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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-19
FOR RELIEF OF CHINESE.
Over 100000 Has Been Sent to
Rescue the STARVING

A contribution of $4,000 was received
today from the Christian Herald of New
York by the American National Red Cross
to be applied to relief of the sufferers from
the famine in China. The amount, togeth-
er with $4,000 received by the Rcd Cross
from contributors throughout the country,
was cabled today to China. This remit
lance makes 100000 in cash that has
been forwarded from this country for
Chinese famine relief
a cablegram dated April 1G from Rev.
T. f. McCrea, treasurer of the missionary
relief committee, reports that relief meas
ures are organized thoroughly; that the
Chinkiang committee had over 100000
famine sufferers enrolled. all of whom the
committee feels able to sustain success
fully until the harvest time, and that it
was adding thousands to the enrolment
daily, being governed by the measure Of
relief in hand and in sight.
The $4,000 forwarded today by the
Christian Herald will be distributed.
$4,000 to the Shanghai central famine
relief committee and $4,000 to the Chin
kang missionary committee, with the I'M
derstanding that $500 of the latter sum
is to be used for the baby relief
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-19
SOCIAL SCIENTISTS MET.
Many Noted Publicists at Opening of
Annual Meeting.

PHILADEIP HIA, Pa, April 19,-The
American Academy of Political and Social
Science, which today begins its eleventh
annual meeting, has taken for its general
topic American Colonial Policy and Ad-
ministration.' A number of well-known
pubIicists including delegates who attended
the peace congress in New York this week,
will participate in the d-:cussion- Among
them will be Ambassador Bryce, Henry c.
Ide. former governor of the Philippines;
United States Senator Be. eridge, Prof j
W. jerks of Cornell; Prof J. ii. Hollander
Johns Hopkins University: David J. Bar
rows superintendent of public instruction
in the Philippines, and Fred W. Atkinson
the former superintendent. and Martin c..
Brumbaugh and Samuel McCune Lindsay
former commissioners of education in Porto
Rico.
The first session will be held this after
noon when the industrial and financial
problems in the dependencies Of the United
States will claim the attention of the acad-
envy. The speakers will be Mr.. Ide Prof
jerks Capt Frank Mcintyre assistant
chief of the bureau of insular affairs, and
DIR. Brumbaugh. Prof James r. Young,
director of the Wharton School of Finance
University of Pennsylvania, will preside.
The principal address at the evening ses-
sion will be by Ambassador Bryce, who will
speak on Some Difficulties in Colonial
Government Encountered by Great Britain
and How They Have Been Met"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-19
THE ELEMENTS FOR SUCCESS.
Nebraska University Deans Trite Re-
marks at Chicago BANQUET.

CHICAGO, April 10. The commercial
spirit which has made great strides through
out the country SO much so that in past
years it has been customary for academy
bred men to apologize for their learning
when they arose to address an audience,
has risen and fallen. and in every walk Of
life the man of academic training has been
sought as the means of rescue"
In this vein Roscoe Pound, dean of the
law school of the University of Nebraska,
at the first annual banquet of the Chicago
Alumni Association of that institution,
placed in disrepute the theory that bust
ness education and training is sufficient
for a successful man of today.
Men of academic, training are being
elected as railroad chiefs" he said The
.self-made' lawyers who thought they could
satisfy the needs of justice have tried. and
gloomy was their failure. The academic
trained lawyer is taking his place. Today
the era of eommercalism stands discredted
everywhere"
Dean Pound came as a substitute for
Chancellor BENJAMIN Andrews. who is ii
at his residence in Lincoln. Neb The ban
quet was attended by seveaty-flve alumni.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-19
URGED TO RETURN TO WORK.
President Mitchell's Advice to Miners
in British Columbia.

OTTAWA, Ont, April 19.-The labor
department has received word that Presi-
dent Mitchell and Vice President Lewis Of
the United Mine Workers have telegraphed
the men at Fcrnie. 3. c., and the other
western mines. urging them to return to
work. Vice President Lewis has started
from Indianapolis to the scene, and an in
terview has been arranged between him
and the operators on Tuesday next.
The department is taking steps to in
vestigate the situation in the west, in
view of the alarming statements sent out
from Calgary.
1t seems undoubted that some men have
left work, bat nothing exists which can
be described as a strike.
The cause of the trouble. so far as is
known here, seems to be a nlisunderstand-
ing.
The new act requires thirty-two days
notice to be posted of any change in con-
ditions. One or two mines. in compliance
Herewith, posted notices of reduction.
The miners did not understand that this
was in accordance with the provisions Of
the act, and declared that they would work
elsewhere.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-19
100 AUTOS DESTROYED
FLAMES CAUSE $225, 900 DAM
AGE IN ST. LOUIS.

