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CHABLOTTi;. N. C, THURSDAY EVENING, APKIL 24, 1913.
PRICE DAILY 2c; b CJNDAY 5
Calawba River Flows
Into City of Charlotte
Old Dream Realized
ftvj Receives
From
n A finn 000 Water Siver . Brenizer who fought the
Board $JUU,uuu tr a t c r , lP, vv nU of the cUy nterally gtep
TTVrtc Plant Called the Riv- hi iep in securg the right-of-way
$CTRS riani "cu on the land over which the pipe line
,r rnc-Hundreds Assem- a b? ,laid- Mr. Gilbert c. white.
Cf Lu 'the consulting engineer, also deserves
at Pumping Station I
Uiss Itrry Bland Turns Ca-
mfO CltU ' PreStnt' !nas taken a position among the muni-ICiU-
in'v , cipalities of the United States that we
rf-np AddieSS by Chairman can credit it witm being a great city
Ci''" .in the npsr future
in
llzir, cf Water Board Ac
ceptance by Mayor Eland.
:
v -;.r lanks of the Catawba at (
. . . f.-.T-n-krn Phnrlntte re.
I - 'k . : - dLlvt uvv , - -
Ol 3. QUart6r Of a Cen-
. . . .
- t ;.r. the waters ot the old
j -ald tie tbeme of many a song . Searching history we find standing
" st.-.-v flow into Charlotte. conspicuous as the greatest city of an-"V-T
:"ivial act of turning the wa- . tiquity Imperial Rome. Rome for many
T-tV'the j.ipes that extend from centuries ruled the world, and Its laws
..i th river, makincr what and systems of eovernment are incor-
I ' r 'l.l l"C C3
i -TV rivr lino' toot
i - . H i 4 : : u, i'v u.
several
r!p from thiis city. Mt
v '-i 'iie countr ycontiguous
;i h'i;idred left Charlotte at
I o"c
vk tor the sct? "by the now
ir.iaud river." Heading" the
r,. o- automobiles carrying r?p-;-:ve
cf the municipal boards.
.c!ior, Mayor Bland, accom-
hv Mrs. Bland, Miss iuarj
p:a!.d and Master C. A. Bland, J
H ts cond automobile was Rev. '
" McGeachv, pastor of the
Vrbvlerian church, whose
,,at the citv do proper
c-7o "vJ "coming of the Catawba,
v' - t-ie exercises of the after- j
i:zz. Avvor.;; anyiug nim was 3in.
. bSrSS. t"t :
ir: Tl ttcl'
Er a-r. E. S. Williams and D. P. j
hairman of the board for
lu ; I hp
l:p-p:ur.g the period when the
:i-ir.c:;u:ir. me penoa wnen iuc
ire? lir.e was planned, ' put under
fiy izi very nearly completed.
TiZov'.z v ere -President. C. KC
Ire's, cf the Greater Charlotte Club;
I W. Fai.-pn and Mrs. T. C.
'cl:. makers, with Mayor Bland
icd CLa ruiaa Blair, of the occasion;
He -.c representing the club; Dr.
.i:?02 t::e Medical fcOCiety, ana -lr-
litre t:; Southern Manufacturers'
cf y;ch he irf president; also Qf
C.T:k A. H. Wearn. and repre-
OUl the board, of alder- ..
iz. executive board. BChool board
'& Carrifiie library board.
Exercises.
Arrivizg at the pumping station,
-t exrc.H making notable the Ca-
i-a's r?t trip (of 10 or 12 miles)
- vm.r.x't. were launcueu. j
Cialrs ar. R. K. Blair, of the water I
T" SUa,
f . . j
i'.'.t prayer by Dr. McGeachy, j
tif r., one of exceeding beauty j
McGea;hy's Prayer.
A.n. ;: y r,c. like as a Father thou
"w"! ua"d siv.en. us Jhl best ,
ii ;r.p meaiesi aounaance.
