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The Washington times., 1914-06-06
STONE IN ERROR,
GLEESON ASSERTS
G. A. r. Commander Replies to
Speech of the Missouri Sen
at0r.
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to such offices with a black eye and BE-
insulted or account OF their age
Of Broken Heart.
Tha. ,ne Of these employees literally
died o. a broken heart, and that one
wonl.h threw herself In front OF train
because of the humiliation at her dis
missal, were assertions made By Com
mander Gleeson.
He recounted the list of those so
transferred, with the results of his in
vestigation OF their subsequent exper-
fences as follows:
Joseph Burroughs. New Jersey vol
unteers, wounded. Died Of broken
heart over his humiliation.
"Anns NJ Eckert, of Pennsylvan mia.
threw herself in front of a railroad
train over her humiliation.
Beverly Randolph De Fierl. of
Pennsylvania, trapsferred to Readipg,
Pa. War correspondent from 1851 to
1865, inclusive. Transferred to Read
ing. Pa. where he died.
NJ. r. Staley, transferred to Clcve-
land. Ohio. on the day he was to cele-
brate his golden wedding anniversary.
Mrs. L. A. Overscker, Union soldiers
widow. Transferred.
MIR. Wykofr. transferred to postoffice
in Western city.
Dug Allison. veteran baseball player
OF the Red Stockings, of Cincinnati. Did
not leave the city. and was dropped.
Samuel r. Stra. a.tan, of Pennsylvania
formerly adjutant OF the Eleventh Penn
sylvania Cavalry. Transferred to wash
1ngton City Postoffice. then asked to
resign Now is out of the service.
Mrs. Shearer. died three weeks after
notice to hunt another place. Had seven
brothers killed in the Union army.
Elizabeth ponahue, OF Pennsylvania,
soldiers widow. Could not comply with
transfer order. Was drOrped.
Mrs. Arnlor, OF Pennsylvania, hug
band killed I'm Union army. Transferred
to Florida among strangers"
But perhaps the most fragrant case"
Commander Gleeson said. was that of
James r. Young. gallant soldier. for
mer member Of Congress from Phila-
delphia, whose position as chief of the
dead letter office was taken from him
and given to a Texas man.
Commander GIeeson asserted that
when Postmaster PraeSer prepared the
list of men he deemed inefficient he had
been in office only few days.
1T also is not generally known that
letters were sent to thirty employees of
the G street postoffice of this city for
them to sign. which were applications
for reductions in pay.
This action caused such furore that
the letters were hastily withdrawn"
said Commander Gieeson- "Any cvi-
dence Of forced reslgnations at the city
postoffice was avoided by sending the
@ ssistant postmaster 10 confer person.
ally with those who were forced to re-
sign. This is admitted by the city
Postmaster himself. although Senator
Stone asserts the designations were vol
untary."
The Washington times., 1914-06-06
PAYS HONOR
TO COL. ROOSEVELT
Former President Plans to
Leave Paris for Madrid To-
morrow for Sons Wedding.

PARIS. June s.-Co.. Theodore Roose-
Welt, received herr today with honors,
planned to leavs Paris tomorrow for
Madrid. where he viii attend the we'd
ding of his son Kermit and Miss Bella
Wyatt willard, of Richmond, Va,
daughter OF the American ambassador
to Spain
The colonel. accompanied by Mrs.
Nicholas Longworth, his daughter. and
Phillip Roosevelt, his nephew, arrived
in Paris at dawn from Cherbourg. where
the party disembarked from the Olympic
last night Robert Woods Bliss. secre-
tary of the American embassy, and half
a dozen Americans met the party at the
railroad station, ard Ambassador Her
rick's automobile conveyed them to the
Hotel De Crillon.
At Cherbourg the Roosevelt party was
net by several French government Off
cials and brought to Paris in President
Poincare's private car.
The Washington times., 1914-06-06
RESCUE MAN FROM
nth STREET BLAZE

