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The Washington times., 1916-11-08
HUGE DEMOCRATIC
VOTE At ALEXANDRIA
Wilson and Carlin Garry Dis
trict, But Whole Vote Falls
Short Of Registration.

ALEXANDRIA. Nov. ALPHABETICALLY
the usual Democratic majority was
polled In this city yesterday although
the total vote was between 400 and go
short of the registration figures. Con-
gresham Carlin led his opponent, Jo-
seph l.. Crupper. by SO in the four
wards and according to the latest re-
turns Mr.. Carlin Will be elected in the
district by anywhere from 3.5n to 1900
majority. Hamilton, the Independent
Republican candidate for Congressman,
received only % votes I'm the city and
Manning. the Socialist candidate. H.
Claude A.. Swanson: Democratic. can
didate for Senator. who had no opposi-
ton, was given 1873 votes In the city,
md n. Noel Garner, candidate for cor
poration attorney. received 1,46I. lie
also had a clear field:
King street was filled with a large
crowd from until II o'clock last night
Ivy those eager to get returns from the
country at large while the Bachelors
Club and various other of the local Or
ganiza tions received the retuTns over
private wires, which attracted fun
houses.
r. r. Lee Camp OF Confederate Vet.
Grams are arranging to observe General
Lees birthday with n banquet on Janu-
airy 10. for which committee has just
hcen appointed composed of G. William
Ramsay. Edgar Warheld. ST.. and ]. w.
Hammond.
The suit brought by o. @. Staples. OF
Washington, against s. II. Lunt, OF
this city, to recover S5.90l.4s alleged TO
he due plaintiff on note. was yes
tcrday decided In favor OF the defend
mt in the trial before Judge Thornton
and a jury in the circuit court.
IL, rlr at
The Washington times., 1916-11-08

Mrs. Rolfe Robertson. OF Haymarket
and Miss Katherine Cochran. OF Che
Plains. have been guests OF Miss cora
Cochran at her home In King street.
The Washington times., 1916-11-08
Italians Confess
10 Numbering Man
Wife Says Husband Shot Intruder
In His Home. Disposed
OF Body.

LiTTLT FALLS. N. ". Nov. s.-Mike
Masco and his wife today confessed.
the police and County Prosecutor Ward
say. to the murder of. Rosolino Ciprotti.
whose body was found cut to pieces
and damned into a trunk which had
been thrown into a dump.
Mrs. Masco. the authorities declare.
confessed Masco had found Ciprotti
with her In the Masco home. and I'M
mediately shot the intruder. She says
Masco then threatened her with death
The Washington times., 1916-11-08
JAMES BARTON, Sd,
BEST OF BUMPERS
Comedian at Gayety This Week
Has Been taking Falls
All of His Life.

THAT bump will bump me into the
pictures. where all the bumpers are
going.'
James Barton. last OF a long line OF
bumpers" whose capacity for Dump
ing" made them the best-known knock
about comedians in the country, made
this statement yesterda; afternoon, as
he rubbed himself tenderly Just after
the close OF the first act OF the Twen-
tieth Century Maids show at the
Gayety.
Pumping" It might be noted, is the
technical term for the work OF the man
who does all sorts of comedy falls ana
dives, and the Barton family has been
noted for Its ability to supply people who
can take the bumps" for at least Two
generations OF theatrical affairs. Jimmy
Barton, as his friends know him, In the
son OF n Jimmy Barton and the grand
son OF Jimmy Barton. The grand
father didn't do any dumping" al
though he was more or less the instlga-
tor of a lot OF plain and fancy bump
ers" as proprietor OF the old Front
Street Theater In Baltimore.
Is All Around Bumper.
Jimmy Barton 2dN was rated as the
champion all-around bumper" OF the
stage. His speciality was doing dive
from. the stage to the orchestra, catch
ing himself on his shoulder on the
orchestra rail.
Most people who see a tramp COM
edian do wierd fall. landing on his
The Washington times., 1916-11-08
Col. Alexander Fortier
Celebrating Birthday

Employees OF the Interstate Commerce
Commission and friends OF Col. Alex
ander q. Fortier We'd with each other
yesterday helping the colonel celebrate
his SEVENTEEN birthday. On arriving at
the office in the morning Colonel For
tier found the desk banked with flowers
and many gifts from his friends. Col
mission.
The Washington times., 1916-11-08
600 YEAR-OLD
BEAR BONES FOUND
Pillotherium Had Bruin Claws, But
Was a Rodent.

