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Evening star., 1914-02-16
RIOTING OVER PASTOR
More Than 200 May Be Arrested for
Contempt at South Bend.

SOUTH BEND. Ind. February 10
Indications today are that more than
200 persons will be arrested and
charged with contempt of court AZ a
result Of rioting near -, Casimjr.s
Church yesterday. when sheriff swan
son attempted to install Rev. Stanis-
laus GruZa as Pastor
That further troEbl. is antieipated is
shown by the threats e,nanating from
the west side to the effect thar a.,
temptS will he made on III. lives Of
policemen VINO wer" i'll the squad
around the church sunday. That MANY
persons were not killed yesterday was
due to the fact that police were diplo-
matte enough to withhold a displav or
firearms, realizing that two-tilirds OF
the mob were armed. no attempt being
made to conceal them.
Eishop ". j. Alerdins of Fort Wayne
is expected here today.
Evening star., 1914-02-16
MlLITANTS STARTLE CITY
WHEN CANNON IS FIRED
Adopt Unusual Method to Arouse
Cotton Workers at Blackburn
With Crimean War Relic.

BLACKBURN. England. February is
Militant suffragettes early today fired
a huge cannon captured from the Rus
slans III one of the battles of the
CrImean war. For sixty years il had
stood silent as an ornament in the
city park The whole city was shaken
by the explosion and people focked
into the streets In the darkness. fear
ing that a disaster had occurred In the
neiShborhood. for it was not until day-
light that the cause of the explosion
Was learned Then it was found that
the suffragettes had carefully cleaned
from the bore of the gun over half a
century's accumulation of gravel and
stones before ramming home a heavy
charge Of gunpowder.
In the vicinity. attached TO a tree.
! foated d long strip of calico inscribed
! Wake UP. Blackburn. The labor
party which claims for justice and
freedom supports "a government that
tortures woman under tn. Infamous
eat and mouse act
The idea of the nilitants was to rousc
thu cotton workers of the city to sun
port their propaganda.
Evening star., 1914-02-16
HEARING IN CINCINNATI.
Bankers Present Claims of City for
Regional Bank Center.

'INC1NNATL February 16-Secre-
tary McAdoo of the Treasury Depart
ment a"d Secretary Houston of the
Department Of Agriculture today heard
arguments as to the advantages of Gin
cinnati as d regional bank center
After the Cleveland meeting tomor-
row the committee will return to
Washington.
William 5. Rowe president of the
First National Bank who had been
named by Cincinnati bankers as chair
man Of the local COMMITTEES. was the
'irst to appear He was followed by
Charles ~ ilmrh, president of the Gin
cinnati Clearing House Association
Other speakers tor Cincinnati were
President George +. bieterlc OF the
chamber of commerce.. President +. W.
Edwards of the Business Mems Club
and. Prof. d. C. Hicks of the chair of
economics of the Cincinnati University.
Evening star., 1914-02-16
ZAMAR'S TROOPS PURSUE
ARMIES OF THEODORE
Government Forces Win Two Vic.
tories Over tic Rebels in
North Haiti

CAPE HAlTIEN, Haiti February IL.
Two victories were won yesterday by
the armies sent to the north by Presi-
dent Orestes Zamor to suppress the
revolution under the leadership of
senator Davilmar Theodore.
The first success was gained at Plais-
ance d town Oh the road from Gonaises
TO Cape Haitien.- where a strong de-
tachment of rebel troops was routed
The second encounter took plac. AT
Port de TaiX. which had been in the
hands of the rebels since the outbreak
of the revolution. but which was reoc-
,upied by the government troops todas
f:.n. Carlos Zamor. minister of the in
terror. and i. brother OF the new presi-
dent, is in command.
The government troops today CON
,inued the advance on Cape Haitien
Evening star., 1914-02-16
Friends Demand Inquiry.