- e :;-I:cht "lnri.1ens nil the wn rid
r-d fio j-rs blossom on everv hill.
iin falls ui)on the lust and
ri -;.. ": J':."d3 dipping fatness
:tC-"iV,;. -rsn3 fh?s,n5,e??
- in ta- swiit procession of the
procession Of tne
V
Tk-tv .v , , ... . 1
1 rcfi tr9Til-c fni this river
;,T our feet and which
ir.st the rivers of water
-0"i wLn
tanil-t
lis Tf turn 1 n tr rttir 1tv
rJ. 0 fwtrol for our necessities. O,
J,J" Kea0 it 'nrp an cn-Qf oTiri o Kim.
i
pleni-;h it continually as In the
E-t v. irh
melting snows and
"Cs sh.-.vers;
, f!fo)?J?LUJ.
" r.U.s -.v'r.rf fnmotli mir Violr
.r'e !llSn riio.intains where it rises,;
'.- ftp r.f t f.v,-,. w .i ,.
heech Thee that the ife of
- ... , 1 iree tDat trie lire or
io;-..a nay be like this river,
do7. n t-r,- .i- ;.;" " ; and
r?.:e hin-.' :!im,s,nj.,
. . i iiiu rzi l rr I. ill
l:c!,i 5;
wre ,,.V Jl":ai uv-
fee v" ro,ue m .l,r..m-:nf,,,M have shot himself; that Mrs.
utJssssn
er:t in our aims- t,h ov.n oa' 1
. in ai.ni l lira. .
"a j
. . V.U MM
of
-v"
v-ater run together to
i:: may
we unite ni,r in. . v -
uniie our in- ,
a e-Tori-
for the common eood .
a neoDle
ourselves
o i r., H , tne
"A:
n 'A -.Pn iifa ; r-
we enter upon life eter-
? ;h all who have served ;
.la l fP6 Thv faro vryA nroto '
Tvl" "
1:
- irrent Turned On.
' '-1 ai-;.y 'nllr.wincr
.uc inajei
re-etLr-. " :iB ir", eecnoea
"-r. oi me
A. v. . :
'v Jl; fwa- Chairman
:fPd tv . :,0'r r,)0ard- formally
tj-t.-,.. V er line tn tho ; tx-
d: r,T-cj ti . . ;
v J "e tr.a-or """"" 1113
.,"or E!.. .' . iV
av :.. accented the no-
5th i-, .,rvl"ru ine new
UK; fr: , in lue
u,.. li:oseu words:
To . f'and' Address,
irt. -r.tleipn f Vfc7 k . .
tvf conai!sr.?ere- i ard f-
f s si-Pi -inere. I cannot acrent
. . - !v:tem rst . ,"tJl-
k5-t t-f "Ch-W. -eJ" Vrorks for
."'te !a ".r-'tP Without Davir.-
,"' ?' Mac " . rinPSS sagacity and i
v o iac
sBla-i M l"med on by little
v. V1, wnicQ revolution- rv
att.". ,'r. ' ys?em Charlotte be-; V,
1-1 ' I V r n AAfn
i.dms .ai Jotj.' ' , "uu" ne pilot lost ms Deanngs i" "
"a 10 ilr. d. p H,!tUSt bewcredit The girls were on their way to a col-
Hutchison, who was lar factory.
WattT ta mmber ' VDo&rd when the sya
tem wa- - ...ed. and SDecial credit
Pe for his faithful and efficient
This is a great step forward for the
city of Charlotte. An abundant supply
of pure water is one of the chief ne
cessities of a great city and Charlotte
From 1652 to 1800 the number of
water plants in this great country of
ours was only sixteen, from 1800 to
1904 they numbered three thousand
two hundred, showing conclusively
that an abundance of cood n1 nure
nulcl nuiiuaicij aoouiiaicu nnu iuc
erowth and development of anv coun-
i)Orat - pd in all thp Liws of modprn timp.
any city of which we have knowledge;
so there is no use to further argue
the question in regard to the import
ance of pure and wholesome water,
Therefore, gentlemen, I wish to con
gratulate you on the great work you
have done to develop our city. You
have erected a monument which will
last when we have all been gathered
to our fathers.
