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Los Angeles herald., 1908-01-31
CHILDREN INJURED IN
DYNAMITE EXPLOSION
Father Attempts to Thaw Out Explo-
sive at Kitchen Stove and Lite
tie Ones May Die
as a Result

BY Associated Press.
NEW WESTMINSTER. B. c., Jan.
30-The three young daughters OF j.
Israel were burned yesterday by an
explosion of dynamite The elder wv Iwo
of the children may not recover. The
third. a baby of eight months, was
not so badly injured.
The father was thawing out blasting
powder at the kitchen stove when the
explosion occurred.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-01-31
COAST

Stockton man has terrifying expert
ence in formidable encounter with es-
capped lunatic.
Sensational suit filed in Nevada in
volving noted Goldheld mine.
Movement of troops westward de-
clared by Gen. Funston not to be for
mobilization but due merely to move
ment in the Philippines.
Treadwell demurrer is oVerruled In
San Francisco court.
Stockton man murders wife and then
slays self, leaving eight children.
Pioneer attorney, William S. Wood,
dies in San Francisco.
People of Nevada may have chance to
vote on police bill after its passage
by legislature.
and officials than rural people.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-01-31
zero weather in Boston

Py Associated Press
BOSTON, Jan. 30-New England to-
day for the first time this winter is
experiencing zero weather. In some
parts of Connecticut the thermometer
registered 10 below zero,
Los Angeles herald., 1908-01-31
EASTERN

District Attorney Jerome delivers
mastery appeal to jury, urging convic-
ton of Thaw in logical, analytical
argument devoid of sneers or insinua-
tions, yet tinged with mercy.
Consolidated Steamship and two sub
sidiary companies, controlling many
Atlantic vessels. sued by creditor for
receivership; suit believed to be favored
by defendant on account of financial
entanglements.
Harrisburg contractor alleged TO have
been guilty of graft in furnishing Of
capitol building makes claim of hav-
ine. charged prices under what he could
have demanded on contract.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-01-31
rhlnk japan Socks Loan
By Associated Press.

BY Associated Press
PARIS, Jan. S0.-The presence In this
city Of Reiziro Wakatsuki, vice min
lister of finance in the Japanese .cab-
met, has created fresh rumors that
Japan is seeking a new loan.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-01-31
MiIIIonalre's Son Stolen

By Associated Press
TIFLIS, Jan. SO.-The son OF mil
lionaire named Yuskasheff has been
kidnapped and is held for a large ran
som.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-01-31

ill at the home of her sister Mrs. S.
F. Miller, in this city.
According to the attending physician
and to her relatives, Mrs. Metcalf is
suffering from loss of sleep, having
been unable to rest since the day of
the shooting.
Last night the woman fell asleep for
Los Angeles herald., 1908-01-31
Cold Wave Hangs On

MILWAUKEE,. Jan. 3O.-The cold
wave still hovers over the northwest,
but the temperature has abated some
what The coldest place is Escanaba,
Mich, which reports IL below.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-01-31
Circus Veteran pies

RS Associated Press.
CHICAGO, Jan. S0.-Burr Robins, an
old-time circus man, died here today,
II years old.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-01-31
SUMMARY OF THE News
FORECAST

