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The Washington herald., 1910-01-24
GLIDES DOWN $40 FEET.
Hamilton Breaks Worlds Record for
Landing without Power.

San Diego. Jan. &c. X. Hamilton
broke the worlds record here to-day for
gliding flight when he stopped his engine
and skinned so feet over the polo field
to a graceful stop in the center of the
course.
The aviator rose to q height of go feet,
sailed out over Point Iona. and then
swung southwaTd over the ocean. At the
southern end Of the bay he turned east
ward around Coronado and crossed the
inner bay, returning TO the grounds of
the Coronado Country Club.
Despite a puffy wind early in the aft
ernoon. Hamilton carried passengers on
several flights.
c. i. Walsh. a local inventor, attempt
ed a flight with a monoplane In running
across the field ne was forced to choose
between running down a group of men.
crashing into Hamilron's machine. or Try
ing TO jump a fence. lie crashed through
the fence, wrecking his machine. 4 piece
of the propeller few 200 fset. and
broke the leg of Harry Webster, a by
stapder.
Hamilton will attempt TO break the al
titude record tomorrow.
The Washington herald., 1910-01-24
ENGLISH JACK IS DYING.
Aged Hermit Friend OF "Josh BIZ
Iings" and Beecher.

Portland Me. Jan. 28.-Col John D.
Printable received a letter to-day from
William MCGEE. of Twin Mountains.
stating that English Jack" the famed
hermit Of the White Mountains. is very
low and hat his mind is giving away
He is more than eighty years old, and
| for some time has been failing.
He was the close friend Of Josh Bill
lings," who liked him very much as did
also Rev. Henry Ward Beecher. The
latter for many years made it a point,
while on his annual visits to the White
! Hills to go to the home OF English Jack"
generally called "The House that Jack
Built" He sometimes talked with Jack
of men and nature for hours
For many years Col. Printable has
been a friend OF the hermit and through
him Jack became acquainted with the
/ late Hon George p WestCott. who
/ helped him in many ways.
English Jack" was once a captain IN
the British merchant marine, and served
in the CrimeanA war on a British battle
ship As an officer he specially distin-
guished himself The death of a girl 10
whom he was engaged drove him from
England. and made him the hermit Of the
! White Hills
The Washington herald., 1910-01-24
KENDALL DEAD.
Highest Salaried MonOlogist on the
Stage at One Time.

New York, Jan. 23.-Ezra Kendall. we'll
known actor. died to-day at his home
in Martinsvine, Ind He was taken i'll at
Oakland, Cal. on January :. and closed
the tour of "The Vinegar Buyer" in
which ne was starring.
Ezra Kendall was born In 1851. on a
farm in Allegany County, n. Y. After
a common school education, ne learned
the trade OF a printer. Later he worked
on New York newspaper as a reporter
His professional debut was made in
Elizabeth. y J.. in 1880 in a farce called
Rascal Pat" He was with Lillian
CIeves-C Clark in "Only a Farmers Daugh-
ter" at a salary Of 81 week and ex-
penses. Before he died he became the
highest saleried monologist on the Amer
lean stage.
His first hit was made in ''wanted-A
Partner" at Rankin's Third Avenue
Theater. After that he wrote and pro-
duced I'VE. Is * Co" and became a
star. For eleven years he was the star
in another play written by himself. a
farce called a Pair OF Kids"
Kendall was one Of the organizers of
the White Rats. the vaudeville actors
benevolent association, and was second
| big chief of the White Rats.
Kendalrs wife is Jennie Dunn. who
once was a vaudeville actress. She and
six children survive.
The Washington herald., 1910-01-24
HUSIOBSERYENEUTRALL
Americans in Nicaragua Notified by
Rear Admiral Kimball.
Continued Arrests of Conservatives
by order of President Mndrfz
Causes Great Excitement.

ManagUa, Jan. 23-Rear Admiral Kim
ball. commanding the American war
ships in Nicaraguan waters, has notified
all Americans in. the country that they
must observe the laws of neutrality to-
ward both the Liberal and Conservative
factions.
The continued arrests OF Conservatives
by order Of President Madriz and the
many reports concerning the advance of
the revoluuouists have caused great ex-
citement here. One report is to the ef-
feet that the revolutionlsts have captured
a steamer on Lake Managua, intending
TO use il as a transport. while another
is that Cen Vasquez, with number OF
his command, has deserted to Gen. Es-
trada, the provisional president The gov
ernment denies the latter report but the
story is, nevertheless, believed A num-
Der Of revolutionary troops are reported
to be in the province of Chontales.
The government conscrlptlon officers
are very active, but the material they are
obtaining is practically worthless. Most
Of the Conscripts are boys who are evi-
dently entirely unfit TO undergo the hard
ships OF a campaignn some few men are
obtained, but they are not compelled to
drill In fact. they 90 about their usual
work during the day and their chief
military service consists in sleeping IN
the barracks at night
The Washington herald., 1910-01-24
TRUST LEAGUE
ISSUES A STATEMENT.
To the American People:

American prn
ciple of fair The
suffering as the colonies
American people
When the purchase cheapest
terests Of coteTie Of
produces enough obtain
protest action.
Political economists prices prefer
valuable than government
Following league publicity given it,
there has been spontaneous uprising throughout
the q
o moi rrnaI prices
These sporadic efforts show
the temper OF the people They
guiding and directing
wide oruade-ehecv and afcay priced
food product.
backed not he for
time the same
be
will retaate after
combated by the National Food rust
The opportunity to join the
established
organizations
others cordially follow
Trust
extensive
have the effect of lowering prices them
This a national reform n far
d
the
speaks well for the
the league
! f. LIS sCHARF,
President
il
Chairman Board
The Washington herald., 1910-01-24
TILLMAN SAYS SONS DEED
DEED ENTITIES HIM TO
ToLD GRANDCHILDREN

Sitting in his Washington residence last
night with his two grandchildren playing
happily at his feet, Senator TlIman. Of
South Carolina. read a dispatch 10 The
Washington Herald, telling Of suit for
the custody Of the little girls.
II said shat Mrs. p. r. TiIlman, jr.
wife of the Senator's son, would take
legal action tomorrow In the South, look
ing TO the recovery Of her children. Sen
ator TIlnan did not appear surprised.
NV son and his wife have been twice
separated" he said, and are now living
apart. She IS in South Carolina. They
disagreed last February. but later were
reconciled and, at my suggestion, went
West, intending 70 remain. y few weeks
ago thy again disagreed. Mrs. Tillman
left their apartment here in Washington
and, after waiting three days. my son
brought these little girls 10 my wife. They
went with her to our home in South Caro-
lima.
Finding that his wife showed no in
clination 20 return 70 him nay son decided
the children 10 me. Under the law o.
South Carolina, this may be done by q
father for the good Of his children, or
by the wife in case the father is not
living. That IS why they are now with
me
"They are two Of the brightest little
girls have ever seen" he said, affec-
tionateIy, and my sole interest in the
matter is to have them properly cared
for and guarded Mrs. B. r. TiIman,
j., has been told by eminent counsel
that she cannot recover the children"
Before Senator Tillman had entered
upon the discussion OF his sons domestic
trouble. he had. with a quick motion,
indicated to his daughter that the little
giris take their playthings out Of hear
ing. This they did, but the older tripped
prettily back to ask for a forgotten
orange. and the Senator stopped to aid
in the search.
B. r Tillman. jr.. IS clerk Of the Sen
ate Committee on the Five Civilized
Tribes Of Indians.
The Washington herald., 1910-01-24
WILL ACCEPT GRAHAM
Republicans Believe to Be Satisfied
With MinOrity's Selection.

1t was announced yesterday that the
Republicans will accept Representative
Graham, Of Illinois. as a member of the
Ballinger-Pinchot investigating commit
tee in place Of Representative Lloyd.
Representative Clayton. OF Alabama,
chairman of the Democratic caucus
which selected Mr.. Graham on Friday
night. Will report the resolution substi-
tuting the Illinoisan soon after the House
convenes to-day.
Mr.. Graham is recognized by his Demo-
cratic colleagues as an able lawyer and
well fitted to serve as one Of the inquisi-
tors in the forestry case.
He practieed law for years in the firm
OF which former Senator John N. Pal
mer, OF Illinois, was senior member.
The Washington herald., 1910-01-24
GREAT ICE GORGE
LEAVES WRECKAGE
Port Deposit Suffers Damage
by Floods.
NUMBER OF NARROW ESCAPES
Night of Terror for Residents Along
the Susquehannn River, and Many
Hundreds of Men Are Removing
Ice from the Railroad.

