Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, March 25, 1910, Page 1

Deep Detonations g’md Earthshocks - Terrify Populace of Nearby Villages WALL OF LAVA 20 FEET BIGH 1,500 LONG Large Number of APou!mt Houn. Buried—Continuous Vibration and Trembling of Earth for Many Miles Around—Village of Eorrello is Surrounded by Lava and Inhabitants Have Fled—Director of Observatory Declares the Situation is Grave—Help Measures Be- ing Formulated. Catania, Sicily, March 24.—Mount FEtna, the eruptions of which in the ‘| vincible at Albany. ground. This mighty wall of lava was today not more than five miles from Bolpasso and Nicolosi. . sast have wrought great destruction E again in a violent state of activity. A pronounced movement within the crater .began last eveni steadily in- creasing in volume, and tonight the gravest fears aré en ed if the eruption continues in 16s peefont From Catan tored tn the Gitostion O nthntatn, Passing the village of Mascalulcia. 12 miles in a direct line from the crater, a thick curtain of smoke was encoun tered which entirely concealed Etna. At Nicolosi, ten miles from the crater, the entire population had gathered in the square to watch the volcano, which appeared as a black torh above. Now and then it was {lluminated with flashes of light, appearing almost red. Thick Rain of Cinders. Higher up the rain of cinders be- came thicker and extended like a veil across the mountain. A deep roaring was heard and detonations like the sound of artillery, following one an- other in_quick succession, while the earth under foot shook. 4 One of the guides cried: “An earth- quake!” and could be induced to continue. The hot cinders covered the ground like @ thick carpet, ren- dering difficult, = A peasant T2s encountersd, coming down. He sal “The fire is rushing down. burning everything, The lava is like a red- hot river.” Black Smoke and Flashes of Fire. Proceeding a little further along four columns of black smoke could be observed. Occasionally they were cut by flashes of fire, presenting en awe-inspiring le.. Then the wind opened the clouds for a moment ené a wide strip of fire could be seen in the -distance, advancing with mon- strous controtions. It fell like a tor- rent from Mount Capriole, spreading put in the valley below. Lava Flow Reaches Vineyards. "Fhe iava flow bhad already reached the vineyards above San Leo and m- houses, Tt oati . & 1 streams and united in one Sbomt Twenty Teet in haigit aad 1 feet wide. Its veloolty was estimated £t three or four feet a minute, varying Bocording to the comdition of the mo- Meteorological Station Destroyed. The meteorological station on the mountain side has been destroyed and e of Borrello is in serious The populace, terror stricken, ying from - their homes. ‘The earch shocks have reached about fifty in number, but there is a continuous vibration and trembling for many miles around. Everywhere the villa- gers are carrying images in proces- sion and imploring for mercy. Twelve new craters have been opened. up. Help for Devastated Region. Help for Lha people in the devastat- ed region is being o here. A detachment of .o!djm and a large number of engineers and doctors have gone forward. The authorities have issued orders that no one shall be permitted to go beyond Belpasso, and soldiers have been stationed at various points to see that these orders are obeyed. The village of Borrello is surrounded by lava and the inhabitants have fled to Belpasso. Professor Ricco, director of Mount Etna observatory, said tonight: “The eruption is very grave, and I think it will become much more seri- ous. The lava has covered five miles in sixteen hours, and if my calculations are right the eruption of the volcano will not be short.” Horrible Detonations. Dr. Walter Craven, an Englishman, after his return todey from Nicolosi, where. he made photographs of the lava, said: “Horrible detonations made the ground tremble under my feet and it was impossible to keep the camera steady more than a moment.” Many tourists, among whom Amer- icans are conspicuous, e pour in- to Catania to view the spectacle. t- est reports from Nicolui tonight say that the lava current ™ at the rate of about 100 !eet an hour Leo. hiihw-’—fl »m en-ch M 3 The xg;m l-nl 24—Frank A. Perrett, royal obse: mtery on Mount Vesuvius, left here today lvr Mount Btna. FAIRBANKS WELCOMED HOME. HOUSE PASSES PENSION