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Norwich bulletin., 1910-05-06

Secretary of the Navy Meyer ap peared before the senate committee on naval affairs and explained details of the naval appropriation bill.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-05-06

The Federal Grand Jury Concluded its investigation into the New York end of the wire responsibility for the receipt of stock quotations by bucket shops.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-05-06
800 Lives Lost
 By Earthquake
WIRES DOWN AND DETAILS ARE
 VERY MEAoRE.
CITY OF CARTAG0, COSTA RIGA
Practically Destroyed-Amons the Buildings Wrecked is Carnegie Pal ace of Justioe-Panie Reisns.

San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua, May 5.-A large part of Cartago, Costa Hi- ca, was destroyed last night by a pow erful seismic movement. Details are very meager. for the telegraph wires have been leveled between San Jose and Cartago. The operators at the latter place were killed
 Scores of Buildings Wrecked.
 It is known that at least five hun dred persons are dead and many hun dreds are injured. Scores of buildin gs were thrown down, among them the palace of justice erected by Andrew Carnegie.
 The wife and child of Dr. Boce negfs, the Guatemalan magistrate to the Central American arbitteation court have been killed.
 Panic reigns. for the earthquaker continue
 Shocks at Other Points.
 San Jose has also been shaken. some of the buildings being damaged, but no deaths are reported in that city. Some persons were slightly injured
 Earth shocks were also felt at sever al points in Nicaragua near the Costa Rican frontier. Reports reaching hers state that there is much suffering ar< destitution at CartagQ. consequent up- on the disaster
Norwich bulletin., 1910-05-06

Owing to the Great varietyaof Shades which have hitherto been used on flags and sweaters as the Harvard universi- ty color, the corporation has decided on a single official crimson.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-05-06
cartaso Has Population of 10000.

Cartago, capital Of Santiago prov ince. lies at the foot of Irasu volcano, about 14 miles from San Jose. It hes an estimated population of 10000 and is the seat of the Central American peace court, far the home of which Andrew Carnegie donated a large surn. Cartago was the capital of the coun- try until 1893. It has suffered frs- quently from earthquakes and was partially destroyed in 1723. 1903, 1925, 1S4I 1851 and 1854
Norwich bulletin., 1910-05-06
Condensed Telegrams

Suffragists Plan to Tour the state of Illinois in automobiles.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-05-06

The Rev. Alexander 1cLaren was minister of Union chapel, Manchester, since 1858. He was born in 1926. He published several series of powerful sermons and number Of other works
Norwich bulletin., 1910-05-06
Secretary Dickinson

Judge John w. Judd of Nashville, Tenn. to visit Porto Rico and inVesti- gate the present system of granting franchises for public utilities on the island.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-05-06

Former United States Senator Will liam E. Mason, in an interview given out in Chicago declared that 50 per cent of the seats in the United States senate have been practically pur- chased
Norwich bulletin., 1910-05-06

Death of Rev. Alexander McLaren.
 Edinburgh, May 5.-The Rev. Alex ander McLaren, the noted Manchester preacher, died here today
The Washington times., 1910-12-04
SWIMMING LESSONS
URGED Fer NAVY
Drowning Principal Cause Of
Death Among Sailors,
Official Reports.

Accordin., to the report Of Surg.
Gen. c F. Stokes, Of the navy. IS
per. cent Of the deaths in the United
States Navy and Marine Corps during
1853 were by drowning Tuberculosis
ranked next highest as a cause o.
death, with a percentage OF A.
Surgeon General Stokes recommends
that all recruits be taught to swim be-
fore being assigned 10 ships. II has
been stated that not half the men in the
American navy can swim. and this
figure is generally accepted as fairly
accurate. One reason assigned for this
is that whereas in the old days OF sail
ing vessels the crews were drafted from
the seaport towns. now they are made
Up largely Of young men from inland
States, where boys are less familiar
with the water
In case swimming instruction is or
dered. the surgeon general would re-
Quire each recruit TO swim a distance
Of not less than 800 yards as a test
before being passed Also. he suggests
as q further test that each man prove
his ability 70 keep afioat for fifteen
minutes in water over which a light
breeze Is blowing
The Washington times., 1910-12-04
LOCAL CHURCHNsEh
|. INFORMED Of DEATH
Times Reporter Delivers
Message to Them of Mrs.
Eddy's Passing Away.