Trapped on the second floor OF the
building at JOS Eleventh street north
west by fire which made escape by the
stairway impossible. Samuel Friend was
rescued about $50 o'clock this morning
By Captain Iirns,ein, Of No. 16 engine
company, and Sergeant Lohman and Po-
liceman p. II. Johnson. of the First pre-
cinct, just as he was about to jump to
the street.
Friend conducts bookstore on the
first floor of the building and had his
living apartments on the second floor
Members of his family are at Colonial
Beach for the summer. and ne was the
only person sleeping in the building.
The first started in a small frame
Building in the rear OF sos Eleventh
street. Policeman Johnson discover
ed the fire and sounded an alarm. but,
by the time the firemen arrived. the
flames had spread TO the building in
the front and to the rear of sos Elev-
enth street The damage to the
building at SOC Eleventh street is es-
timated at $500. stock in Friends
store and household effects on the
second floor were damaged $500.
Ross and Wells. incorporated. manu-
facturers,Of electric aJIG gas fixtures
who occupy the rear of sos Eleventh
street suffered loss of $1,000. while
stock i'll the hat store of Morris
Yeager. in the front, was damaged
$500 Damage to the building was
estimated at $500. The fire also did
slight damage to the sheet metal es-
tablishment Of Ernest Gichner. llO7
Z street.
Fire shortly before o'clock this
morning did $500 damage to Whites
boathOuse at the foot OF o street
southwest. The frebOat Fircfghter.
which has its headquarters nearby.
prevented the flames from spreading
to other buildings along the river
front Cause of the fire was not de-
termiuCd
The Washington times., 1914-06-06
Records Are Broken
In the Playground Meet

Records were broken in the per-
formances of the boys competing in
tho finals Of the playground meet
held at the NationPl Capital Horse
Show grounds. Eighteenth and u
streets northwest. today.
Roy Slater. reDreScntirg the Emrey
school. broKe The eXistin" lG0-yard
mark. running the distance against a
fast field in 1914 seconds. Gn the
broad JuTp unlimited class T..
Wheeler. OF the Peabody school d'd
Is {, et inches in tho Unlimited class
competition.
In the other rIasses :LlI ever II Uc'e
closely Co'HcSiCd. There wee srr;S
than Go boys in competition. hrvinC
qualified Tor tho fna's iu tae diNisi.
meets hlld durinS the last ten days.
The Washington times., 1914-06-06
SIX
was the first
true lig b t
weight "Six";it
created a new
type.

It first demonstrated the sci
entific correctness of the
light "Six," because its
construction is light but
strong, perfectly balanced
and proportioned.
Before it's advent the So
called light "Six" was
merely a slightly smaller
car, of not much less bulk
than the heavy "Sixes."
1t gained nothing in economy as
compared to the Studebaker
gain. through heat treatments
of steel and consequent re-
duction in area and weight,
with doubled or trebled
strength
studebaker SIX experimentation
covered three years. and no
man could buy the car until
We were satisfied that 1t was
scientifically right.
The thousands of Studebaker
SKIES in use, the hundreds
of thousands Of miles they
have Travelled. the satisfaction
of their owners, Justify our
expense and labors.
Without an Immense production.
and vast manufacturing IA
cilities. our engineers could
not accomplish the present
result-a result beyond the
most conscientious assembler
or the manufacturer less
completely equipped
Send for the Studebaker Proof
% Book. describing Studebaker
manufacturing methods.
The Washington times., 1914-06-06
Bar Association FeteS
Government Officials

Attorney General McReynolds. Sena-
tor Pomerene OF Ohio. Judson c. Gle
ments, member of the Interstate Com
merce Commission Eugene r. Chamber
lain. commissioner OF navigation Of the
department of Commerce: and Elliott
II. Goodwin. secretary of the Chamber
Of Commerce of the United States, were
guests at a dinner at the New Willard
last night given by the committee on
commercial law OF the American Bar
Association. The committee met here
yesterday to discuss questions that will
be brought UP at the next meeting OF
the bar association.
The Washington times., 1914-06-06
Two Quit Divorce Court
For Second Honeymoon