Mr. Blair's Remarks
As chairman of the board of water
commissioners, it gives me great
pleasure to present to the city of
Charlotte the only complete water
system it has ever possessed. The
dream of our citizens for many years
(Continued on Page Nine.)
Jf ignt jot woman
Su fit age Amendment
By Associated Press.
Tallaha8gee Fla.t April 24. With
the arrival of Miss Jeanette Rankin,
of "Washington," and other women suf
fragettes the fight for a constitutional
amendment granting equal suffrage
was reopened today. On Friday the
women will be given a hearing by the
house committee and if they make
r0nnrtmr arainat amonrimont will he
vino.tontv,c rf tho memhera
the "le?islature favor giving the
t t wnmpn whenever thev Drove
. .. it Sn fur nn nrtrnnized
uu. J --" '
effort has been pnt forth In this state.
The state chairman of the women's
organization was in Washing at the in
auguration and the D. A. R. meeting
and no one appeared before the legisla
ture to urge the cause of the women.
Prosecution Ends in
Applebaum Case
By Associated Press.
Atlanta, Ga., April 24. The prose-
cutlon todav rested its case .against
rnf c .ni. trial
charged with the murder of her hus
band, James A. Applebaum, a traveling
salesman. Attorney Branch at once
b outlining .the defense t
made in behalf of Mrs. Applet
. M4. v, nn,;h' im
to be
aum
,.af cha nnt vn, AT,niphanm that
tliOb DUU UiVt V W V v VH.V -
probably ne KUiea nimseu.
rf .
Such rapid "progress was made this
morning that indications were that the
trial would be Bpeedily terminated.
R. L. Waggoner, city detective, tesi
fied o finding a revolver not mentioned
hitherto in a closet adjoining the Ap
plebaum room in the hotel where the
bodv was found. The pistol witn
which Applebaum is presumed to have
been shot was found in tne vestibule.
"W. 1. Brown, a guest at the hotel.
testified that he had talked to Mrs.
. i, v, icrht nf ho twpdv
'.r v" .".7..;'
that sne appearea io ue in mgu-
ly nervous state.
In outlining the defense, Attorney
Branch said he expected to show that
Branch said n
Annlebaum was a left handed
as a left handed man
Applebaum was in on m uigut
. v
the tragedy and had been given nar-
! Kit n ntlVclMoTI1 tht At TS A TV
ul" - a ' " f"J . "
, . irHa from
Puaum
sound sleep by pIsto1 shtS an-d th&t
narcotic eneci oi me memtiuc
peiiea ner to nee wim.j
. lining sue uifl nut ici6
Bryan's Plan Fo?
Universal Peace
Asocitaed Pres.
Lnshint-tnn D. C Aorl 24. Secre-
tary Bryan today laid berore tne ai-
piomatic corps his plans ior an mier-
i i noaoo Almost
every ambassador and minister in
Washington was at the secretary's
.m , invi.
omce at noon in response i ma
tation 'and heard his explanation oi me
plan which soon wiU be the basis of
I .
treatv neeotiations
THREE YOUNG WOMEN DROWNED
By Asoclated Press.
- "J Asoclated tress.
Try. N- Y- Arril 2 4. -Three young
l 'jJr j t hon n
women were drownea loaay wueu a
ferry at went over the state dam in
, u IVnr men
naaonora onri fho r.iint4were rescued.
iiuuMHi I I w rf i iicdi iivic .w
PRESIDENT BREAKS
STILL
ECEB1BT
By Associated Press.
Washington, April 24. President
Wilson's visit to. the capitol today
the third in his eight weeks of of
fice was a precedent-breaking trip
6o far as the capitol historians could
say.
Other presidents had gone to the
capitol to read their addresses or
messages as President Wilson dic
on April 8, but there was no recora
of any other president going there to
save time in talking about appoint,
ments.