NEW YORK. Nov. s.-The Ameri-
can Museum OF Natural History has
added to its collection the skeleton
of the pillotherium, an animal about
the size of a black hear and described
as resembling n rodent. which was
2,9ss,osi and 2,4ss.OS4 b. c.
The skeleton Is the only complete
The Washington times., 1916-11-08

unless she helped him cut up the body.
A cross-cut saw was used to saw The
body into sections which would 20 into
the trunk, che told the officers. Masco,
II Ia said, confessed when confronted
with his wife's abatement. and said bc
wheeled the body to the dump n
The Washington herald., 1916-04-23
$4,000 OUT
ON STRIKES
Thirty-six Different Walkouts
Now Menace Pittsburgh
District Industries.
$4,000 WESTINGHOUSE
MEN LATEST STRIKERS
Especial to TIE New York sun and
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Especial to The New York sun and
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Pittsburgh. April 22.-with more than
1900 employees. including 5000 women
and girls, on strike at the East Pitts
burgh plant Of the Westinghouse Electric
and Manufacturing Company. the climax
has been reached in the worst epidemic
OF Industrial strikes in the history Of the
Pittsburgh district.
Thirty-six strikes In all are now in
progress, according to Sheriff George W.
Richards.
About $1,000 men are involved
In a majority Of cases. men employed
by plants making munitions have taken
advantage of the labor famine and have
struck for higher wages or an eight-hour
day. Despite that mechanics and labor
ers are receiving the highest pay known
in this district. they are demanding more.
knowledge that the manufacturers are
reaping fortunes has melted the men to
seek wage share in the huge profits
The Westinghouse strike was a COM
pIete surprise to the company. Starting
yesterday afternoon. when 1000 men
walked out. the strike had spread today
until the total number on strike was esti-
mated by the company to be slightly less
than 1900
The company says the strike was with
out notice. The men say they cent let
ter containing demands for an eight-hour
day and received no reply.
The developments today consisted In
picketing the plant by strikers. thus pre-
venting hundreds from entering the
shops, parade and mass meeting al
which plans were discussed for extend.
ing the strike to include all the westing.
house Industries in Turtle Creek Valley
About 5000 men are employed by the
yarious Westinghouse plants.
The Washington herald., 1916-04-23
SCOTT TO co
INTO MEXICO
Visit to Pershing Likely to
Decide Future of the.
Expedition.
CHEF OF STAFF MAY
GO ALL WAY TO PARRAL

