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New-York tribune., 1909-05-09
TO THE POLE BY AIRSHIP.

Aach else Of interest p
walter We!iman announced that he will this
sumner renew his effort 10 reach the North Pole by
PREPARATIONS have been made. and Mr.. Wellman
va san next week for Paris and Norway The
'%lasl has beer supplied by Americans who are in
crested in the enterprise solely on scientific and
tello'lc grounds Tie plan is 10 assemble ana
-s lie airship at the headquarters stauoh'
-4l=s Island. STitzbergen. in June or July ana 10
~R thence northward through the air In August
I+V'3asd the weather conditions make start prac-
1-aae With reasonable chance for success Ihe
s4sllp 10 be used is the America which had a ulaI
N voyage Of about twenty miles at Spitzbergen a
'e@l ago last September.
Nh York drvgoods merchants said that the talk
y 7@siness depression incident TO tarih leglsla-
uoa Ras not justified so far as the drygoods trade
ana ths Industries more or less directly connected
IN were concerned. According to them. the
9sooes merchants throughout the country were
.sl nore lightly stocked. and such fears as tley
-aa we're concerned rather with meeting the de-
-as Of their customers than with doubts as 10
y Volume OF buying.
fa'ents and school children throughout the
aaT were interested in a hearing the Inter
- tonrneree Commission gave on an appica-
- ief the modification Of ruling OF the com
- Whereby railroads which had sold SciioOi
i. nation tickets withdrew these tickets from
: solicitors for the petitioners argued in favor
= modification OF the ruling so that the rail-
i night place the school tickets on sale AGAIN
-sp@ars probable that the plea viii be granted,
n sfinsl charges Of impeachment against Judges
= aefson and Phillips. Of the Western Circuit
~ssouri, Will be drawn up by Representative
Ass-S' OF that state. and presented TO Congress
49,. - the close OF the present session In reso-
-, - Introduced In the House a few days ago Mr.
,s..sS accused the judges OF Illegal conduct IN
1l'aa 10 the 2-cent passenger law and the maxi
- - Freight law recently passed by the Missouri
New-York tribune., 1909-05-09

postal and telegraph employees OF the government
only recently paralyzed communication IN Paris.
broke out afresh. when the post telegraph and
telephone employees, in defiance Of a government
order. organized themselves into a union. II this
move IS successful the employees VIII become the
masters Of the destinies OF France. The leaders
Of these employees are working in harmony with
the chiefs Of the General Federation of Labor
which a revolutionary organization and has for
a long time been planning a strike to destroy cap
itallsm.
Theodore Roosevelt killed two more lions. max
ing his total bag six.
The Rev Stephen r Trowbridge. q missionary
Of the American Board OF Commissioners for For
eign Missions, estimates the number of Armenians
killed in the province of Adana since the outbreak
Of the Mahometan rioting at twenty-three thou
san
New-York tribune., 1909-05-09

After conference between the President and
his Cabinet over the decision Il was decided that
the President would recommend in his annual mes
sage sn amendment to tie interstate commerce law
which viii, II IS believed, render the commodities
clause effective. The proposed amendment is srni-
lar 10 introduced and rejected in Congress while
the bill was pending It provides that the holding
Of stock in producing company by q common
carrier engaged IN interstate commerce shall con
slitue legal interest therein within the meaning
of the law
New-York tribune., 1909-05-09
ELECTION LIKE WAR
In NEWFOUNDLAND
CONTESTANTS USE WTLES
AND VIOLENCE.
His Far an Politics., the Islands
MOtto-Much Feeling OUer
BOnd-MOrriS Duel.

St Johns. n. =. May s.
This island is in the throes Of q general election
to-day. the hottest and most desperately contested
in her history. The spectacular feature of the
campaign has been the throwing overheard of Sir
Robert Bond, the ex-Premier, at Western Bay,
when he tried land to address public meeting.
The colony had general election in November.
at which Sir Robert Bond, who was then Prime
Minister, and Sir Edward Norris who then
opposition leader carried eighteen seats each in
house of thirty-six. Bond retained office until
February, when the Legislature to meet.
New-York tribune., 1909-05-09
mo MANS PROPERTY SAFE" e"
TRIALS OF CANDIDATES.

