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The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-05-24
TO HELP ARGENTINE FARMER
South America Republic to Have (
Department of Agriculture Next
Fall.

New York.-The government of Ar
gentina will begin next fall the Or
ganization Of national department
of agriculture modelled after the de-
partment in the United States. For
the purpose of obtaining American ex-
perts to take charge of the work the
Argentine government has had r. E.
Bouin in this city for the last three
weeks. Mr.. Bouin said he has com
pleted his work and expects to return
shortly accompanied by six Ameri-
cans.
Mr.. Bouin was born in Louisiana
and is director of the governmental
agricultural experiment station at
Tucuman.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-05-24
THAW'S DEATH LIST.
Had White, Gerhard and Davis
Marked To Kill.

New York.-In a letter written by
Harry X. Thaw and just made public
for the first time, is contained the list
of names of five persons with the word
kill marked after the names of three
Stanford Whites name was third on
the list. The others named were Ban
croft Davis, Frederick Gerhard, Craig
Wadsworth and Reginald Francklyn
This letter, which was written by
Thaw in December, 1903, was address
this city. The letter and facts con-
tanned therein will play an important
part in the states hands in the sanity
hearing now pending.
Thaw's letter was written just after
he and Evelyn Nesbit had returned
from their first trip together to Eu.
rope OF the persons referred to in
his letter, ]. c. Bancroft Davis, a
member of the Knickerbocker Club,
and now an official of the Standard
Trust Company in this city, was at
the head of the list of those marked
kill
The word kill following the names
of Mr.. Davis, Mr.. Gerhard and Mr..
White is underscored IN each instance.
In the same list without the notation
kill are the names of Craig Wads-
worth and Reginald Francklyn. Mr.,
Wadsworth's name was mentioned in
both of Thaw's trials.
No word has ever been written or
spoken to the public which connected
]. C. Bancroft Davis, Frederick Geb-
hard or Reginald Francklyn with the
slayer of White in the tragedy of
Madison Square Garden roof on June
25, 1906.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-05-24
Russian Butchery in Tabriz

Amere and again began lombard
ment of the unhappy city, which in the
last few years had already seen Sc
many indescribable horrors. In this
struggle there were about 100 Russian
soldiers killed and about as many
Persian nationalists, but above that
there were more than 800 victims, il
Guiding defenseless women and cAN
dren, massacred by the Cossacks. I'm
latter also hanged several mem W
of the municipal council of Tall
Chief among these may be mentiolX
Schaikh Salim, Zia-ul-Ulama, and IN
uncle, but what caused the greatest
excitement, even among the foreign.
ers, was the hanging of Sikat-ul-Islam
religious man universally respected
according to the consuls of all the
European countries, on account of his
influence, his good sense and his lib,
eral mind.
ION the 26th the Russians, after
having taken possession of the gov.
eminent buildings, custom houses and
the postoffices, set fire to them In
the face of all these atrocities and the
great misery of the population of Ia
briz, the Russian COMMUNICATIVE
ordered to be shot two of the Russian
soldiers guilty of excessive atrocities
There are many more things to say,
cut l have neither the will nor the
strength. In conclusion will say only
that the beautiful city of Tabriz has
become veritable cemetery and that
is the only reason that peace reigns
there at present"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-05-24
USE GAS IN SPORTS

tients with coma or pneumonia IN eX-
tremis. But, as with all stimulants,
excessive use of it is dangerous. 1t
first excites and then depresses; fire.
quent oxygen intoXication will prema-
turely exhaust the individuals vitality
and will surely tend to shorten his
days. Such indulgence will make the
cardiac beats most pathologically rap
i'd and powerful; the blood will flow
in excessive volume and strength and
the collapse will be in reciprocal pro-
portion. The ears sing in an oxygen
jag" as if one should hang head down
ward over a cliff; speech is hesitating,
ideas swarm, but it is hard to seize
them"
Sir Edwin's proposal is amazingly un-
scientific in a scientist of so great rep
utation and it is most unsportsman-
like, especially in an Englishman, the
Britisher being nothing if not lover
of fair play in sport. What folly to
declare nascent oxygen as natural an
article of consumption as water! Pure
oxygen is far from being such thing;
it is natural only to be breathed when
it is diluted with several times its
volume of nitrogen.
Pure oxygen has before been used
in athletics, but all that kind of thing
is altogether cheap and Improbable
and it has a yellow streak. Yes, rec
ords have been broken by this means.
They should not stand; they do not in
the minds of the sporting aristocracy.
And the reason why is that they are
not tests of Drawn and endurance IN
der the memorable conditions in which
human life must ordinary be lived.
An oxygen drunk might make an IN
trained, undeveloped, soft muscled, or
dinarily short winded specimen sue
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-05-24
Family Burned To Death.

