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The Washington herald., 1910-12-20
PLEADS FOR INFANTS
Noted Physician Says Death
Rate Is Too High.
URGES IMMEDIATE REMEDY
Before the Monday Evening Cub
DIR. j. II. NJ. Knox Tells of Ravages
OF Disease Among Infants and
Presents Few Ramedies-Dr.
Woodward Sees Some Relief.

The baby's chance to grow up was
the subject of discussion at the Deem
Der meeting of the Monday Evening Club
at the Y NJ. c. A last night. An audi
enoe that packed the assembly hall heard
that over 10000 babies die in this country
each year before they have reached the
age of one year.
This information was given by the
speaker of the evening. DR.. ]. II Mason
Knox, Of Baltimore. president Of the first
national conference On infant mortality.
DR.. Knox also gave other information
to show that d remedy is needed for the
enormous mortality among infants. He
said that the number Of deaths among
infants was twice that OF tuberculosis. and
still the latter was called the white
plague
Woodward Tells of Work.
DR.. Woodward. health officer for the
District. told Of the progress Washington
had made in coping with infant mortality
by the milk regulations which have been
passed.
DR.. Louis Taylor-JOnes. OF the Straus
Modified Mix Laboratories. told OF the
WORK Of that organization, which the
soYernment Is considering taking over.
Or. G. Lloyd Magruder came 20 the
defense of the local milk dealers nv sav-
ing that they had responded TO the de-
mands of the health department and de-
served much OF the credit for the pres
ent high quality of milk in Washington.
E. W. Oyster. Of the Petworth Citizens
Association, also spoke
The Washington herald., 1910-12-20
HONOR FOREPATHERS
COngregatiOnalists Observe
Pilgrims Landing.
DR. A. H. SMITH Is SPEAKER

Vice President OF National Council
RegaIes Members of Washington
Club with Experiences in China,
Following supper at First COngre-
satiOnaI Church, Served by Ladies.
The Washington herald., 1910-12-20

The most economical hnsless cookers are said 10
be those using electricity to mIart the initial heat
NEEDED 70 psepEe the fOOd that they cOELaiR
The Washington herald., 1910-12-20

''Forefathers Day" eommemorating
the landing of the Pilgrims at Plymouth.
Mass, was celebrated by the Washington
Congregational Club. representing the
Congregational churches of the city, last
night with a supper at the First Congre-
gational Church.
Although the anniversary OF the day
the Pilgrim fathers set foot on Plymouth
Rock Is not until Thursday. the churches
united yesterday in its observance.
one hundred and eight persons attended
the supper prepared in the church par
lOrs by the ladies' committee of the sew
eraI churches, representing the First Con-
gregational, the Mount Pleasant, and the
Ingram Memorial churches.
The occasion was marked by an adj
dress by Rev. DR.. Arthur II. Smith. of
China. and vice president of the Ma
tlonal Council OF the Congregational
Churches of the World. which met re-
Gently in Boston. Mass
Dr. Smith took as his theme, "Congre-
gationalism and world citizenship" and
during the course of an hours talk
touched on very nearly every subject
pertaining to the church and its work,
especially in regard 70 China. with which
hc is probably the most experienced
American minister to-day. He repeated
~ burlesqued the American people in a
perfectly good natured way, but held
them up and the so-called American
ways in ridicue,
lie concluded in a strong appeal for the
union of all churches in doing the work
Of the church in the Lords way" he
declared Although this was improbable
al present, owing TO the different factions
IN the various departments. ne declared
that the sooner the churches get together,
the better it would be for the results Of
their work
America Has SuperiOrs.
He took occasion TO ridicule the high
estimation the American people have of
themselves, shown by their referring to
other nationalities by nicknames not alto
gether complimentary TO their respect
and intelligence. and declared that the
American should learn that these other
nations are our EQUALS, and some few our
suDeriors.
lie paid particularly high tribute to
the accomplishments OF the Chinese race.
especially during the last decade, laud-
ing their intelligence and adaptability
as shown m the leaps they have taken in
developing their educational system.
John =. Sleman. jr president Of the
club presided over the supper, and music
was furnished by j. Walter Humphrey,
who sang and a duet by Mr.. Humphrey
and William Wall Whiddit
The grace and benediction we're said
by Rev. DIR. Franklin Nobel
Among the special guests Of the evening
were Rev. Or. and Mrs. Samuel H Wood
row, pastor Of the First Congregational
Church: Rev DR.. Frank J. Goodwin. the
Of bc
Pleasant Church. and Mrs. Goodwin; Rev.
George o, Little, Mrs. NJ. Ross Fishburn.
Col. John TWeedale Rev J. W FriZzeu, I
pastor OF the Ingram Memorial Church. |
was unable 20 be present.
The supper was IN the hands OF the fol- !
lowing committee: Mrs. =. W. Woodruff, |
chairman; Miss Peabody, Mrs. W NJ
Burt Mrs. }. II. Washburn, Mrs. L. S.
Hinton. and Mrs George Ide
The Washington herald., 1910-12-20

