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Imperial Valley press., 1908-12-26
NEW CUSTOMS COLLECTOR

Pat Sullivan has resigned as Col lector of Customs at Yuma, and pend ing the appointment of his successor Miles Archibald, line rider, has been placed Tn charge of the office.
Imperial Valley press., 1908-12-26
DIVORCE GRANTED.

Rebecca Hays has been granted an interlocutory decree of divorce from N. G. Hays.
Evening star., 1908-01-18
COURT TERM EXTENDED.
Court Makes Arrangements fol
Arthur Kemp to Give Bond.

Justice Barnard made an order this
morning directing that the clerk of the
court continue today's term until tOmor-
row in order that bond may be perfected
in the case of James Arthur Kemp. former
chief clerk OF the police department. who
is expected to reach here tomorrow after
noon at 3:45 o'clock. The clerk went to-
day to the house of Mrs. Indiana Kemp.
the aged mother of the accused. 2:I 10th
street northeast. and had her qualify as
surety. The de efendant will be met to-
morrow at the Union station by Deputy
Marshal Sprinsmann and escorted to the
clerks office. where he will sign the bond.
His signature will perfect the surety and
he will go at once to the home of his
mother.
The validity OF bond perfected on Sun
day was questioned. Attorney Samuel V.
Hayden suggested that he wanted to give
bail Immediately upon the arrival of his
client in this CITY. but authorities were
produced which We're against such proce-
dure and the court made the order indi-
Gated. Detectives McNamee and Evans.
having been appointed deputies 10 the
marshal for the southern district OF Louis
lana. started from New Orleans last night
at 40 O'Clock, coming by way OF the Illi-
nois Central and the Chesapeake and Ohio
railroads.
Attorney Hayden told a Star reporter
this afternoos that he hoped the affairs OF
Kemp would be in shape to make a set
tlement and said every effort TO make
good the shortage will be made.
Evening star., 1908-01-18
A MIRACULOUS ESCAPE
FORTY MINERS GRoPE SEVEN
NILES THROUGH DARK.

MONONGAHELA. Pa. January 1S.-
Miraculously escaping death by cremation
or suffocation, or being blown to pieces by
an explosion. forty miners employed in
the Catsburg mine of the Monongahela
River Consolidated Coal and Coke Com
pany made their way through the dark
headings for distance of seven miles and
finally reached the open air. Without
lights to guide them and given up as dead.
the men battled for five hours with fire.
and when they reached the surface their
faces were blackened. clothes torn and
all were severely bruised from stumbling
in their fight for safety. Fortunately the
mine contained very little gas. or another
mine disaster would have been recorded
in western Pennsylvania.
The mine was fired some time during
the day by a blowout shot. and when
the fire was discovered at 3 O'Clock last
night by the forty men all escape to the
surface through the Monongaheia en-
trance was cut off. Momentarily expect
ing an explosion with it's horrible conse-
uuences. the. men started, panic-stricken,
for the entry at Charleroi. seven miles
away. In their frenzy they stumbled ana
fell. but only to jump uD again ana con-
tinue their mad rush for safety.
The experience was probably the dnosl
frightful a, body of coal miners has ever
had When the men reached the surface
at , a m. a ma jority of them were SOD
bing like children.
A large force Of men is today bratticing
the part of the mine which caught nre,
and it is believed the damage Will pc
small
Evening star., 1908-01-18
TALKED ON RACE PHOBIEMS.
Notable Speakers at Meeting in In
terest Of Tuskegee Institute.

