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Evening star., 1909-04-22
PATTEN IN COLORADO.
In Testy Temper and Refuses to Be
Interviewed.

TRINIDAD. Col, April 22.-James A.
Patten the Chicago wheat king" who
was reported yesterday to have deserted
the wheat pit to inspect for himself the
wheat situation in the central west. ar
rived in Trinidad today and left shortly
afterward for Tercio. Col, near the New
Mexico line. From there Mr.. Patten will
drive twenty-five miles to the ranch of
w. H. Bartlett. near Vermejo Park. N.
Mex.
The trip will not be pleasant one. for
a binding snowstorm is prevailing today,
and the twenty-fve-mile. ride must be
made over the mountains through heavy
snowdrifts Mr.. Patten appeared tired
and extremely nervous. and he was not
in the best Of temper when approached
by a reporter.
None of your business" was his an
swer to a question as to his mission in
Trinidad i've been bounded to death
by reporters for weeks"
Asked concerning the report that he
had experts gathering data on July wheat
throughout the west. Mr.. Patten refused
to make answer. 1t is understood Mr..
Patten will spend some time at the Bart
lett ranch, and as 1t Is remote from tele-
graphic and railroad communication his
desire for rest and relaxation probably
will be gratihed.
Evening star., 1909-04-22
TRIAL IN CANADIAN COURTS.
Schooner Woodbury. to Be Sold /
Condemned as Offender.

OTTAWA. Ontario, April 22-It was
reported to the Canadian marine depart
ment that yesterday there had been an
American fishing boat seized on the Pa
cific coast for fishing within the Ca
madam three-mile line.
The report states that the. Canadian
fishery protection cruiser Kesyrel. Can't.
Homes Newcombe, yesterday sighted the
United States motor fishing boat Levi
Woodbury. fishing on the Canadian shore
within the three-mile line between East
and West Haycock Islands.
After sighting the kestrel the Wood
bury picked up her dories, cut away her
gear and put out to sea with the Kes-
trel in hot pursuit.
Four signal guns were fired by the
Kestrel. which was overhauling the
Woodbury.. 1t was found necessary to
fire four rounds from machine gun be-
fore the Woodbury. would round to.
The American vessel was arrested a
short distance outside the three-mile
limit after continuous pursuit and was
taken into port by the Canadian cruiser
The matter has been turned over to the
depar; ment of justice for trial
Condemnation proceedings will at once
be instituted, the American boat being
held in the meantime. II condemned, the
Woodbury. will be sold.
Evening star., 1909-04-22
SAW NOTHING WRONG.
Actor Farnum's Deposition Taken in
Gould Divorce Case.

CHICAGO. April 22-Dustin Farnum's s
deposition In the Gould divorce case was
taken today before Attorney Louis c..
Erie in the latter's office here. Mrs.
Gould was represented by Clarence ].
Shearn and Mr.. Gould by Archibald
Watson. The actor was willing wit
ness In effect. he stated that he had
known Mrs Gould seven or eight years.
had met her on an average OF not more
than once year, and had never wit
messed anything derogatory to her char
acter or habits. Their own relations were
those of friendly acquaintances only. He
had never seen Mrs. Gould drink an in
toxicant, he said.
The deposition of Mrs. Norris II. Mum
dy whose father was master of the
Gould yacht Niagara, and who before
her marriage was a companion of Mrs.
Gould on several trips. was taken here
yesterday.
Mrs. Mundy testified that she had never
seen Mrs. Gould drink more than two
cocktails at one sitting. nor had she OBJ
served any particular intimacy between
Mrs. Gould and Mr.. Farnum.
Did she call him Dustin or dear or
anything like that?'' asked Attorney
Watson.
Not that l remember" was the an
swer.
Evening star., 1909-04-22
CAST BALLOTS TODAY
Revolutionary Daughters Vote
for Officers.
ANNUAL ELECTION OCCURS
Appearance Of Leading Candidates
Cause Of Ovations.
PUBLIC USURPS THE GALLERY
Alternates Experience Difficulty in
Securing Seats Allotted Them.
Nominating Speeches.
ANNUAL ELECTION OCCURS
PUBLIC UsURPs THE GALLERY
THE D. A. R. CALENDAR.

