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THE MORNING STAR, WH.MKfqfON; TUESDAY, MARCH 1910? PAGE TWO. .i PRIMARY. EDUCATION. Reform D6lard Ntcesaary by Preai , dent "Taft in an Address., ' Washington, Feb. 28. Reform in primary ,' . education in the. .United States waja declared to . he necessary "by President Taft in an address to night t a banquet of the University Club at Washington. . The attention of the President had foden called to the ' failures of appli cants for admission' tot West Point and Annapolis by, Representative Champ Clark, of Missouri, who in an address1 to the Club stated that the applicants fail on rudimentary subjects. "I agree with the gentleman from 'Missouri,", said . President Taft, "that primary education in this country should be more thorough ,and on that 'subject I must say that he is nearer right than he hasieen for a long time. ; ?'I believe that the abomination of school superintendents throughout the country who have charge of primary and secondary education, have led us into a lack ofthoroughness that -we ought to reform." It is true that appli cants for admission to West Point and Annapolis fail in many instances on subjects that every school boy odght to know. They cannot spell and are deficient in other rudimentary branches." The President spoke also upon the value of University men in the affairs of government and praised' college men who are serving the government at a financial sacrifice because they believed "there is something more in ife than money and luxury." "I believe we are , passing through a period," he said in turning to Na tional affairs, "the period where we need sane and normal thinking, where the sensitive condition of the public is likely to lead it in to hysteria, a per iod where the public must be brought r to sane thinking and common sense. I do .riot know of any class- of men more charged with that duty than the Uni versity men." -y INVADED AMERICAN HOME Act of. Government Officer in Managua. Makes a Protest. Managua, Feb. 28. Frank Sweetaer, an American resident of Matagalpa, ' has visited Rear Admiral Kimball and protested against the forceful entry of his house by a Niearaguan officer, who attempted to recruit his servant. The servant resisted and a scuffle ensued, the officer drawing his sword. Mrs. Sweetzer intervened and ordered the officer to leave the house. He made an insulting retort and the woman secur ed her husband's revolver and covered the man ,who hastily backed out of the house. . The Niearaguan government has ex pressed regret at the incident, and the officer has been disciplined. San Juan del Sur, Nica.; Feb. 28. General Vasquez has been appointed commanderfln-fchief of the igovern ment's force which will attempt re occupation of the Atlantic seaboard. Dr. Julian Arias has been named as executive delegate in the department of Chon tales with full presidential powers. -Louis Valle, at the .head of a group ' of unionists, has started from the es tate of Francisco 'Solorzano, situated on the river Frio, in Costa Rica, in an attempt to get into Niearaguan terri tory. (They reached the San Juan river-and tried , to seize the steamer Vol. guffey sued. English Bond Buyers Allege a Breach of Contract. . Philadelphia. Pa., Feb. 28. Colonel T James M. Guffey, National Democrat ic Committeeman from this State, is , 'the defendant In a suit to recover the sum of $2,189,000 brought by J. Monte ' . liore Myers, formerly of London, on an alleged breach of contract. In the statement ' of claim" filed here today the plaintiff alleges that the defend ant by. his agent and attorney, John M. Garman, entered into an agreement with the plaintiff by which a compa ny was to ' be incorporated for the . , control of certain coal lands in West Virginia and Myers and his' associates were to be given the exclusive right to buy the bonds of the company. .. Myers alleges that Col. Guffey rep- resented himself to be the owner of 135,000 acres of7 coal; land in . West Virginia against which there was no incumbrances whereas, it is claimed that bonds . amounting to $850;000 in cumbered the property. It Is further alleged that. Guffey "pledged part of all his stock in the said premises with banking . institutions of Pittsburg for a loan of upward of . $3,000,000." V PITTSBURG FEARS FLOOD. Water, Is. Rising Rapidly and Will Reach. 