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STRIKE WED BY RIOTI It Probaby Unparalled in History of Country for Scenes of ' Lawlessness MANY MEN INJURED State Constabulary and Several Hun dred Deputy Sheriffs on One Side and Five Thousand Maddened, But Unorganized Foreigners on the Other More Than a Hundred Men Injured, But so Far There Have Been No Deaths Women Worse Than the Men Are Reck less and Appear in the Thickest of the Eights Saloons Ordered lo Close. (By .Leased Wire to The Times) Pittsburg, Pa., July 15 Strikers and the t mounted state constabulary are engaged in a running battle which began shortly after noon, during which one man was shot, probably fa tally and Sergeant Fred Frasch, of the constabulary, knocked from his horse and his head gashed open. The attempt of the constabulary to dis perse a party of strikers at O'Dono van's bridge precipitated the clash. Pittsburg, Pa., July 15 The state constabulary and several hundred deputy sheriffs on one side and five thousand foreigners held together ay a spirit of destruction and vengeance for long endured wrongs alleged to have been perpetrated by petty Dosses represents the situation today at the works of the Pressed Steel Car Company at McKees Rock. Sheriff Gumbert has armed his deputies with riot guns and if they shoot it will be to kill. He evidently feared the events of the second day would prove too serious for handling by the local forces and at midnight wired for the state constabulary. Troop A of Greensburg, in charge or Lieutenant Smith arrived on 'a spec ial, train at 2:15 o'clock this morning and at once took up position at the works'. In the fighting so far over a hundred men have been injured and while no deaths have occurred as yet there are several who will die. One man, Tony Cashla, received 50 buckshot and still lives. Policemen have been disarmed, stripped of their emblems of authority and even the;r clothes and then savagely beaten. Men who for any reason are obnox iuos to the strikers are pursued into their high places, dragged forth and made a football of by the maddened foreigners. The women are worse than the men. Frequently carrying infants and regardless of danger, they appear in the thick of the melees ana urge on the men to deeds of violence. The strike Is p.robably unparal leled in the annals of the country. There areow 5,000 men out, prin cipally Hungarians and Poles, and they have no organization or leaders, but seem animated with the one oe sire not to work or let any one else even approach the works. Their grievances are all due to the pooling system or-wages recently introduced into' the plant, whereby the company" pays share and share alike to men on a "car, and the men allege that fre quently after two w.eeks work they have but $10 or $12 dollars coming In their pay envelope and sometimes not that much. They also allegej.liat petty bosses charge new men $10 for a job and after allowing them to wor a week discharge them and sell the job to another dupe. All the saloons in McKees Roc:; and surrounding boroughs have beeu closed by the authorities, but the for eigners appear, to have no trouble In obtaining intoxicants. The Pittsburg Situation. Pittsburg, Pa., July 15 "The miners will strike tonight as the strike order cannot: be recalled until a meeting of the executive board has sanctioned It This meeting will likely be held some time today." This was- the official statement made by Francis Feehan, president of district o, United . Mine-Workers, af ter the failure of all conferences with the Pittsburg Coal Company to ad just the trouble. The strike, which is caused by the alleged failure on the part of the company to live up to its agreement with the men, will close the 38 mines, throw 18,000 men out of work and cause a cessation of operations at mines whose annual tonnage is 20,000,000 tons. ' National Prosiflent Lewis has of ficially notified the miners that the iCoutinued ou Pape Tjko.) no MUCH DISORDER VEN1GRAGE0N SPEAKERCiNON (By Leased,, Wire to The Times) . Washington, July 15 The down ward revisionists or "progressive" re publicans of the senate are putting in their, time these days venting their rage upon Speaker Cannon. They in sist that the , speaker handed the cause of revision a real "gold brick" when he framed up the conferees on the part of the house. The western republicans do not accept the expla nation offered by Mr, Cannon that he selected western men In order to pre vent the east from having a majority of places on the conference. As the western republicans in the senate and house have figured It out: "One blast upon the bugle of Representative Hill of onnectlcut In favor of free raw materials?, and the lower rates of the house bill would fe worth a regiment of