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RICHMOND, IND., FBIDJ.x EVENING, 31 ARCH 15, 1912. SINGLE COPY 2 CENTS. STEAMER HELD -III ICE FLOE; ISSUES A CALL FOR HELP Society Woman Daring Jockey THREE MEMBERS Of PROGRESS 111 THIS AIID OTHER LANDS SUBJECT OF BRYAU OR, WILEY NEWS NUGGETS DESPERADOES BAUD ARE WIDER ARREST (National News Association) LAWRENCE. Kan., March 15. Three highbred setter pups, a bulldog and a maitese cat have been enrolled as students at the University of Kansas for experiments to determine whether the lower animals can think. PHILADELPHIA, Pa.. March 15. "Teach your girls bow to flirt and when to flirt," "was the advice given the mothers at the Children's welfare conference here by Laura B. Garrett in an address on "Noble Motherhood." TO TAKE WITH A E fTwo Ice-smashing Tugs Left at Once to Liberate "Indiana" From Her Perilous Position. Allen, His Son, and Another The Commoner Tells a Large Audience Yesterday of the! Reform Wave Which Isj Government Pure Food Ex Captured, but Eight Others Have Escaped into North Carolina. pert Tires of the Constant Conflicts Which Raged in His Bureau. Sweeping the World.

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STORM IS RAGING THROUGHOUT WEST

Transportation Greatly Hampered, and Trains Are Running Hours Behind Their Schedules. (National Kewa Aaioclatlon) KANSAS CITY, March IB. Four of the trunk linen entering Kansas City from the west are held up by what Indlcatea being the worat anow blockade or the aeaaon. Heavy anowa fell In central and western Kansas all day yesterday and last night. A mantle of white, varying in depth from six to twenty-live Inches, is reported at railway offices as extending from Central Kansas to the Colorado line. Several transcontinental trains are tailed. Just where no one knows, not even the railroad officials. Wires are down and communication with points on the lines Is Impossible. The Burllngton Is the only line to Colorado. Concordia, Kan., reports four feet of ;snow on the grounds with drifts of nearly thirty feet around Ellis. A (Union Pacific train has been snow- ' bound at Oakley since Sunday. 'There are two hundred passengers .aboard Including a theatrical compaay. CHICAGO, March 15. Two Icetsmsshlng tugs left Chicago harbor koday to liberate the steamer Indiana which was caught In an Ice floe between Chicago and Racine and Is held fast. The steamer sent wireless calls for help. The steamer Kansas caught outside tfcs Chicago harbor was brought Into fport. Two engine-room hands working In the storm that swept the lake (patched the bole caused by the Ice jam and Ice breaking tugs managed to hammer a paasage through the floes to the harbor entrance. The 'Kansas was badly crippled. The boat was caught after it had aided the steamer Alabama; which. - had-r been, caught la the Ice. The Kansas backed away to give. the Alabama sea room and was Itself .caught In the jam. A damp heavy snow storm swept through Chicago by a stiff wind today while the storms that have raged for a day continued throughout (the middle west In Chicago transportation was greatly hampered and throughout the middle western states trains ran hours late and only made their way through the storm under the greatest handicap. More snow was the promise of the weather man here. Street cars in Chicago were almost at standstill while the clinging snow on the third rail of the elevated lines practically put that service out of commission. Thousands of workers were late at their offices and other thousands made no attempt to get through the storm. - Traffic on all lines into Chicago was delayed and the tie-up extended to the through western trunk lines west of Omaha. Advices from Omaha say that at least fifty trains are snow bound in Nebraska, Colorado and Western Kansas, and that there Is small chance to break the drifts. The weather prediction Is for abatement of the storm west of the Mississippi river and better conditions here ,tomorrow. MURDERER TO DIE (National News Association) ALBANY. N. Y.. March 15. The list of executions In this state, which have averaged almost one a week since the beginning of the year, will be added to early in the coming week, when 8alvatore Caruso will be put to death in the electric chair at Clinton Prison. Caruso was the leader of a gang of highwaymen who murdered Danton Fowler, paymaster at a brickyard, and George Gagadale. a negro driver, near Hudson, in September, 3910. CASE IS DEFAULTED Default was entered In the case of William Abshire versus Eva Abshire for divorce, in the Wayne circuit court this morning and a rule to answer wss taken against the prosecutor. Judgment on default was rendered In the case of the Kayser and Hegner company against Thomas P. Mayer, complaint on account for $204.10, by Judge Fox this morning in circuit court. THE WEATHER HIGH SCHOOL OBSERVATORY , Forecast for Richmond and vicinity, colder tonight and Saturday, clear. Maximum temperature-in last 24 hours St at noon. Thursday, i Minimum ternperature in last 24 hours, 35 at 6 a. m, Friday. Temperature 'at 12:30 p. m. today. 36. Barometer 39.7. Direction and velocity, of wind, southwest. 15 jnJlet per hour. )

