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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-28
Favors Letter Carriers.

The letter carriers overtime claim bill.
carrying payment of $2S2, ,944. was favor
ably acted upon by the House committee
on claims today. The bill would clear
up all overtime claims of letter carriers
excluded from judgments under the
statute of limitations. The claims arise
from the enforcement of the eight hour
law in the postal service.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-28
Paws Penalty of Crime.

OSSINING, y. Y. February 2S.-Charles
Bowser of New York, negro,
was electrocuted In Sing Sing prison
here today for the murder Of
Eugene Hutchinson. another negro last
April. Bowser. who had shown signs
OF breaking down in the death cell,
walked to the electric chair with a steady
step. He WAS murmerinR a prayer as
the current was turned on.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-28
FOUND LIVING IN CAVE.
Russian Boasts He Has Not Washed
Face in Five Years.

PITTSBURG. Pa. February 2S-with
eighteen inches of unkempt hair and
beard almost hiding his leathern fea-
lures, Carl Klane, a Russian, fifty years
old. has been found in cave near Glen
wood bridge and lodged in the police sta
ton. He declares that he escaped from
Sherman exile colony twenty-five years
ago and boasts that in five years ne
has not washed his face.
The police refuse to touch Klane, and
only by threats to shoot did they drive
him to a cell. Ten days of hard labor
with soap and water is likely to be the
penalty for his vagrancy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-28

United States under the Constitution, to
make improvements in the navigation OF
the same is not embarrassed by the mere
fact that riparian ownership may be In
jured or destroyed by the same. Repeated
decisions Of the Supreme Court are to this
effect, which also indicate what VIII con-
stitute a taking, such as will require the
payment OF just compensation"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-28
Two Persons Killed
in Sundays Ri0tinu

PHILADELPHIA. February 2S-Two
persons were killed. two others are dy-
ing and scores lie critically injured In
hospitals as the result of disorderly OUT
breaks yesterday.
Cars were attacked and policemen re.
pulsed and beaten during the outbreaks
on many lines. In many respects the
rioting was like that OF the Bloody
Sunday of a week ago.
Most of the disturbances occurred in
the downtown and Manayunk sections,
districts of the town heretofore singu-
larly free from any. serious disorder.
Kensington. a portion OF which was
patrolled by state constabulary, was
peaceful except for sporadic outbreaks.
The Rapid Transit Company MAIN
tanned a partial Sunday service on many
of it's lines and after nightfall ran a
larger number of cars than on any other
night since the strike started.
Outside of an approximate number the
company for the first time failed last
Yesterday The night service. which was
maintained on some lines until midnight,
included 40 cars. The company intended
putting $40 cars on schedule. but reduced
the number after the rioting.
Car Smashes Into House.
Most serious OF the accidents OF the
day occurred in midafternoon at 9Th
and Jackson streets. A cara run full
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-28
Former Consul Ayres Dead.

KNOXVILLE. Tenn, February 2S.-Dr.
J. NJ. Ayres. formerly United States con-
sui to Argentina, appointed by President
Mckinley, died at his Johnson City home
yesterday. aged seventytwo years. He
was native of Ohio
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-28
BUSINESS MEN ALARMED
OVER A GENERAL TIE-UP
Believe Organized Labor in Earnest
in Backing Up Trolley Men
FEW DISTURBANCES TODAY
Company Claims to Be Operating
More Cars Than Any Time Since
Strike Began-Serious Riot
:
ing Yesterday.

PHILADELPHIA. February 2a-There
was more talk of arbitration heard in
Philadelphia today than on any other day
since the street car men went on strike
Believing that organized labor is In
earnest in it's decision to back up the
trolley men by causing general walk
out of nearly one hundred thousand men
next Saturday, business men and others
who last week appeared to be Indifferent
alarmed. This is particularly true or
many persons who are heavily interested
in the stock OF the Philadelphia Rapid
Transit Company. One of them said to-
day that he thinks the company should
ar bitrate, and he knows that others
financially interested are OF the same
opinion.
Several of the companys officials are
quoted as saying that they do not be-
lieve the general strike threat will be
carried out, and that the action taken
yesterday was only another method to
club the company into making conces-
sions.
The traction company announced that
there has been NO falling on in the num-
ber of cars in operation. but on the
other hand, it has been able to put more
| crews TO work. 1t claims that union
men applied for work at sixteen OF the
| nineteen barns In the city.
The carmens union. made no state
ment today beyond the announcement
that it is satisfied with the progress Of
anairS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-28
Georgia Member Sworn In.