BILL. —_— Notable Demonstration at Indianapo- | Carries Appropriations of About $156,- in Honor of Ex-Vice President. Indianapolis, March 24—Indianapo- 1is and Indfana today welcomed ex- Vice President Charles ‘W. Fairbanks and Mrs. Fairbanks home from a year's trip around the world, The demonstration in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Fairbanks was & le one, They were met at the Union station this. afterncon by -the committee in chazge of the reception and escorted to the Soldiers and Sailors monument by soldiers from Fort Benjamin Har- rison and by many citizens in auto- mobiles. There were great crowds along the line of march and .at the postoffice building were sathered ihousands of school childreny The former vice-president spoke to these briefly and then proceeded *o the monument place, where the formal address of welcome was delivered by Governer Thomas R. Marshall. of the Mr. Fairbanks " ) feeling!, reception given him. He dwelt prin- cipally upon his pléasure on returning home and only nnce did he refer to conditions abroad, especially in the east, A raception at ‘the Fairbanks home immediately after the publis reception &end a theatre party tonight closed the demonstration. raosend S Reunion of “Tennis Cabinet.” Washington, March 24 —The new tennis court at the White house was the scene today of af partial reunion of the. famous old “tennis cabinet” of the Roosevelt administration, Am- bassador Jusserand of France, and Beekman - Winthrop, assistant secre- tary of the navy, met in a fast ghme of singles. The weather was that of midsummer. Gifford Pinchot and Jim- mie Garfield, of the old tennis set, are not expected to. use the court this year. Senator Daniel Shows Improvement. Daytona, Fla, March 24.—Physicians mttending Senator John W.i Daniel at s oclock. tonight issued the lbl\owln‘ bulletin: Senator Daniel has bad satisfactory day, having been ‘wm five or six hours. He spoke distinctly several times and takes more interest in his surroundings than at any time for eleven days. Temperature, pulse and various body functions continue satisfactory. Dr. Chowning says he now feels his patient has a chance for fecovery. Card Game Ends in Shooting. Danbury, Conn, March 24—Frank Souci, 35 vears, & music teacher, was shot in the head tonight by an un- Eows naten following a quarrel over game of cards, and seriously but Srobabiy mot fatally wounded. ~ Souct ae plasing with three others at his boarding house in Barnum's court when the el started. It S enfed mmm yard with the shooting. Sou- 's assailant made his escape and has 5% peen caugnt. Broker Sherwood Held in $10,000 Bail New York March 24.—John T. Sher- ool the broker, who ‘was arrested in concerning the =ale of Ohio Dl.vll—Dnly stock hypoth- M witn o a lucn Windsor Trust com- m e $50.008; was Il h tl'.” bail Tuesday. lay for examinatiofi Jore Lillis on Way to. California. e by “Jack” r'whhy a few weeks ago in Kansas ‘when the latter d(.euver!d Lillis 1 000,000 in .ummlry of lfi!\ es. W“hlnm l’m 2 carrying appropriations 8156.00000 ‘was N.sled by ,the today. Nearly the entire occupied by a qonun. made chiefly b)' Pepublicans, against the provision the measure as reported from the eom- mittee on pensions for the abolition of the eighteen pension ‘agencies now, in operat| throughout the country. By a vote of 76 to 94 the house re- fused to overrule the tions of the committee. ,The commit- tee was sustained chiefly by demo- cratic votes The legisiative, executive and udicial ppropriation bi ng about 334, 0000, was Dhawca. by the acnats Very few amendments were adopted. Senator Owen spoke in advocacy of his bill for the creation of a new executive department to be devoted to the preservation of the public health. He asserted that 600,000 lives annually were sacrificed in this co Dbecause ©f the lack of proper attention to san- itation. STRIKE OF PAPERMAKERS. Employes of International Paper Com- pany Vote to Go Out. Franklin, N H.,, March 24—A strike to go imto effect immediately at the works of the International com- pany here was ordered by o vote of the union of Pulp, Sulphite and Pa- per Mil Workers at a meeting to- night. According to John H. Malin, president of the national organization, who wa.svnresent at the all the sixty-onc members of the local union in attendance voted in favor of the strike. Mr. Malin said that the order would take effect tonight