The Cincinnati Enquirer from Cincinnati, Ohio • Page 11

RAILROADS. Eight To -Run Trains Canadian Northern Will Soon Be Acquired Over 7- By Great Northern and the Northern Pacific Lines. anl I. Changes Plans For Poublr Tracking the Northern End of Toledo Division. VT.I fhf contracts have not yet it is learned yesterday, from official ci at the- Great Northern and the ihtrr.

in 60 days will have run- over the Canadian Northern line Kincrson. on the boundary line. r. ine upernui Railway Company, which is mn- i i.mti-" by the Great Northern and Pacific, although the Can-a-i an Northern will continue to use the n- T.i: lino is really the property of the Northern having been leased by it 'Canadian Northern, together with i roper; is in Manitoba, about lo At that time it was not oon-. that U.e Northern Pacific was get- no: i.

ipimi' 1 1( 11 rixn.c raic inviii. s-1 witli the development of the big i of territory in Western Canada. Aitiv.ush I'fftcials in-St. Paul ay that no d.al has boon made, it is expecte.l tnt Grand Trunk Pacific is likely tJ ither tht Northern Pacific or the Gret to tlio Twin Cities and the I It matier of current I neen'sueh in of i at the Grand Trunk Pacific wants tot'i't'onai cnanges In the freight department: -av ami murht hnU.l hut it is B. J.

Rowe. Assistant General Kreieht that it could make satisfaciory a the Hi linf lPs the for that matter. ile lie Canadian Northern will con- to have rights the same as usual i innTson-Winnipc? line, the gossip Is gossip is more favorable to maintaining averred to Louisville: W. W. Rhett.

General points on this side of the boundary I Freight Agent (export and import), made fi, iiiiintii ru.m-u- Whin its: Diilnth is finished in the fall, it will a longer haul as its oro-j tnart fiver the F.merson-Wlnnipei; i t. That it intends to establish this route! AWT1W pTT vf rif TT-vrT atd by. the fact that it is seeking JM. LilAXiuXi Ul the t' of the Northwestern! Division Passenger Agent J. D.

Bush, of r-Ad i'f the laks. with which com-! the and Nashville, yesterday an-it now fca-i a traffic arrangement for nounced these changes In time: Train No. handling -f business from Duluth to which has been leaving Cincinnati for i Louisville daily at p. will tl.e r.i alignment the Canadian after leave at 2 p. m.

Train No. 10. making and the Canadian Louisville, will arrive at a', nt a ready favorably situated with e- Instead of 11:1 a. m. The Falmouth ac-: ti handling of business to the cemmodation.

which leaves the Four.th-; pinmn in railroad eiroles is th tt street station, will leave at 1:20 p. Trunk Tacifii-. in order to be t. stead of 1:30 p. and will arrive, rcturn- ill be compelled shortly to make -3irwhat similar arrangements.

DOUBLE-TRACKING PLANS I fi-eriAL nihrATcH the ixqrisiB. Toledo. Ohio. May 1. Willis B.

Richard's Tor Toledo Division Are Changed By and others to-day filed a suit here in the the TT Bnrl T) States Court against the Central a- "na Trust Company. New York: Detroit South- risr.i.Kr,. TBi-iwimi. ern and Detroit. Toledo and lrontoiV Rail-i jv, -i ihi.) Mav 1 fecording to an-i roads and other truat-companiea.

Richards n.un em.i,t mad- here to-day the Cincln-! tb bond ot the railroads secured by deeds: that he bas not ra i. Ham: ton a id Dayton has changed realized on the same, and that their value reference to double-trackini; is being depreciated by the manner in r.orf.j its line td take care of which the raUrocd properties are being con- ducted. He wants to foreclose. a. I'lans had been ma-! fir ni -trar king the line runnine Baltimore and Toledo for that is to he diverted by and 1 hio Railroad from San- To jt this has been changed li! th- main line from To milCs, will get -the tra.

filler is a Junction point U. amilton and Dayton and, Hallways. The nw ider-ed the most feasible. CLINCHFIELD EARNINGS Show a Marked Increase Over Those of Last Year. iiar- the Carolina.

Clinchfleld and tr.e current fiscal year have rr.o-k- 1 expansion over those of the according to figures receivtJ :r.nari yesterday. For the first eight the fiscal year its gross earnings Li asrainst in the J.r.s period of the previous year, an over M.oi), while operating er MJ13.S39. compared with ii th" corresponding period last r. a--e ot little over S13O.O00. The after operating expenses and sinwiN to $447,832, against prviou8 year, from which it will 'ft: it-a? the net increase was nearly fthe first eight months last a-.

however, which has been iti a comparatively short time. earning its full fixed charges. rrriany has outstanding flO.UOO.O) j-t rive per cent bonds, 'ive per cent gold notes and pfr cent equipment trui. t-iHl debt of the Inter- calls for an annual outlay of th. earnings during the last four mortns 0 the fiscai vear maintained, on same as during the first eight tre rt-'tii-ir at th ti4 v.

omparativcly in view of the relatively a new road. The preferred and Sli- ir-y a- n.mon stock, control of which is i-i Cumberland Corporation, whicn I coal fields. RAILROAD EXPERT Be Asked To Give Light on Toledo Fare Squabble. Tn TBI EXOI IXEK. Ohio.

May .1. The street railway esotiators disagreed to-day over 1 of vmuing the Rail Light sys- valuation a basis for a 're can be fixed. Mayor Whitlock a' 'he company's engineer r': Tonson proceed to appraise -ital property and that the valua- ttie ItllncihlA 1 t-r 'iviciij mil HUi re employed. I I.an:r refnsH tn do ihi, knva. VUl VI entire valuation be left to three "ne to be chosen by the company.

the i M-VM-- hitloi-k referred the matter to to-night, which requested expert, be called be- -ouf-iil Thursday night and ex- views before action was taken. 30THAM attorney Claims Tk.t vs. ana m. MeceiTer West la in Contempt. fn TS BXQdBm.

