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Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-12-22
uNFORTUNATES BURIED
IN FLAME SWEPT RUINS

Philadelphia, Dec. I'll Probably
twelve firemen lost their lives tonight
In fire which destroyed the five
story brick building OF -. II. Fried
lander leather dealer, 116 to 1120
North Bodine street. More than
twenty others have been taken to hos
pitfalls and II is estimated that at
least twelve are stil In the ruins of
the structure.
OF those taken to the hospitals half
a dozen have fractured skulls and
are internally injured. The chances
of recovery are slight.
The blaze was first discovered about
10 o'clock and in less than half an
hour the interior Of the building was
n furnace, Unable TO fight the flames
from the roof of the doomed struc-
ture, the firemen climbed to the roofs
OF three small dwellings adjoining the
building.
Il was here that the accident oc-
CURED, Scattered about on the three
small structures at every vantage
point were nearly forty men, while
clinging to their ley ladder which was
leaning against the south wall of the
leather factory were Patrick Carroll,
George Machinsky and John Carroll,
all OF engine company No. Z
The men on the houses saw their
danger first and called a warning to
their comrades on the ladder but so
Nuuutn WAS lllt NOlldlFtH OF the MHli
that no one was able to escape the
rain Of bricks and twisted beams and
girders. With q roar the five story
mass crumbled, carrying either death
or injury TO every man who a mo-
ment before had stood ice-covered
trying to save adjoining property.
The scene which followed was
sickening Thousands Of gallons OF
water has already been thrown into
the burning building and there were
at least two feet Of Icy water In the
cellar.
The first two bodies to be taken
from the debris were those of Patrick
Carroll and George Machinsky Their
heads were crushed almost beyond re-
congntion. A few moments later the
body OF Charles Erderman was pulled
from beneath a heavy girder and
John CAROLS body was taken out
shortly afterwards. Erderman's face
was buried in mass Of ice and John
Carroll was frozen stiff.
A hurry call was sent to all near
by hospitals and the police depart
ment for assistance. Soon nearly a
score Of ambulanCes We're at the scene
and as the injured firemen were lifted
from beneath the mass Of debris
they were ministerod 10 by the priests
who had rushed 20 the fire from st.
Peters German Catholic church two
blocks away
While the injured were being re-
moved from one side OF the building
the groans of other firemen could be
heard at the other end OF the burned
structure. William Glazier of Engine
No. 6 and Harry Bertolet of
chemical engine No. .. who were
pinioned by heavy priders We're un-
able to talk with the rescuers and
direct their work
Jhon Carroll OF engine company No.
Z also was unable to converse with
the rcscuers but succembled before
he was taken for m beneath the
bricks.
In the meantime a greater disaster
was threatening the men who were
buried in the ruins. The north wall.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-12-22
NEW CHAPTER
OF SUGAR
FRAUDS
GOVERNMENT SWINDGED
BY ABUSE OF DRAWBACK
Refunds Paid on High Grade
Article, Where Cheaper Pro-
duct Was Used; Three Mil
lion Dollars involved.

lsy Morning journal Special LEASED Wirel
Washington, Dec 21.-Customs ex-
perts from the treasury and special
agents Of the department of Justice
are making an investigation which
promises to add another chapter to
the story al sugar frauds.
An alleged abuse Of the draw
back" privileges principally at New
York is under investigation and one
official says the revelation promises
to put the government In position to
recover nearly as much as in the un-
derweight cases when more than $S,-
600. 900 was paid TO the treasury.
when sugar is imported it pays a
duty unless coming from the Phil
ippines, and when II Is manufactured
into product and in that form ex-
ported, the duty Is refunded in the
form of n drawback" except one
per cent which Is retained to defray
the cost of tariff administration.
Some Of the Investigations are said
to have shown that the government
has been defrauded In the draw
backs II has allowed on syrups. II
is charged that the refunds have been
paid on high grades of sugar COM
manding high duties while in fact a
very low grade Of sugar was used.
Under the system of examination tho
customs authorities are confronted
with the probability that they may
have been paying drawbacks on ship
ments which we're not sugar at all
but might i'm fact have been sawdust
as far as the usual inspection de-
veloped.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-12-22
TAFT SECURES
CHANGE Of
BOUNDARY
SENATE EMPOWERS HIM TO
FIX IT ON CLARK SURVEY
Resolution to AnnuI Portion of
New Mexico Constitution Has
Yet to Be Acted Upon by
House.

