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Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1914-01-15
DUKE AND DUCHESS
TO ARBlTRATE SUIT

Erusscis. Jan. ls-The Duke and
Duchess of Orleans. desiring to avoid
scandal and the cost OF the proceed
lhGs, agres'd today TO withdraw from
the courts the suit started by the
duchess for separation. alimony and
the restitution Of large sums she lad
advanced her husband. They agreed
also to submit To arbitrators the ques-
LIONS Of the property and of the amount
the duke should allow his wife after
sieDLr;lf ION
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1914-01-15
GERMAN suEEs ACTIVE.

Berlin. Jam. IA petition. asking
that the franchise be given to women
and that they bn allowed to vote ut the
elections for the Imperial p:trliument
and also To sit as deputies. was intro
duced into the imperial parliament by-
the German Wotnan's Suffrage union.
1t was referred 10 the consideration of
tn" sovcrnuacut without amy recon-.
ruerua on
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1914-01-15
WARMER I'M EAST TOMORROW;
col 10 WAVE ON WEST COAST

Washington. Jan. 14.-Thc cold wave
fingered east Of the Allegheny noun
t;lins today with a parting freezing
blast over th. middle Atlantic states
and New England, but to tho weat
ward temperatures were rising stead
lily and in Some places were again
above the seasonable average. TIL"
last of the. bitter cold of the present
snap is predicted for the east tonight.
but Thursday the mercury is expected
to rise all along the line with fair
skies everywhere except in the lake
regions, whore SHOWS are probable
General rains and SHOWS have set
Ia on the Pacific coast, but elsewhere
the weather is pleasant and steadily
growing warmer.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1914-01-15
NEARLY so FIRES IN
BOSTON; MAN KILLED

Boston. Jan, l4.Joseph A. Haekett
a fireman was killed by a falling wall
which destroyed the department store
OF w. g. A Bacon on Washington
street. in the RoNbury district early
TODAY. The blaze. which caused a loss
OF $4,000. was fought with the tenn
peraturc at 10 below zero. Firemen
had to work in relays. stopping fire.
quentlN 20 break the ict which encasec
their suits and helmets
This was the most serious of nearly
80 fires which sent the firemen into
the biting cold during tho night.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1914-01-15
COAST STATES suFFER.

philadelphia. Jan. l4.-Bitterly cold
weather for this section of the middle
Atlantic states continued today, but
the Indications are that 1t will grow
warmer slowly. In Philadelphia the
weather bureau thermometer at Z a.
M registered zero. Southern New .Jer-
sey and Delaware reported tcmpera-
tures close to zero. Mountain sections
reported temperatures as low as 20
f..ln
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1914-01-15
INDUSTRIAL AWAKENING
AT HAND. SAYS UNDERWOOD

Washington. .. g.. Jan. l4.-An in
dustrial awakening that will put the
panic preachers to shame" WAS prom.
scd by Democratic Leader Underwood
after republicans in the House had
painted dark pictures of ruin and des-
olation as the result of democratic leg
islation.
The democratic party Alr Under
wood asserted. has achieved for the
American people more than has been
accomplished heretofore in the history
OF our governments We have procured
the results which the republican party
struggled FOR in the course OF 20 years;
the results which they gave their
pledges to obtain and which for term
after term of congress Were Loft an
done. look forward to unusual pros
per;ty throughout the country next
year
The democratic leader said the steel
mills in the district were working dou-
BILE shifts despite the fact that practi-
cally all OF their product was put on
the free list in the democratic tariff
bill. Business in tho Pittsburgh steel
district. he said. was also improving.
He quoted John Wnnamaker KS san
ing that tho breeders OF panic ought to
IN az cd
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1914-01-15
THREE MINERS KILLED.

Mulberry. Kan, Jan. IA cage
carrying six miners III mine No. Z. OF
the Spencer Newlins Coal company
here dropped 100 feet when cable
broke today and three of the miners
were killed. The dead are ,.'ictor
Gimther. Arthur Connery and John
Montanelli.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1914-01-15
RAplvm BILL VICTORY.

Washington. Jan. l4.-Supportcrs OF
u law to conserve for the government
all public lands containing radium won
the first round in their battle in tho
House. when by - vote of lSS to l19.
they sent Representative Fosters bin
for tina, purpose to she mines commit 7
toe. instead OF the public lands com :
mitton. as proposed by Representative
Taylor of Colorado.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1914-01-15
raAINs ARE pFlAyFp.

