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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-17
DIED SINCE THE DISASTER.
Injured Who Succumbed to Wounds
Number Fully 5000.

Special Cablegram to The Star.
ROME, January ia careful sum-
mary of reports from various points in
dicates that fully 5000 victims of the
catastrophe have died since the day of
The earthquake. These include the I'm
jured taken to Naples, Syracuse, Paler-
mo and Rome and inmates of the hos
pital ships at Messina and along the
Calabrian coast. There is now scarcely
a chance that any remain alive in the
ruins themselves within the devastated
area though rescues continued until the
nineteenth day.
The problem of recovering bodies amid
the debris has not yet been undertaken
anywhere. The past few days have been
devoted, especially in Messina, to n
search for the most valuable of the
many treasures known to be within
reach. Many million dollars worth have
already been salvaged. especially price,
less records. historical and valuable, and
works of art.
The situation has been improved SAM
tarily by cool weather and a deluge of
rain, which made possible efforts which
otherwise would have been impractical BILE.
The endeavors of the government to
force the survivors to leave have been
only partially successful Some say they
would rather starve near their old homes
than go elsewhere as paupers. device
10 smuggle away thousand from Mes
sina by inducing them to go aboard a
snip TO receive food supplies and then
sail off proved too cruel for repetition.
1t proved that some families had been
broken up by this maneuver, and the
resulting grief on top of the calamity
was pitiful.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-17
HAT STRIKE COMPLETE
Admitted by President of En-
pIoyers' Association.
MOVE TO END TROUBLE
Both Sides to Hold Meetings To-
day and Tomorrow.
NO APPEAL TO FEDERATION
Organization, However, Stands
Ready to Assist Men in Their
Struggle for Union Label.

NEW YORK, January 16-The tie-up
in the hat manufacturing business, Cause6
by the order to the union hatters yester-
day to strike because the manufacturers
had discontinued the use of the union
label. was complete today.
Samuel Mundheim. president of the Ma
tional Hat Manufacturers Association
and Thomas +. Lawlor. national secre-
tary of the United Hatters of America.
who were at their offices here today. both
agreed that the tie-up was effective. Mr..
Lawlor declared that 5000 men were
out
The manufa cturers are TO hold a meet
ing I'm this city Sunday at which their
future course of action in regard TO open
ing the factories and III combating the
strike will probably be decided upon.
A statement is promised for Monday on
behalf of the Hatters' Union explaining
its position.
No Appeal to Federation.
President Moffitt of the United Hatters
of North America said, after a meeting
with the executive board of the union to-
day, that no action had been taken to-
ward making an appeal to the American
Federation of Labor for assistance in
the fight for the union label.
Every possible assistance will be rem
dered by the American Federation Of
Labor to the union laborerS involved in
the hatters' strike.
This decision was reached at the con-
Guiding session here yesterday of the
executive council of the American Fed
Grafton of Labor i'm response to an Off
cia1 communication from the United
Hatters of North America received to-
day. This communication. it was stated.
did not make an appeal for funds in all
of the strike of the hatters. but simply
set forth the developments in the stua-
ton. President Gompers declined to
say what would be the nature of the
assistance which the federation would
give or to discuss the situation in any
way.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-17
OVER A HUNDRED INDICTED.
Texas Grand Jury Reports on Indian
Land Cases.

EAGLE PASS Tex, January 16-One
hundred and thirty-eight indictments
were returned by the grand jury here to-
day after two weeks sessions which
grew out of a hearing of a subcommittee
of the committee on Indian affairs of the
United States Senate last year, which
was held at Shawnee, Okla: Eagle Pass
Tex; and Douglass, Ariz, and Washing
ton.
1t is understood many of the indicted
parties hold high state positions in Okla
'homa and government positions in Mex
leo, and are high in financial and
political circles I'm the United States and
Mexico.
In June, 1896, an effort was made To
remove restrictions from the sale of
kickaDoo Indian lands in Oklahoma.
An effort was made by Congress to
take off the restrictions for sale by pro-
vision in the Indian appropriation bill
of 1906 Many of the Indians had re-
moved to Mexico, where they had been
five years 1t is alleged that a number
of land spectators came Immediately
from Oklahoma to Musquez, Mexico, and
Eagle Pass and sought to secure deeds
from the Indians.
The United States government charges
that the deeds were obtained by forgery
and fraud.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-17
Six Indianapolis Men
Served With Subpoenas

