Evening Star Newspaper, December 31, 1908, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION. | Business Office, 11th St. and Pennsylvazia Avenue the Evening Star Newspaper Company, European Office: % Regent St., Londos, England. New York fice: Tribune Building. Chicago Office: First National Bank Building. i The Evening Star, with the Sunday morning | edition, is delivered by carriers within the city | at 50 cents per month. Orders may be sent by mail or telephone Main 2440. Collection is made by carrier at the end of each month. Ry mail. postage prepaid: Daily, Sunday inciuded, one month, 60 cents, aily. Sunday excepted, one month, [4 cents, Saturday Star, $} year. ' Sunday Star, $1.50 year. i} | == + —Ghe Evening Star. WASHINGTON, D. C. THURSDAY, DECEMBER DY o 1, 190983—SIXTEEN PAG ES. TWO CENTS. Weather. Fair tonight and Friday, with cold wave tonight. Fresh northwesterly winds, PATH TO SENATE |B WAY OF RED CROSS CLEAR FOR BURTON C. P. Taft and the Other Can-| didates Withdraw. FORAKER THANKS FRIENDS wntimates That Result Is a Blow to| the Machine. CONFERENCE HELD LAST NIGHT Claimed That President Roosevelt | Urged a Prompt End of the Fight, Fearing Success of Foraker. Representative Theodore E. Burton. COLUMBUS, Ohio, December 31.—The path to the United States Senate has been cleared for Theodore E. Burton of Cleve-| land. The other republican candidates have withdrawn, and he remains as the party nominee. Definite announcement was made from Cc. P. Taft's headquarters at 10:45 a.m. today that he had withdrawn from the race “in the interest of party harmony. It was also stated that the Hamilton county delegation, the backbone of the Taft strength, would be delivered to Representative Burton, thus insuring his election as the successor of Senator For- aker. Not long afterward Senator Foraker announced his withdrawal. He says he is gratified that matters have turned out the way they have; that he himself is willing at all times to make personal self- sacrifice in the interest of party unity. The withdrawal of Mr. Taft, he declared, cleared the situation and made his candi- dacy no longer necessary. Foraker’s Statement. Senator Foraker issued the following statement: “The withdrawal of Mr. Taft simplifies the situation. Under all the circumstances I would have been glad to have been re-elected, but inasmuch as that seems impossible 1 feel that there is a great compensation for any personal disappointment involved for myseif in the result that has been reached. “If nothing more had been aceomplished « lesson of lasting value has been taught in the demonstration that a party organi- ation is powerful only when it confines itself to its legitimate business and duties s the agency and representative of the whole party, and that it loses its force and power when it becomes a personal asset of an individual. “The party. the stat are to be congratulated upon the as- sured election of Mr. Burton. He is well qualified by experience, ability and char- acter for the high and dignified office to and the country which he has been chosen. | “[ extend my most heartfelt thanks to all my friends who have so loyally stood by me @uring this ,trying contest. The ollection of their zeal and fidelity, ruggling under such disadvantages as have attended us will always be cherished and appreciated.” ov. Andrew L. Harris and Gen. J. rren Keifer have withdrawn. Former Lieut. Gov. Harding also will withdraw. Taft Gives His Reasons. Mr. Taft at 11 o'clock this morning is- sued the following statement: to have been misunderstood. I e been represented as urging my own personal ambition at the expense of re- publican harmony and success. The tm- putation is unjust; but that is of no mo- ment now. The cause of it shall exist no longer. I yield the personal ambition for the accomplishment ef better and more important things. “I have been a sincere and consistent blican all my life. 1 have served my party and the people of my community “8 a member of the legislature of Onio and of the Congress of the United States. It was my privilege to be one of those who nearly forty years ago in the gen- eral assembly of this state stood for the authority of party judgment as formed in public sentiment and expressed in party caucus, when Jolin Sherman was sent to the Senate of the United States. | “I have long had an ambition to be a! senator from Ohio. I have sought this | great honor without reli popularity or prestixe of ar and especially without any that my motives would be misinterpreted, | or my personal desires would endanger | that harmony among rep: ‘ans every- which is so essential to the suc- of the incoming national administra- Conditions have r ich im- higher ‘This Medium for Helping ttaly Is Indorsed. 