Albany. N. Y, Jan. 14--Cold weather
records for the winter were broken
here today when the mercury sank
TO 10 below zero.
touched 22 below and at Middletown,
q below. All trains here from New
York were from three to four hours
late
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1914-01-15
FOR FEDERAL PIPE LINE.

Washington. Jan. DEMONSTRATION
OF th.. Feasibility of the government
building an oil pipe line from the Ok
lahomn fields to the gulf of Mexico WIS
ordered b.; tho Senate. after Senator
Gore had conferred with Secretary
Daniels and offered a resolution for
that purpose. Feasibility of leasing or
buying OF, lands from Indians To con
serve fuel supply for the navy. also will
be investigated. Mr.. Gore pointed out
that ENGLAND. in addition to her oil
concessions III Mexico. Was reaching
nuf for Other slllnnlins fni. her naNN
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1914-01-15
WARNER M NEW YORK.

Now York. Jan. 14.f,ron ) below
zero at a. M. tho lowest Temperatures
recorded here in 10 years. the mercury
climbed slowly upward in New York
and vicinity todny. reaching 6 above
an hour before noon. Tho backbone of
the cold spell appeared to be broken.
The death list in the greater city due
to the cold was seven.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1914-01-15
EoR PERMANENT FAlR.

Washington. Jan. IA pcrmanent
worlds fair in Washington was pro
posed by Senator Myers. OF Montana.
with "a request that congress create
commission to investigatc the project.
which ~ said, had tho endorsement OF
former President Taft. the governors
Of II stntcs and $50 commercial bodies.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1914-01-15
COLD WAVE TAKES
HUGE HUMAN TOLL
Number of Dead in New York
and ALONG North Atlantic Is
Large and Suffering
Is Widespread.
43 DEGREES BELOW ZERO
Europe Too Is in Grip of One of
Most Disastrous Storms
in History-Rel
in Sight.

New York. Jan. IL. Relief from. the
intense cold weather which has held
the eastern and New England states
in its grasp for the last two days, is
promised tonight or tomorrow. Today
however, zero weather or below still
prevails along the middle and north
Atlantic seaboard. Reports from the
west early today indicated that the ris-
ing temperatures which brought relief
there yesterday would reach the lake
regions today and weather forecasters
say they are extending eastward.
While the cold wave has been sweep
ing this country, Europe. too, has felt
a drop in temperature from Norway
to southern France. Vienna, Berlin
and many other German cities report
unprecedented drops in the tempera
turc. Drift ice is running in the Dan
ube river and in Paris business for
the past "a hours has been at a stand
conditions are held responsible for a
serious rise In the death rate and an
epidemic of influenza.
Gable dispatches last night from
Milan stated that heavy SHOWS were
falling in the Alps. and the intense
cold had driven wolves to prey on
cattle
In New York state the lowest tenn
perature reportcd-43 degrees below
zero-was at Harrisville.
The number of dead officially re-
ported in New York city last night
was nine. but police and health Of
licials believe the total will greatly
exceed that figure.
Hundreds have received treatment at
hospitals and thousands of homeless
men and women have been sheltered
in mission and municipal lodging
houses. Because of the needs Of the
poor for coal. 400 coal teamsters who
have been on strike returned to work
agreeing to leave their demands 10,
increased pay to arbitration
While receding, waters in the New
York arbor, which reached level no,
equaled in many wears. tied up tug
boats and halted ferry boat service
and ice on the Hudson river put ferries
at Tarrytown. Nyack and other town.
out Of commission.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1914-01-15
ELoPlNG GIRL RAILS AT
ARREST UNDER MANN LAW

Mobile, Ala. Jan. 15;-"'rhe Mann
law is a wicked law. What right mas
the United States to legislate away the
heart of a wonan?"
Teartully Miss Delilah Bradley
sohbed this denunciation today of the
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1914-01-15
HOUSE VIII Ac1.

Na4hington Jam. "a. Chaii'nli'l
Foster, of the House mines committee,
today 90, Monday for hearing on the
bin TO authorize President Wilson to
withhold ;,ll rldium rights in mineral
lands for the go"crnineat.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1914-01-15
SEVERAL VESSELS MISSING;
COAST EASHED BY GALES

