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The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-07-04
SALEM in FLAMES
Half of Historic Massachusetts
City Destroyed in a
Few Hours.
TEN THOUSAND HOMELESS
Disastrous Conhasration Starts From
Mysterious EXpIosion-FaiIure of
Water Supply flinders Firemen.

Salem, Mass.-NearIy half the "Old
Witch City of Salem. rich in historic
buildings and tradition. has been de-
vastated by a fire that caused an es-
timated loss of $20,O00,O0O, destroyed
a thousand buildings. including a
score of manufacturing establish
ments, and made ten thousand of the
forty-f1ve thousand residents homeless.
The fire originated in the Kor1
Leather Factory on the west side OF
the city about 2 o'clock in the after
noon, swept through the shoe and
leather manufacturing district, ruin
ing every building In a curving path
two miles long and more than a half
mile wide.
Burning embers, carried by a strong
northwest wind. started fires in two
other sections, the fashionable resi-
Dental district adjacent to La Fay
cite street and a manufacturing and
tenement house district on the PENN
sula bounded by Palmer's Cove, South
river and the water front.
An Oil Plant ExpIodes.
Late in the evening brands kindle.t
a fourth fire in the plant of the Salem
Oil Company in Mason street, north
west of the Essex county courthouse.
A terrific explosion occurred when the
oil tanks blew up and showers of
sparks fell threateningly on a part of
the town which before had not been
in imminent danger. This fire, how
ever. was checked after it had de-
stroyed the oil company's plant and
thirteen houses.
When the flames were under con-
troll at II o'clock all the historic and
literary landmarks had escaped de-
struction. These included the Pea
body Museum, Essex Institute, Old
Custom House, where Nathaniel Haw-
thorne did much of his literary work.
and ''The House of the Seven Gables, ="
made famous by the novelist.
Old Landmarks Safe.
At midnight the fire was burning
on Derby street, not far from the
Peabody Museum, but it was believed
that the building and its valuable col
lection of curios would be saved.
1.-The House of the Seven Gables"
was also in the danger zone.
Several buildings were dynamited
and late at night it looked as il the
fire had been checked. No fatalities
had been reported up to midnight, but
in the confusion it was impossible to
determine the casualties. Fifty in
jured persons were received at tie
hospitals.
Thousands of the homeless are
camped on Salem Common and the
city. is policed by militiamen-
The great destruction was due to
poor water pressure.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-07-04
FOUR MEN DIE IN ELEVATOR
Rope With Metal Core Became
Charged With Electricity in a
Boston Storage Plant.

Boston, Mass.-Four men were cleo
trocised in a peculiar manner at the
Eastern avenue plant of the Quincy
Market Cold Storage Company here.
An elevator rope with a metal core,
which had become exposed by the
wearing off of a fiber covering, came
in contact with an electric current.
The men. grasping the rope on sue
cessive floors in an effort to stop the
car after the first victim had started
it, were shocked to death.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-07-04
Wilson Predicts = Boom.

Washington, D. ca new consti-
tuition OF freedom for business is
the object Of the administration trust
legislation program, President Viii
son declared, addressing a party Of
Virginia editors at the White House.
He predicted the country was on the
verge of a great business revival
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-07-04

Washington, D. C.-President WI
son gave little girl from Los Ange-
les. Cal. what she described as the
sweetest kiss ever had" The girl
was Laura Margaret Reilly, the 10
year-old daughter OF Charles T. Reilly.
a Princeton graduate.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-07-04
snIpinu At Vera Cruz.

