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The Washington herald., 1914-03-18
5. O. 5. SIGNALS AVERT
ANOTHER SEA TRAGEDY
Aid Reaches Rock-bound Steamer in
Time to Save Passengers
and Crew.

Halifax, Nova Scotia, March IL
IS o s. signals flashed by wireless
through a heavy fog and over high
waves averted another ocean tragedy
after the steamer City of Sydney OF
the Red Cross Line struck on the
Sambro Ledge south of this city in the
darkness of early morning.
The steamer, carrying thirteen pas
sengers and a crew of thirty-five on
a trip from New York to Halifax, was
caught by the strong currents when
she was slightly out of course and
hurled her against the ledge. Her
iron hull was ripped and water poured
into the vessel.
Wireless Oprator Coates Immediately
sent out the as o S. and within a few
hours help reached thed isabled ship.
The Rosemary. first on the scene, i'm
mediately began the task of taking OF
the passengers. This was completed this
afternoon and the thirteen men, women
and children were brought here. together
with few members OF the crew W .
wihsed to leave.
About twenty-five members Of the crew
stayed on board
At first II was thought the vessel might
be saved. but it was later found that
it was almost impossible to save her and
she probably will be abandoned
The Washington herald., 1914-03-18
gag RULE APPLIED
To TAX COLLECTORS
MAdoo Issues Warning that Employees
Must Not Reveal Any Income
Tax Returns.
PROVIDES SEVERE PUNISHMENT

Secretary Of the Treasury McAdoo yes
terdas applied the gag rule" to collec'
tors Of internal revenue and forbade them
under pain OF severe punishment from
divulging the income tax reports OF In
dividuals or corporations. Here Is the
warning:
please impress upon the collectors OF
internal revenue in every district In the
country the Importance OF preserving as
inviolably confidential all income tax re-
turns. Not only Is this the law. but the
point ] wish TO impress upon them Is that
the department will expect every collec-
tor and every employe to observe this
law strictly, and that the slightest In
fraction OF 1t will be severely punished.
should like to have all the collectors
Of internal revenue directed to keep vigi-
liant watch over the employees with view
to the prompt detection Of any Offenders.
II would be nothing short of a scandal for
any OF these returns to be given out.
earnestly hope that 1t will not develop
during this administration or during any
succeeding one that any employe of this
department could be so faithless as to
violate the laws OF his country or be In
different to his trust"
The Washington herald., 1914-03-18
Gone Forever Are
Dyspeptie Days Of Old
The Simple, Safe, Sure Use of Stu.
arts Dyspepsia Tablets Will Bring
Joy to Any Stomach Sufferer in
an Easy. Comfortable Diet
less Way.

How many quiet afraid-to-make-a-
noise. unhappy homes there are due to
cross, irritable, miserable, close-that- (
kitchen door kind Of dyspepsia sufferers
such men and women cannot help their
peevishness, for they suffer terribly and
should not be censured.
A stomach that is irritated, raw, rebel
lious. and not fit to do its work is GER
tainly the cause of constant dragging
down and even excruciating agony.
1t is feeling surpassed by no other
illness known to man.
No one should blame such a person for
ill temper and silent moodiness. Ever
and always is that dead. gone, sour tast-
ing feellng at hand to curse every wax
ing hour.
Dyspepsia. bad breath, sastritis. ca
tarrh of the stomach. pains in bowels
nervousness, heartburn. belching, bIoat-
ing, etc, come from wrongful conditions
OF digestive juices. There is nothing to
correct these horrors until these Juices
are again replenished.
When the system exhausts its iuices
when the liver, when the pancreas. the
stomach become thereby unfit to furnish
the proper digestive fluids, one can
not expect this same system, without aid,
TO do anything else than keep on max
ing their improper digestive products.
Such a condition means all manner of
suffering, and unquestionabIy fatal dam
ger turks in such delay.
There is relief in Stuart's Dyspepsia
Tablets that means a restoration to nor
NAL Realth. a building up OF correct
digestive juices and an absolute harm
lessness in the method and its result.
Stuarts Dyspepsia Tablets contain
qualities In just the right proportion to
build up the weakened gastric Juice.
When the tablet reaches the stomach, II
Teadjusts matters quickly, balances acids
and alkalies and stops pain, suffering,
etc.
Other ingredients have just as impor-
tant effects upon the intestines as well
as the stomach and thus in a remarkably
short time stomach ills, indigestion, etc.
disappear.
Go to your druggist today and obtain
a box Of Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets,
price 50 cents.
The Washington herald., 1914-03-18
BORLAND HAS AMENDMENT.
BY New Measure Residents May
Start Street improvements.

