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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1910-03-25
A SHIP TO BE ALL IRISH.
Unique Memorial To Robert Emnel
Planned By Miss Gallagher.

Boston Especially "A unique me-
mortal to Robert Emmett. to be Gre
ated by the subscriptions of Ameri-
cans of Irish birth or descendant, is
proposed by Miss Anna Gallagher, of
this city. to take the form of ship
to bear the name of the Irish pa
triot, and to ply between the ports in
Ireland and America.
Miss Gallagher. and those who are
associated with her, intend that the
Robert Emmett shall be distinctly
lrish-built in an Irish shipyard by
Irish workmen, and the materials
used In the vessels construction
shall be of Irish production or man
ufacture. The furnishings of the
vessel are also to be of Irish make.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1910-03-25

Rochester, N. Y. Especially Presi-
dent Taft announced here that a
complete agreement had been reached
with France on all tariff differences.
and that he would sign . proclsfna-
ton giving to France the 25 per cent.
reduction OF rates provided for hi
the Payne-AldYich tariff law.
President Taft received q ihng|
cipher dispatch from Secretary Kfox
conveying the contents of a cable
gram from France which indic8ted|
that the proposition made by the
United States had been accepted
France has agreed with the UA4ted|
States on SO per cent. of imported
articles. and in lieu of an agRee-
ment on the remaining per cent
is willing to grant still further con-
cessions in the list already agreed to-
This is acceptable to the UnftedI
States. Because of the high increased
OF duties on champagne it had been
predicted that a tariff war with
France. was almost certain.
Although the situation seems ALI
but hopeless, President Taft has not
given up the idea of averting a tariff
""A VIII Sdudud. ne has luVllGUi
to meet him in Albany w. s. Field
ing, the Canadian minister Of fl
nance; Henry M. Hoyt, counsellor Of!
the State Department, and Charles NJ.
Pepper, tariff expert of the Depar-
ment of Commerce and Labor, will
come on from Washington to be
present at the conference.
President Taft at first invited Sir
Wilfred Laurier. the Canadian pre-
mier. to the conference, but the
latter was unable to come. Thus
FAR Canada has shown disposition
TO stand pat" and has all but but
an end to any further negotiations.
Ine President is making a last ef-
lott, however. to reach an agreement
with the Dominion government.
The dispute with Canada grows
out of the fact that Canada n@g0-
tiated a treaty with France, whereby
that country was given reduction
of from 2 "a to per cent. over other
countries. Through Great Brftain's
favored nation treaties, however,
this preferential treatment given by
Canada to France was automaticailV
extended to 8 other countries. This
in effect left the United States as
the principal country affected by the
higher rates.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1910-03-25

the regulars gave their old leader
a great ovation. applauding and Ill
ing by his chair. grasping his hand
in token of their sympathy with him
in his defeat. Thus, by bold stroke
Mr.. Cannon managed to snatch a
personal victory out of the very jaws
of bitter defeat.
101 To 155 Decisive Vote.
The Norris resolution, providing
for the creation of a new commit
tee on rules and depriving the
Speaker of membership upon it, was
adopted by vote of 1871 to 1876
when the final vote upon the propo-
sition was taken at 400 O'Clock.
This gave a ma fprity of SO votes
for the Democrats and Insurgents,
and the defeat of the Cannon forces
was overwhelming. Within 10 days,
under authority and direction of the
resolution, a new COMMITTEES on
rules, composed of six Republicans
and four Democrats. will be elected
by the House. Then the present
triumvirate, consisting of Speaker
Cannon, John Dalzell, of Pennsyl-
vania, and Walter ]. Smith, of Iowa,
composing the majority of the pres
ent Rules Committee. will be dis
solved.
Vast Crowd Watched Contest.
When the House came together at
noon the galleries were crowded and
men and women were struggling for
entrance around every portal. The
Senate end OF the Capitol was de-
serted. Washington has given lit
tie thought or consideration to any
other public matter since the great
struggle for the restoration of popu-
lar government in the House of Rep
resentatives. Thousands sought ad-
mission into the restricted space of
the galleries, which included repre-
sentatives of every walk of life from
the ambassador to the newsboy. No
cards of admission were required ex-
cept for the diplomatic and exc
cutive galleries, and the rule was,
First come, first served"
Beautifully gowned society wom-
en- struggled in the gallery crowd,
and many dresses were torn or dis
arranged in the rivalry for admis-
sion. Men and women, unable to
get into the galleries, stood in close
formation around the doors in order
to be within ear-shot of the ora
tory.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1910-03-25
CAUSED HUNTINGDON FIRES.
Four Young Men Make Written
Confession.