WHITE PLAINS. y. Y, June 6-"Oh,
why cont YOU got t"gether?" suddenly
asked Justice M"rschauser yesterday.
He had noticed signs Of weakening on
the part of the contestants in the di-
Vo-ce case he WAS trying. The court
took a recess.
AIRS. Mabel Doty, plaintiff. and Wilbur
Doty. respondent, cHme back from an
anteroom arm iu arm.
We don't want a divorce" said the
h"srand. He smiled at his wife and
added, We are going to take d second
honeymoon"
The Washington times., 1914-06-06
ASKS RECEIVER FOR
FIRST NATIONAL FIRE
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A'Nn AlIlue0 from fdEe-D
sry ri this gear and their method OF
""iuC business WAS such that the in
surance commissioner of New York
would not permit the said company to
10 business in the State OF New York
rNoeDt upon an agreement under the
cal Of the company signed by its Of
GERS. wherein they agreed for and on
nchalf OF said company 10 twelve con-
Iitions."
Regarding the d;ssension among the
.irectcrs and stockholders. Mr.. Nc
Nally AYERS:
Petitioner further ayers and saws
ri. therefore, charges as a fact that
-hortly alter ALI investigation of this
ompany and the Commercial Fire
nsuranc" Company. il was desired
nat meeting be held for the pur-
ose of paying eNorbitant fees and
sleries as a result of the inveStiga-
i"u, and that some of th', directors
fused to attend: others that did at
md and saw the condition of affairs.
'"rthwith rendered their resignation
nd left tn room. and that in rder
f' obtain a quorum, clerks were
allcd in and We're voted IN the
"srd for the purpose of passing tna
solution allowing certain counsel to
l..
Carusi some S2O.GtO i'm counsel fees.
= being in evidence of the fact that the
PIP an and sole purpose Of the Officers
nd directors % the cCntrany were q
'Hsfit themselves. and hy uS'ng the
lnds OF thes" poor STOCKHOLDERS. rather
han performing their duties as trus.eas
r said fund and protecting il for the
encht and interest of the stockholders.
Dissension Is Charge.
Petitioner further AYERS and SAYS
rat tho defendants found from time
" time that money was 50 easy TO be
btaired that great dissensions arose in
n. bard because one faction could not
1cceed in procuring as much money
tie other, which resulted in dissen-
ms IN the board to the extent tnat
Hsry Is now an open rebellion that the
res lint. to-wit. the defendant, RGbert
e hyinc. the former counsel to-wit.
. Cfcndaut. Charles + Carusi. the
''" president. to-wit. the defendant,
rel Dubois. are allied on one side i'm
- controversy and formed what is
own as the stockholders protective
rUmittce."
The Washington times., 1914-06-06
ALLIANCE TO HELP
PARCEL POST PLAN
Housekeepers' League Will Co.
operate in Promoting Buy
ing From Farmers.

