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THE EVENING RECORD GREENVILLE, PA. SATURDAY JANUARY 1918. ESTABLISHED 1897. ATLANTIC COAST SWEPT BY STORM Worst Blow in Thirty-five Years Makes Ugly. Sea TORPEDO BOATS MAY BE LOST Battleships at Hampton Roads Ordered Out to Search- -Old Frigate Jamestown Carried Out, to Sea, Where 1 It Takes Fire and Burns to Water's Edge--Many Places in the Storm's Path.

Jan. the wind blowing sixty-three miles an hour in the city, seventy at Cape Henry and eighty miles at Hatteras this section was the mercy of the worst storm experienced here in thirty-five years. The battleships Minnesota, Georgia, Utah, Ohio, Virginia, Nebraska and Idaho managed to make their way into Hampton Roads. The big ships had a rough experlence and "hens they passed Cape Henry high were breaking all over them. Several of the big ships had lifeboats: smashed and two of their launches were swept to sea, Anxiety for the safety of four tor pedo boats, which when last heard from were en route to Norfolk, became so marked that it is reported officially that several battleships have been ordered to proceed to sea to search for the missing boats.

The big dreadnought Wyoming came near losing one of her launches and several. officers had narrow. escapes from drowning. During the height of the storm the famous old frigate Jamestown, which fought gallantly through the Civil war, was burned to the water's edge. The Jamestown was blown away from ber moorings near the navy yard and when almost in midstream Afire burst from her on all sides.

The burning is a mystery. New York Windswept. New York, Jan. unpretentious storms considered individually met in aerial conspiracy and walloped the seas from Norfolk to sutts into ferment, the like. of which has seldom been seen along the AtJantic coast.

The coalescing low pressures produced for, this section the lowest barometer, in its history, 28,61 inches, beating the previous low duplicate record by 09 of an inch Disasters on these waters were not numerous, although later reporta. may reveal loss of ship and life. The sault of the storm in the' lower and upper bay caused the sinking of sev. eral barges and the stranding of a scow. Accidents were many in all the boroughs and the waters thereof and in nearby places of New Jersey.

A number of people were injured by ing timbers. A passenger on a New Jersey Central train who was trying to pass between cars on a bridge between Elizabethport and Bayonne was blown into the water and drowned. Trees in all the parks of the city were uprooted. The roofs of factories and dwellings were torn off in Brooklyn, Staten Island and towns in New Jersey and Long wireless to the lighthouse department at Staten Island said that the Diamond shoals lightship off Hatteras was adrift and that she would keep as near to her station as possible. Salisbury, Flooded.

Baltiniore, Jan. hurricane drove enormous tides into rivers and streams of the eastern shore, flooded the town of Salisbury and other villages. A panic was almost startod when the wind blew the roof and a cupola off the Baltimore county jall at Towson. There, were sixty prisoners in the bullding. Washington Suffers.

Washington, Jan. were blown off, brick walls demolished, trees uprooted, plate glass windows broken and telegraphic connection with the outside world almost entirely cut off by a gale which hit this Six Reported Drowned. Wilmington, Jan. persons are reported to have drowned near Laurel. The gale caught the oyster boat fleet unawares and many of the ships were supk or driven ashore.

One Killed in Philadelphia. Philadelphia, Jan. person was killed, several were injured and property damaged to the extent of probably $500,000 by the storm here. To' Entertain Guests at Gettysburg. Gettysburg, Jan.

-The grounds and buildings of Gettysburg college are to be used by' the' United 'States government and the state Pennsylvania for the entertainment of the many distinguished guests who will attend the celebration' of the fiftieth "anniversary of the battle of Gettysburg next. July. 1-5 inclusive. To Render Aid to Cripples. Mt.

Vernon, N. Jan. order to aid cripples and to reduce mendicancy, vagrancy apd pauperism among them, a number of residents of West, Chester coupty and Now York have organised a cripples' welfare so alety. WANTED cool, single man, under $5, cook for. party of twelve men Will be located good, building at crossroad Penn sylvania 150.00 Jumps Overboard Doring Period of Insanity CONGRESSMAN WEDEMEYER ENDS AFE Congressman Who Went Inane at Panama From, sip.

Williain Washington, W. Wedemeyer of Michigan, Jumps, who suddenly went insane It Colon, Panama, at the time of President Taft's recent visit to the isthmus, jumped overboard from a ship on which he had taken at. Representative Wedemder was with the congressional part that acthe president. On the companied voyage from New York he collapsed and was taken first to a saltarium in Panama and later was puta confine. ment in a hospital, where je became violent and raved about ils defeat election.