For Los Angeles and Vicinity:
Friday, light east wind, changing
to west. Maximum temperature
yesterday, 60 degrees; minimum, 46
degrees.
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IN THE FLAMES
Three Victims Of Fire at Gen.
terviIle, Pa.
THE WINNER PERSH IN THE FLAMES
Bcf Victims Prince Rushed Aboard Fried Action by
AR
audit
in
thbg Suburb
@CnnoC Crossed uescpdY wnon Survivor Me| ~
Six The Hc Pro-
cn to Family $
NAN, WIFE AND DAUGHTER
Two Injured in Confagration in
\Pittsburg Suburb.
SIXTEEN NARROWLY ESCAPE
Young Woman Only Survivor of
Disastrous Prairie Fires-Heroic
Efforts to Save Family.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
CORY, Pa, April 24.-Fir" at 2
o'clock this morning destroyed the
home of David Wetherby at Centerville.
He was burned to death. together with
his wife and daughter. Mrs. Albert
Lemm. Albert Lemm was rescued un-
conscious by neghbors and cannot sur
vive
The cause of the fire has not been
ascertained. Wetherby was seventy
nine years old. his wife was sixty five
and Mrs. Lemm thirty years old. Neigh
bors discovered the blaze. and when
they reached the scene the door was
broken in and Lemm taken out The
others were upstairs. Wetherby was
borough president Of Centerville.
Albert Lemm was badly burned. and
1t is believed he will die Mrs. Lemm
escaped from the burning house. but
fort to save iler mother. father and hus-
husband and returned for her parents
A moment after she entered the house
the second time it collapsed.
The village has no fire apparatus. and
the fire burned itself out. The origin is
not known.
Two Hurt in Fttsburg Suburb Blaze
PITTsBURG. April o4.-Two persons
were injured and sixteen narrowly es
capped from burning apartment house
at Williamsburg. suburb. early today
The fire was discovered by Mrs. Young
whose son was suffering from measles
but had gained such Roadway that the
occupants of the apartment house barely
had time to rush from the structure.
The building was destroyed.
Only Survivor in Prairie Fire.
BATTLEFORD. Saskatchewan, 3. c.
April 24.-Anna Mathews is the only sur
vivor of family of five as a result OF
prairie fires in the Tramping Lake distric,
yesterday. The. father went to fight tbs
flames. which were creeping down on
their little home. and persisted in the at.
tempt The house took fire. and Anna
Mathews eighteen years old. with heI
clothes ablaze. carried her five-year-old
brother and sister to a place of safety
She then returned for her mother. but
was too late. She fought her way again
through the sea of fire. only to find tina,
the otner children had wandered into the
fire and persisted.
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.AIRBRAkES ON STREET CARS
BILL TO COMPEL EQUIPMENT ON
LOCAL LINES
Accident to. Representative Tawney
90" =. !: Direct Cause OF M. Mad
Sc. s-,ss den's Measure.

- a bill TO compel the local traction COM
panies to equip all their cars with air
brakes was introduced in the House to-
This is direct result OF what members
of Congress call the latest idiotic acci-
dent on local street car lines.
The Madden bill requires that its pro-
visions shall bs carried out by the rail-
roads in full within one year from date.
an provides a punishment In the way of a
penalty of 500 a car for each car not
equipped with the airbrake within that
limit of time.
Mr. Madden. in discussing his bill with
a Star reporter this afternoon said frank
~ tsat while he had long thought that
Washington should get In line with the
other great cities of the country and lave
cars equipped with modern airbrakes that
made Tor safety. he had been impelled to
intI oduce his bill at this time as a result,
OF the accident in which Representative
T.wney of Minnesota and others had
beer severely injured.
Mr.. Madden thought II was no more
than right that the railroad companies
here should be compelled to equip their
cars With airbrakes: In fact. he thought
II was remarkable that they had not done
so OF THEN own clifton. AS they had
not, he believed Congress should compel
tbem'tO do so. \ car equipped with the
ai-brake' could be operated with a maxi.
mum of safety and with ma xinfum OF
comfort to the passengers as we'll
Chairman Smith of the House Distric,
considered the Madden bill "A very gooc
one but that IL was so late In the SEES
sion he did not see how IL had any chance
Of passage before adjournment
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STRAMG THE WINNER
Briarcliff Auto Race Ends
Without Fatalities.
VICTOR LED ALL THE WAY
Contest Not Very Exciting Because
of Lead.
AVERAGE As rs MILES AN HOUR
Cedrino Crossed Line a Close Second,
Six Minutes Behind the Win
ming Car-Detail.

Louis Strang. in a 5o-horse-
power Italian. car, won the $50
mile automobile race over the
Briarcliff course today. Cedrino,
also in an Italian car, was second,
and Guy Vaughan, in 3o-horse-
power car of Americanmake, was
third.
Herbert Lytle and Paul Sartori,
the only other racers to officially
finish the long journey, finished.
respectively. in fourth and fifth
positions. Lyle drove 5o-horse-
power car of American make, and
Sartori 4o-horsepower Italian
machine
Three other cars of the twenty
two which started would have
been able to complete the jour
ney, but the race was officially de-
clared off as soon as the fifth car
had crossed the finish line.
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The congress then adopted the resolu-
ton. which set forth that information
given out by Daughters must be vised by
the chairman of the press committee be-
fore it is considered authentic.
This has no reference to the reporters
for the Washington newspapers" Mrs.
Mclean declared again.
State regents and vice regents were
confirmed by the congress today.
Parliamentary Inquiry.
Miss Jones of the Massachusetts, dele
cation noted that the minutes. as read
contained no reference to the fact that
she had yesterday requested a ruling from
the parliamentarian on the legal rights
of members to object to the bonding OF
the building.
The president general stated that she
was pres iding and had presided all the
time. and that when she was in the chair
she felt competent to rule: that at any
time the congress desired to appeal rom
her decision II could do SO by regular
methods. 1t had not appealed at any
time, hence the request of Miss Jones was
out of order. and would not be noted in
the minutes.
Whereat the congress fairly ratified
the glass roof with applause.
Mrs. Walworth, one of the founders
mildly asked if the Congress of the
United States didn't have a parliamenta-
rian. To this the president general re-
Piled
II really do not know what the United
States Congress may have-In, not runs
ming 1t. l have all / want to do in keep
Continued on Thirteenth Pagel
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REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS

RANDLE HIGHI.ANDS-U. 8. Realty
Co. to James H. Bitter. lot :. square
1922; $40.
131 TENNESSEE AVENUE NORTH
EAST-Walter E. Wright ct al. to Ada
b. MacnichOl, lot 23. square 1912; $40.
FOURTH STREET AND NEW YORK Av-
ENUE NORTHWEST-Pro VIM.
8. Crowdy ct ux. to Ebenezer D. vii.
iiams, John w. Dixon and Oliver Tyler
trustees of the Church Of God and
Saints of Christ, part original lot 1.
square 81: SO.
~ 18TH STREET NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
w French ct Tx. to Sidney. Arthur p.
and Frances l.. Thompson, lot 49,
square 1912; $40.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. w. Tulloch ct ux.
to Miranda B. Tulloch and Henry V.
TullOch all interest in real estate in
District OF Columbia OF which Thomas
L. Tulloch died seized: so.
PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE NORTH
WEST between 18th and 10th streets
Arthur T. Brics ct AL. trustees. to the
Mat a Company Coz, pa ny, part original lot TO-
X STREET SOUTHEAST between 18th
and 14th streets-Percy w. Pickford to
Laura H. Lisner. lot ia. square 1896;
WATER sTREET-Charles r. Kengla ct
al. to Robert D.. William d. and
Henry E. Weaver. lots "a and rs,
square 1883. and parts of square 1l75;
$500.
coLUM NE .,. HEIeHrs-Mary B. Carroll
roll. lot ~. block 36; SO.
DOBBINS ADDITION-Joseph Paul ct
ux. to Francis A. Blundon. lots ~ to
30. square II: $40.
TENNESSEE AVENUE NORTHEAST
between and streets-Carherine
A. Newton to Elizabeth W. Owen, lot
y. square 1911: $40.
X STREET NORTHWEST between
North Capitol and 18th streets-wil-
part lot 2, square 81; So
415 7TH STREET SOUTHWEST
Charles Allen to Mary E: Allen. south
~, half lrv lot - square sc AS s $40. o,,,
WEST between NJ and N streets
Thomas M. Talbot ct ux. to Michael
Crowell (two-thirds) and Anna E.
Crowell (one-third) lot %, square 1906:
$40.
116 18TH STREET SOUTHEAsT-John
A. Rooms to Helen G. Koons. lot 40.
square 1914: SO.
CLEVELAND PARk-H. Rozier Dulany.
trustee. to South Boston Realty Com
pany; all blocks and 10: SAB; $780, 50.
kett ct ux. to Helen v. Bauskett, lot
&c. block -: SO
PADSWORTH-O C. Terry ct ux. to
Alice B. Meade. lot II. square 1925:
$V
30 n STREET NORTHWESTERN
p. Balderson ct ux. VIM F., 10 Walter
c. BaldersOn. lot ia. square 555; 80
MOORE & BARBoUR's ADDITION
William E. Edmonston ct al. trustees
to James F. Barbour lots 60 and 81
block 4, and lots II and Is. block q:
$1,000.
Observation-Disclosures Hebron to William
L. Pollard. lot 10 and southeast half
lot 96; $40. William L. Pollard con-
veys same property to Maggie and
Samuel j. Hebron; $40.
B STREET NORTHEAST between Sd
and 4th streets-James Hughes to
Margaret l.. and Susan c. Hughes
trustees. part origina! lot IL. square
rs: $40
MOORE & BARBOUR'S SECOND ADDI-
tion-William E. Edmonstnn ct al.
trustees. to George F. King, lot 10,
block G; $1,000.
COLUMBIA HEIGHTa-Harry M. Ellis
to Melvin II. Herman. lots 60. g. g..
block Is; SO.
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p1sruRBs THE SENATE.
Man, the Worse foz
Iiouor. Tries to Make Sneeeh.

