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The Irish standard., 1911-07-22
wIEHE CONTRIBUTED $4,000.
70 Lorimer Jackpot, According to Du.
Iuth Man.

Washington, July 1S.-The "$1O0.-
700 legislative jackpot" about which
revolves charges involving the cleo
lion of Senator Lorimer, figured in the
testimony at the opening of the hear
ng before the senate committee. Will
am Burgess, manager and treasurer
Of an electrical company at Duluth,
testified before the Helm investigating
committee of the Illinois senate that
OH train running out of Duluth, in
March, 1911, G. F. Wiehe. who is as
,ociated in business with Edward
Hines, declared to him that there was
| jackpot raised to elect Mr.. Lorimer;
I know what l am talking about be.
:ause l subscribed $4,000 to it my
Ielf." Mr.. Burgess testified today
lbout this conversation.
Mr.. Burgess said that he and Wiehe
had not met before that day. They
began conversing in the smoking car
Burgess said he made remark about
the Lorimer election which finally led
he stranger, whom he said was Wiehe.
% remark that Burgess did not know
Eery d-n much about it"
Shortly afterward. according to the
witness, Wiehe said: There was Il
Jackpot for Lorimer's election.
tnow what am talking about. because
| subscribed $4,000 to it myself"
On cross-examination Burgess ties.
!ified that he was acquainted with
". II. Cook of Duluth, whose versions
If conversations with Edward Hines
lave been disputed by Hines. Burgess
laid he had talked with Cook about
coming to Washington to testify and
The Irish standard., 1911-07-22
ARSON TRUST
IS DISCOVERED
ILLINOIS FIRE MARSHAL CLAIMS
IS MEN HEAD GANG
OF INCENDIARlES.
COVERS THE ENTIRE COUNTRY
Declares Flaming Tentacles Reach
Out to Many Centers.-kansas
City Police Deny Leader
10 There.

Chicago, July 2O.-Revelation by
State Fire Marshal C. j. Doyle of
a gigantic. countrywide frebug con-
spiracy-the greatest the world has
ever seen and rivaling in the net
work of its plot the most elaborate
Arabian Nights tales-astounded mem.
bers OF the Chicago Association of
Commerce at their weekly luncheon.
With it's head in Kansas City, one
arm in Chicago and it's tentacles Of
destruction defying the law in more
than a dozen large cities of the coun-
try, the speaker declared, the state
fire marshals of at least four differ
ent states have combined to wipe out
the closely banded gang OF fifteen
criminals who are directing its oper-
atoms.
1.-THE country is facing one of the
most gigantic, organized arson con-
spiracies that the world has ever
seen." declared the speaker. Il am
here to tell you that the state fire
marshal's department of Illinois has
united with the state fire marshals
Of three other states-Kentucky, Ten
nessee and Ohio-to wipe out the
band of fifteen men at its head.
"One arm of the monster conspir,
acy that has continued to ravage on
its fiery trail extends right into your
own city. The head of the conspiracy
is in Kansas City, from which city
the operations of the whole gang are
directed
"Tentacles Of the fendish octopus
have extended. as the daring of those
behind the plot has grown, into a doz-
en- cities. They have been found at
work in Bloomington, Springfield,
Pittsburg. Cleveland, New York, Buff
1.-TWO men of the gang have been
convicted and are now in Jail in n
southern city. The other fifteen will
be behind the bars if the state fire
marshals of the four states are as
successful in working along line on
which they have now begun investi.
eating.
IF we are as successful in secur
ing convictions as seems probable at
this time, he added, land the men
behind the conspiracy arc jailed
every state in the union will benefit
Kansas City Police Know Nothing
| Kansas City, July 20.--If Kansas
City is the headquarters for an arson
trust. as was declared by State Fire
Marshal Doyle of Illinois before the
Chicago Association Of Commerce. the
police here have never learned of the
fact Chief of Detectives Zickefoose
laughed at the statement and said II
was mistake.
ITO think that an arson trust has
headquarters here is laughable," Chief
Zickefoose said. There may be al
arson trust, but I believe Mr. Doyle
is mistaken as to the city which is
headquarters for the band"
The Irish standard., 1911-07-22
UNIoNIsT DENIES INcITINe RIOT.