He develope! a suicidal last tendency and was watched TURKEY BOWS- ULTMATUM Unable to Continue War Porte Agrees to Tems Jan. Pasha, the London, Turkish commander in hief and minIster of war, has notited the grand vizier that Turkey is unbie to resume hostilities and that thelast terms of the allies must therefor be accepted. The beeting here, therefore, wiil have to Acept, the ultimalum or the Balkan allies, which was read to them. M. Danes, who readthe ultimatum to the Turks, offered to give until Monday to decide upon whether or not to accept it.

resha said that needles -that he and the delay was his delegates would bdready to reply today. The ultimatum's as follows: relinquislimelt by the 1. The righs to Crete. lime porte of her. of the islands of the 2.

A cession Aegean sea. 3. As regards the viayet of Adrianindication of frontier, to leav- the ople an ing the town of Aarlanople allies. MEET ONLY TO ADJOURN Virginia. Solons in Session Less West Than Minute.

W. Ver Jan. tically all hope of ad organization of the state senate 'before the beginning af. the reguiar sesson of the legisnext Wednesday was given up Jature houses adjourned until when both Monday. Neither the Republican nor Democratic side of the senate had agreed on a proposition tol submit when the senate met and the members predict a deadlock.

The session of the senate lasted balt a minute. Clerk Harorder. and asked the ris rapped for of the senate. White, of adjournment, which pleasure Mingo, moved au; carried. The house met and promptly adjourned, WORRIED BY CONSCIENCE Person Returns' Stolen Pin With Happy New Year Wishes.

L. 1, new year from a worrie i conscience." That a little card which was the writing. of amond set pin reharles Smelling of accompanied ceived buy Mrs. West Babylon. though lost, was stolen, it The pine now appears, a year ago, this past Christmas Missing Man Reported Dead.

A alx. Wilke? Barre; JRA. the year-old surrounding of this a of Boyle, word Was city: was cleared: had died in Wheel up when recei Vas that Berle mysterlously dis he 1ng, six years OPP DATe this children disorders you chaps are. st comnoticed tomach To correct this you Cham they mach and. are excellent and mild pleas tale CASTRO TO FIGHT FOR ADMITTANCE Ex- Cancels Passage Abroad; Was to Sail Today CASE IS CARRIED TO COURTS Member of Benator 'Gorman's Law Firm as Citizen of the United States Interests Himself in Venezuelan's.

Attempt to Land-Habeas Corpus Secured For Castro by Lawyer. Unwelcome Visitor Delighted. New York, Jan. Castro, the ex-dictator of Venezuela, made up his mind that he. has been insulted by the government of the United.

States and that honor compels. him to stay here and fight for the privilege of paying us what he says is purely a social call. So the little general. was not a passenger for Germany this morning on the Amerika on which he' had booked passage, He will go before the United States district court on Jan. 10 and endeavor, through George.

G. Battle, to get the court to sustain a writ of habeas corpus which Judge Holt has already granted. Mr. Battle of Senator O'Gorman's law Arm had become. Interested, in Castro's predicament and had decided that there was no just reason for preventing the ex-dictator from making a social study of us.

Mr. Battle, therefore sent to Ellis island H. A. Content of his firm who talk with General Castro. The general was delighted that someone had come forward to take an Interest in his case.

He' said that if an Ameri- i can citizen desired to petition the courts to inquire into the justice of his deportation he would be pleased to cancel lids steamship reservation. Mr. Battle appeared before Judge Holt as the petitioner for General. Castro. The attorney for the petitioner was H.

Snowden Marshall, a member of the law firm. Mr. Battle acted as a citizen 'and Battle. Marshall appeared as counsel for Mr. The writ contains the formal statement that General Castro 1 is being detained without just reason, that he desires to land and that neither General Castro or his counsel believes that the comes within any of the classes that are excluded under our immigration laws.

There la a pretty strong impression among those who have followed the case that Senator 'Gorman has interested himself in Castro's situation as matter of Mr. Battle said that there. was no question of a fee in the case and that he was preceding as an American citizen. (Boise, Jan. million persons are asked to give one cent each to pay the $500 fines imposed upon R.

S. Sheridan and C. 0. Broxon, publisher and managing editor of the Capital News, who, in addition to their fines, are serving ten-day sentences in the county jail: The movement was started Representative Dow Duning of Owyhee county, who contributed the first penny. Sheridan and Broxon, together with A.

