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The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-01-17
GORGES THREATEN
TO DELUGE CITY
Ohio River Inhabitants APP
peal to Gov. Marshall.

indianapolis, Jan. 16.-Goy. Marshall re-
ceived an appeal for aid from the citl-
zens Of Leavenworth. town on the Ohio
River to-day. and the conditions set out
in It show that the situation there Is be-
coming desperate
The water In the Ohio River is backed
for miles above the town by the Wolf
Creek gorge, and is rising at the rate OF
more than a foot an hour. 1t is now
within eight feet Of the street levels in
Leavenworth. and the citizens are power
less TO cope with the threatened danger
They want the governor TO send men and
dynamite TO break up the ice and release
the water
Hundreds Of citizens of the town have
already moved many of their effects TO
the hills distant from the river front. and
some of the merchants have removed
their stocks. II is feared the town will
be swept away if the river comes within
the town and the ice is brought down
against the business houses and resi-
dences with the breaking OF the gorge.
The appeal to the governor says the
danger IS imminent. and that only prompt
work can prevent the threatened devasta-
tlOn
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BALFOUR AMONG
ELECTIVES TO-DAY
COnteStStO Be Held Ninety
three Constituencies.

London, Jan. IS.-Pol.ing will take place
tomorrow in niuery-tHree borough con-
stltuenCles, Of which eleven viii elect
two representatives each. making total
Of l0i seats. In the last Parliament these
We're held by ffJy-tw0 Liberals, thirty-six
JniOnistS. and sixteen Laborites. Among
the most interesting Of the contestants
are ex-Premier Arthur BaIfour. in the
City Of London ex-Miuisters Burns,
Macknanara. and BirreH. in Battersea,
North Cromwell, and North Bristol re-
spectiveIy, and Admiral Lord Charles
Beresford. IN Portsmouth.
The polling tomorrow VIII include Brad
ford, Hull, LeedsA Newcastle, and Shelf
field
Rev. Q. Sylvester Horne. pastor OF White
fields Congregational Church, TOttenham
Court road, was one OF the two Liberal
candidates elected al Ipswich yesterday
lie establishes a record as being the first
active minister OF religion to enter the
House of Commons The constitution in
capacitates a clergyman from sitting IN
the lower house, but a Nonconformist
minister does not rank as a clergyman
here, aud Rev Mr.. Horne therefore es-
capes disability. Many ex-parsons or
various denominations have. however.
sat In the House OF Commons.
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STRAUS' CONDITION GRAVE.
Bulletin Announces He Is Suffering
Serious Bren I<doNYn.

New York, Jan. 16-Nathan StraUs is
seriously III at his home, p West Sew
enty-second street, suffering from a Rerv-
GUS breakdown. lie has been confined 70
his home since last Wednesday,. and his
physicians have ordered complete rest
This statement of his illness was given
out to-day:
Owing to the intensity Of his exer-
tions I'm the controversy over the Lake
wood preventorium Mr.. Straus has had
a serious nervous breakdown. HIS ply
sic.ans have given strict orders that he
he kept free from any further excite
ment. For an indefinite period he viii
not be in q condition to be consulted. or
even Informed, as TO any matter Of busl-
ness"
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NAPLES In TURMOIL.
Workmen's Riot at Town Hall IN
wolves 10000.

Rome. Jan IA riot occurred at Ma
pies to-day. arising from discomfort due
10 the increase IN the rents OF worlsmen' =
houses. a parade IN the forenoen halted
az the town hall. where deputation
conferred with the mayor. who promised
that the municipality would contribute
1,500,CC) for building woTkmen's dwellings.
Meanwhile the crowd outside. who were
displaying a black flag, became impatient.
and without waiting for the return OF
their deputatiou. threatened 20 rush the
town hall The police charged. but could
not dispeyse them. Fierce fighting fol-
lowed. In which a police captains head
was broken with a club. and several pO-
lfcemen and many rioters were injured
The timely arrival Of troops prevented
the mob from triumphing. II is estimated
that 200Co are involved in the rioung,
which continues.
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DELAYED WALSH AGREEMENT.
Certain Heirs 10 Smyth Estate Fail
t0 Sign Document,

Chicago, Jan 16-There is a hitch in
the settlement of John r. Walsh's s712I,-
90 note with the Chicago clearing house
banks.
Certain Of the heirs of John " Smyth.
one Of the guarantors Of the note. failed
TO place their signature TO the agreement
although all the other guarantors and
bank representatives. did so. The Smyth
estate representatives explained that Ger
tain Of the heirs desired 20 know more
about the agreement.
\ conference VIII be held tomorrow. at
which It is believed ali the various pa
pers constituting the settlement agree
ment will be signed. The agreement. II
is said is practically the same as the one
iudorsed by Mr.. Smyth before his death
and approved in writing by his heirs
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BAR NEGRO SUFFRAGETTES.
Maryland Legislators Demand Al
teratiOnS in Bill.