The island. being inhabited chiefly by hsherfOlk.
is settled only round its seaboard the interior being
a wilderness. and the eighteen districts. ret''
thirty-six members. consist OF long stretches Of
seaboard with scores OF harbors each with its few
settlers who must be visited and harangued- For
getting about small steamers are needed Once
the government candidates for district, being
hard pressed for such conveyance seized the mail
boat elected the passengers and steamed away.
and the enjoyed the joke that they elected
them Another time a resourcefu candidate. being
stranded in "A harbor. slowed away in his oppo-
nents ship and triumphantly confronted him at
the next stop. candidate long ago won his
seat by the sympathy he aroused through rowing
along the coast In a small boat and explaining a.,
New-York tribune., 1909-05-09

The rights Of Terra Nova.
one of the grants from the Dominion of Canada
was SO cents a head for local administration, and
this suggested the irresistible query. Would you
sell your country for the price of Il sheepskin?"
$50 being in those days the value of this
ticle) Similar arguments were advanced against
union, among them the warning from many plat
forms that your children will be taken to make
gUnwads for Canadian cannon. and your young
men will leave their bones to bleach the desert
sands of Canada The guileess electors
sured that confederation would
every domestic animal and every wndowpane.
and cases occurred where boats conveying unionlst
candidates were actually fired by infuriated
voters. At island in southern bay the prin-
cpal met the confederate candidates and
their supporters, and warned them not TO land.
He had been told by the anti-confederate candi-
date previously not TO permit them ashore to 'un-
settle the minds of the people, and he empha-
sized his warning by the display of n seven-foot
muzze-loader hlled with slugs they decided that II
was wiser to leave that hamlet unconverted. The
union party was soundly defeated at the polls. and
a large procession paraded the streets of ST. Johns
with a hearse and coffin. and formally buried the
confederation bill" at low water mark
To-day the people be stampeded against the
idea Of union with equal The Bondites ac-
Canadian politician formerly residing here Is ad
vocating union in his canvass, and the Morristes
retaifate against the Bondites by showing that Mr.
Bond chose Sir Charles Fitzpatrick arbitrator
at The Hague. OF course confederation is not an
issue at all the elector is panicky and the
game is to play his fears. For forty years this
has been kept up with unvarying regularity In
every contest and undiminshed in its
potency. -Four years ago 1t was gravely asserted
that the Dominion revenue cruiser Canada (Which
harbored st. Johns on her way 10 Quebec while
coming from England where she was builD was a
Canadian man-of-war sent to seize the island; the
arrival of steamers with barrels OF Canadian
money to corrupt the electors reported
weekly, and known where men actually
sought some of it. 1t proclaimed far and wide
that missionaries from Canada were al work
everywhere suborning the voters. and the simple
dsherfolk were warned that union would mean a
tax of IS TO $50 year on the cod traps. To-day
the newspapers are filed with hystercal appeals TO
New-York tribune., 1909-05-09
PAYING THE ICEMAN.

h. Hs !. american Ice Company fixed the price OF
e..- manhattan at S a ton on the bridge %
-. - a hundred TO the large consumers and 81
~ hundred to families The price in The
3, and IN Brooklyn viii be somewhat higher
ts... = Patten returned from Colorado and re-
-. operations in the Chicago wheat pit He
- = Ms Evanston home. where every precau-
1, !. ss been taken to keep his presence secret
o1eci1ng his wheat campaign from his house.
New-York tribune., 1909-05-09
..at Reader Tells What He
,1....d in Last Weeks Papers.

