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POUGHKEEPSIE EAGUt^
TWO.
RefmMicans Clash In
A ttack On Revenue Bill
Assert, However, That Emergency Measure Is Im­
possible—Say War Saved American Indus­
tries from Ruin— Stamp Tax on In­
surance Policies Cut Out.
^■ashiiagton, Aug; 25— ^The first cla sh
Of th e session betw een so -c a lle d “Old
L in e” and P rogressiv e R epu blicans o c­
curred in th e S en a te to d a y during th e
debate on the*6fifepgency reven ue bill.
Senator G allinger, th e m in o rity leader,
criticisized P rog ressiv e R epu blicans
fo r th e overthrow o f form er Speaker
Cannon and atta c k s on th e la te Sena­
tor A ldrich, draw ing a vigorou s reply
from Senator Gronna.
G roim a Ite p lies H o tly . .
Senator G allinger declared th a t cer­
tain R ep u b lican s w h o had sow n seeds
of d iscon ten t over tn e D in g ley tariff
chpse form er Speaker Cannon a s th e
“J o n a h ” on w h om to heap th e burden
of blam e, and th a t th ey preached th e
fa lse th eo ry th a t th e h ig h cost o f liv ­
in g w a s due to th e D in g ley tariff. Sen­
ator Q rcnn a in sisted th a t th e tariff
had n oth in g w h a tev er to do w ith th e
overthrow of Ggpnon, and th a t h e w a s
a ttack ed only to end an era of a uto­
cratic dom ination o f th e H ouse. H e
also h o tly denounced in feren ces th at
P rogressive R epu blicans had at th a t
tim e dem onstrated free trad e ten d­
en cies and charged th a t R epu blicans
o f th e “Old Guard” had so u g h t to sub
jec t th e farm ers o f th e country to free
tr a d e in a g r ic u ltu re p ro d u c ts.
th e business of the Unit.-d State;,
w ou ld have been dem oralized. Senator
W adsw orth criticized th e principle of
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develop in to a n effort on th e part o f
congressm en to ta x com m odities w h ich
w ould least affect th eir own c o n sti­
tuencies. The N e w Y ork sen a to r di­
rected atten tio n to th e fa c t th a t th e
su ggestion s o f th e P resid en t fo r em ­
ergen cy ta x a tio n m ade in hiso pen in g
m essage to Congress had been en tire­
ly disregarded. A m o n g th e com m odi­
ties, he said, w h ich th e Preside
xed in th e pending h
C at Insurance P o lic y
T h e_D em ocrats o f th e finance com ­
m ittee today agreed to strik e froi
th e bill th e proposed stam p ta x on ii
surance policies a gain st w h ic h th ere
had been a flood o f protests. An
am en dm ent to th e bill b y Senator
H itch co ck proposes a graduated tax
on n ew s print paper se llin g fo r m ore
th a n $45 a to n 'to ch eck th e advancing
price o f paper,
MIDDLETOWN MEN
PLAY GOLF HERE
Predicts Protective Tariff.
ou t th e day’s discussion. Senator G al­
lin ger predicted a return o f th e coun­
try to th e p rotectiv e ta riff poli8y and
assailed th e U nderw ood ta riff in u nre­
served term s.
“T h e history of th e ten m onth s dur­
in g w h ic h th e U nderw ood a ct w a s
operative und er norm al conditions,”
said he, “is sufficient to ju stify our
predictions, and to fu rth er put th e
stam p of disapproval upon th e law
w h ich , but for th e w ar, w ou ld have
ruined m ost of th e industries of th e
U n ited States, w h ich, if stil lin effect
a t th e close of th a t war, w ill m a k e th is
country th e dum ping ground for all
th e surplus products of foreign labor.
“In th e first ten m o n th s o f th e U n ­
derwood la w th ere w a s an increase of
$88,000,000 in im ports and a decrease
of $342,000,000 in exports.”
W adsw orth A tta ck s P i’inciple.
Senator W eeks' a tta ck ed th e pro
>sed doub ling 8^ -the in co m e ta:
, w a s designed originalivhWix,
tlch, he £
ly to be
On th e lin k s o f th e D u tch ess G olf
and Country Club F rid a y a ftern oon a
tea m of g o lfers fro m th e
Orange
County G olf Club, of M iddletow n, N.
Y. w ere defeated by th e lo ca l team
in a m a tc ii gsmae, th e score w a s 19-4.
The P o u g h k eep sie g o lfers show ed up
excep tion ally w e ll in th eir short
strokes and hard driving and a t no
tim e did th e M iddletow n players en ­
danger th e result.
D u ring th e afternoon tea w a s serv­
ed on th e spaciou s po rch es of th e
club house by a com m ittee o f ladies.
In th e evenin g 'the v isitin g team w a s
th e g u est a t th e A m rita Club on M ar­
k et Street w h ere a lu n ch eon w a s
served in th eir honor. T he day w a s a
in t one a t th e lin k s and m em from th e O range County Club
Wellesley Girl Victim.
Gloversville, N. Y., Aue. 25. ~ M is s
H eie n Burr, s e v en te e n y ea rs old, a
stu d e n t o f W e lle s le y C o lleg e, died a t
P u lt o n v ille t h is m o r n in g of in fa n tile
p a ra ly sis. S h e w a s i ll o n ly a fe w
hours. M iss B u rr rea ch ed F u lto n v ille from W e lle s le y a w e e k ago.
