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The Washington times., 1914-05-22
GOMPERS READY To-
ANSWER THE / ". ".
Head Of A. F. of l. will Combat
Sabotage and Violence in
Industrial Relations.

NEW YORK, May 2z.-samuel Com
pers. OF the American Federation Of
Labor. win appear before the United
States Commission on Industrial Rela-
tions today to combat the revolutionary
theories proposed yesterday by Vincent
st. John in advocating the I. ". W.
propaganda for betterment OF indus
trial conditions.
Norris Hillquit, speaking for the So
cialist party. declared the American
Federation leadership was antiquated
and Inefficient.
st. John said that the I. w. w. does
not advocate violence. but that the
members won't allow human life and
property to stand in their way.
"The employers" he said. "arc not
particular IL they injure our only
property-brain and muscle. They put
us to work with half an education.
speed US up, wear us ont and leave
US TO die in the poorhouse. So we
don't propose to show any respect for
Hillquit said his party aimed at the
collective ownership Of tho tools, In
struments and resources of production
and the means Of acquiring wealth
generally. He predicted that the So
one.
Both st. John and Hllquit thought
mat the idea Of a general strike of
All workers to enforce better condi-
uohs was visionary and impracticable.
The Washington times., 1914-05-22

but when they found the New Haven
owned the Ontario and Western the
price was not advanced.
The witness denied specifically that
he, for the New Haven, ever paid the
Grand Trunk system 100000 to keep
out of New England.
The entire Grand Trunk transac-
tion," said Mellen, for which I am
now under indictment, was nothing
more than a bona fide effort on my part
to bring about an exchange of business
between the Grand Trunk and the New
Haven systems. I have filed complete
details of this transaction with you
Morgan Was Active.
j.. P. Morgan. Mellen said, had taken
an emphatic part in the Grand Trunk
negotiations. At a meeting in his Of
flee. Mellen said, Morgan had told the
Grand Trunk officials that they had
agreed to turn the New London North
ern railroad over to the New Haven:
that they had failed to do SO. and that
If they did so this would be the basis.
and the only permanent basis, for peace
between the. two systems.
Mellen declared he was indicted for
the matter. when the man responsible,
II there was anyone who could be held
responsible. was the late J. P. Morgan.
Il nearly killed everyone in the office
to keep Mr.. Morgan's name out OF this
matter" said Meilen.
The Washington times., 1914-05-22
CHAMBER TO TAKE
UP P. 0. D|SM|SSALS
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retirement plan" He urges immediate
action upon his colleagues of the Cham
Der of Commerce, asserting that such
dIsmissals discourage the more ef-
ficient class from entering the civil SER
vice" and the result, he believes, lis
a most serious loss to our Capital City"
Mr.. Gordon's letter to the secretary
OF the Chamber of Commerce follows:
In view of the outright dismissal or
forced resignation of eighteen employees
In our city Postoffice Tor no reason
given except their OH age, 1 would
suggest that the Chamber oil Commerce.
Inquire into this apparent hardship TO
our veteran Government employees,
seven Of whom are q. A. r. men, and
take appropriate action.
Such dismissals, i believe, discour-
age the more eIficient class from enter
ing civil service, and by just that much
II becomes, not only loss to our Fed
eral Government, and an injustice to
humanity as well, but a most serious
loss to our Capital City.
1T seems. too. that the Wholesale
dismissal Of men who have devoted
OF war and peace, is an extraordinary
object lesson for a civil service retire
ment plan, by which superannuatcd en-
ployes would receive a proper pension.
DIS Is given III prdCtlCdliy al Otnef
branches of our Government services,
and not be left without support (which
they have honestly earned), and the
show OF a proper appreciation py cur
Government, which Cannot afford TO
adopt other than a fair and Inagndni-
Gus public policy.
To show the humanity side, | am
reliSbly informed that the condition of
several of these men, in their seventies.
is particularly pitiable. because of in
valid wives. for whom they must care.
TO say nothing of the fact that at this
age OF life II is too late for them to
take up, or learn. a new vocation.
'ln conclusion, i would suggest thst
you Immediately consult the president
and board of directors Of the Chamber
of Commerce, with a view of calling q
meeting of the organization 20 take such
action concerning this important aSeir
as seems proper. IL is, in my opinion,
q Ioost propitious time to strike an i'm
pcItsnt blow for the uplifting of -the
rocco civil service employees Of our
Government.
FULTON r. GORDON"
The executive committee meeting
which will act upon the information set
forth in Mr.. Gordon's letter will be held
next Tuesday at noon.
The Washington times., 1914-05-22
REBELS EAGER TO
ASSIST S|LL|MAN
Consul General Hanna Notifies
department Missing Official
win Be Hurried Home.

