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The Washington times., 1914-12-11
Insurance Men Report
Alcohol ShortenS Life

NEW YORK, Dec. 11.-That the use
OF alcoholic beverages shortens life was
reported IN statistics to tho eighth an
nual convention OF the Association of
Life Insurance Presidents. Figures on
the subject were presented by Arthur
Hunter, actuary, in connection with the
findings of = mortality investigation
into the lives OF 100000 life insurance
policyholders. covering a period OF
twenty-five years
The Washington times., 1914-12-11
Harold . II Alsnn

The burial OF H. r L. Alsop, who died
d George Washington University Hos
".tai yesterday, following an Illness Of
zen days, will be made at Pittsburgh
tomorrow. Mr.. Alsop. who was the
son of J. 3. Alsop. Of 1872 Twentieth
street northwest. and the late Emma
liussey AlsCp, was twenty-five years
old besides his father. he is survived
~ a brother, Edward H. .tlsOp. Of
Atlanta CT
The Washington times., 1914-12-11

entire British casualties were one
EnGl sh officer killed and three
wounded and forty Indians killed
and 100 wounded. In exchange for
three losses. England receives the
most valuable territorial prize the
war can give to her. The entire
district England has occupied Is not
as large as Connecticut. but il IS
one of the few spots on the globe
Ehglishmen want to round out their
empire
The Washington times., 1914-12-11
Report Asks Pensions
In Lighthouse Service

accommodation for legislation au-
thorizing the retirement Of employees Of
the Lighthouse Service on account Of
ago or disability incident to their WORK
is recommended in the annual report
Of the Lighthouse Service made public
today.
Il is pointed out that the American
service is the only one of its kind that
does not enjoy the benefits of a retire
meut plan
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Mrs. Rebecca V. Mahonev.

funeral services for Mrs. Rebecca V
''ahoney are to be- conducted from her
..s.Cencc. IiIi g street southeast, to-
NOTION at . o'clock Mrs. Nahoucy died
.saterday at the age Of sINty-uiue. She
survived by her husband William r
-tah,nsy. a son, William Y. AahOney,
s ~ q daughter Mrs. Bertha NJ Davis.
The Washington times., 1914-12-11
AUDIT OF PENSIONS
IS YEAR IN ARREARS
Abolition of Agencies and Re-
dUCtion in Clerical Force
Blamed by WooIey.

wcrE in the office Of the Auditor "f the
Treasury for the Interior Department
S. hopelessly in arrears because OF the
reduced force which is described by
Auditor Il. W. Woolley as q most i'll
tuned move"
In his annual report 10 the Secretary
81 rho Treasury made public TO-DAY, Au-
ditor Woo,Icy calls attention to condi-
i.ous I'm his office, ana declares that the
work in connection with the settlement
~ pension accounts since the radical &C.
rarturc in the methods OF pension pay
meuts Instituted last year, has not pro
stressed satisfactorily. Settlements Of
these accounts are now more than a
ear in arrears. the disbursiuG clerk rot
having yet received a settlement Of his
account for the month of July, 1913.
Several causes" the repoTt says,
have contributed to this delay. In the
dyst place. the abolition OF the pension
scncies on January 81. 1913, following
the revolutionary change in the manner
of paying pensions, did not reduce the
work Of this office, since there has been
no reduction in the number Of papers
,checks and vouchers) handled. but
rather has added tremendously 10 its la
hors,
TabUlsted BY Electricity.
These changes BECAME law a few
weeks before the estimates Of appropri-
stfon5 for the fiscal year 1914 we're
prepared and when the estimates were
unlimited a reduction Of fifteen clerks,
whose sslsry aggregated s1S.Ooa, was
recommended upon the assumption that
ne change in the method Of payment
IF pension checks and their auditing.
90 take effect soon would materially
reduce the work in this office.
! system Of electrical tabulstion has
been installed in the office under an
arrangement whereby employees were &c
tailed from the Bureau Of EnEraving
and Printing and supplies furnished by
The office Of the auditor for the Post
nice Department, but the report de-
Cl7ree. because of the lack of employees
the work of auditing pension checks is
steadily falling behind. Extension OF
the electrical tabUla ting system led the
auditor to suggest changes in the
lreSsurer's office, making a material
saving of time and clerical labor, in
that Office.
100000 Saving Reported.
In addition to these economies. Mr..
Noolley says: My cooperation with
the commissions of pensions has re-
sulted not only in securing the admins
trattve examination of the accounts
required By law, but in z reduction OF
over $4,000 in the appropr alton for
clerical service IN that bureau.
And II Is expected that as q conse-
aCe-ce of the continuance OF such CO
Iteration and of changes in methods
now in contemplation q further equally
Elcstantlal reduction n the appropr a.
tons fcr clerical services can be &C
emphasized, and the system OF render
ing ana auditing the pension accounts
realty improved.
The Washington times., 1914-12-11
Funerals
lanes F. McHuqh.

