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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-16
SPEAK FOR GRAIN DEALERS.
Opposition to Bill for Federal CLASH
ication and Grading.

To protest against Senator McCumber's
bill providing for the federal grading
and classification of grain, representa-
tives of the National Grain Dealers As
ISOLATION. the Chicago Board of Trade
and the Baltimore Chamber of Commerce
appeared before the Senate committee on
agriculture and forestry this morning
1t was contended by the speakers that
the grain dealers themselves have adopt
ed and put into use system OF grain
grading and classification which is salts
factory in general to the trade There
fore. it was explained. there is no need
for the federal action.
The Baltimore representatives will later
file a written protest against the bill.
1.-The existing system of inspection by
trained grain inspectors, many of whom
have spent q lifetime in this service. and
that being supervised by grain experts OF
the grain exchanges" the document Will
say, with the privilege of the shipper
to appeal without cost If the grading Is
unsatisfactory. has stood the test or
years satisfactorily, and there has been
no reasonable demand for change that
has not been met by the exchanges them
selves without federal intervention"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-16
HUNTING GIANT ELANDS|
COL. ROOSEVELT LEAVES TRAIL
OF AFRICAN EXPEDITION.
Arrival of Party at Gondokoro, Su-
dan, Expected Tomorrow-News
Brought by Runners.

GONDOKORO. Sudan. on the Upper
Nile, February 16.-The Smithsonian Afri-
can scientific expedition is expected at 10
O'Clock tomorrow morning. Definite news
as to the hour Of arrival was brought by
special runner, who reached here to-
day.
Col. Roosevelt and Kermit Roosevelt
have left the expeditions trail for a days
hunting of elephants and giant Glands at
Rojaf on the Kongo side of the Barrel
Jabel Rojaf is a few miles to the south
and west Of this place, and the hunters
have invaded the territory upon the spe-
cial and eagerly accepted invitation of
the Belgian authorities. But for this de-
parture from the program of travel the
expedition would have arrived here today.
Briton Accompanies Them.
Col. Roosevelt and Kermit are accom-
panied in the kongo by E. B. Hadon, the
British district commissioner stationed at
Mpumu, Uganda. Commissioner Haddon
met the expedition at Kirfba camp. six
teen miles to the south Of Gondokoro.
commodious brick house here has
been placed at the disposal of Mr. Roose-
welt.
Nine runners In the van of the expedi-
ton nave arrived here.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-16
GIRL JUMPS TO DEATH
HER LOVER, HIS MONEY GONE,
HAD CEASED VISITS.
Leap From Top of Tenement House
Ends in Instant Death-Left
Farewell Note.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, February 16.-For love of
Issy Krenelsky, who made money when
business was good in the East Side paint
ing line. and spent 1t on his seventeen
year-old sweetheart, Jennie Schkolchy of
1853 Cd street. the young lady threw her
self headlong off the top of a five-story
tenement house this morning. Her lover,
Issy, had not been coming to see her
recently, as business was bad AID ne Was
not making any money. The girl was dead
when they picked her up on the sidewalk.
Jennie's love affair with Issy has been
of a years standing, and 1t was known
two weeks ago by Jennie's roommate,
Jennie Rabinowitz. that the girl was suf-
fering because Of the recent estrange-
ment. One night she had gone to the roof
after pinning a note to the dresser In her
room telling her friend Of her determine
ton to end her life. Her roommate had
followed her on that occasion, and finding
her on the roof, persuaded her to come
back to her bed. The roommate then had
done the very wise thing of sending the
note to the reluctant, moneyless lover
and he had come at once to sit out an
evening in the parlor of the tenement
house. since he could not take her out 20
any of the East Side places of amuse-
ment
Folks in the tenement smiled upon that
visit. and thought that Jennie's heart
would be ightened permanently. Ihey
therefore did not keep up SO close
watch, and this morning at O'Clock
when Jennie's roommate saw her leave
her bed and go into the parlOr she &C
cepted her explanation that she INTENDED
to write some letters to her friends In
Russia.
Two hours later, after the girls body
had been found on the sidewalk. Jennie's
roommate unpinned the following note
from the dresser, where the previous one
had been placed:
INV friends: / can't live no more: l
love Issy It's maddening. can't ive
without him. II can't have him. ! wiz
not live without him. / hope all my
friends will forgive me.
JENNIE SCHKOLCHY."
The Schkolchy girl was more than
ordinarily pretty East Side type, and was
well thought of by those who knew her:
She worked in a shirt waist factory ana
passed through the recent strike. one
uas native OF the Bialovstok province
of Russia, and came TO tnls country
three years ago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-16
ITALY THANKED FOR GIFT.
Senate Acts in Matter of Present
to Library.

