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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-04-18
CYCLONE HITS CHURCH
Worshipers Warned to Flee and All
Escape.

A cyclone passed across the south
west corner of Madison county, ILL.,,
Sunday, and in its erratic moves
struck the center of the town of st.
Jacob, ILL.,, tearing to pieces a
church in which services were being
held. No lives were lost.
ST. Jacob is a town Of 500 persons
on the Vandalia railroad, 2S miles
from st. Louis.
Shortly after o'clock this after
noon a funnsl-shaped cloud appeared
IN the North. 1t grew in size rapid
Iy and moved toward the town with
great bounds. In the German
Lutheran Church the Rev. E. P.
Meyer was in the midst of Palm
Sunday services when glance
through an open window revealed to
him the storm, Grasping its import,
he closed the Bible with bang and
told his congregation to flee for their
lives. There were 100 persons in the
brick church and they poured out in
body. Hardly had they cleared the
yard, when, with a roar, the cyclone
struck the church and tore Ut to
pieces, but none of the panic-strick-
en- congregation was touched, al
though many women were prostrated
from fright.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-04-18
SURGERY REMOVES EVIL
Character of Boy Changed After
Pressure is Removed from His
Brain.


BY a surgical operation modern
miracle has been wrought in the life
of Harold Hurley, of Toledo, o.
Harold, who is but II years old
was one of the worst boys in the
city. He grew so bad that he was
finally sentenced to the reform
school. Then it was that his moth
er remembered that her boy lad
once suffered fractured skull, and
decided to try an eXperlment-an
operation on the boys head
The operation was performed some
days ago, and bone nearly an inch
long was found imbedded in the
brain. DR.. Donnely did not expect
results before six months, but the
desired end has already been attain
ed. From wholly incorrigible boy
who would jump out of the second
story window at night to stay down
town to sleep-from a boy whose
love of parents was wholly wanting
Harold Hurley has been transform
ed into a tractable, loving and
thoughtful child.
Those familiar with the case be-
lieve that the portion of brain which
phrenologists claim to be the seat
of obedience was crowded and de-
pressed so that the impulses which
tend to correct habits. higher ideals
and reverence for the wishes and
happiness of father and mother were
,choked out and not permitted to
develop in the life of the boy.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-04-18
VOLCANO LESS ACTIVE
Destitute People crowdins into the
City of Naples.

message from Naples, April 10,
says: The violence of the eruption of
Vesuvius continues to decrease. At
present the only outward manifesto
ton is the emission Of sand and
ashes. The inhabitants are returning
to their villages at the base OF the
mountain.
The depth of the sand which fell in
Naples was about two centimeters,
making for the whole town about
100000 cubic meters and weighing
about half a million tons.
Nearly 5000 refugees are already
housed here and the number is rapid
ly increasing, all the buildings avail
able for the accommodation of the
fugitives are crowded. The munich
pal and military authorities have al
ready taken steps to accommodate a
large number of people in this man
ner.
The number of victims cannot be
accurately stated, but is very large.
After the last great eruption,
which occurred in 1872, the land COW
cred by cinders did not produce crops
for seven years, and the losses in
this respect alone average S2O,OOO,OO0
yearly 1t is believed that it will
now take 10 years to bring the land
under cultivation again.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-04-18
ROADS DIVIDE TRAFFIC
Interstate Commerce Commission
Develops This Fact.

That the btuminous coal traffic
is divided among six railroad COM
panies was developed at the first
hearing of the Interstate Commerce
commission held in Philadelphia for
the purpose of determining whether
the railroad companies are interest
ed directly or indirectly in the oil
or coal which Is transported over
their lines.
The commission also brought out
the fact that by means of the private
car system large mining companies
are able to enter into contracts for
the delivery of coal at stated periods,
while smaller companies who own no
such cars are unable to guarantee
the exact time when their CDal will
be delivered.
The Pennsylvania railroad, 1t was
learned declines to handle private
cars unless the owner guarantees to
have at least 500 cars, the posses
sion OF which would involve an out
lay of S5O0,000.
In this investigation the Inter-
state Commerce commission is act
ing under a joint resolution of Con-
gress, approved by President Roose-
welt. The resolution was introduced
in the United States Senate by Sena-
tor B. F. Tillman, and in the House
by Representative o. w. Gillespie.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-04-18
AGAINST ANARCHY
Government Taking Vigorous Steps.
Italian Oeported.

