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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-05
CRUSHED UNDER ICE WAGON.
Ernest Smothers, Colored Driver
Dead as Result of Injuries.

Ernest Smothers colored, 81 years old.
who was employed as driver for William
Pyles ice dealer, was run over this MORN
ing and so seriously injured that he died
shortly afterward. Smothers resided in
Hillsdale.
This morning about 10 o'clock he was
delivering ice at houses along Nichols
avenue, Congress Heights, and when he
tried to board the moving wagon he fell
and the wheels passed over his chest.
1t is probable that Coroner hewitt will
give a certificate of accidental death with
out the formality of an inquest.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-05
Harrison Off for Philippines.

NEW YORK, September 5.-Francis
Burton Harrison, recently appointed
governor general of the Philippine Is
lands, left this city late yesterday for
San Francisco, whence he will sail next
Wednesday for Manila, by way Of
Japan. He was accompanied by his wife
and their four children.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-05
FRUITS AND VEGETABLES
ARE SCARCE IN MARKET
Prices, Therefore, Slightly
Higher Than Last Week.
Drop in Poultry.

There was a scarcity of fruits and
vegetables in Washington today, and, &C
cordlngly, prices were higher than last
week. Caulif1ower made it's appearance
To-Day, and was rated at from 80 cents
to 80 cents per head. Although the
wholesale price of butter has been ad-
vanced two and a half cents, the re-
tallers nave not changed their prices ac-
cordingly. Fresh meats remained about
| the same as last week. There was an
advance in eggs, strictly fresh ones
ranging from 35 cents to 40 cents a
dozen. There was a slight drop in
| poultry.
Prices for vegetables and fruits at
| Center Market stands TODAY were as
| follows:
| Potatoes, 80 cents a peck. sweet pota-
Toes 10 cents a quarter peck; beets, 5
cents a bunch; watermelons 20 cents to
30 cents each; cantaloupes, to Is cents
eacn' caobage. 10 to Is cents a head; car
! rols, cents a bunch; peaches, % to 80
cents small basket: lemons 20 cents a
dozen; pears, about % cents a dozen. or
Sl.lo a basket; orange. 90 cents a dozen:
! kale. % cents peck: cymlings, 5 cents
each; string beans, 10 cents a quarter
peck corn. 70 cents per dozen; shelled,
| 70 cents quart; spinach. 10 cents a quar-
| ter peck; peppers, 10 cents a dozen: toma-
L "a,
| cents a quart; celery, ) cents a bunch:
| elephants cents each; lettuce > cents a
| mead; grapes, 10 to % cents a basket: ba-
| hanaS, 10 TO ID cents a dozen; apples rs
| cents basket; plums, 30 cents basket;
| danisons, ID cents basket; cucumbers, 2
| Tor cents; pineapples, 10 cents each;
| caull1oWer, 80 and 30 cents head: black
| eyed peas. Is cents a box: Bermuda
| onions, cents each.
pp.s&
Smoked meat prices today were:
Hams. % cents a pound: sliced ham.
| 80 cents a pound; bacon, piece, "a
cents pound; bacon. sliced, 80 cents
a pound; shoulder, Is to % cents a
pound; lard, Is cents a pound; cooked
tongue, 60 cents pound; cooked ham,
80 cents pound, Clipped beef, 40 cents
pound.
Supplies of fresh fish were about the
same as last week. The prices were:
Bass, 12l2 cents a pound; pan trout.
III cents a pound; large trout, Is cents
a pound: halibut, 20 cents a pound :;
fresh cod 12l2 cents a pound butter
hsh, Is cents a pound, Norfolk spots
l5 cents a pound: founders. 12la cents
a pound; white perch, Is cents a pound ;
biuefish, Is cents a pound; Spanish
mackerel rs cents a pound.
Large supplies of chickens, both
spring and others, caused a slight drop
in prices. Spring chickens sold for Is
cents a pound; other chickens were
quoted at 20 cents per pound. Long
Island ducks sold for 25 cents a pound
and other domestic ducks at % cents
per pound. Turkeys sold for from rs
to 80 cents a pound.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-05
MARRIED.