.hs big news Of the week." asked
.1rhat was
s~y A@ii- Court Of the United States handed
re - tt.ne looked for decision on the eommodi-
sssn 'n' 80. interstate commerce law, replied
ts: cialss ,.7ar The decision upholds the con
0casianl ~ the clause bat so far 'modifes the
-snder il practically nuEatory- The At
sss,- > - -,1 * quoted as having said that the
rr1ss o.-stafrs the government in the letter and
5sS :, the spirit The purpose Of Congress
80 .-s,art railroads from carrying commodi-
~ Ai.b they produced from mines or other
s.s &C with the exception Of timber. Under the
% the court 1 TniFo9a a owning a,itb Of mlne qhn 0s for
insiAl-- TRANSPORT II as the property Of the pur-
az q can organize subsidiary company 10
eSSs'. -. mine and then hold stock in that COM
rsny.
New-York tribune., 1909-05-09

vote against union. because 1t would gan
CREME delirium disaffectIon and anarchy" and
the five steps to perdition' according
scribe are voting for opposition candidates.
archy and stagnation. starvation and soup
kitchens, national insolvency and confederation
In the previous election Of 1900 the famous Reid
contract was one OF the chief issues. and notices
were posted in graveyards the night before election
that Reid owns this land and trespassers will be
prosecuted" with the result that the infurtated
electors who saw Imagination the bones Of their
ancestors ruthIessly exhumed by brutal navvies.
voted wholesale against candidates Identified with
this contractor In some instances announcements
were made that the lands on which churches were
bu,It having been granted to Reid. surveyors had
been sent into cemeteries to trylines through
them and laborers set to digging trenches as II
Intending to go through them. On platforms
# was proclaimed by students of early Saxon his
tory who recalled the story of Wanda that Reid
was importing collars, with the words "Reid's
Slave" engraved on them. which the Newfoundland
fishermen would be required by law around
their necks Samples of the collars (realy dog col
lars) were shown from the platforms
In TwiIlingate district this handful was circu-
lated:
mo MANS PROPERTY SAFE"
mo mans property is safe from the clutch Of
Reid. He has already got possession Of the lands
houses and fishing properties of hundreds of people
The people don't know 1t. but their properties were
given TO Reid by the Tory government under the
railway deal and he can turn the people of these
lands at any time. Mr.. Bond is fighting Reid to-
dav 10 get back the people the lands that have
been wrongfully taken from them and 20 prevent |
Reid from taking away your homes. Vote, there
fore for Bond. Gift and Roberts. and thus save !
your homes and country
New-York tribune., 1909-05-09

CORRESPONDENT writes: "The capture OF
lsfshan was beuun by small band of Bakhtiari
tri5esmen. the vanguard OF 2 much larger force,
who swept into lsfahsn and penetrated into the
heart Of the town before they met with resist
snee in the shape Of a narricade hastily thrown
across the street BY some Of the governors SOL
disrs. After q brisk exchange OF shots the
New-York tribune., 1909-05-09

the arsenal was seized by 5akhtiaris, and with
in forty eight hours they were masters of the
town. Two days later Samsan1 es- Sutaneh, the
supreme chief of the Bakhtsris, rode into tEo
town and was acclaimed the savior of Isfahan
and the champion of the constitution"
The Graphic.
New-York tribune., 1909-05-09
THE SHAFTS ?
GOVERNM ENT.

Bakhtiaris retired, only to make their way to
the mosque, where fighting lasted far into the
night. Meanwhile, after letting loose two resi-
rnents of starving soldiery upon the town. pre-
sumsbly to bring the people to their knees, the
governor and his principal followers sought
refuge in the British Consulate. The following
evening his palace was gutted by the populaoe'
New-York tribune., 1909-05-09

He-But l tell YOU vhaf it is NIaude. II your
father Is at all unreasonable shall put my back
o the wall and-er-er-
she-And keep it there. That would be the satsss
position.-AnsWer5
New-York tribune., 1909-05-09
BATTLE OVER CONFEDERATION.