R. Cruzen, were punished by the Idaho supreme court for contempt in publishing the criticism of Colonel Roosevelt of the court's decision preventing the placing of Progressive presidential electors' names on the ballot. PENNY FINE FUND STARTED Million Persons Asked to Help Pay Contempt Punishments. COPS' CLUBS KEPT BUSY Many Riots Accompany Strike of Garment Workers. New York, Jan.

strations on the slightest possible pretext marked the strike of the garment workers in which police clubs were drawn and a number of strikers rested. Since the strike began Its riotous spirit has been apparently creasing while every day leading men of both sides of the controversy are trying to reach a peaceful settle-, ment. President Benjamin for the employers admitted that the strike was a serious one. He said that if there was not a settlement soon the manu: facturers would employ strikebreakers. Train Goes Through Trestle.

Mobile, Jan. persons killed and thirty Injured in a were wrecked passenger train on the New Drleans, Mobile and Ohio railway near Leaf, Miss. The train fell through a trestle. WEATHER Observations of United States weather bureau taken at 8 p. m.

yesterday follow: Temp. Weather, 33 Snow New 32 Snow 42 Cloudy Buffalo. 32 Snow 28 Cloudy St: 38 Clear. New 54 Clear, 34. Cloudy 34: Snow The Weather, Generally fair tonight; Sum day, cloudy; west winds, Notice to Lotholdere, There will be a meeting of lot: holders of the Shenango Valley.

Cem: etery. association at the office of Loutzenhiser, Saturday, evening January mi for the pose of electing directors for the en suing year, Democrat Chosen Governor of New Hampshire SAMUEL D. FELKER: The Democrats and, Progressives of the New Hampshire state legislature joined hands and elected Samuel D. Felker governor of the -state. Because no candidate- at the fall: election received a majarity of the votes cast the election was thrown into the legislature.

New York, Jan. Review of Trade says today: "This week's statement of bank clearings at the leading cities of the United States displays a considerable contraction as compared with the two preceding years, the total aggregation being only $2,743,722,616, a loss of 6.8 per cent compared with the same week last year, and 7.5. per cent compared with the corresponding week in 1911. decreases, however, are almost, if not wholly, due to the fact that the week in the two previous years included heavy payments through the banks: at the first three and four days, respectively, in January, whereas this year there was only one day." DUN'S REVIEW OF TRADE Bank Clearings For Week Show Falling. Off.

VAUDEVILLE SHOW RESULTS IN A RIOT "Stars" Followed to Station by Angry Mob Huntington, L. Jan. to lynch 3 company of New York vaudeville performers figured in the worst riot this town has ever seen, I when revolvers were discharged and the principal streets were filled with an unruly mob after a poor exhibition at the Bijou theater had resulted in a public apology for the production by the manager who rang down the curtain in the middle of the scheduled program. Chief of Police Howmonn with his reserves guarded the trembling formers to a train which carried them to New York, while the mob yelled at their heels and a few missiles were hurled through the air. The performance was supposed to be "Star Night." When half the numbers had been produced the shouts of "Kill him!" and "Lynch him!" caused the manager to appear on the stage and after a long attempt to make himself heard he said: "I agree with you this show is rotten.

I will see that no more of these people appear and you will all be! given tickets for tomorrow night, when I promise you a first class entertainment." The crowd Aled out. and began to riot in the streets. reports of revolvers brought the pollce. MANACLED PAIR ESCAPE Brothers on to Jail Leap From Moving Train. Braddock, Jan.

together, Achel Coulter, twenty-sIx years old, and Albert Coulter, thirty. two, brothers, of McKeesport, leaped from a moying Baltimore and Ohio passenger train at Sixth. street and escaped. The police of Braddock, Rankin, Pittsburg and other places are looking for the men. They were being taken to the county jail.

As the train pulled out from the station the Coulters told Constable Dougherty that they wanted, to leave for a moment. They the car platform and while the train was going twenty-five miles an hour they leaped, One fell on the pavement. His brother fell. on him. Recovering quickly the men regained their and 'ran up Sixth street, where they were last seen.

Asks $25,000 For Lost Affections. New York, Jan. C. Balsh, who owns. valuable property near Detroit; was sued here for $25,000 by George E.

Twomey, a. wealthy Detroit map, for alienating the affections of Mrs. Twomey by "wiles and persua All persons not paying their tax on or before the first of March will be collected according to W. collector Grate township PRESIDENT AT FUNERAL Services Said Over Remains of Late Whitelaw. Reld.

