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WASHINGTON. D. C. SAXUKDAY. JANUARY 27. 1912 -TWELVE PAGES.
, -NO. 1939.
ONE GENT.
"T'',
SGHIFF VALET MftY
GET HjSFREEDOM
District Attorney Whitman
WillBecommend Full Par
don to Got. Dix.
BELIEVE ' STORY TEUE
Confessed to Bobbery to Shield
Member of Household Who In'
vited Fi" to Home.
ew York. Jan. 26. Folke E. Brandt,
i ho handsome young Scandinavian valet
to Mortimer L. Schlff. who asked a par
Jon or commutation of aence from Gov
Dlx on the Ground that he was "Jobbed"
into a thirty-year sentence for a "burg-
lary" In the millionaire's home, will go
free If the recommendation of District
Attorney Whitman has any Influence
apon the chief executive.
Mr. "Whitman to-day began the writing
of his report on the case to Gov. Dlx,
and will present it on Monday While
the district attorney himself would say
no more than this. It was learned that
the report will recommend -a full pardon.
Mr Whitman. It was ascertained posl-
tlrelv is convinced that Brandt's story
of the circumstances .under which he- was
arrested and sent to prison for thirty
j ears Is true Therefore, according to
lersons close to him he will suggest the
pardon on the following grounds.
That Brandt did not enter the Fifth
avenue home of Mr Schlff In March. 1907,
with an Intent to rob, but went there on
the Invitation of a member of the house
hold
That his entrj was not burglarious, but
that he went through the front door with
a Key given to him by this member of
the household, and that when Mr Schlff
unexpectedly entered the house Brandt
suddcnlv seized several stickpins and as
vaulted the millionaire purpose! to make
himself appear a thief. In order that the
other ierson might not be suspected
That Brandt, with this Idea of chivalry.
calmly contested hlmseir gulltv and ac
cepted his long sentence Out with the
assurance of representatives of the mil'
lionalre s family that he would b liber
nt'd in a vrar
think Drauilt Innocent.
District Attorney AN hitman s conclu
sion of Brandt's innocence was reported.
It is tald, after he had made private
investigation that n-ached far Into the
case, and after he talked finally to-day
with Carl Fischer Hansen, who repre
sented Brandt. Assistant District Attor
ney Nott and Howard (Jans, the lawyers
vvho prosecuted Mm and Judge Otto
Itosalskv, who gave him the long sen
tence. r-M-
Tli- private investigation disclosed the
f il according to the Herald Informants
tiiat Brandt partially told the same
t'on four dajs after ho was sentenced
t ut he told to Gov Dlx in his appllca-
tontlnued
I'iirf 10, Col u ii
GOLDEN GATE BALL
OF REGAL BEAUTY
Oriental Splendor of Terapleton-
Crocker Function Sufficient to
Startle Blase San Francisco.
-in Francisco, Jan It A scene of Ori
v tal splendor more beautiful than any
"iiing befo-e attempted In local so
'ietv and rivaling In Its rlih beauty the
-enes from the Arabian Nights," was
to ntglit presented to uOO guests who at-
tendr-d the Templeton-Crocker ball at the
bt Francis Hotel
The entertainment was a costume ball.
themart et having been bidden to deck
ltseit in the garb of the Oriental, no
countries of the rising sun ave China
and Japan being barred. Neither time
nor age was specified in the invitations.
the guests representing all periods, from
the reign of King Solomon to the modern
dv nasties of Turke, Persia, or India.
Although masks were not Imperative,
the "Tashmak' of the Egyptian, and
Turkish women were worn by social
leaders, who also effected the pantaloons
of the harem favorite, fco alluring were
the gowns and trousers chosen that
even the Juno costume with which Mrs
Ava Willing Astor startled the throng
at Lord iv, lnterton's ball at Claridge'a
last season pale into Insignificance. Mrs
Frank Carolan, a queenly ban Francis
can, appeared as Cleopatra, in a shim
mering creation elaborated with em
broidery and precious stones. Her heavy
jewel-studded train was borne by two
negro lackeys, whose habiliments were
tlgtr skins.
Mrs. Crocker, the hostes. represented
the beautiful story teller of the Arabian
Nights Presenting a brilliant back'
ground for this scene of splendor was
the prosaic ballroom, which had been
converted Into a miniature palace. The
celling of the room was covered with
rare Oriental embroideries and almost
forgotten Egyptian and Persian designs
of tapestry.
