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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-08

Candidates for Offices in Nearby
Maryland Town.

Special Correspondence Of The Star.
LAUREL. Md, April 8. 1912. =
The nominations for mayor and coun-
cilmen in the municipal election to be
held next Monday have closed. The list
they aspire follow:
For mayor-George w. Waters. jr.. and
DR.. Thomas NJ. Baldwin. For councilmen
at large-E. q. Carr. Gilbert Haslup, L.
Clinton Donaldson. Edward Phelps and
Willard F. Schooley. For councilman from
the first ward-John r. Jones and ]. A..
Leatherwood. Councilman from the Sec
ond ward-Albert L. Gosnell and George
w. Alcorn. Councilman from tho third
ward-Howard F. Harrison and Elwood
Mayor George P. Mcceney was in the
field for another term. but withdrew on
the day the nominations closed. Mayor
McCeney was chosen at special election
about a year ago to MI the unexpired
term of William e. Gilbert. who removed
from the town.
While the sewerage question was set
tied for the time being at q special cleo
ton held last month. It Is probable that
another election will be held on the ques-
ton this fall. The sewerage proposition
will play an important part In the coming
election. Both candidates for mayor are
in favor Of the improvement.
DR.. T. NJ. Baldwin was Mayor George
p. McCeney'ss opponent at the special
he would seek the mayoralty at the reg
ular election. George w. Waters. jr.,
his present opponent, is cashier of the
Citizens National Bank and played
q leading part in the attempted hold-up
fred a revolver at q highwayman as the
latter tried to hold up the assistant
cashier.
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OF AGREEMENT
Miners Officers Expect Ami
cable Settlement of Contro-
versy Wednesday. 4.

PHILADELPHIA, April s-The district
presidents and secretaries who. with J.
p. White. national president Of the United
Mine Workers. comprise the committee
which will have a further conference with
the anthracite operators here Wednesday
in an endeavor to adopt a new wage
agreement. will hold a meeting here to-
morrow to put in shape their arguments
for presentation at the conference. The
officers at the district headquarters in
Scranton. Haxleton and Shamolkin are I'm
q hopeful mood. and expect an amicable
settlement will be reached. They look for
some concession from the operators, and
are prepared to meet them half way.
The entire hard coal industry remains
as completely tied up as IL was last week.
Many local unions held meetings today
for the purpose OF admitting new mem-
bers. None Of the coal companies expects
to make a move until after the confer
ence OF Wednesday. II concessions are
made. II is expected u series OF meetings
viii have to be held to come to . hnal
agreement.
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SUPPLIES FOR REFUGEES.
Barge Leaves st. Louis With 300
Tons of Provisions.

ST. LOUIS. Mo. April S.-The Mis-
sissippi river was 30.4 feet here today,
a slight fall in twentyfour hours. but
the water is still above the danger
line At Hannibal the river was nine
teen feet six feet above the flood stage.
No great damage has been reported
from any point north of here.
The United States engineers depart
ment steamer Nokomis. towing steel
barge loaded with 800 tons of pro-
visions, tents and forage for the flood
sufferers in Missouri, Kentucky and
Tennessee. departed today in charge of
Capt Walter Erwin. The supplies were
taken from the storehouses of the
commissary department on orders from
Washington.
OF the 800 tons. more than 40 tons
are forage for the animals. which are
reported starving in the flooded dis
tricts The consignment includes $780,
900 pounds of corn, 100000 pounds OF
hay. 40 barrels of crude petroleum. 40
barrels of lime. $50 tents. 1000 blankets
and 5000 rations.
Mai. j. E. Normoyle. quartermaster
al st. Louis, who is investigating at
New Madrid. NO., reported by tele-
phone that conditions are acute and
that rations now on hand would not
last more than four days.
ON THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI.
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PROVISION FOR INJURED
: URGED BY CHAMBERLAIN
Supports Workmen's Compen-
sation Bill With Speech
-. in Senate.

