Evening Star Newspaper, July 22, 1910, Page 1

Fair tonight and proba urday ; WEATHER. continued warm, w to moderate southwest winds. bly Sat- ith light | | | - he vening Star. who rea In Washington about every one ds at all reads The Star. Largest circulation—daily and Sunday. bi CONTAINING ON _ PAGE 19 CLOSING EW YORK sToc! UOTATIONS. WASHINGTON, D. OG, FRIDAY, JULY 22, 1910-TWENTY PAGES. BATHTUB COMBINE HALEDINTO COURT Department of Justice Brings Suit Under Sherman Anti- Trust Law. LICENSE UNDER PATENT ALLEGED TRUST WEAPON Territory Divided, It Is Charged, and Prices Fixed. SUIT FILED IN BALTIMORE Seventeen Corporations and Their Officials Are Named as Defend- ants—Pittsburg Head- quarters. The bathtub trust, as it has come to be known, practically controlling the out- put in the United St of bathtubs, washbowls, lavatories, sinks, drinking fountains, ete., must answer In the courts of the country as to whether it is violat- nz the Sherman anti-trust la The Department of Justice, which today fied suit against the trust in the United States circuit court at Baltimore, is confident it Will be able to break the trust. The action at Baltimore today, brought er the direction of Edwin P. Grosve- nor. special attorney of the department, | inveives the Standard Sanitary Manufae turing Company, a new Jersey corpora- tion with offices in Pittsburg, and six- teen other manufacturers, including their officers, a total of fifty companies and men. Among the companies fs the J. L. Mott iron works of New York, with im- portant local offices in Washington. Prompt Investigation Made. The trust has virtually been in. exist- ence for a number of years, but it has lately grown arrogant in its methods, it is stated, resulting in complaint being filed in the department less than six weeks ago. A prompt investigation was made, Attorney General Wickersham di- suit before recting the cringing of the leaving for Alaska. ‘The combination, it is charged, controls 55 per cent of the business in which it 1s engaged. This suit differs from other suits insti- tuted under the Sherman act, according Ww a statement given out at the Depart- ment of Justice, in that the defendant: have attempted to conceal their unlaw purposes underte’ guise of un ostensible Licensing oa ent under a patent That Is to say, they assigned a patent to ® person selected by them and then a! wok Heenses to manufacture and sell un- der that patent, and by these license azreements fixed prices and all the terms of the combination. They have attempted to use the patent laws, it is charged, as @ screen while violating the Sherman law. Suppression of Competition. defendants, it is alleged, have sup- ssed all competition between each giving identically the same dis- unts, and ha divided the country into ‘itorial or cographical zones, restrict- tug jobbers to particular zones and hold- ing them firmly to the arrangement. The official statement of the ment’s case says: fhe compames in the serving, under azreement. a uniform method of selling their products to jop- bers under written contracts whereby each jeubber is compeilea Th to sell at certain xed resale prices. These contracts are the same to all Jobbers throughout the United States. No defendant will sell any sanitary enameled ironware except pursuant w the terms of U uniform contracts, which establish unitorm resale pitces which jobvers must observe in sules to the Jobbers Must customers. Sign Contract. Under the terme of the combination Y tendant will sell to any jobber Who has not signed such a contract and dw at such resale prices v defendant will sell to any jobber Who is buying any sanitary enameled ronwate tf other manufacturers tuan those Wie are partics to the com- binatio: nt will sell any of its » person or company egnizes by all the de ult of the combination is that today thro purchasers ameled tre same pr en xed by the defen agreement and with competition with each other. Phe defendants have devised means by which ¢ of m is advised of mount output of each of in order that agreement limit pective outputs as detendants by able fants “is prices at wht products to jobbers, and ny th have advanced s of jobbers by their sy tem of « Meas y les are imposed on trust concern violating its agreemen List of the Defendants. The following e defendants in the proceedin Standard Sa facturing Com- Fy A. Weiskittel & Co. the Barnes Ma ing Con the Cahill tron works, the Colwell Lead