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DAVIS PROVES A CLASSY WITNESS FOR G. PINCHOT
Chief Engineer of Reclamation Service Supports an Attempt to Impugn Veracity of Bailinger.
SOME PECULIAR ACTS OF SECRETARY TOLD
TAFT WILL ATTEND
CONTROVERSY NOW AT SERIOUS STAGE
Pittsburg, March 12 Thomas J. Laughlin, assistant treasurer of the
Jones and Laughlin Steel company,
and one of the best known young men
in the business and social life of the ; Mnna Fiflht flf WpstPfn Fire-
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Regarding the Various Moves He Made in the Reclamation Work Nothing Sensational Develops.
city, who died suddenly at his home yesterday, was a brother-in-law of President William II. Taft, Mrs. Laughlin, who was Miss Lucy Hayes Herron, of Cincinnati, and Mrs. Taft being sisteils. The president will come on from Washington for the funeral, but Mrs. Taft will be unable to accompany him. The president's trip will be a hasty one, only Captain Archibald W. Butt and secret service men coming with him, and his stay in the city being limited to the time required to attend the funeral services. Mr. Laughlin'8 death was caused by cerebral hemorrhage.
man May Finally Result in a Strike.
48 ROADS ARE AFFECTED
COONEY HAS SIGNED
(American News Service)
Washington. March 12. Chief Engi-1 ncer Davis,' of the reclamation service, was still on the stand when the Bal-Unger-Pinchot' committee resumed its hearings today. An attempt was made to impugn Ballinger's veracity. Attorney Pepper read a letter written by Uallinger to Representative Payne, of New York, chairman of the ways and means committee, which has under consideration a bill providing for $i,000,HX bond issue for irrigation work. In that letter Bailinger said that while on a trip through the. west with the irrigation committee, he had oty served a 6ign in the Shoshone. Idaho project, which invited settlers to work out their payments for improvements. Bailinger said he was opposed to such a plan and had given orders that the tsign be painted out. Pepper asked the witness what the facts were. Davis said he was with Uallinger at the time and remembered
the circumstances. He said Bailinger criticised the plan of paying for "commissions in labor by settlers. As a result Davis said he (Davis) jestingly remarked to the division engineer that he would have notice painted out. Bailinger said "No don't do u. I want to think the thing over." During the remainder of the trip nothing further was said. No order was ever issued by Bailinger to paint out the sign and his last , information from the division engineer was that the 6ign was still in evidence as originally. This fact was evidently brought out to show the Inaccuracy of some of 1 " nger's official statements, and to n his veracity. The Reclamalervice publicity work was then escribed by the witness. He said
Fenton Cooney, who played center field on the Starr Piano team of the City Baseball league last summer, and who led the league in batting, and was the leading outfielder, has signed a contract to play with the Danville, III. team of the Three-I league this summer. He is expected to make good.
WAR TALK ABSURD
SAYS
GENERAL MANAGERS HAVE REFUSED TO ARBITRATE THE DEMANDS SUBMITTED FIREMEN HELD A MEETING.
ANDY IS GENEROUS
Carnegie Did Not Take Advantage of the Recent Money Panic.
DIDN'T WANT THE MONEY
WASHINGTON
No Danger in the Least of America and Japan Getting Into a Row.
JAP AMBASSADOR TALKS
RELATIONS BETWEEN THE TWO COUNTRIES AND THE GENERAL CONDITIONS SHOW REPORTS TO BE FALSE.
Chicago, March 12. The wage con
trovery of IKJ.OOO locomotive firemen i
on Forty-eight western roads has reached a serious stage as a result of the committee representing the employes sending a letter to the railroad officials, stating that unless certain requests were adjusted the arbitration of a wage scale would not be considered. The questions at issue are: "Any engineer, fireman or hostler, feeling himself aggrieved, may be represented before the proper officials of the company by a committee of enginemen of his own selection. "Promotion of firemen to the posi
tion of engineer and the establishment of the date of seniority as such shall be in accordance with rules mutually agreed upon between the company and the regular accredited representatives of the company and such representatives shall be recognized in disputes that may arise in the application of
these rules." The general managers refused to arbitrate these rules. At a meeting which ended at midnight the firemen prepared the letter. When President W. C. Crater of the Firemen was asked what he thought of the situation, he said: "While I hope for an amicable settlement, the situation is serious."
