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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-04-27
FLAYS W|CKERSHAM'
Mr.. CIapp Answers Speech
Attacking Insurgents.
ASSAILS RAILROAD BILL
Minnesota Statesman Objects to
Measure on Ground That It Re-
peals Antitrust Law.

Senator Clapp of Minnesota. one of the
insurgents. answered on the floor of the
Senate yesterday afternoon the recent
speech of Attorney General Wickersham
In Chicago, in which the insurgents were
assailed.
WHO commissioned the Attorney Cen
eral to read men out of the party be-
cause they would not follow blindly the
things I have pointed out in this pro-
posed legislation of his-the railroad bill?''
Mr.. Clapp asked after quoting from Mr..
Wickersham's speech.
Who ever heard of him as republican
until he entered the Presidents cabinet?
And who are the men that he would
read out of the party? They are men
who for twenty-five years have borne
the brunt Of the battle
1t took no courage to talk protective
tariff at Delmonico's, where the first
fruits of such policy were on display.
but 1t did take courage to talk 1t to the
men living in huts in the far west. And
because some of us did not accept the
dictum of this man we are called free
traders and are told that we must get
out OF the party organization.
Willy Not Get Out.
II would like to see the warrant for
this reading out authority. There is only
one way for this little minority that he
represents to read us out of their party
and that is for them to get out them
selves. There are few of us who won't
get out, and 1 predict that the Attorney
General never will attempt his expert
ment again."
Referring to what he characterized as
Mr.. Crawfords frantic appeal to the
Roosevelt policies in support of his
amendment, Mr.. Clapp declared that Mr.
Roosevelt never had attempted to die
tate to his party. Next to Lincoln, no
man ever had SO accurately interpreted
the public WILL or had been SO far from
attempt at dictation as Mr. Roosevelt,
he said
Besides assailing the Attorney General,
Senator Clapp also poured some broad
sides into the railroad bill as 1t now
stands In the Senate. His attack on the
bill was followed by another fusillade by
Senator Hughes, democrat, Of Colorado.
Both objected to the bill on the ground
that so far as railroad companies are
concerned it repeats the antitrust law.
Senator Hughes objected on the further
thority to the interstate commerce COM
mission.
Senator Hepburn defended the meas
ure, answering arguments advanced by
Senators Clapp and Hughes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-04-27
House Committee Passes on
District Legislation.
MANY MEASURES DEBATED
Railway Company Required to Main
tain Track to Navy Yard.
COMMISSIONERS TO DIRECT
National Board of Sanitary Inspect
ors thorized-Reports to Be
Made to House.

At the meeting of the House District
committee today a favorable report was
ordered on the bills INTRODUCED last May
by Representative Moore of Pennsylva-
MIA directing the Philadelphia, Baltimore
and Washington Railroad Company to
maintain its track connection with the
United States navy yard in this city by
means Of a single track on X street and
Canal street southeast. either as at pres
ent located or in some other location by
the Commissioners.
The committee also took favorable ac-
tion on the bill introduced by Repre-
sentative Olcott of New York early in
the present month authorizing the Presi-
dent TO create board. to be composed
OF the surgeon general of the army, the
chief of the bureau of medicine and
surgery of the navy and the head of the
bureau of public health and marine hos
pital service. to be known as the ma
tional board Of sanitary inspectors.
Retirement of School Teachers.
There was considerable discussion of
the bill introduced by Representative
Smith of Michigan. chairman of the COM
mittee. to establish and disburse a public
District but no decision was reached A
good many objections were made to fea-
lures of this bill although the committee
by test vote went on record in favor
of the general proposition involved. The
committee will meet again Saturday
morning of this week to complete con-
sideration of this measure.
Work in Prospect.
The District committee had a lot of
work ahead of il. Tomorrow morning
there will be a hearing on the bill to
regulate the. practice of osteopathy in
the District. Tomorrow evening argu-
ments will be heard by the committee
for and against the Coudry resolution to
prohibit the Washington Gas Light Com
pany from increasing its outstanding in
debtedness- Friday morning there will
be hearing on the proposed readjust-
ment of the police and fremen's pension
fund. Saturday morning there will be an
executive session of the District commit
tee to vote on the retirement bill al
ready mentioned. Next Monday and
tuesday morning there will be hearings
IN the four bills to regulate the labelling
and sales of food, drugs and beverages
in the District.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-04-27

