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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-01-27
BIG PROFIT CLEARED
Pacific Fruit Express Admits II Ix g,
500. 900 tn tho Cool

chicago. January 26-Charles NJ
Secrist. manager OF the Paclfic Fruit
Express, testified to-day at the Inter
state commerce Commission investiga-
p2ny has made profit of $1,000 900
Inc Pacific Company, owned by the
Union ana Souhtren Pacific Railroads.
Is the firSt private car company to re-
port any considerable profit TO the cX-
Asked Ii a pool OF the railroads
would be better than private service
the witness testified that some profit
which now goes to the private lines
would go to the railroads.
y. W. McI.arin, traffic manager OF
Morris & Co. testified that his con
Germ would be glad to be rid of it's
private car service. The company
would give UP its lines if assured that
the railroads would provide plenty of
cars, he said
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-01-27
BRYAN M0NCOMMITTAL
Has Nothing TO sny About Wishes ny
IN

~ lSpeclai TO The Times -DiSpatchJ
New York, January 2G.--AIayor Mitch
ei talked over his plans for naming
Coionei George w. Goethals police
commissioner of New York City with
william j. Bryan to-day.
secretary Bryan did not appear to
ne ADVERSE to my plans to get Colonel
Goethals to come to New York City as
ponce commissioner" said Mayor
Mitchell after the confcrence
Nor did he express to me any de-
sire on the part of the national admin
lstration TO retain the services of Col
onei Goethals after the canal Is finished
Neither did he say, Godspeed you; get
MN II you can; but ] am certain that
tne colonel viii be the next commisl
sioner of police of New York CITY"
=, Secretary Bryan, according to tho
mayor: made no reference to the
lafors desire TO appoint Goethals as
brought the matter Up and discussed il
ny Gonsiderable length with the chief
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-01-27
RIGHT TO SEAT ATTACKED
Sutherland Protests Against Admit
tance OF DInIr Lee 10 senate.

Washington. January 26.-An at
upon the right of Blair Lee to a seat
In tho Senate by virtue OF tho election
In Maryland last November marked
the opening of the debate to-day on
the report of the Committee on Eleo-
tions recommending that Mr.. Lee be
seated: Senator Kern. majority leader.
said the case had been SO thoroughly
presented to the Committee on Elec-
tions that he felt ii unnecessary to
take the time OF tho Senate In defend
Ing Mr. Lees right to a seat.
Senator Sutherland contcnded that
neither the seventeenth amendment,
authorizing the direct election of Sen
ators. nor the laws OF Maryland au-
thorzed the Governor to call a spe-
cial election to MI the Maryland va
cancy In the Senate.
Senator CumminY and Senator Ken
yon. OF Iowa, urged that tho Senate
should accept the opinion OF the At
torney General of Maryland and tho
decision of the Maryland Appellate
Court. to the effect that the Maryland
laws did authorize the special election
being called.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-01-27
tanker and wife Drorned.

oaNta Earbhra, CAT, january 20
Louis Jones. a wealthy retired banker.
and his wife, whose home was in the
millionaire colony OF Montecito. were
drowned yesterday in food from the
mountains caused by cloudburst
Half II dozen houses in this city
were wrecked. and nearly every bridge
in the county was washed away
Telephone wires were completely out
of commission, and a single telegra ph
wire, badly crippled. was the city's
world tonight.
Estimates Of damage ranged be-
tween sc5o,000 and s750,0oo.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-01-27
MORGAN HAS NOT DECIDED
Fate of His Art Treasures stu Is I'm
settIed.

Especial to The Times-Disparci.l
New York. January 26.-It was an
nounced unofiicially to- day that J. r.
Morgan had not decided what course
he VIII pursue Ia disposing of the
sh0,o00,0o0 art treasurers collected by
his father--the late ]. Piermont Nor
gan. According TO Mr. Morgan's sec
gan interests has made no comment
upon the stories to tho effect that
the city was not to receive the won
derful collections. Intlmations OF the
coming of a final statement within the
next fortnight were made Belle Da-
Costa Green, the head of the Morgan
private gallery, declared that there
was nothing to be said a present, and
that shc vas not liberty to make
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-01-27
PAPERS ARE SEALED
Judge Thornton Grants REQUEST of Al
tOrneNH for MrH. WiIlcffn

Especial to The Times Dispatch
Washington, January 2G.--The papers
in the divorce suit filed by Mrs Marie
Willctts against Samuel Willetts, of
New York, were ordered sealed to-day
by Judge J. r. d. Thornton, of the Fair
fax, Va, County Court, upon the re-
quest of Mrs. Wilietts's attorneys
The case will have a preliminary
hearing before Judge Thornton in the
historic Virginia Courthouse on Feb
ruary 3.
No answer to the suit has been filed
yet by Mr.. Willetts. Mrs. Willetts.
who has been staying at her country
place at Fairfax, has gone away on a
short visit.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-01-27
WOMEN'S WAR is ON
Charges of "POliticaI Chicancry" and
"Decett' Hurled Back and Forth.