Funeral services for James F. Nc
Hugh. sixty-one years old, are to be
conducted from his late residence, SS26
thirteenth street, Brookland, tomor-
row at o'clock. A requiem mass will
be celebrated at St Anthony's Church.
Ir. McHugh. who was killed by fall
ing from the fourth floor 70 the base
ment Of the Treasury Department Yes
terday. is survived by his wife, a
daughter. and two sons
The Washington times., 1914-12-11
Mrs. Ballard Sues.

Mrs. Mildred r. Ballard filed n suit
in the District Supreme Court today for
an absolute divorce from Clarence Fl.
Ballard. 4 correspondent is named IN
the petition. The couple were married
May ?. 1907. and lived together until
December =, 1879. E. l. Giles and VI.
c. O'Brien are attorneys for Mrs. Bal
lard.
The Washington times., 1914-12-11
Mrs. Caroline IySle.

Following brief services at the
Brighton today, at 4 O'Clock. the re-
mains Of Mrs. Caroline Lysle Will be
taken to Pittsburgh, Pa. for burial
FRS Lysle. who vas a resident In the
brighton. died yesterday
The Washington times., 1914-12-11
Justus B. Lloyd.

The funeral OF Justus b. Lloyd VIII
he conducted from his residence, l55
L street northwest, tomorrow at
o clock. The services will be under the
auspices Of the Washington COM
ruandery, No. !. Kn ghts Templar. In
,crment will be made in Rock Creek
.emetery. Mr.. Lloyd lied last Wednes-
cay after a long Illness.
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Robert I. Crump.

A private funeral will be given Rob
,rt =. Crump, from his late residence,
s0S II street northwest. tomorrow At II
~. Interment will take place in Glen
ord Cemetery. Mr.. Crump who was
the husband Of Lottie A Crump. died
suddenly yesterday He was thirty
ears old
The Washington times., 1914-12-11

tssJlc nightmare, in which one must
move. but cannot
Fog Saves Trains.
~ midnight we saw a fire before US.
II was a house II one side Of the track
burning "a the ground. How Il was
Fl ed We did not Enov. 4 Russian shell
miehr Have done. H. The effect Of the
blaze anu TIN sparks Afu the. red fog
was ~. tina. was NEEDED 20 complete
t.st- .gei'dHess % the night: ...-
Il1o. officers On our. train we've OBJ
v!oUs!y T00rr Cd. They evidently be
Iaved that some Ruthenian sympa-
'h'zers of the Russians might have set
The house alre to give the Russian bat
terLes in the hills. two miles away. a
range OH the railroad track.
Put we had TO worm our, way past
the fire as slowly as We had moved n
AT the less dangerous SPOTS. Probably
the Fng saved the long string Of trains.
In the morning. for all I know. the
Ruzsians might have opened up again
OF the trains But | say I don't know
for every inch We put behind &c sank
into the FOG OF war as impenetrably as
We were hidden in the night fog Even
to1av ] cannot learn what happened at
PrZsmsyl after we left, or how near the
'ussians have got to SIS forts by this
TIM
The Washington times., 1914-12-11
John Eugene Buck.