IBy Morning Journal Special Leased Wlrel
Washington, Dec. 21.--~Complying
with the recommendation of Presi-
message the senate today adopted a
Joint resolution nullifying the action
of the constitutional convention OF
New Mexico in fixing the one hundred
and third Meridian Of longitude as
the eastern boundary OF the prospee-
tive state.
1t also gives the president power,
in conjunction with Texas to re-
establish the lines run by j. III. clark
In 1853 as the true boundary between
New Mexico and Texas,
The dispute is of long duration
and grows out of an error made by
Clark in marking the 103 Meridian.
1t was intended this Meridian should
constitute the dividing line, but he
placed II west of where II should
have been. National authorities as
we'll as those of Texas accepted II as
accurate, but New Mexico contended
for the more eastern tracing.
In his message the president
pointed out that property interests
had accumulated under the recogni-
ton of the Clark survey and urged
that the established order be not dis
turbed
Senator Hepburn opposed the reso-
luton, contending that the Clark SUR
vey had been made for the purpose
OF locating the Meridian and not %
mark a division between states. lie
asserted that not less than 100000
acres, valued at $40 an acre, were
involved and said Texas had received
liberal remuneration for the area.
He contended the land should not
be restored without adequate com
pensation. For a time he threatened
10 filibuster against action but de-
sisted, saying he had learned to get
out oil the way when he heard "the
whistle Of the steam roller"
The resolution has yet 70 be acted
on by the house
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-12-22
Philadelphia Fifemen Buried
Under Ruins When Five Story
Brick Building CoIlapSes
From Intense Heat
SICKENING SCENES
FOLLOW AWFUL CRASH
Half Frozen and Almost Dead
Several Survivors are Caught
in Water Filled Basement of
Burned Structure,

tby morning Journhi Spechn ANn~eo "hci
Philadelphia, Dee. 22.-More than
score OF lives We're snutted out
last night as the result of a fire which
destroyed the leather goods factory of
ID. Friedlander, 11l6 to 1870 North
Bodine street, and as many more We're
injured, many Of them fatally.
While the firemen were fighting
the flames from the roofs of adjoin-
ing dwellings the south wall Of the
factory collapsed, burying nearly two
score OF firemen. AS soon as the ex-
tent of the calamity became known,
policemen were hurried to the scene
in an effort TO save those who were
still alive In the debris, by tearing
down the north wall which was tot
terIng The body Of policemen has
scarcly got to work when the north
wan crushed upon them. AT the time
OF this second fall between twenty
were ~ work directly under the high
mass oi bricks. When the second
crash came, fifteen of them managed
to rush to safety but others We're
crushed beneath tons of bricks and
gJrders. Eleven dead policemen and
f,remcn have been taken from under
the north wall and nine from me-
Meath the south wall other bodies
can be seen lying under the debris
but the work OF reaching them Is
reeessarily slow owning to the Ice COW
yfrel hcanss and bricks Emich are
hard 10 hanele
SIX policemen are known TO nave
been killed at 2. .55 this morning when
the north wall of the Friedlander
factory fell AT the time the wall
collapsed there We're about thirty
policemen and firemen working close
To the tottering pile Of bricks.
Fifteen of this number We're able TO
rush from danger but the remainder
we're caught many being crushed to
death
Nhe total number OF dead Will pro-
bably reach twenty as the result Of
the nights fire.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-12-22
FLOOD, FAMINE
AND PLAGUE
IN CHINA
TREMENDOUS LOSS OF LIFE
IN STRICKEN PROVINCES
Desperate People Band To-
gether and Raid Country ii
Search of Food and Reign of
Terror Prevails.
IBy Morning journal Special Leased wirel

LBy Morning journal Special Leased Wirel
Victoria, B. c., Dec. 21.-News was
brought by the steamship Aymeric
today of floods that caused large loss
of life and of a severe famine in the
Anhui province of China, affecting
two and a half million persons, fol-
lowing the flooding of the crops. Rev.
Il. c. Lobensteine, a missionary from
North Anhui. said;
$50 deseprate were the people
who saw starvation ahead, that thou
sands were banded together, robbing
any who had food supplies, and for
weeks scarcely a night passed without
many murders. reign of terror pre-
vailed. Embankments were thrown
around villages and great numbers OF
persons flocked to these places from
the countryside for protection. Troops
have been sent, but the soldiers are
unable to keep the starving populace
in hand. and large numbers of exc
cutions are taking place. | was In
formed that the same conditions eX-
listed as far as the borders of Honan.
THE floods caused great loss of
life During my trip | learned that
the rapid rise OF water over the flat
countryside had swept away scores of
villages. thousands of persons being
drowned.
The railroad engineers in Kuchen
reported that one of the bridges near
there had been choked up with bod
les and he had been imprisoned two
days in the upper part Of temple
before being rescued by a boatman.
we met hundreds OF refugees. Tne
situation during the winter viii be
terrible-far worse than during the
great famine of three years ago. The
starving can be reckoned by hum
dreds of thousands and famine relief
committees should be organized at
onra -
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-12-22