President Wilson arranged his visit
6o he could reach the president's
room in ample time for conferences
before the senate convened at two
o'clock.
The talk, it was announced; was to
be about appointments in which the
president wanted to make the usual
inquiries of courtesy from the sena
tors concerned
The president told friends that the
arrangement of waiting for the sena
tors to come to the white house in
volved a ; great loss of time, so ne
proposed to go to hie room at the
capitol where he might confer with
senators quickly.
GRO EVflGUflTE
SCUTARI ?
By Associated Press.
Berlin, April 24. There are many
indications here today that the Ger
man government and public regard
the European situation as critical. A
high diplomrrtc official aid today:
"Europe has entered another crisis
as grave as that which preceded the
Austro-Russian demobilization."
The press bureau of the German
foreign office, contrary to its usual
custom was not prepared today witn
a statement either in regard to the
ultimatum to Montenegro or to the
general situation. An official, however,
believed it probable that force would
have to .be employed to expell the
Montenegrins from Scutar!.'
The official view here is that - all
the European nowers will work to
gether until the problem has been
solved.
A feelinc of consternation and help
lessness was displayed at yesterday's
conference of - the ambassadors in
London. Accordinc to advices receiv
ed here, the representatives of all
the nations, including Russia, agreed
that the decision of the powers con
cerning Scutari must be enforced but'
all were non-plussed as to how Mon
tenegro was to be coerced.
The imperial chancellor and the for-
eicn minister visited the budaret com
mittee of the imperial parliament to-j
dav in order to make . a connaentiai
communication to its members in re
gard to the international situation.
The cancellation by Emperor Wil
liam of his proposed trip on the
steamship Imperator and his determi
nation to return to Berlin from Ham
burg on April 28 are attributed in
well Informed quarters to the crisis
brought about by the fall of Scuta
ri. The stock market was demoralized
today by the fears of grave political
complications.
Austria Telegraphs Powers.
Berlin, April 24. Austria-Hungary
telesrranhed to all other powers yes
terday demanding that they send an
ultimatum to Montenegro to evacu
ate Scutari within 48 hours, accord
ins to an unconfiremd dispatch from
Vienna to the Zietung-Am-Mittag.
Otherwise Austria declares she and
her allies will take steps to protect
her political interests. ' .
An Ultimatum.
Tendon. Anril 24. "Take imme
diate combined . action, to turn the
Montenegrins out of Scutaria or we
shall do it alone," declares a circular
note sent by the Austro-Hungarian j
trovernment to the Dowers today. The i
note is practically an ultimatum. j
Austria-Hungary declares she cannot
nprmit the Montenegrins to flout the"
decision of the great powers. The pres-1
tige of the .European nations has been '
violated, says the note, and Austria-'
Hungary demands that the powers de-j
cide promptly on the steps to be
taken to restore that prestige, adding
that if the powers should be unable '
to reach speedy decision, she will see
to it herself that the will of Europe ;
is respected and that Montenegro va-j
cate Scutari. i
King Nicholas Sends Defiant Reply.
Cettinje. Montenegro, April 24. .
'Scutari is from today Montenegrin"
was the defiant reply of King Nicholas i
today to the Europeaninvitation to sur
render the hard-won Turkish citadel.
The king made this statement, in
the course of a speech delivered from
the balcony of the royal palace. Among
his audience were the ministers of the
Balkan States "who came to congratu
late him. He added:
"Should Europe still think of snatch
ing Scutari from Montenegro, which
has given her life blood to take it, Eu
rope will have to carry out the task
by force of arms."
Death of Mrs. Mary Ann Cooper.
By Associated Press.
London, Aprif 24. Mrs. Mary Ann
Cooper, of Southgate, the original of
Dickens "Little Dorritt," died yester
day in her one hundredth year.
She and Dickens were boy and girl
together when they lived in the same
tTAAi In Cnmftratnwiy.
ANOTHER
THE WEATHER.
', i 'is-
X Forecast for North' Carolina.
