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T DECLINED BY That This Action Was Taken Twice Shown in Correspondence of Former Governor Glasscock, W. Va. MINE GUARDS RODE ON RAILWAY PASSES Number of Witnesses Appeared Before Committee Today and Told of Abuses of the Mine Guards. (National News Association) CHARLESTON, W. Va., June 14. The senatorial investigating committee today placed C. O. Honaker, a railroad conductor, on the stand to show that the Baldwin-Feltz mine guards, as all guards are termed by the miners, had been riding on passes issued by the railroad company. This, the miners contended, was a violation of law. Former Governor Glasscock was recalled today to testify regarding general causes leading up to the strike. The ex-governor read much correspondence between himself and the coal operators and the United Mine Workera. Refused Arbitration Plan. These letters showed that on two occasions the coal operators refused to arbitrate because that would be a recognition of the union, placing the operators and miners of other states " In control of the coal industry of West Virginia. These and other matters were read into the records. In this connection Attorney Knight took an active part, insisting upon getting into the record the reasons why the coal companies could not deal with the union. The committee frequently found it necessary to stop the trend of the questioning on both sides. Ex-governor Glasscock expressed it as his belief in answer to questions by Chairman Swanson that had the operators signed and agreed to the terms of the agreement offered by him there would have been no necessity for martial law. The ex-governor was on the stand two hours. The miners followed with a number of witnesses to show abuses by mine guards. Among the witnesses were J. H. Pike president of the local union at Holly Grove. Mine Officers Arraigned. The officials-of the United Mine "Workers of America, under indictment on charges of violating the Sherman anti-trust law, appeared before Judge Keller of the United States court for the Southern District of West Virginia at noon today. They gave bond in the sum of $1,000 each for their appearance for trial on July 18. It is charged that they conspired with coal operators in other states for calling the strike in the Weqt'irginia ields. Causes of trtgrike. Inquiry into the causes of the strike in the Paint Creek coal fields, and the ritous conditions resulting, occupied the entire time of the senate sub-committee's investigations at last night's sessions. Some fifty miners were subpoenaed from Paint and CabIn Creeks, and the committee insisted tnat these be hurried through as rapidly as possible. The witnesses so far examined as to the cause of conditions are all strikers and their wives. The riotous conditions in the strike eone were laid at the door of the mine guards by the strikers who testified. Most of the witnesses so far examined as to this phase of the investigation were from Paint Creek proper and their testimony referred to the town of Mucklow, property of the Paint Creek Colliers company, and controlled by Scranton (Pa.) capitalists. Mucklow, the first mining camp up Pain Creek from the Kanawha river, has been thrice "shot up" since the strike was ordered, April 18, 1912, and there was little doubt that the firing from the mountain sides into the village was. done by strikers. Increase Was Refused. Last year the operators refused to grant the increase of cents per ton, expected by the Cleveland miners' convention, and the agreement was discontinued. Many of the miners went on strike, and early in May the first guards were brought into the district. Until that time the mine leaders claim they had been peaceful. Armed guards evicted them from company property, and a reign of terror ensued. There has been no complaint of short weights, high store prices or the houses in which the miners lived. ARBITRATION PACT IS TO BE RENEWED (National Nfws Association) WASHINGTON, June 14 Japan is willing to extend the existing arbitration treaty with the United States for a period of five years, according to an announcement made by Secretary of State Bryan today. The treaty providing for arbitration of all points of dispute between the two nations, except those of vital interest or national honor, expires on August 27, and a contention for Its renewal probably will jbe signed on that date.