Though the State department - With
out any information from Vice Consul
Silliman at SaltiIlo. word was received
today that the ConstitutiOnalist aUthorl-
lies are prepared to expedite the pas
sagc of Mr. Silliman through their lines
should he arrive from federal lines un-
der a flag of truce.
In the meantime demands upon the
JIuerta government are unanswered.
Information that the constitutionalists
would use their good offices in aiding
Siliman to escape from Saltillo came
from Consul General Hanna of Monte
rey. In communicating the information
General Antonio Villa Peal, who is the
governor of the state Of Nuevo Leon,
offers to place an automobile inr eadi-
ness to bring the American consul to
Monterey. He suggested that the eX-
change from the federal to the cOnstitu-
tionalist lines could be made with safet :
under the white flag.
Consul Canada, at Vera Cruz. reported
today the arrival of ia refugees from
the south on the steamer City of Tam
pico. He says that only twenty-four
are Americans and fourteen Porto
Ricans. The others are various nation
aiities, including Cuhans, Spaniards,
French. Germans. Peruvians, Italians,
Salvadoreans, Turks and other nation
alities. The Americans were placed on
hosrd the steamer Monterey, which
sailed for the United States by way Of
Puerta Mexico.
Secretary Bryan has sent inquiry to-
Tampico regarding the safety Of three
man whose diSa aDpearaOCe was reported
b. the New York American. They are
employees of that paper as reporters and
motion picture men. Their names are
WinkleT, Wallace and Meersler.
The Washington times., 1914-05-22
Demand Action i'm
Case of Silliman

Pressure from Congress for action by
the Administration in the case Of Vice
Consul Silliman became acute today.
The apparent inaction of the AGminis-
tration stirred members opposed to the
present policy of the President. 1t is
taking tremendous pressure from the
clIairmeu of the Foreign Relations Com
mittees of both branches to delay action.
Promises have been made by the
State Department that, with Saltillo
now in the hands of the constitutional
lists, Consular Agent George Carotners
will make an immediate report regard
ing SiIliman. 1t is certain that If harm
has come to the vice consul there will
immediately follow a bitter attack on
the Secretary of State.
The report from Niagara Falls that il
was at the suggestion of Mr.. Bryan,
and not on the initiative of the A. e.
c pOwers, that mediation was initiated
has added TO the strength of the op-
position and an open orator;cal OUT
break cannot much longer be avoided.
Meanwhile army officials following
the situation in Mexico itself see IN the
evacuation of SaltillO confirmation of
their fears that Huerta does not expect
10 materially aid mediation. They be-
lieve that he is concentrating his troops
as near Mexico City as possible so that
he can meet an American advance. He
IL hopeful that if :-Ich an advance is
ordered Mexican public feeling in the
ngrth will influence a gOOdly portion of
the constitutionalist forces 20 come tn
ms aid. thus in part at least uniting
Mexico against the invaders.
Sahillo was spleHdidiy fortified and
well armed and pTOvisioned. military ex-
1,erts here say, and il could have with
stood Villas attacks for three or four
weeks. That il was surrendered with.
hardly a shot is believed to show
IIu"rtas intention of saving the best Uf
his fighting force for stern work near
the capital
The constitutionalist junta here today
declined to discuss Carranza'S action in
designating Jose EasCvncclos 20 proceed
L. Niagara Falls and find out to what
tent the mediatOrs plan to deal with
the IaciticatiOn Of Mexico. They Admit
that tie action was taken or the sug-
Eestiou Of Secretary of State Bryan. but
refuse to say whether it indicates event
ual participation by the CarraEzistas
in the peace paTleys.
The Washington times., 1914-05-22
Riot
In Royal Presence
Militants Attempt to Break Up Performance as King
and Queen Sit in Royal Box-Women Are
Roughly Handled.

