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CONFER WITH ROOSEVELT
Certain of V»ctor\ at Saratoga.
--. pa- Preliminary De
tails of Convention.
■ ; ROOSEVELT CANDIDATES
Choice of Delegates To Be Free,
I*4 Platform to Indorse Taft
Cornelius V. Collins for
State Chairman.
T t is a question only of the size of the
victory. This was the nera i expression
rf opinion that came from Theodore
BfIOSBWJt and other leaders of the Pro
gressive movement after a series of -on
'#-rrnce!« in the editorial oSices of "The
Outlook" yesterday.
XBey arP 11 '" 0 *! that their fight to
«irive the "old guard" from control of
the ner^Wi'* an organization in this state
at the Saratoga convention is won. and
-^••rday wa> devotrd largely to a eon-
Mdrratirn of the platform, the make-up
„f t*e state ticket, the reorganization of
;iir state committee and other responsl
hHiriep that will rest with {hem as con
trolling fT-lrtts of th* convention.
Maeh interest was taken in the sug
_ rv that Cornelius V. Collins, of
fj- rpy state Superirter'dcnt of Prisons,
be made chairman of the state commit
',rr \.-> .Ti;^c<~efj Timothy L. Woodruff.
This sugzev-ti^n came after Mr. Rooae
vrlt and Mr. Griscom had talked with
r'>stmaster Clrciner of Kuffalo and "Will
iam H. Daniels, one of his lieutenants
arid cne of the representatives of Erie
Oounty 'n th« state committee. Post
rrastcr Gr^iner was at one time spoken
of '*r tlie crairmanshir*. but would not
<r>ns?der it.
!t Won't Be Griscom.
T«"h'n Mr. GriaconTs name bobbed up
stain as s possible state chairman h«>
fjrrlaree,. as he had done before, that he
<^rcsidered his -work -was in New York
CoOTly. and that he -was not in any
f.'r.se a candidate for the leadership of
The state organization. It is understood,
however, that he ti ili be elected a mem-
Vt of the state committee at the con
vent ion. one of the present members
:r-nm Yr.s county retiring in his favor.
A 5 Mr. Roosevelt started back to
Oyster Bay at r» o'clock, after his survey
of :he political outlook, he expressed
hiraseif as .-onfider.t that the majority
for his clertion as temporary chairman
<jf the Saratoga convention would l»e
inrn-e than the hundred votes predicted
a' Oyster Bay on Thursday night.
Bz. Griscom said he had nothing much
:» arid to what lie had already said.
Kvrry advice from up the si-ate con
tinued more and more favors biA to the
Progressive cause. "The preliminary
BSU b practically at .*»n md." Jie said.
■T atn satisflcd with the njaaSt."
it is more than prob anl< * that Mr.
Booaeivlt »H1 not only be temporary
• hairman. b^it ... permanent chairman.
Senator Root vas .spoken of for the lat
t«T "ffice. ... is understood the Pro
cressives -wanted his scrAices on the
,i ornminee on resolutions.
Furthermore, they believe the person
ality of Mr. Roosevelt will be a factor
•n con<rj<-ting tU»- business of the . on-
WOtJoa wttb dispatch and without need-
Ws « rangtirjgrr.
No Compromise Now.
A Fus^estion that came Indirectly from
'hr fnends of Vice-President Sherman
•.hat he be made permanent chairman
vai n^t received with any degree of en
th'js:a£Tr. by the Progressives. Tl:e;
thicli That the time for any sort pf a
••nmpromii-e with the -oid g-uard" passed
ago.
Follow -ins the conference at the offices
Of "The Outlook." Mr. Griscom had a
Ices talk -ith postmaster Gretaer «nd
Mr PanWs at the pJßces "f tie county
...mn-.iiu^. They rsix^t to pro to sara
:cm legcth-r at -J:."-« this afternoon. Mr.
<;-:scom was obliged to Rive W *» s
motor u>aT trip the Hudson.
Bo far as could be '.earned no new
Bum «ere r.vntioneJ a3 possible cun
.idates f,, r Governor. Mr. Roosevelt be
lieVea that the candidate should come
Erera up ihe state, but he wya he does
not tatewS to «4>p«ar to dictate In any
•■-,-. and fliat the delegates themselves
TTMtt (Jf'ifje.