HARr-BARRY. On August -. 1918. at the
Church of the Immaculate Conception. Elk
ton. Nd. by the Rev. r. =. Arnd. WILLIAM
j. HART and MARY v. BARRY
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-05
SHnemetz. F and T.uelah SITS.
I'd Announcement.
Our Sale Prices
Hold Until Sept. 18th

Just received from Mr.. NJ.
Kahn, who is at present in Eu-
rope, brother of Mr.. Adolph
Kahn, Reconstructed Rubies of
pigeon-blood color, the rarest
quality. They have the same
brilliancy as a diamond. Also
Sapphires and Pearls. At about
$50 to 1870 below the market
price. A glance at these prices
will convince you.
In other cords, you can
buy a CARAT RUBY.
SAPPHIRE or PEARL. in
I4-carat gold Tiffany Set
ting, for $500.
A. KAHN, r ST St.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-05

Mrs. Franklin X. Lane while in Cali
fornia last week stayed with her sister,
ln-iaw, Mrs. Frederick ]. Lane. who en-
tertained at an elaborate reception for
her guest. After the Secretarys arrival
Mrs. Lane joined him at the ia rmont, in
San Francisco.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-05

The Secretary of State Was honor guest
at a dinner given by Judge William B.
Lamar last night. Present to meet MIR
Bryan were Senators Augustus Q. Bacon
of Georgia. James A. O'Gorman of New
York. Duncan L. Fletcher of Florida
James *. Vardaman of Mississippi. Atlee
Fomerene of Ohio, John X Shields of
Tennessee, Willard Salisbury of Della
ware. Morris Sheppard of Texas. Joe T.
Robinson of Arkansas and Henry T.
Hollis of New Hampshire
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-05

Mrs James William DOGGY and Miss
DOGGY have returned from a months va
cation in Kent county. Nd.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-05

Mr.. John Barrett, director general OF
the Pan-American Union. has invitations
out for a reception and garden party
Thursday evening. September IL, at .
O'Clock, in the Hall of the Americas and
Aztec gardens of the Pan-American
Union in honor of the visiting delegates
to the international congress of students
the "Corda Fratres"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-05

Mrs Elizabeth NJ. Hesse. Miss
Hesse and Helen Hesse are the guests of
Mr. Gerry Willets of Harrisburg. Pa.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-05

Mr. Leroy Reed is the guest Of his
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Reed, of
Allentown, Pa.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-05

Mrs. George F. Winston of Madison
Hall left Thursday for a weekend visit
to her ancestral home, Rosedale, neal
Lynchburg. Va. She will return Monday
evening next.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-05

Miss Martha Brookmire is spending her
vacation at Atlantic City and Reading,
Pa.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-05

Miss Edith Northup has returned from
the Lakeside, Eagles Mere. Pa. where
she spent her vacation. She was accom-
panied by Miss Elizabeth Richardson of
Baltimore
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-05

Mr.. j. II. Mcintosh. first assistant chief
of civil war division of the pension office
and wife left last Saturday for a four
week visit to New England. spending
most of their time at Providence with
relatives.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-05

Mr.. and Mrs. Peyton Gordon, who spent
the summer in Maryland. have returned
to town and have taken the house at 1Sf9
MintwooG place for the winter.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-04-13

O. MORSE
kept confined and would depart this
life inside Of year. no matter where
be went The presidents action was
on the plea Of the ex-money kings
friends that it was only decent to let
the unfortunate man go home to die.
Mr. Morse took trip abroad Inn
mediately after his release. He travel
ed about to many different points and
gradually took on new lease Of life
He was the picture Of health upon ar
irving home again. thus refuting the
prognostication of the medical men.
Incidentally he was full Of tight 1t
became known quickly in financial cir
Giles that the returned ice king had a
great project on foot for the organiza-
ton Of a line Of coastwise steamships
to ply between North and South Amer
lea and take advantage of the Pana ma
canal when 1t should be opened.
MIR. Morse was reported on authentic
authority to have engaged considerable
capital in England for his purpose.
Though the magnate gave no hint Of
the sinister possibility. it was general
~ understood that he intended waging
a definite campaign against certain big
financiers who originally had part in
his downfall. which eliminated in a
prison sentence.
Mr. Morse has been reticenf for efle
most part as to his plans for financial
activities He went so far as to say
however. that his interests were prin
ciparly related with the doastwise ship
ping project. Other reports had 1t that
the f1nancier would soon bud forth
again as an ice magnate.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-04-13