at 11 o'clock, the hour at which the night shift usually to work in the mills. ‘When asked whether the action of the city council in requesting him to leave town had any influence upon the vote of the men, President Malin said that possibly it hastened their deter- mination, but that a strike would have occurred In any event. $1 a Day Pension Bill vorably. ‘Washington, March 24—One dollar a day for all old soldiers, incapacitated in the service, is provided in a bill re- ed favorably from the house com- mittee on military affairs today by Representative Sherwood, democrat, Ohio. The bill has been before the committee for six or seven years, and comes before the house as an amendment to a measure introduced by Representative Townsed, republi- can, Michigan, providing for the re- tirement of army officers. Reported Fa- Amateur Auto Assoc ated. Albany, N. Y. March 24—The Ama- teur Automobile Contest association of New York was incorporated today to promote amateur automobile driving in road , reliability contests, hill Other tests. The direc- J. Gilbert Wilson of “Conn. S S To Found School of Farming for Boys. oew !at. March 24.—The Rev. Dr. of the Blntist Covenant, this city, an- epared n Incorpor- Paragraphs Colon. March 24—The American Tacoma sailed from here for Bmeflems yesterday. Paris, March 24.—Viscount Marie- Eugene-Melchior de Vogue, author and member of the French academy, died today. He was born at Nice In 1848. b B d Pm‘slhnugh‘::fi——no Prlxude Hou- lan, sel o was run 7 andtven by Wo K Y anaerpilce llhn:a.ure In the d’Almeneches, hlnd.lmg,dot $1,f 000. mfl ‘Fischof’s FIRE INSURANCE INQUIRY. Buckley Exonerates MaCall from Com- plicity in ch.ek Transactions. New York, M.rcfi 24 —Bit by bdit there was unfolded, at the fire insur- ance inquiry today, the story of the career of William H. Buckiey, the Albany lawyer, who for years was a legislative agent at the state capital for the fire insurance companies. On the face of the documentary evhience produced, Buckley was_well-night in It the Iofiurl records pany of -Brookl with the legislature court of appeals, he said; and kept Sheldon in- formed of what was coming off in court. ‘When evidence was d, show- ing that E. BE. now a state supreme court justice, wrote Bucl name above his own on a check $35,000 which was one of the three loans made by. the Phenix Fire In- surance company of Brookiyn through Sheldon to juckley, the witness (Buckley) became greatly aroused. He over and over again that Mr. McCall knew nothing at all of the transaction. and merely acted in the, tter at his request. He. admitted at he &1@ not endorse the check at all, and identified the ting in which his name was written as that of Justice McCall l(t. Hotchkiscs said he would be 0 have the matter leared up by e !miee. but did not ‘would ask him to appear It was late In the aftérnoon when the letters relative to the decision of the tourt of appeals were read. FOURTH DAY OF MAN HUNT. Posses Still on Trail of Former In- diana Banker, Cleveland, O.. March 24 —With three posses camped in the hills south of ‘Warsaw, Coshocton county. -the fourth day of the man hunt for Robert Green, the former Indiana’ 'h-nker, w-ho es- caped from jail at @ay, closed tonight wi seen ER T e has stolen in and appar- n-fly m.l.king for Warsa: His nlles ‘be)lhri him, managed to -elude “him. Bese, which e had Teen: riflte wes found some hours later, but Green is belleved to have taken refuge among the coal workings in the neighborhood of Wakatomica. He is armed with an automatic, revolver and has sworn he will not be taken alive. Hartford Saloon Keeper Held on Tech- nical Charge of Assault. Hartford, March 24—Thomas Ken- nedy, a saloon keeper, of 31 Shelton street, was arrested tonight on a tech- nical ‘charge of assault and held un- der $1,000 bonds to await the result of» injuries ‘he inflicted on Edward ‘Winn, by hitting him on_the head with a bottle on 15. Winn is in St. Francis' hospital and is not ex- pected to recover. Shot Dead on Business. Street of Batesburg,. 8. C. Batesburg. S. C., March 24.—Clinton Rhoden, a merchant of this place, was shot and instantly killed on the prin- cipal businesg street here today by W. B. Glenn, the city electrician,” who fired three bullets into {is ody.. There had been bad feeling between the two men for some time. Gleen claims self defense. He was arrested and locked up. Hartford Democrats Nominate Can- didate for Mayor. Hartford, March 24.