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The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-04-24
Submarine Bell Device.

Another device for marine safety is
the submarine bell signal, with which
every vessel is fitted. These bells are
also mounted on reefs and points of
land. Their action is by wireless or
hand ringing, and they come into play
whenever two vessels approach within
range or when a ship nears the land
station to which they belong. This
notification usually comes to the skip
per or man in command of the bridge
in time for him to change his course or
check his headway. The range of mott
fication is several miles. This device
enables vessels swallowed up in the
dense fogs off the banks or in mid
ocean to learn of each others proXim-
ity long before any fog siren or sound
ing bell would be audible. 1t is also.
of course. much more efficient than the
most powerful searchlight.
Since their installation on the modern
ocean liners many collisions have been
averted by their use, it is said, and eX
perts have declared that many a dlsaS-
ter of ships running on rocks or into
collision could have been averted if
these submarine bells had been in use
One Test of the Bell.
As an example of the efficiency of
the submarine signal bell, the tug Eu
gene f. Moran was piloted from Il
point three miles out in the open sea
| to the Ambrose channel lightship by
a man blindfolded. He followed the
course by the guiding sound of the bell
ringing some thirty feet below the
surface of the sea. This took place on
Feb. 81, 1909.
The Moran went down the lower
bay to Ambrose lightship and ran
alongside to request that the subma-
rine bell on board be kept ringing. In
a short time the man who had the tel,
ephone headpiece connected with the
micrOphone receivers at the bow Of
! the tug reported that the bell was
ringing. Three miles beyond the Hook
| Assistant Engineer Fay was blindfold
ed. and the tug was put out of her
course to confuse him. With the re
ceivers at his ears. however, he cor
rected the course and brought the tue
without much difficulty back to the
Ambrose llghtshlp.
! Within a few months, with new
type of wireless equipment, which Is
Marconi's latest invention, steamships
caught in dense fog need have ne
more fear of it than they have now OF
the starlight or the mornings sun
shine This new device Is known as
the wireless compass, Marconi said
in a recent interview that the dread OF
the fog is the last remaining anxiety
OF seafarers. By means of special
wireless waves he proposes to inform
the commanders OF vessels the exact
direction from which each message
comes.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-04-24

lantlc in which disaster overlook the
White Star giantess on her maiden
voyage.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-04-06

PADUCAH, KY, April 6.-The gov
eminent levee, a short distance below
Hickman, KY, on the Mississippi, pro-
tecting the famous fertile Reelfoot
Lake district, gave way shortly before
dark last night. More than 100 square
miles of splendid farming land was COW
cred by the water that rolled like a
tidal wave.
Hickman, where the Minneapolis
team of the American Association is
training, is entirely under water.
Between 1000 and 10000 people outside
of the town have been rendered home
less. Farm houses We're swept away
like so many ant hills. The loss OF
live stock will be enormous.
Rube Waddell, the eccentric baseball
pitcher. led a rescue party into the
flooded district last night. Hundred:
of carcasses of ANIMALS are floating
with the food and the current Of the
Mississippi is raging though the hunt
ing preserve Of Reelfoot Lake, and the
scene of the bloody night-rider crimes
and battles.
Reports of loss of life are numerous
but it will be several days before new
can be procured from isolated places
now covered by the temporary lake OF
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-04-06

fuel was stored in the building, and
two strikers drove a wagon through
the city to solicit food. Another COM
mittee began the work of collecting
funds for strikers relief.
Haywood, Thompson, n the other
a~gitators of the violent" faction of
the I. w. w. were eonspicuously alb
sent last night, obeying implicitly the
police order that they shall not address
meetings. Although they have been
counseling physical force as an argu-
ment for the strike cause for several
days, no one, ven of the Reinstein
faction. is accusing them of any direct
responsibility for yesterdays riot
ing. The hurting Of bricks and
stones by the strikers, in reply to the
shots of the deputies. is thought due
to no prearranged notion of attacking
the deputies If disturbed by them.
Inquiry at the police station, at strike
headquarters. and other likely places
failed tonight to fix the identity of the
striker who is said to have been
dubbed. probably fatally. yesterday
morning.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-04-06
More Compelled
to Kiss u. S. Flag

