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, Associated. Press Exclusive Wire SIXTY-SECOND YEAR. SECRET QUIZ FOR EASTERN RAIL HORROR -Wreckage is Cleared Be fore Arrival of the Fed eral Commission. IS CONTRARY TO ORDER New Haven Claims Equipment to Have Been First Class Death List 21. New Haven Wrecks Since 1911 In Killed, jured. June 12, 1911, Fairfield, Conn 4 July 11, 1911, West Bridge port Aug. 28, 1911, Middletown, Conn Oct. 15, 1911, Berlin Junction, Conn June 11, 1912, Clinton, Mas. July 25, 1912,- Stonington 14 50 60 2 5 8 3 4 5 16 7 40 9 50 35 j 1 2 21 5 20 26 50 76 351 Aug. 8, 1912, Dorchester, Ma, Aug. 9, 1912, South Boston, Nov. 16, 1912. Green Farms, Conn Feb. 22, 1913, Waterbury, Conn June 12, 1913, Stamford, Sept. 2, 1913, Waterford. Total 76 351 New Haven. Conn., Sept. 3. The death list of the Wallingford wreck Mill stood SI this morning and the JiOUl ;T. .r. .:. , - , m. Railroad eWp-foyes who played lead ing parts In the New Havpn line's lat est tragedy ere under detention by the coroner's orders. Meanwhile the machinery for the usual county, state and federal investigation was in mo tion. Coroner Mix, Chief Engineer Elwell iind the state public utilities commis sion resumed this morning the secret investigation they began yesterday jointly with the railroad company. Engineer Miller of the White Moun tain express, his fireman, Robertson, Conductor Adams and Flagman Murry of the Bar Harbor train, all were or dered to submit to long cross-examination. The hearing was held in the office of the railroad's manager. No intimation of the testimony was maie public except briefly through the rail road's press agent. As yesterday the railroad insisted the "testimony shows plainly the equipment, appliances and blgnals were in firstclass condition." I4.XOKK COMMISSION' OKIM-IRS. The Interstate commerce commis sion's Investigators on arrival today found practicully no vestage of the wrck along the right of way. Not withstanding telegraphic orders from the commission that the wreckage lie undisturbed, officials tf the road set gangs of men clearing up the roadbed after tie crash. The two Pullmans, where nearly all the loss of life oc curred, were reduced to splinters by the crash. All this wreckage that could be burned was plied up In a dozen bonfires kindled close to the right-of-way. The damaged locomo tive was hauled away with the re mains of the third Pullman. WRECKAGES RELEASED. Inspector Bel nap of the Interstate commerce commission, who arrived to day, denied the New Haven road had hen guilty of disobeying orders of the commission when R burned the wreckage last night He explained an Inspector for the commission was on the scene of the wreck early yester day and after he had made an investi gation released the wreckage to the company. Coroner Mix will conduct a secret Inquest tomorrow. The opinion of surgeons this after noon was that five of the 17 injured will die. A formal inquiry by the Interstate commerce commission into the Wal lingford wreck will begin here Friday.' IK. MtHl AMONG IIKA. Dr. Joseph B. Marvin of Louisville, Ky.. who with his wife and daughter j'erished in the wreck, was well known In American medical circles and au thor of numerous lectures and pa&ra. The body of Miss Marvin, on which as found much jewelry, was Identi fied during the night A hospital reports the case of Miss Jrsr.e Annette of Bayonne, N. J., who as on the operating table this morn ing. It is believed her spine is frac tured. George W. Elkins, Jr., who with Mrs. Klkins and little daughter, were t'f the Fox party, of which five were Killed and two injured, today had a special train-. prepared to take to THE NO. 273. REPORT 16 DEAD IN SEA TRAGEDY; STEAMER LOST? Newport Newt, Va., Sept. 3. Three petty officers and five men of the bat tleship Nebraska were drowned today when one of the ship's launches was wrecked In a hurricane sweeping the coast here. An unconfirmed report says the Old Dominion liner Mobjack has sunk in the bay with a crew of eight and some passengers. Philadelphia the bodies of Miss Emllie Davis, Miss Marie Bullitt, Miss Har riet Biddle, Daniel Neal McQuillan, Jr., and S. Crozler Fox. Other ir em bers of the party, A. M. Biddle and V. O. Rowland were Injured but their condition is good. Washington, D. C, Sept. 3. The