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The Washington herald., 1909-05-30

Oklahoma City. Okla, Nay 2s.-Ten per
sons were killed and probably score
injured in a tornado that wrecked the
town Of Key West. in Lincoln County,
near here ate to-day.
The storm has wrecked other towns IN
It's path and more are reported killed
and injured.
Wires ere down in the path OF the
storm and news is meager.
The storm swept on north and east and
IS said to have wrecked the town OF
Depew. IN Creek County.
Twelve persons are said 10 have been
killed and many injured.
The storm came Up without warning
At ? o'clock no communication could
be hed with shroud and The surrounding
rouutry.
Four Lives Lost.
Helena, Mont, May "A few details
hltering over the interrupted lines be
tween the Northern Pacific Railroad in
North Dakota indicate that vast amount
Of property was destroyed to-day by 8
Eycione.
-Four persons are reported killed al
jamestown. where a great number OF
buildings we're rszsd te the ground
Late tonight al communication with
the devastatsd>territory vas cut OF by a
-ecu-renee Of The storm
Relief trains are being fitted oct elong
THO Northern Pacific TO send aid TO those
r. he storm belt
Killed in Wreck.
Mobile. Ala. May al H Albright. OF
Meridian; William Evans. Of Mobile. and
William Carter, Of Laurel, Mss, were
killed. ana four other injured in a wreck
On tie Mobile, Jackson and Kansas City
Railroad late this afternoon. eight miles
from here
= local train ran into a wash-out, and
every coach was overturned. None OF
the injured viii die
North Dakota stOrmswept.
Jamestown. y. Oak, May "a cyclone
that swept this part OF the State struck
jamestown at O'Clock this afternoon,
razing a dozen buildings and injuring ter
persons.
At Ypsilanti, twenty miles distant, -four
persons were killed, several injured, and
twenty buildings were blown down
The wind swept a path half 4 mile
wide. One telegraph wire is all that re-
mains in this part Of the State and ee-
tails OF the damage are extremely meazer
Il IS believed, however, that the cyclone
caused heavy damage and probably loss
Of life IN other parts Of the state.
The Northern Pacific officials here re-
ceived orders from ST. Paul 10 send re-
lief 10 Ypsilanti and whatever other
points IN the path Of the storm called
for aid. The locsi roundhouse OF the
Northern Pacific was demolished and
eight engines damaged.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-30
FLOODS IN TEXAS.
Water Ten Inches Deep Following
Series of CIoudbursts.

SiHton, Tex, May 2a-The whole face
Of TIE country around here for twenty
five miles IS covered BY water which has
g depth Of from ten inches TO FIVE feet
as a result Of a series of cloudbursts
which occurred in this section last night
ana yesterday.
The I5O.O00-acre farm and ranch OF
Charles P Taft. OF Cincinnati, which ad-
joins Slnton, IS entirely covered by va
Ter, and enormous damage has been done
the growing crops and other property
by the unprecedented flood
The san Antonio and Aransas Pass
Railroad track is under water for many
miles
It was the heaviest rainfall ever known
n this part Of Texas
The Washington herald., 1909-05-30
METEOR STRIKES HOUSE.
Explosion Sets Building OF Fire and
Injuries Man and Daughter.

Livingston Tex. Nay "A meteor
about the size Of cannon bail struck
the house Of s. F Faln. ten miles south
Of here, yesterday.
It entered an open window and ex-
plOded with terrific force when it struck
the floor.
The house was badly damaged and was
set on FIRE
Mr. Fain and his daughter were stun
ned By the force Of the explosion.
Decoration Day ClUsters-SpeclaI, 81.
Big supply ready. Blackistonefs. 14th 4 II
The Washington herald., 1909-05-30
WEATHER FORECAST.

For the District Of Columbia,
Maryland, and Virginia-Fair
to-day; tomorrow unsettled, with
showers; light TO moderate vari-
able winds.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-30
HUNT FOURTH BANDIT.
Diamond Pin Tnken from Prisoner
Identified.

