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Monday Fair EDITION EDITIONNTOEBEB EDITIONNUMBER
NUMBER N MBER 6340 WASHINGTON SUNDAY EVENING MAY 16 1909 PnICENE PKIOE ONE CENT
ct IS GRAVE GRAYEMISTAKE MISTAKE MISTAKEALL s sALL
ALL FOMLL SAYS SffiPromoter SAYSr
TO INTERVIEWERS INTERVIEWERSPromoter Ili IliI
r c Llj LljPromoter
Promoter Remains in Prison PrisonAwaiting PrisonAvaiti PrisonAwaiting
Awaiting Avaiti 1g Extradition Pa Papers Papers Papers ¬
pers From Boston BostonAPPEARANCE BostonAPPEARANCE I IAPPEARANCE
APPEARANCE BELIES BELIESCHARGES BELIESCHARGES BELIESCHARGES
CHARGES HE FACES FACESQuiet FACESQuietand FACESi
i Quiet Quietand andi and 4 Unassuming Is Man ManWhoIs ManWhe1s ManWhoIs
WhoIs Said to Have WorK WorKed Worked VorRedi
ed edi Investors InvestorsBy
By THEODORE TILLER TILLERWhile TILLERWhile TILLERWhile
While the detectives of three threecities threecitiesare cities citiesare citiesare
are attempting to unwind the skein skeinof s skeinof ein einof
of his alleged entangled financial financialoperations financialoperations financialoperations
operations and while numerous numerousclaimants numerousc1aimants numerousclaimants
claimants are calling at hisformer hisformerNew his former formerNew formerNew
New York address ad Iress to know thewhereabouts thewhereabouts the thewhereabouts
whereabouts of the promoter and andhis andhis andurn
his wife known k kilo own urn there as as Lady LadyAlice LadyAlice LadyAlice
Alice Capt Charles Leighton Fox Foxwell FoxweU Foxwell
well accused of obtaining ob aining many manythousands manythousands manythousands
thousands from mining investors re remains remains remains ¬
mains today a prisoner at the First Firstprecinct Firstprecinct Firstprecinct
precinct station stationCaptain stationf stationCaptain
f Captain Foxwell awaits awai ts extradi extradition extradition extradition ¬
tion papers from Boston where it itis itis itis
is said his largest operations center centerand centerand centerand
and where the charge originated originatedupon originatedupon originatedupon
upon which he was arrested as he hewas heas hewas
was as about to enter the Connecticut Connecticutin nnecticut nnecticutin
in which he has luxurious apart apartments apa apaments apartmerits ¬
ments last night nightOccupies nightOccupiC3 nightOccupies
Occupies Cell CellAttorney CellAttorney CellAttorney
Attorney Davis Had HadAccused Haaccuscd HadAccused
Accused ccuscd of obtaining obtainingmoney money for in investment invpstmcnt investment ¬
vestment purposes much in the same samemanner snmemanncr samemanner
manner although upon upb 1 a somewhat somewhatmore so somewhatmore ewlat ewlatmorc
more dignified and extensive scale both lothas bothas lthas
as regards the field of operation o 1 1clientele ration and andclientele andclientele
clientele Captain Foxwell occupies occupiesfday + o oday oday
day the tmarturs qnartursin in which vhi h John C CDavis CDavis CDavis
Davis tho Washington attorney who whois who whois wh whIs
is charged with making aking away with withthousands ith iththousands th ththollSlnds
thousands was confined confln d just a wealago week weekago weekago
ago In attitude appearance and andbearing andbaaring andbearing i
bearing however the two men men are en entirely entirely entirely ¬
tirely dissimilar dissimilarClaiming dissimilarCIaiming dissimilarClaiming
Claiming to be a representative rcprcscntn ive of oftho oftho ofthe
tho Socicnte Generale the big Drench Drenchfinancial wrenchfinancial 1ren 1renfinancial
financial institution it is said that thatCaptain thatCaptain thatCaptain
Captain Foxwoll a a man of most pleas pleasing pleasing pleasing ¬
ing address and ingratiating manner mannerwon mannerwon mannerwon
won the confidence of o numerous ming min mining mining ¬
ing promoters sn an Boston Baltimore Baltimoreand Baltimoreand Baltimorea Baltimoreand
a
and Now York YorkHaving YorkHavinG YorkHaving
Having stock to offer off r and being beinganxious beinganxious beinganxious
anxious to dispose of the same Captain CaptainFoxwells CaptainFoxweUs CaptainFoxwells
Foxwells alleged statement that his hfsFrench hisFrench hieFrench
French company desired to find good goodAmerican soodAmerIcan goodAmerican
American securities immediately Inter Interested fnt intorested r rested ¬
ested the mining promoters who In Inevery fnevery inevery
every possible way proceeded to dem demonstrate demonstrate demonstrate ¬
i
onstrate to the representative of the theFrench theFrench theFrench
French capitalists that the Investment Investmentwas
was worth while It is now claimed by bysome by80me bysome
some of those who have bean seeking seekingCaptain seekingCaptaIn seekingCaptain
Captain Foxwoll for several months monthsthct monthsthlt monthsthet
thct these thcsotnvesUgations Investigations wore rather ratherlong ratherIanI ratherlong
long drawnout affairs involving con considerable considerable conp ¬
p siderable expense and occasionally a atrip atrip atrip
trip abroad for Captain Foxwoll FoxwollIn
In fact George H Merrill jr of ofBoston otBoston ofBoston
Boston president of the Growler Cop Copper Copper Copper <
per Company which caused the arrest arrestof arrestot arrestof
of Foxwell said today that Captain CaptainContinued Captain CaptainContinuO CaptainContinued
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WEATHER REPORT REPORTTho
Tho temperature has fallen in the thewestern thew thewestern
western w stern Gulf States the MIselse Mississippi < ppt and andOhio andOhIo andOhio
Ohio valleys and the Lake region and anda
a change to cooler weather Is in prog progress progress progress ¬
ress on the Pacific slope Warm weath weather ¬
er Is reported from the Rooky moun mountain mount mountaln ¬
tain t In region and western New York and andhigh andtjgh andhigh
high temperaturecontinues tt > in the mid middle mlddte middle ¬