NEW YORK, January 1s-A northern
governor. a southern editor and an intel
lectual leader of the negro race gave
sympathetic expression to the needs, aims
and hopes of the colored people before a
noteworthy audience at Carnegie Hall last
night. To these personally delivered ad-
dresses were added similar sentiments in
the form of messages from Cardinal Glib
bons and British Ambassador James
Bryce. With unanimity these men advo-
Gated further opportunity for this less
fortunate people, through popular support
of Tuskegee Institute. in the interests Of
which the meeting was held.
I'VE can never afford to lose sight of
the fundamental objects alike of enlight-
ened self-interest, of philanthropy and of
are, first. to give opportunity and stimu-
lus, so that each man may make the
most of himself. 4 few centuries ago
the ancestors OF most of us were living
savage life in the forests Of northern
Europe The black man is entitled to
his chance"
The other formal addresses were by
Editor Henry Watterson, who spoke on
1.-THE Negroes Future" and Booker L.
Washington. who told of the work of the
educational institution of which he is the
head.
The meeting was arranged by the Arm
strong Association, it's purpose being to
launch a campaign of money raising for
Tuskegee. The association was founded
by Gen. Armstrong. its avowed object
being the support of Tuskegee and similar
educational institutions.
Seth Low, who presided last night, said
that Tuskegee was seriously in need of
funds in order to continue it's work and
that it was imperative that $4,000 be
given to the institution before May 81
next Mr.. Low, who is trustee of the
institute. said that owing to the financial
stringency the receipts of Tuskegee had
fallen off $4,000 during the past seven
months. Among the auditors the busi-
ness and social life of the city was well
represented. Those in the boxes in
cluded Horace White, Isaac n. Seligman,
the banker: Mrs. John d. Rocke feller.
Mrs. Henry H. Rogers, Mrs. Douglas
Robinson. Mrs. Robert C. Ogden and Mrs.
Walter II. Page.
Evening star., 1908-01-18
NATIONAL LIVESTOCK MEN.
Presidents Land Policy Chief Topic
for Conventions Discussion.

DENVER, Col. January 1S.-One OF the
important questions for consideration at
the annual convention of the American
National Livestock Association, which
will meet here next Tuesday. is President
Roosevelts policy regarding the public
lands the forest reserves and ranges.
This organization went on record last
year in favor of leasing public domain
as an aid toward conservation of the
country's natural resources. and it is eX-
pected that similar resolutions will be
adopted at the coming convention and a
committee appointed to go to Washing
ton and urge upon Congress the enact
ment of laws for the furtherance of the
administrations policy. Other questions
to come up for discussion and action are
Railroad Service and Shortage of live
stock Cars" Minimum Speed Limit for
Livestock Trains "The Financial Strin-
gency and the Causes Thereof
President NJ. Mackenzie says: Our
convention at this time carries with 1t
more tnan passing Importance. Stock
men are facing serious losses where but
short time ago fair profits were prom
ised. and they are now being forced to
accept greatly reduced prices for their
livestock possibly to offset losses and
money shortages of the 'frenzied finan-
ciers' of some large over-capitalizeu cor
porat!ons that on short-time money
have undertaken to capture and control
every market. avenue of transportation
and territory.
Evening star., 1908-01-18
FINDS TWO NEW VOLCANOES.
Prof. Jaggar's Explorations in
Aleutian Islands.

ROSTON. January 1S.--Two uneXplored
volcanic peaks in the Aleutian Islands
were discovered by Prof. Thomas A. Jag
gar of the Massa chusetts Institute OF
Technology and his party in their recent
exploration tour
One peak was named Mount Niles after
w. II. Niles, professor of the geological
department of Tech. and the other was
namad for w. o. Crosby, lately retired
under the provision of the Carnegie foun-
dation.
It was found impossible TO ascend
Mount Niles to the very summit on ac-
count OF a storm. At one point unique
forma. lion was found. Near one OF the
fuming crevices the heat melted the snow.
turning it into steam. This in turn con-
densad and drained into a pool perfectly
nure water From this pool stream ran
into the bottom of the crater ana the re-
sult was boiling pool of mud.
An explanation of the origin OF the spine
IF Mont Pelee was also discovered by
ProF. Jaggar. He found On one OF the
Rcros,of Islands an exactly similar ior-
nation. consisting OF spine rising from
a volcano recently active. 1t was formed
hv huge mass Of lava forcing it's way
M through mountain of solid rock and
breaking the mountain into two parts by
it's power.
Jagcar observed ii appears that the Aleu-
fian Islands are In state of continual
unheayal and volcanic activity. All the
islands of the group appear TO have risen
considera bly, in the last few years.
Evening star., 1908-01-18
FIVE SKATERS DROWNED.
Young Men and Girl Meet Death in
Pond Near Connellsville.