CHRISTIANIA, Norway, April o.
Evidences of mourning for Bjornsterne
Bjornson, the Norwegian poet and
novelist, who died at Paris last night,
are universal.
King Haakon and Queen Maud have
telegraphed their condolences to the
widow.
The storthing met today and deided
on a state funeral. Immediately after
ward 1t adjourned as an evidence of the
public grief
All the theaters were closed today. The
funeral arrangements have not been
sufficiently advanced to show what ef-
feet, if any. will be felt on the program
prepared for the entertainment of Mr..
Roosevelt
Royal Honors for Dead.
Special Cablegram to The Star
COPENHAGEN, April 27-There is
national grief throughout Denmark over
the death of Bjornsterne Bjornson, the
Norwegian poet.
He lived in Denmark in his youth, and
was popular everywhere throughout the
country.
When the coffin containing the body ar
rives here Saturday it will be received
with royal honors. Warships will trans
port and escort the body from Copen-
hagen to Christiania.
A procession of notable people will ac-
company the coffin from the railway sta
ton to the wharf. where 1t will be placed
aboard the warship. The streets through
which the procession will pass will be
hung with mourning.
Paralysis Causes Death in Paris.
PARIS, April 27.-Bjornstjerne Bjorn-
son. the Norwegian novelist, playwright,
poet and publicist. died at the Hotel Wag-
ram here last night, in the seventy-eighth
year of his age.
His wife, whom he married fifty-two
years ago, was with him at the end.
Bjornson suffered a stroke of paralysis
last June. and was brought here in No
vember for electro-therapeutic treatment.
1t was reported lately that he was
growing better. The change came unex-
pectedly The news of his death was kept
from the public for several hours.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-04-27
REPLIES TO CRITICISM.
Attorney Generals Statement o
Probe of Cotton Pool

In view of the adverse criticism and
comment made on the action of the De-
partment of Justice In directing an In
vestigation by the grand jury in New
York into the alleged cotton pool, Attor-
ney General Wickersham today made this
formal statement:
1.-The action of the government I'm insti-
tuting the investigation before the grand
jury In New York concerning an alleged
cotton pool should not in any way be con-
strued as an attack on legitimate opera
lions of any of the cotton or produce ex-
changes in the United States.
THE proceeding. being one before a
grand jury and not yet completed, man
ifestIy cannot with propriety, be dis
cussed at the present time
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-04-27

when the New Wine Biooms," was pro-
duced last October.
He IL survived by his widow and four
children His eldest son is an actor and
theatrical manager. his second son 10 I'm
the Chinese customs service and his third
son manages the farm.
The marriage OF his daughter to Stgurd
Ibsen, son Of Henrik Ibsen. united the
greatest literary names In Scandinavia.
In personal appearance Bjornson bore .
striking resemblance to the accepted type
Of vikings, from whom he was descended.
He had a paralytic stroke last June.
since which time his condition has been
precarfous
Last November he was taken to Paris
In a private car to be treated for arterial
sclerosfs and was placed in q private san
atorium
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-04-27
GOVERNMENT TO PROVIDE.
Widow and Children of Leonard
Gross Destitute in Nicaraena.

The widow Of Leonard Gross who. with
Leroy Cannon, was shot to death by or.
der Of former President Zelaya Of Mic
aragua several months ago, is destitute.
ill and entirely friendless at ManaEua.
This information reached the State De-
partment today in telegram from Con-
sui Olivares. who states that the con-
sulate Is assisting the widow and her
four small children. Upon receipt of
this telegram Secretary Knox Immediate
ly wired the consul to draw on the State
Department for sufficient funds to SUD-
port them in an appropriate manner
pending this governments future demand
on Nicaragua for indemnity On behalf OF
the relatives Of Gross and Cannon,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-04-27
Paralysis Causes Death in Pari
NorWay's Greatest Writer;
Winner of the Nobel Prize

