TOBACCO JUICE MARS
v ZION CITY SERVICES
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Hot Tar on Tabernacle Floor an
Inconvenience, But Wor
ship Goes On.
Zion City, 111., Mch. 2.—-Bells and
whistles sounded at hourly intervals
today in Zion City in celebration of the
anniversary of the purchase of the.
Zion City estate from the federal re
ceivers three years ago. Groups of
elders and believers went to the main
tabernacle and joined in a praise ser
vice. A discordant note in the general
celebration came at tabernacle No. 2,
the small open structure across from
the F. B. Cook electrical works where
smokers and the followers of Wilbur
Oilann Yoliva have many times clashed.
When the elders reached tabernacle
No. 2, they found the steps drenched
with liquid which they said “had ap
pearance of tobacco juice.” They also
declared that quantities of hot tar
marred the floor of the building.
Not daunted by the disorders the
elders and a group of singers, joined in
the hymn, "Ring the Bells of Heaven,"
while employes in the electrical works
looked soornfully on, but made no
demonstration.
LEARNS WHY BALD
MEN GO TO SLEEP
Engineering Student Makes
Discovery of Value to
Ministers.
Iowa City, la., Mch. 2.—Ministers all
over the world should hail with delight
the discovery of Ralph Eyre, of Osce
ola, a senior electrical engineering stu
dent. Mr. Eyre has made a great dis
covery. He has proved, to his own
satisfaction at least, why bald headed
men go to sleep in church. He says the
bald may’s troubles all are caused by
defective methods of church lighting.
“A glaring light before the eyes is
sure to produce drowsiness,” Mr. Eyre
reasoned. “Men with bald heads and
negligible eyesbrows are less protected
from glaring lights than others who
are blessed with a full head of hair.
“Women who wear hats more or less
resembling parasols in church, of
course, have little trouble in keeping
awake.”
BARON WOUNDED IN
DUEL WITH SWORDS
Count Draws Blood—Nobleman
Accused of Cheating
at Cards.
Paris Mch. 2.—A sword duel be
tween F.aron Robert Le Vavasseur and
Count D'Heursel, fought in the su
burb of Neuilly today, resulted in
Baron Le Vavasseur being wounded,
one of the arteries of his right arm
being cut.
The encounter^is believed to have
arisen out of the'recent card scandal
at the fashionable Jockey club, where
Baron Le Vavasseur was alleged to
have been guilty of cheating.
At the preliminary meeting of the
seconds of the two principals Raoul
Mourichon, the explorer, and Jacques
Caillaud, who were acting for Count
D'Heursel, raised the question whether
Le Vavasseur’s honor had not been al
ready so affected that he was unworthy
to fight.
Baron Le Vavasseur’s seconds, were
General Avon and Georges Breitt
mayer, the latter of whom is reputed
to be the most deadly as well the most
notorious duellist in France. Breitt
mayer declined to discuss the question
of Le Vavasseur’s honor, saying it was
sufficient that General Avon and he
had consented to act as seconds and
they would therefore take full responsi
bility for the honor of their principal.
POLITICAL ASPECTS OF
STRIKE ARE CONSIDERED
Trinidad, Colo., March 2.—Fresh
charges of political interference in
Las Animas county by officers and
employes of the large coal companies
were made before the congressional
investigating committee today by D.
M. Ralston, assistant district attorney
at Trinidad.
Mr. Ralston was called as a witness
by the local operators to testify to
various disorders which he had seen.
On cross examination by E. I'. Costi
gan, he was questioned regarding po
litical conditions, and described al
leged incidents which he said sup
ported his charge of indifference by
the companies.
Judge J. C. Northcutt later secured
an admission from the witness that his
sympathies were with the unions in
the labor controversy.
PERKINS REPLIES TO
BORAH'S STATEMENTS
New York, March. 2—Statements con
cerning him in his connection with the
progressive party, made by United
States Senator Borah in an address at
Perkins last night to issue a reply in
the form of a letter to the senator,
copies of which he gave out here.
In his letter Mr. Perkins denies that
lie believes “monopoly is the proper
thing with a little regulation."