Structural Iron Workers. Organization
Pleads Not Guilty in Des Moines.
Des Moines, July 2O.-F. J. Murphy
of Indianapolis, national organizer for
the Structural Iron Workers union, in
police court pleaded not guilty to the
charge Of indictng riot. He is
charged with having been the leader
in Monday nights riot on local VIA
duct in which Joseph Schlieger, non
union man, was seriously injured and
several others We're hurt.
Murphy and four other union labor
men were arrested, but all were re-
leased on bond following pleas of not
guilty. The cases are to be tried July
&C. Murphy came here about a month
ago and. since then is said to have
been endeavoring to get the concern
which is building the viaduct to rccog.
niZe his union.
The Irish standard., 1911-07-22
UNITED FIGHT ON CHOLERA,
Health Officers of Whole Country
Asked to Help RepeI Invasion.

Health Officers of Whole Country
Asked to Help RepeI Invasion.
New York, July 2O-The health Of
ficers not only of New York, but Of
the whole country, may be asked to
help repel the threatened invasion of
Asiatic cholera. The discovery of five
cholera carriers among the six hun
dred immigrants undergoing bacteri-
illogical examination at Quarantine
emphasized what Health Officer Doty
has said about the difficulty of con-
filming the disease to the quarantine
hospitals of ports of entry.
The following bulletin relating to
the cholera situation was given out
at Quarantine.
AT Hoffman island, Pomenico Ban
citelli, aged GO years, one of the steer
age passengers of the steamer Moltke,
was taken sick with symptoms suspi-
cious of cholera. At the Swinburne
Island hospital no further deaths have
occurred. On board the Anchor Line
steamer Perugia conditions are salts
factory"
New York, July 2O.-Another death
from Asiatic cholera occurred at the
Swinburne Island hospital station Of
the New York quarantine station. The
victim arrived here on the steamer
Moltke This death makes the count
seven at this port No further cases
of the disease have developed among
the detained immigrants.
Mayor Gaynor and Health Commits
sioner Lederle visited the quarantine
H. Doty, health officer of the port.
The mayor said he personally had ex.
amined the cholera patients, but was
not ready to make any statement re.
garding his investigation.
The Irish standard., 1911-07-22
is AT CAPITAL TO TELL WHETH.
Err TAFT WANTED ILLINOIS.
AN TO BE ELECTED.
EXPECTED TO EXPLAIN ACTIVITY
Hines Called Rhode Islander "Go-Be
tween" to Convey Wish.-Wiehe
Calls Burgess
Liar.

Washington, July 20.-Whether the
Taft administration, wanted William
Lorimer elected to succeed Albert j..
er former Senator Aldrich, of Rhode
Island, then the Republican senate
leader, was the means through which
that wish was conveyed to Edward
Hines, the lumberman, probably will
be developed in day or so.
Mr.. Aldrich arrived in Washington
and is ready to appear before the
Lorimer committee to explain his al
legged activities in connection with the
Illinois senatorial election.
Hines has testified that he waited
until midnight at the Washington
home of Senator Aldrich while the
latter, at the White House, talked over
the Illinois senatorial deadlock with
President Taft.
At the conclusion of the conference
Hines said he was told by Mr. Aldrich
that the president wanted Lorimer
elected.
Banker Says He Was Consulted.
George NJ. Reynolds, president
of the Continental Commercial bank
of Chicago, who was reported to
have declined the treasury portfolio
in the Taft administration, told the
senate Lorimer committee what he
knew of Edward Hines delivering an
alleged message from the administra-
ton ct Washington to Governor De-
neen to aid Lorimer's election. He
recited how Hines, on the day of Lor-
liners election. consulted with him
as ito how to deliver the message to
Deneen.
c. F. Wiehe. secretary of the Ed.
ward Hines Lumber Company, said
that William Burgess, of Duluth, was
an absolute liar" if he testified to
what was read as Burgess testimony.
Burgess had said Wiehe told him on
the winnipeg Flyer March 7, 1911:
that he subscribed $4,000 to a Lori
mer election fund.
The Irish standard., 1911-07-22
LUCE is A GOPHER COLONEL,
National Guard Selects Successor {,
Reeve.