Anarchy in the United States will
be put down with a firm hand. The
information that large numbers of
Italian anarchists have arrived at
San Francisco and Baltimore has re-
suited in the adoption of extreme
measures to apprehend these men.
Within the past month an Italian
was released from prison in San
Francisco and upon being questioned
openly declared that if he was allow
ed to pursue his course he would kill
the President Of the United States.
He was taken In charge, conveyed to
New York and deported to Italy He
would not disclose, however. that he
was a member Of the organization
whose presence here has become
known.
All immigration and police officials
have been notified to be on the look
out for Italian anarchists.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-04-18
SENSATION IN THE SENATE
Senator Bailey of Texas, Makes
Great Argument.
KNOX CoNGRATULATES HIM
Crowd In the Galleries Applaue I'd
Loudly-Senator Halo Paid Him
High Compliment.

Senator Bailey of Texas, the leader
OF the Democratic party on the floor
of the senate. answered the crit
cisms of Senators Spooner and Knox
on his proposition to prohibit temp
orary injunctions in the provisions
of the Hepburn rate bill For more
than four hours he held the undi-
vided attention of the senate and the
crowded galleries, quoting decision
after decision to sustain his con-
tention.
When Senator Bailey concluded his
speech he was greeted with the
greatest demonstration that has been
accorded any senator who has ad-
dressed that body this season. He
closed with a beautiful peroration,
one that did not apply directly to
the question in dispute, though 1t
was one to appeal to the popular
fancy. AS he closed the galleries
broke into loud applause, and men
and women joined in handclappings
and that could not be stilled by the
rapping of the vice presidents 8
gavel Senators gathered about him
and shook his hand, extending their
congratulations upon his speech.
though they did not generally agree
with his logic.
Senator Knox walked over and
grasped the Texan by the hand and
expressed his appreciation Of the
speech. The two have a high regard
for each other, though they repre-
sent opposite views upon the ques-
ton pending.
Mr.. Bailey's argument was against
the distinction that Senators Spoon
er and Knox made between the
terms jurisdiction" and judicial
power" He declared that there was
no appreciable difference between
the meaning of the two terms and
proceeded 10 read from numerous su-
preme court decisions and text writ
ers in support of his theory that con-
gress has the right to prohibit tenn
pOrary injunctions and otherwise lin
it the judicial power of the court
Popular and senatorial interest
in the young Texans address was un-
precedented in recent times, culmi-
mating in dramatic climax. when
Senator Hale, one of the Republican
senators, as Bailey was about to
finish. declared that to his mind the
Texans argument and citations were
conc msive as to the point that Con
gress had the right to prohibit the
issuance of injunctions by the in
terror Federal courts against orders
of the interstate commerce commits
sion. pending judicial review of such
orders.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-04-18
NO AGREEMENT REACHED
Anthracite Miners and Operators Still
Oisputinq.

At the meeting of the sub-commit-
tees of the anthracite mine workers
and operators in New York, April II,
the representatives of the employees
offered the mine owners the choice
of two propositions in their endeayor
to come to an amicable agreement,
and the employers, in an informal re-
ply, intimated that they are not like
ly to accept either of the wage work
ers' offers.
The operators will make an official
answer to the miners latest PROPOSE
ticn by letter and there will be no
further meetings until something de-
vclops.
While there is still hope that a
peaceful solution of the controversy
will be found, the meeting did not
bring the contending parties closer
together; in fact, they appear to have
almost reached the limit Of their
negotiations.
II the operators should decline to
entertain either Of the propositions
submitted by the miners, it is pro-
bable that convention Of miners
will be called, at which the delegates
will declare that q strike exists.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-04-18
MORE LIBERAL CHINESE LAW
Measure introduced Which Mod
flies Exclusion Act.
MoNGoLlANs CAN GET BAIL
Bill Designed to Prevent Further d.
version of Water from Niagara
Falls.

