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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-10
Validity of Liability Law.

An attempt is to be made during the
term to have the court declare unconsti-
tutional the employers liability law,
passed by Congress in 1908. Labor felt it
had suffered a great blow just before
this law was passed, when the Supreme
Court nullified the employers liability
act OF 1906. The court found that that
law sought to regulate individuals and
corporations engaged in intrastate COM
merce as well as to those engaged in in
terstate commerce. Now the new law is
attacked principally on the same
grounds.
The safety appliance law requires auto
matte couplers. Not only will the court
be asked to pass on the constitutionality
of the law, but it will be asked to inter-
pret it in several features One Of these
involves the question of whether the rail-
road is absolutely liable to keep the au-
tomato couplers in repair. or whether it
must exercise only reasonable diligence
TO see that they are in working order
Still q third law, which has been at
tackled as invalid and which is expected
to be the subject of an early opinion by
the court is the hours of service law for
railroad employees" This act of Congress.
passed in 1907, limiting the hours of serv-
ice to be required Of railroad employees
has been attacked on the ground that,
like the old employers liability law, 1t
applies to persons engaged in intrastate
business as well as to those engaged in
interstate.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-10
Manuel Going to England.

GIBRALTAR. October 1O.-King Manuel
of Portugal and Queen Mother Amelia
decided today to proceed for England.
They will leave probably within a few
days. but are undetermined whether they
will travel by land or sea-
The Italian warship Regina Elena ar
rived here today to take on board
Dowager Queen Maria Pia. who will go
to Italy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-10
Special Relief Train.

Late yesterday a special relief train
arrived at International Falls from
Bemidji. bearing provisions destined
for Rainy River and the Bemidji COM
pany of the Minnesota National Guard,
which will take charge Of the distribu-
tion of the supplies and the preserva-
tiOn of order. The burned district will
be placed under martial law.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-10
WEATHER.

Fair and continued cool tonight.
Tuesday fair, with slowly rising
temperature.
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-10

In Washington about every one
who reads at all reads The Star.
Largest circulation-daily and
Sunday.
Arizona republican., 1910-07-13
THE HOMEOPATH|STS
 ON PURE FOOD LAW
THEY FAVOR CALIFORNIA FRUIT
 GROWERS.
And the Ues of Such Preservatives as
 They Require.

Pasadena, Cal, July 12.-Following their action of yesterday resembling the vote of last year condemning benzOate of soda as a food preserva- tive the delegates to the sixty-sixth convention of the American Institute of Homeopathy by unanimous vote pronounced today in favor of the sec ton of the pure food law relating to the use of preservatives in food and the use of sulphur in the cur ing of California fruits.
 Immediately after the vote was talk en telegrams were sent to President Taft and James H. Wilson, secretary of agriculture, stating that the action represented the sentiments of 12,0O0 physicians. congratulating MT. Taft and his cabinet officer on their firm stand, 'in favor of the farmer fruit grover and preserving factories and against the pernicious rulings of Dr. A H. Wiley, chief of the United States bureau of chemistry"
 Narragansett Pier, R. l.. was chosen as the next convention of the homeo- paths. It vii begin June 25, 1911. Of ficers will be elected tomorrow. In dicatiOns point to the selection of pr. T. H. Carmichael as chairman.
Arizona republican., 1910-07-13
A NEW BRUNSWICK
 WASTE OF RUINS OF CAMPBELL TOWN AND NEAR BY
 VILLAGE.
Only Seven Houses Left Standing In
 Wide Area.

