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The Washington herald., 1911-02-26
DENY HIRING LINER
FOR MAIDEN TRIP
Reported S600,000 Offered by
Americans.

London. Feb. 25.-The Evening News
to-day prints a story from Belfast TO the
effect that syndicate of fifty American
milli1naires had chartered the White Star
liner Olympic. now being built at the
yards of Harand Il Wolff. for a round
trip from New York to Southampton in
order to bring over these gentlemen and
their families and attendants to attend
the festivities in connection with the cor
onation Of King George next June.
The story went on to say that work
was being pushed on the vessel in order
that she might be able to make her
maiden trip a month earlier than had
previously been arranged 1t was also
stated that the syndicate was to pay the
White Star company $4,000 for the trip.
Inquiries here show that there is little
or no foundation for the story. prom
inent official of the White Star Line
stated that he had heard nothing what
ever about an American syndicate char
tcrinS the big vessel. On the contrary,
the company has been booking passen-
gers for the OlympiC's maiden trip for
months past He added that il would be
impossible to expedite the work 'On the
vessel any more than at present. and
that she could not be completed day
before the time originally fixed.
The same story was told at the Liver
rOOl offices of the company. The Even
ing News story was diScredited. and the
agent there confirmed the statements of
the London officials that the company
had been booking passengers for the
leviathan's first few trips for months
past. He also had hear nothing Of the
alleged American charterers
The Washington herald., 1911-02-26
CORONATION TINTS
RULE In ENGLAND
Garter Blue, Regal Purple,
and Ermine in Vogue.

London, Feb. 25-The coronation year
of King George is likely to be remark
able for the clash of bright colors it
will see. In some measure this will be
the result of the reaction consequent
on last years mourning. Practically
speaking, the only shades that viii find
favor with the really welI-dressed women
will be those with what may be termed
coronation flavor about them.
Thus the chief vogue will be for gar
ter blue, ducal crimson, princely gold,
and royal purple. Already a foretaste
of this is given by the wonderful popu-
larity of ermine, which is the only fur
that now finds favor. For the moment
sable and silver fox are both removed
from that pedestal of popularity they
have so long occupied, and a stroll
through the park of morning is sufi-
cient to show the supremacy of the
royal fur. ....r.
This is also to he a year of lace It
will play an importanttpart, not only in
the coronation dresses, but in the trains
to be worn at the courts to be held at
Buckingham Palace Lucky indeed is the
woman who has had a careful mother
or grandmother to dover her with valu-
able old lace; she, at all events, is above
The Washington herald., 1911-02-26
COMMERCIAL ERA
DAWNING IN RUSSIA
Trade and Industry to Be
Cared For by Agents.

st. Petersburg. Feb. C5.-The organiza-
is. being systematized with great energy.
The treasury announces that the official
financial agencies abroad, except at Paris,
will be closed and a corps of commercial
attaches will be appointed instead who
will report to the recently created de-
partment OF trade and industry. These
agents will beAlocated in thirteen cities
New York is the first class and the agent
here will receive a salary of 1000
roubcs
This movement of thS center of gravity
from the financial to the commercial
world comedies with the phase in Rus
to study the worlds money market as an
habitual borfSwer and seeks instead to
attract industrial enterprise. Supplement
tary to this new organization an export
chamber has been formed in st. Peters,
burg this week with the object of uni
flying the work of exchanges dealing in
Russian produce.
President DeniesOf states on behalf of
the government that new methods of land
culture are enormously increasing the
output. but much would he lost unless
the export organization Is able to handle
the surplus.
The government is closely identified
with great schemes under American
technical direction for elevator ConstruC-
ton. irrigation. and cold storage. Ex-
Minister Feodoroff is acting here on
behalf of an international financial cor
poraton and John Hays Hammond on
enterprises discussed by the latter with
the government and adopted.
The Washington herald., 1911-02-26
SUFFRAGISTS MAY
BOYCOTT CENSUS
English Militants Think 1t
Would Aid Cause.