LONDON, May 22.-Chaned to her seat so they
could not throw her out militant sutragette all but
broke up performance of The Silver King at His Maj
eStys Theater this afternoon, while King George and
Queen Mary occupied the royal box.
'Reease Mrs. Pankhurst!' the woman yelled at the
top of her voice for fully twenty minutes while frantic
heater attaches worked with the chain that held her to
the chair.
''You Russian Czar' repeatedly screamed another
suffragete who occupied seat Immediately below the
royal box.
Another suffragette jumped on the stage and at
tempted to harangue the King and Queen. For half an
hour there was the utmost confusion and uproar Final
y the chained militant released and all the sufrageeS
elected
The Washington times., 1914-05-22
REBEISCONVERGE
ON MEXICO CITY

I'll PASO, Tex, May 22.-With
the evacuation of Saltillo by
the Mexican federals, mil
tary activity in the republic
will be transferred to south
central Mexico.
All constituencies forces will
begin at once to converge on
Mexico City itself.
1t is believed the federals will
make a stand at San Luis Po-
tosi, already besieged by Gen.
Alberto Carera Torres and
Gen. Bulalio Gutierrez.
The Washington times., 1914-05-22
NIGHT MEETING A SURPRISE.

The night meeting was unexpected.
Heavy leather chairs were piled high in
the lobby as floors were being swept.
The night clerk conversed drowsily with
few newspaper men-and then came
the word OF the secret midnight meet
ing. Correspondents hurried down from
their rooms, donning their coats as they
came.
AS the conversations now in progress
between the mediators are declared
informal" so will be those with Jose
Vasconcelos. the representative of Gen
eral Carranza At the outset he cannes
be a party to the mediation proceedings
proper, but he may explain the position
of the constitutionallsts on the questions
under discussion.
Unless 1t should be decided that the
mediators can treat solely with the
American and Huerta delegates. taking
The Washington times., 1914-05-22
Small Children Will
Entertain at Church

Under the auspices Of the woren's $
Union OF Ingram Memorial Congrega-
tional Church, new form Of enter
tainment will be introduced tonight at
o'clock, which will be known as
Home Folks Evening" The children
will especially derive much pleasure in
attending this entertainment, as the en-
tertainers will be twenty-five small chill
dren of the parish Mrs. y. z. Bleak
more will be in charge
The Washington times., 1914-05-22
Tangoers in Contest
At Youngstown, Ohio

YOUNGSTOWN. Ohio. May z.-How
the tango. hesitation. maxixe and the
various other toerpsichorean creations
tnaf bud. bloom and fade away from
time to time, may be utilized for inter-
CITY contests Of skill was demonstrated
Tor the first time here today. Con-
testants from Cleveland, Pittsburgh,
Buffalo. Akron. Westfield. n. Y, and
other cities glided over a CLASSY floor
here today before the judges stand for
honors. With the contest today came
talk OF forming leagues for tansoera
Just like tntercity baseball, hockey.
boxing, and other forms of contests.
Tango fetes in the various cities, It was
ventured by promoters today, will draw
crowds far more in number than many
OF the other forms Of amusement.
The Washington times., 1914-05-22
800 High School Girls
"See Washington First

Three hundred girls, members of tho
William Penn High School graduating
class. are seeing Washington today. on
the second of a three-day itinerary.
The party is under the supervision Of
W. d. Lewis, princ1pal Of the William
Penn High School. and W. w. Baekey.
The school girls visited Mt. Vernon
yesterday, took in the Congressional
Library last night, and today went
through the Capitol and the public
buildings.
Tomorrow they will see the Corcoran
Art Gallery, the White House the pan
American building, and Continental
Hall.
The Washington times., 1914-05-22
Boost Col. c. A. Williams
For S.W.V. Commander

The candidacy of Col. Charles =
Williams, [. :. A. OretircdD. for the
office Of department commander. Span
ISL War Veterans. wan launched last
hight al a meeting vf LawtCn Camp.
Colonel Williams enlisted in 1879, and
served in Indian wars and the war with
Spain. Besides Colonel williams can
didacy, the meeting elected as honor
AIRY member of the Lawton Camp, Past
Commander of the G. A. II Newton
Feree.
made an examination of the books Of
the camp. Senator knute Nelson Was
asked to join with the camp 1T Arling-
ton. ana a vote of thanks was given
Mrs. Lee Harris for the interest she
has taken in the camp. and her beauti-
fJl work OF flags and standards.
The delegates elected 10 the District
oi Columbia convention were John For
ner and Robert .. Clifford, alternate.
The Washington times., 1914-05-22
MediatOrs Called
In Midnight Parley
By FRED S. FERGUSON.