Representative Borland, author of the
street paving amendment. which the SEN
ate struck from the District bill yester-
day, proposed to Representative Page,
who will be chairman Of the House con-
ferees. a compromise in the form of the
following amendment:
ANY of the foregoing improvements
may be initiated by petition signed by
the owners of a majority of the lineal
feet of the private property to be as
sessed for such improvements fronting
on the street to be improved. Such Pc
tition shall be filed with the Commits
sioners and shall be canvassed by them
to ascertain whether 1t be signed as
found to be sufficient and the improve
ment is one no part of the cost of which.
except the intersections of streets, will
be charged against the revenues of the
District, the Commissioners shall forth
with proceed to let the necessary con-
tracts for such work. If the improve
ment is one in which part of the cost
will be charged against the revenues of
the District on account of the excess
width Of the street. the Commissioners
shall order the work to be done and let
the necessary contracts therefor unless
there shall not be sufficient appropriation
remaining for the fiscal year to pro-
vide for the amount to be assessed
against the revenues of the District, and
in this case the petition shall stand over
with full force and effect for the next
fiscal year.
The Washington herald., 1914-03-18
GENIUS AS TNTRANT's ASSET.
DIR. Wiley objects to Requirement of
Degree at National University.

Franklin, Faraday and Edison would
have been ruled out of the proposed
national university DIR. Harvey w
Wiley told the House Committee or
Education II the entrance requirement
OF master of arts or a master of sci
ence degree were applied.
DR.. Wiley asked that the bill be so
amended that any student possessing
genius and adequate general prepara-
tion for the research to which he
devote himself should be welcomed to
the institution.
Representative Powers, of Kentucky,
and Representative Towner. of Iowa,
argued that the masters degree was
fair proof of serious devotion to re-
search for other than selfish ends.
They agreed that a student in the or
dinary collegiate course was often un-
worthy the chance which the national
would afford.
The plan for establishment of a ma
tional university has been disapproved
by Secretary of the Interior Lane,
who has written a letter to the
House Committee on Education. outIin-
ing his attitude on the subject. The
Secretary today informed President
Wilson of his action.
The Washington herald., 1914-03-18
GE0RGETOWN's OLD HOMES.
William A. Gordon, Lifetime Resi-
dent, Gives Interesting Paper.

''Old Homes on Georgetown Heights.
was the subject of a paper read last
night by William A Gordon, lawyer and
lifetime resident of Georgetown at a
meeting Of Columbia Historical Society
at the ShOreham. Vice President Jot
Barnard presided and discussed the paper
with Louis p. Shoemaker. A. c. Clark
Col Henry Blount. DR.. William Tindall
Miss Sally Somerville MackaIl and NJ. 1.
Weller.
1t was announced that in the will of
Mary J. O'Herrin. deceased, of Syracuse.
n. Y, the society was presented with
an oil portrait of Rev. Daniel Waldo, a
Revolutionary soldier who was born In
Connecticut, in 1852 and died 100 years
later.
Miss S. G. Hickey. William Fl. Shir-CIifr.
and A. ]. McKelway were elected mem
bers OF the society.
George A. Bowerman. librarian Of the
Public Library, announced that an analy-
tical catalogue of records of the society
is being prepared by the library for use
by students of the history of the District.
The collection will consist of 14o papers
in sixteen Volumes, representing the
work of 321 authors.
The Washington herald., 1914-03-18
New York Society Girl Planned to
Wear Pink Hair at Willard The
Dansant, but lust Couldn't"

Perish the wig. green. pink. yellow and
all. This is the sentiment of Miss Mar
garet Hawksworth, a New York society
girl, expressed by her yesterday after
noon TO a Washington Herald reporter
Miss Hawksworth. who is a pretty girl.
tried very hard to make friends with the
wigs introduced at the Southern Society
hall in New York. but she just couldn't. /.
That's all there is to il.
She even announced that she was COM
ing to Washington TO attend the regular
Tuesday dansant at the New Willard
and that she would wear a pink wig, but
changed her mind. So when she entered
the ballroom wearing only the natural
hirsute adOrnment a sigh Of disappoint-
ment was heard on all sides, for many
had gathered to see the wig
Il couldn't help it, said Miss Hawks
worth. Il tried it on time and again until
my blood almost curdled. No wig for
mine. They are not nearly so pretty as
The Washington herald., 1914-03-18
HARLAN UNwELCoME TO ROADS.
Railways May Protest His AppoInt-
ment as Chairman of I. c. c.