Tho funeral Of John Eugene Buck is
20 be conducted from his residence, S27
Tifth street northwest, tomorrow at
% 30 O'Clock. Private interment viii be
Ield ia Hoods Mil, Nd. Ny Buck died
: lIdenly on Wednesday
The Washington times., 1914-12-11
Mrs. Alice CAN'T Rorebeck.

following Obsequies at Ingram Ne
. 90 rial Church, Tenth and Massachu-
~.r's avenue northeast. tomorrow at
= m. for Mrs Alice Can't Rorebeck.
.rfsrIeut VIII be in Arlington Celnctery
'rs RDrebeck died IN New York on
Bp,glsjcr S.
The Washington times., 1914-12-11
"GETS-H, Drops,
Corn Vanishes a.!

The Only Sure Ender of All COrns.
Desperate. are you. over trying to
get rid Of corns? Quit using old for
muIaS under new names. bandages.
winding tapes and cotton rings tina
make 4 fat little DaCtaSe out OF your
The Washington times., 1914-12-11
Given Right Of Way.

We went only thirty miles In the first
twelve hours, and. In The morning. the
Ped Cross nurses put off at 4 little sta
ton the bodies of three men who had
died IN the night
During the day we Travelled as slowly
as before. In the afternoon orr Red
Cross ira n was given right OF way for
five hours. and was shifted to the down
track. As We sped past the trains
vi i3h had bon ahead Of us we could
Loo through the windows of the cars
and sec hundreds OF wounded men lying
on littors
For twenty miles the track alongside
of US was filled with trains, cow-catchcr.
u cabooSe. Most Of them carried
wounded; others carried cannon and
artillery wagons still others, made up
of fiat cars. carried soldiers. who had
bui.t fires on the car floors and sat
about them in the evening COON. as
they gathered about camp fires in tho
fields
During the day two more men died on
our train. Their bodies were turned
over t. soldiers at a small railroad sta
ton for burial. Two more men, making
seven In all, died during the next night
and / saw their bodies carried from the
train on stretchers by Red Cross men
The Washington times., 1914-12-11
Feelings of Pity.

who ordered the soldiers at the depot to
Norwich bulletin., 1914-05-18
MELGEN TO CONTINUE
 HIS STORY TOMORROW
Counsel Folk for Commission Says
 That 10 His Expectation.

Washington, May 17.-'-No change has been made in the plans of the Interstate Commerce commission to proceed along its original lines, with the inquiry into the New Haven rail- roads financial operations" With this statement tonight. Joseph w. Folk. counsel of the commission, disposed of intimations that former President Charles s. Mellen of the New Haven might not continue his testimony be- gun before the commission last Thurs day.
 Beyond the mere statement that MT. Mellen Is expected by the commission to proceed on Tuesday with his re- markable story concerning the New Haven's financial affairs and his con nection with them, MT. Folk declined tonight to talk. He said there had been no developments during the day and that none was expected before Mir. Mellen resumed his testimony.
 Mir. Folk and his assistants worked today upon exhibits. including docu- ments and papers, which have been made a part of the record of the pending investigation They hope to complete their examination by Tues day and thus be prepared to go on with the questioning of Mir. Mellen in the light of information which here- tofore has not been available
Norwich bulletin., 1914-05-18
TWO PERSONS RUN DOWN
 BY AUTO AT SOUTHPORT
A Woman Thrown 25 Feet-Died
 Without Resaining Consciousness.