Around the walls were half-curtalnal
alcoves, heavy with Incense, where the
guests lingered between dances, seated
on fine tapestries and rugs brought from
the land of luxury In the center of the
ballroom was a fountain with myriad-
colored water falling In a brilliant sprav
Into a deep, cool basin, a suggestion of
the ancient garden of the Alhambra.
WORTH MILLIONS,
HE ENDS HIS LIFE
New York, Jan K. Henry J. Bridger,
fifty -live .years old. n millionaire Jeweler,
committed suicide In his home at VI Hud
son place, Brooklyn, today by drinking
arsenic. Mr. Bridger, who was said to
be worth 3.COu,O0O, liad been suffering
from Indigestion and had complained that
he could not -enjoy his rortunc f
1.33 fa Baltimore- and Return.
Saturdays and Sundays, 'via Pennsylvania
Railroad. Tickets good .returning until 9
a. m Mondav. All regular trains except
the, Congressional Limited.
sRead SJierlock
MORE YELLOW JACK
INYORKTOWNCREW
A report from Dr. Parker, of the United
States Marine Hospital Service, stationed
at GuavaquII, vu received at the Navy
Department yesterday. Dr. Parker re
ports that ho now has ten men of the
crew of the gunboat Torktown under his
care in Guayaquil, seven of them having
well-denned cases of yellow fever and
three others being suspected of having
contracted the disease. Two deaths have
occurred Commander L. C Bertolette
and Ordinary Seaman C L. Wood having
succumbed to the fever.
Tr Parker fumigated the Torktown
twice before the vessel left Thursday for
SantaElena. which la the healthiest point
on the Ecuadorean coast.
MORGAN TO BRING
ART I0RKS HERE
Financier's Treasures to Be Taken
from European Galleries and
Placed in Gotham Museum.
New York. Jan. 26-J. P. Morgan Is
making preparations abroad to bring
to this city practically all the great
treasures of art which he has collected
but allowed to remain In the museums
and galleries of foreign cities. J. P.
Morgan. Jr said to-day that the pri
mary purpose of Mr. Morgan's visit to
Europe at the present time Is to ar
range for the transfer of the numer
ous separate collections ol painuuss.
gems. Ivories, and porcelains from Lon
don, Paris, and other art centers of the
Continent.
Mr. Morgan said that the hearty co
nnnration of the Treasury Department
had been obtained, and that negotiations
with governmental autholtles In Lurope
were progressing smoothly. He asserted
emphatically that there 'was not the
slightest foundation for storks published
In London this morning that the vast
Morgan collection of art works In the
South Kensington Mueum would be re
moved because of friction betweeen Mr.
Morgan and the directors of the museum
Mr. Morgan. Jr. stated that the London
collection was to be brought to New York
In the very near future, but only as part
of the general concentration of the Mor
gan acquisitions In New York City
The Treasuri Department Is co-ope
rating with Mr. Morgan In the most cor
dial and effective manner possible and
there should be very little difficulty with
the authorities on the other side The
art objects will be directed to the Met
ropolltan Museum of Art The problem
of rinding room for their display will have
to be solved In due course of time, but
meanwhile they will bo stored at the
museum
Mr Morgan reiterated that the best
of relations existed between the owner
and the custodians of the Morgan col
lection in the South Kensington Museum.
There were no traces whatever of a
disagreement between Mr. Morgan and
the authorities," he said
Edward Robinson, director of the Met
ropolitan Museum of Art. when inter
viewed this afternoons-said v
"It is quite true that Mr Morgan In
tends to send some part of his London
collections to New York In the near fu
ture Just how much, or what things he
will select, I do not yet know, as his
Plans In regard to the matter were not
malured when he left America, and I
have heard nothing from him on the sub
ject since
think that for some years it has
been his Intention that America should
ulttmatelv reap the benefit of his great
collection
REBELS ADVANCE
ON WALLED CITY
Pekln. Jan 2& Disregarding the armis
tice, which docs not expire until Mon
daj morning, the Imperial and revolution-
troops resumed hostilities to-day.
