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?CW -v .-WPfMf-O ?; apsfyvy THE WASHINGTON HERALD . The Herald hs the krgeK morning home circulation, tad. prints- all. the news of the worM each diyv in addition to many exclusive features. WEATHEB rOSEOAST. Fair to-day. To-morrow in creasing cloudiness. WASHINGTON. D. O.. MONDAY. FEBRUARY 19. 1912. NO. 1962. ONE CENT. YJt- "y" Y T0JI0SP1TALS "Pnblic Funds Are Public Trusts," Says Rev. John Van Schaick, Jr. ''PEOPLE TOO SELFISH" Honey Can Be Spent to Better Ad vantage, Declares Minister in forceful 'Sermon. - V v Declaring that SWVfCOof the yearly ap propriation for the District can be spent ' to better advantage. Rev. John Van Schaick, Jr., pastor-of thi Church of Our Father (Universalis!), fn a forceful ser xnoa yesterday morning, attacked the proposition to finance .the erection of new buildings for Emergency and Columbia hospitals when there are already sufficient medical Institutions because "public funds are public trust. and public trusts ought to be administered-by public officials." Speaking on the subject, "The need of commun'ty self-rep.rJ.Dr. Van Schaick pointed out the pork-narrell methods of District people In, obtaining funds for various projects and tneDumlllatlon civic committees must endure wi.n appealing to Congress "because no motives. It seems, are unsuspected." " For twelve ears I have deeply -re- eentea toe attltuae oc many uongressmei toward the District. I have felt 'hu miliated and ashamed many times, when my duty took me to committee rooms to urge legislation." said Dr. Van Schaick. "No reputation It iemedwas above seri ous question there. And yet I have lived here Ions enough to seo the other side. I hare come to reallz- the genuine Interest of the average Congressman In the Dis trict and to understand why suspicion and distrust have so often filled their minds. People? Too Selfish. "The fact Is that we as a people have been selfish The fact Is we have often taken the attitude of beggars. I do not mean all of the District. But I do mean that selfish men hae gone to Congress 3 ear after year and urged selfish schemes, and mistaken men have gone there year after J ear and urged foolish schemes and the rest of us have kept still. Whether w e have suffrage or not. Con gress Is compelled to hear us. And what Congress ought to hear raoro frequently la the oIce of the unselfish, broad minded citizen, and not simply the voice it the trader The citizen stays at home too often The man with somesclierne s r.lwsys on the Job Nevertheless It Is true that those of us who are untram melled are not on the Job We must not permit unquestioned the common notion here that he who op poses projects, honest and commendable n themselves, but inexpedient and un wise. Is false to the District. Continued on raise 8 Column BIG COAL STRIKE SEEMS INEVITABLE London, Feb IS 'The national catas trophe, ' as many term the threatened coal strike drew one day nearer to-day without an) attempt being made as yet to prevent more then a million miners from walking out on March 1 There Is no Indication ti.-day that any effort at mediation will be made and the event which fair Edward Grey has described as The g-eat catastrophe In our his tory. Is regarded as Inevitable. More than S00.000 miners have already handed In their notices and ZM 000 more will follow suit to-morrow The miners resent the Idea of Interference on the part of the government. DICTOGRAPH PLAYS BIG PART IN CASE Indianapolis, Feb. 18. That the prose cution of the flftv-four men Indicted in the dynamite conspiracy will be based principally on the confession of Ortle McManlgal, supported by the stenog raphic records of a telephone dicto graph, which was connected with the office of President Ryan, of the Interna tlonal Association of Bridge and Struc tural Iron Workers, w&s the statement made to-day bj District Attorney Charles w Miller 'McManlgal s confession has been cor roborated In every detail," said the dis trict attorney, -"and the dictograph worked steadily and satisfactorily, for three nronths, Beginning uctooer 1. We have a great abundance of notes taken by the apparatus, and. In addition, there are about 40,000 letters and telegrams taken from the headquarters of the as oclatlon " The arrest to-day of J W. Irwin In Peoria leaves but two of the fifty-four men indicted yet to be placed In cus tody. These two are Patrick Ryan, for merly a labor business agent In Chicago, and John J McCray, formerly an iron worker at Wheeling, W. Va. MAKE