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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-11
Mrs. Pankhurst's View.

Mrs. raukhurst issued a statement
saying we wish TO dissociatc or
quarrel from the King ana Queen. The
presenting of the petition had for is
sole object the calling of the attention
of Parliament and the public to the Sc
robustness to men of the situation"
Mrs. pankhurst amplihcd her views
later at an evening mass meeting Of
militants. She said il was not the in
tent!on Of the women To insult the
King. but that they intended 10 use
their constitutional right OF pctItioninG
his majesty, adding.
This perfectly constitutional action
by the women has been called an in
suit offered TO the King. An attempt
il being made 10y members of the gov
eminent and other interested politicians
10 draw the King and Queen into the
quarrel the women have with The gov
10 diSsociate the quarrel from the mon
archy. The petition had for its sole
object To call the attention o. Parlia-
ment and the public To the seriousness
of the situation"
The days incidents were confidently
prophcsied by the police, and the won
der is that after repeated warnings the
women should have been able without
difficulty 10 break through the double
line of police and soldiers The affair
is designated here as the climax Of the
Womcn's campaign. but IT is impossible
To work up sufficient energy of anath-
cma to take that view. regard being
lad 10 the record of militancy to date.
including the blowing up of houses and
the burning of railroad stations.
Another campaign of arson was
started yesterday. Larry in the mora
ing suffragcttes set fire 10 the Saunder-
ton station, near High Wycombe, on.
the Great Central Railway, and burned
il TO the ground. together with all i's
contents. Saundcrton is III BucknS-
hamshirc. about thirty-one miles from
London.
Two placards were found in the vicin-
ity on which were tainted the WORDS
Burning 10 get the vote and VOTES
for women" The fire brigadcs rom
the ncighboring towns responded to t1e
alarm, but it was found impossible to
save anything.
The fire practically burnt itself out
The parcels office. the ticket Office,
the waiting room and the ladies' wall
ing room were all destroyed. Despite
the great heat the clock on the plat
form wall continued ticking. but the
contents of an iron safe were destroyed
and the money if contained melted.
gold. silver and copper being run into
one piece Of metal. 1t is estimated that
the damage will reach $1,000.
A fire at Crcxley Green station, on
the London a. North Western Railway,
near Watford, took place almost AT nc
same time as that at Saunderton sta
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-11
SWISS LOAN REFUSED
~ Per Cent Issue Offered at
9615 Not Good Enough.

London. March 1.-THE tghtness OF
money and the prevalent lack of conf
dencc among fnanciers Is again Weh
illustrated by the attempt of the SWISS
government To obtain a loan. SwitZer-
land sought last week TO place IN Lon
don S9.OUD.OW loan for twenty years
at Il. per cent. issued at 9bI2. and "A
81 900 600 loan for twenty years at ~
per cent. issued at 81.
The larger loan was definitely refused
Yesterday. but one fnancier said he
would try To find the money Tor the
smaller .oan if the issue price were pat
al D1
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-11

ton. Croxley Green station consists
of one platform. and everything was
burnt out excepting the booking 1fl,e
and part Of the staircase. No clews we're
left behind by the incendiaries. but two
, oliccmcn who were walking from
Rickmansworth TO Watford state that
a quarter of an hour before the IRE
broke out they met two women half a
mile from CroXley Green walking row.
ard Rickmansw
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-11

London. March l0.-ln connection with
the opening OF the new session of the
British Parliament by King George this
afternoon. special and elaborate lrecau-
tons were taken TO prevent AIRY interior
once by militant suffraSettcs or thciT
male supporters. The time honored cere-
mony known as searching the vaults
beneath the House OF Commons and the
House of Lords. which has been carried
out since the attempt by Guy Fawkes In
November. 1905. to blow dp the KING and
all the members of Parliament who were
then gathered for the opening ceremony.
but which in later years has been per
formed in a most pcrfunctorv manner
was again undertaken seriously this
morning.
\ party Of Yeomen Of the Guard from
the Tower of London. who are better
known under the name Of Beef Eaters.
and who usually peramhulate l'lsuIeIE
through the buildings. were to-day a'-
companied by one of the CHIEF officials OF
Parliament, by inspectors Of police ana
10y other high functionarics. who made a
thorough search for any lurking suifra-
gettes or suffragists.
The greatest care. too, was taken IN
issuing tickets to women for the actual
ceremony of the opening. which takes
place in the House If Lords. Threats
had been made 10 create a scene when
the King arrived 10 read his Speech from
the Throne.
The Lord Great Chamhcrlail. who IS
sued the invitations sent With them
note stating that ii vas TO oc distinctly
understood that the recipient OF the ticket
of admission accepted the fullest respon-
sibilitv for the lady or gentleman pre-
senting il. and that the name must We
uliffeu ON IL
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-11
MOVING PICTURE FATALITY
Ten Dead and IS Injured in Panic at
French Provincial Town.