“I am not in favor of monopoly,"
says Mr. Perkins in his letter. “The
progressive party recognizes that there
have been and are evils existing in the
Industrial corporate affairs and it be
lieves that those evils can be elimin
ated and hereafter prevented precisely
,ns evils have been eliminated and pre
vented in file railroad and banking
world by governmental regulation of
Interstate railroads and hanks."
Regarding the International Harves
ter company he declares he. believes it
Is “treating labor, consumers and com
petitors fairly and honorably; that it
has boon and is expanding and not re
straining trade.”
ALBERTA TOWN SWEPT
BY VERITABLE CYCLONE
Claresliolm. Alberta, Fob. 2S.—A
windstorm that assumed cyclonic pro
portions swept over this tuwn yester
day wrecking buildings, breaking win
dows and tearing street signs from,
their fastenings. No deaths have been
reported.
The curling rink was reduced to kin
dling wood. The exhibition building at
the fair grounds was destroyed ar.d the
grand stand was blown down. Several
•dwellinvs were demolished.
NUMEROUS SCHEMES j
TO RELIEVE LABOR
Certain Advocates Would Stop
Immigration Till All Have
Employment.
New York, March 2.—The problem of
the unemployed and proposals for Its
solution continued to be discussed to
day by the delegates at the second
day’s session of the First National Con
ference on Unemployment, under the
auspices of the American Association
for Labor Legislation and the American
section of the International Association
on Unemployment.
Suspension of immigration so long as
there is an unemployed class in this
country was advocated by several del
egates. Other plans for dealing with
the problem included proposals that the
f'bnfotence call on the federal and state
governments to establish labor ex
changes and that labor bo distributed
at government expenses. The demon
stration made last night by several
hundred men out of work in demand
ing that they be allowed to sleep in the
Second Avenue Baptist church, was
said today to have no connection with
the conference.
A resolution urging the establish
ment, in the federal department of la
bor, of a bureau of distribution, with
the power to establish employment ex
changes throughout the country to
supplement the work now being done
by state municipal bureaus, was
adopted today by the national con
ference on unemployed after a two
days’ consideration of the problem.
ORIENT MENACING
AMERICA HE SAYS
New York, Mch 2.—Dr. Sidney L.
Gulick, a veteran missionary who re
cently laifl before the United States
government a radical plan for solving
the immigration problem, spoke here
today before the League for Political
Education. His suggestion is that im
migration be limited to five per cent
annually of the members of each race
already naturalized in the United
States with their American born chil
dren. This rate, he points out, would
permit the entrance of all who might
come from north Europe and cut down
Immigration from south and east Eu
rope and allow only slight immigra
tion from Asia.
Dr. Gulick is visiting the big cities
under an arrangement made by the
federal council of the Churches of
Christ in America, to present the views
of the missionaries to Japan concerning
American relationships with the east
ern races. For twenty-six years he was
a missionary in Japan and his address
today dealt rvith the Japanese problem.
He upheld California’s anti-Japanese
agitation and declared that if permitted
entrance millions of Asiatic's would
quickly swamp our civilization and de
feat the American experiment in de
mocracy. “But,” he said, "Japan’s de
mands are widely misunderstood. She
does not ask for free immigration to
America, but she deprecates invidious
and humiliating anti-Asiatic legislation
how'ever skillfully phrased.”
His fundamental solution of the Asi
atic problem was to educate Asia to
the western economic and moral stand
ards. "Unless we raise Asia to our
level,” he declared, “she will eventually
pull us down to hers.”
PROPOSED MERGER
HALTED BY STATE
Trenton, N. J„ Mch. 2.—The board of
public utilities commissioilers today re
fused to approve a merger of the Amer
ican Malting company and the Ameri
can Malt corporation. New Jersoy cor
porations, into a single corporation with
a capital of $15,000,000. Approval is
withheld because the two companies do
not justify a capitalization of this
amount and because they are not doing
a cognate business. This action was
taken under the “seven sisters” anti
trust laws of 1913.
