEED
Of SUFFRAGETTE
Harold Hewitt Brings Down
Horse i'll Race Tor Ascot
Gold Cup.
WILL PAY WITH HIS LIFE
Sustains Fractured Skull, and
Now Lies Dying in
Hospital.

Ascot. Eng June le.-The race for
the Ascot gold cup one Of the most
coveted prizes Of the English turf was
ruarred TO-DAY by an incident similar to
that which brought the Kings horse
down in the Derby. when Emily Wild
ine Dawson sought and found death
in the cause of the militant suffra
Hettes IL this case. il was a man.
Harold Hewitt, who emulated Miss Da :
visons feat.
According 10 the Ascot police. Hew-
lit was not connected with the suffra
gettes, hut was OF unsound mind and
OF type peculiarly liable TO lie car
ried away by the initiative impulse
He suffered the same penalty for his
tcmerity as ala Miss Davison-a frac-
ture al the base Of the skull.
Little Chnnce Ia Live.
At late hour tonight Hewitt was
lying unconscious in Il hospital after
undergoing an operation in the for
lorn hope that his life might he saved
King George and Queen Mary. en-
King Manuel 81 Portugal. the crown
Prince and Crown Princess OF Sweden.
the Duke OF Connaurht. Governor
General OF Canada and Princess Pa
trcia and n number OF lesser royalties
were watching the race from the royal
stand,
Coming down the stretch. August
Belmonts famous colt. Traceiy. a son
of Rock Sand. shot into the lead. He
was going like well-oiled piece of
machinery and soon had the nearest
morse several lengths behind. seem
ingly Tracery was assured Of an easy
victory.
Suddenly man jumped from the
rails waving q red flag with one hand
and with the other pointing 4 revolver
At Jockey Whalley. who had the mount
or Traccry
Pull up, Full up. or I'll shoot YOU"
the man shouted.
Nhall.y did his best to divert the
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Amendment Authorizes Him to
Suspend Rates and Proclaim
Special Ones.
CLUB FOR OTHER NATIONS
Provisions Which Aroused Pro
tests From Foreign Countries
Are Eliminated.
Exemption Reduced

Washington, June I0.-Thc Scnntc
minittee ON Finance Tonight prnc-
icniiS decided To cut the exemption
In the Income tax bill from 81 900 to
$1,000.
II "nS further provided TINT in
the event OF husband md wife
hh'ihE separate incomes, both Will
ne 'hAcd above $4,000. II one ls de-
pehaeh' up"n the other. they Will
nc exempt from tnXntfon IN to
$1,000. In the event OF there heinz
children. there will be an cxcmn
non OF 5000 for ench child NOT c.
cceuinS two. In this wny n man
mhy have nm income of $4,000 n year
nnd he exempt from taxation.
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On Point Comfort. June 1e.-Senator
o"eh = nature this afternoon TO keep
ms appoint'ncnI 10 deliver an address
to the Virginia bankers on the cur
rency question. shifted the attention
OF the twentieth annual convention of
me Virginia Bankers Association 10
state probletns-in particular the State
taxes on individual and savings de
posits and bank stock
Beginnng with President McAdans
VINO arra isncd these two features IF
The states taxing system unspariurly
the succeeding speakers with one ~,
Two exceptions, attacked the current
practice George Bryan. attorney or
the Virginia Bankers Association de
nounced II in his annual report. and
oiiNer j. Sands. of Richmond, chair
man OF the committee on taxation. Of
fering the committees remedja1 nIn =
at the afternoon session. scored the
system roundly. President McAdams's $
statement OF the case was striking.
Inv Must he Changed.
the banks are To be relieved OF
me necessity OF passing through a
semi panic each January. which will
yearly become more severe" said Pros
ident McAdams. the present law tax
ing individual and savings dcposits
must be changed,
Under the present Auditor of Public
accounts of Virginia, for the frsi time
- 'ii!ls years an eifort has been made
20 enforce the collection OF taxes on
individual and savings deposits in Tho
ranks OF the state. The result Of this
eHort 10 enforce Law which had lore
iain dormant. was the driving out ~
tne state last January Of millions ~
dollars. some of which has come hack
but part OF which. at least. has gone
never to return"
President McAdams devoted an i'm :
portant section of his report to an ex-
animation OF the hardships worked on
bankers by The present tax laws Tha
most iniqutous OF the mall ba b.iI
was the law taxing deposits. Its an
torcenent. he said, tends to drive
money out OF the State. and takes ou.,,.
IRON the channels OF trade the y.r,.
IRE blood OF the investor. the ,na,,u
facturer and the merchant. therehv ~
tihately reducing taxable values an
over the commonwealth, and is aboI,r
as commercially sound as the intaIli.
gence OF the tabled Eentleman v.ha
slaughtered the goose that laid ,ho
golden eggs.
AS fairly good solution OF the e,il
President McAdams recommended 49,
passing OF law limiting the t.x ON
deposits TO state tax OF S35 ne. <loo
an equitahic tax of this size ha
CONTINUED on Third Pas.1
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THOUSANDS VIEW
GIGANTIC VESSEL
They Throng Water Front to
Catch Glimpse of Newest
Queen of Seas.
Especial to The Times-pispatch.l