DaTOBTANT CAPTUBZ. Structural Ironworkers' Secretary Arrested in Chicago. Chicago. Feb. IS. John W. Irwin, for mer recording secretary of the Peoria, III, local Structural Iron Workers, ayid one of the most widely sought labor men indicted by the Indianapolis Federal grand Jury In the dynamite plots, was arrested this afternoon by the United Etates authorities. Irwin waa taken to the Federal building and was arraigned before United "States Commissioner Mark A. Foote, who released him on a bond of 13,000. The preliminary hearing was continued until Wednesday morning by request of Attorney Patrick H. O'Don nell The capture of Irwin Is considered one of the most Important of those made by the government in the bomb cases. Although he waa not one of the higher officials, the authorities. It is said, claim to have exceptionally strong evidence against him. His whereabouts has been unknown for more than a year. Only 49 Honra to Havana Atlantic Coast Line. N. V. i. Florida Special " AH ' east coast" points reached All-steel electric-lighted Pullmans. Supe rior roadway. IU9 New York are. aw. I NEWPORT LID IS ON; DUBBED "HOLY CITY" Newport, R. X-.Feb. 18. Newport now dubbed "The holy city, because Gov. Pothler has ended celling liquor out of hours and on Sundays, closing houses of 111 repute and se-calkd fur nlsbed room houses over the heads of Mayor Boyle and Chief Crowley, through Sheriff Anthony. Not a drink waa sold to-day. When a sailor from the the training station was found drunk on the streets, her Informed the police he had been drinking alcohol at the station. Jfo one ordered the saloons closed, hut pro prietors knew civic leaguers and other bodies were watching them, so they took UU UJU1CCS. EARL LECTRIM MAY HUNT FOR BROTHER New York, Feb. IS. The Right Hon. the Karl or Lectrim arrived to-oay on the Cunsxd steamship Carmaata. It aa been said the English nobleman was coming to tnis -country to search for his brother, the Hon. Frank Clements, heir to the earldom and a seat in the House of Lords. The disappearance of Mr. Clements Is one of the mysteries of the British no bility. He made his exit In 1SOT. Hs U the last of his line, and the title will lapse with his nonappearance In the event of Lord Lectrim'a death. "I am not here to find my brother. said the earL "I do not know whr he has gone or where he is. I am here on business, that is all." The earl refused to say exactly what he would do while here. UNION JOAN OF ARC RESIGNS IN A HUFF Lawrence, Mass. Feb. It Pearl lie GUI, the jouthful Joan of Arc of the American Federation of Labor, has thrown down the gauntlet to John Go! den and his associates In that organiza tion and has Joined the Industrial Work era, of the "World. Miss McGlIl. who Is a mere girl. Is the youngest labor agitator and active So cialist In the history of American In dustrial disputes. She has been in New England for the past month soliciting funds for the Pearl Button Workers' Union, of Muscatine Iowa, whojjhave been on a strike for nearly a year. She has raised S1X0OO and addressedV2S unions. At the outsetXbf the mill strike In this city she took anvinterest In the cause. Organizer Flood, "ofe the federation, in Chicago, wired her last week that he bad heard she was making speeches from the same platform with William D. Haywood, of the Industrial Workers' Union, and charging that the latter or ganization was inimical to the federation. oraerea ner to Keep away ironrtiAw- rence. The young woman's answer was her resignation, which was sent post- nastd to Chicago. AVIATORS PERFORM MANY NOVEL STUNTS San Francisco, Feb. IS. Tom Gunn. the only Chinese aviator In the world, Far- num T. Fish, the youngest aviator; Blanche Stuart Scott, the most daring woman aviator, and Lincoln Beach ey. the "rag-time flyer," were the stars at to- day'a International aviation meet at Oak land The flying to-day was held under per fect weather conditions and no accidents marred the events. More than 21,000 per sons witnessed the flights. Many daring dips and darts were per formed over the heads of the people All the rules of the Aero Club of America In this regard were violated and if any thing had gone wrong with the machines dozens would nave been Injured. An aerial baseba.l game was played between Beachey and two members of the Oakland team. A ball thrown by Beachey from a height of E00 feet was caught United States mall was carried from the grounds by aeroplane and wire less messages were sent from an aero plane to the receiving