Liquor, Tries to Make Speech.
A voice from the mems public gallery
addressed to '.Mr. Fairbanks and gentle
men of this house" startled the Senate
yesterday during the consideration Of the
naval appropriation bill. 4 sandy COM
plexioned man of about thirty years, un-
shaver but not otherwise uncouth. was
trying to get the Vice Presidents !atten-
ton. He succeeded. as well a. attracting
the gaze of everybody on the door and in
all the galleries.
In a loud voice he shouted: Il proclaim
myself the mead of this house." That was
as far as he was permitted to 60. Mem
bers Of the Capitol police force had by
that time reached his side and they took
him out.
At the ONCE of the captain of police
the man said his name was George WASH
ington and that IL ne were not permit
ted to keep that name he would 20 to
Ireland and call himself Daniel O'Con-
nell. From his talk 1t was evident that
he was utterly devoid Of reasoning power
and had been drinking in addition.
He declared that he had made a speech
proclaiming himself the head of the
Senate. the head of the nation. the own
er OF everything in It, everything that
swims in the seas"
He rambled aimlessly through a long
alleged address which ne had not COM
pleted when taken from the Capitol for
appearance before the District lunacy
commission. He would not or could not
give his right name. but said he had dis
charge papers from the United States
navy. Later 1t was learned that his
name was William OLeary
1t Wa stated this morning that
OLeary's case had been Investigated -
naval oficials and arrangements made
yesterday for his commitment to the asy-
lum, the papers having been signed by
the proper ofncials at the Interior De-
partment.
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way the public printer could come out
even when he was doing work for the de-
portments for less than cost
"Emphatically no." replied Capt; Brlan;
I'VE have charged every job UP fair and
square. just what the face would show.
Mr. Brian gave II az his opinion that
the audit system was not worth mucn
to the Office In the way II is being operat-
ed at present. although the office Is now
PAYING $141.soO24. against $45. 23S in 1898
\ large part of this increase was due. Mr.
Brian said. to; the expenses OF the audit
system He thought the paragraph pro-
vidins for the cost of this accounting
work might be omitted from the sunury
civil bill this year.
Use of the Surplus.
Right here several members of the sub
committee showed themselves favorable
to the change in the manner of appropri-
ating for the department printing. and
in reply to a question by Representative
Smith of Iowa Mr.. Brian now admitted
that a good deal of the big difference be-
tween sales and cost at the government
printing Office came out of the congress
sional printing.
so that this statement that was made
while ago is rather a question of the
way you state it," commented Mr.. Smith.
You did not pad the charges against the
congressional printing at all: you charged
them fairly. ebslt, YOU took the whole
amount of it and used it when there was
not that muefr charged to the congress
sional printing. Is that not fact?
Mr.. Brian admitted that this was fact.
but held on TO his previous statement that
there was no padding.
THE fact is. ,said Mr. Smith. that you
used I'D largely the SURPRISES left and
not ordered and you did that more largely
out of Congress than anybody else.
Well replied Capt. Brian. naively.
I'VE did not do 1t because 1t was Congress.
but because the surplus was there"
1T was charged to Congress and the
depa rtments when. in fact. 1t was not
consumed by Them. said Mr.. Smith. land
we got the credit of being extravagant to
the extent of S2NNl, 900 a year"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-24
SMOO1HfD way Will CASH
NEW YORK METROPOLITAN
RAILWAY AND POLITICS.
Dividends Paid Out of Capital In
stead of Eafnings-stock Bought
Back From Losers.