Pullman company will be made a party to the interstate commerce commis sion's investigation of the Wallingford wreck. The commission will inquire why the Pullman company continued to operate wooden sleeping cars on through fast passenger trains. "We wired the New Haven railroad not to burn the wreckage and re ceived a reply that the telegram would receive attention," said Com missioner McChord, "but it seems the7 burned the wreckage anyway. I don't know what we can do about it." McChord telegraphed Chief Inspec tor W. H. Belknap: "Have men at all meetings of the coroner or railroads regarding the wreck to get what i3 said and done. Reports indicate se cret investigations are being held. ' "There will be no secrecy about this matter," declared McChord. PLAN A HOTEL TO COST $12,500,000 New York Structure Will Be 24 Stories With 1,800 Rooms. New York, Sept. 3. A 24-story ho tel, to contain 1,800 rooms is soon to be erected in the heart of Times Square. When completed and the owners have arranged to celebrate its opening New Year's Eve, 1314, it will represent anjh-eBmer!03eai5QQ.- "In respect tb'.tne number of rooms it will be the. largest hotel in thiB country, if not in the world. The site, w'ttfen has been purchased outright for cash, is the large plot now occupied by the New York and Criter ion theatres on the east side of Broad way between Forty-fourth and Forty fifth street, immediately opposite the Hotel Astor. The hotel will be built and managed by a syndicate known as the Century Holding company. The directors in clude many prominent eastern and western capitalists. CHINAMAN SLAIN AND WIFE DYING Chicago Restauranteur Beaten and Stabbed in Home Sus pect White Men. Chicago, Sept. 3 Charles Sing, a Chinaman, aged 40, owner of a res taurant on the South Side, was fatally beaten and stabbed in his home today and died a few hours later. Mrs. Alice Sing. 24, white wife of the vic tim, was found unconscious by his side with a fractured skull, and may die. Josephine Modeleski, 32 a servant in the Sing home, is being questioned by the police. The room bore evi dence of a terrible struggle. One the ory is Sing and his wife were attacked by white men in the vicinity because of his marriage to a white woman. Mrs. Sing formerly lived in Joliet, 111. One Dead In Chicago Fire. Chicago, 111., Sept. 3. Thomas Yates, 60, a cook, was burned to death nH 48 firemen and one spectator over come by smoke or Injured in the fire which yesterday destroyed the Cen tral Hotel. 440 South State street and adjoining buildings. The fire started at 11 yesterday morning and burned until 5 this morning, 18 hours. Before the firemen extinguished the flames it Is estimated one hundred thousand spectators watched the fire men battle with the flames. The prop erty loss is $00,000. Paris. 111., Sept 3. Fire threatening the entire business district destroyed the Paris steam laundry early today, entailing a loss of $25,000. LORD BDTLER IS TO GO ON STAGE London. Sept. 3. The Earl of Gar rick, who sits In the house of lords as Baron Butler, Is the latest recruit from the ranks of the nobility to the music hall stage. He will appear at an early date in a one-act play, "A Point of Honor." He is 40 and considered one of the cleverest amateur actors In the aristocracy. ROCK WEDNESDAY. OHIO SOCIETY LEADER ASKS MONEY; JAIL Mrs. Margaret Carter, Cleveland, Faces Seri ous Charges. MIXES IN LOVE AFFAIR Alleged to "Have Threatened to Prevent Marriage Unless Paid $3,000. Cleveland, Ohio, Sept. 3. Mrs. Mar garet Carter, 50, of Elyria, Ohio, a so ciety woman and wife of a retired to bacco manufacturer, is confined in the county jail here fcllowlng arrest' at her home in Elyria at midnight on a charge of using the, mails to defraud. She is alleged to have written a let ter to Miss Lillian Huntington, daugh ter of -a retired business man and a well known yachtsman, asking $3,000 under pain of having her fiance, a young Cleveland clubman, taken from her. It is alleged she represented herself as a young woman Miss Huntington's fiance had promised to marry, and suggesting that unless Miss Hunting ton pay the sum the writer would take him herself. Mrs. Carter maintains her innocence. OXCK 1 KI.OrKMKXT. Miss Hun'ington is IS. Two years ago she accompanied her mother to Asheville, N. C, and there