25 Fet Today. J Pittsburg. Feb.; 28. Eighteen and a half feet was the river stage at the confluence , of the Allegheny and Mo uongahela rivers. at midnight with the waters rising half, a foot an hour. With indications,. the weather bureau expected a stage of 25 feet" by noon tomorrow, when the. crest would be reached. r- With the danger mark at 25 feet, the low lands of this city and vicinity already begin to feel the effects of the high water. From the communities for several hundred miles upjthe Alle gheny river come reports of inundat ed streets,-; but no damage has been reported. Ample warning has been given through the, flood affected terri tory and families have -moved to upper etories.- -.. .;.. .VICTORY FOR SOUTHERN. Refused to Grant injunction of Ten , v. nessee Central Railroad. Richmond,, . Va., Feb. 28.In the case of the -demurrer brought by the Biouthern Railway Company to the in junction prayed for "by the Tennessee CentraL enjoining the Southern road from refnaing to allow traffic from the .Tennessee Central to use -Its tracks at a certain rate of tariff, JTidge Ed mund'Waddill, Jr., sitting in the Unit ed States District Court here today sustained the demurrer and dismiss ed thebilV refusing to, grant the in junction asked for by, the-'-Tennessee road. i' .-." .t"??-;V,-."Vf.W Y - ..,. :V,' sity, today, commencing at 3:3(V:45 and : for some time, and is very much in volved. Th6; deoision of Judge Wad v dill roeanV a complete victory for the Southern Tallroad. . , . -:.; . ,.t - . San Antonio, Texas, Feb .1 28. -Cluf-- ford B. Harmon; of, New York,;' and George B. Hrrisony"- of Los Angeles, started tonight at 9 s 15 o'clock inthe balloon "New. , York for dis ' tm record: a;-; ; . . FLOODS IN NEW, YORK STATE Serious Situation at Hermiker Rapid Rise is Threatened. - Little Falls, N. Feb. 23. The vil lage of Herkimer ia, cowering in terror tonight, shrouded in tlarkness and rain. The electric lighting plant has: been flooded and all the ughts are out; the fires under the boilers of the pumping stations have been quenched and there is only 24 hours of drinking water in sight for eight thousand people. All manufacturing plants have suspended and two schools are closed. Many per sons fled to higher land during the day light hours, and tonight armed guards patrol in boats the canalsthat lately were streets. r x " 1 ' '.' . One5 hundred and fifty houses have been vacated. The village is menaced on the west by the Monawk river and on the north and east by west Canada creek, a confluent,1 On one side only is there escape. The creek has thus, far risen more rapidly than the river, be cause of an ice jam at the point where the two join. ? "Albany, N. Y., Feb. 28. With the streams tributary to the Hudson river swollen by heavy rains and melting snow and with the river rising at tne rate of about eight inches -an hour at 8 o'clock tonight, one of the .worst floods in recent years is - predicted here. Because of the large amount of snow and ice in the north woods and the Mohawk Valley, little relief is look ed for several days unless the freshet is checked by a cold snap. x Fort Plain, N: Y., Feb. 28. The outT look tonight indicates that this portion of Mohawk Valley Is to experience al most unprecedented high water. Ice jams west of here' have - caused the streets in Ilion, Frankfort, and Herki mer to ber inundated and dynamite is being used to-break them up.- - When that happens it is feared the rush of water and ice will cause havoc herea bouts for the Mohawk river is almost solidly clogged from here, to Canajo harie. . BETHLEHEM STEEL STRIKE. Attempt to Re-Open Yesterday Fail ureTrooper is Held. . Bethlehem, Pa., Feb. 28. The at tempt of the Bethlehem Steer Compa ny to re-open its plant today was a failure. Reports received tonight are that not more than 300 or 400 of the nearly 10,000 men were at work to day and not many men went out on the night shift. It is predicted that tomorrow morning the number of men going to work will be largely in excess of today as the company has given them assurance that they will receive the proper protection. The labor leaders in charge of the strike state they have President Schwab beaten. They claim that with one or two exceptions all department? have been organized. - A John Doe warrant was issued thit afternoon by Coroner Soheen, of Le high county, for the arrest of the State police officer whose shot killed Joseph Szambo. This decision was reached at a conference with District Attorney McKeen, who is quoted as saying after viewing the scene of the tragedy "that there is no doubt in my mind that the act of the trooper was uncalled for' and that he can be held accountable on the charge of . either, murder or manslaughter." ' . ? . i 1 George Myrak, the Hungarian who- was shot iff the . facte by the same trooper, la in a critical condition at his home. BOYS