CONNELLSVILLE, Pa. January 49,
OF six persons who formed skating
marty at the Jinltown reservoir. near here
Wednesday night, five were drowned. They
are. John Luxner, nineteen years old
Jimtown. Pa; George Cochran, twenty
one years old, Spring Grove, near jim
town: Frank Cochran, jr.. brother
seventeen years old: William Fulmer
ty-three years old, of Jimtown; Eliz-
abeth Fulmer seventeen years old, a Sis
ter.
Miss Fulmer and George Cochran
started toward the center of the reser-
yoir, but had not gone far when the ice
water. AS the other members of the
party gazed, Mortified. at the spot, two
heads reappeared above the surface.
Cochran. supporting the girl with one
hand, was clinging to the broken edges Of
the ice with the other. In an instant a
human chain was formed by the other
four. who clasped hands with Andre "
Mack the only SURVIVOR, at the end of
the line nearest the shore.
Just as the hand was being reached out
to grasp Miss Fulmer there was another
crash of ice. Frank Cochran. LuXner
and william Fulmer had also gone down.
binsd weight. Mack was obliged to dash
to shore.
Helpless to save, he saw his merry
companions of few minutes before go
to DEATH He heard a scream and q
choking sound, saw upnIted hands above
the water for several seconds, and then
all was still.
The bodies were recovered together in
ten feet Of water.
Evening star., 1908-01-18
ACCUSE CAPITALIST OF ARSON.
Arrest the elimination OF Contest
| With Daughters.

CINCINNATI Ohio, January 1S.-The
arrest yesterday Of c. G. Breuer. a capi-
talist. on a warrant sworn out by Deputy
State Fire Marshal Ambrose. charging
arson. was the elimination OF a contest
between Breuer and his second wife and
his two daughters by first wife that
had lasted three years.
Asserting that their stepmother mis-
treated them. the girls left home and went
to live with friends in Kentucky three
years ago. Breuer attempted to make
the girls live with their stepmother. and
they demanded that Breuer furnish
them proper support elsewhere.
The court finally took the girls away
from their father and ordered that he
provide them with an income from the
rentals OF the Franklin building, sub
stantial five-story block, occupied by
Gated and Breuer filed a deed of assign
ment
The assignee's attorney soon came into
conflict with the attorney for the daugh-
ters. The attorney for the daughters OBJ
tanned the appointment of the Union Saw
ings and Trust Company as receiver for
the Franklin building.
A few hours later clerk for the trust
company visited the building and found
in vacant room lighted candle con-
nected with a can Of kerosene. a fuse
and two sticks Of dynamite. apparently
indicating an attempt to blow up and
burn the building.
Evening star., 1908-01-18
URGES A TARIFF COMMISSION.
Senator Beveridge Says That Is the
Way to Revise It.