Company, Day- Ward Company, Humphreys Manutactur- ing Com! Kerner Manufacturing Company, J. 1. Mott iren works, MeVay & Walker, MeCrum-Howell Company, National Sanitary Manutacturing Com: i snitary Manufacturing tates Sanitary Manu- L.. Wolff Manufac- Wheeling Enameled iron Comy codore Alirens, Franels J. ‘Tor L. Dawes, W. Myler, Anton H. Vor . J Ww % N. Ford, Reid Carp. helm, Jordan L. Mott, ‘Thomas Alexander Walker, Lloyd G. 3 m, Howard Gates, Frank G. Borden, "D. W. Davis, L. C. Huesman, ©. V. Bringham, Charles’ Ar- rott, A. H. Kiine, jr.. Ludwig Wolff, lierman Hoelscher W. Franzheim and Wright, George jawin L. Wayman? trust are ob- | -| memory was defective. GLUE IN RAHN CASE Belief That Railway President Was Killed for Revenge. EARLY ARREST EXPECTED {Coroner Claims Information as to Identity of Slayer. | SUPPORTS THEORY OF FAMILY | punts 8 |Insurance Agents | Charge of Suicide—Charges Against the Deceased Official. Investigating cH July —Coroner Peter Hoffman announced today that he had veceived information which led him to believe that Ira G. Rawn was murdered for reve He immediately went into | conference with Herman Schuettler, act- jing chief of police. Mr. Hoffman said |he would tell more after the conference. Coroner Hoffman announced that there would be an arrest this afternoon. ‘I have obtained a new clue in con- nection with the death of Mr. Rawn,” said Mr. Hoffman, “and my information | tooks ve: I also have information } concerning slayer, but I do not care to make my information public until after my con- ference with Acting Chief Schuettler.”” Bullet Found in the Grate. The alleged discovery yesterday of a second bullet in the grate at the home of | the late Ira G. Rawn is expected to play an important part in determining the manner in which the dead railroad presi- dent met his death. In this discovery members of the Rawn | family “are convinced they have the evi- {dence that will remove the last doubt as to the circumstances that led up to his good. | | death. It is the clinching argument, they | believe, supporting their theory that Mr. | Rawn’s revolver was discharged at an | intruder and that it was the bullet from the latter's cevolver that ended Rawn's e. | Insurance officials, who are investigat- | ing_the case independently, because of his | $147,000 of life and accident insurance, re- |tused to voice any definite opinion. it their investigation should disclose that Mr. Rawn ended his life, the accident | policies, aggregating $105,000, would prob- | ably become worthless. “If the second bullet is found the mur- der theory is made much stronger,” said | Coroner Hoffman. Theory Advanced by Family. Mrs. Rawn and her son-in-law, Ralph G. Coburn, have maintained that two shots were fired. From the fact that the bullet that killed Rawn was discovered beside his body, the police reached the | conclusion that the family was mistaken, and that but one shot was fired. } It develops that no doors were forced, and there was no tangible clew that any jintruder had been in the house. That fend himself in a suit for big damages, with a possible criminal prosecution, has been admitted by attorneys for the Ilii- nois Central railway, and this fact bol- stered the police belief that Rawn com- mitted suicide. It was not until June 6, after six !months’ work on the matter, that the | Illinois Central made the charges against its former officials. The railroad filed a bill in equity in the circuit court against | Joseph E. Buker, formerly supérintendent of the car department; William Renshaw, ! formerly superintendent of machinery; O. |S. Keith, formerly superintendent’ of | transportation, and Joseph M. Taylor, | formerly general storekeeper. govern- | | Allegation of Fraud. | It was alleged through collusion with | these officers five car repair companies— the Blue Island Car and Equipment Com- pany, the Memphis Car Company, the American Car and Equipment Company, the Ostermann Manufacturing Company and the International Car Company—had [been able to defraud the road out of $1,555,000, or nearly one-third of the total lof % 3 paid these companies for car {repairs in four years. | Détails of the suits charged that thes officials and others unknown had ci spired to cause the formation of the car companies for the express purpose of de- frauding the road; that they had repre- sented it was cheaper to have cars re- paired in this way than in the railroad’s own