WOULD WRECK TRAIN. Plan to Wreck Fast New York Ex- - ' press Are Foreigner. .. '' Greenwich,' Conn., Feb. 28. Five boys of foreign parentage, the oldest only ,19 and the youngest ten, confess ed today after arrest here a plan toJ wreck a fast New York, New Haven and Hartford passenger train which leaves New. York shortly after noon and then plunder the' bodies of the dead. They are George Lenko, ten years old; Stephen Yoski, 14 ; Ed ward Gydooskl, 14; Andrew Milken, 1Z, and Mathew Gldooskl, 19. ., I iiaua iui cue HiCLK, actOI UlUg : o the police, had been laid for last Sat urday and would probably have gone tnrougn nad it not heen for the watch fulness of a switchman, who saw one of the boys using a stolen key to open a switch near the Eastport Ches ter freight yards. - : The train carried a special in whih William G. Rockefeller. E. C. Bene dict and a score of other wealthy men ride for the weak end to their country places in Stamford and Greenwich. Kl LED HIS FATHER. Sheriff and Armed Posse Searchma For Murderer at Unicntown, Pa. Unlontown "Pa Feb. 28. Rnamlne- about sihe country armed, with a re peating rifle,. Frank Smith, who last night shot and killed his father, D. e. tomitn, and brotherm-law, Evans Moser, is sought tonight by the sher iff and armed nosso with' the kid of blood hounds. , v Frank, it is . said, waited . for hl& father to return from ehiiroh" la at night and . 6hot him in the darkat the- gate. . -Rolling the body off the path, he went to the house and meet ing his sister who, had heard the shrtt. told .her her husband was a doomed man. Moser barred the door when she heard (Smith's threats, but the latter nrea through a panel and killed Mo- ser instantly. LIQUOR BILL HEARING. Mayor and Senator Have Heated De bate in New Jersey Legislature. -. Trenton, N. y J Feb. 28. The Sen' ate .Judiciary Committee and ' the House Municipal Corporation Commit tee give a joint hearing today on the various liquor, bills and the Gebhardt local option bilL. Mayor Rose, of Mil waukee, an advocate of-the liquor bill, ana senator, (lebnardt . indulged In a heated argument and - for a -while -it looked as though the two would come to blows. About 50 -women, members of the Women's Christian Temperance Union, -.were . atvtbe-. State, vhouse when the hearing started. . ' ' Mayor Rose was the principal speak er for ! the liquor people. Former Gor- ernor Glenn, of North Carolina, was the chief speaker- or the- local! option- s Baltimore,. Fe 28.--Johnny Dohan, of .NewvYork tonight won: the decision over Joe Seiger ofi Denyer Jn round bout before: f tbe: ; Monumental Spotlng Clulc.. :., - - i -v.." -'.. : , . r New Interest Quarter. :' . V Begins today .at VilaiazioiI Say- TAFT PAYS TRIBUTE TO JEWS Those in This Country With a .True 1 Spirit of Patriotism. . . . - i Washington, Feb. 28. In replying to a delegation from the American 'Asso ciation of Foreign. Language Newspapers,- wba called at the White House to protest against certain immigration bills pending hi Congress,: President Taft today paid a high tribute to the Jews, who had, come to America with a true spirit of patriotism. ' . "The question Of limitihg immigra tion," sajd the President, "in such a way as ta shut out the undesirable part of the population of Europe, )whieh comes here rather by the artificial stimulation of those whose interest it is to have as many-come as possible', i3 a question which has addressed itself to Congress In the past They reject ed for I .was present in Congress when it was done the educational lim itation," on the ground' that the limita tion was one which did not shut out those whom we -most desired to. snut out, and that tne anarcnist a man who comes here with no loyalty to tnt new government is the man who could easily pass a mental examina tion. 'Now all I say about this, be cause I cannot- commit myself to any- particular form of legislation, is that insofar as I am concerned; I shall sign no bill withoutgiving you gentlemen a full opportunity to be heard. It is possible that I shall .differ wjth you, but I . think that where hearing is giv en,.afsafer conclusion Is likely. to be reached. -yy. ' "hr going about this country 13,000 miles as I did last year, the thing which impressed irie more than 'any thing else; was the fact that the pro cess through which we had gone, of welcoming ' immigrants from every where and mixing-them and-amalgamating them with our population, had produced ra distinctive type of Ameri can, ;as distinguished from any of the people of which that ; typo was made up, and that therefore, were we to im pose; unjust burdens and stop immigra tion, we should go back on that which up to Ibis time had enabled us to be a great people." , FLOOD IN MOHAWK VALLEY Business- Practically at . Standstill Around Utica, N. Y. Utica, N. Y., Feb. 28. The Mohawk Valley, both east and west of Utica, Is tonight in the grasp of serious floods. Much trouble is being experienced in the villages surrounding Utica. The water is rushing through the streets and: business is practically at a stand Still. ...... 