Port Deposit. Nd. Jan. 2-The great
Ice gorge in the Susquehanna, that bress e
yesterday, has left the larger part OF this
town a mass Of wreckage. The food. ac-
companied by masses of ice, swept the
shore Of the river for two miles. carrying
everything before it, It was a night OF
terror for the residents. Many fed 10 the
hills above the town.
Some of those who remained in their
houses on the water front were rescued
through the second-story windows by q
band Of Hfe-savers in boats. led by T. c.
Boyd assistant cashier of the Cecil Ma
tional Bank
II was about 4 o'clock this morning that
the terrible sweep of ice and water oc-
CURED. The grinding and crunching OF
the ice and the rush of water were appau-
ing. The water rose four feet higher
than ever before. Telegraph and tele-
phone operators were driven from their
posts.
Offices Are Demolished.
The offices of the Postal and Western
Union telegraph companies, and the Dia-
mond State Telephone Company were de-
molished The Pennsylvania Railroad
branch line tracks are piled with ice
twenty feet high The railroad station
was crushed. Most Of the houses along
the water front are more or less damaged.
doors being broken in, windows smashed.
and furniture and carpets ruined by mud
water, and ice.
The total loss in the town proper Is
estimated at S15O.0O0. Thousands Of feet
Of lumber have been swept out into the
bay.
There were q number of narrow es-
capes. Many persons risked their lives to
save property. Mrs. Sarah Atkinson.
aged eighty-two, her invalid son. and
a daughter were carried out of the second
story window of their residence. While
a number Of persons may suffer from the
fright and exposure, no lives We're lost
and no one seriously injured.
The mayor has now appealed to Gov.
Crothers to send representatives of the
board of public works here to investigate
the conditions. with a view TO holding
the railroad company responsible.
VIII Remove the lee,
Wilmington, Del, Jan. 23.-Eightean
hundred men are gathered near Port De-
pOsit. Nd, prepared to remove the ice
from the tracks Of the Columbia and
Port Deposit branch Of the Pennsylvania
Railroad.
Eleven hundred sandwiches and nine
hundred gallons Of coffee have been sent
from this city to feed the workers who
will begin work tomorrow. The ice was
left by the rising waters OF the Susque-
hanna River, and traffic was stopped on
the road. The ice is fifteen feet thick in
places.
The Washington herald., 1910-01-24
DIES IN AUTO CRASH
One Man Killed and Another Seri
Ously Injured.

New York. Jan. 23.-One man was killed
and another seriously hurt in an automo-
bile smashup this moring on the new
Newark turnpike bridge over the Hacken-
sack River The dead man was John
LAWN. twenty-one years old. of Jersey
City. John J. Egan, Of New York is the
injured man. Egan IS in the Jersey City
Hospital with a broken nose, conclusion
Of the brain. and many bad bruises. The
physicians do not know whether be Will
recover or not The accident was caused
by the car skidding on a curve in the
road and dashing into girder Of the
bridge.
The Washington herald., 1910-01-24

Hot Springs. Ark, Jan 23.-Ninety-twO
guests were iii the Waverly Hotel when
dre destroyed the building and bath
houses at 100 o'clock this morning. Mrs.
C. II. Peterson came near losing her life.
She has been an invalid for some time,
and when the alarm was given she tainted.
She was discovered by a man. who car
ried hor down stars on his shoulders.
The loss will approximate $75,O0o
The Washington herald., 1910-01-24
CARDINALS NEPHEW FORGER.
Roman NObIeman's Conduct Affects
Pone and RamnnIIa.

Rome, Jan. 25.-AccordinS to details
made public to-day. the Roman nobleman,
who recently discounted at Florence bills
of exchange to the amount of sic. Geo,
bearing the forged signature Of Cardinal
Rampolla. is the Duke of Campobello,
the cardinals nephew
Two years ago he separated from his
wife, Princess ALTERS.
Cardilal Rampolla's health. which is
not good, has been affected by the scan
cal. The Pope is much saddened.
The Washington herald., 1910-01-24
GIANTS SHORT WIFE GONE.
Declares They Kidnapped Her After
His Defenxive Fight.

Pottstown, Pa. Jan. 23-Oscar Krause,
the Kansas giant, who was married one
year ago IN the local opera house BY
Magistrate EdeimaD TO Miss Annie :3rad-
ford, of Spring City. who barely reached
to Oscars waist-lire, has written plain
tive letter 60 Squire Edgelman, in which
he alleges that his wife has been kid
mapped.
1T is the first couple 7 ever married
that did not get along we'll" Squire
Edgelman says. "and there must he a
sort Of hoodOo in the giants household ."
Krause IS now a Reading Railway
crossing watchman at South Bethlehem
The Washington herald., 1910-01-24
PASS CAPSIZED SCHOONER.
Passengers on Liner Take Snap
shots of Wrecked Vessel.