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, January 16.-Six
Indianapolis men We're served with sub
poenas late today to appear before the
federal grand jury in the District OF
Columbia at Washington on next We'd
nesday, January 20. and give testimony
presumably in regard to matter printed
in the Indianapolis News bearing on the
Panama canal purchase.
Four of the men summoned are con-
nected with the News. They are Hilton
c. Brown, general manager; Bart Parker
cashier: Edward Harding, foreman Of the
composing room, and Charles Clarke
boOkkeeper.
The others who will give testimony
are Albert Sahm, county auditor, and M.
/. Berry, county assessor. 1t is presumed
they are called to establish the ownership
of the paper; in other words, that Mr.
Smith appears as such on public rec
ordS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-17
PAPER BY RABBI SIMON.
Speaks at Council of Hebrew Con
gregations in PHILADELPHIA.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, January 10
Services prior to the twenty-first council
of the Union of American Hebrew Con-
gregations, which meets here next week,
were held today at the Rodeph Shalom
Synagogue and the Temple Keneseth Is
rael.
At the former Rabbi Abram Simon of
Washington spoke THE Union of
American Hebrew Congregations" At the
latter Rabbi Louis D. Mendoza of Nor
folk told of THE Unions Bi-annual Mes
sage to American Israeli
Tomorrow morning Rabbi Jonah b. Wise
of Portland. Ore, will speak at the Tenn
pie keneseth Israel
From the preliminary attendance the
council promises to be the largest and
most important for many years
The union is the representative organ
ization of reform Judaism in America and
is one of the strongest bodies identified
with that branch of the synagogue III any
country.
The dedication of memorial window to
Rabbi Isaac NJ Wise. the founder of the
union. will take place at the Temple Kene-
seth Israel Thursday. The speakers will
be Oscar S. Stratus. Secretary of the De-
partment of Commerce and Labor and
Jacob II. Schiff of New York.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-17
OF INTEREST TO BooKLovERs.
Big Fire Sale of Books at s. Kann.
Sons & Co. s Attracts MANY.

Booklovers in large numbers are being
attracted to the store of s. kann, Sons &
Co to secure some of the bargains III
books in connection with the fire sale
of Harper & Brothers publications.
Last May fire broke out in store ad
Joining Harpers' .'open-stock' room, anG
the water used to quench the flames
caused damage to some of the books al,
of the volumes exposed to injury are be
ing sold and the Kann store is handling
the Washington sales.
In the collection are nearly 1OVH
volumes, with more than 600 different
titles, embracing works Of fiction, fac.
science, art and reference. There are
books by such authors as Mark Twain
Lew Wallace. w. ID. Howells, Lewis Car
roll. Gilbert Parker. Robert Hichens,
Henry Van Dyke. Howard Pyle. William
Thackeray, Thomas Hardy and George
Eliot.
1t is announced that although nine
tenths of the volumes are absolutely I'M
damaged, the cuts in price on all volumes
or sets average - per cent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-17
Publishers of the World
Give Views in Statement

NEW YORK, January 16-The news
from Washington that members of the
New York World staff in Washington
and other correspondents there had been
summoned to testify before federal grand
juries, presumably in connection with
published statements bearing on the Pan
ANA canal purchase, was received here
after United States District Attorney
Stimson and his assistants had left the
federal court building for the day. Mr..
Stimson left town Immediately for week
end outing and could not be reached,
while other officials in his office declined
to discuss the steps that had been taken
here in the matter.
1t was learned, however, that SUBJ
poenas had been served on J. Angus
Shaw and William P. Mclaughlin, re-
spectively secretary and editor Of sports
and athletics of the Press Publishing
Company, publishers of the. World re-
curing them to appear before the United
States grand jury here Monday.
Issued a Statement.
The World made the following state
ment regarding the subpoenas issued
here:
"Subpoenas were served today on Will
liam P. Mclaughlin, editor of sports and
athletics of the Press Publishing Coin
pany, and j. Angus Shaw. secretary of
the company, requiring them to attend
on the 18th day of January, 1909, at
1880 Of the forenoon, before the United
States grand jury to testify all and
everything which you may know gen.
orally on the part of the United States
Subpoenas in this form seem unprece-
denied in the history of the criminal
law
1T being thus apparent on the face of
these subpoenas that a general investi-
cation is sought in any and all subjects
In which the witnesses have any infor-
nation without requiring that such in
vestigation be given in a proceeding
which is under investigation by the
grand jury as is required by law, and
1t being thus clearly a mere fishing ex-
cursion on the part of the government,
orders to show cause have been obtained
returnable before Judge Ward Monday
morning at $50 o'clock. why such sub
poenas should not be quashed.''
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-17
WELCOMED BY PRESIDENT.
MI. Roosevelt Addresses Fellow
Members Of Historical Society.