a Jerseyman who had fought in the
Revolution and who later served in
congress and the United States senate.
1t became the county seat of Montgom-
cry county In 1903 and received its
city charter in lS41. something more
than score Ut years after the open
ing Of the Miami canal gave boom to
its growth and prosperity.
Within the city limits the waters of
Wolf creek. saltwater and Mad rivers
unite with those Of the Great Miami
The latter stream flows through the
city from north to south AS it reach
es the corporation limits at the north
ed by Saltwater river a mile and
half from the courthouse Then it
takes an easterly course for half mile
and is joined by the Mad river at a
point about half mile from the court.
house.
The river then bends again to the
west for more than half a mile and is
joined by Wolf creek Its course lies
thereafter to the southeast Great
bridges, some of them Of great archi-
tectural beauty. cross all of these
streams. The Miami canal takes wa
ter from the Mad river about two
miles northeast of the courthouse. runs
parallel to the Mad river to its confu.
ence with the Miami and then runs
south ward to the city limits
The courthouse stands at Main and
West Third streets. Distances are meas
ured from it. and 1t is at the center of
the scheme according to which streets
are laid ont Its original portion was
modelled after the Greek Parthenon
and is built Of rough white marble
taken from qnarries in the vicinity. It
Is only one Of the many buildings Of
which the city is proud Among them
are the Steel high school. St Marys
college. Notre Dame academy, Memoir.
al building. Arcade building. Reibold
building. postofnce. Algonquin hotel.
Public library and the 2. NJ. c. A.
building.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-04-13
LEAVE GRIM
1NO FINE CITIES
Death and Destruction Reach
High Proportions In Both
Sections.

ported Relief work seemed to SLOW
up II took much time to prepare card
indexes OF sufferers wants and 10
make acquisitions on the central relief
station at the Auditorium for supplies
While these tornalities were being
carried through want Staiked through
discouSolate homes from one corner of
the city 10 the other The task of car
ing for those needing food. clothing
supplies and money seemed to be too
large for the relief forces.
A young girl who came to the sta
streets told of Il father sixty five years
old who had labored for forty years
and had just completed payments Oh a
small home. which WAS in ruins. The
father would not ask for aid. but the
child did. and it was forthcoming
The Real Estate Exchange took
steps to prevent the raising of rents
Quickly cases of alleged attempted ey-
tortion were reported. some by mem
bers of the exchange itself Execu-
tives of that body decided to deal
harshly with any owners found taking
advantage of those forced to obtain
new homes on account of the tornado
Hundreds of persons from all parts
of the country unable to hear from rel.
atives went to the city seeking news.
Many persons known to have been in
the vicinity of that part of the city
swept by the storm have been reported
missing. and everything possible is be-
ing done 70 locate them.
Dayton has stood in the shadow OF
disaster from food ever since its fOun
dation. No less than six times previous
to the recent inundati ton have the riv-
ers which flow through it left their ac-
customed courses and brought death
and destruction OF property upon the
town. The first of these foods occurred
In 1905. the very year that Dayton was
incorporated as town. The sixth
was in 1893 and the others in the years
| IS47. 1868. 1866 and 1886.
The site of the present city was pur
chased in 1905 by a group Of Revolu-
tionary soldiers and laid out as town
in the following year by one OF them.
who named it after Jonathan Dayton.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-04-13