Democrats Hear Hughes
Discuss the Civil Service
Before Audience Filling Great Mormon Tabernacle
Pledges Its Faithful Observance and Ex­
tension—Speaks Also on Our Philip­
pine Relations.
h , A ug. 3'
C h arles E. H ughes, sp ea k in g before
an audience th a t crow ded every foot
of space in th e grea t M orm on taberhere tonigh t, assailed th e ad. m inistration for specious regard of the
' Civil
civil service regu
regulila tio n s in m akin g a p ­
pointm ents, declared th at he stood for
d th fu l observance of th e civil ser­
faii
vice, and asserted th a t he w ou ld ex ­
ten d its sphere if elected.
Mr. H u gh es spoke w ith th e D em o ­
cratic candidate fo r governor sitting
on platform and: w ith other D e m o ­
crat candidates and party officials
sp ecially invited guests, in ih e hall.
E n tran ce M ade Easier*.
^
“W e have had under th is adm in is­
tration,” the nom in ee said, “la w after
la w enacted p^ro'^iding fo r th e crea­
tion of thousands of p laces w ith pro­
v ision s to th e effect th a t it should be
necessai'y in m ak in g th e appointm ents
to conform to th e m erit system , w h ich
is another w ay of sa y in g th e y need
n o t be m ade under civil service reg u ­
lations. Spurious excuses w ere m ade.
T h ey deceived no one. E very one of
th ose clau ses designed to m ake inap­
plicable th e m erit system w a s sim ply
designed to afford an opportunity to
provide partisan politics.
W e mj>st
sedulously guard against that. So far
as I am concerned, th e operation of
th e m erit system w ill be recognized
and extended in order th a t w e increase
th e standard of public w ork, th a t w e
Elevate those standards, th a t w e may
have efficiency in th e public service.”
M aintained Id ea ls H ere.
Mr. H u gh es referred to “claim s of
all candidates th a t th ey
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cien cy of governm ent.”
“I should not expect you w ould
th in k w h a t I sa y w o rth y of special
atten tion ,” he said “w ere it not th a t I
have devoted fou r of th e best years of
m y life, regard less of p o litics to
tain in g th ose ideals in th e E m pire
State.”
CONTINUE
mULT
Senators Penrose and
Sherman Attack Rev­
enue Bill in Senate De­
bate.
W asliing'ton. Aujr. 2 4 .— ^^Senatora
Penrose and S h erm an , R epu blicans,
consum ed m ost o f th e tim e in to d a y ’s
debate o n th e rev en u e b ill. The
P en n sylvan ia sen a to r conclu ded a
sp eech a g a in s t th e m easure begun
yesterd ay, a tta c k in g p a r tic u la r ly th e
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ASK LEGISLATION
VOLGA WINS AgainVillaReport
Is Dead
TO AVERJ STRIKE BULGARS n rr GREEK
BIGSTAKE
GARRISONED CIIIES
Takes Thursday’s Feat
ure at North Randall
Easily —C, Valentine
Wins Two Races.
C leveland, A u g. 24.— ^The Cham pion
S tallion Stake race, th e fea tu re event
o f today’s Grand
C ircuit card
at
N o rth R an dall, w a s w o n by V olga,
th e fa st little m are o f th e P a stim e
Stable, w ith o u t h a v in g to extend her­
se lf. V olga, th e cham pion 1915 tw o year-old, w o n e a sily over E xp ressive
Lou, and B in g en Silk, th e o nly con­
ten ders w h o ga v e h er com p etition.
C harley V alentine, one o f th e su c­
cessfu l drivers in th e tw ice arounds,
gained distinction today by winnini
tw o races. W ith D o n n a L on a h e
cleaned up in th e 2;16 trot, stepp ing
th e m are 2:05 3-4 in th e first heat,
th e fa ste st m ile recorded by a n y fo u ryea r-o ld th is season.
Valentin© also p ilo ted E a r ly D on
to v icto ry in th e C u yahoga stak e, and
w h ile E a rly w a s a little la te in g e t­
tin g started, th u s lo sin g th e first heat.
T he D o n w on th e secon d and third
and th e race. T h e first race of . th e
card, th e 2:181 pace, w a s th e only
poor race o f th e card as w a s e v i­
denced w h en M cEnery, th e favorite,
w on th e la st h e a t in no fa ste r tim e
th a n 2:13 1-4. M cE nery b rok e in th e
first heat, R a y o D e Oro w in n in g th a t
m ile.
M c E n e ry "w on
th e
next
tw o
heats pulled up.
In h is a ttem p t to break th e w orld ’s
record w ith an am a teu r driver. D i­
rectum I, driven by H. K . D everuex,
fe ll sh o rt of W illia m s’ m a rk n e g o tia t­
in g th e m ile in, 2:02 1-2. T he day's
racin g w a s m arred b y an accident.
AdLmhilstei* Phillipines Fairly.
CMhuajhua City, M ex., A u g. 34.— A
J ap an ese ph y sicia n nam ed N odko
claim s to h a v e b ro u g h t a b o u t th e
dea th o f V illa b y slo w poison given
und er th e g u ise o f m ed ical treatm en t,
a ccord ing to th e C hihu ahua lo ca l p a ­
pers today.
A fte r V illa ’s death. D r. N o d k o is
quoted a s sayin g, th e rem a in in g V illa
lea d ers gam b led w ith dice to decid e
w h o sh o u ld im p erson ate th e dead
ch ief, and th e lo t fe ll to Colonel B aca,
w h o hea rs a stro n g personal resem ­
blance to V illa . To prevent th e de­
ception fro m b ein g disclosed, C olonel
B a c a Is said to be surrounded b y h is
personal body guard, w h o k eep th e
com m on sold iers an d ranchers from
co m in g too near. D r. N odko, accord­
in g to th e papers, h a d b een a d m in is­
ter in g poison fo r th r ee m onth s w ith
th e resu lt th a t V illa died sh o rtly a fter
h is d efea t a t B arral.