station on the grounds No records were broken. MAD DOG AMUCK, TERRORIZES TOWN New Tork, Feb. IS. Hundreds of per sons In Mount! Vernon went to bed to night almost In a state of siege because a supposedly mad dog was at large. Dur ing the day the dog had nipped at least five persons, including a five-year-old girl, had wounded several doga with his fangs and led a remarkable, hunt while the churches were pouring their con gregations into the streets. The dog, a tramp cur, first appeared, as the con gregation was leaving the First Presby terian cnurcn on ooutn mxtn avenue shortly after noon, and dashed Into the midst of the throng on the sidewalk. At Fifth avenue and First street, the dog tore the leg of five-year-old Ada Patter' son and then ran toward Lieut. Michael Sllversteln and Policeman Herman Mat tes, who had been attracted by the cries of "msd dog! Running In the middle of the street the mongrel turned Into South Fourth ave nue, the principal street of the city. this time it was followed by a crowd of at least five hundred persons. Silver stein and Mattes had commandeered an automobile and stood on the running Doara wim intr pisiois arawn as tne ear followed the dog, but afraid to shoot on account of the throngs In the street. The dog Is still at large. menare20oySars behind the times New Tork, Feb 18. "For the American women I have the greatest admiration. I think that physically, morally and mentally they can set an example to all their sisters in Europe. No; I have no intention whatsoever of marrjlng any one. But the men!" . Count Apponyl. of Hungary, a cousin of the famous statesman and peace apos tle of the same name, who is maldnr hi first visit to America, was giving his- im pressions of this country to-day in an interview at the Rltz Hotel. "Vnti Vnnw." he went on. !,. C men. behind an exclamation point. "5n. etdered socially one finds this country ax) years behind. No standards have b6n established It Is a curious phenomena, because the American woman is un tn date in every way. The trouble lies with the American man. Wben at night ha comes norao irom nis omce ne. is too tired to educate his sods) .side. He either falls asleep at the opera, or he seeks liquid solace at his club for his exhausted nerve,' - ..'.. WHLrr!7.QlA&w A " IBsM. 1 2BSak mm&wmmmr'!ZfflmJmKiKlm Kats. jj9)gg3pg- JBjrHPsS7 RKmMBJbXbj1hHBJis9j)))kC ytm argBHSJ Sfi ! BT JT ZM 5! I GARDNERRELEASED, DEMIES HIS GUILT Gives Bond in Home of Mystery Conspiracy Case Police Say Ac complice Has Confessed. New lork. Feb. IS. Frank J. Gardner, former State senator from Brooklyn, pleaded not guilty when arraigned to-day on the charge of conspiring to defraud Samuel E. Haslett, the aged recluse oc cupant of Brooklyn's "House of Mys tery," and was released In $3,000 bond. He left the court In company with bis wife, who waa well known to the stage as May Terba and who stayed close ot her husband all during his trial a year ago on a charge of bribery In connection with the anti-race track legislation, charge of which he was acquitted After a night In a cell. Gardner was sanguine as to the outcome of his new predicament. "I am sure this will come out all right," he said. "I have abso utely nothing to fear. There will be plenty of sensational exposures made be fore tnls case Is through, and let me assure you that I will not be the victim. I am not worrying " George Decker, who went to the house to nurse Haslett when he became 111 several days ago, and who la also under arrest, was said by Magistrate Kempner to-day to have made a full confession of his part In the conspiracy. "I decided to examine Decker right there at Mr. Haslett's bedside," said Magistrate Kempner to-day, describing the scene In the house. "He said that the aged man bad asked him to send for Gardner last Monday, saving that he wanted to give Gardner the power of at torney In place of Mr. Lord. Decker went on to say that Gardner came Monday night and again on each of the following nights up to and including Friday night, February 16. He said that Gardner fixed up the papers and drew two wills, and that Mr. Haslett signed them. I repeated Decker's story to Mr. Haslett and he said that he did not know anything about It. On the way back to my office Decker told the two policemen that be was will ing to make a clean breast ot his part of the affair. He said that lie was re sponsible for bringing Mr. Gardner to the bouse. Decker said he was to re ceive $3,000 under the first will and that he was to become residuary