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WILKES-BARRE. PA.. SUNDAY, FEBRUARY, 1, 1914.
PRICE FIVE CENTS
SENATOR LANE ATTACKS MEMORY OE J. P. MORGAN
ERRED AT CRISIS IN LATEST TRAGEDY OF
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RETRAOKIN ASKED
[iZftrjDI'PONT MERCHANT SHOOTS DOWN BOY ROBBER Ike (Uei w.  I       ENGAGED IN LOOTING WELL FILLED STOCK ROOM
Caug-ht red handed in robbing the stoVe rooiii/)f Harry Friend, at Dupoat early this (Sunday) iuorning. Thomas Choworitz, Jr., of that town was shot twice in the back by the OAvuer of the establishment. With him at the time was John Kudy. Both boys were taken prisoners at the point of the pistol that may have fatally wounded the one boy.
.According to the story told this morning by the much excited oAvner of the store he had retired after the unual Saturday night business. Just before going to his dwelling above he switched on the burglar alarm he had rec3ntly installed. He had hardly got- I   ten to sleep before the sounding of the alarm brought him oiit of beti .
Arming himself he went to the store below. The boys had forced an entrance by the front way and had gone directly to the rear where the stock room was located. It was a trap for them as the owner cut off their retreat by the open door w^y. He readi¬ ed the door of the room where ihey were just preparing to ransack for their loot.
Showing fight they drew the fire of the store keeper and whcHTChoworitz fell wounded tiie battle waH at an end as both sub¬ mitted to arrest and soon State troopers hastily summouuded were at hand. The one boy was given over to tho law and tlft other rushed to the Pitjtston hospital The two wounds in the back have penetrated to vital regions and at au early hour this morning re¬ ports from the hospital were £b the  effect that  he  was  having  a hard battle for life.
The boys concerned in the robhery confessed to the State Pofice at :? o'clock this morning to se.veral other robberies, among them the store of Max Rosen, of Dupont, a few weeks ago, where they gained an entrance through a bacicwindow.
(Telegraph to Independent.)
By Backing Nantucket Away From Dbbfed Monroe He Sealed The Fate Of Those Who Went To Watery Graves. His Vessd Was Off its Own Course.
ClERCYiN DELAY COURT
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Washington, Jan. 31.—Senator I,«,ne, of Oregon, in debate on the floor o* the Senate today made the follow¬ ing arraignment of the late .T. Pler- pont Morgan: ".\ short time ago one of the greatest financiers of the coun¬ try who had robbed the. Xew Haven railway system, died. Talk about 'wolfing' Wall street and the process of 'wolfing' that has been carried on! Think of the people of Xew England, widows, orphans and trust funds rob- j bed to the tune of millions upon mil¬ lions.
"The ^ Isle lamented .1. Pierpont Morgan manipulated that affair. Tf the truth Is told, those affairs were j as absolutely criminal a species of theft as was ever practiced in this country.
"Ve< he said that the object of his life was to teach his son to preach the doctrine of saK-ution and ihe washing awa\. of sins through the blood of the Redeemer; and then he reached into hia^ip pocket, pulled out a harp and lit awii>- for the gates of glory, where 1 think St, Petei- met him fith a base ball bnt, 1 don't know but he ought to."'
Senate   .\j;lia.s(.