Although there has been much legisla-
ton in recent years for the installation
Of safety appliances for the protection OF
w0rkingmen, the number Of victims of
accidents around machinery has been
steadily increasing, declared Senator
Chamberlain of Oregon in a speech In the
Senate this afternoon. Mr.. chamberlain
was urging the enactment Of the bill FIX
ing compensation for workmen injured on
common carriers. recommended by the
employers liability and workmen.s COM
pensation commission, Of which he is a
member. - Hgs ~
Zone would suppose" Senator Chamber
lain said, that because Of the laws which
have been passed from time TO time re-
curing the installation Of safety APP
planes and other instrumentalities for
the prevention Of accidents to employees
within the past few years the percentage
of employees killed and injured, notw1fh-
standing the increase In the NUMBER OF
such employees. would have gradually ol-
minished. but the contrary ID true. ana IN
consequence the number of injured and
helpless men and their dependents mas
been steadily growing larger.
Senator Chamberlain directed attention
to the statistics gathered by the commits,
sion, showing that in the years 1908. 1913
and 1910 ST was found that approximate
>ly f61. 634 600 possible days work were
withdrawn from the productive energy
OF the country solely through accidents
to railroad employees.
.'The figures are indeed appalling" he
remarked.
Senator Chamberlain showed that the
number of victims Of accidents among
employees on European railroads is much
smaller than in this country. in proper
ton to the total number of employees. and
he added that practically all OF the Euro
mean countries have workmen's compen-
safion laws. while the United States has
not. He devoted much of his address to
a presentation of court rulings and deci-
sions to show the constitutionality OF
the proposed law.
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DOUBTED COUPLES MARRIAGE.

Correspondence Of The Star.

Foreign correspondents OF The Star.
VIENNA, March 2S, 1912.
In the Austrian parliament a deputy
interpellated the government on what
Is either an extraordinary piece Of red.
tapefsm or an impertinent interference
in the private affairs Of the public by
the Austrian post Office. At Pardubitz
DE- and Mrs. M have lived to-
gether many years. Recently the postal
authorities there learned that they
never had been legally married. or that,
IL married abroad. their union was not
valid in Austria, and thereupon began
to return all letters addressed to Mrs
NJ. informing the senders that no such
person lived in Pardubitz.
The parties appealed to the supreme
court of administration against this
action of the post Office. but lost their
case on the ground of a century-old
law. which prescribes that all letters
must bear an exact address. Such
wild marriages" are very common In
Austria. owing to the provisions Of the
marriage laws. which forbid the re.
marriage of divorced Roman Catholics
or marriages between Christians and
Jews or freethinkers.
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FEEDING THE HOMELESS.
Capt. Logan Reports 1850 Refugees
at Hickman. XIV.

There are approximately $500 ref
uges at Hickman. KY. to be fed. es-
Inmates Capt. Logan, in a report to
the War Department today. and 1900
OF these are being fed by the city.
Twenty thousand rations are due there
tomorrow morning. he says. He tele-
graphs that the water at that place has
fallen two inches
The principal trouble at Tiptonville,
Tenn, reports Maj Normoyle, is the
lack of forage. He requests 100000
pounds of hay and $4,000 pounds of
corn. There are about 1000 head of
stock to be fed.
To Columbus. Ky, have been dis
patched 10000 rations, 10000 pounds
OF corn and $4,000 pounds of hay; to
New Madrid. Mo-, 10000 rations. and
to Charlottesville. Mo-. 1000 rations.
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PREPARING FOR A THRONG
Taking Steps to House go 900
Knights of Columbus
Expected in June.