Omaha. NebT-, May 29.-Armed with a
minute description Of their man. num-
Der Of detectives. including pOst-Office in
spectors and Pinkertons. are hot on the
tran Of the fourth member Of the quar-
tet suspected Of holding up the Over
land Limited on the Union Pacific near
this city last Saturday night and stealing
nine pouches Of registered mail
IN addition 20 the money stolen from the
mail sacks in possession Of the prisoners.
the police to-day established the fact
that a diamond stickpin worn BY one Of
the men at the time OF his arrest was IL
a registered package
The Washington herald., 1909-05-30
Philadelphia Street Car Sys-
tenn Tied Up.
POLICE ARE KEPT BUSY
Sympathizers Assault Employees.
Many Arrests Follow.
ALL SALOONS ARE CLOSED

Union Leaders Declare 5000 Of the
Men Have Quit Work, and that
the Remaining 600 VIII Join the
Movement To-day Police Re-
serves Guard the Car Barns, and
FwO Men Are Stationed On Every
Car that Is Operated-Men Ar
rested Are Placed Under Heavy
BOnds-MOtOrman Injured.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-30
TOrnadOLeaveS Death Trail
in Western States.
TOWNS ARE WRECKED
Scores Are Injured and Much
Property Destroyed.
COMMUNICATION CUT OFF

Recurrence Of Disaster Adds TO
Casualties IN North Dakota, and
It Is Feared Losses VIII Reach
Alarming Proportions = Twenty
two Are Killed in Oklahoma and
Three Die in Wreck Caused by
WashOut in Alabama-Large Area
in Texas Flooded-0ther Sections
Send Signals Of Distress.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-30
Largest Morning Circulation.

All advertising contracts made BY The
Washington Herald are based upon its
bona fide circUiatiOn-a circulation IN
Washington larger BY thousands than was
ever before attained by any morning news
paper at the Capital Its books are open
The Washington herald., 1909-05-30
REACH AGREEMENT
In GEORGIA STRIKE
Service Is Being Restored as
Rapidly as Possible.
WHITE FIREMEN VICTORIOUS
While Details of Settlement Have
Not Been Announced, 1t Is Thought
Men Discharged VIII Be Restored
TO Positions People Along Line
Bore Hardships 20 Aid Strikers.

Atlanta, May 29.-The strike OF white
hrsmea against the employment OF ne
groes. which has tied up the Georgia
Railroad FOR one week, has been settled,
and train service IS being resumed as
rapidly as possible.
The detailed terms OF settlement have
not been given out, but il Is said the
railroad restores the white fremen who
were discharged 20 make room for ne
groess agrees 70 recognize the seniority
Of white fremen over negroes, and that
the other questions al issue viii be sub
mitted 10 arbitration under the Erdman
act OF Congress
Il IS believed the white fremen haze
won nearly a complete victory. and the
final result viii be the complete elm
ination Of negro hremen on the Georgia
road
Settlement a Surprise.
The settlement came as a surprise, for
General Manager Scott has heretofore
steadfasty refused 20 make any coGces-
sions. OF even to arbitrate the questions
at issue. He was evidently brought 70
terms BY that fact that the strikers were
supported by 80 per cent OF the people OF
Georgia
The announcement that the strike is over
followed conferences between Mr.. Knapp.
Mr. Nell, and representatives Of the two
contending sides. Ten minutes after the
announcement OF settlement the strikers
had returned to work and trains were be
ginning 70 move on the system
Strike Lasted One Week.
The strike on the Georgia road was be-
gun a week ago to-day A week later.
after which there had been untold incon-
venience. considerable suffering, and
general decentralization Of business. it is
settled
While the week past brought no blood
shed. il put the people along the Georgia
Railroad TO a great amount Of inconven-
ience-
The mails were interfered with for
several days, and people along the line
were cut of from news Of the outside
world and intercourse with it. Persons
who had business IN Atlanta or adjoin-
ing towns had TO come in automobiles.
wagons. and other vehicles. Merchants
were cut OF from supplies ard real dis
tress was experienced in many places.
Even funerals were interfered with
The Washington herald., 1909-05-30