(American News Service) San Francisco, March 12. "I could
have made an extra $50,000,000 during the money panic in New York if I had wanted to. but what would have been the use?" "I didn't want an extra $50,000,000. What could I have cjpne with it? It would only have added to the burden I already had. I didn't want the money, so I refused the opportunity to make it." Andrew Carnegie today thus explained how he regards the wealth he has and emphatically showed that he wanted no more money than he is already possessed of. "Great wealtli," he continued, 'has burdens few appreciate. The dispo
sition of millions is an exacting task and it becomes the more so as modern life becomes more complex."
LOCAL FISHERMEN READ! FOR SPORT
A Number Have Already Responded to Call of the Alluring Streams.
SEASON A PROMISING ONE
STREAMS APPEAR TO BE WELL STOCKED AND THERE ARE APPARENTLY MORE BASS THAN GENERALLY FOUND.
FATAL FAMILY ROW Four Are Shot as a Result of a Pawtucket Man Beating Wife.
WOMAN FATALLY INJURED
both. Carey then took deliberate aim and shot Shanely twice In the body.
Local followers of the rod and reel are busy these nice days assorting their fishing tackle and getting their
(American News Serlc)
Pawtucket. R. I.. March 12. One
woman was fatally shot and a policeman and two other men were seriously wounded by bullets because a man beat his wife in this city early today. Mrs. Rose Chase is dying at the Twin City hospital. The others injured are her brother Michael Goodwin, Austin Shanely and Patrolman Thomas Carey. Mrs. Chase and Goodwin went to
the Shanely home after
GET IIOH-UtllOtl MEN
(Amertcan News Service Buffalo. X. Y- March 12. The International Taper company, - Niagara Falls, has Imported between fifty and 100 rodmen, machine tender, to take places cf the men who are oa a strike. Others just brousnt In act
special policemen. Other help reach the mills soon, possibly in anticipation of a walkout on the rart of the entire union force.
A BASKETBALL GAME
HEW MEXICO LAUD
minnow buckets in shape for the ap- ,y hu w,fe and firlng at her proaching fishing season. A number ! wltn a revolver. As they entered of them have already responded to the ; Shanely shot Mrs. Chase. Goodwin call of the wild and the banks of th'e ' ran for a policeman. He returned c(n,c f -o,. a.,.. with Officer Carey. Before they
BOOST THEIR WAGES
(American News Service)
Washington, March 12. All talk of
war between the United States and
Japan is absurd. The prospects for
peace could not be better." This is the answer of Baron Yamya Uchida, Japanese ambassador, to the war talk wnich has agitated America and Japan within the last few days. Emphasizing the force of his words by deprecating gestures, the Baron said:
-The Wil-
"The relations between the two
that E. T. Perkins of the Ohio office j countries, and the general conditions was to do lecture work. Davis said , n every aspect, show alarmist rehe called attention of his superiors to! ports to be without the slightest founthe fact that Perkins Avas getting $500 dation."
a month from the Harriman roads for delivering railroad lectures. Davis said he told Secretary Bailinger that Perkins was an improper and Incompetent employe. Secretary Bailinger said Perkins was a good man and had influential friends. He admitted Perkins office was badly managed, ought to be regulated, and said he "would look into it later. Later the witness said Director Newell found it necessary to write Perkins a letter, which in effect, was a polite incitatlon to resign. Davis said Bailinger reprimanded Newell for this action and again reprimanded Newell in the pj-esence of the witness for interfering In a matter which was under the consideration of the Secretary of the Interior.
NO REMONSTRANCE FILED
And It Looks as Though National Road Improvement Is Assured.
"There are diplomatic problems
which can not be discussed now, however," he said, when asked about the Manchurian situation.
This is the first recognition to be
given by the Japanese envoy to Amer
ica one who speaks for his govern
ment of the foreboding remarks re
cently uttered by Jacob H. Schiff and others on the far eastern situation.
(American News Service) Wilmington, Del., March 12. wages of the employes of the
niington Railway company were today raised for the second time in eight days. A week ago yesterday the scale was advanced from 18 to 20
cents an hour, made 23 cents.