A. Rodenbery, successor of the late
Representative J. NJ Griggs of Georgia.
was today sworn in as member of the
House.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-28
THIRTY DEAD ALREADY
HAVE BEEN FOUND
Catastrophes, Few Hours Apart
Bring Dismay to Entire Section.
THOUSAND RESCUERS WORKING
Mothers Flee for Safety to Hills
With Children-Italians in
Car Swept to Bottom
Of Canyon.

SPOKANE. Wash. February 2s.-
Sixty lives have been lost. it is feared
lin two great snowslides which have
brought dismay to the mining towns uf
the rich Coeur d'Alene district in north
ern Idaho.
At 1895 o'clock last night a snow
slide swept down the mountain. strik-
ing the little town of Mace and bury
ing twenty Ave houses and their sleep
ing occupants in a mass of snow and
ice at the bottom of the canyon. At
$3.50 Am. today another slide rushed
down on the town Of Burke, crushing
Ia score Of houses under thousands of
tons Of earth and snow. Fourteen
bodies already have been recovered
from the ruins Of Mace. while sixteen
dead have been found at Burke.
How many are still buried can only be
guessed at. Fifty or sixty dead is re-
garded as conservative estimate. Every
man who could be spared from the rescue
work at Mace was sent to Burke, and
doctors were rushed to both places from
Wallace on special trains.
Slide Thirty Feet Deep.
From the foot of the Anchor Mine
plant, for about half a mile, the slide
is thirty feet deep.
When the alarm spread through the
mining camp that Mace had been al
most wiped out by a landslide mothers.
wives and children of the miners en-
ployed at the Hecla. Hercules and An
chor mines and caretakers at the old
Tiger-Poorman mine began to seek
places of safety.
Because of the larger population of
Burke, about 900. the houses were closer
together.
Mothers hauled their children to the
side hills: brothers dragged little sis
ters to places of safety, and when the
slide struck many Of the homes were
deserted by fear-stricken women and
children, while the bread providers were
rescuing injured at the stricken sister
town.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-28
Four Killed at Avery.

WALLACE. Idaho. February S-
Thursday night snow and land slide
snuffed out the lives of three prospectors
and woman at Avery, Il small town on
the Chicago, Milwaukee and Puget Sound
road near the Montana line. All were in
the cabin at dinner when the snow de
scended. During the winter OF 1888 the
snow piled high in the canyons and never
since has such a heavy fall been recorded
as this year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-28
Trouble Was Anticipated.

Oldtimers in the Coeur d'AIene dis
trict have been sounding daily warnings
to Mace, Burke and Black Bear that
because of the record depth of the snow
slides were imminent. For sixteen win
ters these towns have escaped devastat-
inE slides and SO strong was the conf.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-28
Weather

Unsettled weather, with
showers, tonight and Tues
day morning: cooler; light to
moderate variable winds.
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|R|SHMENA ARE ANGRY
To Make War on Post Cards
RidiCuIing Race.
VIEWS OF P. ]. HALTIGAN
Says Ancient Order Of Hibernians
Will Take Up Matter.
TO APPEAL TO AUTHORITIES
No Law Forbidding Caricatures, But
Matter Deemed Unmailable Is
Thrown Out.

Vigorous action to prevent the ridicule
of their race in the form OF obnoxious
post cards displayed in the store windows
and extensively sent through the mails
proba bly, will be made by leading Irish
men In Washington.
The war upon the ridicule Of the Irish
in this form and in theatrical impersona-
tions was begun some years ago. with the
result. 1t is said. that the evil largely
has disappeared from the stage. Post
cards, however. It is claimed, are now
being used by would-be practical jokers
to perpetuate kind of fun that is dis
tasteful and offensive to the persons af-
fected by them.
p. j. Haltigan. editor of the National
Hibernian, said today that the Ancient
Order of Hibernians is aroused to the
necessity OF effectively checking the cir
cuIation of these post cards. heretofore
extensively used to cast ridicule upon the
Irish race, especially In the celebrating OF
their national day.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-28