to agree with the majority of the sub
committee that their votes are free
from taint or corruption.
These three votes added to the
four confessedly bribed would make
seven tainted votes. Eliminate them
and the vote received by Senator Lori
mer was less than a majority of the
votes cast.
"As stated above, it is with hesi-
fancy and great reluctance that / diff
fer with my colleagues, but l have
felt impelled to do so after a most
careful and, | trust. unbiased study
OF this record. In view of the fact
that l appear to stand alone in the
views herein expressed. l make no
recommendation to the committee but
do ask that the members of the
committee, not members of the sub
committee, carefully read all the tes-
timony before forming an opinion.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-12-22
YEGGMAN CARRIES OFF
CHRISTMAS MAIL POUCH

Z Denver, Dec 21.-Hundreds of
expectant people in twenty-five states
may be disappointed at Yuletide be-
cause a yeggman robbed mail
pouch at Price, Utah, December 10th.
The pouch was sent to the pos.office
inspector at Denver today, having
been picked up by the Union Pacific
railroad tracks after its registered
letters were rifled. Most of the arti-
Giles in the pouch We're Christmas
gifts.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-12-22
AGED MAN WHO SLEW
ASSAILANT IS FREED

Pittsburg, Pa, Dec. 21.--Bent with
his seventy years and crippled from
the beating by the man whom he later
shot to death, John Bennett, "A veteran
Of the civil war who pleaded guilty
of murder, was freed on parole today
by Judge Frazier. and tonight his
wish to be at his home with his
family before Christmas is realized.
Bennett will not have to serve i'm
prisonment for the shooting. having
been I'm Jail since october Is. awaiting
disposition of his case. The action
Of the court in allowing the prisoner
to go is without precedent in this
county.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-12-22
NEW LOW WATER MARK
ON MISSISSIPPI RIVER

Chicago. Dec. 21.-A new low wa
ter mark has been established in the
Mississippi river and at points along
the Iowa. Illinois and Missouri shores
measurements made late today show
a stage below that reached in lSo4
which was the lowest stage on record.
The river has been so low the iast
ten DAYS that at several places hleh
havo vaded across without getting
their necks wet.
Navigation has been almost at
s,andstill and the steamboat season
inst closed is said to have been the
poorest in decades.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-12-22
Wen Known Engineer Dead.

Seattle, Wash, Dec 21.-R. For
rester, consulting engineer of the
Denver and Rio Grande railroad,
died last night at a hospital in this
city Of cancer of the stomach. He
came here a week ago, hoping to be
benefited by the change of climate.
Mr.. Forester planned a large num-
ber of the Rio Grande railroads
most important improvements.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-12-22
DOCTOR COOK DUE
TO REACH NEW
YORK TODAY
No Brass Bands Engaged to
Welcome Discredited Ex-
pIorer to His Native Shores,
IBy Morning journal Special Leased wirel

~
New York, Dee. 2l.-Tomorrow al
ternoOn. one year and twenty-five
days from the time Dr. FREDERICK a.
Cook disappeared from home. he Is
due to sail up New York harbor again.
but no longer a hero.
There Will be reporters to question
him but no welcome such as was given
him on his return from the Arctic
regions.
Dr. Cooks publishers here are au-
thority for the statement. that he Is
pa ssenger on the steamship George
Washington. due to dock tomorrow at
trnoon. Since his disappearance, the
doctor has already been In this conn-
try for q conference with his editors,
bu this identity was not discovered.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-12-22
No Testimony Which in Re-
hottest Degree Connected
Him With Bribery Was Pre-
Sented Before Committee,
ILLINOIS MEMBER
ENTITLED TO SEAT
Frazier Only DisSenter From
Report; Believes Lofimer In
nocent, But Thinks Election
Was Due to Purchased Votes,

