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New-York tribune., 1910-01-22
BRITISH ELECTIONS
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against the Midland counties and the nearly
solid southern coast"
The Unionists stoutle say Il is Victory
for tariff reform. The Liberals declare
that the feudal status of the counties is
responsible for the Conservative gains
and charge the triurnvirate-the landlords
the Church and the publicans-with over
awing their dependents and followers oy
practising widespread intimidation ana
threatening them with loss Of work. FROM
the Opposition point or view. the con-
servatsm OF the counties is due to the
loyalty of the people TO the House OF
Lords, their fear of socialism and desire
for protection.
The Home Rule question, with the Ma
tionalists the dominant party in the alli-
ance in the new Parliament, VIII become
invested with an importance it has not
held during the campaign, when 1t was
kept in the background. 1t Is probable
that Home Rule bill will be introduced
but not pressed at the coming session, and
that the attention OF the government will
be concentrated on the budget,
Places for Joseph Albert Pease, the chief
Liberal whip; Sir Henry Norman. Assistant
Postmaster General, and Colonel J. E. b.
Seey. Under Secretary for the Colonies.
whose constituents showed them under.
soon may be found, one by the promotion
of Herbert Gladstone TO the Governor Cen
eralship OF South Africa. and the others
by the shelving of some of the older
ministers by raising them to the peerage.
J. A. Bryce, a brother to the Ambassador
to the United States. was returned by
large majority for the Inverness district
Reginald McKenna, First Lord of the Ad-
miralty, was returned victorious over Il.
G. NJ. Carmichael, Unionist. for Aber-
gavenny, Monmouthshire, and William
Abraham, I.aborite, was reelected for
Rhondda Valley by an enormous majority
of 1856.
Timothy Heay had an experietce similar
to that of Mr. Pease whom the result of his
narrow victory i'm the North Division of
Louth. ireland, was announced to-day. 1t
required a large force of police to get him
safely to his hotel. He suffered no greater
damage than the loss of his hat.
Serious roting occurred tonight at High
Wycombe. Buckinghamshire. twenty-eight
miles northwest OF London. A crowd
sacked dump show, where foreign inn
ports were being displayed as electoral OBJ
ject lessons. They piled the contents of
the dump" in the roadway and burned
them. and then smashed all the windows in
the Conservative Club. amid shouts of
Dump! Dump" The police and the fire
brigade had difficulty I'm preventing the mob
from doing other damage. Many arrests
were made.
New-York tribune., 1910-01-22
CAN'T STRIKE YET.
&. +. L. Has to Wait for
Quorum on Meat.

The question of calling a general meat
strike" of union men in New York came
before the Central Federated Union last
night, and after speakers had raised their
voices loudly both for and against the pro-
posal the president ruled that action must
be postponed until next week because there
was not quorum in attendance.
Morris Braun, delegate for the Cigar
makers Union, brought up the subject
first.
The beef trust" he said has the people
of the country by the throat. The meat
strike has spread far all through the West
and is one of the most significant move
ments that has been set on foot in years
l do not know if any such movement was
ever started before. With the problems
that face US to-day there Will surely be
more of them hereafter. I should like to
have this body take some action favoring
the strike, so as to put itself on record.
and so further if it will
Rudolph Modest. delegate from the
Butchers Union, which is now in it's
twelfth week of a strike for higher wages
and recognition. was even more positive in
his stand.
'I hope this body won't have anything to
do with the meat strike" he said Il hope
L
back to the labor men, after all. This
strike will benefit only the Beef Trust. 1t
will wipe out the small dealer. People
have got to have meat, and the trust knows
it. 1t is only looking for chance to wipe
out the small dealers. so that it will have
all the business there is
What labor men have got to do is plain
enough. If they raise the price of meat
and all necessaries so that it costs more to
live, We have got to see that wages go up
everywhere Just to stop eating won't do
anybody any good If want to get be-
hind a movement that will do some good in
this matter. let's back up this proposal that
is before the Legislature to start an in
vestigation by experts into the reasons for
the increased cost of living That's the
sort of work that will help the people find
out what is wrong and set out to put it
right"
Here another delegate claimed the floor
to move that the Central Union express its
approval of the legislative investigation.
The president ruled that a quorum was not
present and adjourned the meeting.
The question has been discussed among
the local unions in different parts of the
city. however. and sentiment has devel-
oped in favor of definite calling of the
boycott
New-York tribune., 1910-01-22
TO AID THE BOYCOTTERS.
AntiF Trust League Will Distribute
Recipes.