TONIGHT.
Announcements of elections IL the
count Of ballots is concluded.
TOMORROW.
(1O:30 o'clock a.m)
The congress called to order by
the president general.
Prayer.
Music.
Reading Of the minutes.
Confirmation Of state regents and
state vice regents.
Report Of committee on tho rec
mendations Of national officers.
Unfinished business.
New business.
g to 3:3O o'clock p.m)
Report and entertainment by the
Children OF the American Revolu-
ton, under the direction Of Miss
Minnie Hawke.
The congress will adjourn to at
tend the unveiling OF the memorial
tablet by the Mount Vernon Chap
ter In Old Christ Church. Alexan-
dria, Va, at o'clock pm.
BY resolution OF the seventeenth
Continental Congress the c. A. r.
are to be recognized by this con-
gress.
$50 o'clock p.m.)
Lecture rendered by Gilbert Nc
Clurg-"O Brave New. World Of
Texas. Conqueror OF the Desert
and Master OF the Sea-"
Evening star., 1909-04-22
DISINTER BODY OF l,ENFANT
DISTRICT COMMISSIONERS VISIT
THE RIGGS FARM.
Transfer the Remains to Vault In
Mount 0livet Cemetery-Cere-
monies Next Wednesday.

To witness the disinterment OF the re-
mains of Maj. Pierre Charles LEnfant.
the engineer who made the original plans
for the National capital. from an un-
marked grave on the Riggs farm, Green
Hill, Prince George county, Md, prepara-
tory to their reinterment in Arlington
National cemetery. the Commissioners
proceeded to Green Hill this afternoon.
The remains will be transferred to a
receiving vault in Mount Olivet cemetery
and will remain there until next Wednes-
day morning. when they are to be taken
to the rotunda Of the Capitol. to lie in
state from 8 o'clock until IL o'clock
The memorial exercises arranged by the
Commissioners will be held at 1O:3O
o'clock, when addresses will be made by
Vice President Sherman and Ambassador
Jusserand. At noon the remains will be
started with military escort to Arlington
cemetery.
Present at Disinterment.
To be present at the disinterment this
afternoon the Commissioners invited DR..
James Dudley Morgan, a descendant of
the Digges family, which owned the farm
where LEnfant was buried: George How
ard, descendant Of the Riggs family,
which bought the place from the Digges
estate.
The disinterment was made by experts
from the quartermaster generals Office
of the War Department. There were no
ceremonies of any kind at the grave.
The House today accepted an invitation
to attend the exercises in connection with
the removal Of the body of Mai L'Enfant
to Arlington next Wednesday.
Evening star., 1909-04-22
ASK FIFTY PER CENT OIL DUTY
INDEPENDENTS MEMORIALIZE
SENATE COMMITTEE.
Existence Threatened if Product Is
Put on Free List-Stand-
ard Will Benefit.

Independent oil men. opposed to free
oil, besieged the Senate finance committee
this morning in large numbers.
Several hundred of them have been in
this city for the past few days They
selected committee of fifty to draw up
memorial to Congress for a straight
ad valorem duty of so per cent on petro-
leum and its products.
This memorial was presented to the
Senate committee this morning by the
chairman of the committee Of fifty, who Is
N. v. v. Franchot of Olean, N. Y. The
secretary of the committee is w. w
Tarbell, brother Of Ida M. Tarbell, famous
for her magazine EXPOSE" of the Stand
ard Oil Company.
Existence Threatened.
These men told the Senate committee
this morning that their whole business
existence is involved In the fight they
are making against free OIL They point
ed out that the Standard Oil produces
only IL per cent Of the crude oil drilled
in this country. and that the other SO
per cent Is the product of the men as
sembled in the Independent convention
which has been holding meetings here.
The removal of the countervailing duty.
they claimed. would let In the oil of the
world to compete with the crude oil of
the United States and that this would
leave the Standard Oil Company freer
than ever to fix the price of crude oil,
which 1t buys from the producers who
are Independent. and of the refined oil
and Its products which it sells to the con-
suNer.
Elkins Pleads for Duty.
Senator Elkins Of West Virginia, ap-
peared before the committee to favor an
oil duty. speaking especially in behalf
of the independents of his state Sena-
tor Owen of Oklahoma also appeared in
behalf of the oil producers of his state
advocating a duty.
The senate committee took no action
this morning.
Evening star., 1909-04-22
PUT IN COLD STORAGE
Cinnamon Struggled Across
Border in Refrigerators.
HIDDEN IN DINING CARS
Some of Them Almost Frozen to
Death on Long Trip.
TEN MEN SHIPPED IN BARRELS
All of Them Die En- Route Is the
Sensational Story Being Told
in Ell Paso, Tex.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
Ell PASO, Tex, April 22.-In ordering
the removal of four men arrested here
on indictments from the federal court in
Chicago charging conspiracy to smuggle
Chinese most sensational case has just
cerned. Testimony introduced by the
government showed that there had been
an organized band for smuggling China
men from Ell Paso to Chicago and other
points east, and many ingenious methods
were brought to light.
John Yanner and William Bies, cooks
on Rock Island dining cars arrested in
Chicago. were brought here to turn
states evidence. and both testified that
they had been hired for many months to
smuggle Cinnamon by .secreting them in
Ice boxes and clothes closets on their
cars. In many instances. they testified,
Cinnamon had almost frozen to death
in the refrigerators when they had no
opportunity to switch them into the
clothes closets.
Chinaman Found Dead.
The defense asked Yanner If he had
not been suspected of the murder of a
Chinaman found dead near Kansas City
beside the railroad track. and he ad-
mitted that he had. The defense asked
him point-blank If the Chinaman had
not frozen to death In his refrigerator
and been thrown of. Yanner denied this
In the past year over 300 smuggled
Cinnamon have been captured in this
city. many taken from Pullman and
dining cars and many others removed
from freight cars. In some instances ten
or fifteen were found In one car. The re-
port is still circulated here that ten Chi
namen were sealed in barrels here for
shipment to a Chinaman in Mott street,
New York, and that the trainmen failed
TO give them food and water en- route
and they arrived at their destination dead.
Many Arrests Made.
Some arrests of prominent men have
been made recently. w. B. Greene. for
merly of jamestown, N. Y, and for sew
eral months immigration inspector at
Montreal. has been indicted on charge
of conspiracy to smuggle Chinese while
an employe Of the immigration service.
w w. Fink. former chief of police of FL
Paso, Is under indictment at Roswell and
Las Cruces, n. Mex. on similar charge
Mar Chew, the richest Chinaman in Ell
Paso, is under a similar indictment at
Las Cruces. H. D. Maynard. for years
a conductor on the Santa Fe road, is
also under indictment for the same of
tense. The men just removed from here
to Chicago are Robert W. Stevenson. Bob
Leung. Carlos Sevadra and Jose PARA.
Another man, a railroad conductor, is
under arrest in Alamogordo, N. Mex, on
indictments from Chicago.
Evening star., 1909-04-22
WIRELESS IN CANAL WORK.
Station to Be Erected at Porto Bello
in the Caribbean.