The e X - preside nt look this attitude
te*ar«3 a bootn started in favor of the
Bominattoti of Eamu-1 P. Donneiiv fnr
Lieataiaat Gflvenior. Mr. Donnelly.
who trrea in EroeWyn, is Public. Printer
la WubtastQlL and his labor friend.- s^^
*>iat the repdgnttiofi of the lab^r Heinent
Ch« R^pub'.iran? would be a KWW '" lf
Tr.'j-.h Ftrenpth to the t:ck«*.
Hr. BooßTeit'fl becan to ar
rive at tr*- -Outlook" office soon after
fee reached there .it !> o'clock yesterday
incrntes. He *-arne in by automobile
frroi Oyster Ba>. Th*re ama a con
tSoooas lin« of <-al'ers aH ter. *h» were
a'Jm'tt^ To Mr RooeeieJfs office mi
tqn«i!i of tro or three.
Political Visitors First.
'-^•ral men who were not concerned
""•.th •politic called to pay their respects.
"hey hai a long vait until the political
> •„,•+■ on han«J were disposed si
Mr. «;r«-iner. Mr Dani^s and Cornel ius
v - '~<-,:i:r.s lur.ch'ti with Colonel Roose
'•elt.
v,r «;ri?c-»'iTt. Congressman Parsons
•'.nd Otto T. Barnard were <!oseted with
stt. Roosevelt. ivh'> others ■■■ .r. Kept
v-Bitirjcv -Bitirjc for more than an hour during
lS» aftemonn. When they left the onVe
*.. u »v vvcrV n yrry gt>od .--niriis. cml h!5
*xrresrr.] thTnsrl-.e^ ;i* pure of a Fro-
Frrssjy^ TteHoty pt t'je s.irutogj. con
~.«-r.;i.,«-
• ■)h:< A. S> ;< ::"T. editor «-f .• «he'H
'• ' — ■■*.)} ." and Congressman Cocks «xjiie<A;
*'■ <lii*-ti£s ><<:iie of tl.._ features of the
' •• tf-rrn which the Progn^Eivea csp*^ t
"->< advoi-jile Lit Saratoga.
The Progressive jilatforni will in<iu«je
:>: > (Urjpci nominativn jilanlv. «ii indorse
lrrr.t of tb» Taft adininistrati«.n and
'«'x>r phirk>- along the lines of the t-m-
Jli'l-erb' liability legislation advocated by
i3r. f; r ,.,,. v , „ The -Aidri'h tariff
'*■'• »» likejy t'j be mentioJieo micrvedly.
*j***s* tv\ I>unn. of Bingrhamton, who
Tn-dar. ahnvrrv.
Tn-morraw. otimrem and roMer.
BRITISH MANOEUVRES FARCE
Lord Kitchener Locks On at a
Scene of Hopeless Confusion.
I By C&fcl* M Tb« Trlcunp.l
London. Sept. 23. — The British army
manoeuvres ended yesterday in a hope
less mix-up of the opposing; forces and
an exhibition ot generalship on the part
of the commanders that was anything
but brilliant. Such tactics in actual
warfare must have meant the complete
destruction of one array or the other.
There were many striking scenes, but
one st<x>d out far more memorable than
them all. It was the picture of Lord
Kitchener, in civilian clothes, watching
from a bridge while battalions fired on
their own allies, charged against impos
sible obstacles and wheeled and charged
again.
In th» inextricable confusion whole
brigades and battalions were brought
under a merciless rifle and artillery fire
and left exposed to it for long periods.
Storming parties not only attempted
but did carry the castle position, al
though they had to crawl up the grassy
slopes for one thousand yards, exposed
all the while to a deadly rifle flre.
Toward the end of the afternoon the
lines of the Red and Blue infantry were
sandwiched in between each other like
the layers of a rolypoly jam pudding.
One line attacking the castle would be
attacked in turn by another line com
ing up behind, who in turn would be at
tacked in the rear. In a similar fashion
the Blue guns went on firing over the
heads of the Red infantry lying not a
dozen yards in front and attacking in
the same direction.
It was a Jigsaw puzzle on a gigantic
scale . ..
MRS. CHESBROUGH SETTLES
Pays 539,000 to Get Jewels.