—At the demo- cratic city caucus tonight Edward L. Smith was nominated for mayor. Mr. Smith is a law partner of former May- or W. F. Henney, Railroad Conference at Cincinnati. Cincinnati, O.. March 24—Nineteen men, composing a committee of the National ~ Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen, and eleven from the Na- tional Order of Railway Conductors, arrived in this city tonight. Tomor- row they will call upon General Man- ager J. Q. Van Winkle of the Big Four railroad with demands for higher wages and better working conditions. Body of Mrs. Slocum at Ossining. . Ossining, N. Y., March 24—The body of Mrs. Herbert J. Slocum, wife of Ma- jor Slocum of the United States ar- my, who was killed in an automobile accident at Washington, yesterday, arrived here tonight and was taken to the Brandretnh homestead, now the home of Mrs, F. B. Robinson, a sister of Mrs. Slocum., Persed, a well to do grocer, tried to light his pipe in the middle of upper Broadway tonight. Blinded by . the flare of the match he stepped diréctly in front of a speeding automobile and was killed. Two men who were in the car were arrested. Steamship Arrivals. At Liverpbol, March 24: Ivernia, from Boston. At Genoa, March 24: Berlin, from New York. Athletics for Women. To give grace to the waist and lower part of the truw Lie at full length on the back. Flex the legs, and, resting solely on the heels and xhouldeu.r?h $he body from the mattress without hands. Extend iecep the trunk motionless while nmnx the feet, until the soles are with the ceiling. Extend the legs, nep them motionless, and rise to the sitting position without help from the hands. Stand .upright, the feet close together, keep the legs motion bend back, and touch the toes with the fln‘. ers of both hands.- Stand as before, | bend the back and try fo touch the side of each foot, alternately with the corresponding hand shut. The shutting shortens the reach. Stand uj M Fyramds TO VIEW THE SPHINX BY MOON- LIGHT. 5 DEMONSTRATIONS ARE IRKSOME Spends Half Hour With Khedive at Abden Palace, Cairo—Mrs. Roosevelt and Miss Ethel See Kherivah. . Cairo, Egypt, March 24.—Colonel elm: velt’s v.hn excited® mn&t inter- here, not only am m: Americans who have arrived at Catrg |t Eake part in the :.“:e:;’na'“""".fi..m‘“ take n the the popnllce generally, that he is tions, rowae: uthured” sbont aboul the enm.an!Sr Shepard's hotel whers quartered, Mee Colonel and m-. Roosevelt ware pel.lnd to leave the buflding by the trom the enthusiastic people. A half-hour was spent this afternoon l:_bdc‘:nvtrnzlm;‘ with the -:hdlva at palgce, the khedive showing, the keenest interest in Colonel Roosevelt's hunting tour. Politics were not dis- eussed, but there was an on irrigation and agriculture. Received by Khedive. -In the meantime the khedivah re- ceived Mrs. Roosevelt and Miss Ethel with many marks of dis tion. Cof- fee was served in gold cups with onds, The khedivah began the conversation in French and it was carried on in that language. She was particularly anxiqus concerning the position of women in America. ‘The khedive returned the ex-presi- dent's visit at the American legation, ‘where he remained a considerable time. The exchange of visits has giv- en the greatest pleasure -on the nart of_both. In the evening the Roosevelt party ‘went by automobile to the Mena house,_ ‘which is close to the Pynmids.. to -pend tbe night and see the Sphinx by BPURIOUG ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORTER Arrested for Extortion in New York— Demanded $150 for Suppression of Story. New York, l(uch 24-—A man who says he is Aifred Mo had been wrapped marked ten aoua.r bill. At the sam time the !nmlly chauffeur and the but- ler hustled the man inte the where he was held until the arrival of detectives. This man denies all tnawlsdxa of the he called ‘The and of respectable ance. He will be arraigned ln‘vpp:x-iee court tomorrow. Testimony in Glover Case. Cambridge, Mass, March 24.—This afternoon Seymour . the only brother benefiting by the will, said that his brother had frequent litile squab- bles with his’ wife, but ing in her conduct that wos cessitated his brother self from her. The witness Sfter Bmich questiontug that he. hed said that there were times when he himself felt like shooting Mrs. Glover, but that was when she spoke of his father and mother. He never said that Mrs. Glover.was guilty of the murder, although he might have said that he had a suspicion thet she had a hend in saw noth- him. it and that she might be capable of it. | st Black Hand Man Instantly Killed. Pueblo, Col, March 24.