Baltimore, Jan. 1.-THE Democratic
majority in the legislature will not pass
the woman suffrage bills without drawing
the color line. The machine is employing
every method to prevent negro men from
voting. and viii never give negro women
a chance.
At Easton the committee that drafted
a woman's suffrage provision for the city
charter has in il a. clause TO bar colored
women No woman can apply for regis
tration who does not own real estate or
personal property to the value of $500,
or who cannot pass an educational test.
The bill as thus framed viii pass the
legislature
Measures giving women the right to
vote at local elections in other towns or
cities win. not be passed unless they
provide for white women only.
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AEROPLANE TO FIGHT
IN NICARAGUA WAR
Aviator McGM to Start at Once to Make First
Test in the Service of Insurgents.

indianapolis. Jan. Is. - d. l. Bum
baugh. the aeronaut and flying machine
builder Of this city. and H. f. McGill, Of
Dayton. Ohio. were in conference to-day
over the proposed trip Of McGln to Nica-
ragua, where he IS 20 navigate an aero
plane in the interests OF the insurgents.
The craft thet is to 20 TO the seat OF
war was carefully inspected. II is pro-
posed 70 leave here some time tomorrow
in a private car for New Orleans. and
there McGin is 20 meet representatives Of
the Nicsrsguan insurgents and close the
details Of his employment
McGiH declined TO say Who these repre-
seutatives are or 10 say exactly a. what
time ne would start from this city. He
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admitted. however, that the aeroplane is
ready for transportation. and exhibits a
telegram from Provisional President Es-
trada in which he is informed that his
proposition is accepted. and asks him to
come at once. The telegram is dated at
Colon. December y
From intimatiOns dropped by McGnl, il
is believed that he has been in communi-
cation with the Nicaraguan consul gen.
eTal at New Orleans through friends in
that city. and he expects 20 meet him on
his arrival He says that balloons and
aerOplanes are not considered engines of
war as Yet, and he does not believe the
United States government will place any
obstacles in the way Of his leaving this
country.
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RESCUE SAILOR IN MID-SEA.
Steamer Passengers Save Man Who
Was Washed Overheard.

New York. jan. 1.-THE American
liner Philadelphia. arriving to-day from
Southampton. brought III Michael Ryan,
seaman, who had been picked up in
midOcean.
Ryan had been struggling alone in the
desolate sea fer several days. lie was
washed overheard from a freighter with
several others OF his crew. His life was
preserved by d ring buoy. IN which ne
hung almost unconscious.
Deck passengers on the Philadelphia
sighted the man. and a buoy and rope
were thrown to him. His story is one Of
the most narrowing OF seafarers.
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BALTIMORE SUN SOLD.
Charss II. Grasty Takes over It
of AbeII Estate,

Baltimore, Nd, Jan 16.-OwnershiI
majority interest in the Baltimore
hitherto entirely the property OF tue I
Abell estate. Is nov held by Charle:
Grasty. managing owner of the y
prior To its purchase two years ast
Frank A. Mus-ey.
Final arrangements for the tra
were made late yesterday afternoon
cording to an authoritative state
made TODAY. and it IS expected thai
Grasty viii assume the mauagemeI
the property within the next few day
lust as soon as the necessary papers
be signed.
1t is reported thatJulian Leroy W
who was formerly interested WITH
Grasty in the News. and Henry N
the former American Ambassador
France. ave interested with him in
Sun deal
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DEAD LABORER WAS A PRINCE
Train Victim Identified as Armenian
NObIeman.