BUFFALO. y. y. February ia com
plete investigation Of the affairs Of form
er State Treasurer John j. Kennedy. who
committed suicide at his hotel iiere yes
terlay, was demanded today by his
friends and relatives here. Confidence
was expressed that such an inquiry will
disclose that the affairs Of the state
treasurer's office have been correctly adj
ministered. William II. Kennedy. the
son, sent a telegram to Gov. Giynn. urg-
ing an audit Of his fathers accounts as
state treasurer.
No explanation of the suicide was
Forthcoming today other than first given
out. that Mr. Kennedy took his life
white temporarily deranged, and that the
arrangement was caused by brooding
over the impending ordeal Of ctoss-exam- :
ination at the hands Of District Attorney
{ Charles T. Whitman. who had subpoe-
naed tic state treasurer to apoeai il New
FORK toda%-
Mr. Kennedy killed himself yesterday
noon at the Earlleen Hotel. where he
lived with his wife. sou and laughter.
He cut his throat with his razor in 4
lavatory adjoining the ballroom of the
hotel The body was found by his son.
Evening star., 1914-02-16
BIG VESSEL ICEBOUND.
Thirty-Two Members of Crew Face
Death on Lake Erie.

ASHTABULA. Ohio, February 16-
Thirty-two men are in peril aboard the
Marquette and Bessemer No. car ferry.
which is fast in the ice two miles off this
port. The big vessel has been stuck since
Saturday afternoon. and at noon today
had not been released despite the use of
large quantities of dynamite in an effort
to break the ice. Unless the craft is
freed within a few hours it's coal will be
exhausted and the crew will be in danger
OF freezing.
The car ferry started from this harbor
for Conneaut. its home port. 1t had
been at the shipyard Of the Great Lakes
Engineering Works here for several days
undergoing repairs and received orders
to get to Conneaut and prepare to 20
back into Service between that port and
Canada March J.
Evening star., 1914-02-16
AMERICAN WEDs ENGLISH GIRL
Edward Bell, Attache Of Embassy,
Marries Miss Surtees in London.

LONDON, February l6.-Edward Bell oi
New York. second secretary Of the Ameli-
can embassy in London. was married here
TODAY to Miss Bertha Etelka Surtees.
daughter of Col. Herbert Surtees, former
X OF the Coidstream Guards. The cere-
mony was performed at st. Ethelbursa $
Church, Bishopssate-
owing to the recent death OF the bride $
mother the function was quiet one
Those present wee Waite; Hines Pa,e.
I-nited States ambassador: Mrs. and Miss
I,.ye several members of the embassy
staff relatives Of the bride and Il few
friends.
Evening star., 1914-02-16
FOR NEW TRADE
COMMISSION BILL
House Committee Abandons
All Hearings on Present
''lneffectuar' Measure.
APPOINTS subcommittee
TO DRAW UP A NEW ONE
Regulation of Issuance of Stocks
and Bonds of Common Carriers
to Be Taken Up Wednesday.

abandoning further hearings, oL'tlns
Oft discussion and taking summary action
TO get actual results. the House commit
tee on interstate and foreign commerce
today appointed a subcommittee to pro-
ceed at once with the framing of new
bill for the creation OF an industrial trade
commission.
Messrs, Covinston. Sims. Tolcott. Ray
burn. Stevens and Esch are the members
of this subcommittee. and they will hold
sessions day and night until a bill is
framed.
1T is quite apparent" said Nh. Coving-
ton of the subcommittee today. from
the hearings thus far held. and from
hearings elsewhere. that none of the bills
now pending fully effectuate the views of
President Wilson
Evening star., 1914-02-16
HOLD YACHT IN NO DANGER.
Thirty Eight OF Crew of Warrior Ar
rive in New York.

NEW YORK, February 16.--Thirty-
eight members of the crew of Frederick
W. Nanderbilt's yacht Warrior. who ar
rived here today on the steamship
Prinz F.itel Friedrich. said that when
they left the yacht aground off Cape
Augusta. Colombia. she was standing
r., well undel heavy seas, and i'll no
danger OF III eakinS up.
The wreckins steamer Relief took most
of the crew off the Yacht February /
and landed them at Puerto Colombia
The captain and nine others remained
aboard the Warrior.
Evening star., 1914-02-16
TEN FIRES IN ALBANY.
Below Zero Weather Adds to Diff
ficulty of Fighting Flames.

ALBANY, y. y. February 16.-Al lbany
;iremen responded to ten alarms early
today The Albany Creamery Packing
toInpany's four-story plant was destroy
ed with a loss placed at S15o,Un.
Twenty-Five persons were forced to flee
from a Cary street apartment house.
Every piece OF apparatus in the city was
summoned Two feet of snow and a
temerature OF 6 degrees below zero ham
pered the firemen.-
Evening star., 1914-02-16
browns With Rescue Near.