Photos 9 by American Press Associa ton.
JOHN } FITZGERALD tAr TOP, AND CHAMP
CLARK.
prediction and platform pledges. 1t
is assured that there is to be- a substan-
tiai revision Of import levies down.
ward. just how this is to be done the
congressman have not thoroughly de-
cided.
The ways and means committee has
bad the responsibility of drafting the
measure and it has been strongly urg-
ed upon it to submit the question In
the form of separate schedules rather
than in one general tariff bill. The
purpose in this procedure ia to avoid
having the bill sum marily defeated In
the senate. which has but a scunty
Democratic majority. on account of
several Of its provisions. BY dealing
with the matter schedule by schedule
congress is assured OF passing most
Of the provisions. though some of the
schedules may be killed
Another big matter will be that of
appropriations. Two important bills
under this head are the snndry civil
end tn. Indian appropria ton bill Rep
resentative John }. Fitzgerald is chair.
man CT the appropriations committee.
He ia looked upon as a nightly eff
cient leader.
Other subjects for legislation will
likely be the federal income tax. with
possibly an Inheritance tax added. the
independence of the Philippines. Pan
anna canal tolls and possible anti trust
laws,
1t Is virtually assured that the in
come tax VIII be called into being.
This law will exact 1.-THE from every
income over 5000 annually. Those
who favor an Inheritance tax declare
the limit Of $1,000 restricts the income
tax TO but small proportion Of the
people and that the revenue would be
inadequate. They argne that the in
heritance tax would operate to no
ones disadvantage.
Philippine independence has beer
looked upon as an obligation Of tt
Democrats, because the last four De-.
ocradc platforms favored the measure.
On this subject President Wilson has
said be intended sending a representa-
tive to the islands to investigate condl-
tonA
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-04-13

Photo 9 1914 BY American Press Associa-
ton.
WRECK or FINE RESIDENCE IN OMAHA
will be many months before the havoc
ridden sections shall have recovered
from the blow.
Suffering the brunt Of the foods and
standing With Omaha as parallel ex-
ample Of wreck. death and desolation
was Dayton. O.. one Of the preftiest
cities in the country. Whereas Oma hn
had suffered the death of over 100
persons. with over 1900 Of its popnla-
ton homeless from the storm. Dayton's
death list included many hundreds.
The terror of the food throughout the
two states. Ohio and Indiana. caused
several thousand deaths. rendered
about half million persons homeless
and probably caused damage to the
amount Of $1OO.OOO.OOO
The principal business section Of
Dayton suffered the worst fury Of the
food The water stood thirty feet
deep at points where the finest bust
ness structures were located Torrents
swept and swirled up to the third
story Of the algonquin hotel. one Of
the finest hostelries in the state
Scenes In both the stricken cities.
whose fate had been 40 largely similar
for days following the disasters. were
indescribably pathetic.
All day long In Omaha on the day
after the storm. as fast as hearSes
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-04-13

q 1913. by American Press Association
SCENE IN ONE OF THE OHIO FLOOD DIS
TKICTS
could deposit the bodies at graves. a
continual death procession was Kept up.
There was little ceremony As quick.
" as one funeral was over another be-
gan. Cndertakers co-operated in ar.
ranging burials. In several instances
where entire families were killed or
where more than one member of a
FAMILY awaited burial one funeral
service was held
One Of the most pitifuI of the funer-
ais was that of Mrs. Mary Rathkey
and two small children Surviving Mrs
Rathkey Is the husband and father.
who was nearly demented over the dis
aster and who disappeared when he
learned Of his wife's death.
Leading In the tireless work OF res.
cuers among the ruins of buildings IN
the trick Ct he cyrioas Ssas James G.
Ddclman the cowboy mayor" Mayor
Dah1man remained at his work without
cessation for over fifty hours. according
to all reports
Many cases Of destia.tio1 were ~
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-04-13
!: Congress to Have
Grave Problems
Ia Extra Session

ALL eyes ID the big commercia
"a and Industrial world just now
- are turned toward Washington
where the wheels OF congress
in the executive session are EXPECTED
soon TO grind out laws of great lWpoE'
tauce There has been much Spe"uIa-
ton as 10 what laws would be taken
up and how long the extra sess.cd
would last.
According to strong indications. the
Deliberations will continue ali through
the summer. we'll into the fan. and
many political observers believe tue
extra session will merge into the tine
for the regular session
Concerning the business of the Ses
sion. IT is certain that the tariff queS
ton will provide ionS ana earueSt
work for the lawmakers. 1t was OF
account of the tariff as matter OF
special emergency that President Wi!
son called the extra session.
The sixty third congress is of
strongly Democratic complexion. Here
in lies another element Of great inter
est What are the Democrats going to
do now that they have come into pow
er after sixteen lean years? That is
the question. 1t has been just sixteen
years since the Democracy has had
control of the legislative body. There
are but a meager handful of big figures
in control now who figured actively In
congress when the Democrats held
sway before
The men holding leadership for the
most part have had but recent rise
Champ Clark. speaker of the house. is
the one notable exception. The old
warehouses; who ruled In congress sew
eral years ago nave been rudeiy showed
out Of place. The seniority rule has
been ruthlessly thrown into the dis
card.
The Democrats in taking up the re-
vision Of the tariff are largely fulfilling
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-04-13