The hercest political battle ever waged here was
over confederation in 1859. When delegates were
TO the original conference at Quebec TO frame
New-York tribune., 1909-05-09

Remember the day
When Carter and Shea
Crossed over the say"
To barter away
The rights OF Terra Nova.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-03-03
MAJOR LOEFFLER
WILL SOON RETIRE
Well-Known White House
DoOrkeeper Has Served
Since Time of Grant.

MAJOR CharIes ID. A Loetaer, who has
/ been Presidents doorkkeeper since
Grant was Chief Executive vIll Ia s,,,.
ce,ded nv - 7 cs+c,a -. 49,
ar rho WIT ~, - -
aO the Whlle house, when Mr.. Taft
assumes once. Major LOeffier viii be
retired from the army, haviny. reached
the AGE limit
10 10 g., Of ell. 10000. ..--,
90 O'-0 VI ''iS must "iur-y Known
ana popular men in the Federal serv-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-03-03
ROOSEVELT TO LET
SUNDRY BILL STAND
Considers Retaliation as TO
Commissions, But Will
Not Veto 1t.

The provision in the sundry civil bill
which specifies that no money of tine
Government shall be used 10 nav the
salaries, compensation, or expenses OF
commissions, has caused a measure Of
opposition 10 that bill which has led
10 reports that ii might be vetoed in
the last hours Of Congress.
There Is good authority for the be-
lief that the President has been urged
10 veto it. and even that he had al one
time seriously considered preparing a
veto message.
The present indications are that the
measure will not be vetoed for the rea-
son that II contains d great number
OF provisions for carrying on important
work, which in some cases the depart
Enents nave been trying for years 10
obtain The provision doing away with
commissions. however, Is peculiar Iy oh
gectonable TO President Roosevelt. He
mas appointed large number Of special
commissions, whose work he -oucfCars
OF the h!SheSt Importance. Among these
are the conservation commission the
country life commission. the District Of
Columbia housing commission. The com
,-Isslon on the reorganization OF the
Navy Department, the commission OF
chemists, which sits as sort or
supreme court IN pure food matters
and a number Of others
congress takes the general position
that these commissions are useless on
the other hand. the Presidents friends
have been urging upon him that Con
Eress is itself ENGAGED Do the business
OF organizing commissions. such as the
currency commission. the immigration
commission, the new WATERWAYS com
mission, and others, whose members
are appointed from the TWO houses Of
Congress.
II is pointed out that the Presidents
commissions are generally composed OF
men peculiarly equipped for the work in
hand, specialists 10 their various lines
The Congressional commissions amount
10 a sort Of feather bed for lame ducks
70 alight upon Retiring members OF
both houses Of Congress are handsome
ly provided for with Derth- on various
commissions, without especial reference.
ia is declared. 10 their qualifications.
Supporter OF the President have urged
that the sOliCitudc OF Congress about
spending money for commissions I- a
good deal OF a frost.
They say that Congress is not opposed
10 paying, but 10 paying commissions
appointed by some one else.
n is declared with great deal OF
rlgO- that iF the President had gone
ahead with his intention OF vctCiue tlr
suHdry civil bill and had INDUCED in
comparison between his commissions
and those appointed by Congress. me
would have made "a showing decidedly
dIsadyantaEcUus 10 the Congressional
boa rds.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-03-03
What Congress Did
IN THE HOUSE

The House agreed 10 the conference re.
port on the military appropriation bin
The conference report ON the copyright
bill was taken up for consideration.
Ar effort wiz bc made 10 reconsider tho
mail suDsiCy bill.
The House and Senate held another con-
ference on the Legislative appropIia-
ton bill
A night session probably Will be held.
Under suspension Of rules. q bill was
passed requiring the Washington
Hospita! for FoundliuSs TO make its
report 10 the Commissioners instead
Of the Secretary of the Interior.
The name OF the hospital was
changed 20 WashingtOu's Home la
FOundlings.
Consideration Of other District bills.
principally OF minor Importance.
was begun.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-03-03
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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-03-03
MEASLES IN CITY
ON THE INCREASE
?, 1876 Cases This Week, as
Against 1918 Last-Less
Typhoid Reported.