shops, and that they had entered into jan agreement whereby the car companies should charge e: ‘ssive bills for thet: work, including work never performed ilroad by paying over nearly the full amount of $600,000 named in the bill, and lit has been understood that negotiations were under way with representatives of the other companies. This was not offi- cially admitted, however, and the Illinois prosecution of their cases by taking depo- sitions before Master in Chancery Thomas Taylor, jr., the first witness being Mr. |now the practice of farming out cars for | repairs came about. His Position in Jeopardy. awn was an unwilling witness, whose He denied that he owned stock in the Blue Island Car Company. He admitted that he or Presi- | dent Harahan gave orders for the re- | pairs. From the questions at the first y | hearing It was apparent that the Ilinois, ' Central be The tragedy came in the wake of ruined homes, wrecked reputations, lost positions and trips to Europe and other places of limmunity, which have marked the prog- j ress e investigation. Rawn was the ighest official of the Tilinols Central to | be involved. Ten executives other than hose named in the court bill have re- signed or have been dismissed from the Hiinois Central since the car scandals b came public. Rawn carried $110,000 in- surance, most of it accident. Under guard of Pinkerton men, the-Rawn family pre- | Serves its seclusion. ‘A police offjcial declared that as far as the Chicago police were concerned in the | investigation, the claim of relatives that | Rawn was the victim of a burglar would | be dropped. “They said neighbors heard one shot,” said the acting chief. “They saw no one running away. The muzzle of the revolver was covered with blood and the |flesh near the wound was burned, which would indicate that the shot was fired only a few inches from the body. We have found nothing to indicate murder, but on the contrary have found much the identity of the alleged| Rawn would have been called upon to de- | and materials furnished from the rail- | road's own stores. | “July 6 it was announced that the Blue |islacd ‘company had settled with the ; | Central attorneys have been pushing the | Rawn, who was asked July 7 to explain | ‘HAY POISONS HORSES |Reason Ascribed for Trouble: at Gettysburg Camp. | SHAM BATTLES FEATURES! But Trouble is Experienced in Locating the Enemy, MANY INTRUDERS ON AREAS Clouds of Hungry Flies Float Down Company Streets—Hooley a Great Mule. | Special From a Staff Correspondent. | GETTYSBURG, Pa. July 22—Stirring |times, indeed, have struck the camp of |the organizations belonging to the Dis- |trict National Guard Instead of the |smooth routine of camp life which the jclvilian talks of so much, Washington | soldiers are having serious military train- jing, which fs made a problem on account jof several rather unexpected situations; jone might almost call them mix-ups were it not for the fact that the District Na- |tional Guard is not especially noted for ! being mixed, First and foremost seems to be the situation regarding the epidemic among the horses. It is now admitted to be | forage poisoning, and there threatens to |be trouble for some one. All the Dis- |trict's horses are fed on government hay, jissued by the United States quarter- |master. C. J. Marshall of Philadelphia, | representing the Pennsylvania state sani- tary board, was here and told every off | |cer interested in the horses that in his opinion the death of the splendid animals that have had to be shot for so-called | | meningitis was due to the old and musty | jhay. He has told at least one District of ; Columbia officer to have all the hay | Spread out and sunned, so that what re- lief is possible from that treatment may be afforded the aimals. | Battery Loses Horse. One horse belonging to the ist Battery, pt. C. J. Fox, commander, died Wed- nesday. The District's horses have been isolated, as far as possible, from the horses of other camps where the polson had taken such ill effect, but if the hay is poisoned all the isolation in the world will not make any difference. Gen. George H. Harries told The Star correspondent that if the hay is as bad as all‘that he is going to stop using it and go out and buy some. In addition to the poisoned horse a bat- tery horse had to be shot because of a broken bone. A regular army inquiry in- to the case to ascertain who is responst- ble is being held. Another thing