Mjv Jartn Aibit iatMi tliu D. and M. reoeivershlp unui next to-day. Attor- eT (tv 1 -w i urn, Aiivi 1 M'est, of Columbus, contempt because of inUmkUUnx i i ZSLtla Vf yln5 the He in- for ontempt next Monday. It Is Tur.

of7 Dayton, will be cited at the same time for taking JyvLUt 0t lhl" faction. Receiver ---ft est waa not represented at tne SSS-SSSSL by a Court 8te piie OPTIMISTIC NOTE Sounded By Money Borrower By Road Receivers. SPECIAL DISPATCH TO the ssQcntBB New York. May L-A high note of opti-jnlsm was sounded in th. financial district V.

lnat Recvers, representing probably two thirds of the total mileage of the country, have borrowed since the first 410 000 yfar the enormous "mount of Add to this the $100,000,000 which the Missouri Pacific system is arranging to borrow in order to finance the extensive improvements, to say nothing of lesser amounu many of the smaller systems are preparing to negotiate, the grand total or the year will exceed that of any similar period for more than a decade. 1 ne cause of the movement of a vast mm vi vapiuti into raiiroai securities is the Unusual abundance of available capital and the low rate of interest that has ruled for the last throe month Xr.tw. Vri? necessitous railroad situations the money needed has been found curope because of the lower rates that prevailed there. A large proportion of the millions borrowed by the roads thus far this year has been obtained for the purpose refunding existing obligations that, were taxing the transportation companies hundreds of thousands in interest. IRON MOUNTAIN Will Get Control of the International and Great Northern.

dispatch To the bnoxibkr. St. Louis. May 1. The Iron Moun- tain Will Mt i-rtnlrnl land Great Northern sr r.i.l.....hl.

VK liic i iiri imiiuiiKi oa.c u.i i.May ii and make a close traffic with the Texas Pacific, thus carrying the Iron Mountain direct into New Orleans and Galveston. I ILLINOIS CENTRAL CHANGES. Official circulars received yesterday bv Cincinnati railroad men announce these ad- Agent (Northern and Western), transferred irom at. 1UIS to L'DIFlen: Smith ineneral reight Agent Louisville, promote! to Assistant General Freight Agent at Chi- cago: K. Downing.

Assistant Genera! 'reight Agent at Memphis, trans- Freight Agent at Memphis. I tran3-ltne General Foreien Airent. Phirapn unri a General Foreign Agent. Chicago, and C. A.

Florence, Assistant General Foreign Airent, i p. instead of 3:20 p. m. SEEJCS TO 'P'ROTTflT WnT.T)T"nTfJS HOWARD ASSUMES NEW DUTIES. P.

R. Howard, formerly Chief Clerk of the Receivers and Shippers Association of Cincinnati, yesterday assumed his new; duties as Soliciting Freght Agent of the Chi cago Great Western. Commercial Agent If- Bonavlta helped induct Mr Howard in hi new nosition. H. J.

Robert. Mr. RoDert predecessor, also began his new duties as Traveling Freight and Passenger Agent of the Denver and Rio Grande yes- terday. WILL GET CONSTRUCTION RIGHT rrciAL DISPATCH" TO TBI csuciasa. Hamilton, Ohio.

May 1. The County Cora- missioners will on Wednesday grant ihe Rig Four Railroad Company the right to construct two overhead bridges and six underground crossings on their road between Kyles Station and Sharoirville. which will necessitate a change- In the grade for about nine miles. Eight hundred men will be given employment. All equipment arrived to-day, and work will begin Thursday.

B. H. PAYNE HERE. B. H.

Payne. General Passenger Agent of the Missouri Pacific and Iron Mountain Roads, who has headquarters in St, Louis, spend yesterday in this city. Mr. Payne was stationed in Cincinnati some few years ago and stored his 'compass around town by a few of the old landmarks. He left last night for Chicago.

SERVES FORTY-FIVE YEARS. PBTIAL DISPATCH TO TBS BXQClBn. Springfield. Ohio, May 1. Conductor Jas.

Halloran, of the Sandusky division of tne Big Four, appeared t6-day in his new uniform with nine stripes on the sleeves, denoting 43 years' of services. He is the oldest conductor in the employ of the road. CANCEL MORTGAGES. Two mortgages were canceled yesterday by the C. H.

and D. Railway Company, one made to the Central Trust Company, of jCew York, to secure a issue of VrtOOO.OOO. and the other to the United States Mortgage and Trust Company. BUSH GETS ON THE JOB. DISPATCH TO TH KKQCIBEB.

St. Louis, May 1. Benjamin F. Bush, new President of the Missouri Pacific, arrived here to-day and assumed his duties. "I Intend to make the Missouri Pacific a model and standard for other roads." he said.

RAILROAD RUMBLINGS. Pennsylvania Lines for March report The os3 earnta and a loss Of less man mat amount, or 1976,200. in net earnings. For the first quarter of the year the decrease In gross and net earnings have been $4,900,000 and 4,465,000. The New Tork Central reported for all lines a March decrease in gross of 1950.000 and in net of J582.300.

The New York Central itself reported a moderate increase in gross and a gain in net almost five times as large. The Canadian Pacific and the Canadian Northern have agreed to new terms respecting maintenance of way employees by granting them better working conditions and an increase of 14 per cent In wages. More than 10.000 men are affected. A review "at this time of the constitutionality of the two-cent passenger and maximum freight rate laws of Oklahoma was. denied yesterday by the Supreme Court of the United Railroads lan to legislate out ofexUt-ence large and odd-shaped trunks by boosting rates on them.

Gross earnings of the Birmrng-crease ot 18.8 over the same month of Atlantic tor March tkow an in- 1010, i STAdLAND GOSSIP. pbcial dispatch 10 rms bkqgibib. Detroit, May 1. Emphatic denial la made again from the offices of E. 1.

Stair that Mr. Stair intends to withdraw from the popular priced theatrical field, as stated in an article appearing in a New fork theatrical paper. "Mr. Stair has no intention of giving up his theatrical holdings," said James Lonergan, general manager of the Stair office and interests, to-day. He declared I the story to have been fine imagination, rs far as Mr.

Stair Is concerned, but added: "Mr. Havlin has personal business dealings with and Ziegler, of Cincinnati, which may hare led to the story." One of K. O. Stair's newspapers says: "The report is absolutely untrue and there is no foundations for the assertions made. The Stair and Havlin interests have not been sold, and Anderson and Ziegler are not negotiating for them.