NIAGARA FALLS, Ontario, May IA hurried
midnight conference of the A. B. c. mediaors following
reports from Washington that representative of the Mex
Can rebels might arrive in Niagapa-Falls and then
absolute Silence their part opened up new possibilities
in the Mexican mediation conferences today
1t was after a. m. when Ambassadors Da Cana,
Naon and Suarez, all in evening Dress parted after the
conference. Suarez went Immediately to his room and
there refused to state what action might be taken should
consutionalst representative appear 1t has been gen.
orally accepted that at time other in manner not
yet determined the conSttutionaSts would be drawn into
the conference. Otherwise the pacication of all Mexico
could not be accomplished
The Washington times., 1914-05-22

TIN oUgh Consul Miller at Tampico, that
these Americans are safe, and that
they have met no trouble in the oil
country Consul Miller reports that the
DANA ge in Panuco. following the retreat
Of the struggling federals, is compara-
lively slight, and that order is being
ma, .tained now.
He says the loss to the tremendous
oil properties about Panuco has been
remarkably small under the circum-
stances. This Is due, he says to the
fidelity of the Mexican employees who
were left in charge thirty days ago by
Americans and others who were COM
PEELED 20 leave the oil fields. nj every
instance the report states. the Mexican
employees and keepers" nave been
faithful and have maintained the prop
critics against damage and loss.
The Washington times., 1914-05-22
New Plot i'm Ulster Is
Revealed by Accident

LONDON. May "a mishap to a
motorcycle dispatch rider revealed a
new plot on the part of Ulstermen to
set up provisional government at once
when the home rule bill passes next
week
Papers the messenger carried sbou,
that the Ulster volunteers. on receivirg
word from Belfast headquarters vare
to seize certain populous centers. hold
20 the railroad. steamer mail. teIe-
rhone and telegraph services. and gen
orally impose rebel rule on the inhabjt-
ants.
The Washington times., 1914-05-22

Members of the Women's Social and
Political Union added to the pande-
rnonium. The riot was a part Of the
campaign of protest and reprisal for the
rearrest of Mrs. Emmeline Pankhurst
at the gates of Buckingham Palace yes
te day.
Throughout the melee. King George
and Queen Mary sat quietly in the box,
apparently oblivious to the hub-bub.
Several women were roughly handled
IA the general fight during efforts OF
The Washington times., 1914-05-22
CAMPAIGN OF PROTEST.

bailiffs to clear the Bow street police
court.
''St. Peter the Martyr" by Giovanni
BelDni. was the painting most seri-
ously damaged of five mutilated in the
National Gallery by a suffragette today.
1t will be restored. r Rubens and a
Titan also were slightly scratched.
A meat chopper was used by the sllf-
fragette in the Royal Academy. She did
$3.50 damage to ''Prima Vera =
painting by George Clausen, landscape
q, list.
The Washington times., 1914-05-22
Children Are Banded
To War on Bad Candy

NEW YORK, May 22-Down with
pink ice cream and colored candy-bur
not down" in the usual way-are
tenets of a new social orga MIA ton
which started operations here today
It's the Junior Housewives League
with a membership among the small
daughters of members of 4 parent or
ganization of the same name One hun
Gred women are out for recruits bear
ing with them a list of .'don'ts" FOR
members.
Pure food and clean shops will be tho
rallying cry.
The Washington times., 1914-05-22

up matters with the Constitutionalists
after they have overthrown the dicta-
tor. it is believed great delay is inevit-
able.
The hardest part of General Villas
campaign IS still ahead. With the rainy
season setting in soon. those familiar
with the territory which he must cover.
declare 1t will be extremely difficult to
move artillery. Unless an uprising
within the capital or a rush OF the
Iapatstas should drive Huerta ou.. his
actual downfall might be DELAYED two
three, or four months. t is declared.
The Washington times., 1914-05-22
Seek Purse Snatcher.

Search Is being made by the police
for colored man who snatched a purse
from Miss Elsie Gadson. of North Ken
ilworth. Md. at Fifteenth and II streets
northeast last evening. Miss Gadson
was waiting for car at the time So,-
eral persons who witnessed the rohoarv
pursued the thief for a couple of blocks.
but he outdistanced them in1 escaped.
The Washington times., 1914-05-22
$40 Americans Say They
Will Remain i'm Mexico

Five hundred and forty Americans
have registered with Consul Canada ~
Vera Cruz declaration of their in
teEtioH TO remain in Mexico. \ list o.
the names will be forwarded to the
state Department.
Il. A. Mestres. OF the International
Petroleum Company, took five American
enIUloyes TO the city Of Panuco. beyond
Tsmpico. yesterday. He reports,
The Washington times., 1914-05-22
Nesuvirs-Awakening.