legatee un der the second will." Lt. Bloom Will Receive Fair Play, War Department Not to Procedure Unless Features T7ni. the case deelops extraordinary features, the "War Department will take no hand Jn the reported court-martial of Lieut Joseph A, Bloom at Fort D. A. Russell. Wyo. on charge of having en gaged in fisticuffs with a noncommis sioned officer. Authorities at tne war Department yesterday stated thoy had re ceived no noUce of the affair and. as was usual In such caseC-wouM leave the en tire matter In the bands of the division commander. Tula course, lt was explain ed, was undevlatlnc. and would be held to all the mora rfsldly because young Bloom waa the center of a. national con troversy. .. , "It U Imnosslble.' said one official, "to maintain the morals ot the armyTT affairs of this kind are investigated upon the slightest charge. If the young officer faces court-martial there Is no- reason to nnioiu tii trHatment. at the hands of the commander of the garrison j will not be eminently fair," , ' 1 I This atUluis U euppooea ar-ecs prom. A BLAST FROM HIS BUGLE HORN. - JiKv til i flHiks. st Jmm : .i Mi pi ;wmm. WITNESSED DURBAR ON TAFT'S LETTER Price of Teleg-ram Saying They -Bore Note from President Was Only Cost. -srr J.'ew York; Feb. 18. The price ? telegram, saying they bore a letter from President Taft, enabled an American couple to witness the durbar In Delhi. What Is more, a special train was pro vided, the edict of court dress waa waived, and a tent was provided, to gether with seats for the grand review. How It came about that chance and unofficial envoys of the United States government "participated In this event was revealed to-day upon the return from a world tour of Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Bryan, of Richmond, Va. The secret of It all was a personal let ter from President Taft. It was a kind Iyt unofficial document, but It was ac cepted seriously by the Indian, govern ment. "We arrived In Calcutta and found the place crowded." said Mrs. Bryan as she disembarked from the Carmanla to-day. "There seemed to be no hope of our, seeing the durbar We had the letter from President Taft, and my husband decided to let the secrejary of the dur bar know of It He sent a telegram to the edurbar authorities, and the reply came that a special car would be ready for us at once "Others with money unlimited and great Influence waited. On our arrival In Delhi messengers brought us Immense Invitations engraved In gold They stat ed that court dress was essential, but we did not have them. Still We went to the durbar." There was an enormous concourse of seats. In the midst of It waa the carpet of gold and purple The King-Emperor and the Queen-Empress were the central figures. We sat one hundred feet away. The wonderful pro cession went by. The Emperor spoke. There were bands and regiments and na tives and elephants. The price of one telegram had given us all that wonder ful experience." Two Cornell Stndents Drowned Ithaca. N. T, Feb. 18. Berry A Con verse, twenty years old. ot Buffalo, and Charles W. Gatman, twenty-two Jears old. of Richfield Springs. N. T. were drowned this afternoon on Cayuga Lake while skating. They were Cornell stu dents of the civil engineering class of The bodies bavo not been round. Says Official Interfere with Military Extraordinary Develop. nent Jews who previously came to the support ot young Bloom when lt de veloped that CoL Garrard had discrimi nated against him Leeauseof race preju dice. They, state that all facts of the affair should be known before any at tempt Is made to aid the young- man, A. Llsner, proprietor of the Palais Royal, referred to the affair as "a -most interesting development, but one that must not be commented on- at this early date." This Mew was likewise taken hy Julius I. Peyser, grand vice, president of the B'nal Brith. Simon Wolf, who was mainly responsi ble for the agitation in favor of the young officer which Jed to the rebuke) administered to Col. Garrard by Presi dent TafU expressed his surprise at the new charge -when aeen in New Tork yesterday. .Mr. Wolf stated that he had received a number of letters from Lieut. Eloora since the latter received tils com mission and went id Fort .Russell, and In ait of these, missives he described hlm rtlf as happy and "being treated royal INTEREST CENTBRS IN LOST LETTERS Missives Sent Talet Brandt by Mem ber of Schiif Household Will Play Important Part - New Tors, Feb. i Pending the' tje clslon of Supreme ConrC Justice Gerard on