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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-12
Conference to Be Held With
Prominent Republicans.
ADDRESSES CLUB TONIGHT
President Expected to Announce His
Legislative Program.
ATTITUDE TOWARD FINANCES
Ground Plan for Coming Guberna-
torial Campaign in New York
to Be Outlined.

President Taft left here at 8 am, over
the Pennsylvania railroad, for New York
where he will meet Gov. Hughes, Lloyd
c. Griscom, Timothy Woodruff and other
republican leaders at an important con-
ference this afternoon, and viii make q
speech before the Republican Club at
the Lincoln day dinner of the organiza-
ton tonight. The Presidents train ar
rived in New York shortly after o'clock.
President Taft is expected, in his speech
tonight. to make some important an
nouncements regarding his legislative
program and his position relative to the
many rumors that have gone abroad of
late as to the attitude of the administra-
ton toward the financial interests. The
banquet is to be held at the Waldorf Ho-
tel. The President has been at work on
the draft of his speech for two days. He
may finish it during the trip to New
York today. Mr.. Taft rarely prepares a
speech in advance, and that he is doing
SO In this instance is an evidence OF the
Importance he attaches to tonights ut
teranceS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-12
North Carolina and Tennessee
Within the Storm Zone.
SEVERE WEATHER IN NORTH
New York and Pennsylvania Suf-
fer From Visitation.
RAILWAY TRAFFIC BLOCKED
Precipitation the Greatest Since De-
cember, 1seo-Conditions in
New England and Elsewhere.

The storm which has spread mantle Of
snow over the eastern states is today CEN
trail over New York city and late tonight
will move on and out through the St.
Lawrence valley.
Reports to the weather bureau indicate
that the fall of snow has been general as
far south as Tennessee and forth Caro-
lima, but has not been accompanied by
any great changes of temperature and lit
tie hardship from cold has resulted The
heaviest snowfall was in New York and
Pennsylvania. Through the southern
states it was light and in some cases
changed from snow to sleet and then to
rain.
The storm originated in the Rio Grande
valley Wednesday. AS it moved east 1T
was accompanied by high winds along the
Atlantic coast as far south as Florida
and over the Gulf of Mexico.
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VICTIMS OF WRECK
WASHED ON SHORE
Hopes Still Entertained That
Others Than RodeI Have
Survived Disaster Off
MaiorCa.
THREE AMERICANS LOST;
ALL VAUDEVILLE ARTISTS
General Chanzy Blown From Course
or Crippled by Explosion.
SHIP BROKE IN TWO AND SANK
Sole Man Alive Unable to Give
Clear Account of Disaster-His
Escape Regarded as
Miraculous.
General Chanzy Blown From Course
or Crippled by Explosion.
SHIP BROKE IN TWO AND SANK

l2.-Bodes were floating ashore today
Chanzy. The authorities posted men along
the coast to recover them and also to
watch for small boats, in a desperate
nope that some of those aboard might
have escaped.
Many bodies and sacks of mail were
washed ashore and recovered during the
. day.
Rodel Clung to Wreckage.
Marcel Rodel. the Algerian customs Off
cial, and the only known survivor, was
still unable today to give lucid account
of the disa aster
When the vessel went down Wednesday
night he clung TO piece of wreckage and
was washed ashore. When tossed on the
rocks he was rendered insenSible and in
this state remained throughout the night.
ReviVing IN the morning, he wandered
about aimlessly most of the day, finally
stumbling into the village of Ciudadela,
thoroughly exhausted and almost de-
mented.
From his rambling story the authorities
first learned of the disaster and rushed
help to the nearest land point. They
found only a mass of wreckage piled up
on the coast.
The villagers say that even if the small
boats had been launched they could not
have lived In the sea that ragged Wednes-
day night.
Light Is to Be Installed.
The Spanish officials state that power
full light will be Immediately erected on
the north of Minorca Island, in the hope
that further wrecks at this dangerous
place may be avoided.
Owing to the difficulties of communica-
ton between the villages of the islands
no additional details of the wreck reached
here today. Hope remains that others
from the vessel may yet be picked up
from the small boats.
The route of the Algerian boats Is par
tfcularly treacherous IN bad weather. The
steamers Vile de Rome and the Isaac
Periere were wrecked on the same for
hidden coast.
The General Chanzy missed the passage
between the islands of Minorca anu
Majorca, either blown out of her course
or rendered helpless by the breaking
down of her engines. or the loss of he.
propeller. The place where the vessel
struck Is known as Llosa.
Cause of Disaster.
Some reports have it that the steamer
broke in two and sank at once alter she
had struck, and others that an explosion
On board occurred.
The heavy los of life is attributed to
the probability that during the bowling
tempest all passengers and such OF the
crew as eere on duty were below. Other
explanations are that the vessel struck
with sucn force that several buIkneaus
gave Way simultaneously, and tnat the
ship filled and sank in the boiling waters
before d single small boat could be
lowered.
Tine escape of Rodel is considered as
almost miraculous
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Barren Land Explored.