According to the utilities board the
malting company is an operating com
pany and the malting corporation is a
holding concern. This, the commission
holds, does not come within the defini
tion of corporations doing a cognate
business.
TRAMP THROUGH FOREST
AFTER QUITTING SHIP
Curling N. F., March 2.—After a 50
fnilp tramp on snowshoes. through the
wilds of New Foundland, Boatswain
Wilkinson and 32 of the crew of the
na,vai tug Potomac, which was aban
doned in the ice while trying to rescue
American fishing schooners, reached
here yesterday from Bonne bay, with
American Consul Gould. Four of the
men were left behind in care of a
doctor. The others of the party were
in good health.
The trip occupied three days, Sev
eral natives acted as guides and blazed
a trail for the Americans and teams
sent from here gave the party a lift
over the last lap of the Journey.
All planned to leave tonight for
Washington. Hope for the Potomac
has been practically abandoned.
SOUVENIR FUND HAS
GROWN, REPORT SHOWS
Chicago. March 2.—The whereabouts
of funds derived from the sale of sou
venirs during the world's fair in 1893,
about whicli there has been much
speculation here, was definitely es
tablished last night by Mrs. Potter
Palmer, president of the hoard of lady
managers of the World's Columbian
exposition. ,
The money, which amounted to $36,
000, was invested in securities and
placed in a safe deposit box here. The
fund lias grown through interest until
it amounts today to $67,750.11. This
fund is available at any time. Mrs
Palmer said, to be consolidated with
funds from the sales of Isabella coins
and to he used in the work for which it
was raised, the permanent betterment
of women and children.
UNIONS AND FARMERS
WILL BE EXEMPTED
"Washington, Feb. 28.—Babor unions,
fanners' co-operative combinations and
combinations of small dealers and
manufacturers which do not engage in
price raising, probably will be ex
empted trom the provisions of the anti
trust laws now being framed byeethe
House judiciary committee A bill
limiting the use of the injunction In
labor disputes also will be reported by
the committee to follow the anti-trust
measures.
I
SCIENTIST SUCCUMBS
TO VENOMOF SNAKE
Let Reptile Bite Him to Prove
Efficacy of Cure—Overj
looked One Wound.
Calcutta, British India. Mch. 2.—Dr.
Frederick Fox, an Australian scientist,
who devoted his life to the treatment
cn snake bites, died today as the re
sult of a bite from a snake which
he was using for experimental pur
poses.
Dr. Fox fell a victim while he was
attempting to prove the efficacy of
what he claimed was a sure antidote
to the virus of the snake. He had
just finished treating a goat which had
been bitten and had succeeded in sav
ing its life, when he was attacked by
a krait. This snake, which is peculiar
to British India, is a venomous rep
tile possessing grooved poison fangs
and solid upper teeth behind them.
Du'-'- its attack on the doctor the
snake inflicted five punctures.
The doctor, who had often volun
tarily submitted to snake bites in order
to demonstrate the efficacy of his cure,
smilingly incised four of the punctures,
but the fifth escaped his notice. Later
In the day symptoms of poisoning de
veloped. The antidote made by Dr. Fox
was used, but it was too late.
LESS TENSION IN
MEXICAN AFFAIRS
Washington. Mch. 2.—There was less
tension in the Mexican situation today
and an atmosphere of relief pervaded
official circles. Following the notifica
tion yesterday of the Huerta govern
ment that Secretary Bryan would ex
pect prompt justice in the case of the
Mexicans who put to death Clemente
Vergara, advices were received that
swift action would follow'. The Mexican
foreign minister notified Nelson
O’Shaughnc-ssy that an investigation
had been ordered and that no time
would be lost in prosecuting the of
fenders.
Governor Colquitt has asked Secre
tary Bryan if it would be possible to
secure the extradition of the slayers of
Vergara,who was a Texas citizen. The
governor denies threatening to send
rangers into Mexico and accuses the ad
ministration of putting him in a redic
ulous light.
