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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-03
GRAND TRUNK STRIKE
ENDS IN COMPROMISE
Trainnen Granted an Advance
in Wages of About 80
Per Cent.

OTTAWA Ont, August 3.-The strike
of conductors, trainmen and yardmen
which began on the Grand Trunk and
Central Vermont systems July Is was
officially called off last night. Under the
dent Hayes for the railroads and all the
union officials the men will receive, dat
ing back to May / of this year, an ad-
vance of approximately Is per cent, and
beginning January 1, 1912, a rate of
wages slightly below the Eastern Asso-
citation schedule, for which they struck,
but an advance in many instances of
over 80 per cent.
Much credit for the successful outcome
OF the peace negotiations is given to w.
l.. Mackenzie King, the minister of labor,
who has persisted in his efforts to bring
the men together, despite discouraging
setbacks.
Terms of the Agreement.
The agreement follows:
1.-THE company will put back as soon as
nossible the men other than those who
have been or may be found guilty of acts
of violence or discorderly conduct. the
understanding being that there is to be
no coercion or intimidation used toward
the new men.
THE company will put into effect from
Nav / 1910 the rates named in the
schedule of rates dated July IS, 1910,
those rates to be embodied in the present
schedules now in effect on this line, it
being understood that those rates shall
in no instance effect reduction in any
existing rate
..The company will, January 1. 1912.
make effective in train and yard service
nm the Grand Trunk railway the rates
of nav and the rules contained in the
schedule or agreement on date in effect
On the lines of the Canadian Pacific rail-
way. east of Fort William
Central Vermont Adjustment.
In the case of the Central Vermont the
same settlement applies with the excep-
tion that the Standardization to be ap-
piled January L. 1912, is to be that Of the
Rutland railway. road in the same ter
ritory. and not that of the Canadian Pa
cifc. which will only apply to the Grand
Trunk system
President Garrettson of the conductors
and President Lee of the trainmen both
declare that they are satisfied with the
terms of the settlement. Both left last
night for ST. Louis.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-03
WIDER SAYS GUILTY
Former Cashier Admits Theft
of Bank Funds.
LOSS IS OVER HALF MILLION
Committed to Tombs Until August
10, Date of Sentence.
DENIES HE "SALTED' MONEY
declares He Made Nothing in Cotton
Speculations-Mar Was
Always Against Him.
LOSS IS OVER HALF MILLION
DENIES HE "SALTED' MONEY

Ne" YORK, August 3.-E,rwin J.
"ioer, the young cashier of the Russo
Nhlhese bank in this city whose steal
ihss from the banks security box result
ed IN a loss of upward of 100000 to the
institution. pleaded guilty today to the
indictment found against him in connec-
tlon with the embezZlement
wider was remanded for sentence Au-
gust TO-
Inc indictment against Wider specifi-
cdiiy charged him with stealing stock
valued at S11 400 On his plea of guilty
to this indictment he can be given an
lndetermlnate sentence of from five to
ten years. The district attorneys office,
however. has ntimated that it might ask
W1der's indictment on the other larceny
charges against him in connection with
his wholesale stealings of the banks Sc
curitieS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-03

James Lee, wife and two children, of
Token. Prince William county, Va, locked
their house and went away for a visit of
two days Upon their return the house
was in ashes. They blame match gnaw
ing rats
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-03

Four hundred glass blowers employed
nv the Huntington CIV. Va.) Tumbler
Company went on strike for recognition
of the union.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-03
Speculated in Wall Street,

Wider'S defalca tons had continued over
considerable period coincident with his
extensive speculations in Wall street
while he was receiving a salary of ST, 200
year. While waiting in the prisoners
pen to be taken back to the Tombs after
his sentence today he took occasion to
deny the report that he had made profit
In his cotton speculation and had money
hidden away. Smoking cigar and walk
ing up ana down his narrow quarters, the
cashier answered in the most matter-of-
fact way the questions put to him by
newspaper men. When asked the direct
question if he had made money in his cot
ton speculation he answered
That is one fool report" He then
became little excited and spoke with
German accent, which is net noticeable
In his quiet moments, and continues
How could | make money? There has
been bear market since January in cot
ton and /, like a fool, was bulling the
market. The books of the brokers will
show this to be true. l wish l had made
money
No Money Hidden Away.
One inquisitor asked him if it was not
true that he had Sailed away two or
three hundred thousand dollars of the
money from the bank. for the reason that
the books of the brokers did not balance
with the amount he is charged with TAX
ing from the bank
THAT is not true" replied Wider Il
wish now that ! had. Do you think
would be here if l had sailed that
amount? | would have had good lawyers
and fought the case all the way through
IF / had kept one-half the money
could have compromised with the bank
and / would not be here. But what's
the use of talking about it; Wall street
got it all; neither / or my family have
any. and l am here behind the bars and
that is the best evidence that l am tell
ing the truth
Wider was then taken back to the
TombS.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-01-30
AGRlCUL. TORAl.
APPROPRIATION
Il 81 D ATTENTION OF HOUSE
ERDAY TILL EARLY
ADJOURNMENT.
MAJORITY STAYED OUT
Chairman Could Not Get Support
democrats Wa to In
crease Money to Fight
Boil WeeVii.