certaining If there was immediate danger
OF the building cOllapsing. SO badly
many of the buildings appear to be
shaken that the police ordered everybody
out On the blocks between Forty-ninth
and Fifty-first streets, in Lexington ave
nue., and cleared many OF the tenernents
In the side streets. Most of these build
/ ings had already been partly deserted.
their occupants rushing to the street in
panic.
Priests aid I'm Work.
With the fremen worked many priests.
led by Mgr Lavelle and Archbishop Far
ley's secretary. Mgr. Lewis, who had tel
ephoned the news OF the disaster to the
neighboring parish houses. The priests
] OF the rectory OF St Pauick's were
lbreakfasting when the shock came, over
turning the table Father Mcouaid was
one Of the first TO reach the scene OF the
explosion. He helped to drag the injured
from the wrecked trolley car.
He was quickly followed by Mgr. La
velle. who took charge Of the priests. and
who set to work administering the last
rites to the dying and helping the ambu-
I lance surgeons care for the injured
Among the priests was Father Drawn.
| Of ST. Monica's Church. in East Forty
seventh street The shaking OF his church
where be was celebrating mass, gave no
/ tee OF the disaster. and dismissing MS
congregation he reached the wrecked
neighborhoOd among the first
With the other priests worked Brothers
Alba and John, OF the Cathedral School
who joined the workers outside as soon
as they could care for twenty OF their
pupils, some Of whom were slightly in
jured, and ali of whom were badly
frightened when the blast from the ex-
plosion smashed in the windows OF the
school and carried away most Of the
glass and wood partitions within Broth
or AlOan was severely cut by the flying
glass. and two Of the boys, John Cody,
fifteen years old. and Edward Moran.
We're cut and bruised. The brothers We're
thankful that the majority Of their pu-
pills mad not arrived when the explosion
occurred.
The Washington herald., 1910-12-20
Scores Hurt by Debris.

In addition TO those injured in the
wreck Of The trolley car scores OF per-
sons in the streets were hurt by debris.
which was blown to a great distance. and
by the glass, which showered down until
( it covered the sidewalks Ike snow. Po-
liceman Francis Kelley. of the East
Fifty-firgt street station, was helping
school children at the Fifty-first street
crossing Of Lexington aVenae. He was
knocked down by the force OF the explo-
sion and showered with debris. One OF
his legs was broken, and he was badly
cut and bruised a little girl whom he
was helping across the avenue was said
10 have been seriously hurt, but neither
police nor hospital records contain her
name.
A great beam from the demolished
power station was hurled across Licking
ton avenue with such force that it was
embedded in the wall OF the building
housing hook and ladder No. and Bat
talon Chief William J Duffeys head
quarters. Chief Duffey was badly bruised
by a marble slab. which fell upon him
in the bathroom. and severely cut by the
broken glass in a window sash He was
taken 10 Flower Hospital, after having
his wounds dressed Many members of
the truck company were hurt by being
thrown from their feet by the shock, or
were cut by the flying glass William
Syths. who was cleaning harness, was
knocked against the apparatus and badly
bruised.
The Washington herald., 1910-12-20