President Roosevelt made a short speech
to delegates of the American-Irish His
torical Society who called on him at
the White House yesterday afternoon He
spoke as follows:
MY Fellow-members: 1t is great
pleasure to me to bid you welcome to
Washington, and especially to have the
chance of saying word of greeting to
you. l need scarcely say what great in
terest l take in the work of this body
Here on this continent we are building
up>a great new nation a nation akin to-
but different from. each of the old-wbrld
nations of middle and western Europe.
To this country have come men of many
different origins. and here they being
fused together into new type. and it is
greatly to be desired that We should
have historical associations like this
which shall devote attention to the study
of each of the diIerent strains in the
national blood. 1t is d mistake to sup
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-17
WILL RETURN TO VENEZUELA.
Castro Denies That He Intends to
Start Revolution.

BERLIN, January 16-Cipriano Castro.
the former President of Venezuela, qucs-
toned this evening concerning his plans
for the future, said:
My present intention is to return to
Venezuela as soon as my health will per
NIT me to make the voyage. l will travel
aboard an ordinary liner
My plan is to live as private citizen
in my native land. If it is desired to take
proceedings against me | will be there
The idea of starting a revolution of any
kind has not entered my head
Senior Castro Is still confined to bed
where. according to DIR. Israel, it will
be necessary for him to remain at least
another fortnight. He is progressing most
satisfactorily. however.
The members of his suite regard ii as
likely that he will undertake the journey
to Venezuela the latter part of February
or the beginning of March
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-17
ENJOYS A MIDSUMMER RIDE
PRESIDENT GOES A GALLoPING,
IGNORING THE DUST.
Yesterday Proves Ideal for Jumps
Over Blossoming Hedges, But
Guards Think Otherwise.

President Roosevelt went riding yeSter-
day afternoon 1t was "a grand day.
Just as the declining summer sun was
gliding with its frightening rays the
cOuntenance of the Goddess of Liberty
the Capitors dome the President
wearied with the ruthless routine of a
day indoors. emerged from the White
House and mounted his favorite hunter
lie was seasonably clad in white fannels
and outing shirt and carried bamboo
crop. In his buttonhole blushed an
anemone.
Wiping the perspiration from his brow
the President clapped spurs 10 his
charger and galloped away. Faithful
secret service men followed.
Ideal Hour for a Ride.
Twas an ideal hour for a ride. From
the blossoming hedges were waited fra
grant mingled floral scents In the gently
waving trees sighed lazily a breath from
The southland, from beneath the spurning
hoofs OF his horse the dust. born of
weeks OF sun-scorched drought rose in
clouds.
1t grew later The dusk drew nigh the
breeze died away and in the scented
cleaning firefiies flashed their lanterns
OF the night cricket chrped and in a
nearby pond a bullfrog uttered a pre-
Nminary basso croak. AT an unpaved
ford the President stopped his horse and
The animal lowering its proud head
drank gratefully OF the cool and pleas
ant water, crystal clear. that ran be-
tween the thickly foliaged banks
Heat Grows Oppressive.
Ii became still and humid and there was
a low grumble of thunder IN the southeast
The heat grew oppressive and the Presi-
dent removed his coat and tied ii to his
saddle bow. He mopped his face and
neck and ran a kerchief through his wet
and clustered hair. Then down this
road and up that. across meadow land,
with the hunters hoofs trampling to earth
the golden yellow buttercups, up q hill,
where. banked against the fence, a mass
of honeysuckle gave its treasure to the
air. down a lane where the stately pop
lars twined their leafy branches overhead,
along bridal path with low. arched
roof OF living green-then home to the
White House refreshed invigorated, ex-
ercised. happy, hot. sweaty and even a
couple of pounds lighter.
The secret service men think they could
have got along better il they'd been pre-
ssdsd bY snowplow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-17
ELIOT PRAISES RADCLIFFE.
One of Honor Guests at Annual
Luncheon of New York Alumnae.