: Bridgeport, Conn.,. May 1s.-while walking along the trolley tracks at Roundhouse Curve, Southport, about 9.S0 o'clock tonight, waiting for trolley car to carry them back to Bridgeport. Mrs. Florence Johnson and H. S. Crowell of this city were hit by an auto driven by Radcliffe Sprott, secretary of the Gas Appliance com pany of Bridgeport and Mrs. Johnson was almost instantly killed while Crowell escaped with a bruised leg. Crowell and Mrs. Johnson had taken o trolley rade from Bridgeport to Southport and had gotten off one car and were walking along waiting for another to return when the auto came along behind them and struck both, Mrs. Johnson was thrown about s5 feet and her chest crushed in, oaus- ing internal injuries from which she died in few minutes without re- gaining consciousness.
 MT. Sprott assisted in carrying the body into. a nearby house and when pr. Charles E. Hyde was called, wait ed until the girl had died and then put himself in charge of the physician, who called up the prosecuting author ities and arranged fer Mir, Sprott's ap- pearanee in court today. It was stated later by Medical Examiner Donaldson that Deyer H. Warner, who is head of the Gas Appliance company. had assured the authorities that he would be responsible to, any amount for MT. Sprott's appearance and this was ac- ceptable.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-05-18
AUTOS IN COLLISION
 NEAR STAMFORD
One Man Perhaps Fatally Injured and
 Another Seriously Hurt.

Stamford. Conn.,. May 17.-One man is perhaps fatally hurt. and another seriously injured, the result of an au- tomobile crash on the highway be- tween Mianus and Riverside late to- night. An automobile driven by John D. Curtis of Greenwich, who was ac- companied by Robert Mitchell of New York, struck a machine owned by a man said to be A. D, Clark of Little ton, N. H. The New Hampshire auto was knocked across the trolley tracks against an embankment. was over turned and then caught fire. Clark was pulled from his blazing machine, but not until he was badly burned Mitchell and Curtis were both thrown from their machine and the former seriously injured.
 J. U. Comstock and his brother, of New York. came by soon after the accident in their racing car and they notified the police here. who sent out pital late tonight, it was said that MT. it is believed, has a fighting chance for recovery.
 Curtis was later arrested, charged with reckless driving.
 Curtis is 8 New York broker, who lives in Greenwich. MT. Mitchell was connected with him in his office Cur tis says that when he first saw the Clark machine it was stuck" in the middle of the road and was apparently on fire.
 The Curtis auto was not badly dam aged. but the New Hampshire car was wrecked.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-05-18
PEACE CONFERENCE
 TO OPEN WEDNESDAY.
Several Meetings Have Been Held Be- tween Representatives and Enveys.

Wasilington May IT-After a day of conference between the three repre- sefstatfves of the. Huerta government, the South Amrican mediators and the American delegates. the advance guard in the Mexican mediation proceedings is now actually on it's way to Niagara Falls for the conference ot open there next Wednesday. The entire Mexican party, including the three delegates, Sencrs Rabasa, Rodriguez and Elgue- TO, with their wives; daughters and a large suite, left at o'clock this af- terHoon for New York, where they will remain until Tuesday before proceed ing to Niagara Falls.
 Two of the medistors also started for the conference. Minister Naon of Argentina leaving at [ o'clock tonight direct for Niagara Falls, and Ambas- sador Da Cana of Brazil going by way of New York, where he will be Joined by Madame Da Cana, and pro- ceed to the scene of the conference to- morrow night or Tuesday. Minister Suarez of Chile leaves tomorrow. and the American delegates, Justice Lamar and Frederick w. Lefma1ls with the American stan. will leave in time to about the same time as the Mexican delegates reach there from New York.
 The stay of the Huerta delegates for A hours at Washington. gave an opp portunity for a very thorough canvass of their plans and general views. Their conference with the mediators last night lasted nearly two hours and there WAS a discussion of the whole range of Mexican affairs. 30 that the
 nediators now have definite infornaa-
 oea ef the viewpoint of the Mexican
Norwich bulletin., 1914-05-18
Consul General
 Dies at London.
HEART DISEASE BRINGS SUDDEN
 END TO JOHN L. eRIFFITHs.
HAD BEEN SLIGHTLY ILL
But Was Considered Completely Con-
 vaIescent Until the Final Attack Nothing Decided Regarding Funeral.

