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The Irish standard., 1912-02-24
SEVERAL KILLED IN STORMS
MANY OTHERS ARE INJURED AS
RESULT OF COLLISION.
and Schedules Are Aban-
d0ned

Chicago, Feb. pa binding snow.
storm, driven by 5O-mile-an-hour.
gale, swooped down on the Middle
West, blocked traffic, played pranks
with the routine of human affairs and
swept eastward in the direction of
northern Ohio, Pennsylvania and New
York. The temperature ranged be.
tween 20 and "a degrees and little
suffering from cold was reported. Sew
eral deaths in wrecks are attributed
Indirectly to the storm.
The storm reached it's greatest in
tensity in Chicago and northern and
central Illinois, although eastern Iowa
and Missouri, southern Wisconsin and
Michigan and northern Indiana felt
the blizzard to considerable extent.
Drifts of snow several feet in height
accumulated in Chicago's streets until
traffic was seriously crippled.
The large glass dome of the Dexter
Park pavilion at the Chicago stock
yards fell in while several hundred
people We're attending horse auction.
The falling of the dome caused q
panic, but no one was seriously in.
jured.
The worst storm in Michigan in
years was responsible for the death
Of at least one person and the injury
to possibly rs others as the result of
collisions between trains and street
cars, due to the binding snow storm
Traffic is paralyzed
st, Louis reported 1f inches of snnw
driven by a 40-mile wind.
Comparatively little damage was
done in Wisconsin.
Bluefield, w. Va.-Nire dwellings
were blown over and wrecked by a
heavy wind storm at Northfolk, w.
Va. The wreckage took fire and sever.
al persons are missing.
Trains Crash in Snowstorm.
Springfield, ILL.,, Feb. 22.-One man
is dead, three trainmen seriously in.
jured and several passengers slightly
injured in head-on collision that oc.
Cured in binding snow storm one
mile west of Lowder between c., B.
& @. passenger train No. IL and q
heavy coal train.
The passenger train was running be-
hind time and the binding blizzard
prevented the engineer fror- seeing
the coal train which was waiting on
the main track, until it doomed up but
= few feet ahead Of him. The two
trains had meeting orders at this point
and the passenger train had orders
to take the siding.
The Irish standard., 1912-02-24
100000 fire IN HOUSTON
OVER $50 RESIDENCES DESTROY.
ED BY FLAMES.
Householders, Aroused by Warninqs
Of Firemen, Flee for Their
Lives.

Houston, Texas, Feb. 22.-lmpelled
by a fierce gale from the north, fire
swept through the eastern section of
this city. destroying property valued
at nearly $10,000.O0O and rendering
homeless more than q thousand per.
sons.
Several large manufacturing plants
were burned down, over $50 homes
were RACED by the flames and several
lumber yards. cotton warehouses and
congresses were destroyed. Not less
than fiftvseven city blocks now are
in ashes.
The loses conservatively are esti
mated at from s6.0Oo.OOO to SIC, 900, 900.
The greater part Of this is confined to
the lumber and cotton Industries.
Fifty thousand bales of cotton stored
In warehouses and congresses were
burned, this item alone representing q
loss OF S2.000,OOo.
The fire started in q cottage near
the Southern Pacific railroad tracks 4
little while after midnight. It's origin
has not been definitely established. A
roaring wind picked up the flames and
hurled them to neighboring cottages
and boarding houses. In flash these
structures ignited. spouting great col.
nmns OF sparks. Selling these, the
forty-mile gale carried them two and
three blocks. Within half an hour af-
ter the fire broke out a great area of
small residences was in flames
Firemen Warn Households.
The fire spread rapid to manufac-
turing plants near the cottages and
boarding houses in which hundreds OF
workingmen lived. The flames spread
so rapidly that firemen for the time
abandoned all attempts to check the
flames and devoted their energies to
warning householders. Possible loss
of life thus was avoided
At the big manufacturing plants and
cotton congresses city tiremen and
volunteers had organized to fight the
onrushing flames. Walls and roofs of
the plants were water-soaked. This
water quickly was licked up by the
advance guard Of sparks. and when
the great columns of kissing. roaring
flames reached the factories these
structures succumbed with less resist.
ance than rows Of cottages.
The Irish standard., 1912-02-24
Motor Boat Rules Unclaimed.