Plans for the unwilling Of the Columbus
Memorial which is being set up in the
plaza Of the Union station practically
have been completed.
Reports indicate an attendance of $4,000
knights Of Columbus.
This morning the knights of Columbus
Of the District Of Columbia opened a pub
lie comfort headquarters at their hall.
COS E street northwest, whence the house.
holders Of Washington are invited to send
notification of whatever accommodations
they may have to offer the visitors during
the unwilling period in June.
The most picturesque feature in connec-
ton with the unwilling will be parade.
prior to the unwilling. when there will be
In the line of march at least $4,000 MEM
hers of the knights Of Columbus uni
formly dressed.
James A. Flaherty of Philadelphia, Pa,
supreme knight. will be the grand mar
He will have as his aids representative
men Of that organization throughout the
country.
The right of line in the Knights Of Co
lumbus division will be given to the
fourth degree of that organization, IN
frock coats. gray trousers. silk hats. gray
ties, gray gloves. black shoes and baidrfc.
The 1000 councils Of the order Will each
have platoons In the parade. These coul-
Gil members will all be uniformly dressed:
Floats picturing the important
epochs in the life Of Columbus Will De
distributed throughout the parade
large numbers Of the state jurisdic-
lions having already made arrange
ments for such fixtures as their con-
tribution to the ensemble.
Every organized band in the District
OF Columbia, Maryland and Virginia
has been engaged for the parade. and
a large number Of distant parties that
are coming will bring their own mu-
sic.
A large number Of other societies
have also signined an intention to
come to Washington to participate In
the ceremonies. and have secured
bands for the occasions.
A banquet will be served In the
evening at Convention Hall. There
will be accommodations for 1900 din
ers. The President Of the United
States, Cardinal Gibbons, the new papal
delegate and other high dignitaries
Of church and state will be among the
guests. An elaborate decorative scheme
will be carried out in Convention Hall.
The primary plan provides for q gar
den with flowers. and streams OF cleo
trio lights harmoniously arranged. The
souvenirs will be elaborate.
This banquet will be q public testi-
monial to the memory OF Christopher
Columbus, and citizens In general. ir-
respective OF creed or afiliation. win
be welcomed.
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S|NCLE:TRACK RAILWAY
TO RUN TO GREAT FALLS.
Preliminary Plans of Company
That Will Build Power
Plant.

Preliminary plans have been completed
for the organization Of a railway and
power company as a part of the Chevy
Chase to Great Falls development. and
before the end of the present month 1t is
expected the Chevy Chase and Great
Falls Railroad and Power Company will
have been incorporated. AS a beginning
the company will have a capital Of $780,
600, though this probably will be in
creased. Incorporation will be secured
under the laws Of Maryland.
1t is planned to build a trolley line from
Great Falls to the intersection OF Bradley
lane and Wisconsin avenue, In Maryland,
there to make q direct connection with
the tracks OF Washington and Rockville
railway. The new road Will be single
track, with switches, or loops. and 1t will
be about ten miles in length, following
the line of the proposed boulevard
Chevy Chase to Great Falls Land Com
Concerning the development Of the
power at the Great Falls end OF the
line, H. Bradley Davidson. president
1t is planned to build q comparatively
small power plant at first. and to use
coal for the production Of power. since
coal can be secured at very low rates
and landed from canal boats directly
at the wharf AT the plant ne ea'U
the company owns all Of the land on
the Maryland side for about half
mile from the Anglers Club westward.
and it may ultimately develop the
water power which is available on the
Maryland side Of Great Falls.
To do this q dam would be built at a
point about LOCO feet below the main
falls. and spanning the gorge between
Bear Island and the Maryland shore, thus
securing a fall of nearly sixty feet. 1t
is claimed that this could be done with
out interfering In any way with the pow
er rights on the Virginia shore. which
are controlled by the Potomac Electric
Power Company, and without marrfng the
beauty Of the main falls of Great Falls.
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MAY BETRAY OUTLAWS
Report Kinsman of Aliens Has
Offered to Give Them Up
for Reward.

HILLSvILLE. Va, April S.-For two
days the outside world has received no
direct information concerning the move
ments Of the detective force on the trail
of Sidna Allen and Wesley Edwards
along the North Carolina border. It Is
supposed that the searchers are still
beating the mountain brush in the Fancy
Gap neighborhood. confident Of finally
coming upon the outlaws.
Everybody here is much interested In
the report that a kinsman of the fugi-
tives has offered to betray them for
reward. Those directing the search re-
fuse to admit that any success has at
tended their efforts to buy the secret.
but a well defined story is In circulation
to the effect that a member of the Allen
clan has agreed to tell the hiding place
Of his relatives for 81, 900 and promise
Of protection from publicity.
Reuben Edwards. another kinsman OF
the Aliens. taken into custody on charge
Of aiding tho fugitives. was released yes
terday under a small bond. Rumor last
night was to the effect that he had yield
ed to the grilling Of the detectives. and
that important developments might ensue
from his quick release.
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FLOODS IN VERMONT.
Water Several Feet Deep in Streets
of MONTPELIER,