NEW HAVEN, Conn.,, January 1S.-Sen-
ator, Beveridge of Indiana, who Is re-
publican. nj an address to the Yale stu
dents last night on the Meaning Of the
Times" which he declared Is the organi-
zation of honesty" devoted part of his
time TO the subject of tariff revision, of
which he said;
I'VE must revise our tariff. but we must
make sensible, up-to-date plans for re-
vision Nearly 1000 items are named in
our tariff laws. and every year new ar
ticles are put on the market which are not
named. but which are covered by general
terms of the law.
Just and intelligent duties cannot be
fixed without a knowledge of the facts
upon which every one of these duties are
our tariffs heretofore, committees of Con-
gress working q part ot the time for a
few months, not only have to find out
these facts. but also fit duties to these
facts. study how those duties will work
out with foreign tariffs, how our trade
will thereby be helped or hurt. and all
other things that must be thought of in
making tariff.
Yet it Is plain that it would be hard
for even experts to learn all the facts in
so short a time, to say nothing of the
other work our congressional committees
are now forced to do in making q tariff
law. 1t is not fair to these committees
to make them do such work in SO brief
a period. Other nations have seen this
plain truth and therefore made the COM
mon sense plan Of finding out the facts
upon which their legislatures can act with
knowledge and wisdom
Evening star., 1908-01-18
WAR ON LOAN SHARKS.
Philadelphia Police to Take Out
Warrants Against Usurers.

/ -IILADELPHIA, January 1S.-War-
fare on Philadelphia money lenders who
exact usurious rates of interest took on
the aspect of crusade Wednesday. and
there was excitement i'm the offices of the
many firms which lend to .'salaried peo-
Pile and others who are considered safe
risks. The police department will issue
warrants for the arrest of the heads of
nearly fifty firms in the next forty eight
hours
George S. Russell the sheriff's solicitor.
announced that he Rad an independent in
yeStlgatlOn well under way on behalf of
Sheriff Brown into the merits of 119 cases
of loan sharks" who have claims for eX-
ecItion in his Soffice. He declared that he
had uncoyered@scores of cases of out
raSeous persecution by money lenders;
that he was overwhelmed w4th distressing
stories of helpless persons and that he
would heartily cooperate with the police
depaf tment jim prosecuting concerns which
are making profits at the expense of the
unfortunate.
At the request of the police department
Mr.. Russell directed his deputies to hold
up all actions taken by money lenders
who had entered writs against borrowers
until each defendant had a chance to OBJ
tain counsel He said that with the ex-
ception of three ali of the Il9 plain
tiff money lenders who had cases in his
office had concealed the identity of the
person or firm bringing the action
IheE use dummies in bringing such ac-
tons. he said. so that the fact may be
hidden from the public that their victims
are being forced to the wall"
Evening star., 1908-01-18
oAKEY HALLS WIDOW wEDs.
Two Romances in One Family Re-
vealed by Elopement.

PHILADELPHIA. January 1S.-Two ro-
mances became public yesterday when the
elopement OF Miss Gertrude Grace Skin
ner with Daingerfield NJ. Groome, young
lawyer gave occasion for the announce
ment of the marriage of her father. F.
Howard Skinner. to Mrs. A. Oakley Hall,
widow of former mayA and district at
torney of New York. Mr.. Skinner is a
broker. with Offices in the Drexel building
here and in New York. Since childhood he
and Mrs. Hall had known each other. and
when her husband died in 1893 he. al
ready a widower. became nearer friend
Thirteen months ago Mrs. Hall went to
England and about wear ago Mr.. HAL
spent four months abroad.
December | Mrs. Hall returned and Mr.
Skinner met her in New York. December
they were married by the Rev: Car
Grammer, rector of st. Stephens Episco-
pal Church in this city. 1t was Mrs
Halls fourth and Mr.. Skinners second
marriage. Mr.. Skinner took his Vile lo
his nome and introduced her to his daugh-
ters, but gave the marriage no publicity.
Evening star., 1908-01-18
Hilprecht Promises Reply.