London, May 17.-Jobn l.. Griffiths, the American consul-general at Lon don, died suddenly tonight at his res idence, of heart disease.
 Consul Griffiths had suffered from a slight illness recently, but was consid- cred completely convalescent. He was out and doing today and was appar- ently quite we'll until the fatal at tack. Nothing was decided tonight regarding the funeral.
 John J. Griffiths was born in Ney York Oct. '. 1855, He studied law at the State university of Iowa and was admitted to the bar at Indianapolis, where he practiced for a time. He was appointed consul at Liverpool in 1905 and consul general at London in 1909. His wife was Caroline Tender son, of Lafayette. Ind. whom he mar ried in 1889.
 MT. Griffiths was engaged in writ ing the life of ex-President Benja- min Harrison.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-05-18
NAVAL ACADEMY ExMS
 ARE NOT TOO SEVERE,
Nearly All the Nominees Succeeded in
 Qualifying For Entrance.

Washington, Hay 17-That the tests required of candidates for admission to the naval academy are not so severe as to be beyond the aspirations of the average American boy is the asser- tieR of the navy department in a state ment issued teddy referring to the en- trance examinations held at Annapolis oH April 21, In support of its claim, the department calls attention to the large number of successful candidates at that time. The statement is in the nature of an answer to criticisms of the entrance examinations
 At the examinations held on April s1, according to the department it happened not iafrequently that al! the nominees, principals and aiternates qualifying.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-05-18
EFFECT OF NEW TARIFF
 UPON AMERICAN EXPORTS
To Be Topic Before National Associa-
 ton of Manufacturers.

New York, May 1.-The effect Of the new tariff upon American exports will be dealt with in reports of the foreign trade department of the Ma tionaI Association of Manufacturers as based on observation of it's ?, 300 agents, and presented at the conven- ton of the association to be held here tomorrow and Wednesday,, This was announced tonight by the association together with the names of many of the principal speakers Addresses are to be given by c. w. Price of the Wisconsin Industrial commission; Prof. Breckenridge of Yale university; Edwin. G. Cooley. educator of Chi cago: J. Schereschevsky of the public health department at Washington; James A. Emery, c. J. Medzikovsky, Russian commercial attache at Wash ington and Manuel Gonzales, Costa. Rican consul general in New York city.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-05-18
BROTHERS DROWNED
 IN SWIMMING MATCH
Result of One Dollar Wager at South
 Manchester.

South Manchester, Cenn., May IT, Andrew and Frank orieski. brothers, were drowned today in Globe Hollow pend, as the result of engaging in a swimming match fer a wager of S1. The two. with Stephen, another broth CT, went fishing in rowbeat When about halfway back Andrew cried for help and Prank diEed overheard and swam to him. Andrew caught his brother about the head with .-death grip and the two sank. stephen tried to save the two, but of no avail. The bodies were recovered several hours after the accident.
 Andrew was 24 years aid and is survived by his widow and three chill dren. Frank was 25 years old and he leaves his widow.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-05-18
VERA CRUZ PATIENTS
 ARE DOING WELL.
Al convalescents to Return on SoIaee
 To Rejoin Comrades in Mexico.

: New York. May 17-An of the pa- tients. including the amputation cases brought here from Vera Cruz by the hospital ship Solace, are doing well, according to D. c. G. Smith, in charge Of the naval hospital in the Brook lyn Navy yard.
 The hospital was opened yesterday to callers for the first time since the arrival of the Solace. Throngs of rel atfves and friends called on the men during the day.
 The navy department acceded to the earnest request of the Al convales- cents that they be permitted to rejoin their comrades in Vera Cruz. They will go back on the Solace when she sails, provided their condition is fa- vorable at that time.
 The Solace was placed in dry dock yesterday. She is badly in need of repairs and may not be able to leave for Vera Cruz on June g, as ordered by the navy department.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-05-18
AMERICAN BRIG CAPTURED
 BY MEXICAN TRANSPORT
Refugees Bring TaIes of Atrocities on West Coast of Mexieo-confirm Kill ing of c. B. HoadIey, of Branford, Conn.