Mai. Gen. Hugh L Scott chief Of
staff of the army. will go into Mexico
to get information at first hand from
Gen. Pershing. in command Of the
punitive expedition.
Gen. Scott also will confer with i'm
portant Carranza representatives on
the demand made by the de facto gov
ernment that the American troops be
withdrawn.
Gen. Scott's object is to learn from
those In charge of military operations
in the regions traversed by American
troops their collective views Of the
situation. The main purpose, it was
said, was to learn from Gen. Pershins
in person the true state Of snsirs as
they affect the advance Of the United
States forces. Upon Gen. Pershinss
report chiefly. 1t was said, the admin
istration will make its decision as TO
whether the American forces shall be
withdrawn.
scott VIII go to Meet PershinE
Gems. Scott and Funston expect to
visit FL Paso together. 1t was said
Afterward Gen. Scott will go to Co
Iumbus. where he viii communicate
with Gen. Pershing by the army wire
less. II was said Gen. Scott had e1-
pressed the belief before he left
washington that a wireless converse
tion would not be satisfactory and
that he would have to enter Mexico.
BE decided, II was said. to leave with
Gen. Pershing the decision as to how
far he would go across the border.
Gen. Pershing Is 800 miles beyond the
frontier.
Gen. Scott. II was said, Is free agen'
and not under instructions from the Wal
Department except in general way. L
was stated at the War Department thai
he would probably not return for week
Gen. Pershing is considerably north ol
Parrai, where carranzista and Villists
forces are reported unoniciany to be con
centrsting. 1t was not improbable. IL wa
said that Gen. Scott will go all the way
to Parral.
A A
giving President Wilson and Secretaries
Lansing and Baker much concern Is tn
unexpected strength that has been shown
by the vnnsta element since the Ameri
can forces went into Mexico.
Preliminary reports Of Gen. Hugh L
Scott and Frederick Funston on whicl
the administration viii be largely guide'
in determination of the question wheth
er to withdraw or proceed farther int
Mexico were received here last night
They will probably be taken up by Sec
re,ary of War Baker with Secretary o
state Lansing and perhaps with the Pres
ident early today.
Further reports are expected to arriv'
from Gen. Scott today.
The Washington herald., 1916-04-23
Officials Deny Report.

Officials Deny Report.
notwithstanding this Consul Andress
Garcia and Gen G2virs both deny hsv-
ing any knowledge Of such report
At meeting Of Mexican and Ameracsn
banking representative here late this aft-
ernoon. n was decided 10 suspend an
bushes correspondence with Mexico CITY
and interior cities until the report can
be verified.
The rnesser details obtsinable here re-
late that a physical encounter between
.obreson and csrrsnzs was narnowr-
sverted
obregon Is said to have asked for the
conference that he might renew hts de-
mand on the First Chief to force rhe
withdrawal Of United States troops from
Mexican soil. He Is said to have chsrred
Csrranzs with acting in bad faith with
his people.
Causes Encounter.
A charge Of deliberate deception brought
the men together IN an encounter. What
happened after this is not known.
The wild disorder that prevailed. sc-
cording to the report here, is supposed
to have been the result OF the incident
becoming known to the populsce
Gen. Gsvira Is admittedly a supporter
of the obregOn faction The fact that
he is said TO have received the infcrms-
tion with little delay is accepted as in
dicsting that obregon Is in control Of the
situation.
For many weeks, e has been runored
that obregOn was trying to assume con-
troll Of the government For several
days the incident now reported had been
hourly expected
The Washington herald., 1916-04-23
PLOT TO KILL
MORGAN Barred
Man Arrested IN New York
Alleged to Have Asked
$4,000 for Job"
CONTRACTOR PUTS POLICE
ON TRAIL OF CONSPIRACY
CBy international News Service,

q ~ @>tVs StAFsItsy
New York, April IA carefully devised
plot to kill j. Pierpont Morgan was re-
vealed today when Harry L. Newton was
arraigned in Tombs Court on a charge
Of intent to commit a crime The
specific allegation is that he offered to
take the life Of the financier If paid
$4,000 by German agents.
Affidsvits substantiating the charge
were fled by Felix Galley, contractor,
and by Detective Henry sempfs, OF the
bomb and arson squad. Galley is of Ger
man extraction. The plot was frustrated
by him.
Galley says in the affidavit that he met
Newton about ten days ago. He states
that Newton made a verbal offer to him
to murder Mr.. Morgan for $4,000 New
ton declared he would demand no money
until after the crime had been committed.
He offered to show his loyalty to the
German cause in any way demanded, and
agreed to carry out any orders tending
to show that he had nerve enough to
carry the plan to a successful conclusion.
According to statement made by Capt.
Barnitz. In charge of the bomb and arson
squad, Galley went to police headquarters
and made known the offer made to him
by Newton.
Galley told the police he promised New
ton he would place him in touch with
German authorities who would aid him in
carrying out the scheme.
Detective Sempfs was assigned to the
case He posed as the German Official
The Washington herald., 1916-04-23
HEIRESS SAID
TO BE ALIVE
Physician Declares Dorothy
Arnold Now Is Enjoying
Excellent Health.
REFUSES TO GIVE FURTHER
INFORMATION ABOUT CASE
tBy international News serviee.)