West Chester, Pa. May 2s-"Uncle" Joe
Cannon, Speaker Of the House OF Repre-
sentatives. early this morning started on
another sightseeing automobile trip.
Might as well get an early start" he
said. as he rose from the bountifuI table
at Representative Buffers residence on
W Miner street Wen need the whole
day If We see as much as We did yester-
day.
IN four motor cars the party set out for
the Brandywine battlefield in Birming-
ham township, passing the old Birming-
ham meeting house on the way. II was
al this meeting house that Washington
had his headquarters prior 10 the dias-
trous battle Of Brandywine-
Others En Party.
Besides Speaker Cannon and his secre-
tary. Nj Bus5y, there were IN the tour
ing party Representative z. l. Hamilton,
OF Michigan; Representative Charles P
Thomas, North Carolina: Eerving P
Wagner. Norristown. Thomas s Butler,
West Chester. and several other friends
Of Mr. Butler.
Among the latter we're P N. Sharpless,
the millionaire head Of the Shsrpless
Separator Company. and 7. Larry Eyre
The first stop the party made was al
Graystone. the magnificent country seat
Of III. Sharpless. near Winchester. Half
an hour was spent looking over the house
and the thousand-acre estate n which II
is located, and ET. Sharpless showed the
- - -
tie Of the Brandywine, showing how,
after their defeat by the British, under
Gen. Howe. the American forces. under
Washington, Lafayette, and Wayne, es-
capped pursuit.
Inspects BIOOdstafns.
The party then visited the battle
grounds, and incidentally the old Birm-
iagham meeting house, where Uncle
Joe" got down on his hands and knees
on the floor and inspected the blood
stains made by wounded Continental SOL
diers.
Uncle Joe" mounted a bench and made
a speech. in the course OF which he ex-
pressed his admiration for the members
OF the Society OF Friends
People can joke about Quakers not
caring 10 fight" he said. 'but Il is a
fact that, in proportion 20 their num-
bers, the Quakers had more soldiers in
the Union army during the civil war than
any other religious Denomination
The school boys cheered this announce
ment. and after al had shaken hands
with the Speaker, returned 10 West Town
jubilaat
From the battlefield the visitors went
to Meadbrook Farm, the country home Of
Charles E. Mather, at Lenape, where
luncheon was had
After luncheon the party went for a
motor ride 70 Wilmington, where they took
a train for Washington
The Washington herald., 1909-05-30
MEMORIAL PROGRAMME.

The programmes for Memorial
Day exercises In the various
cemeteries VIII be found in fun
on page 5.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-30
PATTEN Wins FIGHT
Nay " heat Deal Closes With
out Fireworks.
GALLERY IS DISAPPOINTED

Impossible TO Estimate the Profits
Until Holdings Are SoId-Wheat
Kings Firm Has Large Accounts
for Other Coaeerns-CIose Follow
ers say He Has Made Vast Profits.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-30
POPE HAS 900 CALLERS.
Employees of French Railways Pre-
sent Autograph Album.

Rome. May "a delegation consisting
Of so Catholic Union employees Of the
French railways have had a special audi
ence Of the Pope and presented to him an
album containing the signatures OF al
the members OF the union. numbering
more than 500.
The police have abandoned hope of
finding the murderers Of Detective Petro-
slno. Of New York. IN Sicily. and are
now trying TO connect the crime with
the Naples CamOrra
The Washington herald., 1909-05-30
UNCONFIRMED IN CAPITAL.