Madison. H.. Jan. l6.-The supposed
Armenian Iaborer killed here last Mon
day by a train has since been identified
as Prince Pagasdar Moncosorvia, a for
mer general in the Armenian revolu-
tionsry army. When the Armenian Tevo-
luton failed he escaped to New York,
where he was director of a Macedonian
Bulgarian bank which, about year
ago. failed with sS0o00l liabilities After
the banks collapse he became a me-
chanic for the American Car Company
here. He was unmarried
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Delegates to the three-day conference
ON uniform legislation, called by the Ma
tional Civic Federation. the opening ses-
sion Of which will be held at the Be
lasco Theater this morning at 10 o'clock,
began arriving in town yesterday after
noon. Headquarters were established at
the New Willard. with Ralph NJ. Easley.
chairman OF the executive committee, in
charge.
Among those who reached Washington
were ex-Mayor Seth Low. OF New York
president of the federation; Judge Alton
b. Parker, Of New York: John Mitchell
and ex-Secretary Of the Treasury George
B. Cortelyou. A number Of the gov.
ernors Of States also came in for the
conference Of executives of the Com
monwealths, which begins tomorrow
morning. In the number were governors
Augustus Z. Wilson. OF Kentucky; Ed
win L. Norris. Of Montana; Henry B
Quinby. of New Hampshire; James II
Brady, Of Idaho, and Richard H. Sloan
Of Arizona,
1t is expected that about 425 delegates
all OF them appointed by governors OF
States, will attend the conferences Of the
federation. and among the number will
be many prominent men from all Sec
tions of the country
The purpose Of the conference IS to de-
velop the universally Of the need for
uniform State legislation by having all
important national organizations, pro
noting uniformity in any field state
clearly before the conference just what
they desire. Many subjects viii be
brought up; intact, 2cal y all regarding
which. it is believed. the States can pass
uniform laws, viii be discussed. These
will include conservation of natural re
sources. taxation, regulation Of inter
state railways. and QUasi-pubHc utilities
control Of corporations, life insurance
FIRE insurance, pure food regulations, ant
number Of others.
VIII Discuss Divorce Bill.
The proposed national divorce bill
which was adopted by the National As
ISOLATION Of Uniform State Law Commits
sioners, and which has been passed b
the legislatures Of New Jersey and Mary
land. Will attract much attention, ii !
believed
There is an annual loss by fire in ia
Unitel States of practically S250.0Oo 90
This has been the record for the last fiv
years, and the conference viii seeE
through the National Board of Fire In
derwriters, TO prevent such waste b
tho enactment of legislation which.
thinks, may correct existing evils.
The Interstate Commerce Commission
the National Association Of Railway Com
missioners, the railway managers, the Ship
pers' Association, and many other organ
izaIons which are interested in propose
legislation TO make the laws governin
commerce within the States conform {
Continued on Page =, Column D.
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With the advent Of the National Anti
Food Trust League comes a new factor
in the effort TO combat the advancing
wave Of high prices for foodstuffs Of the
masses. The housekeeper, who bears the
h~uut Of the fight VIII be predominant in
the work Of the league. With the election
OF the national officers the active cam
paign against mon0polles and agreements
to control the staples has taken definite
shape and immediate State and divi-
sional organizers will be chosen
An effort viii be made to have At least
one-haIf Of these women, and already lists
are being prepared. II is the desire Of
the national officers to have in charge of
each district a woman well known in her
locality. and whose previous efforts for
the public welfare have met with success
Every housewife, every purchaser Of
the necessities of life, and every consumer
is coguizant Of the facts. Prices have
gone up. and only a united harmonious ef-
fort by a large body Of citizens viii tend
to adjust conditions and restore them 10
/ the normal state.
New League Popular.
4 nation wide organization has been
| outlined Already the responses show the
popularity Of the newly incepted league.
| Investigation into the causes for nigh
/ food prices is planned by Congress and
! by many bodies, such as organized labor.
/ vomeu's clubs. civic leagues. and munich
pal officials While the study into these
abnormal conditions is praisew0rthy, the
/ Anti-Food Trust League plans to 20 d.-
! rectly to the root of the matter. which
/ is more essential 10 the national wei
fare than speculation and reporting after
/ Investigations have ever proved TO be.
4 The League S. uoEEing dirs tly and with
q fixed purpose in view.
When it can be shown the price o. a
certain article has been advanced hv
virtue Of monopoly OF trade agreement
members Of the league viii 5e asked 10
refrain from the use Of the specified arri-
Gle for a specific time. This plan Of &C
tion was first tried in Germany, and was
found highly effective.
L IS not a question OF making war on
any firm or class Of dealers. Rather
than retaliation. il is a form Of self
preservation. The trust magnate has mo-
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SUES AUNT OVER HUSBAND.
Church Woman Charges Alienation
I'm $4,000 Suit

Boston. Jan. l5.-Mrs. Elizabeth Web
be- prominent in Needham Church cir
cles, has hled a $4,000 alienation suit
against her husbands aunt, Mrs. Sarah
4. ". Benbow. charging that the rich
aunt has been a troublesome mOther-in-
law by adoption" creating dissension
even to the extent OF driving her hus-
band into hiding.
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NEGROES woo RACE PEACE
Conference of COIcred Farmers in
Mississippi Unique.