The French were pleased to call Born
son 1.-The Hugo of the North the English
styled him "Norway's Grand Old Man"
His fame is more complete than that of
the Frenchman or the Englishman. He
was one of the greatest writer's of mis-
day-unauestionably the greatest in
Scandinavia, as he was the most read.
He was playwright Of the highest
rank. His plays were performed almost
al over the world.
For a long time he was his country s
most powerful politician. He was an
admirable journalist, to which not only
the Norwegian press but several Of the
most influential newspapers of England.
Germany and France have borne witness
often in pithy. brilliant and convincing
writings from his pen
He was a great linguist and an en-
thusiastic and scientific farmer.
The meaning of the name of this many
sided man is Bear Star, the Son of
Bear
University Career Unfinished.
He entered the University of Christiania
in 1882 but did not complete his course.
For several years after leaving the uni
versity he worked on newspapers. From
1857 to 1850 he was director of Bergen
Theater.
He lived in Italy. Denmark and Ger
many from 1860 to 1862. The next ten
years he spent in his native land, two
years as director of the Christiania The
alter and the remainder as editor of the
Norsk Foolkeblad.
After two years mere in Italy and
Germany he bought his farm, Aulestad,
in the heart of Norway, about a days
tourney from the capital, since his sum-
ne a
lived many years in Paris. the Tyrol and
Rome.
In the winter of 1SS0-S1 he visited
America on a lecture tour. He had been
condemned to prison for treason. Ole
Bull was one of his earliest friends. Here
he delivered a splendid eulogy of that
genius. Seven years ago the Nobel prize
FOR literature was awarded to him.
His Dramatic Works.
Rjornson was intensely patriotic, and
infused that spirit into his earlier plays.
the best known of which are "A Ray of
Sunshine Between Battles" "Hulda
and Arne." 1.-The Trilogy of King Sc
gard and The Fishers Daughter"
After his epic poem. "Arngor Gelline,'
in 1870. he wrote nothing for the public
until 1875, when he produced the follow
ing plays in swift succession: Bank
rupt," 1.-The Editor 1.-The King Mag
HID 1.-The New System" Leonardo"
"a Glove and TOO High an Aim
Later plays. translated into English
many OF which have been produced in
this country. are In Gods Way" THE
Heritage OF the Kurts." Pastor Sang"
s srssl Lsne and Lasorsmus.I u. On
Power. and "Dasiannet.''
His last play, glorifytng youth and love.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-04-27
dopes for Continuous Flight.

Virginia authorities have determined to
ascertain to what extent the hookworm
malady prevails. In order to carry out
the plans of the health department the
state will be divided into districts. Every
school will be visited and the children in
spected. In one section of the state 1t
is said there is an entire county which is
so affected that many of the people are
both mentally and physically deficient.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-04-27
LOUIS PAULHAN, AVIATOR,
TRYING FOR BIG PRIZE
Continues Flight From London to
Manchester, With $50, 900 as
the Incentive.

LONDON, April 27.-Louis Paulhan,
the French aviator. started on his flight
toward Manchester from Hampstead at
5:22 o'clock this afternoon Paulhan is
competing for the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
prize for flight from London to Man
chester.
After brief trial spin, which he made
with the object of finding out if the
motor was working well. Paulhan trav-
eled short distance to the southeast
ward of his starting point, SO as to get
within fve-mile radius of Charing
Cross, required under the rules Of the
contest. Then, swerving quickly to the
right. the aeronaut picked out the Lon
don and Northwestern railroad, above
which he few northward at a fine speed,
despite a smart head wind
dopes for Continuous Flight.
Prior to his departure Paulhan an
nounced his intention of trying to reach
the goal without a stop
Under the conditions of the race the
aviator has twenty-four hours in which
to make the trip and is allowed to make
two stops to replenish his supply of pc
troll. The distance from London to Man
chester is 1856 miles.
Graham White, the English aeronaut.
followed Paulhan on his fight to Man
chester at $3.50 o'clock, starting from
NORWOOD Scrubs
HARROW, England. April 27-Paulhan
passed over this town, which is ten miles
from London, at $40 pm. He was flying
splendidly at height of 200 feet and was
going at the speed of about thirty-five
miles an hour
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-04-27
CONSERVE THE LAND
Secretary Wilson's Plan for
Reducing Cost of Living.

