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The Washington herald., 1910-02-18
TELEPHONE INQUIRY HALTED
Minority Stockholders Suddenly
Abandon Case.

New York. Feb. 1.-THE inquiry In this
city on behalf of minority stockholders in
the United States Telephone Company,
and other independent lines in the West
into the sale of the lines to j. P. Morgan
a. Co, came to a halt to-day.
AS the hearing was about to be resum-
ed, Clarence Brown, of counsel for the
company, showed Special Commissioner
O'NeiIl telegram received earlier in the
day from Harrison B. McGraw. counsel
for the minority stockholders, In Cleve-
land, stating that no further evidence
would be taken, but giving no explana-
ton.
Commissioner O'Neil called the inquiry
off as soon as he read the telegram, and
the witnesses were notified that they
need not appear.
The Washington herald., 1910-02-18
SNOW SMASHES
TWO OLD RECORDS
Heaviest in Many Years at
st. Louis and Nashville.

St Louis. Feb. 17-snow ceased falling
here at 4 O'Clock this afternoon. when il
was fourteen inches deep on the level.
the heaviest fall at St Louis since 1854.
II was 10 above at o'clock tonight. The
snowfall here was n furry compared with
the 22.4 inches fall to-day az Nashville.
Tenn. and establishing a new official
record for that Southern State.
The snowfall at Vicksburg, Miss, was
l9.4 inches.
The binding snowstorm here lasted
thirty-six hours. nineteen hours longer
than the storm Of February g, 1906 fhen
12S inches % snow fell
The storm al Indianapolis and through
out Southern Indiana grew more serious
tonight
The Washington herald., 1910-02-18
BRYAN NEARLY GRANDFATHER
viii Get n Surprise at Sons Home
on His Return I'm May.

Lincoln. Nebr.. Feb 17.-An interesting
event is expected at Tucson. Ariz.. dur
Ing April OF May In the household of
William J. Bryan, jr., who was married
year ago 20 Miss Helen Berger, Of Mil
waukee. The young couple are making
their home at Tucson. Mrs. Bryan. ST.
and Mrs Leavitt. will probably go there
soon after they reach home.
William J. Bryan will return to the
United States from his South American
tour about the first of May. and will
spend that month at home for the pur-
pose of devotlng himself particularly TO
Nebraska politics
The Washington herald., 1910-02-18
BERLIN SOCIALISTS IN RIOT.
Clash with Police After Meeting
ana Several Are Injured.

Berlin, Feb. H-sociaIists held meet
ings In Frankfort to-day to protest
against the methods employed by the
police on February l3 in suppresslng the
demonstrations against the Prussisn gov
ernment's franchise bill
After the meetings the socialists cIashed
with the police IN the streets. The police
used their swords and revolvers. Two
men and two women received bullet
wounds and several others were injured
by swords. One policeman was stabbed
The Washington herald., 1910-02-18
VIII Get Pensions.
SNOW COVERS INDIANA.
Statewide Storm Blocks Traffic and
Causes Suffering.

indianapolis. Feb. 1.-THE State of
Indiana is tonight under a blanket of
snow more than fifteen inches deep, and
in many places where it has drifted under
the influence of q strong east wind, 1t is
from four TO seven feet deep. All steam
and interurban cars are delayed and
traffic over street car lines in all of the
principal cities is being interferred with.
many OF the rural mail routes have had
no deliveries. and with the snow still
falling and the drifts piling up. the
traffic on all roads may be stopped en-
tirely for q time.
There is much suffering throughout the
State. especially of live stock. and in
the cities there is a shortage Of coal
business because of delayed traffic and
the inability to make deliveries.
The Washington herald., 1910-02-18
AGAINST CHRIST PICTURES.
Connecticut TheOIOgian Says They
Are Too Effeminate.