MONTPELIER. Vt, April Slope Of
IN abatement of the high rising Of the
Winooski and North Branch rivers. which
last night had swollen to nearly fifteen
feet above the normal. causing damage
estimated at 100000. was fulfilled today
when the water fell seven feet during the
early forenoon. Although cellars in all
parts of the city are still flooded, the
water which last night was several feet
deep on Main and State streets was much
lower.
Because Of high water the night train
service on the Montpelier and Wells
River railroad was discontinued.
Barre, which suffered damage estimat-
ed at $4,000, was in a much better con-
dition today. as the waters had fallen
several feet. Merchants lost hundreds
of dollars worth of goods by water DAM
age in their stores. In many cases teie-
graph and telephone communication was
cut off in both Montpelier and Barre dur
ing the night.
MATT. SERVICE BROKEN Up
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WADE TO POLLS TO MAKE
A MISSOURI COUNTY DRY

LAFORGE. Mo-. April S.-The local
opdon election held In New Madrid Sat-
urday gave the ''drys" a large majority.
Regardless OF the fact that the greater
portion OF the county was covered with
flood water from one to five feet. the
county polled a large vote.
Motor boats and skiffs were running all
over the county constantly and the cleo
lions were held on platforms in water
four to six feet deep. Voters waded for
miles in rubber boots, with water waist
Deep to reach the polls. The vote stood
about two to one against the "wets."
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IRISH GIRLS COMPLAINT.
Writes to Rural District Council Ar
raigning Councillors.
ondence Of The Star.

Foreign Correspondence or The Star.
DUBLIN, March 80, 1912.
An amusing letter was read at a
meeting of the Bunshaughlin rural dis
trict council (near Navan) from an
Irish girl resident in Derbyshire.
Il should not be an exile" she wrote.
'ff the councillors would only do their
duty" She complained that the &C.
cupants of the greater number OF the
laborers' cottages in the district were
bachelors and would not take good
Irish wives to keep the houses in or
der. The necessity for frequent repairs
to the houses she ascribed to the use
by the occupants Of paraffin cooking
lamps, the course Of the country" She
criticised the council for not forcing
the occupants OF these cottages to
marry.
A return to the chairman showed
that the occupants Of nearly all the
houses were unmarried. After some
discussion an order was made that the
tenants get married within three
months or give up their houses.
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PLEA FOR WOMAN DOCTORS.
Siberians Desire Fair Sex Repre-
sented on College Faculty.

FOfeIHu VOIfe1pOu0euce OF Iu0 our.
MOSCOW. March 20. 1912.
A number Of Influential Siber1ans are
petitioning the ministry Of education In
ct. Petersburg to allow women to be adj
rnitted to the medical faculty in the Uni
versity Of Tobolsk. The petitioners point
out that there IL q wide field for woman
doctors In Siberia, where II is often DIM
cult for settlers to get medical aid. There
arc many Mohammedans in the country,
and II IL explained that only woman doc
tors can come to their help In Illness as
they do not permit men to see their
wives and daughters.
Many women have entered the medical
Wrotession In, Russia proper. and there
are Q great many women practicing
dentistry. q department OF surgery which
does not seem to have attractions for the
American woman.
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MAIL SERVICE BROKEN UP.
Telegraphic Reports Received by the
Postmaster General.

Geographic advice has been received by
Postmaster General Hitchcock today
from the superintendent of the railway
mail service stationed at Fort Worth,
Tex. that the flood conditions in Ar
kansas continue to grow more serious.
He is advised that the conditions have
made it necessary to discontinue all mail
lines west of Memphis for the time being,
and until further notice request is made
that all mail for the southwest be for
warded by the way of st. Louis or other
northern points. The mail service south
OF Memphis In general is very much de-
moraliZed. Reports from st. Louis are
made Of the discontinuance of mail serv-
ice in many sections Of Missouri
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Fall of the River Between L.
Crosse and Keokuk.

LA CROSSE, Wis. April S.-All points
ON the Mississippi river between La
Crosse and Keokuk show a decline since
Saturday. indicating that the full effect of
the recent rise on the upper river has
been reached as far south as the Mis-
sour.-Ohio line, but not yet fully felt be-
low that point. Declines were small, be-
ing six-tenths of foot at Keokuk and
less elsewhere
Above La Crosse there was a c0nsidera-
BILE rise both at Red Wing and Reeds
Landing. due to a rise in the st. CrOix
and the Chippewa. important tributaries
which flow In between st. Paul and La
Crosse There will be rise at this
point the next two days at least, which
win make itself felt at points farther
south later
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COURT DENIES
PATENT CASE REHEAR|NG
No Ground Is Announced for
Tribunals Action
Today.