Washington, D. persistent re-
ports of sniping by Mexican federals
on the American outposts at Vera
Cruz and rumors. Of Constitutionalist
further advances toward the City Of
Mexico have served to stir interest
in the Mexican situation
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-07-04

Pueblo, Colo.-Miss Lucille Meyers,
20 years old. daughter of ]. W Mey-
ers, a rich Pueblo man, is dead as the
result Of a motor car accident at mid
night, when a machine she was driv-
ing plunged over an S-foot embank-
ma0f
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-07-04

San Angelo. Tez-On some Of the
sheep ranches west Of here the grass
has grown 20 such an unusual height
that sheePnen have lost many lambs
in the tail grass The lambs gel, away
from the ewes and herders fail to find
them
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-07-04
The Grade CROSSING AGAIN.

Cambridge, Md.-Harvey h Buker
was killed, Mrs. Roy Smith probably
fatally injured and Mr. BukeTs wife
and Miss Lillian Jones were injured
when their motor car vas struck by
q passenger train near Preston, Nd.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-07-04
BeIva Lockwood injured in FAIL.

Washington, D. C.-Miss BelYa A.
Lockwood, the only woman who ever
ran for the presidency OF the United
States, fell in her Office here and
suffered a broken arm and shoulder.
Miss Lockwood is "a years old.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-07-04
RIack Hand KiIIs Enen1Y

Chicago, In-Frank De Mario. an
Italian employed as an investigator
into several recent Little Italy shoot
ings, was shot and killed within q
hundred yards OF Death Corner"
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-07-04
Greece calls Naval Reserves.

AtheDs.-Seven classes of the Greek
naval reserves have been called to the
colors, the Official explanation of the
mobilization being the increase of
the feet and the naval maneuEers to
begin next week.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-07-04
court pivldea Motor car.

Aurora, Ill-Custody OF the motor
car every other day was part Of the
temporary award to Mrs Frances
Simpson here in divorce suit brought
by D. w Simpson, a wealthy manu-
facturer. The case viii be tried in
October
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-07-04
Iudae Zinc - cohh-

Detroit, Mich.-A fine Of $50 for dis
turbing the peace was imposed on
Ty Cobb here when he appeared be-
fore Police Justice Jenries and,
through his attorney, entered 4 plea
Of guilty to the charge.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-07-04
a steamer a. a. Rocks.

Lands End, Englend.-The Belgian
steamer Gothland, from Montreal for
Rotterdam, went ashore on the rock
two miles to the northeast OF the
Bishop Rock, Sicily Islands.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-07-04

Father browns Where Son Drowned.
Eurea Springs, Ark.-S. F. Pratt,
merchant, lost his life in White river
while bathing. twenty-five years ago
his son was drowned within fifty feet
of the same place
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-07-04
Liuri.d e peath From Train.

Atchison. Kan.-R- NJ. Adams OF An
derson, Ind, was stabbed and hurled
to his death from 3 freight train on
which he was riding near here. His
BODY rolled under the train
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-07-04
one Dies in Hotel EIre.

Greensboro, n. CT. CoIlum, trav-
cling salesman of Philadelphia, was
killed in a fire which destroyed the
Guilford hotel. Four guests were in
jured.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-07-04
Three Die at Grade crossing.

Greenville, Mich.-Three persons
are dead and one is fatally injured
as the result OF a motor car being
struck by 3 Pere Marquette passenger
train at BALES crossing
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-07-04
oHered esbv 70 Psv Thsft.

Chicago, nl-Mrs. Laura Dombrcz-
SKI, charged With stealing Z holt o.
silk from q dressmsker. offered to
give her baby TO the dressEakeF as
recompense.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-07-04
OLD NEW YORK FIRM FAILS
Claim 4 Co., in Dry Goods Business
for 100 Years, Goes into
Receivers Hands

New York. N announcement
was made here that all the so-calIed
Claim stores. strictly speaking, would
be closed. pending adjustment OF the
company's affairs
Declaring that the only fear con-
corning this suspension is its ply
choIlogivaI' effect. Dow. Jones & Co
said:
There is not only confidence in the
honor of John Claim. but confidence
that there is more than 100 cents on
the dollar in goods at present prices
behind all the notes. even IL they
amount to 44 million dollars
The Jones store in Kansas City is
not strictly speaking q Clahin store
and VIII remain open
Kansas City-FoIlowing the action
of creditors Of the H B. CIafin Com
pany of New York, who obtained the
appointment of receivers for the con-
Germ in that city, a similar proceed
ing was instituted here against the
Jones Stores Company, the stock OF
which is owned by the Claims.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-07-04
Minister Of Venezuela pies.