The expedition ultimately reached Al
exander Island. The region was explored
and proved barren and covered with Ice
bergs, glaciers and masses of rock. 1t
afforded no shelter to the explorers. who
wintered at Petermann Island.
The season was comparatively mild,
but bad enough to cause considerable
sickness in the party. Numerous inter-
esting excursions were made among the
glaciers
During the subsequent antarctic sum-
mer the expedition explored Deception
and Budgeman Islands, in South Shet-
land archipelago. Following this the
explorers continued south, discovering
new land to the west and south Of
Alexander land and the Peter l island
was also visited.
The expedition navigated as far as
latitude 70 degrees south, longitude 20
west
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-12
Congratulations Exchanged.

NEW YORK, February 12-Congratula-
tory messages between the north and
south polar regions have just been ex-
changed.
The facts of the pleasing incident be-
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Nav Be Part of Continent.

Alexander, or as 1T is some times
called, Alexander Land, is small island
in the South Atlantic ocean about lati-
tude 69 degrees south, longitude Is de-
grees west, and is considered to be Il
part of tn so-called antarctic continent.
1t was discovered by Bellingshausen in
1921.
The expedition under DR.. Charcot was
fitted out in France in the summer Of
1908 and sailed from Punta Arenas De-
cember II of the same year. It's purpose
was the making of scientific observations
in the south polar region, particularly in
the almost unknown Alexandra Land, and
securing specimens of rare fossils.
The south pole was not the objective Of
the explorers. DR.. Charcot frequently
has said that this task should be re-
served to the Englishmen, Scott and
Shackleton.
AS told in these dispatches Thursday.
the PourQuoi Pas was sighted recently
at anchor in the Strait, of Magellan. 1t
had not been expected that the expedition
would return to civilization until next
m
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-12
Other Vaudeville Performers.

Among the other performers In the
combination were several Englishmen, in
Guiding a man named Nestor, and the
TWO Strakleys, bar performers. The
Strakleys came from Antwerp, but their
nationality is not known, as passengers
rom the colonies are not required to
state their home country.
The most prominent of the artists was
Francis Dufor. a music hall performer.
lie was popular in Paris.
Among other victims was Second Engi-
neer LorenZett, a survivor of the La
Bourgogne disaster. AT that time he was
picked up after having drifted for days
IN an open boat.
Capt. Cayol of the Gen. Chanzy was
considered by his employers, the French
Transatlantic Steamship Company, as one
of the most experienced and careful Of
officers.
Incoming vessels agree that the wealth
or encountered recently was the worst in
the experiences of their captains
News of other wrecks was received to-
day. The schooner Mathilde, from Dun
kirk. which left Port-de-Bouc France
February i, for st. Pierre, Miuuelon
with miscellaneous cargo, was wrecked
last Wednesday in the same vicinity as
was the Gen. ChanZy. The fate of the
schooner's crew is unknown.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-12
Cause of Disaster.
Three Americans Lose Lives
in Wreck of General Chanzy