7 . Manufacturing plants in Illiori, Frankfort, Whitesboro, and other places ' have ,been obliged to close down. Electric light plants both at IHon and Herkimer have been closed and both villages are in darkness to night. The water throughout the whole district fs steadily rising. Al Hinckley there is much alarm concerning the big dam which holds the water of West Canado Creek. It is feared that ft will break before morn ing and if it does;several houses will be Washed ayay. GOTCH HAS IT EASY. Disposed of Jimmy Esson at Chicago 5 3f ; h Last Night. . Chicago, Feb. 28. Frank Gotch to night had an easy. time in .disposing of Jimmy :.Esson, who. calls himself the champion of Scotland, in a wrestling bout at the Coliseum. Essen was on the -defensive' throughout. The first fall -was-won by Goth in 11 minutes 25 seconds by the use of the lock, and the second in 13 minutes 23 seconds with a chancery and crotch hold. fThere is lio wrench arid Re j cheaply made shoes lose shape, break do wn, open up ( seams and go to pieqes. quickly. We claim good shoes that will stand the . grind can be built and- sold at a f airprice. ' y.Jieut M Uy$ Imoer Ihjn any ' - tker iht at tte ume frice :i'TffSCraddockf I. .i Patent Calf. : Blucher Oxford: onur Virginia last, is very grace- .Oxfords donotisttpat ! F hoof ri- . w , ........ v v'-.v. - i- r' - : -i,. . ax- . mtm,r&m 1 V, vv A fall linl of "Terry Special's Li grade r Oxfords-in all ; leathers '' thJs tastat $5.00. Equals ' the- best custom, bincfcmade.: .!7.f MM , FEARFUL LOSS BY FLOOD Two Dead and Hundreds Homeless in '- - .State of Ohio. Y -: ) - . ' CleyelandV Ct; Feb. 2Sl At least two dead, many hundreds homeless,, scores of ; factories preparing to rclose down ana property losses reaching into hun dreds of thousands of dollars ; these are the main. results of th;e fiood which has devastated the State of Ohio (fir ing the last two days and which has notryet reached its full volume. ' The first " death occurred here this afternoon; when : four year-old-' Cathe rine Cannon was swept off her feet by a bloek of ice sworling down the flood ed nine mile creek. ' . The second fatality to be" reported was. at Youngstown.f .where a boy nam ed Lightbody was dro wired. From all parts of-i State .come stor ies of submerged villages,' with coun ties under water and people being driv en from their falling homes.'. At Elkton, the Beaver ureek has completely , flooded the town and there are several feet of water, in the main street. - Canton is in almost as bad a plight and the majority, of the popula tion is marooned m the upper stones of their houses. ' . - From an industrial point of view the most ominous intelligences comes from East Liverpool where the potteries which supports hundreds of workmen are stated to .- be . preparing" v to close down. Similar news Js sent by;.Youngs town in respect ; to - its great steel plants. . - ; - y - At Zanesvtlle 500 houses are report ed under water. All service on the Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern be tween Zanesville and Newark has been ! suspended. , -i FIVE EARTHQUAKE SHOCKS. Recorded at . St. luis Universtiy Distance Unknown, , ,. . St. "Louis, Mo., Feb.' 287 Five long earthquake shocks were recorded by the seismograph at St. Louis Univer sity today commencing at 3:30:45 and continuing until 3:48:10 clock. The sfiocks were from east' to west ac cording to'Fathef GoeSseq and por tend severe shocks in the extreme southwestern portion of the globe. - . Washington, Feb. 28.