Today the rate was
WILL AMUSE INSANE
past few days have been lined with fishermen, coaxing the members of the finny tribe with a tempting array of choice delicaciees. It is said that the streams are unusually well stocked with fish, this year, especially those In the north and west part of the county. The varieties of fish are about the same but it
Charles Hunt and Sample Rhodes. 18 sam lnal lnere are more Dass lnls f 11 . . 1 1 iLt.
two prominent farmers residing north aou man usuai auu mis nuouucof the city, have returned from New inent wiU be haiIe with 3v b" lovers
Mexico, where they purchased a half or e BP"- llul tne ones nave
section of land. The land is located not fenown anv l nuuser uim
near t us Ftocraa Thomon ith their far it is claimed, and the catches
families, will move to New Mexico have been sma11
soon, where thev will make their ner- Flsn stories are beginning to be in
could overpower him he shot them
A basketball game between the Fountain City team and the Y. M. C A. team has been scheduled for Wed-
hearing I nesday nisht at the association gym
nasium. Tlie result of this game will determine the championship of th county, as each team has on one game. The preliminary game tll be between the Fountain City high school team and a team from the louian society of Harlham college.
manent home.
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MPROV
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order again and invariably "the one
that got away" remains the biggest still. Early reports of mammoth
catches are more or less skeptically
received and are to be expected just at this time until the novelty of tae matter wears away.
E. G. Vaughan, who was overcome
with an attack of dizziness yesterday
afternoon, while inspecting his build
ing, Eighth and Main street, and
whose condition was first thought to
be serious, is reported as very much improved today, by members of the family. He has regained strength
and it is believed that he will be able
to be out in the course of a few days.
AN IRISH DISPUTE
RESERVE HORSES FOR WAR.
B. k 0. VERY LUCKY
The time for the filing of a remonstrance against the improvement of
National road, from AVest Richmond to the Center township line, under the provisions of the three mile gravel road law. expired yesterday and the petitioners feel that another feather, pointing to the ultimate accomplishment of their purpose, has been added to their caps. The matter is now before the road viewers including Messrs. Martindale and Pierce and Engineer Fred Charles. A report on the necessity of the improvement will be made by the viewers and the engineer on or before April !). The report of the viewers is awaited with much interest as much legal work is involved before work on the improvement can be commenced.
(American News Servlrc Baltimore, M., March 12. Official announcement was made today that there
will be no strike on the Baltimore & Ohio railroad. An agreement on the wage and service conditions controversy, which has been the subject of mediation by Chas. P. Neill and Martin A. Knapp, was reached last night. Both sides signed the new agreement, and a strike of 14,000 men was averted. The presidents of the two organizations involved, A. B. Garretson of the Conductors' Union, and AV. G. Lee, of the Trainmen's organization,, said that, while the agreement did not grant all that they asked in their original prop-
! osition, yet it gave important increases
to the men.
(American News Service)
Washington, March 12. The government hospital for the insane here is to have a first class theater with a seat
ing capacity of 1,20 and a stage large; enough to accommodate the largest
troupe. Congress appropriated $100, OOO for the purpose.
SHE WANTS HER SON
ENJOINS THE STRIKERS
Justice of New York Supreme Court Acts in the Paper. Case.
Saratoga, March 12. Justice Vankirk of the Supreme court, today enjoined the striking paper mill hands from interfering with the International Paper company's mills or strike breakers. Two hundred of the latter were imported, guarded by militiamen.
BARS THE MARINES
(American News Service) Washington, March 12. Marines in uniform have been barred at Chase's theater. Mr. Chase said today: "Even President Taft would be excluded if he applied for admission dressed in a sweater and riding clothes."
HIS EXCUSE IS
0
(American News Service)
Boston, March 12. The charge of sending an improper letter through the mails to a young colored girl residing in Cambridge has been preferred against Addison H. Thayer, one
of the wealthiest residents of Franklin. His defense is that the letter
had no genuine improper intent, but
was written as an experiment inci
dental to a study of the social evil
and the extent to which it has affected young women of the working class. United States Commissioner Hayes was inclined to place credence in the
explanation, but the implied nature of the letter was such that he was oblig
ed to hold Thayer.
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(American News Service) Washington, March 12. Representative Cox is striving hard to secure the release from the navy of Henry Schierholzer of Tell City, Ind., who ran away from home while yet under age and enlisted in the navy. The mother of young Henry has been almost prostrated' by the affair and the family
physician fears that she will not recover unless her son can be restored to her. She has been confined to her bed since March 4th of last year. Mr. Cox has set himself to the task of se
curing the boy's release.