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, April 19.-An explosion
of gasoline today in the garage of the
Mississippi Valley Automobile Company at
Vandeventer and Olive streets caused $22o,-
600 damage by fire. The flames extended
across the street to the Central Automobile
Exchange garage. Both buildings and
about 100 automobiles were destroyed.
A series of explosions followed. and every
window in the neighborhood was broken.
People living in the houses in the immedi-
ate vicinity deserted their homes for the
time, as it was rumored that hundreds of
gallons of gasoline We're stored in the
garage and would explode. 1t is reported
that an employe of the Mississippi garage
was burned to death, but this has not been
confirmed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-19
FAMINE GROWING WORSE.
Children in Great Numbers Are
Starving to Death.

SHANGHAI, April 19.-The following are
extracts from the reports, just received, of
foreigners in four famine centers:
Yaowan-The famine is growing worse
Children in great numbers are dying.
Suchien-Amost out of supplies. Need
large amounts Immediately to continue the
relief commenced.
Sing -Pu-Many dying. Must de-
crease relief work unless larger shipments
of supplies received
Lukia wietse-The whole country Is in the
deepest distress. Refugees who went south
hoping to find relief are returning empty
handed. There are professions of people
with UheelbarrowS, transporting their
doors, tables, beds and cupboards to mar
ket, to be sold for almost nothing Hun
dreds of women and children are seen in
the fields scratching out roots and scanty
blades of grass Hundreds of trees have
been stripped of their banks, from the roots
to the tips OF the highest branches, for
use as food The majority of the popula-
ton are living on wild roots, etc, which
is causing diseases.
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the denial of this during the testimony yes

the denial of this during the testimony yes
terday.
The railroad representatives replied that
the minutes would not show the presence
OF railroad men at the conferences and
claimed further that no agreement was en-
tered into by them regarding the rates in
question. 1t is claimed that if an agree
lines, it is beyond the jurisdiction of the in
terstate commerce commission.
Secretary Ayers of the China and Japan
Trading Company, explained the exact
method of purchase, price OF goods and
rates paid for shipment. both from New
York to the orient via the SueZ canal and
from the Pacific coast.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-19
TOURING A LA "oxoMoB11E. -
Ezra Meeker is Making a Unique Trip
to This City.

Special Dispatch to The Star
PlTTSBURG. Pa. April l9.-AIakiny. a
journey of 5000 miles behind a team Of
oxen, Ezra Meeker who started from Ia
coma. Wash, January %, 1906, has reached
Rellefontaine. Ohio, on his way to Wash
ington, d. c.. where lie expects to arrive
in time for the opening of Congress in De
cember. The object of his expedition is to
establish monuments along the old Oregon
trail in honor of the pioneers who first used
in Washington. and has a wife. five chill
dren. twenty-onc grandchildren and four
,;reat-Grandchiidren.
His family and neighbors protested
termned. Twenty monuments have been
erected through Meekers efforts one cost
ing $500, and he advocates the establish
mcnt by Congress of a national highway
from the Missouri river to Oregon over the
trail of 1852.
Meekers wagon is one that was used on
the old Oregon trail. 1t is typical prairie
schooner, and he calls it his "oxomobile."
He lectures from the rear of his wagon. He
has not slept outside his wagon since he
started on the long trip. To President
Roosevelt Meeker will present his plan,
which, he says, has the backing of all the
congressman of the west.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-19
MINUTES TO BE SHOWN.
Alleged Conference Of Transportation
Men to Raise Rates.

Rates on cotton goods from southern
points to the Pacific coast. China and
Japan were again the subject of hearing
before the interstate commerce commits
sion today.
r. ]. Southall representing the COM
plainants. made formal motion for
postponement of the hearing until he could
serve the defendant railroad and steamship
companies with a subpoena duces tecum
to compel the production of the minutes
of the conferences held in 1906 which re-
suited in the alleged agreement to raise
rates. The defendant companies finally
agreed to produce these minutes tomorrow
and the hearing continued.
Mr.. Southall said to the commission that
he intended to show by the minutes OF
these conferences that they were particle
pated in by railroad men. Notwithstanding
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-19
WITH DISMISSAL.
Bad Outlook for Russian Official
Charged With Conspiracy.

