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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1914
Page
1
A Utah senator delivers a masterly review opposing toll exemptions while Colorado's senator vows party loyalty and repeal support. Debates hinge on canal exemptions and treaty implications as senators dispute subsidies and national rights. Contd on fifth page.
Federal officials report the May 6 flag raising by a party of wealthy yachtsmen on the Coronados Islands off Lower California was a lighthearted prank rather than a serious act of conquest. No official disavowal is deemed necessary.
Bouck White, Harvard graduate, author and socialist preacher, was sentenced to six months in the workhouse for disturbing services at Calvary Baptist Church on Sunday night. Accompanying White, Mito Woalman also got six months. Manuel Lopez ten days. seven others were released on probation. Rockefeller and his son are noted church members.
Miss Alice MacGowan and her sister Grace MacGowan Cooke began packing to leave Carmel by the Sea after a failed poisoning attempt on Miss MacGowan. Detectives and amateurs alike are baffled, with suspicions centering on an unbalanced person as authorities suspect no clear solve.
Thousands gathered at Piedmont Park for the annual divisional review as 3000 Shriners in brilliant uniforms took part. The Naples of the Mystic Shrine for North America selected Seattle as next meeting place for July 15 1915 with Dr. Frederick R. Smith of Damascus Temple Rochester named imperial potentate.
French embassy attache reports Tampico unrest largely fueled by youths and boys after Vera Cruz occupation. Matinee charity ball listed at Colombia Theater today at 2:15 with 25c and 5c?
A court hearing is scheduled for May 15 involving Ignacio McReynolds in New Eg region. The brief entry notes the action on a state commission docket with no further details provided.
The New Haven inquiry resumes with unanimous support from the Interstate Commerce Commission as Charles Mellen and several directors face possible testimony. Attorney General McReynolds protested calling these witnesses, warning testimony could grant immunity and hinder DOJ efforts to dissolve New Haven and Boston and Maine railways.
Special to The Washington Post. Winston Salem North Carolina May 18 Captain W W Dugan trainmaster on the Southern Railway was held up and robbed here by three colored men last night. The suspects were arrested this morning. Dugan's watch and other valuables were found in their possession. One suspect had a gunshot wound at the side, reportedly from officers after a robbery in Roanoke Virginia last week.
Privates desert the Coxey army, down to eight, as volunteers break from the march toward Washington. Coxey remains undaunted and vows to press on, even if alone, after a speech to a small crowd in the square near Hagerstown.
Senate foreign relations committee moved to remove any ambiguity over treaties in which the United States is a party. A subcommittee was named to draft resolutions expressing the Senate interpretation of the London safety at sea conference convention. Senators Williams Gorman and Burton will frame the resolutions amid sharp division over Hay Pauncefote and Panama Canal tolls.
Baron Wimborne announced a strong English lineup for the Hour lingham club challenge with Capt Cheape joining Maj Barrett Capt Tomkinson Maj Bingham and Maj Lanowe as spare. The team sails May 16 to face the United States, with Buckmaster predicting good odds.
Democratic protests widen as Rep Lever and Rep Glass pledge to push rural credits and cotton measures despite caucus limits. A filibuster organized by Rep Wingo blocks routine business while opposition grows to President’s demand withdrawal and a senate action on rural credit policy.
Washington District Epworth League convention at Douglas M. E. Church approved literary tests and the Sunday test pill, endorsed Hobson prohibition, and commended Representative Tribble for opposing Navy chaplain increases. Christie elected president with Burbank chosen for next post. resolutions support Dillingham Burnett immigration bill and Madison's dictum on church pay from the treasury. Large membership gains reported.
The Epworth League convention raised membership to 4,000 as it opened at 5 p.m. with officers elected for the year including President Dr. A. Christie and secretaries Misa Edith Maddox and 8. M. Falconer. District Sept. McDowell presided, followed by supper, a song service, and Rev M. H. Lichister’s address on An Epworth Renaissance. Best Cottage project gains ground as a rest cottage in Washington Grove moves forward.
Special to The Wrebingtor Fes Charlestown W Va May 18 Lightning during an electric storm burned a large barn on the Shenandoah Valley Orchard Company farm along with eight horses including a $2000 stallion. Insurance covered most property but the stallion, owned by Oakland company, had only $106 coverage. Hagerstown Md May 18 Great damage to fruit in Shenandoah and Cumberland valleys from the storm. The barn of Robert Ainsworth burned and the home of K Baxter was destroyed.
William Church Osborn, chair of the New York State Democratic committee, visits the President suggesting Madison Square talk on a McAddoo plan for a Senate bid. Aiming to succeed Root, the scheme hinges on avoiding family ties in public offices while keeping Treasury relations cordial.
William C. Redfield, secretary of commerce, tells Brown University students that the strenuous life is often useless and that industrial deaths in Massachusetts exceed battle deaths at Vera Cruz. He urges balanced public health investment alongside railways and navy, stressing the value of workers and women.
A granite monument to Samuel Doak pioneer educator and founder of Washington College was unveiled today. Attendees from Tennessee Virginia and other states heard speeches by Judge John Anison Dr Brown Ayers UT president Dr J Lynn Bachman Prof Sidney Gilbreath Mrs Grant and Miss Mary Boyce Temple. Wyoming sails for Vera Cruz Norfolk va May 13 Battleship Wyoming adds 30 sailors sails from Hampton Roads for Vera Cruz Details of a photo drama Creation at Helsca Theater playtimes 3 and 9 daily Seats free.
The House Military Affairs Committee reported favorably a bill to promote Maj. George A. Armes, retired, to colonel on the retired army list. The panel noted his long service from private to captain and urged his retirement rank reflect his qualifications, referencing his 1883 retirement on September 15.
David Lamar known as the wolf of Wall Street has appealed to the United States Supreme Court to review a lower court ruling. He faces a warrant charging impersonating a member of Congress with intent to defraud and was held on a $3,000 bond. Attorney H B Davis secured the right to appeal from the appellate court yesterday.
A Philadelphia crowd paying tribute to Vera Cruz dead George McKenzie Poinsett and Charles Allen Smith caused a deadly crush and injuries as 75,000 gathered at Independence Hall for the state funeral. Bodies lay in state 8 am to 2 pm, with a long pageant including Marines, National Guard, and veteran units. In Iowa, Frank P. Deverick and Gabriel A. De Fab bio are honored in separate services while Sammy Moelsenberg’s body returns to Chicago with a guard of honor and a large funeral procession planned.
A commission of American naval officers began work in Vera Cruz to sort 70 federal recruits among 200 San Juan de Ulua prisoners. Desperate criminals answered enlistment names, with several murderers gaining liberty, while innocent men stayed jailed. Recruits will be kept in Vera Cruz or sent home with clothes and funds, as officers fear they may be killed if returned to their homes.
Vera Cruz dispatches report Tampico falls as constitutionalists under Gen Pablo Gonzales enter the city and federals evacuate by rail toward San Luis Potosi. Heavy firing marked the final assault, gunboats briefly involved, and plans to reopen oil wells and import ammunition were discussed amid broader moves toward restoring normal district conditions.
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