BRIEF RESUME OF STATUS
OF RELATIONS WITH MEXICO
Washington, March 2—Officials hero
discussed with such interest today the
report of Captain Sanders, of the Texas
Rangers saying Clf^nente Vergara, an
American citizen reported hanged, had
really been kidnaped and shot by
Huerta’s federals.
Wljile Copsul Garrett had been or
dered to make an extended inquiry and
vigorous representations demanding re
paration be made to the Huerta gov
ernment at Mexico City, there was little
official information today on the Ver
gara killing, which has admittedly
stirred the Washington government
just as much as the recent execution
of William S. Benton, a British subject
at Juarez. \
The inquiry into the Benton case was
planned to begin in earnest today or
tomorrow with the departure of a
special train from Juarez for Chihua
hua furnished by Villa, bearing repre
sentatives of Bngland and the United
States. In Chihuahua, American Con
sul Letcher will join the investigators.
Opinion is divided here on whether
Benton's body after being buried nearly
two weeks in a tropical climate would
show if his wounds were inflicted by a
pistol or a tiring squad. While no sat
isfactory answer has been made to the
American government's request for the
sufrendor the bfuly to the widow,
that point will not be pressed until all
the evidence of a medical examination
is secured.
That General Carranza was rapidly
getting into touch with the situation at
Juarez and Chihuahua and would ex
ert his influence to clear up the Benton
case, was the informal assurance which
reached here today.
It was also supposed that Carranza
would gain compliance to the American
demand for the body.
Officials had before them today Gov
ernor Colquitt's telegram asking
whether the United States recognized
any constituted government in northern
Mexico, with whom he could arrange
for the extradition of those whom he
believed responsible for the death of
Vergara.
Charge O’Shaughnessy reported to
day that he had made representations
concerning Vergara’s death and that
the Huerta government had promised
a full and detailed explanation of ths
killing.
The charge did not refer in his dis
patches to the memorandum published
yesterday asking the United States to
revoke permission to the constitution
alists to buy arms in the United States.
So far there is no official knowledge of
any resumption by the Huerta govern
ment of diplomatic exchanges with
Washington.
MORE MONEY FOR REBELS;
VILLA DELAYS DEPARTURE
Chihuahua, Mexico, March 2.—Gov
ernor Chao is arranging for the pur
chase of $3,000,000 of silver bullion to
serve as a basis for a new issue of
notes. Bankers, it is said, will accept
certain ranches and houses, con
fiscated by the rebels, as payment.
General Villa said today that the
date of his departure for the south is
uncertain and in any event will not be
until after the Benton investigation
committee has arrived. A rumor that
the federals had evacuated Torreon
was denied by the general.
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INVESTIGATING BENTON DEATH
El Paso, Tex., March 2.—Charles Ar
thur Perceval, the •■British consul at
Galveston, who was sent here to in
vestigate the death of William S. Ben
ton, today continued his inquiry with
out seeking the assistance of Amer
ican consular agents.
$150,000 FOR MARBLE BUST.
New York, March 2.—Peter A. B.
Widener's latest art acquisition, it be
came known today, is a marble bust by
the famous 15th century Florentine
sculptor, Desiderio Da Settignan, for
which he is reported to ha\\e paid more
that $150,000. The bust represents
Marietta Struzzi, member of a Flor
Ritine family, and celebrated for her
beauty.
DE PALMA LEADING
IN GRAND PRIX RACE
Santa Monica, Cal., Feb. 28.—Ralph
De Palma took the lead in the 23d
lap ir. the Santa Monica grand prix
race this afternoon. There were 17 en
tries. Wishurt who had led the field
went out on the 2Cth lap. Pullen pulled
out to save the life of an old man
who stepped in front of his machine
and lost his place. Anderson took
second place and Oldfield was running
fourth.
SULZ REITERATES
STORY OF BOODLING
New Graft Investigating Com.
mittee Hears Evidence
of Ex-Governor.
New York, March 2.—The Sullivan
committee a new graft Investigating
body appointed by the lower House of
Hie legislature hold its first public hear
ing in the city hall hero today. The
committee’s counsel summoned as the
first witnesses former Governor Sulzer
and John A. Hennessy.