Rehearing OF the so-called patent
monopoly" mimeograph case today was
refused by the Supreme Court Of the
United States.
March IL the court rendered a decision
to the effect that the owner of patent
in selling patented machine may re-
quire the purchaser to purchase all the
supplies for the machine from the owner
Of the patent, notwithstanding the sup
plies are not patentable. The decision
was supported by only four justices.
Justices Lurton. McKenna. Holmes and
Van Devanter.
Stand Of Dissenters.
Chief Justice White and Justice
Lamar dissented. claiming that the
court had extended the patent law to
cover everything in the universe. to
the detriment OF every household in
the land. Justice Day was absent dur
ing the argument Of the case, and took
no part In the decision. Justice Pitney
was not then member OF the court.
The government Joined in the applica-
ton for a rehearing. and asked to be
made a party to the case.
The rules OF the court governing re-
hearings provide that q rehearing will
not be granted unless q justice who
concurred in tho Judgment desires Il.
No ground was announced Tor the courts
action today.
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FLOOD APPROPRIATION
TO COVER ALL REGIONS
Action Taken Following Fitz-
geraId's Opposition to Nu-
merous Small Requests.

After Representative Fitzgerald Of
New York. chairman of the House COM
mittee on appropriations. had pointed
out on the floor Of the House this
afternoon that he would oppose the
flood of telegraphic communications
from the Mississippi and Ohio flood dis
tricts requesting United States aid in
the shape of ten and twenty thousand
dollar gifts to help the flood suffers.
interested representatives on the floor
patched up an agreement to make the
$350.000 appropriated few days ago
for use in the Mississippi valley avail
able In the Ohio flood regions. Rep
resentative Fowler of Illinois was re-
sponsible for the sharp debate which
started shortly after the House con-
vened He presented a joint resolution
Of $4,000 for use at Shawneetown.
ILL.,. where. he said. the floods are ex-
pected to break through the levee.
Reads Taft's Letter.
Representative Fitzgerald said he OPP
posed the idea. of making wholesale 'ap-
propriations on telegraphic requests OF
that kind. and read letter from Presi-
dent Taft, to the effect that 1t would not
be wise to make Wholesale appropriations
for the submerged areas before the army
officers sent there have made survey.
The letter pointed out that the Secretary
of War is authorized to use army sup
plies in the neighborhoods affected.
IF every town along these 1900 miles
of river asks for appropriations by wire, "
said Mr.. Fitzgerald, I'VE will be over
whelmed by a flood Of REQUESTS here
which will make the Mississippi food
ridiculous In comparison
He called attention to the fact that
100000 had been appropriated for flood
purposes, and Representative James OF
Kentucky reminded him that 1t was fol-
Mississippi floods and that the present
controversy concerned the Ohio valley.
"And floods don't watt" interjected
Representative Mann Of Illinois. The peo-
pie have to use kilograms, for the floods
are already there"
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Falling Stone Crushes Men.

NEW YORK. April S.-William Bulge,
rigger. and an unidentified laborer
were instantly killed today by the falling
OF seven stones. each Weighing 1000
pounds, from the third floor Of a build
ing in the course of construction on upper
9Th avenue. A derrick on the fourth
floor. thrown from it's fastening by the
street, injuring several pedestrians.
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Urges Immediate Action.

Former Speaker Cannon. an interested
listener to the discussion. said in his
opinion the levee- system was greater in
importance than the schemes for making
the rivers navigable.
1--WE appropriated $4,000 a few days
ago, before the floods came. simply to
strengthen the levees In advance. be-
lieve that immediate action should be
taken to appropriate generally for this
levee system right away. regardless Of
the $35OOO0 already appropriated to be
expended under the direction of the Sec
rotary of War
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In our next Sunday Magazine: An
other instaliment of 1.-THE Lost World"
by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle: The Black
Cobra" by Michael White; THE Civic
Nurse by Martha Bensley Bruere; the
fnal instailment OF "A Captain Una
fraid," narrated by Capt. John O'Brien
to Horace smith: THE Peace Prophet"
by James Hay. Jr.: Family Notices" by
William Shepard Welsh: Behind the
Scenes With a Snake tCharmer' aud
How Depew Gets His Stories"