FELLOWCRAFTSMEN
HAVE BIG OUTING
Triune Lodge Club Holds
“ Dutch Eat” at Poughkeep­
sie—^Yacht Club’s House'—
A Most Pleasant Affair.
If y o u h app en to m ee t a m em ber
o f th e F e llo w c r a ft C lub, o f T riu n e
L o d g e, N o. 7 8 2 , F . a n d A. M ., ask
h im Ihow h e e n jo y ed h im s e lf a t th e
“ D u tch E a t” w h ic h w a s g iv e n o n th e
sh o res o f th e H u d so n R iv e r a t th e
A p o k eep sia n B o a t 'Club h o u se F r id a y
a ftern o o n and h e w ill u n h e s ita t in g ly
t e ll you i t w as th e m ost successful
fu n c tio n ever held by
craft Club in this city.
in a tria l heat, b ein g throw n from h is in d u lg ed in a c o n tin u a l round o f
b u ggy and serio u sly injured.
p le a su re u n t il t h e
h a n d s o f th e
Sum m aries:
c lo ck ro lle d around to 6 :3 0 . A t t h is
T he C ham pion Stallion Stake, 3- tim e th e r in g in g o f d in n er b e lls m ade
k n o w n to a ll t h a t su p p er— th e c h ief
yea r-o ld trot; value $7,640.
e v e n t ontlle' program m e— ^was ready.
V olga, ch.f., b y P e ter T he G reat
(W h ite) ........................................... 1 1 A d e lig h tfu l a n d ta sty r e p a st w as
E x p ressiv e Lou, b.f., (M urphy) 2 3 th e n serv ed o n th e v e r a n d a s o f th e
B in g en Silk, b.c., (C h a n d le r ). . 3 2 clufbhouse o v e r lo o k in g th e H u d son
B ro w n ie W atts, b.f., (R o d n ey ) 4 4 w it h a su n se t g lo w t in t in g th e scen e.
N o o n e w e n t h u n g ry , ev en i f th e
5 6
M eja, b.f., (C ox)
G eneral Y orke, b.c.. (N u ck o ls) 6 5 m a jo r ity o f a p p e tite s did str e tc h be­
y
o
n
d th e u su a l lim its , and everyon e
Tim e 2:07 3-4; 2:09 3-4.
■present h a d p le n ty to e a t w it h sb ft
d rin k s a n d lem o n a d e th r o w n i n fo r
2:16 cla ss trotting; purse $1,200.
refr e sh m en ts.
A fte r su p p er th e
D on na L ona, ch.m ., by D o n
e a r ly p a rt o f th e e v e n in g w a s sp e n t
R om a, (V a len tin e) --------- 1 1 1
H um fast, b.m ., (M urphy) . . 3 2 2 in m errim en t— g a m es and sp orts o f
Binlahd, blk.h.,, (M cD onald) 2 7 3 v a rio u s k in d s— o c c u p y in g t h e a tte n ­
T ruesada, b.m ., (C ox) .
6 S 6 tio n o f th o s e p resen t. T h e p arlors
Caroline, b.m., (R o d n ey )
4 5 4 of th e clu b w e r e th r o w n o p en fo r th e
u se o f t h e M asons and th e re a n e n ­
R idgem ark , b.g., (T odd) ........ 5 4
te r ta in m e n t o f m u sic an d s o n g s w as
Ideal B ingen, br.h., (Starn) 8
enjoyed .
O nward A llerton, b.g., (E d m a n ) ............................. ........... 9 8 7
Altbougb tbe culinary artists who
prepared t h e supper cam e in fo r a
Joh n G., b.g., (H ic k s) ....... 7 dis
T im e 2:05 3-4; 2:08 1-4; 2:08 1-2. lio n ’s sh a re o f th e ho n o rs an d com ­
p lim e n ts o f th e e v e n in g , t h e m em heK i
Cuyahoga 2:15 c la ss trotting; purse o f th e co m m itte e in c h a rg e o f ar'$3,000. •
r a n g e m e n ts fo r th is e v e n t w e r e h ig h ­
E a r ly D on, ch.g., b y D on
ly com end ed fo r th e su c c ess o f th e ir
Gale, (V alen tine), ............... 4 1 1 efforts. T h e co m m itte e in charge
B risac, br.h., by B ingara
c o n siste d o f A le x a n d e r C aven, c h a ir ­
(M urphy) ............................... 1 2 2 m a n ; J. H o w a rd F itc h e t t, secretary,
C olonel R iser, br.h., (B ren and C h arles B radd on, trea su rer.
n en) ..................................... . . - . 2 4 3
Lu Princeton, b.h., (C ox) . . . . 3 3 4
CaUNTRY PRIMDirCE MARKET.
T im e 2:08 1-4; 2:07 3-4; 2:09 3-4.
N e w Y ork A u g. 28.
BOTTER;
'Creamery extras, 32c.
EGGis:
0Bh*esh e x tr a fine, 3 6(g)37c. ^
Hennery whites, 28 @ 37c.
Hennery brown, 36(g)37c.
H AY A N D ST R A W ;
Hay. large baled, tim othy. No. 1.
per ton, $24@$25.00.
SCELI, AIDED BY
No, 1 clover mixed $16,00 (g) 19,00.