ELOPEMENT TRAGEDY
Switzerland's Method of Preparing For Rapid Mobilization. In Switzerland the state is part owner of horses used by reserves. It purchases a remount at three and a half years old. and the soldier pays half the cost of the horse to the government, together with the difference between its cost and the price that the horse fetches at auction, for all horses are sold by auction to the men. After every year of training the government refunds one-tenth of the original half cost to the man. and at the end of ten years the horse becomes the absolute property of the soldier. In this manner the soldier is not only
always well mounted, but as he keeps his horse with ' him at bis borne his
mobilization problem is of the simplest nature.
The average price of these Swiss troop horses is about 45. says Sally's Magazine, and as most of these horses are imported from Ireland and north Germany their price is considerably
higher than it would be in Great Brit
ain. Thus the state secures the serv
ices of a horse for an annual outlay of about 4 10s. But there are certain
other expenses which must be includ
ed in this estimate, such as the cost of
the establishment for remount depots,
etc., which raises the total cost of horses for the Swiss government to
about 8 12s. a year.
(American News Service) " Chicago, March 12. While Patrick
Downey, John Galvin and his brother
Thomas Galvin were engaged in a
heated argument over labor union
matters at 12th and Spaulding streets today, Thomas Galvin was shot in the
neck and probably fatally wounded.
Downey is charged with the shooting.
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WanHo Know What to
ROADS IN CHINA.
They
(American News Service) Vienna, March 12. A romantic
elopement story, with a tragic ending comes from Szent-Marton. on the Roumanian frontier. James Vojtila, a
gypsy chief and violinist, inspired passionate love in the breast of Anastasia BoguK daughter of a wealthy landowner. Agreeing to elope, the couple planned an attack on the girls father's mansion, with a pretended forcible abduction of Anastasia. Vojtila promised to -take her to America, where he said he would become famous, by his playing. One night the castle was attacked, the girl and her lover fled in a caravan, while the gypsy band stayed to loot the cattle. Alas for the romance! The wretched Anastasia was found several days afterwards, naked and nearly dead in the forest, her "lover" having robbed her of everything. Vojtila was eventually tracked down by some servants who best him to death with clubs.
BODY OF SCHAEFER
(American News Service) Chicago, March 12. The remains of Jacob Schaefer will lie in state at Jordan's undertaking rooms, 91 Michigan avenue, today to enable friends of the late billiard expert to view the body. Funeral services will be held at 1:30 o'clock tomorrow afternoon. The remains will Te taken to Rosehill and placed in a vault pending the selection of a lot. As a tribute to th memory of Schaefer a number of the leading billiard room keepers, will stop play in their rooms from 1:30 to 3:30 tomorrow afternoon.
Are Narrow and Crooked and
Edged With Ditches.
The Chinese road is private prop
erty. a strip taken from somebody's
land. This is done much against the
will of the owner, since he not only
loses the use of it, but also still has to
pay taxes on it.
One consequence is that it is wide
enough for only one vehicle, and carts
can pass one another only by trespass
ing on the cultivated land. To prevent this the farmers dig deep ditches by
the roadside. As the surface wears away and the dust blows off It gradu
ally grows lower, and after awhile it becomes a drain for the surrounding
fields. A current forms In the rainy
season, which still further hollows it out, and thus has arisen the proverb
that a road a thousand years old be
comes a river.
Those whose lands are used for
roads naturally prefer to have the
roads run along the edge of their
farms instead of cutting across them,
and this accounts for the fact that Chinese roads are often so crooked that one may have to go a considerable distance to reach a place that is in reality but a few miles away. This al
ways interests' the stranger.
Sunday's
Issue oil
Only Pursuing His Profession.
A Brooklyn magistrate recently had four "darkies who were caught in a
gambling raid before him. The first of the lot to be brought to the bar was an undersized man. with a comical
face as black as night. The dialogue
between the magistrate and the pris
oner created some merriment in the
court,
"What is your name?" inquired the
magistrate sternly.
"Man name's Smiff, replied the
darky. "What is your profession?" "I'a a locksmlff by trade, sah."
"What were you doing when the po
lice broke into the room last night?"
"Judge, I was pursuin man profession. I was makin' a bolt for the
door."
"Officer," said the magistrate, with
a merry twinkle In bis ere. "lock
Smith op." Sew York Tribune.
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