NEW YORK, April 27.-Secretary Will
son of the Department of Agriculture
urged proper conservation of the soil as
the only permanent method of relief from
a continuation of increase in the cost of
on agricultural conditions in New York,
held in the New York Produce Exchange
building this afternoon.
I'VE cannot afford to buy food from
foreign countries he said, land we must
see to 1t that our western farms produce
enough not only for home consumption
but also to sell abroad and square up the
balances Of trade"
Calls for Careful Inquiry.
Secretary Wilson said in part:
The cost of living calls for careful in
quiry into the causes that have operated
to bring about conditions that are new to
us as people. We have had great
abundance of food at prices that were
lower than most other countries with
which We compete In commerce and
manufacturing. Compensation for skill
and labor has been comparatively high in
our country, but increased cost of living
has become disturbing factor that can
not be adjusted at present to tie salts
faction Of those concerned.
THE major part Of our people in the
east are being fed from the Mississippi
valley, and the states Of the south draw
much from the same source. / am we'll
satisfied that the soils of that valley are
being subjected gradually to the same un-
wise treatment that SO seriously reduced
the soils east of the Alieghenies and south
of the Ohio.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-04-27
SAY HYDE BOUGHT POISON
DRUGGIST AND CLERKS TESTI.
Fly IN SWOPE TRIAL.
Assert That Extreme Precauticn
Was Taken in Furnishing Cya-
hide of Potassium to Doctor.

KANSAS CITY. Mo-. April 27.-Testi-
mony relating to DR.. B. Clark Hyde's al
legged purchases of poison was heard at
today's session of the trial of DIR. Hyde
for the murder of Col. Thomas H. Swope.
Miss Ada Hoover. bookkeeper employed
by Hugo Brecklein. a druggist: Oscar
Brecklein. a pharmacist: Lazier Williams
a clerk OF the Brecklein store: John
Massman. another clerk, and Hugo
Brecklein testified.
Williams testified to an alleged pur-
chase of six five-grain capsules of
cyanide of potassium by DR.. Hyde De-
cember 5. The order, said Williams
Mr.. Brecklein, suspecting error, ordered
the clerk to telephone DIR. Hyde and see
If 1t was correct.
DIR. Hyde Questioned.
IT called DR.. Hyde and asked him il
he ordered the cyanide said Williams.
He answered he had. ] inquired what
he wanted to do with it. He said he
desired to kill dogs
Ibid you then fill the order?" asked
Prosecutor conkling.
Did you ever before sell cyanide OF
potassium to a physician?' queried Mr.
Conklfng
Never Williams answered.
body but DR.. Hyde?'
mo, sir
Warning to DR.. Hyde.
Hugo Brecklein told of Dr. Hydes call
at the store for the capsules. He con-
tinued:
DIR. Hyde told me he wanted to kill
some dogs which had bothered him con-
siderably."
Did he mention that he wanted to kill
bugs or cockroaches in his Officer
He did not"
Mr.. Brecklein said that in the TWEEN
ty-three years he had been a druggist
he never had sold cyanide for medicine.
In his experience. he testified, he
never heard of cyanide being used to
kill vermin. Neither did he recall ever
having sold any cyanide in lump form.
So dangerous was this poison. and so
rare were sales in capsules. said Mr.
Brecklein. that he informed DR.. Hyde
of its deadly qualities. and informed
him that unless he promised to handle
the capsules himself and throw away
what he did not use he would refuse
to sell them to him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-04-27
Necessity for Education.

