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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-09-26
BATTLESH|P VISITED HERE
Ill Fated Liberte of Formidable
Appearance in the Hudson.
AMERICAN EXPERTS VIEWS
Captain Robert Stocker, U. S. N,
Tells of Devices for Sprinkling
and Flooding Magazines.

The hatteship Lbertt will be remem-
ber-d by many New Workers as one Of the
three French warships which visited this
port 20 participate in the Hudson Fulton
celebration OF 1909. with her two sister
ships. the Verite and the flagship Justice,
the Liberte was boarded al that time by
hundreds of American sightseers.
The three battleships we're peculiar and
formidable in appearance owing TO their
low hulls. heavy, towering superstructure'
brlstling batteries and sharp beaks meant
for rammine The smokestacks were pc
cullarly arranged, two rather far forward,
with a third some distance at Although
battleship types rapidly grow obsolete.
these three vessels. which were built In
19Os-'O7. are still ranked among the most
formidable in the French navy. In the
same class is also the Democratic.
TIE batteship LLbert6 was the type ship
OF tie so-callcd Liberte class in the French
navy. boat Of nearly 1900 tons displace-
ment ana an overall length OF 49, feet.
She carried a crew OF 100 men. and her
armament was four i2-nch guns ard ten
guns Of the french 7.6-inch type. she also
had twcnty-th three smal guns and four tor-
ptQt tNbtSs 0Ht Wa buitL ~ a No91 u
about s1,000.000
When the partleshiD was here, the Lib
erte was commanded by Captain A. L. VI.
Hugue'. and her other CHEZ officers we're
Second Captain r. Voisin, Lieutcnsnts c. r.
CeUssin NJ. p. Y. Favereau, ]. ;. B. Veis-
sier. c. 4. Cornet and L. c. J. Perlemoine;
Chief Engineer d. l.. ACsrrat, Pavmaster
c. A. Begin and Chief Surgeon 2. A. a.
AudibeTt
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-09-26
AMERICA 0FFErS SYMPATHY
Navy Department Instructs At
tache in French Capital.
Lon La Tribune Rlfeau. !


WASHINGTON. Sept 23.-The destruc-
ton OF the Maine in Havana Harbor on
the morning of February IL, 1s9s, was
recalled by the news OF the blowing up
of the French battleshp Liberte IN the
harbor Of Touon. The latter disaster Is
evidently Of greater magnitude. Two
hundred and sixty lives were lost on the
Maine. the most appalling Of American
naval disasters in the time Of peace.
Commander Henry Hough. naval at
tache in Paris was instructed 10 convey
70 the French naval authorities the con-
dolences OF the Navy Department. For
nal messages will be sent b. the State
Department, ION behalf OF the government
when official advices are received.
Ordnance experts OF the Navy Depart
ment are inclined to the opinion that the
explosion will remain as much mys-
terv. In view OF the demolition OF the
warship. as the blowing Up OF the Maine.
From press reports t is gathered that
after the first explosion. which might
have been due 10 spontaneous ignition
Of the smoleless powder in one OF the
magazines, the fire prevented the food
ing OF the other magazines.
Spontaneous combustion Is one OF the
dangers against which extraordinary
precautions arc taken in the American
ravy. Refrigcrating plants are installed
on the ships to reduce the temperatures
of the magazines. and at regular inter-
vals the POWDER is analyzed chemically
to ascertain whether its quality has @
Perforated
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-09-26
BETTER FARMING NEEDED
Conservation Congress Hears
MANY Expert Opinions.

Kansas CITY Mo, Sept. 25.-That me
-ors.-,,a,,on movement Is making Iapid
progress in this country was MADE apparent
,.bon CONSERVATIVES Of a dozen States
made hr,ef verbal reports at the opening
s...ior Of the third National Conservation
corgress to-day. Every delegate who SPOKE
brought n report Of activity IN his seclioh
and assured the convention that me sam
psirr for conservation had JUST begun
About z. 500 delegates we're present.
Although this is a meeting AZ whicn 'he
question OF soil conservation predomllsIsS'
IN. tim. of the congress IS not wholly gwen
m this feature. The audience TO-DAY hearu
NJ stems that were being taken 20 conserve
eyervthing from land 70 children.
Herbert :. Hadley, Governor O. missouri
In welcoming the delegates 10 the s'ale'
uryed advanced agricultural methods. ne
asserted that fully 40 per cent 81 the lana
IN This country is being farned so that us
productive qualities are decreased.
Henry wallace. Of Des Moines, president
of the congress. assailed the farmer as
soil robher and pleaded for more scientlnc
farming. He cited that land in the unteo
States produced crops only one-haH lhe
size OF those grown on poorer lano IN EuroPV'
In his plea for hack TO the farm move
ment and's betterment Of social CONDITIONS
in the country he said the city uses up men
and families as II uses up horses
citing the fact that more than 2oWmO
children are born In this country every
wear, Judge Lindsey told the delegates
that 10000 children annually are bronsht
into he courts as dependent and oehn-
duer,. and gave it as bis belief that the
duty of the national legislature was 10 en-
ret q bill providing Tor the establishment
Of A chidrsns bureau in the Department
OF Commerce and Labor.
The government spenos annually milf
lors OF dollars investigating the diseases
Of animals" ne sald. If We nave some
what analogous bureau dealing with the
welfare OF the child life OF the nation 1t
would be doing no more for them than We
are doing for cattle and hogs
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-09-26
5000 TAILORS TO STRIKE
Union Members Vote to QUIT
Work This Afternoon.

In accordance with referendum vot. o.
the Custom Tailors' Union az meetings o.
IFS members in several halls YESTERDAY
general strike will 20 into enec tais
afternoon in all shops and stores IN the
CITY in which the employers have noi
signed a new agreement submitted 10 tnem
a week or two ago.
The agreement Of last year expired q
September Is, and the employers were
given until yesterday TO say whether OF
not they would sign the new esreemenr
which calls for a ffty-three-hour WORKING
week. 81 and SIS a week FOR coatnaKe's
rs for bushellers and Sls and t4 for heIp-
ers. comparatively few women are en-
Moved IN the trade, and they Work -
fnishers.
only .eventy-nve out o. six hundred en-
Movers had decided 10 sign the asTeeneh1
M 10 last evening. More OF the employers
NAV sign the agreement this afternoon ou.
the strike committee last evening eStiIns'el
that about eight thousand workers VIII -
on strike.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-09-26
-FOUR ILL: TAKEN FROM SHIP
Men Supposed to Have Fever Are
Sent TO HOSPITAL.

Four men suffering from intestinal trou-
bic were removed yesterdsv TO the New
York Hospital from the freight steamship
Chicago City. berthed O. pier 50. North
River. II was thought a. first thai the men
might have had cholera. but UP 20 late
hour last night the city health officials we're
not able TO report on the meteorological
examinations made.
The Chicago city. which arrived here four
davs ago. did nor come from cholera In
rected district. The freighter had been
travelling 70 this port from Danrak, West
Africa. for nearly three weeks The men
had been slightly i'll during the greater part
Of the voyage. but showed no alarming
symptoms until yesterday. II is though
that they we're suffering from typhoid
fever. which became malignant within the
last two or three days
The uatients are Alfred Toner engineer
Charles Dansen, fireman, Elias Mars ami
George Rouse. sailors.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-09-26
TEAM BEATEN. SEEKS DEATH
Youthful Manager Shoots Him
self When TAINTED
fBy TELEGRAPH 70 The Tribune. /

Cleveland, Sept. 25.-Tsuntcd by his
friends because his ball team was put out
OF the running in the city amateur cham
pionship race, George Balm, nineteen years
old. manager Of the Eras, shot himself In
the chest this afternoon and Is near death
In ST. Clair Hospital
In his delirium he talks Of baseball all
the time, and begged so hard TO have a
baseball with him in bed that his father
brought him one With the baseball tight
~ clutched in one hand young Balm be
came more quiet. The doctors say his
chances for life are slim
Balm was deeply interested in baseball
and talked necessarily at the Osborn Man
ufacturinr Compsnys Offices, where he was
employed, concerning his teams chances
for the remnant. He played first base and
was captain and manager The kulls de-
feated the Eras IN the championship ein.-
ination series on sunday.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-09-26

Paris. Sept. Z5.-The news OF the disaster
10 the Libert6 came as a stunning blow 20
the French public and 10 naval officials.
IL H. the climax OF long series OF dis
asters which have marked the history OF
the French navy since the blowing W OF
the battleship lena. on March 3, 1907.
The President Of the Republic mas can
celled all engagements and VII. be present
IN person al the funerals Of the victims
The Minister OF Marine, ". Delcasse re-
ceivcd the members OF the press this after
noon and talked to them about the catas-
trophe lie was greatly distressed and
spoke with emotion Of the deplorable event.
coming 50 soon after the splendid naval
review
The minister had before him many Of
fetal kilograms from Toulon, but he was
unable 10 estimate accurately the loss OF
life.
Referring 10 an official report Of Septem-
Der upon this very subject. the minister
said that to- commanding admiral speci-
fed that during the hottest weather the
temperature in his own ca bin had some
times been l0l degrees, Fahrenheit, when
the temperature in the magazines was from
81 to IS degrees. NJ. Delcasse thought that
the theory OF short circuit wire. ad-
vanced technically at Toulon was the
most probable.
The German Ambassador TO France,
Baron Won Schoen. was the first 10 call at
the Foreign Office and convey the con-
dOlences Of his government and himself,
and Emperor William was the first ruler
20 send a telegram OF sympathy to Presi-
dent Fallieres His majesty said:
Words fail me In endeavoring to tnd
expression for my profound sympathy for
France in the national misfortune. The
families so terribly grieyed may be con-
soied by the knowledge that the men Of the
i.iberte have persisted In the perform
aBce of their duty toward their country"
The American Ambassador. Robert Bacon.
called At the Foreign ONCE and expressed
the sympathy Of Washington and himself
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-09-26
URGES HOLDING OF COTTON
John Sharp Williams Quotes Scripture
to Planters in Appeal.
fR. rslegr1rh N The immune

Jackson, Miss. Sept. 25.-In letter "hlcn
he requests ne given as wide puDIlcity
as possible, Senator John Sharp Williams
tonight renews his plea for farmers 10
hold their cotton for better prices. The let
ter is filled with scrptursl references. He
says:
The homely lesson which Joseph taught
10 Pharaoh. the Southern FARMER po5 SeSs
inc ,,irtIgIly a commercial monopoly OF
cotton production, should have learned Dy
now. 10 wit: 10 carry over the excess OF d
TAT wear 10 i'm the deficit OF lean year
The only way TO stabilize prices II 70
that the people are taking the advice trus
far. Cotton simply il rolling in, ana y y
the Southern farmers themselves VINO are
furnishing the greatest argument 10 the
hear SUeruiatOrs.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-09-26
$4,000 GONE FROM MAILS
Theft in St. Louis Year Ago Double
the Amount Then Named,
TBy telegraph 70 The Tribune

St Louis. Sept. 2J.-The need for ter
minal railway postofice here was empha-
sized to-day. according to Postmaster j.
K. Atkins when II was revealed that q reg
istered mail package stolen year ago d !
the postoffice annex station here. contained
IS 900 instead OF $1,000 as puoHshed dl
the time of the theft &c.,.
II is understood postoffice inspectors la :
worked on the case year without nndlns
any clew The missing money was SEM
BY a St Louis bank 10 bank IN eNds.
sine This package disappeared outside the
main pcstoffice no blame attaches 10 10 81
master Atkins or 10 his employees.
Mr.. Atkins explained that the annex STA
ton is a transfer point where three thou-
sand 10 five thousand registered packages
are handled daily. II the trains 10 when
the packages are 20 be transferred are
waiting when they reach the annex sta
ton. the postal clerks handle the passages,
but II a delav occurs the parcels are taken
into the station.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-09-26
JAMES :. HEVER DEAD.

Announcement was made yesterday OF the
death on Sunday Of James J.. heVer, a
well known horscman. who married niece
OF Andrew Carnegie In 1850 Mr.. never
death occurred at his home In Far Rock
away. and was the result Of injuries ne re-
ceived TWO wears ago. when horse ne
was riding fell on him.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-09-26
DIVORCE LAWS
Continued from first Page.

ard their loose administration. we
o,sht not 10 permit the marriage tie 10
b, dissolved at will
you say we ought not TO keep I'M
happy people together. Who broush'
them together? We did not IL they
e,t together under contract why
shouldn't they be bound to the contract
unless one or the other does something
which in the eyes Of all men ought 10
Kermit or require at least a separation
Il moi q diNnrce2
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-09-26
SMALLPOX ON LINER

The Red Star liner Vaderland was de-
tanned at Quarantine yesterday on her ar
rival fom Antwerp because case of small
uox was discovered in her steerage. The
"a tient was removed 10 SWinnurne Isl,
tand after which the liner was fumigated
md permitted to 20 10 her pier.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-09-26
p,oduotion Must Be Increased.

~, ,s necessary. then" ne said, 'that no'
o,,,, orr acreage but our production per
acre must increase proportionateiy' % "a
or rsonIe may be fed. We must rea'i%e
,,a, the hest land and the easiest iaiiu
- o,,t,ivate has been taken up anu 'ul'l-
vated and that the additions to imyro'eo
,o,dg and to total acreage In the future
must be OF land much more expense 80 -
nrenare for tillage The increase per a0'
~ .he nroduction. too. must be steduS co"
,,sar and each year an increase - ii'''
difficult. -. s,c,s
"stu even in the face Of these idcts
49, g. M accession for disbursement
W. ara going TO remain self-supporuhs
country and raise food enough "''ni"
borders 10 feed our people 80,
Mr. Taft said the states should 'aNe w
,be question OF increasing the prouuctioH
., ,arpa Much has been done ne sa'u
,hrouob education in colleges ana schoo''
:, *-aircd and scientific farmers, and that
~. ,r,proveuent through such insttutiohs
IS bound TO continue
enookin9 OF $ proposal 10 organize
80 of three thousand men, 10 ne Pai"
.ar,Iv nv the counties, partly by the s'ates
and partly by the federal government ".o
-, conduct experiments in every county
for the education OF the farmer. the
da,+ sa,d that while generally ne was OPP
coed 70 such collaboration, ne coulo iol
conceive Of a wiser plan for this parucui~l
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-09-26
Men Rush TO Boats.

Word Of the danger few from mouth
In mouth. Men rushed 10 the boats or
Jumped into the sea. At this juncture
help, asked from the other ships, ar
rived, and the officers OF the Liberte
we're encouraged by the reinforcements.
They determined to make another effort
10 conquer the fire. The bugler was or
dered 20 sound the rally. The spirit OF
discipline was so excellent that the men
who had Jumped into the sea asked the
boats which picked them up 10 put them
back aboard the Llberte
Stimulated by the example Of the Of
hcers. the men rushed 10 their stations
and q last desperate fight against the
flames began Almost Immediately the
first explosion foreshadowed a terrible
disaster. The officers, then realizing the
. folly OF sacrificing the lives Of the men
. i'm an Intellectual attempt to save the
ship. instructed the crow 10 leave the
Libert6 in as orderly q manner as pos
sible. II was while this was being done
/ that the final explosion came, engulfing
all on the ship and those around
Some idea Of the violence Of the eX-
I plosion may be had from the fact that
the officer commanding the sunnery
sChoolship Foudre, anchored three kilo-
metres Cnearly two niles from the
+ Libertt. was killed on his own quarter
deck by a fragment Of shell hurled from
the Liberte Two sailors standing be-
side him were wounded.
There was a rollcall of the remnant of
the crew Of the Libert6 on board the
battleship Sunren tonight. The scene
was q pitiful one, as many Of the men
were injured and most Of them were in
tears
Vice Admiral Beilue has appointed a
committee 20 begin an Investigation OF
the explosion.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-09-26

minutes before the seamen who escaped
death were struggling desperately, and
small boats were picking up as many
as they could reach
As the battleship went down several
of her guns discharged a requiem salute
The rumble of the explosion was heard
throughout the city and immense crowds
% sombre-faced people gathered at the
wharf
Nearly every vessel of the squadron
lost some men. The Verite was moored
nearest, being about 225 yards from the
Liberte Eight of the Verites men were
wounded by flying fragments blown
from the Liberte or by pieces OF burst
ing shells.
The decks of the Verite were crowded
with men who were watching the fright
full spectacle and who were targets for
the falling debris.
The Liberte was broken in two by the
violence Of the final explosion. She sank
in forty feet Of water. Accordingly large
portions OF the upper structure remained
above the surface These were swept
by the flames, and the burning of black
powder caused q dense smoke that OBJ
scured the wreck.
With the last CONFUSION of the mighty
sea fighter men and wreckage were
tossed high in the air, and a shower Of
human limbs, bits Of flesh, articles Of
clothing. pieces Of armor plate and
splinters OF wood fell upon the decks OF
the Verite and upon the wide circle
the warships and small boats standing
by The officers and men OF the Verite
beheld an awful picture Of disaster and
death
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-09-26

and farm production in this country LOT 'ne
,ast nfty-six years. and declared tna' VIM,
he did not agree with those men VINO Sa ,,,
that IN fifty years the United states WI.
he unable 10 feed its own people. there we
reed for intelligent understanding a''o'e
IN. farmers Of the trend OF events.
The President added that II the pop".s-
zion ~ the nation increased proportion"''
l., 9, the next fifty years the United stare
= - have doubled the number OK us
Deopie
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-09-26

SUNDAYS NETWORK TRIBUNE
Mailed anywher, in the United States '''
$3.50 year.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-09-26
Often Seek = Breach.