Especial to The Times Dispatch.l
Washington, January 26.-Cbar.-os of
political chicanery' and deceit" went
freely back and forth to-day between
Congressional Union and the secession
lists, headed by Mrs. Russell NIacLen-
nan.
who left the union Yesterday, II was
stated that a meeting will be sheld
Wednesday, at which the political
methods OF the women's congressional
committee will be exposed Mrs. Mae
Lehman declared that the woman suf-
frage leaders were trying to arraiGn
the political parties against each other
instead OF assuming Il nonpartisan at
titude.
The Congressional Union headed by
Mrs Jessie Stubbs, replied to-day that
Mrs. MacLennan's motives were to be
questioned. They alleged that she was
seeking publicity" at the expense of
tho woman suffrage nlOVement
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-01-27
VISIT FROM AMBASSADOR
BakhmctieH spends Day Aboard Vessel
nt NeMpOrt NcNH

ut Newport News.
Newport News. Va. January 36.-Ac-
companicd by one Of the members Of
his star George Bakhmetien, Russian
Ambassador TO the United States. ar
rived here this morning from Wash
inSton. and was the guest of Captain S
Norojeikin. OF the Russian cruiser Ros-
siya, which Is undergoing repairs at
the local shipyard. The visit was un-
siya's guns announced the ambassn
doris arrival Ambassador Bakhmetieff
spent the entire day aboard ship. and
inGtOn tn-night ~ -.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-01-27
No Restrictions Will Be
Placed on Legitimate
Business.
WILSON CLEARLY
STATES POSITION
Tells Callers Intentions Of Ad-
ministration as to Holding Com
panies, and Outlines What
He Hopes For in Interstate
Trade mini sion.
Plans for Hearings.

Washington, January 26--Plans for
public hearings on the antitrust leg
islation program In Congress probably
will take definite shape tomorrow,
when the House Judiciary and Inter-
state Commerce Committees will hold
separate meetings. There is some
feeling between the committees in both
branches of Congress over the ques-
tion of jurisdiction, and it was said to-
night that the House judiciary Com
mittce probably would not consent to
Join the hearings which Chairman
Newlands, of the Senate Committee on
Interstate Commerce. and his col
leagues have suggested
Early hearings probably will be
agreed upon by both the House com
mittees. The judiciary Committee ex-
poets 20 examine soon William Draper
Lewis, of the University of Pennsyl-
vania; Donald r. Richberg, OF the
Progressive national headquarters,
eral Commissioner of Corporations, who
have submitted requests to be heard
through Progressive Leader Murdock.
Representatives. Clayton, Floyd and
Carlin informally conferred over the
situation to-day in preparation for the
meeting Of the judiciary Committee
Tomorrow, and some of the members
of the Interstate Commerce Committee
of the House talked over their plans
Representative Covngton, who was
not present when the other Democrats
of the latter committee conferred at
the White House recently. called on
the President. to- day and discussed tho
interstate trade commission bill.
The Senate Interstate Commerce
Committee will meet on Wednesday.
when the question. Of joint hearings
will be considered.
No Bnr to Legitimate business.
President Wilson made 1t clear to-
day that with respect 10 holding COM
panies, tho administration did not
mean to bar anything that was not
"in nature and spirit n monopoly"
II was pointed out to the President
that wide. sweeping prohibition of
holding companies would affect con-
Germs which had been required TO or
ganize subsidiary companies 10 comply
with certain. State laws. The President
let 1t be known In that connection that
where business of that kind was
being carried on by practically the
same corporation, there would be no
restriction on II.
With respect to the proposed inter
state trade commission, the President
stated it would not be an administra-
tive body, but one of publicity and in
formation 1t would not supplant. but
supplement 1t would be its duty to
Investigate and call the attention OF
the Department of Justice to its dis
closures of the general business situa-
tion and monopolies In the formula
tion also of DEGREES after a Judgment
has been rendered by the courts, the
President thinks the commission might
be valuable instrument of advice
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-01-27
TOTS ARE TO BLAME
They Delay Nations Progress While
President Plays with Them.

lSpeclai to The Tim dispatch.
Washington, January 26.-Edmund
and Anna May BroolShurst, four and
two years old respectively, of Jersey
day when President Wilson took fifteen
minutes from n busy engagement book
and played with them in tho executive
offices.
While the children romped with the
President, Senator's. Congressman and
other notables kicked their heels in
the antc-rooms, waiting their turn to
speak with the executive
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-01-27
EXODUS FROM CAPITAL
Congress Passes Bin AbOIishtnE Noto-
rious ScErcEateI DistrIct.