Oacoma, S. D.-The charred bodies
of seven persons were found In the
ruins of the home of Chris Peterson
near the town of Lund, in Lyman
county. The bodies are supposed to
be those of Peterson, his wife and five
children. Whether the persons were
murdered and their bodies burned or
lost their lives in a fire is not known.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-05-24
Signal Corps Head Makes Spectacular
Aeroplane Flight.

New York. - Brigadier General
James H. Allen, chief of the Signal
Corps of the United States Army,
made a spectacular fight in hydro
aeroplane down the lower bay, past
Governors Island and around the
Statue of Liberty. The craft was
guided by Charles c. Wilmer. 1t dip.
ped into the water from a great
height, rose again and dropped once
more, finally landing near the statue
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-05-24
EVIDENCE OF TITANIC FIREMAN
Reiterate Story That Sir Cosmo ana
Lady Dut-Gordon, Two OF Five
In Lifeboat, Protest Against
Turning Back.

London.-Lord Mersey, the presl
dent Of the Board of Trade Commls-
SIGN, his five assessors and an ARA!
of Great Britain's brilliant attorneys
with an audience of fashionably dress
ed women looking on, spent the great
er part of Friday during the sitting Oh
the court Of inquiry into the Titanic
disaster in probing the statement OF
Charles Hendrickson, one Of the sur
viving fremen. He had said Sir
Cosmo and Lady Duff-Dordon, who
were two Of the five passengers IN
partly filed lifeboat, had protested
against returning to the scene OF the
disaster to try and rescue some or
those struggling in the water.
Sir Cosmo and Lady Duff-Gordon
were both in court with their legal
advisers.
Charles Hendrickson, whose cross
examination had been postponed at
the request of Sir Robert Finlay, coun-
sci for the White Star Line, was call
ed He stuck to his evidence, and
although he could not specify when
he first made the statement discredlt-
ing the Duff Gordons. Sir Rufus Isaacs,
the attorney general, was able to
prompt him from dispositions taken at
the time Of the arrival OF the crew IN
England, in which the witness had
said passengers protested against
the boat going back.
An Absolute Denial.
Mr.. Dukes examination indicated
the case for the Duf-Gordons would
be an absolute denial of the story and
that they would support this with the
evidence of the other members OF the
crew who were in the lifeboat.
G. Symons, one of the lookouts of
the Titanic, was next called. He gave
his story of the lifeboat in which the
Duff-Gordons left the vessel. He said
the crew had already taken their seats
in the boat when two women rushed
out of a cabin and asked First officer
Murdoch whether they could get into
the boat Murdoch replied; Eyes,
jump in" The women were followed
by two men passengers, whom Muir
dock also told to jump in.
Sir Rufus Isaacs-Was there room
for more passengers?
Symons-Yes, but Murdoch ordered
the boat to be lowered and there was
not another passenger in sight.
Symons continued-When we heard
the cries of the people in the water
we did not go back as we were afraid
the boat would swamp.
He Had Been Seen.
Sir Rufus Isaacs-Was the question
of going back raised?
Symons-Never.
Sir Rufus Isaacs-So you lay on
your oars in a partly filled boat listen
ing to people crying for help?
After some difficulty Sir Rufus
Isaacs drew from Symons the admis-
sion somebody had seen him on be-
half of the Duff-Gordons this week
Symons later admitted Hendrickson
might have suggested going back and
the Duff-Gordons protested, but he did
not hear it.
Further cross-eXamination brought
out that another fireman in the Duff
Gordons' boat had made a statement
confirming Hendrickson story.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-05-24
Mothers Ruse Prevents Wedding.

Tone, Wash.-Charles E. Cowell and
Miss Nina Erickson had made prep
arations for a hasty wedding this
week, as the brides mother was OPP
posed to the union. The guests had
assembled before the mother learned
that she had been outwitted. She pre-
tended to take poison. The news of
the apparent suicide was carried to
her daughter when the ceremony was
almost completed. 1t has never been
finished.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-05-24
Through Street Car Roof.