Dalhousie. N B., July PA waste of smoking ruins extending for two miles and seven isolated buildings represent tonight the town of Camp belltown and the nearby village of Richardsville, which were over whelmed yesterday by fire.
 Two lives were lost while the fire ragged. Dr. Beverly Sproule, a den- tist, while aiding with his automo- bile in rescuing women and children, was burned to death by an explosion of gasoline. An infant was suffo- cated in the smoke.
 Five thousand residents of Camp belltown and 400 of Richardsville are homeless. One hundred buildings in Campbeltown and seventy-five in the village were destroyed. The com bined loss in both places is esti- mated at S2.5O0. .OO0 The insurance is s1.OOO,O ,OOO Tonight some semblance of order had been established and re- lief work was begun.
 Campbelltown was the largest ce- dar shingle center in eastern Amer ica. All the mills were destroyed including the big plants of the Shiver Lumber company the Richards Lum- Der company and the Moffatt mills. The property of these three concerns in which American capital was in vested was estimated at $3OO.OOO.
 A gale and the failure of the water mains left the population helpless against the flames.
Arizona republican., 1910-07-13
IA HARMLESS CONVENTION
 v'~ s't!; The RussO-JapaRese New ManChuPian Treaty
 Ti~ 4 BRIEF REPATRIATION
Of Intention to Preserve the Status Quo, the In tegrity of China and Equal Opportunities for All in the Far East.

Washington. July 12-The text of the long heralded Manchurian conven- tion between Japan and Russia. signed July at St Petersburg, was made public tonight It is one of the short est important treaties of modern times. being just 237 words in length.
 The contracting parties engage to maintain the status quo in ManchuTia resulting from the treaties. conventions and other arrangements concluded up to this day between Japan and Rus sia, or between either of these two powers, and China.
 In case that any event arises, of a nature to menace the status quo the contracting parties shall in each case, enter into communication with each other in order to arrive at an under standing as to the measures they judge it necessary to take for the nainten- ance Of the said status quo.
 The convention had been presented to the state department by both the Russian and Japanese ambassadors. The notes of transmission were almost as interesting as the agreement itself.
 Baron ROsen of the Russian embassy stated in his note that he was instruct ed in making the communication to ex- press to the secretary of state the hope that he would find in the convention, which was described as reaffirming Russia's peaceful relation with Japan and as being directed neither against the interests of China nor any other power, a new pledge of the stability of general peace in the far east. Am n F, municatiOn to the secretary of state, said he was instructed to make simi- lar representations.
 Just before the state department closed today. a dispatch was received from the American embassy at TOki1 setting forth more fully the attitude of Japan in drafting the new treaty and seemingly dispOsing of the rumOr that a secret treaty had been signed by the two countries, heraIded as a direct and powerful blow at the United States. It is understood that the off cials of this government regard the convention itself as little more than a harmless appendage to the convention between Russia and Japan in 1907. That treaty contained an express rec Ognition of the right to equal OppOr tunity in the far east and a promise by the two governments not to inter fere herewith. It also recognized the independence and territorial integrity of China.
 The reiteratiOn of loyalty to those principles. taken in connection with the general principle that two powers cannot bargain away the rights of a third nation, such as the United States claimed European powers were about to do in regard to the Chinese railroad loan, makes the new treaty unObjectionable, and it is Un- derstOOd here, it is satisfactory tO Great Britain and Germany. That it safeguards the "open door" policy, is the view of the powers.
Arizona republican., 1910-07-13
Governor Hughes and the
 Colonel on N. '. Politics AN EARLIER CONFERENCE
In Which Speaker Wads-
 worth Made it clear to Roosevelt that the Organ ization Would Oppose the
 Direct Nominations Bill.

oyster Bay. July 12-Theodore Roosevelt and Governor Hughes spent the evening at Sagamore Hill in con ference on state politics. They talked in secret and no word of the result was allowed to become known beyond the fact that the entire political situ- ation in this state was taken up
 Colonel Roosevelt had said previous ly that the defeat of the direct nomi- nation bill by the republican state or ganization would be one of the main topics of discussion. Whether a re- publican candidate for governor was considered is not known.
 Colonel Roosevelt will have more politicians at Sasamore Hill tomor- TOW; perhaps the most conspicuous of whom will be Timothy l.. Woodruff, chairman of the republican state com mittee.
 After dinner the colonel and the governor withdrew, to the formers li- brary. where they talked far into the night. The colonel sent out word that neither he nor the governor would be interviewed. Colonel Roosevelt has made it clear that he will fight for the direct nominations bill and James Wadsworth, speaker of the state as sembly said with equal frankness to- day when be called on Colonel Roose- welt in New York that this bill was the one thing that loomed up as rock in the smooth seas ahead.
 The speakers chat v,th the colonel was very brief. but apparently much to the point and gave Colonel Roose- welt in advance of his talk with the governor a clear view of the attitude of the republican organization.
 The speaker said with a broad smile afterward that his position was un- changed and that as far as he was concerned there would be no sacrifice of principles.
 When Colonel Roosevelt came out of his office a little later. he said:
 T talked politics with the speaker We discussed direct nominations. That is all I can say
 The general opinion is that the first tangible result of tonights conference will not be made known until the in itial steps in the program outlined by the colonel and Governor Hughes are taken. on the other hand it is pOssi- ble that the full plan wil not be dis closed until the Saratoga convention has been called to order.
 Nothing was learned here tonight as to when the governor and the colonel will meet again Mir. WoOdruffs visit tomorrow is awaited with interest for he is one of the men with whom the colonel has to reckon if he is to win the fight for direct nominations bill.
Arizona republican., 1910-07-13
COAST DEFENSE USE
 OF FLYING MACHINES
A Successful Demonstration By Glenn
 H. Curtiss.