OCEANSIDE. Cal. April 6.-More
flag kissing was INDUCED in here, the
ceremony being supervised by the
angry citizens of San Diego, in re-
taliation for the insult to the United
States flag a few days ago. when 300
Industrial Workers of the World
cheered and applauded a speaker when
he cursed the national emblem. Fiji
teeen more agitators were compelled
to kiss the flag and more will be taught
the same patriotic lesson today.
The ceremony was witnessed by
forty-f1ve deputy constables and a
large body of other armed citizens Of
San Diego. Another big crowd Of the
men who were thus forced to show re-
spect to the national emblem composed
the party that left Santa Ana on a
freight train, and whose coming was
awaited by the deputies and armed
citizens who had gone out in automo-
biles to meet and drive them back.
After the fiag-kissing the Industrial
Workers were divided into squads and
placed in command of details of depu-
ties. Then the march to the line was
started and the procession moved to
the tune OF the Star Spangled Ban
ner." At the Orange county line the
men who had come from Santa Ana
were given a parting admonition to
keep out of San Diego county.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-04-06
PRINCE OF WALES
IS SEEING PARIS

PARIS, April an. Escoffier, a pro-
ence, has been appointed mentor of the
Prince of Wales during his stay in
Paris on the recommendation of Jules
Cambon, French ambassador to Eng
land. M. Escoffier said yesterday:
To call me the Princes professor Is in
exact, for he has already received solid
instruction. Ny role is to make the
Prince know France. We take walks and
have long conversations In French on sub
jects suggested by the historic promen-
AIDES. We have already done the princi-
pal streets, the Latin quarter and also
Mont Martre, from the base to the sum-
nit.
The Prince greatly admires the pane
rama as seen from the top of the Arc
de Triumph, / am making the Prince
familiar with the topography of Paris.
We visit the monuments and inspect them
in detail and make excursions to Versail-
les, Compiegne and Chantilly. We have
also visled- the Pasteuir Institute.
The Prince already knows the ancient
history of France, but is less familiar
with the history of the revolution and the
empire of modern times. The chateaux
which were the residences Of our Kings
and Emperorss and statesmen recall his
tory which l take pains to impress upon
the Prince. This is really not a course
in history, but rather a course of chats
of our trips by automobile and chiefly
at times when the public is not out sight
seeing. The Prince is by no means timid
but he thinks he profits more when we
are not interrupted by the crowds.
This is the Princes first visit to the
continent. He has been accorded the
same reception that we gave his. grand
father and to us he is usually friendly.
He will play tennis and golf but not foot
ball nor any of the more violent games
which might interfere with his studies.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-04-06
MURDER MYSTERY
NEARING SOLUTION

MIDDLETOWN, n. Y, April O.
With the assurance that the vic
tim of this city's puzzling cinder car
murder mystery was a man, the police
are making rapid progress in pieeing
together a lot of information tending
to show how the crime was committed
and suggesting a reason for the
tangled network of contradictions that
have sprung up since young Theodore
Furman, believed to be the dead man.
came home to Middletown Thursday
and cleared his brothers of the muir
der charge made against them as a
result of their own statements.
Silent, morose people in the presence
of strangers, the Furmans had few
if any friends in this city with the ex-
ceptien of Bella Shaw and Bertha
Steele, their nextdoor n%eighbors, who
'keut a clearinghouse for railroad
workmen. There was a family SQUAD
bic several months g and Joseph Fur
man left his mothers house and at
Mrs. Stecle's invitation went to her
house to live.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-04-06
GATHERING EVIDENCE IN
SUIT AGAINST MILLIONAIRE.

NEW YORK, April 6.-Frances j.
Heney. the former prosecuting attor-
ney in a Francisco, who was shot
during the Abe Ruef trial. was granted
permission yesterday to take testimony
in California on an open commission i'll
his suit for defamation of character
against William H. Croker, the Cali
fornia millionaire.
Crocker wrote a letter that was pub
lished in a New York paper. In this
letter Croker stated that the graft
prosecution in San Francisco had
changed to a passionate, reyengeful'
persecution. He said that Heney and
others were guilty of fixing juries and
STOPPING to the corrupt practises of
the grafters. Heney has sued for
$3.50, 900 damages.
Croker has pleaded justification in
defense of his letter. He will call Abe
Ruef, William H. Langdon, Patrick
Calhoun, Schmitz and others to bolster
his defense.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-04-06
bitches HIS AUTO;
AVERTs EXPLOSION