San Francisco, May I7.-Details' of
 the murder of Americans, the cap
 ture by Mexican transport of the
 American brig Geneva, the imprison-
 ment of United States Consul Glenn ent $. Edwards of Acapulco and many atrocities on the west coast of Mex ico, were brought in today by the off, cers and 150 refugees on the British steamer Cetriano, which arrived from ManZanillo.
 The story of the taking of the Gen eva was told by Captain Ferguson of the Geneva to Lieutenant Edward J. Minister, royal naval reserve com mander of the CetIiana.
 Lieutenant Minister got his steamer, loaded with refugees, away from Man zanillo by daring and skillful action on April 2S when. he believed the Mex leans were preparing to burn it at the dock by firing and dynamiting the According to the refugees, when news of the capture of Vera Cruz by lstho--United States nsached theszwest
 coast, it was taken by the Mexicans
 as the beginning of war.
 | The Mexicans were inf1amed to a
 high pitch. thep say, and the Amer jeans abandoned their homes and fled. All believe they would have been killed if they had stayed. As the Cetriana got away from the dock, manoeuvring adroitly out of
 
 hem it in by four Mexican steamers, a rife fire was directed against it. Many of the bullets struck the steamer. More than a score of murders, most Y of Americans, were reported by the Cetriana's passengers, but it was diff l ficult to trace any of them to an au- thoritative source.
 Two names were brought by the Cetriana of men who are said to be
 positively known victims of the Mex l ican anti-American feeling. They re- mained at work on the Fl Tovar mine and at a riot which was kindled into a flame of hatred for the "gringoeS,H l C.. B. Hoadley of Branford, Conn.,, and G. F. Williams, an Englishman, were i killed, said the refugees.
 Other names of men believed to have | been killed at Los Penas, between San | Bias and Manzanillo, are Ralph R. RamsdeIl, J. H. James, Charles A. Kel- so and men named Nelson, McAllister and Hi-delt.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-05-18
WAKEFIELD RIOTERS
 DRIVEN FROM STREETS
By Force of Local and Metropelitan
 PoIies-ons Woman Arrested.

Wakefield, Mass, May TIA larg4 crowd which had gathered yesterday near the furniture factory of the Hey@' wood Brothers and Wakefield com@ pany. the scene of rioting yesterday and Friday night. was driven from the streets by a force of local and metropolitan police. The strike sym- ton. but attempted no vioiencs. Amon9 them were many women somo ok whom resisted the order to move ax1x from the factory and were carried o4 by officers. One of the women wun taken to the police station.
 The crowd was permitted to cola 1ect in a field some distance from th1 factory.
 The seven men arrested Friday nfEh1 were released on $500 bonds-
 A small number of workmen re- ported for work when the gates werd opened for the day. They were eo4 corted by police and were not mo< tested
Norwich bulletin., 1914-05-18
THAW TO SPEND SUMMER
 IN WHITE MOUNTAINS
To First visit Summer Home Near
 Newark, N. J,

Concord. N. H., May 17-w1th a week Harry K. Traw will leave this city, where he has lived for eight months at hotel. Sheriff Holman A. Drew of Coos county, Thaw's custo- dian, is grand master of the Masonic Grand lodge of New Hampshire, which meets here next week. and at the con clusion of the meetings, he and his charge will be the guests of Thaw's room mate and constant companion, Policeman Clark D. Stevens of this city, at Stevens camp, Lake Massa- seOum, near Bradford.
 Later they will visit W. A. Halsey of Newark, N. J., at his summer hama on the shores of Lake Sunapee.
 Thaw, Drew and Stevens will leeate on June 1 at 8 hotel at GerhaIn, where they will spend much of the summer. Gorham is near Berlin, Sheriff Drew's honae and is one ef the gateways to the White Mountains.