The news Of Mrs. Mary Baker G.
Eddy's death was broken TO the con-
gTegatiOn Ct the First Church Of Christ
Scientist by a representative Of ,-ie
Times as the members were departfr 4
from their sel vice H Cornell wfsca,
first reader, was one OF the first to leave
the church. and did not learn Of the
death Of the leader until later in the
afternoon.
The other members, upon learning the
news, fingered in the churcn and dis
cussed 1t for some time. The frequent
stories which have amanated during
the past few years 20 the effect that
Mrs. Eddy had died caused many OF
the congregation to express doubt as to
whether the report in this instance was
true
When they were assured, however,
that the advices received by The Times
were authentic. It was decided ". s
Campbell. representing the committee
IN publicity in the church, should wire
at once 10 Boston and obtain confrEua-
ton OF the report in order that ire
congregation might not be delayed II
(Contiued on Page Twenty
The Washington times., 1910-12-04
TAXICAB DRIVERS
THREATEN STRIKE
Request for Better Hours
and Pay Sent to Employ
ers This Morning.

Demand for six work days a week
Of twelve hours each, with straight
pay OF $3.50 a day, and 25 cents an
hour for overtime and seventh days,
viii be made to the Terminal Taxi
cab Company tomorrow by Charles D.
Seals, vice president of Central La
Dor Union and business agent for the
Chauffeurs' Union, who was instruct
ed at a meeting this morning.
The Auto Livery Company. Mr- Seals
said today, has already taken the re-
quests Of the men under advisement.
with a promise TO DO its best for
them
"The Terminal Taxicab Companv
has thus far refused to recognize the
union or the right Of the union to
establish a working scale of wages or
hours" Mr.. Seals said, 'and it has
refused to receive any proposal Of the
men 10 establish such a scale, though
they have made two attempts to have
the company TO take their requests
under advisement"
The meeting Of the union began In
Costello Hall, Fifth and streets
northwest, after midnight and lasted
until nearly 5 O'Clock. Mr.. Seals said
the men set a commission of % per
cent, less cost Of gaSolene u cents q
gallon They have to pay fer two
meals while they are on duty. and are
liable for damages They receive q
cents when they do not pay for their
gasolene- Frequently. he claimed. taxi
drivers work fifteen hours and more.
because they must make extra money
when they can, and because some
times they are hired almost at the
end of their shifts and retained in
service for several hours. He said
the men were making less now than
before the force Of drivers was in
creased October :. and that sII a
week might be called a fair average
He said that tips received by the men
were inCOnsiderable
In case OF a strike zoo men viii be
affected.
The Washington times., 1910-12-04
By JUDsoN C. wELLIvER.

>
Alike for what it Win say and what
It VIII omit saying, the message which
President Taft VIII send TO Congress
tomorrow viii be one Of the most In
portant documents OF its kind in many
years
This is true because the direction OF
political affairs viii depend largely on
the reception which the country accOrds
TO the message
The President is calling insUrgent and
progressive leaders for conferences Eff
forts are making to pull the Republi-
can party together for a short session
Of monumental achievement On the
surface determined efTcrts are being
devoted TO assuring that legislation shah
be secured this winter. But beneath
these activities there is an Undercur-
rent, deep and strong and sweeping,
OF sentiment that the biggest business
now before the Republican party is the
factionaI contest for control of that
organization in 1872
Politics the Leading Theme.
Gentlemen get together and talk
craftsmanship Tor the first three min
utes: then they talk practical politics
for three hours This town is full Of
them Not by any means all Of them
ara members OF Congress. Governors
OF States, men Of affairs, pubIicists Of
all ranks and opinions, are crowding
into Washington TO learn what direc-
ton and impetus IS 70 be given 10 pOIit-
tcai movements in which they are in
terested-
In the conferences which these men
are holding, and which have been hour
" growing more animated and signif-
cant, President Taft's legislative pro-
gram IS considered only with reference
TO the effect Il may have on national
opi1iCn and, through that, on the for
tunes Of the opposing elements that are
preparing to press more earnestly than
ever the struggle for control Of the
Republican party
Discuss Presidents Position.
There IS a good deal Of surface talk
about whether President Taft will 20
over to the progressives- Al hour Of
inquiry underneath the surface will de-
veIOp that down there, where men are
saying what they think, and not TO be
quoted, they are discussing the Cues-
ton vhezher the President will come
over TO them
To the extent that he recommends and
fights for measures which they want
adopted, the President viii have the in
surgents with him and his policies But
that does not mean that Jhev viii have
the insurgents with him in his politics
Conditions may Vet develop which viii
make Mr. Taft the leader OF a united
PARTY. but il so, IL viii be united on the
basis Of the prOgreSsivCs' views The
prugressives viii not 80 over TO Taft.
They. are willing that he should go over
20 them
Whether he Is willing 10 do this VIII
be judged mainly from the matter and
manner Of the message
Keenly Await the Message.
Because Of its Importance in this re-
gard, il viii De studied and analyzed as
Continued on Tenth Page)
The Washington times., 1910-12-04
Young Mar Found Uncon-
SciouS in Southeast at
Early Hour.
BELIEVED TO BE
VICTIM OF AUTO
Broken Glass Found Beside Body
Lying at Seventh Street and
Pennsylvania Avenue.