ST. PETERSBURG, April I'm. Pono-
mariefr, chief of the government detectives
attached to the lower house of parliament,
is threatened with dismissal owing to reve-
lations made at Wilma during the trial of
military officers and others charged with
corspiring to import arms from Germany
the discovery of which caused NJ. Pono-
marieffs promotion. The court acquitted
the accused on the ground that the con-
spiracy was really an invention of Pono-
marief. Evidence taken showed that Pono-
marieff planned the hiding of arms, ammu-
milton and bombs purchased abroad in pre-
arranged spots, notably in the stable of Col
Miasoyedoff, one of the accused officers.
Ponomarieff's main work in connection
with parliament was to furnish his conf
Dental reports CT the doll s of the depu-
ties, and il is understood that his highly
coiored accounts caused much of the fric-
ton between Premier Stoypin and the
lower house.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-19
THAWS BACK HOME.
Report That They Are Trying to
Raise Money.

Special Dispatch TO The Star.
PITTSBURG, Pa, April 19.-Mrs. Will
liam Thaw, her daughter, the Countess Of
Yarmouth, and her son, Josiah c. Thaw
arrived at the East Liberty station at Z
o'clock last night. They refused to talk to
any person and hurried away with friends
Last night Lyndhurst, the Thaw home
stead, in the Beachwood boulevard, was in
total darkness, the newer home adjoining
was darkened, and at Josiah Thaw's house.
IN Shady avenue, nobody would answer
any questions as to where the party in
tended to spend the night. They stayed
with friends to avoid having to answer
questions concerning the many rumors as
to Mrs. Thaw's errand in Pittsburg.
Mrs. Thaw will remain in Pittsburg for
a week ten days, and in that time ex-
poets to arrange her affairs so that she
can remain in New York indefinitely. About
the Thaw home in BeechwoOd boulevard
there was no sign of life, except city
patroman, furnished at the request of the
family to guard the vicinity.
There is report current here that the
Thaws came to Pittsburg to arrange for
raising a great amount of cash to offer as
bail for Harry K. Thaw's release from the
Tombs prison in New York. This report
has not been confirmed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-19
KING WINTER L|hGERS
Many Sections Visited by Snow
and Ice.
COOLEST APRIL IN YEARS
Several Hours of Snowfall in New
York Today.
PENNSYLVANIA ALSO VISITED
Cold Wave Extends as Far West a.
Colorado and South to
New Orleans
PENNSYLVANIA ALSO VISITED

