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houses. no great damage had been done
up to late hour.
| On Long Island. as well as on the
places was regarded tonight as criti-
cal. Many of the temporary bulkheads
erected after the storm Christmas
night have been swept out to sea. with
the result that much property is at
the mercy of the high waves.
Rockaway Cottages Washed Away.
At Far Rockaway and Rockaway
Beach many small cottages have been
washed out to sea and for a time sew
eral of the large summer hotels were
in danger. Hasty reinforcement of
their foundations averted great loss
Most of the piers in the vicinity have
been destroyed and many boats are
lost.
Edgemere's entire water front is in
peril. huge seas washing over the eight
place. In what is known as the Ham
me1Is section every breakwater has
been thrown down and many buildings
are in danger of collapsing, due to
the inrushing water.
Late tonight the meadows north of
Long Beach were under water. and it
is feared that the pounding OF the
tecting High Point and Harvey Cedars.
Tide Brings New Ruin.
The rising Of the tide after midnight
brought new ruin to Seabright The
water swept across the railroad tracks
in the heart of the town to Ocean ave-
nue.. the main street, which was flooded
to the depth of two feet, and spread I'M
til all parts of the village were mum
dated. Before the tide had reached the
flood stage a current was flowing through
dooryards and highways from the ocean
into the Shrewsbury river. 1000 feet
away. Cottage after cottage toppled and
fell as the waters undermined their
foundations Some of these were hand
some and valuable summer residences.
So alarming was the situation that
the townspeople generally an hour
after midnight had boats in their
yards ready for use should the waters
encroach further. At that time the tide
seemed still to be rising, but the wind
was going down and shifting to the
north. This change was welcomed. as
it was believed that with the lessened
velocity of the gale the danger would
be over with the beginning of the ebb
tide,
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Sea Lion Unconcerned
in San Francisco Gale

SAN FRANCISCO, January s-The
ocean shore was black today with auto
mobiles and sightseers watching the
laundering assault of the surf on the
beaches. sea lion, perched nonchal-
antly on weather ledge of the seal
rocks. forty feet above the tide. held
vigil throughout the day. At times the
spray few 100 feet above his head.
The British tramp steamer Cowrie
with crew Of forty-five Chinese, bound
for Shanghai with a cargo Of gasoline,
which attempted the northern passage of
the Golden Gate bar, grounded and was
SO badly battered that she put back to
port with her bottom plates stove in. She
was beached in Mission cove. inside the
harbor, to prevent her sinking.
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BLIZZARD GRIPS CLEVELAND.
Several Persons Hurt in Street Acct
dents-Trafic Is Crippled.

CLEVELAND, Ohio. January "a
binding blizzard, accompanied by a rapid
fall in temperature. gripped this city
this afternoon. bringing accidents and in
jury to several persons. A wagon driven
by Lewis Weitzel. nineteen, was struck
by street car and WeitZers skull was
fractured. He probably will die A dozen
women in the car were thrown into a
panic and slightly injured in a rush to
get out of the car.
Joseph Stapleton. forty five, was blinded
by snow while crossing a street, struck
by a wagon and taken to a hospital un-
conscious and seriously hurt
Steam and trolley railroad traffic was
crippled. Telephone and telegraph COM
panies experienced considerable trouble.
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Maryland Eastern Shore
Swept by Big Storm

CAMBRIDGE. Md, January 3.-The
eastern shore of Maryland was swept
by northeast storm of unusual sever
ity today and reports received tonight
show widespread damage. The property
loss will be large. No loss of life has
been reported.
At ST. Michaels several oyster boats
were sunk at their moorings and others
were driven ashore.
Some damage was done to the pier at
Ocean City. The barge John B. Sage
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Telephones Crippled
Through West Virqinia

HARRISBURG, w. Va, January s.
Six hundred telephones were put out
Of commission here today by the
heavy snowfall. and 1t was necessary
to annul all interurban trolley sched-
ules.
Only one telegraph wire to Baltimore
was working. and there was no COM
munication in any other direction I'M
til late tonight, when a telephone line
was opened to Pittsburgh. At Grafton,
w. Va. twenty-five miles away. the
snow was less than two inches deep,
and there was no damage.
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Rode Two Derby Winners.