The Housekeeprrs' Alliance has agreed
to cooperate with Postmaster Otto
Praeger In trying to bring about a prac-
tical working basis between the house
keepers of Washington and the farm
ers for the utilization of the parcel post.
The committee on cooperation OF the
alliance has agreed to get the members
Of the organization to arrange to buy
farm produce from farmers whose
names have been furnished to Post
master Praeger. Each member will ar
range to deal With different farmer
keeping a record - purchases made.
and TO report fully On such purchases I"
the committee on cooperation.
Alliance to Collect Data.
In this report they will give the name
OF the farmer. the kind of produce
bought from him. the price the manner
Of packing, the T,rOmptness with which
tho order was filled, and the condition
in which the shipment arrived at its
destination. In addition. the House
keeIers' Alliance mas asked al. hOusr-
cooperation their Individual exneri-
enC-s in Purchasing produce by parcel
post.
The all ance viii then collate this in
formation and place in the hands Of
~" consumers a report based on these
experiences.
Postmaster Praeger declared today
that since the publication. May l.. OF
the list of farmers who are willing
to sell direct to consumers through
the parcel post. many additional
names have been received A new
bulletin was printed today for circu-
lation to Washington POstOffiCc pa
irons. This contains the names Of all
the farmers. mum bering nearly 300,
who wish 10 sell direct to Washing
ton consumers. In the bulletin print
ed today is also a list OF questions
which Washington consumers who
have used the parcel post ir making
purchases from the country a:c re-
quested TO answer and mail such
answers to the HOusekeepers' AL
lance.
Shipments Show Gain.
Since the middle of May. when
Postmaster Praeger launched his
present plan of bringing the producer
and consumer together. the daily re-
ceipts of Dcrishs Bile c.l post ship
ments 10 Washington from the sur
rouIding country have increased from
> to 10 per cent. RGDorts from the
L street station. which supplies the
Mt Pleasant section and the big
apartment house district. show an in
crease OF from 10 to 20 per cent in
shipments Of perishahle produce by
parcel most.
In addition to its plan OF co-opera-
tiOn with the City Postpffice. the
HouSry eepers' Alliance has suggested
that the use Of the parcel Dost for
shipments OF farm DrodHce to Wash
inEtou can bc extended IL Wusrinc-
ton families who go 10 tho country
for the summer this wear. viii mai .
arrangements with farrnc:.S in the
vicinity iEcv visit for r~cular shi,-
mcnu Of produce tbs fsll and winter.
The Washington times., 1914-06-06
Villa to Aid Natera i'm
Attacks on ZacatecaS

CHIHUAHUA, Mexico. June 6.--Gen.
Francisco Villa today vehemently de-
MED that the appointment of Gen. Panofil
Nstera as connlander-in-chief of the
.rrtral military zone has given him Of
.suse or thlt * will cause him to
hsr-e his plans.
As soon as the railroad to Zacatecas
: repaired. ne says. he VIII move mis-
army to aid Natera IN attacks on Zaca-
recas and Mexico City.
Cien. Venustiano Carranza is Still al
Sorreon. and villa has no. vet conferred
nth him. as scheduled. 1t is not known
whCn CarranZa viii go 10 Saltillo.
The Washington times., 1914-06-06
.CROSSER BILL GETS
8 TO 8 ENDORSEMENT
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sheep. i brought the report of the
Massachusetts, gas and light commits
sion TO show that he did not know what
he was talking about. He had cited
Holyokc, but he admitted that he did
not know how many people Holypke
had in il, whether it was located on
the top OF a mountain. or on a river.
II was referred to-" he said. "as the
uncompromising opponent of municipal
ownership. l am not opposed either to
municipal or private ownership as sucA
What l do insist upon is fair investi-
CATION ! have been the trustee Of a
municipal hospital in Worcester for a
great many years and have gone before
the city council for appropriations for
that institution ...,
Mr.. Winsiow argued that each case
of municipal ownership should be taken
UP Independently sd that after iDvesti-
gallon he could not support the Crosser
bill for the District.
He complained that little of testiruon-
isl value had been brought to the COM
mittee. and that I'VE have had rowing
statements about little places which are
hardly on the map. which have NUM-
cipal electric lighting plants"
Quotes Reports.
From the federal commissions report
for Massachusetts he showed that only
three cities and twenty-nine towns IN
that State have municipal lighting
plants and that of these thirteen are
only distributing plants.
Municipal ownership. he said, had
had been rejected bv four cities and
fifteen towns. and four other cities and
towns had dropped the SUBJ
ject entirely after preliminary inyesti-
cation. These figures. he said. were Of
fered to show the trend Of thought fl
The Crosser bill Mr.. winslow said.
provided for no Federal support TO take
care of the bond issue and loaded the
baby District down with an immense
mortgage on its property.
In the event of failure OF this VEN
ture the Federal Government would
have to pay these bonds" EI
He doubted If more than 30 cents on
the dollar would be realized on the
bonds if sold one at a time and. IF
sod to wicked hanLers in lump this
would have to shaded down.
LAS a financial proposition" con-
tended Wirslow. this T. not sound |
bill. AS has been said by Judge |
Prouty. no suggestion Of public in |
'n-es+ ir THE hur "es been brought |
before the committee
i am will:ng TO Join anybody in |
legislation which will prevent the |
of street railway stocks |
lere"
Undoubtedly there IS sor1e water in |
his company. no matter what the pro- |
notes may say. but ii was organized |
eeaIly and ! am willing 20 squeeze out !
tho transporting investor bv taking |
over these street railways at ap rice ,
which may not reach the capitaliZ- !
alton"
Congressman Crosser made a brief |
argument. contending that it was rot J
the function of the District committee !
10 prevent this bill from being brought |
to vote in the House.
The Washington times., 1914-06-06
Opera Singer Hopes for
Decree Before She Sails