MARSElLLE, France, February 12.-
1t Is beleved today that the only Amerl-
cans aboard the ill-fated French steamer,
General ChanZy, that went down off the
north coast of the Island of Minorca
Wednesday were Miss Elsie Henry. aged
twenty eight years, address unknown
Leon Derenda and possibly Derenda' s
partner, man named Green. though
there Is doubt whether the latter was an
American or an Englishman.
Derenda is said to have come from San
Francisco and is also said to have had
a home at Portland Ore The three
Americans were members of vaudeville
combination bound on tour OF the colon
les. Dcrcnda and Green are described as
juggierS and acrobatS.
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THE EVENING STAR
WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION.
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-12
Heaviest of the Winter in Buffalo

Special Dispatch to The Star
BUFFALO, February 1.-THE heaviest
snowstorm of the present winter is in full
sway throughout western New York, and
today's local weather reports are that it
will continue throughout the night and
part OF tomorrow. Already this entire
section has been covered by from ten to
twelve inches of newly fallen snow. For
tunately the weather is comparatively
mild and there is little wind.
Decidedly colder weather il promised
for tonight. and If II is accompanied by
high winds 1t will make trouble for all
kinds of railroad traffic. At present there
is comparatively little delay in train
movements.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-12
Reception at 4 O'Clock.

The meeting with the New York party
leaders will be at a reception at 4 o'clock
this afternoon at the home of Lloyd C.
Griscom. the newly elected president Of
the New York county committee. Mr..
Griscom was in Washington recently and
invited the President to meet the county
leaders. Mr.. Taft said he would be glad
to do SO. Since that time, however. the
conference has assumed larger proper
tions. Gov. Hughes accepted an invita-
tion personally extended by Mr.. Griscom.
At the White House it was insisted that
the event at the Griscom home today
will be purely reception" and not a
conference"
Mrs. Taft, Miss Della Torrey, President
Taft's aunt. Mrs. McCagg, Mrs. Anderson
and Senator Crane accompanied the
President to New York. The President
travelled in the private car Olivette, said
to be the smallest and least pretentious
in the Pullman service. He was to have
used the Courier, but the latter car un-
fortunately got mixed up in a Florida
wreck a few days ago and was put out
of commission.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-12
Weather

Fair tonight and Sunday;
continued cold; minimum tenn
perature tonight about 20 de-
grees.
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Life Savers Prevent Drowning.

NEW YORK, February 12.-What prom
ised to be another of the winters traffic
blocking snowstorms was checked at day
break today. A turn in conditions at that
time brought about cessation of the fall
and left about four inches of snow on the
level in this city and vicinity.
Two fishing vessels were victims Of the
storms fury. They were blown ashore
on Sandy Hook in the early hours. and
only heroic work on the part of the life
savers prevented disaster to the men on
board.
From one vessel, the Franklin D. Mel
son, eight men. comprising the entire
crew, were safely landed. The Nelson. il
is feared, win prove a total loss
Shortly after the Nelson struck the
schooner Libby was blown hard and fast
on the sands OF the Hook. She had nine
men on board and the life-saving crew at
the station got them safely to land after
a hard struggle. The Libby was landed
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-12
Twelve Hundred Guests.

Twelve hundred covers have been laid
for the Lincoln day dinner tonight at the
Waldorf-Astoria. Two hundred women
will dine in an adjoining room and come
in for the speaking. The Rev. DR..
Michael Clune of Syracuse will make the
Lincoln address.
The speakers will be President Taft,
Gov. Hughes and Gov. Fort of New Jer-
sey. Speaker Cannon was invited to at
tend, but may not be present.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-12

The Evening Star. with the Sunday morning
eaifion is delivered oy carriers within the city
ri 20 cents per month. Orders may be sent by
mail or telephone Main 2440. Collection is made
by carrier at the end of each month.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-12
Blizzard Features Disappear.