Sulzer said that information of fraud
in ttie state highway department came
to him during his campaign for gover
nor end that in accordance with pre
election promises, he appointed a com
mitteo to Investigate and report. "They
only investigated 60 days, ’ said Sulzer,
"but they found enough In that time
to convince me that every department
of the state was honeycombed with
graft. I then appointed Hennessy to
investigate the highway department
and told him to go to the end of the
rope, drive out the grafters and to
spare nobody.
"The legislature however, refused to
appropriate the money to defray the
expenses of the investigation so Hen
nessy and I and a few friends put up
the money. The Tammany senators,
acting under instructions, struck out
tlu> appropriation. Hennessy investi
gated 40 roads in 22 counties and found
that their construction was fraudulent.
"The taxpayers had been defrauded
of millions and millions of dollars.
Hennessy told me that about 30 per
cent of the cost of tho roads went for
their actual construction and the rest
was stolen.
"Later Hennessy discovered astound
ing graft in the ro-eonstruetlon of the
ing graft in the re-construction of the
chitect Hoefer to resign because of
these revelations.”
Hennessy was the next witness. He
repeated the testimony ho gave at Dis
trict Attorney Whitmans John Doe
inquiry, describing the , manner in
which he obtained $10,000 from Jacob H.
Sehiff, Heniy L. Stoddard, and others
to conduct his investigation. "We got
36 indictments ns the result of our
Investigations,” lie said.
PARIS BANDITS GET
$200,000 AND ESCAPE
Cash Stolen From Postoffice,
But Details of Theft
Are Withheld.
Paria, March 2—-More than $200,000 in
cash was stolen from a postuffice at
one of the railroad stations In Parts.
As today is the last day of tho month
large sums were being transmitted to
various offices for the payment of
monthly salaries and accounts. The
police would givo no details of the rob
bery. '
PREPARE PROTEST
ON RATE ADVANCE
Kansas City, Mch. 2.—Representa
tives of the public utilities commission
and railroad commissions of six states
west of the Mississippi river met in
conference here today to prepare a
complaint against the granting of a
5 per cent freight rate increase de
manded by eastern railroads.
Fully 90 per cent of freight handled
west of the Mississippi is at some
time or other handled by the eastern
roads, according to the conferees and
should the 6 per cent Increase be
grdnted, they say it will cost the
shippers on this side of the river $40,
000,000 a year.
Clifford Thorne, chairman of tjie
railway commission of Iowa, was
chairman of today's session. The oth
er conferees were H. T. Clarke, chair
man of the Nebraska railway commis
sion; John M. Atkinson, of the Mis
souri public utilities commission; John
M. Kinkcl, of the Kansas commission;
W. H. Stutsman, president of the board
of railway commissioners of North Da
kota and F. C. Robinson, and J. J.
Murphy, railroad commissioners of
South Dakota.
OKLAHOMA POLITICIAN
IS KILLED BY INDIAN
Westvllle, Okla., March 2.—Patrick
Dore, widely known in Oklahoma as a
political leader, was shot to death here
yesterday. Andy Folsom, an Indian, is
under arrest charged with the killing.
The two are said to have quarrelled
over a sum of money.
At the Chicago convention of the pro
gressive party Dore was one of a half
dozen men who styled themselves the
bodyguard of Theodore Roosevelt.
Dpre was a wealthy property owner
and was postmaster here for several
years.
Lincoln. Nob., Feb. 28.—Patrick Dore
killed at Westvllle, Okla., was for many
years a resident of this county. He
was born on a farm near Lincoln, and
many of his relatives live near . here.
He was prominent in politics of the
county. He removed to Oklahoma
about seven years ago.
DISTANCE RUNNER WOULD
CUT THE WORLD’S RECORD
New York, March 2.—Hannes Koleh
mainen, the distance runer, left this
city for Buffalo, last night, where he
will try to break the one hour running
record, held by Jean Bouin of France
against a relay of four men tonight at
the Seventy-fourth Regiment Athletic
association’s winter games. The Am
erican mark, held by Sid Thomas, is
10 miles, 1,182 1-3 yards, made on No
vember 30 1889.
