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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-26
Traction Men to Act on Strike Issue

PHILADELPHIA, January 26.-Ar-
rangements are being made today by the
leaders of the union employees Of the
Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company for
meeting of the men tomorrow night,
at which. it is believed. final deposition
will be made Of the strike question. In
the meantime no developments In the
situation are expected. The company
has announced that if q strike is Or
dered car service will be maintained
without difficulty. Many persons believe
the men will wait for a more opportune
time before deciding to quit work.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-26

newspapers today are filled with pages
of details which constitute a long and
pitiful recital of death and desolation, OF
ruined homesteads and fleeing refugees.
Half of the ACCOMPLISHMENTS of Paris are
affected directly now. and the rich as
we'll as the poor are beginning to suffer
The wealthy Champs Elysees district is
without gas or electricity, and some of
the homes have heat. Many Of the
residents are leaving their homes for the
hotels, which are crowded The most de-
plorable situation in the neighborhood OF
Paris continues to be at lvry and AL
fortville where the River Marine joins the
Seine.
Thousands Imprisoned in Houses.
Project of Police Lapine has taken UP
headquarters In that district and is di-
fectfng the work of rescue. After cease
less work through the night with row.
boats and autoboats the morning found
more than 5000 persons imprisoned in the
second story of their houses.
Paris is beginning to feel the pinch of
hunger. The supply Of fresh meat and
vegetables is failing and prices are soar
ing to famine figures. Some avaricious
bakers who attempted to double the price
OF bread were roughly handled today and
two OF them were thrown into the Seine
at Clarendon
Det6lIS from the hooded regions OF the
provinces are narrowing in their monot-
ony of broken dykes in the canals and
the inundation of villages. The rivers in
the southwest were rising rapidly today.
The swollen Loire has caused heavy dam
age In the province of Touraine.
The immense losses in every branch of
industry were reflected on the bourse to-
day, where a bad slump In industrials and
railroad -tocks occurred.
Street May Cave In.
West street. at the west Of the foreign
Office. is In imminent danger of coilaps-
Ing, being sustained only by the COM
pressed air forced from the flooded SUBJ
way which runs underneath. Should this
fail the entire street must cave in.
The cabinet met in extraordinary ses-
sion today and decided to open for the
shelter of refugees the Pantheon, ST. Sui
pice Seminary and other former church
properties which escheated to the state
for the housing of the refugees.
The water has reached the top of the
presidential tribune at the Lonchamps
race course. Six square miles of Du Bots
de Boulogne are submerged.
The water has invaded the post office
building and forced the employees to flee
II also reached the chamber of deputies
though the members continued in session
as usual. A report that the sittings of the
chamber would be transferred to Yer
SaileS is for the moment untrue. The
chamber has been cut off from tele-
graphic and telephone communication.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-26
Child Has Gray Hair.

ATCHISON. Kan. January GA sew
en-year-old child with hair as gray as
that of an old man is attracting the at
tention OF local physicians. Recently Fred
Jones. while playing in a hayloft, fell
thirty feet to the floor. He was not Sc
riously injured, but the resulting fright
SO acted upon his nervous system that
his hair began to turn white.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-26
England's Naval Projects.