dle Atlantic and southern sou thorn Atlantic AtlanticStates Atlantic5tat8 Atlanticgrates
States StatesThe 5tat8The gratesThe
The indications are that there will willnc wUlOf willhe
nc Of local rains tonight or Monday In 1nthe Inthe Intie
the southern Atlantic and arwroastern eastern Gulf GulfStates GulState8 GulfStates
States and New York Stale In the themiddle thomiddle themiddle
middle Atlantic States and the Ohio Ohiovalley OhIoalley Ohiovalley
valley the weather w athor will be fair and andcooler andcooler andcooler
coolerFORECAST cooler coolerFORECAST coolerFORECAST
FORECAST FOR THIS DISTRICT DISTRICTPartly DISTRICTParU DISTRICTPartiy
Partly ParU cloudy and cooler tonight tonightMonday tonightIonday tonighty
y Monday fair and cooler moderate west westwinds weetwinds westwinds
winds
TEMPBRATURBS TE TEMPISRATURIIIS8a
8a 8 a m 11 72
9 Dam DamIo a m r i7 7
10 a m 78 i8fla
11 1 fla a m 17 17z
12 z noon fi9
1 p ni4 Sl SlSu1V
SUN TABLES
Sun risca r ht = 446 446Sun f fSun 44SSun
Sun seta lS 706 706IDE 100TIDE 716TIDE
TIDE IDE TABLE
Today TodaYBfJb High tide Kiflfia i96 05 a m mand and 5 5tO 5tOJ > 10 10P i0p
P J m low tide t1d Ils48 11 > 8 a m m
Tomorrow TomorrowHIh High tide tl e 5 SS 6S a m and
6 6i 35 w p m ow tide tide I 120i ot a m and 124 1242pm luporn
porn
I
TRAIN IS HELD UP UPCARS UJ UJCARS UPCARS
CARS ARE WRECKED WRECKEDScore
Score of Persons Are re Badly Injured and 20000 Is IsStolen IsStolen IsStolen
Stolen by Band of Masked Bandits Four Fourteen Fourteen Fourteen
teen teen Miles East E st of Spokane
SPOKANE Wash rash Slay Iay 16 16Bofore 16Beforethe Before Beforethe
the guns of six masked maskedbnndlts bandits train trainmen tralnmon trainmon ¬ I
mon of Groat Northern No 3 woit woitbqund WOftund wostbqund
bqund und wore hold up early this morning morningfourteen morning morningfourtoen morningfourteen
fourteen miles east of Spokano between betweenMorse betwe betweenMorse n nMorse
Morse and Colbert tho mall sacks rifled rifledand riftedand rifledand
and 20000 believed stolen stolenWhile stolenVhlle stolenWhile
While running the detached engine engineand onglneand engineand
and mall car back to the passenger cars carsstalled carsstalled carsstalled
stalled on the main line they crashed crashedInto crashedInto crashedinto
Into the long train Injuring Injuringfifteen fifteen pas passengers passengers passengers ¬
sengers flylng flyln glass and splinters 8 Unter8 Cutting cut cutting cuttlng ¬
ting the faces of a a score of men wom womep womep women
en ep and children childrenPosses chJdrenPosses childrenPosses
Posses Sent Out OutThe OutThe OutThe
The officials hero were notified as soon soonas soonas soonas
as aruncould a arun run conld be made to the station stationat
at Hlllyard the nearest telegraph of office office office ¬
fice and a relief train was at oncft sent sentto sentto sentto
to the scene of the holdup Special Specialtrains Specialtrains Specialtrains
trains bearing sheriffs posses medical medicalaid madlcu1ld mediculaid
aid ld nurses and supplies sup lIes also al o left leftSookano leftSpokane leftSookano
Sookano at once onceThe oncerhe onceThe
The train was nlhnlng at a fast rate rateat utoat rateat
at Davis brick yard fourteen miles east eastof elLstof eastof
of Spokane when two masked bandits banditscrawled banditscrwled banditscrawled
crawled down from the tender te ler and with withdrawn wUldrawn withdrawn
drawn revolvers ordered the ong engineer engineerWilliam ongln neer neerWilliam er erVltllam
William Miller to stop the train When WhenTtir WhenJUDGES WhenJUDGES
JUDGES MAKE MAKEUP MAKEUPTHEAUTO UP UPTHE
Ttir THE THEAUTO I tit AUIU AUTO AUTO QPflPPJ GUUnLo GUUnLoWinners SCORES SCORESVinQers SCORESWinners
Winners Will Be Announced AnnouncedThis AnnouncedT AnnouncedThis
This T is Afternoon After AfterWork AfterWork Afterr
Work Is Completed CompletedThe r
The The technical committee consisting of ofRqferee ofR ofReferee
Referee R fcree Caverly fclfChadwlak Chadwick Hunter Hunterand Himternnd Hunterand
and Fulton R Jl Jlon 1on on Judges and andJohn andJohn andJohn
John K Hoyl cic cl < l were on the jobearly Job Jobearly jobearly
early this morning at the car barn on onFourteenth onFourteenth onFourteenth
Fourteenth street stree streetrghere fcrhere the cars in theWashington the theWashington therashlngton
Washington AuUmobilo Au mobno t Clubs lubs 1648 1648mile 1648mlto 1648milo
mile run of yesterday wore placed under underguardlast undorard underguardlast
guardlast ard last night nightThe nhrhtThe nightThe
The committee wont over each car carthoroughly carthoroughly carthoroughly
thoroughly examining all parts of the theengine theengine theengine
engine transmission making tests for forignition forIgnition forIgnition
ignition and oiling troubles Referee RefereeCaverly PeereeCacrly RefereeCaverly
Caverly made the technical examination examinationand
and called off the results to Mr Hunter Hunterwho Hunterwho Hunterwho
who entered thorn in Ina a large la c score book bookAfter bookAfter bookAfter
After each car had had been gone over overtho overtho overthe
tho entrant was w s permitted to have his hiscar hiscar hiscar
car The committee is now in session sessionatthe sessionat
atthe at thb residence of Secretary John K KHeyl KHeyl KHeyl
Heyl of the club and is going over the thescore thescore thescore
score cards rds of tho observers observersAll observersAU observersAll
All time lost at the various controls controlswill controlswill controlswill
will be b deducted < J and then the final finalstanding fnalstandln finalstanding
standing of each car will be ma3o ma o up upThe upThe upThe
The announcement of the winning v1nnl 1g cars carsIn carsI carsIr
In I each class will be made this after afternoon afternoon afternoon ¬
noon at the clubhouse where the score scoreboud scoreboard
board wilt be posted so that each con contestant cont6Stant conteatant ¬