Mr. Havlin has entered into some private business deals with Mr. Anderson which have nothing to do with the Stair and Havlin business, and this may have been the inspiration for the story." Says It Is True. SI SCIAi, DISPATCH TO TBI EXQCIBXB. Indianapolis, May 1.

Announcement ucre in is anarnoon oy scnaier ziegler. manager of the Park Theater an 1 general representative of the Anderson- Ziegler interests, that the latter have bought the Stair and Havlin Interests outright The Stair Havlin Company practically controlled the 10-30-30-cent melodrama held. The Anderson-Ziegler Cdmpany has the Park Theater here, the Walnut at Cincinnati, the High at Columbus and the National at Dayton. "THE TRAVELING SALESMAN." The Grand opened the last Week of its stason 'last evening with the return engagement of James Forbes's delightful comedy, "The Traveling Salesman." The 1, k- 1 Kr. "i.u.c joyed thoroughly, as it is clean, wholesome comedies one of those in which the dialogue is bright and breezy, the atmosphere typically American and the story just sufficiently seasoned with the melodramatic to furnish charming heart inter est to the affair.

The company is excellent. Frank Mcln-tyre is Immense as Blake, his exurberant avoirdupois and whoieaoulod style making him enjoyable. irtrude Coghlan as Beth is charming and unassuming, playing James O'Neil. Jrr. commendable reserve.

ith nis dry humor and his peculiar voice, was a line Vtu, whtle ot- 11 D- Blakemora is classic. "Krl and Nicholas Burnhara did well with the role Of Cobb Percival Moore made a tine Royce. while excellent characterizations jwere done by Sarah McVickera and M. J. Jordan.

OLYMPIC THEATER OPENS. The Olympic Theater opened its all-summer season of motion photography yesterday afternoon. The matinee perfurman'-c and the two night performances were highly successful. Those who witnessed the production pronounced it a revelation in animated It is on a more elaborate scale than anything of its kind yet seen in Cincinnati. The performance is classy in every respect, full of life and action, and interspersed with clever specialties.

The daylight moving picture process is used. After two travel views, the quality of wnicn is exceptionally gwra, mnc bv an excellent male quartet, and then gins the leading production. "A Tale of Two Cities." being Manager B. L. Kotnaptei conception of Charles Dickens's famous story.

The production is in three paris. with re'lets in the form of music, quirtet and vocal strrgtng. The three scenes are admirably arranged, the effects realistically produced, and many were carried away with the realism of the scenes. The thril- tion are attended by martial music In the distance, the "Marseilles" adding to the interest; the growling of the mobs, cries of excited people, storming of the bastile, musketry fire, terrible prison scenes jid the combats between the peasantry and the' aristocracy. Throughout the story there runs a pathetic love tale, with an ending that -hi' thrilling.

"The Tale of Two Cities" will -be presented once each afternoon and twice each evening during this week, to be followed next week by an elaborate presentation of the "Passion Play." BIG DEAL FALLS THROUGH. The amalgamation of vaudeville interests throughout the country has been quite generally talked of In the past few months. and while the details of the plan were not made public it was expected that such a combination would be definitely announced before next It developed yesterday. however, that Xhe matter has been temporarily abandoned, and Morris Meyerfeld, and Martin Beck, of the Orpheum Circuit sail for Europe this week, thus making it certain, that nothing will be done at present. The reported plans, however, are interesting.

The combination was to have taken in everybody associated with the Unite i Booking Offices in the East, including Xeitn and Procter, Percy Williams, S. Z. Poli and Marcus Loew. while in the West it wouM have embraced the Orpheum Circuit, the Pantages Circuit, the Sullivan and Consl-dine Circuit, the Kohl and Circuit. It is said that in stock was to be issued.

However, the. reason for the failure to consummate the plan, it is reported, was the fact that the East and West did not have sufficient confidence in each other to put it through. As Mr. Beck represents the majority of the Western forces his departure for Europe makes It certain that nothing will be done at present. POWELL WILL SING.

To the many friends of Douglas Powell, tne nary tune, il win oe gooa news to near mat ne uas ueru engage! as vocai soloist of the violoncello concert to be given at Memorial Hall on May 15 by Frederick Preston Search, the young American cellist, who has just returned from long' course abroad. Mr. Powell was to have been the soloist at the final Sunday afternoon popular concert of the Cincinnati 8ymphcfiy Orchestra, and as ne had not appeared; in this city this season his many admirer's very much disappointed when that; concert was called oft. However, the chance to near him in a group of solos at tht coming con cert wilt be most acceptable, as Mr. Powell is justly ranked as one of the foremost oratorio barytones of England.

This may be the final opportunity to hear him. as he has on several occasions signified his intention of leaving Cincinnati and returning to England this simmer. His many friends insist that he must prevailed upon to remain, and as- no one is more anxious that he stay than Mr. Julius Fleischraann, the President of the College of Music it is more tHan probable that he will be among the Cincinnati musicians next season. ARTISTIC CONCERT.

In one of the most brilliant and artiste concerts that closed the series of chamber concerts tjy the appointed quartet of the College of-Music the organisation for the current season's events established a great crescendo in last evening's program and the muslcianly performance of the works offered. The program opened with the quartet in G. by Haydn. The delivery was given in a highly creditable style. The performance of the quartet was followed by a group ot solos by Henri Ern, violinist, ably assisted by Romeo Gorno.

pianist, who offered three of the choicest classics of TartinI, Bach and Leclalr. The program closed with the Dvorak Quintet, Op. 81. more popularly known as the Dumka Quintet, and In the performance of which was Introduced Slg. Romeo Gorno.

pianist, and which brought to a fitting close one of the most bean tl fur evenings of chamber music that the large audience of the real musical cult has ever had the pleasure of enjoying. FINANCE COMMITTEE Will Spend- Several Weeks Hearing Tariff Kickers, rXCLAL DtSFATCB TO TBS SNQCUBS. AVasbingto, May 1. The Senate Committee oh Finance will- hold its first meeting to-morrow- morning since the committee was reorganized. A "program with regard to.

the consideration of the reciprocity agreement will be arranged. It is understood that the majority of the committee 1 sin favor of granting hearings to all who believe they have interests that will be affected by the proposed legislation, and who may careXo appear before the committee for; that purpose. Jt is not improbable that these hearings will extend over a period of at least two or three weeks. The intention of meipliers of the committee and of the Senate generally Is to thoroughly consider all phuies of reciprocity, and to be Inreadiness fcr the discussion of the general tariff question, as was shown last FridayW when an order was enacted providing for representative interests of the In the Senate when the tariffs of 1842 and 1840 were under consideration, and for a compilation of all proceedings having any bearing whatever upon reciprocal agreements that ever have been entered into or which have been proposed. HOMES OF AMERICANS (Near Lerdo Were Used By the Rebel a sBarricades.