-Captain God frey iteeee'owler. of .Palestine, Tex as, was ndts killed in' the battle be tween . the , revolutionary forces and Niearaguan troops at Tisma, Nica., February 22nd, as reported, but was only slightly injured and has re-joined the revolutionists. United States Con sul Olivares, at Managua, in a dis patch to the State Department today says Fowler received only a flesh wound in the leg. Richmond, Va., Feb. 28. The joint committee from the House and the Senate appointed to formulate an agreement with the Richmond, Fred ericksburg and Potomac Railroad .Com pany by which the railroad is to give up its old-dbarter and.; pay. taxes, brought in Its report today, . recom mending the! passage of 'a bill the terms of which are now received with enthusiasm, by the railroad representa tives. ' It seems that , after all, Mr. Sea- ; well has 'landed a job -the district ! attorneyship that haseen held - by . Colonel Harry; Sfiinnet. This office J seems to 'be'heWas-a-Teward for pop- ulistic services to the Republican j party-. It waaCtfy;; that ; virtue - that j Skinner got -it and it is well known j that a reward hats been due Seawell for many years. We-would not be irised to see It fight made on the surprised p.nnflrm&Hnn -nf Seawell's- appoint- naeht--Charlotte -"Chronicle test of leather so severe tug of everyday walking. . .. CK S- IS built . Jf ouridatibfi The - vital r; .Graddbck the 4f mest yt6ughfahdliatteitThis;3is' the j the stoutest arid most flexible sole stock money will buy. We maintain a s tahd ard Qt q ualityn-making tthat Has won ids5 every where :s.Mo -wears longer. y :j -y: : -,- CHBURCVA.t'; PROBE GOVERNMENT, AFFAIRS Aldrlch Bill For Comnjission Passed by ; - ? SenateWesterdayw -. ; Washington, Feb." 28 Thv'-AWrksh bilproyidin for, a commission of Sen ators, Representatives . and ,; ' civil - ap pointees to be selected by the Presi dentjto supervise the business methods of . the ; Executive Departments was passed by the Senate" today. The'postofSce appropriation DiH was under consideration in the House dur ing the entire Session which lasted over -six hours; ; ; . ; : By a majority of two the House c"om; mittee on Inter-State Commerce today voted to create the Inter-State ' com merce court, which Is one of'the prin cipal features of the.TOwnsend admin istration railroad bilif This 1s the-WO- vision for which the President and the Attorney General have be'ehi fighting to have kept In the bill: The . vote Jn the committee was 10 to. 8. 'The Com mittee adopted with monoj (-amendments : the first six sections ..; pf the Townsend bill, all of which ; relale to the court, and had just reached the eventh section, relating to tariff agree ment, when , it adjourned. . It will take up the . rest of the bill sec tion by section and probably be ;able to order a favorable report, on th hill by the latter part of this week.r,iVAn important amendment adopted by the committee was a" section of. theiMann bill referring to classification.., . : - Bluefield, W. Va., Feb, 28 In a fit of jealousy Samuel Cochran shot and killed his wife at Toms Creelclast Sat urday night On returning homer it is said, he found Mrs. Cochran m com pany with Thomas Turner. Cochran drew his revolver and shot his.' wife three times. She died almost instant ly. Turning the weaponr on Turner, Cochran snapped it, but the gun' did not discharge its contents. ' " ' "Roosevelt," says Andrew Carnegie, "is one' of the greatest men in the world. I admire him immensely.. I am going to London to meet him -on May 15. Roosevelt is not only a statesman of rare wisdom, but he is absolutely without guile." The which -but con firms our opinion that the Laird of Skibo would do well to confine his public utterances to iron and steel and golf 'halls.- When he wanders away from those subjects, he seldom misses talking through his hat. Norfolk Landmark. i -An era- in municipal transportation began yesterday when the new Edison storage battery electric cars took the place of the old horse cars on one of the cross town lines in New York Tests of the new cats have been per fectly satisfactory. If in -daily, service they meet all the demands made on them it- is quite certain that the small er towns, which have been unable to support overhead trolley, lines, will have hereafter adequate street car service. Charleston News and Cour ier. - PRUDENCE says bny a bottle 4f Gowan's'v Preparation and be prepared for i croup, colds pneumonia, -coughs - and sore throat. Go wan' s pre reqta 'and cures by. destroying" - - inflammation and congestion. External and penetrating. $1.00. ' 50c, 25c.AUdxuggistsy' . , I - ' as the constflnr' No wonder LOOK FOR THE BELL ON THE SOLE on a ; substantial- v r J iiiikii. I spo ts haye vital strength. . : soles made from f s teer j hides, are for Craddock :. r-x--:y!yyyy ..& y St.. !7OAL, is.6pgHtlQ pre- j Vif duce power and some coals are better than others -for the purpose. Nature. - made -all coals, good and bad. If Nature could talk and tell the best to choose' . no mistakes would be made. feature is mute ana. man, erring man, talks for her. , Reliability, in the sejler . is as important i as- reliability , in the coal,. : Atlantic, -Guaranteed? 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