Washington. D. ClP. Ezequiel Re-
jas. 20 years cid. minister from Ven
ezueIa, is dead at Atlantic City, N J.
He was appointed minister IN 1903.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-07-04

RIackle9 in caftIe.-BlackIeg has
broken out among The cattle in sew
eral neighborhoods in Saline county.
Martin Johnson, farmer in the
Bachelor Greek settlement, has lost
eleven head. Veterinarians believe
they have the disease checked.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-07-04

Has Big crop.-W. c. Edwards. for
mer postmaster at Wichita and for
mer secretary of state of Kansas, has
5000 acres of wheat to garner near
LaTned. He believes his yield will be
10000 bushels. He will store half
of it. The tendency of farmers in that
district is to hold their wheat and not
dump it until the price gets better.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-07-04

Crazed by Heath crazed condi-
ton Albert Peters of Kansas CITY.
Kan, 40 years old, was found near
Eureka Lake, six miles west of Man
haitian. About $500 was found in his
pockets. Most of the money was in
drafts.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-07-04

New Bank at Red~ins.-A charter
has been granted for bank at Red.
wing with q capitalization Of SO. 600.
The organizers are julius Brockel,
@. L. Koch, H. A. Ref, Fred KEug
and Alec Moore.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-07-04

Fire Destroys Wheat.-A field of 100
acres of wheat, belonging to Jacob
Ochs of Wheatland township, in the
north part of Barton county, was de-
stroyed by fire Reports of how the
fire started conflict
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-07-04

Onions Kill conVict.-A meal of
fried onions proved fatal to Jacob
Admire, an aged prisoner at the state
penitentiary, and caused five others
several hours of agony. At meal time
friend onions was the principal item
on the bill of fare served to the men
working on the prison island farm.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-07-04

Five Prisoners lnjured.-Five pris-
oners OF the military prison at Fort
Leavenworth sustained serious in
juries when scaffold fell on them
from the side of the new prison build
ing. Edward Stanley's injuries NAV
prove fatal
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-07-04

Burglars at loIa.-The Chicago Luna-
Der Company's Office at lola was
robbed recently. Safeblowers placed
three charges Of dynamite in the nm
locked safe and failed to get ANYTHING
OF value A large file and niece of
iron, which looks Ike a tool fron, .
threshing machine, were found
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-07-04

Empcria Pioneer Dies.-James
Smith, a resident of Emporia since
1878, died at his home there recently
Of pneumonia He vas born in Lon
don in 1888, and came to America In
1870. He was elected mayor Of En-
poria in 1895.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-07-04

Unknown Man kiIIed.-An unknown
man, carrying a basket of blackber-
ries on the railroad track, was killed
by a Santa Fe train at Brazilton the
other afternoon.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-07-04

''White Way for Pittsburo-work
will be started soon on the illumina-
ton system or white way" of Pitts
burg. The whole business part of the
city is included in the district to be
lighted by clusters of electric lamps
set on ornamental posts.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-07-04

Mine Strike settIed.-The strike at
the mines of the Grove Coal Company
has been settled and the 500 miners
who had been out two days returned
to work.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-06-03
WILL HOUSE U. S. WORKERS.
Ground Broken for Building Near
DEPARTMENT of Apriculture

Ground has been broken south of the
Department OF Agriculture building for
new structure, which. although not own
ed by the government, will house con-
siderable portion of the Department of
Agriculture's working force that is now
scattered in inadequate quarters some
government owned and some rented The
new building is the south side of 3
street facing what is known as the west
wing Of the Department of Agriculture
and just east of the Office of public roads
1t Will be an eight-story building with
5000 square feet of floor space 1t Is
Intended now to move the forest service
from the Atlantic building, on + street
which il has occupied for years and to
utilize the new building in housing the
department library, the biological survey
and the division of markets, which is now
IN a portion of the new rented building
on 18th street opposite the bureau of en-
craving and printing. The new building
will cost about 500 900. 1t is expected
10 have il ready for occupancy next De-
cenber
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-06-03
Demand for Equal Treatment.