—An unknown Black Hand man was shot and in- stantly killed in a fight with a sheriff's posse. A companion escaped on horse— back but ie belleved to have been wounded. After threats, Tony Santuso placed $2,000 at a spot several miles beyond the city limits. When two men late At the first return volley ohe of them fell dead. \ Closing Session of Hardware Men. March 24.—Fletcher Barber of Brockton was elected president of the New England Hardware Dealers’ association at the closing session of the convention today. The other offi- cers include: First Henry L. Russell, Holyoke president, F. E. Stacy, treasurer, Henry M. Saunders, Boston secretary, Charles L. Underhill, Som- erville; dlrectqrs, J. Strockbine, Wa- tertown, Conn.. H. H. Hager, Burling- ton, Vt, H. W. Sibley, Ware, Henry C. Fay, Athol, A. J. Osborne, Holyoke. O;Llctiflv AT CAuUcCUS Anticipated Opposition to Fitzgerald of have ne- | i -Rules Committee", HELD LAST NIGHT. GHAMP CLARK GETS HICH VOTE New York Failed of Result—Under- wood and Dixon Other Members. ‘Washington, - March 24, — With gcarcely any semblance of a struggle, the democratic members of the house t elected the four minority mem- ore of the lows: committee, as fol- Minority Members. Champ Clark of Missouri, 125 votes. Oscar Underwood of Alabama, 102 votes. Lincoln Dixon of Indlana, 99 votes. fi’:n J. Fitzgerald of New York, 98 A long st of candidetes received Rcvl‘emmlve Slay- sful as— The total vote of the caucus ::Luo which required 71 votes to expected opposition to Repre- lbnh.tlva Fitzgerald, because of his icans, appeared in the ll.lelul", but falled of any Sims’ Flofi.vl Opposed Fitzgerald. mmtmn Sims of Tennessee the faction which opposed the selection of Mr. Ffluarlld and intro- duced a resolution to instruct the dem- ocratic members to support a resolu- tion for the election by the house of a committee to select ali of the standing committees, which power of selection is now vested in the speaker. The maximum strength shown by the of the adoption of a mo- before he had an op- to get it up for considera- HIGH CLASS RESTAURANTS ~ TO ADVANCE PRICES. Deimonico’s Adds Ten Cents to All Menu Meat Dishes. as meats are concerned. Other class restaurants have made sim- ilar advances. The doughnut also lifted its head to- The price of lard has increased recanfiy from 18 to 20 cents a pound and as dougtnuts require lard, their price has. been ised from 12 to 20 PHILADELPHIA STRIKE. No Change/in Street Car Situation— Another Added to List of Car Vie- tims. Philadelphia, March 24—Interest in the labor situation was centered today in the convention of members of the labor unions to form a new politi cal party. About 500 delegates attend- ed the meeting, from which newspaper men and everyone else without a un- jon card and other credentials was barred. ' At the close of the convention it was announced a committee headed by John J. Murphy, president of the Central Labor union, had been chosen to organize the new party. This committee will select men in each ward in the city to conmstitute a city com- mittee. No one whose loyalty to the cause of unionism can be doubted will be selécted on any committee. A con- tribution of one day’s pay to, finance the new organization will be asked from every member of the new party. Non-unionists will be permitted to en- roll after the preliminary organization has been effected. There was no change in the street car situation. Both the company and the B;lir\lldng car men continue irrecon- e. The company reported tonight that an increased number of cars was run today and for the first time since the strike was declared the cars were run on the subway surface lines. It was also stated that 400 men are under in- struction on the cars in operation. Another death was added to the list of trolley car victims tonight when Samuel “Stead, aged 84 years, was ruck by a car at Twenty-fourth street and South College avenue. NEW ENGLAND GOVERNORS At Annual Dinner of New England Street Railway Club. Boston, March 24—A more repre- sentative and notable gathering of the governors of New England states than met at the annual dinner of the