The   Senate   sat   agha.«!t   while   this
language   was  e¦nplo^ed  on   the  floor
of   thf   chamber   In   debatp.     It   was
caused   b>   the anger of the  opposing
of the Senate   over the refusal of the j 	
committee  on  interstate commerce  or j
the Senate to take seriously his reso- ' Clergymen occupied ihe attention of lution to investlE-ate the steel trust the court yesterday afternoon to the because tne active spirit behind the extent thai but one of the mine exam- proposed inquiry was David T.a.mar, ination boards was named. This was late of N'^ew York, now almost daily the board for examination of oandi- ch.iractPrized in the Senate as the dates for mine inspector. The mem- \^oiT of WslU street. bers of the cloth were at hand to ask
Mr. Lnnf^ denouuced the report of the   the court to establish  certain rules in committee as  "doctored."    This hold ; connection with the conning session of ; that a prominent ofllcial of the Lehigh
the license courts and to rennonatrata ' Valley Coal Company is on the llaj; as against, the further addition of the j th« flpining engineer:' .Tust' who the number of aajoona in lh« coounty. '! miners secured qi^ tbeioard could not The ministers weie closeted with i b© ascertained. "Two other sets of ex- the members of the Sench for .some ] amlners were to have been named huf time and the liquor license situation j the delay occauioned by the license in this coounty was fully canvassed. It discussion prevented this, •is understood that the court was asked ( Other .Ap|>ointnient.<«.
FEDERAL INQUIRY fO BE MOST THOROUH
Ask That New Rules of Stringent Nature be EstabGshed for Coming Sesision of the License Courts—Re¬ ports Have Mine Inspector Examining Board Ripped Out
TtlREf BROTIRS TEll SIORY OE BATTLE i SINKING SHIP
They Survive Sea Disaj ter After Hard "truggle in Which
One Lost Baby From Arms When Ship Took It's
Peath Lurch—Is Deeply Grieved
(Telegraph to Independent.)
Xorfolk,, Jon. 31.—Federal inves- tigators who are endeavoring to de¬ termine the responsibility for the sinking of the Monroe, of the Old Do¬ minion line, have brought out these material   facts:
First, if Captain Berry, of th© 'N'an. I tucket, had not backed his vessel af- iter the death dealing crash, the Mon- Iroe would have remained afloat until jail passengers had been rescued. I Second, the Monro*, which had blown two blasts    three    times,    had
I refu.ses to discuss the nat iro of the testimony of Captain John.ioii, of th» Monroe, and Captain Berr.' foi the Nantucket, and officers an.l the crefw- of the two steamships.
The information  obtained    by    the
Liternational N>ws Service a>i to the miportant facts brought out howiever is authentic.
Captain E. E, .Johnson, of flie Mon¬ roe, late today filed with the clerk of the federal district cou-t libel of $1,000,000 against he. Merchants and Miners Transportation Comi'ary, own* ers of the Nantucket. President Walker,  of the Old  Dominion Steam-
.stopped  her engines and e.ome almost | ,hip Company,  e..stimates the   ioss oc-
(Telepraph to Independent) |we   were   hoth   thrown   into   the  sea,
N'ew  York,  Jan.   31.—The  story   of   The    boat   wbe   hanKing    free   in    its
hers of thia one board it was stated at .their desperate fight for life after tho   davltts   with   the   falls   lose.       "WTien
the   conclusion   of  the   meeting  that  collision between the steamshipf Mon, Iwe  came   the   boat   was   floating,   so
Jjoat  "¦<**  *"'^   Nantucket   was   told   ly   th«-   George and I unhooked the tackle ax ' • ^ nit.ea
We then rowed around
there was nothing to  give out.     	
night it was stated about the city that  three WlUiamson brothers of Brook! •  got into it
to a complete stand still when the col llsion occ-urred.
Third, Captain Berry, who was on the bridge of the Nantucket, sounded his siren. In acknowledgment of the dansrer g^gnals cf the Monroe,
Fourth, the Monroe, . which was equipped with automatic time whistle, had 8<ruiided a fog signal at intervals of one minUt« during the fog.
Fifth, that some of the .Monroe's life boats were stuck  fast.
Sixth, the Nantucket bound south from Boston was off her course when .ihe encountered the north-bound Monroe twenty-four miles southwest of %Vlnter  Quarter light ship.