CHICAGO. January 3.-John Clancy.
elevator man, killed today by fall down
the shaft in the Illinois Central railway
station, was a famous Jockey In Eng
land and rode two Derby winners, ac-
cording to his widow. Mrs. Clancy said
her husband rode to victory Nancy Till.
entered by the Prince of Wales. and re-
peated by winning the next years Derby.
She said that he enlisted In the British
army after he got too heavy to ride and
saw service In India. Africa and Aus
tralia. Clancy was sixty years old
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NINETEEN HURT IN CRASH.
Chicago Street Car Collision May
Prove Fatal to Manv.

CHICAGO, January 3-Nineteen per-
sons. most of them women and children
were injured in street car collision here
this afternoon A heavy modern car
struck an old single track car in the
West Side business district. Nearly all
the injured were removed unconscious
from the lighter car which was turned
on its side Six persons were injured
seriously, but none is expected to die.
The scene of the accident is near the
Cook County Hospital and the injured
were carried there for first aid.
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Flood Danger Passes
in Sacramento River

SACRAMENTO. Cal, January s.-The
flood danger in the Sacramento river
watershed has passed, according to the
weather bureau. With the river at TWEEN
ty-four feet here tonight-the same level
at which it had been for twelve hours
the immense volume of flood waters is
draining Off.
The chief Western Pacific railroad is
still out Of commission for trans
continental service because Of slides in
the Feather river canyon,
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FOUR DRINKS ADAY.
Ottawa, Ohio, Saloonmen Fix Limit
for Tinn1ers

OTTAWA. ohio. January 3.-The
saioonists of this city have finally de-
clded what constitutes temperate use
OF liquor. This was evidenced today
when they posted notices that habitual
tipplers hereafter will be allowed but
four drinks a day. one before each
meal and one at bedtime.
Seine fellows are hogs when it
comes to drinking" said one dealer.
We've got to put the lid on them"
The new state liquor law provides
that saloon1sts must keep their places
keyed to a proper standard Of re-
spectability.
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Hancock decided to postpone his de-
parture from the Philadelphia navy yard
for Culebra, Porto Rico, with the first
advance base regiment of the Marine
Corps until Sunday morning.
The wind was blowing fifty miles an
hour, on the coast this afternoon. There
are more than 800 men in the regiment
on the Hancock under Col. George Bar
nett. commander of the advance base
brigade.
Besides the marines who boarded the
vessel this morning the Hancock is
taking to the West Indies for advance
base maneuvers large quantity Of am
munition, twelve field guns and sixty
mines.
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Cape May TrolIeys
Washed Out by Storm

CAPE MAY, N. J.. January 3.-The
heavy northeast gale which prevailed
here all day caused high water to wash
out the trolley lines at Sewells Point
and at Cape May Point.
At the latter place large quantities Of
sand have been cut away from the beach
front.
At Cape May City the tide cut across
Beach avenue, the ocean front boule-
ward, and into the front yards of some
cottages.
Fears are entertained for further dam
age by the high tide at midnight.
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Auto Lost and Found.

A fve-passenger automobile belonging
to Michael Luria Of 1910 4th street north
west last night disappeared from in
front of 7o4 X street northwest Later
in the night the missing car was found
In a garage in the northwest section of
the city, having been left there. it is
stated, by several men who had said they
would call for it today. 1t had been
slightly damaged.
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broke adrift from its tug and drifted into
Cobbs Island inlet. The crew was saved.
Crisfield and Somerset county felt the
ravages of the storm, the wind and rain
doing considerable damage. The streets
in the lower section Of Crisfeld were
submerged.
To Renew Tampico Attack.
VERA CRUZ. January 3.-Clarence A.
Miller, American consul at Tampico. has
notified Consul General W. W. Canada
here that an attack by the rebels on
Tampico is expected at any hour. The
German consul has asked that the war
ship Bremen be sent to Tampico. and the
captain of the British cruiser Hermione
has notified British subjects to be ready
to take refuge aboard that vessel
To Reinforce ortega.
CHIHUAHUA, Mex, January BY
order Of Gen. Villa, at Juarez, 1000
rebel troops left here today to reinforce
Gen. Ortega's army at Ojinaga- 1t will
require four or five days for the REIN
forcements to reach that point. The
rebel army is determined to cut OF any
possible retreat of the federals to any
place except the United States.
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Robbery Is Charged.