'HASTE TO AID IS URGED, | Commissioners and Other Citizens Issue Notice to Public. {$50,000 Left Over From ’Frisco Fund Is Forwarded to Rome. Illinois Sends $5,000. HELP FOR SUFFERERS. Subscriptions to the fund for the relief of the Italian earthquake sufferers will be received by The Star for dis- tribution through the Red Cross, all such subscriptions being acknowledged daily through the news columns. SUBSCRIPTION LIST OPENED ! r Residents of the District of Columbia are called upon to succor the earthquake | sufferers in Italy. i ‘At a conference between representatives of the Board of Trade, the Chamber of | Commerce and the Board of Commission- | ers, held in the office of Commissioner Macfarland in the District building thi morning, it was decided to advise District residents to contribute to the District branch of the American National Red | Cross, to enable it to give financial aid |to the Italian Red Cross in its work of | relieving the sufferers in devastated Italy. | The Commissioners coucluded not to call a pubife meeting. | Those present at the conference were H. B. F. Macfarland, president of the District board of Commissioners; J. H. Small, jr., president of the Board. of Trade; D. J. Callahan, John Jay Edson, |A. B. Browne and Scott C. Bone of the Board of Trade; R. N. Harper, president, and T. C. Dulin, A. Lisner, Charles J. Bell and William H. Saunders of the Chamber of Commerce. Notice to Public. They adopted and signed the following letter to the public: “We feel that we do not have to appeal to the people of Washington, always gen- erous in their philanthropy, to aid the sxfferers by the terrible disaster in Italy. } | | | to Washington by the Illinois Red Cro: Society today. to be forwarded to Italy By more. LITTLE HOPE FOR ENTOMBED TWENTY-TWO BODIES REMOVED Eighteen Miners Crawl Out of Ruins| We believe that our fellow-citizens share the general compassion and desire to help, which are all the stronger because this calamity came in Christmas week, when {be cabled by the government to ihe treas- | urer of the Red Cross in Rome, should be sent Di: Cross, American Security and Trust com- pan tne Red to H. S. Reeside, treasurer of rict of Columbia branch of the Washington. ‘ARNOLD HAGUE, President. rict-of Columbia Branch of the “American National Red Cross.” Five thousand dollars was telegraphed “Di night’ tt is expected to send $10.WU0 FROM LICK BRANCH MINE. Unaided—Cause of Virginia Disaster Still Unknown. THIS 1s YOUR corweR, i { NEW YORK 1 CABIET If Not Loeb, Who Will Be Chosen? Is Being Asked. HIS SELECTION OPPOSED [Known to Be Highly Esteemed by the Next President. AGITATION IN EMPIRE STATE Names Mentioned as Advisers to Mr. the brotherhood of humanity strongly felt. sions. should be made through the District “Contributions should be sent National Red Cross. “**He gives twice who gives quickly.” before January 9. Contributions will E. H. Droop, 925 Pennsylvania and the treasurer of the Chamber of ten carrier stations of the post office. public. sion upon contributions before Saturday week, January might go quickly. $50,000 on Its Way. Cross branches throughout the the Italian earthquake sufferers. ifernia relief work fund was sent nce upon the|the Italian Red Cross at Rome today. other man,| This will be followed from time to time by expectation | other remittances as rapidly as the con- tributions reach such figures as to war- rant cabling the amounts to Europe. ported by 00 from the Chicago branch, is most “We believe that the District will do its full share in this as on all similar occa- ‘Therefore, we think it necessary only to advise that our contributions Columbia branch of the American Na- tional Red Cross, which is {n direct com- munication with the Italian Red Cross, through whose agency relief will be given. promptly as possible to Howard S. Ree- side, second vice president American Se- curity and Trust Company, treasurer Dis- trict of Columbia branch of the American Where Contributions Are Received. “It is urged that contributions be made received and transmitted to the Red Cross by the treasurer of the Board of Trade. merce, A. Lisner, 11th and G streets north- “My candidacy from the beginning | est, by any bank and any trust company ment with Postmaster Barnes each of the Arrangements were made by telephone, while the conference was in progress, for the receipt and transmission of the con- tributions as indicated in the notice to the Emphasis was laid in the discus- the necessity of making the of next in order that the relief Contributions already at hand from Red United States give promise of génerous help for As a starter, $50,000 left over from the Among the first day's contributions re- the society of which advices have been received are $2,900 from the New ROANOKE. Va., December ne Tat. est news received at Norfolk and