The rcbcK expedltionarj force at Wu
Chang Is rciiorted as having begun its
bdvanre on this citv, and sharp fighting
been In progress all daj on the rail
road between Tientsin and Pukow
The troops and police at Shang Cheng
se northeast of Mukden, rebelled to-
dav because their pa was in arrears, and
thev demolished the government build
ing. forcing the governor to flee to Muk
den
The Chinese Inhabitants here are in a
state of panic, fearing a Manchu mas-
saire may break out at any hour All
factions have been Inflamed by news of
the lighting, and the excitement at the
royal palace Is at a high pitch. Premier
Yuan Shlb Kal will visit the palace again
to-morrow, ana important military ac
tlvltles are expected to follow quickly.
MRS. FLEMING WEDS
GEN. GORDON TO-DAY
Epedil to The nuhisfton Uenld.
San Francisco, Jan. IS. It was learned
here to-day that Brig. Gen David G.
Gordon, I S. A , retired. Is to be mar
ried In New York to-morrow to Mrs.
Belle Fleming, of Washington, D. C., the
widow of Col. Robert L Fleming, who
was for many years one of the leading
builders of the National Capital. Be
fore her marriage, as Belle Vedder, she
was one of the reigning beauties of
Washington. Gen. Gordon la eighty years
old. and the bride-to-be Is a grandmother
and under sixty.
Mrs. Fleming's son. Robert Fleming, Is
an official of the Rlggs National Bank,
In Washington.
Of the first famous White House guard
for President Lincoln during the early
part of the civil war. Gen. Gordon Is the
only living member. He was on duty In
Washington when, under the age limit,
he was retired aa a brigadier.
PLAN CUT m MTOEES'' PAY.
Conl Operators Threaten Reduction
and ClasU 'Will Follow.
Indianapolis, Jan 26. Several coal op
erators who have arrived, here to attend
the conference with the miners' officials
said to-day that conditions in the coal
industry demand a reduction In the wages
of miners. The operators, it Is said,
will demand a reduction of 10 cents per
ton on a run-of-the-ralne basis, and a
20 per cent reduction In the wages paid
day lauorers. ine miners, it Is under
stood, will insist upon an increase nr
wages, and a long conference Is proba
ble SL2S Baltimore and lie torn.
Baltimore and Ohio.
Everr Saturday and Sundav. Omvi
return until 9 a. m train Monday. AH
trains, both wavs, including Rojal Lim
ited. Holmes and
INSURGENTS FOR
simraoi
Twenty-flTe Bepublicans Un
officially Indorse the
Underwood Bill.
HOLD NIGHT CAUCUS
Claim 'that Democrats Have Fol
lowed Cummins' Lead Con
vinces the Waverers.
Immediately after -the House adjourned
last night twenty-nVe Republican In
surgent Representatives met to decide
whether or not they should support the
pending Democratic blU proposing a
revision of the Iron and steel schedule
of the Fayne-Aldrlch tariff law.
The sense of the meeting was that
the Underwood bill provided for revision
downward, and therefore should have
the support of progressive Republicans.
While a final decision was not reached
brittle Insurgents., an Informal announce-
ment was made to the effect that practl'
cally every member of that faction would
support the Iron and steel bill, as well
as the other tariff nieasures that will
be reported to the House by Representa
tlve Underwood and his Democratic as
sociates on the committee on Wavs and
Means.
At the meeting of the insurgent He
publicans last night the resemblance of
the Underwood bill to the Cummins
amendment was emphasised for some of
those who wavered between a desire to
"insurge" and a wish to stand oy me
regular organization as represented by
Minority Leader Mann. The radicals
practically won their point. They believe
that of the thirty or more Insurgents
and near-Insurgents on the Republican
side at least twenty-flve will line up
Continued on Pane 3. rolnmn 3.
POLICEMAN HKON
REG'LAR SHERLOCK
As the keen eyes of Policeman Hlxon.
of the First precinct, detailed to ferret
out the robber who pilfered several
hundred dollars from the cash drawer In
Davis & Wlnemillers "Half-mile Track
saloon. Tenth and E street northwest.
centered on the countenance of Robert
Meeks. colored, wnora he merely sus
pected of the rooDery. ine nvi vui
lapsed. . ,,
"Don't arrest me. here's the money,
boss," excralmed Meeks. He was evi
dently Impressed wltn ino aiacruy
with which the policeman bad discov
ered that be was the robber and with
the susequent discovery of his person.