that vexes the guards- men is the fact that the long-established reputation which the District Guard has had in matter@‘ef camp cleanliness seems to be tottering. No fault attaches to the guard, however, in the opinion of old- time officers, who know soldiering from the ground up. The camp was filthy when the Washington troops arrived, and there has been so much drill and hiking out in the country to fight sham battles that there has not been time to clean up properly. Gen. Harries’ Hobby. Gen. Harries has made camp cleanli- ness a hobby for years, even before !t got to be such a marked thing in army camps. The Star correspondent asked him what was the biggest thing he had in mind in regard to camps. The genera! looked thoughtful a moment and said: “What camp looks the cleanest to you?" “The 29th, U. S. A.,” was the reply. Then the general went on to talk about the dirt he had found when the District troops arrived. A dirty camp breeds files by the million, and when the Wash- ington outfit arrived the millions of files were all full grown, strong and fat. It was possible to keep from making dirt, but it was hard to make camp and do ali the drills required and at the same time |clean up all the other fellows had left. “It reminds me of the time we went to Tampa,” said Gen. Harries. “They stuck us on a field of sand. I said to myself |that sand fleas were the worst that could happen to us, but I was wrong. I found that the regiment ahead of us had been the 1st Florida and instead of cleanin, up they had just scooped a little san Jover the mess they made and ‘left us to suffer.” And how the flies do love an army meal. They are getting lean now be- cause the District boys are keeping| things clean, but the hungrier the flies | [get the harder they bite. They know jall the mess calls, and the minute the) | trumpeter blows his welcome to supper \blast clouds of them come down the company street and almost tear down the flimsy mosquito nets that some companies are fortunate in having. Officers Rouse Town, | Gettysburg is a small town and there {is no roisterous section, but there was certainly a noisy time in the old town Wednesday night, when several officers lof the District Guard went to the great | metropolis and stayed around making jJoud noises and singing rollicking army |songs. ‘The general heard of it and jwas very much annoyed. Last night ‘he sent several officers into town to |reconoiter and report the names of jany District men or officers who tried ‘to sing too loudly. Fortunately, the | District Guard had been working hard all day and it was a very quiet lot that went into Gettysburg for a few |minutes’ recreation last night. ; | The great battle of “tag, you're it,” 18 being fought here. The first great move- ment started yesterday, when thousands of troops armed with five rounds apiece {of paper-wadded shells: went hiking for |hours into the country. The object of the game was for one army to find the other, and when discovered to pour hot shot into the opposing insurgent: But it seems no one discovered the enemy at all. The enemy hid behind the hills, the fences, the corn, the rocks and the ‘trees, while outposts and advance guards, sentries and patrols strained their eyes looking¥for the pesky varmints with fingers itching on the trigger and all that sort of melodrama stuff—yet no enemy came, so the army had to walk back to ‘camp to get something to eat. It was a bloodle: victory. Marked off into great areas, the coun- try around Gettysburg is mapped out so that every officer In the big instruction camp here ought to be able to tell you where he is at any moment. Most of them carry little map cases, with charts prepared by the engineers. ‘The charts show the name of every farmer, the turns in the roads are ail numbered on the map to correspond with numbered stakes driven in the } lawyers had full knowledge of | the actors behind the scene, and that | Rawn fully realized that it was only | question of hours before he would | forced to give up his railroad career. | (Continued on Nineteenth Page.) — BOTH GET RIDDLED ARTILLERYMEN, DESPITE CA- TASTROPHE, KEEP UP FIRE. Imaginary Enemy Sink in Trying to Pass Fortress Monroe on Way to Attack Washington, FORT MONROE, Va., July 22—Al- though death had silenced one gun, and eleven men were killed or fatally in- Sured by the terrible explosion in the De Russy shore battery here yesterday during the target firing upon