Washington, Jan. 29.-The agricu'-
tural appropriation bill occupied the
attention Of the house toudy until an
early adjournment, made necesSarI
by the failure Of the Republican mem
bers to remain in the mousse in order
to sustain Chairman Scott of the com
mittee having charge of the measure
When the paragraph relating to
control of the boil weeyil was reached
it was evident inat interested Dem
ocrats were present in large force
while Chairman Scott was unable TO
assemble d majority OF the house.
The committee on agriculture had
provided $215G90 for the control ct
the boil weeyil Dickson, of Missis-
sippi. offered an amendment to in
crease this to half million.
Chairman Scott, acknowledging the
necessity for controlling the Dol
weeyil pest, declared that the depart
ment of agriculture had been Unable
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-01-30
THE WHOLE CONVENTION
OF United Mine Workers May Go to
Toledo to Meet Btumnous
Coal Operators.

Indianapolis, Jan. % How many
OF the eleven hundred delegates to
the convention of the United Mine
Workers will attend the wage confer
ence with the bituminous operators
at Toledo next week will be undecii-
ed until Monday, when the wage
scale committee will recommend the
per centage of wage increase to he
demanded, and the plan Of the cam
pagn to procure the same,
The Toledo conference viii nego
tiate a wage contract for Western
Pennsylvania, Ohio and Indiana, But
as II is understood the Toledo con.
tract will be the basis for uniform
contracts in all states Of the
bitumnous field. the entire conven.
ton may go to Toledo
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-01-30

.nartyred presidents birth, and out
lined the administration tariff policy,
Senator Dick said
This is not the FIRST time the Re
publican rarty has been assaulted nor
that the men prominent in its eoun-
ellis have been misrepresnted Again
comes the question, Is the Republican
party big enough and strong enough
to Withstand the assault Of the foes
within and the foes without? | be
lieve it is, / believe II loyal Repub-
licans will do their duty the present
misunderstanding resulting from mis-.
representation will go for naught, and
as the broad-minded policies of the
administration are better understood
the country will uphold the hands of
Taft. in his honest, patriotic endeayors
for the welfare of the people and the
country"
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-01-30

some magazine people; he thought IL
would be a good thing to get a story
printed telling all that was done in
the Alaska coal cases. And giving
Ballinger credit for the investigation
that the secretary would feel better
disposed toward me-"
Concerning Dennett's visit TO
Seattle hast July CLAWS said
Il thought he was crooked and
asked the stenographer TO take down
III | said to bennett and all bennett
said TO me-" CLAWS said he told At.
torney Heney that the land office was
hurrying him in the Alaska cases,
and expected him to interview six
hundred people in sixty days "fn
view of all had heard about bennett
| thought something was wrong" said
CLAWS
CLAWS related how, in Spokane,
during the conservation congress. he
told pinchot his troubles in c0nnec-
tion with the coal land cases. AMI
Pinchot advised him to so to the
president. He accordingly prepared
a report, took IL to Veverly, and pre-
sented it to Taft, He returned west
from there and the next thing he
knew he was dismissed from the ser.
vice.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-01-30
KANSAS FOR ROOSEVELT


New York. Jan. 29The growth
and prosperity of Kansas was cele.
brated tonight at dinner by 200
Kansans, now resident in New York.
Henry J Allen, Kansas editor, said
Kansas was for Roosevelt because
Roosevelt stood for the policies
favored by the Kansans Kansas was
tGr Taft because he was pledged %
carry out the Roosevelt program
Kansas is still for Roosevelt, but
Taft could not carry a single town
ship believe it Is the same all
over the west
Kansans took Taft at his word,
that he give us honest tariff revision
downward. Kansans are studious
people, they have observed that the
Aldrich-payne tariT Law Is not honest
revision downward"
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-01-30