NEW YORK. April 24.-Politicians were
an expensive luxury for the Metropolitan
Street Railway Company. according to the
| testimony of Herbert H. Vreeland before
the special county grand jury. The money
that went for political purposes was
paid ont by the late William c. Whitney
without any accounting by him. and 1t
was found that city departments having
control over the running of street rail-
ways and legislative bodies with the
power to pass troublesome legislation had
to be 'sugared.'
The grand jury testimony. of which
there are 1000 pages, also shows that a
threatened suit against the individual al
rectors OF the Metropolitan Securities
Company for the repayment of the divi-
dends paid out of capital was settled by
the directors, for the benefit of the COM
pany, with the cOmpany's money. 1t was
often better to settle suit than to fight
The Cohen Mystery.
Why $4,000 was paid to ex-Judge Will
liam n. Cohen by the Metropolitan Secur-
tiles Company has not been disclosed be-
fore Mr. Cohen was witness before
the grand jury and he gave his side of 1t.
Paul D. Cravath who was counsel for
the company. told what he knew of it..
Both of their stories were to the same
effect
Judge Cohen said that he had a client.
who was also friend. who had bought
2U shares OF Metropolitan Street Rail-
way stock at $50 and it had dropped 40
or 70 points. His client wanted his money
back. Following the theory OF the Worm
ser suit. Judge Cohen threatened to sue tn
directors of the Metropolitan Individually
tn mako fhoYn the COmDANV OivI-
de nds that had been paid out OF capital
Questioning Judge Cohen about the COM
panys buying in his clients stock at -
points or so above the then market value,
Mr.. Jerome said:
"You have been Justice Of the supreme
court and a practicing lawyer for many
years Was there anything in that transac
ton in any shape or manner criminal or
wrong?"
Saw Nothing Wrong.
There was nothing. said Judge Cohen.
81 told Mr.. Cravath l had a client who
had been after me for two years to prose
cute claim against the Metropolitan
Street Railway Company. l told him I
had been negligent and I was going to
| turn 1t over to an attorney. and l would
be adviser in the matter. l said ! had
been examining the Wormser record and i.
was satisfied that the directors of the
COMPANY udu pdiN OiN lucHuS Oul vi CdQitdl
instead of out Of earnings. and was
going to make them repay to the corpora
ton all the dividends so unlawfully paid.
He said 1 win look into the matter and
/ will let you hear from me-. I think
l telephoned to him in two or three days.
| and he said. Cant you do anything bet
teri? Cmeaning the AMOUNT OF the settle-
| menD and l said. No. there isn't any de-
| sire to make any profit. but my client
! wanted to get his money back or else he
would pursue the course l advised. Mr.
CraVath said he would send a check
So the company bought the stock back at
100
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and. waving her hand toward the press
tables, stated to the reporters that the
resolution did not affect them in any way.
that 1t was meant for persons who gave
them misleading information.
Then the president general had the res
olution read from the platform. The con-
grese confused as to the meaning and
probable effect. was inclined to support It,.
The president general then stated that
she held in her hand a letter from the
editor Of one OF the greatest papers in
the United States. an out-of-town paper.
saying that 1t had been inundated with
requests to publish certain report sent
in. THE editor then stated the presi-
dent general continued. that the report
contained the statement that all of the
action taken with regard to bonding the
Continental Memorial Hall yesterday was
illegal and the writer's wanted the paper
to take the matter up
The president general explained that
neither the congress nor herself wanted
to censure the press.
1--WE cannot get along without the news
papers, the president general declared
empha tically. when we give correct in
formation the papers print it. and this We
should always do. But / have positive in =.
formation that Daughters of the Ameri-
can Revolution have tried to influence GER
tain newspapers and reporters to the det-
riment of the will of this congress.
Daughters, this must be stopped
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Action by a Member at the D.
A. R. Congress Today.
REFERENCE TO THE PRESS
Resolution That Governs the Giving
Out of Information.
CONFIRMATION OF OFFICERS
Parliamentary Inquiry Injected Into
the ngs-Presentation
Of Testimonials.

The sensation of the morning in the con-
gress of the Daughters of the American
Revolution occurred at the close. when a
member exctedly presented a resolution
providing that hereafter all information
tor the press concerning tine work of the
congress pass through the hands of the
chairman of the press committee.
An uproar followed. particularly at the
press tables, where half dozen reporters
were busily engaged in recording what
was going on There was applause from
the body of the hall and calls OF That's
right: Turn the reporters out"
The president general. with her heavy
pipestone gavel, called the house to order
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ium." was the message sent to one Of the
physicians at that institution.
But O'Leary stopped At the Capitol ins
stead of ascending the hill In Anacoetia-
greatly amuse him. but ne did not enjoy
Incarceration at the police station during
the night. This morning he ~as taken to
the asylum.
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THOUSAND BILLS IN HOUSE.
House Makes Record Today in Pass
ing Pension Measures.

The largest batch of pension bills to re-
ceive favorable consideration by the
House this session was passed today
The hills aggregated over a thousan nd,
and all were put through In an hour.
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Interment in Arlington.

The remains. OF Mrs. G. H. Scott. widow
Of Rear Admiral Scott. U.S.N, who died
today at Erie. Pa. will be brought here
for interment in Arlington.
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II matters little what |, is tina: you
want-whether a situation or a servant
a want ad in The Star will reach the
person who can fill your nee6
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-24

CHICAGO. April 24.-Judge G. G. Kohl
saat n tae lnited States circuit court is
sued an injunction against FIVE ex-
psss companies restraining them from
issung express franks and from trans
porting property in interstate commerce
in exchange for franks. The companies
enioined are tns Nationai., American.
Wells Fargo, United States and Adams.
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=. TELEGRAPHIC BRIEFS.

PEkING. April Representatives of
the throne ana members OF the foreign Of
hce and the diplomatic corps gave an
ovation TO Sir Robert Hart, the d.
rector general Of The Chinese customs. on
his departure for England. Sir Robert
has bser granted a years sick leave. He
has been fifty-four years in the service of
the Chinese government.