Western railway headquarters here from the Lick Branch coal mine disaster is to the effect that twenty-two bodies have been re- moved. Eighteen miners have crawled out unaided, and five others have been brought out alive by rescue parties. It is now belleved that from thirty-five to fifty men remain in the mine, and there is no hope entertained that any of them are alive. The cause of the explosion is unknown. State Mine Inspectors Phillips, Warne Henry and Grady. who were not away when the accident occurred, imme- diately ‘proceeded to the scene and all night directed the work of rescue. There is no excitement at the mine. Practically all the women and children of thefvictims are bearing their grief in silence at their homes on the mountain- side. of as management of this claimed. had _ provided e known to mining experience an to insure safety, and it is thought that the trouble originated in an abandoned spot in the western division of the mine. mine, it y device science be A private message received in this city from Manager Jones of the Switchback mines states that accounts sent. out r in the District of Columbia by each of|garding the disas greatly exag- the daily newspapers, and by arrange- erated aiiithough men were are a d and the affairs in The me: Mann, whose identified with a mining company is getting its a resumption of work. by telephone to Mrs. band is prominently company. ees LODGERS AWAKEN ’MID FIRE. Thrteen Rescued From Burning Building in South Boston. BOSTON, December 31.—Thirteen per- sons were rescued from a burning tene- ment house at the vorner of Dorchester avenue and Broadway, South early today, but two of them were take to the city hospital with inju which it is feared will cause death The three-story building was weil on fire when one of the lodgers awoke. He aroused others, but found escape by the ordinary means was completely cut off. the to Every one had to be taken down over the ladders or by the aid of life nets. John Sullivan and his father, Timothy Sullivan, had to jump through flames into the nets. Both were terribly burned and the young fan struck head first in the It| York branch and $20,000 from Dr. Louis] jet, ‘The money los Bxiae ar {hat a prolonged contest for the | K'opsch of the Christian Herald. $5,000. (ide ieee Aine: as at cee wan Pantaorwitee eet Active work is being done in the local ms » hie, and E t wi ye —— 5 5 nf ny way responsible for such division. | Mce of the American Red Cross. supply- | Jealousy Causes Tragedy at Scranton zh it docs not appear at present | ing all kinds of information asked for by] gcoRaANTON, Pa., December ji1.—Jeal- iny candidate has enough votes to| the various state branches. Maj. Gen.| oucy is believed tg hace heen the on ¢ nomination. though | George W. Davis, chairman of the central | 0USY ‘8 believed to have been the cause many riends insist t n and | committee; Miss Mabel T. Boardman of |°f @ !urder and suicide at Throop, nedr will be elected, I put these considerations | the executive committee and Mr. Magee, | here. early toda. whgn nodo Fentz je in order to meet the worthier obli- | secretary, are in charge of the office. |shot and killed Mrs. John Harvatz and tions. I withdraw as a candidate for r i s cnator, and with grateful appreciation Appeal to Citizens. then committed suicide. Fentz: boarded release my friends from further effort in| The District of Columbia branch of the | With Mrs. Harvaiz and today he tried to my behalf. I will resume my place in the shoot her. The woman fled from the councils of the republican party and give to its welfare and to the splendid policies for which it stends the same service and devotion which have been the great priv- ilege and pride of my life.” Last Night’s Conference. ‘The agreement reached between Taft and Burton, which resulted in the for- mer’s withdrawal, is bellevd to have been brought about by the express wish of the next President, William H. Taft, and it peal: lumbia: “In view of the appalling calamity Cross all over the country. | part in this emergency, and it should | borne in mind that al! is even intimated 1 was a sug- «Continued on must be immediate. “Subscriptions to the fund, which will Red Cross has sent out the following ap- “To the citizens of the District of Co- Italy, prompt action for the aid of these suffering people is being taken by the branches of the American National Red “It is earnestly hoped that the citizens of the District of Columbia will do their , to be effective, house and Fentz followed, shooting her as she ran through the yard of her home. Fentz then turned the revolver upon him- self. in ee Missing Kentucky Student Appears. LEXINGTON, Ky., December 31.