The American Chamber of Com
meree, presided over by Ambassador
Eaeon. today adopted resolutions of
sympathy, The ambassador said he
was receiving cablegrans offering as
Aistanee, # agreeable, to the French
government. He added.
Il am SIRE the contrlbitiJrs from
the Americans will De gratefully re-
.eeiyed." The ambassador explained
that contributions should be made
throuh the embassy. Bacon himself
subscribed $4,000. and the amount
through his agency tonight reached
$4,000. The newspaper subscriptions
alone now exceed 100000,
The foot bridge erected at Es-
planade des lnvalides collapsed to-
night, preeipitatlng scores into the
water. but all We're rescued by fh
soldiers. Electricity having failed. the
managers of theatres are using lamps
and candles.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-01-30
Weakening of Foundations Gen.
orally is Causing the Great
est Anxiety
Foot Bridge Erected at One Place COllapses,
Throwing Scores Into the Water, But
Soldiers Rescue Them. Governor
OF Illinois Asks People TO Con-
tribute TO Relief Fuud

Paris, jar. %. Slowly the Seine is
subsiding, bringing sense of relief
to the dcsolated anc distracted city.
The danger period of the great
calamity seems over. although tire
situation continues critical, particular.
iY in the neIghborhood OF the Sc,
Lazare Station, where entire streets
and blocks of Buildings threaten to
sink into the waters beneath.
The weakening Of founGa-ions gen
orally is causing the greatest anxiety.
also the possibility of epidemic. Ii is
believed that the breaking OF the dam
at Gennevillicrs FASTENED the climax
by releasing an immense amount OF
water but Gennevilliers and Co
lomhos, having 10000 inhabitants. are
completely submerged and the food
is backing up into the center OF
Asnieres.
AT least 10000 persons in the Seine
valley have been driven from their
homes, The provinces report improve.
ment. except in the lower Seine val.
ley The French Red Cross and other
ASSOCIATIONS are rendering immense
assistance IN relief Of the suffering,
Several Paris shopEeepers, who at
tempted to charge quadruple prices.
were mobted. Rowdies attempted to
piIiage many houses and have been
driven off.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-01-30
CALLED ON PRESIDENT
Secretary Of Illinois Manufacturers
Wants Corporation Tax Law
Amended Some.

Washington, Jan. 90 Representa-
tive Mann visited Taft today wi,A
Secretary Glenn of the Illinois Manu-
facturers' Association. and discussed
the corporation tax law. Glenn
strongly urged the president to use
his influence TO secure an amendment
extending sixty days from March first
the period allowed corporations to
make returns Of their taxable in
comes also an amendment to the
section requiring publicity of the cor.
porations affairs.
The corporations, according to
Glenn, are willing to pay the tax and
make full returns Of their business
but they object to having these made
public The president listened to
these representations interestedIy.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-01-30

ings, hoping that the next congress
will pass further remedial legisla-
ton on permit greater consolidation,
but it is the position of the commits
sioner that such entries as are fraud.
ulent, as the law now stands, should
lie cancelled at once and criminal
liability developed before the statute
bars action.
"Follow somewhat the above idea,
as | understand slanderous newsqap
attacks are about TO be made Oh the
commissioner Of the land Office, sea-
retary Of the interior, and Assistant
Secretary of the Interior Pierce, in
Alaska coal i wish to forestaE
Treat the source of your information
as a secret, as | have consulted no
one After putting this out, until ad-
v.sed further avoid interviews in
this natter
Fake Magazine Story.
In the course of his testimony
CLAWS said: Schwartz said he knew
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-01-30
BLACK HAND GANG
OF Ia CONVICTED
IN TOLEDO, OHIO

Toledo, Ohio, Jan. Following the
and sentences of from two
TO ten years today Of ten members Of
the Sicilian Blank Hand organization
all were started this afternoon to the
federal prison at Leayenworth.
The youngest member OF the band
was taken to the reformatory at Ell
mira, N. Y. Three others convicte |
We're granted new trials Two indict-
ed members of the band are in hid
ing in Italy This is the first convic.
tion of an organized band of Black
Hands.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-01-30
EIGHT KILLED AND
THIRTY INJURED IN
WRECK IN ENGLAND