oIZZaru Features disappear.
PHILADELPHIA, February 12-Snon
which began falling yesterday afternoon
and promised to develop into blizzard
turned into rain during the night after
it had reached a depth. OF four inches
There was little delay in street car o,
railroad service, and no interruption oi
wire communication.
Reports from Wilkesbarre, Harrisburg
Pottsvile and mountain districts In east
ern Pennsylvania show snowfall OF
from five to ten inches
There was early morning confusion on
some lines of transportation, but gener-
lally there was little interference in the
moving of trains.
Eighteen Inches in Cory.
CORY, Pa, February 12.-About eight.
cen inches of snow fell in this section
since yesterday. piling it up enough to
again block trolley and steam railroads
The cuts between here and Mayville have
been piled mountain high for three weeks
The snow is higher than car tops or
either side of the tracks. snow plou
| is running ahead of all trains In an eff
! fort to keep traffic open. Two and three
locomotives are used on all trains A
pennsylvania train leaving Pittsburg las
night did not get away from Cory unti
after o'clock this morning. No trains
| have been running on the Baltimore anC
Ohio between Butler and Kane for weeks
High Wind Prevails.
WIL.KESBARRE, Pa. February H.
Fourteen inches of snow fell here durine
the night, and 1t is still showing steadily
the indications being that it will con.
tinue all day. The hign wind which &C.
companied the storm and which prevailed
all night swept the snow into great drifts
in the mountains. and railroad traffic Is
seriously hampered, trains on all the
| railroads being late, while the traction
| companies, both of trolleys and third
rail power, are unable to keep their
| schedules.
Life Savers Prevent Drowning.
| NEW YORK. February l2.-What prom
/ ised to be another of the winters traffic
blocking snowstorms was checked at day
break today. A turn in conditions at tina
time brought about cessation of the fal
and left about four inches of snow on tn,
/ level in this CITY and vicInitv
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-12
Campaign to Be Outlined.

NEW YORK, February 1.-THE
ground plan for the coming republican
gubernatorial campaign in New York
will be sketched in detail this afternoon
when President Taft and Gov Hughes
join in conference with Lloyd c..
Griscom, president of the republican
county committee. and representatives OF
the party in the state, Senators Root and
Depew and State Chairman Woodruff
have been invited to attend by Mr.. Girls
com.
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TroIleys Crippled in Pittsburg.

PITTSBURG. February 12-Flounder-
ing through snow seventeen inches deep,
busy Pittsburg this morning sought its
mills, mines and manufacturing plants
hardly twenty -four hours after the traces
of the last snowfall Of the winter had
disappeared. A flfteen-hour storm that
started at o'clock yesterday afternoon
crippled trolley lines throughout this sec
ton of the country, delayed all through
and suburban traffic of the railroads and
made even the city streets we'll nigh i'm
passable.
From almost every community in west
ern Pennsylvania, West Virginia and
eastern Ohio reports of suspended traffic
and snow-blocked highways came in to-
day. Although the storm let up early
today Forecaster Henry PennyWitt Of the
weather bureau predicted that there was
considerable more to come. The pre-
cipitation is already the greatest since
December II, 1890, when twenty-five
inches was recorded.
Throughout the night the Pittsburs
railway companies struggled to keep their
lines open, but shortly after midnight
many of the suburban lines were aban-
doned, and all attention was given to
clearing the streets in the city. Hundreds
OF men were pressed into work on the
electric plows, but sufficient labor could
not be obtained to clear all lines Tho
huge plows shortly after daylight had
most of the principal lines opened up, and
tracks to the center of the city
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-12
Depending Upon Roosevelt.