Fordncys and CalderheadB, wjio are voting for high duties in . tae house conference committee." .', The maneuver of Speaker Canaon by which he prevented New England having too numerous a representa tion upon the conference committee resulted in placing Messrs. Fordney and Calderhead on the house confer ence committee with the result thas three high protection votes will be cast against two downward revision votes on every issue which is so close that it will require a vote among the house conferees to determine what stand the conferees of that body-shall take. v 1 DIFFERENCE ON TARIFF With Regard to Wisdom of Corporation Tax House and Senate Can't Get Together on Proposed Corporation Tax and President Has Been Called Upon to Act as Arbitrator Payne and Aid rich Call at White House. (By Leased Wire to The Times) Washington, D. C, July 15 The conferees on the tariff bill yesterday discovered that their differences with regard to the wisdom of the proposed corporation tax were lrreconctliable. President Taft has been called upon to act as arbitrator, and last night, in response to his summons, Senator Aldrich and Representative Payne, managers on "the part of the two houses, went to the white house ana were closeted with the president for two hours. The corporation tax amendment has not yet been taken up by the con ferees seriously, with a view of com posing their differences, but in the discussion of the administrative fea tures this proposition has been brought to the front at almost every session, and has tieen the subject of many personal interviews between the conferees, when not sitting offl-. clally. Reports that the house managers were Insisting that this corporation tax must be dropped and the Inheri tance tax, adopted by the house, sub stituted, reached the president yes terday and he lost no time in obtain ing his information at first hand The conference was held somewhat late in the evening. When they left the white house neither Mr. Aldrich nor Mr. Payne would discuss what had been said, beyond admitting that the proposition to tax the net earnings of corporations had been the chief sub ject of consideration. ATTEMPT 10 WRECK IE By Leased Wire to The Times.) Calais, July 15 An attempt was made early today by a band of maraud? ers to wreck the Antoinette aeroplane, the aerial flyer In which Hubert La tham hopes to cross the English, chan nel, establishing tt" new record in air ship flights and also to win the'' $5,000 prize offered by the London Daily Mall for such a journey. It was at first reported that thieves had broken Into the shed where the ma chine was kept and stolen several re serve accumulators, but later reports declared that maurauders attempted to overpower the watchman about the aeroplane garage and demolish the flyer. The band was driven off b;' the guards. Numerous rumors, some of them of a sensational nature, were cir culated as to the reasons which prompted the attack. The fact that the machine is French and further that It contemplated sailing into English territory, gave a wide range to the re ports. , A brisk wind sprang up this morning end Latham was dnnhtfhl n to the advisability of starting on his yage, but declared he would wait, hoping that the wind would fall. . SUBMARINE SUNK AND ELEVEN OF CREW DROWNED British Boat Struck Big Steamer and Goes Down With Entire Crew AN OFFICIAL I British Submarine C-ll Sunk Today in Collision Off the Count of Lowe stoft and Thirteen Members of the Crew Drowned Steamer Eduy stone Rammed the Submarine While Crossing the Flotilla Lint Two Officers and One Member of the Crew Saved Raising Opera tions Commenced at' Once In the Hope That Some of ttie Crew Are Still Alive. (By Cable to The Times) , Yarmouth, Eng.; July, lf The British submarine C-l 1 was sunk to day in collision off the east coast of Lowestoft and 13 members of the crew were drowned. It was n'st reported that the C-ll had been sunW by the submarine C-17, whi,le both were maneuvering for positions in the flotilla line. It was also reported that Lieutenant Brodie a ad 15 mem bers of the crew were drowned. Later reports by wireless state that the submarine was rammed by the steamer Eddystone, while the lat ter was crossing the flotilla line and that Lieutenant Brodie and Lieuten ant Watkins was saved. The later reports said that two (Jffleers and one member of the crew were saved. "" Raising operations were com menced at once in hopes thatsome of the crews are still alive in the sunken craft at the bottom of the sea. An official inquiry has been ordered. Later in the day the admiralty con firmed the report that it was the steam er Eddystone which ran down and sank the ' submarine C-ll. The accident, it was' declared, was off CromeT. Later Latham said Jthat owing to