Toreon. Coahuila. May 1. A number- of Americans living on the outskirts of Ierdo, were accidentally involved in the recent battle which resulted in the retaking of that town. Juan Ramirez and his man took up theirpositlons to the rear of the buildings occupied by American, and later converted them Into barricades.

G. W. Hawtree sad advancing a detachment of cavalry and rurals, and as thejr opened fire in the direction of his home, be hurried his wife and children and servants to the shelter of the pump house which was made the base of operations for a band of the ingpirectos. For an hour the firing continued within three feet of Mrs. Hawtree and the children.

Th ehomes of Mrs. Hawtree, J. R. Bapty and Rev. G.

H. Lacy were used as baricades thus placing their occupants in more dan ger than the combatants. In the home of Mr. Hapty his family and Mrs. Lucille Tanner, sister of Mrs.

Bapty, found refuge in the bathroom. RIOT IN CLEVELAND, Between Strikers and Nonunionists, Kesults in Han Being Shot. Cleveland, Ohio. May 1. With the exception of a riot between strikers and nonunion men.

In which one man was shot and several minor walkouts. May Day in Cleveland was devoid of labor troubles. About 3,000 Socialists, including a thousand women, held a mass meeting, with addresses in the public square this afternoon, and later marched through the principal streets, with two bands playing Socialistic airs. A crowd of men, sympathizers of the union ironworkers, who are on strike, late to-day attacked nonunion ironworkers employed by the Van Dorn Iron Works Company, in building a bridge over Walwortn Run. A number of shots were exchanged and stones and other missiles were thrown.

C. Bunn, a private detective, who was guarding the Ironworkers, wan hot in the hand. Several of the bridge builders were Injured by stones. POST AT FT. M'PHERSON UTo txt-a Be Moved To Either Chickamaug 'or Tollahoma, Tenn.

Atlanta, May 1 Army circles in this city art agitated over the reported move- ment to do away with the post at Ft. Mc- pherson. near tbiA city, where the Seven-; teenth nued States Infantry was quafc tered prior to being sent to San Antonio. According- to a statement to-day by Adju tant General Scott, of the Georgia National the department now has two sites in view In the South for a brigade post. One of these is at Chickamauga and the other near Tullahoma, Tenn.

IN PENITENTIARY, Representative Smith. Says, Some of His Colleagues Surely Will Land. SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE ESQCIBEB. Marion. Ohio.

May 1. Representative William T. Smith, author of the 1 per cent tax bill, to-night talked to his home people for the first time on the tax problem. He declared hl measure would bring out intangible prcperty. because It afforded thj people an oiportunity to be honest.

Incidentally Mr. Smith said the charge made by Warren G. Harding in the recent campaign that the Cincinnati, Hamilton and Dayton Railroad dodged the paring of taxes on so.fniO.fHio were true. In commenting on the big legislative bribery expose Smith said some were sure to iand in the penitentiary. COMPROMISE Beached in Government's Case Against Anaconda Copper.

Washington, May 1. The Government's suit against the Anaconda Mining Company hes been eomporised by an agreement be tween the company and the Department of Justice. The agrees that its smelters at Butte, Anaconda and Great Falls will be equipped to prevent the emission of gases, which the Government claims have done great damage to the national forests. TAFT NEEDS VACATION And Should Spend It in the West, According To Senator Kenyon. STSCIAL DISPATCH TO THS BKQUIBEB.

Washington, May 1. President Taft re ceived a vacation suggestion from an insurgent to-day. It was that he spend a few weeks In the Middle West. Senator Kenyon, of advanced the -idea. It was that he go to Okobojt, Iowa, and Lake Mmnetonka, Minn.

Senator Kenyon. who until recently was assistant to the Attorney-General, told tne President that they knew him well in New Tngland. and that his sojourn in the id-die West for a summer or two would bring political dividends. H. E.

VALENTINE, Former Ohio State Senator and Mayor of Bucyrus, Is Dead. raCIAL DISPATCH TO TBI BXQtnBKB. Salem, Ohio, May 1. H. E.

Valentine, former Democratic State Senator in Ohio, and until two years ago Mayor. of Bucyrus, Ohio, died suddenly at his home in this city last night. Mr. Valentine had been confined to his bed for the past two weeks. Mr.

Valentine came to Salem last summer and purchased a beautiful home here. He leaves a widow and three children. Tne two younger children are with their mother at Salem, while the oldest. Allen Valentine. Is at Madison, Ohio.

Mr. Valentine was born in Crawford County, Ohio April 8, 1859. CAMORRISTS' TRIAL Besumed With Cross-Examination of Only Woman Prisoner. Viterbo, May 1. The trial of the ''camor.

rists for the murder of Genarro Cuoccolo and his wife was resumed to-day, after an interruption of a week, due to the illness of a Juror. Maria Stendardo. the only woman among the prisoners, was called for cross examination. She frankly admitted her early record was. not above reproach, that her home had been the resort of evil persons, but" denied that she had guilty knowledge of the Cuoccolo murder.

NEWS OF -THE COURTS. A few weeks ago tflspajches from New York announced that Archibald S. White, millionaire President of the Columbia Gas and Electric had declared unless his wife, Olive M. White, then in Paris, brought suit for a divorce soon he would take the step himself. Sunday Mrs.

White arrived in this city, she having returned from Europe. She at once registered at the Hotel Sinton, but refused to be interviewed. She left last evening for the 'East. Yesferday White filed suit for a divorce. Mrs.

White was a member of the Bos-tonians Opera Company" when they we're married at St. Cloud, June 27. 1900. The suit charges that- Mrs. White has grossly neglected her husband and refused-to accord him her companionship and society, and has refused to live at the home he has provided for her in and to preside over his household as his wife.