New England Street Railway club at the Hotel Somerset tonight was probably never seen at an unofficial assembly in the east. ‘With the exception of Governor Dra- per of Massachusetts, who was un— avoldably detained and was repre- sented by Lieutenant Governor Froth- ingham, every New England governor was present. . With these guests were Congressman Joseph T. Robinson cf Arkansas and James F. Shaw, presi- dent of the American Street and In- terurban Rajlway association of Bos- ton. The general welfare of New England, the development of her resources and the protection of her natural advan- tages were largely dwelt upon in the speeches. of the evening. Charles H. Hill of Boston, connected with the Boston Elevated Railway company, was elected the mew presi- dent of the club. A Codfish tured off Wai: The gunboat Paducal Domingo. the Condemad Telagrams Six Feet L'"l: Wl.l cap- inscott, Lon; Tacoma, tship. D.glmllont Ordered the to proceed to Santo Tho T ug Arth 'l! 2 .'l'vof light Navy leted for a W-r- Com| velt to visit of former President the pope. Thomas F. Ryan Hu Donated $1,000 to the fund for the French hospital in New York. The President Nominated Col. Ralph W. Hoyt, Twenty-fifth infantry, to be brigadier general. James Bellows McGregor, said to be the oldest Mason in the world, died at Newport, N. H. A Supplementary Brief Was Filed by the government in the corporation tax cases in the supreme court. s to Simplify the Laws governing equipment of motor boats were in- trodueed in both houses of cOnl‘l‘esl Charged With Kidnap, mg 16 year old Ruth Beardsley, Sheldon Cobb, 23 years old, of Jamestown, N. Y., was ar- rertad in Cleveland, O. A Large Delegation representing | terests along the Canadian border call- ed on Secretary Knox and appealed to him to avert a tariff war with Canada, A Silver Baptismal Basin, which was sent from lland in 1694 to the first Dut church on Manhattan Tsl- and, has n depesited in the United States National museumy Hearings Will Be Givén during the week of April 11 on the proposed legi; lation to remove the tax on oleoma garine under a decision of the house committes on agriculture. Secrstary Ballinger Temporarily withdrew 56,659 acres of public lands from al formu of disposition in aid of proposed legislation affecting the dis- posal of water power sites on the pub- lic domain. Secretary Meyer Returned to Wash- ington from a week’s visit to Afken and Charleston, much improved in health. While In Charleston the sec- retary made an inspection of the new naval drydock. William H. Marker, former caébier of the First National bank of Tipton, Ind., admitted that he had made false entries in the bank’s books and written false letters that were used for decelv- g‘m the state insurance department of 0. Disconsolate Over a Love Aff: Katherine Dennis, a factory - girl threw herself in front of an express train on Long Island last evening and was killed instantly. The girl, who was but 18 years old, was in love with a man employed as & weaver in a lace mill where she worked. Pinned to her coat was a note explaining the cause of her act. GRABBED HAND BAG CONTAINING $4,000. Thief Pursued and Captured by Police at Malden, Mass. Malden, Mass., March 24 —When a man snatched a hand bag containiie $4,000 in greenbacks from John A. Bruce on the street here today, many persons saw the act and gave chase The crowd of pursuers steadily in- creased, several policemen joining It, and despite the display of a revolver, the thief was finally cornered in a barn and captured without his firing a shot. The money was recovered. , who is a local insurance agent, was on the way from his office to the bank. The man under arrest was locked up on a charge of highway robbery. He sald that his name was F. H. Rice, that he was 40 years old and that his home was in Portland, Maine. 75,000 CENSU SENUMERATORS. Supt. Durand Predicts Sho 88,000,000 to 91,000,000 Inhabi Boston, March 24.—In looking over the New England census_field today Dr. E. Dana Durand, the national su- perintendent, said that by June 1st he hoped to be ‘able to report the number of inhabitants in the United States, probably between £8,000,000 and 91,- 000,000, The great army of consisting of 75,000 me: will move on April 15 and will cover the cities in fifteen days and the rural sections in thirty days. It will take four months to cover the manufactur ing interests and.three years to tabu- late and study the vast undertaking. Dr. Durand was the guest of Supt. Charies F. Gettemy of the New Eng- land section at lunch today and spoke before the City ciub this evening. SWINDLED BY GAMBLERS. New York Glove Dealer Caught for $11,000, Providence, R. I ° March 24.