With a compound fracture Of the
skull and broken leg, a young man
lies at Casualty Hospital, unidentified
and dying.
he was picked Up near Seventh
street and Pennsylvania avenue south
east early this morning. The only
articles found on his person were about
S II change and some lunch
On the belief that he was struck by
an automobile, the police are seeking a
car with a damaged wind shield. or
broken lamps Bits Of broken glass
were found on the ground beside the
unconscious form
Helped By Operation.
When taken from the operating table
this morning the man appeared slightly
improved, the pressure OF the skull
bone on the brain having been re-
Iieved
According to the police, a telephone
message was received at Casualty Hos
pital for the ambulance about $50
o clock this morning. 1t came from a
garage near Seventh street and Penn
sylvania. avenue, where the police found
man named Ralph J Jones, Of I59
Second street, who claimed TO have
made the call Jones said his attention
was called to the injured man by a
negro. Thomas Brown, Of 1fl6 a street
southeast.
While the ambulance was on the yvav
Robert E Downing, a cabman. saw the
injured man, and with the aid OF two
marines, who were enjoying a land
cruise, removed him to a spot nearby.
where the ambulance found him.
At the hospital the mans injuries in
o1cated that he had been struck on the
left side There was no way OF deter
mining in which direction he was going
The man was dressed in q blue Nor
folk suit, made by e Chicago clothing
firm, and retailed by q local department
store He evidently was on his way 10
work In his pockets besides the
money, was found a package OF to-
baceo, some pears, and a light lunch.
Doctors and Police Busy.
Detective Baur, Of the Central Office,
is working today in an effort to estab-
Hsh the mans identity.
Several other minor accidents occurred
last night and this morning
Harry J. Harrington. a chauffeur is
under arrest, held as responsible for
the accident in which Frank Rezac,
twelve years old. OF 62e Fourth street
northwest, was slightly injured yeSter-
day Harrington drives a truck for the
Adams Express Company and the truck
hit the boy while he was skating near
Seventh and D streets yesterta-
John Z Harris, q negro, while en-
deavOTing TO board a car at Ninth
street and New York avenue last night.
was struck by an automobile. He was
knocked down and received slight in
juries-
A car Of the Eleventh street line and
one OF the Georgetown line coIIided
about ! o'clock yesterday afternoon
near Ninth and T streets The tenders
were broken from both cars No one
was injured
The Washington times., 1910-12-04
APARTMENT FIRE
MPERHS GIRL
Panic Follows Discovery of Blaze in the Englesde
Where $4,000 Damage Results From De-
fective Flue.

Fire on the first floor OF the Ingle-
side apartment house, at Lamont ara
Mt Pleasant streets, at SD O'Clock this
morning. caused $500 damage and a
small panic, while Miss Grace Meyers
daughter Of the manager. was almost
suffocated in her room on the third
floor
Had II not been for <he prompt action
OF fremen many persons might have
been injured. Two alarms were turned
in
Three engines and trucks arrived
without delay, and the blaze was cor
fined to the back room on the first
The Washington times., 1910-12-04
CHURCH IN STREET
SCENE OF WORSHIP
Alexandria Baptists Un-
daunted by Adverse Cir
cumstances of Moving.

