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Evening star., 1915-01-10
CLAIMS TO Be
FROM GARDEN Of EDEN
Missouri Representative Explains to
State Society That Joseph Smith
So Called Jackson County.

Representative Borland of Missouri,
author of the Borland amendment to
the District appropriation bill, has the
honor of being the only representative
Of the Garden of Eden in Congress, he
says, or, rather, that is what he told
the Missouri Society at the regular
meeting Of the organization held at
Rauschers last night.
The representative, in the course of
a history of Jackson county, his state,
came to that part Of the county's his
tory that had to do with the advent
of the Mormons. He declared that
Joseph Smith, when the Mormons final
had revelation" in which it was pos-
itively pointed out to him that Jackson
county was the place of the original
Garden Of Eden.
$50, you see." smiled Representative
Borland, that is how l come to have
the honor of being the only represent
ative now in Congress from the Garden
of Eden"
history of his county from pioneer
days to the present, giving many
stories, grave and gay, of Missouri
days and people. He related incidents
of the Sante Fe trail, and told of the
devastation of the civil war, and of the
present days of commercial prosperity
Smith a Road Shouter.
He declared Frederick NJ Smith,
grandson of Joseph Smith, to be the
greatest road shouter in the state"
and said of him that there is no more
forcible man in Missouri" /.
The cause of Quantrelrs famous ia i'll
on Lawrence, Kan, in 1862, as told b..
Representative Borland, probably V
proved of most interest to his audit
orS.
Musical numbers were a feature OF
| the society's program. Miss Fiorenes
Stonebreaker gave several piano sclee1
tions, w. E. Cossins sang bass solos sa
a way that met the hearty approval Gf
the society. and 4 piano duet was rep:-
| dered by Miss Edith Gottwalls and Mrs.
Parker Reinold.
The society went on record as favo.:-
ing the adoption of Octobe: 1 as Mis-
souri, day. .f
Evening star., 1915-01-10
COLORADO MINE DISTRICT !
RID OF Federal TROOPS
Last Of Army Guard to Start for
Georgia Post Some Time
Today. -

TRINIDAD. Colo. January 9.-Early
Tomorrow the last of the United States
troops in the state Of Colorado. troops
A and B. LIST squadron. 18th Cavalry,
and regimental headquarters, will leave
this city for Fort Oglethorpe, Ga. Col.
Lockett and his staff. who have made
Trinidad their headquarters for eight
months, will accompany the squadron
Troops C and D. 1st squadron, and the
machine gun troops of the 11th Caval-
ry left today for Fort oglethorpe.
Fort oglethorpe Awaits Return.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. January g.
The % squadron of the 11th Cavalry,
comprising troops E. F. G and Fl, ar
rived at Fort Oglethorpe Ga, today
from Colorado. The troopers have been
on duty in the Colorado coal strike
zone for nearly a year.
Troops yet to come home are / and l.,
which will arrive here tomorrow; X
and NJ, which will arrive Monday; c
and D, which will arrive Tuesday, and
D and A. headquarters and machine gun
squad, which will get here Wednesday.
The I'd Squadron came on two trains.
each composed of sixteen cars. The
list arrived here at I o'clock and the
I'd at g. Col. Lockett did not return
with the I'd Squadron. He will leave
Colorado tomorrow and arrive in Chat
tanooga either Tuesday evening or
Wednesday.
Evening star., 1915-01-10
WILSON MAKES TWO SPEECHES.
President Alights From Car and
Shakes Hands With Crowds.

HARRISBURG, Pa. January 9.-Pres-
ident Wilson spoke informally to
crowds which collected at Altoona and
Harrisburg today, as he passed through
on his way from Indianapolis to Wash
ington. He alighted from his private
car and shook hands with long lines Of
people.
Evening star., 1915-01-10
IS DELAYED
BY A FREIGHT WRECK
Returns to City Twenty Seven Min
utes Behind Schedule Owing
to Accident. /