Fair tonight; Friday fair, ex-
& cept showers extreme west- pot-
rion. Light "variable winds.
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RDOCK OFFERS
P.lOKIlf REPORT
ON TARIFF BILL
Special to The News.
Washington, April 24. A. tariff
commission with power to elicit in
formation was urged, reasonable re
duction of any duty obviously exces
sive was advocated, and radical re
ductions not founded n adequate in
formation were opposed in a minority
report presented to the house today
by Representative Victor Murdock,
of Kansas, progressive merger of the
ways and means committee.
Mr. Murdock in his report asserted
that if there had been wanting proof
of the necessity of a tariff commis
sion, the' pending democratic tariff
bill alone would supply it. He charg
ed that as a result of the methods
used in its preparation the few men
who drafted it 4 are not warranted In
feeling certain as to its effects and
most of those who have endorsed it
in caucus as a party measure cannot
have other than a superficial knowl
edge of its provisions.
The democratic revision he said
had been undertaken in defiance of. a
universally popular demand , that "the
tariff .should be revised scientifically,
a schedule at a time, upon data that
is not ex-parte, with full right of de
bate and amendment without secrecy
in caucus or committee and without
cloture in congress." Thus he said,
was repeated the error which charac
terized the earlier stages of prepar
ation of the Payne-Aldrich tariff act.
Mr. Murdock declared that the dem
ocratic party has. proposed a tariff
which would be injurious to many
industries and might be detructive to
some.
"Under the guise of reducing the
cost of living," , he said, "it may de
stroy the very basis of our industrial
prosperity. Proposing and promising
to cheapen the food and clothing of
the workingman,' it may take from
him the very means by whiA he
may earn hisN livelihood. Proclaiming
American : ViLet 'to 5 forefgn - agTicur
tural and dairy .products.
"The progressive party's position on
the tariff is distinct. It does not be
lieve in the democratic version,
which proposes to remove all protec
tion except that incidental to revenue.
it coes not aenexe in tne repuontau
position, which proposes to keep the
duties prohibitive. It believes in a
protective tariff which shall equalize
the conditions of competition between
the United States and foreign coun
tries, both for . the farmer and' the
manufacturer and which shall main
tain for labor an adequate standard
of living. This would be a true com
petitive tariff. The progressive party
would construct a tariff bill, one
schedule at a time in the open, free
from the distortion of designing inter
ests and selfish purposes."
WANTS TO KNOW TOTAL
LOSS FROM FLOODS.
By Associated Press.
Indianapolis, Ind., April 24. Gover
nor Ralston yesterday received a let
ter from United States Senator James
A. Reed, of Missouri, requesting in
formation as to the total loss of life
and property in Indiana caused by
floods in the last ten years. The in
formation, the letter says, is to be
used in showing the necessity of mak
ing an appropriation to be used in
protecting property from floods..
"My object is to demonstrate if
possible that the amount of dam
age done by floods in a very short
time would equal the total cost of all
improvements necessary to render
flood disasters impossible," said Sen
ator Reed.
How Long
Are Your
Dollars?
The dollar is a yardstick.
It will measure your cost of
living, your extravagance, your
thrift. It will measure what
you . know about the things you
buy.
If you buy unthriftily
thoughtlessly, at the wrong
time and place, the length of
your dollar 3'ardstick is short
ened. But if you fbuy of rep
utable stores, buy good quali
ties, and .buy seasonably, your
yardstick shows you a lowered
cost of living and a full meas
ure of satisfaction in articles
bought.
Lengthen your dollar yard- :
stick. Begin today. ; Read tho
advertisements in THE NEWS
closely and carefully, and ben
efit by the buying opportunities
they afford.
1
in one statempr that it is cheapen
ing the hrtiej.? -d by the farmer,
in im.yt it opens- the.
OUR RELATIONS
WITH JSP
I0ST FRIENDLY
By Associated Press.