Special 10 The Times Dispatch
Washington. January 26.-Washing-
toms notorious segregated district.
maintained almost under the shadow
OF the White House. is a thing OF the
past. The House to-day, without II dis
scnting vote. passed the Kenyon bill
legislating IL out OF existence The
measure already had passed the Senate
and will Immediately 60 to President
Wilson for his signature Inmates OF
resorts have packed their belongings
going train.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-01-27
MEANEsT MAN FOUND
He Steals Crepe From Front Door OF
House of Mourning.

Especial to The Times Dispatch.1
Mobile. Ala, January 26.--Jesse Gran
derson, claiming to hail from Ever
green, Ala. stole the crepe from the
front door OF II house where ha had
gono TO beg something to eat. In
Police Court to-day he gave as an eX-
cuse that he wanted to use tho crepe
an Il band for his hat.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-01-27
DRINKS CARB0LIC ACID
We1t-tO.DO North Carolina Fnrmsr
Commits Smfcidc

Raleigh. N. c., january 26-At Kin
fleot Lyon. a well-to-do farmer and
VOL connected in Lepoir County. took
ms own life i'm q local hotel by drink
acid 1t is reported that he had been
drinking too much, and was suffering
from despondency. No other reason
could be assigned. as he left no writ
ten statement In explanation.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-01-27
SCORES KILLED IN PANIC

rraInpIcd to Death When Fire Breaks
Out In Picture Theatre.
Batavia, Dutch East Indies, january
2G.--Flfty-cig children, sixteen wom-
en- and one Ipan were killed to-day in
a. paric during n fire at moving
picture show on = plantation in the
Most of the victims were tramplcd
to death or ,suffocatod,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-01-27
STOCK MARKET MUSIC TO HIM
Vienna violInist Picks Up $4,000 In
Two Days.
Especial to The Times Dispatch.

st. Louis. January 26.--His two DAYS
stay in st. Louis proved quite profit
linist Besides getting we'll paid for his
concert, he picked UP $4,000 In two
days on the stock market. He bought
Canadian Pacific. Union Pacific South
ern Pacific. Reading. Steel common and
Rubber. They went up. Before MAX
ing tho deals he called his brokers at
II Broadway. New York. on tho long
distance telephone and conferred with
them. Ho has gone to Louisville, Ky.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-01-27
SLAYS HIS FATHER
Boy shoots When Other Members of
EnmilN Arc rIhrenfencd

. THmTfy tTt Thrtntencd.
Natchitoches La, January 26.-Fear-
ing for the lives of his mother and
other. members OF the family, John c.
Clark. Jr., aged thirteen. to-day shot
and killed his father in their home
here. according TO testimony before
the corners jury. The elder Clark. it
was testified, threatened to kill mem
bers of his household, and had started
TO attack his ffteen-ycar- old daugh-
ter, when young Cleark shot him down.
The boy was not arrested
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-01-27
Favornblc Report ON Winston.

Washington. January a6:--The Senate
Judiciary Committee to-day. voted to
report favorably the nomination of
Francis y. Winston to be United States
attorney for the Eastern District Of
North Carolina.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-01-27
POISON LABEL DEMANDED

bhi Wouiu teIutre Skull and Cross
bones on Liquor Bottles.
New York, January 26.-Therc will
be introduced In tho State Legislature
at Albany tomorrow n bill prepared by
the Anti-SalOon League OF New York
requiring the skull and croasbones
poison label. with a brief statement
to be pasted on all beer and whiskey
bottles. William II. Anderson State
superintendent OF the league, will go
to Albany to push the bill
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-01-27
Government PLANT urged.