Representative DENLY of Michigan
introduced bill making extensive
revision of the Chinese exclusion act.
1t extends the operation of this act
10 years and incorporates the recon-
mendations OF Commissioner General
Sargent for American inspectors in
China under the supervision of the
immigration service and for the re-
registration of Chinese now in this
country. The bill is not intended to
modify the basic policy of exclud-
ing Chinese laborers but, according
to Mr.. DENLY, is an attempt to find
a compromise which shall harmonize
differences with China. 1t permits
Chinese residents OF this country to
go and come at will under proper
regulation in regard to return certih-
Gates, etc.
1t repeals the provision OF the ex-
listing law permitting Chinese labor
ers to leave the United States and
subsequently return, only in case they
have wives or families or debts due
to them in the United States and
which limits their right of return to
one year. 1t admits Chinese appli-
cants for the writ Of habeas corpus
to bail, a privilege now denied them.
It provides that any Chinaman resi-
dent in the United States. and wish
ing to go back to China and then re-
turn to the United States may receive
a return certificate on exhibition OF
his certificates of registration or
original certificate of entry and proof
of his identity.
It repeals the provision of the exist
ing law placing the burden of proof
upon Chinese arrested for being un-
lawfully in the United States to
show his right to be here. 1t re-
p,nals specifically the provision in
the law of 1892 already held uncon-
stitutional that Chinese found unlaw-
fully in the United States shall be
imprisoned at hard labor for one year
and then deported
1t enlarges the exempt classes be-
yond those mentioned In the treaty
of 1880 to include accountants, bank
ers, members of the learned profess
sions, editors or members of other
clases not falling within the cate
CORY of laborers from entering the
United States. But it also provides
that it shall be unlawful for any Chi
nese person entering the United
States as a member of an exempt
class to work for gain as a laborer.
Representative T. e. Burton Of
Ohio introduced in the house a bill
that is designed to prevent the diver
sion Of water from Niagara Falls and
to preserve that beautiful and h.s-
torical cataract in all its grandeur.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-04-18
RAILROAD MEN HELLO
STOCK IN MINES
= Community of Interest CT Carriers
and Mine Owners Exists.
SOME STOCKS NOT PAID FOR
Shares Held in the Names Of Wives
or Dauehters-Received Divi-
dends Occasionally.

That there is community of in
terest" between the Pennsylvania and
Baltimore & Ohio railroad and some
of their officials and the coal opera
tors, extending through the mining,
transportation and sale of coal; that
officials of both companies hold
stocks In differnt mines, some Of
which was paid for, and that the
mines occasionally pay dividends to
such officials when it is thought prop
Ell, were facts brought out in the testi-
plony developed by the investigation
OF the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion into the ''community-of-in
est" charges at Baltimore.
Among Pennsylvania railroad
officials who had at one time or an
other held mine stocks, it was testi-
fed were Robert Pitcairn Of Pitts
burg, assistant to President Cassatt;
General Manager w. w. Atterbury,
Vice President Thayer and Second
Vice President Joseph Wood.
Superintendent of Transportation
Arthur Haley OF the Baltimore 4
Ohio admitted that coal Is taken out
of the mines by company owned
by the Baltimore & Ohio, transport
ed over railroad owned by the Bal
timore & Ohio and distributed to
retailers by companies in which the
Baltimore & Ohio Is interested, either
by direct ownership or indirect stock
ownership, or other control. The
witness said he owned so shares Of
stock and 100 shares in the Fairmont
Coal Company, all of which he bought
in the open market.
Captain Alfred Hicks of Pittsburg
testified that Vice President George
L. Potter of the Baltimore & Ohio
Railroad Company formerly held 300
shares in the Belmont Coal Company,
but sold it two months ago to the
witness. The witness said that Gen
eral Manager w. w. Atterbury and
Vice President Mayer, Robert Pit
cairn and Second Vice President JOS
eph Wood of the Pennsylvania rail-
road were other officials who held
stock in one or more of these COM
panies
Captain Hicks testified that he had
paid dividends to Pennsylvania rail-
road officials at intervals-as much
as he thought proper. 1--WE didn't
have very thorough system of book
keeping" he said.
"Did these people pay anything for
their .stock?" asked Mr.. Glasgow.
"Some of them," said Captain
Hicks.
Former General Superintendent of
Motive Power F. d. Casanave was
another coal stockholder. He held
stock in the Belmont and Avonmore
companies. Some cr the stock in
these companies was held in the
names of the wives and daughters OF
the men mentioned.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-04-18
CANNOT CONVERT HEBREWS
Efforts to Change the Ancient Faith
Are Not Successful.