Miss Eleanor Sears of Boston, who is a daring horsewoman, and lover of outdoor sports. Miss Sears acted as a jockey in a running race, besting Lady Herbert, in a race held In a Winter resort in Southern California. Miss Sears wore regulation jockey attire consisting of silk cap, blouse, breeches and riding boots.

$15,000,000 A DAY COAL LOSS No Settlement in Great English Walkout Has Yet Been Reached. KtlMl Nwi Association) - LONDON, March 15. With the United Kingdom perched on the "brink of perdition" as one publicist expresses it, the joint conference of government representatives, members of the executive committee of the Federated Miners Union and operators resumed their settlement conferences in the national local strike at the foreign office at noon today. The halt in the weeks negoiations over the method of adjusting prices in a minimum wage scale upset the calculations of those who had predicted a settlement this week and it was currently believed as the conference gathered that the parley would either break up in a deadlock or be adjourned until next week. Belief was also expressed, however, that Premier Asquith would have an important announcement to make in the House of Commons after the meeting. Even sould the tide suddenly turn it is estimated that it would be nearly a fortnight before, coal would again be pouring intb the market from the collieries. So great has become the stagnation of the business that the daily loss from the strike is now estimated above (15,000,000. In some of the districts the people are becoming desperate and it has been found expedient to increase the military guard. Women and men. stung to desperation by the hunger appeals of their children are making threats to attack provision warehouses. Keir Hardy, member of parliament, declared today that, in his opinion, it would be found necessary to terminate the struggle by an enactment in parliament. OIL TRUST HEARING (National News Association ST. LOUTS. Mo., March 15 The taking of testimony in the legal fight for control of the Waters-Pierce Oil Company was resumed today before Special Commissioner Jesse McDonald. One of the first important witnesses to be beard is M. M. Van Buren, son-in-law of John D. Archibold of the Standard Oil Company. The Pierce interests allege that through Van Buren the Standard Oil magnates are seeking to obtain control of the Waters-Pierce company and operate it as a part of a new oil combine. CALL OFF PRIMARY (National News Association) PROVIDENCE. R. I March 15. A proposal to rescind the recent decision to elect delegates to the national convention by direct primaries was considered at a meeting here today of the Democratic State Committee of Rhode Island. A majority of the committeemen favor the primary system, but some of the Influential party leaders oppose It on the ground that it would' be much more expensive than the convention plan.

STEEII WAS CALLED

A RAILWAY SLEUTH L. R. Bush Also Flatly Re fused at First to Believe Nephew Was Insane. . . That Sheriff Steen wa.Jxixate de tective for the Pennsylvania railroad company was the charge made by L. R. Bush, an uncle of Joseph S. Bush, the insane man who was taken to his home at Salem, Ind., the first of this week by the Wayne county sheriff. Bush also declared that his nephew was not insane, and that he should be declared of sound mind, and released. 'This man is a private detective for that railroad company," said Bush's uncle, speaking of Sheriff Steen. "The company has sent him here to have my nephew placed in an insane hospital just in order to get out of paying damages. The story my nephew tells about being thrown from the moving Pennsylvania train near Eaton, O., is correct I believe, and Joseph should not be taken to an asylum." The elder Bush made this statement after a lunacy commission had declared Bush of unsound mind and papers had been made out for his application for admission into the Southern Indiana Hospital for the Insane at Madison. It was with difficulty, it is said, that the mother of Bush and his brother finally convinced the uncle that Joseph Bush was insane. The old man at first firmly believed his nephew's story about being followed from New Orleans by a "gang" and that the "gang" threw him from the Pennsylvania train near Eaton. The relatives who had come to this city last Sunday to identify Bush finally prevailed upon the elder Bush to "listen to reason." They told him that Sheriff Steen was actually the sheriff of Wayne county and that he had done everything possible for Bush during the latter's incarceration at the jail. They also told the uncle of the three or four different times Steen had prevented Bush from committing suicide. Bush will enter the Southern Insane hospital within a few days. THREATEN TO STRIKE New Bedford Mill Workers Ask Big Increase. f National Ntws Association) BOSTON, March 15. Trouble in the textile mill in New Bedford and Fall River is threatened because of the refusal of the operatives In these two cities to accept a voluntary offer of a five per cent Increase, made to them by the mill owners. They demand an increase of from 15 to 174 per cent. The mills in New Bedford and FaU River are thoroughly organized. The operatives are members of the Textile Workers of America, federated with the American Federation of Labor. Some sixty thousand operatives would be affected by a strike.