Washington. January 26.-Construc-
ton of government armor plant. a
step advocated by Secretary Daniels as
the only means OF getting real COM
petition on contracts for battlcship
nrmor plate. was recommended to the
House Committee on Naval Affairs to-
day by Rear-Admlral Strause, chief Of
ordnance.
Admiral Strauss estimated the cost
government plant at s276 a ton, as
compared with more than S400 Il ton
under the present private concern con-
tracts. He said a plant that would
produce 10000 tons of armor a year
would cost the government $1,000, 000
one of 10000 tons capacity. $4,000. 900,
and one of 5000 tons capacity, $4,000,
Secretary Daniels is expected to out
line the administrations naval policies
to the committee later in the week The
for the increase of the navy conflict
sharply with those of the Navy De-
partment. The general board recon-
mended the construction Of four bat
tleships, sixteen destroyers and eight
torpedo boats. Il much more extensive
program than that recommended by
Prompt Action Promised.
Prompt action on the Norris resolu-
ton, directing Postmaster-Gene
Burleson to lay data on government
ownership of telephones before the
Senator Bankhead, chairman of the
Senate Committee on Post-Offices and
Post Roads. a call for a meeting OF the
committee was issued for tomorrow.
Titeracy Test" Under Fire.
The "literacy test" as n feature OF
the immigration bill now pending in
Congress, was under fire from Repre-
sentative SABBATH. of Illinois. in n con-
ference with President Wilson to-day.
He declared that a great majority OF
foreign born citizens Of tho United
States were opposed to the test, DEEM
Continued On Fifth Page.)
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-01-27
spnnIsh Aviator Killed.

Madrid. Spain, January 26.--Licuten-
ant Maxine Ramos. Spanish military
aviator, was killed here day, whom
he fell lin his aoroplane from con-
siderable height
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-01-27
EXPLOSION ON LINER
Four Men Killed I'm Engine-R0om Of
Naurefnnip

Liverpool, January 2G-Four men
were killed and many injured by an
Mauretania. which Is In dock under
going repairs. A bottle OF condensed
gas. which was bclng used in brasing
from some unknown reason, sprendinE
death among the engine filters. sew
eral of tho injured are In a serious
condition.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-01-27

washington, january 26--No de-
cision In any of the Important rail-
road rate cases was announced o-day
by the Supreme Court
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-01-27
Disaster Is Broadcnst.

San Francisco. January ga heavy
wind and rainstorm which swept over
California last night and to-day left
hood and disaster in it's path. Thou
sands of acres OF land are inundated,
railroad traffic is demoralized, and the
damage done in towns and villages
cannot he estimated. With washouts
on the Southern Pacific and Santa Fe
Railroads. railroad communication with
the southern part of the State is COM
pletely cut off. and hundreds OF pas
sengers marooned on stalled trains are
temporarily held prisoners. Pav1owa,
the noted Russian dancer, who left
here for Los Angeles on q special train,
is stormbound. and II will be neces-
sary for her to cancel ut least n por-
ton of her engagements in the south
ern city. At Watsonville half the
town is under water. and conditions
are little better in neighboring towns.
At Truckee, the Shriners. on their way
TO the carnival and ice palace, are
stalled m the snow with no chance of
Immediate rescue
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-01-27
Three KILLED In Ava,onche.


Storrs. Utah. January 26.-An ava
lanchc sweeping down tho mountain
SIDE here to-day. snuffed out three lives
and seriously injured three other per-
sons. -Four houses We're ground to
splinters. Every tree in the path of the
icy mass was snapped off at the roots.
The bodies of Mrs. Anna Packovitch
and two Greek miners We're recovered
snoftly after they met their deaths,
trapped in their homes
An hour after the slide w. T. Thorne
was rescued six feet below the surface
on the snow He. suffered internal in
}urles and broken leg. Two Greek
laborers were uncovered badly bruised
and nearly suffocated.
me avalanche descended a distance
OF half mile from near the head of
the canyon, and stopped at the edge
or this coal mining camp. 1t measured
au0 feet in width. Tonight the in
habitants were in. fear Of further dis
aster, as an unusual thaw had loos-
ened the snow, which is packed from
slopes -
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-01-27
PROMPT Action Promised.


Continued On Fifth Page.)
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-11-09
KEEP LIVER AND
BOWELS REGULAR
WITH CASCARETS
No more Headache, Bad Colds,
sour stomach and
constipation.
Get a. 1O-cent box now.