PORTSMOUTH, England. January o.
In well informed naval circles It is under
stood that the next British naval esti-
mates will provide for four Dreadnoughts.
two armored cruisers, eight small uis-
ers, twenty-four torpedo boat destroyers.
ten submarines and 5000 additional men.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-26
STRIKE IN COAL FIELDS
PROBABLE OUTCOME SHOULD
DEMANDS BE DISREGARDED.
Miners of Bituminous Product in
United States and Canada Want
Higher Wages.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, January 90
That general strike of the miners Of
the bituminous coal fields of the United
States and Canada will be called if the
mine operators of all or any OF the dis
triets refuse To sign contracts granting
an Increase of wages was the opinion
of many leaders in the convention Of the
United Mine Workers of America today
President Thomas L. Lewis. in discuss
ing the proposition of some OF the lead
ers that the entire delegate body should
90 TO Toledo next week for the wage
conference with the operators of Ohio,
Indiana and western Pennsylvania, urged
that wage contracts should not DO signed
by any districts of the union until all
should have obtained from the mine oper-
.ttors a uniform increase of wages
NO one district should slaughter an
other" Lewis said, by sending coal into
the market while the other district was
struggling for better wages"
Mcdonald Supports Lewis.
Duncan Mcdonald, president of the
illinois district, one of the leaders of the
clement in the convention opposed to the
policies OF President Lewis. heartily sup
ported Lewis in his announced plan to
make the strike general if strike Is
necessary in any district. Mcdonald
said that because of the increase in the
cost of living an advance in wages was
essential and a strike is certain If the
employers do not yield.
But what we should have" declared
Mcdonald, lis a general industrial strike
We do not want the railroads to be haul.
Ing into the coal fields 'scab' miners anC
hauling out 'scab' coal while we are or
strike We should send a committee t.
the railroad unions and persuade them Il
cooperate with u.s.
Delegation Voted Out.
Roll call of the convention on whether
or not the delegates from nine loca
unions of central Pennsylvania shall b.
seated resulted: Against, 1927; for. / .099
The announcement of the tabulatioI
committee was read at the opening OF thu
convention today and was received will
cheers by the faction opposed to the ad
ministration of President Lewis, who IA
vored seating the delegates The ma
jority reversed Lewis. and in this result
is the second decisive defeat of his ad
ministration in this convention.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-26
Case of Albert H. Willard,
Charged With Murder.
IRVING w. BECK HIS VICTIM
Arguments Concluded and the
Court Delivers Charge.
DEFENSE PLEADS INSANITY
Defendant Accused of the Wiilful
Killing Of His Young Daugh-
ter's Husband.

After the arguments of counsel and the
charge of Justice Gould the jury in the
case of Albert II. Willard, indicted for
first degree murder in killing his son-in-
law, Irving w. Beck. May q last, retired
this afternoon to consider its verdict
Assistant United States Attorney Tur-
ner this morning opened the arguments
to the jury. He was followed by At
torney Thomas G. Taylor for the defense
United States Attorney Baker closed for
the prosecution
Court Charges Jury.
In charging the jury Justice Gould at
the request Of the defense, told the Jurors
that the burden rested on the government
to establish beyond a reasonable doubt the
sanity of the defendant. and that IL they
had failed to do this the verdict must be
not guilty. He also told them, at the be-
hest of the prosecution, that II they found
Willard sane up to the moment that he
committed the act and sane immed. ately
thereafter then they must find him sane
when he committed the crime. He like
wise told the jury that the truth or
falsity of the story told to the defend
ant is not to be considered even if they
believe 1t was tod, unless they be ieye
that its recital rendered Willard insane
Assistant Prosecutor Turner character
ANSu ZIG INSTABILITY d6Ie0Se as
factured one. He declared the evidence
cast doubt upon the narration of such "A
story as was claimed Wizards wife told
him. He urged that the actions of Will
lard on the day Of the tragedy. as told bv
hlmsef on the witness stand, precuded
any finding of insanity.
Plea for the Defense.
Attorney Taylor in urging an acuuittai
told the jury that the enormity of the al
legged wrongs to the daughter of Willard
was sufficient todethrone the reason of
any one. He showed the good character
Of the defendant and ridiculad the con-
tention of the government that such a
man would commit murder for $40 or
even SIS. as testified by witnesses for the
prosecution. He characterized ferences
made by Mr. Turner that the child-wife
had been clothed In short dresses for eff
feet on, the jury as an attempt to coerce
the jury to bring in a verdict as desired
by the prosecution.
United States Attorney Baker in closing
for the government, defended the refer
ence made by his assistant to the manner
In which the girl was dressed. He denied
any attempt to coerce the jury, and said
the Child was clothed in q manner not
behttlng her age. He declared the only
question for the jury to decide was the
mental condition of Willard when lie
killed Beck. He declared that the evil
dence on that point was strongly with
the government. and that the man should
be held responsible for the killing of a
fellow man.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-26
Prohibition Law Turned Down.