Also to Satisfy $5,000 Fine.
There is rejoicing in customs circles
over the settlement yesterday of the
•"hesbrough case. Mrs. Mathilda M.
f'hesbrough. wife of F. B. Cbesbrouga »
.steamship owner and lumber dealer, of
Newton. Mass.. was convicted at Tren
ton. N. J . on May 19 of trying to smug
gle in gooc 3 s to the value of S'_:.."»OO on
the Kaiser V-'ilhelm 11. on which she ar
rived at Hoboken on May 25. 1009. Be
sides the goods brought in on that oc
casion the customs authorities of this
port had in their possession .i necklace
containing 302 pearls, valued, with the
duty added, at 530.000. which Mrs.
Chesbrough had sent to Canada and
afterward surrendered to Collector Loeb
here.
Mrs. Chesbrough was sentenced on
June ." at Trenton by Judge Rellstab. hi
the United states Circuit Court, to pay
a fine of 15.600 An appeal was taken,
and in the mean time proceedings had
been started in New York for the for
feiture of the $30,000 necklace.
Representatives of Mrs. Ch—hisiigh
called at the Custom House on Thurs
day and proposed To settle for the neck- !
lace. They were informed that the only
settlement to be considered was a pay
ment of the fine and of th» home value
of the necklace sad the other goods
sej-rd. The appraised value of the
go»ds. with duty added, amounted to ap
proximately $."0,000. This sum was paid
over yesterday to the customs author
ities, and Mrs. Chesbrough now has her
jewels and the wearing ap"parel which
she brought over.
CANADA TO HAVE BUREAU
Dominion Decides on Represen
tative in Washington.
IFrom Th<» Trlhua* Bureau.]
Washington. Sept. L.?.—Ac tuated by
tiie ever increasing number of interna
tional questions that arise befVetn the
two countries, the government of the
Dominion of Canada, it was learned to
day, has derided to establish a bureau
in Washington in th» nature of a lega
tion. For the last three months there
has been established in Washington a
publicity bureau, which furnishes in
formation about Canadian West re
sources to American investors and farm
ers.
The State Department ha? frequently
EUSaresttd to the Canadian government
the advisability of establishing a bu
reau In this city. The Canadian sfHcuUs,
however, seemed to have been unable to
act-. . m the matter, as it was only
after an ardent plea for a bureau had
been made 10 Sir Wilfrid Laurier. Pre
mier of Canada, by the residents in Ihe
Northwest provinces of Canada that the
step was finally agreed on.
SISXTEEN DIE IN WRECK
Train Plunges Into Gap Follow
ing Cloudburst.
t9m K3 n. Bent 9 Ptorteen r*r
son* lost their live? and thirteen others
suffered injuries in the wreck to-day of a
westbound F<-ek Island passensrer train
running to Denver from Kansas City.
The wreck occurred at a 911, a thou
sand f«et of which had be»n washed out
by a cloudburst, turning v.hat Is nor
mally a dry r-e«J into a torrent many
yards wliei
The tram, running at full spe^d,
plunged into the pap. The locomotive
and the mail car went into twenty feet
of »»t<r The chair car almost teJe
sc*ip«sd the smoker ahead of it. It was
many hours before the bodies could be
recovered. Passengers in the Pullman
and th* other day coaches were hurled
from their berths or seats by the shock.
Those who were able hurried out into
the st^rm and gave -what assistance they
could to the injured.
Members o* the Tnp«?ka baseball team
of the Western League were occupants
of the Pullman, but all escaped injury.
Nearly all those killed and hurt were in
the • •king «"»r and the day coach next
in it The dead include all the train
men except the rear guard and the
porter.
WORE HOBBLE SKIRT; BROKE LEG.
[By TeJejraph to Thr Tribune. i
South Norwalk. Conn., Sept. 23.— .Miss
«'!ara D* Witt -~au«h: h«r he«»i in a ribbon
about the bottom of bet hobble skirt, while
playing t-nni* this afternoon, and as m r»*-
KUlt of !*•*• tali one of I)*-!- leg a was
fr»ctur*d. Aft«!?r BSr *••• had been freed
from the skirt Mhja De Witt attempted to
rf-uni* 1 tj|*» >'. h!i<l th"ii it w % « di*CO,VC-red
Ital she had baea bad.iy liuru „ '£ >
new- York, Saturday; September 24: 1010.-2 tarts- 31; pages.
