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Bridgeton pioneer., 1909-05-06
Tells HORRORS
OF MASSACRE
Atrocities Of Adana as Told
By a Missionary.
TWO DAYS OF FIGHTING


Carloads Were Dumped Into the
River-City of Adana a Thing of
the Past-Woman Nailed to Cross
In Massacre.
Constantinople, May Placing the
dead at more than 1000 in Adana
alone, and giving vivid pen picture
of the horrors of the Armenion mas
sacres, DR.. Thomas D. Christie, of
Hartford, Conn, wrote a letter from
Tarsus, dated April 20, which was re-
ceived here. 1t is as follows:
II estimate that there were 1000
dead in Adana and Tarsus and 300 in
neighboring towns; but I begin to
think this estimate is too low for the
country districts. Our banker, Shaker
Boutros, for example, has farms south
east of Tarsus and had eighty-one
men at work upon them-one Greek
and eighty Armenians. The Greek
came in with the story that every one
of the eighty Armenians had been
killed. From Kozolook came a similar
tale.
Bodies Piled Like Cord Wood.
"We breakfast, dine and sup on hor-
rors. never would have believed men
capable of such cruelties the sight of
which I saw Saturday morning. AS the
train on which I was riding moved
through the vineyard and gardens this
side of Adana they reminded me of
Shiloh, of Corinth, of Vicksburg, of
Atlanta. Here were bodies lying where
they had fallen. There was a heap of
ten or twenty piled up like cord wood
i suppose in preparation for their
burial.
''In Adana carloads were being
dumped into the river. In the long
street leading up from the station l
counted in the quarter of a mile l
traversed over thirty bodies that had
not yet been removed.
"There were two whole days of bit
ter street fighting, of massacre of the
defenseless and of burning Our great,
strong city of Adana is now a thing
of the past"
The Washington herald., 1909-08-08
WILL RULE MEXICAN AFFAIRS
Next Vice President of Republic to
Act for Executive.
PRESIDENT DiaE Plans Long Trip 20
Europe and United States
After Election.

Mexico City, Aug. THE next Vice
President Of Mexico will be the real
President OF the country. Il Is conceded.
and this is the reason why the fight is
becoming so warm
II Is generally understood IN political
and Official circles that Cen. DIaz n
all goes well with the country. will Sc
cure leave Of absence soon after the
election. and make a tour Of Europe and
through the United States Whoever Is
chosen Vice President Will become the
acting President OF the Republic.
II is not believed that Gen. Dlaz Will
return 20 power at all after his trip. Il
is thought that he will resign before the
end OF his term in order 20 give the Vice
President a chance 20 prepare for cleo
ton as his successor. with the advantage
Of the Presidential office in favor OF the
candidate.
This is known 10 have been the plan
II Ramon Corral could have been elected.
and this Is why the anti-administration
men. or az least the anti-perpetual office
holding contingent are lighting so hard
for Gen. Reyes. They say that BY elect
ing Reyes vice president they will az least
block the game OF Diaz selecting his own
successor.
Some do not believe the European trip
will be made II Corral Is not elected: but
they think age and disability will force
the old general 20 retire. and. In event
that he leaves the Office. they wish 10
provide against his virtual appointment OF
his successor by preventing the election
Of Corral 10 begin with.
The Washington herald., 1909-08-08
COUNTERFEIT MENSENTENCED
Conviction of Gang Leaders Consid
cred Important by Government.
One Posed as Life Insurance Agent
and Did Wholesale Business
in Bad Bills.