5 NEW YORK. January 16.-Presdent
Charles W. Eliot of Harvard, Mr.. Rad
cliffe. descendant of the founder of Rad
cliffe College, and Richard Watson Gill
der were the guests of honor today at the
annual luncheon of the New York alum
nae of Radcliffe College. at Demonicos
Miss Rebecca Hooper. president of the
alumnae association. presided.
Presidnt Eliot in his address spoke of
the value of the young teacher, fixing his
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-17
Bonaparte May Explain;
Urges Patience Just Now
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, January 16-Attorney
General Bonaparte will issue a statement
regarding the Panama canal libel suits
against newspapers early next week,
probably Monday.
When seen in the study of his home On
Park avenue this evening by The Star
correspondent, the Attorney General was
in high good humor. and In his most
genial manner asked: What can l do
for The Washington Starr
THE Star desires statement from you
regarding the Panama canal libel suits
against newspapers"
The Attorney General took seat at his
desk and. leaning back in his chair
laughed as only Charles J. Bonaparte can
when he intends to put a caller at ease.
Then, carefully selecting a pencil and a
sheet of paper the Attorney General
wrote for few minutes. and, picking I'D
the sheet read as follows.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-17
BODIES EN- ROUTE HOME.
Remains of Consul and Mrs. Cheney
Started for New York.

NAPLES. January 16-The bodies of
Arthur S. cheney. the American consul to
Messina. and his wife were on board the
Fabre line steamer Fenezia. which sailed
for New York tonight, where it is ex-
pected she will arrive on January IS.
The bodies of Mr.. and Mrs. Cheney
were removed from the steamer Culgoa,
which brought them from Messna, and
placed aboard the launch of the battle
ship Connecticut. They were accompa-
MED by Maj. Lands. who delivered the
collins TO the commander of the Venesia.
After the steamer sailed Maj. Lands
proceeded to Rome
DIED SINCE THE DISASTER.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-17
STARTS To PUSH
CHARGE OF LIBEL
Continued from First Page.)
libelous matter concerning the purchase
of the Panama canal and other subjects.
Pending for Several Months.

The whole subject has been pending be-
fore the President and Attorney General
Bonaparte for several months. Mr.. Bona
parties invariable answer to inquiries re-
garding the status of the case has been
that it was under consideration. That
was as far as he would go. He has held
a number of conferences with the Presi-
dent recently and each time has been
asked about the matter, making the same
sort of answer. On authority coming
from close to him day or so ago it was
stated that all the papers in the case
had been turned over to the President
personally. This was denied at the White
House. where it was indicated that the
papers had been with Mr.. Bonaparte all
the time.
Important law officers of the Department
OF Justice have questioned the possibility
of securing indictments for criminal libel
under federal statutes, stating that there
IS no federal law governing criminal libel.
Action Is Unprecedented.
Nowhere in the annals Of the govern
ment has such action before been taken as
the United States government suing for
criminal libel. The President in his mes
sage was most emphatic In saying that it
should not be left to a private citizen to
enter the suit and he was particular to
state that he did not believe I'VE should
concern ourselves with the particular in
dividuals who wrote the lying and libelous
editorials, articles from correspondents
or articles in the news columns. The real
offender is MIR. Joseph Pulitzer, editor and
proprietor of the World
1t therefore is inferred that the CORE
Spondents were summoned as witnesses
and not with the ultimate idea of making
them cO-defendants
Proceed With Great Secrecy.
Grand jury PROCEEDINGS in the District
of Columbia are always conducted with
the greatest secrecy; the District attorney
strongly resents any effort to seek in
formation for the press as to the pro-
cedure In such cases before an indictment
has been secured, and offenders are sub
Ject to severe penalties for interference
with the course of justice; all of which
makes it very difficult to ascertain the
lines of procedure Of the government In
these cases
Another difficulty that will confront the
United States attorney is the peculiar
status of the District of Columbia in the
eyes OF the state courts. Even If the pub
Usher of one of the newspapers the Pres
ident is after should be indicted here, it is
doubtful IL he could be brought to WASH
ington for trial. Men were indicted in the
Department of Agriculture cotton leak
cases several years ago, but they success
fully fought extradition. A similar case
was that of the editor and publisher of a
New York paper who was indicted in
washington for criminal libel many years
back. He never appeared for trial.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-17
FREED THEM OF PAIN.
Remarkable Effect of Quake on Sur
yiyors' Minds.