New Haven Conn. Feb. I7-That weak
and effeminate pictures of Christ have a
bad effect on boys is the belief of Prof.
George B. Gilbert. of the Hartford School
of Theology. as expressed in an address
on "The church and the bad bay" He
said:
Manly pictures Of Christ, not the
weak, feminine kind. are needed in a
boys room. Christ was never represented
as a bearded man in the early churches.
Christ in a picture for the boy, should
be shown as young, round limbed, strong,
and active.
Have picture of Christ in a boys
room kicking over the money changers,
tables and smashing them over the head
with them"
The Washington herald., 1910-02-18
BLIZZARD IN OHIO
REACHES BITTER CLIMAX

Cincinnati, Feb. 1.-THE blizzard that
struck Ohio last night and continued to-
day and tonight was the climax of the
most severe winter in years. According
to the Weather Bureau, more snow has
fallen in Cincinnati this winter inclusive
of the Pinch fall TO to-day than in any
winter in twenty-five years.
The Washington herald., 1910-02-18
DIVORCE ELATES PASTOR.
Thanks Lawyer for Delivering Him
from Bonds of He'll"

Providence. Feb 17.-Rev A. A. CrOoke,
of Brooklyn, was this afternoon granted
a divorce from his wife by Judge George
T. Brown. in the Superior Court After
Judge Brown had given the decision for
her husband. Mrs. Crooke shook hands
with Julius L. Mitchell, Mr.. CrOoke's
counsel. and said: Il thank you Mr.
Mitchell, for delivering me from the
bonds of he'll "
A former steward of the church was
named as correspondent in Mr.. Crooke's
petition. and the leading soprano was
the principal witness.
The Washington herald., 1910-02-18
WEATHER FORECAST.

For the District of Columbia
and Maryland = Rain, possibly
turning into snow, followed by
clearing to-day; much colder,
with a cold wave; tomorrow,
fair; high northwesterly winds.
The Washington herald., 1910-02-18
EXPLAINS HOOKING POOL BILL.
James II. keene Testifes in Fiske
Bankruptcy Proceedings.

New York. Feb f7.-James r. Keene,
manager Of the two Columbus and Hook
ing Coal and Iron pools. got a chance
to-day at HIS second examination before
United States Commissioner Alexander,
In the bankruptcy proceedings of J. NJ.
Fiske & Co. one of the three firms that
went under with the collapse January 10,
to tell in his own way the happenings at
one Of the most important meetings Of
the pool members. at which he declared
ne made It clear 20 all the members the
disposition he would make of $500 shares.
He declared he was free Of the pool be-
fore he sold his stock.
The Washington herald., 1910-02-18
GRANTS A FRANCHISE.
Traction War Brought to End by
Vote for Taylor Grant.

Cleveland. Feb. IZ-Cleveland's eight
year traction war is over. the voters to-
day approving the Taylor grant. so
called, giving the Cleveland Railway
Company a twenty-five-year grant at 8
cent fare for eight months, and as
much longer as that fare pays dividend
on its capital Four cents is the maxi
mum fare permitted, with cent transfer
charge, rebated when the transfer IS
used
The vote on the grant, which was
fought by former Mayor Tom Johnson
and the Democratic organization, was
27,SG7 to 1879. q majority of S,l1G.
The Washington herald., 1910-02-18
FINDS AN ANCIENT CITY.
Count de Perigay said to Have Made
Discovery in Guatemala.

Discovery In Guatemala.
New Orleans, Feb. l7.-Passengers from
Belize report that Count de Perigay, OF
the Societe Geographiquae de Paeu. has
discovered a large prehistoric city in the
derelict Of Peten. Guatemala. The city is
near Bouque Uiego. only few miles frem
the frontier. but far from any travelled
road
The sight Is nearly completely hidden
by the large trees and underbush. The
count has been for months looking for
Aztec ruins and following the stories of
the natives. He has now gone to Qua
temala City TO confer with President Ca
brera. II Is understood the republic will
assist in the excavations.
The Washington herald., 1910-02-18
PANHANDLE GETS BRUNT
OF A TEXAS TWISTER

Dallas. Feb. 1.-THE heaviest snow for
February ever recorded at Dallas fell be-
tween 2:S0 q. m. and a. m. to-day. The
snow was six inches deep, according 10
an official statement of the weather OBJ
server.
The blizzard continued. and the mercury
at O'Clock tonight was within 10 degrees
of zero. All trains are from TO s hours
late. Cattle losses in the Panhandle will
be large
The suffering among the poor of Dallas
and other Texas cities is unusually Sc
we're, as the drop Of nearly 20 degrees in
temperature caught them unprepared.
The Washington herald., 1910-02-18
PHILIPPINE SCOUT DIVORCED.
Hans WuesthOR Freed from Wife
Who Caused Army Scandal.