, Rye Straw, $16.00 @$17.00.
COUNSEL, EXECUTES City Dressed
Live Stock Market
V-eal, 16 @ 20c,
10 @ 13 c.
SAFE WITHDRAWAL •Mutton,
Lambs, 10 @ 18c.
D a n iel Sceli, o f th is city, erstw h ile
Hogs, $11.00'@$11.10,
head o f th e $3,000,000 A m erican
O rchard an d F ie ld —
M otor Truck Com pany, of N e w York,
Beans, marrow, choice, 100 lbs.,
is th ro u g h w ith h ig h finance. W ith
$9.45@$9.50.
th e a ssista n ce o f h is attorney, A lex ­
P ea s, S co tch , ch o ice $ 5 .7 0 @ $ 5 .8 0 .
ander G. D ow , o f th is city, Sceli w a s
P ea ch es, 25 (^ 60 c.
able to w ith d ra w from th e m otor In-
Potatoes, hhl., $2.50 @$3.00.
A p p les, fa n c y , b b l., $ 1 .5 0 @ $ 4 .0 0 .
frien d s in P o u g h k eep sie had invested
and to extract fro m the C. B. Berry
Com pany, o f N e w York, a su b stan tial
salary fo r h is services a s president of
th e A m erican Truck to boot. F ive
thousands tw o hundred fifty dollars
w a s th e am ount th a t Sceli secured
from th e m otor prom oters, and $1,700
C heyenne, W yo., A ug. 25.— C harles
o f th is represented'salary.
T he difficulty arose w h en th e Berry E . H u g h es to n ig h t addr
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Com pany tried to fo rce a m erger of
th e E m erson M otor and A m erican
Truck com panies.
Sceli th o u g h t he
com petitii
a fter th e w ar. This,
saw h is m o n ey and th a t o f h is friends
Lid,----------could . .j t be done und er a
—
going, so h e objected. U pon th e ta riff fo r reven
revenu*
ue o nly b u t could be
n p lish ed unc
under a p rotective tarth rea t o f leg a l action, th e B erry con­ accomplished
Iff such as the R(epublican p arty procern agreed to settle.
REPUBUCAN PARTY
TO SERVE NATION
Mr. H u g h es spoke to an audience
t shivered in th e cold n ig h t air,
LOCAL LODGE WINS J ttia
n o tw ith sta n d in g h ea v y w raps and
overcoats.
e ha v e s e t asid e our differences
FIRST STATE PRIZE in “Worder
th a t w e m ay a ch iev e great
proposed m u n itio n s and in h e r ita n c e
ta x es.
H e a lso cr itic ised th e ta riff com ­
m is s io n .to be crea ted by th e b ill.
“T h e ta riff com m ission
para­
gra p h ,” said th e sen a to r, “ is n o t of
a n y v ery g rea t im p ortan ce; i t ap­
p a r e n tly is p u t in m erely as a m ea s­
ure to a ttr a c t and m islea d R e p u b li­
cans, in fa c t th e r e h a s been a propog a n d a conducted th r o u g h o u t th e
c o u n try in favor of a ta riff com m is­
sio n . T h is pro v isio n in th e p en d in g
b ill s u p p lie s a popular ca tchw ord
w h ic h is m ea n in g le ss and in e ffe ct-
To A p okeep sing Lodge, N o. 80, of
th is city, of th e In ternational Order
of Good Tem plars, b elo n g s th e dis4>4
4 AM
4 _ ....
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l
j.
i pri
aw arded by th e N a tio n a l Grand Lodge
to su b -lo d g es in N e w Y ork State fo r
th e la rg est num ber of in itia tio n s in
th e 1915-1916 year. The local lodge
boasts of 30 in itia tio n s th is year.
A n nouncem ent of prize w inners
w a s m ade a t th e recent 69th annual
session of th e l ^ w Y ork Grand Lodge,
International cfrder of Good T em ­
plars, held during th e p ast w eek a t
L ockport, N. Y. T h ose in attendan ce
from here w ere C hester H usted of
P lea sa n t V alley, Claren ce H. Baker,
Mr. and Mrs; J. E . W est, and Mrs.
Grace Jessup.
Senator Bherm an a tta ck ed th e pro­
posed in co m e ta x in crea ses as u n ­
fa ir and in e q u ita b le and a ssa iled th e
D em o cra tic tariff.
“ T h is p resen t ta riff la w is a m on­
g r e l,” h e sa id . “It is a m ix tu re, of
ta riff fo r rev en u e and th e co m p etit­
iv e ta riff and lik e a m u le (has a ll th e
u n h o ly a sp ects o f both a n cesto rs and
th e v irtu e s o f n o n e .”
M RS. W . S. JO HNSTO N D E A D .
M ary M orton Johnston, w id ow of
W illiam S. Johnston, form erly of
P o u g h k ep sie and brother o f P lo y M.
Johnston,i, died
c
W ednesday a t th e hom e
o f h er daughter,
lughter, Mrs. Charles
,rles D<
D ouglas,
in San D iego, Cal. H er body w ill be
interred In th e P o u g h k eep sie
Cem etery n ext W ednesday afternoon
upon th e arrival o f th e 1:40 o’clock
train from th e W est. "
(C ontinued from Pag© 1.)
islation. w h ic h w ou ld fo rc e a s e tt le ­
m en t w ith o u t t y in g u p t h e co u n try ’s
tra n sp o rta tio n sy stem s.