Vervins. France March l0-'ren persons
we're fatally injured and forty-six others
seriously hurt in panic caused by the
explosion of moving picture apparatus
I'm a small upstairs theatre here last night.
The audience numbered 10. most of whom
were children.
In their rush to get out the people
choked the stairway and many jumped
from the windows. The fire which fol-
lowed the explosion was rapidly extin-
guished by the fire brigade.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-11
LIBERALS WIN IN SPAIN
Elections Show Them in an Abb
solute Majority.

Madrid March lo.-Thc elections held
throughout Spain yesterday resulted. so
far as was known up TO noon to-day by
the central administration. i'm the return
of % Liberal. So Conservative Repuo-
lican and 20 Catholic deputies Count Al
varo de Romanones the Premier, is be.
liovcd to be certain Of obtaining ma
jority.
Various fatal encounters between po-
lltical opponents occurred IN the proVll-
cial cities. especially I'm the Basque coun-
try I'm the north.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-11
Text Of the Petition.

The text of the petition was as fol-
lows:
THE unrest among women and ,hcir
militant revolt can never he ended cX-
ecpt by removing their discomfort.
Votes for women is the only cure FIR
militancy.
The revolving and futile policy II
releasing hunger strikers and rearrcs,-
ing them simply will bring discrcdit to
the minister responsible therefor. such
treatment Will mover break the spirit Of
the women. though ii will very likely
bring about a tragedy for although tn
women cannot bc defeated, they can he
killed Icy persecution.
III law and order are 10 toe rc-cstab-
lishcd in this realm women must hdN"
the vote. We look 10 sec in your :;"a-
Cious speech from the throne a mes
sage telling us that I'm the present scs-
sion Of Parliament q law will be enact
cd giving votes To women
officials OF the Womcu's Social iad
Political Union and all concerned deny
any intention of bodily menace TO me
sovereign The unions note was as
follow
The presentation OF q petition TO tho
King and queen was out of no disrc-
spcct To their majostics. but to ali
their attention 10 The fact that there
arc IN power ministers who are mcapa-
blc of dealing with the very serious SIT
uation which has arisen and who are
quite out of touch with the popula-
feeling Of the country in continuing TO
deny To women the elemental rights OF
ollIZon- mn
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-11
FR|EDMANN WILL
REVEAL SECRET
Continued from first page.

cine would he i'm their hands before
many weeks.
DR. John +. Anderson and Or. Arthur
NJ. Stimson. government doctors. called
on Dr. Friedman again yesterday
morning and went away with another
supply of the culture. Or. Anderson
carried it TO Washington last night.
The two government physicians visited
Bellevue Hospital yesterday afternoon
10 make arrangements for DR.. Fried
mann TO treat a number of pulmonary
cases there, as he is treating Joint ana
bone cases at Mount Sinai.
II is understood that Dr. John Win
tiers Brannan prcsidcn, OF the board Of
trustees OF the hospital. is favorabl%
disposed toward this plan, but opposi-
ton is looked for in other quarters.
Dr. Brannan said last night. however.
that it was probable that the doctor
would nc allowed to make tests at
Bellevue and that if he did Or. James
Alexander Miller. head tuberculosis cX
charge II the trustees decide IN FAVOR
of Dr. friedman representative cases
will be selected for him 10 treat
The first thing which will occupy the
Berlin physicians attention on his re-
turn next Friday will ice the treatment
of tho cases presented 10 him bv IN"
government doctors at the Mount sinai
Hospital, where eight cases were
treated on Sunday. Through his sccr'-
tary. he repeated last night his de- lar~-
ton Of the day before that he would
accept any case of joint. bone or gland
tuberculosis with which history, writ
ten in German. Was furnished ana i"r
whose authcnticitt the government
doctors vouched.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-11
JOHNSON ASKS EARLY TRIAL
Pugilist, Ill Three Weeks, Wants
Smuggling Case Ended.