CHICAGO. June 6.-The Sshumann-
'eink divorce case was speeded up
pdsy, the diva hoping to obtain a
."cTee before she sails for Europe TO
ing in the. MaSneTian festival at
.1iTeuth on June IS. The room was
lied with women before court
lrcnCd.
Eugene Rossi. ? New York private
effective. resumed his Sto"v OF how
shadowed william Happ. ir..
~"huInann -Hcink'S husband. on Eaar's
. llc=cd visits tp tire apartment Jf MIg.
katherine u. Dean.
The Washington times., 1914-06-06
3 CUP DEFENDERS TO
MEET WEDNESDAY
Launching Of Defiance Divides
Interest With Trials Of vani-
tie and ResoIute.

Z NEW YORK, June s.-Announcement
that the three cup defender yachts,
Resoiute. vanitie and Defiance, will
meet for the first time next Wednesday
on Sandy Hook. divided interest here
today with the launching Of the Def
ance. and another trial between the
two former boats of the Larcnnnont
Yacht Club. In Long Island sound
The Defiance was launched early this
morning at high tide. She win be taken
out for a trial spin tomorrow, and on
Monday will go to Gravssend bay for
other trials. preparatory TO the race
OF Wednesday.
The Washington times., 1914-06-06
British Socialists to
Begin Their Campaign

be observed by organized Socialism
throughout Great Britain. beginning to-
morrow. The leaders and active mem
bers OF the British socialist -arty VIII
devote seven days to earnest missionary
Work Ior the cause, particularly London
and the big Industrial centers In the
larger towns there win be systematic
house-to-house canvassing and distrt-
button Of socialistlc literature
The Washington times., 1914-06-06
WEATHER REPORT.

The forecast for the District Of Co
lumbia-Fair tonight and Sunday, in
creastng cloudiness and slightly warm
er: light TO gentle northeast to east
winds.
Maryland-Fair tonight; Sunday fair
in east, increasing cloudlneSS in west
portion: warmer; light to moderate
northeast to east winds
Virginia-Generally fair tonight and
Sunday: slightly warmer Sunday In
central and north portions; hight 10
gentle northeast to east winds.
The temperature today as registered
at the United States Weather Bureau
The Washington times., 1914-06-06
CarusO Settles Heart
Suit Out of Court

NEW YORK. June TT cost EnrIco
Caruso. famous tenor, $;,oH to SCt
baCk his ''hab," notes from Miss NIL
drcd McnarI. Who recently sued him
for s1pO for breach "f promis". Miss
Meftcrt 3 .ounscI announced today the
suit had been settled cut OF court
The Washington times., 1914-06-06
Year for Perugia.