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Manufacturers in Richmond Are Expecting a Normal Growth in their Lines During the Year. That business conditions are satisfactory at the present time is the statement of the men interested in manufacturing concerns f the city. The Starr Piano company, the Robinson company, and the Wayne Works are expecting a normal growth in this year's business over that of last year. Representatives of the companies expressed the view that general conditions over the country were dull and might become more so. They do not think, however, that the depression will materially affect the local situation. Fred Gennett of the Starr Piano company, said that conditions were highly satisfactory. 713 Men At Starr. "Of course we expect to do more business this year than ever before. Business is normal, and I see no reason why it should not continue so. We had 713 men on our pay roll last Saturday. "All the men who are not engaged in producing new instruments are at A DOUBLE DEAL BY PRESIDENT WILSON IS A CHARGE MADE Senator Read Letter Which Quotes Wilson As Friendly to Industry. READ AFTER PROTEST Hill Railroad Attorney Denies Lobby Is Maintained At Capital. WASHINGTON, June 14. Over the protest of Senator Reed-H. R. Hathaway, secretary of the Michigan Beet sugar company, today made public before the lobby inquiry committee the following letter from A. J. Douglas, a prominent beet sugar manufacturer: "After Mr.Yilson'. address in the armory last evening I had the opportunity of saying to him. 'The people of Michigan interested in the beet sugar industry stand ready to invest millions of dollars more in this industry but before doing so want your reassurance toward this legitimate industry.' "His reply to this question, which was in a forceful and emphatic manner was, 'You need not be one bit afraid of me, sir.' I don't believe that Mr. Wilson will take any steps that will annihilate or retard such a legitimate industry as ours is. He impressed me with his earnestness in this." . , Mr. Hathaway testified that since free sugar had been proposed the preferred stock of his company had declined from par to 90 and the common stock from 90 to 30 with no purchasers. Senator Nelson, who insisted that the above letter be read, stated that he merely wanted to show that the sugar interests had been led to believe that they had nothing to fear before the tariff bill Mas drafted. John H. Carroll of St. Louis, general attorney for the Hill railway system, testified that his only activity in tariff matters was the filing of a brief with Senator Stone against placing a duty on creosote oil, which is largely used by railroads as a wood preservative. He said that the Hill railroads now maintain no legitimate agents in Wash ington although they were formerly represented by Charles Faulkner.

The Flag L. A. HANDLEY Flag of our country the red, white and blue. Emblem of freedom so grand, Hallowed by sacrifice, christened in blood, Flag of our own native land. Born of the conflict, and crimson its stripes, Red as the blood of the slain, Prayers of the motherhood, pure, undefilod, Woven in white without stain. The blue of its field, a fragment of heaven, Faith and allegiance demand, ItB glittering stars, a message of hope. The watchfire of freedom has fanned. Under its folds George Washington rode, Fighting for country and right, Burgoyne and Cornwallls bowed in defeat Unto this banner of might. Down in the vortex of treason and greed, Down In the depths of despair, Floated this emblem of union and strength, Banishing slav'ry and care. Flag of our country, the red, white and blue. Peaceful and proudly it waves, As over our cradles it gallantly flew So may it fly o'er our graves.