Washington. Jan. 21-By engaging a
corps Of experts in household economies
and the preparation Of food products TO de-
wise substitutes for any article which may
be boycotted because OF high prices, the
Anti-Food Trust League to-day took its
first step in aiding the meat boycott While
the organization disclaims any relation,
more than a sympathetic one, to the move
ment % abstain from meat. its experts will
soon be sending broadcast through the dis
tricts where the meat strike is on recipes
for foods which are said to be capable of
afording as much nutrition as beef.
New-York tribune., 1910-01-22
THEY'LL BAR MEAT.
That's What the Gotham Club
Means to DO.

If all the sheep. pigs, cattle and especial
ly the calves, aren't passing votes of thanks
to Mrs. Arthur Alfred Brooks, president of
the Gotham Club, they ought to be. Mrs.
Brooks, with the Gotham Club, two hun
dred strong. behind her, she says, has
called meeting to induce people to boycott
meat and take to chocolate eclairs and
things like that She says the present high
prices of meat must be discouraged, and
she doesn't care much about meat, any
how, veal in particular being perfect poison
to her.
IT never could eat veal unless it was sim
ply cooked to shreds, and lately, since I re-
turned from England, l can't eat it at ALL
she told Tribune reporter. Doesn't It
give you Indigestion? ! prefer sweets to
meat l could just live on ice cream and 1
adore Brown Betty. So we're going to have
this meeting next week. and talk about
boycotting meat and OF what foods can be
substituted.
>"Custard is very nourishing. you know. 1t
really is dreadful, the way meat prices are
going up and weights getting shorter all the
time ] don't know what the butchers are
thinking OF.
The Gotham Club must do something
about it. This is movement for the ben
eft Of the poor as we'll IS of the rich so
it is In line with the Gotham Clubs activi-
ties. We are very philanthropic. We had
a benefit for the shrtwaist strikers not long
ago"
Mrs. Brooks. who lives at the Hotel ST.
James. has just been elected president Of
the Gotham Club for a second term.
The boycott she is heading will concen-
trate on meat. but she hopes by and by to
include milk. butter and eggs if the prices
of those commodities continue to soar.
IF you boycott milk and eggs you can't
have custard," she was reminded
That's true she said, thoughtfully
munching bonbon. But, you see we're
concentrating on meat"
The exact date of the boycott meeting is
not fixed. nor is the programe outlined, but
the menu is made out for the refreshments
big Brown Betty will be the piece de
resistance. and there will be soft custards,
iced cakes and cream puffs galore
New-York tribune., 1910-01-22
MEXICO FRIENDLY
Ambassador GiUes Assurances
to President Taft.

washington, Jan. 21.-President Taft had
conference with the Mexican Ambassador
Francisco de la Barra- to-day, at which the
whole Central American situation was dis
cussed at length.
II Is understood that the ambassador as
surea ,he President that his government is
sincerely deSlrous of cooperating with the
STATE department. to preserve the peace OF
the Lat'h American republics. and has no
desire 10 NIX In their internal affairs
various hostile expressions in the MexI-
can press IN commenting on the Nicaraguan
situation nave come TO IN. attention of the
state department from time to time. and u
Is understood that the ambassador insisted
'ha' tne hoNapapers In question do not rep
resent the attitude OF his governments
New-York tribune., 1910-01-22
AsBURY FRoWNS ON MEAT.
Wants Its Food Cheaper, or It Will Do
Without It for Time.

Asbury Park, \. J.. Jan. 21-Asbury
Park is 10 join the boycott on high food
prices. With view to having the New
Jersey Legislature pass resolutions call
ing upon the people to abstain from eating
meat for a period OF sixty days, resolu-
tions are TO be introduced in many of the
lodges OF the city urging the members TO
stop eating meat for sixty days and urg-
ing Senator Oliver Fl. Brown, Of Spring
Lake, 10 begin the crusade in the Senate
The first Of the resolutions was adopted
Tonight by Asbury Council, Junior Order
United American Mechanics Other or
ganizstions will soon follow suit, il is said
New-York tribune., 1910-01-22
EAGLE ALMANAC FEATURES

All the old features and many new ones
VIII be found In the Eagle Almanac" for
1910 which comes from the press TODAY.
The new features cover such subjects as
the twenty-fifth anniversary number. the
North Pole. the Catskiu water supply.
municipal government aud aeronautics
me New York State consolidated laws are
punished In the almanac as we'll as maps
subway He
New-York tribune., 1910-01-22
FEED SHORTAGE KILLS SHEEP.