After vending their wey to a one
story frame building standing on roIIOrs
in the center of Columbus street, twen-
" faithful members Of the Second Bap-
tist Church, Of Alexandra, today held
services Just as If there was nothing
unusual In the fact that they were wOr-
shipirz in the street They seemed alb
solutelv unaware Of the attention they
attracted
1T is not the first time I have wOr-
shiped in the street" their pastor, the
Rev ". Z. Lankford. told them. Il
have WOrshiped IN the street before
and have seen people converted
there"
So the services went on as usual,
even though there was not more than
half the congregation present
That IS because Of the bad weather.
one Of the members of the congre, cation
explained We have forty-seven men,
bers." he added
The reason the church happens to be
in the street is because it is beng
moved from one site to another The
two lots are only about half a block
away. Rollers are being used to move
the buildings, and Il Is slow work. II
occupy. and BY tomorrow night It is
expected 70 be in place
The congregation had some legal
trouble which 1t overcame with little
One man who lives near the new site
complained to-Acting Mayor Frank Mar
bury, but Justice L II. Thompson. be-
fore whom the case was tried. decided
that the members were within the law
SO the congregation today gave thanks
for that much of their difficulty being
over
Right must prevail" declared the
Rev. Mr. Lankford, when asked about
It
The congregation this morning was
composed Of ten men. four women and
six children The church Is the out
growth Of mission organized five years
ago by several members of the First
Church and is growing every year.
The Washington times., 1910-12-04
GAS FIGHT EARLY
BEFORE CONGRESS
Federation of Citizens Associations Insucts Committee
to Push the Measure on First Dis
trct Day.
MRS. MARY BAKER G. EDDY,

It win be the duty OF the committee al
so 20 urge early action on the Wiley
universal transfer bill, which has al
ready passed the House, and is now be-
fore the Senate District Committee.
Mr- Richardson today said he could
cali q meeting Of the committee proba-
bly, this week.
While not indicating what steps VIII
De taken TO push the legislation which
the federation already has indOrsed, NIr.
Richardson said that the way the COM
mittee could proceed would be 10 re-
quest the chairman OF the House Dis
tTiCt Committee TO bring up the gas
bills on the first District day or as
early thereafter as possible
The Senate committee probably VIII
be asked to consider the universal trans
fer bill early during the session.
The Washington times., 1910-12-04

The Federation Of Citizens. Associa-
tons may request that the two gas
bills now on the House calendar be call
ed Up on the first District day OF the
coming session
Following upon It's action last spring
IN indorsing the measures, which are
the Cary bill for S0-ceuJ gas and the
Coudrey resolution, prohibiting the in
creaSs OF stock by the gas companies.
witho- I the consent OF Congress, the
federation last night appointed q com
mittee to urge the early consideration
Of the bills
The committee is composed OF ". H.
Richardson, ] W. Dyre, and D. A. Ed
wards
The Washington times., 1910-12-04
CAR CREW HELD Up
BY ARMED ROBBER
Masked Highwayamn Gets
Conductors Cash at Point
of Revolver.

MINNEAPOLIS, MINI, Dec. 4-An
armed and masked highwayman held
up the conductor and notornan Of a
Sixth avenue and Fourth avenue street
car near the end Of the line and OBJ
fained SO early today
Four passengers IN the car were
searched by the robber-
Conductor Charles HoR and Motor
man John ChTiStianSOn reported to the
took a seat When the conductor
walked toward the front OF the car,
the man, who had donned q mask
thrust q revolver in his faces and de-
nanded his money The motorman
went to the conductor assistance, but
the robber covered both with his re
volEer-
After the robbery the man backed ous
OF the car, wished his victims q merry
Christmas" and disappeared
The Washington times., 1910-12-04

floor over the furnace room, where II
started from an overheated fue-
The room IN which the blaze Originat-
cd was UnOCCUpied. and the fire gained
covered
Miss Meyers awoke with a scream tc
find her room filed with smoke Dazed
for a moment by the heat and cOnfu-
siOn-fOr the smoke was pouring into
the room through crack IN the wall
near the chimney-she was unable to
cry out and was almost overcome be-
Continued on Tenth Page.)
The Washington times., 1910-12-04
DEATH LAST NIGHT
At lO.45 O'CLOCK
ANNOUNCED TODAY
Director of Publicity Farlow
Issues Detailed State
ment TO Public.
NOT ATTENDED
BY A PHYSICIAN
End Comes in Boston Home of
Founder of Church-Thought
Clear to the Last.