Atlantic City. \. j., July 12.-Glenn H. Curtiss today tossed oranges and mimic bombs within three feet of the decks of the yacht John F.. Mehrer II, used in place of a battleship dur ing the sham battle arranged to dem onstrate the utility of the aeroplane in coast defense. The mock bombs were dropped from a height of about 300 feet. and Curtiss purpOsely failed to strike the deck of the yacht for fear of injuring the officials and passengers on board her decks.
 Curtiss was flying about forty-five miles an hour when he dropped the bombs, and the officials on board declared that he was within an ac- curate distance for rifle fire less than half a minute
 Walter Brookins' last flight here today was sensational. the driver gliding his machine toward the ocean until it's runners were submerged in breaker He rose safely and gid ed to the beach.
 Today's flights ended the meet The prizes of 5000 each were presented to Brookins for breaking the altitude record and to Curtiss for establishing fifty-mie American record over the sea course yesterday. Twenty two flights were made in the ten days meet.
Arizona republican., 1910-07-13
CHICAGO SPECIAL
 LEFT THE TRACK FATAL ACCIDENT NEAR SA-
 llNAS, CAL.
The Engine Crew Dead and Train
 men and Women Injured.

San Francisco, July 12.-Leaving the rails on d sharp curve near Metz Station, thirty miles south of Sa- linas, the special train which left Chicago July 4th carrying over one hundred delegates to the American Chemical society's convention here. morning, killing the engineer and fireman and injuring four women passengers and five trainmen The train, it is said, was making forty miles an hour The engine rolled down the bank, crushing it's crew to death, while two cars were upset and splintered. Three sleeping care were detrailed, but not damaged, and three were left on the rails
 The accident occurred shortly after o'clock in the morning, and few of the passengers in the sleeping cars had left their berths The four in jured women were in a capsized tour ist sleeper but none of the passen- gers in the standard coaches was hurt None of the injured will die as d result of their injures, it was stated by railroad officials tonight
 Both the injured and unhurt pas sengers arrived here on special train early tonight. A few hours la ter a regular train brought the body of Engineer Dixon of San Francisco, which was recovered this afternoon and the injured members of the crew The body of Fireman Edward Ernest of san Franciso was recovered late tonight, but it is still at Metz
 Three members of the train crew, William Miles and Charles Williams, both of Oakland, and Robert McGhee of San Francisco, were taken to the company hospital here. Conductor w. H. Metz( who was thought to have been seriously injured went to San Jose, and it is now said his con- dition is not serious.
 The injured passengers were re- moved to a local hotel in automobiles. All but one, Miss Laura Muskeph, of Beach City, Ohio, were able to walk to the conveyanceS.
Arizona republican., 1910-07-13
WISCONSIN DEMOCRATS
 IN ALL NIGHT SESSION
AdoIph B. Schmitz the Candidate for
 Governor.