BOISE, Idaho, January a6.-The SUI
preme court handed down an opinion
yesterday declaring unconstitutional the
local option law, which has been attacked
on almost every provision since it's pas
sage.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-26
BEEF TRUST INQUIRY ON
NATIONAL PACKING COMPANY
SECRETARY CALLED.
c. c. Snow Before Grand Jury.
Summonses Distributed Secret
ly to Stop Exodus.

CHICAGO, January 26-The federal
grand jury today began the investigation
of the methods Of the alleged beef
trust"
The first witness called was C. c. Snow,
secretary and treasurer of the National
Packing Company, this We flying the re-
port that the National Packing Company
would be the object of the first attack by
United States Distr ct Attorney Edwin W.
Sims and his assistants.
About thirty subpoenas were served in
the offices of the National Packing Com
pany. Armour & CO., Swift & Co. and
Morris & Co. today.
Summonses Distributed Secretly.
The summonses were served secretly
Neither the government nor the packers
would divulge the identity of those SUBJ
poenaed
1t is said the summonses were served
on prominent officials of the packing
company. Secrecy was observed in order
to prevent general exodus of the per-
sons wanted, it is intimated.
1t was announced that James IT,
Wilkerson, chief aide To District At
torney Sims, will be in charge of the
investigation. Il IS expected about ten
witnesses VIII be examined each dah.
inasmuch as the subpoenas have been
made returnable at different dates.
Mr.. Snow was the only witness ex-
amined at the forenoon session. After
he let the room 1t was reported that
the jury devoted some time to eXamina-
ton of documents and records belonging,
to the National Packing Company.
State Courts May Probe.
SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, January GA
resolution was introduced in the house
today by Representative Apmadoc of Chi
cago providing for legislative investiga-
ton of the present high prices of the
necessities of life.
Joint committee of ten is to be named.
which shall carry on its investigations
during and after the special session ad
journs. The committee is empowered to
subpoena with esses and require the pro-
duction of books, documents, etc, from
the packers, and to report to the next
general assembly.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-26
Delegation Voted Out.
Mann White Slave Bill Passed.

BY vive voce vote the Mann white
slave'> bill was today passed by the
House practically as introduced by Mr..
Mann.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-26
New York Markets Idle.

NEW YORK, January 26.-"The marker
is dead. Agitation against high prices ga
It," was the declaration today of a WHOLE
sale meat dealer.
The action of the local markets, ooth
wholesale and retail confirmed the dear
ers assertion. Lamb dropped cent
wholesale, pork loins cents, and some
dealers in beef cut prices cent or more
a pound. -,
it was said today that wholesale deal
ers were stocked with thousands or uii'
sold cuts of dressed beef, with supplies
still steadily flowing in.
Beef will be cheaper by the end of the
week than it has been in years" said an
other wholesaler. after that the price
won't go lower, for the supply Will be
cut down.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-26

Continued from First Paee.)
strike out the exception which the bill
provides as to the sale of milk. fruit.
confectionery, ice. soda, newspapers. ci-
ears drues and the business Of the liv-
erv stables and the use of private con-
yeyances, SO that all those would be
prohibited by the bill.
Mr.. Cummins said that under the b'll
a Seventh Day Adventist cou'd run his
base ball game or his theater on the &c
certed S-nday. While a man Of ano*her
religious denomination would be ba-' ed
He furthermore contended that the 'an-
cuaee of the b'l' would prohibit pea" h
er from exercising his "aTi"s on Sunday
unless the word secular was inserted d,
and he thought the bill cugHt to be care
fully scanned before being passed.
Mr. Dixon of Montana said the bill evil
dertrv ought to be reconlmitted ana put
into shape.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-26
Diplomatic Service.
Purchase of Permanent Homes.