Chicago. March l0-Aftcr being 1T three
weeks Jack" Johnson appeared At the
Federal Building to-day To urge that his
trial ON a chrge of smuggling from Eng
land a diamond necklace valued at 5000
he set for an early date.
After this ease is disposed Of the prize
fighter will he tried for alleged violations
of the Mann act.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-11

ragtime. All the glitter and glory of
the state coaches. the crystal windows
and omblazoncd panels were ushercd in
not TO the splendid martial music of
former professions. but TO the compel
ling strains of "Hitchykoo.' Waiting
for the Robert r. Lee" and "Alcxander's
Ragtime Band"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-11
%. Altm1att & On.

Wonen's Woven Silk Underwear
in very attractive assortn1ents, is shown at
moderate prices in the Women's Knit Under
wear Department. Included are interesting
novelties in Imported Silk Undergar n1ents,
including Boomers and Knicker Skirts of
supple Jersey Silk, designed especially to
conform to the present fashions in dress.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-11
Forecasts at Fault.

The speech thus contained nothing
noteworthy. 1t was remarkable only
FOR lack Of any mention of woman
suffrage. which all forecasts said would
be discussed. ON the question OF sur
frage at large the speech said only "A
bin will be introduced for the prevcn-
ton of plural voting at Parliamentary
elections"
For the first time i'm the history Of
England King was played to at the
opening OF Parliament yesterday In
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-11

gradually been evolved by years OF ex-
periments and experience, and that it 10
a mass of intricate machinery.
The Churchill cable dispatch fur-
nished the first real sensation OF de-
bate. which will continue night ond
dav II midnight on Saturday.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-11
Compliment TO Canada.

His maje-ty made pleasant refer
ence to the action of the British do
miuions which had contributed war yes
sells 10 the British navy, and also TO
The visits OF Robert l.. Borden. the ca
madam Premil-. and other overseas
ministers to confer with the imperial
ministers. which acts. he said, were
calculated TO promote the solidarity Of
the empire. Continuing his majesty
said:
The discussions now proceeding in
the Canadian Parliament on matters
Of defence testify to the universal de-
sire within the empire for the main
tenance of the common safety"
The forthcoming estimates were the
subject Of merely a passing mention
Nothing was said to indicate whether
those of he navy and the army were
&C. be abnormally swollen.
The forecast of legislation to be in
PRODUCED was restricted TO narrow linn.
It's Apart from the introduction again
Of the Home Rule and the Welsh dis
establishment bills. the only important
measures will be additional fertilization
Of land purchase in Ireland the guar
antee Of a Soudan loan for the develop
ment Of cotton growing there, a bill TO
prevent plural voting at elections and
a measure for the development Of a
national system Of education.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-11
IBy Telegrarh 10 Do Trbnnc


Denver. March l0--Thc principle Of Dr.
I. +. Fricdmann's tuberculosis euro is not
nov, and that live tuberculosis bacili have
been used In Colorado for four years as
consumption preventive became puo-
IicIy known to-day when physicians dis
cussed Or. Gerald Wcbb's vaccine. Or.
friedman deals with live bacill Guilt
waited in the sea turtle. Or. Webb dealt
with live bacili cultivated in the
monkey. but Or. Webb found his vaccine
so dangerous thai he practically aban-
doned II. using II only in rare cases.
Dr. W"bb's process was TO begin with
one bacillus then two. then four. and so
on ND to a large number until the monkey
I'm this gradual manner had developed Il
high resistance 10 the tuberculosis germ.
II was this resistance that was trans
ferrad bv incubation 10 human beings
inclined 10 consumption. Dr. Wcsb never
made any claims for his discovery other
than that II was cficaclous in preventive
treatment.
The preparation OF the vaccine was q
proccss requiring great skin as bac-
,orioIocist and for this reason IL did not
mass into general practice. IL was found
IN he dangerous In that its administra-
,,on rcoujred the isolation of very few
germs. Too many might have resulted in
the development Of tuberculosis in an
acute form.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-11