ROUTE FOLLOWED BY GEORGE CHAVEZ IX HIS AEROPLANE FLIGHT W ROSS THK
ALPS BY WAY OF THE SIMPLOX PASS.
HETNRT W£T»AN.N <>N Tlft Rl'iHTi. AMKRH'AN AVIATOB fFHO ATTEMPTS!
TO KI,V ACROSS THE ALPS.
WELL AGAIN, MAYOR SAYS
Dnly Voice Troubles Him— Won't;
Discuss Race for Governor.
HAD VICE UNDER CONTROL
Planned Orderly Housecleaning
in His Own Way. but Shoot
ing Interrupted It.
! Hy T«;eeT3|* to Ttte Tribur.*. 1
Ft. James. Long Islaud. Sept. *-3 —
Mayor Gaynor considers that lie hi as r
sironß physical .}- as he as before be
was shot, except for his throat. This j
opinion he expressed in the course of a ;
conversation at St. lames. Lone Inland, i
to-day, which touched upon many nub
jects, among them acting: Mayor Mitch
pi's vice crusaded but not the governor
ship.
For the better part of an hour . the
Mayor talked in an easy strain, first as
he strolled along the road from the sta- j
tion and then on his veranda, and didn't '
cough once. He seemed to have little
difficulty articulating, though Ida voice
was husky and gave one the impression
that it could easily be strained. An j
operation appears as remote as ever.
"The surgeons have assured me." the
Mayor said, "that this trouble with my
throat is temporary, and that a perma
nent cure will be effected."
Ho considers that lons a*" all rumors
of an operation were disposed of.
The mysterious visitor who stayed, all
ni^ht at Derpwells. the Mayors country
ptace, last ni^tit departed this morning
at 7 look. without imparting his iden
tity to any of the natives or newspaper
men. and no one could be f>»und in the
Gavnor establishment to explain who he
va's or what his mission might be. All i
the neighbors agreed thai he was ■
physician, however:
The only possible reference to him in
the Mayor's conversation was the ex
planation thai his honor'-sfa? .-hewing
{rum. because the •specialist" had said "it
would do his throat no Harm." His r<=- j
cent rat-ber cxeessho .-ouphinc the I
Mayor attributed to a coM which be;
caught when he had his .hair cut and
bin beard trimmed The cold had almost
entirely left him. he thought.
H- Won't Commit Himself.
Ob th" eve of hi-.; ig»clßk» with regard
■ to running for Governor th^ Mayor is
| not in the most available humor, par
ticularly when an attempt fa made to
pet him to commit himself. He doesn't
want the question put to him", and will
I not continue ■ conversation veering: in
that dire«:tion. He talk* freely about
his health, however, and his insistence
upon his good physical condition is taken
to mean Chat he contemplates accepting
the nomination.
"I Flipped- ycu wont be back in New
Tork Ixf i October 37** was suggested
in that tentative, kid gleve manner in
which questions are likely to be framed
when addressed to his honor.
"Well, I don't know," he replied. "I
haven't decided." . v
Th**n the question of th» police and
vice situation in fhe city cam" up It
is rather evident that th.- Mayor does
1 not altogether approve of acting Mayor
Mitchel's methods. This might he im
plied from what he said and did before
he was shot. Yesterday lie said that be
fore the attempted assassimition he had
the entire '.<■*• attuajttoH in hand, and
was planning a thorough clean-up in
hfs own way.
"Such a thing mn't be don. in a day
or a week," he remarked
■ > .Vb«-n he started on his vacation.
which ended with such disastrous
abruptness, he gave orders to Deputy
Commissioner Burner, he raid, to fumi
\ gate Irvin? Place, and then to go down
to Con**3 Island and, clean Up the dance
halls there.
Wanted to Avoid Sensation.
All of this lie wanted dune in an or
' derly manner and attended by as little
of th- eensatlonal as possible. But <Jal
lagher'a bullet killed the programme.