London. Feb "a boycott Of the
census is to be the latest method of
the militant suffrag gists for calling at
tentiOn to their claims to the vote.
The announcement was made by Mrs.
Despard at a meeting of the Women's
Freedom League. held in the Caxton
Hall. The census would cost a great
deal of money. said Mrs. Despard. and
involve an enormous amount of labor.
So far as they were concerned, this
census should not be taken.
we Shall prove" said Mrs. Despard
whether there is people or whether
there can be people without the
househoIders and women dodgers all
over the country to refuse absolutely
all information when the census-takers
come round"
Women. she went on. had been proud
to belong to the nation. but they had
heen- denied their citizenship. Was it
not logical therefore. that they should
say. Very we'll: citizens we are not.
and we shall not register ourselves as
citizens.
Speaking of the preparations for the
census. Mrs. Despard asserted that tho
officials were trying to get cheap labor
little girls from the schools at and
: shillings Il week.
Mrs. Despard added that they would
stop the census hos colt only when they
had the promise of the prime minister
that woman's suffrage bill would be
introduced this session.
Tax resistance is to he another
method of obstruction. and Mrs. Des-
pard, who has already been sold up
twice for refusing to pay taxes. pro-
duced a third summons. to which. she
intimated that she would pay no at
tention
The Washington herald., 1911-02-26
RECOVERY OF POPE
IS DUE TO SISTERS
Prevailed Upon POntitf to
Take NOuriShment.

Rome, Feb. 25.-The Pope recovered
from his recent attack Of influenza in a
comparatively short time mainly owing
to the nursing of his sisters. II is now
known that although the Pontiffs first
SYMPTOMS were unmistakably those of
influenza. apprehension existed that they
were associated with bronchial pneu-
mOnia.
His temperature rose to 1O4 degrees and
the Inflammation was inclined to attack
the lungs. Or. Petacci the paPal phy-
sician, insisted that the Pope should re-
main in bed and take warm nourishment
at short intervals. 1t was only the in
iunce of the sisters of the holy father
that succeeded in overcoming his distaste
for food. They coaKed him to take suf-
ficient nourishment.
When his temperature was normal for
three days the Pope was allowed to sit
up. DR.. Petacci still insisted that ne
should take plenty of nOurishing food. as
a change of air, which would be the
best treatment, was of course, impOs
Sible.
The Washington herald., 1911-02-26
WILL WEAR FULL
TROUSERS IN PLAY
Paris Dressmaker Thinks 1t
Will Be the Mode.

Paris. Feb. .25-Far away in the distant
times women wore bloomers-this seems
to be in accord with evidence. NJ. Paul
Poi-et. the weIl-known dressmaker, has
designed costumes for a curious new
play at the Theatre des Arts, called
''Nabuchodonosor," which takes US back
to the days of Babylon. The women
wear fun trousers, in the approved
Oriental style NJ Poiret is of opinion
that this is to he the new mode Whereas
the narrow skirt gave way to the hob
bled skirt, the 'entravee' viii, in its
turn. yield to this old-new fashion of
puffed-out pantalg6ns, The divided skirt
will be 50 cunnihgly made that it will
appear. at first sight as a single gar
ment-
The news spread some time ago that
the Rue de Ia Paix was about to decree
the costume Of the Zouave for it's elegant
clients and comic craftsmen set to
work to show what the effect would be;
the report has now been confirmed by
one of the kings of dress.
The Washington herald., 1911-02-26
BOY SCOUT MOVEMENT
DENOUNCED IN RUSSIA
Poles View with Alarm the Placing of Rifles in the
Hands of Embryo Revolutionists.'