Captain   Robert  K.   Tapley,   of the
State.s   Steamship   Inspection
SerWce, who is conducting the inqulr>-.
casioned by the sinking of t'le Monro* at ?;l,OuO,00'0. The stoamslhip is ^aI- ued at $600,000 and the can $100,000,
Captain    Tapley     has    Irstr from Washington to get at the of the cause of the disaster    ' ve..stigation    has   not   been    con and probably wiil not until the ri of next week .   Few of the sv ha-\ e   recoveredf   fron'   the    ton their terrible experience. Mere ic  stories   were  related   today  r heroism   of  the  officers  anc   cr the Monroe.    Kuehne, the ae lior less man, the survlv-ors a.^ret , -^a; hero of the disa^er,
.\ctre»>s TelLs Story Charles  Sutton   the   seamsn   O! (Continued on Pags   J.)
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there had been a cleaning out of the old board as it stood for the two years past. An entire new set of offlcials have heen named and It Is understood
ohallen.are in unparliamentary lan- eruatfe of the report of a Senate com- rtlttee set rhat %ody by the eari« in- stanil*. Several i^onatora orlle"; Mr. T,iup  fn  order.-
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utemcTt^t not voted on
lyn, who were among the fev sur-; and munaged to pick up about flf- vivors to arrlvo herg from Norfolk jteen people. One of them was our today. .V - ,young    brother   Oeorge.      "We    were i
The brotfaers are George, agid  21,
George   E.,   23,   and   John,   35,
• .«*orge,  the  ifSnnger <rt tlfe Thre*
ha^i his face covered with laoerr tione.
pull  her into  our     boat, been  driven  crazy by the sh
migiity glad   to see him again   I can tell yon,    i
">« soon «»^'S»iorge got aV/casti he 'helped   to  pull* the   other   people   on "I sot  nhe .srratche«  from a ,woman iboerii, -((rhile we rowed, who fought me while T was try ng to .     „_ .^  ......    i.  ^  ^
She    bad i       George said that he had  been se. h"6ck parated from his two brothers on the
"What! after the crash.' said John. I^"^** ^^'¦^'      «« »»^^" ^^"'ff ^'¦''"** We all thmBe jumped     out    of    our^""* a '•°"^^" ^-^^ "P ^° ^t"*"     ^^^ bunks and   pulled  on     our    tro isera
had a 1-aby In her arms. 'For pity'a sake my baby," she cried as she hand¬ ed   the   child   to   him.        'T  held   the
1 to  place all applicants on the    same i     In   addition to these matters  there
I basis  be  they  old  or   new applicants. I were  several auditors for various va-JThat was   all   the   clothes   we   eould
Other features that tended to make It   cancies about the couonty named    atlR^t. We  rushed   out-, on   deck   and. ka   r    r»P 'Tt   wa<»
harder on  the applicants were urged , this   ^ssion.    \    poor    director    for I there we lost George   Without think-i"^''''   tt*;nt._ saia   '-'eojge.
ing   I got   to   the   boat   near   us.   but .'^^T*^
upon the bench.
Relative to the naming of the mem-
j Conyngham township  was   also  listed I in   the   court   appointments.
(Tcleirraph to Independent)
Washington,    Jan.     31.  — Without ; reaching   a  vote   on   the   literacy  test of Ihc immigration bill the House ad- jour.ied tonight at 7:30.
Chairman Burnett was prevented from forcing a vote by the closeness of le.st votes on amendments. He ; ciaiins a two fo one vote in the House In favor of the bill, but he could not hold  his friends for a late vote. '
Rep.   Murray,   Massachusetts,     pre
ENBINEERS FORM LOCAL BRANCH OF INSTFTOTE
the   officer   told women.
I patted It on the back and us   that   It   wa<  for'tried to stop It,  but I  guess I'm   not
GOVERNMENT OWNERSHIP Pi IS PRESENTED TO THE SENllI
(Telegraph to Independent)
I telephone wire be done at the coi
I much good in handling kids.