s..
New York, April 22.--An entirely new
theory in connection with the mysterious
disappearance of Dorothy Arnold. on
December L, 1910, was brought to light
today by physician of standing reputa-
tion. who said that the missing heiress is
alive and well
According to the story told by this doc
tor, who requested that his identity be
not disclosed, prominent physician now
located in Albany, N. Y, had, shortly
after the disappearance of the Arnold
girl, performed, an operation on her, and
that she fully recovered from the illness
attendant on the operation.
Dorothy Arnold is at the present
time declared this Albany physician
very much alive. OF that am positive
can also tell you that the girl is now
enjoying excellent health.
This is all the information am al
liberty to give at the present time"
This story, told by the Albany physi.
clan. that Dorothy Arnold is alive and
wen, 10 70 u certain e3tenl porfie out D5
a remark made today by Mrs. F. r
Arnold, the mother Of Dorothy, who Ii
discussing the story told by Glennoris
the convict in the Rhode Island Stat,
Prison, said:
, Il have not taken any stock In tn,
story of this convict. 1 place littl.
credence in any report that Dorothy /,
dead. My mothers instinct tells me sh.
Is alive and will eventually be restore,
to U.S."
Mrs. Arnold today was informed tina
the detectives had found no body in tn,
cellar of the house described by tn.
Rhode Island convict She was great,
relieved by the news, but said she has
anticipated ii.
The Washington herald., 1916-04-23
10000 ARE EXPECTED
ON BOARDWALK TODAY
Atlantic City Over6owins with Great
Easter Crowd-Unique White
Breakfast" to Be Feature.

Atlantic City, N. J., April Zone hun
dred and forty thousand persons from
all parts Of the American continent are
ouartered in 800 hotels and boarding
houses here today waiting for Easter
Sunday on the Boardwalk.
Railroad and hotel men are prepared
TO care for So.ooo more excursIonisss who
viii noek here during the next twelv.
hours.
The largest affair OF its kind ever held
outside Of New York viii be the white
breakfast" at one Of the new hotels An
the women guests at the breakfast VIII
be Earbed in white frocks. shoes. hose
and hats. The men viii wear while six
roses in their coat lspcls To enhance
the color scheme, white silk lotus howsra
VIII be distributed In large booousx -
the women
The Washington herald., 1916-04-23
WILSON WAITS
ANOTHER BLOW
President Believed Ready to
Urge War if Sub" War
fare Persists.
BITTER OPPOSITION In
CONGRESS is EXPECTED

In the absence Of any authoritative in
dication as to the attitude Germany viii
take in response to President Wilson's
demands for the cessation of the subnla-
rine warfare, interest centers here in
the condition prevailing in Congress.
1t is now practically certain that II
Germany sinks another ship in disregard
of the position which the American gov
ernment has taken, the President imrne'
diately will sever diplomatic relations and
go before Congress to discuss the future
policy of the government The admins,
tration in these circumstances is expect
ed to favor a declaration Of war and tn,
taking of measures to ally the Unitec
States with the allied governments. i
Is now certain that such a proposal vii
meet with an outburst of opposition OF
the part of Congress.
Believe Wilson Ready for War.
On the surface, IT appears that the
administration is proceeding on the
assumption that friendly relation,
with Germany are to be maintained
through the confinment of the subma.
rine to the limitations of interna.
| tional law. In well-informed quar-
ters, however. It is believed that tn,
President is prepared for war shouit
Germany disregard the demands o.
1.-THE United. States and continue hel
outrages against Americans upon tn,
sea.
The diplomatic incident which hal
developed from the arrest of Wolf,
Won Igel. an attache Of the German
Embassy. and the seizure of papers II
his possession will not be permittet
to becloud the submarine issue. Ad
ministration officials are of the opin
ion that 1t may be better for tactics
reasons to concede all of Count vor
Bernstcrff's demands rather than I
permit an issue to arise on which Ger
many might base severance of dip
lomatic relations in the event she de
cides to refuse our submarine de
mands.
The Washington herald., 1916-04-23
FORD REGARDS
HIS "B0OM" AS
BIT OF HUM0R
Sees Sentiment Against Pre-
paredness, However, in Vote
Cast for Him in West.
WAR Is "NEFFICIENCY"
Manufacturer Declares Muni-
tons Makers Are Ones Try
ing to Stir Up Strife.
IN FAVOR OF BIGGER ARMY
Says Builders of Battleships Are Ones
Who Would Profit by Battles.
Views on Presidency.
WAR Is "NEFFIcIENcY"
IN FAVOR OF BIGGER ARMY
CBy New York SUN servlee).