LEADER ATTEMPTS

TO END HIS LIFE Murderers Cut Telephone Wires as They Flee Precaution Taken to Prevent Outbreak at Lincoln. (National News Asrociation) HILLS VILLE, Va., March 15. Rushing in force upon the cabin hous ing Floyd Allen, the desperado whose conviction here yesterday resulted in a band of his outlaw followers killing Judge Massey, the county prosecutor, the sheriff and two Jurors, twenty-five detectives arrested Allen and his son Victor, and hustled them to the county jail. James Strickland, another member of the band was also captured. Soon after Floyd Allen was placed in jail he procured a razor and slashed his throat to end his life. The razor was taken from him by guards before he succeeded in killing himself. After the men had been arrested the detectives fortified the jail building and prepared to resist any attempts at rescue. IN NORTH CAROLINA. RICHMOND, Va., March 15. Detective Baldwin today reported to Governor Mann over the telephone from Hillville that eight members of the Allen gang have escaped into North Carolina and are in hiding in the mountains of that state. Telephone wires are being cut by the gang as they flee. CONVICTS MISSING No Trace of the Three Nebraska Desperadoes . I LINCOLN, Neb, March 15. No .race oi me xnree convicts wno Kiuea three men and wounded another and then escaped from the state prison yesterday has been found today. Three men surrounded early in the morning, thought to have been the murderers, were not the men wanted. In the prison itself every precaution has been taken to prevent an outbreak of the prisoners. The convicts are kept locked in their cells, their meals being passed into them through the little grated openings in the doors. The unusual action of the prison officials is based largely on the belief that the outbreak yesterday was the result of a secret organization of robbers that is believed to have succeeded in smuggling arms into the prisoners' cells. For some time many of the convicts have displayed a sullen mood and the prison guards fear that further trouble may occur. In the meantime posses are seeking the escaped convicts, Charles Taylor, John Dowd and Charles Morley. The men were clad only in their prison clothes and whether their confederates on the outside had hidden clothing on the outside where they might get it is one of the questions the prison officials are trying to solve. It is generally believed they are in hiding near Lincoln, and the entire countryside has engaged in the search. GAME ASSOC, MEETS Plans for Fish Brooderies Discussed Last Night. Upon the call of the president, the directors of the Wayne County Fish and Game Protective Association met last evening at the office of Secretary J. F. Holiday, at the court house. A number of matters were discussed, among them being the proposed build ing of brooderies at the pond, which! is about two miles west of the city. Secretary Holiday was instructed to write to Commissioner Niles regarding the building of brooderies, asking for plans and specifications for them and for any other suggestion which the state fish and game commissioner might have to offer. Congressman Finly H. Gray of this district will be asked regarding the matter of securing fish of different kinds to place in the hatcheries. It is believed that Congressman Gray will be able to secure a large number of all species of fish by making application for the Wayne County association. President H. L. Dickinson gave out a number of booklets which he received from President Myer of the Indiana Fish and Game and Forest association. It was decided to hold a meeting of the directors next' Thursday evening at which time three new directors will be elected. The board -win then elect officers for the ensuing year.