New York, Jau. services were held this morning in the Cathedral of St. John the Divine over the remains of Whitelaw Reid, late ambassador to England. Among others Taft, 'Secrotary Knox 'ambassador and Jamos Bryce, England's here, were present. The body was later taken to a vault in Sleepy lollow cemetery.

body, which came on the British cruiser was borne on a blackdraped caisson to the cathedral. A corporal and two privates from the Third Field artillery, Fort Meyer, marched beside the caisson, to which eight horses were hitched. DAVIS FUNERAL TOMORROW Senator's Death Causes. Peculiar Political Situation in Arkansas. Little Rock, Jan.

services for the late United States Senator Jeff Davis will be conducted at 3. o'clock Sunday, afternoon. The body will be placed in the family burial plot in Russellville. The death of Senator Davis on the eve of the fatification of his re-elec-! tion by the legislature. causes 21 ye: cullar political situation.

It is possible a -special primary will be called. to select a. successor for the full term, beginning March 4 next. As. an alternative, it is suggested the legislature has power to name a senator.

Senator Balley Resigns, Washington, Jan. Joseph W. Balley sent his resignation as senator from Texas to Senator Gallinger to take effect immediately. M. Johnston, editor of the Houston Post, is in the city and Senator Balley said he would be appointed the ernor to succeed him with the that the legislature, when it pectation meets, would elect him to All out the unexpired term.

Fear Girls Are Frozen to' Death. Cleveland, Jan. of a reprimand caused Cutherine Rogers, aged thirteen, and her May, ten, to disappear from their home. No trace of their whereabonts has been ascertained by the police. Relatives of the little' girls Tear they may be frozen to death, Two Locks Recommended.

Washington. of the Monongahela river in Pennsylvania at. a cost of $356,000 in constructing two locks was recommended to congress by General Bixby, chief of the army board of engineers. PITTSBURG MARKETS, Butter--Prints, tubs, Eggs-Selected. 29 PoultryHens, live, 1640 17.

Cattle--Choice, prime, good, tidy butchers, fair, common, common to good bulls, common to good fat cows, heifers. fresh cows and springers, Sheep and Lambs--Prime good mixed, fair mixed, culls and lambs, veal mon, calves, heavy and thin calves, $708. Hogs--Prime beavy. heavy mixed, heavy Yorkers, light Yorkers and pigs, roughs, stags, Chicago Grain Market. Jan.

advanced Friday in response to reports that the weather in the winter crop belt WAS mainly clear and cold. Snow hore and predictions of additional unsettled weather strengthened corn. Scarcity of cars tended to harden the oats market. May closing: Wheat, corn, outs, HEMPFIELD. A happy new year to all.

W. B. Sellors and 8011 Norman, who went to Beaver Falls Tuesday to visit the former's father-in-law, Henry Wagner, returned home, Friday. Mrs. A.

L. Bean went to Grove; City Friday to visit her new granddaughter, who arrived on Thursday, December 26, at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Peters.

Miss Alice Diefenderfer spent few days with her father, Fred Diefenderfer, of Greenville. Ralph Showers of Akron, 0. spent Christmas with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W.

B. Showers. Harold Sellors of Pittsburgh spending his Christmas vacution at home. Harry Bortz returned to Michigan after a. visit with his parents.

Mias Showers was in Castle Mr. and Mrs. James Snyder spent Christmas at Jackson Center. Mrs. "Grandma" Loch returned her home at Charles Loch's after visiting her son and daughter, near Fredonia.

TRANSFER, William E. Templeton has resumed his studies at Slippery Rock State Normal after a' two weeks' vacation with his; parents, Mr. and Mrs. Grant' Templeton. Mr.

and Mrs. Sidney Bates, Jamestown, were guests of Grant Templeton over Sunday. Misses Elnio and Mary Chestnut were the of Sara Templeton on Sunday. Miss Ina: O. Brown of Washington, D.

was the guest of her sister, Mrs. Grant Templeton, of Transfer, Friday. E. Templeton and T. O.

Whiteman of Greenville were the guests of Grant Templeton on Wednesday evening The CIVEN CHANCE FOR FREEDOM Ball For Ironworkers Placed at $1,100,000 SUPERSEDEAS WRIT ALLOWED of Appeals Fixes Bond at 000 For Each Year of Sentence Imposed--Ryan and Maybe Some of the Other Prisoners High in Union Will Take Advantage--Amount Too High to Free All. Chicago, Jnu. nggregating $1,100,000 must be given if the labor leaders convicted of conspiracy to transport dynamite are to take ndvantage of the granting of a writ of supersedeas by the United States cir-. court of appeals in this city. Whether this sun can be obtained admitted by counsel for the defendants to be a matter of doubt, but they expressed belief that at least some of it could be procured-enough accomplish the liberty of President Frank M.