A t to d a y ’s con feren ces con sid era­
tio n a lso w a s g iv e n to th e problem
o f k e e p in g th e r ailroad s in operation
in tih'e e v e n t o f a str ik e an d h ow fa r
C on gress sh ou ld g'O In e x te n d fh g
fed er a l a u th o r ity o v er t h e railroad s.
A m ong th e presidents and m ana­
gers, th e opinion prevailed th a t the
proposal of th e m en w ou ld n o t be a c ­
ceptab le to th em and there w as no
con cealm en t of th e fee lin g th a t if
F resid en t W ilson h as no other su g­
gestion to m ake, a strike is com ing.
T h e proposal m ay b e taken under
consid eration if th e P resid en t asks it,
but little hope is entertain ed th a t th e
v iew to n ig h t w ill he changed. The
railroad execu tives already h ave fo r ­
m u lated th e m o st careful p la n s to
ta k e care o f th e situ ation sh ou ld a
strik e ensue.
T h ey declare th a t a
strik e can n ot la s t lo n g and th a t th eir
precau tion s w ill insure th e running
of all necessary trains.
P r e sid e n t V isits Capitol.
W h en th e President, after an au to­
m ob ile trip th rou gh th e rain, reach ­
ed th e Capitol h e ask ed a policem an
a t th e door to direct h im to th e
finance com m ittee room . T h e officer
annou nced th e P resid en t’s arrival and
Senator K ern h a stily le f t th e room .
F o r several m in u tes h e talk ed w ith
th e P r e sid e n t in th e hall, but later
th e y w alk ed upstairs to 'the P r e si­
dent’s room . '
A sk ed if arrangem ents for
the
P resid en t to address a join t session
n ation al aim s. T h ese a im s are so
h ig h th a t th e y tran scen d every p os­
sib ility of difference. I com e as th e
spokesm an of an histo ric party, re­
consecrated to its b est id ea ls and
pledged to th e service o f th is great
nation a t a ex trem
m ely critical tim e,”
h e said,
Mr. H u g h es reiterated h is-d e c la ra ­
tion th a t h e fa v o red th e appointm ent
only of co m p eten t and .experienced
m en to th e
Settles W itt Chorus Girls.
A r e p r ese n ta tiv e from th e claim
dep a rtm en t o f th e W e st Shore R a il­
road w a s in P o u g h k eep sie, F rid a y ,
a d ju s tin g and s e tt lin g th e c la im s of
D o ro th y M aynard, B e a tr ic e D avis
and M argaret M iller, th e th ree chor­
u s g ir ls w h o w ere in ju re d a t W est
P ark, T h ursd ay m o rn in g , w h en a
W e s t Sh o re tra in stru ck an a u tom o­
b ile in w h ic h th e y w ere r id in g . A c ­
co rd in g to th e sta te m en t o f th e
m a n a g er o f th e sh o w in w h ic h th e
g ir ls a re p la y in g th e cla im a g e n t
s e ttle d for th e injuries received hy
th e g ir ls b y p a y in g th e ir tw o w e e k s’
sa la r y a m o u n tin g to $40 each in th e
case o f th e M iller an d M aynard g irls,
w h ile th e D a v is g ir l rece iv e d $50
because of her more serious injuries.
Strike at Drama and
Kavala —Situation Is
Acute Between Greece
and Central Powers.
progress for th e Serbians and th e
of several hundred prisoners.
a.pture
pt
n t]
In
th e center,
w h ere th e m ain effort
r, V
of the
artilth e Allies
A llies is expected, heavy
he
lery action is tak in g place.
The lu ll on th e eastern fro n t con­
tinu es but th e renew ed offensive by
th e Grand D u ke N ich o la s in A rm enia
is steadily growing. The r ecen t figh t­
in g in the region of L ak e V an is
described in Petrograd as a crushin g
blow to th e Turks and R u ssian 'mili­
tary critics predict th e resu m ption of
th e Grand Duke’s advance tow ard
A sia Minor. The usual period o f
com p arative in activity h as occurr*#
on th e w estern fr o n t ' follow in g th «
gain s reported by Paris and London,
and partly confirm ed by B erlin, on
T hursday. The G erm ans have, h ow ­
ever, attem p ted a n ew blow a t th e
F ren ch at th e p oin t of th e fam ou s St.
M ihiel salient. T h is salien t ju ts far
into th e F ren ch lin e sou th east of
V erdun and h a s been th e scen e of
som e of th e b loodiest fighting in
F rance. The fo rc e o f th e G erm an
blow carried th em into th e F r e n c h
tren ch es hut, accord in g to Paris, th ey
w ere im m ed iately evicted.
London h a s once again ‘b een th e
target for a Z eppelin raid and, as
usual, th e a ccou n ts issu ed by B erlin
T h e B alk an situation again loom s
large on th e horizon of th e w orld w ar
w ith th e official annou ncem ent in
P aris th a t th e B u lgarian s have a t­
tack ed D ram a and th e sea port of
K a vala b oth garrisoned by Greek
troops.