TT is said that the protest of Great
Britain against our action in this tolls
matter is a denial of our right to exempt
our vessels from TOLL said Senator Sim
mons. land is therefore an impeachment
of our right as the sovereign of the ter
ritory and owner of the canal. There is
no foundation for these suggestions.
Great Britain does not deny our rights
to exempt our vessels from tolls; her
position is exactly the reverse; she admits
that right. she simply says, if we shall
see fit to exercise that right and exempt
our vessels, that we have entered into
a binding agreement with her to exempt
hers also. Is that an impeachment of
our sovereignty?
In conclusion Senator Simmons said:
THE President of the United States has
declared in a solemn message to Congress
determinations in this act violate our
treaty promises The Secretary of State
equal to any of his predecessors in that
office, is understood to agree with him.
A large portion of our people also believe
that this act violates our treaty obliga-
tons. Can We afford to pursue a course
which the President, who has been
chosen by the people to represent our
government in its foreign relations in
an official utterance declares is in con-
prevention of a contract We have made
with a friendly nation, and in the per-
Torrance of which all maritime nations
of the world are interested"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-06-03
$4,000 PROMISED REDS.
Cincinnati Fans Will Give Players
That if They Win Pennant.

CINCINNATI, June 3.-If Charley Her
zog can pilot the Reds into their first
championship the now thoroughly aroused
base ball fans of this city will donate
to them twenty-five thousand ollar
purse to be divided among the heroes.
The recent work of the reiuvenated
Reds has aroused the fans to such in
tense excitement that nothing but base
ball and the Reds are talked of these
days. There is not one bug" in ten
here who does not treasure a thought of
seeing the local club paired off with an
American League entry next fall in the
worlds series tiff. Although it is long
way to October, Cincinnati fans are con-
ndent that they have at last secured a
club which will bring home the bacon "
The attendance at the local games to
date has broken all records, and Garry
Hermann and his associates will cut the
biggest melon in the history of the club if
herzog proteges can maintain their
present dizzy pace.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-06-03
Former Big Lacquer Dead.

BAKER. Ore. June 3.-Father J. J.
Murphy. Catholic priest, formerly a
member of the Detroit American League
team. died here Monday. night. He was
forty-three years old. From college he
went to the major leagrie base bali club
ana won honors. later retiring to take
LNo years ago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-06-03
Movie Men to Select Delegates

NJ a meeting of the Moving Picture
Exhibitors League. 10 he held tomor-
row afternoon in the Perpetual Build
inG Association hall at the corner of
ilth and f streets northwest seven
delegates to the national convention at
Dayton, Ohio. are to be chosen. The
convention is to he held during the week
of July =. and motion picture exhibitors
from all parts ot'the United States are
"Spected to he in attendance at the
sessions.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-06-03
Obligation to Panama.