1--WE urge Congress to make annual ap-
propriations for the purpose Of purchas-
ing permanent homes for our ambassa-
doris and consuls so as to provide suit ably
for their comfort, enabling them to main-
tain proper standing and to uphold the
dignity of our country.
1--WE further consider Congress should
adequately advance the salaries paid to
this branch Of government officials and
place the consular service on the same
permanent basis of organizati as the
army and navy, regulating p ON tons
according to service rendered and m r.t,
also providing for adequate retiring PEN
sions with age limits.
President Taft, several members of the
diplomatic corps and prominent public
men will attend the annual banquet OF
the ma ional board at the New Willard
this evening.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-26
Senator Gallinger Wants Action.

Senator Gallineer made plea for action
on the BILL and said that technicalities
ought not to stand in the way. He would
agree TO inserting the word Secular" to
save the preachers as Washington need
ed more preaching. He thought the bill
could be amended by the Senate to meet
all the objections raised against ire BIZ
He earnestly resisted the suggestion TO
Irecommit the bill
1.-The District of Columbia oueht not TO
he behind all other states and territories
in REGARD TO Sabbath observance said
Senator Gallineer.
Senator Johnston of Alaba ma said he
was utterly opposed to the motion to re-
commit This bill has been pending sew
, eral years he declared The laboring
classes are very much in favor of the
hill and have urged its massage.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-26
Scandal Worrying Republicans.

What has come 70 be known as the
Aids scandal, affecting State Senator
Aids, republican leader in the upper body
of the state legislature anti-Hughes man.
is worrying the republicans. 1t is an
other illustration that Gov. Hughes Is
right in his fight for reform in politics.
The scandal is being made use of by
democrats to attack the anti-HugheS
wing of the party as rotten TO the core
and controlled by old-time standards of
accepting anything in sight that has the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-26
Bootblacks and Porters Excepted

Senator Hepburn spoke in favor of his
amendment excepting bootblacks and
porters. He thought that BARRIERS and
coachmen ought to be excepted also.
The amendment rellting to bootb'acks
and por-ers was adopted, so that theJ
may work on Sunday.
The word secular was inserted SO a:
to modify all callings in the bill.
An amendment was adopted to relieve
those who observe other days as then
Sabbath, hut still not to permit them t.
violate the customary Sabbath.
After the discussion had continued
for some time further several senators
uggeted that the matter go over unit
tomorrow so that the bill as amended
could be printed and placed in the
hands of the senators.
Senator Gallinger acceded to theil
request, and with the consent of Sena'
tor Johnson further discussion and thu
vote Of the measure were. potponeo
until tomorrow
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-26
FOR DAY Of REST

Continued from First Paee.)
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-01-26
Marriage in India.

Marriage ceremonies in India are
full of pretty incidents. The chief
incident of the better class Hindoo
marriage ceremony is called the
Bhaunri 1t is the seyenfold circuit
of a tree or post, or seven steps
taken in unison. The seven steps
are the seven grades OF life. The
husband, often a boy of fourteen,
walks round and round solemnly
with the end of his coat tied to the
end of the cloth which his girl-wife
wears on her head, symbolical OF
their union. All the time they do
this they must not look at each other,
but upward. The Hindoo is bound
to invite his whole cast, within a
reasonable distance, to his wedding.
Fireworks play an important part in
the rejoicings incident to an Indian
marriage. The marriage season is
limited to two or three months of
the year.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-01-26
Yarn VIII Cut Steel,

Yarn, with powdered stone, can
cut steel bar. Major McClaughry,
warden of the federal prison at Fort
Leavenworth, Kan. once found a
prisoner who was supposed to be
pounding stone working away at one
of the bars to an outside window.
The man was induced to give a dem
onstration. A grating of the same
description was placed in his cell and
a guard stationed over him to watch
the cutting process. With the lime
stone dust and silicate from the stone
pile, the yarn from his sock and a
little water, the man cut the bessem-
er steel bar in eighteen working
hours. With some fine emery, a
chalk line and two wooden hand
holds to save his fingers he made
a clean cut of the other bessemer
bar in five hours.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-01-26

airy schools were practically the only
institutions in Foo-Chow offering IA
cilities for the acquisition of Western
learning. There are now at least 80
native schools fashioned after the for
eign model. Foo-Chow is a city of
soc, 1000 inhabitants and these schools
embrace about 1000 students. Posters
placarded all over the city advertise
the opening of various modern
schools, which are springing up in
every nook and corner of the place.
Scarcely a week passes without the
announcement of the opening Of new
school,
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-01-26
THE ID. & II. SUMNfER-HOTELA AND
BOARDING HOUSE DIRECTORY.