Boston. Jan. 14.-Although the
northwest gale has abated somewhat
today. the New England coast was still
lashed by terrific seas and shipping
was endangered Nothing had been
learned early today ns to what became
of the crew OF six men who abandoned
the ship John Paul, which was picked
up by the revenue cutter Acushnet in
Nantucket sound and afterwards sank
The Acushnet. which spent a busy
day yesterday by assisting distressed
vessels, stood BY the schooner q. NJ.
Porter, New York for Calais. through
the night The Porter was ashore on
XIII Pond bar. off Bass river.
The British schooner Greta. which
disappeared after she had raised sig
nails OF distress near Half Moon shoal
Monday night, was still missing. as
wns the Nantucket fishing schooner.
Two Brothers, caught in the storm
Monday off Snnkaty light
The temperature remained below
zero throughout New England. Trains
were delayed by the difficulty of max
ing steam and there was mach snf-
fering
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1914-01-15

Yarmouth. y. s.. Jan. la.-W Wreck
age dtitted ashore here this afternoon
whether it ca,nc from the wrecked
stcainbei Gohcquid The weather was
very bad
New York, Jan IL. The North Ger
manLloyd liner tSron Prinzessin
Seelis reported Yesterday to he among
the y.ssna racing to the rescue of the
iins Nantucket at 43o a. M. today
and should reach her pier here this
afternoon. No word has been received
by the iHe this morning from her COM
rnander as to whether he received the
t'ubeauId's s rnll for help
ihe officers OF the Cohcquid are:
Captain j. IuWson.
l'h!ef Officer +. w. Kirby
Second Officer w r. Bullet.
Third Officer Il. F. Powell
Purser H. Houghton
Surgeon w. II. Lister
Shi"f s i1nsin"er .; NJ: Douglas.
Third Engineer A Forsyth
Fourth Engineer q. H. Lang
Fifth Engineer II H. Ciladwin.
Wireless Operators j. w. 1itcher and
! Il. It. Scripton.
| Chics Steward q G. Porter
1 The weather was clear ana warmer
at moor. The wind had moderated
! considerably and the vapor was slowly
/; disappointing.
| Word was received from ,'ampobello
tha. the Tytian sailed ut noon to search
I for the Cooequid Tho Tyriln will
cruise around the southern end of
lGrand Mnnan and if unsuccessful there
VIII search along the Nova Scotia
shore OFT the BAY Of Fundy
A wireless message from tho steamer
i lSannahanaoch. bound here from Hail.
fax, reported that it Passed Frier ISL
land and Grand Manan without seeing.
any sign of the Cobequid
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1914-01-15
COLD WAVE IN OHIO.

Cleveland. Ohio, Jan. l4--clnvelantl
faced the coolest weather of the win
ter today when at o'clock the te1n-
perature vas 2 above zero.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1914-01-15
ARGUMENTS CLOSED

Washington Jan l4-A-guments
over the limitation of liability OF the
owners of the Titanic, We're closed today
in tho supreme court
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1914-01-15

DdIdpt0 dF6d dTOGElO ".
2.-The prohibition Of interIock
ina direetorates.
3.-location Of individual re-
sponsibility and the fixina Of per-
sonal Guilt for all violations.
4.-The creation of an interstate
trade commission to perform the
functions not only of bureau of
information. but to determine by its
Investigations whether DEGREES of
dissolution or mandates of the court
are carried out.
So far ~ possible it is said the in
tcntion of the administration to obtain
from these committees. bills on which
they are oil agreed and before the
measures covering the desired field are
introduced ii is the presidents hope
that he may be consulted and that tho
bills will be launched with the stamp
of administration approval lust as was
the case with the tariff and currency.
An effort will bn made to distinguish
for the business world those measures
w which have the backing OF the pre.si-
dent and those may represent indi-
ridnal views of members of congress.
thought tho presidents friends in con-
greSs hope 10 reduce the number of
personal bills TO a minimum.
II was said today that the prcs-
dents forthcoming message sat!efie.'
the trust views oi cNcrN member of the
cabinet and that those members in
close tonch with the bi!5iness world be-
li.ve IN" industry of the country viii!
find healthfll r,.lssIrince in it,
Senators Like Plan.
Members of the Senate committee,
after TWO hour conference with the
president said he had read them his
message and discussed many OF its de-
tails AT length Some of the senators
my. f.Itf fy,
commission with limited powers 10 as
isist the courts in carrying out dcNrees
of dissolution would be created. They
AN anp"atnd certain. too. that lrSisia :
zion prohibiting interlocking director
atea you'd be put through that pen
al;ies would be imposed in every case
ION Individuals and that personal guilt
would be distinctly liked
The main point in the discussion WIS
the aAten' to which th" sherman law
should be supplemented. Th" preai
dcnt is understood to have pointed out
that II Nas necessary to remove al
ldoubt as to what constituted i re-
straint Of trade. believing that public
sentirnen, no longer Was that restraints
of tr:ldn could be legal The president
seemed To ,hink that il would be well
Ia concentrate attention Of congress
ON The trust legislation 50 as u have
II out Of tho Way by June
Tho president also. j, was said, lait
emphasis on the spirit with which this
task should be approached, contcndire
that since big business Was manifest
| ing 4 disposition to conform to "thf
apjrit nf the times il was desir~bl,
| to treat tho problem with feeling a
| lfriendlincsa and co-operation rather
| than of radical antaaonisn
| Mr.. Wilson is said to have indicate,
his wish that t,ust legislation be KEEP
within we'll defined scope ana SOM
! of the senators said afterward that
| while there might be various bill
drafted they would follow the lines thu
| president pointed out today.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1914-01-15
ASKS ala SUM.