New York, Aug. T-Vincenzo Battaglia
and Fortunate Rossi, wholesale dealers
in counterfeit money. found guilty by a
jury IN the criminal branch OF the United
States Circuit Court. were to-day SEN
fenced by Judge Hand TO terms in the
Federal prison in Atlanta
The jury having recommended mercy in
Rossi's case. he was let of with SEN
tence OF two years Imprisonment. Bat
taglla TO a seven years term.
The conviction Of Battaglla and Rossi.
alleged to be Black Hand" leaders. as
well as big dealers in the spurious $
Jackson head" bills. is considered i'm
portant by Capt William J. Flynn, Of
tho local secret service.
At the trial, which occupied several
days, the accused man charged that they
were victims OF frame-up on the part
OF government officials This allegation
forced the Secret Service to expose its
workings and 10 establish the fact that
Battaglia and Rossi were a dangerous
pair.
A government spy named Cassanza was
placed In the witness chair. He told Of
meetings and dealings with the prisoners,
both OF whom he said had sold him false
money. Letters found on Bats glia at
the time Of his capture. July u, proved
TO be from spurious bill passers now
serving terms In the prisons of this State
and New Jersey. The letters plainly in
dicated that Battaglia. under cover OF
being a life insurance agent, was a whole
saier in counterfeit money.
The Washington herald., 1909-08-08
BOYS IN AQUATICS
Swimming TOurnamentHeld
at Bathing Beach.
FIVE HUNDRED TAKE PART
Sports Much Enjoyed by Large Num-
her OF Spectators, Even Including
Old Man Who Fell Into the Water
with Market Basket and Umbrella.
Results of the Events.

II there was a youngster in Washing
ton yesterday whose soul did not yearn
FOR the bathing beach. IL was because
he was in lamentable ignorance OF a
mighty event which was held there Those
who were in the know made a bee line
for the delectable resort. which is pre-
sided over by Supt Hudson.
Il was the first swimming test Of tho
season. There were races-yes, actual
races. In which 1.-THE yeung arms and
legs swiftly sped through the water-aRd
the winners were, for the time. the heroes
OF their fellows. the chosen OF the gods
Youthful hearts beat madly for victory.
and for those who lost out IN the fierce
competition there was always the con-
ISOLATION. "tis better 10 have swan and
lost than never 10 have swan AZ all
There were 500 boys in the water az ;
O'Clock. when the sports commenced. and
a number OF their elders thronged the
beach. one elderly gentleman was so
excited over contest that he fell head
long into the pool. together with his
market basket and umbrella. He was
fshed out and provided with a bathing
suit while his clothes were hung up 70
dry. He afterward cOnfided 70 the clerk
in the Office that he didn't mind the duck
ing one bit. because he hadn't been in
swimming since ne came East. and that
was just after the civil war
The Washington herald., 1909-08-08
WOULD CHANGE THE LAW.
Important Amendments Desired by
President Taft.

Important amendments to the Hepburn
railroad rate law and the Sherman anti
trust act viii be proposed by President
Taft in his message TO Congress at the
December session. The President has an
pointed a committee 10 collect data on
the subject and submit the same to him
early In the fall. The committee is COM
posed OF Attorney General WIckersham.
Secretaries Ballinger and Nagel. Commits
sioner Prouty. Of the Interstate Commerce
Commission; Solicitor Bowers. Of the De-
partmeut OF Justice. and Representative
Townsend. Of Michigan The committee
will assemble in New York the last week
n August. and remain in session in that
city about ten days. After Il has COM
pleted Its labors, the committee will pro-
cCed 20 Beverly. where the results OF IT'S
conference will be laid before the Presi-
dent.
All work Of Inquiry into the transactions
OF interstate railroads and other coruora-
tions doing an interstate business. the
President believes. should be intrusted
70 the Commissioner Of Corporations
Prosecutions Of railroads for violation OF
the law regulating interstate carriers
and prosecutions OF other corporations
FOR violations OF the antitrust act will
be intrustsd 20 a bureau to be created
IN the Department Of Justice, II Presi-
dent Tafts recommendations are put
into the form OF law.
Aside from the conversion OF the Inter
state Commerce Commission into a Judi
cial body. the President has under con-
sideration one other important proposed
change in the law under which the com
mission operates
The Washington herald., 1909-08-08
DEATH OF MRS. WISHART.
Prominent Member OF ID. A. +
Stricken In PittsburR.