Mayor Gaynor for th« first time since
his arrival at Dfjepwella did not go out
0f the house until late yeaterday morn
ing, Usually he is up earl; and agenda
on liour or two about the barn before
breakfast. He did not go arrow to th«
barn until 11 -?<> o'clock yesterday. a« If
obeying an injunction -of th« doctor
a«J to fXfOHe himself unduJ? until he
v a'.>*'. ( lutH} »Tt?e vf his «-«t!d.. -
LOOKS LIKE SANTA GLAUS
None the Less Brooklyn Man Is
Charged with Robbing Houses.
CARRIED TOO MANY BUNDLES
Veiled Woman Enters Home and
Identifies Valuables as Her
Property. -
With his lons- white board} his bright
eyes and hi rosy complexion he sug
gested Santa dans. Charged with burg
lan-, ho said he was Adolph States,
seventy-eight years old. of No. 203
Clarfcson street. Brooklyn, a mansion
once said to have been owned by th»
first James <;<>rdon Bennett.
States was locked up last evening in
the Adams street station and will be
arraigned to-day in the Flat bush court.
Th« complainant was J. Marion Faucr.
of No. !X>.> Avenue J. Flatbush. a teacher
in the public school at Fifth avenue and
,"KHh street. South Brooklyn.
He and Mrs. Saver were away for the
summer. On their return they discov
ered that their boose had been looted
of Its curtains. rugs, clothing; carpet?,
and bed linen and that a fine clock bad
been taken.
The Sailers reported the case to the
Brooklyn detective bureau, and Detec
tives Donnelly. Kelly and Sanguinatto
v ere set at work. They learned that
several other nouses in the neighbor
hood had been robbed and they kept
. lose watch.
Finally they noticed States carrying
large bundles to and from his boose.
The, man's age. however, and his gen
eral appearance and his reputation in
the neighborhood made them doubtful of
his guilt.
Still the bundle carrying went on. and
the detectives, seeing a "For Sale" no
tice on th* old mansion, represented
themselves a.« real estate men and asked
to see the hotos*.
Next the detectives got Sari Bauer to
disguise her face n ?" wearing a heavy
veil. She bad no difficulty in identify
ing her effects.
in a room os an upper Boor the. most
valuable of the articles were found.
States was astonished when Mrs.
Saver revealed her identity, but. said.:
•if you had hired me as your watch
man your house would not have been
r °She and the detectives urged States
the detectives u»ged Btates
tr. confess, but th' old man said: "If you
sum a release m make a statement.
This lira Saver and the detectives said
they had not the power to do. and States
replied: "Then I won't talk."
SMUGGLER GOES FREE
Would Be Too Costly to Prose
cute Mrs. Moser.
Philadelphia, Sept. 23.— Despite her ad
mission of having smuggled jewelry into
th»» country through the port of New
York. Mrs. Louise fttsscr, who was ar
rested here recently, was discharged
from custody this afternoon by .1 United
States Commissioner.
The federal District Attorney agreed
with the contention of the woman's at
torney that the charge of smuggling
would have to be proved and the foreign
place, of purchase of the jewelry shown.
The federal authorities said that the ex
pense and difficulties attending the pro
curing of such evidence would be out of
proportion to the gravity of the offence.
When Mrs. Moser was arrested it was
believed that the jewelry was valued at
$2&000, but investigation showed that it
was mostly Imitation. The jewelry in
b« ; ing held by the federal authorities
pending a uit to ha--- it adjudged con-
catsd _
JOHN ALDEN DESCENDANT DEAD.
Marietta. On. Sept. 23.-Mrs. France*
Leonard" Cleveland, one. of the f«w "real
daughters" of th* American Revolution and
a descendant of John and Prisollla Aldeti,
died »<•«♦ to-day, aged nlnsty-nmr yearn.
Hli»- was bom in Bristol R. I. Mrs. Cleve
land It i* edid, wup the olUf«t ''ommunl
rant . f tb» fc-aiscucai Ciuu h — America; <
GEORGE CHAVEZ. WHO . SUCCESSFUL. L? CROSSED THE ALPS IN A lIQXO
PLANE. KB BROKE BOm LEGS AND FRACTURED A THIGH MAKING A
!-A XI 'l.\<";. (Copyright. Pictorial News Company. ■
"NO TAINTED MM*
I GRAFT HUNTERS LEARN
Source of Campaign Contribu
tions Not Questioned. