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Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-11-22

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The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1912-02-23
EIGHT CHILDREN
DEAD BY POISON
MYSTERY SURROUNDS TRACE
DY IN NEW YORK HOSPITAL.
OFFICIALS ARE INVESTIGATING
It May Develop That Some Hospital
Attendant Has Fed Poison to the
Children Just to Watch Them Die.
Deliberate Murder Indicated.

New York, Feb 23.-The mystery
of the deaths of eight children, the
oldest 10 months, and the illness of
four other infants in the Brooklyn
nursery and infants hospital since
Sunday, was expected today to be
solved by . chemical analysis of the
contents OF the stOmachs of two of
the dead children. An irritant poison
believed to be oXalic acid mixed with
lime water and milk, was indicated by
an autopsy.
All of the poisoned babies were in
one ward and there were only four
children in the ward who have not
shown symptoms of poisoning. The
physicians scout the idea that the
children suffered from any disease OF
which they were not cognizant.
CorOner's Physician Woust said
that the evidence in the case suggests
the theory of deliberate poisoning
perhaps by some hospital attendant
afflicted with the homicidal mania.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1912-02-23
ADVOCATES SMALL
EARS OF CORN
NATIONAL GRA N DEALERS
FIGHTING WiLEY'S cONSFis.
CATION PLAN

st. Louis, Mo, Feb. 23.-The Ma
tional Grain Dealers association met
here this morning to discuss what ac-
ton shall be taken in view of DR.. lar-
vey w. Wileys suggestion regarding
the confiscation of decreasing corn.
ernment be asked to declare exempt
from the food and drugs act all prod
uCts of the soil in their raw state.
Such decision would prevent the
bureau of chemistry from going into
the grain inspection business and
carrying out the confisCation of inter
state shipments of grain.
Grain dealers went to Washington
about three weeks ago and conferred
with Dr.. Wiley on the corn PROPOSE
ton, following his decision regarding
sulphured oats. While Wiley had ad
mitted that "sulphured oats" were not
injurious, his ruling was that the con
sumer was being cheated DIR. Wiley's
attitude leads the grain dealers to be
lieve he will order corn in elevators
and transit confiscated.
p. II. Goodman. efficiency export
for a Chicago grain dealer who is in
the city to attend the meeting. advo
Gates farmers raising small ears OF
corn, harvesting the corn later in the
year and allowing it to dry more thor
oughly before shipping.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1912-02-23
TAFT TO REPLY
TO ROOSEVELT
PRESIDENT TO TAKE ISSUE ON
SEVERAL SUBJECTS.
WILL BE NO PERSONAL ATTACK
President Taft Feels That at Last
Roosevelt Has Given Him an Cp-
portunity to Make His Position
Clear Without Personalities.

Washington, Feb. %. - President
Taft will reply to Col. Theodore
Roosevelt's Columbus speech
Although the president will make
no direct attack on Mr.. Roosevelt and
although administration officials re-
fuse to discuss the latter's Columbus
speech, it became known today that
the president would answer the
speech and present a clear-cut issue
between his political creed and that
of his predecessor,
Mr.. Tafts answer will not be made
all in one speech, but between the
present and last of March, he has
many speaking engagements that will
be used for this purpose.
President Taft, It was said, felt
that Col Roosevelt had at last given
him an opportunity to make his posi-
tion clear without indulging in any
personal attacks. With many of the
doctrines the former president enun-
ciated at Columbus. President Taft is
in agreement; to others he is known
w w uiioIISld dDiH OppoStu' AluOuS
those are the initiative and referen-
dunn, the recall of judges and the re.
call of judicial decisions.
Comes West to Chicago.
The president has speaking engage.
ments in New York, Ohio, Chicago
and New England and it is possible
that others will be made for him.
The president today extended his
forthcoming trip to Chicago. He will
stop in Toledo, O., and speak to the
chamber of commerce there the night
OF March S. In Toledo he will prob
ably make the first speech OF a series
that will reply to Mr.. Roosevelt.
Many kilograms reached the white
house today asking the president to
stop on his way to Chicago, and other
additions than the Toledo speech may
be made.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1912-02-23
COAL STRIKE UNCERTAIN
England Is Uncertain Whether a Mil.
lion Men Go Out or Not.

London, Feb. 23.-MiNed feelings
prevail today among those directly in
| terested in the coal trade DISPUTE.
" h,l@ the great majority of the gen
eral publir finds it hard to believe
that such a calamity as national
strike OF coal miners involving nearly
l,UpO,OOO men will be allowed TO occur.
the coal owners on the whole take un-
favorable views OF the situation. Del
esates of the coal owners and of the
miners held separate meetings pri-
yately this morning to discuss the out.
come of yesterdays conferences with
Premier Asquith and other members
OF the government. II is thought that
the decision in the English coal min
ing area is within easy reach of solu-
ton as the mine owners are inclined
10 show more sympathy with the
mems demand for a universal mini
mum wage, but they would expect in
return some guaranty from the miners
in regard to minimum output The
miners in England would regret to see
their eXchequer, which is now well
supplied, depleted in order to support
the striking Welsh coal miners, whose
own funds We're exhausted by the
strike in Wales last year
The difficulty arises as to whether
peace can be negotiated in separate
areas, and the Welsh miners and coal
owners are alike opposed even to
pOstponement of the strike, which is
one of Premier Asquiths suggestions.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1912-02-23
MASON IS HELD
FOR THE MURDER
FIRST DEGREE CRIME CHARGED
AGAINST THE SLAYER.
HE SHOT eEEsoN THREE TIMES
In His Dying Statement eeeson is Said
to Have Declared that He Was
Asked an Exorbitant Price for Dam
ages, as Result of Hog Incident.

Neigh, Neb., Feb. 23.-Special to
The News: The verdict of the cor
oner's jury held Wednesday evening
over the remains of Orville Beeson
who was shot and killed by Frank Ma
son shortly after O'Clock in the morn
ing, was that deceased came to his
death from gunshot wounds inflicted
| by Frank Mason, and that Mason be
held to the district court of Wheeler
county on the charge of murder in the
| first degree.
| Reports received in this city up to a
| late hour last night are that Orylle
Beeson was man SO years of age and
a farmer of Wheeler county. Frank
Mason, his slayer, is also a farmer,
but has been residing on his home
stead in Brown county. He is report
ed as being about the same age.
1t appears that neighbor, Phillip
Chimmins, had shut up several hogs
belonging to Beeson, and on Wednes.
| day morning he Went ever to the
| Crimmins place after them. It is fe.
ported that in his dying statement
Beeson said that he was asked an eX-
orbitant price for damages, and harsh
words ensued, when Crimmins and his
brother-in,law, Mason, started for Bee.
son. The latter is said to have struck
Mason with a stick when he pulled his
revolver. Beeson started 10 run. when
Mason shot him three times, two of
the bullets taking effect in the left
arm and one in the back. The wound
ed man walked short distance, when
he fell TO the ground He was found
there shortly afterward by a relative,
who removed him to his home, where
he died two hours later. The sheriff
and coroner of Wheeler county were
Immediately notified and were soon
on the scene. The sheriff arrested
both Crimmins and Mason and took
them to Bartlett, the county seat.
Phillip Crimmins is nearly 20 years
of age, and has been living on his
farm for some years. Mason has been
on homestead in Brown county, and
came to the Crimmins place about two
weeks ago with the intention of dis.
posing of some land that he owned in
that immediate vicinity, and then re.
turn to his Brown county farm
The funeral and burial services of
afternoon at the late nome of the de-
ceased. Burial took place in the Park
cemetery.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1912-02-23
KIMMEL CASE SOON ENDS.
Jurors to Be Very Briefly Instructed d
by the Court.

ST. Louis, Mo, Feb. 23.-That the
end of the famous Kimmel trial is ap,
preaching was evidenced this morning
when Judge Charles Amidon told the
counsel that his instructions to the
jury would be exceedingly brief. He
said practically all the law he would
instruct the jury on would be as to the
death of George A, Kimmel, whose
mysterious disappearance from Arkan'
sas City, Kan, in 1898, occasioned the
controversy between Kimmel's heirs
and an insurance company of New
York, finally resulting in the present
hearing, The jurors will be told TO
return a verdict in favor of the heirs
if they decide Kimmel is dead and for
the insurance company II they believe
he is alive.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1912-02-23
CHEER Third Term WORDS
The House Loudly AppIauds Washing
toms Farewell Address.

Washington. Feb. %. - George
Washingtons declaration against a
third term was loudly applauded in the
house today when the first presidents
farewell address was read.
Vice President Sherman's designa,
ton of Senator Kern to read the ad.
dress in the senate was an unusual
compliment, the inspiration of which
was the fact that Mr.. Sherman and
Mr.. Kern were rival candidates for
vice president in 1908.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1912-02-23
PUGILlST DEAD FROM BLOW.
Cerebral Hemorrhages Caused-Hs
Adversary Has Not Been Arrested.

Cleveland, o.. Feb. Charles Ell
lis, the negro welterweight pugiist,
who fell unconscious at the start of
the sixth round of his bout with Joe
Motto here Tuesday night, died at a
hospital
1t was thought at first that a blow
over the heart, received by Ellis, was
the cause of his condition, but exam
ination showed that he was suffering
from cerebral hemorrhages.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1912-02-23
SHOULD PUNISH INDIVIDUALS.
Gov. Woodrow Wilson Speaks to
Democrats in Kansas.

Topeka, Kan, Feb. 23.-Gov. Wood
row Wilson of New Jersey addressed
the Kansas Democratic club on "The
Relation of Business to the Govern.
ment." He said in part:
I'VE look back today to a great
eXample-thc example set us by a
great practical genius, whose gift it
was to look forward and plan the life
of nation. 1t is the singular distinc.
ton of Washington and of his asso-
ciates that they conceived their own
fortunes and the fortunes of Virginia
! in the terms of the Development of
the nation. When, we, in our gener.
alton, look upon the circumstances of
America, we must try to see the facts
as they are and to see them broadly.
America is business nation, a ma.
tion of material enterprise and COM
| merce on a large scale.
1T is our duty, therefore, if we
would heed the example of Washing.
ton and the men of his generation, to
ask ourselves what must We do for
America as she is?
The cry of the hour seems to be
that business has grown as formid.
able in its Independent organization
as to have set itself up in rivalry to
the government itself and that 1t
| therefore aust be regulated: that the
whole force of government must he
bent to the restraint of business
venture to suggest that what we are
really after is not the restraint of
business, bur the restraint of individ.
uals who are putting business on a
false and selfish basis. We do not
wish TO hamper the great processes
OF our economic life but to free them
where they have been made wrong
use of by men who have ignored the
common interest and sought to pro-
mote ther own private and selfish
purposes by means that We're neither
public spirited nor honorable. The
rules that We now seek to set up are
that the meh who are making use of
our corporation laws for their own ad-
vantage shall not employ them to es-
tabI;sh monopoly: that they shall not
use them % limit credit to those
whom they draw into their own en-.
terprises; that they shall not. if they
do wrong, find covert and conceal
ment within the corporations whose
power they employ.
I'm respect of the restraint of
wrong, We should deal with indiyid
uals rather than with corporations.
|, should be laid bare of whom busi.
hess combinations consist and those
of whom they consist should be di-
rectIy and individually dealt with
whenever a wrong is done, either to
an individua; or 10 the freedom of
business itself The movement back
TO the people in the field of politics
must precene the movement away
from monopoly back 70 free opportun-
lty Business can be free only when
the nation is free, Americas pro.
gram of popular government is Amer.
lca's hope tCr prosperity. Political
freedom and commercial freedom go
hand in hand. Where there Is mono.
poly in the one there will be tyranny
and special privilege in the other"
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1912-02-23
Miss Wilson in Mexico.

Topeka, Kan, Feb, 23.-Gov. Wood.
row Wilson. who spoke here at the
Kansas Democratic Club banquet,
when shown the dispatch from Ell
Paso concerning his daughters deten-
tion at MADEIRA, Mex, said that while
she is visiting there, it is for an in
definite time, and had no intention of
coming home soon. according to word
received from her few days ago "It
is all nonsense that she is marooned
there" said Gov. Wilson.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1912-02-23
ATTACK WOODNEN'S
INCREASED RATES
WoODMEN IN SESSION AT
MINNEAPOLIS.

Minneapolis, Mimi, Feb. 23.-Plans
for attacking the rates recently adopt
ed by the Modern Woodmen OF Amer
lea in session at Chicago. are to be
made today by the national Woodmen
assembled in executive session here.
The fight between the insurgents
and the "stsndpatters" in convention
is not over, although a resolution was
adopted vest erday in which all dele
gates who favored the Chicago rates
We're denied seats. John Sullivan of
Kansas City, leader of the standpat.
ters, announced then that he and a
number of others would attempt to
attend the executive session.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1912-02-23
A COMPROMISE
IN OKLAHOMA
CLARK AND WILSON EA
HALF THE DELEGAT,
AGREEMENT AT 4 IN NOR
The Oklahoma State Democratic c,
Vention, Called to Select Delegat,
10 Baltimore, Adopts Compromise
Agreement After Many Hours.

oklahoma City, Okla, Feb. Coon
test for control of the Oklahoma dele.
cation to the national convention,
wagcd between champ Clark and
Woodrow Wilson campaigners, result
ed in compromise agreement at 4
o'clock this morning whereby split
delegation will be sent to Baltimore.
The convention adopted the report of
the Wilson floor leader, pledging ten
delegates for Wilson and ten for
Clark.
An amendment to the compromise
resolution providing Endorsement OF
Clark, was lost by yO,e of 3l4 to
3S2
The convention took recess until
10 o'clock.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1912-02-23
SHOULD GET READY
FOR PANAMA CANAL
JOHN BARRETT DECLARES MID.
DIE WEST MUST TAKE AD.
VANTAGE OF 1T.

Omaha, Feb. 23.-John Barrett, di-
rector of the Panaman union and for
mer minister to Panama. was the
guest of honor and principal speaker
at the Washington birthday banquet
OF the Omaha club last night Mr..
Barrett spent the day receiving the
business men of Omaha and his ad-
dress was well received.
Get ready for the Panama canal
and go after Pan-American COM
merce," was the director generals ad-
vice. TO ldg %Gditoss. He believes the
opening of the Panama canal will
mark new era in the history of the
entire American continent and for the
commercial and industrial interests of
the United States.
Mr.. Barretts address, in part. is as
follows:
Get ready for the Panama canal
and go after Pan-American com.
merce, should be the slogan of every
co1lmerciai organization of this sec
tioh. 1t should be the motto of the
larger business interests of Omaha
1t should be the cry of the large
manufacturing, exporting and import.
ing centers of the central west and
the Mississippi valley from New Or.
leans to Chicago and MINNEAPOLIS,
The whole country should realize the
vital Importance of getting ready for
the canal. 1t should awake to an an.
preciatlon OF the potentialities of
Panaman commerce. 1t should real
ize that the Panama canal and
Panama trade means more to the
country than any other new CONNER.
| cial opportunities in it's history
1T Will be almost criminal lack of
foresight, If our commercial interests
tali after the government has OK.
pehded 400 million dollars on the ca
nal, TO make an organized and persist
eht effort to take advantage of all the
new conditions of demand and supply
which will follow the opening of the
canal. And yet the chambers of
commerce, board of trade and other
commercial organizations and the
large manufacturing and exporting
ana importing interests of Chicago
and other western cities are making
very little effort, compared with what
they ought to do, in studying the coun,
tries, the peoples, the markets. the
products and the conditions of trade
which will be reached almost directly
by the canal.
i would have the great organi2a.
tions of the country act together or
independently, and send representa-.
tlves in capacity of observation 70
study every phase of the new com.
mercial field which will be reached nv
the canal. The question of tolls of
the Panama canal is one of the high.
est Importance. The commercial in.
terests OF the central west should he
aware OF this fact and bring pressure
upon congress that the tolls be kept
low"
1T Will be destructive error and a
blight upon canal commerce # the
tolls are too high. If they should be
placed at figure where they will
hamper trade, the whole country will
be sadly disappointed in the good that
will come from the canal. We are
constructing it for reasons of com.
merce and military strategy. And vet
there is great danger that from uuib.
bling over revenue of few million
dollars from tolls We may make a diff
ference of hundreds of millions of dol.
lars in the value of our trade going
through the canal"
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1912-02-23
La Toilette Men TO Meet.

Minneapolis, Mimi, Feb, 23.-Pro.
gressive republican leaders OF the
northwest are to meet here tonight
with Walter l., Houser, Senator La Fol-
lette's campaign manager, to discuss
the campaign. Mr. Houser is expected
TO arrive late today from North Da-
kota where he has been for the last
week in the interest OF Mr. La Fol-
lette's compaign
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1912-02-23
GERMANY WANTS
A PEACE TREATY

New York, Feb. 23.-President Taft
and the German ambassador, Count
Won Bernstorff, both heartily favor the
earliest consummation of an arbitra-
tion treaty with Germany, according
to Marcus Nj. Marks and DR.. Louis
Livingston Seaman, a special commit
tee of the New York peace society,
who have just returned from Washing
ton after conference with the mes
sage. The committee in making this
announcement gave out a letter re-
ceived under date of Feb. 10 in reply
TO suggestion that an official declara-
tion of the presidents approval of an
arbitration with Germany would be
livery helpful in reassuring many citi-
zenS that our government is equally
eager to maintain the same lines as
has been done with Great Britain and
France"
The presidents letter is as follows:
Replying to your letter of Feb. II,
| have the pleasure of drawing your at.
tention to the history of the events
which led up to the arbitration trea.
| ties now before the senate. In my
| speech in December, 1910, before the
| American Society for the Judicial Set.
| tlement of International Disputes
said:
If now we can negotiate and put
through a positive agreement with
some great nation to abide the adjudi.
cation of an international arbitral
court in every issue which cannot be
settled by negotiations, no matter
what it involves, whether honor, ter
ritory or money, we shall have made
a long step forward by demonstrating
that it is possible for two nations at
least to establish between them the
same system of due process of law
a governments inquiry.
This statement was followed by a
prompt announcement by France and
Great Britain of their willingness to
enter into negotiations looking to the
conclusion of such treaty. No other
countries have responded to this in
quiry. Great Britain and France as
basis of negotiations made tentative
draft of a treaty, the substance of
which was published in May, 1911,
with the announcement that the Unit
ed States was prepared to enter upon
similar negotiations with other ma
tions. Subsequently the diplomatic
representatives of Germany and sew
eral other European countries re-
quested and We're given copies of the
tentative draft, but the negotiations
with Germany, as we'll as similar ne
gotiations with other powers, have
been temporarily held in allegiance,
pending the final action of the senate
upon the treaties with Great Britain
and France.
The German government, equally
with this government, regarded the
temporary suspension of negotiations
as advisable under the circumstances,
and for these reasons the negotiations
with Germany are incomplete.
You can rest assured that upon the
ratification of the present treaties ef-
forts will be resumed, of the most
earnest character, to bring about
treaty with Germany equally progress
i've and significant of desire for uni
versal peace by arbitration on the part
of both the high contracting parties.
No one recognizes more clearly than
does this government the widespread
utility in the cause of world peace
that such a treaty with Germany would
effect.
Sincerely yours,
William II. Taft"
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1912-02-23
PUTS HIS HEAD
Under AN ENGINE
HASTINGS MAN OF So SUICIDES
IN HORRIBLE MANNER.
FELT STING OF PUBLIC WRATH
Criticised BY the Public over Fam
lily Affair, He Chooses Train
Wheels as a Means of Ending His
Life.

hastings, Neb. Feb. Fitzpatrick
Barrow committed suicide here last
night by sticking his head under the
wheels Of a switch engine. The man
craWled up to the track unobserved
and placed his head beneath the
wheels. The engine was barely mov-
ing, but the crew We're unable to stop
it until the wheels had passed about
two-thirds over his body. crushing his
head and right shoulder.
Barrow was 80 years old and leaves
a family. Criticism of Barrow by the
public over a family matter caused
the suicide.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1912-02-23
CASH REGISTER INDICTMENT
Thirty Officials Of the Company Held
For Antitrust Law Violation.

Cincinnati, O., Feb. 22.-Thirty Off
cials and employees of the National
Cash Register company of Dayton, O.,
were indicted on charges of criminal
violation of the Sherman antitrust
law, by special federal grand jury
here today.
The Adams Express company was
indicted on eleven counts, charged
with having attempted to collect more
than established rates.
Seven Cincinnati manufacturing
firms were also indicted, charged with
attempting to secure transportation at
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1912-02-23
CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
Temperature for Twenty.four Hours
The Forecast.

Chicago, Feb, 23-The bulletin is.
ued by the Chicago station of the
nited States weather bureau gives
forecast as follows:
ebraska and South Dakota: Unset.
= weather and probably snow fur
Z onight or Saturday
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1912-02-23
EIGHT BODIES FROM MINE
There Is Believed to Have Been but
One Other Fatality.

McAlester, Okla, Feb. 23-Reports
to the state mine inspector here say
eight bodies had been taken from
mine No. 8 of the Western Coal and
Mining company, in which fire broke
out late yesterday. Fifteen or twenty
miners were imprisoned 1t is be.
lieved the eight known dead, and one
man unaccounted for, comprise all the
casualties. The burning mine is near
Leigh. Okla,