Milwaukee. July 13.-At one o'clock this morning the democratic state convention voted in favor of nominat ing a state ticket and it named AdOlph E. Schmitz as candidate for governor. Mir, Schmitz received the nomination without a dissenting vote. After a hot fight on the floor of the convention late tonight a resolution scoring the democratic legislators in the last legislature who walked out during the voting for Isaac stephen son for the United States senate was adopted.
 The convention also voted down a resolution favoring the initiative, ref erendum and recall. A resolution favOring tax on franchises was vot- ed down. The platform adopted fav- ors the conservation of national re- sources and condemns the Payne Aldrich tariff bill.
Arizona republican., 1910-07-13
|NO AFFAIR
 0F GERMANY The Relation of This COun- try to Latin America DEN NAL OF 4 REPORT That Germany Has Taken a Stand in Opposition to the United States in the
 Affairs of Central and South America.
DENIAL OF 4 REPORT

Berlin, July 12.-Germany has talk en no stand in opposition to the Unit ed States in the affairs of Central and South America. Germany has issued no statement that could be construed into antagonism of the American government in what that government has done. is doing or may do in Nicaragua. This declara- tion was made at the German foreign office this evening.
 Special dispatches received here from Washington and other American cities reported that the German for eign office had issued a statement today that Germany refuses to rec ognize any right on the part of the United States to supervise her diplo matic relations with other countries, Central and South American coun- tries in general and Nicaragua in particular"
 When this report was placed before the foreign office it was given an emphatic denial. No such statement, an official declared angrily, had been issued by that department or by any other department of the German gov ernment. He affirmed that no dec laration of such @ nature could be made, because there was no neces- sity for it, and anything published in such a sense was pure invention.
 The present situation has arisen from the publication of a letter from Emperor William to Dr. Madriz, pres ident de facto of Nicaragua In sev- eral quarters, apparently. the signifi canoe of this letter has been mis- judged, and it became necessary to- day, in order that no wrong construc- tion might be placed on it, to issue statement through the foreign of- flee explaining that the letter was merely a formal acknowledgment of notice received from Madriz of his election to the presidency.
 This letter was accompanied by the statement that Germany had no in- tention of intervening in any way in Nicaraguan affairs and that the reported offer by Madriz of a coal ing station to a European power if it would intervene in Nicaragua was not made to Germany
Arizona republican., 1910-07-13
IT SCARED WALL STREET.

New York, July 12.-Wall street, ev- CT sensitive, pictured for a time today a diplomatic if not a more serious clash, with Germany on the basis of a subsequently, discredited statement on the Nicara&uan situation, quoted as eminating from the Germany foreign office. Copper stocks led the decline and the general list dropped in sym pathy. As the day wore on. however, and no confirmation of the report was forthcoming. the market rallied and closed steady.
 The statement attributed to the Ger man foreign office, and after repudi- ated, follows; Germany refuses to recognize any right on the part of the United States to supervise her diplo- matic relations with other countries, Central and South American countries in general and Nicaragua in particu- lar. Germany's recognition of Presi- dent Madriz is a matter that concerns herself and concerns no third person or power"
Arizona republican., 1910-07-13
DARING AVIATOR
 FALLS TO DEATH
ROLLS, THE HERO OF THE ENG
 LISH CHANNEL.
Killed on the First Day of the English
 Meet.

Bournemouth, England, July 12- The first flying tournament of the year for England was brought to d tragic close this morning by the dra- matic death of Hon. Charles s. Rolls, the third son of Lord Larangatorll. Rolls was the most daring of all the British aviators, and was known ia vorably by thousands of people as Charley Rolls.
 In the presence of a great company of spectators, who had come to Bourne mouth for the purpose of watching the flights and contests and mounted in a Wright bi-plane Rolls prepared to contest for the prize given to the avi- ator aliGhting nearest to a given point. When up about one hundred feet he shut off his motor and prepared to de- scend.
 Without warning the tail piece of his bi-plane snapped off like an egg shell When the mast struck the ground the wood pieces were smashed to splinters.
 The accident happened at a point in the air above the. grandstand and the machine fell directly in front of the audience. which was made up mostly of women and children. many of them close personal friends of the aviator. Rolls was killed almost instantly and an examination showed his skull to be fractured
 Rolls will be remembered by Ameri- cans as the hero of the recent flight from Dover to France and return over the English channel.
 Lord and Lady Larangatork, parents of the boy. did not witness the ca tastrophe. but had made plans to he present tomorrow and the rest of the week
 Audomars. the Swiss aviator. had a narrow escape from death while mak ing trial flight this morning. His aeroplane overturned, but he descended safely to the ground and escaped in jury.
Arizona republican., 1910-07-13
PAE-lMER|CAN CONFERENCE
 OPENSAT BUENOS AIRES
Rumored Latin American Stand Against United States RidcuIed.