Story OF sale Os BIuemOnt Branch
Is Discredfted.
President ". ". Finley. OF the South
ern Railway. was not in Washington last
night, and statement from him regard
ins the Richmond dispatch could not be
had From sources close 10 the company
which owns the trolley line mentioned IN
the dispatch the deal IS not confirmed and
the dispatch is discredited
The Washington herald., 1909-05-30

Chicago. MAY 29.--James A Patterns
wheat deal" which has excited the
attention OF the world during the last
six months, was concluded at noon to-
day with no pyrotechnics or skyrOck-
eting Of prices Contrary TO the opIn-
ion OF many brokers and traders. the
veteran grain dealer allowed the
short" interests. both in Chicago and
in the West. TO deliver their contract
wheat 10 him at comparatively easy
figures.
The closing price. s1.54. remained
solitary and alone on the boards OF
the pit and brokers' Offices during the
closing session OF the market. The
figure was 1 IA cents below the high
price OF the option Less than 100000
bushels were sold~>to Patten to-day.
and the price never varied.
The scenes on the board OF trade were
distinctly dissimilsr 10 the closing hours
Of former deals. or even an ordinary day
in the exchange Trade in other crops.
which had a slight reaction over the
prices Of the last few days. furnished the
only bit OF interest To the hundreds OF
I ~
hoping for a demonstration Of soa,e sort
Operations Lasted Nine M0.tNs.
SIR Patten's May wheat operations have
extended over a period Of about nine
months. Little attention was paid to
them, however. until a few months ago.
when prices Of grain began to mount
higher than in many years. Mr.. Patten
steadfastly denied the existence of a
corner, and declared that the shortage OF
wheat in the United States justified the
higher prices. In the opinion Of many
traders Of this city. Patten's view has
been proved 20 be correct.
Huge profits have been made By the
speculator in his operation. It is known
that he bought wheat when 1t was quoted
near the 81 mark. His winnings are es-
timated from s1.0a0OO to S4OO0O00. while
his brokerage partners and customers
have been equally fortunate by following
his lead The losers are said 10 be
mostly professional specuiators. who
fought the upward trend Of prices since
rs movement skyward began months
ago.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-30
Baltimore snd Return, s1.2s.

Every Saturday and Sunday. All trains
both WAYS. both days. except Royal Lin.
tied. City Offices. I4l7 G 81. and siS Pa. ave
The Washington herald., 1909-05-30
BLUEMONT LINE
REPORTED SOLD
Richmond Hears Mclean and
.ElkinS Have Bought 1t.
DEAL IS UNCONFIRMED HERE

Plan, According 90 the Virginia Ru-
NOR, Is 10 Electric the Line, Build
an independent Washington sta
tfon, and Make II a Part Of the
Great Falls Electric Line.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-30
There Was No Corner

Sitting in front Of the quotation board
in his Office. after the market closed to-
day. 1Ir Patten said:
7 have claimed there was no corner
in Nay wheat. and have proved It. Any
time during the last few weeks 1 could
have put the price 10 s1.5O but did not
want to squeeze any one or make a fic-
titious price"
The Washington herald., 1909-05-30

Fence PaIinGs Dressed, &c; Now &c
Apiece Frank Libbsy q Co
The Washington herald., 1909-05-30

Decoration Day CiusteFE-s7ecfzI, 81.
Big supply ready. Blsckistone's. 18th & II.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-30

Chevy Chase Lake Open Monday.
Picnic grounds; Marine Band; dancin
The Washington herald., 1909-05-30

}. H. SssaH & Sens. Florists,
18th and @ SITS, Washington; Waldorf
Astoria and 115s Broadway. New York
The Washington herald., 1909-05-30

Clear Ceiling, Beaded, s1-S5 Per 100 Fl.
Frank Libbey & Co. sth st and n 7. ave.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-30

Clear Cypress Shingles. s., Now q
Per LOO. Frank Lihbey & Co.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-30

Strips (Dressed), Any Size. 75c Per 100.
Frank Libbey & Co. sth ST and n. 7. ave.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-30

SI-25 to Baltimore and Return
To-day via Baltimore and Ohio Rafiros
The Washington herald., 1909-05-30