Washington, Feb. %. - Regulations
for the 100000 motor boats in United
States waters were issued by the de-
partment of commerce and labor
They make no changes in the rules
covering lights, whistles, bells and
sound signals and only slight revision
In those pertaining to life preservers
these being compulsor only for such
motor boats az carry passengers for
hire. The regulations for the proven
tion of fire also remain virtually the
same as in the previous law.
The Irish standard., 1912-02-24
P|TNEY APPOINTED
TO SUPREME COURT
TAFT DECIDES ON NEW JERSEY
STATE CHANCELLOR FOR
HARLAN'S PLACE.
TAFT's 9Th APPOINTMENT
Nomination Sent to Senate BY Execu.
tive-Decisions In Oklahoma
Cases Removed Hook From
List of Candidates.

Washington, Feb. 20.-The nomina'
ton of Mahlon Pitney, chancellor OF
the state of New Jersey to be an asso
ciate justice of the United States su,
preme court, was sent to the senate
by President Taft.
MIR. Taft does not expect any oppo
Bition to the nomination in the senate
Decisions Cost Hook Post.
Chancellor Pitney long has been q
prominent figure in New Jersey.
In casting about for a successor to
Justice Harlan. Mr.. Taft first looked
beyond the Mississippi river. At one
time it seemed certain he would name
Judge William c. Hook of the United
States circuit court, AMI again it was
believed Secretary Charles Nagel, OF
the department of commerce and labor
would be the presidents choice.
There was protest against Judge
Hook. because of his decisions in two
Oklahoma cases, one involving the 2
cent fare law and the other the Jim
Crow" car law. The latter case in
which Hook decided in favor of the
railroads and against the contention OF
the negroes affected. is said to have
been the final cause of the presidents
turning from the Kansas jurist.
Labor organizations protested
against Secretary Nagel on the ground
that he had been too lenient. in the
enforcement of the immigration laws
Majority Of Judges Named.s
When Chancellor Pitney shall have
been confirmed by the senate ard has
taken his place on the supreme court
President Taft will have had the extra
ordinary experience Of having consti
tuted a majority of the highest tribun
al in the land--a bench on which il
had been his most exalted ambition to
serve as chief justice. In addition to
naming five new justices, on a court
of nine, President Taft also had the
distinction of elevating Associate JUS
tice Edward D. White, to the chief
justiceship, making in all six supreme
court appointment during the three
years he has been in the White House
The five associate justices named by
Mr.. Taft we're Messrs. Lurton, Hughes
Van Devanter, Lamar and Pitney.
The Irish standard., 1912-02-24
ANOTHER SLIDE
IN BIG DITCH
MILLION CUBIC YARDS OF SOIL
SWEPT INTO cULE6RA CUT
DANGER NOT PASSED,
MORE SLIPS LOOKED FOR
Republic Paper Reports Pressure on
Sides Of Ditch Have Bulged Bot.
tom as Result of the
Slide.