Huntingdon, Pa. (Special).-Abe
Reed, John Earle, Harry McCrim
and Carleton Gates, who were ar
rested on suspicion of being impli-
Gated in numerous incendiary fires
that resulted in the destruction Of
$161,000 worth of property. made
a full confession before Mayor r. w.
Jacobs and Chief of Police Bathurst.
The young men appeared before
the officials singly and made writ
ten admissions that they were joint
ly responsible for destroying in q
single night church, two planning
mills and five residences, and for
partially burning another church.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1910-03-25
400 Million Years Old

Chicago Especially old Mother
Earth. who has closely guarded her
age for her entire life. is 400 200, 600
years old, according to an article
which appeared in the current number
of a geological publication of the
University of Chicago. In more
scientific phraseology the approximate
age of the earth. it has been dis
covered, may be determined by di-
viding the amount of salt in the sea
by the amount brought down each
year by the rivers
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1910-03-25

u
Marshalltown, la. Especial For
ty-five persons were killed and al
most as many more were injured in
the wreckage. at Green Mountain.
of two Rock Island trains running
over the Chicago Great Western
tracks from Cedar Rapids to Water
loo. Several of the injured may
die. Several of the dead are so hor-
ribly mangled that identification may
be impossible. Every surgeon in
Marshalltown, Green Mountain and
Glajbrook is doing everything pos
sible in emergency hospitals in Mar
shalltown to relieve the suffering OF
injured. Around the various under
dertaking shops the citizens throng
with tearstained faces, each anxious
to get some details of those who are
within.
A little freight wreck on the Rock
Island at Shellsburg. was the indirect
cause of the Green Mountain disas-
ter. The Rock Island line was
blocked, and it became necessary to
detour over the Great Western
tracks. Two trains, sent from Cedar
Rapids to Marshalltown, were
coupled together, and the two loco
motives placed in front of them.
Both locomotives were running back
ward.
Unlucky Thirteen
The combined train consisted of 10
cars. A Pullman was next to the
locomotives. Then came smoking
car and day coach In the latter
were many women and children.
The doubled train was going about
25 miles an hour when it reached a
cut five miles from Green Mountain
at the top of hill. In this cut the
tender of the front locomotive jump
ed the track. This threw the head
locomotive into the sides of the mar
row cut. The clay of the sides was
soft, and the engine went into 1t
and stopped almost instantly.
The sudden stoppage ditched the
second locomotive, and the momen-
tum of the heavy train crushed the
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1910-03-25
KILLS HIS FATHER-IN-LAW.
Pistol Duel Follows Cock Fight Near
State Line.

Bristol, Tenn. Especially As q
result OF q pistol duel fought at St.
Charles near the tennessee Virginia
state line, d. w. Sizemore. promi-
nent citizen, Is dead, while his son
in-law, John Stanton. is charged with
having murdered him
The duel grew out OF a cock fight.
Stanson's bird was getting the bet
ter Of the fowl of his fathep-in-
law, when the latter got a gun and
KILLED 1t. Sizemore fred at his SON
in-law when the latter resented his
having killed the cockrel. Several
shots were exchanged, the son-in-iaw
returming the fire.
Sizemore was almost instantly kill
ed, ball having struck him in the
breast. He was prominent mem
Der of the Lee County court. The
eon-snslaw claims self-defense.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1910-03-25

Washington, D. C. Especially -
Shorn Of his power. deprived of con-
troll of the House. his COMMITTEES
on Rules abolished and his ma
chine" overturned. Joseph G. Can
non escaped being expelled from the
Speakership of the House of Repre-
sentatives. The veteran Congress
man refused compromise, refused to
allow himself to be eliminated from
the Rules, Committee and fought the
Insurgents and Democrats to the
end.
At last, when his defeat had been
confirmed by an overwhelming ma
jority, he issued challenge of de-
fiance to his enemies and annoHnc-
ed that he was ready to consider a
motion declaring the chair vacant.
Thus he dared his opponents to ex-
pei him. They were not prepared
to go to such extremes. Demo-
cratic leaders and Insurgents alike
counselled against such an attempt.
Texan Forced The Issue.
But the allies were flushed with
victory; they had tasted blood and
painted to put the Speaker to the
sword. Mr.. Burleson. of Texas,
against the protest of many Demo-
Gratis, at once introduced a resolu-
ton to declare the chair vacant and
Immediately elect new Speaker.
This was the signal for the Speak
er's friends to rally. They again
formed in line. Insurgents who
were opposed to Mr.. Cannon's meth
DDS, but did not wish to see him
further Inundated, relented and
cast their votes with the regular
Republicans.
Friends Rallied To Him.
Mr.. Cannon at once put the Bur-
Lesson resolution. He was delighted
when it was defeated and the House
decided that he was to continue in
the Speakers chair.
When the report was announced
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1910-03-25
FORTY FIVE DEAD in TRAIN WRECK
Smoker, Pullman and Womans Car Telescoped Into One
--Doub eheader Jumps the Track -Wreckage
Crinsoned With Victims Blood