NEW YORK, April ia cold east wind,
accompanied by gentle but steady fall
of snow, gave anything but a springlke
aspect TO the day. Snow began to fall
about 7 o'clock and continued steadily for
several hours, but in the city streets ii dis
appeared as fast as it fell. The records
Of the weather bureau for the first eighteen
days In April show that the temperature
this month has been four and half de-
grees lower than the normal temperature
for New York, the mean temperature for
this month being Al 30 degrees, while
the normal is As 10
The extreme variation in April weather
in New York is shown by the fact that
in the memorable hot day of April IS, 1896,
the thermometer recorded maximum of ~
degrees. This is the highest temperature
for an April day ever recorded in the New
York bureau. Flurries of snow in April.
however, are not unusual, as shown by the
fact that one is recorded as late as May u,
in 1891.
Snow General in Ohio
CLEVELAND. Ohio, April l9.-Snow fell
last night and early today over nearly the
entire state. The temperature registered
from % to SO above zero.
Coolest April in Twenty-Six Years.
PHILADELPHIA, April :9.-Snow fell
early today throughout the greater part Of
eastern Pennsylvania. The local weather
bureau reports this month as the coolest
April in twenty-siX years.
Train Traffic Delayed.
PITTSBURG, Pa, April ia fall OF
from three to six inches of snow is reported
throughout western Pennsylvania today.
Farmers declare that much damage has
been done to fruit but that garden truck
has not been seriously affected. During the
iii hrttr of h,.1 Ia rail "a
ton service was considerably Ce.ayed by the
storm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-19
THOUGHT FATHER DEAD
CHILD TRIED TO ESCAPE FROM
DIVORCED MOTHER.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. April 19.-After an
attempt of more than three weeks to get to
her father New York physician, Miss
Jeane Irene Campbell. the seventeen-year-
old daughter of woman prominent 10 St.
Louis society circles, was caught in In
dianapolis last night and is being held I'M
til an officer arrives from the Missouri
city. The girl was taken from d Big Four
train by Capt. Edward Bray of the detec-
tive department. She has been missing from
st. Louis three weeks. During this time
she was at Decatur. H., working to get
funds to proceed to New York.
Miss Campbell declared to the police that
the only motive of her flight was to get
away from her mother in ST. Louis and
reach her father, DR. Jesse Campbell, d
prominent New York physician.
When the girl was only a babe, she says
her father and mother We're divorced, and
the girl was given to her mother. The
mother took the child to her grandmother,
with whom she lived until she was nine
years old. During this time the grand
mother, who was wealthy st. Louis wom-
an. did all she could for the child and
looked after her education and rearing with
the utmost care.
Twice Divorced.
Just about the time the girl was nine
years old Mrs. Campbell was married to
o. II. Price, a prominent ST. Louis bust
ness man, and at that time president of the
St. Louis Club Miss Campbell says that
Mr.. Price was very wealthy and that he
rented a home adjoining the beautiful
grounds of the st. Louis Club, in Lindell
boulevard, where she was taken to live.
Trouble arose in the home and Mrs Price
was divorced again. This time, the girl
says, she was taken from the elegant home
and sent to the home of a relative in La
clede avenue. Here she lived until her
flight three weeks ago. She declares that
her mother. interested in other pleasures
left her entirely TO the care of her grand
mother. All these years she says her
mother taught her to believe that her
father was dead. Once at her grand
mothers she met her father and decided
to go to him when the opportunity came
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-19

Special Cablegram To The Star.
MANILA. April 19.-Twenty thousand
persons are homeless in Iloilo. Island of
Panay, in consequence Of a fire which
swept the city today. The blaze originated
early this morning and the flames were
carried over the city by a heavy gale.
The authorities have lost control. 1t is
feared that there has been great loss of
life.
Iloilo is the capital of a province by that
name in the Island of Panay, Philippines
II stands on Iloilo strait, and vessels of
fifteen feet draueht can lie alongside its
wbarves. 1t has been prosperous town,
doing a large trade with Manila and other
points. and the principal houses were well
built. Many manufacturers We're flourish
ing there including those of Pima just and
Sinamay. It's population in 1886 was 6 249.
An earthquake has shaken southern
Luzon severely. Great damage has been
done to buildings in the towns of Nueva
Caceres. Tayabas and Camarinos.
The observatory at Manila registered in
termittent shocks of earthquake for three
hours this morning. Three of the shocks
were sharp. The others were scarcely
perceptihle.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-19
OVER $4,000 MEN AFFECTED.
Window Glass Plants at Pittsburg to
Shut Down.

PITTSBURG, Pa, April 19.-The fires in
hand window glass plants under nearly
400 pots will be drawn tomorrow as the
result of Il decision of the manufacturers
to close for the season. Between 5000 and
5000 employees will be affected The clos
ing down of the plants two months anead
of the usual date, it is said, is to keep
down stocks and prevent possible de-
of prices.
A meeting Of the representatives of the
Glass Bottle Manufacturers and the Glass
Blowers Association will be held in Pitts
burg May to decide on date for the be-
ginning of the usual summer suspension.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-19
DECLARED TO BE A REBATE.
Arrangement Between Union Pacific
and Peavey Elevators.