He claims that the neglect has extended over several years. Attorney Samuel As-sur hied the suit for White. Mrs. White's desire to return to the stage is said to have caused the trouble and led to her leaving her husband and going to Europe. It la believed that the purpose of her return to this city was In order to arrange for the divorce and to settle the question of alimony.

Mr. White recently leased the handsome hojne of the late Alexander McDonald, in Clifton. A divorce, alimony and custody of their child in the sut of Margaret against George Creutxlnger, a patrolman. They were married October 23, 1907. and the wife charges that Creutzinger frequently abused and mistreated her, cursing and striking her and throwing things at her.

She left him April 25 last. Robert Shkolnek is asking for a divorce from Bessie Shkolnek, to whom he was married in this city April 19O0. He charges that she left him and has been willfully absent for more than three years. He asks that she be barred from all right of dower in his property. Max B.

May. attorney. Catherine Beck was married to Charles Zangmelster, a huckster, on September 8, 1010, and yesterday Judge Warner granted her a decree of divorce and restored her maiden name. She charged that he drank and neglected her so that she left liim on October lrt last. Heisel Orr.

attorneys. Wills Filed For Probate. The will of the late Henry Buehren gives everything to his widow. Bertha Buehren. for life, and at her death to their chitdren, Albert, Raymond and Henry, in equal shares.

The widow is named at executrix. John M. Topmiller is named as sole beneficiary and executor under the will of his wife. Llzetta Topmiller. late of Reading.

ine entire estate of the late Henry Hceg Is left for life to his widow. Agnes Heeg. and at her death his daughter. Louise, is to receive $20i. and tlic balance of the estate is to be divided equally among all of the children.

Otto. TUlie, Hugo. Iuise and Leo. The widow Is named as executrix. Under the will of the late James Winchell Forbes his estate is left to his widow, Maria T.

Forbes, and Dwight S. Marfleld and Frank H. Freerichs are named as ex ecutors. Charles F. Koester's will gives everything to his widow, M.

Wilhelmina Koes-ter. and names her as executrix. By the will of the late Mary Hall her daughter. Ella Baienjan, Is to receive e'erything. Hay ward D.

Gatch is named as executor. John Fischer, late of Delhi, willed everything to his wife. Mary Fischer, and names her as executrix. Because of former advancements she says she made to her son. Walker H.

Rugc. the will of the late Elizabeth W. Rugg leaves him but M.SO0. The net income of her property that ia leased to W. H.

Settle Co. she gives to her husband. Joseph K. Rugg, for life, and the balance of her estate is left to tier son, E. Wood Ruks, who Is named as executor.

The will of former Councilman Otto u-beler leaves everything to his widow. Wubetefj and names her as executrix. H. B. Pruitt's will provides that his entire estate shall go to his widow, Susan li.

Prultt. but In event that she remarries she is to" have only one half of the estate, tne other half to go their son, Lynn 1. Pruitt. Deprived of Wife's Services. N.

Hougaard Nielsen, a soloist and musician, yesterday filed suit against the Cincinnati Traction Company, asking $10,500 damages because he lias oecn deorived of the services of his wife. Mabel Elizabeth Nielsen, through an accident she sustained while a passenger on a Zoo-Eden car on November 1, 1IH0. Mrs. Nielsen recently filed suit for damages for personal injuries as a result of the accident. She was thrown from her seat in the car an it was rounding a curve at Oak and May-streets.

In his suit, filed yesterday, Nielsen states that his wife formerly accompanied him on the piano during his concerts and that by reason of her injury she cannot act in that cape.city. He states that he is now to employ another accompanist at an expense of $1,000 peri annum. He also alleges thai he has been deprived of her company and services as a wife. Included in the amount for which he asks Judgment is $500 which he claims to have spent for medical services as a result of the accident. Attorneys Reeves, Burch, Peters and Oppenheimer filed the suit.

Set Aside Will. In an agreed verdict yesterday a jury in Judge Bromwell's courtroom set aside the will of Frank Hej)e, the verdict holding that the wiU was not his last will and testament. Heile died some time tgo and left a will giving all his property to wife, but providing that in case of her death it was to go to his "beloved mother-in-law." Mary Schrumpe. On April 10, 1911, Heile'a Josephine Heile, George Heile. Clara Heile and Ann Hoffman filed suit to set aside the will.

An agreement was effected between the contending parties and the verdict yesterday followed. Attorney Jerome D. Creed represented (he children in the matter. For One Cent Damages. A verdict for one" cent damages was rj rturned by Judge James B.

Swing's Com mon Pleos Jury yesterday in favor of The Fair Company against the Cincinnati Retail Grocers' Association. The action for $50,000 damages because of a publication in the association's paper. Attorneys Kvajner Roudebush represented The Fa'r Company, and Denis F. Cash the defense. Settled For Son's Injury.

Mary Mulvihill. guardian of John Mulvi-hill, compromised yesterday with George Dlehl, for Injuries her son sustained at Seventh and Walnut streets July 25, 1919. for $100. sftrand Jury Meets To-Day. The grand Jury will be in session again to-day, and will take up the further investigation ef the alleged robbery of two men in Ed Vincent's saloon.

Central avenue and Long-worth street, a few nights ago. The grand jury will also hear more testimony in connection -with the charges of graft among Norwood officials. NEW SUITS FILED. COMMON- PLEAS COURT. 147.7X1 BamuM P.

Charmian vs. Danil J. DirUwn et al. For $300. Beaty Minnon.

147.7X2. Hougaard Nielson vs. The Cincinnati Traction Company. For Slo.anO as damage. Rkv.

Burch. Peter Oppenheimer. 147.783. rTed Tuke. (uardlan.

v. John Stocker ct al. To (elect arbitrators. J. D.

Crerd. 147.784. Archibald 8. White vs. Olive M.

White. For divorce. Sara Anair. 147.7RS. K.

Donohna vs. Mabel D. Good et al. For on a note. A.

Homtebaam. 147.7SS. The Freneh Bro. -Bauer Company v. John Giaeiho et al.

For $582 Si on a note. Mal- lon ft Vordenberc. COURT OF INSOLVENCY. 2.KT2- atarcaret Creutsreaer vs. Gears creut- Irurrr.

For divorce and aljmony. 'Bennett t't- Robert Shkorrwk 'vi. Beanie Shkolnek. For divorce. Mx B.

UNITED STATES -COURTS. Governor Willson of Kentucky, appeared yesterday morning In the Federal Circuit Court as one of counsel for the plaintiff in the case of A. P. Schindler. et.

al. vs. J. M. Short Son, of this which is an action to recover about 87.000 damages growing out of a contract for furnishing barrel staves.

The case was begun yesteray morning before Judge Hoi lister and a Jury. Associated with Governor Wlllson is the local law firm of Waite Shindler, while the defendants are represented by Attorneys Renner Renner, William B. Dixon and Eugene Helm, of this city. Governor Willson is so taken up with the trial of this suit that he says he has but little, if any time to talk politics. He says that he thinks he will be in the city in connection with the trial for two or three days longer.

He had registered at the Sinton upon his arrival yesterday morning, but later his niece, Brs. Charles Millard, of Clifton, -asked, him to he her guest during his sojourn, and he is domiciled there. Case Thrown Out Again. The plaintiff in the case of Charles D. McKemy, as receiver of the Grand Lodge.

Ancient Order United Workmen vs. The Supreme Lodge. A. O. lost azain yesterday in the Circuit Court.

About three years ago McKemy sued to recover about $180,000. claimed to be due the heirs of members as death benefits, but upon being taken to the Court of Appeals of this city he lost. Some months ago the receiver de- elded to bring the same suit on the equity side of the docket, but the defendant interposed a demurrer, claiming that the petition docs not state facts sufficient to constitute a cause of action, and in a memorandum opinion yesterday Judge Hollister sustained the demurrer. Cases Compromised. According to an entry the case of the Helmar Coal Mining Company vs.

The New Bell Jellico Coal Company, which was brought in the Circuit Court, has been compromised. The action was for 1 5.000 on a contract. The basis of settlement was not given. The sum of J7i was accepted by ti.e plaintiff in the case of Anna Schemmel e. The Union Gas and Electric Company.

Plainfiff sued for V'OOO damages for injuries sustained. Appellate Court. The Circuit Court of Appeals will convene this morning for the May session, wita Judges Severens, Knappen and Denison on the bench. Decisions will be handed in the following cases: Railroad Commis sioner of Ohio vs. B.

A. Worthtngtnti as Receiver of the Wheeling and I-akj Erie Railroad Company; J. N. Alsop vs. John Conway: Germania Savings Bank pnd Trust Company vs.

J. Ieb. Trustee in Ike Kaptovoski. administrator, vs. The Mutual Life Insurance Company: The Kentucky ('rial and Timber Development.

Company vs. The Kentucky Union Company. Want Citizenship. Declarations of intention to become citi-xena were filrd yesterday in the Distri Court by the fallowing: Klbertuste aged a carpenter, born in Bnrru o. Netherlands; I ear Stefanovich, 24.

molur. of Austria; Nikolas Betl, 1, barber, of Hungary: Louis Goldberg. 27. merchant, of Russia: Fritz Tzbar. machinist, of Hungary; bam Stone.

21. tailor, of Russia: Joe Levine7. wagon maker, of Ijttssia. HAUNTED By Fear of Arrest. Neuffer Swallows Acid, and 13 a3 Unconcerned as Though Nothing Happened.

To the bqhiber. St. lyouis. May 1. Guests at the Edison Hotel, on Market street, smelled carbolic acid upon the breath of Herman NeuT-fer.

a Mason of high iegree, as he walked about the lobby yesterday afternoon. A clerk went to Neuffer's room, got anotiier whiff of the poison and asked the guest if lie had not swallowed carbolic acid. "Why, yea. just a few min'ites re- plied NeulTer. "What's the was asked.

"Everybody I've seen in the last five years looked like a policeman to me." repiifc-1 NeulTer. "I have aged U5 years in the iast live years. For that live vears harr. haunted with tl.e fear of arrest. i was secretary or the Junior Order of I United American Mechanics at the national I headquarters in Philadelphia.

In March. I the other officials found a $15.00" shortage in my books. I was responsible for but of it, but Red. I've been; going ever since. The hotel gossip reached police head- nead- Kaiser! at the quarters this afternoon.

Detectives Kaiser and Wetzel found Heuffner in bed llOte with They took while they a swollen and turned tongue. him to police headquarters' searched their records for i i i I trace cf the embezzlement. He was taken I The American Board maintains two mis-to the city dispensary for treatment. sion stations in South China, one at Canton The police have telegraphed to Philadel-1 nd other at Hongkong, with several out stations a little to the south of the ter- 1 ritory where the revolt Is In progress. The station at Canton is in charge of Rev.

MILLCREEK VALLEY. jCharles A. Nelson. A missionary organiza- A letter irom the suae Boar. I of Health road tion connected with the Baptist churches at a meeting; of the Rr-adlnc Council last niglit oi tne Southern states, with headquarters stated that the plans ihe proposed seweiaze at Richmond.

is understood to have system had been approved and that tho ncces- saxy legislation could be enacted to cairy ih-m Into effert. Solicitor ilammrl whs t.d 10 prepare the data needed to call a special elec- tion, at hK-h a proposition to issue bonds in amount of SSl.oi'o Is to be submitted 10 a vote of the The estimated cot 0 tn proposed sewage system is $52.00 The lilendale Volunteer Fire Departing nt Kave a banquet at the Town Jia.II iast niKht following its regular quarterly meeting, llcr- liert m. I.H.IOW was I De Klini or tne nnm, and in response 10 a call (or a speech, ppoke at some length on trie con. luminal conen- tion that is 10 he held shortly in Ohio. made a ns-a that special care be fxercised in selecting delegaie.

to tht convention, aa que. tions of the greatest importance to citizens in all sections of the state will -be considered aad actea on at it. After tne banquet an election of officers wii held, which resulted in the choice of Rv." Ur. Calvin D. for President; Superintendent of Public Schools John Cbapm.

Vice President; Meivin gouthwortn. ana ireaaurer. and Stanley Newton. Fire ChUrf. Kev.

Mr. WU- I sim-eeos e'harles W. Hoffman. i A committee, consisting ot 1.. n.

ijanaon. wn- liam Van fieave and Jahn mopin was ap- pointed to purchase two one of hich to be hung in tne tower at tne nre noue aiui the other to be placed in the belfry ot the public school. i)6th bells are to be run whin the company is failed to flies. C. V.