The appointment Of Commissioner
James S. Harlan to succeed Commission
er Edgar f. Clark as chairman OF the
Interstate Commerce Commission is ex-
pected to cause a storm of protest from
the railroad world.
On account of Commissioner Harlan's
work on the hearing of the Eastern ad-
vance rate case, in which he took the
position of prosecutor, the railroads will
object to his assuming craftsmanship of
the commission because as such he must
decide the case. ITO be a judge and
jury all in one" as a high official of the
commission said yesterday, may not be
pleasing to the railroad men,"
Commissioner Harlan's appointment as
chairman of the commission was auto
matte. Under the new working order
Of the commission. each member of the
board must serve one year as chairman.
The term Of Commissioner Clark was up
today. By right of seniority Mr.. Harlan
followed.
The Washington herald., 1914-03-18
BACK ALIMoNY FOR % YEARS.
W Oman's Former Husband $1,000
in Arrears, She Tells Court.

Philadelphia. March l1.-Charged with
being twenty-three years behind in his
payments Of court non-support order.
Joseph Forester was a defendant before
Judge CASSIDY today in the Domestic Re-
latiOns division of the Municipal Court
His wife of that time, Carrie Forester.
appeared against HIM. The testimony
brought complications that caused Judge
Cassidy to continue the case two weeks.
the husband declaring that he had been
divorced ten Years ago and remarked
hVe years and has five children by his
second wife.
Mrs. Forester No. l said that she mar
RED him twenty-five years ago and that
he deserted her two years later. When
she had him brought into court she said
an order OF 81 a week was made on him.
She said he is now 1850 in arrears.
The Washington herald., 1914-03-18
ST. Louis fire TRAP
CLAIMS MORE Victims
Wall of Club. in Which Thirty Died.
Falls. Killing Three and
Burying Scores.
MANY ARE STILL MISSING

Special to The Washington Herald
81 Louis, March 1.-THE Missouri Attn
letic Club Building, in which thirty per-
sons were crushed and burned to death,
took another heavy toll of human life
today when one Of the walls fell. crush
ing the building occupied by st. Louis
Seed Company with Its large roll of en-
ployes and customers. Three are known
to be dead. fourteen injured have been
rescued alive and IL Is not known how
many others. living and dead. are buried.
One hundred and seventy men, working
in the ruins under direction of Inspector
OF Buildings McKelvey were ordered out
just in time, and had barely got clear
OF the wall when II fell.
William Dawson, employed in the seed
store was taken out dead. The dead
bodies OF a man and a woman can be
seen under the wreckage. Ten laborers
are missing.
Manager James Cobb. of the Seed Com
pany, was beneath a section OF the fallen
wall. thought to be dying. The Rev.
Father Kennedy went fearlessly into the
wreck. consoled Cob. and administered
the sacrament of extreme unction.
Cobb told Father Kennedy that a wom-
an was pinned down near him. but that
she had long since ceased to moan, and
he thought she was dead. After two
hours OF agony. Cobb was taken out
alive. and the surgeons think he will re-
cover.
1t may be days before il is definitely
known how many were killed. Besides
the clerks and office force in the store,
there were about dozen customers.
There was also force OF laborers re-
pairing the damage done by the fire,
when the athletic club burned, and the
foreman says that but eight of them are
accounted for. He hopes that the others
escaped but neglected I reprt to him.
The disaster was caused by a high wind
which arose suddenly about o'clock
Building Inspector McKelvey had ex-
amined the wall and said It would stand
unless the wind rose. When IL began to
blow he ordered his 10 men out of the
ruins. Before the people in the store
could be warned a heavy gust struck
nd
The Washington herald., 1914-03-18
CHARGES AGAINST MURRAY.

London. March II.-Formal charges to-
day were lodged in the House of Lords
against Lord Murray. one Of the chief
whips of the Liberal party. because Of his
dealings in Marconi stock.
According to the accusations. made by
lawyers representing a committee of
peers. Lord Murray acted in an irregu-
lar manner when he purchased a large
amount of Marconi stock for the treas-
ury Of the Liberal party. without con-
sulting any one or making the deal
known to other leaders Of the party.
After the charges had been made the
Upper House adjourned until Friday.
The Washington herald., 1914-03-18
STATE AID FOR DEposrroRs.
PROPOSAL for LegaI Help in siexcl
Store Case IL Made.

New York. March 1z.-A proposal that
New York State relieve the Siegel de-
positors OF the expense Of hiring law
yers and accountants is made in a let
ter to Gov. Glynn, written and made
public today by Frederick r. Coudert,
counsel for many OF the 1900 depositors
who are facing total loss Of their saw
ings through the failure OF Siegel AMI
Company's private bank. -
Mr.. coudert thinks the attorney gem
erals department and the banking de-
partment auditors should carry on all
legal proceedings, also all necessary ex-
animation Of records and tracing of
funds. without expense to the deposit
ors.
This seems to me an elementary
duty" he says. (which may in some
measure compensate for the negligence
of the State in not taking adequate steps
to properly safeguard investments by
private bankers Of savings deposited with
them"
The Washington herald., 1914-03-18
NAVY MEN END SESSIONS.
Plans for Militia Organizations Out
lined at Convention.

The closing session Of the convention
of the Naval Militia Association OF the
United States was featured by the out
lining Of extensive plans for an early
compliance by the naval militia organi-
zations of the country with the provi-
sion of the new naval militia act. These
plans will be worked out gradually and
il is expected their result will be that
within a few years the country's naval
militia will be brought close to the
efficiency standard of the United States
navy.
The following officers were elected by
the association:
President, Capt E. A. Evers, command
ing naval militia of Illinois: vice presi-
dent, Commander +. w. Bliss, command
ing naval militia of Rhode Island: treas
urer. Lieut.. william G. Hodgson. naval
militia of New Jersey.
The secretary of the associations
general board will be chosen by the
president at a later date. Commander
J. NJ. Mitchison. retiring president, was
given a handsome clock by the society.
The Washington herald., 1914-03-18
PROHIBITION PLAN KILLED.

Frankfort, KY, March. 1T-By a margin
of one vote. the Kentucky Senate this
afternoon took action which is believed
to dispose of the effort to submit a state
wide prohibition amendment to the people.
After Senator Forst's motion TO take the
statewide bill from the rules committee
was tabled. 1t was moved to reconsider
and the bill was finally tabled by vote
of IL to 16.
The Washington herald., 1914-03-18
YOUNG WOMAN TRIES SUICIDE,
Mrs. Ethel e. Dean, Suffering from
Bfchloride POISONING.

Suffering from bichloride of mercury
poisoning, Mrs. Ethel E. Dean, twenty.
eight years old, is at Emergency Hospital
as result of swallowing two tablets
last night in her apartment at the Co.
lumbia. 515 Thirteenth street northwest
DR.. James Mitchell, Of $40 Thirteenth
street, took the young woman to Finer
gency Hospital Persons living in tbs
house said Mrs. Dean took the poison 10
kill herself. Her husband and mother.
both of whom live in Massachusetts.
were notified
The Washington herald., 1914-03-18
DEAD FROM QUAKE, $50.

Tokyo, March 17.-When communication
was restored today with the district in
which Sundays earthquake was most
severely felt, 1t was learned that the loss
of life will be much smaller than the
early government reports indicated. At
least $50 We're killed, however, and II is
feared that many persons reported miss
ing also perished.
The Washington herald., 1914-03-18
FOUR BISHOPS OFFICIATE.

Trenton, y. j.. March 17.-Four bishops
officiated today at the funeral services
for the late John Scarborough. Episcopal
bishop of the Diocese of New Jersey, who
died Saturday. The services were con-
Quoted in Christ Church. The four
bishops were Edwin Lines, of Newark,
n. j.: Ethelbert Talbot, of Bethlehem,
Pa: Philip Rhinelander. of Philadelphia,
and David II. Greer, of New York
The Washington herald., 1914-03-18
WILLIAM A. BURROWS MISSING

Miss from his home, Ill v street north.
west for the past several weeks, Will
lam A Burrows is being sought by the
police. Desperate with grief at his fail.
ure to come home, Mrs. Burrows yester-
day asked the police to look for him. The
missing man is a carpenter and wood
turner. He is fifty years old. The last
trace of him was at Herndon, Va, where
he is said to have gone.
The Washington herald., 1914-03-18
BALLOONIST HELD AS SPY.

Berlin. March 17-That Hans Berliner,
the famous German aerOnaut who flew
from Bitterfield to kirgischansk, Russia,
in February, creating a distance record OF
1.S3 miles for spherical hallOns, has been
UT der arrest in Russia for thirty-five days
on the charge of being-a spy became
known here today. Berliner is anxious
to take part in the international balloon
race in the United States in October. but
fears that he may not be liberated in
time
The Washington herald., 1914-03-18
MRS. JANNEY RELEASED.
Grandmother VIII Proceed to Los
Angeles with Millionaire Baby.