New Orleans, Feb. 22-Recent earth
slides totalling nearly 100000 cubic
yards have fnterfered with operations
In the Culebra cut section of the Pan
Rma canal, according to mail dis
patches received here from Colon.
Cracks in the earth indicate another
slide which may assume more alarm
Ing proportions. The day on which
the slides occurred was not given.
The letter says the first slide was
Of about 100000 cubic yards and &C.
Cured on the east bank, tearing away
hig section of the a5-foot roadway
and closing a portion of the drainage
ditch. This slide, if it continues, will
necessitate the relocation and grading
of all railroad tracks in the vicinity of
Pioneer cut. The earth is cracked in
the vicinity of this slide and canal
workmen are alarmed over the prob
ability of another great earth slip. The
second slide was on the west side of
the cut on the site of the great slide
of two years ago. Canal workers say
1t has become extensive again, ap.
proximately 100000 cubic yards hav.
ing already gone in and the end is not
believed to be in sight.
added alarm was caused here sew
eral days ago." concluded the letter.
which was week in transmission,
when leading Panama newspaper
printed report that the bottom of
the canal had bulged because of the
pressure of the slides on the earth
walls.
"Ofhcial denials have been entered
but they have allayed the apprehen.
sion only in part. If the bottom OF
the cut really bulged, it is admitted
that the consequences would be
grave"
To Study European Canals.
Washington.-ColQnel George Goet
halls, the army engineer in charge of
constructing the Panama canal, sailed
from New York for Hamburg and will
go to Paris to inspect the French sys
tenn of canals. He will also inspect the
great Liverpool docks.
The Irish standard., 1912-02-24
KNOX WILL NOT CALL
On Colombia Unless He Gets Special
Invitation.

Washington, Feb. 20. - Secretary
Knox will not visit Colombia during
his proposed tour of the countries Dor.
dering on the Caribbean sea unless
there is special invitation from the
Colombian government, according to
Acting Secretary Wilson.
Mr.. Wilson would not say whether
his prediction that no invitation would
be forthcoming was based on Senior
Pedro Mel Ospina's personal letter to
aim, made public Sunday, or whether
1t was consequence. of the strained
relations existing for the last eight
years between the two governments
over the acquisition of the Panama
canal zone.
He intimated, however, that the
state department felt no especial con.
Germ over the action Of the Colombian
minister here and was not wrought up
over the incident.
Our position" he remarked, sis
one of unconcern."
Senior Pedro del Ospina, the Colon.
bian minister, disclaimed in a pub.
lie statement any intention of insult.
ing either the United States govern.
ment or Secretary Knox by his per.
sonal notification to the state depart.
ment that visit to his country by
the secretary would be "inopportune."
Senior Ospina's act is regarded as
q breach of etiquette not so much be.
cause of the nature of his response to
a state department communication,
but because he had made public cor.
respondence without securing the con.
sent of the other party. Officials
versed in diplomatic etiquette incline
to the opinion that the letter itsel-
contained no insulting language.
Representative Sulzer, chairman OF
the house committee on foreign af.
fairs, issued statement siding with
the Colombian minister in his demand
for arbitration.
Senior Ospina in his communication
to the department. admittedly his per.
sonal view, it was said by some diplo.
mats probably would be confirmed by
the Colombian government. This is
assumed from the 'act that Senior
Ospina is political leader in the re-
public.
A severance of diplomatic relations
is looked for as assured unless the
United States indicates a willingness
to submit differences to- arbitration
which is practically Colombia's ulti.
matum.
The Irish standard., 1912-02-24
KNOX STARTS ON
DIPLOMATIC TRIP
WILL PAY VISIT TO SPANISH.
AMERICAN coUNTRiEs-Mls.
SION is FRIENDLY ONE.
FEAR FOR HIS SAFETY
Secretary of State Will Also Inspect
the Panama Canal-Trip Will
Cover a Period of Five
Weeks.