LONDON, January 16-Prof Cesare
Iombroso. the aienist, professor OF psy-
chistry at the University of Turin. has
written a long article on the state OF the
minds of the people during the recent
Italian catastrophe. He says the dis
;tster enables one to sound the very
depths of tile human soul. He quotes
one of the survivors as saying:
Il saw the last Judgment. the end of
the world. / am sure the end of the
world must come this way. In the pitch
black night / saw houses tremble, shake
and subside abysses open in the earth,
endless shriekS and cries. l thought II
was the reign of death as ] had pictured
il in nightmares. | no longer felt alive
| thought myself dead. ! thought that
my consciousness was the conSc1ouSneSS
that must follow death
Prof. LombToso continues:
No one. though seriously wounded,
speaks of physical suffering. Panic and
terror took possession of their senses ana
paralyzed all sense of pain. Men who
had arms broken ran miles without know
ing il. \ woman whose eye was SO pad
~ hurt that ii had to be removed de-
,.lareS she felt nothing. With bare feet
and clad only In a shirt the first thought
of the survivors was to fly. and they
set off without thought or reflection, with
out knowing why they ran.
Forgot Their Own Names.
There was a striking episode of coll
lective mutism. Three hundred work
people were about Ell enter factory. They
STAYED outside and were thus saved, but
their amazement was SO great that when
the director of the factory called their
names scarcely one answered. Their own
names had slipped their recollection
Prof. Lombroso also gives some remark
able instances i'll which the instinct of
sclf-preservation showed itself strongly.
Women and children remained for two
days sitting on window sills third and
fourth floors with a great drop on either
side. and yet they refused to fall a prey
20 sleep or fatigue. This reminds Prof.
Lombroso OF Il remark often made by
Alpine climbers that the instinct of self
preservation always dominates any ten
dency to dizziness.
Prof. Lombroso goes on TO show that
children resisted terror and pain better
than adults. This, he says. was due not
only to their remarkable power of re-
sisting slIffocation, but also to their I'M
consciousness of danger and the sensa-
ton of fear which must certainly have
killed a majority of those who died after
being eXtricated.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-17

age of usefulness at between twenty-five
and forty-fve years. He declared that
Radcliffe College needed fund whose in
come could be devoted to securing por-
tons of the independent time of Harvard
teachers. and expressed the desire to see
these instructors young men and we'll re-
munerated. He said he believed that
neither young men nor young women ex-
celled in comprehension of educational
branches, but observed that young women
often excelled in greater devotion to class
and teachers. He praised the high types
of students at the womans institution.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-17
Dog Train Ladened With Furs.

WINNIPEG, Manitoba, JANUARY 10
From a 7O0-mile journey across the
wastes extending to hudson bay, ten dog
trains heavily laden with furs reached
Winnipeg today. The furs, which are
valued at hundreds of thousands of dol
dars, are bound for the London market.
They are the property of several of the
fur companies of the north. Among the
furs beaver predominates, as this animal
is very plentiful.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-17
GREEN FOUND GUILTY.
Sentenced to Eighteen Years I'm
prisonment for Murder.
,ial Dispatch TO The Star.

Special Dispatch 10 Tie star.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, January 1G-A
Jury in the circuit court for Alexandria
county, Judge j Z. T. Thornton presid-
ing. at 11:JO O'Clock tonight returned a
verdict Of guilty Of murder in the second
degree in the case of Lewis X. Green.
coIored, charged with the murder of
Charles Massey, also colored, and recon-
mended that he be sentenced to eighteen
years in the penitentiary. immediately
following the announcement of the YER
dict Judge Thornton sentenced Green
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-17
Queen Decorated for Bravery.

VIENNA, January 16.-Emperor Fran
els Joseph has conferred the grand cross
of the Order of Elizabeth upon Queen
Helena of Italy in recognition of her
''self-sacrificing and heroic labors In
connection with the earthquake in CAL
abria and Sicily.
The decoration is accompanied by an
autograph letter.