From Tho Tribune tsuf' AZ
Washington March 20 In line with The
policy adopted by tho bureau ~ Public
Health 10 invcsticatc with an open mind
DIT FriedmaDn's claims FOR his vaccine.
Surgeon General Blue announced to-day
that the Friedman experiments VIII oo
checked over at the Ily2lonic Laboratory
in Washington. and q thorough tost mad
before any pronounccmcut is mads unon
the value Of the remedy.
Or Friedman has TUNED over TO the
board q culture of his ha-
clllus for study" said Dr. Blue to-day.
The details Of the preparation OF tho
vaccine. however. have not yet been iu'-
uishcd. For the present the board VII!
remain in New York to observe the effect
Of the treatment Of the patients at Mount
Sinai Hospital and Montenorc Home.
Details Of the preparation Of the vac
cine have not vet been explained by Dr.
Friedman. reservation which, ~ the
event of the failure OF the proposed tests
by the government. might be given as Il
reason for the inability OF The govern
rnent experts 10 obtain the same results
as the discovcre. of the remedy.
The fact that DR.. Friedman has not
been accepted as medical prophet IN
his own country has tended 10 intensity
the skeptcism with which his claims have
been received by officials here.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-11
Watching for SuHragettes,

4 drilling rain fell throughout the
dav. but this had no effect on the tens
of thousands of siShtseers who hedged
the route in dense masses and kept UP
a wave of cheering calculated To act as
deterrent TO any one who might have
narbored an intention of marrinS the
junction
The Kings speech from the throne
was devoted chiefly to the steps which
had been taken 10 bring the Balkan
war to an end and To the expression
Of the desire Of the European powers
TO hasten the conclusion of peace.
His majesty opened with graceful
reference to the jubilee of the marriage
Of his parents. King Edward VII and
QUO Alexandra, and to his gratitude
for the affection shown by the nation
to the widowed Queen Mother Alex
andra.
The portion of the speech dealing
with the war emphasized the fact that
all the great powers earnestly desire TO
Prevent hostilities from spreading and
10 see the lighting terminated as soon
rs possible. \ large measure OF sue
cess. the King said. had been achieved
IN establishing an agreement among
them in principle on matters of the
greatest importance. He continued:
Il am hopeful that the consultations
between the powers will enable them
not only to secure complete under
standing among themselves but to eX-
ercise a beneficent influence in hasten
,ug the conclusion Of the ar
The Washington herald., 1913-08-22
SERIES OF STANDARDS
FOR corn ESTABLISHED
Dspartneat # Aszieslire, Afr b.
ves6sa6sa, Makss Pubic
Ceaesal RuIes.
HEARING FOR INTERESTED ONES

The Department Of Agriculture has es-
tabiished a series Of standards Of corn
after an investigation by its Bureau of
Plant Industry. Secretary Houston yes
terday made public the general rules con-
cerning the Standardization of corn. these
rules being based on an act Of Congress
which authorizes the Secretary Of Ag-
riculture to fix definite grades for grain.
Corn has been divided into six grades
Before finally fixing the grades, how
ever, the department announces a for
NAL hearing will be held in Washington
the latter part Of September or some
time during October. at which all inter-
ested will be heard.
Following are the general rules In the
Standardization Of corn:
Il. The corn in grades No. I to No.
must be sweet.
..22. White corn. all grades, shall be at
least IS per cent white.
%. Yellow corn, all grades, shall be at
least IS per cent yellow.
"a. Mixed corn.- all grades, shall include
corn OF various colors, not coming within
the limits for color. as provided for un-
der white or yellow corn.
IS. In addition to the limits indicated,
No. corn may be musty, sour, and may
also include corn of inferior quality, such
as immature and badly blistered.
''6. All corn that does not meet the
requirements of either Of six numerical
grades by reason Of an excessive per-
centage Of moisture. damaged kernels,
foreign matter or badly broken corn;
or corn that is hot, heat damaged. fire
burnt. infested with live weevil. or other
wise of distinctly low quality, shall BE-
classed as sample grade.
-. In No. s and sample grade reasons
for so grading shall be stated on the in
spector's ticket or certificate.
IS Finely broken corn shall include all
broken particles of corn that will pass
through an sxs-mesh wire sieve, the
diameter OF the wire to be .0s5 of an inch
,. Badly broken or cracked corn
shall include all broken pieces of kernels
that will pass through a 4xi-mesh wire
sieve. the diameter Of the wire to be .dSS
Of an inch. except that the finely broken
corn, as provided for under rule s, shall
not be considered as badly broken or
'crecked' corn.
10 1t Is understood that the dam
aged corn-the foreign material. includ-'
ing cob. dirt. finely broken corn. other
grains. &c.-and the badly broken or
'crecked' corn. as provided for under the
various grades. shall be such as occur
naturally in corn when handled under
good commercial conditions.
II. Moisture percentages. as provided
for in these grade specifications, shall
conform to results obtained by the
standard method and tester as described
in circular q. Bureau of Plant Industry,
United States Department Of Agricul-
ture."
The Washington herald., 1913-08-22
BALTIMORE WHOLESALE MARKET