Hon man was appointed tot represent the Bremen at meetings that may be held to const Jer matter pertaining to the constitutional convention. SIX ROADS REFUSE To Recognize Union and Baise Wages, i and 2,500 Strike. Chicago. May of way em- ployees of six railroads, numbering ijoo meA. struck to-night when their mands for recognition of the union and a wage increase were refused.

The total number of me ninvolved in strikes and lockouts as a result of the May Day labor troubles, is estimated at 12,000. 'file ITlCn OUl iniiuuv- in vou mc-n. i 2.500 bricklayers. 111 tne building trades. 300 marble workers and 700 in mis- cellaneous small unions.

Tiie maintenance of way strike was or- dered when roads refused to make a general contract with the employees of the six roads. The roads are: Illinois Central ter-minalminsl. Chicago. Milwaukee and St. Paul terminal.

Baltimore and Ohio terminal, Chicago Junction Railroad. Western Indiana eBlt Railroad and Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad. At the request of the railroads details of policemen were sent to guard property Involved. Twenty-five hundred brickmakers belonging to 13 locals of the International Brick Workers Alliance struck for a wage increase. The building trades have been upset by labor difficulties for several months and only a few additional workmen went out to-day.

1 i 1 i i 1 KEY NOTE From Kentucky Women Is For Beai and Bptter Civic i Condifo Gathering For FederationMeet- inffat Louisville. Proposition To BnV MaiUmolilS ClV I Or a I'ark Is Advanced. tPECIAL DISPATCH TO THS BNQCTBIB. Louisville, May 1. Clubwomen from all sections of the state members of the Kentucky Federation of Women's Clubs, who have awakened civic pride in cities and whose battle cry is, "A better, purer and more progressive Kentucky" gathered here to-night for the initial session of the seventeenth annual convention.

The keynote of the sessions, which are to close Thursday night, was sounded in the declaration for right principles of civic conduct, the urging of sanitation and beau-t'fication. declaration against white slavery, child labor and evil working conditions for women and children, the lowering of the deHGh rate, and, in fact, the advocacy of everything of utility and beauty admired by the kind, penetrating, sympathetic mind of woman. These articles of faith were implied in the addresses of the President, Mrs. James A. Leech, who reviewed the work of the women's clubs.

Two hundred delegates present heard Mrs. James Mitchell advocate the purchase of Mammoth Cave and contiguous territory for the purpose of making it a national reservation. She dwelt upon "the shame of allowing this natural curiosity and its surrounding woodlands of 1,100 acres betng permitted to lie neglected." Congressman Robert Y. Thomas, who has introduced a bill in Congress for the purpose of setting aside Mammoth Cave for a national park, was to have been a speaker, but sent a letter of regret at his inability to be present. FORMER MAYOR George B.

McClellan Will Hold New Chair at Princeton. Princeton, 'N. May 1. -r-It was announced here to-night that the Trustees of the university have accepted a fund of $50,000 for the foundation of a new chair on Public Affairs, and that former Mayor George B. McClellan, of New York, has been chosen as the first incumbent.

Mr. McClellan succeeded Grover Cleveland as Stafford-Little lecturer. In his new post- tion he will give probably two or more lec- tures a week. METHOD OF ASSIGNMENT Of Episcopal Bishops Will Not Changed, Say Leaders. Winona.

May 1. The College Be of Bishops of the Methodist Episcopal Church in session here, decided to-day not to change the method of assignment of Bishops. They considered the suggestion that the Bishops be asisgned to territories bounded by specified geographical lines for a certain period of years, but decided that assignments wifTbe made as heretofore and the Bishops sent to conferences as the oe- oslon and development demand. The Com- mittee.on Assignments will probably not re- port Deiore noon eonesua-j MISSIONARIES IN CHINA Said To Be in No Danger Because of Bevolt in Kwangtung Province. Boston.

May 1 The belief tnat the Christian missionaries In China are not in especial danger on account of the revolt lrl -i lii uoiibci uii ic.wu i in Tung province. South China, was! expressed to-day by Rev. William E. strong. Editorial Secretary of the American in KwanT I ung province, ooutn v.nina, was Hoard of Commissioners for Foreign Mis sions.

Mr. Strong said that the revolt is against the Manchu dynasty and not an a nt i-foreiE-n dpmonstratlon. stations near tne trouDieo uisinci. TtTF. PAfTTTR the Way of the Japanese Antarctic Explorers.

Sydney, N. S. May 1. The Japanese Antarctic steamer Kinan Maru. with 80 persons on board, arrived here yesterday.

The expedition reached Coulman Island March 14. but was compelled to put back owing to ice packs and icebergs encoun- tered. The coid killed lo of the Eskimo (joet GERMAN EXPLORERS I Will Sail For the Antarctic Regions Next Wednesday. Hamburg. May 1.

The German Antarctic .1.. rAircuiuu 1 1 1 MiutJWj n- (Steamer leuiscniaiiu. 10-uay r-nnce rienry 0f Prussia made a final inspection of the vessel and later'gave a farewell luncheon for Commander Filchner. The latter will r.ot accompany the ship from the start, but will Join it in southern waters. The trip of discovery is to be taken under the ai-i spices of the Geographical Society at Ber-! lin.

VOLCANO CAUSING ANXIETY. v- '11 San Juan Del Sur. May 1. The volcano activity. tZ" l7 PPle "vinS on the bord the lake.

CONCESSIONS CANCELED. Managua. Nicaragua, May 1. A decree has been issued abolishing all concessions which were given to Americans and others on the Atlantic coast by President Zelaya. MADISONVILLE.

i 1 I 1 Ii tu announced yesterday that villaee officials propose to enjoy until aueh time as annexation to Cincinnati Is censumiwated. thw honors that are riirhUuMy theirs by reasoai ef the fact that the recent Federal census enabled Madlsonvltle to become a city. Th Be-ard of Control will consist of Mayor TJrie-bau. Daniel Ho'me and Arthur S. Fisher.