has gained host Of friends and is one
of the most popular Of the capital set
Before her marriage she was belle of
the Old Dominion
President Wilson recently showed
bis high regard for Mrs. Howe when
he gave her the use OF his home In
Princeton. which he vacated upon re
moving to Washington. 1t is assured,
however. that Mrs. Howe will resume
her residence in Washington perma-
nenty
Dr.. Howe. the presidents nephew.
was reared BY the latter. He person
ally shares the popularity Of his wife
because Of attractive qualities
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-04-13
THE PHILIPPINE DELEGATE.

Manuel Earnshaw Seeks Philippine In
dependence.
One of the most interesting persons
to be found in congress during the ex
ira session Is Manuel Earnshaw. dele
gate from the Philippine Islands. Mr.
Earnshaw Is a bright. we'll informed
and earnest sort of statesman. with a
definite purpose In hand and with
strong support back Of him.
There ia no secret about Mr. Earn
shaw's purpose. Though bis functions
technically are to simply represent his
constituents In the islands on legisla
tive matters. just as are the functions
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-04-13
BURNING TO GET THE VOTE.
How Militant suffrassttes Wrecked
Stations.

How Militant sufsrassttes Wrecked
Stations.
Placards reading Votes For Women"
and I'VE Are Burning to Get the Vote"
were the only evidences left BY women
incendiaries upon the wrecks of rail-
road stations in England recently The
destruction Of the stations represented
the latest form Of attack by the mill
tant suffragettes
Both stations were efectually
burned The women bad gained access
at night time by breaking through the
windows and had set fire to the build
ings in many different spots. They left
the pIacards on the ruins.
Though the authorities did not get
any definite clews as to the identity of
the culprits. they learned much Of an
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-04-13
c. W. MORSE FOOLS DOCTORS.
Ex-Conviet. Doomed to Die. Declines
to Make Good With Death.

When Charles W. Morse. one time ice
king and all round financial niagnate
and one time convict. stepped upon
the dock at New York recently be
caused a considerable shock TO many
different PERSONS. Certain phySlcianS
and others had expected TO see Af,
Morse come back To New York III II
coffin. not Oh MS own feet. with heat
erect and brisk step.
Thereby hangs the tale of how this
parsonage. doumpd By the phTSIrIans
a wear ago IT, die within twelvem0nth.
laughed ut his doom aud III his enc
niles Morse cNA> paruled from the
peuitentiary Ian 10. 1912. ny President
Taft when the physicians asserted
that be would die in short time If
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-04-13
UncleSam' sDoctors
: AT Work on New
Consumption Serum

TOh the protection of tuberculosis
sufferers to the number of hur,
IL dreds Of thousands the rolo
scrutiny of physicians N th.
service of Uncle Sam has been KEPT
upon the actions of Dr. Friedrich Franz
Friedmann. who asserts he can cur.
the disease,
The action Of the United States gov
eminent in quickly taking up the casa
of the German Savant who has como
to this country offering life and healt.
to the thousands who otherwise were
to die in year was somewhat of a
surprise. 1t showed a side of the gov
eminent service which had not hither
to been well understood. When the
German doctor first appeared in the
country the question as to whether he
was fake or Samaritan depended
largely upon the New York board of
health for solution. 1t appeared that
the physician might board train and
try bis ''cure" In Philadelphia, Kansas
City or Keokuk If he couldn't obtain
the friendliness of New York authori.
ties. a
But Uncle Sam stepped in about that
time. on DR.. Friedmann's own request,
and the prospect was changed Sur
geon General Rupert Blue, with two
assistants. DR.. John F. Anderson of the
hygienic laboratory and DR.. Arthur F.
Stimson of the United States public
health service. ~as commissioned by
the treasury department to investigate
the German savant's claims.
Within ten days DR. Friedman
treated about 100 cases in Bellevue
hospital and other institutions of New