the high wind he would defter his flight until evening. STOLE $.1,000 WORTH OF JEWELS James A. Feldman Stole Jewels From the (.corgia Magnet With Whom He Hud Iteen Living. (By Leased Wire to The Times) Pittsburg, Pa., J.uly 15 James A. Feldmaft left Pittsburg last night :n custody of a Philadelphia detective for the Quaker City, where he will face the charge of having stolen near ly $;!,000 worth of jewels from Annie Abbott, the Georgia Magnet. Includ ed among the precious baubles which Feldman is alleged to have taken is a gold locket which she received, it is asserted, from the Duke of Cam bridge, as well as others which were gifts from royal personages of Eu rope. Feldman told Inspector IdTwrence Bartley that he had put. an advertise ment for a wife in a Philadelphia paper about eight, month ago, and It had been answered by the Abbott woman. From that time till Sunday morning, when he left for Pittsburg, he had been living with her, he says. Feldman procured a position w;tn the Belmont Country Club, near Philadelphia last Saturday. Sunday morning he got up early and decidee to leave the home of Annie Abbott and Philadelphia. He resolved to take a large diamond ring which was In a satchel in his room, left there with a lot of other jewels. "I took the ring and then decided to be killed f ok, a wolf rather than a sheep and took the balance of the jewelry," said Feldman. He says that Annie Abbott want htm to marry her, but he does not care to. Strike in Ohio. (By Leased Wire to The Times) Bridgeport, O.. July 15 Over a thousand armed men surround the Laughlin tin plant here expecting a train load of strike-breakers, which it Is rumored will be started from Pittsburg. Serious trouble will re sult ft the strike-breakers arrive at the works. : Charged With Assaulting Child. (By Leased Wire to, The Times) Pittsburg, Pa., July 15 "Go ahead and shoot me; I am ready to die," said William Hoover, aged 35', of Munhall, when arrested at the Homestead plant, charged with as saulting Nora, the five-year-old daughter of John Harrington. The child la seriously injured. iSlAWSAYS SHE WILL NOT BE STATE WITNESS Will Not Appear in Case Against Her Husband ii She Can Help It BIG CROWD IN COURT Ivong Ilcforo (lie Doors of the Court room Had Opened Big Crowd Had Gathered on the Assumption That Evelyn Xesbitt Thaw Would lie the First Witness Talks With Re porters and Says She Wiii Not Vol untarily Appear Against Her Hus band Ui Adolph Meyer, First AVItness, Related Conversations With Thaw Thaw HaU Told Him of Trip to Monte Car;o and of the Killing of White. (By Leased Wire to The Times) White. Plains, N. Y., July 15 Long before the doors of the court room were opened for the four days' Inquiry into the sanity of Harry K. Thaw, a large and curious crowd had gathered at the supreme court house on the assumption that Evelyn Nesbit Thaw would be the first witness. Harry Thaw arrived in the court room in company with his favorite sister, Uie former Countess of Yar mouth. A few minutes" later his aged motjher entered the room and the three held an animated conversation. Evelyn Thaw reached the court house shortly before the proceedings began. She went to the office of the district attorney and remained for some time in consultation with the officers of t lie law, who are seeking to keep her husband in the maa house. "I cannot understand why I have been called to testify," she said to re porters. "If the district attorney had not succeeded in serving me with a subpoena 1 would not be present. I expept to be called against my hus bandr I wSr do -nothing to injure' fen chances to" regain his freedom." 'While I feel that I have not been treated fairly by his family I am not vindictive and you can say for me that I will not voluntarily injure my husband." Dr. Adolph Meyer, a New York physician who told of visiting Thaw at Matteawan and White Plains, was the first witness. He related conversations witn Thaw when the latter had told him of his trips to Monte Carlo. It was at Monte Carlo that Thaw ordered lie tons of Ice to cool his rooms, and not satisfied (hen. ordered the waits knocked out. "Thaw told me about the dinner, preceding the trip to the roof garden on the night. Stanford White was killed," said Mr. Meyer. "He said he did not see White until the parry was leaving the theatre. He was not able to tell the actual details of the shooting." "Did he say he didn't remember the shooting?" 