The resolution adopted by the House
United States for the copies of engrav-
ings seen in the catalogue Of the best
prints and engravings in copper which
exist in the royal copper-plate collection"
was passed by the Senate today.
The gift was made for deposit in the
Library of Congress. as an expression of
the gratitude of Italy for the action of
Congress and of the American people in
behalf of the Italian earthquake suf-
ferers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-16
IOWA'S SON IN BRONZE.
Statue of Senator Harlan Here for
Hall of Fame.

The first contribution Of the state of
Iowa to the. Hall of Fame in the Capitol
arrived today. 1t was the statue of
former United States Senator John Har-
Ian of Iowa, in bronze of heroic size,
standing over eight feet.
When mounted on the pedestal it will
be one Of the largest statues in the col
lection. 1t is the work of Miss N ".
Walker. and is said to be a striking
likeness of the noted Iowa senator.
Senator Harlan was the predecessor of
Senator Allison. and served two full terms
in the Senate and part of third term,
being defeated by Senator Allison for a
fourth term. He was first elected in
1856. He was appointed Secretary of the
Interior by President Lincoln, and served
also in that capacity in the cabinet of
President Johnson. He resigned from the
Senate to enter Lincoln's cabinet
The statue was placed between the Mis-
souri, statues of Senator Benton and
Senator Blair 1t will be officially dedi-
Gated in a short time.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-16
SALT SHIPPER COMPLAINS.
Alleges Discrimination in Favor of
Trust Shippers.

DETROIT, Mich, February 16.-Pecul-
lar manipulations in the freight rate on
salt to southern points, to the detriment
of antitrust shippers, were alleged by
the Delray Salt Company, testifying yes
terday before Examiner L0ssow, a rep
resentative of the interstate commerce
commission.
The Delray Salt Company's contention
is that discrimination is practiced
against II in favor OF the Pennsylvania
Salt Company of Wyandotte and the
Port Huron Salt Company of Port Huron,
both of which sell through the Interna-
tional Salt Company. Complaint was
made against the Michigan Central,
Grand Trunk and Detroit. Toledo and
Ironton Railroad companies. The evil
dence secured will be submitted to the
interstate commerce commission for ac
ton.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-16
FORCE OF STORM broken
SEVERE WEATHER NOT LIKELY
IN THE DISTRICT.
Blizzard Conditions in South, How
ever, and in the Middle
West.

According to Prof. Bigelow, acting
forecaster at the weather bureau, the
cold wave which now grips the middle
west is due to reach Washington tomor-
row 1t Is expected. however, that the
storm will have expended most of its
force before 1t crosses the Allegheny
mountains. and the folks at the weather
factory figure that the Capital city will
suffer no very great inconvenience. There
will be drop in the temperature tomor-
row. but unless the storm king decides
to bump the weather sharp in the prog
nosticating region the cold wave will be
neither severe nor long continued.
Quick Change in Texas.
LOUISVILLE, KY, February 16.-A
remarkable drop in temperature is re-
corded at Abilene. Tex. where the tenn
perature records "a above zero today
after 81 registered yesterday. The change
at this point and also others in Texas
came with an accompaniment of snow
and sieet. Eight above is the figure at
Amarillo. Tex.
An extreme temperature, ranging from
80 degrees at Sedalia, Mo, where it was
3 above zero, to % degrees at Fort Smith,
Ark, where 1t was % above, was record
ed in the southwest during the last TWEEN
ty-four hours.
Kansas Has Snowstorm.
In parts of Kansas a binding snow
storm, accompanied by high winds, pre-
walls, and in northern Oklahoma sleet
and a windstorm are reported.
At Muskogee, Okla, telephone wires
were precipitated by violent electrical
storm. accompanied by hail and sleet.
In this city. where the temperature fell
forty-six degrees since yesterday, it was
9 above zero this morning
The heaviest snowfall of the year in
central Indiana centered over Indianap-
oils today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-16
DISTRICT BILLS IN HOUSE.
Committee Reports Two, Both Re-
lating to Highways.