HERMOSA BEACH. Cal. February Ii.
While his aged mother. score of
friends and more than two hundred
other persons looked helplessly on Or.
j. Brooks Alexander. Young physician
of Los Angeles, was drowned off the
beach here late Yesterday after bat
Ting for more than an hour against
"a tide rip. His body WAS no. recovered
The doctor succumbed with help within
IA few feet OF him. once lie was thrown
within few feet Of the swimmers who
were attempting to rescue him, vet
who dared not venture within the circles
of water which marked the rip"
Evening star., 1914-02-16
Cant. William H. Hand Dies.

NEW BEDFORD. Mass. February I6.-
cart. William IT. Hand. retired, died here
TODAY In 1879. as navigating Officer OF
III. revenue cutter corWin. he led the
expedition in search of the government
steamer Jeanette commanded by Lieut.
De Long, which WAS lost on the Lena
delta in Siberia.
Evening star., 1914-02-16
Entirely New Bill Necessary.

1T will be necessary to make an entire
ly new bill to overcome the objec tons
urged against some of the provisions of
pending bills and TO meet shortcomings
pointed out
Chairman Adamson of the full COM
mittee announced the suspension of the
hearings on the interstate trade com
mission bill. and said that next We'd
nesday morning at 10 o'clock the full
committee will give hearings on the bills
TO regulate the issuance of stocks and
bonds OF common carriers
Chairman Adamson was unable to
serve on the subcommittee. as he will
be absent in Georgia in attendance upon
Senator Bacons funeral. and did not
wish to delay the work on the new bill.
Evening star., 1914-02-16
Thinks Country Expects Action.

The Presidents correspondence causes
him 10 reach TIE conclusion that the
country expects legislation for further
regulation of the trusts. and comedies
with the program The deepest interest
ceiters in ,he bill creating an interstate
trade commission. The President has
found differences over the scope of au-
thorits 10 ho givea the commission, and.
80 fas as IL. Is aware. tller. is little cri;i-
fisrl of ssfe> cf the other bills.
The Presidents conferences with con-
..rcsSn n,en hav- led nim To the conclusion
that there viii 5e littl. opposition To th..
repeal OF tie Panama canal tolls pro-
vision. tle i,as not discussed the subject
with Repre- sentative Underwood uf the
House. who :avored free tolls for Alneri-
can "s.stwisc vessels. and who stands bv
his original views, IL is understood Tn.
President it IS generally believed will
have to come out with ii strong message
II support of MS position ~ SWING Con
:resS INTO ljite with him. lie has not con
tenpl:,t..l doing this. litlt may chang. his
mild later ON. 'fhere Is said tv be. no
elspositiou is Congress to taxi, up III.
,.t,,.tt ItFot4.,> lion
Evening star., 1914-02-16
PRESIDENTS COLD
IMPROVES SLOWLY
Receives Newspaper Men, But
Denies Himself to All
Other Callers.
NOT LIKELY TO ATTEND
SENATOR BACON'S FUNERAL
Discusses Public Questions and De-
tends Recognition of New PERU
Wan Government

i'eesidefi Wilson had his usual semi
weekly conference with Washington
n aspai,er men this morning. He gave
fesecn or twenty minutes to a rapid fire
questions concerning all manner OF
ass- The President received no other
{ iiers. however retiring to his study
Snr days hard work in the disposition
4 business that has piled up on him
gce lie went to bed with bad cold
a sihough improved. there were evidences
I 1; the Presidents cold is tenaciously
h lstus TO him. y slight hosrseness at
lcS and an occasional cough demon
rstt,d the wisdom Of Dr. Grayson's $
policy OF keepius the President in an
seu temperature rs long as possible
The President himself remarked that
h felt that he saved time III the end
bl going ~ bed or his room and shaking
TIE cold ;1S soon possible. He reeos-
i.ized. though, that he paid the penalty
by the heavy accumulation OF business
pointing 10 two or three thick patches
OF official papers needing action by him.
Evening star., 1914-02-16
Invited to Local Banquet.

ii . ciGhthour bill is expected to reach
the White House from the Capitol some
ti7.ie this afternoon. 1t Will iuen b.. re-
ferred to the Attorney General for his
legal opinion 1t is likely To be returned
from the Department of Justice in IN.
NEXT three or four days and probably, viii
receive the Presidents signature. hy the
end of the week.
.oiumittc' from the Washington
chamber OF Commerce, comprisirty. WI
liam = c;suic. secretary Tom Grant and
John Slsvin, called at the w hit. House
today 10 jnNire tf- President to attend
the annual tauurfet of The organization.
They offered To tiX In" date eli the ,..nt
al !, hateVcr tim" would suit ti. Pr.sI-
dents convenience Secretary Turnult,-
told them that the President would take
the Invitation under adviSement.
Evening star., 1914-02-16
John H. Harjes Is Dead.