London, Jan, 29.-Tw0 third-class
cars and Pullman crashed into
Stoats Most station Of the London 4
siishton Railway this afternoon While
the train was running 40 miles an
hour. The third-ciass cars were com,
pletely wrecked, and part Of the build
ing demolished The Pullman was
thrown into the air, but little dam
aged Eight persons were killed and
thirty injured. The Pullman pa. SEN
gers escaped with minor injuries.
The aoident is believed to have re-
suited from the breaHing of q coup.
ling.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-01-30

favorable and 500 unfavorable re-
ports; the way things will commence
to drop viii be amusing"
In the second letter of bennett to
Schwartz occurs this paragraphs;
"Glavis has these coal eases on the
brain, cannot see anything but just
one line have told him how it
looked to us and reminded him Of
everything we have done for him,
and that it looks as if he is return
ing our fayors by not standing by us
as he ought TO. He has not acted as
you or ! would under similar condi.
tions. 1t looks a little treacherous
to me, this calling for forestry"
Delay Suggested
There was also introduced this tele-
gram from Schwartz to Dennett:
The department has a letter from
the secretary of agriculture, original
ing in the forest service, asking n
postponement Of the Cunningham
hearings until November Shaw says
CLAWS wrote or wired him recently
in the matter. Require CLAWS to
show you copy of his letter to Shaw,
it being necessary 20 determine the
motive behind the department Of az
riculture's request for such a long
delay"
CLAWS explained that the tele-
srY t,i,
cooperate with him on the Cunning
ham claims, as several of them were
in the forest reserve. This is how
the forestry bureau came into tho
controversy officially
Another letter read was from Bal
linger to Schwartz last July saying
II am just advised by bennett Of
your telegram with reference to the
increase in the number of special
agents in the expected class de
sire that you in making any Of these
appointments, in addition to the presi-
rent being consulted, Postmaster
General Hitchcock be also consulted
provided the appointees are not di-
rectly suggested by the president"
Caused Much Laughter.
The last telegram read caused
much laughter. II was from Schwartz
dated Washington, August 12, at the
time the attack was being made upon
Ballinger and addressed to Special
Agent McEniry, at Denver. 1t read
Get into the scareheads tonight
and the Associated Press, if possible
that the secretary and Commissioner
have secured evidence showing up
lawful combinations Of several huns
,kred coal entries; that the general
land office is assigning it's best coal
engineers and lawyers to Seattle to
assist in the coming trials. That the
commissioner of the land office while
in Denver, had expressed confidence
that several hundred entries would
be cancelled; that government is
making every effort to secure speedy
action in these cases, as all coal en-
tries in Alaska have now been sus-
pended over four years; that the
government is anxious to clear these
lands of bad entries that it may get
coal for its coaling stations in the
Pacific that special agents say the
coming hearings will reach some OF
the largest interests yet uncovered
and that Ballnger made it plain that
he will stand behind them to the
finish, that several railroad corpora
tiCns owned by eastern capital are
making indirect efforts to delay hear
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-01-30
COUL0N NEARLY LOSES THE
BANTAMWEIGHT RING TITLE

New Orleans, La, Jan 29.--Johnny
Coulon appeared to bid good bye to
the bantamweigh championship in n
bout tonight with Earl Denning, when
he went down in the second rounG
under terrific right swing. Coulon
staggered to his feet before being
counted out, and fought slowly for
the seven succeeding rounds. finally
sending his opponent down for the
count in the ninth round.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-01-30
DECISIVE BATTLE LOOKED
FOR AT ONCE IN NICARAGUA

Monterose. Nicaragua. Jan. &c. via
Bluefelds Jan. ga second decisive
battle is expected within fortnight
probably ne ar la Libertad, accord.
ing to General Mems, who joined the
PROFESSIONALS here today. Ten Ames-
leans, recruited In Panama. came with
dena. The battle-ground may be
Acoyapa, although General Chamarro,
who is now at Santo Domingo, nine
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-01-30