Word was received in this city yester-
day from Pittsburg. Of the death. after
an Illness OF two months. OF Mrs. Helen
X. Wishart. wife OF W. w. Wishart Of
that city.
Mrs. Wishart was a former. resident Of
Washington, and prominent as a social
leader and as an active worker in the
Daughters Of the American Revolution.
She was the daughter OF Israel B Kim
ball. Of Portsmouth. n. H., who was ap-
pointed commissioner OF internal revenue
by President Lincoln
She was a delegate to the last three
congresses Of the Daughters OF the Amer
lean Revolution In this city, and was n
member or the committee. which had
charge OF the selection and erection OF
the memorial fountain In Arsenal Park.
which President Taft dedicated last Nav.
Mrs. Wishart is survived by her hus-
band. daughter. a son. three sisters,
Miss Sarah Kimball. Mrs. c. X. Chap
man and Mrs. Mary K. Butter. all Of
this city, and brother. George G. Kim
ball. OF Chicago
The Washington herald., 1909-08-08
AVIATORS TOO BUSY.
Few VIII Come from Europe to Hud.
son Celebration.

son Celebration.
New York. Aug. flames VI. Beck.
former United States Assistant Attorney
General, and chairman Of the aeronautics
committee OF the Hudson-Fulton celebra-
tion commission. arrived tonight by the
American liner St. Paul, from three
weeks stay in London and Paris where
he made efforts TO persuade Bleriot.
Latham. De Ia Grange. Farman. Santos
Dumont, and other ,aviators to take part
In the celebration on the Hudson in Sep
tember. The plan Is TO have a flight Of
aeroplanes and dirigibles supplement the
passage I'D the river Of the antlauated
Half Moon and the primitive Clermont
Mr.. Beck said he had not been very
successful In his pleading with the avia-
tors. Bleriot had given him half prom
ise, and IL was probable that De la
Grange would come. @. II. Curtiss, who
greeted Mr.. Beck from the Savoie, bound
East and carrying him toward Paris,
will also be at the Hudson flying fest
Mr.. Beck said that Europe is aviation
mad. The demand for aviators is great
and the supply is very limited In fact,
there are very few competent airship nav
igators. and they have a long list Of en-
gagements. They all wanted 70 stay on
the other side and be ready for what Is
called the Paris air Marathon. that will
take place about the same time as the
Hudson celebration, and at which 100000
francs In prizes will be awarded.
The Washington herald., 1909-08-08
WILL EXPERIMENT WITH BELL

New York. Aug. 7.-Sailing for New
foundland to-day by the Red Cross liner
Rosalnd is Frederick Haleman, a flying
machine manufacturer. Of Berlin, who
says he is going TO the Bras dor Lakes,
Prof Graham Bells experimental station,
to try out new aeroplane that he be-
lieves will beat anything in the heavier
than-air line.
He said he had watched the flight of the
Wright brothers in Virginia and had
noted some things that will enable him
10 improve his original conception OF
his own machine. He would not tell how
his machine is 70 be constructed, but
intimated that Il might be somewhat on
the tetrahedral kite plan. with which
Prof Bell has been experimenting. He
Is going to build a shack on Prof Bells
estate, thoroughly test his theory. and
bring his machine to the attention OF the
government.
The Washington herald., 1909-08-08
America Not 10 Intervene.

The United States will not intervene In
the dispute between China and Japan
over the reconstruction Of the Ontung-
Mukden Railway. which eliminated IN an
ultimatum sent by Japan to China. that
she will proceed with the work OF rebuild
ing the road in spite OF China's opposi-
ton.
The Washington herald., 1909-08-08
COUNTERFEITERS CAPTURED.
United States Officers Arrest Five
I'm West Virginia.