testant can see Just how his car be behaved betaved betaved ¬
taved It is expected a large crowd will willgo willgo willgo
go to the clubhouse to hear the results resultsSuccess relSlltsSuccess resultsSuccess
Success of Run RunThe RunThe un unThe
The smoothness with which the run runwas runwas runwas
was handled tile general satisfaction saUsfactlonand
and pleasure icasurO attending the affair on c the thevart thetart thepart
tart of officials and contestants alike alikend aUkeJnl1 alikend
Jnl1 nd the feeling that the cars which whichhad whichhad whichhad
had undergone the test so successfully successfullydeserved su successfullydeservud ssfu11y ssfu11ydeservdd
deserved the th credit for having taken takenpart takenpart takenpart
part in one of the hardest endurance enduranceruns enduranceruns enduranceruns
runs out of Washington was manifested manifestedat
at the clubhouse by a largo outpouring outpouringof
of motorists The spactoat veranda verandawas verandawas verandawas
was filled with merry parties who whovied whovied whovied
vied with one another In showering con congratulations congratulations congratulatlone ¬
gratulations upon the contestants as asthey asthoy asthey
they piloted their dustcovered cars up upto upto upto
to the clubhouse clubhouseEvery clubhouseEvery clubhouseEvery
Every sort of road wag encountered encounteredto
to make It a thorough test A A fine bltj bltjof bit bitof bitof
of macadam road would be encountered encounteredfor
for a few miles and would suddenly suddenlyturn suddenlyturn
turn into a rutty dirt road Those Thosevarying Thosovarlng Thosevarying
varying road conditions together with withthe withthe withthe
the numerous thankyoumams and andthe pndthe andthe
mountain mountainranges mountainranges mountainranges
the stiff climbs over the three
ranges gave the drivers all the work workthey wOrkthey workthey
they wanted It Is no childs play to tosit tosIt tosit
sit at the wheel ofa ot a big car and pilot pilotit
it over 164 miles of varied road The Thebreaks Thebroaks shebroaks
broaks in the road must be taken with withcaution withcautlon withcaution
caution unless the driver wants to run runthe runthe runthe
the risk of broken brok springs which means meansheavy meanshQ8vY meansheavy
heavy penalizations in the score scoreCarried scoreCarri scoreCarried
Carried Carri d Passengers PassengersAH
AH the touring cars were compelled compelledby
by the rules to carry passengers and andevery andovery andevery
every owner of a touring car entered enteredin
in the run was besieged by his friends friendsfor trlendstor friendsfor
for a seat in the car Those who fig figured figured figured ¬
ured It Just a pleasant Joy ride came cameto cameto cameto
to a realization reaUzu Uon of the fact that It was wasa
a grueling contest oonto t by the time the as ascent ascent ascent ¬
cent of the mountains beyond Waynes Waynesboro Waynesboro Waynesboro
boro was begun However there was wasnot wasnot wasnot
not a single passenger who was not de delighted deUghted delighted ¬
lighted with the trip and who would not notbe notbe notbe
be pleased to take It again againIt
It was very gratifying to the antost dantestants antostants icnte t tants
ants who have done much tourng tour ng and andwho andwho andwho
who have had trouble with the farming farmingelement farmingulement farmingelement
element because a chicken was kiisod kmdor kmdora or ora ora
a horse ho frightened to be accorded such sucha
a hearty reception all along the line lineHundreds IInoHundreds lineHundreds
Hundreds of farmers whoso houses houseswero houseswere houseswere
were located on the road were up upbright upbright upbright
bright and early to wave ve a welcoming welcominghand weloomlnghand welcominghand
hand at the contestant as they th y flashed flashedpast fiashedpast flashedpast
past while to the children it proved as asintorestlng asIntorestJns asinteresting
interesting as a circus parade Many Manyfarmers Manytormers Manyfarmers
farmers along the road out of West Westminster Wostminster Westminstor ¬
minster declared a holiday and porch perching porchIng porching ¬
ing themselves on ton to of fences kept a atally atally atally
tally of the cars Watches In hand handthey handthey handthey
they noted the time between cars and andcalled andoaUed andcalled
called It out to each contestant contestantLoses cont8lantLoses contestantLoses
Loses At Finish FinishIf
If there was one car that was wasponal wasponalIZ8d penalized penal penalized ¬
ized that certainly had a tough break breaklit
lit the luck be bat it was the Oldsmobile Oldsmoblledriven Ol Oldsmobiledriven smoblltl smoblltldrlvon
driven by O W Hoffman with Ernest firueatLove ErnestLOve Erueathove
Love as hi his ebuerver Harrington Mill Milland Millsand Milland
and The Times representative wore wore pas passengers palsongers passongers ¬
songers in this car carTho carThn carThe
The Oldsmoblte had a perfect scorn scornyrttll scornnttll scorepgtii
yrttll within a few feet of the finish line linewhan lInevh tinewhen
when vh a burnt bearing be rins put It out < of the therunning thorunning therunning
running so far aa a aaa a perfect score OfO OfOContinued wa waI was wasContinued
I Continued on Page Thirteen
Miller obeyed he md id the fireman John
BHail R Hai were ordered from the cab c batld andwore and andwore
wore commanded to uncouple the mall mallcar mallcar mailcar
car from the train When this was
gone the two robbers boarded the en engine eng1ne engine ¬
gine and went flying down the track at atarapid atarapld atarapid
arapid pace paceShoot paceShoot paceShoot
Shoot At Conductor ConductorThe ConauctorTho
The train was In charge of B F Rob Robertson Robertson Robertson ¬
ertson conductor He hurried from the thecar thecar thecar
car when the train stopped but waskept was waskept waskept
kept back by the shots from frcmi the re revolvers revolvers revolvers ¬