Cincinnati. Feb 17.-Judge Warner
gTofs-z+ a divorce to-day to Hans Wuest-
hoff. former lieutenant Of scouts in the
Philippine Islands. who sued Martha
Wuesthoff on charges Of neglect and
cruelty. Wuesthoff came from home in
Germany shortly before the Spanish
American war. enlisted with the Sixth
Infantry at Fort Thomas, and accom-
panied it to Cuba. shortly after the war
he was married at San Antonio. Tex. His
wife accompanied him to the Philippines,
and a brother officers attentions to her
there caused an army scandal which re-
suited In a oourt-martial for Wuesthon's s
rival. The wife was ordered from the
army post.
The Washington herald., 1910-02-18
CARMEN TO VOTE ON STRIKE.
Philadelphia Company Declines to
Treat with Men as "A Union.

DtNIItiVN
Treat with Men as "A Union.
Philadelphia, Feb. E-Negotations be
tween the carmen's union and the
Rapid Transit company are off and the
men will vote on the question Of strike
al a mass meeting TO be held next Tues
day night.
President Kruger, of the company. told
the executive committee Of the union at
a conference to-day that the company
would treat with the employees individu-
ally or with committees from any organ
izatiOn Of employees. This has been the
bone Of contention for the past month.
the Amalgamated Union insisting that
only its committee be recognized by the
company,
The Washington herald., 1910-02-18
l4,O00 CAMELS TAKEN
IN MAD MULLAH RAID

Alden, Arabia, Feb. 17.-SIO-
hammed AbduIIah, of SOmaIi-
land, the Mad MuIIah, is again
on the war path.
A force of derYishes has
raided the sultnnate of the
Mijertins, killing and burn
ing in all directions.
The slaughter of tribeSmen
was very heavy. One whole
town WAS gutted by fire and
14,0O0 camels tnken.
The Washington herald., 1910-02-18
MORTON HEADS EQUITABLE.
Elected at First Meeting Since Con-
troll Passed from Ryan.

New York, Feb. T.-Paul Morton was
elected president of the Equitable Life
Assurance Society to-day at the first an
nual meeting held since stock control
passed from Thomas F. Ryan to ]. P.
Morgan. All the other officers and COM
mittees were reappointed. except that E.
II. Outerbridge was appointed a member
Of the finance committee to succeed
George F. Victor, deceased.
Mr.. Morton presented an exhaustive re-
port. covering the operations of the com
pany for the last four years. The report
said that last year new insurance paid
for amounted to S110.9I3.O16. as compared
with S91.262, 100 in 1905. an increase of %
per cent.
The Washington herald., 1910-02-18
Heavy Storm I'm England.

New York, Feb 1.-THE Commercial
Cable Company sent out a notice to-day
to the effect that. owing to a big storm
in England and Scotland. communication
with the north of England and Scotland
was interrupted There is delay in COM
munication with Liverpool
The Washington herald., 1910-02-18
SETS A MARRIAGE SCALE.
Bishop of Pittsburg Holds Religion
Prerequisite of Ceremony.

Pittsburg, Feb lin a letter to
priests of the Pittsburg Diocese, in which
marriage IN all its phases IS discussed,
Rev. J. F. Regis Canevin, bishop of the
diocese, condemns polygamy, divorce, and
race suicide IN severe terms, recommends
early marriages. forbids marriages be-
tween couples of different religions. and
declares that man is the head of the
family.
The Washington herald., 1910-02-18
wrIshts Get Injunction.

New York, Feb. T.-JUdge Learned
Hand. of the United States Circuit Court,
to-day filed an order granting tempo
rary injunction in favor OF the Wright
Company pending it's suit against Louis
Paulhan, the French aviator, who, Il is
alleged, is exhibiting machines which IN
fringe on the Wrights' patent.
The Washington herald., 1910-02-18

Some of the worlds best mahogany fur
niture, plate, china. books, rugs wines,
curios, prints, paintings. &C. will be
G St. to-day at II and 3 o'clock, COM
meneing with No. 40l OF the catalogue.
Rooms comfortable and seats provided.
The Washington herald., 1910-02-18
SNOWFALL Blinds BOY.

New Brighton. Pa. Feb. 17-While
standing at a window watching his
father in a friendly SNOWFALL fight with
neIghbor, little Frank Neadland was
struck by q snowba'l which destroyed
the sight of one eye
The Washington herald., 1910-02-18
WIN Prosecute DIR. HYDE.