Washington, Jan. 31.—Postmaster i the telegraph instruments th.mMe' General Burleson's plan for govern- : The telegra^ wires being useless ment ownership of telephone and [this double service might con inu. telegraph  was sent to  the  .Senate  to-I independent ser^-ice under governm
"George E. and myself then ait on | "Whei the ship went over I wa^ a rail, waiting for our time. ^Vhile thrown off the deck into the seA. we sat there a hlg colored man  mme" I  was   so   surprised   that   I   lost   my
up and  sat next  to  us.       He said to  grip  on   the   baby  and   It   itn.  a...c»>,. .      . j      ,      i    .v.
me:        Lou're   a   white   man   aud   I,ot   me.       I   struck   out   for   a   long  commumcat.on as may develop in the
day.      It  follows:
That government declare a mono- I lost my P°^y *'^'*'" *'' telephone and tele- fell   ahead   S^aph radio and such other means of
out   for   a
but   I could I future.
I am a negro.      I mess It's all up with Ulme   trying   to   find   it,    —   . .. :    _        „
;us.       If we don't   get  out  of  h-re  :  not.       "Jou   don't   know   how   bad   li     That Congress secure  the commer. .hope we   will  meet  In  heaven! then   began lo pray.
"Just then the ship keeled over and   have  sa^ ed
Mining   engineers   of  the   Wyoming , riner. ivalley held a .session in this city la.t       ^---"".^^  ^^^^^^^ rented  an  amendment that the liter- Inig-ht at which a local branch of the       pittston—George P. Gallagher, Wil- acy   tesj .should   not   appear  to  those j ^^^^,^.^^   Institute   of     Mining     En-   liam Griffith, S. J. Jennings, State min- ,mm.grants who  were   coming   lo  es- ,• j„^^^^       ^,, informal re-    ing inspector; E. C. Lee, W. D. Owens,
cape political or religious P^j-secution :^ j,^,^   ^^, ^l^^   Westmore-        Pottsvllle-Fraflk   A.  Hill,     W.     J.
or appression,  or who were denied in ;     P .^ ,^^ ^,,^„i„g ^   Richards,  president P  &  R.   C.  & I.
(heir home countries the right of free   '^^^.'^^^^^t   ^^,   ,,rved   at   the   private i Co.
dining room of the Hotel Sterling. The | Scranton—G. W. Engel Rufus Fos- after dinner program was marked by . ter, editor Colliery Engineer: F. A. a   nu'.Tfber of Informal  speeches. Gleason.
At the  business meeting an   execu- i     South Bethlehem—Joseph W. Rich- live   committee   to   serve   during   the j ards. ^ ertsuing  year  was   named  as  follows: |     State   College—W.  R.  Crane,     dean Chairman R. V. Norris, Douglas Bunt- , of Penn State College, ing,   W.  J.   Richards,   R.     J.     Foster, !     Washington—Alfred G. White.
fpeech, guaranteed   in  this country.
By a st^jnding vote of House mem¬ ber this amendment was defeated 62 to 61. The margin In favor of the bill was shown to be so slight that Mr. ll-urnett was afraid to trust it fur¬ ther and forced the adjournment.'Ac_ tion on the bill by the House is e»- ^ pected -Monday. i
I'resident  Wilson   will   be asked  by .
.  : ;not         TOU   don't   kn..w   how   b^ . | ,,----;- r;;^^e i^etwork ll^::::!-.ro^^^loc^^'^ yC "^ irba^'k ^^here agam  if Tcould'^y';-ept the farmers' lines. ^      ;ooO In the same _ten year.;     ^
: superrtsioii.      In support of tl^ii c tention   the   postmaster   genei'al  -ij attention   to   the   fact   that   the phone  calls have  increased  from   1' 000,000 in 1902 to 37,000,000  in  1912,- an increase of  287  per  cent.
Th.j telegraph lines ha-ve  r-malned stationar>-.      Their    message?;      ha'^e
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h« Mr
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PRESIDENT HUERTA IS WORRIED ABOUT PLOT TO OVERTHROW HIM
P>ajik A. HilirCharles Enzlan, Edwin j     New    York    City—J.       Birklnbine",
,.„.,.,., ,, . , T.udlow   C   F   Huber, J. M. Humphrey. I Charles F^ Band, B.  Stoughton.
the   Senate   to   dictate   the   p^rov.slous |^^J'''^'^^'^ '^   .,^,^^, ^^^  date!     Wilke.s-Barre ^
cf the literacy immiKraxion bill. Senat- ! ^"'^ conmunef
or E. Smith of the Senate , Immlr.sja tion committee was instructed today ty his Democratic colleagues to get the  President's ideas.