T h is annou ncem ent is
confirm a­
tory o f press despatch es from Greece
during th e la st fe w days in w h ich it
w as stated th a t fighting w a s in prog­
ress b etw een th e G reeks and B u l­
garians.
nans. The reported attack on
,vala th reaten s to m ake th e situ a­
tion betw een Greece and th e Central
P ow ers acute. E ver sin ce th e F irst
B alk an "War, Sofia h as claim ed th a t
K a vala w as one of its righ tfu l fru its
y. J
of victory and its concession
to claim s th a t th e B ritish capitol w as
G reece h a s been th e source of m uch heavily bom barded b y several naval
ill-feelin g .
dirigibles and th a t batteries and v e s ­
A pparently, from th e F ren ch state- se ls w ere struck. A ccording to L on ­
alli.
don, only one of th e atta ck in g Zep­
righ t wing.
pelins reach ed th e outskirts of the
of Congress had been made. Senator an advance on th e rig]
B ritish cavalry d etach m en ts are re­ city and th e m aterial dam age caused
srn said th e y had not, but
i w ould ported, to h a v e
Ker
d estro y e d
b rid g es b y th e a t ta c k w a s slig h t. E i g h t p er-^
ision in
the Fellow- not deny that such a joint session
This is the th e im m ed iate future w a s in con­
u n a n im o u s o p in io n o f e v e ry o n e o f
th e 150 o r m o re wiko w ere presen t
■at th e supper.
'
T h e f e s t iv it ie s sta r te d
at
3
o ’c lo ck and th r o u g h o u t t h e r e m a in ­
Curt Gosnell, driving Hazel Armstrong der of the afternoon the assemblage
2:18 cla ss pace; purse $1,200.
M cEnery, b.h., b y M cBwen,
The nom in ee referred to th e ad m in ­
W h iteh ea d )
.......................... 2 1 1
istration ’s po licy tow ard th e P h illi- R ayo D e Ora, ch.g., (V a len ­
tin e ) ..............
1 2 3
P resto lite, blk.m ., (M cD on­
“W e have ta lk ed too m u ch about
a ld ) ■........................................... 4 4 2
our privileges,” h e said. “It is now Joh n A II, ch.g., (B en y o n ) . 3
3 dis
T im e 2:08 1-2; 2:09 3-4; 2:13 1-4,
tim e to ta lk about our obligations. If
our frien d s on th e o ther sid e had had
a proper sense of obligation s of this
governm ent, th e y never w ou ld have
proposed th a t w e sc u ttle out of the
P h illip in es and lea v e th em to take
care of them selves.
“I propose th a t w e sh a ll have in
the adm in istration o f th e P h illip in es
th e h ig h est standard of efficiency and
fa ir dealing.
“F u n d a m en ta lly th e question is one
of na tio n a l honor.
W e took the
P h illip in es und er a sacred obligation.
It is our duty to d isch arge th a t o bliga­
tion and I propose th a t w e hold i
flag of th e U n ited States before i
w orld as a flag w h ich never betrays
a tru st.”
D em ocrats A ttend.
A m ong th e prom inent D em ocrats
w ho heard Mr, H u g h es b y special in ­
v ita tio n w ere Sim on R am berger, can­
didate fo r governor; W . H. K ing, can­
didate fo r U n ited States Senator, and
M athoniah Thom as, sta te chairm an.
F ra n cis M. Lym an, presid en t of th e
A p o stles o f th e M orm on Church, and
A n thon y Lund, first counsellor of th e
presidency o f th e churoh, also sa t on
the platform . G overnor Spry of U tah
w as chairm an of th e m eetin g.
Mr. H u g h es today at O gden ad­
dressed an audience on w h a t he term ­
ed th e n ecessity o f nation al prepara­
tion for com m ercial com p etition w ith
Europe a fter th e w ar. The nom in ee
repeated h is declaration
th a t th is
could be done only und er a protective
tariff.
Mr. H u g h es left a t m id n ig h t for
Cheyenne, W yo., w h ere he w ill speak
tom orrow night.
TUESDAY. AUG. ^9,
tem plation.
I t m ay be called for
T u esday w h en a quorum of th e H ouse
h as b een sum m oned to reach W a sh ­
ington.
F orw ard Strike N otices.
A ll th e brotherh ood com m itteem en
lea v in g to n ig h t carried fu ll instruc­
tion s a s to h o w to proceed in case a
Strike is called.
T h ey had official
n o tices th a t a strik e had b een called,
and w ill forw ard th e se to t h e chair­
m en of th e resp ective locals, subject
to r elease b y telegraph.
In so fa r as could be learned, the
plan of th e brotherh oods to continue
ru n n in g supply train s to th e M exican
border, en ough passenger trains to
keep bu sin ess m ovin g and possib ly
som e m ilk trains,
annou nced
last
w eek , had n ot been abandoned.
T h e p ow ers w ere given to th e com ­
m itte e at a b usy fou r-h ou r m eetin g.
A n gered by th e ir fu tile ten -d a y w a it
here in an effort to effect a s e ttle ­
m en t w ith th e railroad execu tives,
th e m en w e n t to th eir h a ll in slsttn t
th a t all save a fe w of th em be per­
m itted to go hom e and prepare for a
strike.
T h e p lan fin ally adopted w a s ready
fo r consid erataion w h en th e meetir*"began. E very possib le sch em e tha
of tim e in conduct
in g a strike h ad been included.
P rop ose to Stand b y W ilson.
T he proposal to stand by th e P r e si­
dent’s p la n in general, and particu­
la rly regard ing th e 8-hour day, w as
adopted
sp eech by th e
brotherh ood lead ers
w a s received en th u siasticaly.
T h ey
th an k ed th e m en "for th eir patience
th rou gh ou t th e lo n g
ordeal
herq.
urged them , if a strik e cam e, to con­
duct it in an orderly m anner, pre­
dicted victo r y in th e end and w arm ly
praised th e P resid en t.