Buenos Ayres, July 12.-The opening of the fourth Pan-American conference here today was marked by brilliant assemblage of delegates representing the United States and the Latin Amer ican republics.
 Philander C. Knox, the American secretary of state, and pr. V. de la Pl1- ga, the Argentine foreign minister, were named as honorary presidents. The American delegates were warm ly received on all sides. and reports of Latin American coalition against the United States are ridiculed.
 wher the conference was opened this afternoon there was large at tendance. Great crowds gathered around the halls to watch the coming of the delegates. The address of well come was delivered by Dr. de la Plaza, and Henry White, former ambassador to France, responded in English on be- half of the delegates.
 The delegate from Cuba proposed that MT Whites address be translated into Spanish, and this was done by the secretary general, Senor Portela, Y ho is the Argentine minister at Washing ton.
 The Mexican delegate, Senor Selado, nominated Antonio Bermejo for presi- dent, while Rodriguez Larretanib, in behalf of the Argentine delegation, proposed Henry White for that honor. Senor Bermejo was elected. The pro posal to elect Secretary Knox and pr. de la Plaza honorary presidents, came from the Peruvian delegation.
 Dr. de la Plaza in his speech said that the basic principle of the Pan Amer ican conference vas to maintain the sovereignty and intelligence of each state and such gatherings served to draw closer the ties of friendship among the nations that pay homage to the Monroe doctrine.
 Mir White, responding to the senti- ments of Dr. de la Plaza, said: We are neither North Americans, Central Americans. nor South Americans, but we feel that we are all Americans" He pointed out that the Monroe doc Urine was conceived in the broadest spirit of brotherhood and added that the congress should conduct its work harmoniously.
 Nothing in American solidarity nor in the increasing friendship between the American republics, threatened the interests of the old world, he said.
Arizona republican., 1910-07-13
Secretary Ba||inger Favors
 Its Inclusion IN SALT RIVER PROJECT
The Contract Broad Enough to Take in Those Who Want to Join Absolutely AS Well As Those Who Join Conditionally.

Washington. D. C., July 12.-(Spe- oialD-Thc secretary of the interior has approved the plan for contract to include the system of the Tempe Irrigation Canal company in Arizona within the Salt River project This canal system irrigates about twenty four thousand acres and its water right from Salt river is one of the earliest
 owners of 1000 acres under the system have expressed their willing ness To join the Sat River Valley Water Users association and make their lands part of the project and it is understood that the remainder are willing to join under certain con- ditions.
 The estimated value of the com pany's irrigation system is S157. 900 computed upon the basis of the actual cost of reproducing the same. There are about 100 shares of stock and it is intended to allow the owners to re- ccive credit on account of the value of the stock as against the amounts due on their applications for water rights for their lands
 For those who do not join the water users association it is proposed to make an appropriate charge for the carriage of the water supply to which they are entitled
 \ considerable area of land within the Tempe district is ater-logged and it will require works for drainage in the future development of the pro-
 
 ed out Of these lands is to be forced to higher levels where it can be used to irrigate a considerable acreage.
Arizona republican., 1910-07-13
DR. WILEY UNcoNvINcED.

Washington, July 12.-AlthOugh the American Institute of Homeopathy, at it's convention at Pasadena yesterday adopted a resolution resembling it's action taken last year ,condemning the use of benZoate of soda as a food preservative, pr. Wiley, chief chem ist of the department of agriculture, has stronger opinions than before upon that subject
 Developments in the last year." said Dr. Wiley today, have accentu- ated my opinions as to the harmful character of benzoate of soda as a food preservative I expect to see that view sustained by the federal courts as the evidence is submitted"