1 "Not specifically. He said his coun sel had advised him not to go into the details of the tragedy." Thaw told Dr. Meyer that he had bellied elect Jerome district attorney. He said he was not venegerul ana thought murder committed while the murderer was drunk should bo treat ed like any other. "I asked him if he was cengeful," said the doctor, "and he replied: 'Not in any way.' " The state's attorney made much of this declaration by Thaw. They felt that it was corroboration of their con tention that Thaw still considered the shooting as an act of providence. Dr. Meyer said in conclusion: "His acts impressed me as per fectly rational." District-Attorney Gierke called on Thaw's lawyer to state whether he was ready to agree to have read into the record testimony taken during the second murder trial. Thaw con sulted with his counsel after which the latter declined to state his posi tion. . The examination developed that Dr. Meyer had not read the early testi mony of Mrs. Mary Copley Thaw, which showed the tendencies of he reditary Insanity in the patient. "1 saw White glaring at me; the last thing I remember he put down his hand. Then there was a stir and before I could remember the shooting had taken place," the witness said when requested to tell exactly what Thaw had said of the tragedy. "Ho said he did not remember tiie tCoiitiuued ou Page Two.) JULY WHEAT SOARS AGAIN (By Leased Wire to The Times) Chicago, Ills., July 15 In a whirl of color-wilting exchanges in the wheat pit at the opening of the board f!f trade today July wheat was boost ed in no time from ? 1 . 2 7 to $1.29. Although July soared, September and December options were from 3-8 to 5-8c lower at the opening. New Tiork was up 3 cents and St. Louis 2 cents in the favorite option. Ten cars of new winter wheat came into Min neapolis today from the southwest. There is no corner. That today is the declaration of the bulls who have the situation so closely tucked under their arms that a deal similar to that in May wheat is expected to be ma nipulated by the king of wheat, Jas. A. Patten and his crowd. Patten is controlling the July and December situation with a strong and mighty hand. His following are smiling in the light of his countenance while the bears are getting all the stingers. J. Ogden Armour is also a bull in this campaign. He has both hands on the. September situation. The July bulls declare that the July situation will vindicate the judgment of Mr. Patten as it was vindicated in the May situation. They predict prosperity for the farmer and no more cheap wheat. SHAH STILL HOLDS 001 Deserted by Many of His Troops Despite the Fuct That British and Russian Ministers Are Vig'ng Him to Make Peace With the National ists He Has Persistently Refusal. (By Cable to The Times) Teheran, Persia, July 15. Shortly lie fore noon today hostilties between the Persian Cossack and the invading na tionalists ceased, and It was at once reported that Lieutenant Llakhoff, mil itary governor of Teheran and com mander o the royalist forces, was con templating a complete surrender. In this event the downfall of the shah of Persia. -,would be j.ievitable and the nation would be placed In the hands of ithe constitutionalists. It was under stood at the time of the cessation of hostilities that Lientenant Colonel Lia khoff was preparing a statement of the conditions upon which he would sur render. St. Petersburg, July 15 Deserted by many of his troops, his palace be sieged and his beautiful citiy of Te heran scarred by battle strife, the shah of Persia yet held out today, urging his generals to make one more gallant, effort, lo drive the invading nationalists from the city's gales. That was the report brought, here from Teheran today by meagre dis patches from the scene of action. Despite the fact that British and Russian ministers are still urging the shah to make peace with the nation alists, he has persistently refused. Many or the Persian Cossacks have surrendered, giving up their arms rather than die lighting in u cause that now looks hopeless. Teheran presents a ruffled spec tacle today. The buildings are rent, and scarred by musket and cannon fire, fires have broken out from the soldiers bivouacs and a panic of fear has seized- the inhabitants, many of whom have been hidden in their homes for days fearing to ap pear upon the streets. On account of the prevailing condi' tions only the most meagre messages are sent out of Teheran. However one report gained currency today that the shah is preparing to abdicate According to the Birzheviya Viedo most! he is preparing to take refuge in the Russian legation, which is equivalent to abdication. The for eign residents of the city have been offered no harm so far. Many have left and others are preparing to leave for it is felt that, unless peace is made within the next few days the Russian troops will move upon the city, which may precipitate further fighting. Tobacco Delegation Sees President. fBv Leased Wire to The Times) Washington, July 15 A delega tion representing the tobacco inter ests in every section of the country called