—A find Willis E. Smith, Kentucky State University, who disap- peared September ended yesterday when the young man‘appeared at home of his sister in Owensbero, Ky., safe and sound. be Boston, | Taft—Value of an Expert in Politics. So much contradictory matter has been printed as to the possibility of William Loeb, jr., becoming a member of the cab- inet of the Taft administration that the New York congressmen are beginning to discuss the question from the standpoint of the recognition of their state by the | next President. They ask If Mr. Loeb is not to be taken into the cabinet will |New York have a representative there? | If not, why not?” Every man who has had relations the least bit Core to Mr. Taft knows the high regard ie entertains for Mr. Loeb. Ha has repeatedly said that he considers Mr. Loeb a man of great ability, whose serv- ices the public should have, yet there offer Mr. Loeb a cabinet place when the latter goes to Augusta next week. Mr. Loeb’s Augustra Trip. Mr. Loeb bas been perfectly frank in ng that his trip to Augusta was whol- ly in connection with important data in regard to the Panama canal, to be deliv- ered personal Taft before he leaves for the isthn the last of Jan- uary. Mr. Loeb has not attempted to impress anybody wi’h the {dea that he expected an offer of a cabinet place from the next President. He will leave Wash- ington the first of next week, by which Mr. Taft will be further advanced abinet selections than he Is now. New York people on intimate terms with Mr. Loeb say that there are people having Mr. Taft's ear who would prob- ably shaxe their heads at the mention of his name. Frank H. Hitchcock i squinted at as one of these. despite de- say in case it is said th; but will turn his i he s in y flatter will not accept, ttention to business of- , some of, them of ion as to New York's repre- sentation in the cabinet, though, is re- garded as most important by men close io the politics of that state. President | Harrison and many other occupants of the White House discovered that the intric- acies of New York politics were worth studying through some one close to the game. Mr. Loeb's friends declare that if he should be in the cabinet the new President would have most competent advice, while if some man less acquainted with the men and methods of the state should be selected it might result in harm to Mr. Taft during his administration. Only three New Yorkers outside of Mr. Loeb have been mentioned for cabinet honors. Secretary Straus is one of these. He will probably not be in the new cab- inet. If he is he knows nothing of the rigid search that had been instituted to| game of politics played in the Empire a student at the | state. George W. Wickersham is an- He is talked of for Attorney Gen- He was never heard of in New other. eral. the] York politics, and probably knows noth+ ing of the game. Col. Robert M. Thomp- son, talked of for Secretary of the Navy, are expressions of doubt whether he will; nials that Mr. Hitehcocx and Mr. Loeb are not on good terms. It is asserted that ff outside Influence of a certain kind can defeat Mr. Loeb’s elevation to the| cabinet it will be done. Talk is indulged! in that Mr. Loeb will be offered some re of dignity Ligh station, but will not be in the cabinet. In this is the other. He is a student of naval affairs and not politics. . Mr. Taft. when President, may ex- pect to rely upon his brother, Henry W. Taft, the New York lawyer, for political advice, or upon Elihu Root, but even the latter is not nearly so ‘thoroughly ac- quainted with the game as is Mr. Loeb. New Yorkers say that President Roose- velt has had smooth sailing tn New York because he knew the ground there from top to bottom, and needed no advice. A western man like Mr. Taft will not be so fortunate and should have the best advice he can get. e WOMEN IN WIGHT RIDER CASE NUMBER OF THEM TO TESTIFY | AT UNION CITY TRIAL. Testimony Today Tended to Es- tablish Alibis of Some of the Defendants. Special Dispatch to The Star. UNION CITY, Tenn., December 31.— Many additional witnesses, among them a number of women, came to town today from the- Reelfoot lake region to testify in the night rider case. The testimony heard today tended to establish an alibi for one or more of the elght defendants in the Capt. Rankin murder trial, and in- dications now are that simflar evidence wil! be the rule until tomorrow evening. Owing to the importance of the case it is expected that considerable latitude will be allowed the attorneys in the matter of argument, and that this will probably not be concluded until Tuesday, when the jury will be charged by Judge Jones. The gravity of the situation is becoming | more apparent each succeeding day to rel- atives and friends of the men on trial, as they realize to the fullest extent the strength of the proof presented by the state, yet outwardly expressing confi- {dence in the