The court acknow lodged that he could
find no precedent for sunrmoning man.
hers Of Congress, but cited A number of
analogous cases In the state courts. where
members of legislatures have been so
summoned. He cited a case In which a
speaker OF house of state legislature.
even after being advised adversely by
resolutions of both houses of the legisla-
ture. was required by court to open
and announce the result OF ballot for
election.
Referring to the Inference that he had
violated his judicial duty in signing the
summons Justice Wright said:
The court approaches the conclusion
that the duties Of his custodianship call
cd upon the Justice to issue the rule: that
10 withhold II had put the law out of Of
fice-
THE court is established in the convic-
ton that in reaching the conclusion 10
which its Judgment has been led 1t has
been Influenced by no greater and by no
less consideration for the affairs of one Of
it's justices than IL Is accustomed to be-
stow upon the affairs OF the most OBJ
Scure among the people. when they at
tend it's bar: that the preservation OF the
rights and liberties of the people calls
upon and requires il 10 Vfndicate Its re-
tention, and it's free exercise of the func-
lions which in the name of the people
have been committed TO its charge: that
the maintenance of those functions re-
quires the formation of this opinion and
is the justification for its expression.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-28
Superintendent's Wife Saved.

Among those who were rescued was
Mrs. ]. Fl. Pascoe, wife of the superin-
tendent.
Thirty-fve Italians, sleeping in AN out
fit car on the Northern Pacific siding
who were swept away with their car in
the bottom of the canyon used the tools
in their car to dig themselves out.
Supt. and Mrs. l.. III. PaScoe of the
Standard mine. i'll which property a large
majority of the male residents of Mace
are employed. were asleep when their
home was crushed like an eggshell. Mr.
Pascoe, two sons and a daughter were
killed. His wife was only slightly in
jured
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-28
Situation Unique One.

THE court has come 10 meet situa-
tion where for the first time in its af-
fairs II has been required that 1t examine
the conduct Of one OF its justices against
a high and dangerous charge of the mis-
use of the processes of the law. and on
coming TO an end of that examination the
court embraces an enduring hope that
this. the first such deprecable occasion.
will be as well the last
Referring especially 10 the Senate reso-
luton Justice Wright said:
THE province OF the court is solely to
decide on the rights of individuals not
10 inquire how the executive or lepisla-
turc perform duties in which they have q
discretion. Questions in their nature po-
litical. or which are, by the Constitution
and laws. submitted to the executive or
to the legislature. can never be made In
the courts. But il this be not such a
question: If so far from being an intru-
sion into the affairs of legislation: III IL
be no intermeddling with a subject over
which the Senate can be considered as
having Control. what is there in the ex-
allied station of senator which shall
bar citizen from asserting in a court
of Justice his letoil rights. or shall forbid
Justice TO listen to his claim or a court
To issue a mandamus directing the per
CContinued on Second Parel
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The City a Partner.

Organized labor having spoken and the
company having stated that there Is moth
ing to arbitrate, the matter is now up to
the city administration. The decision for
a general strike is conditional on the city
OF Philadelphia making bona fide ef-
fort to arbitrate the differences between
the company and its men. The city is
a partner In the Philadelphia Rapid Tran
sit Company, IL having three representa-
uves on the board Of directors These
representatives are elected by the two
branches of city councils. and the pres
ent directors are Mayor Reyburn. George
Earl, Jr.. and William III. Carpenter
Mayor Reyburn's opinion that the prob-
abilities of general strike are very re-
mote was unchanged by the action of the
Central Labor Union The mayor said thaf r
he questioned whether the labor unions
controlled 1900 men, or even much more
than a third of that number. "All that Z
can see in their action Is that they hons,
1t may bring about some settlement" IA
concluded
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-28
Comparative Quiet Today.