Chairman Burntt of the House lommittee has stated that President Wilson will nol oppose the House bill. "We want to find out Just what ar* the ideas of the President on the Immigration legislation," said Senator Smith. "^
The Senate Immigration bill, fath¬ ered by Senator Smith, retains the literacy test of the House "bill and in addition restHlcts the number of aliens to be admitted to this coitntry, using' nationalities  as a basis.
customer", took tools
Emilio Gentllimi,  an  Italian,     who
The  report  wasi  made  to  Congress I     The report points that t'le e^pensa
after   Senator   Norris   had   threatened   would   be  leas  than   waa  r.jquired   to
to take his resolution calling for the   fipance either the U. S. Steel < orpora-
data oi^t of  the hands cV the commit-   tion  or  the   Panama canal.       He dt .
tee   on   post   office   and   post    roads clares that co-operative work   letween
'and   carry   the   fight   to   the  floor   of  the government aAd small  co•npanl»-•^
ithe Senate.      This action was prompt-   including some now running In lepend-
jed    by   the   statement   published   ex-   ently   could-.be   easily   managed.
'cluslvely In these despatches that the;     In dr?-wing the distinction ¦jelweei
Postmaster General believed Congress  a   public   and   private   monopoly   tha
~.,^   i^-as deliberately trying to  ignore the   postmaster  genera'   calls  attention   ta
y ; 'recommendation made in his report.       the  fact  that one  is for put-li--   Inter-
(Cahle to  Independent) Uion was arrested today.      The nature j    As we stated,  the Postmaster Gen- ,est while the other? must he operatei
Mexi-o   Citv   Jan    '11—There were"*of   the   charge   has   not   been   made  eral   points  out  that  the government so   as   to   pay   dividends   to   P.  small miny   inkications   today   of. the   ner-   public. : ean manage these servi«^s a,, at a le.ss   group  of investors^
vou^ness cf th° c-overnment over the ¦ Pedro del Vari another close friend cost than plivate ln»l:viduals and He cit^s tnat Congifcss wMU ad. discovery of the alleged plot to over- of Diaz was also arrested. Villar ia while paying all expenses can reduce .milling that telephone and t-iienrrapli throw Huerta The display of the wealthy .ind the owner of the princi- 'the public's bills by r.3 1.3 rcr cent, i'Ines were part u<1he postal -.enlCe— trooos of the garrison was continued:   pal theatre In the capital. i     In ouUylng his plans of government   in.tlw.t they .ire used tor puiTo--es of
the garrison of the Ciudadela was General Eugenie Kascon who has , ownership, the Postmaster General communication—did not r.nre in th* chaueed- numerous symterlous arrests been mentioned iu connection with ' proposes that the Telephone com- beginning to risk a financial !o'« by were made and th"=e were Invarlabl the "slleged plot . is said to be trying panies alone be considered. It is a ; undertaking their oper.Uion. attended nv domlclarv search in the to flee t'le country. Rascon was a simple matter, the report states to: He proposes that all real <«8tat« hone of .securing Incriminating d-cu- Icandidate for the Vice Presidency on iadd a telegraphic system to the 18.- holdings now owned by the lie'l Tele., vice    president   ments       Xone were secured so far as   the Gam'ooa ticket. ! 000,000  miles   of wire ntrw controlled   phone    Corporation    shall   be   left   to
C  Co-  W    could be  learned The arrest of  Senor  Requena     has   by   the   allied   Bell   companie.s.        He.them  and   tiiat  the  government  shal!