Blooming Plants AID Cut Flowers
Fer Decoration Day. Shaffer. 18th and I
The Washington herald., 1909-05-30

alabama Flooring, -; Now &c 3 Ft.
Frank Libbey & Co. eth ST. and y. z. ave
The Washington herald., 1909-05-30

Decoration Day Clzsters-Specfai. 81.
Big supply ready, Blsckistone's, 18th & II
The Washington herald., 1909-05-30
UNCLE JOE" TOURIST
Spends Busy Day Visiting
Famous BattlefeldS.
GUEST OF PENNSYLvAEIAES

Brandywine Field, Birmingham
Meeting House, and Other Points
Of Interest in Quaker State Attract
Veteran Speaker-TaIks 10 school
Boys of the Days Of Washington.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-30

Dressed Boards, sS.50, Now SI.7S Per
ie0 II Frank Libbey & Co.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-30

Common Flooring, I1ke 3 Foot.
frank Libbsy & Co. sth St and n. 7. ave
The Washington herald., 1909-05-30
Reunion Confederate Veterans,


Continued on Pase 8, Column 5.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-30

S1s.5 round TIP rom washington, June
5. s. and :. Southern Railway
The Washington herald., 1909-05-30
MotOrmaB Injured.

A crowd Of 100 attacked a car at Sixth
street and Columbia avenue shortly after
2 o'ciock tonight. Edward Sweeney,
thirty-seven. the motorman, vas struck
on the head By missile and seriously
injured. He was removed 10 St Josepn'sI
Hospital
The strikers claim the city government
IS showing undue activity in their effoTtsl
70 break the strike. The Rapid TransitI
Company is holding company, having.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1909-12-18

10 the Editor OF tne Evening Sldl.
Dear Striking Leopold of Bel
GUM is dead, and the thumbs of the
world are turned down. In the
newspaper and other comments
upon his life no mercy is extended
to lis memory. His character Is
reviled and befouied until the aver
age mind revolts at this unspeak-
able being who lived but to ruin.
/ spent some time in the little
kingdom of Belgium. ! found the
people there happy, contented and
prosperous. They knew that the
moral side of their monarch's life
was not exemplary. but he, never
theless, held q large share OF their
respect and esteem, because his
reign had brought to his kingdom
peace and to his subjects pros
perity. While other nations have
been torn by internal dissensions.
while war has ravaged some and
revolution has ended others, Bel
GUM has gone ahead in the path
ways of peace and prosperity, with
Leopold's influence always in the
ascendant.
e0polQ Is dead. snail we con-
tinue to malign him, or shall we
extend to him a little of the spirit
of fairness and much of Christian
charity? VIII any good be accom-
plished now by pointing out his
moral deformities? Would it not be
better to drape his memory with
the mantle of charity, and endeavor
to turn the thoughts of humanity
toward a contemplation of the
teaching of mercy, rather than the
cold, merciless and injurious prac-
tises that seem now to prevail?
l am afraid that these remaks
win arouse no affirmative response.
Still I make them nevertheless, for
they lie close to my heart. Yours
very truly. j. T. r.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1909-12-18
surFRAdHrTHs HAVE THEIR DAY.

Time was whenever a coarse per-
son with hob-nailed boots took a
long. running jump and landed
on the neck of a trust, there
was always one man in the country
to get up and protest against such
an action and in the name of the
Constitution, the Flag. Prosperity,
the Missouri Compromise, the bred
Scott Decision, Justice, Liberty and
the Community of Interests.
That man was Chancellor Day.
That sort of thing seemed to be all
in the Gays work for Day. But
though coarse persons continued to
jump on the trusts, Chancellor Day
ceased to protest. He seemed to be
getting back into form recently,
when he announced he had decided
football should be retired to the
scrap heap. Now he comes forward
with the assertion that when women
get ready to vote, they vote, thus
ending a long controversy.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1909-12-18
A Protest from Long Branch.