New York, Jan. 23-The White Star
liner Cymric. in to-day from Liverpool
and Queenstown. passed southeast Of
Nantucket, on Saturday afternoon, n a
rough sea and a hard gale from the east
a three-masted capsized schooner. which
apparently had been wrecked within a
day or so.
Capt Fitch. who declared that there
might be life In the neighborhood Of the
derelict. bore down on it. steaming slowly
past. Many passengers gathered at the
rails. and some took snapshots while
the captain and his officer made sure
that there was no life around
II looked as if all hands peTished.
The Washington herald., 1910-01-24
TWO SKATERS DROWNED.
One Falls Into Water and Compan-
iOu Tries 10 Save Him.

Boston. Jan. 23.-While skating on the
Charles River basin to-day, two young
men We're drowned close 10 the end wall
near the residence Of Thomas W. Lawson,
at Charles Gate East. The body Of one Of
them was secured by the police and lden-
tilted as that Of Samuel Genelli, aged
seventeen years, of Roxbury a friend
who was with him was also drowned,
but his body was not located.
One Of the pair skated into an open
place and the other attempted to save
him, using his coat as a heave line. In
doing SO he fell in, and went to the
bottom at once.
The Washington herald., 1910-01-24
Eliot Has Labor Bill.

Boston. Jan. 23.-Dr. Charles W. Eliot
former president of Harvard University
George B. Hugo, and George II. Ellis
have petitioned the legislature for An
act TO provide for the public investigation
Of industrial disputes and for the pre-
vention and settlement Of strikes and
lOckOuts."
The Washington herald., 1910-01-24
ESTATE TO MRS. FARSON.
Chicago BanISer's VIII to Be Filed
for Probate To-day.

Chicago, Jan. 23-Just what the es-
tate Of the late John Farson viii total.
viii probably not be known when the will
is filed for probate on Monday, as consid-
cradle property had been given TO his
wife and sons prior to his death
THE entire property is left to Mrs. Far
son as the sole exeCUtTix' said Attorney
F. W. Kraft. IT cannot give even a
rough estimate Of what the estate is
worth. The will is TO be filed for probate
on Monday"
From those who were familiar with
the late bankers business and holdings
the estate is estimated at about 5000 000
The firm of Farson. Son & Co. is one of
the largest of its kind in the United
States. and has branch offices in New
York and Boston.
The Washington herald., 1910-01-24
FEARS REVOLT IN CUBA.
Bishop Gambler Declares Island Is
Facing a Grave Crisis.

Atlanta, Ga, Jan 23.-Bishop Warren
Gambler, who is visiting missions OF the
Southern Methodist Church in Cuba,
writes from Santiago that the island Is
on the verge OF the gravest crisis in its
history. The extravaganza Of the govern
ment and the consequent burden Of tax
alton has almost driven the people to
desperation.
Bishop Candler says that the people
realize that they are being crushed by
such taxation and they are ready to seek
any means to secure relief"
The Washington herald., 1910-01-24
BOAT CAN RUN ON LAND.
Craft VIII lie Used In
Trip to North Pole.

Atlantic City. Jan. 23-Capt. George
Bartlett, retired skipper OF Pleasant
vile, has invented a combination auto
boat and automobile. which he claims
will run on either land or water. The
vehicle is built like a boat. but mounted
on wheels which are armed with paddles
when the craft is launched overheard
The inventor is now at work on plan
to add further attachments which viii
make his odd vehicle into a flying ma
chine on occasions, and then announces
his intention of starting in It for the
north pole.
The Washington herald., 1910-01-24
students and Police Clash

Hanover. n h, Jan. 2S.-Leland Pow
ers, a senior at Dartmouth College, and
son Of former Congressman Samuel L.
Powers. of Newton, Mass, was arrested
yesterday afternoon for snowbalHng. More
tsan 100 students joined in an unsuccess-
IL attempt to rescue Powers.
The Washington herald., 1910-01-24
MAY SAVE HIS SIGHT.
Specialist Makes Examination Of
Tom Taggart's Injury.

ASAAA AS-@ t~'Ai AHSNA -
Indianapolis, Ind. Jan. 23.-Tom Tag
gart, former chairman of the Demo-
cratic National Committee, who was ac-
cideatallv shot while hunting in Missis-
sippi last Friday afternoon, reached
home to-day, and a specialist made an
examination of his eye. Instead Of one
OF the bird shot penetrating the member
it just grazed the eyeball, and, though
lnjuring it severely, it is believed that
the sight is not permanently impaired.
Some forty shots have been removed
from his face. shoulder. and chest, and
Taggart said that he was feeling greatly
relieved over the examination Of the eye,
which has been closed since the &C
Cident
The Washington herald., 1910-01-24
FLOODS IN PARIS
WORST IN YEARS
River Seine Still Rising, and
Great Alarm Exists.
WATER SUPPLY THREATENED
OF Persons Gather Along
Banks to watch Tremendous Cur
Merchandise Many Houses Aban-
dOned and Traffic Suspended.