Tokio, April 24. Relations between
Japan and the United States were
discussed today by Premier Count
Gombei Yamamoto. He said they must
remain peaceful despite local disturb
ances and he expressed absolute con
fidence that American citizens, both
official and unofficial, would demand
that no discrimination be made and
that matters be- arranged in a spirit
of fair play. He said he entirely dis
approved of any exhibition of temper
or unseemly agitation. Baron Nobus&i
Makino, minister for foreign affairs
in an address to an assembly of mem
bers of the Japanese chamber of
commerce, said tne government was
doing all in its power relative to the
California alien land ownership ques
tion, but he was unable to reveal the
diplomatic correspondence which has
passed between Tokio and Washing
ton. He was confident, he said, that
the outcome - of the affair would be
satisfactory. He counselled his hear
ers and the Japanese 'people to show
quiet and dignified patience.
Bueinakano, chairman of the Tokio
chamber of commerce, Matsuzo Nagai,
Japanese consul general at San Fran
cisco, and the minister of agriculture
Count Yamamoto, made speeches of a
similar character.
T
STRIKE IN
ELGIII TO
BE ENDED
By Asosciated Press.
Brussels, April 24. Delegates to
the national socialist congress voted
today by a three-fourths majority to
terminate the strike and resume work
immediately.
A Remarkable
Forensic Record
By Asosciated Press. -
London, April 24. A remarkable
forensic record for a woman was es
tablished by Miss Lind-Af-Hage, an
anti-yivisectionist leader in conduct
ing her own suit for libel against the
Pall Mall Gazette and a London phy
sician. During the sixteen- days hear
ing of the case it was estimated that
she spoke fiftjr-six hours, about 330,
000 words, matching her arguments
against the most skilful advocates at
the bar. She lost the case, however,
the jury sitting only a quarter of an
hour late yesterday. She will have to
pay the costs, which will amount to
about $30,000. . "
Her last speech before the case
went to the jury was passionately elo
quent, provoking loud applause which
the judge did not suppress because,
he said, he thought it a laudable
expression, under the circumstances.
Sinker Killed
At Hopedale
By Associated Press.
Hopedale, Mass., April 24.' An un
identified striker was killed here to
day in a clash between police and
pickets on guard for striking em
ployes of the Draper Company, tex
tile manufacturers. Revolver firing
between the opposing forces continu
ed several minutes but only one fa
tality was reported.
A band of strike pickets had lined
nn on the road near the Draper mills
and were intercepting employes when
police appeared on the scene.
The pickets were ordered to dis
perse. They answered with a volley of
stones. Firing followed, each side
claiming afterwards that the other
started it. On the first volley an
unidentified workman was shot
thrmieh the neck. He died within a
few minutes. The pickets then with
drew. -
TERRIFIC WIND STORM '
ADDS TO FLOOD HORRORS.
ViirsVmrer. Miss.. ADril 24. A terri
fic rain and wind storm swept the low
er Mississippi valley last night from
TntrhP7 north to Arkansas City, in
tensifying the distress among the flood
sufferers in the district inundated oy
tho sirinwith crevasse, near Blythe-
ville, Miss., and increasing the fears
entertained for the sarety or remain
ing levees in this section.
Several hundred persons who fled
from the' overflowed territory of , Is
sequena county were forced to spend
the night in the drenching rain on the
levee south of Mayersville.
Fears were expressed today that the
levee directly in front of the town
of Mayersville and a new levee sever
al miles north of the. Skipwith crev
asse may break at any moment.
FLORIDA BANKERS MEET. ' -
Jacksonville, Fla,, April 24. The
state bankers association opened a
two day session here today. A num
ber of New York bankers are here
as vlsitors-v The new currency -bill will
be discussed and resolutions giving
tho opinion of the association will be
passed and forwarded to the Florida
delegation In congress. About 100 bank
x xa ta attend artcq.
1
Mint Explosion
V i e 1 1 m s
Number One Hundred
Tried lo Skin Rep
resentative Rowaid
By Associtaed Press.