Following yesterdays riotous scsneo
comparative quiet reigned today.
At 45th street and Lancaster avenue
the stonfng Of car resulted in the CALI
ing out Of police reserves and one man
was badly beaten by police clubs and
sent to a hospital.
At another place near the scene Of ti1fs
trouble a policeman suffered a probably
fractured skull in a peculiar manner Ho
was leaving a pay-within car to stop a
band of boys from stoning the trolley
when the motorman closed the door too
quickly. The automatic turning up OF the
step tripped the policeman and he was
pitched head first into the street
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-28
JUSTICE DECLARES
SENATE IN ERROR
Printing Committee Members
Are Not Immune From
Legal Processes.
HOUSE MEMBERS BOW
TO COURTS DECISION
Counsel Announces Readiness to
Try Case on Merits.
BASIS OF THE DECISION
Justice Wright Holds Committee
Counsel Announces Readiness to
Try Case on Merits.
BASIS OF THE DECISION
Justice Wright Holds Committee
Acted in a Purely Minis
terial Capacity.

Justice Wright, in the Supreme
Court of the District of Colum-
bia. today decided that the court
acted entirely within its author
itv when it issued the writ of
mandamus ordering the joint
committee on printing of Con-
Sress 10 show cause why it
should not consider the bid Of
the Valley Paper Company OF
Holyokc, Mass.
The District Supreme Court has the
same jurisdictiol to summon the members
OF the joint committee on printing of
Congress for doing or failing to do a
ministerial act as it has to require any
member of the cabinet to show cause why
a writ of mandamus should not issue.
When citizen has in proper form offered
a petition, which presents prima faciae
case for the performance of 4 duty i'm
posed on a person by law, that person
must answer to the court, when sum-
moned. even though the person happens
TO be a senator of the United States or a
representative in Congress
This is the purport Of the decision
rendered this morning by Justice Wright
in overruling the contention OF Represen-
tatives Cooper, Sturgiss and Finley, the
House members OF the printing committee,
that the Constitution affords immunity to
Congress from being summoned to court
OF Congress during the session Of the Con-
Gress.
Senats Resolution Considered.
The decision also considered the reso-
luton OF the Senate directing its MEM
hers to ignore the rule issued by JUS
tice Wright at the request Of counsel
for the Valley Paper Company. The
court held that the position Of the Sen
ate is not well taken. IL declared that
the senators should have appeared by
counsel as did the House members of
the committee, and held that the Sena-
tors arc not exempt from process
The judicial powers imposed by the
Constitution. declared Justice Wright,
extend to "alr' cases arising under the
laws of the United States. and the right
OF any person under the law should not
he taken away from him, no matter how
high a position the alleged wrongdoer
may occupy
The act of opening proposals as per-
formed by the members of the joint COM
mittee on printing is held by the court
not TO be a legislative but ministerial
act Failure or neglect to perform such
a function, the court holds. renders the
individual members of the committee
amenabie TO the laws process, and they
in no manner exempt therefrom-
Committees appointed by laws OF Con-
gross are not necessarily committees of
the houses of Congress. and Ii the func-
tions conferred upon committee are
not in their nature legislative, declares
the court. the right deduction would
seem to be that in discharging them the
committee is not dscharging a legisla-
tive function. and is. therefore, not a
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Pratt Predicts Settlement.

c. o. Pratt of the carmen's union said
today that he believed public sentiment
would force a settlement of the strike
before Saturday and that a. general strike
would probably not be necessary. He
further said:
THE carmen's union made an agree
ment with the company last June, and
We are prepared to prove that every
clause was broken and destroyed by
them That Is why they are afraid 70
meet us in arbitration
We are not responsible for the pre-
vailing condition of affairs. and SO conf
dent am / of the business of our posi-
ton that | am willing to go this far: II
there is any doubt in the minds of the
clergy or In the minds of any body of
fair-mfnded men as to the exact details
and the placing of the responsibility, we
stand ready to appear before them and
he investigated. Now let the PHILADELPHIA
Rapid Transit Company put itself on rec
ord"
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dence of the miner residents that their
homes and families were safe that no
precautions had been taken.
one thousand rescuers are now az
work. Among the bodies recovered are
those of |. II. Pascoe, superintendent OF
the Standard mine: Ira H. lslscoe, his
son: Eddie and IneZ Pascoe. Mrs. George
F'ernwell, Mrs. A. r. Leard, John Fen
nell, Mrs. Ed Kettrell and two children
and = Thompson. section foreman OF
the 0. r. and N. buried under a car ir
ten feet of water in the river.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-28
Improper Cards Thrown Out.