The final session of the conference
of the western section of the eXecu
tive committee of the Reformed
churches throughout the world en-
bracing the Presbyterian system,
was held in Philadelphia, April 12.
The conference was addressed by
Gen. Ralph A. Prime of New York,
who took for his subject, "Evangel-
ization Among the Jews" Gen.
Prime said that efforts to Christian
ize the Jews have proved Intellectual.
The churches, he said are aban-
doning the cause by actual consent.
mo matter how much we try to en-
tighten them" he said, they will re-
tain their ancient form of worship.
On the East Side of New York city
there is not a Christian church, but
there are $50 synagogues. Through
out the city there are | 100000 Jews
and they are exerting an influence
over America that is spreading more
and more"
In conclusion. lie said that "the
Jews are in every city community
of themselves" and he asked what
was to be done to bring about their
conversion.
A committee was appointed to re-
port on the naturalization of the
Jews in America and to ascertain
how many of them are Christians.
The Rev. A. G. Wallace OF Pittsburg.
addressed the meeting on Home
MisSiOns."'
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-04-18
DuN's WEEKLY SUMMARY
Lack of Material Retards Building
All Branches OF Industry Show
Favorable Reports.

Stringency in the money market has
caused no interruption of the whole
some progress of trade and industry.
although tending to develop conser-
vatism in speculative departments.
Whether conditions accelerate the
distribution of seasonable merchan-
disc and retail business Is of large
volume outside the immediate vi
cinity of the coal mines and a few
other places where local controversies
have their influence.
Building operations are only limit
ed by the supply of labor and mater
ial. which cause frequent delays, and
the heavy consumption of all com
modities Is shown by the highest lev
el OF quotations since February,
1884. Dun's index number on April
l, being $1,000 against $104.204 a
month previous and $99,206 year
ago. Since the month opened there
has been a further advance.
Manufacturing plants are fully en-
gagged, pig iron production is at the
miximum. shipments of footwear from
Boston exceed those of any previous
year and stronger tone is reported
at the textile mills. Railway earnings
for the first week of April were 81
per cent. larger than last years al
though prices of securities have
weakened somewhat in response to
the highest money market at this
season IN many years.
Official statistics of foreign COM
merce for the month Of March indicate
that exports of farm staples were
valued at s69 ,750, 900, an increase of
$2,250,0 900 as compared with the cor
responding period last year when the
movement was exceptionally heavy.
Structural shapes and steel rails con-
tinue the permanent features OF the
iron and steel industry, although
every department has recently broad
ened in interest.
Leather is also more quiet but
no less firm. Failures numbered 1873
in the United States against PA last
year and 20 in Canada, compared with
20 a year ago.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-04-18
Boston Wool Market.

Strength and moderate buying
characterized the wool market. For
eign woods are firm. There are very
few price changes to note in the
market this week. Ohio and Penn
sylvania-XX and above, 35 to 35Rc;
Y, so to 33c; No. 1, So to soc; No. 2,
SO to 40c; fine unwashed, rs to
26bc; quarter blood, unwashed, 80
to 32kc; three-eighths blood, SO to
331ac; half-blood, 321a to 33c; TN
washed delaine, 2S1s to 29c; fine
washed delaine, Sc to BIC. Michigan
Fine unwashed, "a to 25c; quart
er-blood, unwashed, 31h to 93c; un-
washed delaine, q to 2Sc. Kentucky
Indiana, etc.-Three-eights and
uuarter-blood, 50 to 33c.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-04-18
FEMININE FANCIES.

Chicago women sanitary inspectors
are accused of neglecting their duties
for pink teas.
Christine Nilsson, "the Swedish
Nightingale" has dropped 100000 at
the Monte Carlo gambling tables.
Ruth Bryan Leavitt, daughter of
William Jennings Bryan, has written
a one-act play that Is now being re.
heRrsed in Denver.
The estate left by the late Susan B.
Anthony amounts to about 10000
which will go to the woman suffrage
cause, as she desired.
The wife of Mock Duck, leader of
the Hip Sing Tong. New York, eloped,
and 1t nearly renewed the feud of the
Chinatown clans before she was
caught.
Miss Lizzie Johnson, the "shut-in,"
who lives In Casey, ILL.,, is reported to
have earned over 1000 for missions
by the sale of bookmarks which she
has made.
DR.. Annie Shaw has gone to Oregon,
where she will be busy until the middle
of June conducting a campaign for
women Suffrage. Dr. SnaW Is MlsS
Anjhony's successor.
Miss Evelyn B. Longman, sculptor,
twenty-five years old, won against
twenty eight competitors who entered
designs for bronze doors for the United
States Naval Academy.
The condition of Helen Keller, whose
health broke down some time ago, is
much improved, but she is still unable
to do any work. She Is living at the
home of her teacher, Mrs. Sullivan
Macy, in Wrentham, Mass.
Miss Taylor, of Greencastle, Ind,
for years professor of romantic Ian
guages in De Pauw University, speaks
fuently twenty-five different tongues,
Is able to converse fairly well in nine
others, and can read four more.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-04-18
CHINESE BANDITS ACTIVE
Big Knife Society PiIage in Towns
and Villages.