Minneapolis, July 1S.-Major Erie
D. Luce was elected colonel of the
First regiment OF the Minnesota Ma.
tional guard to succeed c. NJ. Reeve.
He received twenty-six votes on the
first ballot, eleven being recorded for
Lieutenant Colonel Frank T. Corris
ton, and one for Major Frank Rowley.
The election was finally made unan.
imous on the proposal Of Colonel Cor.
SistOn.
The Irish standard., 1911-07-22
MIMIC WARFARE is BEGUN.
Nine BattIeships Met by Five Torpedo
Boat Destroyers.

Block Island, RI, July 20.-Mimic
wart broke out around this little is
land when nine battleships of the at
lacking blue fleet steamed in frora
the southeast and were met by five
torpedo boat destroyers and hal;
dozen submarines. Whether the bat
tleships were theoretically sunk o.,
the defending craft destroyed will no,
be known for some months.
The Irish standard., 1911-07-22
King Edwards Road Started.

Rouses Point, NY, July 90
Prominent officials of the United
States and Canada took part today in
the ceremonies of beginning work on
the international highway connecting
Montreal with New York and forming
part of the proposed highway to Flor.
ida. The Canadian end of the road
from this point on the boundary to
Montreal is to be called King Ed.
wards road.
The Irish standard., 1911-07-22
FACES MANY TERMS IN PRISON.
Wan Just Out of Leavenworth to Be
Tried Again In Washington.

Tried Again In Washington.
Washington, July lS.-Facing an al.
most endless chain Of re-arrests and
,entences for obtaining money under
alse pretenses, Donald c. Thompson,
who was arrested in Leavenworth,
Kan, upon the expiration of a two
rear sentence in the federal peniten-
larry for passing worthless checks in
Norfolk, Va, was brought back to
Washington to face trial for an al
eyed similar offense here.
Should his impending trial end in
conviction, at the expiration of his
irst term he will be re-arrested to
ACE charges pending against him in
New York, Philadelphia, and several
other eastern cities. Thompson op-
grated in many parts of the country,
,ut usually sought to obtain only small
mounts of money.
The Irish standard., 1911-07-22
CROP NEWS IS OP7|M S1IC
EARLY HARVEST PREDICTED IN
WINNIPEG REPORTS.
Great Northern Preparing To Handle
10000 Carloads From
Butte.

winnipeg, July GU.-A detailed sur
vey OF crop conditions throughout
western Canada removes all appre-
hension that was felt because of the
recent cool wave which struck the
country and gives renewed assurance
of record wheat crop.
Conditions could hardly be more IA
vorable. From so to 100 per cent OF
wheat is in blossom and indications
ut present point to an early harvest.
With the exception of two points
where frost damaged lighter grains
considerably and wheat very slightly
there is no report Of detrimental
effect from the cool wave
Or reports received 81 per cent an.
nounce conditions which border on the
perfect whole. 10 per cent have been
visited by more or less frost or other
climatic conditions which were not
conducive to successful ripening.
While there has generally been more
rain this year than for several sea
sons a few districts are complaining
OF lack OF moisture, while others have
had too much rain. The vast major
tty of sections have, however, en-
toyed the ideal conditions throughout
the year.
Cool Weather Beneficial.
Western farmers appear to consitl.
er the cool wave as beneficial to the
west. During the hot spell which pre-
ceded 1t the grain was inclined to
mature too rapidly and the cool spell
has had the effect of filling the heads
and holding back the superabundant
growth of straw which was earlier
threatened. A general fear in certain
sections is reported that should frost
continue or the weather remain cold
damage will certainly result to wheat,
but this fear appears to be overridden
by the upward tendency of the Their
mometer this week.
Damage from hail throughout the
entire west has been practically nil.
The largest consideration now before
the farmers and the transportation a,l-
thorities is the labor question. With
the removal OF immigration restric-
lions on United States immigrants
who come In for the harvest and the
Inducements which are being offered
to residents Of the east and the Pa
cific coast 1t is expected that an I'M
precedented number of workers will
, come in. While prospective employ
ers and agents working for them a
short time ago regarded the labor sit
nation as acute the prospects are now
almost as promising as in other years
Big Crop in Montana.
Great Falls, Mont, July 2O.-Divi-
sion officials of the Great Northern
railway at this point announce that
orders have been received to prepare
Tor the heaviest tonnage In wheat ever
handled from this section OF the
northwest and that the company has
arranged fos' the grain door equip
ment for cars which show an eXpec-
tation of at lenst 10000 carloads from
points on the Butte division.
An order has been placed for rs
carloads of grain doors, each car con-
tanning doors sufficient to fit out 400
cars, and these will be apportioned to
various points along the division.
The Billings line will receive a large
percentage of these doors and the sta
ton of Iroadvicw in Yellowstone
county, where three years ago farming
was unknown, has made requisition
Tor enough to f1t out 400 cars.
The Irish standard., 1911-07-22
HAITIAN REBELS ACTIVE.
Party Now Marching On Port Of
Archahaie.

Port au Prince, July 2O.-The
revolutionists have occupied st, Marc
Rnd are marching on Archahaie, port
eighteen miles northwest of this city.
The government has assembled two d.
visions Of troops at Archahaie to op.
pose the enemy. The cruiser Antoine
Simon has been repaired and is pro.
caedin2 TO- the threatened fort.
The Irish standard., 1911-07-22
DEPOSED SHAH IN PERSIA.
Mahamed Ali Preparing to Start a
Revolution

Mahamed All preparing to start
Revolution.
Teheran. July 20.-The Persian gov.
eminent is almost panic-strickcn over
the unexpected return to the country
of Mahamed Ali, the deposed shah,
with the object Of regaining the
throne. He landed at Gumesh Tepeh,
on the shore of the Caspian sea.
Reports say that he is going toward
Astrabad and gathering many follow.
ers on the way.
1t lis minated that Russia, which
promised to see that Mahamed Ali did
not return, deliberately let him come
back to CT cate disorders that would
Justify Russia in completing the long
pending grab of large slice of Persia.
The Irish standard., 1911-07-22
New Distance Flying Record.

Brussels, July 1S-The Belgian avi.
ltor Olcs'ogers in monoplane made
1 flight OF 62G kilometers, or 1888 miles,
at the aerodrome without a stop. This
beats the worlds record for distance
In an uninterrupted fight.
The Irish standard., 1911-07-22
Panic on Launch Is Fatal

Detroit, Mich, July 1S-Panic on
board a launch on the Detroit river
following a trivial explosion resulted
In the death of one person and the
narrow escape from drowning Of five
others.
The Irish standard., 1911-07-22
Seattle Ex.Policc Chief Sentenced

oedee'S EN~' o''SS 0'''S' 0C''ec1IVCUs
Seattle, July 20.-Former Chief Of
Police Wappcnstein. convicted of ac-
cepting Il bribe for permitting the
operation Of immoral resorts during
the Gill administration, was sentenced
10 three to ten years.
The Irish standard., 1911-07-22
South Dakota Man to Head Editors.

So0e'' 1e1'<oe" 'Vo'' ~ '!SdU Iu'tOTU'
Detroit, July 20.--Talk among the
editors seems to indicate that Robert
f. Dowdell Of Artesian, SD, now first
vice.president Of the National Edi-
torial Association. will be elected
president.
The Irish standard., 1911-07-22
Four Land Seekers Drowned.

Winnipeg, Man, July 20.-FOur land.
seekers were drowned at Twelve MHe
lake south Of Moose Jaw while at
tempting to cross the lake in small
boat during storm.
The Irish standard., 1911-07-22
FEAR THE TRUST.
Sugar Planters Excuse for Continuing
the Tariff.

Washington, July 18.-That Louis
lana sugar planters and independent
.efiners fear the American Sugar Re-
lining company was declared by j. e.
Burguieres, president Of the Louisiana
Planters association. before the house
sugar trust committee. He testified
that reduction of the sugar tariff would
:uin the Louisiana sugar industry.
The Irish standard., 1911-07-22
BIG MONEY UP ON FOOT RACE.

Nearly $4,000 Changes Hands on 1C0
Yard Dash at Lead, s. D.
Lead, S. D., July 2O.-Fred Hamil.
ton, formerly of Boulder Prep. school,
Colorado, defeated Nick Ronin, of
Deadwood, undisputed champion
Splinter of the Black Hills, in a 100.
yard race here. Nearly $4,000 changed
hands on the race, which had been
freely advertised, as Ronin had never
been beaten. Owing to a misunder.
standing in starting Ronin never left
the scratch.
The Irish standard., 1911-07-22

Alaskan Ships Cargo Worth $3a0,ooo.
Seattle, July 20. - The steamship
Senator arrived from Nome and St.
Michael, Alaska, with $4,000 in gold
and $250,00O worth of furs and whale.
bone.
The Irish standard., 1911-07-22
Ground Broken for Canal Expo.

Grouno Broken TOT IandI G*Po'
San Diego, July 20.-More than 3d.
600 persons celebrated the breakin2
of ground for the Panama California
exposition to be held here in 1915 in
honor. of the completion of the Pana
ma canal.
The Irish standard., 1911-07-22
Train Wreck Fatal to II; Scores Hurt.

Mullheim, Baden, July IS. A
through cypress from Basel, SwitZcr-
land, for Berlin, crowded with heavy
tourist traffic, was wrecked here.
Eleven persons were killed, while
scores of others were injured, many of
them seriously.
The Irish standard., 1911-07-22
Brooklyn Has s5oo,ooo Fire.

Brooklyn Has $5CO,OUU Fire.
New York, July 20.-Damage esti'
mated at nearly 100000 was caused
by fire which practically destroyed
the ive-story brick building in Brook
lyn occupied by the Cowperthwaite
Company, retail furniture dealers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-16

Philadelphia Debaters Defeat Wash
ington Y. M. C.. A. Team.

Fortified with facts and figures and the
views of economists. Y. NJ. c. A orators
from Philadelphia wrested victory in de-
bate last night from the team of the
Washington Y. NJ. c. A. The affirmative
prevailed on the question: Resolved,
That Congress Should Shape Legislation
Toward the Gradual Abandonment OF the
Protective Tariff
The debate was held in assembly ball
at the central Y. NJ. c. A. Two Phila-
de1phia lawyers were pitted against eacli
other in the persons of Henry Baur. rep
resenting Philadelphia, and John T. Ken
nedy. who came to Washington from
Philadelphia six years ago.
Mr.. Baur's associates We're Charles r.
Phillips and T. Roy Phillips. On the
Washington team besides Mr.. Kennedy
were z. r. Owens and Randolph Shaw.
The judges were Justice J. A Van Orsi
del of the Court of Appeals. Ernest G..
Lorenzen, dean OF George Washington
Law School. and George F.. Bowerman,
librarian OF the Public Library.
Myron Jermain Jones, director Of edu,
cation of the Y. NJ. c. A. presided oveb
the debate. Edison B. Brown sang a
humorous song and Edward r. Sterling
gave numerous recitations.
Setting forth the principle that IL IS
economic waste and industrial destruc<
ton to continue protection indefinitely, the
visiting debaters directed their efforts ID
presenting proof that advocates Of proi
lection have always regarded protection
as a temporary expedient: that the Inc
dustries of the United States are now
self-sustaining; that they can underSell
foreign competitors in foreign markets,
and that they. can sell cheaper abroad
than they do at home.
The negative attempted TO show that
American labor would be seriously dam
aged by competition with the products OF
the cheap labor of the orient and Europe;
that skilled labor would find itself re-
duced to the ranks of unskilled labor by
the destruction of industries calling for
special abilities, and that natural re-
sources would be exhausted by the con-
centration of national energies upon
few specialized industries through the
adoption of free trade. --s ~
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-16
EMANCIPATION IN DISTRICT.
Forty-Ninth Anniversary of Lin
coins Special Proclamation.