IBy Morning journal Special leased Wirel
Washington, Dec. 21.-The report
Of the senate committee on privileges
and elections on the Lorimer bribery
case was presented 10 the senate to-
day by Senator Burrows.
The report says that mo testimony
was offered which tended in the re-
motest degree to implicate Senator
Lorimer in any personal act OF brip-
cry or attempted bribery or corrupt
practices of any nature The con-
clusion reached by the committee was
that in its opinion, the title of Mr..
Lorimer to seat in the senate had
not been shown to be invalid by the
employment of corrupt methods or
practices" The report declares that
those who confessed to receiving
bribes should not be believed, and
that the votes of those charged with
paying bribes should be counted.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-12-22
OHIOANS DISFRANCHISED
FOR SELLING THEIR VOTES

Afanchest er. O., Dec. 2l.-tlfty re-
publicans and democrats oil Aualns
county today pleaded guilty TO lhui..-
,,,ents charging the sale Of their votes
~ the November election and were
disfra nchised for from five to seven
Years and fined S25 and costs.
These pleas come simultaneously
with the return of seventy indict-
ments by the grand jury for vote sell
ing. The seventy makes total
of 241 persons indicted on this charge
Predictions were made today that be-
fore the grand jury completes its IN,
vestigations nearly 1000 people VIII
he indicted.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-12-22
OVER TWO MILLION PLAGUE
STRICKEN IN ONE PROVINCE

Washington, Dec. 2l~-hNery re-
port TO tho state department from
China bearing upon the epidemic OF
the plague indicates the rapid spread
OF the disease and adds to the magni-
tude OF the affliction.
cablegram received from the le-
cation at Pekin today says no less
than two and half million people
have been plague-stricken IN the
province of Anhui alone.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-12-22
GUESTS HAVE CLOSE
CALL IN BURNING HOTEL

Hagerstown. Md, Dec. 22.-Fire
broke out shortly after midnight in
the Franklin hotel and burned so
rapidly that the guests barely escap-
ed with their lives. The flames spread
to the Fohrney and Mcconnell build
ings both OF which, with the hotel,
were destroyed.
The firemen were unable 70 right
the fire because OF lack Of water. The
damage il estimated at S2O0. 900.
At O'Clock the fire was under con-
troll.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-12-22

much artificial hair, but not nearly
so much as is available, Human hair
may be woven into cloth, but the
fabric is stiff and unfoldable-
When the Aymeric was at 1okoho-
ma a tremendous explosion was heard
and 1t was reported that Asama vol-
cano had erupted with much violence,
but no particulars were learned up TO
the time of the steamers departure.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-12-22
RAILROAD MANAGERS TO
ANSWER ENGINEERS TO-DAY

Chicago, Dec. 21.-Managers of
slxty-one western railroads Will to-
morrow give their final answer TO de-
mands OF the enginemen for wage
increase Labor Commissioner Netll,
who has been acting as mediator in
the wage dispute, tonight Informed
the railroad managers committee
that the engineers refused to concede
a single point In their demands.
He held an all-day consultation
with representatives of the Brother
hood of Locomotive Engineers.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-12-22
TWO HUNDRED MILLION
CHINkS CUT OFF QUEUES.

Victoria, y. G.. Dee. 2l.-The date
set for the removal Of the queue from
the heads of male Chinese was De-
cember and when the steamship
Aymeric left China q few days before
that time. the edict was being gener-
ally obeyed. Assuming that nearly
200. 900. 900 queques will be cut off,
the human hair market will be glut-
ted The prevailing style Of hair
dressing in the United states calls for
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-12-22
DESERTED AND BURNING
STEAMER SIGHTED AT SEA

Brest. France. Dec. 2l.--A wireless
message was received tonight from the
steamer Prnz Eitel FREDERICK that
she had sighted a Belgian steamer on
fire in the open sea. The crew APP
peared to have escaped in the boats.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-12-22
Turkeys for White House Employees.

Washington. Dec. 2.-Presldent
Taft will play Santa Claus as usual
this year in giving away Christmas
turkeys to the married employees at
the White House and executive ottlces
including the policemen on duty IN
the White House grounds.
II will require 1O2 birds To fill an
the baskets and the money outlay VIII
be nearly s35e.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-12-22

Washington. Dec. 2l.-President
Taft, il Is reported. has decided TO ap-
point II Clay Howard Of Paris. KY.
as minister to Peru. vice Leslie Combs.
who has asked 10 be transferred.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-12-22
Million DoIlar Suit Dismissed.