Disturbances in the Southern part
of Honan province and in Western
Shan Tung, caused by the Big Knife
Society, a relic of boxerism, is re-
ported. The disturbances are nomi-
nally caused by hostility to the new
educational scheme and to the Cath
olics, but they take the form of the
pillage of towns by bandits. In Ho-
nan the latter are said to number
$4,000 and carry banners inscribed
with the words. Down with the
Manchu dynasty" Many towns are
rebuilding their ancient walls for pro-
lection against the bandits. Troops
have been sent from Hankow to the
disturbed districts.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-04-18
The Old Gods and the New.

In the twilight of the ages
Where the dust OF years lies dead.
Wrinkled Seers and wrinkled Sages
Since the centuries have sped.
stand tie wraiths Of unattended
Gods VINO once were called sublime
Even IN their ruin splendid.
Mocking and defying Time.
In the wake OF winds that follow
Fast along the path OF man.
Comes an echo of Apollo,
Floats the reedy note of Pan,
And clearer note is ringing
Mid the clashing OF the spheres
And a wilder flight is winging
Through the vistas of the years
And from out the ocean mighty
High above the coral caves
Rises Venus Aphrodte
Throned and sceptered by the waves.
While the horn Of Neptune winding
In the nights recumbent noon,
Scatters music DER the binding
Silver pathway OF the moon.
So the old gods were most human.
More like song. and life, and wine.
Touched to love words by woman
Mortal half. and half divine;
And the later gods We fashion
For their loss hare not sufiiced
MOI not even the compa ssion
And the great white soul of Christ
Ernest McGaney. In National Magazine
The Peninsiilar 4 Oriental steam
ship Rtmalaya landed at Plymouth
on February 16, 800 boxes OF gold OF
the value OF Ss.slS,2S6.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-04-18
DOWIE WILL FIGHT.
Prophet Preparing to Wage lega
Warfare to Recover Control
of ZION

John Alexander Dowie will not give
up his leadership Of the Christian
Catholic church and return to Mexi-
CO. He will wage a vigorous legal
warfare to regain control of Zion
City, and later will go to Zion City
and proclaim himself the only First
Apostle" This statement was au-
thorized tonight by Dowie himself,
and by the lawyers who represent
him.
Attorney P. c. Haley of Eddy
Haley & Wetten, who represent
Dowie and his counsellors, said. 1--WE
have advanced, and will advance,
only one condition: Complete restor-
atiun of power, tempora, as we'll as
ecclesiastical, and demand for an
absolute retraction of the slanderous
statements made by General Over
seer w. Glenn Volliva and his fol-
lowers against the moral character
of Dowie.
1--WE are preparing bill in chan
Gerry, petitioning the courts to set
aside the transfer of the property at
Zion City, made between General
Oversecr Voliva and Deacon Alexan-
der Granger because the instrument
was absolutely void. Dowie revoked
Voliva's power of attorney two days
before the illegal transfer was made
''Dowie will not Immediately pro
ceed to Zion City, but will remain In
his apartments at the Auditorium
Annex until every preliminary legal
step has been taken. He will then
proceed to Zion City and enter 1t with
all of the power and authority which
he possessed when he last left the
Mace"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-04-18
TELEGRAPHIc BRIEFS.

The Illinois legislature convened in
extraordinary session to enact a pri-
mary election law.
The President has sent by cable
message of coincidence to the King
of Italy upon the havoc and loss Of
life resulting from the eruption Of
Mount Vesuvius.
The New York Senate passed unan-
imously two of the insurance bills,
one amending the general corpora
tion law as to acquisition of real
property by life insurance compan-
les, the other amending the penal
code so as to prohibit the giving OF
rebates in life insurance business.
Both bills have passed the Assembly
and now go to Governor Higgins.