Sheridan. Wyo,, Jan. 2l.-Sheep rasers in
this region have lost many thousand sheep
because of the shortage of feed due TO the
prolonged unfavorable weather In the
Powder River country two hundred head
OF antelope appeared to-day. apparently
nearly starved and began eating every
spear OF grass and hay. Stockmen are
building fences around haystacks
New-York tribune., 1910-01-22
BLAME THE MIDDlEMAN.

Salt Lake City. Jan 2l-BIame for
The Increased cost OF living is placed on
mlddlemen by an investigating committee
appointed at q citizens mass meeting ON
January -. 1T was sscertained that farm
ers realize 50 cents d busliel for potatoes
that retail Al 20 cents, and IS cents a pouna
for chickens that retail at 25 cents The
remedy advised was the direc; sale of prod
uce TO householders by farmers.
New-York tribune., 1910-01-22
rBy Telegraph TO The Tribune ]

Cincinnati, Jan. 21.-That the labor unions
have done right in putting up the bars
against meat until prices are reduced and
that the people IN general would do well
10 follow this example is the gist Of an in
terview tonight with General Michael
Ryan. foremost meat packer of this part
Of the country and recent candidate for the
national presidency of the Packers Asso-
oiation. He said that the packers of Chi
cago have no right TO demand that a GER
tain price be placed Oh meat and kept
there until they say it can be taken off
New-York tribune., 1910-01-22
NEWARK FAITHFUL TO MEAT

An attempt was made by Edward D. Bal
entine. delegate. at q meeting of the
Essex Trades Council in Newark last night
10 have the members pledge themselves TO
abstain from the use OF meat for thirty
DAYS or until the price was materially re-
ouced. An amendment was tackled on the
Balentine resolution including butter and
eggs, but both were defeated. A resolution
20 ask Congress 10 investigate the beef
trust met 2 ike fate
New-York tribune., 1910-01-22

Kansas City. Mo, Jan. 2l-A recruit from
an unexpected quarter was added to-day to
the meat boyctt in this city when c. W
Bishop, proprietor of a leading restaurant
in Kansas City, Kan, announced that, be-
ginning Immediately, the serving OF meats
in his establishment would be discouraged
Patrons OF the restaurant at breakfast
this morning found at the head of the
menu the following request Assist in the
movement to reduce the price of meats"
a long list of vegetable dishes followed.
Il am in hearty accord with the move
ment TO reduce the price OF meat" said Mr.
Bishop last night. land think my patrons
will favor the plan. ] cannot refuse to
serve meat when ordered, but by placing
before my patrons a substantial menu of
vegetable dishes | hope to discourage the
use OF meats, and in that way assist In the
boycott"
Eighty thousand have already joined the
anti-meat eating crusade here, IL is
ported. Practically all of the local unions
have taken action or are preparing 10
do so. The boycott has not affected the
prices of meat here.
AT 81. Joseph practically every union IN
the city voted to join the boycott to-day.
The members and their families will q b.
stain from eating meat for thirty days.
The conference Of Seven Day Adventists of
the Western States, now in biennial session
In st. Joseph. has established for members
a resta urant at which only vegetables and
fruits are served.
Many neN sisners ~ere found to-day for
the petitions oeinE cireslatca IN So, Louis.
The Jiwish cooperative meat markets
have been asked 10 establish more
New-York tribune., 1910-01-22
branches. as they sell meat much lower
than the other shops.