Sam uel R ea, presid en t of th e P e n n ­
sylvan ia R ailroad, to n ig h t issued a
sta tem en t w h ich , fo r th e first tim e
sin ce th e execu tives decided on the
course th e y w ou ld pursue, flatly a n ­
noun ced th a t rath er th an give up ar­
bitration th e y regard ed it as better
to fa ce a strike. H e declared th a t
for th e railroads to y ield w ou ld r e ­
su lt in a tem porary but probably not
a p erm an en t postp on em en t of th e
strike; and th a t th e issu e of arbitra­
tion a t stak e in th e p resen t situation
w ou ld he le ft unsettled.
er the Angista river. On the left "ons w ere killed and 36 injured, tC'*
hg Paris reports an appreciable ording to th e B ritish version.
Progressive Petition
For Whitman Fraud?
Deutschland Is
Safe in Bremen
Albany, N. Y., Aug. 25.—^A pro­
Berlin, Aug. 25, 5:30, Via liondon
test alle g in g th a t th a t th e petition,
sign ed -b y m em bers o f th e N ational
P rogressive party, indorsing G ov­
ernor 'WTiitman and th e m ajority of
th e R epu blican S tate tic k e t els can­
didates b efore th e P rogressive prim ­
aries n ext m onth, is illegal, w as
filed w ith Secretary of State H ugo
ton igh t b y B. F ran k lin "Waite, a
P rogressive, o f B rooklyn. W aite
alle g e s th a t th e p etition contained
n am es o f persons n o t m em bers of
th e P rogressive p arty and m ade a
general charge of frau d a gain st It.
11:50 p . m .— ^The G erm an su b ­
m arine m erchantm an D eutschlan d,
w h ich reach ed th e W eser on W ed­
nesday, from th e U n ited States arrived a t Brem en, her hom e port, at
noon toda;
A w ild dem onstration
greeted th e v e sse l and her crew .
M any visitors and governm ent offi­
cials have arrived for th e reception
to be tendered Captain K o en ig an d
th e crew a t Brem en.
? up t
ed by th e cheering of crow ds on th e
shores and by th e sou n d in g o f th e
w h istles of heflagged river craft.
ARCHBISHOP JOHN WIDENER’S SAILORS
INHOOTALHERE
L. SPAULDING DEAD
P eoria, HI., A ug. 25.— Archhishop
.ding, w h o
has
Joh n L an caster Spalding,
been in fa ilin g h e a lth th e la st tw o
w eeks, died here th is evening. The
end w as n o t u n expected and m em ­
bers of th e archbish op’s fa m ily w ere
at h is bedside. T h e archbishop w as
76 years old.
P h y sicia n s report th a t th e recent
h e a t w ave le ft th e aged prelate in a
w e ak en ed condition.
H e had been ill a num ber of
years, h avin g suffered a p ara
stroke in 1906. N o pain w as suffered
during th e la st days of h is illn ess.
H is condition w a s borne w ith fo rti­
tude and h is every th ou gh t w as for
th e w e lfare of th e church and of th e
m any parish ioners in th is city and in
th e diocese over w h ich h e presided
Taken From Yacht ‘‘Walkiva’’
Anchored, in Hudson River
Off City — Not Seriously
lU .
Tw o m em bers of th e crew of th e
steam yatch “W alkiva,” ow ned by P. A.
B. W idener, o f P h ilad elp h ia, w h ich
craft anchored in th e H udson in m id ­
stream , opposite th e M ain Street w h arf
Thursday, w ere tak en ashore and
brought to th e M ansion Square G ener­
al H osp ital, sufferin g from illness.
D om ik u s Giaglus,
G iaglus, a G reek, w h o is
stok er on thlee yacht, w as overcom e
from the heat Wednesday and con­
fined to his bed w hile the boat was
coming 'Up the Hudson. Thursday his
condition b ecam e w orse and th e m an,
togeth er w ith K arl Johansen, a sailor,
who has summer malaria, was taken
to th e hospital.
Dr. R ob ert W . Andrew s, w ho is
,ry’s Cathedral over \
th e St.
lided for years; Cardinal Gib­ treatin
eatingg th e m en, stated Thursday
he presid
bons of
Baltimore
will
probably evenin g ithat their condition is ■
officiati
satisfactory and n eith er are seriously
ill. T hey w ill probably be at th e h o s­
pital for several days.
FORMER PHYSICIAN
CHARGE J.J. LEE
MURDERED DOHERTY ATMATTEAWANIS FIND 2 YOUNG
KILLED BY WOMAN
DEER IN PARK
Arraigned
Before
Justice
Hoppe and Remanded to
Jail to Await Action of Sep­
tember Grand Jury.
P o u gh k eep sie’s deer park, on the
Macon, Ga., Aug. 25.—Captain Ed­ C ollege H ill property, now has five
F Company, Fifth occupants. Two young animals, abou-t
R egim ent, N ation al Guard of Georgia,
P ark S
■
w as sh ot and in stan tly k illed a t th e
sta te m obilization cam p n ear h e fe to ­
day b y Mrs. H. C. A d am s of A tlanta. Thursday in th e i
F ir s t m o v es in th e le g a l figh t to
A t th e county jail to n ig h t w h ere she th e run by workrnen w ho w ere e n ­
se cu re t h e c o n v ictio n o f Jo h n
J.
gaged in the w ork o f cutting hay for
L ee ,th e a lle g e d sla y e r of Joh n H .
th e w in ter feed of th e deer. B oth of
th e additions to th e collection are fine
D oh erty, of S o u th B oston , on th e
ended her by
you n g anim als, and Mr. 3altford is
n ig h t b oat R e n sse la e r o n th e n ig h t
several w eek s ago w h ile sh proud of them .
of J u ly 10, w ere m ade T h ursd ay paid h er seve:
w as in h is office for treatm en t. A cU n til about a year ago there were
w h e n L ee w a s a rra ig n ed b efo re John
:. K aiser of F C(
but tw o deer in th e park,- both of them
P . H oppe, ju s tic e o f th e p eace o f th e
does,
but Mr. Saltford th en m ade ar­
T ow n of P o u g h k eep sie, on th e ch arge cried out as sh e sot th e officer, “You
of m u rd er in th e first degree, Lee, h ave ruined m y h om e.” A ccording to rangem ents to secure a buck for th e
collection.