Meeka was tucked under covers at his
home. 514 D street noriuweou tit
handed Hlxon Just S205 24. Evidently
he thought the policeman Imbued with
some strange psychological power, in
h.. k. hiii an eaallv trailed him. It
was Just a half hour after the discovery
of the robbery that the arrest and re
covery of the money had been brought
about. ,
Meeks-who formerly was employed
as a porter at the saloon, told the po
lice how .he. crept Into tno cellar of the
place early In the day and hid until he
heard the proprietor and the employes
leaving. The prisoner overlooked more
than. J300 which was in a separate
cash register. ,
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Other Mystery Stories in
FIRST RELICS OF THE
MEN OF THE MAINE
The discovery of a number of personal
possessions of enlisted men on board the
battle ship Maine when she was de
stroyed In Havana Harbor In 1838 was
reported to the Navy Department yester
day. A watch chain, two pipes, and a medal
and stencil have been found which can
be Identified from certain marks upon
them. It Is learned that the watch chain
belonged to John R. Bell, who was killed,
the medal and stencil to Charles Berg
man, who was saved, but who has since
left the service, and the pipes to Harry
MoCann and James W. Allen. Allen was
killed and McCann, who was saved, is no
longer in the service. Efforts will be
made by the department to locate the
men who may be living or the heirs of
the deceased and give them the relics.
Heretofore, a few personal possessions
of some of the officers have been recov
ered, but the finding of these articles la
the first Instance of the recovery of any
property belonging to the enlisted men.
ARGENTINA BREAKS
WITH PARAGUAY
Buenos Ayres. Jan. M. The Argentine
government, carrying out Its threat in
connection with Paraguay's refUMt to
make reparation for the attacks on ship
ping by Paraguayan rebels, broke oft dip
lomatic relations with that country to
day. The Argentine Minister and his
staff left the legation at Asuncion and
embarked for Argentina on the Argentine
cruiser Parana.
A naval demonstration against Para
guay by Argentina Is now expected.
THE STAY-AT-HOME.
SLDR FOR KAISER
BY TOWN CODNCIL
Solingen Will Pay Ho Official Bee
ognition to Birthday Anni
versary of Buler To-day.
Berlin, Jan. K. An unprecedented slur
was tendered the Kaiser to-day by the
town council of Solingen. who decided to
pay no official attention to the Emper
or's birthday anniversary, which will oc
cur to-morrow. His majesty was born
on January ". 153. The council ex
plained that as a majority of the voters
of Solingen, which Is In xthenish Prussia,
are Socialists, It would be Inconsistent
for the town to rejoice oven the oc
casion. This Is the first time In history that
a Prussian municipality has refuted to
rejoice over a Kaiser's birthday.
There is much rejoicing In Potsdam,
the Kaiser's own district, over the eiec
Hon of Dr. Karl Llebknecht. The suc
cessful candidate refused to-day to make
any extended comment on hjs victory.
Complete returns from yesterday's re
ballot show that the "Blue Black" broc,
or the working" majority of the Centrists
and Conservatives, has been entirely wiped
out The Socialists are tne strongest In
dividual party In the new Reichstag with
110 seats. Tho National Liberals hold th:
balance of power, and Hcrr Basserman.
the leader of that party, will be a com
manding figure.
' The Kaiser Is keenly disappointed dver
the success of Dr. Llebknecht in Pots
dam, nnd It is widely believed that he
will carry out his threat to withdraw
ftim Pnt1m. close the royal palaces.
withdraw all tho crack regiments, and
bring about the towns commercial ruin.
If Your Business Takes Tou o the
Financial TJUtrtet of New York,
Th Baltimore and unio is most con
venient and time saving. On themld
nlht train you are permitted to occupy
your sleeper In Jersey city until s 00 a.
ni without being disturbed. By the time
you have had orea- " "r".'.a "
:.. .. i.'-i. m vou are In the heart
of -the financial district. Sleepers open
at Union Station. ICW p. m.
Accepted Story of Break with
- Harvey Is a Lie,
Says Editor.
IN TILT WITH TILLMAN
Replying to Charge that He Con
cealed Facts, Veteran Scribe
Springs Sensation.