New York.-A block of terra-cotta
coping fell from holding tackle near
the roof of 25-story hotel structure
at Broadway and Thirty-fourth street
and crashed through the roof of a
passing street car on Broadway One
woman passenger, whose identity is
unknown, was struck by a fragment
of the block and probably will die
from her injuries. Several other per-
sons were struck by splinters.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-05-24
Lives Lost In Forest Fire.

Bellingham, Wash. - Seven men
were burned to death and six square
miles of timber and two camps of the
English logging company, near Ham
ilton, were destroyed by a forest fire
that swept Skagit county, Wash. The
property loss, in addition to the tim
Der, was 100000.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-05-24
NOT TO PROBE MEAT INSPECTION
House Committee Postpones Action
On Resolution.

Washington.-Th House Commit
tee on Expenditures in the Agricul-
tural Department postponed indefinite
ly action on the Nelson resolution to
investigate the meat inspection serv-
ice. At the hearing on the resolution
held during this and last week vari-
GUS charges were made against the
service.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-05-24
Gives $1,000 For Titanic Memorial.

Washington. - The movement for
Woman's Titanic Memorial was given
great impetus here when Mrs. James
Mcmillan, widow OF the former Sen
ator from Michigan, contributed $1,000
to the cause This is the largest
amount yet donated by one person.
Mrs. Mcmillan, in her letter TO Mrs.
John Hays Hammond, says the object
Of the association is worthy and should
receive all the funds needed.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-05-24
MAY DRAFT NEW TREATY.
Present Trade Convention With Rus
STA Expires This Year.

Washington.-It is admitted at the
State Department that preliminary ex-
changes have been going on with Rus
STA looking to the drafting Of new
treaty of trade and commerce to re-
place the treaty of 1882, which will
expire by abrogation at the end of the
present year, They have been quite
indefinite, but it has become apparent
that Russia looks to the United States
to formally initiate the negotiations.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-05-24

Guthrie, okla.-silvery Baker, re.
'puted to be 119 years old, formerly
slave, is dead at her home in Good.
night, near here. She is survived by
eight children. Mrs. Baker was born
near Richmond, Va, and formerly be.
longed to the Lee family.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-05-24
CHINA coNcEALs TERMS.
Fears Popular DsapprovaI Of Bank
ers' Exactions.

Peking.-Fearing popular disapprov-
al, the rate of interest on the loan of
S300,000,000 by the six powers, just
closed, was concealed. However, the
toll exacted by the foreign bankers is
said to have been huge. Only the
most unimportant details of the loan
remain to be settled and the first pay
ment of 100000 taels was begun to-
day.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-05-24
TRIED TO DYNAMITE TRAIN.
Robbers After Large Sum Of Money
On N. and w. Express.

Winchester, Va.-An attempt was
made to dynamite a fast southbound
express train on the main line of the
Norfolk and Western Railway near
White Post, Clarke county A track
man found several pounds of dynamite
concealed under the rails and removed
1t only few moments before the ex-
press dashed up. \ large amount in
money is known to have been in the
express safe.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-05-24
ARMOUR G co. INDICTED.
Charged With Violating l.. S. Meat
Inspection Laws.

Chicago.-Armour & Co. was in.
dicted by the Federal grand jury here
for criminal violation of the United
States meat inspection laws for al.
legged interstate shipment of meats
without inspection by Government
agents. The indictments were return.
ed before United States District Judge
Lands.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-05-24
Increases Capital Stock.

Harrisburg. Pa - The Bethlehem
Steel Company has filed notice with
the state authorities of an authorized
increase of its capital stock from S29,-
100000 to $79,5OO,0 600.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-05-24
MINERS RATIFY
THE AGREEMENT
Work in the Anthracite Mines
is Resumed.
WERE IDLE SINCE MARCH 81
EIqht For Adoption OF New wage
Scale Led BY President White,
OF United Mlneworkers OF
America.