Continuing, Senator Simmons said:
Elaborate arguments have been
made to show that we own the Canal
Zone; that our title and sovereignty
over it is complete. l suppose we own
this Canal Zone, and l have no DISPOSE
ton to raise the slightest question
about our sovereignty over it Let us
dismiss all question about the legality
fof our title .End sovereignty over the
Canal Zone. Still the question remains
how did we get that title and acquire
THAT sovereignty? The s10000,006 we
paid for this strip of land is a mere
bagetelle compared with its actual
value. The payment of this money was
not the real consideration. The real
consideration was the assurance and
promise. ungrudgingly given by us and
implicitly relied upon by Panama, that
we would construct a canal through
this strip and operate It in perpetuity
on terms of entire equality to the in
teroceanic commerce of the world. This
question has been discussed as if no.
body was concerned in the guarantee of
equality except Great Britain. Even
Panama's rights have been ignored.
That is wide of the mark. Great Brit
ain and Panama alone have contractual
rights in this behalf. it is true, but all
treaty, are joint beneficiaries of the
tries"
The reputation of these pledges. Sen
ator Simmons said would discredit the
United States throughout the world, and
would affect unfavorably our commercial
and political relations
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-06-03
Thinks Taft Was Doubtful.

Senator Simmons said that former
President Taft had been cited as a great
LAWYER, who believes the United States,
under the treaty, has right to dis
criminate in favor of American coast
wise trade.
IF former President Taft had no mis-
givings as to the correctness of this
opinion" said Senator Simmons, why
did he supplement his approval of the
canal act of 1872 with memorandum
suggesting the passage of an act by Con-
gress submitting the question of our
right to make this discrimination to the
supreme Court of the United States for
its advice and decision? If he had no
misgivings. why his emphatic declaration
in New York last January of his willing
ness even eagerness, to submit this ques-
ton to arbitration?
Senator simmons insisted that the ne
gotiators of the treaty had never con-
templated the exemption of any Ameri-
can vessel of commerce from the pay
ment of tolls He said that the action
of the Senate upon the Bard amendment
proposing the exemption of American
coastwise vessels was conclusive proof
also that the Senate had not intended
any such exemption.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-06-03
Senator Simmons Argues for
Repeal Of Bill Exempting
coastwise Shipping.
PRESIDENT TAFT
DID NOT FEEL SECURE
Cites Willingness to Arbitrate as
Evidence of Weakness
of Contention.

carefully prepared argument in sup
port of the Panama canal tolls repeal
hill was made in the Senate today by
Senator Simmons of North Carolina. who
has been leading the fight for repeal.
Senator Simmons answered in detail the
objections which have been raised by the
opponents of repeal. He contended that
under the provisions of the Hay-Paunce-
fote treaty the United States is bound to
give equal treatment to the vessels OF all
the world. including the United States.
He contended. too. that to permit the
exemption of American coastwise vessels
would not only violate the treaty. but
that 1t would work discrimination
against vessels of other countries. not
withstanding the fact that the coastw1se
trade of the United States is by law re-
stricted to American vessels.
When the canal is opened the Pacific
coast will buy it's coal. said Senator
Simmons ''let US say. either from Wales
or from some Atlantic coast port OF the
United States. II from Wales. it will
have to be transported in a-foreign vessel
or in an American overseas vessel. and
will be required TO pay tolls. II shipped
from an Atlantic port, it will pay no tolls
through the canal.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-01-26
NEW CLUB FORMS
Old Officers of Eaton Com
mercial Club Reelected.

EATON, Ohio, Jan 26.-The Eaton
Commercial club has been re-organ-
lied by the reelection of the old
corps of officers. They follow: Pres
ident, w. o. Gross; vice president,
J. II. Norman; secretary, L. L.
Brown; treasurer, Charles F. Brooke,
Jr. An executive committee will be
appointed later by President Gross
At the last regular meeting resolu-
tons were adopted by the club in an
endeavOr to have Franklin street ex-
tended north to Somers street and
to secure the erection of new bridge
across Seven Mile creek on West
Main street.
A committee composed of Secreta-
ry Brown, James Sharkey and j. H.
Jones has been named to arrange for
the clubs annual banquet, which
probably will be held early in Feb
ruary. Upon this occasion the club
hopes to have present John H. Pat
tersOn and Probate Judge r. w. Bag
gott, Of Dayton, and DR.. Harry G. Hill
of indianapolis. At a later meeting
United States Senator Theodore E.
Burton will be present.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-01-26
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