Parkersburg. w Va. Aug. Capt. w.
E. Eagle, Of this district; Deputy United
States Marshal Dan Cunningham. OF
Charleston. and a Secret Service officer
named Wright this afternoon rounded up
a gang Of five counterfeiters near Letart
They were James and John Phelps, Jack
Willis, John Porter. and Joe Bailey
All Of the men were taken before
United States Commissioner Douglas at
Point Pleasant and each held In the sum
OF $1,000 Porter has served a term OF
ten years on the same charge The gang
had in their possession counterfeit dollars
and half dollars 10 the amount Of s. 500
The Washington herald., 1909-08-08
RUSSIAN WRITER SLAIN.
Mortally Wounded by Robbers
Whom She Fought SingIe-handed.

Kiev, Russia. Aug. Mime Niegov-
skaia. Russian writer, was murdered
yesterday on her estate near Oorutch.
During the absence Of her husband two
robbers stole into her room at night
pointed revolvers at her. and demanded
her money. She grasped her husbands S
revolver and opened fire on her assail-
ants. During the exchange OF shots she
was wounded in the leg, but continued
TO fire, and forced the robbers 10 flee.
After their departure she died from loss
Of blood
The Washington herald., 1909-08-08

lifted on the OF her wedding
all he cared for another
or three men were said have laid
OF these
days not the woman who failed
did know to love
believe newhoe unreouited affection
happiness however biweet the OBJ
such an
am not advising s plainly
one-sded will
u love has fitted your viii not
do wholly sad
Be proud that love-
Seek to love in the hole fashion
Try to reach the
for thoroughly
- F 0'
And try If make this creed:
II beI
feel Il when most.
better 0 unlov
Than never have al
CAMERON
The Washington herald., 1909-08-08
SWEDEN ISSUES APPEAL.
Urges Both strikers and Employers
TO Make Concessions.

10 Make Concessions.
Stockholm. Sweden, Aug. THE Swed-
ish government tonight issued an or
ficial proclamation. which it has or
dered scattered broadcast. urging both
the strikers and the employers TO make
concessions with the view Of an early
settlement OF the great strike that has
literally paralyzed the nation.
The proclamation declares that the
losses have been appalling, and that they
will grow 10 even greater proportions II
the commercial war Is continued.
King Gustav has had many audiences
with the employers and with the strikers.
urging them to end the strike. but so far
without result. Neither side will yield
one whit from the position assumed at
the beginning Of the strike.
The Washington herald., 1909-08-08
Result OF Events.
The contest resulted as follows:


Pour lengths Of pool f0r BOYS under sixteen years
e nge-First. c. Mstrc,la: econd. c. Travis third
Roy Tinker. Time 20 Is.
Two leugths = pool Tor Toys under thirteen years
n age; any stroke-Ilrs' q Wilson: sanond T.
pcgTan: third. x. Carricz. Time GAL
Two lengths of pcp swim .ng breast stroke entirs
distance. fCT bOyS under HiK. en- years of agpFyrt
J. Washington: second " Ryan; third Louis
Gnham. Time. 90 IS
one length of pod. uri'-g breast stroke entire
distance: FOR boys under sars of a-c-Firgt
T. Poyton; secUud, X I'D J Pcrun.
Time O17 t5
Two lengths q pool. swimming On the hack; for
boys under sixteen vcars-First Z. Seemed: second
J. Washington: third. McReynolds Tine O46
One length ot pool. swimming 90 hack; for bovs
under thirteen years-Firt. Yetter; second Amaties
third Pcyton- Time. 02i 25
Plunge under water for distance without moving
The feet or hanas-A. Walsh and j. Washington
tied Tor first with distance q 30 feet and r.
Ellison second with a distance Of 2 feet
The Washington herald., 1909-08-08
Cotton Mil Closes Temporarily.

Lynohburg Va, Aug. 1.-The Lynch
burg cotton mill closed down this after
noon FOR three weeks. and work VIII be
resumed September 2. The mill was
closed for a month last year. Six hun
dred operatives are out OF work for the
remainder OK the month.
The Washington herald., 1909-08-08
MORNING CHTT-CHAT.
NEVER TO HAVE LOVED AT ALL.