volvers of the bandits who stood guard guardwhile guardwhile guardwhile
while the theenglnemen englnemen were werouncoupllng uncoupling
the mall car He then sent word to tto ttonearest t tnearest ° o onearest
nearest telegraph station of the holdup holdupThe holdupThe holdupThe
The sheriffs office otrl e was informed a aposse aposse aposse
posse posse was hastily gathered gathf > red and vrtts vrttsstarted Wf 8 8started sstarted
started to the scone In a special train tramwithin trainwithin trainwithin
within an hour aiter the robbery occurred oc occurred occurred ¬
curred A second secondl1pecllll special was sent sento outafterward out outafterward t tafterward
afterward with more officers officersChief Ort1C6rsChler officersChief
Chief of Police Ryan and a posse went wentout wentout wentout
out from Hlllyard to watch the routes routeseast routeseast muteseast
east of town and at t an early hour this thismorning thismorning
morning every avenue 9 leading to Spo ¬
kane Is believer cut off It was only onlya
a short time after tho engine and mailcar mail mailcar mallcar
car had dashed away that they came camerunning camerunning
running back wild and collided with withthe withthe
the standing slandln train trainNEW trainNE
NEW NE YORK POLICECLOSE POLICE POLICEFor POLICECLOSE
CLOSE CONEY ISLAND ISLANDFor
For the First Time the theRe theResort Re Resort ResortIs ¬
sortIs sort Is Quiet QUi t on onSunday onSunday onSunday
Sunday SundayNEW
NEW YORK May 16 16COney Coney Island Islandshow Islandshow Islandshow
show proprietors and visitors too are arerubbing are arerubbing arerubbing
rubbing their eyes today and wonder wonderIng wonderIn wondering
Ing In what hit the Island at midnight midnightMore midnhhtMore midnightMore
More than 100000 people had a chance chancet chancetq chancetg
t tq < j wonder for tor the first time in years yearsthe yearsthe yearsthe
the band played Home Sweet Home Homeas
as tho clcfk struck twelve twelveThe twelveThe twelveThe
The Sunday Sund y law l wwas was responsible and andthe andthe d
the police closed Cl08 d the resorts except the thehotels thehotels thehotels
hotels and even they sore ere not permit permitted permitted permitted ¬
ted to sell liquor To show they the meant meantbusiness m meantbusiness nt ntU81ness
business the police meads fifteen ar arrests arrests ¬
restsChief rests restsChief restsChIetIns
Chief ChIetIns Inspector ector Max M x Schmlttberger SchmlttbergerBorough SchmlttbergerBorough hmJtt rger
Borough Inspector Johri Joht H 1 Russell In Inspector Inspeotor Inspector ¬
spector John J OBrien of the Fit Fifteenth Fltteenth Fitteenth ¬
teenth inspection district and Captain C pfaJn
Palmer of the Coney Island station stationwith stationwIth stationwith
with fifty detectives dete tIves started their cru crusade crurmde cru ¬
sade promptly at midnight The carou caroussels car cartlseela u ussels
ssels scenic railway raflwa toboggan slides slidesshooting slldM slldMshooting slidesshooting
shooting galleries concert halls and all allother allother allother
other places of amusement were closed
Thon began the warfar on the hotels hotelsand bote hotelsand s sand
and restaurants rcst ninnts The detectives d tectlves went
into the places suspected of disobeying
the law and ordered drinks As soon as
the drinks were served arrests were weremade wero weromade weremade
made it being heln alleged no meals had
been ordered or served with the drinks
Within about an hour Coney Island
was wasquiet w wQuiet wasquiet
quiet as a country village on the Sab ¬
bath bathThe bathThe bathThe
The annual police Invasion of Coney
Island took place
yesterday when
sev seventy scventy seventy ¬
enty additional patrolmen raportedfor r reported ported for
duty at the West Eighth street no
lice station That brings the number numberof numberot
of patrolmen at the Island to 130 All
of the men will be provided with cols
in the station and will be compelled to
spend most of their time at the island
On previoui years each man was re re ¬
quired to do only eight hours patrol
duty but under a new order of oCin oCinmiesioncr oCinmissioner oCmmissionor
missioner Bingham four hours addition additional ¬
al reserve duty will be demanded from
every patrolman this summer summerGIVES summerGIVES summerGIVES
GIVES UP HER LIFE LIFETO lifETO LIFETO
TO SAVE HER DOG DOGToledo DOGToledo DOGToledo
Toledo Woman Is Instantly Killedby Killed Killedby Killedby
by a Michigan Central CentralTrain Cenfralrain CentralTrain
Train TrainTOLEDO TrainTOLEDO rain rainTOLEDO
TOLEDO Ohio May 16 16To To save her herdog herdog herdog
dog from being run over by a Michigan MichiganCentral 1rIchlsanCentral MichiganCentral
Central train Mrs Irs Ettie Triphogen Triphogenfortyseven TriphoEenfortyseer Triphogenfortysever
fortyseven a widow gave ave up up her lib llfohere libbere litthere
here today todayMrs todayMrs todayMrs
Mrs Triphogen was walking along alori the thetrack thetrack thetrack
track near her home when a fast fre freight freightcame tre1ghtcame ght ghtcame
came along The dog do refused to come comefrom comefrom comefrom
from the center of the track The widow widowran widowran widowran
ran and plckel up the dog and thenfell then thenfell th n ntell
fell across the theteack track she he was instantly instantlyKERENS
killed killedKERENS killedKEREN
KERENS NEGLECTED NEGLECTEDHIS
HIS FRIENDS THINK THINKDisappointed THINKDisappointed THINKDisappointed
Disappointed That Liberality WasNot Was WasNot VasNot
Not Rewarded by Diplomatic DiplomaticST
P st stST
ST LOUIS May 16 16There There Is great greatdisappointment greatdisappointment greatdisappointment
disappointment among amon his Republican Republicanfriends RepubUcanfriends Republicanfriends
friends over the definite announcement announcementfrom
from Washington that Col R C Ker Kerens Keronti Ierens ¬
ens will not be mad made ambassador to toVienna toVlonna toVienna