FLORENCE, Italy. June s.-vincenss
Perugia, who stole De vincfs Mona
Lisa" from the Louvre in Paris was
sentenced to one year and fifteen days
in prison Since he has been IN prison
aince December he will have only SIX
months to serve.
The Washington times., 1914-06-06

NfNEN 2 - 20 CII-
nance its ar rival
and to ease and
comfort the expec-
tant mother should
be given attention
Among the rea
he'pful things .
an external al
nominal application
known as Moth
ar'S Eriand L. =
The Washington times., 1914-06-06
Sundays Choral Leader
Must Pay Girl $4,000

CHICAGO. June 6.-Aiiss Georgia W.
lay. stenographer was today awe rd-
n $1,000 heart damages. by the jury
hat heard her suit for breach Of prom
Sc against Homer Rodcheaver, choir
eader for Evangelist Billy Sunday.
The Washington times., 1914-06-06
| Killed, a Hurt When
Freight Train Is Wrecked

GREENSBrRG. Ind. June 6, ono
man was killed and four injured near
E,r. early toby V hen = East j.s.. J.,,,,.
freight train from Louisville tn In.
dianapolis. crashed into a stay Gu, Of
cars on the main line The frcirht ua,
running behind schsduls.
The Washington times., 1914-06-06
The New Baby
Is Worlds Wonder

Every tiny infant makes life's per-
spective wider and brighter. And what
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1914-09-27
Making Naval Ammunition

Close by the west bank OF the Hud-
son river in the lower passage to the
Highlands, and lying between Stony Point
and West Point in a region made ia
nous by the Revolutionary war, is Iona
Island, the ammunition base of the United
States navy. Describing this spot and
the work that is carried on there the
October Popular Mechanics Magazine
says:
AT this little known place, reserva-
ton of slightly more than a hundred
acres, several hundred men are employed
in the preparation of ammunition for the
guns of our warships. Back of the hills
which seclude most of the island from
general view are magazines and store-
holses holding approximately E2W0, 600
Of smokeless power, G1,000,000 of black
powder, and tens of thousands of shells.
"Skirting the island, joining it's labora
tories and storage places, and connecting
with the landing pier is small railroad,
the Locomotive of which is operated by
compressed air. This is used in the trans
portation of the deadly cargoes from one
building to another, and in carrying am
mVnition to the dock where II Is received
Tor the warships. The precaution of hav-
ing a locomotive which will not throw
off sparks, radiate heat nor require con-
nection with high voltage electric wires
is necessary to avert the danger of an
explosion.
-Four separate fireproof walls surround
each of the magazines, which are divided
into compartments in order to safeguard
against the complete destruction Of the
works in the event of fire or small ex-
Dlosion. Careful inspection of all of the
cartridge stores and powder fuildings Is
made at frequent intervals during both
day and night After shutdown every
visit lat one of these places is recorded
al the administration building by electric
instruments. Close attention is paid to
the temperatures wherever explosives are
kept, the heat being regulated to remain
between IS and 30 degrees at all times.
The Interior walls and floors of the maya
zines are so made that not a single piece
of iron or steel is exposed. Upon entering
one of the structures inspectors and work.
men wear special kind of clothing and
soft .yshoes without nails, carrying abso-
lutely nothing composed of iron nor any,
thing which in any possible manner might
produce a spark
similar precautions are taken in the
Filling rooms, where the charges are
placed in the shells. Here everyone Is
dressed in white serge, and the tools,
such as measuring cups, scales, and fun
rels, are made of copper, which does not
give off sparks even when struck by
stone. The supply of powder to be used
during the day is brought to the filling
rooms each morning, where II is emptied
into long wooden trough Over half of
the smokeless powder used here is manu-
featured at the navy proving ground at
Indian Head. Md. while the rest is sun
piled by private firms at the rate of 70
cents pound