Two bills were formally reported today
by the House District committee at its
regular weekly meeting. One. Com
missioners' bill, introduced by Representa-
tive Smith of Michigan. chairman of the
committee, provides for the condemna-
ton of streets and parts of streets under
the plan for the permanent system Of
highways for the District of Columbia
The purpose of the measure is to afford
a means Of condemning parts of streets
when the owners of the property fail or
refuse to make the necessary dedication.
The other bill authorizes the extension
of Military road northwest, with width
of not to exceed seventy-five feet.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-16
VISITATION IS SEVERE
DEATH CLAIMS TWO SISTERS,
TWO SERIOUSLY I'LL.
One Demise Quickly Followed by
Alphabetically Ties Severed
by Grim Reaper.

ROANOKE, Va. February 16.-Miss
Cynthia Woody died here yesterday, aged
seventy years. Shortly after her death
her sister. Miss Susie Woody. aged sixty
seven, was taken i'll and died last night,
her death being attributed to- broken
heart. A third sister. Mrs. NJ. A. Penn,
living in the same house. was seized with
illness last night and her coalition is pro-
nounced serious. The three sisters had
all their lives been devoted to each other.
message received here last night from
Washington. d. c.. says that fourth
sister. Mrs. s. A. Tinsley of that city. Is
in a serious condition and unable to come
to Roanoke
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-16
MAIL SENT IN BARRELS.
Canadian Islanders Compelled to Re.
sort to Primitive Methods.

HALIFAX, N. g., February 16.-Be-
cause the cable between the Magdalen
Islands and Cape North is broken and
will not be repaired until warm weather
sets in, the inhabitants of the islands
have resorted to the ancient way of trans
hitting their messages and mall. A
heavy barrel containing between thirty
and forty letters sealed in cans was pick
ed up on the Cape Breton coast yesterday
by persons living near the shore. The
letters were received by the post office
authorities today and duly sent to their
destinations.
The tides had carried the barrel sixty
miles across the Gulf of st. Lawrence in
ten days.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-16
WEST POINT CADETS.
Virginia and Maryland Candidates
Who Passed Examinations.

Reports received at the War Depart
ment show that at the recent examina-
ton at West Point, NJ Y, Of candidates
for appointment as cadets at the United
States Military Academy but los OF the
number were successful.
In the list of successful candidates are
Joseph w. Byron of Maryland, James d.
Christian of Virginia. Herbert L. Lee Of
Maryland, Herbert S. Ragland Of Vlr-
ginia, Adam E. Potts of Virginia and the
following young men, sons or relatives
OF army officers, appointed by the Presi-
dent lat large: Cleveland H. Band
holtz, Rufus S: Bratton. Peter c. Billiard,
John G. Burr, William E. Burr, Dabney
o. Elliott. Charles w. Foster, E. L. N.
Glass. Frederick w. Herman. George F..
Lewis, Joseph D. NJ Mccain, Richard B.
Wallace and John c. Wyeth.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-16
MIMIC WAR BEGINS.
Blue Army Advances Northward in
Philippine Campaign.

MANILA. February 16.-The Blue army,
Gen. Daniel Brush commanding, began
its northern movement today. This force
assumes the defensive in the execution
of the land maneuvers. The Red army,
under Commander TempIin NJ. Potts. will
embark on transports Thursday and pro-
ceee TO the north coast. where 1t will be-
gin an attack upon the Blues.
The program permits a landing and an
advance upon the enemy at any point
available between Subig bay and the Lin
gayen gulf Nearly ten thousand troops
will be engaged in the maneuvers. Mai.
Gen. William =. Duvall. the umpire, will
depart for the scene of activities Friday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-16
WANTS PART OF ARIZONA.
Utah, in Bill, Seeks Addition to It's
Territory.

Utah today put in bid for slice of
of Arizona. 1t came in the shape of an
amendment to the statehood bill, which
was presented In the Senate by Senator
SmOot.
1t provides for the annexation to Utah
of that part of Arizona lying north and
west of the Colorado river. The request
for this change of jurisdiction has been
made before, but always without success.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-16
BATTLEsHIP DELAWARE BUILT
Delivered to Government by Con-
tractors at Norfolk Yard.

The United States Navy has been aug
mented by another first-class battleship,
the Delaware. just delivered by her con-
tractors to the government at the Norfolk
navy yard.
The new vessel has successfully COM
pleted all of her preliminary trials and
has been conditionally accepted by the
Navy Department pending final tests.
which will occur within the next six
months
The Delaware has a displacement of
$4,000 tons and Is the largest and most
powerful ship in the navy today. Larger
warships however. are in course Of con-
struction
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-16
BILLPOSTERS OUT AGAIN.
Resume Strike When Advance in
Wages Is Refused.