the imagi- nary hostile fleet which was passing up Hampton roads to attack Washington, the battle continued until the enemy was sunk. The practice, the most extensive ever attempted, was completed with flattering success to the Coast Artillery Corps. Both Targets Riddled. Within three minutes after the first| gun had been fired the two cheesecloth targets, thirty by sixty feet, represent- ing the vitals of battleships, and towed 6,000 yards away, were a sorry sight. One was not worth shooting at, while the other was badly riddled. Firing was then at an end. The fatal result of the first attempt to discharge No. 1 gun of the De Russy battery -of twelve-inch guns was not known to the other batteries, scattered for nearly a mile along the shore, until after the conclusion of the firing. Did Not Know of Accident. ‘The men at the other two guns of the De Russy battery did not know.that an! accident had occurred, but kept on fir- ing at the imaginary enemy in the’chan- nel, three or four miles away, just as if it were in fact a hostile fleet endeavor- ing to pass through to attack Washing- ton or Baltimore. Officers who witnessed ihe test say that the practice demonstrated that a fleet at- tempting to pass the fort could not have lived five minutes in such a fire as was poured into the towed targets. CHURCH RUNS GROCERY. Novel Plan Adopted to Raise Funds for New Edifice WASHINGTON, Ind., July 2—As a means of raising funds with which to erect a new church in the west end of the city the congregation of the Second M. E. Church will operate a “grocery store. The congregation has purchased the store and the pastor, Rev. William Ho- gan, has been put in charge. The name has been changed to “The Square Deal, Grocery." The preacher is ndt’a novice in the grocery business. “Do you intend to continue selling ci- and chewing tobacco?” gars he was asked. ic “Yes.” was the reply. “We must do that, for that is considered a part of the business.” CAPTURED IN HIS BED. Arrest of Alleged Leader of Lynch- ers at Newark, Ohio. BELLEFONTAINE, Ohio, July 22.—Jo- seph Bush, alleged leader of the mob which hanged Carl M. Etherington at Newark, Ohio. July 8, was arrested at Harper, a village near here, late last night, and rushed to the Newark jail today. Bush had been in hiding at the home of a brother-in-law, Charles Huston, and was prepared to resist arrest. Police Chief Edward Faulder of this city, having led a posse to the house during the night, rushed into the room where Bush slept, flashed a light in his face, and covered him with a revolver. Officer Charles Foster of Columbus and C. 0. Burke of Newark were members of the posse and took the prisoner to the (Continued on Third Page.) scene of the lynching today. FLY CRUSADE IS HOT Hygienic Laboratory Publishes Its Conclusions. WAY TO PREVENT TYPHOID Prevention of Access to Foodstuffs and Control ‘of Breeding Places Advised. “In carrying out preventive measures against typhoid fever the number of flies should be lessened by a proper control of their breeding places and their access to infectious matter and foodstuffs pre- vented. This is the conclusion stated tn a re- port of the hygienic laboratory on the subject of “The Origin and Prevalence of Typhoid Fever in the District of Colum- bia.” The report was prepared by Drs. M. J. Rosenau, L. L. Lumsden and Joseph H. Kastle, following an investiga- tion in 1908. Importance of Combating Flies. In several features the report dwells upon the importance of combating files as a means of prevention of typhoid fever epidemic. It is pointed out that the bothersome insects by carrying infection from fecal matter to foodstuffs, may easily be held responsible for much human suffering and for many deaths from typhoid. The war upon flies this year is pushed with great’energy by the health depart- j ment. Householders all over the city | are warned to so screen the winduws and |deurs of their homes that flies will be | Wholly prev@nted from gaining access to the family dining room or to feod prcd- ucts either In the process of preparation for the table or in tne process of con- sumption. Inspectors of the health department who @re assigned to the markets and pro- vision stores alsu report that. the dealers are observing the law which requires meats, butter, fish and other foodstuffs to be protected from files by screens. in carrying infection is ouviated. Typhoid Is Less Prevalent. In the way of results