In what is known as the Peavey ele-
vator case the interstate commerce COM
sion has announced it's decision against the
Union Pacific Railroad Company. The
commission holds that the arrangement be-
tween the Union Pacific and the Peavey
elevators was unlawful. as it was in ex-
cess of the actual cost of the elevation of
the grain. and, therefore, rebate.
The decision was prepared by Commits
SiOner Harlan. and his opinion was con-
CURED in by majority of the commission.
Commissioners Clements and Lane, how
ever. filed dissenting opinions.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-19

Former Representative Findlay was born
December ~ 1889, and educat ted at
Princeton. Entering the. practice of law
after his graduation, he rapidly in the
ranks of the profession. During his
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Com
pany, member of the state legislature of
Maryland. collector Of internal revenue for
one of the Baltimore districts and after
ward city solicitor of Baltimore.
He was elected in 1888 a member of the
House of Representatives from the fourth
Maryland district, which included part of
the city of Baltimore. He a demo-
crat, and his majority over Henry Stock
bridge, republican, was nearly 1900. He
was later returned to the Forty-ninth Con-
gress, receiving majority of 1909 over
his leading opponent, Sebastian Brown, re-
publican
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-19
Mai. Cornish Retired.

Capt Lester w. Cornish, 9th Cavalry, hav-
ing been examined for promotion and found
physically disqualified for the duties of
mallory of cavalry by reason of disability
incident to service. he has been retired from
active service as a major. Major Cornish
is from Massachusetts, and was graduated
at the United States Military Academy in
June, 1881.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-19
FATAL FALL FROM WINDOW.
Wife Under Arrest on Charge of Muir
dering Husband,

CHICAGO, April 10. - Joseph Smalley,
forty years old. blind newsman, was
killed yesterday by a fall from the third
story of the building in which he lived
Mrs. Margaret Smalley is under arrest on
a charge of numbering her husband by
throwing him from window.
The woman is said to have been intoxi-
Gated at the time, and to have been in
furiated because her husband was i'll and
unable to earn money with which she could
buy whisky.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-19
HOTEL BURNED TO THE GROUND.
One Man Lost His Life and Several
Were Injured

ELMIRA, n. Y. April 10. = The Hotel
Campbell. in Athens. Pa, was completely
destroyed by fire this morning. Elan Ken
dali, a cripple, was unable to get out, and
lost his life.
The fire started near the stairway and
cut off all means of escape, and the guests
were forced to jump from windows Sew
eral were injured. The origin OF the fire is
not known.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-19
Mexicans Alarmed.

MEXICO CITY, April 19.-Mexico is wait
ing in terror TO see what the volcano of
Colima will do. 1t has terrorized southern
Mexico for half century. 1t seems always
on the verge of a terrible outbreak, like that
of Mont Pelee.
Residents of the earthauake-wrecked cities
of Chilpancingo, Chilapa and Tixtla believe
that water finding its way through assures
from the nearby ocean stirs uP the volcano
People asking if the awful force created
by q sudden thrush of water into the fiery
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-19
FIRE AND QUAKES
CREATE FEAR AND
HAVOC IN MANILA
Twenty Thousand People Are
Homeless in IIoiIo, Island of
Panay, and City is
y Fire Swept.
FLAMES BEYOND CONTROL
Particulars Not to Be Had, but It is
Reported That There Was
Great Loss of Life.
MORE QUAKES AND ERUPTI0NS
New Craters Have Opened in Peru and
There Are Violent Disturbances
at Many Distant Points
Siege of Terror in Mexico.

MANILA, April 10. - Reports
have been received from South
Luzon OF severe earthquake i'll the
town of Nueva Caceres, capital OF
the province OF Aribes Camarines,
and also at Tayabas, in the province
OF Tavabas, in northern Luzon. 1t is
feared that communication by wire
has been affected. y trembler was
experienced at Manila with intermit
tent shocks for three hours this
morning. Three OF the shocks were
severe. but the majority OF the 9th
ers were scarcely perceptible.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-19
Safeblowers Wreck Banks.

PEORIA, H., April 19.-Safeblowers
wrecked the Bank of Weston, at Weston
ILL.,. fifty miles east of this city, early today
with three separate charges of dynamite
About 1000 was secured and the robbers
escaped after holding the entire town in 4
state of terror for more than an hour.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-19
JOHN v. L. FINDLAY DEAD.
Former Maryland Representative Died
Suddenly of Heart Disease.

BALTIMORE, Md, April 19.-Former
Representative John V. l.. Findlay died
suddenly of heart disease at his home here
today. Mr.. Findlay was siXty-seven years
of age. He served two terms in Congress-
from 1888 until 1887, and was an orator of
wide repute.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-19
Shocks Registered in Potsdam.

POTSDAM, Prussia, April 10
The seismograph OF the Geodetic
institute again registered two VIC
lent earth shocks last night, esti-
mated to have occurred about 5000
miles from here.