NAPLES. May 22-Increasing activ-
ity on the Part of Mt. vesuvius Is
causing anxiety among the population.
Heavy clouds Of smoke are pouring
from its crater.
The Washington times., 1914-05-22
MELLEN SAYS HE
SHIELDED MORGAN
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York yesterday said Commissioned
McChord.
--eI.en broke in TO explain that Rocke-
feller's condition was such that he could
not answer a dozen questions consecu-
tiveIv without a complete breakdown.
He declared that Miller and Rockers
perger We're also very ill. Commits
sioner McChord finally adjourned the
proceedings until next Tuesday. in order
that an investigation may be made to
find the exact state of health of the
four men.
Would Cut Ferriage.
MclIcn said he was forced by a COM
kinatiun of the trunk lines terminating
in New York harbor to purchase the
New York, Ontario and Western rail-
road. He had tried to buy the Lehigh
and Hudson system TO. reduce the fer
riagc in New York harbur. He con-
suited the trunk lines about the pur-
chase and they bought the property
ever his head. so ne quietly secured an
option on the Ontario and Western from
Jacob II. Schiff. of Kuhn. Loeb e Co.
The directors approved the purchase at
Si5 a share. although the stock was
Udot"d a. s36 The ioffercncc. MelIen
said. represented the cost of securing
entire control
Mellen denied that William Rookie
felier. 80 far as he knew. had any in
terest in the Ontario and Western. Mel
len said he could have cleared $50, 900
personally IL he had desired to dispose
of his option TO crush OUTSIDE interests,
as the New York Central. BY buying
the Ontario and Western. Mellen said
the New Haven saved the anthracite e
coal Users of New England 81 200 OJO
The other trunk lines had planned TO
boost coal prices at tide water. he said,
The Washington times., 1914-05-22

OF fine Imported wool
ems. ultra and conserv-
ative models. Beauti-
full collection of the
minute fabrics. Sale
price
The Washington times., 1914-05-22

OF the mest exclusive
imported woolens In
the richest designs,
models to suit the most
discriminating. Sale
Drice
New Britain herald., 1914-07-29
q Gro~vn-Ups at College.
 GndiananOliS News

The mistakes of our youth are sup posed to follow us through the trials of our maturity. It would not be so bad if they were content to follow us, but they have a pesky way of trying to catch up, and when they catch up we recognize among them some of the most virtuous of our youthful virtues which have turned out to be mistakes after all One of the latest which has thus forced itself into our notice is the fact that we went to college. We thought it was very good thing to do at the time, but now we are compelled to admit that it was not a good thing at the time. The fault was in the time. Wet should have waited and gone to college when we had grown up.
 Grown-up people are going to col lege now instead of taking summer vacations. And going to college when you are grown up is one long snap course, or short snap course, which, ever you prefer. That is the point. Everything is just as you prefer. When you are grown up you pick out g. college with nice fishing and bath ing facilities, and just camp out When the fishing is bad you go to school There are a lot of uncom fortable things about camping, and when you get tired of them you at tend q lecture on "Why is Mexico?'' or '"The Rise and Fall of the Price of Potatoes" or anything else that ap- peals to you. If you start to class and happen to sit under a tree on the campus and go to sleep it is your hap py privilege to sleep as long as you like. Neither the janitor nor the faculty has power or inclination to awaken you. If you prefer to sleep in the lecture room, it is all right with the professor
 Now, doesn't a condition like that make your youthful efforts to escape an education seem foolish? Do you remember that you used to be al- lowed to cut classes just so many times a semester and that those cuts had to be saved and expended with the most extreme discretion? Do you remember that the whole purpose of the university used to seem to be to make you go to lectures and to make you learn things in which you were not particularly interested, and that going fishing in lecture hours was re- garded as sinful and that mapping on the campus would have been sacri- legious? Do you remember how you used to look out of the windows Of the laboratory into distance of wild crab apple blossoms and sky and just ache to be let loose? The groWn-ups at college are loose all the time. or course, it may be that they would enjoy it more if they had to ache "a little for it.