—An- other of the victims o{ the New York band of faro swindlers was disclosed today when Joseph G. Wolf, a bank- rupt glove doaler of this clty. stated that $11,000 of his $37, 000 labilities was lost in roulette and faro games in New York. He made this state- ment before a meeting of his creditors, among whom are New York and Bos- ton business firms. enumerators, and wom Major General Sickles Given Im- promptu Reception. ‘Washington, March 24.—S8howing few signs of his 84 years, Major Gen eral Daniel E. Sickles, retired,*of New York city. occupied for a while today the seat he held many vears ago in the first row of the house of repre- sentatives. General Sickles has been here relative to a bill to retire him To Safeguard SENATOR Results in Sacrifice of 600,000 Liv hundred thousand lives are s annually, with the rank of lieutenant general. He is one of the two survivors of the corps commanders on both sides in the Civil war, and lost a leg at Gettys- burg. An impromptu reception in the house chamber was given him. PfllcE TWO CENTS Public Health OWEN ADVOCATES FEDERAL DEPARTMENT. WOFUL IGNORANCE OF SANITATION Annually, Declared the Senator Speech in Support of the Bill. in 24.—That six flced owing to this country’s ig- norance ‘and neglect of sanitary and health laws, was asserted by Senator Owen in a speech In the senate today In support of his bill cresting a partment of health with a cabinet offi- cer at its head, Mr. Owen’s address was based on the theory that the health agencies of the government should be consolidated. He said that while ident Taft had not committed himself absolutely on the subject, he was con-~ fident he was in sympathy with the movement. Prevention of Contagion. He declared that with proper at- tention to the prevention of contagion and to the orotection of the people against the use of polluted water and impure and adulterated food, human life could be greatly extended, and with all the safeguards applied the average might be increased to t tent of 27 years within the century Asked by Senator Gallinger why he excluded the army and navy from the scope of his bill, Mr. Owen said he did so because of the politi activi- ties of those branches of the public service, When Mr. Owen spoke of hookworm, Mr. Gallinger thought that since it had become known that there was 80 much money available for chasing that mysterious parasite there would be a corresponding increase in the disease Charged Suppression of Facts, Mr. Owen charged that there suppression of the facts about the bonic plague in San Francisco a years ago, and he asserted that a course would not have been pur; if the matter had been in charge of & health department and not of a mer= cantile bureau. “I am afraid the senator is ¢ on his imagination for his facts Jected Mr. Gallinger. Washington, March “I will give the senate the whole record,” the Oklahoma senator retort- ed, “if the senator invites it “I do invite it,” Mr. Gallinger said shall have the facts within two days,” sald Mr, Owen Replying to the Oklahoma scnator, My. Gallinger expressed the opinion that the government should go slow in establishing - @ department of health, He thought the public health and mi- rine hospital service and. the health departments of the various states wero doing reasonably well. As for the contention that the period of life could be materially lengthened, he regarded it “a dream. pure and simple INDICTED FOR RIOTING. Result. of Attack on Jail of Alexander Cairo, I, March 24—Indictments for rloting were returned today by & special grand jury which has been In- vegtigating the attack on the Alexan- der _county jail on Feb. 26, during which one man in the mob was killed and several injured by the sheriff's special deputies. Those Indicted are: George B, Walk- er, newspaper man; Frank Gorman, alderman; James Davidge, a constab C. O. Foster, former deputy circuit clerk; Lee Watson, stock dealer; Sam- uel Wessinger, speclal agent of the Big Four raliroad and a deputy heriff; P. W. Simpson, manager of a lumber company; James Casey, former police- man; J. B. Scott, blacksmith; W, C. Charles, liveryman; O. Hurd, 'Jr. president of a Jumber company; John Maloney, wagon manufa rer. The twelve were arrested leased on bonds. Their trial been set for May 9 and funds for their do- fense will be raised by popular sub- scription. A fine of $500 and six months' fm- prisonment is possible In cases of con- viction. 