While gubernatorial timber is to be
measured up, no candidates will likely
be selected until the return of Mr..
Roosevelt from his African hunting trip,
for the republican organization looks
largely to the former President to aid
in the coming election. Reports have 1t
that President Taft favors Frederick c.
Stevens, now head of the state canal
system, for governor, but this is not
generally credited, for the reason. local
politicians said today, that President
TAFT. while taking leading interest in
New York's political affairs, would hard
Iy name the man to run.
No very definite information Is expected
to be made public following the con-
clusion of the conference.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-12

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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-01-14

The prospect for the immediate
cessation of hostilities in Nicaragua
is not encouraging. The revolution
lists, under General Estrada, still re-
fuse to recognize Madriz, recently
elected by the congress as president.
They deny the right Of the congress
to elect a president. no matter how
critical the emergency may be- ana
insist that no one can be recognized
as president until the people have
spoken in a general election. General
Estrada at the same time expresses
his willingness to meet the commlttee
which Madriz proposes to appoint 70
discuss the amicable and equltaple
settlement Of the revolution. MadrlZ'
on the other hand. offers to send such
a committee only on condition that the
reyolutiopists turn over their arms
and recognize the Madriz admins
tration as the legally constituted gov
ernment Of Nicaragua. He announces
that he would recognize the debts and
contracts of the revolution and WITHIN
six months would call a general elec-
ton for the election Of president
He would guarantee free voting and
promise to turn over such power as
he has to the person elected. Since
the victorious revolutionists will not
lay down: their. arms nor recognize
their defeated enemy as the rightfui
president, and since Madriz will not
negotiate unless they first do these
two things, there seems to be a GER
tain prospect Of more fighting. Ma
driz has announced his willingness to
give satisfaction to the United States
for the execution of the two Ameri-
cans, whose deaths were largely re-
sponsible for the part this country Is
now taking in Nicaraguan affairs.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-01-14
FRIDAY, JANUARY "a, 1910.

sibly one per cent, and five per
cent were fairly good: ninety-four
per cent get from one-half to one
fourth of what they should obtain
from the soil. This loss must not
be regarded as individual; 1t Is a
loss to the state, to the community.
What does this state propose to do
about it?" The speaker declared the
masses must be divided into two
classes-those who could afford to at
tend q school Of some kind and those
who could not leave home to obtain
an education and who, therefore,
must get their education in or near
their homes. For such as were able
to devote some time to study, Dr.
Knapp advocated their attendance on
a farm training school, such as ne
outlined. 1.-THE farm-training school
must be both effective and economl-
CAL" he said. "The training must MT
men to do the work on the farm ne
cessary for them to do and, inasmuch
as their funds are limited, 1t must be
economical and even If their funds
were not limited the farmer must
learn economy" Such a school, In
DIR. Knapp's opinion, should be equip
ped with simple apparatus; 1t should
make a feature Of manual labor and
II should strive to teach by practical
methods rather than through the
agency of books. Now, after some
of these fundamental things are &C
quired," continued DR.. Knapp, "wnicn
Of course must be acquired along with
the other study, what actual knowl-
edge must be obtained? Among
the actual knowledge that he needs
to acquire for the farmland / am
now discussing the man who pro-
poses to live on the farm-are the
following: How to make crop
successfully, which will include the
preparation of the seed bed, the seed
and cultivation; how to do his work
the most economically-which would
include the kind Of teams, the feed
ing Of teams, the use OF the best farm
tools, etc.; the feeding Of animals
and the value of the meadow and the
pasture: the use Of green crops and
the economic ration" The improve
ment of the farm would follow i'm
mediately on the adoption OF modern
methods and the application OF the
above knowledge to its administra-
ton, said DR.. Knapp. He declares
also, that the Improvements on farms
at the present time were nearly all
Of a temporary nature and. therefore:
repairs is too great" he said, and
the life Of the improvement is too
short" DIR. Knapp concluded his ad-
dress with a glowing tribute to the
farmers wife. He dwelt upon her
nracticalitv and her love for her
home. Taking one such woman,
whose name he did not mention, he
said: "She believed in Housekeeping
as a fine art and an art worthy OF
any woman Such a woman Is
treasure in anv household and worthy
of all honor by the best man that
ever lived"