President Wilson returned to WASH
ington yesterday afternoon twenty
seven minutes behind schedule despite
fast run from Baltimore and anxious
because he was late in keeping an ap-
pointment with Chandler F. Anderson,
who has been making an investigation
OF the prison camps in Europe for the
Washington government.
The Presidents train was due here
at 4:40 o'clock. He had an appointment
with Mr.. Anderson at the White House
at o'clock. He got into the station
here at 5:01.
The delay was caused by freight
train wreck in one of the tunnels at
Baltimore. After waiting for a half
hour the President became impatient
and insisted upon leaving the stalled
train and starting across the railroad
yards in Baltimore in search of another
railroad station, Secretary Tumulty,
DIR. Cary Grayson and the secret serv-
ice men trailing along. Suddenly the
group of press correspondents accom-
panying the President and riding in
the car behind his were warned by
porter that they would have to hurry
up to catch the President. They
caused considerable excitement by rae
ing pell NELL, bareheaded and with
coats under their arms, after the Presi-
dents party.
Train "Loses No Time"
Then along came the passenger agent
of the road He was profuse in expla-
nations of the accident and in promis-
ing that the train would get started at
once and lose no time in getting to
Washington. Lose no time was right.
for the correspondents aboard say they
never knew a train to go so fast be-
fore. On reaching Washington the
miles an hour, but he smiled when he
said it.
The President hurried to the White
House Immediately on his arrival and
found Mr.. Anderson waiting for him.
Mr.. Anderson, who formerly was
counselor of the State Department, re-
Gently visited France, Germany, AUS
tria and Great Britain for the depart
ment and inspected the detention
camps for interned nationals of hostile
nations. He reported that charges
that these prisoners We're being i'll
treated were unfounded, and that as
far as his observations went they were
being given the same treatment as the
soldiers who guard the camps.
Mr.. Anderson gave the President first
hand information of conditions in the
nations at war. but said there was no
discussion of peace prospects. He said
he expected to see Mr.. Wilson again
later and probably would return to Eu-
rope.
Evening star., 1915-01-10
.BLEASE FREES 1900
WITH STROKE OF PEN
South Carolina Governor Brings His
Total Cases of Clemency
Up to 3,165.

COLUMBIA, S. c., January 9.-More
than 1900 persons, convicted of various
crimes, and paroled since January 1,
1911. were granted full pardons today
by Gov. Cole Blease.
In addition to this number, who
were included in blanket pardon and
none of whom is now in the peniten-
tiary or in prison camps, the governor
also today granted clemency to thirty
four convicts in the state prison and
engaged on public works in the various
counties. OF this latter number is
were pardoned, 10 paroled and 6
were given combinations of sentence
Seven had been convicted of murder
and 10 of manslaughter.
Special Decree Prepared.
The governor had prepared a special
decree granting full pardons to those
paroled since January, 1911. and with
one sweep of his pen, in affixing his
name To this decree. he restored citizen
ship to approximately 1900 men and
women, who collectively had been found
guilty of violating virtually every law
of the state.
Gov. Blease signed the blanket pardon
in red ink. He accepted as correct the
estimate Of attaches of his office that
his action today would increase to 3.l65
the total number of pardons, paroles and
commu tations of sentences which he
has granted since he assumed the office
of governor four years ago.
According TO the best informa ton oh
tainable here, this places Gov: Blease's
record for pardons above that of any
governor of any state.
Gov. Blease will retire from Office Jam
uary 10 next
Evening star., 1915-01-10
FIGHT CAPITAL PUNISHMENT.
Society Formed to Work for. Aboli.
ton of the Death Chair. =

NEW YORK. January 9.-Announce-
ment was made today of the incorpora
ton here of the Anti-Capital Punish
ment Society, whose object is the aboIi-
ton of the death penalty in this state,
George Foster Peabody is president.
Jacob II. Schiff, Bishop David H Greer.
Rabbi Stephen S. Wise and Thomas 4
Mott Osborne. warden of Sing Sing
Evening star., 1915-01-10
NEUTRALS SUPPORT j. S.
IN SHIPPING PROTESTS.
British Note, to Be Made Public To-
day, Expected to Be in Ma
ture Of Argument.