the application for & writ of habeas corpus on behalf of Folke Engel Brandt, the former valet to Mortimer L. Schlff. who was sentenced to thirty years' Im prisonment on an Inconsequential charge ot burglary, the fight of the authorities to obtain the release of Brandt and pun ish his persecutors on a charge ot con spiracy centered to-day around four let ters which are said to be held by How ard S. Gans or his client, Mr. Schlff. The letters' were written to Brandt and found In his room after hi arrest. They were illegally seized and secreted. It is understood, because they were written by a member of the Schlff household and contained statements which would show why the powerful Schlff Influences should be used to put Brandt in prison for life. District Attorney Whitman de clared to-day that he would obtain the letters even If he had to fight the matter out In court on a writ of replevin. Those Interests which are fighting for Brandt were confident to-day that the young valet will win his application from Justice Gerard, and they are laying their plans accordingly Should Justice Ger ard decide In the prisoner's favor, the Investigation which Judge Hand has been appointed to conduct by Gov. Dlx will probably be nullified, and the retrial of Brandt will begin at once. In the meantime, the district attorney Is con' eernlng himself chiefly with the prosecu tion of those persons who sent Brandt to Jail, and the indictment of two promi nent figures In the case Is predicted for this week. BOGUS COUNT ARRESTED. In Toils at Liverpool on American Wife's Complaint. Vienna, Reb. IS. Au Austrian woman living in New York, who thought she was the Baroness Lartenfels. has discovered that she Is plain Frnu Bars and has set the, police on Uie trail ot her recreant husband. The Austrian police have found Bars In Liverpool, where he awaits ex tradition, and have also arrested his law yer. Kollman, vho Is said to be an ex pert swindler. Both are charged with swindling Bars wife out of large sums of money. Bars met his wife In America and In troduced himself as the Baron Essen von Bartenfels, owning a castlo and Urge estates In Hungary. He said his -state was Involved In litigation and showed letters from Kollman. together with photographs of the castle and the estate. Being convinced that he was a bona fide baron his wife handed him large sums of money for tho purpose of getting his property and conUnued the process until all her money was gone, then her husband disappeared. On Inquiry the lady, found that her husband's title was bogus. " PIUD IIVIHG MOHA USA. Jury of Pittsburg Artists Select Miss Agnes Willis. Pittsburg. Feb. 1S.-A Jury of Pittsburg artists, seeking a woman with an ideal Mona Lisa smile, has finally selected Miss Agnes Willis,, of the North Side, to enact that role In the prophetic pagaeat play, "The Vision of She-who-knows," to be presented by the University1 ot Pittsburg February 27, in connection with the ISth anniversary celebration of the Institution. iianv women matrons and maidens- sought the coveted honor or being ad Judged worthy to represent the woman wivose smile Is famous. Friends of others submitted photographs and urged the selection of their favorites, but the Jurors Insisted upon the smile myste rious and perfect, and rejected applicant after applicant, until a photograph of Miss Willis Was brought to their at tention. Personal examination of the North Side girl's "smile endtd the search for a "living Mona Lisa." Colombia in Hostile Note Warns Knox . Not to Visit Republic ' Sensational Diplomatic Episode Empha sizes Colombia's Protest Over Panama JL ffair. MA YLEAD TChRECALL OF MINISTER The Fact thatthe Central American Government's Request for Arbitration Has Been Ignored byjhe United States Is Made Sub ject of Bitter Comment. The State Department has been officially informed that the presence of Secretary Knox is not desired in the republic of Colombia, and that if he does not want to aggravate existing differences he must omit that country from his visiting list during his Central American trip. The information is containod in a letter written by Senor Ospina, Minister from Colombia, who admits that he is acting -on his personal responsi bility. It is probable that the episode will lead, to his recall, buf the hint that Secretary Knox's visit would be unpleasant will probably be taken, and Mr. Knoxtwill omit Colombia from his itinerary. TUB CAU3K OF THE TROUBLE. The trouble between Colombia and the United States- Is sequel to