The fremen's quarters suffered scarce
" more than the Bible Teachers Train
ing School. a nine-story brick building at
Lexington avenue and Forty-ninth street
Every bit of glass in the Lexington ave
nue. front Of the building was blown in
and the furniture was thrown about by
the blast. President ". ". White, Of
the school, and thirty of the pupils were
at breakfast when the quake accom-
panying the explosion overturned the
tables in the dining-room, sending the
crockery to join the crash Of breaking
window glass. No one in the school was
seriously injured, although w. F. Dunn.
the superintendent, had a narrow escape
Mr.. Dunn said that he was standing
at a window on the third floor. Lexington
avenue side, when the train in the rail-
road yards smashed into the pillar on the
side. He saw the worknen gather about
the spot and watched their work until
Just few minutes before the explosion
came. The window in which he had
been standing was blown across the
room. sash and all
While the priests. ambulance sur
geons, fremen. and policemen were at
streets, forming FIRE lines, and inspect
ing the shattered buildings. a force was
digging into the debris OF the ruined
power station as fast as the streams
from The hose drove back the flames and
cooled the tangled mass
One Dead; One Living.
Just how many mer. had been at work
on the derailed car that started the
trouble no one was quite certain. but by
o'clock, four bodies had been found.
One man apparently MORALLY hurt
had been taken from the debris, and the
list OF employees treated for minor Injuries
at the Emergency Hospital in the Cen
trails new terminal building at Forty
fifth and Lexington avenue had grown to
over thirty.
Knocked Down Block Away.
The shock Of the explosion Travelled
south down the railroad yard hard enough
to knock Harry Lucy, the trainmaster.
from his stool in his Office shed, block
below the power station. Lucy's arm
was broken, and the little Office was
wrecked.
At Forty-sixth street and Lexington
avenue the big Manufacturers and Mer-
chants Exchange Building, which stands
on the railroad property, broke the blow
for the northern face Of the big terminal.
block below, to such an extent that
the windows, which make an almost con-
unuous opening across this front of the
terminal, suffered hardly at all But the
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-03-12
Former Vice President Left
England Today on Board
the Mauretania. After Alb.
SenCe of a Year.
BRINGS AN ENGLISH
METHODIST WITH HIM
He Is Very Homesick and
Longs to See the Coast
Line Of the United States
Had a Fine Time.
SAmer:can News Scrvice)

London. March 12-Former Vice
President Charles Warren Fairbanks.
today started on the last trip Of his
world journey. sailing for America on
the liner Mauretania. He left Wash.
ington on the Globe circling trip a year
ago last Sunday.
Many prominent Americans gathered
at the Euston station to bid him fare
well. Mr.. and Mrs. Fairbanks are ac.
companied by Sir Robert Parks, one of
England's foremost Methodists.
My visit to London" said Mr. Fair
banks at the station. has been q hap
py elimination of my world tour Both
Mrs. Fairbanks and myself are ex-
tremely grateful for the hospitality
that has been shown us.
Il have been away from home for
more than a year, and l must admit
that am little homesick. will be
very glad to see the United States coast
indeed
'On my trip have been able to COM
pare conditions in America with those
in many lands and the result Is favor
able to my native country.
The protective tariff system has op-
Grated well in the United States for
building up of vast industries. to which
1t is essential. 1t has also resulted In
increased employment and better wage
scales than would otherwise have been
brought about"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-03-12
E. Huntington, Pinched at
Hamilton, ''Proves" His
Character Good One.
NOT WANTED IN RICHMOND
CHIEF GORMON HASTILY IN
FORMED THE HAMILTON CHIEF
THAT EARL HAD NO CHARGES
AGAINST HIM HERE.

Earl Huntington has bobbed into
the spot light again. Earl apparently
is unable to remain out of the dazzl-
ing rays of publicity for long, for yes
terday he was arrested at Hamilton,
O., along with his old chum and side
partner, Tom Ennis. the two being
pinched on a charge of vagrancy and
held as suspicious characters.
Huntington told the Hamilton Off
him because of his apprehension. He
referred the authorities to George
Westlake, Joe Jones and Frank Muir
ray. the latter being known as
'Snooks" he explained, and all be-
ing prominent" citizens of Richmond.
Ind, who would testify to his good
character and heretofore unblemished
reputation of both himself and pal.
Earl said that he knew these men in
timately and in fact had boarded with
them during the greater portion OF
the winter at the Meredith Lodging
House at Richmond. a strictly high
class hotel. the guests being limited
to a select few. AS a salve spreader
Earl ranks with the top notchers, but
it is said that even he had to cross
his fingers while handing out this line
of noise.
The Hamilton officials Immediately
much to Earls chagrin, communicated
with Chief of Police Gormon and in
quired if the two men held there were
wanted on any charge in Richmond
Chief Gormon made haste to reply
that they were not and to put them
on a fast freight headed south. The
superintendent of the Hamilton police
declared that the suggestion was q
good one and would be followed.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-03-12
KNOX TAKES ACTION
Aroused by the Shooting of
Indiana Girl by an A.
CHAN Fanatic.
INSISTS ON PUNISHMENT