secured by this unceasing war upon Mies, as well as against other recugnized carriers of typhoid infection, it is pointed out in the health department these days, that there is less typhoid fever in the D trict of Columbia this year than in any summer season for years past. During the first six months of 1909 there were reported a total of 290 cases of typhoid. During that period there were 49 deaths, thus showing a death rate of 16.9 per cent. The death rate for 1910, which was 17.7 per cent for the six months ended June 30, was slightly higher than in 1909, but the total number of cases was 152, or only @ little more than one-half as many as there were in the same portion of the preceding year. There wre twenty- seven deaths from typhoid fever in the city during the first six months of 1910. Panama Begins Crusade. Uncle Sam's physicians and sanitation experts .who are responsible for the health of the men on the Panama canal job are taking no chances of infection. They have eliminated mosquitoes. A crusade on the house fly has beén started. The- measures taken to exterminate the pest go so far as providing a-law which requires street venders of con- fectionery, fruits, pastry or anything else which may draw flies to keep their wares covered with wire screens. this way it is believed much danger of | | OLD SYSTEM BROKEN UP READJUSTMENT OF MARINE CORPS ADMINISTRATION. . Chief Officers of the Staff to Be Located Wherever They May Be ‘Assigned by Commandant. The final readjustment of affairs in the Marine Corps was made today by & change in the navy regulations, approved by President ‘Taft, which completely breaks up the system by which staff offi- cers of the corps have enjoyed life duty at desks in Washington. The change comes as one of the results of the recent court-martial in which several staff off- cers were reprimanded and the life tenure of offices in Washington was condemned. Heretofore the regulations have pro- vided that the chief officers of the staff should be located here. President Taft has approved the change to require them to do duty wherever they may be as- signed by the commandant. Under the old regulations the adjutant and inspector took charge in thé absence of the com- mandant. Hereafter the Secretary of the Navy will designate an officer to fill such a temporary vacancy. Practically all the lines of succession existing heretofore are wiped. out and the assignments of duty and the location of staff officers are left to the discretion of the commandant of the corps and the Secretary of the Navy. FONESCA TOURING EUROPE. Visits to World’s Capitals Excite Interest Among Diplomats. BERLI July 22—Marshal Hermes da Fonseca, President-elect of Brazil; who is touring Europe, arrived here today. Mar- shal Fonseca was entertained recently at | Paris, and his visit to the European cap!- | tals, preceding his inauguration as the successor to Nilo Penanha, has excited some interest in diplomatic circles. When seen this afternoon he declared that he was not here upon a political mission. The marshal had planned to go to the United States before returning home, but his physician counseled against this part of the program on the ground that the new president would require a period of repose prior to assuming his new duties in November. A WICKED HARVEST WHEAT. Farmers Get Labor by Paying Fines of the Prisoners, GEORGETOWN, Ky., July 22.—A novel method to save the wheat crop of Scott county was resorted to today, when a number of farmers appeared before the county judge and paid the fines of ten prisoners in the jail in order to get help to harvest the crop. In several instances the fine ran as high as $30. All the prisoners went will- ingly. MOTOR BOAT FOR PRINCE. Craft of American Make for Russia’s Heir Apparent. NEW YORK, July 22—The heir ap- parent to the throne of Russia will have a brand-new American plaything when Capt. Ivan Ravensky of the imperial navy gets home. As a present for him from the officers of the Russian volunteer fleet, Capt. Ravensky ordered yesterday before sailing for home an American motor boat sixteen feet long, nickel plated within and -without. He also bought five other motor boats of differ- ent designs and the highest obtainable speed for the Russian navy. Drowned in Surf at Ocean City. OCEAN CITY, Md., July 22.