London, Feb. 25.-The Boy Scout move
ment is being established in Russian
Poland, as we'll as in Russia itself. under
the auspices of the Russian ministry of
education
But II is by no means popular with all
parties. Introduced by the Extreme Right,
or Conservative party. it is meeting with
the most strenuous opposition from many
members of that party. They are. they
say, very much alarmed at the move
ment, because all these youngsters are
nothing but embryo revolutionists. The
siege of Moscow in 1905 was only put
down because the men at the barricades
did not understand the elements of war
and could not use the cannon which fell
into their hands. But teach them the
proper use of firearms" they say. ''and
you will be preparing an army of we'll
trained revolutionists who are sure to
fight you with your own weapons before
another decade has gone by"
NJ. Stolypin. who Is enthusiastic about
the new venture, proposed that the peas
ants should be encouraged to drill. and
The Washington herald., 1911-02-26
"SHTP'S MOTHER" is TITLE
OF LINERS NEW OFFICER
Canadian Company Instituted New Rank to Care for
the 5000 to Be Recruited in England.

London, Feb. "a new rating is to be
introduced to the mercantile marine. -
y The Canadian Northern steamships will
IT. future carry, besides the captain, first.
second, third, and fourth officers, a lady
officer with the rank OF ships mother. E"
Thomas Howell. who arrived recently
in London to organize the search for 5000
wives for Canada. said that this new
rank has been instituted so that the 5000
brides viii be properly looked after on
their journey across the Atlantic.
'"rhe ships mother viii be an entirely
new rank on board ship" said Mr.. How
ell. "She will be an officer taking her
orders direct from the captain and next
10 him in rank
"A special uniform is being designed
for her, with three gold braid rings on
her sleeves N the approved naval style
She win take her meals in the saloon at
The Washington herald., 1911-02-26

the captains table and be in command of
her own staff of assistants.
The ladies who will fill these new po-
sitions have already been chosen, and
their names have beer submitted for the
approval of the National Council of
Canadian Women
The duty of the ships mother will be
to see to everything affecting the COM
fort and well-being of the women pas
sengers. She will have the fullest pow
ers and be entitled to enter any woman's
cabin at any hour of the day or night. -
Mr.. Howell Is confident that he wiz
recruit his 5000 brides for the bachelors
OF the great Northwest in record time
1t Is anticipated that the census in April
next will show surplus of 100000 wom-
en- in Great Britain
On these figures Mr. Howell scould take
1000 brides 400 times over without robbing
the hone-living Britisher Of fair chance
in matrimony
The Washington herald., 1911-02-26

hinted that in course of time the gov
ernment might let them have a grant for
buying firearms. This suggestion brought
such a deluge of letters from alarmed
country squires that he has let the mat
ter drop.
One indignant landowner from the prov
ince of Moscow wrote:
Are you aware that there are always
agrarian riots in this empire or are you
not? Now. thank goodness, the peasants
only march on us on these occasions
with fails and pitchforks. But when
your excellencys ingenious scheme is
working they will attack us with three
line rifles, and what is more, than the
military can do hit US, too.
when this English mania of Boy
Scouts has been extsnded to the country
ii will be time for US to call in this MIR.
Baden-Powell to protect US from our own
people. But perhaps England or NJ. Stoly-
pin WIN teach us poor squires how to
fight. too"
What answer NJ. Stolypin made is not
yet known. Perhaps the letter never got
beyond his secretarial bureau.
The Washington herald., 1911-02-26
CORONATION WEEK
TO BREAK RECORDS
Rich Prizes to Be Offered at
London Horse Show.

London Feb. 25.-The Olympia Horse
Show management is making every ef-
fort to break all records during the
coronation week. Prizes of the value
of 12.5O0 pounds will be offered. and 80 =
OOO pounds will be spent on a scheme
of decoration which will picture an old
fashioned English village.
At one end of the arena there will be
an old time LOwther Arms. with a yard
for post-cOaChes. drinking troughs. a
pump, and the stabling on the village
green. In front with sun dial and
stretching away there will be rows of
timbered cottages. The cottages will be
used as private boxes.
The chief event will be the jumping
for the Edward VII cup. Officers of all
armies will compete for this prize in one
heat, which will take place the day King
George is present, the eve of the corona
ton
The Washington herald., 1911-02-26
HUNDREDS HOMELESS.
Three Hundred Native Dwellings
Near Manila Are Burned.