A Protest from LOuE hThnch'
To tho Editor OF the Evening Star:
Dear 6ir-At Elizabeth recently
the Salvation Army ciashed with
the mayor and police authorities
because Of It's insistence upon its
right to violate ordinance regula-
tons against creating a public dis
turbance and obstructing traffic on
an important thoroughfare. 1t was
announced that 1t would resist the
move to force it to observe the law
through the highest courts.
In Long Branch the army is en-
gagged in a legal contest with large
property-owners and cottaSers, In
order to avoid having to discon-
tinue the operation of a children's
home in an exclusive summer resi-
Dental section, where it constitutes
q nuisance to the neighbors and
depreciates property values.
Can an organization which is en-
tirely dependent upon public gen.
crosby afford to manifest such ar
.rogance, even though it has at
tanned a degree of prosperity when
it owns four or five million dollars
worth or more of real estate?
Is litigation in an effort to estab-
lish a right to override municipal
statutes or to disturb the peace and
comfort of a fashionable neighbor-
hood totally unnecessary privi-
leges-a legitimate channel for the
investment of money entrusted to
the army to be expended in reliev-
ing human want and suffering?
Does it show good business judg-
ment for the army to spend a large
sum in acquiring a home where but
forty children can be accommodated
in an exclusive neighborhood when
it could undoubtedly with the same
money obtain equally desirable ac-
commodations for three or four
times as many children in more
modest surroundings?
Is such ~arousing of antagonism
and displaying of impracticability
in the management of its affairs
calculated to create or maintain
that confidence by the people in it
which is essential to its very exist
ence? ID. B. BOBBITT.
Long branch, n. j., Dec. II.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1909-12-18
AN IMPENDING
BALLLNGER PROBE

of Secretary of the Interior Balinger and the doings il. the general
land Office. President Tafts expressed confidence in Ballingr
does not convince many congressman that an investigation should
not be held. For a man holding a position of such great respon-
sibility in respect to the great undeveloped natural wealth of the
country, it is enough that he should be under suspicion, and the
favor of a President should not itself avail to ward off investi
cation. Both in words and in acts Secretary Balinger showed
that he was not only not in sympathy with the conservation of
the natural resources, but was hostile to the principle. A great
struggle is on between national conservation and predatory
greed, and the man at the head OF the interior department should
be of the calbre of Clifford Pinchot.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1909-12-18
THE DAYS BEST STORY
as.xI44.44

HE city cor a pompously displaying his gitterhg buttons When a raw
boned dusty constable from the rural districts anne u and
j touched him on the arm. ~
displaying his star M 50
Looking for crooks" was h laconic response. $50
"Youd don sax Wal, suppose hat I should tell yeou there is a nan AIRY
ing N a crooked business haf a block from here" The city cop a all atten-
ton Visions Of poolrooms i'd fake mining schemes oomed before him.
"Show me he place" he demanded impatenty.
And then the willy ruraHte plotted his city brother UP to uneven courts
and muddy byways and pointed out a title man sitting at a wired window.
.Sh! That's him He's running a crooked business"
whats he doing Are o sure it is crooked?" 1850.
"Sure! He's running a crokscrew factory I reckon cUksrews are crooked
enough for anybody. Goodby, brother, nd If yeou eve get down around Fox
river I'll give yeou some more tips"
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1909-12-18
rrges Aayer,islng campalen.

To the Editor of the Evening star:
Dear Sir-The project of the Board
of Trade to start a campaign of adj
vertising to boom Newark and
Newark interests should certainly
meet with a proper need of ap-
prevail. 1t is a fact, though APP
parently little known to NewarlSers,
that this big and growing city is
comparatively unknown in the
West, Middle West and Southern
States. Atlanta, DETROIT. Milwaukee,
Minneapolis and other cities OF
about the same size or smaller than
Newark are better known generally
than is Newark.
This is largely due to the fact that
the cities named have made it a
business to advertise themselves in
all sections of the United States.
TRAVELLING MAN.