—Harry Pepperthal of 634 East Woodruff avenue, Toledo, Ohio, was drowned here today while bathing in the ocean. The body ‘| was recovered. ee ONE CENT. MUST GROSS BORDER Expulsion of Mormon Mission- aries From Germany. POLICE BREAK UP MEETING Alleged Disregard | of Agreement Made Seven Years Ago. OBJECTIONS TO THE TEACHINGS Creed Regarded as Subversive ot Morality and Order of De- portation Issued. BERLIN, July 22.—Herr Dallwitz* Prussian minister of the interior, upon recommendation of the political police, has signed orders for the expulsion of twenty-one Mormon missionaries, most of whom are Americans or Englishmen, and they will be conducted to the fron- tier toda: The missionaries had assembled from various parts of Germany at Mormon headquarters on the East Side to meet Supt. McKay, an American usually res!- dent in Switzerland. They were hold- ing a service, when an agent of the political police, who was seated in the audience, rose and declared the gather- ing dissolved. All Placed in Arrest. At the moment several members of the criminal police appeared and vir- tually: took the congregation in cus- tody. The women were asked to leave the place, and the men were examined as to their nationality. Those found to be German subjects were released, while the others were requested to accompany the officers to the police presidency. There, after fur- ther examination, they were permitted to go to their lodgings to await the is- uance of writs for their expulsion. The status of the Mormons in Germany was taken up between the foreign of- fice and the American embassy in 1903, when the government took the position that the teachings of the missionaries were subversive of morality. It was then arranged with the Mormon superin- tendent, through the American embassy, that Mormon missionaries should withdraw from the country within a. month, transferring the middle Euro- Se dhesdauarters from Berlin to Switz- erland. Disregard of Agreement Alleged. Subsequently 140 foreign leaders de- parted, leaving the German societies, with @ total membership of 8,000, in the care of German pastors. The authorities state that tn recent years the Mormons have disregarded the understanding of 1903, and from time to time individual mis- sionaries have been’ apprehended and ex- pelled. In such instances they have not applied to the American embassy for relief nor made a protest against their expulsion. VEXED OVER TARIFF; WOULD GIVE UP GEMS Wealthy Woman, Angry at Inspect- ors, Threatens to Throw Dia- mond Necklace Into Sea. —_——____. NEW YORK, July 22.—The intricacies of the new tariff law so greatly wor- ried Mrs. Stephen H. P. Pell, wife of the banker and daughter of Col. Robert M. Thompson, that she threatened to throw her diamond necklace overboard rather than pay the duty that she said was not due. Customs officials told the story today. Mrs. Pell reached here yesterday, after a world tour, and declared a pearl necklace in which had been set in Paris four large diamonds purchased in this country. Mrs. Pell insisted the diamonds were not dutiable, and the customs officials said they were, whereupon Mrs. Pell, swinging the sparkling gems, started for the pier end, declaring she would throw them in the water. An inspector succeeded in compromising the matter, and the necklace was sent to the ap- praiser to determine whether duty should be paid. BROUGHT IN BY MATE. Captain of Bark John Ena Died While Rounding Cape Horn. PHILADELPHIA, July 22.—Captain died while passing the Horn,” was sig- naled today from the bark John Ena, which arrived at the Delaware break- water from Honolulu. The bark is ‘at anchor in the Delaware bay in a fog, and the circumstances surrounding the death of the captain are not known, but it is believed here that the body was burled at sea. The bark was navigated to tie breakwater by the mate, who is awaiting orders from the agents of the bark in Philadelphia. The name of the captain is not known here, but the maritime register says the ship is commanded by Capt. Lorenz. The Ena is owned by A. P. Lorentzen of San | Francisco. Shocked at Beer Advertisement, CANTON, Ohio, July 22.