Henry Watterson last night exploded
the bomb beneath Gov. Woodrow Wilson
that he Is said to have bad In his pos
session for many weeks, when.
reply to a bitter attack made on him by
Senator Tillman, be branded as a lie the
current report that Cot George Harvey
tried to Introduce the former college presi
dent to Thomas F. Ryan and thereby
caused the rupture between them. Not
only did Cot Henry Watterson call the
story a lie but he asserted that Gov.
Wllron knew It waa a lie. He Intimated
tliat Gov Wilson had made no effort to
stop what he knew tu be- the "dastardly
work of his agents. '
The attack upon the New Jersey execu
tlve followed the statement made by Sen
ator Tillman In an Interview that CoL
Watterson as "a man who makes a ma
terial statement with the material facts
concealed" was a "scoundrel."
Col. Watterson a letter was made pub
lic with the entre correspondence that
has thus far passed between the veteran
editor nnd the South Carolina solon. In
It he admits having solicited campaign
contributions from Rvnn. but denied that
Col. Harvey knew anything about It
ol n "Presidential Groomer."
The letter read:
"My Dear Sir I have never pretended
to be a groomer of Presidential candi-
Continued on Page Zt, Column t.
AMEBICAHS AT CQUBT BALL.
German Taper Sny There Is Pro
test Acalnat !umlcr Present.
Berlin. Jan 26. The protest In the
Tagllche Rundschau against the large
number of Americans at the recent court
ball, which. It has been alleged, was In
spired by the German Empress, Is a sore
topic of conversation among the members
of the American colony to-day. Follow
ing la a complete list of those present on
the occasion referred to by the news
paper: Mrs. Barton French, Mr and Mrs
Price Collier. Miss Collier, and Miss
Gladys 'Watcrbury. all of New York:
Mrs. and Mlsa Devcreaux, of Cleveland;
Capt Ntblnck, naval attache, and Mrs.
Nlblack; Embassy Secretaries Bpencer,
LAugiuin, and Belden. Capt Grant, mili
tary attache, and Mrs. Grant and fire
members of Ambassador Irishman's
family,
Your correspondent is unable to find
any authority for the report printed In
a London newspaper to-day that this at
tack on Americans was Inspired by the
German Empress.
Perish When Ship la Wre-'ked.
Acre, Palestine. Jan. X. Seven mem
bers of the crew of the British steamship
Arger, belonging to- Dickson. Sans & Co..
of "West Hartlepool. England, perished
when the ship was wrecked off the coast
of Palestine to-day.
The Herald's
G0V.G0LDSB0R0UGH
DECLARES TOR TAFT
Baltimore. Jan. M.-GOV. Goldsborough
Is out for President Taft for another.
nomination. To set forth his views on
the Presidential question, the governor
has given out the following dictated
statement?
"1 am for the renommatlon of Presi
dent Taft, and I believe the preponder
ance of sentiment among the Repub
cans of Maryland Is for him. The six
teen delegates from this State will. I am
sure, cast their votes for the President a
renominatlon at the Chicago convention."
The governor added that he saw no
good reason why the President should
not b renominated. .
DUKE WILL URGE
KING TO VISIT US
Eoyalty Departs Favorahly Im
pressed with Beception in the
Capital and Hew York.
New Tork, Jan. 16. So favorably Im
pressed with hU visit to New York and
Washington that he will recommend to
the King and Queen of England and any
other members of the royal family who
come to Canada' that they visit the
United States, his royal highness the
Duke of Connaught. with the dnchess
andthelr daughter, the Princess "Pat"
boarded th-L- special car at the g-and
central station to-night and were soon
whirling homeward through a snowstorm
after a thoroughly enjoyable and decided
ly busy four days visit to the United
States.
"Really." said the roiat visitor. Just
before entering his car. "I don't quite
feel at home without the camera men.
They are a Jolly lot and they didn't annoy
me at bit"
The ducal party was accompanied to
the station by Ambassador Reld and Mrs.
Reld and Ogden Mills Going to the train
they had to run the gantlet of 300 grin
ning porters. Whether they were drawn
there by curiosity, or for personal gain,
none could say Anyway they cheered the
duke and he raised his hat In acknowl
edgment Before the duke left the Reld home he
gave out a statement of the Impressions
made by his visit In this he said.