Charged with assault and robbery,
James Porter. colored. OF 53 F. street
northwest. was arrested last night by
Detective Evans Of the sixth precinct
and locked up. Benjamin Stewart, col
ored, alleges that Porter and two other
men held him UP near list and + streets
northwest Wednesday night and robbed
him Of IS. Porter denies the charges.
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HEAVY SNOW IN VIRGINIA.
Fall of % Inches Reported-Snow
Flows Used at Roanoke.

ROANOKE, Va, January 3.--Rotary
snow plows were operated on Roanoke
street railway lines today for the first
time this season. The snowfall in this
city and throughout southwestern Nir-
ginia is estimated at from fourteen to
twenty-five inches.
Railroad trains on all roads are late
due to the heavy snowfall In the noun
tainS.
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Storm in California
Strikes Beach Towns

Los ANGELES. Cal. January Slides
more furious than any experienced here
tofore this winter did damage in beach
.towns near Los Angeles today. Pier sup
ports were ripped out and bulkheads and
jetties that were damaged several days
ago were washed away. The heavy seas
washed up into the streets Of Santa
Monica, Redondo and Venice.
Scientists of the Mount Wilson OBJ
servatory and heads of the scientific
departments Of the educational institu-
lions here were quoted today to the eff
feet that the unusual tides on this
coast and on the Atlantic seaboard and
European shores were due to q combina-
ton of solar and lunar conditions,
coupled with either submarine disturb
ances Of a volcanic nature or terrific
and Iong-continued winds in midocean
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RADIUM Is RECOVERED.
DR.. Dieffenbach Refuses to Say
Whether 81. 800 Disk Was Stolen

NEW YORK. January 3.-The disk Of
radium. worth s1.soo. belonging to DR..
William H. Dieffenbach, cancer special
list for the Hahnemann Hospital, which
had been missing since Tuesday, was
recovered today. Dr. Dieffenbach refused
to tell whether it had been stolen or
under what circumstances it was found.
Physicians pointed out that a thief ig-
norant of the nature Of radium would be
exposed to extreme danger from its ac-
tivity. II the radium was carried near
the heart it might cause death.
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GOLFERS SETTLE CASE.
William ]. Corners Suit for $780,.
900 Adjusted Out of Court.

BUFFALO, N. Y, January 3.-The ac-
ton brought by William J. Corners
against Robert J. Collier. which Is on
the calendar for trial in the supreme
court here, has been settled. This an
nouncement was made tonight by coun-
sci. who refused to disclose the terms Of
the settlement.
The action was brought for 100000
damages because OF an article published
In Golfers Weekly about FIVE years ago
concerning Mr.. Corners The case was
to go to trial Monday.
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Rear Admiral Upshur Better.

Although he is still confined to his bed.
Rear Admiral John Henry Upshur. re-
tired, dean Of the United States Navy.
was said last evening to be improving
rapidly. Admiral Upshur. who recently
celebrated his ninetieth birthday ami
versary, is a veteran OF the civil and
Mexican wars.
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Murdoch Candidate for Senate.

WICHITA, Kan, January 3.-Repre-
sentative Victor Murdoch. progressive
leader in the House of Representatives.
tonight announced his candidacy as a
progressive for United States senator
from Kansas. to succeed Joseph l.. Bris-
tow. The election will be held next
fall
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Storm in Eastern Ohio
and Western Pennsylvania