the scpara- tlon of the present republic of Panama from Colombia during President Roose velt's administration, an episode which preceded the building of the Panama Canal and the details of which are pre sented In the current number ot the North American Revltw under the title. "X Chapter of National Dishonor." It is also being investigated by the House Com mittee on Foreign Affairs. RepresentaUve Ralney having Introduced: a resolution which alleges that the action of this government was i violation of -the well established principles of the law ot na tions. The situation has, become acuta because Colombia last November asked that the matter be submitted, to the Hague tribunal for arbitration, a request which has been nlrely Ignored by the State Department. p?-MItter Oiptu'a iL4ter - Minister Ospina "yesterda made, public the letter which he had written to the State Department, acknowledging the re ceipt of a communication informing him that Secretary Knox would make a tour of the Central American republics and would. If agreeable. Include Colombia. Minister Ospina said that he had for warded the departrrent's note to his gov ernment by mail and had asked for ln strucUons. He tben added; "Speaking, therefore, in my own name and without any knowledge of the views of my government on the matter, I take the liberty that there is perhaps reason for believing that such a visit of his excellency, the Secretary of State, may happen to tw considered as Inopportune at the present time. In view of tne fact that Colombia still finds herself placed by the United States In an exceptional position, as the only member of the nu merous family of independent nations scattered over the face of the earth to which, despite Its constant demands, the United States refuses to submit to ar bitration questions referring exclusively to the Interpretation of public tratles and tho compliance with obligations Im posed by the universally accepted prln clples of International law on all civil lzed nations In their relations one with another. It is meet to mention here that even the ex-President of the United Stater, Mr. Roosevelt, both when he occupied that position, and when, re turned to private Ufc, he has dealt In public with these matters, has alwajsJ emphaUcally maintained the propriety and desirability of submitting to the de clslon of an Impartial tribunal of ar bitration the decision ot international controversies Involving such questions." Minister Ospina savs that the adoption of his suggestion will "avoid any occa sion of aggravating the differences which exist between the two countries." Ignored by This Government. He adds that he has had no reply to his letter- of November 5, IH1, appealing for arbitration, and he cites the peremp tory attitude of the United States to ward England when that country left unanswered for some length of time a note respecting the arbitration of the Venezuelan boundary ciestlon. "Let It be permitted to Colombia In her weakness," he concludes, "to re spectfully and candidly express how hard It Is for ner to see nerseir sub jected to a like treatment. No oni who knows the unrest which la being felt In my country at the delay in the satis factory disposal of these questions will fall to look sympathetically upon the efforts which It Is necessary for me tj make to obtalnr that a settlement be ar rived at as rapidly as possible." Hay AsL. Minister' Recall. Minister Osplna's action. It was pre dicted In diplomatic circles last night, will most like) lead to his recall. Tho language of the note may be decided by the State Department as a personal 'af front from the Minister of a country to. the Secretary Of State, in which case he will be notified that he Is persona non grata. If this action should be taken. and the Ministers position should be supported- by his government, it would mean the severance ot diplomatic rela tions and the Minister would promptly be given his passports, as In the case ot the Nicaraguan cnarge d'affaires Iwn flrn neo. Snor Ospina. is the third Minister sent here by coiomoia tor tne purpose ot on-, talnlnz" satisfaction over tne secession ot Panama, and it is thought that in his zeal to accomplish that which his pred ecessors fslled to do. resulting in their recall, he has gone so far on hi owif InitlaUre as to lead to his own undoing. "This matter has gone on several years." said Senor Ospina last night. "At first, we demanded satisfaction on the basis of our demands. Now we no longer demand this; no longer