New York, April 22.-Henry Ford's
view of the movement to nominats
and elect him President of the United
states is no different from the view Of
many persons in the East.
On his flying trip through New
York Mr.. Ford discussed the results
of the Michigan and Nebraska pri-
maries, although he had frequently
stated that he had no intention of en-
tering politics.
~I Just can't think of taking seri-
ously this movement to put me into
politics" he said. 81 can't even talk
or think Of such thing; 1t is incredi-
BILE: 1 can't get it into my mind.
Regards Movement as Joke.
I'll tell you" he said bluntly. Just
announce that ] say 1 regard this
movement as joke only. You can
say 1 am. not a candidate for the
Presidential nomination. and I cannot
possibly regard myself in that light"
He thought for a moment and then
added:
.It's a serious thing to joke about
and IL is q very serious question as to
whom the Joke is on"
In spite, of his dismissal from seri-
Gus thought of his own candidacy.
Mr.. Ford said he does find great sig
nffIeance In the enthusiasm of the Me-
braskans and Michigan citizens which
have been pushing him to the front
for the nomination.
sT have done something. just don't
know what" he said reneetiyely, "but
1 have done somethfng in the eyes Of
those who voted for me. what was IT
that put me foremost in their favor as
a Presidential possibility? That Is
where you will find the significance
OF the situation.
Pucinci.m His Strength.
aaThe chief thing that can think Of Is
that I have demonstrated that I am op-
posed to war. have given the people
in those great sections, Michigan and
Nebraska, a chance to demonstrate the
fact that they have not been swept away
by the hysteria of mflitarism, and mill
tarist preparedness.
This country does not want war. does
not need war. We have the problems OF
human relationship and of social Ell
cheney to work out. War Is inefficiency
IL Is sheer waste any way you look at it
But 1 am not against an army-I sup
pose we must have Il for internations
police functions. But whatever army We
have should be an army that must be g
social instrument OF service In time oi
peace. 1 am very strong 70 vocationa
training coupled with our army system
You can't make that too strong. Youns
men should go into 1t and come out with
better skill
They should come out Of their servic'
with vocational training that will ii
them to add to the wealth Of the coun
ty in productive channels
In all this clamor Of miIitaristic pre-
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. you probe it-ther'
Is uncovered the sinister manipulation
OF the army contractors and their greeS
for profits. Preparedness in itself is no
what they are after; what they want q
expensive, big contracts, big profits. arm,
contracts with their campaigns.
The Washington herald., 1916-04-23
Villa Reported
Near Preside
Declared to Have Visited
Ranch to Get Horses for
Raid In U. S.

Preside, Tex, April 21-Reports re-
ceived here state that Francisco villa, at
the head OF 200 men. Is less than 100 miles
south of this place, on the Rio Grande,
He and his men are said to have rsided
on Wednesday the visoomte ranch. near
Aguss Chill, killing nobody. but sppro-
priating fresh horses and food.
When they left, the report continued
villa, apparently. in good health. inform
ed Enrique Botone, assistant major
domo of the ranch. that he was bound
north to carry the war into the United
States
The Washington herald., 1916-04-23
By H. H. STANSBURY.
International News Service.