BOSTON, Mass, Dec. A
The death of Mrs. Mary Baker
G. Eddy, founder of the Chris
tian Science Church, at 10:45
O'Clock last night, was an
nouneed this morning. Her
end is told In the following
statement issued today by Al
fred Farlow, director of pub
licity of the Christian Science
Church:
"Rev. Mary Baker Eddy.
discoverer and founder of
Christian Science, author of
all the Christian Science text
books, passed away at 10:45
p. m. In her home on Beacon
street, Chestnut Hill, Mass.
Mrs. Eddy has been indis-
posed for nine days, but had
been up and dressed a greater
part of that time, and as late
as Thursday transacted some
business with one of the off
cials of the Christian Science
Church.
"She took her daily after
noon drive until two days be-
fore her going. Saturday
night she quietly fell asleep
and those around her could
at first hardly realize that she
had gone.
"Her thought was clear IN
I'll the last and she left no
final message.
"No physician has been in
attendance. She had the as
sistance of the students who
compose her household.
"With her at the time of
her departure were Albert a.
FRYE, Mrs. Laura Sergeant,
Miss Ella Rathborn, and the
Rev Irwin Tomlinson, her
corresponding secretary; vii
liam R Ratnborn, and her
secretaTy, Adam H. Dickey.
"No arrangements regard
ing the time or the place of
her buriaI have been decided
upon.
Services viii be simple,
probably consisting of her
prayer and readings from the
Bible and brief selections
from the Christian Science
text book Only relatives, her
household, and the officials of
her cnurea are expected to be
In attendance.
There having been no ply
sician IN attendance, DR.. jew
EFT L. West, of Newton Cen
ter, the medical examiner of
the district, was called early
this morning.
''Dr. West, after an inves-
tigation, pronounced death
due to natural causes and Is
sued the customary certifi-
cate. a telegram was sent to
her son, Jewett ". Glover, of
Continued on Third Page9
The Washington times., 1910-12-04
Circumstances of Finding
of Unidentified Nan.

Victim dressed in blue Norfolk suit
made by Hart, Shaffner & Marx,
Of Chicago, and sold by Golden
beTg's.
Nothing found in pockets save S2.
a package of tobacco, some pears
and light lunch.
Theory held that he was on way 70
work when run down bv auto
mobile.
Police searching for car with dam
aged wind shield, or broken lamps.
as glass was found near spot
where man was picked up.
The Washington times., 1910-12-04
WEATHER REPORT.

Within the uext thirty-six hours more
snow or rain is looked for in the mid
ole States east OF the Mississippi. Tenn
pera ture changes viii be slight
FORECAST FOR THE DISTRICT
Rain or snow tonight and Monday;
slightly warmer tonight Moderate va
riable winds
The Washington times., 1910-12-04
TEMPERATURE
sun TABLE
TIDE TABIz

Today-High tide, SIS q N and e:E
. m; low tide, S-55 a m and 3.4S D. m.
TonOrrOw-HiEh tide, I0-IS g. N. anS
1880 2 m, low dde, 4-38 a. m and AZ
p n
The Washington times., 1910-12-04

CONDITION OF THE WATER.
HARpERS FERRY, W Va. Dec. /
Both rivers are clear this morning.
The Washington times., 1910-12-04
SOME SEE PLAN TO
WIN 1912 NOMINATION
Future Control of Party Is Be-
ing Discussed on All
Sides.
Position Of Insurgents and
President.

The Presidents message promises TO
be as important for things il will
not say as for things 1t VIII say.
PTogressives in Congress not will
ing to 60 over to the President,
but are willing that he should
come over to them
InsuTgent leaders regard Taft's
move for harmony as an effort
to unite the party around him
self, rather than around a legis-
lative program
The Washington times., 1910-12-04

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The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-11-23
HUMPHREY.

From the Democrat
Mre. F. n. Oookingham received
word from her neice, Erms South of e.
Reno. Okla, was elected County Super
intendent of schools on the republican
ticket by big majority.
Word was received Monday by Mrs.
Peter Eisenmenger and Andrew MaRsa-
men from Colorado Springs, Colorado.
that their sister, Sister Bestrix, had died
in that city that morning. Mrs. Eisen-
menger and daughter went ont there
Tuesday to attend the funeral.
Carpenters and plssters have been
busy the past few weeks finishing up the
work on the new school building being
built in District No. &c known as the
Bunker district, where the school was
recently struck by lightning, and it and
its entire contents were burned to the
ground. The new school will be twenty
feet wide and thirty-eight feet long.
They expect to have the school open
again about the first week in December.
Last Tuesday evening Chss. Herr
berg's residence east OF town caught on
fire and burned to the ground. The
cause of the fire is unknown. Mr.. Herr
berg was in town at the time Mrs.
Herzberg was busy preparing supper
when she noticed that summer kitchen
which had been built on the east side of
the house was on fire. She immediately
telephoned to town and her neighbors.
but before any Of them arrived on the
scene the house was one mass of flames.
Everything in the house was burned, OK.
cept one bed and trunk,