Palm Beach, Fla, Feb. 22.-Secre.
tary Of State Philander Knox sailed
from here this afternoon on five
weeks diplomatic trip to the Spanish
American countries that border on the
Caribbean sea and the Gulf OF Mexico.
Accompanied by his wife and a par
ty of friends, as well as a number of
newspaper men, Mr.. Knox, boarded
the United States cruiser Washington
which arrived here this morning, and
sailed direct to Colon. There he will
begin trip across the lsthmus.
Cement Friendly Relations.
The object of Secretary Knox's
junket is to more firmly cement the
friendly relations between the United
States and the Central American coun.
tries that are included In his route, and
also to Investigate the causes of the
continual internal strife, which has
been the curse of these nations for
years.
The first stop on the trip will be
made at Colon, where the secretary
and his party will disembark and make
journey of inspection along the route
of the canal. The party will proceed
from Panama northward. visiting Cos.
Ia Rica, Nicaragua, Salvador, Guatema.
la and Honduras.
The Washington will pick up the
party again off the Honduran coast
and sail across the Caribbean Sea to
Caracas, Venezuela, whence after
short stay the journey will be contin.
ued by boarding the Washington and
sailing to Porto Rica when to Santo
Domingo and Havana where Mr.. Knox
will probably endeavor to discover the
cause of the recent trouble in Cuba.
which resulted in threats of interven-
ton by the United States. The return
trip will end here at Palm Beach.
Fear for His Safety.
There has been a good many rumors
afloat that Mr.. Knox will run into
quite little trouble on his visits to
the capitals Of the Central American
countries, owing to the intense hatred
that has been frequently manifested
by the lower classes against Ameri-
cans and the Aemrican government
Fears have been espresso for the
safety of Mr.. Knox in exposing him.
self to attack by these people, who are
little more than fanatics in their pre-
JUDGE against Americans. There ia
little possibility of the secretary ex.
periencing any bodily harm. however,
as he will be constantly attended by
military and naval aides, and the first
demonstration of violence would I'M
doubtedly result in detachment of
marines or sailors being ordered
ashore from the Washington to act
as bodyguard.
Although it was not announced Off.
cially, there is a possibility of Secre.
ts~y KnoX's northward trip through
Central America being extended into
Mexico SO as to afford him an oppor-
tunity to become thoroughly familiar
with the conditions of American inter.
ests and Americans living In Mexico,
and to what extent they have been
affected by the recent troublous times
in the country.
The Irish standard., 1912-02-24
Woman in Wallace TRAGEDY.

Drayton, N. d., Feb. 22.-Back Of
the double tragedy enacted here when
Rex y. Wallace killed his father and
then committed suicide in the bank.
because his parent had refused to ad
vance him money, was an affair Of
the heart A torn telegram, found neal
the scene of the tragedy, leads to this
belief. When put together the name
Of the person to whom 1t had beer
rent could not be read, but the senst
of the message was that young Wal
lace was to meet some woman in For
Worth,
The Irish standard., 1912-02-24
Morgan to Build skyscraner.

New York, Feb. 21-'rhc firm Of J.
P. Morgan G. Co. will soon begin work
on new skyscraper Office building to
replace their present headquarters at
the corner OF Wall and Nassau streets,
The Morgan firm has Just completed
the purchase Of property. which has
frontage of SO feet on Wall street
and 113 feet on Broad. street. At
$1,000 a. square foot, it would be worth
about $4,000 900.
The Irish standard., 1912-02-24
Prisoner Pleads for Liberty.

Des Moines, Feb. 22.-Attorney fol
Charlie Thomas, who has served %
years of life sentence for the kill
ing of Mabel Scofeld, introduced evil
dence before the state board of pa
role tending to show that the girl
ended her own life. c. F. Rynerson.
a street car conductor, testified that
Miss Scofield rode on his car the day
preceding the finding of the body in
the river; that she dismounted near
the river and disappeared. He said
the girl was greatly excited and not
IN q normal condition.
The Irish standard., 1912-02-24
FIRE IN FLOYD, IOWA
Half Of Town Is Destroyed by Fir,
from Gasoline Explosion.

Mason City, Feb. 22-By gaso
line explosion in the Wulff meat mar
ket fire was started which destroyed
half of the town Of Floyd. Tanner.
pump shop, Knowlton's hardware
store, the Wulff meat market, Turn
er's general merchandise, the post
office, Mrs. Stewards millinery ant
Carrugher's drug store were de
stroyed.
The Irish standard., 1912-02-24
new SCHEME
IN R. R. REBATES
THREE RAILROADS AND SEVER
Al THEATRICAL COMPANIES
INDICTED At CHICAGO.
AMOUNTED TO 25 PER CT.
Plan Was Worked BY the Railroads
Paying An Excessive Price for
Advertising In Theatre
Programs.