PITTSBURGH. Pa, January 3.-The
storm which broke over eastern Ohio
and western Pennsylvania last night
increased in intensity as today wore
on. moving down into West Virginia
and telephone wires. .,-- -;
Many communities were cut off en-
tirely because of the heavy snow, while
others could only be reached by one
shaky wire. 49, =" :"' :: - ;.
Snow fell steadily during the evening,
and the local weather bureau sent out a
special warning to all railroad and river
interests to prepare for continuation of
existing conditions until tomorrow, when
degrees.
Flood Fear Dispelled.
Fear of flood. prevalent all day along
the upper Ohio and the Monongahela and
Allegheny rivers, was dispelled by the
prediction of lower Temperatures, but
snug in anticipation of eventualities.
Stories of suffering and loss of life be-
gan to reach Pittsburgh during the day.
James Martin was electrocuted at
Wheeling. w. Va. while repairing broken
wires. and Samuel Repro was killed at
Youngstown while shoveling snow from
a railroad track.
Railroads operated under difficulties
making the movement of trains uncer-
tain. East of Pittsburgh 1t was showing
heavily in the mountains, but trains were
moving. In the Allegheny valley trolley
traffic was almost at a standstill, while
all railroad trains were from two to
four hours late.
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Southern Railway Station Burns.

NORTH WILKESBORO, n. C.. jan
uary 3.-The freight and passenger sta
ton of the Southern railway here was
burned early today. The loss is esti-
mated at from $4,000 to $4,000. PARTIAL
ly covered by insurance.
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Fire at Superior, Wyo.

CHEYENNE. wyo.. January Eight
buildings. including tn" town hall, were
destroyed by fire today at Superior. a
mining camp. The fire started in a
restaurant. The damage was 100000.
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Charles ]. Connell. in charge OF the immi-
grafton bureau in Los Angeles
immigration agents at Mexicah asked
for federal assistance Mr.. Cornell left
tonight for CaIexico on the California
side opposite Mexicali.
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DIED.

soBoTkA. On January 5. 1914. at 10 O'Clock
pm. FRANK. beloved. husband of Frieda
Sobotks tnee Toense). $40 L street northeast.
Notice OF funeral hereafter. (New York papers
plesxo0epyl
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Transport Hancock Held
Because of Biz Storm

PHILADELPHIA. January IA high
northeast gale was kicking up such a
sea outside the Delaware capes today
that the commander Of the transport
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OPPOSED TO COALITION
WITH THE REPUBLICANS
Ohio Progressives Also Reject Anti
Saloon League Plan for !,
Prohibition.

COLUMBUS. Ohio. January 3.-After
rejecting the proposition to indorse the
demands of the Anti-Saloon League for
an amendment to the federal Constitution
providing for nationwide prohibition.
members OF the progressive party in Ohio
in conference here today took less
drastic stand on that subject. That part
OF the resolution relating to the prohibi-
ton issue as adopted by the conference
reads:
mo backward step should he taken On
local option laws and other legislation
which protects and promotes the welfare
OF the state. Also. the liquor problem
being nation wide. We favor the submits
sion to the states OF an amendment to
the federal Constitution granting to the
national Congress power to deal with
that problem
For Guidance OF Party.
The resolutions adopted by the confer
ence we're made as public announcement
OF the party's stand and as suggestions
| for the state platform. which, according
| to the primary law, will be drawn at a
convention to be held after the primaries
| next August.
Woman suffrage was Endorsed by the
|
compete state. county and legislative
| tickets would be nominated through pri-
| maries by the party for the coming state
| campaign.
Former United States Senator Albert
J. Beveridge of Indiana addressed tho
conference yesterday afternoon and was
loudly cheered when he proclaimed his
unfaltering devotion to the progressive
principles and his hostility to anything
tending toward amaleamation of the
progressives with any other political
party.
No Compromise With Republicans.
| No amalgamation OF the progressive
and republican parties under any terms
other than absorption of the republican
party by the progressives was the tenor
Of the addresses. The speakers included
Walter E. Brown of Toledo and former
Judge w. F. Littleford Of Cincinnati. the
presiding officer. Former Senator Bever-
idge was in frequent conference with
James R Gargeld, and A. r. Garford
| who, it Is expected. ultimately will be
the progressive candidates for governor
and United States senator. respectively.
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Ocean Made lnroadS
at Rehoboth, Delaware