I.uka. Miss. Jan. 16-Indorsing the pro-
hibition laws Of the Southern States. plead
ing further with the white race. which is
referred to as Our friends TO prevent
lynching. and adopting further resolutions
at a meeting remarkable for absence oi
all unfriendIy reference. the conference OF
negro farmers and industrial workers ad-
journed to-day at Utica,
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MAN FOUND DYING.
Mystery in Case Where MatrimOn
"Ad" Was Answered.

Toledo. Ohio. Jan. 16-Mystery s
rounds the finding Of J. r. Smithwi
aged thirty-eight, a land owner Of J
leigh, y. c.. unconscious at the point
death in a room at the star Hotel he
When the employees forced SmithwC
door this morning they were near.
focated by escaping gas. Doctors h
worked over him all day, but so far u
failed To revive him. SmithwiCk ca
here with the intention Of needing Ne
Langsay, of ontario street and
agreed TO marry in answer 10 ma
m0nial agency "ad.
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WEATHER FORECAST.

For the District of Columbia,
Maryland, and Virginia - IN
creasing cloudiness to-day, fol-
lowed by rain or snow by tonight
and tomorrow; rising tempera-
ture to-day; light variable winds.
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HERALD NEWS SUMMARY.

Pages.
1-Civic Federation Opens To-day.
Ohio River Towns in Danger.
Ice Floes Cause Destruction.
Women to Work for Cheaper Food.
2-Dies as Result of Burns.
House of State Governors Urged.
Entertainment at Saengerbund.
Taft Baked by Regulars.
S-Two Firemen Are Injured.
Views of Minister Calhoun.
Nivisection Is Praised.
4-EditoTials.
5-In the Social World.
6-News of the Sporting World
Fashion and Household
S-What Science Demands.
9-Letters TO the Editor.
10-Attacks Divorce Evil.
Liquor Trade Is Flayed
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ORANGE CROP MILLION SHORT
California Reports show Frost Has
Been Destructive,

Los Angeles. Jan. l6.-This years orange
crop has been damaged approximately
81 000oOO by the heavy frOsts Of the last
few days. according TO the estimates made
by reliable growers Some believe this
amount also will cover nursery stock and
the coming years crop, but others figure
the total to be several millions.
Compared with the So. coo OC0 valuation
of the present crop. this is not a discour-
agingly large item
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AURORA GIANT DEAD.

Chicago, Jan. 16.-Peter kIees,
police magistrate at Aurora. who
weighed 595 pounds, II dead. 4
portion of his residence Will he
torn away TO permit the body
being taken out. There IL no
henrse big enough, and n bObsled
VIII be uEcd in its place.
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WOMEN To WORK
FOR CHEAPER FOOD
Plan to Bear Brunt of Fight
Against Trust.
CAMPAIGN is ARRANGED
Nationwide Organization Has
Been Outlined by League.

National Officers Desire 10 Have
Woman in Charge of Each District
Who L. Well Known in Society
Ohio Federation of Women Heart
lily IndOrSe the MOvement-TOtaI
Abstinence Campaign Planned.
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pies of Voluntary starvation.

Springfield, Mass, Jan l6.-An elderly
man, supposed to be Charles A. Potts.
of Philadelphia. member Of a well-known
Philadelphia family, died in a hos tai
here to-day OF starvation He rel d
to eat.
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JUDGE THOMPSON DYING.
Federal JuriSt Near End i'm Old Home
of Mr.. Taft's Father.