Loving is far greater thing than being loved.
And yet how few people look at II that way
woman who has allowed herself TO win a mans
love without possessing the power return Il is
frequently proud OF the fact. She should be thor
oughly ashamed.
The woman who has fallen in love with a man
who does not love her is frequently OF the
fact She has Infinitely 70 be proud than
the other woman.
The saddest thing in life is to give great love
and not have II returned
But the tragic thing in life Is never to have
loved at all
Any one who goes through life without low
Ing someone else better than himself. II only
for brief time Is spiritually defective.
The Washington herald., 1909-08-08

Thousands Of persons read the want
page every day. II you are not one OF
them you will find It TO your interest
TO do likewise.
The Washington herald., 1909-08-08
NEW AIRSHIP MARX
French Aviator Beats Record
of Wright at LIE Mans.
FLIES IN VOISIN BIPLANE
Machine Travels Slowly in the BE-
ginning, but After IL LImbers Up
the Speed Is Increased and IL Is
Taken Farther from the Ground.
Recent AerOpInne Feass.

Mourmelon-le-Grand. France. Aug. r.
/ Roger Sommer. a French aviator. to-day
beat the worlds record for prolonged
flight in an aeroplane. His machine re-
mained In tie air for hours, q minutes.
and Is seconds.
Sommer started at 3l4 o'clock this
morning in the bright moonlight In the
/ beginning he travelled slowly near the
ground at elevations running from 6 70
| so yards After the machine had be-
come limtered up he increased his speed.
and the coming OF daylight showed him
| travelling and maneuvering easily.
/ When II became evident that he had
/ beaten the duration record held BY WI
bur Wright, the assembled crowd cheered
wildly. SOmmer came to the ground at
Al minutes and 10 seconds past o'clock
NJ. Sommer. on July q. made a flight Of
hour, % minutes. and 30 seconds. On
August he few nine miles IN twelve
minutes. which is at the rate OF forty-five
miles an hour anl on August 4 he made
flight OF a few seconds over two hours
He is using a biplane OF the Voisin type.
Recent Performances.
Among the recent performances are
the following.
Acropano dunu1n hight-Roger sommer. 2 hours
2 minutes IS seconds.
Aeropane fight With paSseuger-Oryille Wright
toaTying Lieut.. LAhml. hour y minutes 30 seconds
Flight across English Channel-LOuis Bleri0, max
ing the twcnty-siX miles in thiry-thrce minutes.
High nights-Wiibr Wright. $50 feet. AZ Le Mans
and NJ. Paulham go feet lunoshciab at Arras
Speed hight-Oyvile Wright with Lieut.. Foulois
as passenger. from Fort Mycr % shooters Hll and
return. total distance Of ten miles. exclusive OF
turns. In minutes 20 seconds OF an average speed
Of forty-two and one-hah miles an hour.
Airship AscendS 800 Feet.
In this flight Wright estimated that
the aeroplane went 800 feet high. which
would exceed the height accredited 10 N.
Paulham.
Airship fight-Count Zeppelin. IN his
new airship. Zeppelin II. carried ten pas
sengers in a 9oO-mile cruise, remaining
In the air thirty-eight hours
There are scores OF other records hard
~ less noteworthy than these here given.
including crOss-country flights by Henri
Farman, Hubert Latham, and Leon Del
lagrange IN France. a number OF credit
able performances by eileen II. Curtiss.
another American aeronaut, who is now
en- route TO France for the aviation meet
at Rheims
The Washington herald., 1909-08-08
FLORISTCLUB ENTERS
Offers Cooperation With the
Parade Committee.
SUGGESTS NAMES FOR JUDGES