GHASSE, France. February i6-.Iohn
II. liarJes. for many wears partner in
the banking house of Morgan. 4arjes
* 60. OF Paris. died here YESTERDAY
MIR. Eiarjes retired from active business
in 1905
Evening star., 1914-02-16
Funeral Services Wednesday.

1t is understood the funeral viii be he'd
Wednesday morning from the Chapel OF
the Blessed Sacrament, and that the
burial will be in Holy Cross celnerer:.
While the Catholic faith bars suicides
from certain rites Of the church. this
will not affect the arrangement for the
Kennedy fvneral for the fact that he is
believed to have taken his life while
Temporarily OFT Of his mind precludss
the enforcement - t'tes;e rules.
Evening star., 1914-02-16
Unjust to Injured Persons.

None OF those injured. he said, could
recover without entering upon entirely
new proceedings. in which the stature
OF limitations might apply and other
complications ensue.
Mr. Brandeis favored granting 10 indi-
viduals the right of intervention in gov
ernment equity suits. Representative
Carlin suggested that defendants had the
right to know what they go into court
for and that after they had ansu cred a
complaint this plan would permit a hun
dred, more or less, petitions to interven.
and state as many different causes of
action after the defense had replied to
the original cause. Mr.. Brandeis insisted,
that it would be fair to both sides. II.
had number of other suggestions which
he submitted.
Evening star., 1914-02-16
Brandeis Indorses Wilson's
Trust Legislation Program

indorsins the purposes Of the admin
istration trust legislation program. Louis
Brandeis Of Boston. before the Hous.
Judiciary committee. today praised Presi-
dent Wilson for Specifically sugsestine,
that the hnal decree or Judgment in trust
cases shall accrue to the benefit of all in
jured by the acts involved
Afr. Brandeis declared that in Tho st.ns-
ard Oil and Tobacco trust eases II w,e
found, after the long proceedings during
which all had had an opportunity to be
heard. that nothing happened which
couid IN any way redress the wrongs suf-
fered by those who had been crushad -
as heroes. had made it possible for tha
government 70 SUCCESSFULLY prosecute
Evening star., 1914-02-16
Expert Accountants at Work.

ALBANY, y. Y, February i6.--Ac-
countants from the controllers office to-
DAY repoI ted after examining the books
Of state Treasurer Kennedy that they
were III perfect condition The exanina-
tion today went back only TO last Moli-
day, but at that time they We're balanced
BY the same men who made the audit to-
day and pronounced correct. \ complete
audit of the books from the time Mr..
Kennedy took ofiice UP to the date of his
death probably will follow All the state
officials today expressed grief Over MI.
kennedy's dealt, and sent sympathetic
messages to his family.
AR Kennedy's successor Dill be chosen
by the legislature in joint session. At
torney General Carmody today expressed
the opinion that a aiority vote OF all
the elected legislators would be required
to select a new treasurer IN that event.
it was pointed OUT. the republicans would
have to receive assistance from the pro-
sressives or else face the possibility OF q
deadlock in case the QcinocIatS stood to-
gether. The republicans on joint ballot
are able to muster only nincty-six votes
seventy-nfne in the assembly and seven
teen in the senate-while majorii. is
Evening star., 1914-02-16
INQUIRY FOLLOWS
KENNEDY SUICIDE
Treasurer of the State of New
York Takes His
Own Life.
EXPERT ACCOUNTANTS
FIND BOOKS ALL RIGHT
No Suspicion of Wrongdoing Is En-
tertained-Was Witness in John
Doe Investigation.