Des Moines. Ia, Dec. 2l.--Judge w
IN. McHenry in district court today
dismissed a suit for million dollars
started by Attorney General Byers,
representing the state, against the
Western Union Telegraph company
for failure TO pay license fees.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1910-11-17
BACK FROM PALESTINE.
Pastor RussslI's Return From Visiting
Holy Land and Egypt.

Pastor Russsl's Return From Visiting
Holy Land and Egypt
From y. 7 Herald. Sunday. June s. Igll
Pastor Russell Of the Brooklyn Tab
rrnacle has returned from a trip 90 the
Holy land and Egypt and VIII address
the public today az the Brooklyn Acad-
envy Of Music. Mr.. Russell has Ger
tain interesting IDEAS regarding tte
Great Pyramid and It's s~yrlh5.ir teach
inE and believes the time g. 90 hand
Tor the return Of Israel 90 Palestine.
lie Is a very pronounced believer in
fhe Zionistc movement
The present IS tie second yisi, % tte
Pyramid and 10 Palestine. the land
once ~IsraeIs In one Of Lls works pub
lIshci more than twenty years ago Mr.
Russell applied certain measurements
Of pyramid passages. an Inch Tor q
year, as symbolically showing The
leuEth OF divine favor upon The Jews
from the time they became q nation
down 70 the year A. u. 20 when Je5l-
salem was destroyed Rui the Jewish
polity ended
In the samc work be derlar. also
that certain passaceways syulaIez.ly
Indicated the length Of time during
which the nation Of Israel would De
cut OF from any and sl special mani.
festnnons Of divine favor. sud when
this would end tho favor Of Cod would
again return 10 them.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1910-11-17

Thousands bought bottles of his new
discovery, though most Of them had
little faith ana expected to De paio
ave dollars for using the bottle OF
Dew discovery Out of the nrst
thOnSRnd bottles sold only seven
claimed thpy were not entirely salts
ned, and they lmmeiia uely received
the i've dOllafs without question
The rest vi them were over1Oye ed to
md that EnletoUL's New Discovery
had really promoted a new and
steauy growth Of hair. WHAT'S thls
remarkable Dew discovery! Emer
son won't tell, aud chemists have
lried IL anal! n II and have failed
10 nuu Out nat " is, Emerson a-Es
us 10 publish this same Uusr To the
U oi this paper, he states that
With every DOtue Ui his new dis
coEery, the price vi which Is 81, he
VIII send q written agreement To
pay you nve oOnars II you are not
vEuneiy satisfied win the result
nhach Is Invariably a new head VI
nrAitby, vigorous Inair The new
10 hotsuCky, UllJ or greasy
shd 10 very pleasant 10 use. Ibis IL
tie most rcmarkaUIv Utirr ever mad, |
% a fcspUusiUIe hrm. such as Ia,
Chemical 90. which In bacS.
.us EmersOu la ulr offer. Just send
I'll oin tmuney order not urcessaryy
% TIE EmersOn On,Iuicai Co. scotts.
ji1n Neb and s,ruIe n bottle ui
ne NeS Discovery AID Ihe agree.
.ncnt 60 pAy !ou - VI grow "a fuh
cnu VI AT vita Ouiy one buttte ~
OILS n-w discovery.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1910-11-17

70 time, and the next questions
win be very much as the present
ones are.
We are aRrIn going 20 insist
bat teachers look very carefully
10 the ventilation and sanitation
Of the school and school prem
ises, Last Friday Miss Anna
Woody OF Wilcox school spent
the afternoon cleaning Up Tie
girls, with her help cleaned the
room, blacked the stove ann put
the library in order while the
boys looked after the yard and
ottside STAIRS. They even raked
the yard and we are quite sure
no school yard in the country Is
m better condition that this ore
so far as being clean is concern
ed, but l doubt if this should a
be left for the teacher and pup
lis as it is as much the place Of
patrons to look after these
hings as il is Of the teacher.
Marshall school in Pleasant
Gap township has been closed
on accouna Of scarlet teyer in the
community. This is a small
school and started late in season
and as a result they were barely
started when they closed
The reading circle is doing
well in most parts Of the cuontry
Rockville township being the
only one in which the teachers
hage not done something The
subject Of Ciyics and Health is
the most widely discussed sub
.ect in the state, and in the
United States. The Doctors are
taking up the work every where
and discussing it with teachers
md patrons.