eloped with Dwight Dawley, son of a furniture manufacturer of Wheeling, W. Va. Subsequently she was divorced and her maiden name restored. The letter addressed to Miss Hunt ington was signed "Miss Rose." The authorities say -she received another and more threatening letter over the same signature and that over a dozen persons in Cleveland, Elyria and other T northern Ohio towns received threaten ing letters with the intent of extorting money. The handwriting In all cases is said to agree. CONVICTS START WORK ON ROADS Forty-five from Joliet on Honor Not to Try to Escape Is an Experiment. Dion, III., Sept. 3. The firit time in the history of Illinois convicts werj put to work on the roads here today. The task of the crew of 45 will te that of cutting a highway as part of a state road through a hill near here. The convicts were garbed in civilian raiment and two guards, who left their guns and clubs at Joliet, acted as foremen. The men are on honor not to try to escape. The convicts left Joliet at 5 o'clock this morning, ac companied by Warden Alien, who wished to watch the experiment IS ARRESTED FOR THROWING BOOUET American Woman Causes Stir in Berlin by Compliment to the Emperor. Berlin, Sept 3. Police this morn ing completed 24 hours of feverish in vestigation and examinations, all brought about, because an American woman threw a bouquet of roses from a window of a hotel eg Emperor William was passing yesterday on his way to military maneuvers. The bouquet bore a ticket, "To the Great German Emperor". The police were greatly excited because of the un usual actions of the woman, who wore across her breast a placard bearing the Inscription. "40,000 days." She was promptly arrested and required to go to a police station to establish her identity. She declared the card indicated merely her belief that the worid would be changed in 40,000 days. The police declined to make her name public. Head of Pontiao Resigns. Springfield. 111., Sept. 3. At a meet ing of the board of managers of the Pontiac Reformatory held here yes terday the resignation of Superinten dent R. A. R.tsfcell was accepted to take effect January l, 1914. 100,000,000 Potato Crop. Chicago, Sept 3. Leading crop ex peits estimate the potato crop this year In the United States will be 1 00,000,000 bushels. On short prices Minnesota and Ohio potatoes were advanced 10 cents a bushel.' ISLAND ARGUS. SEPTEMBER 3, 1913. -FOURTEEN PAGES. WASHINGTON MOTHER JONES IS HELD FOR STRIKE West Virginia Operator Says Trouble Started After She Delivered Speech. Washington, D. C, Sept 3. "The desire of the ynited Mine Workers to :Gp3yeep-.-fttildv was the causae of of tue,abiff' Creek -Consolidated' Coal company ' today when the special sen ate committee began hearing the coal operators' side of the labor troubles in West Virginia. "There had been no trouble until 'Mother' Jones made a speech last August," continued Davis. "There had been no complaint from the men. Resistance of arrest and destruction of property during the strike in 1904 caused thftguard system.' " He knew of no blacklist kept by operators and declared the owners did not buy machine guns until they heard the strikers were bringing high powered guns into the district Calumet, Mich., Sept. 3. Women strike pickets attacked non-union min ers this morning in the streets of Red Jacket and when cavalrymen ar rived the women turned on them, throwing stones and cans. Two women arrested by soldiers will be prose cuted. JUDGE SURVIVES A 400-FOOT FALL Aviator Schmidt Killed, but His Passenger Escapes With Slight Burns. Rutland, Vt, Sept 3. Judge Spell man, who was a passenger with Avia tor Schmidt when the latter's aero plane plunged 400 feet to earth, yes terday, killing the pilot, is practically assured of recovery. The judge es caped without a broken bone. Burns received when his clothing caught fire were his principal injuries. Army-Navy Game Nov. 29. Washington, D. C, Sept 3. The army-navy football game will be play ed at the New York polo grounds Nov. 29. The date was arranged at a conference between Secretary Dan iels and athletic directors of West Point and Annapolis. Taft Bar President Montreal, Sept 3. Ex-President Taft was today elected president of the American Bar association. DUBLIN'S STRIKE SITUATION WORSE Dublin. Sept 3. The 6trike