unon the president today to express their disapproval of ths to bacco tax. Squadron Ordered Home. Washington. July 15 The armor ed cruiser squadron consisting of the North Carolina-, Montana and New York, now at Naples, was today or dered to Provlucetowa, Mass. CANADIAN TOURS TORE GIVEN FREE Numbers of Contestants AH Over State Go to Work to Win Fine Trips CONTEST NOW OPFN Never Has There Been So Much In terest in the Opening of a Contest. Four Royal Trips on Seaboard At tracts Much Attention Men and Women Go Into the Race for One of Four Grand Prizes What You Must Do to Win. On to Canada by way of the great Seaboard Tours given away by The Evening Times. All day yesterday people were coming to The Evening Times office to get information and blanks and to-day's mail brought a number of such requests and orders for the paper. At eight o'clock this morning people were in the office pay ing subscriptions and getting votes and from the present indications tnis is going to be the greatest contest ever put on for a trip. In fact no such trips as these have ever been attempted by any newspaper n this; state, and the giving away of FOUR ROYAL TOURS is something that is attracting attention all over the state and hundreds of people are in terested in getting one of these tine trips. Last year the Seaboard ran one of these fine tours to the North, and there were hundreds of people who wanted to go, but only a limited numjjer could be taken. It was the same way on the Alaska-Yukon trip and there were dozens of people who would have gone on that trip but they waited until it was too late. There will be only a limited number to go on this great Pullman tour of the North and when these berths have all been sold there will be only FOUR given away by The Evening Times and the people who hold the highest number of votes will get them. Just think what a rush there will be at the last, ant get your votes in line now so you will not get left in the final race. The Seaboard tours are known all over the state, and the people know they will get some thing nice on this royal Canadian Tour which we are giving. Saturday's paper will give the stand ing of the contestants, and show how they are lining up for the great race. August is the best month to work for WUbseriptlons, and you can do wonders from now until August 26th. Each contestant will have an equal .-how. and the four trips will be the same. iThore will be no difference in the four prizes. Each trip will be worth the same, and you will get just as much if you win the fourth as if you win the first, but then you would rath er ho lirst if you can. This will be the trip of your life ud you may never have the opportu nity of working for such a. trip again and, if you will only stop to think about 11 you will get to work and go to Canada as the guest of The Evening Times. Yes, f go m the finest equipped Pullman train ever run from the South to the North. You will be treated like a. queen or king and have the finest trip the officials of the Seaboard can arrange. The men and women who go on this trip can certainly congratulate themselves as being the highest fav ored people in the state. It. Is the trip of a lifetime, and only four can go free. Will you be one of the favor ed fmir? The following rules and information will cover the contest: .1. This is only a subscription contest and advertising will not be allowed to count for votes. 2. Anybody can enter for the race, boys, girls, men or women. 3. There are no districts to cut you out, and you can send in your sub scriptions and have an equal chance no matter where you live. 4. The four people who have the highest number of votes will be award ed the trip. 5. Three judges will be selected on August 26th to count the votes and award the trips, to the four people who hold the highest number of votes. 6. Many are asking what will be giv en in the trip. The itinerary publish ed last Saturday of the trip Is what will be given FREE. That outlines the whole trip and tells what will be in cluded free of all cost to the contest ants. We give you everything Includ ed by the Seaboard in the trip. 7. Votes will be given when money Is paid, and no votes will be issued at a later date for.. money paid now. Get your votes when you pay. 8. People living in other cities will have the same chance to win as the people in Raleigh, because there, will be no districts and the four people hold, ing the highest will get the trips. Each person will have the same opportunity to win. i - "' ; ' : 9 Votes cannot be transferred after they hnye been published In the paper, but until they are published In the pa per the person holding 1 them can do (Continued ou Page Five.) BYEVENNG1ES
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