Sympathetic support of practically all
the neutral nations has been given to
the United States in its contentious
with Great Britain regarding contra
band and shipping during maritime
warfare. While no formal action has
been taken, it became known last night
that this is the general disposition of
the neutral powers.
Recognizing the interest manifested
by the neutral governments, copies of
the British reply to the American note
were ordered delivered by Secretary
Bryan to all their diplomatic represen-
tatives in Washington. When the first
note was sent there were many formal
requests for copies, and it was regard
ed as significant that the British note
has been voluntarily sent to them.
A days study of the British communi-
cation failed to develop any comment
from administration officials. They be-
lieve that the; people will have an op-
portunity to Judge for themselves
within twenty-four hours whether
Great Britain is meeting the request !,
of the United States for early improve
ment in the treatment of American
commerce. The text of the British note
will be made public simultaneously in
both Washington and London this
evening.
Note Is Argument.
It is known, however, that the Brit
ish note does not finally dispose of the
questions raised, but is in the nature
Of preliminary argument. Just how
far a long-drawn -out correspondence Is
foreshadowed, officials here refused to
say. In authoritative quarters it was
stated, however, that another note,
perhaps more vigorous than it's prede-
cessors, would be sent to Great Britain,
should the safeguards which Great
Britain herself has advised for Amer
ican commerce, be disregarded by the
British fleet, as the American govern
ment claims has occurred heretofore.
While the United States is eager to
arrange amicably the points in dispute,
it's chief cause of complaint has been
against the alleged indeciSion of the
British authorities in applying their
own rules.
Time Is Leading Factor.
The greatest difficulty in the situa-
tion centers on the question of the
length of time required for a thorough
search of merchant vessel The
United States asserts detentions and
examinations have been too long. Eng
land AYERS that the size of vessels
makes more difficult the examination,
and necessitates conveying merchant
men to ports for detailed search.
While the tone of the British note is
said to be conciliatory, and CONCESSIONS
of various kinds have been made to
American commerce through arrange
ments completed by the allies with neu-
trail countries where embargoes on re-
expectation of many products have
been declared, the situation is regarded
in executive quarters as far from set
tied, and as requiring further CORE
'spondence.
Evening star., 1915-01-10
EXPLORER RADFORD
KILLED BY ESKIMOS
Story of Northwest Canadian Trag-
edy Revealed in Will
Hearing.

NEW YORK. January a-Proofs of
death Of Henry V. Radford, Arctic ex-
plorer. filed today in the surrogate's
court with petition for the probate of
his will. reveal for the first time the
details of his unequal battle against a
band of Eskimos. in which he perished
in the northwest of Canada
Mr.. Radford's death has been fixed as
occurring June 5. 1912, when he and
George Street, another explorer who
was killed in the struggle. were about To
start from Bathurst inlet. northwestern
Canada. Mr.. Radford left an estate
of at least $4,000. which is divided
by his will among his relatives.
Tragedy Told by Natives.
III. H. Hall, manager of the Hudson
Bay Company station at Chesterfield
Inlet. Canada, sent a report of an in
vestigation made by the Canadian
northwest mounted police to Sameuse
Fortisque. head of that body. at otta-
wa. The report tells of interviews
with Akulack, a trusted Eskimo, and
kah- Muck. another native, who said
they had first-hand details.
Mr.. Radford was about to start
says the report; 'in fact the man sup
pooS0 " 30 dHedu when
the other native backed out and would
not go. Radford. to enforce obedience,
struck him with the handle of whip
tight ensued and Radford was
speared in the back by another native
Mr.. Street made a run for the sleigh,
but was murdered before he had time
to put UP any kind of fight.
According to the story told to Aku-
lack by one of the natives who was
supposed to have witnessed the fight,
Radford put up quite fight before he
1ell AS life still fingered while he
lay on the ground. he got the finishing
touch by having his throat cut"
Evening star., 1915-01-10
Relief Ship to Load Supplies.

SEATTLE, Wash, January 9.-The
Belgian relief ship Washington arrived
on Puget sound today from Moji, ia
pan, and proceeded to Tacoma, where
she will take on part of her cargo of
supplies. The cargo will be completed
in Seattle and Portland, and the Wash
ington will then sail direct for Ant
werp via the Panama canal.
Evening star., 1915-01-10
Vacant House Robbed.

B. F. Saul & Co.. 934 New York
avenue. complained to the police of
robbery committed in vacant house at
29 H street during the past week. The
house was entered and gas fixtures ia
ken, the police were told.
Evening star., 1915-01-10
Governor DENIES
ARREST OF MERCER
Gen. Kissing Wires Associated
Press That Cardinal Was
Not MoIested.