Baltimore. Nd. Aug I.-MILLFEED-Sprin
bran. in lo.Ib. sacks. per ton. 2S0a5.5o; -four to
white middinss. in NoIb. sacks. z Eo0a0oo; Western
middlinss. in lo0lh. sacks. 8.0oaB. 30; City Mills
middlings. in looIh. sacks 3 Oa8.oo; City Mills
bran. in Eo-lb. sacks, 2.da8Oo: City Mills white
middlings. in loelb. scks. Zooa3ooc.
HAY-No. timothy. per ton. Il. 5alsoo: standard
l5.oo: light clover mixed. B.ooal65o; No, l mixed.
ls5oal6.0o; No. clover mixed. Il. .soal4oo; heavy,
l50ai5.so; No. clover. looal55o; No, . T2ooalaco;
no established grade hay. T0all.oo: sample grade
hay. as to kind. quality and condition, Sooaloo0
STRAW-No. ! straight rye. new. 400: No. 3
straight rye straw. new. 800; No. I tangled re
straw 1l00al2oo; No. tangled rye straw loooaI co.
No. l wheat straw. I'D: wheat straw. No 2 100:
No. oats straw, ao1alo.oo; No. oats straw. aooa
ESQ
LIVE POULTRY-Chickens. spring, per NJ. over
Ia lbs. Halls: do. old hens per h.. lbs.
and over. H: do. old hers per Ih, small to
medium. H; old roosten and stags. per lb. loall: (:
ducks. old Muscovy and mougrel. per n, z; do.
young. white, Pekins. per lb., -; do, spring
per h., lbs and over leali; do. H.. small. poor
l2aD; pigeons. rer pair. old. 8: do, youns. .;
sninea fowl. young. over " lbs. IS; do, smali.
50aJ5.
EGGs-Mayland, Pennsylvania. and nearby
frsts. loss OF. per dozen. Il; Western hrsts loss
on, per dozen. n; West virginia drsts. loss or
BUTTER-Creamery. fancy. lb.. 81: choice, Der
H.. 31saG1s: do. good. per h.. 3aHa2sx: do.
prints. per lb, 2iaess; do. blocks. per n, Nks
IN; ladies. per h.. 22as3; Maryland and PennsyI.
vania rolls per h., ca3: Ohio rolls. Ter H. sae:
West Virginia rolls Ib.. q: store-packed. h. a:1
Maryland. Virginia. and Pennsylvania dairy prints
per h.. nc: process butter. per H.. slae&
The Washington herald., 1913-08-22
REBELLION
PRACTICALLY IS OVER
Commander Long, Of Battlesship Des
Moines, Gables that Disturbance
Was Not Serious.

Commander Andrew T. Long, of the
battleship Des Moines, which was sent
{, the coast OF Venezuela at the out
break Of the revolution inspired by Ci-
priano Castro, cabled to the Navy De-
partment yesterday that ''the present
disturbance in Venezuela has not been
important and practically is finished"
The commander stated that the fullest
information indicated that Castro was
net in Venezuela. His cablegram, which
was filed at Puerto Cabello. was as fol-
lows:
Il have received a telegram from the
American charge d'affaires. quoting his
dispatch to the Secretary of State, which
stated that the Venezuelan government
requests that the Des Moines do not
proceed tG Coro before August -. In
Difference to the wishes OF the Venezue-
Ian government, shall wait until Auguss
- ard tter proceed to Coro, unless l
receive orders to the contrary.
''Maracaibo is the only important place
west Of Coro, with a depth of water in
sufficient for the Des Moines. All quiet
here. Fullest information as to Castro
is that he is not in Venezuela. and that
the present disturbance has not been
important ana practically IS nnisned--'