The deer w h ich have just
w h o w a s n o t rep resen ted h y c o u n sel, inform ation received here, Mrs. A dam s
found are th e first to b e born in
p lead ed n o t g u ilty and w a iv e d e x ­ le ft her h om e in A tlan tia sh o rtly after been
h er husband, w h o is em
employ*
p loyed at a. captivity here. The deer run is located
a m in a tio n . On th e order o f th e co u r t laundry’, had go n e to w ork, leavins
ng in th e heavily w ooded section in th e
h e w a s rem and ed to ja il to a w a it th e her and th e couple's th ree sm all chilil- gu lly back o f.th e C ollege H ill building.
a c tio n of t h e gran d ju ry. H is case dren at hom e. She said
n ig h t she
id to
tonighi
w ill b e h eard a t its Septem ber term . had previou sly told h er husband of
r(
s betw een
L ee s t i l l m a in ta in s h is in n o c e n c e allegedI im proper relation
ler and th e physicia:
physician.
of th e m urder, o r of a n y k n o w le d g e her
Captain
Spratting
who
was
47 years
of th e m u rder of D oh erty. H e h as old and m arried, w a s w e ll know
n in
a d m itted to th e a u th o r itie s th a t h e m ed ical and social circles in Atlanta.
The officers and som e of th e m em ­
m ade th e trip to A lb a n y o n th e
bers of H am ilton -S leigh t P ost, No. 20,
R e n sse la e r o n th e n ig h t th a t D oher­
G. A . R., to th e num ber of. 12 w ere e n ­
ty w a s k ille d , and th a t h e s le p t on
tertain ed on F rid ay evenin g by Mr.
th e forw ard deck w it h D oh erty, as
and Mrs. H en ry R. H oyt, a t th eir hom e
E d w ard M cC arthy, a th ir d com p an ­
at 22 B ald in g Avenue.
ion , declared, b u t h e r e h is ad m is­
V ictrola selection s w ere enjoyed
during th e evening, cards played and
sio n s sto p . M cC arthy is s t ill in ja il
A lbany, N. "Y., A ug. 25.— ^Dudley later sp eech es m ade by som e of those
h e r e a s a m a te r ia l w itn e ss.
R ogers, alias R ichard Roe, convicted present. Com rade Charles S. W ilber
at U tica in May, 1899, of m urder in entertain ed w ith recitations and h u ­
Cuts Off Husband in WiU.
th e secon d degree, w as granted a par­ m orous stories, Mr. H oyt gave a brief
Jo h n F , T y n a n is nam ed as e x e cu ­ don by 'G overnor W hitm an today. ta lk during w h ich lie w elcom ed his
tor and tr u ste e in th e w ill o f M ar­ R ogers, w h o w as sentenced to prison com rades and expressed his pleasu re
g a r e t H aven s, o f th is c ity , w h o died for life n ow is confined in th e Clinton
on A u g u st 15. T h e in str u m e n t, prison at D annem ora.
H e is m ore
w h ic h d isp o ses o f an e s ta te o f $600 than 70 years old.
R ogers and another m an know n as
rea l and $890
p erson al property,
w a s filed in th e office of th e su rro­ Joh n D oe, but w h ose righ t nam e w as
said to have been Sullivan,
w ere
g a te on T htirsday.
_________ ^ o f .fillin
M ooney, a
killingg John
.
T h e e n tir e e s ta te is l e f t to Mrs. convicted
U tica, w h o caught
ight
H a v e n s ’ d au gh ter, M argaret, 13, o f farm han d near Util
G eorge W o lff, .Tr., of S o u th Clover
orse and sleigh . A f­
28 Gifford A venu e, to b e h e ld in th em stealin g a horse
the
e convictioni of
oi th e two, says S treet, h as returned from N e w York
tr u st fo r h e r h y Mr. T yn an. I f sh e ter th
th e governor’s
statem en t, liti ­ w as 'City and F a r R ockaw ay.
dies" before r e a ch in g m a jo r ity , th e learned th a t Sullivan fired- th e shot
Mrs. William H . Burdick and s is ­
e sta te is to be divid ed b e tw e e n Mrs. th a t k illed M ooney. Sullivan died in ter, Miss Mary Burchall, are enjoy­
H a v en s’ tw o sons, L aw ren ce and prison tw o years ago.
ing a two weeks’ visit at Mount BeaC harles, b u t n o t u n t il th e you n ger
is -21. Charles ‘H . H aven s, of H opeMiss Grace Dorsey, of 54 South
William Heldel, of 10 South
w e ll J u n c tio n , h u sban d of th e de­ Clover Street, ifi spending two weeks Bridge Street, has returned from a
ced en t, is l e f t n o th in g in th e w iU ,
at Far Rockaway.
twQ weeks’ visit to Saugertieg.
gar Spratting of
H.R.H0YTH0ST
TO HIS COMRADES
WHITMAN PARDONS
AUFERAGED70