Kansas City, Mo-, Feb. 1.-THE Swope
attorneys will accuse Or. Hyde of in
oculating the family with typhoid. DR..
Mektoen's reports are TO remain secret
until the Swope family makes them pub
lic.
The Washington herald., 1910-02-18

See the list of branch offices OF the
want ad. department of The Washington
Herald. top of first column, want page,
and get your branch" firmly fixed In
your memory.
The Washington herald., 1910-02-18
TINY YACHT SAFE
AFTER HARD TRIP
The Carnegie Mastered Seas
Which Swamped Nina.
In STORM THREE WEEKS
Grew Had No Sleep on Voyage
Across Atlantic.

NcDmagnetie Vessel, Now Engaged
in Making Survey of Seven Seas,
Encounters Gales on Return from
Bermuda and Was Driven Over the
Latitude of Cape Hatteras Five
Times-RepOrt Received Here.
The Washington herald., 1910-02-18
NAVY ENDS SEARCH
FOR lLL-FATED nina
Department Will Probe Loss
of Missing Tug.

Search for the naval tug Nina, which
left Norfolk for Boston on February s..
with thirty-two men aboard. has been
abandoned by the Navy Department. and
all hope for the safety of the ship is now
given up
kilograms have been sent to the navy
yards at Norfolk. New York. Philadel-
phia, and Boston. directing a discOn-
tinuance Of the search. and the return OF
the vessels engaged in it TO their respec-
tive duties.
Rear Admiral r. F. Nicholson. chief Of
the Bureau Of Navigation, has notified
relatives and friends of the men who
went TO sea on the Nina that hope has
been given UP. and the vessel is believed
to have fOundered.
Message of Sadness.
| A special messenger was detailed 10
| convey this information to the father and
mother of Chief Boatswain John S. Crog-
| han. who commanded the igl-fs. d Ninas
at their home. I447 W street, this city.
/ His wife. who is in Maiden. Mass.
! was UOliItl y. iiid4l SlAi4lldl iplAl4N-tlatli
was sent to MI Fowler. of 10 Tenth
| street southeast. this city, father of
Chief Boatswain's Mate c Z. Fowler
who was second in command on the
/ Nina.
The next Of kin OF all the other MEM
/ bers Of the crew were likewise notified
/ by mail.
! Unless by some unusual chance the
| Nina has been brown out to sea and
surprises all by turning up again within
/ the next few weeks, the Navy Depart
ment will officially make formal entry
on the records. Of the department of the
death of the thirty-two men who made
up the crew.
VIII Get Pensions.
/ From that date the wives and relatives
/ of the missing sailors will be entitled
/ to six months pay under the terms Of
a recent act Of Congress.
| II is probable that the Navy Depart
ment will order an investigation into the
! loss Of the missing tug. The Nina's boil
ers were in fiTst-clasS shape when she
left Norfolk. according TO the last report
on file at the department. The investiga-
tion will be of a perfunctory nature.
The Washington herald., 1910-02-18
s1.2S-BaltimOre and Return

Every Saturday and Sunday. An trains
both ways, both days except ROYAL Linn
tied. City offices, 1417 G st. and sig Penna.
ave.
The Washington herald., 1910-02-18
s1.25 10 BaItim0re nnd Return

Saturdays and Sundays via Pennsylvania
Railroad. Tickets good returning until
Sunday night All regular trains except
Congressional Limited" 4"
The Washington herald., 1910-02-18
ROB VERONA MUSEUM.
Famous Art Pieces Stolen, Accord
ing to Late Report.

Rome, Feb. u.-From the museum at
Verona, six sixteenth century paintings
by Borgegnone. FIVE by Micheletto Dele
Battaglie, and one representing Diana
and the Shepherd by an unknown author.
have been stolen.
The largest picture OF the lot, however.
has been recovered. Owing 10 its Size Il
was impossible TO carry 1t out through
the door and the thieves left 1t in the
hall way.
The Washington herald., 1910-02-18
ORAGS ANOTHER
IN DOODLE MIRE
COnger Says Samuel Train
Accepted $1,000.
BURNETT GOT BIG WAD
New York Senator Declares
Blackmail Was Method.

Demand for $4,000 TO Kill Bridge
Legislation in 1905 Was Made
from Albany, and When 1t Was
Refused Legislation Was Passed
Against the Company, He Asserts
with Flat POsitiVeness.
The Washington herald., 1910-02-18
FIFTY.SEVENTH BALLOT.
Mississippi SenatOrshIp Deadlock
Not Yet Broken.