NEW YORK February le.- Because
OF the suicide of John J. kennedr. ate
treasurer. VINO was to have testified to-
day. the local John Doe hearing was
postponed until Wednesday,. number
OF contractors We're under subpoena to
appear TO-DAY. but they were excused
until later. The grand jury before
which Kennedy was TO have apreared
will resume sessions tomorrow
John A. Hennessy, who was GOV. Sui
ZerS investigator Of conditions in the
state department said today that he
could not believe Kennedy; suicide had
been prompted by the Investigations now
under way.
LAS far as We could discover" Hem
messy said "ken2edy was no more than
fgurehead. He had no more TO do with
the matters now under investigation than
one of his office boys
Mr. Whitman repeated today that he
was greatly shocked at kennedys ac-
ton. and added that there was no evi-
dence of criminal wrongdoing on his
part.
Evening star., 1914-02-16
MANY FILING CHARGES
AGAINST LOAN SHARKS
Allegations Of Unlawful Interest
Placed in Hands Of Corpora
tion Counsel.

Victims Of loan sharks in the District
OF Columbia continue to 60 to the Office
of the corporation counsel i'll the District
building and present their evidence Of ex-
cessve interest having been charged on
loans.
1t is expected that before nightfall
nearly 900 persons will have sought in-
structions from Assistant Corporation
Counsel Stephens as to how they should
proceed regarding payment of their notes.
Practically every loan company in the
District. it is stated, has been named in
the complaints filed. Not only strong.
aule-bodied men, who needed ready cash
and sought the loan companies. but Grip
pies and many who are barely able to
exc out a livelihood are shown TO have
been on the books OF the loan sharks
Sample Loan Cited.
AS an Illustration of a loan negotiated
where excessive interest was charged Mr..
Stephens today gave the following:
John Doe borrowed $40 May is. 1913.
from loan company. He was to pay at
the rate of $3.50 for ten months. repre-
senting payment to the loan company
of 500 or an interest of so for the $40
for ten months If the man had paid that
interest FOR six months he would have re-
turned the loan company S41 40. or
81. 10 over what he had borrowed, said
Mr.. Stephens. lie only paid for i've
months, however. making a repayment
OF S:;4.ou.
Now by law" Mr.. Stephens said he
only has to pay $50 the $40 he bor-
rowed. And if the loan company refuses
to accept that amount. which is three
fourths of the principal. the loan COM
pany can be prosecuted.
All of the borrowers have been in
formed by the assistant corporation
counsel that they only have to repay
three -fourths of the principal. and it is
stated that in cases where the bor-
rover has rendered that amount in set
tleInent has loan company refused 1t.
Number of Cases Pending.
Mr.. Stephens said that at present there
are between forty and fifty cases now
pending in the Police Court against loan
companies. He said that as soon as
these can be placed before the court
other cases will he filed. In each in
stance of conviction it is the intention OF
the assistant corporation counsel to ask
the court to impose a Jail sentence.
The corporation counsel desires that all
persons who have been charged excess
siVe interest on loans to call at his Of
fee. Mr.. stephens will be at the Dis
.rict building from 80 to go o'clock
who cannot get there during the day.
He is to alternate each night this week
with Assistant Corporation Counsel
Whiteford.
Evening star., 1914-02-16
Investigation Urged by Sweet.

Speaker Thaddeus c. Sweet Of the as
sembly, who conferred With District At
torney Charles 5. Whitman regarding the
graft hunt Sunday night. is one of those
who urged the Kennedy investigation.
He is one of my best friends he said,
but since he took his life the day before
he was to be questioned concerning the
affairs of his office and his connection
with the bonding business. think his
friends will demand that an inquiry be
made I am sure that everything VIII
be found in proper shape
Mr.. Sweet said the Sullivan committee
should make the investigation.
Friends of Kennedy here insisted that
his suicide must have been due to = su'i-
den spell of insanity.
Evening star., 1914-02-16
Dumping Snow Into Sewers.

To-day q force OF laborers was pus az
work on + and G streets, III the business
section, 10 relieve the congestion ca -sed
by the banking oe snow thrown from
the sidewalks. Some of the snow is be-
ing dumped into the sewers ana some 10
beinp hauled short distance and da,rp-
ed on parks or streets where traffic is not
heavy.
supf. Paxton hopes he VII ie able 10
re.ier.4 The business section Should re
cold weather continue. Much OF tEe
snow already has been thrown from Ia.
cutters 70 the middle OF tlst street wier-
ii is stated. vehicles win grind il ara
MAKE melting easy when the weather
gets warmer.
Permission was given tie willard Hotel
to lump snow into nearby sewer.
stated a representative of The street
cleaning department this morning. and
SO far the representative knew, he
stated. other firm made such z re-
quest. The snow removed from
about the hotel, he said, and traffic con-
were irDflroveI