Washington, April 24. Had it not
been for the strange combinations of
circumstances, Representative How
ard of Georgia, would be mouriug
the loss of $450 and a man giving his
name as "Henry M. Thornton" would
not today be in the hands of the po
lice, according to the confessed
swindler. "
Thornton called Mr. Howard on
the long distance telephone a few
days ago and announced thai on the
suggestion of . Hollins "N. Randolph,
an Atlanta attorney, he was having
his mail sent to Washington in care
of the congressman. A letter bearing
Mr. Randolph'.s card in the corner
and addressed to Thornton ultimate
ly was received by Representative
Howard.
While it was awaiting its claimant
Mr. Randolnh railed at Mr Hnwavfl's
office at the capitol ani declared the
envelope was "faked.'
Enclosed was a draft on Randolph
for $450. y
A trap was laid for Thornton and a
detective was waiting when the man
appeared. He was affable and chatted
about Georgia affairs while opening
the letter. Before he had an oppor
tunity to ask that the draft be cash
ed he was confronted by Joseph Ara
noff, secretary to Senator Martine, of
New Jersey, who declared that Thorn
ton had swindled him out of $350 last
February by a similar trick. It devel
oped also that Charles R. pierce, a
land attorney, was a victim of Thorn
ton to the extent of $100.
The prisoner acknowledged that the
name he gave was fictitious. . Accord
ing to the police he declared he was
a son of a field officer in the CtVfed
erate army, a member of a prominent
Southern family, a soldier of fortune
under, two flags and more recently a
writer of fiction for- magazines. He
attributed his downfall, the police say,
to drink which was followed by an
addiction to drugs. .
Gaman Aviator
By Associated Pres.
Berlin, April 24, The German avi
ator Dunetz was killed this morning
at the Johannisthal aerodome by
falling from a considerable height
while flying in his aeroplane.
Princess Euegnie Shakoff skoya, a
certificated Russian air pilot; Vzvoiod
Abramovitch, a Russian airman, also
fell while flying in a bi-plane at
Johannisthal today. Both were injur
ed, Abfamovitch very severely and
the princess slightly. Their machine
collapsed at a height of 30 feet and
dashed to the ground.
Abramovitch made a flight from
Berlin to St. Petersburg last August.
OF
TARIFF BILL
S RESUME!
By Associated Press. . -
Washington, , April 24. Tariff dis
cussion was under way again today on
both the senate and house sides of
the capitol There were informal con
ferences among - senators, . and the
house met an hour earlier than usu
al. The house republicans conferred
regarding their caucus tonight when
they purpose to settle ' upon their
policy as to the cotton schedule.
The caucus already has voted in
favor of the wool schedule prepared
by Representative Payne, but the cot
ton goods schedule has been de
layed through what Representative
Gardner, of . Massachusetts, has ex
plained to te the inability of his sub
committee of the . ways . and means
minority to agree. Mr. Gardner ex
pects to be ready with the , plan to
night. '
Representatife Peters, of Massachu
setts, a member of the ways and
means committee' majority which
framed the democratic bill, was
among the spetakers on the democrat
ic side, presenting an elaborate argu
ment in defense of the committee
measure. '
Leaders of all three parties have
been confronted with a disposition of
their colleagues to delay speeches
until the latter part of the time al
lotted to general debate, which will
expire Monday night .
Archbishop Of
bcuta? i Assassinated
By Associated Press.
Rome, April 23. A report of the
assassination of . the Roman Catholic
archbishop of Scutari, J. Sereggi,
reached here today.
Cardinal Merry dl Val has not
communicated it to the pope as he
wishes to save the pontiff any sud
den emotion, although the improve
ment in his health is maintained and
his strength is increasing. .
No official confirmation of the arch
bishop's assassination' has been re
ceived. " '
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Many Dead Bodies Still in
Pennsylvania Mine Where
Terrific Explosion Occurred
Yesterday Many Bodies
Taken Out
Death List May Run to Hun
dred or More Cause of The
Explosion is Unknown-Most
of The yietims Weie For
eigners. By Associated Press.