Special Cable to The Washington Herald.
Manila, Feb. 2.-Three hundred native
dwellings in the suburb of Tondo were
destroyed by fire to-day which swept the
district. The Mary johnson Charity Hos
pital was partly damaged and the patients
natives are homeless.
The Washington herald., 1911-02-26
LAST TOLLGATE TO GO.
London's Only Remaining Bar May
he Removed.

London, Feb 25.-London may soon lose
its only remaining tolIgate. situated at
Dullwich. Tollbars originated as early as
100 in London. when one was put up at
St Giles to take toll of all traffic going
to Temple Bar. In 1916 one was estab-
lished at HoIborn Inn lane to defray the
cost of the road thence to Martins lane
Aldersgate
Turnpikes were set up about London in
great number in 1863. Their destruction
began in 1888. when twenty-seven were
swept away, an additionaLeighty-one be-
ing demolished about North London in
July. 1864. and sixty-One in South London
the following year
The Washington herald., 1911-02-26
shippinE Disasters Due to Gale.

Hull, England, Feb. 25.-Reports of a
number of shipping disasters were re-
ceived to-day as result OF a gale which
swept the coast of the North Sea-, The
Ketch Gustav foundered in the mouth
of the Humber. and the captain was
drowned. The remainder of the crew
had a narrow escape from death. Sew
eral fishing vessels were wrecked.
The Washington herald., 1911-02-26
Farewell to American Mini.ter.

Lima, Feb. 25.-President Leguia gave
a farewell banquet at his private resi-
dence last night. in honor of Leslie
Combs, the former American Minister,
who is about TO sail for home. The
guests included a select party of Mr..
Combs friends. A number of speeches
were made, expressing the most cordial
sentiments toward Mr.. Combs
The Washington herald., 1911-02-26
DATE FOR CAMORRA TRIAL.
Citizens of NiterbO Fenr to Accept
Places on the Jury.

Rome. Feb. 25.-The date for the open
ing of the great Cam0rra trial at ViterbO
has been fixed for March II. but it will
probably he postponed until th- middle
of April. The selection of a jury will
be very SLOW affair. The system is 10
select forty men. by lot. to be present
at the opening - : triai Twelve men
are picked from this lot The trial is
expected to last al least three months
Some citizens of ViterbO are trying to
evade service on the jury Oh pleas of
illness. Others will get the lawyers Of
the CamOrra chiefs to challenge them. 50
the impanelinG OF the jury will be most
difficult task and will be cause of fur
ther delay.
The Washington herald., 1911-02-26
DIR. Hill Coming Home.

Berlin, Feb. 25.-Dr. Hill, the American
Ambassador to Germany, will sail for the
United States on March II, to deliver the
Carpenter lectures at Columbia Univer-
sity. Mrs. Hill and their daughter,
Kathleen. will accompany the Ambassa-
dor. and Miss Marie Merrill, of Duluth,
Mimi, will be their guest.
The Washington herald., 1911-02-26
c.al carle to The washington Herald.