Would bar the Use OF Artificial
Flowers ia Decorations of Cars, or
Else Have Two Glasses OF Entries.
VIII Themselves Enter Handsome
Car, Though Not Competing.
The Washington herald., 1909-08-08
CITIZENS PRAISE
SUBURBAN SERVICE
President NOrment Hears Ap-
probation Expressed.
FIFTEEN DELEGATES ATTEND

Representatives of Five Citizens As
sOciatiOn Make known Their salts
faction with the Through Service
Established to TnkOma Park-FuR-
ther improvements Assured.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1909-07-30
Mort dun grand artistic

Paris, I'm des plus grands ar.
tistes dams la gravure ca medailles
M Chaplain, went de MOURN, dams
l'appartement quill occupant q
IIrstitut. II await accompli la
veille sa soixante dixieme aimee.
II etait ne. en- effet, lie IL juliet
1889, a Mortagne, Orne.
II 6tait l6.4ve d'Oudin6, lie gra-
veur, qui await fait lie modele des
pieces de la r%6publique de 1885, Oh
Ton voyait So signature au,dessous
dune tete de Ceres surmontee d'u.
ne 6toile. Et CONNIE il await mis-
un point aprAs chacuu des mots;
Libert6, Egalit6, Fraternite, qul
6taient en- exergne, on await fait ce
jeu de mots: "Libert6? Point. =
Egalit6? Point. = Fraternit6?
Point. -"Od diner sous la r6pa.
blique? "A la belle 6toile!'
Oudin6 fut un artistic de m6rite,
malgr6 la sechereese de Part Off
ciel a son epoque, mails son 6l6ve
lie depassa de beaucoup.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1909-07-30

M. Louis Rolduc est parti, I'm.
di de'nier, eccompagn6 de deux de
ses fills ct de M. Joseph K1chli,
pour lie nord du Minnesota, dams
lie but d'examiner du terrain. NJ.
Bolduc est d6ja i%nteresse, avec
plusieurs citoyens proemlnents de
notre Vile: dams du terrain de Get
to section du pays qui rapporte de
jolis dividendes, lie mineral de fer
quill content Giant vendu avanta-
geusement au Steel Trust.
Notre compatriote qui est tou-
jours pref a proGter dun avanta.
&c SO propose d'acheter du terrain
dams le voisinage ct de profter
seul des profits.
Bravo ct success.
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St. Paul

Dimanche dernier l'6quipe de
"base ball" du Club de PUnion.
FRANCHISE de st Paul s'est r6uni
pour un Jeu de pratique avec les
Druids.
Quoiqu'ils n'aient pas gagn6 la
partie Ills ont tres bien lou6, cons1-
d6rant que c'6tait la premiere fois
quits jouaient ensemble. Les mem
bres du club atlendent avec impa-
thence l6qu1pe de Minneapolis. Ceci
aura lieu sans doute dimanche pro-
chain GU le dimanche ensuite. Vol.
ci les MONS DIES membres ct la po-
sition qu'4ls occnpent: Lavall6e,
pitch; Fouseard, cath; Patenode,
16re base; Archambault, 2e base;
Rheault, Be base; Bernler, short
stop; Piquette, r. E.; Aug6, Gen,
ter; Ducharme, left field; Doin,
umpire; Alexandra, score keeper
Tout st Paulses lmpatient de
conna1tre lesl6sultst de grand jeu,
Avis aux int6ress6s.
=. FoUssARD. Capt.
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M 3. S. Abel, chef du d6parte-
ment DIES th6s ct cafes do la mai
son Powers part samedi le 81 cou-
rant pour une vlsite de quatre Sc
maines dams Pest ct au Canada. II
sera acccmpagu6 de son fills Romeo
ct de So smur Nine L N. Brillon.
New-York, Montreal, Quebec,
Lewis, Ste Croix ct st Louis de
Lotbiniere occuperont la plus
grsnde partie du temps don't dispo-
SO ces visiteurs a lis y COMPETENT
de nombreux parents ct amis qu'ils
mont pas revus depuls 20 ans.
Bon voyage.