THE HAGUE. via London, January .,
11:O6 p.m-Gen. Won Bissing, military
governor Of Belgium, in reply to a
telegram from the Associated Press
regarding the report that Cardinal
Mercter had been arrested. states spe-
ciflcally that the cardinal has at no
time been arrested, interned in the
palace. watched or deprived of his per-
sonal liberty in any way. He adds
that steps have been taken against
the dissemination Of the pastoral let
ter, under authorization by former
decree regulating general publicity.
te5asRln BERLiM IN January . BY wrsiess
Mercier, Archbishop of Malines, gave
to the German governor general of
Belgium verbal and written assurances
that he intended in a pastoral letter
to calm the population and to exhort
them, without hurting their patriotic
feelings, to submit to the German au-
thority. The cardinal agreed that the
letter was not to be circulated.
Dutch Paper ,Reiterates Accusation.
AMSTERDAM, via London, January ..
The Rosendaal correspondent of the
newspaper Tijd sends a dispatch in
which he insists that Cardinal Mercier,
Archbishop of Ma1ines, was arrested and
imprisoned in his palace. and that even
now he Is detained in Malines. The cor
respondent says the cardinal will soon
declare personally that in his own pal
ace he was deprived of his personal free
dom, that he submitted to a kind of in
terrogation, that his palace was guard
ed by military and that he still is for
hidden to leave Malines.
The cardinal declined, says the CORE
spondent. to go to Brussels: at the request
Of the Germans. and when he learned
that some priests who read his letter
seemly manner he accepted full respon-
sibility for what he had done. The
senior cure of Antwerp. after receiving
a message from Malines. told the Tijd
greatest emphasis, says the dispatch 10
the newspaper. that the cardinal would
not be allowed to leave Malines until
a final decision was received from Ber-
lin.
Pope Awaits Information.
ROME, January s.-While not con-
the Catholic Church If Cardinal Mer-
cier, Archbishop of Malines. has been
unjustly arrested by the Germans, Pope
Benedict is awaiting full official, un-
biased reports before passing any judg-
ment on what may have occurred
This statement is made by those who
have talked with the Pope.
The Pope wishes to do his utmost to
maintain the strictest neutrality, they
say. The holy see thus maintains self
restraint and. calm in the conflict, it is
added, understanding the danger in the
time Of war of being carried away by
the passion which belligerents, under
the spur of patriotism, cannot help but
employ in their manifestations.
The Pope today again received in pri-
vate audience Mgr. Deploige, presi-
dent of the Institute of Philosophy at
Louvain, and had a prolonged converse
ton with him concerning conditions in
Belgium and the case Of Cardinal Mer-
cier.
This second audience with Mgr.
Deploige is regarded as an indication Of
the pontiffs deep interest in Belgium and
of his purpose to do something to allie
viate the sufferings of the Belgian people
and show them his paternal sympathy.
Evening star., 1915-01-10
THREE FALSE ALARMS
WORRY THE F|RE|MEN
Police Have Description of a Sus.
pect and Are Searching
for Him.

The false-alarm dend who has caused
firemen so much inconvenience during
the past week was in evidence last
night. He first appeared shortly after
9 o'clock and called four companies of
fremen to the vicinity of South Capitol
and D streets.
Nine minutes later, before the COM
panies had time to return to their re-
spective quarters, an alarm was sound
ed from 1st and Patterson streets
northeast. more than two miles from
where the first alarm was sounded
Policemen and firemen discussed the
affair and concluded that if the same
Individual pulled the two boxes he
must have gone from one to the other
in an automobile or on a bicycle
At exactly 1920 the fire bells sound
ed an alarm, calling six companies of
tiremen to the vicinity of New Jersey
avenue and B street northwest, two
more companies than the number that
responded to the other boxes.
Acting Battalion Chief Schrom was
on hand each time. He was not sur
prised when he responded and learned
that the calls had been sent in by the
false-alarm malefactor.
Evening star., 1915-01-10
Police on Lookout.

Instructions from police headquar-
ters and the several precincts last
night directed the men on their beats
to pay particular attention to fire.
alarm boxes. but the boxes outnumber
the policemen, and it was impossible
for them to be on hand at all of them.
The police of the fifth precinct oh
tanned the description of a man who
was seen lettering about the vicinity
of South Capitol and D streets shortly
before the alarm on that corner was
sounded. His arrest was asked.
The alleged loiterer was described
as being about thirty-five years old,
weighing 100 pounds and having a
smooth face. He wore a long gray
overcoat and soft hat.
Evening star., 1915-01-10
Make Fair Wages.