''An tlle other shopS-
Baltimore, Jan. 21.--Buttons bearing the
inscription. IT don't buy meat; do your
appeared on the streets here In large num-
bers to-day. Following the action of the
local Federation of Labor. which adopted
resolution calling upon all labor unionists
and their sympathizers to abstain from
eating meat for period OF one month.
Thousands of these buttons have been
ordered by the leaders in the movement,
who said that the first lot received to-day
was all given out before noon. The de-
mand for them, 1t was declared, was not
confined to laboring men, more than half
the requests coming from business men
and clerks.
San Francisco, Jan. T.-As yet the meat
boycott has not attained much strength on
the Pacific Coast Boycott resolutions have
been presented before the labor unions in
few cities, but no definite action has been
taken. 1t is reported that certain Tacoma
preachers are planning to hold a union
meeting next week to consider a meat boy
cott
New-York tribune., 1910-01-22

Philadelphia, Jan. 21.-It is stated here
that no demand for an increase in wages
has been made by the trainmen and con-
ductors on the Pennsylvania and Reading
railroads. The Lehigh Valley Railroad has
taken up the question of wages with its
men and adjustments have been made on
several of the divisions
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-26
LITTLE WOMAN GRACES
SUPREME COURT BENCH
Henrietta Wells, on Justice
Brewers Knee, Upsets Ju-
diciaI Dignity.

The millennium for woman has ar
rived
One Of the fair sex has "sat on the
bench Of the Supreme Court of the
United States while that august tri-
formance of it's duty under the Consti-
tuition.
The honor fell to little Miss Henrietta
Wells OF Boston, granddaughter of Jus
tice Brewer. When she and her mother
came to the court yesterday afternoon
the grandfather left his place on the
bench to Join them on the seats re-
served for the families Of members.
The three-year-old lassie is very fond
of her grandfather and followed him
as he started to return to the bencn.
Finding the child beside him as he le-
sumed his seat, the associate justice
took her on his knee.
Probably such spectacle had never
been seen before in the 120 years mis-
tory Of the court.
The other justices were intereste i.
Justice Harlan hunted for some play
thing to give the little visitor After a
search OF his pockets he produced 4
rubber band.
The little New Englander snapped he-
august grandfather in the face with II.
He did not mind.
walker D. Hines was addressing the
court at the time on the question of
whether the interstate commerce COM
mission could require Il railroad 20
grant a connection with a branch road
upon the complaint of the latter.
He was not able to hold the attention
of the lady OH tho bench, who finally
was escorted back to her mother Dy
the dignified Supreme Court marshal.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-26
SOLDIERS BODY FOUND.
Second Man Believed Murdered at
Fort Worden Within q Week.

PORT TOWNSEND, Wash. February
o6.-The finding Of the decomposed body
of an unidentified soldier at the base Of
a bluff at Fort Worden yesterday near
the spot where Private B. Dumms body
was discovered a week ago today led to
a general search by artillerymen for more
bodies.
During the last year several men whose
time was about to expire have disap-
peared. They were posted as deserters,
but in every case the man had money
and there was every reason why he
should not desert. The finding of two
bodies with pockets ri1ed leads to the be-
lief that the missing men were robbed,
murdered and thrown over the bluff.
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Will Proceed to China.
SWOPE CASE INDICTMENTS.
Grand Jury May Vote on Their Is.
suing Today,

KANSAS CITY, February 26.-A vote
on indictments in the Swope mystery
may be taken this evening by the grand
fury that has for two weeks been deIy-
ing into the case. This was announced
semi officially this morning when the
Jury resumed it's labor.
Today Miss Lucy Swope was recalled
and three servants were summoned, evil
IDENTIFY to tell or the epidemic of typhoid
fever that ragged in the Swope household
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-26
PERSONNEL OF NAVY
President Taft Shows Neces-
sity for Improvement.
MESSAGE TO CONGRESS
Suggests That Ages of Senior Of
dcers Be Materially Reduced.
BATTLESHIP TRAINING NEEDED
Experience in Commanding Vessel
Essential-Line Of Navy in Alb
normal Condition.
MESSAGE TO CONGRESS
TRAINING NEEDED