Where card obviously is unavailable
the postmaster is required to withdraw
it from the mails and send it to the dead
letter Office. where 1t is destroyed But
where there is doubt In the matter the
opinion Of the assistant attorney general
for the Post Office Department is in
voked.
Acting Postmaster Merritt said today
that the number of unavailable post cards
withdrawn from the mails at his office
varies with the season of the year. They
run from ten to perhaps twenty-five daily.
the larger number coming in the sum-
mcr months. when the seaside resorts
which are peculiarly the places Of origin
for such cards are in full operation.
No one at the department could recall
any order by President Roosevelt upon
the subject, or any particular regulation
which would warrant the withdrawal of
post cards that were not unavailable.
Neither the law nor the postal regula-
tions, 1t was said. expressly touched the
case of post cards that seemed to ridi-
cule a class or race.
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Declares It Against Law.

''It is against the law Of the United
States.' said Mr.. Haltigan. ito use the
mails In ridfcule or defamation Of private
or public character, and the Ancient Or
der Of Hibernians will invoke the aid OF
the United States government to abolish
this nefarious practice.
Attention will also be given to stores
which place on exhibition for sale any IN
sulting souvenirs or so-called 'favors,
such as pigs or clay pipes, Caubeen' hats
etc, which have no relationship whatso
ever to the history and character of thu
Irish people.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-28
Car Smashes Into House.

Most serious of the accidents OF the
day occurred in midafternoon at 9Th
and Jackson streets. A care run full
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-28
Objectionable Theatrical Acts.

I'VE have already pretty thoroughly
squelched the monstrous stage Irishman
and in great measure put a stop to un-
seemly caricatures in prejudicial news
papers and magazines, and now we pro-
pose to direct our strongest efforts
against the insidious post cards and all
other insulting souvenirs and favors in
relation to st. Patrick's day"
At the Post Office Department It was
said today there was no special law for
bidding the caricature Of a race in this
manner. An average of a half million
post cards sent to the department are
destroyed monthly as unavailable. but
there is no separate record kept Of those
which are offensive to a particular race
or class of people. The law and the
postal regulations forbid the mailing of
anything that is scurrilous, indecent or
libelous. or which reflects injuriously
upon the character or conduct of an
other. but 1t is not always left to the
judgment OF the postmaster or postal
employe to pass upon matters Of this
kind
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The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1910-05-05

G. l.. Starkey spent last week visit
ing in Denver.
Engine No. 31S is undergoing heavy
roundhouse repairs.
The 224, Rs, is having some front
end repairs, this week.
Fireman F. B. Beetles is visiting
in Hastings, this week.
Engineer Mccoy and Fireman Troy
er are on the sick list.
Engine No. 1862 is being given re-
pairs to her brasSes, etc.
Engine No. 271O is over the drop
pit for customary repairs.
The driving brasses on No. It's are
receiving repairs, this week.
Engineer John Thomas and wife vi
sited in Trenton, this week.
Mrs. L. j. Cain and children visited
in Culbertson, Friday and Saturday of
last week.
Dispatcher w. G. Euans left fer
Columbus, Ohio, Monday night, called
there by the serious illness of his mother.
Mr. and Mrs. James Tanquary and
daughter of McCook were visiting rela-
tives in Red Cloud over Sunday.-Red
Cloud Argus.
Florella Cook, check girl at the tele-
graph Office, is suffering with the
humps, this Week. Mabel Wilson is
relieving her at the office.
The company is preparing several
bunk-houses for it's men at this place
in the yard just south of the round
house. They are being made comfor-
table.
Business is dropping off some and
the engines as they come from the
back shop are white loaded and stor-
ed until demanded for use in the fall
rush of business.
Mrs. S. @. Lane left, Saturday, for
Indiana, where she will visit with re-
latives in Terre Haute for the next few
months. Her son B. J. Lane and wife
accompanied her as far as ST. Joseph,
Mo.
Engineer and Mrs. j. G. Marshall
have moved into the residence of her
father on 1st street west, and Mr..
and Mrs. Herman Pade are the new
occupants of the Fitzgerald cottage
vacated by them.
Clyde Cox and Harry long went to
McCook, last week, and have secured
positions in the Burlington machine
shops at that place. The former is the
of Jacob Cox and the latter Of Lin
coin Long.--Wray (Colo.) Gazette.