Wilkes-Barre, Pa.-By a vote OF S23
10 Ga. the anthracite mineworkers in
convention here ratified the agree
ment entered into by their sub-com
mittee with the coal operators and or
dered the 10000 men and boys EN-
ployed in and about the mines to re-
turn to work The suspension, which
is thus ended, began on March 81, or
seven weeks ago, when the agreement
entered into in 1909 expired.
John P. White, international presi-
dent of the United Mine Workers OF
America, led the fight for the adoption
Of the agreement and told the men
that the new wage arrangement Is
the best they have ever had. 1t is the
arst time in the history of anthracite
mining. he said, that the hard coal
workers had ever gained an increase
In wages without striking.
Terms OF Agreement.
The advance granted is 10 per cent.
With the old sliding scale abolished,
the increase will net them about 51R
per cent. Other concessions are con
tanned in the agreement, one OF the
most important of which is that pro
riding for grievance committees at all
times which shall have the power TO
meet officials OF coal companies and
adjust complaints. Representatives
Of the miners organization are 10 have
The privilege of meeting with the com
mittees when they take up the grley-
Ances with the company officials. This,
the mineworkers' leaders declare,
gives them recognition to certain de,
gree and they believe it is also long
gtep in the direction of the closed
shop. for which the miners have been
bontending
Sixty-Four Against.
Among those who spoke in favor OF
The agreement were State Senator Will
liam Green, of Ohio, statistician OF the
miners international organization, and
Frank harrington, international board
member from Illinois. When Presi.
dent White put the question the count
showed that 1928 men favored the prop
psition and that Ga were in opposi-
ton to it.
President White gave out a state
ment in which he said:
This agreement insures the anthra'
cite mine workers the highest rate OF
wages ever paid in the anthracite coal
Industry, the most improved condi
lions of employment and was secured
under the most unfavorable circum-
stances OF any contract heretofore
negotiated for the anthracite men,"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-05-24
Fire For 200 Miles.

Dawson, Alaska - Two hundred
miles Of the Yukon Valley is covered
BY forest fires Millions of feet of
lumber between Big Salmon and Stu.
art City have been burned So far the
fires have not threatened Dawson.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-05-24
BREAKS JAIL; DROPS DEAD.
Seven Other Mexican Prisoners Still
At Large.

Laredo, Texas.-After IS years i'm
prisonment Maxine Martinez escaped
from Jail at Nuevo Laredo late We'd
nesday night with seven other prison
ers. Martinez dropped dead after he
had run one block from the jail The
other seven are still at large Jailer
Fructuoso de Leon was killed.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-05-24
Standard Oil Pays $4,000 Fine

Jefferson City, Mo.-The Standard
Oil Company paid fine of $4,000 to
the clerk of the Supreme Court here
as result of being prosecuted as
trust.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-05-24
FIVE STUDENTS DIE IN FIRE.
Indian College At 5oley, Okla, Is
Partly Destroyed.

Crowder, Okla.-Five students were
burned to death when fire destroyed
the main building of the Greek and
Seminole Indian College at Boley,
Okla, near here. None of the victims
was more than is years old. Several
hundred Greeks and Seminoles attend
the school, which is supported by
philanthropists and by Government
appropriation.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-05-24
Wilbur WRIGHT Has Typhoid.

Dayton, O.-Wilbur Wright, noted
aeroplane inventor, is suffering with
typhoid fever at his home here. At
tending physicians state that his ill
ness has not up to this time assumed
an acute form.
GEN. ALLEN IN THE AIR.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-05-24
Only spraIned a Finer.

New Castle, Pa.-Ralph Campbell
fell so feet from scaffold here and
sprained his little finger on the right
hand. y.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-05-24

Instead of running from a disagree
able argument, most people will stand
and stir the kettle.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-05-24
TEN-YEAR-OLD HERO.
Swims a Creek and Flags Train, Pre-.
venting a Wreck.

Charleston, w. Va.-Word reached
here that Patterson Schilling, aged 10,
probably saved the crew of freight
train from death on the Cabin Creek
branch of the Chesapeake and Ohio
Railroad by swimming the flooded
water of Cabin Creek in order to flag
the train A huge rock had rolled
upon the track at high embankment.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-05-24

Pennsylvania tobacco fields yield
1,1oO pounds to the acre, not the top Of
the list of the States 'by any means.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-05-24

Blessing In Disguise.
Many man is being saved by the
hard work that he thinks is killins
him.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-04-01
Christian Extension
To Be Followed By
Church Federation

The Christian Workers Union held
their regular meeting at the Y. NJ. G.
A. this morning and listened to talk
by DR.. Linzell, who is superintendent
Of Methodist Missions in the district
of the Gaekwar of Baroda and has
been here a week.
Or. Linzell discussed the situation
in India, especially In his particular
district,w here the Gaekwar was the
first Indian prince to introduce COM
pulrory education. DR. Linzell also
made mention Of the fact that, al
though the great reformers were ad-
vocating the breaking down of caste
in introducing Christianity, yet they
themselves had never dared marry out
Of their own caste.
Tomorrow morning at ten O'Clock
Bishop Restarick, Canon Ault, Rev
John w Wadman, Rev X. E. Smith,
Rev. d. G. Peters, DR.. Scudder, Rev. a,
A. Ebersole and Secretary Paul Super
will meet in order to discuss the plan
OF having a United Church Federation
OF Honolulu to be affiliated with the
Federal Council OF Churches of Christ
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-04-01
OFFENSE
IN THESE DAYS

With 100000 coal miners out on
strike in the East all the coal mines
OF the United Kingdom tied up by
strikes and lockouts, the miners Of
Germany and France in a grave state
of unrest and the coal barons of all
Of those countries trying to make hay
while the sun shines by boosting the
price of black diamonds to almost that
of the glittering baubles that women
and some men wear on their persons,
stealing coal has become serious
crime.
This fact one Hull is liable to as
certain to his own serious discomfort,
If, as is alleged. he has been engag-
ed in the great piles of it stored at
the naval reservation for the use OF
Uncle Sans ships OF war.
Hull was brought before United
States District Attorney Breckons this
morning to tell what he might care
to tell about his operations in the
realm of frenzied finance, it being al
legged that he has been pilfering coal
from the naval coal piles. 1t is said
that to steal piece of coal the size
of en- egg is now dangerously close to
grand larceny, at the rate coal prices
are going up. SO Hull appears to be
very much up against it,
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-04-01
OUANDARY OVER :
THE ALEWA ROAD

we have the money to build the
Alewa road, and it seems a pity to
see it lying idle" said the superin-
tendent of public works this morning,
Il think the county might get in and
take on the work. The road could be
built cheaper, as the contractors pro
fit would be cut out. Nineteen thou
sand dollars per mile would be too
high a price to pay for the Alewa
road"
The bids for the steel furniture for
the Hilo courthouse will be called for
in a few days. Local firms and bust.
ness concerns on the mainland win
have an opportunity Of putting in
tenders.
The work on the Judiciary Build
ing is progressing well, and already
the Eva end OF the lower part Of the
structure has been fitted win steel
girders and uprights that Will streng-
then the whole building. AS soon as
the whole OF the EVA end Is finish
ed, the big derricks will swing other
steel work to tn Waikiki end. II is
thought that once the steel work Is
completed, the rest Of the work Will
be rapidly finished.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-04-01
RIGHTS
ARE A FEATURE

There was practically no demand
today for sugar stocks on the ex-
change. the week starting out with
prctically the same dull tone which
maintained last week. Prices are still
holding fairly strong. although there
seems to be a bearish tendency.
Pineapple rights are being dealt in
quite extensively during the past few
days, and the price is dropping, to.
day showing a decline from l7A to
16%.
Oahu Sugar sold at 2s fiat today, a
drop OF II during the session 27B
was bid at close with 2S asked.
Between boards $1,000 OF Hilo 1901
Gs bonds advanced 20 cents, bringing
1OO.5O
The outlook for the immediate fu.
ture is for continued dullness in
trading Probably not until some def.
mite action has been taken by the
Senate Finance Committee on the
House free sugar bill will there be
much activity OF any kind on the 10.
cal exchange.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-04-01
THE FORMER
FREE SUGAR
BLUNDER.

"One member of the committee
held the casting vote, and / tried to
get him to favor a fifty per cent re-
duction of the duty; but, when a rep
resentative of domestic sugar came
before us and said he preferred free
sugar, that ended the matter, and
the bill was reported, which, although
think it is mistake both financially
and politically, l must advocate
At that time Claus Spreckels' relin-
cry at Philadelphia was competing
with the Havemeyer, or Sugar Trust
refinery, and he, as understood was
the representative of domestic sugar
who went before the committee and
secured the bill for free sugar, which
caused the defeat of the Republican
party and the election of Grover
Cleveland, showing that McKinley's
view of the political mistake was
prophetic
Singularly It was Claus Spreckels
son, Gus Spreckels Of the Federal re-
finery on the North river, who has
now brought to bear a similar infiu-
ence for free sugar.
ALFRED S. HARTWELL.