81. ciaI Cduie to The Washington Herald
Berlin. Feb 25.-Every one knows that
Berlin has q secret longing to rival Paris,
and plenty of Germans will tell you that
their capital Is as interesting to strangers,
il strangers could only recognize the fact.
AccordingIy. many efforts have been
made Of recent ,cars to attract visitors,
:ymc Of ,hcm being direct copies OF Paris
la institutions The Granewalk race
course was built to emulate Longchamps.
Two ice palaces" have lately been open
"a to rival the wel-knCwn Palais de
Giare in the Champs Elysees. Some years
ago the Kaiser. who is as keen on at
ia. jinG rich pe0rle to his capital as any
c0s. tried by personal example to estab-
lsn sort OF Avenue Du Bois de Bou-
lu-0c IN the Tiergarten with the aid Of
,-.,irt carriages and faslfionably clothed
court friends.
Carnival Latest Effort.
The very latest sffort or Partisan sort
h". heen d carnival procession across
i;o-lu similar to that ot the Latin Quar-
tCi dl.rir- tn, Mi-Carcme. The Berlin
,oriog, consisted Of forty carriages. head
- iv an English mail coach with four
lurs, $. Hlicd with a hand and followed by
:. uutly crowd of pages, fools pierrettes.
T.rrrOls. fairies, ana Ci"EnS. The process
sion started from the center of the town
at noon for the Ioo,ogical Gardens,
where. aCrrr ID little nourishment had been
taken II returned 10 its starting point
ruu- hours later. Years az" a similar at
;Cmrt wa made hut Vas oddly received.
'"..: tim, tho reception vas quite genial
:uJ Il; on. ur two places enthusiastic
sstiI. one swallow docs not make sum
1.,I #rr jhcLe is "a vast difference yet be
iw'~: :.pnrr Berlin and gay Paree.
Kings Taking Vacations.
Germany has three Kings-Their ma
j, sites of Prussia. Saxony. and Wurtem-
10 r--and TWO Of them are now on for
cjgn leave from their respective thrones
Ercd-riak August Of SaNOny and William
Of NurttcmherG. King Frederick Au-
-a>t left the otuer day for two months
lunlia- in Egypt and the Sudan, and
King William has proceeded to Italy for
~"st cure in the salubriouS climate of
that sunny realm. The Saxon King has
Ifr affairS in charge Of his brother,
Prime John George. while King William
Of Nu~tlc..bcrG designated his ministry
20 fulnll jointI" the functions of a re-
@rnj. ThCr- are suggestions IN the news
f.tr-rs tlat tue~ Kaiser is preparing for
VI
Iorr in March, af,cr the close Of the court
'.~'as0u.
Vcy- Attempt 10 Fly Atlantic.
Joseph Bruci;rr. Of New York; Dr.
Hans Fab~'ca. head Of the Munich Mill
Iary school Of Aviation; Prof. Alt, Gus
t,r.l1an Of the Munich meteorological sta
ton. an engineer named Mueller, a naval
officer. and a sailor will attempt to cross
Tho Atlantic shortly from a point in the
Capr Nerd Islands in a nOndirigible. =
Tar route followed will be mainly that
Of columbus. over that part Of the ocean
which. owing to It's comparative quiet
ness. the Spaniards still call the ladies
sea The season Of the year chosen
j. that Of the northeast trade Winds
when there is no fog.
Tie chier difficulty Of long voyage
is to prevent the expansion of the gas
under the rays of the sun. and the con-
The Washington herald., 1911-02-26
stock Broker End, Life.

Special Gable 10 The Washington Herald.
Paris, Feb. Gas a result OF disas-
trous speculation in American gold min
ing companies. NJ Erhardt, a prominent
stock broker. committed suicide to-day
The Washington herald., 1911-02-26
Officers and Crew Lost.

London, Feb. 25.-The trawler Bremen
has been wrecked Off the coast of Ice
land. with the loss of part of her crew.
among them several officers. Word of
the disaster was received by Lloyds to-
daV
The Washington herald., 1911-02-26
GERMANS IN SAMOA.

From the Pail Mall Gazette.
1t would puzzle even the resourceful
German language to find translated
equivalents for all the words used N
Samoa Robert Louis Stevenson de-
scribed amusingly how the Samoan noble
had a private dialect of his own. quite
distinct from the common peoples. The
ordinary words for an ak. blood, bamboo,
a bamboo knife, a pig, and an oven were
taboo in a mobiles presence. And the
noble had special words of his own for
his leg, face, hair belly, eyelids, son.
daughter, and wife. the infidelities ofstis
wife. his dwelling, spear. comb, sleep,
dreams. and anger. his food, his pleasure
in eating, his ulcers. cough, sickness, re-
covery. and death, his being carried out
on a bier, the exhumation of his bones,
and his skull after death.
The Washington herald., 1911-02-26
HONOR PROF. WAGNER.
American Geographic Society Con-
fers Gold Medal on German.