2,000 PERSONS MADE HOMELESS. Mountain Village of West Virginia Wiped Out. Charleston, W. Va., March 24.—With practically every home in the prosper- ous mountain village of Mount Hope wiped out by a fire which swept that place today, at least 2,000 homele persons are sleeping tonight the commons. Conditions which followed the fire are much worse than early reports to- on day indicated. Upon the arrival of a epeclal train tonight, bearing militiamen, tents wers is being made distributed. An effort to house as many as possible of the homeless. Many of the familles lost all of their household effects and there is great suffering. MILLION DOLLAR PLANT BURNED Hambleton Tanning Company at Ham- bleton, W. Va. Elkins, W. Va., March 24.—The Ham- bleton Tanning company’s plant at Hambleton, one of the largest in the state, was destroyed by fire today with a loss estimated at $1,000,000. The fire tarted in the roll room and rapidly that the plant’s fire d and volunteers found it uscless to fight it. They succeeded, however, in sav- ing nearby buildings. The 'loss in partly covered by insurance. The plant employed 300 men. Fat: s at New York Tenement Fire New York, March 24—In a fire which swept through a five-story ten- ement in East Ninety-first street t 25 New Customs Inspectors. ‘Washington. March 21.—Twenty-five inspectors will be added to the cus- toms force in New York city to meet the situation caused by the docking of the big ocean steamers after night- fall. Arrangements to this end were made today at a meeting between Sec- retary- MacVeagh, Mr. rtis, the ll- sistant secretary of. the ' treasury charge of customs, and Willilam Loeb Jr., the collector at New ¥ork. Mr. Loeb has not yet submitted his list of nominations for the positions. Verdict in Favor of Brodie Duke. Crushed to Death in Machin Akron, O., ‘March 24.—George H. Al- aged 39, president of a rubber company, was instantly killed at th- D‘I-.nz in ‘Barbertown today. While I specting some electric wiring _his clothing caught in a machine and he ‘was crushed to death. ‘Temperature 83 at Cleveland. Cleveland, Ohio, March 24.—Today ‘was the warmest March day ever re- in rn Ohio. The maxi- Durham, N. C.. March 24.—The jury | Duke-Alice | in the last of the Brodie L. ‘Webb_cases, involving dolh!‘lmanmhald'byflle'l'ml" ., ————— Awaiting Arrival of Dr. Cook. New York, March 24.—No vessels from American ports on which m_Momfldl-anl mm arrived or tonight, it seems &hzh-d!dnotutmot Faithless Watchman Arrested. New York, March 24.—Willlam Hoff- man, a watchman employed to guard the 'Madison avenue home of Miss Louise H. Tiffany of the well known New York family of that name. was arrested tonight and, according to the police. confessed that for weeks he has been systematically robbing .the house, which is temporarily vacant, ‘The police declare that clothing and Jjewelry valued at about $10,000 have @isappeared from the residence. When arrestel Hoffman was carrying a wo- man’s fur automobile coat worth $300. Arrival of Lisutenant Shackleton. New York, March 24.—Licutenant Sir Ernest Shackleton, the British Ant- arctic explorer, who will lecture in this country, ~ arrived tonight .on the steamer Lusitania, which anchored off Qusrantine. She will dock in i:; day, one man was burned to death and two women received fatal injuries, Tho vietim was Edward Sharkey, a tenant, whose charred body was found in hallway on the first floor. His wife, Bella Sharkey, was found unconscious in her rooms and will die. The other injured woman is Mrs. Dorls Spel an aged woman, who was dragged from the tenment by a fireman, The upsetting of a gasoline torch used by plumbers started the fir Young Taft Makes Things Lively at ) White Hous: Washington, March 24.—Charley Taft is home for the Easter holidays and. things are liveller around the ‘White house, - With half a hozen of his boon companions, he was out on the rear lawn today playing ball with all the enthusiasm of a prospecti captain of the nine at Yale, Mre. Taft sat on the rear portico for & time and watched the boys &t