day coach and the smoking car
against the heavier Pullman. The
smoking car and day coach were tele-
scoped and hardly an occupant OF
either car escaped death or injury.
Dead In Each Others Arms.
Geo. w. Downing, of Vinton, was
in the smoker, the third car from
the locomotive. He was pinned
down under a seat.
The first l knew he said, "the
Pullman car came right back
through ours. Two men sitting in
front of US were crushed to death
and and my companion were down
on the bottom with what seemed the
world piled on top of US.
We were sitting in double seat
A man sat facing us. He and the
seat came crashing back on us and
flattened us to the floor. There we
lay under living man and two dead
men, who were literally smashed and
whose blood ran down ON us through
the wreckage."
w. T. Schreiner, of Rochester. N.
Y, young man who escaped injury.
said:
II saw woman taken out with
her little girl, both crushed to
death. The mother had folded the
child in her arms in an effort to pro-
tect her and they we're taken out
dead, wrapped in each others arms
saw other women in the coach
crushed into bleeding mass. Their
heads hanging down, their hair mat
ted with blood, their bodies twisted
out of human shape. / have seen
what shall see all my life when
dream
Red With Blood.
Many passengers were apparently
killed outright, but the suffering
among the injured was terrible.
Arms and legs were cut off. The
wreckage was almost crimson with
blood, some of the bodies being
crushed beyond recognition by the
mass of twisted rails and splintered
cars. A few of the passengers we're
found still living, with a rod or a
splinter impaling them in the wreck.
Decapitated bodies were found
and it was almost impossible to as
sort the dismembered parts.
The wreck occurred at point
which was difficult to reach with
prompt relief. Such bodies as could
be pulled out were stretched out in
an adjoining pasture.
Fatalities occurred only In the
first three coaches. The rear
coaches all remained on the tracks.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1910-03-25
Big Demand For BABIES.

New Orleans Especially The de-
mand for babies here has reached
such a proportion that it is feared
that there will be a serious short
age in the supply. A carload OF
babies from the New York Founding
and Orphan Asylum was given away
here last week. Many women clam
ored for babies in vain. and so num-
erous are the applications that the
Institution has decided to send an
other carload of infants to New Or
leans.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1910-03-25
BATTLE WITH BURGLARS.
Oscar Saves His Cash, But Is Pushed
OF High Building. 4

New York Especially A remarka-
BILE battle with two robbers. who
chased him from the street to the
top of six-story apartment build
ing and then, after struggle, push
ed him over the edge OF the roof,
was told to the Harlem police by
Oscar johnson, well-to-do resident
of that section of the city. John
son fell to the courtyard pavement,
more than so feet below, but escap-
ed with nothing more serious than q
scalp wound. His fall was broken
by contact with series Of clothes
lines.
johnson had with him a consider
able sum Of money Of his own and
Of the firm with which he is con-
nected. They didn't get aacent of
It," said Johnson proudly as he ex-
hibited the roll to the police.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1910-03-25
pr. Mary WaIker.s RiIl.

New York Especially ~ DIR. Mary
Walker got Assemblyman Sweet at
Albany to introduce bill providing
that a woman shall not be deemed
disguised by reason of the style of
hen dress or clothing. and that any
peace officer or other person who
shall arrest a woman not guilty Of
any crime. by reason Of the style Of
her dress or clothing. shall be guilty.
Of a misdemeanor and be punish-
ed by a fine of $1,000 or imprison-
ment for .six months. or both.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1910-03-25
ohimpanzee valued AZ $50, GOO Dead

Chimpanzee Valued At $50, 600 Dead
Dallas. Tex. Especially .-C Consul
Junior. the so-ealled educated chin
panzee. who was dressed and taught
to act like a man, died OF bronchial
pneumonia after an illness OF four
days. Consul was valued at $4,000
and was insured with London in
surance company for that amount.
During his illness several physicians
attended him. The body will be
embalmed and sent to Europe for
burial.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1910-03-25
A Youth Hangs Himself.