Ell Paso. Tex- April 2-Frst Chief Venustano Csranzs Of the
government reported have been forcy authority
after conference this morning in the national palace Mexico City with
Minister of War Obegon.
Gen. Gayra the Csanza commander usrez declared
telegraph shortly noon which conveyed the
information.
Mexican official who has served here agent informed the
representatives of the largest mining Northern Mexico that he
had been permitted by Gen. Gsyira to the telegram
The Washington herald., 1916-04-23
Plans to Reduce vagrancy.

Chicago. April 22.-A nationwide
campaign for the reduction of va
grancy to be launched in Chicago 10
one of the recommendations of Mrs.
Louise Osborne Rowe. commissioner
OF public welfare. in her report of
the work of this branch of the city
government made public today.
The Washington herald., 1916-04-23
sayre. 0f to Massachusetts.

PhIiadelphia. April 22.-Mrs. Francis B.
sayre. who was Miss Jessie Wilson.
daughter of President Wilson. accom-
panied by her husband and their baby
daughter. Miss Eleanor Arson Wilson
sayre, born in Jefferson Hospital on
March g. left this city this morning for
their home in williamstown. Mass.
The Washington herald., 1916-04-23
Goes Into Chinese Cabinet.

Peking. April 2s-Tusn chi-Jui
former minister of war. has accepted
the post of premier in the cabinet be-
ing formed by President Yuan shi-
Ksi In conformanee with his deterni.
nation to maintain the republican form
of government The premier viii also
serve a. minister ct was.
The Washington herald., 1916-04-23
WOMAN KILLED IN RIOTS.
Mexieans I'm Durango City Fight
Ffereely for Food.

FL Paso. Tex, April o.-Food riots in
which women and children have been
crushed to death-not prostrated, but kill
ed outright-have been frequent occur
rences In Durango, City for more than
a month The peon class has attributed
the coming OF the gringo soldiers into
Mexico" as the cause of the starvation
conditions.
Plaeards calling on Gexicans to rally
against the American invaders. and de-
cIaring for Mexico para Mexicanos'
have been found in nearly all large set
tierncnts in Durango state.
The Washington herald., 1916-04-23
Fay Trial Date Set.

New York. April 2e.-The trial of Lieut.
Robert Fay. his brother-in-law. Walter
scholz. and Paul Daesche. on six indict-
ments charging them with speing concern
ed in a conspiracy to blow up ships carry
ing munitions of war. was definitely set
for April . by Federal Judge Howe to-
day,
The Washington herald., 1916-04-23
WOMAN DIES; BABES LIVE.
Mother Killed by Fany Operation
and Lack save Younssters.

New York. April z2-Mrs. Maria Buc-
chera. IS years old, fell down an airshaft
in her home at ios Columbia street.
Brooklyn. this afternoon and was In
stanfiy killed.
A year-oid baby that she held in her
arms escaped with slight injury.
A few minutes later another baby was
brought into the world by means OF the
caesarian operation. and IL doing weu,
The Washington herald., 1916-04-23
First Chief Declared to Have Been Focibly
Shorn of Power by His Minister of
War-Border Credits Story. :,
MEXICO CITY NOW IN FERMENT
Personal Encounter Between Mexican Leaders Said to Have
Been Narrowly Avertel lObregon for Def
to the United States.
BULLETIN.

FL Psso Tex April aaPersen that there has
in circulation here tonight
Consul Andreas
confirmation of it. At military
of fighting
The Washington herald., 1916-04-23
Explosion Kills Seven.

Kronstadt. Russia. April 22-seven per-
sons were killed and seventeen injured
early today by explosions in local mu-
milton factory, caused by an outbreak of
fra
The Washington herald., 1916-04-23
quickest service to Baitimer~.

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the Hour $3.50 Saturdays and Sum
days. Other days s1.75 round trip
Adv.