CHICAGO, February 1.-THE strike Of
billposters against the American posting
service was renewed yesterday as q re-
suit of the breaking of of arbitration ne
gotiations. President Burnett Robbins Of
the company returned from New York
and announced that officials of the con-
Germ In that city refused to sign a pro-
posed agreement.
The strikers demanded a scale of $1s
and $21. an increase of 50 a week. The
strike began last October. Originally
most of the theaters were involved. but
the managers cap.tulated last December
and signed the wage scale demanded by
the strikers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-16
Unable to Attend Funeral.

Mrs. 8. A. Tinsley. referred to In the
dispatch from Roanoke. resides with her
daughter. Miss Belle G. Tinsley, at 1927
Riggs place. At the Tinsley home today
1t vas stated that Mrs. Tinsley would be
unable to go to Roanoke to attend the
funerals of her sisters owing to contin-
ued Ill health. Her condition has been
greatly aggravated, II is stated, by the
news received yesterday from the Vir-
ginia city.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-16
FILE PROTEST.
PROVISION OF PENDING LEGIS-
LATION NOT SATISFACTORY.
Objections to Conferring Power Of
Revocation Of License Upon
the Commissioners.

On the ground that it may result in de-
priving a man of his livelihood, members
Of the firm of E. c. Hannah & Co, plumb
ers. at 413 I street northwest. called upon
Senator Dillingham; this morning to pro-
test against one provision of the pending
bill providing for the licensing of plumb
ers and gasftters in the District. The
bill has been referred by the Senate Dis
trict committee to subcommittee, of
which Senator Dillingham; is chairman.
The provision to which the plumbers
take exception is that giving the Com
missioners power to revoke a license Of a
plumber or gasfitter "for any violation.
by the holder of such license. of law or
Of this act or of any regulation made un-
der its authority, after refusal by said
holder to remedy the results of such vio-
lation within reasonable time after no.
tice SO to do and after due notice to such
holder and a hearing before said Commits
sioners." The bill provides that the revo-
cation shall not remain In effect longer
than year, at the expiration Of which
time the plumber can obtain a new Ii
cense in the same manner in which he OBJ
tanned his first license.
Regarded as Double Punishment.
The plumbers pointed out to Senator
Dillingham; that, for violation OF the
law of the regulations. a plumber Is pun
ished in court. To deprive him of his IL
cense also. 1t was commended, would be
double punishment. And the revocation
of the license, it was pointed out. takes
away a means of livelihood from the for
mer holder of license.
Senator Dillingham; pointed out to his
callers that the law, while general In its
scope. is designed to cover the cases of
plumbers who, after being found guilty of
violating the law or regulations. persist
emily continue to pursue the same pol
Icy. The bill. it is also pointed out, does
not make it mandatory upon the Commits
soners to revoke a license for a single
violation of the La w or the raa1llatio
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-16
FAST TRAIN DERAILED.
Ice on Track Throws Passenger Cars
From Rails.

MIDDLETOWN, N. Y. February 18.-
While running at the rate Of thirty miles
an hour the Chicago limited train west
bound on the New York. Ontario and
Western railroad was derailed in Multi
gans cut. thirteen miles south of this
city, last night. The passengers were Sc
verely shaken up, but none was seriously
injured. All the cars remained upright
but the first car was swung across the
rails. Ice on the tracks was the cause
OF the derailment.
The passengers were brought to this
city this morning on a special train.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-16
MILES AT WHITE HOUSE.
Brings Foreign Wars Society Dele.
cation With Bid to Dinner.

Gen. Nelson A. Miles introduced to the
President today a delegation from the
American Military Society of Foreign
Wars. of which Mr.. Taft has been elected
an honorary member.
The committee invited President Taft to
attend a reception to be given in his honor
at the Waldorf Hotel In New York city
March Is. The President will accept.
The committee that visited the White
House today comprised Henry 8. Car
hart, commander of the Society of For
eign Wars; Col. William T. Bates, Clin-
ton E. Brain. James S. Morgan, David
Banks, jr., Lawrence L. Gillespie, Talbot
Root and Herman Kotzmei.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-16
Anniversary OF "WIGWAM."
Fifty Years Since Lincoln Was
Nominated at Chicago.