Hanover. Pa. Especially. The
iifeless body of Ralph Wildasin. II
years old, was found suspended from
a rafter in barn by his father.
He spent the evening at home with
his brothers, but later left the house
and, failing to return, the family
thought he had gone to the home
of a nearby relative for the night,
but instead, he went to the barn
and hanged himself. The youth was
in good health and apparently con-
tented.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1910-03-25

Massilion, D. Especial A story
that is unique in the history of Ohio
crime IS contained in tia charge Of
murder that the police have laid
against Catherine MANI, child 16
years old, She is accused of poison
ing her sister Elizabeth, three years
her senior, with strychnine. and the
motive imputed to her is jealousy
ef her sisters wardrobe. more bril-
liant than her own.
The body of the elder sister was
found III the kitchen of the MANI
home Friday night, and simultane-
opsly it was discovered that Cath
crime had fed, taking with her the
best Of her sisters clothes.
Monday the girl was arrested in
Akron, where she had applied for
work under the name of Ethel Nor
gan Brought here to jail, she fac
ed her accusers with calm greatly
out Of keeping with the gravity of
the crime with which she is charged
and told them Internationally that
her sister was dead before she left
the house.
The most damaging evidence
which has been procured against the
girl Is the admitted fact that she
purchased strychnine at local drug
store shortly before her sisters
death, and also bought a small guam
tity Of chloroform.
The girl claims that she bought
the strychnine for a man whose
name she has so far refused to di-
vulge. This man, she declares, sub
sequently handed her two capsules
which, she claims, she believed to
cantain quinine. One of these tab
let's, she says, she laid on the table
beside her sister when she left the
house, ON Friday morning. The
chloroform. she says, she bought for
cleaning purposes.
The mother Of the MANI girls has
been dead for IS years and, accord
ing to GATHERINGS father, she has
grown up head-strong and absolute
~ beyond his control
For the past year she has been
receiving mail at the general deliv-
cry from q large number Of young
men from surrounding towns. With
the exception of one or two hys-
terical paroxysms of tears the girl
hos maintained since her arrest an
attitude Of indifference.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1910-03-25
King victor To Dine Roosevelt.

Rome Especially. - King Victor
Emmanuel has decided to give a
dinner in honor of former President
Roosevelt upon the occasion of the
latter's visit to this city. The guests
will include Mrs. Roosevelt, Kermit
and Miss Ethel, American Ambas-
sador Leishman, Mrs. Leishman,
other members of the American EN-
bassy and Count Guicciardini, min
lister of foreign affairs.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1910-03-25
FAIRBANKS HOMECOMING.
Hearty Hoosier Welcome For Former
Vice President And Wife.

Indianapolis. Ind. Especially. -
Preparations for the Homecoming
celebration of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Warren Fairbanks were completed
here. The former Vice President
and his wife will be given a hearty
HoOsier welcome, and the whole
state will be represented at the
speechmaking, which will take place
in Monument Place. If the weather
be fair. or in Tomlinson Hall, If 1t
be rainy. Gov. Thomas Marshall
will preside.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1910-03-25