fers Gold Medal on German.
Berlin. Feb. 25.-The American Geo
graphic Society has conferred its gold
medal on Prof. Hermann Wagner. of
Gottingen University, brother of Adolph
Wagner. the welI-known economist. Am
bassador Hill will present the medal at
a special reception at the embassy on
March ,.
Roosevelt Prof. Alonzo Smith, of
the University of Virginia, gave a large
dinner at the Hotel Bristol tonight prior
to closing his official connection with
Berlin.
The Washington herald., 1911-02-26
Re,cue 500 Fi,hermen.

Reval. Russia. Feb.~5.-Governmen
ships were to-day sent to the rescue Of
200 fishermen who drifted away from La
vensari Island. in the Gulf of Finland,
yesterday on an ice foe.
The Washington herald., 1911-02-26
Another Liberal Elected.

London. Feb 25.-Harry Webb. Lib
eral. was elected to Parliament in the
by-election in the Forest of Dean dis
trict of Gloucester County. to-day. The
district Is regularly Liberal
The Washington herald., 1911-02-26
MORMON CRUSADE
Is ON IN ENGLAND
Church Pays Transportation
of Converts to Utah.
IMMIGRATION LAW
Through Its Special Delegate the In
Gates 100 Meeting Places and BID
Norman Priests in London to In
duce Young Women to Emigrate.
pecial Gable to The Washington Herald.

Special Cable To The Washington Herald
London, Feb. 25.-The crusade against
the MOrmOns, which was initiated by the
International Reform Bureau, at Wash
ington. some time ago, is now being ac-
lively carried on in this country. P
Freeze. the bureaus special delegate. who
is now staying in London. said he had
succeeded in locating more than
hundred Mormon meeting places and 50
Mormon priests. who had come direct
from the United States for the purpes"
of inducing young women to emigTate
to Utah. He has also collected signed
statements from the parents of those
women who have been Iured to America.
and is i'm possession of evidence that the
Mormon Church bears the cost OF trans
pOrtatiOn of converts from England To
Utah. which seriously violates the United
States immigration law.
Seeks Aid of Clergy.
Mr.. Freeze is now endeavoring % in
terest the Archbishop of Canterbury in
the campaign. The Bishop OF Liverpool
and several members of Parliament are
already supporting the movement. and
a mass meeting will shortly be held in
London. In the meantime a special COM
mittee of various organizations in Lon
don will wait upon Winston Churchill
and submit to him the complete evidence
Of the work which is being carried on
by MOrmOns in Great Britain. Mr. Freeze
entertains great hopes that a measure
will he put through Parliament prohibit
ing American Mormon elders from
prOselyting in this country That. he
said, had already been done in Prus-
sia and Hungry.
The Washington herald., 1911-02-26
STOP CHILD EMIGRATION.
Italian Officials Alarmed at EXO-
dus of YOunr Girls

dus of Young Girls.
Rome. Feb. "a special law will soon
be passed to prohibit the emigration of
children from Italy. Meantime, as many
children, especially girls, are leaving the
country, the minister of foreign affairs
has issued a provisional decree which
forbids children under twelve to leave
the country if unaCcompanied by their
parents or guardians, or unless to join
them abroad. Boys under fifteen and
girls under eighteen will not be allowed
to go unless accompanied by a member
of their family
The Washington herald., 1911-02-26
RevoIution in Paraguay.

Special Cable to The washington Herald
Buenos Ayres. Feb. s5.-Another revo-
luton has broken out in Paraguay, ac-
cording to advices received here. and
fighting has already begun
The Washington herald., 1911-02-26
sixteen Die in Avalanche.

Special Gable TO The Washington Herald.
st. Petersburg. Feb. Gan avalanche
swept down upon a schoolhouse at
Aihga to-day, killing sixteen children.