CHICAGO. ILL.,. February 1.-THE fiji
tieth anniversary of the republican ma
tional convention in Chicago which
nominated Abraham Lincoln for the presi-
dency, known as the "wigwam conven-
tion.'' will be celebrated by the members
of the Lincoln League of Illinois on May
Is. II and -.
Preliminary plans for the celebration
were discussed last night at a meeting of
the executive board of the league
Tentative arrangements were made for
an historically correct reproduction of the
famous convention complete in each de-
tail
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-16
OPPOSES ARTS INSTITUTE,
House Refuses to Consider the Bill
Creating It.

The proposition to incorporate the Ma
tional Institute of Arts and Letters did
not prove popular in the House today
although more than 200 distinguished
Americans were named as incorporators
in the bill for that purpose
The measure, which had been passed by
the Senate, authorized the institute to
hold in trust donations and requests to
be applied to Investigations in literature
and the arts. The House voted not to
consider the bill.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-16

CINCINNATI, February ia petition
has been started here for the pardon of
Henry Youtsey. now serving life
tence in the Kentucky state penitentiary
as an accessory to the murder of William
Goebel
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-16
Honor to Gen. Sickles.

The House committee on militia. -
fairs today acted favorably on the bill
of Representative Sulzer of New York.
making Maj. Gen. Daniel Z. Sickle, Y.
s. A., retired, a lieutenant general
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-16
WHAT Is WHISKY LABEL
DEBATED BY OFFICIAL
Question Gives Concern to Those
Who Are Enforcing the Pure
Food Laws.

The question What Is whisky?' having
passed into history, its successor is loom
ing over the horizon in the shape of the
query: What is a whisky LABEL
President Taft disposed of question No.
!, and q corps of his cabinet officers are
wrestling today with interrogatory No. 2.
According to the terms Of the pure food
law the determination Of the regulations
for labelling whisky was left to the Presi-
dent. and he designated Secretary Nagle
OF the Department Of Commerce and La
Dor, Secretary Wilson Of the Department
of Agriculture and Secretary Macyeaeh
OF the Treasury Department as a perma-
nent committee to consider this latest
phase OF the problem. The preparation
Of regulations for the labelling of whisky
became requisite as soon as the F,resi-
relegated blended spirits" into the realm
of things that were.
Distillers Interested.
Practically all of the large distflleries
OF the country were represented at a
hearing which began in Secretary Nc
Veagh's office at 1890 o'clock this morn
ing. the outcome Of which will be the
formal rules and regulations stating the
character Of the paper labels which may
be placed on bottles and other packages
containing the various forms of spiritus
frumenti.
Secretary McVeagh was absent from
the hearing on account Of illness, but he
was represented by Royal e. Cabell, COM
missioner of internal revenue. Secretaries
Nagle and Wilson were also present on
behalf Of the government, as was Charles
Earl. solicitor of the Department of Com
merce and Labor.
The new regulations will be ready for
PRONUNCIATION probably tomorrow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-16
Backing Aeronautic Society.

To this end it is backing the Aeronau-
tic Society in New York and proposes to
make of IL an affiliated club or section,
to have charge Of aeronautics. This Aer-
onau-ic Society is composed Of some &C
tive members. and, while not SO aristo-
cratic an organization as the Aero Club,
has habit of doing things.
1t was the first organisation in Ameri-
ca to buy an aeroplane and go in for ex-
hibitions. 1t was Curtiss machine that
il bought While 1t bought the plane un-
der a guarantee from the Curtiss-Her-
ring company to take care of any suits
for infringement, il was the nominal. de-
PENDANT In the suit for infringement re-
Gently brought by the Wright brothers
against the Curtiss company
IL Is now offered the patronage of the
Automobile Association. IL IL is backed
by that association in the coming fight
TO control aviation IL VIII be able to make
an interesting contest with the Aero Club
of America.
In the meantime the insurgents" in the
Aero Club of America have threatened to
ally themselves with the new society.
There was meeting Monday of last
week at which some insurgents who had
been dropped were reinstated by order of
Judge Gerard. Attempt was made to re-
organize the club by the adoption of a
new constitution.
This did not satisfy the insurgents They
are now working for further reorganiza-
ton. to increase the voting power of
members. for the more active participa-
ton OF the club In aeronautics and to
eliminate the one-man power system on
which they claim the club heretofore has
been run