Washington d. c.. Jan. IA Mayor
Mitchell. of New York, in a . maiden
speech before d congressional gather
ing. asked the House rivers and har-
bors committee to indorSe n federal ap-
preparation of $4,000 900. for the gem
eral Improvement OF New York har-
bor Chairman Sparlunan told tho may
or and Dock Commissioner r. A. G.
Smith that the committee was alive to
the importance of improving the har-
1,nr
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1914-01-15

OTHER GREAT QUAkEs.

1Sla-Genoa. Palermo and Rome
damaged and thousands
killed
; 1S29-ln Spain: Murcia and
several other towns de-
; stroyed, 5000 killed.
1Sal-Town of Melfi. in Italy.
laid in ruins and $4,000
lives lost
1867 Several towns IL, the
kingdom of Naples de-
) stroyed: 10000 lives lost
7 1859 Quito devastated and
: nearly 1000 killed.
? lSG0ZAt Mendoza, South Amer
: ica. two-thirds of the city
and 1000 lives lost.
? lS6S-Several cities and towns
in Ecuador and Peru de-
siroyed; $4,000 lives lost.
lsS1--ln Java, 10000 lives lost.
: 1856 Charleston. $ G.. and
eastern coast of the Uni
: ted States. Al lives lost
and property damage es-
timated at $4,000, 900.
; l$sl-Shock felt u, San Fran
cisco. Severe earthquakes
in Japan; estimated s.
600 killed. 1000 injured
and $4,000 houses de
stroEed.
: 1902 Eruption of Mont Peele
in island OF Martinique;
city of St Pierre de-
stroyed and about 10000
: people killed
1so;, North India; $4,000 killed.
1906 Region about Vesuvius:
loss Of life. 5000
) 1906 san Francisco: 1000 lives
lost
) 1905 Italy and Sicily lo5,ooo
lives lost.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1914-01-15
Eamine Adds to Distress,

With the distress caused BY the vol
canic cruptions and earthquakes in the
south and serious famine in the north,
the government is bending every en-
ergy to relieve the double aff1iction.
Naval vessels with food and other SUP
plies will be sent as speedily as pos
sible.
In Toxic this morning sulrhurous
odor in the air WAS followed by squalls.
thunder and rain. The storm is at
trlbuted to the disturbances in the
south
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1914-01-15

ojo says that another volcano located
at Kirishima, TO the northeast of Kago-
shirna. broke out into eruption on jan
uary l2. throwing the vicinity into
complete darkness. Ashes fell to the
depth of an inch in the surrounding
district. but no great damage was done.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1914-01-15

of Sakura- .Jirna. Energies there arc
directed toward the repair of the rail-
roads SO that water and rice may ht
sent to the hungry refugees near kaso-
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1914-01-15
WILSON OUTLINES
HIS TRUST VIEWS
Cabinet and Congressional!
Leaders Believe Business
World Will Be Pleased
With Message.

Washington. Jan. IL President Viii
son conferred TODAY With congressional
leaders on trust legislation He talked
in the forenoon with Chairman New
lands and democrats OF the Senate m
terstate commerce committee and ne
served the late afternoon ior a second
conference with Chairman Clayton and
democrats OF the House judiciary COM
mittee.
To the latter committee the president
had given preliminary outline OF the
ideas before CONGRESS- recessed three
weeks ago. Today the president was
prepared to discuss with the two COM
mittees. which will be in charge Of
trust legislation. specific points in his
program.
What Plans Provide.
While the president has not received
his views on detailed legislation, he
hopes that his ness;ss,. viii be the
guiding influence that will keep the
scope Of activity within . well defined
compass. eliminating 80 far as pos
sib!e amy congestion OF radical bills
that might be nisinterpreted by the
outside world 80 far as Is known the
cardinal features at the presidents
plan are:
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1914-01-15
DIST RESS SIGNAL
OF ST RANDEDSH|P
PICKED UP At SEA.
Several Vessels Catch Faint
Purr of IS. o. s." Call From
Cobeauid, But Get
No Response.
STEAMER SIGHTED TODAY
Wreckage Floating in on Waves
Causes Fear That Mail
Liner May Not Be
Reached in Time.