Especial 10 The Times -bIspatch.l
New York. June l9.-Thousands or
people thronged the Hoboken water
front TO get q glimpse OF the Impera-
tor. ;hc largest steamship anoat. af-
ter She reached her dock to-day The
giant vessel Was warped into her
pier without the slightest mitch. de-
spite the fears of what might hap
pen on account OF her size and the
swift tide.
Never before mas a passenger-car-
ryinS vessel been given the reception
accorded the Inperator. The trip up
from quarantine was made 10 the ac-
compartment Of one continued blast
or whistles from all crafts in the har-
Dor as We'll us from factories on shore.
Those who visited the imperator to-
day found that not only does the new
hamburg American liner surpass any
thing else llioat as TO size, but her
,uuipn.ont anu furnishings rival that
OF the most palatial hotels Oh land.
as we'll as surprising beyond compari-
sor that on ali other liners
This floating city in miniature Is
81? feet long, ninety eight teet In
beam, and has gross tonnage of 5O,-
600 tons.
She is commanded BY hve captains.
Captain Hans Ruscr. admiral OF the
Hamhurg- american Line being in su-
premc command
There are rooms IN which can DO
found everything TO supply the wants
OF the most fastidious traveller.
In the opinion OF Alexander M Car
Continued on Seventh Page. s.
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REPORT SUGGESTS
REMEDIAL PLAN
Attorney of Association Thinks
Reform Will Be Forthcoming
at Next Session of Legisla-
ture-Senator Owen Fails
to Appear, and c. A.
Pugsley Makes Address.
Probable Officers
of Virginia Bankers

OLD Point. Va. June fa.-For pre,-
ineht, Joseph ". Hurt. who IN op-
posed by W. u. tcst. of Newport
NcwH' Tor rtcc-prcsidcnt. e.. r.. Tff-
'Hh!' "arrcnton; for Accrctnry
"nikcr scott. FnrmviIIe: for trcns-
urcr' Julien ~. IiilI, Richmond.
Unless the forccnstrrs miss their
marx, thts Is the crew that will he
eicctcd Tomorrow afternoon 10 stccr
the NirEinin Bnnkcrs' Association
through the ensuing ycar. II has
thc approval of thrc~-fourths or tho
heicSntes who nrc willing to tnIk
erection and Is commoni. accepted
Tonight ms the official sInte.
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tcontirucd On seventh PasoD
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CAP TAIN CURTIS
ASKS RECOUNT
Ran Only l'iity-Two Votes Be
hind Toncy i'll Race for
House.
NO SYSTEM IN COUNTING
Judges at Some Precincts Threw
Out Slips Which Were
Properly Prepared.