Washington, March 1.-THE State
Department at the personal request of
Senator Beveridge, has taken steps to
secure the comfort and personal safety
of Miss Agnes Parker Moore, of Terre
Haute. who was shot and seriously in
jured by a crazed Afghan fanatic while
she was with party of American tour
lists going from Jerusalem to the
Mosque of Omar
Miss Moore was seriously injured,
but according to advices by the state
department and transmitted to Senator
Beveridge, she will recover. Senator
Beveridge received a telegram this
morning from Arthur NJ. Hood and A.
G. Cavins of Indiana asking him to
use his good offices with the state de-
partment to secure information and at
ford protection to Miss Moore from fur
ther molestation. Secretary Knox
will insist upon summary punishment
for the would-be assassin.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-03-12
Fountain City Young Woman
Applied It to a Warm Stove
and as a Result the Flames
Attack Her.
YOUNG WOMAN SAVED
BY MOTHERS ACTION
She Rolls Her Daughter in a
Blanket, Extinguishing the
Burning Clothing - House
Burned a Little.
palladium Specially


Fountain City, Ind. March 12.-
Fire, caused by applying polish to
hot stove. broke out in the home of
William Ryan, in the north end of
town, this morning at about 10 o'clock
and, although the damage to property
was not great, Miss Minnie Ryan suf-
fered severe burns on both of her
hands and would perhaps have been
fatally burned had not her mother
come to her assistance and extinguish-
ed the flames.
Mrs. Ryan had frequently cautioned
her daughter not to blacken the stove
until it had thoroughly cooled, as there
was great danger of fire from this
source. However, Miss Minnie, this
morning, thinking the stove had cool
ed sufficiently to warrant the applica-
tiOn of the polish without fear of
blaze, applied the blacking with direful
results. Immediately the flames leaped
up and spread to the can of stove pol
ish, causing 1t to explode. Miss Ry-
ans dress caught fire, but the quick
assistance rendered by her mother,
who came to the young woman's relief
and smothered the flames by wrap
ping rugs around her body. prevented
her from being seriously burned. Both
4f Miss Ryan's hands, however, were
burned badly and she suffered intense
pain.
The fire was extinguished before the
arrival of the department and the dam
age to the house was small.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-03-12
TO REMOVE PICTURE
Russian Church Officials Oh
ject to. Canvas of Ma
donna and Child.
HAS A UNIQUE HISTORY
fAmerican News Service)

fAmerican News Service)
st. Petersburg. March 1.-THE Rus
sian church authorities have ordered
the removal from the Gruzino cathe-
dral of picture representing the Ma
donna and Child. which has an aston
ishing history. The origin of the pic
ture was unknown until committee of
art experts from st. Petersburg, came
down to investigate.
At Gruzino formerly lived Count
Araktcheyeff, a notorious despot of
the reign Of Alexander 1, and the inves-
LEGATIONS of the experts revealed the
amazing fact that this holy picture
was really a portrait of the despot's
mistress, the equally notorious Nastas-
va Minkin. The child was a portrait
of her son by Araktcheyeff, while the
folds of her garments looked at from a
certain point, showed q portrait of
Araktcheyeff himself.
The count, 1t seemed, had imported
an Italian artist to paint the picture,
and after it had been hung in the ca
thedral, was in the habit of going
there and weeping before it. The sub
ject of the portrait died a frightful
death at the hands of her serfs whom
she had cruelty treated.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-03-12
HAD NARROW ESCAPE

By his quick action in jumping off
his wheel which was struck by a
Pennsylvania train and badly demol-
ished at the Sixteenth street railroad
crossing yesterday afternoon, Joe
Moss. a Postal Telegraph messenger
boy, probably owes his life. The lad
was riding across the tracks and did
not notice the approach of the train
until it was too late to get out of the
way. He jumped and barely escaped
being hit but was not injured in the
slightest.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-03-12
4 SPR|NKL|NG CAR
IS NOW AG|TA1EO
Citizens Think Car Company
Should Aid in the War
Against Dust.
NAY PETITION COUNCIL
TO PASS ORDINANCE REQUIRING
SUCH ACTION, AND ORDINANCE
REGULATING SPEED OF TRAc-
TIoN CARS.
MAY PETITION COUNCIL