I desire to state in all sincerity that
I am truly gratified at the perseverance
of the American press. I have not been
annoyed at the Importunities of the pho
tographers. Instead, I regard their zeal
as simply an Indication of th interest
manifested In our visit by the people of
New York.
"I have found tliat New Yorkers are
the people courteous. I regret exceeding
ly that I was unable to accept one-tilth
of the invitations extended me. I should
like to visit New York again, but of
course I do not know whether my duties
will permit that In the near future. How
ever, I shall recommend, that the King
and Queen and any other members of
tne royal family who come to Canada,
visit ma united, states."
KEEPER OF LIGHT
EXPIRES POST
Failure of Beacon to Shine Leads
to Discovery by Wife Who
Guards Through Hight.
Snow Hill, Md., Jan. IS. At sunset yes
terday the light from Chlncoteague light
house did not shine across the waters
at Slnepuxent Bay nor blink Its saluta
tion to Its sl'ter light at Assateague, that
guards the trencherous channels and dan
gerous sand bars of the Athletic east
ward of Chlncoteague Island. The In
habitants of the Island looked and won
dered. Never In the history of the light-
bouse had such a thing occurred before.
Th're was one woman on the Island who
knew therewas something serious the
matter it was tne Keepers wtre, and
she. In her sturdy little gasoline launch.
had battled '"th the Ice noes alone
few hours before and come to Chlnco
teague for much needed supplies. She
and her husband had been Ice bound
since the extreme cold weather of the
last few weeks, and when she left he
waa seemingly In the best of health.
The Ice floes had not torn the light
house from Its foundations, for at sun
set Its white wall and red roof were
plainly vlslbl- The apparatus must not
be In working order, but In this event
the keeper would have rigged a substi
tute light But there must be no de
lay. The light must shine or llv-a might
be lost
Mrs Tailor, who Is assistant keeper.
readily found men to assist her in get
ting back to the lighthouse, and the bat
tle with the Ice began For a time the
lighthouse could not be discerned, but
it last it was sighted, but nowhere could
a light be seen In the house. This fore
boded evil, and as the party drew nearer
and nearer and finally reached the Uttle
Iron ladder that runs up from the water
to the landing platform and wero not
greeted bv the cheerful voice of William
Taylor, the keeper, they were convinced
that In the few short hours since the
departure of his wife something serious
had happened. In a few moments their
fears were realized, for they found Tay
lor kneeling at his bedside as If In the
act of prayer. He was dead.
The light shone laat night, guarded
by Taylor's wife, who knew that as
she watched, the body of her husband
waa being carried across the waters of
the bay for burial by the friends who
had assisted her In reaching her home,
and they were being guided by the
light which for twenty-six years he had
attended.
William Taylor and his, wife had
been keeper and. assistant keeper of I
the Chlncoteague light since it was
established. Never had the govern
ment received any complaint as to Its
management, and the keeper and his
wife were esteemed by all who knew
them. William received his training
under Capt Anderson, lceeper of Acsa
teaguO'Sht, who waa one of the first
to notice that Chlncoteague light waa
not shining.
Thomas It. Charles Dead.
Liverpool. Jan. IS. Thomas R-. Charles.
a, prominent cotton merchant and leader
In the movement to reform the bills of
lading, died to-day.-
aolekest Route to MlamL Nassau.
and -Havana by I hours. Atlantic Coast
wne "N. x. : rionoa apeciai.- Tao p. rov
All-steel, electric-lighted Pullmans. Bu-
period roadway HM New Yont nve. nw.
friction Section To-morrow t
SAVANTS FEJST
National Geographic Socifty
Holds Its Annual Ban
quet at New Willard.
BKYCE MAKES ADDEESS-
Post-prandial Orators All Wax In
thusiastic Over Achievements
of Capital Scientists.
Every branch of selenca waa repre
sented by men and women wall knows
in their respective lines of endeavor untL
Study at the annual banquet of the Na
tional Geographic; Society at tha New
WUlard last night
The student of history, the master of
diplomacy and statecraft, ths searcher
after truths, the representative of the
world's charity work, the preserver of
the physical health of the people, and
others eminent la tha works which ad
vance civilisation and benefit all human
kind all paid high tribute to the great
work carried on by the National Geo
graphic Society and its allied forces.
All Land Society.