YONKERS. n. Y. April s.-William
Johnson. of Kitchawan. ditched his
automobile to avert a collision with a
dynamite wagon on G~reenville road in
Mount Hope, Westchester, yesterday.
As Johnson's car sped around a sharp
curve he saw a red wagon labelled
danger" blocking the middle of the
oad a few yards ahead.
A clump of trees had concealed it
from view. Johnson did not know
whether the wagon was empty or full
of explosives, so he was moi taking my
chances of jumping into it. He de-
cided TO risk going over the embank-
ment at the roadside and dashed the
car through the rail fence and down 1t
went. The auto s~ideswiped a tree, but
Johnston stuck TO his post until it
stopped. His left knee was wrenched
and his face cut by flying glass.
The al was damaged. but resumed
travel when hauled back on to the
highway by two horses. johnson
learned from the driver that the wagon
contained eighty pounds of dynamite.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-04-06
RIOT AT
MINES NEAR

FAYETTEVILLE, w, va, April 6.
Deputies and all available extra
police are being sworn in in the
mining communities of Boomer, Can
Melton and Marting, near here, where
race riots are feared between American
and italian miners. The bitterness is
caused primarily by the murder of
Washington Bostwick, a bank boss,
who vas shot down by three Italians
a few days ago.
Governor Glasscock has been asked
to have militia in readiness to be sent
here at a moments notice. All the
miners are idle pending the decision
of the referendum vote on the Cleve-
land agreement. AT Boomer nearly
every miner is armed with a rifle.
The Italians are opposed to the pro-
posed settlement of the wage scale,
and some have decided not to return
to work under the scale recommended
by the mine workers officials.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-04-06
JERSEY MOTOR CLUB
MAKES UP ELECTION SLATE.

At a meeting of the nominating COM
mittee of the New Jersey Automobile
and Motor Club the following officers
and trustees were nominated for the
annual election of the club ON May s
next: For president, Robertson S.
Ward. of East Orange; for v~ice-presi-
dent, David Cakes, of Bloomfield: for
treasurer, Herman B. Good, OF New
ark; for members of the board of trus-
tees for two years, Ira A. Kip, jr., of
South Orange; George e. Blakeslee, of
Jersey City; Frederick 7. Ward, of
East Orange. and Richard c. Jenkin-
son. of Newark; for member of the
board of trustees for one year, Frank
L. Driver, of Newark
The following members of the board
of trustees will hold over: Lewis
Straus, of Newark: Frederick C. Squier.
of Railway.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-04-06
TO TELL ALLIANCE FRANCHISE
OF HIS WALKS IN SWITZERLAND

A breath from the Alps should sweep
into the Public Library nex Wednes-
day evening, April 10. when Professor
Loiseaux. of Columbia University,
talks to the members of the Alliance
Franchise of a delightful series of
walks Through Switzerland He viii
thoroughly illustrate the lecture.
Stories of the jungfrau and the many
deeds of. heroism of the venturesome
'Switzers, . who delight in Alpine
climbing. and are withal one of the
most peace loving and advanced people
of Europe, will be told, and the Alliance
Franchise members say they are look
ing forward with much pleasure to
Professor L~oiseaux's version of the
story of the land of William Tell.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-04-06
Artistic Hen Lays Egg Which
Bears Photograph OF T. R,

WATERBURY,, Conn.,, April 6.-Not
since the time when an artist fellow
came through these parts painting adj
vertisements on the roofs of barns has
such publicity enterprise been shown
as is being developed by the Roose-
welt campaign committee. After try
ing to get the Progressive movement
before the farmers of this section in
various ways a novel plan was evolved
by collision with an artist hen, which
yesterday laid an egg hat had on its
shell a perfect picture of the Rough
Rider.
The fact that the egg was laid by a
hen belonging to a family in which
the father and seven sons all
vote the Democratic ticket, indicated
that the committee was resorting to
desperate methods in order to get cam
paign literature into the family circle.
Pa Downey. owner of the hen that
laid the egg, said when asked about
the matter;
Hens amt the only things that are
laying for Roosevelt around here"
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-04-06
JR. 0. U. A. M. CELEBRATION.

ELIZABETH, April 6.-The celebra-
ton of the twenty-second anniversary
of Winfield Scott Council No. SO, Jr.
o. U. A. M, held last night in Arcanum
Hall. was attended by nearly 800 per-
sons. An interesting program was
made by F. A, Maute. the youngest
councillor ever 4elected by the lodge,
Among the entertainers were Professor
George H. Hinckley, Miss Marie Carl
ton, Arthur G. Rice, Wells G. Deveaux,
Otto Steinert and the Misses Wagner.
Dancing followed. R. Lang was the
floor manager and F. A. Brown his as
sistant The anniversary committee
was composed of r. Lang, w. Gustaf-
son., Fred A. Brown. e. Lytle and S.
d. Crow.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-04-06
FL Paso Bridge
Is Dynamited

Ell PAso, Tex, April s.-Federal off,
GERS here are exerting every effort to-
day to discover the identity of the per-
sons who attempted to destroy the
Mexican and Northwestern bridge
spanning the Rio Grande between Ell
Paso and Juarez, known as the Corral
itos bridge, last night.
A small portion of the woodwork of
the bridge was destroyed, but the rail-
way track was not injured by an ex-
plosion of dynamite.
Sentries at the Mexican end of the
bridge declare the persons who made
the attempt to destroy the bridge ran
off on the American side with he cry
of "Viva Madero!"
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-04-06
SLIGHT,
DIPLOMAT QUITS

WASHINGTON, April cit has be-
come known that tbs real reason for
Robert Bacon's resignation as ambas-
sador TO France was his resentment
at the State Department for its humil-
iating interference with the affairs of
the embassy of which he was the head.
Bacon had determined on the reten-
ton of Bailey Blanchard, secretary of
n legation, as Blanchard had been
in the diplomatic service in Paris for
many years and was invaluable to the
ambassador. Despite his expressed
wish that Blanchard be continued as
n of his aides Huntington Wilson,
acting secretary of state, decided on
a plan of transferring the men in the
diplomatic service from one post to
another. Blanchard was sent to
Toxic, where he now is.
Bacon protested first to the State
Department, of which he was formerly
assistant secretary, and next to his
friend, Senator Lodge.
Lodge took the matter up with the
Senate committee on foreign relations
and the committee called for an expla-
nation of the transfer.
Wilson's reply was that the rear
rangement was for the good of the
service and that it would stand.
After considering the matter at half
a dozen meetings, the committee came
to the conclusion that Wilson had the
right to make the transfer.
Mr.. Bacon made further protest to
Lodge. Lodge got Senator Cullom,
chairman of the foreign relations COM
mittee, to write a personal letter to
Secretary Knox, asking that Blanch-
ard be kept in Paris. Knox replied
that, inasmuch as the change had al
ready been made. he was powerless to
do anything about it. Thereupon Ba-
con cabled his resignation, which came
as a staggering surprise to the Presi-
dent
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-04-06
OFFICER IS DROPPED
FOR CRUEL PUNISHMENTS

WASHINGTON, April 6.-First Lieu
tenant Ora L. Houser, of Ohio, in COM
mand of the Twenty-sixth Company OF
Philippine Scouts, was dismissed from
the service in general orders issued
yesterday. He was convicted by court
martial of inficting upon Philippine
privates In his command punishments
almost unprecedented for cruelty in
War Department annals.
Houser rose to a commission from
the ranks. 1t was brought out at the
trial that he tied some soldiers to
posts and left them there for twenty
four hours, and that he tied others so
that they had to remain a long time
partially immersed in water.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-04-06
MIDWIFE HELD AFTER
YOUNG WOMAN'S DEATH

PATERSON, April 5.-Following a
conference with Prosecutor Michael
Dunn today, Recorder Carroll held
Mrs. Esther Coyle. of Is Mulberry
street, a midwife, under 50, 500 balls for
the grand jury On charges of perform
ing an Illegal operation upon Jeanette
Laurency, of 30 Paterson venue, which
resulted in the death of the young
woman IN March Is in the Paterson
General Hospital. The complaint was
signed by Mrs. Antoinette Laurency,
mother of the dead girl. Mrs. Coyle
entered a<plea of not guilty.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-04-06
MAIL TAMPERED WITH;
HAS BOARDER ARRESTED.