Finding that wireless telegraph service
was cheaper than telephone or a cable
service. the isthmian- canal commission
has decided to erect station at Porto
Bello, a port on the Caribbean sea, eight
cen miles east of Colon. to communicate
with Colon. The crushsd rock for the
concrete work of Gatun locks and the
spillway of Gatun dam is TO be obtained
from Porto Bello This will amount TO
about 2.225, 900 cubic yards.
The immense amount of transportation
from Porto Bello necessitated a rapid
means of communication.
Evening star., 1909-04-22
EVERY |NHAB|TANT
OF ARMENIAN TOWN
SLAIN BY M0SLEMS
Unto Last Babe, Entire Popu-
Iation of Kirigan, Asia Minor,
Is Massacred.
EKBAZ FRENCH MISSION
BESIEGED BY FANATICS
Deurtyul Surrounded, Hopeless and
Already on Fire.
AMERICAN WOMEN IN DANGER
Appeal for Help From Hadjin-Re-
dictionaries Incite Assassination
Of Christians Throughout
Astiatic Turkey.
EKBAZ FRENCH MISSION
BESIEGED BY FANATICS
Deurtyul Surrounded, Hopeless and
Already on Fire.
AMERICAN WOMEN IN DANGER

ALEPPO, Asiatic Turkey, April 2O.-
The entire population of Kirikan, locat-
ed between here and Alexandrettn. even
unto the last babe, has been massacred.
The French mission at Ekbas is be-
sieEed by fanatical Moslems.
The Armenian village Of Deurtyul II
surrounded. According to a messenger,
who crawled through the Arab lines at
night and made his way here for help,
the situation there II hopeless. The
buildings ON the edge of the town al
ready were In flames when he escaped.
The massacres are being carried out
with the greatest violence. Neither
women nor children are spared. The
motto OF the MOslem IL: sNo twig of the
accursed race shall be suffered to live. /.
The Armenians, recognizing that the
massacres have been organized and car.
ried ont BY adherents Of the old Turkish
regime, are looking to the Young Turks
for future protection.
Evening star., 1909-04-22
CAPT. DOYLE DEAD.
Served on the Brooklyn During the
Spanish War.