Vienna Colonel Kerens contributed
56000 to the Republican campaign fund
last year and for or thirtyfive years has hasgiven hasJlven hasgiven
given liberally to every ward precinct precinctState
State or national election to aid the theRepublicans thee thetepublicans
Republicans RepublicansSECRET tepublicansSECRET e ubllcan8 ubllcan8SECRET
SECRET SERVICE SERVICEMAN SERVICEMAN SERVICEMAN
MAN NEAR r EAR DEATH DEATHCHICAGO DEATHCHICAGO DEATHCHICAGO
CHICAGO May 16 1GLawronce Lawrence Ritchie Ritchieof
of the United States Secret Service nar narrowly narrwly narrowly ¬
rowly escaped death last night a abuUct abuUctnr bullet bulletfired bulletfired
fired nr by an unknown assailant passing passingthrouch pasingthToU passingthrough
through thToU h his hat liitchle Ititehlehas has been In Instrumental Instrumental instrumental ¬
strumental In the arrest of three counterfeiting coun counterfeiting counterfeiting ¬
terfeiting gangs the last three manths manthsnd In motthsrind llths llthsknd
rind nd the attempt on hi lIlp life Is I reaideii reaideiiby r re bsrde aJde aJdeby
by him as is 8 the act of a sympathizer 8ym athber of ofthe ofthe ofthe
the coiners coinersI
I
BORDEN nnnrni TO TO TAKE TAKEPHILLIPS Tiir TiirlUliULN TAKEPHILLIPS I Aid AidFactional
PHILLIPS PLACE PLACEALUMNI PLACEALUMNIDECLARE
ALUMNI ALUMNIDECLARE ALUMNIDECLAREFactional DECLARE DECLAREFactional
Factional Fight m in George GeorgeWashington GeorgeWashington GeorgeWashington
Washington University UniversityTakes Univers UniversityTakes ty tyTakes
Takes New W Turn TurnMEDICAL TurnMEDICAL TurnMEDICAL
MEDICAL SCHOOL SCHOOLCENTER SCHOOLCENTER SCHOOLCENTER
CENTER OF OFMIX MIXUP MIXUPGraduates MIXUPGraduates UP UPGr
Graduates Gr d ates Itr President ideQt Needham Needhamand Ne Needhamand am amnd
and nd Dean Involved Involv d in inControversy inControversy hiControversy
Controversy ControversyDr
Dr William C Borden of 1801 1801V 1801V i8otV
V street northwest is slated s1 ted to suc succeed SUcceed sueteed ¬
ceed DrW Dr W F R R Phillips as dean deanof deanof deanof
of the Medical MediC I College CoUegeof of George GeorgeWashington GeorgeWashington GeorgeWashington
Washington University UniversityDr Univer3 ty tyDr
Dr Phillips has received no offi official official official ¬
cial notification of his retirement retirementthough retirementthough i ithough
though prominent members of the theAlumni theAlumni I
Alumni Association declare it was wasdecided wasdecided i
decided upon upon by b the trustees trust es twoweeks two twoweeks i iweek
weeks ago agoThese agoThese go goThese
These statements are vouched for as asfacts asfacts asfacts
facts by graduates giad ates of O George G rge Washing Washington Washlngton
ton University who iL sleclara ieclarj larJ they willmake willmake will willmake
make them the platform platformol of a vigorouscampaign vigorous vigorouscampaign I
campaign against galnstthe the present adminis administration adminisi ¬ i
tration of the tl1 universitys affairs affairsCharges atralrsCharges affairsCharges
Charges and counter charges have al already al1 al1ready a1ready ¬
ready began to fly thick and fast fastAmong fastAmong J
Among charges made are these theseThat theseThat 1
That the medical school has become an anexpensive anexpensive
expensive luxury to toth thu university since sincethe sincethe I Ithe
the administration adm tn stratton of Dr Phillips Ph 11 Ups theschool the theschool
I
school this year having run behind by byI byabout byabout
I about 513000 OOO and last year yearshowed showed a adeficit al adeficit
deficit of i700a 1009That I
j That the meCIcai faculty r i j7complet completely ly
disorganized as a result of disagree dlsagreeI disagreeJnentsatnong disagreemeats
I meats Jnentsatnong among members of the faculty
These charges are brought by sup supporters suPporters supporters ¬
porters of Dr Needham Needh m in answer to tothe tothe tothe
the assertion that Dr Philips PhflU s has beendiscriminated been beendiscriminated I Idiscrlm1natcd
discriminated agwinst agwinstActioa aga1nstActioaQfAIunmi ageInatAction
Action ActioaQfAIunmi ActioaQfAIunmiBut of Alumni AlumniBut AlumniBut
But the most ftriklng feature of the thaitangle thetangle th thtnrigle
tangle was as th t e Variety i rlet of construction constructionput construcUonput constructionput
put upon o11 the action l1ctl9noU sctiyn of4be Qf hp 1LJ alumni mnl alsociaion assa assaclatlon also assoclattonJ
clatlon Iaetrevening Ja t tev venlnr nlnK when hen affairs of ci tho theuniyersity thouniversity thounlyell
university unlyell ty cameIn came in for a a general generaldts generaldtscul5sIQn din discussion dincussion ¬
cussionFriends cussion cussionFriends 1 1Friends
Friends of Dr Needham declare that
the charges char es against the universitys
head were wer Instigated by Dr far V P PCarr PCarr Part
Carr art formerly a member of the medical medl l
faculty because Dr Needham Ne < < Idham several severalyears seeralyears severalyears
years ago recommended Ms removal removalSupporters removalSupporters removalSupporters
Supporters of ofDr Dr Phillips say the elec election electlon election ¬
tion of Dr Carr to the presidency of ofthe ofthe ofthe
the Alumni Association AS80 lation at the meeting
last evening was an expression of the theattitude theattitude theattitude
attitude of the alumni on the merits of ofthe otthe ofthe
the controversy controversyDr
Dr Phillips Part PartDr PartDr PartDr
Dr Phillips it Is charged first came cameinto cameInto cameInto
into conflict with the university authori authorities authorities authorities ¬
ties because he declined to toemove remove Dr DrCarr DrCArr DrCarr
Carr from his position on the medical medicalfaculty medJcalfaculty medicalfaculty
faculty Dr Needham it Is said asked askedthat askedthat askedthat
that he be replaced on the ground that thathe thathe thathe
he did not devote enough time to t affairs affairsof atrairsot