Special Dispatch to The Star
WILMINGTON. Del, January 2.-The
most severe storm in years ragged all OF
today and tonight on the Delaware bay
and along the Atlantic coast from the
Delaware breakwater to Cape Charles.
Va. A northeast gale, sixty miles an
hour. blew. The greatest damage was
done at Rehoboth, Del. a seashore re-
sort. AT a late hour tonight the ocean
was making inroads on the place with
many cottages and other buildings In
danger of being undermined.
A stretch Of land below Rehoboth, half
a mile in width. separating the Atlantic
ocean and Rehoboth bay. was washed
away. The bay and ocean now meet,
with the waves running high.
The lfe-saying station at Indian river
be in danger. The lighthouse at Cape
Henlopen. near the Delaware breakwater
is surrounded by water The structure
has been in danger for several weeks.
New Site Granted Yesterday.
Only yesterday the state public lands
commission met at Dover and granted a
request Of the government for a new site
near Cape Henlopen for the lighthouse
The structure will be moved whether 1t is
washed away by the present storm OF
not.
1t is located on land owned by the state
| and for distance Of fourteen miles In
land the country is now inundated. When
| the wind shifts the water will probably
be blown back into the ocean.
| The foundations of a number Of struc-
! lures along the ocean front at Rehoboth
| We're washed away. The damage is placed
| at So ,0OO. The loss Is confined to the
section along the beach front.
| There have been no disasters at the
| breakwater, as is frequently the case
| Storm warnings had been displayed fol
| two days for vessels to keep off. Places
along Delaware bay are under water
| Delaware City. which adjoins Fort Du
| Pont, the coast artillery post, is cut of
| from trolley and railroad communication
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Great Damage Is Done
Around Atlantic City

ATLANTIC CITY, N. J., January s.
Great damage to property was wrought
in few hours today along the front
of Absecon Island. which includes At
lantic City, Ventnor, Margate City and
tide accompanied by forty mile gale.
There was apprehension for a time, as
the ocean crept up to the streets OF
Atlantic City, wrecking the center OF
ioungs ocean pier. tearing down with
1t Capt John L. Youngs cottage which
stood on the structure.
The tide inundated the meadows be-
tween this city and the mainland and
reached to the top Of the railroad en-
bankments. but did not interfere with
the operation of trains.
Longport Worst Sufferer.
Longport, at the lower end Of the
island. seemed to have been the worst
sufferer. A small hospital for crippled
children, unoccupied and UNFINISHED at
present, was the first building to topple
into the waters. Some distance down
the beach the waves surrounded the sum-
mer homes Of many Philadelphians. The
Pigeon Hotel near Longport was under
mined and sank in the sand.
At Ocean City, five miles south of
here, several houses, including a few
summer cottages, were undermined by
high water. George Milford. member
of the federal coast guard stationed at
Ocean City. died suddenly Of heart
disease while assisting in the removal
of household goods from one Of the
undermined houses.
Much of the meadows at the lower end
of Ocean City and at Corsons inlet are
covered by water driven in by the gale.
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Ernest L Thurston, the new superin-
tendent Of the public schools of the Dis
trict. has spent the last several days in
Strengthening out the affairs of his re-
cent Office. that of assistant superin-
tendent, and moving into the superin-
tendent's office. With the reopening of
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GREAT GALE HITS
ATLANTIC COAST,
WRECK|NG HOMES

Continued from First PaEe.)
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Launch Practically Demolished.

Among the boats damaged was the
speed launch Of Edward Garlock, who
lives at Rosemont This boat was prac-
tically demolished by being knocked
against the wharf at the foot of Duke
street Other boats damaged were: The
launch Augusta, belonging to August
Gaines: two launches of George Ayres.
one a runboat, and the other hunting
cabin; the launch Virginia. belonging to
Walter U. Varney, and the launch Of
Joseph Ramsay.
II Kirk & Son. at King street and the
Strand, wholesale grocers. were compell
ed to remove their goods to upper floors
owing to the high water.
A number of trees on the outskirts of
Alexandria were blown down by the high
winds. Water came over Hunting Creek
bridge, south of Alexandria. Roads in
lower Fairfax county were rendered al
most impossible owing to the heavy rain.
This is the first time in many years that
water has gotten higher than the bridges.