Capt. James G. Doyle. U.S.N., retired.
died at the Naval Hospital. Boston.
Mass. yesterday. Capt. Doyle was born
In Philadelphia, Pa, May 8. 1860. and
entered the naval service as q midship-
man June 27. 1879 was promoted to en-
sign, July l. 1884; to lieutenant Uunior
grade). July p, 1894; to lieutenant, Janu-
ary 25, 1898. and during the Spanish
American war served on board the U.SS.
Brooklyn; subsequently serving on duty
as inspector of ordnance. He was pro-
NOTED to lieutenant commander Septem-
ber %. 1903: to commander, January Z.
1908, and June 30, 1908. was transferred
to the retired list. with the rank of cap
tain.
He continued upon active duty as ex-
ecutive officer Of the Washington subse-
quent to the date Of his retirement. until
July II. 1908. and has performed other
active duty since retirement
Evening star., 1909-04-22
Elkins Pleads for Duty.
LoNGSHAW SEEKS DIVORCE.
Well Known Stock Broker Makes
Another Attempt at Separation.


BALTIMORE. Md, April 22.-Luther
NJ. Longshaw has entered suit in circuit
court No to obtain an absolute divorce
from his wife. Lillian c. p. Longshaw
The bill of complaint states that they
were married July 6, 1905. in Washington
by Rev w. ]. Houck. Mr.. Longshaw Is
well known in Washington. having been
for many years connected with the stock
brokerage business. About year ago he
came to Baltimore and engaged in the
real estate business, which he has built
up to quite a profitable extent. making
a speciality of suburban property
Luther Longshaw. who is Familiarity
known as colonel among his business
associates. filed suit for divorce here
November a. 1905. This was dismissed
by the court April 10. 1907. His wife is
in business for herself in this city.
Evening star., 1909-04-22
Five American Women Ask
for Help at Hadiin Mission

BEIRUT. April 2o.-Five American
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Evening star., 1909-04-22
To Dine the Griditon Club.

The Brazilian ambassador will entertain
at dinner at Rauscher's May in honor
of the Gridiron Club and Mr.. j. c. Rod
riguez. editor of the Journal di CONNER
clio Of Rio de Janeiro.
Evening star., 1909-04-22

CONTINUED on Twelfth Page.)
Evening star., 1909-04-22
Massacres Spread
Through Asia Minor

coNSTANTTNOPLE, April 22-Grave
news was received here this morning
from Er.erum. the principal town Of
Turkish Armenia
Tho transports Of delight Of the people
,at the proclamation OF constitutional
government are now being supplanted by
. movement In favor Of the Sheri laws
and the sultan, which. it is feared, may
lead TO q conflict between Christians and
Moslems.
The wave Of fanaticism which originat-
ed at Adana some ten days ago ap-
parently is spreading generally through
the eastern provinces. The Christian vii
lagos in the vilayets Of Aleppo and Sivas
have been attacked by Kurds, Circassians
and nomads
The Inhabitants are imploring the porte
to send troops for their protection.
The situation in Asiatic Turkey, ac-
cording to the latest intelligence received
here. is distinctly threatening
Upward of 10000 Armenians were mas
sacred in Syrian towns and villages.
principally in the vilayet of Adana, dur
ing outbursts of fanatical zeal that took
place at the time of the spring festival
in honor of Mohammed upon recent
of news Of the overturn of the "herett-
CAL government at Constantinople. One
embassy places the estimates of killed as
high as 1900.
Reactionaries Are Rlamed
The government has sent urgent COM
mands TO the vail of Adana that the mohs
must be put down and the leaders harshlv
dealt with. The attacks on the Armenians
appear to have been instigated solely nv
the Teactionaries
dispatch received from Mersina. dated
yesterday, says the Armenian town of
Hadjin. In the northern part of the Adam.
viiayet. Is beleaguered by Moslem tribes
men. who are only awaiting sufficient
numerical strength to rush the improyised
defenses erected by the Armenians. The
Armenians. however. are we'll armed, and
will put up a vigorous defense.
Up to the present time two persons have
been killed at Hadjin.
British. French and German vessels Of
war have arrived at Mersina.
A dispatch from Antioch. dated Anr,l
10. via Aleppo. April 20. and received here
today. says that when the message was
filed numbering and plunderng in the
city were still going on.
Another message has been received from
Tarsus. 1t Is dated April 20 and was
sent by courier to Mersina. 1t sets forth
that the missions at Tarsus. which were
giving shelter to 5000 refugees. were we'll
protected.
Martial Law Declared.
Martial law had been declared and the
situation was showing some improve
ment Five hundred houses had been
burned in the Armenian quarter of the
city, where fifty persons had been killed.
Others had been killed in the surround
ing villages.
Aieppo. under today's date. reports the
situation of all Americans there to be
dangerous. No mention is made of any
one being killed or injured. There Is
great insecurity even in Aleppo. owing
TO the arrival in the city of bands OF fe-
rocious tribesmen
Collective consular representations have
been made to the governor general of the
district. urging him 10 relieve the situa-
tion in the terrorized territory. The gov
ernor general promised 10 do all in his
power but he admitted that he was not
able to accomplish much. as there were
only 400 soldiers in the city.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-12-31
Charles City News Notes.