situa tion was made more acute today by a lockout in the coal trade. Merchants at a meeting decided no longer to em ploy men belonging to the Transporta tion Workers' Union, whicfr will not permit Us members to deliver coal to certain firms. Feeling between work men and employers is bitter. FORECAST: CONTINUED COOL -wm py 11 Jii II THE WEATHER II 3 . - 'J Forecast Till 7 p. m. Tomorrow, for Rock Island, Davenport, Moline and Vicinity. Generally fair and continued waTSP weather tonight and Thursday, mod erate variable winds. Temperature at 7 a. ,m., 76; high est yesterday, 97; lowest last night, 73. Velocity of wind at 7 a. m., I mile per hour. Precipitation, none. Relative humidi-y at 7 p. m., 4C; at 7 a. m.,67: Stage of water, 2.6; no change id last 24 hours. J. M. SHERIER, Local Forecaster. ASTRONOMICAL EVENTS. Evening star: Jupiter. Morning stars: Saturn, Mercury, Venus, Mars. The Pleiades seen rising about 9 p. m. In the northeast MULHALL BALKS AT KIRBY FACES As Result Former Head of Man ufacturers Is Ordered to Change His Seat. Washington, D. C, Sept. 3. A nose pulling contest between former Presi dent Kirby of the National Manufac turers' association and Colonel Mulhall was threatened today before the house lobby committee, but was prevented by Chairman Garrett "I cannot testify," said Mulhail, "while he (Kirby) sits over there and sticks his tongue out at me. He did the same thing when I appeared be fore the senate committee." "You will have to restrain yourself," said Garrett "I can't do it while he's making faces at me," shouted Mulhall. "If he is a gentleman and will meet me outside squarely, I'll pull his nose." Garrett ordered Kirby to change his seat. ONLY 16 REMAIN IN GOLF CONTEST Garden City, N. Y., Sept 3. The big field of aspirants for national ama teur golfing honors was reduced to 16 players today, representing clubs of the south and middle west New Eng land, Maryland and New York. The first match play rounds are at 36 holes. The weather is ideal. Hun ter's (Chicago) claim that the rules governing play in the "har.ard" had been violated by Wilmer's caddy yes terday was not sustained and con tinued the match. The feature card was the Travers-Quimet. At the end of 18 holes Travers was one up. Evans has five up on Byers. Herreshoff has three up on Hunter. Hale has two up on Traver3. Gaynor Consents to Run. New York, Sept 3. Parading from homes armed with banners, flags and shovels the latter signifying their ap proval of Mayor Gaynor's work in sub way construction voters of all sec tions of the city crowded City hall park this afternoon and asked Mayor Gay nor to become a candidate for reelec tion on the independent ticket The mayoi consented. TWO LOSE LIVES IN FRIENDLY RACE Iowan's Auto, After t Passing Neighbor's, Turns Double Somersault. Ottumwa, Iowa, Sept 3. Harry Bottorff of Farson, Iowa, .was in stantly killed," William Cheek, his brother-in-law, died two hours later, and Mrs. Cheek, sister of Bottorff, is expected to die any moment as a re sult of a friendly race between auto mobiles last night, when the Bottorff party encountered the car of Bert Harmon and Mrs. Harmon, all home ward bound. The Bottorff car had just passed the Harmon machine and .when trying to get back in the center of the road to prepare for a turn a short distance ahead the machine leaped in the air and turned a double somersault. Mrs. Harry Bottorff and her young son were slightly Injured. MARTIN, FORMER SENATOR, IS DEAD Topeka, Kas., Sept. 3. John Mar tin, former United States senator from Kansas, died this morning at his home here after an illness of nine weeks. Philadelphia, Pa., Sept. 3. Nicholas Redmond, for 25 years president of the Parnell club of Philadelphia, and long prominent In Irisn-American or ganizations, is dead. Detroit, Mich., Sept. 3. Captain James Reid of Sarnia, Ontario, widely known as a great lakes wrecking mas ter, and president of -the Reid Wreck ing company of Sarnia, died last night of a physical breakdown. ' Cooler at Chicago. Chicago, 111.. SeDt. 3. A lake breeze bnught relief from Chicago's hottest i September heat wave this uiornine. The temperature was 75. Fire Kills Pastor's Widow. Cartilage, III., Sept. a. Mrs. Marga ret Dorsey, widow of the Rev. John Dorsey, a pioneer Methodist minister, was burned to death when