(work repairing pianos damaged by the flood. Many were so badly damaged

that they eould not be repaired by the local dealers and had to be shipped to the factory where they are being rebuilt. We have done a lot of this work and there is a big amount of it yet to be done." He said that as usual the factory was running about thirty days behind the orders. He did not think that the flurries in the money markets of the East would be felt by business in this section. "Business Is Fine." E. B. Clements, of the Wayne Works said, "Business is fine." He believed, however, that the general market was dull and might remain so for some time. The factory, he said, was running full capacity, and the prospects are that it will continue to da so. The Robinson company has 200 men on the pay roll, which is an unusually large force with no signs of a decrease in the production. Part of the company's output is contracted to the Rumely company, which insures a market. Despite the dullness of general conditions, the panic in Wall Street, and the drouth, the Robinson company is expecting a nor- , mal year. INTERESTING TALK ON AMERICAN FLAG Members of W. R. C. and G. A. R. Hear I. B. Arnold's Address. A flag day meeting was held last night by the members of the Women's Relief Corps and Sol Meredith Post, G. A. R., at the court house was attended by more than one hundred persons. I. B. Arnold, a veteran of two wars delivered an address on "The Evolution of the American Flag," and later presented to the Women's Relief Corps, through Judge Comstock, a picture in colors of Betty Ross, displaying the first American flag. Mr. Arnold stated that the American flag, which was officially adopted by the congress of the Thirteen Original American colonies, is the oldest flag of any civilized nation in the world. He showed a display of sixty flags of all nations of the earth from early in 1700. "During the revolutionary war," said Mr. Arnold, "General Washington urged the other officers of the Colonial armies to secure colors of some kind under which to fight. In June, 1776, General Washington, Robert Morris and George Ross met and made an outline of the American flag. Ross suggested that the first sample of the flag be made by Elizabeth Ross. The flag which she made was accepted by congress June 14, 1777. "The American flag was first used at Fort Steinwax, renamed Fort Schuyler after its capture in 1777. The American soldiers desired to fly the official American flag from the fort and the place was searched for material. None could be found and finally the soldiers constructed one from clothing which they carried with them. "The flag which was used during the war of 1812 was not the same as that designed by General Washington, as congress decided to add one star and one stripe for every new state admitted to the Union. In 1818 there were twenty states in the Union and it was found that the stripes in the flag were becoming too numerous. Accordingly congress passed an act that the American flag should have thirteen stripes and twenty stars, adding one star for every state as they were admitted. This plan has been used since then and there are now 46 stars in the flag. July 4 of this year this number will be increased to 48 because of the admission of two new states."

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PRESIDENT IS MAKING HIMSELF POPULAR WITH WASHINGTON FANS President Wilson and his party leaving, in the White House automobiles, the baseball park of the Washington American League baseball club. This opportunity of seeing the new President is rapidly becoming a feature of baseball in Washington and the fans hurry out to the exit after the game to catch a glimpse of him. He attends the game almost every day and is a dyed-in-the-wool fan. He is an enthusiastic rooter and gets almost as much attention as the game.

IS L H. k P, EFFORT TO SUPPLY NATURAL GAS HERE? Suspicion Created Because of Delay in Submitting Draft. DEAL MIGHT BE MADE By Controlling Company of L., H. & P. With Logan Corporation. That the draft for the new natural gas franchise between the city and the Allegheny Gas company will not be ready for the board of public works on Monday, was admitted by Gus Condo, attorney for the company, this afternoon. If the draft does not arrive Tuesday, the day now given by Mr. Condo, a smoldering suspicion that the local Light, Heat and Power company is exerting tremendous efforts to secure the right of furnishing natural gas to Richmond citizens will burst into flame. As originally planned the draft for the proposed franchise was to have been in the hands of the board of public works last Thursday. This was modified later on account of the necessity for the attorneys for the new gas company to familiarize themselves with Indiana's new public utilities law. Consequently today or Monday was set for presenting the proposed franchise before the board. L. H. & P. Co's., Position. Meantime the position of the L. H. & P. company, which supplies Richmond with artificial gas, will be very precarious if a separate concern receives the privilege of supplying the city with the very much cheaper natural gas. If continual delays should arise to prevent consideration of the new company's proposed franchise, it will not be unreasonable to surmise that the former company is trying to engineer a deal for it to act as local distributor for the natural gas of the Logan Gas and Fuel corporation, the parent company of which the Allegheny Gas company is a subsidiary. The L. H. and P. company can not manufacture artificial gas cheaply enough to reduce its selling price from $1.10 a thousand feet sufficiently low to meet the competition of 40 cents natural gas. Although the local company also produces and sells electricity it is not believed this is a profitable end of the business oving to the competition of Richmond's municipal lighting plant. With natural gas in the field, therefore, it would look as though the'L. H. and P. company were facing financial disaster. Might Control Natural Gas. The Susquehanna Railway Light & Power Company, a rich and powerful eastern corporation which owns the L. H. and P. company, hardly can be expected to meekly sit by and see its local property jeopardized. The .fact that the holding company for the proposed new natural gas company and the holding company for the local artificial concern are both located in the east gives rise to the belief. that the Susquehanna Railway Light and Power Company is exerting every effort to make a deal with the Logan Gas and Fuel corporation. If the natural gas supply of this corporation could be obtained for the L. H. and P. company, which already has a considerable Investment in the old Richmond Natural Gas company's mains in this city, a combination supply system might be worked out that would protect the interests of the artificial gas company.