Chicago. March I7.-Judge Walker this
Afternoon released Mrs Harriet Janney
grandmother OF Virginia Ford, three
yesr-old millionaire baby of Philadelphia,
who was arrested here on a Los Angeles
bound train Sunday night charged with
kidnapping the child. The courts ruling
on a habeas corpus writ permits Mrs
Janney to proceed with the child to Los
Angeles, where the baby's mother is ill
with tuberculosis.
An unusual scene was enacted when
William Fl. Ford. wealthy consulting engi-
neer of Philadelphia. strode down the
aisle. caught up his little daughter Vir-
ginia. and cried:
" 'Ginnie,' Ginnie. why did you run
away from father
The little girl laughed aloud and sat
down with her father while Judge Walker
proceeded with the business before him
before calling the habeas corpus matter.
The Washington herald., 1914-03-18
GIRL KIDNAPPED FROM HOTEL.

Chicago, March I7.-Miss Margaret Mil
Ter, asleep in her room in a Halstead
street hotel early today. was awakened
by six armed men. who broke in the
door. dragged her from her bed. carried
her out of the hotel, placed her in an
automobile and hurried away. The six
men had ovepowered and bound the no.
tel proprietor. DuchO Evanhoff. The po-
lice are searching for the kidnappers.
The Washington herald., 1914-03-18
APPEAL FOR LIBRARY.
Citizens Want Takoma Park Branch
ProDerly Maintained

The Takoma Park Citizens Association
at its regular meeting Monday night, pro-
tested against the action of Congress in
falling to make adequate appropriation
for the proper maintenance of the To-
koma Park branch of the Washington
Public Library.
The society unanimously adopted a reso-
luton introduced by William Stuart, urg-
ing the appropriation for the Takoma
Park branch, irrespective of the appro-
priation for the main building
The Washington herald., 1914-03-18
PRIEST TO CLEAR GUNMEN.
Father Curry Says He Knows Wit,
nesses to RosenthaI Murder.

New York. March n.-Father ]. b
Curry, a priest at St James Church
tonight declared that the four gunmen
who are now in the death house al
Sing Sing sentenced to die for the mur-
der of Herman Rosenthal, the gambler
are innocent.
Il know these gunmen did not kill
Rosenthal," said Father Curry.
IF I am given time I will produce two
witnesses who saw the shooting and who
will disclose the identity of the actual
murderers. The witnesses are Butch
Witte and Moe Brown. Brown has
told me OF seeing a sixth man in the yrsv
automobile and this man did the shoot
ing. He has not yet told me who this
man was, but will do so at the proner
time"
The Washington herald., 1914-03-18
CASHIER ARRESTED: BANK SHUT

Jackson. Miss, March 1.-THE State
Bank of Hermanville was closed today.
following the arrest of ex-Cashier Clark
on a charge of embezzlement. 1t will be
reopened IL an examination of its books
shows that its condition will warrant
a resumption of business.
The Washington herald., 1914-03-18
LIVING COST INQUIRY FAVORED.

Indications are that the subcommittee
of the Senate Committee on Education
ard Labor will make a favorable report
en- the Kenyon resolution calling for an
investigation OF the cost of living in the
District. The resolution instructs the De-
partment Of Labor to make the inves-
tigation.
The Washington herald., 1914-03-18
ADMIRAL J. W. THOMSON DIES.

Mooretown. N. J., March 17.-Rear Ad-
miral James William Thomson. L. S. N.
retired, veteran of two wars, died this
morning at his home here. Heart disease
was the cause of his death. Admiral
Thomson was seventy-eight years old. \
widow and two sons survive him.
The Washington herald., 1914-03-18
COMMITS HARI-KARI IN CELL.

Tokyo, March 17.-Torugo Yoshida. the
former naval ministry attache. recently
arrested on charges of completely in graft
connected with the awarding Of admir-
atty contracts, committed suicide today
In his cell.
The Washington herald., 1914-03-18
$500 DAMAGE TO AUTO.

Damage amounting to 500 resulted te
the automobil Of DIR. Thomas A. Clay.
tor, Of 1896 z street northwest, last night
at II O'Clock when 1t was strucq by a
street car IN Connecticut avenue nea,
X street. The automobile was driven nv
DR.. Claytor, who e. capped uninjured.
The Washington herald., 1914-03-18
Reception Not Cordial.

The salt production OF the United
States has doubled in fifteen years, last
years output of about 80. $4,000 barrels
being Z per cent more than the year
before.
The Washington herald., 1914-03-18

Argentina In 1872 produced T.as,css
pounds of cream.