THE necessity for educating the farmer
is impressed upon our people and steps
are being taken in all our states and
territories to this end. Sciences are be-
ing applied and research made into causes
and results. Education is being extended
into primary schools in many of our
states. Federal and state governments
are spending money freely for this pur-
pose and students are multiplying. The
results Of research are being printed and
a literature of the farm is growing.
1.-The states east of the Alleghenies are
foremost in commerce. manufacturing
arts and sciences, wealth and influence
They have overlooked agriculture, per-
uniting their soils to deteriorate and
reaching out to the west for food prod
ucts. The soil robber began his baleful
practices there and has gone westward
until the light rainfall regions refused
to yield probably.
would have been prevented long ago had
there been no cheap rich soils In the
Mississippi valley, or had demand been
closer up to supply. Western lands are
dearer and have gone beyond the reach
of poor people. The lands of the east
and south are reduced in productive pow
err. but they are cheap they are con-
venient to good markets, they can be
improved and they will be. but the meth
DDS by which a farm is improved is quite
duced. Ignorance permitted the soil to
become unproductive, the highest INTEL
ligence is required to bring back fertility
Importation Of Food Unwise.
importation of food will bring about a
change in our economies, revolution in
our policies. which may be avoided by
better farming and a comprehensive view
of the situation by those who deal In big
things. whether carrying, commerce, man.
ufacturing or finance.
"Our people are not grouped to advan-
tage. Too many grew crops during the
last half of the nineteenth century Farm
ing was a poor business during that De-
riod and did not invite people. The album
dance Of meats and grains and low
prices for them gave little encourage
ment to the young farmer to devote his
life to agriculture. The farm went to the
renter and poverty. because the renter
rarely had the capital to maintain condi-
tons that would keep UP fertility. He
had short lease and no indueement to
improve.
"Whoever rents land to be handled this
way abandons his farm there and the land
becomes poorer every year until 1t ceases
to yield probably.
Every state should organize to conserve
fertility Of its sofia"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-04-27

The new water works just completed at
Parsons. w. Va. was given q pressure
test A stream was thrown 125 feet over
the courthouse cupola.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-04-27
DANES IN COUNCIL
Colonial Society Holds Its
Tenth Biennial Session.
REPORTS OF THE OFFICERS
Reception Given at the White
House at 2:30 O'Clock This
Afternoon.
REPORTS OF THE OFFICERS

The Colonial Danes are not going to
have comment by the press upon every
thing which occurs at the tenth biennial
council of the national society, which
began in the ballroom of the Arlington
today at 10 o'clock. They reached this
decision shortly after assembling, and it
was determined to allow only members
OF the society to appear on the conven-
ton floor during the sessions. Even the
young girls whom a number of the Danes
desired to have act as pages were not
chosen, had been planned by some of
the District members. So that no news
except that which the Danes desire to
have in the public press will be disclosed.
a member of the society was chosen to
give out only such matter as in her
judgment should be published.
Opening Session.
The session was called to order shortly
after 10 O'Clock, with Mrs w. r. Cox
IN the chair. Mrs. Joseph r. Lamar pre-
sented the report of the executive COM
mittee of the society. after which the re-
port Of the various officers Of the So
Getty were heard. The list is as follows.
Mrs. Howard Townsend honorary presI.
dent: Mrs Cox. president: Mrs Beverly
kennon, honorary vice president: Mrs. A.
F. Jameson Mrs II. F. lie H. Iyster
and Mrs. Barrett Wendell vice presidents
Mrs. Joseph r. Lamar. secretary: Mrs
j. Y. Taylor, assistant secretary: Mrs
a j Cassatt. treasurer; Mrs. Nathaniel
r Bacon. registrar; Miss Alice French.
historian
Of Special Interest.
The report Of Miss French was of mar.
ucular interest to the Danes, a historical
sketch of the efforts of the society mem
bers during the past two years being
given Delegates from the fourteen orig.
mai societies. including those OF the thir-
teen original states and the District OF
columbia. rs we'll as from the twenty.
four associate societies Of other states
were in attendance
At $50 o'clock this afternoon Presjden;
TAFT gave reception in the east roor,
OF the White House fer the delegates and
This evening there will be a reception and
tea at the Colonial Danes Club. on con.
necticut avenue. The list of those in the
receiving line will include Mrs. Samuel
Spencer. Mrs. Francis ]. Kicks and Mrs
j. D. Patten.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1910-06-24
A Curious Pavement.

Before the Mexican war, when Alta
California still formed part OF Mex
leo, Monterey vas Its capital city, and
for a long period Monterey bay at.
forded fishing grounds for a consider
able number OF whalers. But, while
the bay still provides sport and profit
for many fishermen. 1t is no longer
the habitat Of any great number OF
whales.
A curious memento OF the whaling
industry remains. however. In the
pavement leading up o one Of the
doors OF the Church Of San Carlos de
Borromeo. a churca founded by the
Spanish missionary fathers. that Is
still In excellent repair.
The round. mushroom.iike objects
n the pavement are the vertebrae O!
the great mammals. This pavement
Is in good condition and seems to
wear we'll. II Is probably unique. al
any rate In this country.