of the university universityDr
Dr Phillips at thf < time said he had hadmade hadmade hadmade
made a satisfactory arrangement withDr with withDr withDr
Dr Carr All but three members members of the themedical themedlcaJfaculty themedical
medical medlcaJfaculty faculty Joined in demanding that
Dr Carr be retained retainedDr retainedDr
Dr Phillips P this morning declined to
talk of the rumors affecting his reten ¬
tion tionWhatever
Whatever V1tate er may happen I am amstUl still a amember amember amember
member of the George G rge Washington Uni University Unlverslty Universlt ¬
versity verslt facility h he > said and in that thatcapacity thatcapacity thatcapacity
capacity any explanations made hyme hymeContinual by me meContinue meC7onUnuol
Continue 1 on Fourth Page PageA PagefMPEROR PageEMPEROR
EMPEROR DESIRES DESIRESA
A TARIFF TREATY TiATYGerman TREATYGerman
German Monarch Wants to toAvoid toAv toAvoid
Avoid Av id Commercial Con Coni Conflict Conflgct
i flict With America AmericaBERLIN AmericaBERLIN AmericaBERLIN
BERLIN May 16 161n In a conversation conversationwith conversationwith
with two personal friends Prince von vonBuelow vonBuelow vonBuelow
Buelow declared toda today he would take takean takean takean
an opportunity during durtn his audience with withthe withthe withthe
the Kaiser tomorrow at Weisbaden to toImpress toImpress toImpress
Impress the Emperors E perors mind with the theImportance theImportance theImportance
Importance of devising a means of al allaying allalng allaying ¬
laying the clamor of the German Im Importers Importers importers ¬
porters for a tariff war with the United UnitedStates UnitedStates UnitedStates
States StatesA
A subject of even greater Importance Importancewhich Importancewhich importancewhich
which he will discuss concerns the 11 flnanes 11nanc 11nance
nanes reform bill It is understood d that thatVon thatYon that1an
Von Buelow still hopes to line up the theantagonistic theantagonistic theantagonistic
antagonistic elements In the Reichstag Reichstagso
so that it will pass some financial re reform reform reform ¬
form scheme The Kaiser himself Is Isdeeply Isdeeply isdeeply
deeply concerned In circumventing clrcumv < mtlng the theorganized theorganized theorganized
organized political pollU 31 effort tf trl > force the thegovernment thelZovernment thegovernment
government Into tar tariff I ft reprisals reprl ls > with withthe wlfhthe withthe
the United States StatesVIlllam StatesWnUnm StatesWilliam
VIlllam has as taken great personal in interest Interest Interest ¬
terest in the recent lecturing tourthroughout tour tourthroughout tourthroughout
throughout the th central and eastern easternstates easternstates easternstates
states by Count von Bernstoiff Bernstorff the German Ger German German ¬
man ambassador to Washington who infact In Infact Intact
fact undertook undert ok the tour at the Kaisers Kaisersexpress RaIsorse Kaisrsexpress
express e pre8S orders ord rs with tho object oble object t of clear clearing clearl clearInfi ¬
ing l l up UJ > misunderstandings and enllght enllghtemng enllshtenlng enllghtening
emng ening the Americans as to the real realmorning realm realmerning
morning m rnln of Germanys prodigious naval navalarmaments navlt navltannament navalarmaments
armaments armamentsThe annamentThe
The German papers openly declare that thatBornstorffs th1tBrnstortts thatBernstorffs
Bornstorffs mission was to coddle Gor GormanAmericans GermanAmtrJcans GormanAmericans ¬
manAmericans The Kaisers afser8 openly openlydeclared openldec1ared openlydeclared
declared recently recentl in a conversation conversationwith
with prominent visiting Americans that thathe thathe thathe
he prefers a tariff treaty with the theUnited theUnited theUnited
United States to a tariff war So keen keenly keenly keenly ¬
ly Is he Interested i in Bernstorfrs a prog progress pro proress progress ¬
ress that he receives voluminous daily dailycables dllrlycables dailycables
cables detailing the sentiment of Amer Americans Amerfcans Amerleans ¬
leans with forecasts as to the probable probablefinal proba probablefinal Jle Jletinal
final shape tit t tb the Payne 1 D8 btL blUt Wa
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l THE CHILD WIFE j jI
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DOROTHY WILLARD BECK BECKThe BECKThe BECKThe
The Central Figure of the Tragedy In Which W ch Her Father Killed KilI d Her er Husband Hu na
FIRE FIRETHIS THIS MORNING jAROUSES j IAROUSESNORFOLK
AROUSES AROUSESNORFOLK AROUSESNORFOLKResidences NORFOLK NORFOLKResidenct
Residences Shaken by Ex Explosions Explosions Explosions ¬
plosions of Dynamite in inFreight inFreight inFreight
Freight Sheds ShedsNORFOLK Sh ShedsNORFOLKb ds dsNORFOLK
NORFOLK Va May 16 lt1FIre Fire which whichat whlc4at whichat
at noon no noon ri though under control W wi J still stillburning 5ttnburning stillburning
burning destroyed the big general store storehouse stOnthouse storehouse
house of tha Seaboard Air Line Just Justbeyond justbeyond justbeyond
beyond the limits of Portsmouth Portsmo Portsmoth th this thismorning thismorning thismorning
morning Fifty freight cars In the vi vlvinlty vivInlty vivinity
vinlty of the store house which owing owingto
to the Inflammable nature of 01 its con contents contents contents ¬
tents burned rapidly were also de destroyed destroy destroymd ¬
stroyed stroyedShortly stroy stroymdShortly d dShortly
Shortly after the fire was discovered discoveredat dl overed overedat
at 615 this corning several severttl heavy ex1 ex1plosions ex ex10810ns explosions = I
plosions 10810ns of railroad torpedoes and a aquantity aQuantity aquantity
I
quantity of dynamite used for or construe construction construatlon construetion ¬
tion purposes and stored in the fueburnlng fueburnlngstructure burning burningstructure burningstructure I