Desiring that the street car company
should be compelled to put sprinkling
car in operation this summer, and also
that the speed of interurbans on East
Main street be reduced, it is probable
that councilmen will be asked by ad-
vocates OF both these measures to
bring them before council for action
soon.
The interurbans are operated along
East Main street at such q speed that
they suck the dust up off the street and
1t is deposited in the residences on
either side of the street. The city
cars also raise much dust, but the COM
plaint Is not SO general in regard to the
latter as the former.
On other streets of the city on which
there are car lines and which are not
paved and consequently are more dus-
ty in the summer, the complaint is
solely against the city cars. 1t is pro-
posed by some of the complainants
that the company put in operation a
sprinkling car. which will keep the
street both between the tracks and two
or three feet to either side moist and
dust proof
Other cities compel street railway
companies to sprinkle the streets as a
dust preventive and local citizens say
there is no reason why such should not
be done here. The advocates of the
reform believe that not only would
such a measure be q sanitary one, but
also conducive of better health.
Relative to the speed at which the
interurbans are operated the residents
Of East Main street believe it is more
than Il miles an hour at times
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-03-12
Action of New York Leqisla-
tors in Oisobeying Root
Causes Trouble.
PLAN TO GUST WOODRUFF
At THE BOTTOM OF DEFIANCE OF
THE ADMINISTRATION IS FELT
A STRONG "sAck FROM ELaA"
MOVE.
(American News Service)

NHhCA ASoh A>S"S SSISiSSy
Washington, March 1.-THE feder-
al administration forces today prepar-
ed for the bitterest war that has oc-
cupied the attention of republican
leaders in years-a campaign to oust
Tim l.. Woodruff from the chairman
ship of the New York state commit
tee. The action of the republican
state senators at Albany in electing
Senator George H. Cobb president pro
telegram urging the selection Of Sena-
tor Harvey d. Hinman has precipitat-
ed struggle between the reactionary
and the progressive elements.
At the bottom Of the defiance Of the
administration is felt to be a strong
Back from Elba" movement Will
liam Barnes, Jr.. boss Of Albany and
ally of Woodruff in defying the nat
ional leaders is believed in Washing
ton to be determined to make such a
rumpus in the New York situation
that only Theodore Roosevelt will be
able to quail it.
Taft Well Supported.
Since the failure of their attempt to
bring victory to Gov. Hughes and his
progressive policies, the prominent re-
publicans most interested in the strug-
gle have conferred several times.
President Taft, Vice-President Sher.
man and Senator Root have the sup
port of all the republican representa-
tives from New York, as we'll as that
of Lloyd C. Griscom, the new president
OF the New York county committee,
and spokesman of the administration
there, and W. L. Ward, the Empire
states representative on the national
committee.
The plan as arranged so far, it was
learned today, calls for the election
Of Otto T. Barnard As chairman Of
the state committee, vice Woodruff,
forced out. Mr.. Barnard was the re
publican candidate in the New York
mayoralty election last year and while
he is believed to favor allowing the
upstate politicians a large voice in the
management of the party's state al.
fairs, there is little doubt that he can
be induced to accede to the wishes Of
the Washington leaders.
Representative John W. Dwight
probably win lead the war on Wood.
ruff As whip of the house of repre-
sentatiyes. he is one Of the foremost
republicans Of New York
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-03-12
ODD EXPERIENCES
BEFALL ASSESSOR
He Finds That Most People
Try to Dodge Being
Listed for Tax.
HEARS TALES OF MISERY
ONE OLD IRISH WOMAN, WHO
HAD PROPERTY AND A BANK
ACCOUNT, TELLS A TALE THAT
WAS TOUCHING ONE.

Many amusing stories and some
what exasperating incidents are daily
garnered by the deputy assessors.
who are working in this city. Any
thing to beat the assessor seems to
be the motive of many tax payers.
but persons making such efforts are
usually given away by their neigh
bors.
One of the assessors, before start
ing out on his duties this morning.
stated that yesterday afternoon he
called on an old Irish woman, explain.
ing his mission and received a tale of
woe, which touched his heart and he
said that he would call again later.
In her Irish brogue she told about the
serious illness of her husband and her
son also being laid up with the grippe.
She said that all she had was house
hold goods.
"Just Like a Woman!"
At the next stop Of the assessor, he
was asked by the woman of the house
as to how much the old Irish woman
listed. The assessor said that she had
told him she only had household
goods and her husband was ill SO he
had postponed the assessment until
later. This woman said that the Irish
woman had $1,000 in the bank and
that her husband was at work.
Back to the old Irish woman went
the assessor and asked her directly
whether she did not have $1,000 on
deposit in a local bank. "Oh no." she
replied. "Only $1.700 in the trust
company" She also gave assessment
on another piece of property and ex-
cused herself for telling the assessor
that her husband was seriously i'll.