The team that has been elected to
oppose the Finn is made up of Stuart
and Joe Allan of Hamilton, Ont.; Joyce
of North Tonownnda, and either (Sres
sel or Whinlhan, of Buffalo. Koleh
mainen was accompanied by Abel R.
Kiviat, who will meet Joe Driscoll, the
three quarter American record holder
in a special match at the distance.
SOME OPPOSITION TO
FREE HOMESTEAD BILL
Washington, Feb. 28.—Senator Ster
ling is still working on his free home
stead bill for the relief of settlers in
the Dakotas and other states. He con
ferred with Secretary Lane today.
Pending a report from the Interior de->
partmont, the Senate public lands com
mittee is waiting Some opposition has
developed to the bill, but Senator Ster
ling is hopeful for Its eventual passage.
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WOMAN IS CONDEMNED
TO DEATH IN CHAIR
Mrs. Cynthia Buffum Is Found
Guilty of Poisoning Her
Husband.
Little Valley. N. Y.. Mch 2.—Mrs.
Cynthia Buffum, convicted of murder
In the first degree last night for poison
ing her husband and sentenced to die
In tile electric chair in April, was
awakened by Sheriff Dempsey before
sunrise this morning. At 6 o'clock her
five sons were brought into the cell
to see her. At 7 o’clock Mrs. Buffum
was Btarted on her trip to the death
house at Auburn prison.
All during the night tho little pale
faced, sullen woman had been care
fully guarded in her cell to prevent her
from attempting suicide. She relied on
the encouragement from her counsel,
Patrick C. Collins, who told her last
night.
“Don't worry, now; keep quiet and
leavo it all to me. You will never die
in the electric chair.”
Before leaving the Jail Mrs. Buf
ium asked that Frahrn be sent to her.
She warned him to "keep his back up.”
ind "don’t let Cole break you."
Mrs. Buffum's five children were at
the Jail to bid their mother goodby.
The parting was pathetic.
RETURN OF JESUS
MAY BE EXPECTED
ANY DAY HE SAYS
Chicago, Mch. 2.—"After 35 yearB of
tontlnuous blble study. 1 am prepared
to say that the Lord Jesus may come
back at any moment," said Hr. C. I.
Scofield, of New York, at the inter
national prophetic blble conference in
session here. "I am 71 years of age
ind not looking for death, but 1 am
looking for the Lord's return.
“I am not, however, as some per
sons might suppose, standing with
folded hands gazing up into the sky
waiting for Christ to return, but I am
trying to live a sober, righteous and
Gorily life in this wicked generation.
“There will be many surprises when
the Lord returns to call His church
jut of tho world. Many will say. ‘Lord,
Lord, have we not prophesied in Thy
name and done many wonderful
tilings?' h.Ut He will reply: 'I never
knew you.’ There will also be found
those whom we thought were not with
us, but who will be found ready to
go to the Lord and live with Hint.
“The npostacy from the truth and
the period of great tribulations are tho
signs of the times as io the coming
jf the Lord to r't in Judgment on the
tnrth, but His toning to the eailh to
take out His true believers Is both
timeless and signless. Is our busi
ness to be always watching for It that
we may be always ready."
The records of the prophetic confer
ence which closed last night, will be
printed and bound and mailed to 20,000
foreign missionaries of all denomina
tions, it was decided today. Evan
gelical clergymen from nine states and
Canada were in attendance. The last
prophetic conference was 13 years ago
In Baltimore.
Expression of Faith.
A belief in the second coming of
Christ is ono of the professions In
a new expression or faith lssuod la3t
night.
"We believe in the second, visible
and Imminent coming of our Lord and
Savior Jesus Christ to establish His
worldwide kingdom on earth,” Is tho
ninth of tile 10 new laws comprising
a report of it special committee of
which Rev. Robert M. Russell, presi
dent of Westminster college, is chair
man.
The report expresses the belief In the
blble as the word of God, in the deity
of Christ, in His virgin birth and in
the salvation by divine sacrifice.