structure wrecked the bulldlns bulldlD sd d in injured InJured injured ¬ i
jured several persons slightly among amongthem amongthem amongthem i
them being being Walter Bissett brother of ofthe ottho ofthe
the Master Mechanic of the fieaboaod fieaboaodEngineer eClbOatdEngineer Beaboan1Engineer I
Engineer Buclner Bucl ner also sustained minor minorhurts minorhurts minorhurts
hurts The detonations of the explosions explosionswere explosionswere I
were plainly pl lnly heard in the city two twomiles twomiles J Jmiles
miles from the scene residences in the thefashionable thefashionable thefashionable
fashionable Park View section of Ports Portsmouth Portsmoutb Portsmouth ¬
mouth a mile away were ere sicken ken and andtheir andtheir andtheir
their occupants aroused from early earlymorning eaIlymom earlymorning
morning mom Ins slumbers slumbersShowers slumbersShowers slumbersShowers
Showers of cinders fell Immediately Immediatelyafter lnuncdlatel1atc immediatelyafter
after atc the explosions explostoasthroatening threatening t re tenlnG sur surrounding surrounding surrounding ¬
rounding property covering a large area areaand areaand areaand
and as the buildings in this territory are areresidences areresidences areresidences
residences of frame construction therewas there therewas therpwas
was great danger and householdersand householdersandothers
others were kept busy extinguishing extinguishingsmall extinguishingsmall I I IImaU
small fires firesThe firesrhe firesThe
The entire firefighting force of Ports Portsmouth Portsmouth Portsmouth ¬
mouth was called out and later lat r an en engine engine ettnine ¬
gine company front the Norfolk depart department department department ¬
ment was sent over at the request of ofSeaboard otSeaboard ofSeaboard
Seaboard officials While Vhll no informa information information information ¬
tion as to the origin of tha th fire or the theloss theloss
loss can be obtained at this time it isstated Is Isstated 113Etated
stated that the storehouse and itscon itscontents Its con contents ¬
tents all of which were e destroyed were werevalued werevalued werevalued
valued at 30OW OOO
1
1
AERONAUT MISSING MISSINGFRIENDS MISSINGJohn
FRIENDS FRIENDSWORRIED FRIENDSWORRIEDLeaves WORRIED WORRIEDJohn
John Berry BerryFRIENDSWORRIED Leaves St Louis Louisto
to Make a Moonlight MoonlightFlight MoonlightFlight Moonli g gFlight ht
Flight FlightST
ST LOUIS Mo May 15 1GC 16Cdnaidera 16Cdnaiderable Considera Considerable n8i era erable ¬
ble anxiety is felt today among amo amotfg g the the mil millionaire mlllIonnlre mUBonaire ¬
Bonaire members members of the Aero dub of ofSL ofiSt ofSt
SL Louis over the continued continued absenceor absenceorword absence or orword or orword
word word from Capt c p John Berry who made madea
a moonlight flight from here last night nightBerry nllhtBeITy night nightBerry
Berry ascended at 8 oclock from the theAero tAeAero theacre
Aero Club grounds and an his balloon balloonstarted balloontarted balloonstarted
started off of in magnificent shape rising risingto
to a height of 200 00 feet and then going goingeautward solngeMtward goingeastward
eastward over Illinois Arrangementsprare Arrangements
mare re made to advise the press and nd his hisfamily hisrmily
family t ml1y when a successful descent had hadbeen hadbeen hadbeen
been made but no word has yet et been re received received ¬
ceivedBerry ceived ceivedBerry
Berry was trying for a pilots license licensewhich i iwhich
which requires at least one moonlight moonlightilighL mQoJnllShtnight moonlightflight
night Fifteen hours has passed and andthe andthe
the balloon has not been heard from fromNearly fromNearly
Nearly all the local balloonlsts are arewealthy arewealthJ arewealthy
wealthy and have great fear of acci accident aoeldent aceldent ¬
dent which would check the growing growingao srowlngaGlal
ao aGlal lal circle of aeronauts aeronautsCOLLEGE aeronautsCOLLEGE aeronautaCOLLEGE
COLLEGE STUDENTS STUDENTSDRIVE STUDENTSDRIVE STUDENTSDR1VE
DRIVE ON HEARSES HEARSESCHICAGO HEARSESCHICAGO HEARSESCHICAGO
CHICAGO May 16College 16 l College and uni university unIversity university ¬
versity students took the places of dome domeof SPmeof someof
of the striking cabmen today and drove drovehearses dro drohearses drovohearses
hearses and carriages in funerals More Morethan Morethan Morethan
than 100 funerals took place placeThe placeThe placeThe
The llvorymen applied to employment employmentagencies employmentagencies employmentagencies
agencies for help and many college stu stardents students studjnts ¬
dents on the books of these agencies agenciesvolunteered agenclesvolunteered agenciesvolunteered
volunteered for the service The strik strikers strUers strikers ¬
ers throughout the week have attempt attempted ¬
ed little violence and have btren en compli eompilmented complimented oompllmented ¬
mented on their stand standBusiness standBusiness standBusiness
Business Agent Gibbons estimates the thestrike thestrike thestrike
strike has so far cost the empkt employers employersfi iera ierarioo00
75000 fi OOO and the unions 1MOO n5 JO There baa baabeen baabEcn hasbeen
been no sign 5 n of a a backdown on either eithereldo eithersIde eitherside
sIde
P
DREAMS DREAMSOFLUXURY DREAMSOFLUXURYRUDELY or LUXURY LUXURYRUDELY
mmmmm mmmmmFOB RUDELY SHATTERED SHATTEREDFOR
FOR DOROTHY BECK BECKChild BECKChild
Child < < Wifes Longing onging for forEase forEase forEase
Ease of Life Ends EndsIn Eri EndsIn ls lsc
c In Mire Misery MiseryBACK M ery eryBACK rY rYBACK
BACK OF BLOODSHED BLOODSHEDIS BLOODSHEDISP
IS ISP DEEPER EPER TRAGEDY TRAGEDYRobbed TRAGEDY TRAGEDYRobb TRAGEDYRobbed
Robbed Robb d of Girlhood and InnocenceShe Innocence InnocenceShe Inno ncej ncejIt
It ItShe
She Learns arns Too Early Lifes LifesDeepest LifesD LifesDeepest
Deepest D epest Sorrows SorrowsTfle SorrpwsTf SorrowsI
Tfle Tf I E CRIME CRIMEIrving CRIMEIrving >