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COST BAV1S $126,60 Is First to File Primary Expense Account. Alfred Bavis, who entered the Progressive primary election as a candidate for nomination for mayor, filed his election expenses with City Clerk Bescher and County Clerk Matthews today. His total expenses were $126,60. The following is an itemized account: Assesment to enter name as candidate, $80; cards and printing, $12.25; hall rent, $7; advertising, $7.74; loss of time from work, $19.61. T TO m BONDS Contest in Council Monday Night Is in Prospect Over ihe Ordinance. In order to uphold a promise made prior to his election. Mayor Zimmerman will veto a bill for an ordinance authorizing the issuance of $15,000 worth of bonds, if it Is passed. It will be brought up before council Monday night for final passage. The purpose of issuing the $15,000 worth of bonds is to purchase that amount -of improvement bonds which were erroneously issued during a former Zimmerman administration. Part of these bonds have been called in during the past two years, but $15.000 of them are still out, and the city is paying 5 per cent interest on them. Another Bill Pending. For the purpose of rectifying this error, a bill for an ordinance authorizign the issue of other bonds to pay off the improvement bonds, was brought to council. This passed first reading and was to have been brought up at the meeting held June 2, but was overlooked. These bonds were to have paid 4 per cent interest. In order to save this interest and interest on all other bonds, another bill for an ordinance authorizing the city controller and sinking fund commissioners to purchase with the money from the sinking fund any bonds issued by the city, was brought before council and will be acted upon finally next Monday. As Mayor Zimmerman was elected on the platform that he would not issue any bonds during this administration, he stated today that he will veto the first bill introduced if It is passed by council next Monday. He claims that to issue other bonds to take up the improvement bonds, will be wasting the city's money, although he made no explanation of this. It is now believed that the mayor intends to take advantage of the new law which permits a city to take into the general fund, the surplus money which is made by municipal plants. It is thought that this money would then be used to take up the improvement bonds which were issued irregularly several years ago. RETTIG IS FINED; BECHTEL RELEASED Otto Rettig, who charged Albert Bechtel. an employe with assault and battery, pleaded guilty this morning to a charge of assault and battery, preferred by Bechtel. Rettig asked that the affidavit against Bechtel be dismissed. Rettig was fined $1 and costs. Rettig and Bechtel engaged in a fight following which Rettig appeared at police headquarters charging Bechtel with assault and" battery. Bechtel pleaded not guilty to the charge, and led an affidavit of the same nature against Rettig. The trial of both cases was set for this morning. Bechtel was released. THE WEATHER STATE AND LOCAL Fair tonight and Sunday.

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"ST AN ELEVENTH HOUR ATTEMPT TO DEFEAT Ofi M, F, JOHNSTON School Committee Charges Irregularities, Which Were Promptly Refuted ERRORS IN PURCHASE Caused By Misinterpretation of Law Is Freely Admitted. Members of the council school committee, Oscar Williams, H. H. Engelbert and William BarteL it was learned today, will make an eleventh-hour effort to defeat Dr. M. F. Johnston for re-election aB member of the school board and to elect their candidate, Gorge Seidel, to succeed him. The election will take place at council meeting Monday night. County Superintendent Charles Wili ! liams, for reasons he refuses to make i public, has gotten into the tght ' against Dr. Johnston, and after a conference between him and Councilman Engelbert the latter announced that he intended to charge the previous board with some irregularities in connection with the administration of school affairs. That there were minor Irregularities in the purchase by the board of supplies from a board member before Mr. Jordan and Miss Hill were elected members of the organization. Is freely admitted by Dr. Johnston's friends, but these mistakes resulted from misinterpretation of the school laws and were deemed as of no consequence by the auditors of the state board of accounts when they examined the books of the board. The error was pqinted out to the board members by Dr. Johnston and the practice was immediately stopped. After the completion of the examination of the financial affairs of the school board the examiners stated that the books checked up to the penny. So far as known, Mr. Seidel's supporters only include the three members of the school committee and H is anticipated that Dr. Johnston will be re-elected by1 a substantial majority. KENNETH McCLURE STRUCK BY A TAXI Kenneth McClure. 18. 710 North Thirteenth street, was struck by a taxicab this morning while crossing the corner of Tenth and North E streets. He was not seriously injured, although the taxicab ran over the lower part of his body. He was taken to his home in the city ambulance. McClure stated that he could not sots the taxicab approaching on Tenth street. A similar statement was made to. the police by the driver of the taxicab. AT lTm A W V in THE ONLY LOSS When the young daughter of Mrs. Mary Graham, 1402 North G street, went upstairs and struck a match to find a coat, a lace curtain caught fire. A fire alarm was turned in but before the hose companies arrived, a neighbor had pulled the curtain down and thrown it from the house. The destruction of the curtain was . the only loss. J. B. GORDON COMING J. Bennett Gordon, a former newspaper man of this city, but now editor of the Philadelphia Times, will be in Richmond the first of next week. He will spend a two-weeks vacation here.