President Taft today sent the follow
ing message to Congress setting forth
the necessity of legislation to improve
the personnel of the navy:
To the Senate and House of Representa-
tives:
/ wish to bring to the attention of the
Congress the urgent need of legislation
for the improvement of the personnel of
the navy.
1 am strongly of the opinion that the
future of our navy will be seriously COM
promised unless the ages OF our senior
officers are materially reduced, and OPP
portunity is given thereby for experience
and training for battleship and fleet COM
mands.
Under our present system, the average
age Of captains is fifty-five years and of
rear admirals sixty and one-half years.
This is the direct result of an absurd
system which allows nearly all omcers,
provided they retain their health, to pass
through the various grades and retire as
rear admirals.
Inadequate Experience Noted.
The greater number of our elder COM
manding officers have had inadequate
experience in command. Experience in
command OF a large vessel in the battle
| fleet is essential to the command of a
| division or squadron Of the fleet, and
preliminary training in flag officers du-
| ties is necessary before succeeding to
| the chief command of 4 fleet. We are
| now training officers in command of bat
/ tleships and armored cruisers, many OF
| whom cannot serve as mag officers on
| account of their short time on the active
| list after reaching that grade.
The line of the navy is in an abnormal
condition, the result of past legislation.
4 There is still hump in the flag and
| command grades; there is a great de-
| nciency of officers Of suitable ages foi
the intermediate grades; there is the be-
| ginning Of a new hump in the lower
| grades and the total of all the grades Ii
very considerably short Of the require
| ments of the service.
| The Congress in 1893 authorized an in
| crease in the number of midshiDmen al
| the Naval Academy, without increasing
correspondingiy the grades of officers
| and the result is now large hump
near the bottom of the list, due to the
| large classes graduated since that date
Uniess legislation relieves the situation
| these young officers will have little pro-
motion for many years to come. From
! now on about 100 officers per year will
| enter the Junior lieutenants' grade and
under existing law but forty a year will
be promoted out of 1t, so that that grade
will increase out of proportion to the
| others
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-26
Rebellion in Fokien, China.

Annoy, China, February 26.-There has
been a recrudescence of the anti-dynastic
agitation at Ping -Ho-Hsien In southern
Fokien. and 1000 government troops oc-
cupy the district The insurgents have
withdrawn to the hills. SkirmisheS have
occurred with the troops. but few casual
ties are reported.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-26
EXPEDITION BREAKING UP.
Porters and Servants Quitting the
Smithsonian Scientific Party.

GONDOkORO. Sudan, on the Upper
Nile, February 26.-This was breaking-up
day for the Smithsonian African scientific
expedition. all of the porters and half OF
The servants returning to kampala and
Nairobi. Col. Roosevelt and Kermit
Roosevelt, who were to return to the
Rejaf today, are expected here on the
Belgian steamer tomorrow.
Col Roosevelt's hunting party will leave
here Monday for a shoot on Lake No. a
body of water OH the lower reaches Of
the Nile. which Is so overgrown with
weeds that its exact extent has never
been determined. During this excursion
the former President will be entertained
by the governors OF the Lado Enclave
and Mongolia province. Plans are being
made 20 give him an enthusiastic recep-
ton Mongolia Is being decorated with
flags. and the Belgian officials at Lado
have made a giant American flag. which
will be flying high when the guest ar
rives. dinner for Mr.. Roosevelt's party
will be given by the governor of Mon
gala.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-26
GIRLS SAW BURGLAR
Screams Started Pursuit
Which Ended in Capture.
POCKET FULL OF JEWELRY
Identified as the Property of Semi
nary Students.
BIG CAPTURE. THINK POLICE
Prisoner Said to Have Confessed to
One Hotel Robbery-0thers
Are Suspected.

Awakened from sleep by the light from
an electric pocket lamp flashing in their
faces. Miss Marie Louise Reed and a
companion, students at Mt. Vernon Sem
mary. 11th and NJ streets, discovered a
burglar in their room shortly after l
O'Clock this morning. The alarm given
by their screams not only compelled the
thief to take flight. but it precipitated SO
hot pursuit on the heels Of the crimi-
nal that he was captured a few hours
later and in searching his room the
police discovered what they regard as
undeniable evidence that their prisoner
is the second-story worker who has been
operating so successfully at many points
In the northwest section of the city for
weeks past.
The prisoner said his name was George
Glenn, and that he came from Detroit,
Mich. Glenn Is also known under the
alias of George Williams, and he Is said
to be a pattern-maker by trade. He is
twenty-four years old. Because about
three hundred dollars worth of jewelry
stolen from the room OF Miss Reed was
found in his pockets by the police. Glenn
made no effort to deny the burglary at
which he was caught. He declared his in
nocence of other theftS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-26
Roosevelt in Berlin May 10.

RERLIN, February 26-Col. Theodore
Roosevelt teleSraphs that he wall arrive
in Berlin May 10. The authorities of the
Berlin University are arranging TO give
him a warm reception. Emperor William
also has indicated his intention to enter
tain Mr. Roosevelt. but the precise char
acter of the entertainment is not made
known.