Holmes will be. Pervtcw Lrirector and Fiafeer Safely Director. Edward Pumphrey will be Assistant rlereice Director. -Marshal Fred rummel change Sis title to Pnief of Police, Oeorse Nutlek become vire Chief aad Cbaa. Huek Assistant Chief.

Kervinr under Chief Kruramel aa patrolmen will be Tony Kehrmaa and Matthew Kalsh. The word -city goes before tha tithe ot felieitor Harry W. Voraea-berE. Treasurer C. W.

Bailey and Clerk J. A. Cooaat. 11 -j CORONER IS HORSEWHIPPED By a Woman Because, It Is Said, He Whipped Her Son. SrZCIAL DIVPATCa TO TBS UUOIIII.

Alton, -III, May 1. Mrs. Anna Kratsch- mar, wife of Ferdinand, Krataetamar, foreman of the Federal Lead Works, assisted oner streePer at yo nuun. Streeper was -jially obliged to striae her, bystanders said, and she fell to the pavement. Later she was taken to a drugstore, where her eye.

bruised in the fight, was dressed. Streeper is alleged to have whipped the Kratschmar boy for whipping Streeper's young son. several days ago. Yesterday the. Coroner punished Kratschmar asam when the latter attacked him with a broomstick.

GOVERNOR WILSON Ignores Wickers ham's Flings at His Beliefs at Princton Dinner. Princeton, N. J. May. 1.

Diners at the thirteenth annual banquet of the' Daily Princetonian to-night heard one of the prui- cipal speakers tear to shreds the very things which another honored guest has. urged ever since bis election as Governor of the state of New Jersey. Attorney-General Wickers ham scored tjtu recall and referendum, and ridiculed the so-called progressive movements of the Government. The Attorney-General said that impatient reformers may chafe at delay, as no system of law can be devised that will automatically work good. Governor Wilson, who followed Attorney-General Wlckersham, made no reference in his address to the thrusts at progressivism.

The Governor's topic was "Princeton Ideals." He said college students enjoyed a special privilege, and this imposed upon them a special duty as citizens, and if they did not faithfully discharge this doty they were most to blame. CLARE AND UNDERWOOD Trying To Hold Committee From Vot-. ing For Free Wool. sraciAt. dispatch tj the xnotnxxB.

Washington, May 1. From the Innermost circles of the Ways and Means Committee has percolated the i reformatio nth at nine-r of the fourteen Democratic members of that body are bent on reporting a bill taking all the duty from raw wool. The fire majority members who are against such a program are headed by Representative Underwood, of Alabama, the Chairman of the committee. Mr. Underwood Is acknowledged even by many of the Republican members to be inclined toward conservatism.

Not a single reduction has been suggested thus far, according to his fellow committeemen a word of caution from him. He is determined to use his influence to prevent any reduction that will result In a Treasury deficit that cannot be compensated in some other way. It Is generally understood Speaker Clark is strongly of the opinion that it would br bad polities to report a free raw wool schedule to the House. BIG FISH Reported To Have Been Caught in tirand Jory Net Set For Carnegie Trust Game. New York, May f.

The grand jsry invs-; tigatrng the failure of the Carnegie Trust Company handed an indictment to Justlco Davis, in the Criminal, Branch of tbe-6j-i preme Court here late to-day. The pro-! ceedlng was surrounded with great secrecy. but It was said that the indictment wn drawn under a section of the penal law which makes it a felony for a publio official to "receive value in consideration Vf his vote, opinion, action, judgment or decision in any affairs of his office." The law names a 10 years' sentence in Prison or fine, or both, as tne penalty. To-day's indictment sras marked which means "no arrest." District Attorney Whitman, asked is a bench warrant wotkd be issued, said: "The indictment is of such great im portance that I have left everything in connection with it to the discretion -of JusUce Davis." It is reported that the indictment is ot mor- ronseaoence than anv other so far found bv oils erand iurv. but the name of the man.

it was said, not tne accused re revaled un reVealed until an arrest has been male. MORE CLAIMANTS For the Furs Alleged To Have Been Stolen By the Bradleys. ira iil. DISPATCH TO THE BVqCIBEB. Louisville.

May 1 Another claimant for worth of furs confiscated as stolen property by the police, following trio arrest of F. H. Bradley and wife. Canadians, here last week, will make his an-pearance to-morrow in the person of F. oodman.

of Glasgow, Ky. Goodman claim between and $7,000 of the property. David B. Siltoerman and his son. S.

ailber-man. of Chicago, claimants of wortn. of furs in controversy, were fined $2 each in' Judge Gordon's Court this morning for failing to respond to a summons of appearance to give depositions before a Notary Public retative to their claims. In an aS- davit filed the Sllbermans say they were st busy they forgot the summons. The incarcerated Bradleys are also claimant sof the property, and following their indictment on larceny charges they, tiled civil actions for possession.

They will giv their depositions to-morrow morning. Ttiey wlll be tried on a grand larceny thai go May lo. Indictments against them, charging they had burglars' tools in their possession, will be tried out May 17. THREE WARRANTS Swnrn flnt Tlw Aacriatanr Tbin Food Commissioner. A.

Corry. Assistant Dairy and Food Commissioner, yesterday morning swore out warrants for the following- in Squire Myers's Court: I. Mallen, grocer. Sixth, street, near John street, charged with sell ing impure maple sirup: Adam Zaeh. at Hyde Park.

who. it is claimed, sold adul-; terated milk; J. H. Leuken. grocer.

Central ith havin adulterated butter. Th Assistant Commissioner left last night for Bellefontaine. Ohio, with a war- rant for the arrest of A. Hinkle. mho is I charged wHh selling impure maple sirup.

DEMOCRATIC VICTORIES V. Predicted By William Bryan Before Iowa. Jefferson Cluh. Des Moines. Iowa.

May 1. Declaring that the outlook never was brighter for the success of the Democratic party and that the party had exceeded the wildest hopes of the enthusiasts in the election ef a large majority in the lower 'loose of Congress) William Jennings Bryan to-night delivered, an address to the members of the Iowa. Jefferson Club at Its annual batMruet held her. He stated that the of -the Democrats in the Senate was greater tbsn expected, and declared that, although- vna party was In he minorHy them, -witn the aid ef the progressive faetlen hs Republican it -could rwlog iaglslatieii. Mr.

Bryan also predicted great to in a fpr the party In the campaign of V-.