H. H. Ashley, Doupr- for another session to be held In the las Bunting, W.nyne Caruthers. E. M near future. Chance,  F.  M. Ch.ase,
weTe'ln'lTnda'ncr'"'"' "' """"' i f" DS^ih'arrer^En^la'n.    engineer ¦    Th. storing of millions of cartrioges jcai^ed a great sensation.      He is be- i points to the  fact  that the  superim-  lease bulhlin^ until it can  m. v. tlje Dorranciton-'^homas Thomas.min- ! bureau   of  mines;     M.    S.     Hachita,  in the national palace and other stra-   iug held inco.nmunicado  in the penl-   position   of telegraph  sj^stems to  the   offices mto the various  post   offices.
tnir sunerintendent I.   V. C. Co,; E.  R.   Charles  F.   Huber.   J.   M.   Humphrey,   tegic places in  the  capital  is another It-ntiary    and    his    house    has    '^''^" j    ,   „ .   .   , „ ,
PettZne mining engineer L,   V.  C.   Co.;     John  precautionary measure. jsearched   by the  secret   police.       The I
Kingston—H. G. Davis, Thomas H.   I.Ioyd,  F. J. McMahon,  R. V. Norris,,     ,_„ , ,„., „„„..,„.   ,..H»r    of    tt..   .'^vernm«nt  paper    today     published
Wliliams.
Lansford—H. Ludlow. U C.  & NV Co.;  J.  B. War-   F. E. Zerbey.
! William   E.   Shearman,   A..   C.   gtahl.
Jose Luis Requina,   leader    of    the
M. Crankshaw, Edwin i Paul'SterlinK. pyWainer. T: I^V.^Tles; .National Democratic part>-, and ca:idl.|j,,^   then.' as   the
'date  for the  Vice Presidency on   the -Me-xlcp'and   warnln Feilx  Diaz ticket at  the  recent elec- beware.
editorial.s  pi-aising  the  Japanese  hall, greatest   allies   o the   Yankees to
POUCE LAND THMGHTtR
i     Entiprlng fhe prize ring brings a boy
SNEAK THIEF
TOBACCO FUMES
'BLIZZARD IN CENTRAL WEST
£i(ve  his residence  aa   Nanticoke was arrested at the l*ufel Line station by
into the limelight as John Bultson of the Heights realized after he had knocked out his opponent at the Col¬ iseum the other night. When he emerged the victor from the dressing
jm. City Detective LaBar was loit- i >» '      -
1 ering or. the outside and the bay got Officer Jones  lats    evening     onx the j jj^^  professional  tap  on  the shoulder charge of larceny  of some carpenter ! j^at meant   "you're wanted." tools  from  an    East     Market    street j h.irdware store.
The foreigne.- entered the store and I
STOLE PURSE, ovERCOmYmANY
Under the cover of room hunting a | clever sneak thief got in a bit of head I
MUSSELS ARE
THETHING
after looking around a few minutes picked up tho tools and made good h's escajie. The manager of the store was informed by a customer of the thefi and followed his man to the station.      He notified the officer who
work yesterday at the home of Mrs. Goodrich, at 126 Xorth Main street. During the morning hours he visited the home and asked to be shown the furafshed room at the place. While being shown through the house he spied a little hand bag at one side of the room and taking advantage of the In   company   with   John   Bockowitz, I opportunity   he   asked   the   woman   to   nearly
also of the  Heights, the police  allege : get him a drink of water.
this  nev.-   marvel   of the  ring  entered |     During her absence he took the bag
(Telegraph to  Indeprndeiit.)
-Vew Yory, Jan. U.—+"ire in a four story tobacco factory and warehouse at 212-214 East 99th street late this afternoon gave the fire department one of the hardest "smoke fights" it has had to contend within years. The net result was:
1
(Telfgraph to Independent.)