Chicago, Feb. 21.-The federal grand
Jury returned four indictments against
three railroads. two passenger agents
and several theatrical concerns and
heir officers. charging rebates in the
transportation of burlesque companies
IN the midwestern cities by means Of
scheme in which the railroads
1aid excessive prices for advertising
on theatrical programs
The railroads and their officials in.
1icted are:
The Cleveland. Cincinnati Chicago
4 st. Louis CBig Four) railroad and
Harry j. Rhein, general passenger
agent.
The Michigan Central railroad and
William II. Underwood, general pas.
scnger agent
The Lake Shore & Michigan South.
ern railroad.
The theatrical concerns and manag.
ers indicted are:
Rudolph Hynicka of Cincinnati po.
!ttical lieutenant Of former Boss
George r. Cox and a prominent tho,
atrlca' magnate; James b. Fennessy,
burtesquer and theatrical manager Of
Cincinnati and Chicago: the Henok
Opera House company of CinSinnati;
The Inquirer Circuit company of Gin.
rinnati; the Columbia Amusement
company of New York.
In the summer of 1909. the officials
Of the Vanderbilt lines, operating west
of Buffalo and east Of the Mississippi
river. sought the business of the Co.
tumbia Theatrical Amusement com,
pany and Of the Empire Circuit com.
pany. the headquarters o: both OF
which were In New York city. The
corporations operate chain of bur.
losque thcaters cast OF the Mississippi
river and together they control about
seventy-i've theatrical companies aver.
aging thirty people each. The com.
pany is transported each week from
one city TO another. officials of tho
Vanderbilt lines. it is alleged, con.
ferrcd with Hynicka. who is dI.
rector of the Columbia Theatrical
Amusement company. AID with Fen.
Messy who is secretary and a director
of the Empire Circuit company at
'iVii clltlHltLi OlnceS. ne lawful
rate was 9 cents milo for theatrical
companies.
rs Per Cent of Fares Refunded.
After several conferences it was
agreed, according to the charges, that
the Vanderbilt lines would refund ia
Hynicka and Fcnncssy for their re.
spective corporations, 25 per cent of
the lawful fares OF their various com.
panies In consideration for their infu.
ence in giving to the named railroads
the business
In view Of this agreement, so tho
government charges, it became neces.
sary to devise a scheme by which thu
railroads could account on their books
for the % per cent. II was decided ia
charge it to advertising Hynicka
thcreupon organized the Cincinnati
Railroad Program Advertising com.
pany. This company, contracted for
advertising space in theater programs
In Cleveland, Toledo, Cincinnati. In.
dianapolis, st. Louis. and other cities
in which the various companies an.
Deared
The Irish standard., 1912-02-24
Government to Aid Railroad.

Victoria, Feb. 22.-The British gov.
eminent introduced in parliament a
railroad policy, aiding in construction
of 795 miles of new railroads and ex-
tensions costing more than $4,000, 900.
Provision is made for road from
Vancouver and Howe Sound, joining
the Grand Trunk Pacific system at
Fort George, a distance of $50 miles
The Irish standard., 1912-02-24
D. g. H. RY. INDICTED
Company Charged With Violation Of
Commodity CIause.

Albany, N. Y, Feb. 22.-The federal
grand jury handed up indictments
against the Delaware and Hudson
company charging violations of the
commodity clause Of the Interstate
commerce law. Lewis E. Carr. of All.
bany, counsel for the company, ap.
peared before the court and entered a
plea Of not guilty. There are 90
counts in the indictments.
The Irish standard., 1912-02-24
HAS SOCIALIST MAYOR
Third Party Successful! In eemidjI
Election.

Bemidji. Feb. 2l.-Fred Malzan was
elected mayor here on the Socialist
ticket at the city election held on a
platform calling for higher saloon
license, by a margin of "a votes over
his nearest competitor, William Nc
Cuaig, in a field of four candidates.
The Socialist party also elected one al
aerman in the person of Z. w. Hanna
The Irish standard., 1912-02-24
Underwood EuIosizes Washington.