—Beer adver- tisements in. the programs of the Canton’ Symphony Orchestra’s concerts were too much for the esthetic tastes of Charles G. Sommer of this city, director of the orchestra. He has. resigned after six years’ service. HEROIC SURVIVORS OF GUN EXPLOSION Lieut. Van Deusen, With Leg Broken, Directs Aid to In- jured Artillerymen. HE HELD HIMSELF UP i BY RAILING PLATFORM | Lieut. Hawes Beats Out Sparks Threatening Powder. USES ONLY HIS BARE HANDS Sergt. Brinkley and Corp. Humph- reys, Although Wounded, Give Immediate Help to Their Helpless Comrades. —— i Stories of valor and sacrifice under suf- fering were detailed to Gen. Wood, chief of staff, and other officials of the War Department today upon the retum to Washington of the officers who yesterday witnessed -the fatal accident in the first minutes of battle practice at Fort Mon- roe which resulted in eleven deaths. These personal reports were augmented by further telegraphic reports from Col. C. P. Townsley, commandant of the post. Conspicuous in the group of those whose conduct brought attention to them was Lieut. Van Deusen, who had his leg broken by the body of one of his men being hurled against him. He was the timekeeper. Report Tells of Heroic Deed. Following is the text of Col. Townsley’s report: “Reference accident at target practice, following further particulars are reported: Accident due to premature discharge of gun number one, Battery De Russyy breech block blown to rear, discharge occurring before rotation of block had be- gun. Capt. James Prentice in command of battery; Lieut. G. P. Hawes in charge of emplacement; Lieut. G. L. Van Deusen timekeeper. ‘ “Discipline at battery after accident #x- cellent. Sergt. Brinkley, gun pointer: Corp. Humphreys, range setter, and other enlisted men at ‘gun, although shocked severely and injured slightly, rendered immediate aid under supervision of offi- cers to those who were severely injured or mortally wounded. Officers Show Mettle. “Lieut. Van Deusen, struck by a frag- ment: which, broke his leg and slightiy burned. by gases, supported himself on railing of platform and directed assiat- ance which was offered him to others In vicinity, some of whom were lying help- less, with burning powder grains in thi clothing. Lieut, Hawes extinguished with hts bare hands burning material that threatened to ignite the second powder charge which was on its way to the em- placement, “The safety devices on the gun are in- tended to, render an accident of this kind impossible. The detachment was excep- tionally well trained and expert. Following the receipt of these reports Gen. Wood sent a telegram to Fort. Mon- roe expressing his sympathy with the be- reaved and suffering and his appreciation of the “excellent conduct” of the officers and enlisted men. Cause Not Yet Known. Until the receipt of the full official re- port of the investigating board, the exact cause of the accident remains a question of some conjecture. Reports received at the department are to the effect that the board has completed taking testimony and will soon submit its findings. Enough has been ‘---ned at the de- partment to satisfy the officials that for some reason there was a tension on the lapyard, which resulted in an explosion before the breech block had been rotated into place. It is believed that for some reason the safety devices on the gun, in- tended to make such an accident as this impossible, failed to work. Col. Townsley has informed the «e- partment that the detachment working the gun which exploded was exceptionally well trained and expert. Eleven Men Dead Is Toll; Six Injured Will Recover FORT MONROE, Va., July 22.—No ad- ditional deaths are expected as a result of the accident in the De Bussey battery at Fort Monroe yesterday. The surgeons at the post hospital ex- press the opinion today that all six jured men now in the hospital will cover. It is said that they had passed a good night. Awaiting word from relatives of tne eleven men who were Killed, their bodies are being held af the morgue. The bourd of inquiry which ts invests. gating the cause of the explosion has not yet completed its work, but may be able to make its report to Washington to- morrow. Flags at Half Mast. All flags on the reservation were placed at half mast as soon as the accident was known. Eight of the men were killed instantly, several of them being literally blown to pieces. Three died shortly after being taken to the hospital. All the dead and wounded belong to the 69th Company Coast Artillery. Dead. ‘The casualties were as follows: Arlie Adey, Brandonville, W. I eT hte Battery—Gray and Beckendorf. 2 4255 (0 f3} Lf] Battery—White and Sullivan. 3 % 8 9 OP ET | FIRST GAME TODAY. WASHINGTON 6 7 8 9g: Re BOE ClO) PE it CHICAGO. 6 RH E Umpire—Perrine. The Sunday Magazine of The Sunday Star Comes EVERY Sunday. Don't Miss Re ading It.