PHILADELPHIA. Pa. January 1S.--
Prof. Herman Y. Hilprecht. head Of the
Assyriological section of the University Of
Pennsylvania. who was recently called
upon by the Society of Biblical Literature
and Exegesis to make reply to charges
rejecting on American oriental scholar
ship which have been made against him,
yesterday gave out correspondence be-
tween himself the trustees of the uni
versity and others, in which he declares
he will make ''full and frank reply to
the accusations. He has requested and
received permission from the trustees Of
the university to publish the entire evil
dence collected by the university in its
investigation of the charges. nearly
three years ago.
In his letter to the trustees he says he
feels convinced that the findings of the
university trustees. who found him inno-
cent of the charges. have not been gen.
orally accepted as satisfactory. because
all the testimony and pleadings in the
case were not made public.
Evening star., 1908-01-18
WIRELESS IN USE TO COLON.
Naval Academy Station in Com
munication With Isthmus.

ANNAPOLIS. Md. January 1s.-The
wireless telegraph station at the United
States Naval Academy is at present han
ding messages over longer distance
than at any time since its establishment.
1t has lately set up successful communi-
cation with Colon. Panama and messages
to and from the isthmus are being sent
and received regularly
Among other places with which tile
Annapolis station has regular comnlunica-
ton are Guantanamo. Cuba: San Juan.
Porto Rico; Pensacola and Key West. All
these places are naval stations and quick
communication with them is OF sreaS
Importance 10 the service.
The Annapolis station is in a LARGE
measure intended for experimental work.
official messages generally going to the
station at Washington. though most OF
the messages are tapped" by the local
operators. Officially the Annapolis sta
ton is used only in noting the approach
and departure of vessels
The station here is used to instruct tie
midshipmen in the principles and manipu-
lation OF the wireless telegraph The sta
tion was transferred from the department
of navigation, TO which it formerly was
attached. 1t is now part of the recently
established department of electricity or
which Lieut.. Commander w N Bullard
is the first head.
Evening star., 1908-01-18
POLICE CATCH SCOTT
ALLEGED HANDBOOK MAN
PLACED UNDER BOND.

Walter Scott, an alleged handbook man,
was taken into custody last night upon
a warrant issued for his arrest about
five months ago. The warrant was sworn
to last August by Lieut.. James Hartley
and Sergt. Lee of the first precinct, but
before the police obtained an oppor-
tunity to serve 1t Scott left the juris-
diction.
The arrest of Scott was made about
II o'clock last night as he was enter
ing his home. 924 New York avenue. and
Policeman Wheelock took him to the
station house. He spent the night in
a cell. and upon his arraignment before
Judge Kimball q the Police Court today
entered plea of not guilty and demanded
jury trial. Bond for his release was
fixed at $1,000 by Assistant United States
Attorney Ralph Given. which was later
given. Dr. William w. Stewart of 4U2
9Th street becoming security. Two hours
after his arraignment Scott was liberated.
pending the calling of his case before a
jury. whichswil probably be some time
the latter part of February or the first
Of March.
During Scott's absence from the city
an investigation has been in progress in
reference to additional charges against
him. as result of which. IT Is declared,
Two ana possibly tnTee more COUNTS WIN
be added to the information against him
nov on file in the prosecuting officer $
office. The information as it STANDS and
sworn to by Lieut.. Hartley and Sergt.
Lee alleges the acceptance of bets upon
running races of amounts unknown and
from persons unknown. on specific dates
during July and August The additional
counts will give stated amounts of bets
AMI the names of persons making the
alleged bets with Scott.
1t was said by the assistant United
States attorney in his Office this morning
that as soon as a large amount of the
jury routine work can be disposed OF
for the present term the pending hand
book prosecutions will be pushed. with
the hope that a large majority of the
cas- IS can be concluded before the calling
of the next Police Court jury.
Evening star., 1908-01-18
The Value of Charcoal
Few People Know How
Useful 1t Is i'm Preserv-
ing Health and Beauty.
Costs Nothing To Try.