“We believe in His physical resur
rection from the dead and In His bod
ily presence at the right hand of God
as our priest and advocate," tho report
continued.
Sin and Salvation.
"We believe in the universality and
heinousness of sin and in salvation
by grace, not by words lest any man
should boast; that sonshlp with Clod
Is attained only by regeneration by the
holy spirit and faith in Jesus Christ.
“We believe in tho great commission
which our Lord has given to His
church to evangelize the world and
that this evangelization Is the great
mission of the church.
“We believe in a heaven of eternal
bliss for the righteous and in the con
scious and eternal punishment for the
wicked.”
Tho report was prepared in addition
to Rev. Mr. Russell, by the Rev. Canon
F. E. Hewitt. Hamilton, Ont.; the Rev.
ft. A. Tourrey, dean of the blble in
stitute, Los Angelos: A. C. Gaeb.elein,
editor of Our Hope, New York, and the
Rev. L. W. Munhall, Germantown, Pa.
DEWEY MADE HIS BLUFF
STRONG, SAYS ADMIRAL
Berlin, March 2.—Admiral Von Dlo
drichB replies in print todaV to the
statements made by Admiral Dewey re
garding the ecxitlng incidents between
the American and German naval com
manders In Manila bay during the
Spanish-Amerlcan war.
The reply is published In the official
Marine Bunds and Is spread over 11,
000 words. It contains the report of the
visit made to Admiral Dewey on July
10, 1898, by the then flag lieutenant, Von
Hintz, who is now German minister to
Mexico. It is evident from this report
that Admiral Dewey threatened tho
Germans with war if they did not cease
their interference with the blockade
regulations and if they refused to per
mit the Americans to make the in
quiries necessary to establish the iden
tity of neutral warships. Von Dledr
iclis says:
"Admiral Dewey gradually talked
himself Into a passion. He said ‘Why,
1 shall stop every vessel, whatever may
be her colors. And If she does not stop,
1 shall fire at her. And that means
war, do you know, sir?’ When the
phrase ‘If Germany wants war, etc.,''
occurred again I took my leave.
“I was under the impression that this
In itself trivial incident put a match to
a mass of explosives which long had
been accumulating In Admiral Dewey's
mind from suspicion, rumor and news
paper reports.”
HIS ASHES TO ENRICH
SOIL ABOUT HIS PLANTS
New York. Feb. 28.—Complying with
the last wishes of Dr. Clemons Fulda,
who died at his home In Brooklyn, hi:
body will bo cremated nr:d the ash.
scattered around plants lie was esi.o
dally fond of at Ms cummer home o
Northport, L. I.
Dr. Fulda was the •.mrsorrer of "
finest collection of Indian relics
state and was widely known a >■“'
urallst.
OHIO VALLEY FACING
FLOOD POSSIBILITIES
Trouble Feared When Snow
Melts and Swells Ice
Bound Streams.
Harrisburg. Pa.. Mch. 2.—The state
Water supply commission has receive®
reports in the last few days from it*
observers in the state flood warning)
service showing that the snow in Penn-;
sylvanla varies from 2 to 48 inches on!
tho level and that the streams are Ini
many Instances bound with from 6 to!
12 Inches of ice, the lower part of the;
Allegheny, the Monongahela and the;
Ohio being the only large rivers not!
frozen.
“The conditions present potential!
flood possibilities which may result se
riously and cause tremendous loss,’*
said u statement Issued today by th«
commission.
GRAFT AND SOCIAL
VICE TWIN EVILS
INQUIRY REVEALS
Boston, Mch. 2.—"Tho financial
profit of the business of prostitution!
Is the principal reason for Its existence.!
No other form of criminal offense soi
flagrant and open and so harmful to,
the community would be tolerated for
a day In this state.”
These declarations are made In the!
report submitted to the legislature to-!
day by a commission appointed last]
year, which lias conducted a detailed i
Investigation In 79 Massachusetts cltieal
and towns.
The report says that "millions of dol
lars are invested In establishments]
utilized for Immoral purposes and that!
prostitution In all Its ramifications con
stitutes a vast business extending all!
over the stute."