AVorce.ster, Mass.^ Jan. 31.—The government has foound a way to re duce the cost of living through the introduction of mussels as a st-xpto food stuT according to a statemt-nt n:ade   here   tonight   by   Dr.   Irvin;^  I,
1 field cf. Clark University. A woman anl 'ler two-day old baby j     Dr.   Fidd   has  just   returned   h.une suffocated,   nearly   fifty   fire-   atter  maJdng an     investlgatij^r    inlV t men  overcome    by    tobacco    fumes;   new  food   stuffs   for the  govjTunjent
CUMMINS ASKS MORE POWER FOR COMMISSION
Railroad Traffic Delayed,    lelegraph . .and    Telephone    Communication Cut   Off. ,,^
Chicago,    Jan.    31.—Northern Illi-       Washington,   Jan.   31.—Befo-e   th-s noi.s, Indiana and Ohio v/ere. swept by Senate committee on Interstate Com¬ merce Commission  Senator Cu r.mlns today urgerl amer»d,m»ints to the inter¬ state trade bill inten.ied to enlarge the.
a tsilor shop in the home section sev-j and fled.    When she returned he was | three others injured and  1(10 families !'^When the public learns that tw-niy eral  months ago.    The >last named  is | missing  and   when   she  searched   the now In jail waiting for trial, they state, I room she missed the purse which had
and   thev   have   been   looking  for   the   contained     $34.       The    police     v.ere I   , i     i.  i» j    ..„ ...-i™/.,,.,.., „-„,.,   j- u     -»• -     i- . j ..   _^j-^^ -c-.^ia
„, • mi. ij       ,. .1 •«¦ J     «   it- ..       V   ,.   Clans and a half dozen pulmotors were ' di;:h v/.h lie welcomed,   safd Dr. Field
other man ever since.    They could not   promptly   notified   of   the  matter  but I ' .. -
driven from their homes.     -    ¦ ' fiv3 c^r-ts will purchase  enoui;n  nius-
Ten   ambulances, a score, of physl- j sels to satisfy ten people at a meal the
; locate  and   until  he .climbed   through  up  to  a  late  hour this  morning they j bu.sily   employed   in  the  rescue  wo placed h'ni  under arrest.       The man.    tiie ropes of the ring they were all at   hud not landed the man, although the j The cause of the fjie and  the e avrer will appear against him at police   .sea.    .\t a hearing    yesterday    after-  detective forpe  was furnished  wKh   a i of the   damage  have  not  been  d *court tbia morning noon the fighter was held for court.     ¦ goo  ddcscriptioii  of  him '   ' mined.
a hllzKard today aifd at a late hour to¬ night considerable delay in traffic on all railroads has been reported and iu many c.a.ses telephone and telegraph communlcation~cut off.
.A. high wind piled up huge drifts within a radius of sixty miles of Chi¬ cago, i, '
Columbus, (i., Jan. 31.—.A, blizzard swept this StJte today snd although rain fell instead of snow, o\er the .Greater portion of the State, railroad traffic and telephone and tplegraphlc communication was badly crippled.
The high wind is reported to have done considerable damage to prop¬ erty.
commission's powers. Senator 'Cum¬ mins has three urtiendments to :'naka to the bill as follows:
A provl.slon giving the comn Iseion power to reduce the size of co 7>ora- tiorvs, when the .size is such as t) be ft menace to competitivR conditions. '
To give the commission full cantrol over swollen capitalization with pow¬ er to reduce it.
To give the commission full powers to prevent unfair competition In rate cutting. ¦ ^~
xemment's  plan  to  r>ut mus- 1*1. e  market  is  not     visionary iiely  practical  and     will    be ut." L i
The discnssion before the committee The steamer Rainbow, at Marietta. I today- Indicates a desire to not burden - *^'   • ' ¦   this  trade  commission   bill  with   gen¬
eral legislation ot any character. Thta position of, the commission Is under¬ stood to be in accord v.ith the vishes of the Pre.oident with whom Chairman Newlands yesterday  had a long eoti-
was blown frffhi her moorings and tossW about in ibe Ohio river for nearly two hours, while sixty passen¬ gers were in a panic. The steamer finally lodged against the northern bank of the river; and the passengers
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