Nearly everybody knows that charcoal Is the
safest and most efficient dsinfcctant and purifier
in nature but few realize its value when taken
into the human system for the same cleansing
purpose.
Charcoal is a remedy that the more you tsk
of ii the better: 1t is not n dru. at all bur
siinrly absorbs the gases and impurities always
present in the stomach and intestlnes and carries
them ont OF the system.
Charcoal sweetens the breath after smok ing.
drinking or after eating onions and other odorous
vegetables.
Charcoal efectually clears and improves the
complexion, 1t whitens the teeth aud further
acts as a natural and eminentiy safe cathartc.
1t absorbs the Injurious gases which collect
in the stomach and bowels; 1t disinfects the
mouth and throat from the poison Of catarrh.
All druggists sell charcoal In form oe
another. but probably the best charcoal and the
most for the money is in Stuart's Charcoal
Lozenges; they composed OF the finest pow
,.cred Willow charcoal and other harmless anti
septics in tablet form or rather In the form OF
large pleasant tasting lozen.es. the charcoal
being mixed with honey.
The daily OF these lozen=es will soon tell
in a much improved condition OF the general
health, better complexion. sweeter breath and
purer blood and the beauty OF II Is that no
possible harm result from their continued
use. but on the contrary, great benefit.
Buffalo physician. in speaking of the bcpefts
Of charcoal. says: Il advise Stuart's Charcoal
Lczengcs TO all patients suffering from gas in
stomach and bowels, and TO clear the complex ion
and purify the breath mouth and throat also
believe the liver is greatly benefited by the daily
use OF them: they cost but twenty i've cents u
box at drug stores. and although in some senses
pa tent preparation yet believe get more and
better charcoal in Stuarts Charcoal Lozenges
than In any of the ordinary ciiarcoal tablets
Send your name aud address today for i free
trial package and see for yourself. +. A.
STUART CO.. 200 Stuart bldg, Marshall, Mica
Evening star., 1908-01-18
Not Enough Steerage Room.

NEW YORK. January 1S.-Nearly every
ocean steamship going away these da!
is forced to leave behind a hundred or
more steerage passengers. The exodus
for January is going to exceed the rec
ords enormously. Gustav II. Schwab. who
has compiled figures for tho first severn
teen days Of this month and a similar
period last year. said: There has been
an increase in eastbound stee.age travel
so far this month of 2lO per cent. The
outward flow is greater by 800 per cent
than the inward In the last seventeen
days 30.056 steerage passengers have left
the country and only 1,13s have arrived.
In the same period last year there were
but 3.4I6 travellers from the eastward by
Steerage.
Evening star., 1908-01-18
DETECTIVES SUSPENDED,
A Police Inspectors Attack on a
New Orleans Editor.

NEW W.ORLEANS. La, January 1s-In-
spector OF Police Edward s. Whitaker.
who was suspended yesterday with five
of his detectives. following an attack
with pistol by Whitaker on Editor Jo-
seph NJ. Leveqne of the Morning Word
Thursday night. has issued a lengthy state
ment defending his action. Whitaker says
he believes himself justified in resenting the
abuse Leveque had heaped upon him in
the editorial columns of the World
The inspector and his five detectives
were ARA igned yesterday and given a pre-
liminary hearing. All pleaded not guilty
Bail was fixed at $1,000 in the case of
Whitaker and at $1,000 in that of each
detective. The charge brought against
the men was shooting with intent to kill
The ma ximum sentence for this offense in
Louisiana is twenty years in the peniten-
tiary
Evening star., 1908-01-18
SUICIDE AT HAGERsTowN.
Young Married Woman Ends Life
bv Using Chloroform.

HAGERSTOWN, Nd. January 1s.-Mrs
Goldie Holbert, aged twenty-five years.
who was married very young and who
had been separated from her husband for
several years., committed suicide here
Thursday.
Saturating handkerchief with chloro-
form she placed 1t over her face and
then wrapped her coat about her head
Life was extinct when sne was found in
her room.
Mrs. Holbert's suicide followed a quar-
rel she had last night with a young man.
She was the wife of David j. Holbert, a
prosperous farmer of the county, who is
a number of years her senior.