Without makin any direct or ndi-
rect charge Of fraud in the primary of
June IL. Captain John a. Curtis filed
formal notice last night with Chairman
Miles NJ. Martin, OF the city Demo
cratic Committee, asking n recount of
the ballots cast for candidates for the
House OF Delegates. Copies of this no.
tice VIII he served on the eight other
candidates taking part in the contest
for the House Of Delegates to-day. so
that they may take proper steps to pro-
tcct their own interests. on the face
of the returns as tabulated by the city
Democratic Committee, Captain Curtis
was the sixth man on the ticket. being
nfty-two votes behind -. L. Toney. the
NTH man, who was declared the nomi-
nee.
The official Returns.
The official vote, as compiled by the
city Democratic Committee on the face
of the returns from the various pre-
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ON the face of these returns the civ
democratic Committee declared, Messrs
tiobson. Cox. Myers. Montague and To-
hey the nominees for the tive seats in
the House OF Delegates from this city
Attention was promptly called in the
press TO obvious errors in the returns
The total vote east in the election, as
certined by the city Democratic Com
mittee. was 9.i66. The total vote cast
tor the nine candidates listed above
amounted to ii.S5i. As each voter east
his ballot for five names this only ac-
counts for S.910 ballots. Friends of the
defeated candidates for the House. and
citizens generally. have been asking
what the judges of election did with
the other 1876 ballots. There were 301
votes counted for t;rigEs and 5.03l east
TOR Satterheld in the sergeantCy fight
making a total Of 9.33o ballots counted
in that race. This is i3i less than the
certified total number cast and is 36a
votes more than the judges apparently
counted i'll the Legislative fight AS
Captain Curtis ran only tifty-two votes
behind the NTH man. his friends be-
lievc that the counting OF even a few
of the missing ballots might alter the
returns considerably
obvious Errors.
In his letter To Chairman Martin
Captain Curtis calls attention 10 the
long hours elections officers were on
duty. 10 the fact that at some OF the
precincts there is unqucstioued cyi
dence OF clerical errors. and 10 thn
more remarkable fact that the rules
governing the primary, as laid down
by the committee. did not conform 10
the primary law. which must prevail
1t has been brought out that while the
committee ruled that no ballot for the
House OF Delegates should he counted
unless IL contained the name OF hyc
candidates. the law does not so pro
vide. and that al seven precincts bal
lots containing the names OF ono. two.
three ana four candidates were counted
and the ballots so marked thrown out
hy the judges at fifteen precincts
Captain curtis contends that one fixed
rule should have governed the count
that all or none OF such ballots should
haNc been rejected In this view he
- upheld by members of the committee
"nd bN lawyers who have looked close
~ into the law.
With no copies available. Chairman
Martin was unwilling to give out the
text OF the Curtis letter, prefcrring 10
submit II hrst to the committee. which
VIII be called to meet on Monday night
at Murphys Hotel II is practically
certain that recount will he ordered.
Indeed the committee feels that il
could not possibly refuse 10 DO SO. in
asmuch as there is evidence that its
own rules were not observed. while
(Contirucd On seventh Pasol
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Washington. June l9-An amend
meht TO the Underwood tariff bil,
adopted to-day by the majority mem.
pers OF the Senate Finance Committe,
would give the President Of the United
states authority to suspend certain
rates in the proposed law and To nrn.
clain special rates against nations
which discriminate against nroducts
OF the United States
me amendment is appended To no
clauSe giving the President AUTHORITY
W negotiate reciprocity agreements :
win other nations. and in some re-
spects resembles tho maximum and
minimum clause OF the Payne ldricb
tariff law eliminated in the House hin
IN substance. the amendment would
provide that when any nation discrimi-
mates against tho products of tbe
united states or imposes restrictions
upon United States exports. or docs
reclprocate in trade relations. the Pres
idcnt may by proclamation suspend Ger
tain rates and put in effect other
rates.
Articles Arc Specified
only specified articles. ii is under
stood. are TO be included under the
terms OF this amendment and the rc
taiiatory rates arc specified. Among
the articles included in the list upon
which tho President might suspend
rates are fish. wheat. wheat flour. cof-
fee, tea, earthen ware. wines and malt
liquors. SILK dress goods. leather,
gloves, jewelry. sugars and molasscs.
The duties prescribed vary as To the
different articles Fish. II is reported.
would be dutiable at cent a pound.
wheat at 10 cents a bushel. -four at a.
cents barrel. few cents pound
would be placed Oh coffee and tea. on
other items the penalty would be Il
doubled rate. while on sugars. which
probably would never be affected the
rate would he only fraction of "A cent
a pound. The amendment. OF course.
is subject to ratification of the Demo
cratic senatorial caucus, which will be :
gin work on the bill tomorrow.
Besides adding this amendment. the
majority members stripped the admin
istrative provisions of the Underwood
bill Of many of their features includ-
ing the inquisitorial clause which gave
American agents the right To examine
foreigners books in cases OF disputed
import valuations.
They also struck out the provision
requiring registration bureaus for COM
missionaries and agents in American
consulates. the provision to give the
Secretary OF the Treasury the right to
cncc OF foreign market, the anti
dumpinc clause which provided excess
duties OF imports undersold in this
country, and the per cent tariff dis
count on imports in American vessels.
The committee. however. inserted an
amendment providing for tho appoint
ment Of commission. to be composed
of members OF the Senate Finance and
the House Ways and Means Committees
to make a thorough study OF the whole
tariff administration question and re-
port recommendations for its readjust-
ment The action Of the committee
strikes from the bill all the provisions
which aroused protests from foreign
nations.
Tho committee declined to approve
the amendment suggested by Assistant
CONTINUED On Seventh Page)
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NIRGINIA nEAnu

No transfer between stations via Norfolk
and Western Railway 10 Virginia Beach
Phone Madison is7 for fun particulars.
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MOUNTAIN EXCURSION,
Thursday, June %. to Asheville, ". C.,
etc. Round trip. $500. good ten days.
Ofiice. 907 East Main Street.