Cincinnati Jan. 1C.-Judge A. c. Thomp-
son, of the United States District Court
Of the Southern Ohio district, Is dying to-
night at his residence, in the old home
Of AlphonSo Taft. father of President
Taft. Judge Thompson is seventy years
Of age He served with considerable dis
tinction and was severely wounded dur
ing the civil war, He has been on the
United States bench about twenty years
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PRIZE FIGHT AROUSES
ROOSEVELTS ANXIETY
Can JeffrieS Ma
He Eagerly In =

New York, Jan l6.-CoI. Ro
letter to Tony Gavin, fOn
Rider, said:
THAT must have been a "a
between Ketchell and Johnson.
unquestlonably first-class fl
wonder if Jim Jeffries can get
form? If he can it will be tre
battle when they meet
Yesterday this telegram was re,
this city:
Boston
Sir: EX-President Roosevelt Oul
a good authority. He has been
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Dies of Burns mt III.

Cincinnati, Jan. 16.-Julia Hanley, col
ored. declared by relatives and acqualnt-
ances to be III years old, died tonight
from burns received this morning when
her clothing caught fire from an open
CRATE.
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DELEGATES ARRIVE
FOR CONFERENCE
Civic Federation Takes Up
Many Topics To-day.
TAFT TO MAKE ADDRESS
Uniform Legislation to Be Key
note of Gathering.
TAFT TO MAKE ADDRESS

Session VIII Continue Three Days,
and VIII Be Attended by Many
Men of National Pr0mincDce-GOV-
ernors of Thirty States 10 Meet
Here -mOFFOw-Dinners and Re
ceptIOns Arranged for Executives.
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Madrid Police Hold Coming Plant as
Proof

Madrid, Jan. IA coming plant has
been discovered in a cottage near Guadix
Its owner, the Duke of Beneyente. and
Marquis Lombay have been arrested 1t
is stated that many prominent persons
are compromised.
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LABOR DELEGATES COMING.
Woman Among Those To Hold Con
ference in Washington.

ference I'm Washington.
New York. Jan. l6--Delegates OF labor
bodies and other organizations left this
city to-day to attend the National Con-
ference on Uniform Legislation. which
begins at Washington Tomorrow. Among
them was Mrs. Eva Mcdonald Valesh,
an organizer for the American Fedora
ton OF Labor who has been iH this city
for several weeks attending 10 the affairs
OF the striking waistmakerS.
Mrs. Naiesh has arranged by appoint
ment 10 have a talk with President Taft
on the question of the increased cost in
living and its effect on wage-earuers.
She says she has been collecting stats-
ties on the subjects
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BOATS AND MEN
SWEPT INTO SEA
Oyster Colony Devastated by
Ice FlOes.
.MANYREP0RTEDMISS
Skipper Tells of All-night
Struggle in Skiff.

Makes Escape from Watch House
when CrunchiBg Chunks of lee
Crash Into Frail Structure and
Garry II Away, with Other Wrecked
Craft. Through Channels and Inlet
of Bay Near Atlantic City.
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MIKADO DECoRATES PREACHER
Rev Clay MacCauIey. of PennsyIva-
MIA. HonOred In Japan.

New York. Jan l6-The Rev Clay Mac
Cauley. Unitarian clergyman and author.
has been decorated by the Emperor OF
Japan with the fourth-class order Of the
Rising sun in recognition OF his services
TO the japanese people.
Mr. MacCauley was born In CHANGERS
burg. Pa in 1S43 and was graduated
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PERISH WITH SHIP.
whole Crew Lost When Schooner
,1OeS Down.

Crescent City. cal. Jan IA lumber
laden schooner, supposed to be the San
Buena Ventura, from Eureka, went down
with all on board yesterday near Rogue
River. sixty-fve miles north Of here. All
hands were seen in the rigging a short
time before the vessel sank.
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Atlantic city. Jan. IA dozen meadow
hunting lodges and oyster shacks. a score
of boats Of different sizes, ana several
wharf la.dings used by oystermen were
smashed from their foundations and moor
ings and either crushed OF swept to sea
by tremendous ice foes which broke loose
and crashed their way through the bay
channels and the inlet last night. Men
in some Of the cabins narrowly escaped
with their lives, and it is feared that
some OF those stu missing may have
perished
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o Meet Negro johnson
etter to Rough Rider.

self and should know the merits of
4 men. He has carefully studied both
and ] think he should make a good
rec, being our nations chief leader.
a great leader was ne.
am satisfied If the club would choose
as referee; it would satisfy Inc TO a
ms taste. He is cool and collected.
no one can rattle him and get his
like they would lot of fellows who
their names down as referees.
JACK JOHNSON"