Get a lucent DOX now.
No odds how bad your liver, stom-
ach or bowels; how much your head
aches; how miserable and uncom-
Portable you are from constipation,
indigestion, billousness and sluggish
bowels-you always get the desired
results with Cascarets.
Don't let yor stomach, liver and
bowels make you miserable. Take
Cascarets tonight; put an end to the
headache, biliousness, dizziness, nerv-
BUSINESS, sick, sour, gassy stomach,
backache and all other distress:
cleanse your inside organs of all the
bile, gases and constipated matter
which is producing the misery.
A 10-cent box means health, happi-
ness and clear head for months. No
more days of gloom and distress If
you will take a Cascaret now and
then. All druggists sell Cascarets
Don't forget the children-their little
insides need a gentle cleansing, too
Advertisement.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-11-09

Under the direction of Miss Mary ].
Norcross, of Carlisle, leader of the
Second Division of the Woman Suf-
frage party, series of meetings in
the interest of extending the franchise
to Pennsylvania women has been ar
ranged for this week.
The speaker will be Miss Emma
Lenore MacAlarney, formerly mem
ber of the faculty of Central High,
and now of Horace Mann School, New
York city.
The first meeting will be held in
Trinity Lutheran Church, Lemoyne,
at 2 o'clock Wednesday. Thursday
evening at s Miss Jennie Naylor will
preside at the meeting to be held in
Buttorff & Straley hall. Chambers
burg, Franklin county, will have two
days of Miss MacAlarney's time and
then Shippensburg, Dillsburg, Enolo
and Camp Hill.
Miss MacAlarney will attend the
convention of the Pennsylvania Wo-
man Suffrage Association at Scranton
| November 19 to "a.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-11-09
KNWHAT THE SHOPS
~ APE SH0w!NG
By ]. S. Belsinger

A beautiful autumn has encouraged
outdoor exercise, and the woman who
enjoys long tramps in the woods, or
any kind of sport, will be interested
in the smart, -high-topped laced
boot of heavy tan leather, with very
low heel, which the Walk-Over Boot
Shop, 226 Market street, is offering for
$500. 1t is the Norwegian model, and
the wide eyelet, extended sole, and
heavy perforations. defining the sturdy
toe, make 1t q very distinctive style
for the well-dressed sportswoman. They
are also showing a buttoned model in
tan, with medium heel. and rounded
toe, not so heavy as the Norwegian,
but splendid for service, and very sty-
lish for street wear. The price of this
model is also $500.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-11-09
A REAL LUXURY

For motor picnics, travellers, for a
score of varied uses. the Thermos bot
tie fills a long felt want, and the Cor
gas Drug Store, carries a complete line
of these bottles in pint and quart sizes
and in both the white metal and nickel
finishes. They also show some beau
tiful Thermos carafes for table use,
and the leather travelling cases for
carrying Thermos bottles on railroad
or motor journeys. 1t is not too soon
to plan for Christmas giving, and the
gift of one of these Thermos bottles
is luxury which anyone will most
thoroughly appreciate. The prices are
very conservative.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-11-09
John S. Thompson, Who
Plays Before Institute
Is Dauphin County Boy

John Sylvanus Thompson, of Will
Jamestown, who will give a piano re-
cital in connection with the county in
stitute program in the House of Rep
resentatives this evening at 8 o'clock,
is really a master of his instrument.
Few players of his age have attracted
such attention either in America or
abroad as he. After making a reputa-
tion locally he studied under the best
teachers in this country and then went
to Europe, where he studied in some
of the most noted conservatories and
under the world-famous professors.
After graduation he toured Europe,
giving concerts in all of the larger
cities. While in Harrisburg he will be
the guest of his friend, Meetch Stroup.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-11-09
MISS SUSANNA FLEMING
TO STUDY VOICE CULTURE

Miss Susanna Fleming, of 100 West
State street, who recently returned to
the city after year of foreign travel,
will spend the winter with the family
of her uncle, Professor William Rob-
inson, at Lawrenceville, and study
voice culture with an eminent teacher
Of Philadelphia. Miss Fleming, who
possesses a soprano voice of rare
sweetness and power, directly inherits
her musical ability. Her father was
the late George r. Fleming, a noted
tenor singer of the city, and her
mother, Mrs. Eliza Robinson Flem-
ing, was pianist of more than ordi-
nary ability.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-11-09
CENTRAL HIGH NOTES
OF TIMELY INTEREST
Literary Societies and Class Meet
ings Are Announced
For the Week

The Demosthenian Literary Society
will be entertained Tuesday evening
by Miss Elizabeth Mccormick at her
home in Riverside Drive.
The Philonean Debating Society will
meet at the home of Edward Roth,
229 South Thirteenth street, on Wed
nesday evening.
A junior class meeting will be held
Thursday evening at Hanshaw's Hall,
where dancing will follow the bust
ness session.
A faculty meeting was held to-day
in Room 8, with Professor w. Sher-
man Steele in charge.