BRYAN OPTIMISTIC OVER THE OUTLOOK

At Close of Address the Old Idealistic Flame Flawed Bright From His Eyes World Is Better. William Jennings Bryan changed his subject yesterday afternoon and spoke on the progressive movement in the United States and all over the world, to a large audience at the Gennett theatre. "I have come to bring you all encouragement you who are trying to better conditions. I am going to speak on. reform. Everybody in this room is a reformer and I am going to prove this by the process of elimination." Bryan then proceeded throughout the rest of the afternoon to adduce evidence that the change for the bet ter is reform and that reform is sweeping the country. He called the Y. M. C. A. one of the most potent forces in the world in the movement to settle conditions. j The trip that Bryan took throughout the civilized world a few years ago, which made him an international figure, was turned into service yesterday when he cited case after case, from China and Bolivia to our own little United States, to prove the onrush of intelligence, the growth of fraternity among mankind and the progress of mankind in the new ethical awakening, which Bryan declared was sweeping the world and particularly here in the United States. Raps the Socialists. It was only here and there that Bryan went into anything particularly Bryanesque. For the most part it was a copilation of national and international tendencies. Still Bryan took a fall out of the socialists by indirection when he said: "There -are some people who think that the world must grow worse before it may grow better. I am not one of these. I have come to believe that it is dangerous to allow the world to slip back because I am not sure that it can be put forward again. If I were morally certain that I could raise the dead to life I would not kill a man to experiment on I'd use a dead one." He came forward with the suggestion that the ownership of newspapers should be made known. "We ought to know who owns a newspaper so that we can trace any selfish suppression of fact." Too often brilliant editors are hired to blind our eyes while public service corporations walk off with our pocket books." Bryan spoke of the bi-partisan machine and declared that it made no difference who was the father of a reform it was a case of men and measures. The direct election of senators had been successively proposed by the Republicans, the Prohibitionists, the Populists and the Democrats, he said. The only place in which Bryan warmed up to his old form was in the last sentences in which he pictured the wocid sweeping forward toward better things. Then his eye lit up, as it has many times, and something of the old idealistic flame which has made Bryan the idol of many a man flared high: "The world is growing better, there is a God in heaven and I have come to tell you so!" NAME COMMITTEES ON CONSOLIDATION Committees which will consider the proposed consolidation of the two commercial organizations of this city were announced today by the Commercial club and the Young Men's Business Club. The Commercial Club committee is composed of WiU W. Reller, D. S. Coe, William Bailey and Raymond Mather. The committees will meet jointly the first of next week to discuss the proposed consolidation and will then submit their reports to their respective organizations. 1 KILLED 1(1 WRECK Others Injured in Collision at Fulton, Kyv (National New Association) FULTON, Ky, v March 15. John Benedict of Clinton, Ky, was killed. Ada. Summers aarkmarjr injured and several passengers slightly hurt when an extra freight train on the Illinois Central railroad ran into a local passenger train near this city," demolishing the passenger coach. A mistake in signals is said to be th canse of the accident.

HARTFORD. Conn., March 15 To prove her loyalty to the "cause" Miss Jean Kynoch, a Red Cross nurse of this city has refused to wed a rich clubman until she votes and until he himself becomes a suffrage worker.

WASHINGTON, Pa., March 15. Harry Williams is serving his 140th jail terra here for drunkeness and disorderly conduct. LONDON? March 15. Opposing the campaign to prevent eating oysters on the grounds of cruelty, the professor of physiology at the London medical schools declares eating is a merciful way of killing the bivalve. N7W YORK. March 15. Mrs. E. H. W. Billings, grief-stricken over the loss of an umbrella which she had had for 22 years, has offered a large reward for its return. EVANSTON, 111.. March 15. Miss Margaret Kirk, the bride today of Albert Beltings Raddock, secretary of the American embassy iu Berlin, was married in a gown of old family rose point lace which was insured for $25,000. PHILADELPHIA, March 15.Thirty per cent of Bryn Mawr college graduates are married according to 1912 college register issued today. All AGED MINISTER OBSERVES BIRTHDAY The Rev. Luke Woodard Passes Eightieth Milestone of His Life. The eightieth birthday anniversary of the Rev. Luke Woodard, one of thj beatkoown membera of the Jfrjia' church in the United States, was celebrated at his home near Fountain City Wednesday, when over 125 of his neighbors and friends gathered at the Woodard home. Mr. and Mrs. Woodard kept open house all afternoon. School girls came and sang, Mr. Neal Hull rendered a solo, and Mr. Woodard read a poem he had composed In honor of the occasion., Miss Mary Woodard read a poem composed by Mrs. Ella Wood of Rochester, N. Y., a daughter of the aged minister. Light refreshments were served and enjoyed by the throng of guests. Among the guests' were, "Grandma'' Keever, -who will be eighty-nine, April 14; Mrs. Sarah Woodard, who was eighty-seven last August, and Mr. Clarkson Thomas, John Aughee and Harlan Hunt, who have all passed their eightieth milestones. The Rev. Luke Woodard was born and raised on a small farm one mile South of Fountain City. For fifty years he has been a minister in the Friends church, serving as pastor in Toronto, Kokomo, Muncie, Richmond; Fountain City, and several points in New York and Iowa. He has traveled extensively in this country and abroad in missionary work. He is the author of several books, among them a volume of poems. TRIAL OF MINISTER Oil MURDER CHARGE All But Witnesses Barred From Trial Today Story Related. m (National News Association) PITTSBURG, March 15. All but those whose presence as witnesses was necessary were barred today from the trial of the Rev. W. D. McFaruvnd, minister and educator, who is on trial here in criminal court, ' charged with causing the death of Miss Elsie Coe, his former secretary, through the performance of an Illegal operation. . Lillian Coe, sister of the girl, because of whose death McFarhutd is being tried, suffered a complete collapse and was unable to continue her story today. The chief witness was Mrs. Loretta Henderson, who was present at the alleged criminal operation. She related the detain, and was questioned at length. ' - - ILLINOIS TEACHERS ; National News Association) DECATUR. I1L. March 15. Several well known educators of Chicago and other cities are here to address the annual convention of the Central 'Illinois Teachers Association, which met today for a two days session. The attendance at the convention is tuwr soally large. .