\ large increase in the epidemic o.
measles IS noted by the report Of the
Health Department for the week ending
February -
FIVE hundred and sixty-tvyo additional
cases were reported. and as discharged
as recovered, increasing the total num-
Der Of cases from 1913 the week previous
TO 2196
Inc record Of other contagious diseases
IS as follows: Diphtheria. 30. scarIcI
ever %; typhoid fever. I9l, reduction
OF - cases, and chiCkenpox. IgE
The total number OF deaths renor+a7
was uS-+ among the white and n
among the colOred population
Inc births numbered I44, Of which o.
were white and % coIOred.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-03-03
DOESN'T KNOW NAME
OF FIRST HUSBAND
Fanny Rice, Long on Stage, Weds
Again IN Colorado
Springs.

COLORADO SPRINGS. March B.
Fanny Rice. who has been on the stage
LOT twenty years, and is known through
out the United States, was married to-
DAY 10 Paul Washington Ryder, of Fair
maven, Mass. No one was aware of
tnelr intentions until today. although
tney came West with part yof friends.
Miss Rice was divorced three wears
ago from man whose name she de-
clares she has forgotten. She has but
ten weeks Of theatrical enEagernents
Ieft, and after that she says she viii
give up the profession. Ryder is quite
young and good looking. He has been
connected with the American Tobacco
Company for some years, with head
quarters IN New York.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-03-03
MISS BLECH CHOSEN
AS MRS. TAFT'S AIDE
New Social Secretary Ad-
! mirably Qualified for
The Position.

One OF the burning questions of in.
terest has been settled by Mrs. Taft
In the selection OF Miss Alice RIecn. of
the clerical force of the Bureau Of
American Republics, to be her secre-
tary. Miss Blech was named yesterday
by Mrs. Taft, following many rumors
as TO the identity of her probable as
sistant.
Miss BleCh has been a clerk in the
Bureau of American Republics eight
years and will fill her first position as
secretary when she goes TO the White
House Just after the Inauguration. She
mas had wide experience in attending
TO correspondence, this branch of the
work at the bureau having been largely
detailed 10 her care
Her Qualifications.
Although the position at the White
House which Miss Blech has been nam
ed TO MI viii be largely of a clerical
nature, she is in every way fitted to care
Tor the duties which viii come TO her
Miss Blech speaks German fuentlv.
having been born in Dresden. and has
fine working knowledge Of French
and Spanish. She is regarded as one
or the most efficient clerks in the bu-
Feau and until her appointment as sec
Rotary to Mrs. Taft she occupied one
OF the most responsible positions I'm that
department.
Miss Blech has a charming personal
lly. a cordial manner. and an air of
me distinction She has a low, gentle
voice, and meets strangers with the
easy manner Of an experienced and
cultured woman. Miss Rlech is very
pretty, with dark hair. large expressive
mouth, and an exceedingly attractive
smile. She was at her old desk in the
department today, although she frankly
acknowledged she had completed her
work there last night
Lived Here Ten Years.
The new social secretary of the White
House has lived in washington ten
years. Her home at present is in the
LenoX apartment where she and her
mother reside together.
Miss Blech takes the new honor which
has come to her with exceedingly sim
pie and charming grace. She was Sc
lected, not through any so-called influ-
ence, but because she has made her
aDllltleS felt in the Bureau of American
republics, and through them has at
tTacted the attention OF practical friends
or Mrs Taft, who were quick to recon-
mend her when the wife of the Presj-
dent-elect made known her need for a |
secretary.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-03-03
WORKMAN ELECTROCUTED.

YORK. Pa, March eighteen hun
dred volts Of electricity shot through
the body Of J. w. HOssler, an electri-
clan, employed by the General Electric
Company, while he was installing a
transformer at the substation Of the
York Haven Power Company's plant,
causing death several hours afterward