The Delaware & Hudson Co. is
now collating information for the
1910 edition OF "A Summer Para
disc" the d. & II. summer-hotel and
clearinghouse directory that has
done so much to advertise and de-
velop the resorts in this section. 1t
offers opportunity for every summer
hotel or boarding house proprietor
to advertise his place by representa-
tion in this book. The information
desired is, as follows: Name OF house;
Altitude; Nearest d. & H. r. R. sta
tion; Distance from station; how
reached from station; Capacity Of
house, Terms per week and per day;
Date OF opening and closing house;
what modern improvements; Sports
and other entertainments. This in
| formation should be sent at once to
Mr.. A. A. Heard, General Passenger
Agent, Albany, n. Y. Blanks may
be obtained from the nearest ticket
agent, If desired, No charge is made
for a card notice; a pictorial adver-
tisement will cost $500 for full
page or $3.50 half-page. Our ho-
tel people should get busy at once
and take advantage Of this. Don't
make the mistake of thinking that
your house will be represented be-
cause it was in last year, but make
sure that you receive the benefit of
this offer by forwarding the needed
! information without delay Owners
of cottages to rent are also given the
same rates for pictorial advertise
ments, but, for card notice, mini
mum charge of $500 will be made.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-01-26
right on practising, whether it's :
harm or fddlo.'

right on practising, whether It's 4
harp or nddlo.'
THAT Amt such a bad bunch o
breeze, professor Bricky replied to
me just before giving his horse the
spurs. but any time any cheap stick
up man pipes me out | want you to
take a peek at my remains when the
iRquest's bein' pulled off and see II
l look like a prairie dog under my
shirt
And with that Bricky clattered
into the blackness of the canon trail.
He got back Just thirty-six hours lat
er, almost to the minute, pulling up
his lathery cayuse in front Of the
Hell-Nor-Pete Hotel from which he
had started.
Bud Caldwell was slung across
the front of Bricky's saddle. Bud
couldn't have been much deader II
he had fallen from a cage into a
900-foot shaft Both of his forearms
we're broken by bullets in exactly
the same spot. The other ball had
cut Buds jugular in two.
"Bricky didn't even tell me. his
old friend and fiddle instructor, how
he had got by with it. The bag.
with all of Buds loot in It intact,
was swung around Bricky's neck.
"Bricky dismounted, toted the
dead man into the barroom, laid his
burden down gently enough on a ta-
BILE, and then strolled over to the
bank with the bag of cash. A crowd
of good citizens of Durango-mine
owners and superintendents and such
were already standing around in
the bank when Bricky got there,
waiting for his appearance.
The president of the abnk count
ed Bricky out his $4,000 reward in
bills, and then he pinned gold star,
with Marshal, Durango engraved
on it, on the left side of Br!ckky's
blue flannel shirt. That badge hadn't
been used by anybody for six months,
the last man to wear 1t having piped
out with such shocking suddenness
that no successor to him could be
found.
II NOOh DIlOhy Ddl l, luC pldolSl-
er-fiddler, just eight months to clean
Durango up and make it the most
decent and safest camp, even for
tenderfoot, from the Columbia to the
Rio Grande
There is, l suppose, certain
amount of elemental savagery sur
viving in all of us. That, at any rate.
is about the only excuse l have for
saying that, of all my violin pupils,
some of whom became quite distin-
guished, l never had such a glow of
pride over the achievements of any
of them as / did over my plasterer
on the day that he brought the most
heartless devil of the Southwest into
Durango on the pommel of his sad
die. Washington Star.