On complaint of William West, 27s
South Sixth street, who alleged that
his mail had been tempered with, Fred
erick Baust, of 1913 Brill street, was
paroled by Judge Hahn in the Third
Precinct Police Court, to appear be-
fore the grand jury. West alleged that
Baust had been the cause of he and
his wife separating, and was the fac
tor of much Of his marital unhappiness.
Baust, who was a boarder with the
family, denied the accusations or that
he had been a visitor at Long Beach,
where the wife is now living.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-04-06
JELLY WOBBLE
DANCE THE RAGE

WASHINGTON, April 6.-The dane
ing fifty of the Playhouse Club. which
includes Mrs. Alice Longworth, Post
master-General Hitchcock, Preston
Gibson. Margaret Draper. Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph Letter and the Misses Meyer,
are eagerly practising the new dance,
the jelly wobble." This dance. which
is oriental in effect. is rapidly dis
placing the turkey trot in society es-
TEEN.
The jelly wobble" is danced to very
slow music. 1t consists of a series OF
prolonged trembles. combined with
deep swaying from side TO side. A
requisite is grace, and it takes long
practise to acquire the movement,
Some Of the smartest young people are
working diligently to perfect them
selves in the new movement in time
for the Easter dances.
Only one or two of the younger set
frown upon these dances, chief among
them being Miss Helen Taft. who,
while an enthusiastic member of the
dancing fifty refuses to turkey
trot,P devil dance or Jelly wobble.'
Many matrons of the Four Hundred
disapprove heartily of these new
dances.
The dancing fifty was organized by
Preston Gibson for social dancing
evenings under the auspices of the
Playhouse Club. Only fifty members
are permitted, but these members often
bring in friends. During the season
they have enjoyed many entertain
ments. among them being the "Valen-
tine Cotiilon," the "Pierrot Cotillon'
and the Dutch Treat suppers of sau-
sages and brown bread.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-04-06
Vast Area Doomed as
Rivers Rise Rapidly
CONTINUED from First Page,

swirling water. logs and wrenkaee It
is the general opinion of refugees in
Padueah that many people have been
drowned.
Paducah, the highest point within
miles of the junction Of the Missis-
sippi and Ohio and the Ohio and Ten
nessee rivers, Is crowded with people
who have been driven by the foods
from the Iowlands of the three rivers
Thousands are sleeping In tents
pitched on high places along the Mis-
sissippi. In many sections food sup
plies are scarce and hundreds of men.
women and children are living on
scant rations. Supplies are being hur-
ried from Paducah and other places.
but in the majority Of cases the relief
expeditions are checked by flooded
lowlands before they reach their desti-
nation.
Levee Holding Out
CAIRO, ILL.,, April 6.-The levee IL
still wi~thstsnding the food waters here
and the authorities believe that
the city is safe. This IS the assurance
given out by The Weather Bureau Of
fcials, who say the situation Is well in
hand.
There are hundreds OF refugees here
and the food supplies of the town are
| almost exhausted. Rations are enroute
from the army headquarters in st.
Louis.
More than 5000 feet of track Of the
| Illinois Central was washed out yesIer-
day. forcing that railroad to suspend AL
| service. Not one of the five railroads
running into Cairo is operating trains.
One tugboat is the only e OF
travel.
wILLIsToN, n. D, April s-Ths
Missouri River here is at it's highest
point in ten years and still
rising. All the Great Northern trains
are held up here. Hundreds OF cattle
have been lost in the surrounding val
ley.
NATCHEZ, Miss, April 6.-The Mis-
sissippi is rapidly rising here and a
hf~ty-foot stage is expected. River
steamboats, are swamped with the de-
mand of the farmers to move live stock.
GLASGOW, KY. April 6.-Miss Alice
Alexander wal drowned here yesterday
while boating with two companions on
the Cumberland River to get a view
OF the HOOD scenes.
ST. LOUIS, April 6-The Mississippi
river is rising steadily here, and
is close to the danger line. 1t Is
four feet above the danger line at
Hannibal. The Missouri is also rising.
AT Charlottesville an army of men is
working to keep the levee free of
crevices. The city is reported full Of
refugees from the Tennessee l~ovlands,
where there is no levee protection.
The militia went on duty last night at
Poplar Bluff, Mo-. and Jamesboro, Ark.
Several hundred sufferers have been
brought to this city by steamers.
LA CROSSE. Wis. April 5.-The Mis-
sissippi river is rising here. also at st.
Paul. Davenport, Ia; Keokuk and Des
Moines-