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President Kelly, of Earlham, Tells High School Graduates to Persist Until They Reach Success. CITY SCHOOLS SUPT. PRESENTS DIPLOMAS Principal Says Members of Class Have Not Followed the Path of Least Resistance. The members of the class of 191S of the Richmond high school, the largest class in the history of the school, being composed of ninety-six members, received thir diplomas last vning following the exercises held In the Coliseum. The diplomas were presented by Superintendent T. A. Mott. who will leave this city to act as superintendent of the Seymour tlnd.) schools next month. Coliseum Decorated. The Coliseum was never more artistically decorated than It was last evening. American flags were suspended above the platform, where th members of the class, the school board! and officers and speakers sat. Dresses Wsrs Uniform. The dreRses worn by the girls of the class were made in the sewing classes of the school or In their homes. The dresses were uniform, being white with red bow ties. Red hair ribbons were also wprn. Work of Orchestra. Rev. T. J. Graham, of the First Presbyterian church, pronounced the Invocation and benediction. The work of the high school orchestra, under the direction of Prof. R. C. Sloan, was the cause of much favorable comment. An overture, "Poet and Peasant. and two marches, "Under the Banner of Victory" and "The Pierian.- were played. Miss Alt McPherson scored a success In her piano selection of Mendelssohn's "Caprice Brilliant," President Robert L. Kelly, of Earlham college, delivered the class address. The speaker was introduced by Superintendent Mott. who spoke of the co-operation of Earlham college and the Richmond public schools. Congratulates Class. President Kelly spoke of the sentiment entertained by the people of this state, and especially .In Richmond, toward higher education, and their passion for learning. "We have a passion for educaUon. We may differ in social views, religion and politics, but we are a unit in the advocacy of the work of the public schools. I congratulate not only the members of the senior class, but also the audience. "If it were not for the parents, friends and taxpayers this occasion would be possible. I congratulate the citizenship of Richmond. The citizens here have caught the spirit of youth and are boys and girls with those on the platform. Unless we have aspirations we will perish, and unless we bare interest In (Continued on Page Eight.) "ETIQUETTE" IN ADVERTISING Up to within the last few years it has been considered a breach of etiquette in certain businesses and professions to advertise. These men have said: "Oh. yes, advertising is all very well for the butcher, the baker, the candlestick maker, but it would not do at all for us. It Is. not good business ethics." In later years, however, that idea is being abandoned, together with a lot of other old and worn out theories. The public now looks to the advertising section of the good newspapers for information on all subjects. The demand has created the supply. People want to know not only where they can spend their money, but where and how to invest it. This has led bankers, brokers, and other business and professional men to tell their stories in the best newspapers. The advertising pages of a newspaper like The Palladium are a veritable Index of most lines of business activity in this community, and the day is not far distant when every legitimate business and every recognized profession will understand the value of advertising. Circulation More Than 7,900