Teaching the blind to earn a living is
one of the: tasks which the school un-
dertakes. and, according to Mr.. B1ed-
soc, many of the blind are skillful
enough to make fair wages and in at
least one instance to become financially
independent.
The work which has proved most
highly remunerative to a large num-
Der of adult blind in Baltimore
is broommaking. Other occupations
which have been followed with more
or less success are rug weaving, chair
Gaming, hair cleaning and mattress
making, massaging, piano tuning, knit
ting, crocheting, typewriting, tele-
phone operating and laundering.
DR.. Bledsoe's address was illustrated
with stereopticon views showing
phases of life at the school, the blind
at work and buildings in which the
blind pupils are housed. The speaker
gave a brief resume of the develop
ment of educational methods for the
sightless.
Following his address several of the
educators asked him questions rela ting
to the school. Percival Hall, president
of Gallaudet College and president of
the club, was in charge of the supper.
Evening star., 1915-01-10
BLIND INDEPENDENCE
ADVISED BY BLEDS0E
Head of Maryland School Points Out
Errors of Indulgence by
Many Parents.

That blind children should be taught
to be independent and as nearly as pos
sible like children having sight was
one of the points emphasized by John
F. Bledsoe, superintendent of the Mary
land School for the Blind, in an address
before the Federal Schoolmen's Club,
at a supper at the Continental Hotel
last evening. He pointed out that par
ents of. blind children often indulge
them greatly, making them dependent
upon persons having sight, thus really
injuring the children by encouraging
them to NOPE.
Foot ball games. skating and dane
ing are some of the activities carried
on at the Maryland school in an effort
to develop this spirit of independence.
he said. Plans are now being consid-
cred for teaching the boys military
tactics.
Evening star., 1915-01-10
Greets Audience With Smile.

AS DIR. Woolston retired Sunday
moved to the edge of the platform
with spry step and one of his char
acteristic smiles. Both of his hands
were thrust deep into his trousers
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-06-27
lYNCHBURG'S CITY FARM
Some of the Lessons 1t liz Trying 10 Set
FOrth--Big Succeax So Far.

IfNCliBURG. VA, June 26.-The
board or the city farm is working on
n plan 10 make the prison farm owned
by the city AT Rangoon practical
demonstration to the farmers of the
counties contiguous TO Lynchburg. and
III TINS manner cause the property to he
"i double service to l.ynchburg In
addition to taking care Of the city
prisoners. the farm is to be used to
snow the farmers what can he done
with property that has been allowed
to run down until il was regarded by
many TO be almost worthless for agri-
cultura! purposes.
Recently members of the board went
10 the farm and they were astounded to
see what transformations have already
been made In trucking. Although the
farm was not being worked until about
April 10. enough Of the ground has
been cleared Of underground and broom
sedge TO get some large truck patches
under cultivation. and the progress
mad" by the trucking already under
cultivation Is even more than was ex-
pected for this year by the men in
charge OF the farm work.
As soon ms the Southern HALLWAY can
construct side track at Rangoon, il is
the purpose of the farm board to secure
many carloads nf street swccpings
from the city, as well as manure from
the city stables, and with this the
ground will be brought up eventually
10 nigh state OF cultivation
IN" board and Superintendent Irwin
are IN correspondence with the national
ana stat" agricultural authorities, az
Wei as the farm demonstration agent
IN campbell County, the object being to
secure from these such help and CO.
operation as VIII enable the board TO
carry out ITS demonstration idea
Fortunately for the board. il has
/ been able 10 secure in the person OF AS
/ slStant Superintendent Paris a prac-
tcai farmer who is anxious to expert
| ment with the intensified farming
mtthods now advocated by the national
ana state agricultural experts, and
/ "hcn this can be gotten under way the
! farmers OF Campbell and other nearby
| COUNTIES VIII be able To see what can
be done with run down farm when
handled under modern farming condi.
tions
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-06-27
K0lNER ON WEEDS
The Commissioner Of Agricuiturr's De-
pnrtment Knows Few Thinrs

Commissioners koiner has Just issued
new bulletin on Weeds and Their
Eradication" This is a very practical
bulletin to the farmer. as II gives him
valuable suggestions. in the first place
to SOW seeds of all kinds that are free
from weed seeds. and III the next place
nov TO get rid OF tn" weeds that ara
already growing on the farm. There is
no proht TO the farmer 10 eroM weeds
and the farmer who buys any Kind Of
seed that are cheap which contain weed
seeds is making a serious mistake. for
the presence OF weeds cuts down the
yield or his crop and also reduces the
price of the crop on the market
This bulletin is we'll illustrated and
te very helpful to the farmer ANY
farmer can obtain copy by writing TO
Commissioner Koiner a Richmond