- Pittsburg, Pa., April 24. With the
coming of dawn, fresh crews took the
places of the tired workers who had
toiled unceasingly throughout the
night in. an effort to penetrate the re
cesses of j the Cincinnati mine of the
Pittsburg Coal Company, at Finleyville,
Pa., where an explosion of fire damp
yesteerday killed many men and
wrecked the mine.
1 Bodies Brought Out.
Eighteen bodies had been removed
from the mine to a morgue this: morn
ing and it was reported that about 7i
bodies in all had been found.
That the mine contains more dead
than had been taken to the morgue,
even officers of the company 1 ad
mit, while leaders of the rescue parties
and some of the men who escaped from
the workings are of the opinion that the
fatalities wilr number close to 100.
However, it will be impossible to
determine the exact extent of the ca
tastrophe until the mines of main and
cross entries have been explored.
Gas-Fi(led Galleries.
Many men working with feverish
haste are building : brattices to carry
the fresh air through the gas-filled gal
leries. Crews from the Pittsburg station of
the United States bureau of mines hur
ried to the mining town to recover
the bodies of the dead and rescue such
as might have survived the explosion
and the dreaded "after damp." Parties
o superintendents, fire -bosses:- - and
mine bosses from other mines of the
coal company and the mines of hide-
pendent companies in the neighbor
hood had proceeded to work in v the
mine but they were able to make little
headway because-the ventilation sys
tem had been paralyzed by the ex
plosion and before the workings could
be explored it was necessary to con
struct temporary passages through
which the fresh air could be forced.
Long hours were consumed in this la
bor, butjn the meantime parties pro
vided with oxygen helmets had pen
etrated some of the principal entries.
They found few living and when the
last of these rescuers appeared at the
mouth of the slope this morning they
gave it as their opinion that all the
men who had not been accounted for
were dead.
. The bodies that were recovered were
not far from the entrance, among them
being that of a miner named McCul
lough, who had volunteered for rescue
work. He was among the first to enter
the mine after the explosion.
Probably 100 Dead.
Latest estimates of the dead are
near the hundred mark as it is known
that 179 men went into the mine and
that about 75 are known to have made
their escape. .
An t Early Story.
The exact number of . dead is not
known, but from figures obtained from
the check weighman of the mine and
Charles M. Johnston, general counsel
of the Pittsburg Coal Company, of
which the Mononaghela River Consol
idated Coal ; and Coke Company is a
subsidiary, the number is placed be
tween 100 and 115.
According to a' statement of the at
torney there .were 192 men on the
pay roll of the company. He said that
it was not improbable that all of the
men were in the mine at the time of
the explosion. --
78 Men Escaped.
The check weighman stated that ac
cording to his figures there were 119
loaders, 27 miners, 2 motormen, 2
snappers and IS trackmen in the mine.'
His figures, however, do not include
fire bosses, foremen and assistant fore
man. There were 76 men who escaped,
38 out of the, Mingo entrance and 38
out of the Courtney entrance.
The Cincinnati mine is about four
miles in length." Its main entrance is at
Courtney, on the Pittsburg, Virginia
and Charleston railroad, a short dis
tance from Huston Run, Pa. The oth
er entrance is at Mingo Junction, Pa.
The explosion occurred deep in the
mine at about 12:40 Wednesday after
noon. ...
The Cincinnati mie has been in
operation about 80 years. Thirty years
ago there was a gas explosion in
which mine cars were blown through
the tipple and half way across the
Monongahela entrance.
Cause of Explosion Unknown.
A theory advanced as tothe cause of
the explos-ion yesterday is that an old
mine running parallel with the Cincin
nati mine was filled with gas which
may have escaped through a crack in
a concrete wall separating the mines.
It will take a thorough investigation,
however, to ascertain whether escap
ing gas, coal dust or after damp caus
ed (he explosion. -
. The majority of the dead are foreign
ers. "
: Government experts reached the
scene at 7 o'clock last night and began
the work of rescue.
' Before they arrived, however, rescue
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