Philadelphia, Feb. 23-An eloquent
eulogy of George Washin: ION by Rep.
resentative Oscar w. Underwood, Of
Alabama, chairman of the ways and
means committee Of the house, and
Democratic floor leader, formed the
chief address before the annual ban.
quet of the State Society of the Gin.
cinnati here last night.
The Irish standard., 1912-02-24
Chemical all Passed by House.

Washington, Feb. 22.-For the first
time since the insurgent republican.
broke away from the regulars in the
fight on the petroleum duty in the
Payne tariff bill in 1909, the republic
cans Of the house presented practical
ly solid front against the passage OF
a tariff revision bill. All insurgents
voted with the regular republican
forces against the Underwood chem
zeal tariff, which was passed, however
by vote of 178 to 1877.
The Irish standard., 1912-02-24
FIaaman Killed in Wreck.

Fort Wayne, Ind, Feb. 22.-F1ag
man r. E. Sipes of this city was killed
and several persons seriously injured
when an extra freight train crashed
into the rear Of passenger train No.
9 on the Grand Rapids and Indiana
railroad near Vicksburg, Mich.
The Irish standard., 1912-02-24
Americans After Danish Loan.

Copenhagen. Feb. 81. Several
American syndicates have entered into
competition for the proposed Danish
loan of $30,000,000. Among them are
a number of life insurance companies.
Leslie NJ. Shaw, former secretary Of
the treasury, and Ambrose Petry Of
Chicago.
The Irish standard., 1912-02-24
Rights Of Indian Children Upheld.

Washington, Feb. 20.-The right OF
Chippewa children born since the al.
lotment acts of 1887 and 1889 appli
cable to the White Earth Indian res.
ervation to the benefits of those acts,
was upheld by the supreme court In
the Fairbanks Mooers case
The Irish standard., 1912-02-24
Vancouver Gets Bowling Meet.

Los Angeles, Cal, Feb. 22.-The 1912
Western Bowling congress adjourned
here with the election Of officers and
the choosing of Vancouver for the 1919
gathering.
The Irish standard., 1912-02-24
Four Die in Tunnel Crash.

North Adams, Mass, Feb. 21.-FouY
trainmen are dead, and the Hoosac
tunnel is so effectively blocked that
1t may be several days before the
tracks will be cleared as the result
OF rear end collision between
freight train and a Boston hound OK.
press on the Boston and Maine rail.
road
The Irish standard., 1912-02-24
st. Olaf Orators Triumph.

Mortified, Mimi, Feb. 22.-St. OLAF
college won the thirteenth annual
Ware oratorical contest between the
senior orators Of Carleton and St
Olaf.
The Irish standard., 1912-02-24
o,r, A.ka s25,ooo Heart Balm.

0IrJ N1KS V<oJV!V r1edTt oa1H'
Deadwood, s. D., Feb. 22.-Balm fol
her broken heart to the extent of $685.,
900 is asked by Anna Lucy Ballman, 9
sales girl of st. Louis, in breach
Of promise suit against Floyd D. Head.
lee, a bank clerk of St. Onge.
The Irish standard., 1912-02-24

New Candidate for Governor.
Des Moines, Feb. 21.-State Senator
A. v. Proudfoot of Indianola has an.
nounced his candidacy for the repub.
Iican nomination for governor.
The Irish standard., 1912-02-24
Seven Hurt In Car Accident.

Seven Hurt In Car Accident.
Hartford City, Ind, Feb. 22.-Seven
persons were injured when heavy in
terurban car left the snow covered
rails and dashed across the sidewalk
and through the front of the Citizen
State bank building.
The Irish standard., 1912-02-24
Lawson on Way West,

Boston, Feb. 21.-Thomas w. Law.
son. the Boston flnancier, is on his way
to Portland. Ore, to inspect a new
ranch and homo which he is preparing
for his daughter. Mrs. Henry Mccall,
In central Oregon
The Irish standard., 1912-02-24
Grand Opera for Pacific

Grand Opera for Pacific Coast.
Philadelphia, Feb. 21.-Andreas Dip.
pei, general manager Of the Chicago
Grand Opera company, has signed an
agreement to take the entire organize
ton next spring to the Pacific coast