Washington, Jan. 29-Glayis con
cluded his testimony before the Bal
linger-Pinchot investigating commit
tee late today He will he recalled
Monday for cross examination by any
person against whom he made
charges.
CLAWS statements developed that
an animus had been long eXistant
between the land office and the for-
estry bureau, and resentment the lane
office people felt when CLAWS was
called in the forestry
The witness declared that Repre-
sentatives McLachlan, of California,
and Knkaid, Of Nebraska, were in
terested in Alaskan claims and that
Ballinger, after being commissioner
OF the land office, had been attorney
10. kinFaid.
CLAWS asserted that Ballinger sug-
gested to him not to pursue the in
vestigation against McIachlan, say
ing there was too much of that sort
OF thing in the past"
When CLAWS was asked if he
thought Ballinger and Land Commits
sioner bennett were in league to do
wrong in the Alaskan cases, lie re-
piled:
We'll, I thought the cases woufi
be better protected with them out Of
the way.
bennett Criticised CLAWS.
CLAWS attack seemed to center
more today upon bennett He said
he became convinced in the summer
OF 1909 that bennett was crooked,
and took steps to secure carbon
copies of letters bennett was writing
back to Washington, Several Of
these were introduced.
One from bennett to r. G. Schwartz
chief OF the field service, last July,
said:
MY Dear Schwartz: The worst sit
uation on the line | find here Our
friend CLAWS He regarded me vita
suspicion and after talking while
showed me your telegram assigning
the coal cases to Sheridan. Now
figure that CLAWS is preparing to
make a cushion for himself to fall
back on, also putting himself in
shape to have great story in case
Sheridan does not make good success
in cancelling the Cunningham cases.
while he looks innooently at me,
yet | can see that his heart is bad,
though why | cannot tell, except thaJ
he wanted to drag the cases out. He
may be sincere of course, in his idea
that he had not been given time and
opportunity. He asserts that he win
help Sheridan all he can, but it is nos
human nature, at least his nature.
The atmosphere is not good at all.
Playing the Forestry
THAT he is playing the forestry
there is no question; the innocent
look he gave me when | told him he
was dragging in Shaw, etc, when
there was no necessity was beauti-
full He had also talked of conserva.
tion very strongly. CLAWS is talking
conservation all around, he is ugly
and preparing to be as unpleasant as
can, at least that is my solution of
the situation
CLAWS processes the greatest
friendship for you and | think you
know him better than anyone else,
and this is certain the worst situation
we have. He will make about forty
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-01-30
SOCCER GAME MIGHT
SUCCEED OLD FOOTBALL

Chicago, Jan. 29-The board of
athletics of the University of Chicago
today tabled the football program,
Pending the meeting of the national
football rules comitete Coach Staeg
was told to prepare schedule Tor
soccer football Unless the new ru eS
srit the professors il is intimated
that soccer viii supcrcede the former
game.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-01-30
ACTOR SHOOTS WIFE
AND MOTHER.iN-LAW

Chicago. Jan 29.-Charles Barnes,
an actor, shot his wife and her
mother, Mrs. M. Seryoss at a hotel
here today. The wife was shot in
the mouth and wrist, and the mother
in the chest, Neither fatally hurt.
The shooting was the outcome of the
separation of Barnes and his wife
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-01-30

to devise a method for its extermina.
tion and that the appropriation was
ample to continue the study Of the
subject.
The minority had sixty Two votes
for Dicksons amendment, while the
majority vote was only 81, less than
a majority Of the house. After some
parliamentary tactics the house adj
iourned.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-01-30
TRIBUTE PAID
N K|NLEY'S NAME
PITTSRuRG YOUNG MEMS Pc
PUBLICAN TARIFF CLUB tiEAR
EULO GtES TO MARTYRED
PRESIDENT

P.ttsbvrg, Pa, Jan, 29.-Amid the
cheers Of fopr hundred members OF
the Young Mems Republican Tariff
Club, fanked by hundreds Of clusters
of carnations, Senator Dick. of OHIO,
and Congressman For1ney. Of Mich
igan. eulogizea Mckinley at ban
quct tonight the anniversary of the
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-01-30
BOWLING ENTRIES CLOSE.

st. Paul, Jan 29--Entries for the
international Bowling Associations
turnament here February II to %
officially closed tonight with 1870 FIVE
men teams entered, representing
cities in Minnesota, Iowa, South Da-
kota, Wisconsin, Illinois and Canada.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-01-30
MURDERER TO HANG.

Toledo, Jan. 29.-Thirty-three days
after the tragedy Joseph j. Mackley,
a swtchman, was cnvicted today of
the murder of Caroline Hunt, aged
lS The penalty is death. The girl
rejected Mackleys attentions he
shot her and her parents. Her
mother died later.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-01-30
SWiTCHMEN WILL
RETURN TO WORK

Minneapolis, Mimi Jan. ga
week from next Monday practically
all the switchmen Of the northwest
who have been on strike since Novem,
ber 80, will re turn to WORK. The
wage question Is unsettled, but will
be goeYrued by the figures agreed up
Oh in the Chicago conference,