Yarmouth, N. s.. Jan. 14.-The
Royal Mail Packet company's
steamer cobeauid was sighted
aground ON Trinity lodges, near
here. when the fog lifted today.
The greater part Of the steamers
hull is above water and it is be-
iieved that those on board are safe.
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The greater part Of the steamers
hull is above water and it is be-
ieved that those on board are safe.
ST John ~ Is. Jan. IL. The faint
piirr of an IS. o. S" from the miss
ing steamer cobeqllitl WAS picked up
at several points in the Bay OF F'unlly
at 10 o'clock today and revived hope for
the safety o., the vessel and the 120
persons Oh board
The wireless was not sufficiently
strong or continuous to give the loca-
ton of the vessel but indicated that
She had survived "A tempesteous night
and that there was still a chance fer
her passengers and crew.
The Canada Northern liner Royal
George caught the cry OF distress three
times and heard the steamer Lady
l.aurIet reply asking for the location
the CobequiG could be made out. The
Lady Laurter went out from Halifax
yesterday to take part in the search
and ought to be near the wreck to-
day. 1t Is still believed that the Cobe-
quid struck on one OF the Grand Manan
Lodges and that Captain Howson
mistooll the point for Briar Island.
when he first called for assistance at
daylight Yesterday.
Wreckage Comes Ashore.
During the forenoon wreckage be-
gan to come ashore on the Yarmouth
slei. of tine Bay OF Fundy 1t was ap-
pafentlN from steamer and made
plain from the weather conditions dur
Ing the past "a hours that some vessel
hn 81
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1914-01-15

Toxic. Jan. 15.-Official reports this
afternoon from southern Japan where
volcanic eruptions and earthquakes
have caused heavy loss of life, panic
and great property damage, are that
the eruption OF the volcano Of Salsura-
-Jiina. which has caused the most de-
a:2sfnfinr &c .ataaf firer
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-25

coal in Hon Furnace and less on that fsce,
perhapsly I should feel less iced
could not chide that denaturized man. yet
! thought so.
After dinnereat he approach to Kitchen and
say: Togo" he say, with doggish voice, fur
nsces are made for heats. Otherwisely We
would use ice-boxes which is Just as hand
some ANY cook who cannot feed my furnace
should 10 banlshed for cruelty"
81 understand this knowledge" report chiv-
alronsly.
Did yo1 permit Hon. Furnace to go out?'
-Ah. no: not did" This say. 81 watch
him entire day and give you my truthful In
surance he did not leave that cellar"
Tonight you must compel him to heat no
matter how desperate you act, he snarrel. de
parting of With bang-slam.
At hearing such adjectives, angry RACES
sled my hair with scorn. What is so migrate
full as ingratitude2 Nothingii Had not sat
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-25

this sight Hon. Steam Gag leap onward to 81
and that cave where Furnace lived become quite
unstroke And when fetched forth excelsior
shave quenched with kerosene. never observed
Hon. Furnace chew more satisfaction. Coal
added in hodd--when--Oh, lookii
Hon. Steam Gag had arrived at II and was
pointing his reckless finger further upl This
could not happenlli remember how Hon. Mrs.
had cautiously warned that Hon. Furnace
would get steamed brain and explode from de-
mentia II Hon. Gag surpass 20 lbs. Yet there
he was approaching 80 with mean taxi-cicki
What should heroes do with such circum-
stancesf thought lightning. Too much
fire make too much steam too much steam
make blow-ofr. Therefore FIRE must quit at
Oncely. With rapid coalscuttle make outrush
to Kitchen sink where / I'll him with water
and make backrush to cellar. l open mouth Of
Hon. Furnace and embracing my elbows, throw
water with awful strength What did that cruel
furnace reply thenf
wfIOOSH!li's'
Out-jump of steam, cooked coal and stmos-
phere suppress me backwards with such rapidity
that hurricaned through doors and / win
dow, arriving in outside snow-bank on the seat
OF my stumach.
What deed have you done now?" scram Hon.
Mrs from topside porch.
Your furnace Just discharged me- I nop
back disgustly.
Il congratulate him. she narrate Then she
make earnest close-down to window so thers
sat surrounded by frost
Hoping you are the same,
Yours truly
HAsHTMURA rUCo.