The report emphasizes the dangers) \
of unregulated lodging houses, publloi
danco halls and recreation parks.
Tho commission has found wide-,
spread evidence of a strong public seam
tlment against the continuance of the;
conditions It has found to exist and ex
presses tho conviction that "this evil]
is susceptible of successful attack and!
treatment.”
Half of Women Weak Minded.
"The fact that one half of the women
examined were actually feeble minded,”
tho report says, "clears the way for
successful treatment of a portion of
thl* class. The recognition of feeble1
mindJid girls at on early age In the)
public schools fmd proper provision ftjE
their protection would prevent muen of|
tho observed Immorality among young
"While the officials In fit) city in tfiiij
state have openly adopted the policy,
of segregation and toleration," says tho]
report "yet It Is a fact that in certain'
cities there are streets where the bust-]
ness is conducted In much the samo
way as If segregation was the accepted)
officlnl policy. •
“In the larger cities the most flagrant
expression of commercialized prostitu
tion Is In connection with certain cafe*
and saloons. These places are enor
mously profitable. The police take tha
position that they have no right to In
terfere If the letter of the laws Is ob
served, but it Is difficult to under
stand why these Immoral cafes and
saloons are tolerated.” >
—A— ' i
THOUSANDS OF GIRLS AND
WOMEN VISIT BACK BARS
Chicago, March 2—The back rooms of
445 saloons In Chicago contribute to
tho delinquency of more thun 14,000
girls every 24 hours. This conclusion
was reached by the Chicago South pldo
club after a woman Investigator had!
made a survey of all the saloons on
three thoroughfares.
"More than a majority of women
drinking In these places were working
girls, or girls of leisure, and young
girls at that," the report reads.
A woman investigator entered every
saloon on these streets at least once.
She was nowhere refused admittance,
although she seldom had an escort. At
some of the places she was accosted
by men frequenters of the saloons, but
not frequently.
“Most of the women drinkers In thw
saloons covered," she decided, "were
amateurs, who might have been tha
daughters of almost anybody."
JAPANESE WIFE OF AN
AMERICAN IS BARRED
Tacoma, Wash., March 2—Mrs. Sado'
McDaniels, the Japanese wife of an
American physician living in the orient,
who arrived unattended from Yoko
hama on the Japanese steamer Chigo
Maru last week, has been ordered de
ported by the United States immigra
tion authorities. She will be sent back
to Japan on the Chigo Maru next Mon
day unless an appeal is taken. Tha
order was made on the ground, it ia
understood, that she has no passport.
The fact that she is the wife of an
American, immigration officials hold,
does not make her an American citi
zen.
Mrs. McDaniels was on her way to
Independence, Ore., to visit the boyhood
home of her husband. She speaks good!
English, wears American clothing and
is a woman of culture.
GETS YEAR IN PRISON
FOR ATTACK ON WIFE
Webster City. Ia., March 2.—H. B,
Spurlock, of Stratford, has Just been
sentenced by Judge Wright, holding
court in this city, to a year in the peni
tentiary for a murderous assault made
upon his wife with a knife. They had
been married only a week and all that
saved the woman was the fact that her
corset stays prevented the knife blado
from reaching her vital organs.
Spurlock and his wife were visiting
at the home of Mrs. Spurlock’s grand
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Spears, in
Stratford, when the assault was made.
Spurlock came home drunk. He at
tacked his wife with a knife he drew
from his pocket. He tried to cut her
throat, but Mrs. Spurlock’s grandfa
ther grappled with him. With a sweep
of the knife, however, he inflicted a
flesh wound in her waist.
EDUCATION ENHANCES
CHANCES OF MARRYING
Baltimore, Md., Feb. 2S.—”Th*
chances of matrimony are greater for
college women than for non-colleg*
women,” Dr, Lillian Welch, professor
of Gloucester college, said in a lec
ture before the college today. She had
Just told of Matthew Arnold's visit to
to this country many year^ ago, when
on being shown through a woman’*
college, he had asked: "But won’t U
| spoil their chances?”