SECRETARY WILSON

DECLINES TO TALK Dr. Wiley Today Gave Out a Statement Concerning Action Taken He Has Made Splendid Record. (National Nfwi Association) WASHINGTON, March 15. Dr Harvey W. Wiley has resigned as head of the bureau of chemistry of the department of agriculture. This announcement was made at; the department of agriculture today. Dr. Wiley's resignation caused no great surprise, following numerous reports that he would sever his con-, nection with the government, because ment. ..';. It is understood Dr. Wiley will 'become editor of a publication. Ever since he entered the department of agriculture Dr. Wiley has waged un ceasing warfare in behalf of pure food and drugs, and has become a terror to iooa adulterators. So great was the doctor's popularity with the pub 11c at large that when recently President TafC was asked to depose Wiley on charges of insubordination, thousands of petitions poured into the White House from all parts of the country, asking that the head of the pure food department be retained at any and all costs. Dr. Wiley was appointed chief chemist of the department of agriculture in 18S3, leaving the position of state chemist of lri uiwun w v.vciv uio iitni, . v- ' When Secretary Wilson or the department of . agriculture was asked for a statement on Wiley's' resignstion. he said, "Dr. Wiley has resigned, that is all I can any now." Dr. Wiley's letter of resignation follows: vl'i':. .." V ' "Sir; I hereby tender my resignation of thti maltlM n ohtaf nt tk bureau, of chemist? at the ratr ot' (5,000 per annum. In the bureau of chemistry In the department of agriculture, to take effect at the termination of the fifteenth day of March, 1912. - .... ? , Very respectfully, Harvey W. Wiley." On the resignation Secretary Wilson wrote, The above resignation hereby accepted." Wiley's Statement. Dr. Wiley said this afternoon.' "when I walked into the secretary's' office this morning I had my resignation in my pocket, determined to present . It ' and my action was not the outgrowth of my conference with the ' secretary today. This very afternoon I will turn my office over to Dr. DoUttle. I do not know who my successor will be but I have made a recommendation to Secretary Wilson which, however, la confidential." Dr. Wiley denied that bis resignation was doe to any political entanglements. He said he would not be a candidate for any 1 government office.' When asked what he ' would do he said, "I have had a dozen offers from various sources. I do not know what I ultimately- will engage In,' bnt within thirty days I shall start upon a lecture lour, lavociuDS io creation oi a ow partment of government health. President Taft will send a message to all the universities in the United States asking for suggestions as to a successor to Dr. Wiley. ' AVIATOR KILLED National Nows Association) BERLIN, March la. Herr Witte, a famous aviator, dashed. 1,000 feet to death at Tetlow suburb, today. , , LOCAL TOURISTS WERE IN DANGER Despatches from Canton, China, today state that a plot to murder ' the 548 American tourists on the steamer Cleveland has been foiled. Among the passengers on the Cleveland are Mrs. Jeannerte B. Leeds, Mrs. Omer Hittle and Mrs. W. W. Gaar of this city. The city of Canton had planned a reception for the 'American tourists on ? the . Cleveland's arrival, March 21 or 23. When the leaders of 'the "People's Army, learned of this they formed a plot to kill all the tourists when they attended the reception. The porpose of the revolutionaries was to Induce Intervention by the United States government. All arrangements for the reception have, been canceled, so the tourists will not be exposed to any danger. . Mrs. Leeds. Mrs. Btttle and Mrs Gaar sailed on the Cleveland from San Francisco on febrnary g and: will probably return to this city early In Jane, after the Cteriad has circled the globe. The CTs land Is now at Hons Kon'v