declare that we are right, but do Insist upon, the United States agreeing to arbitration for the purpose of determining which, my country or this. Is In the right." Senor Ospina declined last night to dis cuss his note, saying- that ft would apeakr f for itself. He said, however, that he had no doubt that his position would.be sus,. tained by his government, and he. reC garded lt as most unfortunate that, the relations between Colombia, and the United States v.ere? not sufijclenlly ami cable for both countries toprofilt by the proposed visit of Secretary" Knox to his country. He referred to the hearinsM of the House Committee on Forefcn AHalra. concernlng the creation of the- PaJKftSSv" iciiumic idu me acquisition or the Canal Zone by the United States, as 3ustlfyJ(t his action. . IVonld Not Use Cable. - Itlrexarnris-algnifhraartta!r15enp Ospina communicated with his-' govern ment by mall concerning the proposed visit, which means that his note cannot be received untH after Mr. Knor ! w.ll on his way. This alone Is accepted by tho officials here as treating the an nouncement of the proposed visit of tha American Secretary of State with indif ference. A like note was sent to the Minister of each country which Mr. Knor desired to visit, and these notes were promptly cabled to the home govern ments, with the result that answers were prompUy received, all except Colombia hastening to express their pleasure over the forthcoming visit. If these notes had not been forwarded prompUy by cable. Mr. Knox's Journey would necessarily have been delayed several weeks, since It was desirable to have a favorable re ply from each countrr befo.-e deflnltelr deciding to visit each. Una Labored for Colombia. Senor Ospina is the first Minister from Colombia to seriously press the claims of his government upon the State De partment. A few years ago the whole question was settled te the tripartite convention, which was drawn up be tween Senator Root, formerly Secretary ot State; Carlos Arosemena, former Min ister from Panama, and Enrique Cor tes, then Minister from Colombia. Pan ama gained practically every point un der contention, and the convention waa promptly ratified b7 the Panama As sembly. Tho Colombian President and Assembly repudiated the agreement, however, and Mr. Cortes was promptly recalled. Senor Borda. who succeeded him. was withdrawn within the last year because of his failure to bring about a settlement of the claims, and Senor Ospina was sent to Washington with Instructions to use an his energy to bring about the desired arbitration- Mr. Knox Will Stay Array. Jn o jjgj,. nole. Secretary Knox probably will abandon his proposed visit to Colombia. It the Colombian government upholds the stand taken by Its- Minister here, lt will create a serious situation between the two governments, which,, may result In the breaking- off of diplomatic rela tions. If the Colombian government, however, repudiates the action of Its Minister, it will not remove entirely the embarrassment created by the publica tion of the Minister's note. Whllo officials of the State Decartmant declined to comment last night upon the note, mey say mat ar. Knox nrobablr win not visit Colombia aa & result of the untoward Incident. ' WOUNDED DT STBEET DUEL. little GiilJs Victim of Italian bangs unuets. New Tork. Feb. . A little girl and two men were seriously wounded In a. shooting affray that occurred In the heart. ot WllUsrssbur; to-day. The child. May TlscreUo, an Innocent bystander, win probably lose the sight of her right eye. while Clromlnl Santanello, one of the gun fighters. Is not expected to Jive, and Emanuel Montabana. also a gunman, is badly wounded In the right arm. The battle, took place almost in front of the Catholic Church ot the Annun ciation. In North Seventh street, the frightened .'congregation huddling close against the walls or hurrying' (back Into the edifice to escape the flying bullets. Those who saw the affair say that about ten men were firing, Ave on a side, and that at least four ot them were wounded. r-o el4ws hare been found byi the po lice, the two- wounded- men now under arrest refusing: absolutely to talk, Dltcharced, lie Kill Htmrelf. New Tork, Feb. Ii After gaining" en trance to the home of his former- em ployer on a plea of business. Louis. Draper, a tailor, dashed to, the fourth floor and flung hlmselC oUtjOt tha -win-dow-.'breaklng. his neck, on-Atr extension, three floors belqw. Draperthad been dis charged by- the man .trcmwhef he committed suicide. :