her cloth ing becoming ignited while she was lighting a lamp. She was 84 years old Dunne Recognizes Glynn. Springfield, 111., Sept 3. Governor Dunne today honored the requisition of Acting Governor Glynn of New York for the return of Eugene Grant, under arrest at Chicago on a charge i or stealing mileage books from a rail I road. The requisition w v.rnmt to the governor's office when he was in Keokuk, Iowa. CHINESE SLAYER FREED IN KOREA Seoul, Korea, Sept. 3. James Mas on, an American mine manager, re cently sentenced to 18 months for kill ing a Chinese employe who had com mit'ed a criminal assault on his 12-year-old daughter, was acquitted today when suspension of sentence was or dered as a result cf the prisoner's ap peal. He pleaded the "unwritten law." HOME EDITION PRICE TWO CENTS. THAW LOSES HIS FIGHT TO STAY IN JAIL Sherbrooke, Que., Judge Sustains the Writ of f Habeas Corpus. RUSHED TO C0ATIC00K Fugitive Is Nabbed by Immlgra tion Official as He Leaves Court Room. Sherbrooke, Que., Sept 3. Harry Thaw lost his fight to defy deporta. tion by remaining in the Sherbrooke jail. Judge Hutchinson this afternoon sus tained the writ of habeas corpus call ing for his release. Thaw was da'ed possibly for tlTtce minutes as the crowd began to leav the judge's chamber. In silence Thaw followed aimlessly. As he crossed the threshold Assistant Superintendent Robertson of the immigration depart ment tapped him on the shoulder and placed him ofllcially under arrest aa an undesirable. Thaw's lawyers seemed stunned. Special officers of the immigration de partment jostled them in the corridors. "I'll see you in oCaticook. boys," said Thaw, waving his hand to the report ers. The judge's voice trembled as ho read the decision and his hands slioik so he could hardly hold the parchment. The court held briefly that Thaw was confined illegally, and that Chief of Police Boudreau of Coatlcook, the pe titioner, had the right to demand hia release. It was announced Thaw would be taken immediately to Canticook for hearing. N. K. Lafamme of Montreal, one of the most eminent criminal law yers in the dominion, came here to day to reinforce theTliaw lawyers. He was retained sometime ago, but till now has taken no active part It was reported today the mother of Thaw would soon arrive to arrange with counsel for fees and expenses. Some of the Thaw lawyers again ex pressed dissatisfaction over the fact that no responsible head of the fam ily had remained on the scene, and while money"- had been talked of, no large amount had been in evidence. THOMPSON CASH COXTIM KD, The case of "Gentleman Roger" Thompson, chauffeur of the car that whirled Thaw from Matteawan, was set for trial before Magistrate Mul vena today on a double charge of en tering the dominion by stealth anfl assisting an undesirable to cross the border. He is subject to a maximum fine of $500 and three months in jail. Thompson's case was called at 10:30 and with the consent of both sides was put over for a week and bail continued. . HURRIED TRIP FOR AN AMERICAN SON Mrs. Herman Harjes Becomes Mother Six Hours After Reaching New York. New York, Sept. 3. Mr. and Mrs. Herman Harjes made a hurried trip from Paris to New York so their son, born here last night, might be be yond shadow of doubt an American citizen. They arrived yesterd: y with just six hours to spare. They came to New ork for the same purpose when their first boy was born two years ago. Ilarjrs is a banker In Paris, associated with the J. P. Morgan com pany. Although born in France, he is now an American citiaen. His wife was Frederica Berwin of Philadelphia, YUAN SHI KAI TO QUIT AFTER PEACE St. Petersburg, Sep'. 3. A Mukden dispatch says President Yuan Shi Kai of the Chinese republic has an nounced his intention of resigning a3 soon as peace is restored. Hale Sees Wilson, Washlng-on, D. C, Sept. 3. With the return of President Wilson and the arrival of William B. Hale, who has been making observations in Mexico, for, the administration, interest in the' Mexican situation revived. Secretary i Bryan announced no word had been received from John Llnd, who Is lill in Vera Cruz. Hale, who accompanied Llnd from Mexico City to Vera Cruz. is said to bear a message to the pres-; idem. A conference between the pres ident and Hale was arranged for lata today.