In celebration of the fortv-ninth an
niversary of Emancipation day. COM
mlttee OF the Lincoln Emancipation
League has arranged for a uass meet
ing in the auditorium of Friendship Bap-
list Church. list and III streets south
west, tomorrow evening at 6 o'clock.
W. H. Underwood will be the master of
ceremonies. and will be assisted by the
ofncers of the league. James w. Poe.
president, and Eugene f. Jackson and
e L. Smith. secretaries Rev. AIexan-
der Willbanks, pastor of Friendship
Church. will deliver the invocation. The
speakers of the evening will be W. B..
Hill. J. H. Harrison, Lieut.. r. f. Toomey,
Rev. 8. L. Corrothers, Giles F. White and
Bishop Alexander Walters OF New York.
Ex-senator William E. Chandler and
Booker T. Washington have been invited
10 be present.
Among the features OF the evening will
be an categorical parade OF forty-nine
flower girls, attired in white and carrying
American flags. and headed by the queen
and her retinue, representing the number
OF years since President Lincoln issued
q special edict liberating from bondage
blacks of the District of Columbia, April
16, 1862. Not the least feature will he
the chorus of thanksgiving. which will be
under the direction of Miss Willeana
Hayes, chorister; Mrs Susie Johnson
Pianist and Mrs. Hattie Henderson, Miss
Catherine TAILOR will have charge OF the
parade ceremonies.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-16
Recent Changes in Buoys.

4 notice to mariners regarding
changes in buoys and other aids To
navigation in the waters of the fifth
lighthouse district has been issued
from the Office of Inspector De Stei-
guer as follows:
Virginia-Hog Island, or Great Ma
chipongo Inlet-Buoy No. >. third class
nun, reported missing April H. will be
replaced as soon as practicable
Elizabeth river-F.liZabeth river en-
trance gas buoy No. pa. reported dam
aged and extinguished. April IL. will be
replaced as soon as practicable
Buoys replaced April IL found miss.
ing-Nomlni creek, White Point flats
buoy No. g.. spar: Currioman bay. Ell
bow Point shOal buoy No. .. spar
Maryland-Potomac river, Dukehart
channel to northward of Blackstone
Island. Channel edge buoy No. 3, spar
replaced April IL: found missing
North Carolina-SeacoaSt. False cape
gas and whistling buoy No 4. reported
eXtinguished April 13, will be relighted
as soon as practicable.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-16
THRONGING TO NEW YORK.
Pageant of Fashion on 5th Avenue
Expected Today.

NEW YORK. April 15.-Fashion's dew
Otees and sightseers reached New York
today on every train, and. unless the
weather falsf1es the latest prediction,
they will walk briskly tomorrow through
bright sunshine made crisp by falling tenn
peraturfe. The thermometer will dip to
within ten degrees Of freezing point, the
local forecaster says, but there is no
rain cloud on the horizon. Hence New
York has prepared for it's greatest Eas-
ter promenade.
The annual pageant of fashion has
drawn thousands to the city from points
as far away as Montreal, which sent
3,4CO persons. and Toronto. whence 900
school teachers made the journey. The
big hotels are crowded with visitors,
many journeying hither solely to mingle
in the parade The suburbs will send
another army tomorrow. and those who
have watched the ante-Easter prepara-
tons say 9Th avenue will be crowded as
never before.
Easter offerings in New Yorks hun
dreds of churches tomorrow, 1t is ex-
petced, will exceed $1,OOOOO0.