Irving Beck the thirtyfive thirty thirtyfiveyearold thirtyfiveyearold
five fiveyearold earold husband hus nd of ofDorothy ofDorothy ofDorothpWillard
Dorothy DorothpWillard Willard Beck Beckaged Beckaged Beckaged
aged fifteen years recent recently recently recent1y ¬
ly was w s shot to death by the thechilds thechilds thechilds
childs father Albert Alb rt Willard Will Willard Willard
ard in Becks grocery grocerystore grocerystore ocery ocerystore
store in Washington WashingtonBy W hingtori hingtoriBy
By JAMES HAY Jr JrOh J JDh JrOh
Oh I dont d nft tell everything Iknow I Iknow Iknow
know knowThe knowTh knowThe
The Th boast boa t came with singular singularcaution singularcaution singularcaution
caution from the childish childishlips lips of the thegirl thegirl
girl w v be s had been asked a 9ire qtraftjon qtraftjonabout q oI on
about her marriage marriageHalf marriageHalf marriageHalf
Half an hour earlier shefcad she kad gone gonewith gonev
with v th a skip c and a jump in her walk walkto walkto walkto
to the candy store a block blockaw av3ay away Y to tobuy tobuy tobuy
buy chocolate < i drops r ps With the thecandy thecandy thecandy
candy in J1 her herharid hand she seemed to be bethe bet
t the veriest veri st cjiild c tld Her hair was w plait plaited plaited 1ait 1aited
ed downher do er back ba her skirts did not notfall notfall notfall
fall to her shoe fops and she looked lookedscarcely lookedscarcely lookedscarcely
scarcely thirteen years old instead of offifteen offifteen offifteen
i
fifteen as she really is isBut isBut s sBut
But as she refusedto refused = t to o answer a aQuestion aquestion aquestion
Question there was in iI her eyes what whatamounted wlrJtamounted w lrtt lrttamounted
amounted to cunning and the th ex expression exRres expression ¬
pression Rres ion made fcer er face looboki look old al almost almost a amost ¬
most grotesquely old oldBelieves QldBelieves oldBelieves
Believes Her StoryWtli Story StoryWill StoryWill
Will Save Father From Death DeathShe DeathShe DeathShe
She was was Dorothy Willard Beck Her Herhusband Herh HerS Herhusband S
husband h sband had been shot to death my eniya mya ruy ruya
a week bffore by her father and she shehad shehad shehad
had j jet t explained etpII cdher her belief that the thestory t11esm7 thestory
story she v vvtauld uId ten the jury was the theonly theoply theonly
only thing to save the th father from the thedeathpenalty thedeatJ1penalty thedeathpenalty
deathpenalty deathpenaltyAlbert deatJ1penaltyAlbert deathpenaltyAlbert
Albert Willard W lard secretive 5CCrcti e of few fewwords fevwo fewwordszis
words wo wordszis is now theDistrict in the District jail chars charged char chared ¬
ed with the murder of Irving W Beck Beckwho Beckwho Beckwho
who was a prosperous business man manthirtyfive manthirty manthirtyfive
thirtyfive thirty five years sears of age According to tosurface tosurfac tosurface
surface evidence Willard killed Beck Beckbecause BeckbecauSe Beckbecause
because Beck refused to disclose where wherehe wherehe wherehe
he had hidden Dorothy DOI > thy after hp iud iudken gadtaken nadtaken V
taken ken her from fromitor aor her parents parentshome home con contrary contrary cony ¬
trary y to his promise to allow her to tolive toliv tolive
live liv with them until her eighteenth eighteenthbirthday eighteenthbirthday eighteenthbirthday
birthday birthdayBut
But back of this tragedy tra edy there is the thecreater thereater thetreater
creater pity pltyth the story of how row this child childhas childhas childhas
has been robbed of other her girlhood and andmade anda andmade
made made a 10 to 3 realize that life can be a bur burden burden harden ¬
den and a horror What she has en endured endured 1 1dured ¬
dured dured has has already put a a terrible stamp stampqpon stamp1pon stampypon
qpon her She 1 is neither a child nor a awoman aWoman awoman
woman In her conversation she is one onemoment onemoment onemoment
moment almost a baby bab and the next nexta
a woman who has learned from suffer suffering suftering suffering ¬
ing and shame to hide her thoughts thoughtsand tbeugbtsand thoughtsand
and ideas ideasMarried IdeasMarried ideasMarried
Married Life Lasts LastsBut LastsBut LastsBut
But Seventeen Days DaysHer DaysHer DaysHer
Her married life le lasted I st d not quite cur seventeen curenteen tO tOenteen ¬
enteen days and came to an end May MayThe Mayrhe MayThe
The wedding was permitted per 1tt by her hermother hermother hermother
mother and father only alter ter the per persistent perIIdstent peristent ¬
sistent IIdstent gossip of neighbors neighbors about the theIntimacy theIntimacy theintimacy
Intimacy of herself and Beck had made madeU
U seemthe see 1 the wisest wls t course courseShe courseShe courseShe
She was asked askedDid askedDId askedDid
Did you ou love Irving Beck BeckBut BaclcBut BackBut
But she would youl not answer this directly di directly dlrectly ¬
rectly rectlyIrvie rectlyUrvle rectlyIsvie
Irvie she said was as very ery good to tome tomai tome
me mai andadded and ad added ed quickly but I love lovemy lovemy lovemy
my father very much muehand and I want nt himto him himto himto
to get off offDorotjiy offDorot offDorotty
Dorotjiy Dorot Willard was as born rn with a soul souland souland souland
and a temperament temp rament which were calcu calculated ca1culatid eakelated ¬
lated to lead her to totragooF tragedy in her sur surroundings surroundlngs surroundings ¬
roundings Her big deep brown eyes eyesand e1e3and eyesand
and her soft expressive GtpresslveUps lips show that thatshe thatshe thatshe
she Is a dreamer dream She says so herself herselfand hereJrand herselfand
and tells hew H0 > W all her life lIt wise sfce Ite has haslonged ba baa1ftted halonged
longed for the e luxuries the pleasures pleasuresj pibIU pTanresContinued U UContlnu
j Continued Contlnu on fifth Page
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