result. Mrs. Bob Wallace, sister of Sam Apple- white, was the first witness of the day. Questioned as to where Applewhite, one of the defendants, was on the night the docks at Samburg were burned, she re- pid that he was at the home of his father. Lengthy Argument. The next witness was “Chunk” Apple- white, a brother of Sam Applewhite, who said that his brother was with him at | their parents’ home that night. Witness testified that on the night Capt. Rankin was killed he (witness), together with Applewhite and Bob Huffman, were at Sam Applewhite’s house. A lengthy argument took place over the admission of certain testimony sought to | be obtained from Ike Johnson. The de- | fense wished to ask the witness what men | ‘Ted Burton, one of the defendants, was | looking for, and for what purpose, when | he reached Johnson's house on the day of | the murder of Capt. Rankin, The state objected to the question on the ground that it was incompetent. The object of the defense was to discredit the confession made by Frank Ferriner, a state witness, in which several of the de- fendants were implicated. Judge Jones decided the question in favor of the con- tention of the state. ————___. MARRIES IN COUNTY JAIL. Alabama Girl Weds Soldier Held for Alleged Desertion. BIRMINGHAM, Ala., December 31 Miss Jesse Collar of Adamsville, Ala., was married to Chester A. Linn in the county jail here yesterday, Rev. Thomas Beard, Episcopal minister, performing the cere- mony. A number of witnesses, including relatives of the couple, were allowed by the sheriff to attend the wedding. Linn is being held as a deserter from the Unit- ed States army, and was taken to Fort Oglethorpe, Ga., today, where he will face a court-martial. Seg eae German Actor Drops Dead in Atlanta ATLANTA, Ga., December 31.—Frank G. Reinau, stage director for James K. Hackett, and a well known German actor, dropped dead late yesterday afternoon in front of the Grand Opera House here. Death was due to apoplexy. Mr. Reinau was a native of Germany and was about sixty-five years of age. He retired from the stage ten years ago and for the past several years has been engaged with Mr. Hackett, 4+ ‘AMERICAN BATTLE FLEET Q AID IN RELIEF WORK Now Nearing the Suez Canal Probably Will Be Rushed to Stricken Cities. PRESIDENT WILL ASK CONGRESS FOR A LARGE APPROPRIATION |Dead in All Italy Now Estimated at 115,000—Starvation and Pestilence Stalking Amid Ruins—Soldiers Burning Bodies—King Reports Reggio in Ruins. medical stores. January 15. : for the sufferers. cruiser. Latest estimates of Italian government, are: Messina alone, 50,000. 40,000 in and about Reggio. | Summary of Today’s News. | Plans are today being considered to have the great American battle fleet, now nearing the Suez canal, proceed to Messina and other stricken Italian cities to assist in the relief work. The fleet of sixteen battleships, with its crew of 15,000 men, carries an immense supply of provisions and It is believed it can reach Messina about j It is learned today also that the President will Monday send to Congress a messsage urging a liberal appropriation The first direct news from the devastated city of Messina was received this morning. The dispatch said that King Victor Emmanuel landed in Reggio last night from a torpedo He found many of the injured lying in the streets that skirted the shore. Later he reported to Premier Giolitti that he found conditions disastrous. the loss of life, according to the Total dead, 115,000; in the city of Other estimates from the scene of the disaster run be- yond these figures. Some place the total dead at 150,000. According to this there were 70,000 fatalities in Messina and The loss of life in other cities is placed as follows: Seminara, 2,000; Santa Eufernia, 1,600; Palmi, 8,000; Pizzo, 3,300; Gazzari, 1,000; San Giovanni, soo. STARVATION AND PESTILENCE Earthquake Survivors Suffering ‘With Hunger and Facing Death by Disease From Ruins. ROME, December 31.—To tie terrifying spectacle of death caused by Monday’s earthquake has now been added the hor- ror of starvation and the fear of a spread of pestilence. In the ruins of Messina, Reggio and various towns in Sicily and Calabria He the bodies of the dead, which it has been | impossible to extricate, while everywhere thousands of hungry and homeless per- sons throng the littered thoroughfares. Words are inadequate to express the horror of the ruin and desolation that has overwhelmed Calabria and Sicily. where the earth's tremblings and fire and water have combined to change the smiling, verdant country into deserts. Messina and Reggio exist no longer, and at least thirty years will be neces- sary to repair ihe ruin that nature's vio- lences have wrought there. ‘An official estimate places the dead at 115,000, but there is reason