Ryan and a lew others until decision has been reached on an appeal, for the fling of which the court. granted sixty days. The decision involves only thirty. two of the thirty-three men in the penitentiary, as Herbert S. Hockinwill not appeal.

Judges Baker and Herman heard argumenta and the decision was given orally. by Judge Baker, He took casion to Intimate that undue haste was manifested in Indianapolls in committing the defendants to prison. The writ. was issued largely on point by the defense that ironworkers were convicted of a tinuing offense, conspiracy to commit offenses continuously. In fixing amount of bail, the court was fluenced by the fact that the offenses involved are not extraditable.

A. basis of. $10,000 for each year's sentence was used by the court Axing the As Ryan was tenced to serve seven years, his Was fixed at $70,000 and the same ratio was preserved througbout. Determined on Ball. San Francisco, Jan.

bail Clancy and Treitmoe out If costs $1,000,000," said former Mayor H. McCarthy, president of Trades council of. California, when informed that writs of supersedeas had been granted in Chicago. "19 the money avallable?" Carthy was asked. "It will be supplied immediately.

We can ralse $1,000,000 or more," the reply. Judge Anderson Silent. Indianapolls, Jan. Judge A. B.

Anderson, before the alleged dynamite. conspirators were tried and found guilty, refused to comment when informed the ed States circuit court of appeals in Chicago had granted supersedes writs for the convicted dynamiters. "No Means," Gompers Says. Washington, Jan. Compers, president of the Amertcan Feder.

ation of Lubor, when asked whetber the federation would furnish bail for the release of the men convicted of conspiracy the dynnmite cases, said: "Neither our men nor the federation has any means." Move On NoW! says a policeman to a street crowd, and whacks heads if it don't. "Move on now," says the big, harsh mineral pills to bowel congestion and suffering follows. Dr. King's New Life Pills don't bulldoze the bowels. The PIANO RETAILS FOR $400.00 ROCKEFELLER ACCEPTS CALL Counsel Takes Subpena on Behalf of Millionaire MAGNATE SAID TO BE VERY ILL Washington Lawyer Declares That Mr.

Rockefeller Cannot Appear.In WashIngton Nor Can He Be Examined at Home-Pujo Probers Will Satisfy Themselves as to Financier's Condition. New York, Jan. hunt for Willam Rockefeller in this city by deputies of the Pujo investigating com. mittee to serve a subpena on him. in order to make him testify before the committee as to certain copper deals he bad made in 1906 and 1907 came to a sudden end when word was received from the chairman of the committee in Washington that John A.

Garver, counsel for the millionaire, had agreed to accept service for him. agreement was to the effect that The, Rockefeller should appear before the committee on Jan, 13. the recelpt of the message Oharles F. sergeant sent a deputy to Mr. Rockefeller's Fifth avenue home to tell his men who were on the watch there to return to the Hotel Martinique and prepare to go to Washington.

A statement was issued from the office of Samuel Untermeyer, counsel for the Pujo committee, to the following effect: direction of the chairman of the committee, Mr. Untermeyer has accepted on behalf of the committee the agreement of Mr. Garver to accept service of subpena for. an attendance of Mr. Rockefellor before the committee at Washington on Jan.

18. Following this agreement the' ser. geant-at-arms of the house has been instructed to discontinue his efforts to effect service on Mr. Rockefeller. "Mr.

Garver has at the same time advised Mr. Untermeyer that Mi, Rockefeller's health is precarious and that. it will be Impossible for him to appear as a witness at Washington or even to submit to examination at his home. "Mr. Rockefeller has been informed: that now having submitted jurisdiction of the committee he must now present his.

excuses to the committee In due: form for you it may deem liabed to the satisfaction bf the committee that it will be impossible to secure the testimony without imperil ing his life the committee would, of course, not feel justified in taking any such action. It may, however, conclude to secure an independent ion." ASK $100,000 LIQUOR TAX Authorities' Action Against Alleged Bootleggers Will Be East Liverpool, 0., Jan. collect the Aiken liquor tax from alleged bootleggers, who are sald to have oper. ated during the dry period in Columbiana county, County Auditor C. H.

Cobourn and County Treasurer Harry T. Hall have placed claims for Japproximately $100,000 on the tax duplicate against 100 persons in Cast Liverpool, Wellsville, Salineville, Lisbon, Salem and Leetonia, Ten of the -two from East Liverpool involved in the action have retained attorneys who will apply for injunction to restrain collection of an the tux, It you are troubled with chronic. constipation, the mild and gentle fect of Chamberlain's suited to Tablets makes case. them especially your For sale by all dealers. Adv.

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