Daytona. Fla. Especially Barney
Oldfield, driving against time from
q flying start. in 200-horsepower
Benz automobile of special design,
covered the fastest mile ever travel
ed by human being. His time
was 81 33-100 seconds. Nothing
projected into space by man save a
bullet has travelled $3.50 feet at
equal speed. The previous record
was set here four years ago by Mar
riot, who drove a special Stanley
steamer one mile in % 1-5 seconds
at an average speed Of 1915 miles
an hour Oldfield's average was
131.72.
Returning to the starting lines be-
tween files of cheering spectators,
Oldfield again launched his great
car from standing start for mile
against time and crossed the finish
line with another record. His time
was 40 53-100 seconds, as against
Al 23-100 seconds, made with the
same car by Hemmery ON the Brook
field track in England.
In the flying start effort Oldfield
came down the rock-like surface of
the track to the starting line as an
indistinguishable blur of roaring
fame and smoke. Almost before
the overtaxed mechanism of the eye
had adjusted itself to the changing
perspective of his approach he al
ready was dwindling into the dis
lance, and almost before the brain
had translated the impressions of
sense into thought he had crossed
the finish line. The timing for both
races was done by G. H. Warner, Of
fetal timer for the American Auto
mobile Association, with the same
mechanical device he used at tht
Atlanta and Indianapolis speedways
and which has been officially adopt
ed by the association. Ralph de
Palma. Oldfield's rival, who was un-
able to start against him because
Of broken piston, acted as repre-
sentative for the contest board. A
surveyors certificate has been filed
for the distance posts, and only the
formal acceptance by the contest
board is necessary before the record
passes officially into the history of
the humiliation Of distance.
In the preliminary trials George
Robertson. guiding Walter Christie's
front-drive car, was sent away first,
but made false start and was re-
called. The car baked for second
start. and after 80 minutes Of tink-
ering, Robertson withdrew David
Bruce Brown left next and did the
mile in 80 18-100 seconds. Oldfield
followed, with his two records.
The best previous official record
for the mile from a flying start by
a gasoline car is two miles in So 2-5
seconds made at Ormond Beach,
Fla. in a 200-horsepower car. by
Demogeot, in 1905. at an average
of 1888 miles an hour
The best speed ever made by a
locomotive is five miles in two min
utes and 80 seconds. over the Plant
System in March, 1901.
Glenn H. Curtiss. the aviator. COW
cred mile from flying start in
an eight-cylinder motor cycle in
IS 2-5 seconds in 1907.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1910-03-25
SHOOTS GIRL ON HORSE DEAD
Border At Sisters House Had Beer
Turned Down. n

LewistOwn. Pa. Especially Will
liam Shrader shot and instantly
killed Bertha Singley, aged 26 years,
Of Derry township.
The girl with female companion,
was horseback riding and stopped for
drink of water at the home OF
Miss Singley's sister. where Shraier
boarded.
Shrader fired from an upstairs
window and the girl fell dead from
her horse. The slayer was captured
by the girls brother and taken to
jail.
The refusal of Miss Singley to re-
ceive Shrader's attentions is said to
have prompted the tragedy.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1910-03-25

Santiago. Chilli Especially The
government of Chill of the withdraw
al of the Peruvian Legation at Sam
tiago because OF the recent exuul-
sion of Peruvian priests from the
provinces of Tacna and Africa.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1910-03-25
Mayor Dies In Auto.

Hutchinson. Kas. Especially 20.
B. shepherd. mayor of st. John, Kas..
died of heart disease while driving
his motor car. With him at the time
were two guests and his wife. They
stopped the car after it had run wild
for several minutes.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1910-03-25
Rear Admiral Swift Retires.

Washington, D. C. Especially. -
Rear Admiral Swift, aid for material
to the Secretary of the Navy, closed
his active career in the Navy, hav-
ing reached the retiring age of 81.
He will be relieved by Capt. Frank
F. Fletcher. Rear Admiral Swift
has had nearly Is years sea serv-
ice and 23 years shore duty.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1910-03-25

Two Rock Island Passenger Trains,
Coupled Together, Were Making
A Detour To Avoid Another Wreck
One Locomotive Piles On Top OF
The Other-Nearly All In Smoker
And Woman's Coach Are Killed
Dead Laid Out In Rows-Forty
Injured.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1910-03-25
Football Player Dies OF INJURIES.

Dallas. Tex. Especially. - John A.
Airhart. aged 10, a former student
at Simmons College, of Abilene,
Tex. who was injured in foot
BAN game in that place October 10
last. died in sanitarium here. He
had been for the greater part of
this period unconscious from concus-
sion of the brain.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1910-03-25
()LDFIELD ESTABLISHES
TWO new RECORDS
Drives His Automobile q Mile
in ~ is Seconds.

Sensational Speed Developed BY The
Powerful Car Tries The Eyes OF
The Spectators AS It Flies Over
The Track Oldfield Also Beats
The Best Record For A Mile From
A Standing start Oidfield's Aver
age Yesterday Was 1919 Miles
An Hour.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1910-03-25
R0osevelt's Lecture In Paris.

Paris Especially. = President Fall
Heres will attend the lecture given
by former President Roosevelt in
the Sorbonne. Mr.. Roosevelt's sub
ject will be 1.-THE Duties of the Citi-
zen of Republic"