to believe this may be greatly exceeded. Today the pitiable plight of the sur- vivors claims universal attention. The relief of their suffering calls for the con- centrated effort of’all nations. The dead are dead, but countless thousands of half- demented, naked and starving survivors, some wounded and some uninjured, are c shelter and medical attention. It is estimated that 100,000 people have fled from the desolated territory in fear of further convulsions. Fate of Many Villages Unknown. As yet it has been found impossible to obtain any news of the fate of the little villages along coast, many of which, it is believed, been entirely wiped out. man coses entire have swept out to no them remain have In been trace ishing villages have been w sea and of ed out of In some of the smaller towns, crying pitifully for food, water, clothing, | buildings | Flour- | ; cross the Atlantic. SHIPS NOW NEAR SUEZ CANAL Believed They Could Reach Messina About January 15—Necessary to Take on Coal. 1 The great Ameriren battleship fleet, built for purposes of destruction, may after all have to go down in history as one of the greatest humanitarian agents in modern times. Not content with the outpourings of private charity, it Is prob- able that the American government will direct this great fleet away from its own maritime progress toward home to the stricken city of Messina and the other Italian ports where devastation beyond the unaided efforts of the Italian people themselves to repair has been wrought by earthquake and tidal wave. The matter of dispatching the fleet on this mission of mercy is now being cone sideration and a speedy decision in favor of such employment ifs expected. It was also learned today from ag authoritative source that the President will send to Congress a message urging a liberal appropriation for the relief of the earthquake sufferers in Italy. Mpnday next The sixteen warships are now making their way through the Red sea, and should arrive at Port Said, on the easterm entrance of the Suez canal, by Sundays Here the ships will get orders by cabiq, if, indeed, théy have not previously got in touch with the cable station at Port Said by wireless. Coal supplies must be taken on, for the ships are just complete ing one of the longest legs of their ree markable voyage, namely, from Colombo 440 miles, or a distance to Suez, about greater than they will have to cover to the coal bunkers existence. if ; ‘ * | will be nearly empty when the shins 0 al 3 it e, the sud- . such as Paimi, near Monteleone, the sud A iasikn | pond! || No emiaresney; (eliwee a) denness and the completeness of the hig : catastrophe was overwhelming. Of the| &"@4t, will warrant a warship in starting 14,000 people living in Palmi only a few are alive today. Yesterday 2,200 score corpses were buried in the cemetery there. | rvivors of Palmi, reinforced by from other points and under the lead of soldiers and doctors, are per- forming prodigies of valor. Many of them have been overcome by the awful condi- tions under which they are working. The Bishop of Morabito and other priests, with touching devotion and courage. have done much to preserve order by the example of calmness and self-denial they have given the people: They are busy carrying comfort and consolation to the dying and the bereaved. Survivors in Terrible Condition. The first of the survivors of Reggio to reach Catanzaro were so broken down by the shock of their experiences that it was almost impossible for them to give any connected account of the destruction of the city. They speak dis- connectedly of whole districts swept away in a moment and entire families annihilated. Reggio remains isolated in ghostly desolation. The railroads and The rescue’ (Continued on Fourth Page.) on a voyage without sufficient fuel supe plies to make the next port, and as the distance from Suez, on the western end of the to Messina is about suo miles the battleships must spend at least two days somewhere in the canal taking on coal. A full supply will be required, because it is quite certain that even the port of Messina is now no longer in a position to supply fuel tor canal, great commerc marine use. Reach Messina January 15. Then, at least two days probably will be spent in passing the sixteen great ships through the Suez canal from the Red sea to the Mediterranean, and altogether the estimate made at the navigation bureay of the Navy Department today was that the American fleet would reach Messina about January 15. Of course, it is poss- ble that Admiral Sperry may decide to concentrate the activities of the coaling stations and the supply stores on the canal banks upon one or two of the swiftest of the ships, and drive them ahead at full speed to the scene of @ige tress, in which case it might be possigie