Representatives of many nations and
as many creeds were unanimous In their
praises of the accomplishments of ther
society, which haa made history In tho
past years, and tendered it their best
wishes and promised their sincere help
in the continuation of Its work.
Great however, was the disappointment
or the audience when Toastmaster Dr.
Alexander Graham Bell, the past presi
dent of the society, announced that
President Taft was prevented from being
present by reason of the Inclement
weather The President, however, ac
companied his excuses with his best
winhes for the future success of th
society.
Ambassador Bryce. of England, who
was Informed that he had been elected
an honorary member of the society, waa
introduced oy Toastmaster Bell aa a
man whom all the world knows. Hit
government never did a more graceful
act than to send him to this country"
The Ambassador said he believed h
had missed his vocation. He should have
been a traveler or an explorer to study
the world and Its unbounded geographi
cal and physical possibilities. The speak
er remarked that it waa due to the Na-.
tlonal Geographic Society and kindred
organisations that heretofore unexplored
regions or tne world are being mada
habitable for the ever-growing popula
tion. He said that South and Central
America buffered to the world to-day th4
crettest OTportucitics In arrtrultnrs aACyr
discoveries, and prophesied that tbos
countries would in the future be the food,
supply magazines of the world. -Bryce
nn the Canal.
Speaking of the Panama Canal. Bryce
said that it is "a work which haa nevei;
been done before and will never be dons
again." He paid & high tribute to
American energy and sklU and to th
high ideals and altruistic motives whlcn,
Inspired this gigantic undertaking.
Mlrza All KutI Khan, charge d'af
falres of Persia, spoke of the great and
lasting work accomplished by Persians
of old. well known to all historians and
students, and traced the history and dv-
llzatlon of his country to hundreds oC
years before the de'jge. The Persian,
diplomat spoke of President Taft aa the
"chief exponent or International arnitra
tlon and protector of the weaker brother
In the family of nations," bringing forth
the applause of the audience.
Dr Harvey W. Wiley, wnom the toast-
master. Dr. Belt said he wonld Intro
duce "with fear and trembling," con
fined himself to the discussion of the
chemical composition of the menu, de
claring that one never exactly knew the
ingredients which make up the various
dishes served at either a banquet er
dinner He evoked laughter with his
witticisms and frequent allusions to
germs, bacilli, and other members of
that family.
Miss Mabel Boardman reviewed the
work of the Red Cross Society, and laid
that Its activity extended aa far aa that
of the National Geographic Society. She
spoke of the alleviation of suffering on
the part of the Red Cross In Mexico dur
ing the revolution. In Tripoli, in China,
and other parts of the world where Its
great humanitarian work extended.
O. H Tlttmann. vice president of the-
Coutlnned on Pagre -, Colamn 1.
H0WABD W. GILL LNJTJBXD.
Los Angeles. Jan. K.-5loward W. Gill.
the Baltimore aviator, waa. seriously In
jured at Domlnguez field early td-nlght.
Gill had been making a night flight with,
his machine under direct control. At
a height of 50 feet he shut off his engln
and gilded toward the earth. Just over
the edge of the left field he ran but
machine Into a barbed wire fence and
was thrown out When picked up It was
found he had two ribs broken and ha waa
badly bruised.
Blames IlallrtM.. Company.
Centralis. I1L, Jan. ML The coroner's
Jury In, the Klnmundy wreck Inquiry lata
to-night brought In a verdict holding
that the Illinois Central Railroad erred
In running trains No. S and No. 3 so
close together, held Henry Snyderjohn.
telegraph operator at Edgewood. In error
for allowing two trains to pass his sta
tion so closely together, and Harry J.
Brocker. flagman of No. 25. In error for
not throwing out a red fuse to flag No. 3.
Troops Held In Readiness.
iAUidon, Jan. re Three regiments of
Inrantry and two regiments of cavalry
have been ordered to hold themselves In
readiness to proceed to Belfast In con
nection with he Winston. Churchill horn
rule meeting Saturday As there are. in-
ruOclent barracks accommodations In.
Belfast, two warehouses and a larga
skating rink arc being secured for the
troops. f
Caacer Specialist Is Dead.
Rome. N. Y.. Jan. M.-Tr. W,-J P.
Klnnler., aged eighty-eight 'years, a
prominent cancer specialist, died here this
afternoon.
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