Special to TimeS-R republican.
Charles City, Dec. 31.-Excalibar
lodge knights of Pythias, this city,
gave very successful minstrel show
under the management of George Num-
The opera house was filled from par
quet circle to gallery with an appre-
ciative audience. The leading parts
We're taken by members of the local
lodge and a very successful perform
ance was given. the gross receipts
amounting to nearly $780,
Word was received here from Floyd,
Iowa, announcing the death of William
Morse, an old and highly respected citi-
zen of that place. Mr.. Morse has been
an invalid for number of years but
his death was directly due to a stroke
of paralysis, which occurred on the 21sc
inst. and as from which he never rail-
lied. William Morse was born in ver-
mont early in the year 1884 and came
to Bradford, Iowa. in 1853 and after
his marriage to Miss Lucinda Horton
in 1855 the newly welded couple moved
to a farm near the little town of Floyd
where they lived till a few years ago
and then took up their residence in the
village itself.
.. DR.. and Mrs. ]. Van Amburg have
passed their fiftieth milestone as man
and wife and in commemoration of this
happy event the Odd Fellows and the
Rebekas rendered them a reception at
their lodge room in this city, at which
time and place a number of speeches
felicitating them upon their successful
life voyage together were made
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-12-31
Suit Against Hospital.

Davenport, Dec 31.-Henry Thuenen
institutes a suit against the Davenport
hospital in the sum of $500. which it
is alleged is due the firm of Phillips
& Nolquardsen for work done in the
erection of the hospital. According
to the terms of the petition the debt
has been taken over by Mr.. volquard-
sen from the firm to which it was
originally due as claimed. and he de-
sires a mechanics lien on the prop
erty for the amount involved. The
petition claims that the Stockmans
Savings Bank of Long Grove is also
a defendant to the suit The contract
for the erection of the hospital was
signed on Nov. 10. 1908. according to
the allegations of the suit and was
signed by the defendant but not lived
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-12-31
COMPANY PLANS TO CONSTRUCT
THREE IMMENSE DAMS AT
FORT DODGE.
DIES MONIES RIVER TO BE
HARNEssED FOR POWER
Eastern Men Who Own Plants for Gen.
Grafton of Electricity Back of Move
ment-Propose to Furnish Power to
Entire countryside-other News Of
the State.

Fort Dodge, Dec. 31-Eastern capital
now is interested in utilizing the power
in the Des Moines river at this point
and as their Investigations have been
OF serious enough character to result in
visit of an experienced engineer,
another year may see Fort Dodge in
possession of the much desired i'm
provement. It is the plan at present,
not only to build one dam but three,
and all will be within three miles of
each other, the first one located just
opposite the city on the south.
This prospective 1910 improvement
would mean not only the furnishing
of power and light TO the community
but would bring to pass the long de-
sired facilities for pleasure on the
river and would make the long-talked
OF country club an immediate result.
The fasteners who are pursuing in
vestigations here are not looking into
an investment new and untried previ-
ously by them. but will be merely re-
peating a successful business expert
ence if they carry Out their present
plans here. Il is known that they own
a dam and power plant on the Mich-
gan river and furnish power to the
entire countryside, including an inter-
urban which connects two Michigan
cities
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-12-31
WON'T RECOGNIZE SUMNER.
homas Will Refuse to Turn offie,
Over to New Health Secretary.


Des Moines, Dec. 31.-Dr. Louis A
Thomas. who goes out Jan. 1 as secre-
tary of the Iowa state board of health
will not recognize Dr. G. H. Sumner of
Waterloo as his legally elected success
sor. nor will he turn over the funds,
records or keys of the office to him.
DR.. Thomas sent out letters to this
effect to DR.. A. P. Hanchett of Council
Bluffs. president of the board of health,
and DR.. Albert c. Moerke of Burling-
ton, president of the board of medical
examiners. yesterday, and requested
them 10 meet him at noon Jan. and
receipt for the office and get all that
goes with it.
II they can not come at that time
Secretary Thomas will lock up the Of
fee in the state house and turn over
the keys to the custodian of the build
ing holding the fees and other valu-
ables in his possession until the heads
Of the two boards can come and receive
them.
DR. Thomas bases his claims that DR..
Sumner is not legally elected to the
secretaryship on the grounds that the
board did not send out notices as is re-
quired. He further claims that Dr.
Sumner was declared elected without
ballot and without a suspension of the
rules