Jackson, Miss, Feb 1.-Two ballots
were taken for United States Senator by
the legislative caucus tonight, but there
was no material change in the situation
and the deadlock continues. Resolutions
were offered 10 drop the lowest candi-
dates, but were voted down. The hfty-
seventh ballot resulted. Vardaman. 20;
Percy. ~; Kyle. q; Byrd, a; Street, T..
Total 166. Necessary. s..
The Washington herald., 1910-02-18

While running from Bermuda TO New
York the work was seriously interfered
with by the violent rolling and yawing
Of the vessel
IN 'he course Of the next hfteen years
the c~Enegie will have completed the
magnetic survey of the oceans of the
world and the published results of her
work VIII enable navigato-s who are alb
solutely dependent on the accuracy OF
their eompasses TO lay with accuracy their
paths across the trackless ocean.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1910-03-04
UphoIds Statewide.

Judge w. /. Mcfarland, Of Hum
boldt, sometimes furnishes the Local
press articles on the political situation.
Following is his latest and we think is
| worthy Of reproduction. 1t appeared
in the Trenton Herald:
1t is amazing how support of liquor
men and the whiskey traffic mutilates
true craftsmanship and dims the intel
lectual perceptions and moral perspi-
Guilty. Its deleterious effects on its own
advocates furnishes sufficient argu-
ment for its prohibition. They admit
that strong drink is a great evil and that
prohibition decreases drunkenness, vice
and crime" yet they say prohibition
does not prohibit, = and no State law
should be passed to inhibit it for this
reason. They know the Statewide pistol
and gaming and rape and murder laws
do not entirely oreyent these crimes;
yet they favor them. Where is the
consistency Why not Statewide laws
against the whiskey traffic, the prolific
cause Of all other crimes, great and
small, as we'll as pistols, gambling, rape
and murder? The whiskey evil is State
wide, and 50 the others.
II the principle is good as to one
evil, il is good as to all, and the State
wide law is the only constitutional way
in Tennessee. The Supreme Court has
decided local option to be unconstitu-
tional, yet whiskeyites now clamor for
it as 10 whiskey alone. Why this? 1t
certainly cannot be because liquor con-
trols more votes and uses more Doodle
and booze in elections. 1t must be the
tergiversations it produces in its yota-
ries-a kind Of sporad that compels
double somersaulting by its victims.
They refuse to enforce the law in
Memphis and Nashville, openly and de-
family, solely to scare the people Of the
State into its repeal.
This very defiance Of the law fully
and amply proves that the law ought to
be and must be enforced to save the
State. If the traffic is so arrogant and
recklessly lawless as to boldly and open
Iy violate constitutional law, legally
passed by the representatives Of the peo- |
pie Of the whole State, it should be pro-
hibited in all its forms to preserve the
life Of the republic.
THE Governor, whose sworn duty it
is to see that all laws are enforced, and
whose deliberate promise to enforce this
law is known TO all, is hands off and
profoundly silent. A word from him
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1910-03-04
Sustains Election Law.

4 The general election law is consitu-
tional
Ia the presence Of large gathering
Of prominent Tannesseans from all parts
of the State, Justice John X. Shields Of
the Tennessee Supreme Court this
morning delivered the opinion Of the
State $ highest tribunal in the celebrated
general election law case Of E. r. Rich
ardson ct al. VS.. S. NJ. Young ct al,
and in which the court upholds the
validity Of the law and sustains the de-
cision Of Chancellor John Allison Of
Davidson County.
He carried his auditors through a
most elaborate review of the consitu-
tional history Of the State and ex-
haustiyely treated of the rights given
under the constitution to the several
branches and departments of the State
government. 1t was that there was no
warrant or support for the contention
that the power to appoint to office is an
executive function which falls to the
governor under the provision dis
tributing the powers Of government and
vesting in him the supreme executive
power 1t was held that the power to
appoint to Office was political and might
be vested either in the Legislative or the
executive.
1t was held that the complainants as
taxpayers could not complain in regard
to the amending sections Of the new
act, saying the members Of the board
must be from two leading parties: it
imposed no special burdens on them
not common to any citizen; that if
these provisions even were not good,
the rest of the act was still good.
1t was held in effect that the appoint
ment or election Of the three new mem-
bers to the Board Of Election Commits
sioners by the Secretary of State, the
Comptroller and the Treasurer cured
any defect or complaint as to the regu-
larity Of the joint caucas proceedings
and the latter is not gone into.