THE trouble IS not that in an indlVld-
nal case Generalization follows because
thew are separated. but the trouble is
when a man or woman feels II is only
question Of option with her whether she
still live with her husband. or he with
his wife. then. with that option before
them. they conduct themselves In such
a wav very frequently as necessarily 10
lead 10 a breach.
IT is the ability TO and the prospect
NJ getting a divorce that demoralizes.
We ought 20 have general uniform law
on that subject that stiffens up ana
makes sacred the marriage tie. | agree
that II is not possible in this stage, and
under present conditions, to make mar
rage absolutely indissoluble, but II Is
roqsible TO make divorce difficult so that
II cannot be obtained by collusiou, and
only when one party or the other shall
have done something that all men regard
as necessarily affecting the obligation OF
the marriage tie"
At Cherryvale a crowd of ten thou
eand persons welcomed the President,
and he explained the meaning and et-
foot Of the recent trust decisions AMI
established the fact that no longer would
business men have an excuse for VIC
Iatjng the law on the pretext that they
could not determine just what it prohib-
{tad
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-09-26
Anchored in the Roadstead.

Hnchoreo IN the hoacSteao'
The Liberte was anchored in the road
stead, where she had been since the re-
view Of the fleet ~ President Fallieres.
The review was held on September 4,
when the French national Executive
Gazed upon the most powerful fleet
France has ever assembled. Premier
Caillaux and his associates in the Cab
iaet. together with many Senators and
Deputies, were present.
Particular significance attached to the
display. as IL was made on the very day
that France communicated 10 Germany
the terms upon which the republic Of
fered settlement OF the Moroccan dis
pute. Formed in two perfect alignments
were eighteen bsttleships, six Of them
Of the all big gun" type; nine armored
cruisers and twenty-five torpedo boats
and torpedo boat destroyers. The feet
was manned by 200 officers and 26907
men.
Following the review the feet re-
sumed the autumn man9uvres and gun
practice. On September 20 the armored
cruiser Gloire was engaged in target
work when a port gun exploded as a
projectile was being inserted in the
breech. One gunner was killed and thir-
teen others were injured. Five Of the
latter subsequently died.
It is now considered almost estab-
lished that the disaster was due TO the
defagration Of B" powder, as in the
case Of the lena. Toward a. m. the
watch perceived dense smoke coming
from the fore part Of the ship. He re-
ported this to the officers, who promptly
ordered that the magazines be flooded
az a first precaution.
The men whose duty it was to do so
went TO open the valves communicating
with the sea, but returned precipitate-
ly. reporting that the thick, poisonous
fumes rising from the magazines made
the task OF approaching virtually i'm
possible
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-09-26
Agricultural Future Hopeful.

ION the whole" said the President IN
losing II think our agricultural future
is hopeful. I do not share the pessi,
,,istfc views Of many gentlemen whose
statistics differ somewhat from NINE anu
yybo look forward to strong proDaDllity
~ failure OF self-support IN 1000 WITHIN
the lives OF persons now living. we ma
look forward 70 the middle OF u,i9 oe
turv, when 2ooooo,eoo people snall sWear
fealty TO the starry nag as d 'itlie ", ~
America will still continue to feed her
.-,tI1iors and feed them well, out Of her
own soil" 1880 -
Toward the end o, the Presidents az
Arsss man in the audience arose ana
waving a red handkerchief over his nead'
shouted
whats the matter with Teddy
Mr.. TAFT stopped his speech until the
man had been quoted.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-09-26
Voice D-ow BY Cheering,

When President Henry Wallace called the
great meeting in the biz coliseum 20 order
this evening and INTRODUCED tine President
the entire audience rose as one man and
for several minutes it YVES impossible for
Mr.. Taft 70 proceed. Ills voice was com
7letely drowned bv the cheering.
The President explained that a; last
years session OF the congress IN ST. Paul
he had expressed at length his views with
regard to other phases OF conservation, and
added that since Congress up to date had
not deemed it necessary 10 pass conserva-
ton legislation. he would confine himself
70 the one branch Of the subject.
Mr.. Tar reviewed the history Of farming