Paris, Jan. Grain, luJelmingled with
snow, began falling again to-day. The
Seine Is still rising and is now twenty
FIVE feet above the normal The flood
threatens 10 equal OF exceed that of 1876
which was phenomenal Thousands Of
persons gathered to-day along the river
TO watch the tremendous current swirl
.ng loose umbers, casks remnants Of
furniture, and merchandise from river
side warehouses.
The arches Of the bridges are stiII
above the water, bU; the food threatens
soon 20 overreGCh them
The drinking water supply IS threat
ened, as the dltering machinery IS IN
danger OF being swamped Three lines
of the underground railway are stu IN
such a condition from the flood that they
cannot be used.
Bears fu PitifuI Plight.
The Jardin des Plantos is partly flooded
Tie bears are in a pitiful plight. Fire
men have been employed throughout the
day IN pumping the water out Of the bear
pits lest the animals be drowned
Despite considerable damage 20 prop
erty, the Parisians generally have as yet
suffered little but Inconvenience, except
Ia the Anteuil district, which Is badly
Hooded. In the suburbs many houses have
been abandoned, and the streets are not
lighted. owing to the inundation Of the
electric light plants.
The newspapers are filled with reports
Of damage and suffering il q large part
Of the country. Some Of the papers viii
probably have TO curtai their issues Mon
DAY owing to the destruction of the con-
tents Of two big paper mills whence they
were supply. The suspension OF trains is
complete in some districts, and traffic is
greatly delayed elsewhere.
The Washington herald., 1910-01-24
WEATHER FORECAST.

For the District of Columbia
and Maryland-Fair to-day and
tomorrow; light to moderate
southwest and west winds.
The Washington herald., 1910-01-24

The ninety-s!x commodities included in
3 Continued on Page 3, Column 2.
The Washington herald., 1910-01-24
INDEX NUMBERS" OUT
Skyward Movement Continuous
for Many Months.
Figures Quoted by Bradstreets
Based on Actual Wholesale Quota
tiOn-NO Attempt Made 20 Give Re
tail Prices, Owing to their Wide
FIuctuation-TabIe of Prices.

New York, Jan. 23.-Bradstreet's has
compiled record of prices on twenty-six
commodities that enter into daily and
direct consumption by the people, and the
result shows that the cost of living has
now reached an absolutely high record.
exceeding even that OF March l, 1907.
when prices went soaring in anticipation
OF the panic which came in the fall OF
that year. The figures for December !
last were below the previous high rec
ord of 1907, but the continuous skyward
movement of prices in the last month of
1903 had established a new high-water
mark by January /
The figures compiled by the Bradstreets
are known as Index numbers They
are based on actual wholesale quotations
per pound for the commodities in ques-
tion, which, TO make them comprehensive.
are averaged over a wide area of mar
kets. When it is said that the index
number for January, 1910, was $923l0. it
means that a man buying al wholesale
one pound each OF the ninety-six com
modities on that date would have TO pay
that sum as a total No attempt is made
30 compute retail prices, because Of the
wide fluctuations.
New High Record.
The new number surpasses the pre-
vlous high record of March /. 1907
S9,12s3. II also shows the advance that
was made on the ninety-six commodities
I'm the month Of December last At the
same time the present index number
reflects q gain Of III over January ],
1863. which means that the prices Of the
ninety-six articles rose approximately 81
cents within a years time.
The lowest point for commodity prices
for which Bradstreets' have any record
was touched on July l, 1896. when the
index number was S5,70l9. The latest fig
ure shows a gain Of more than 81 per
cent over this number. indicating. OF
course that for every dollar you spent
then for living expenses you are spend
ing S6l now
The new index number mirrors an in
crease of 19.5 per cent over the com
P04NtiNSlN iON punt leaCHeu on June
!. 1908, but it is only 3.5 per cent over
January !, 1907, also d time Of ascending
prices as fOrerunneTs of the panic The
gain over January l, 1906, is IG8 per cent.
while the rise over the same date in 1905
IS l+.2 per cent an increase over January.
1904. Of 15.5 per cent.
Table of Prices
Here is table, showing the important
swings of the index number on the
ninety-six commodities since January /.
1902
The Washington herald., 1910-01-24
WATSON GETS PRESS APOLOGY.
London Mail Retracts Assertion
AbOut Serpent Tongue Poet.

London. Jan. 23.-Following the ex-
ample of the Daily News earlier in the
week, the Daily Mail has apologized 70
Poet Watson for publishing his brothers
statement that he was mentally unbal-
enced.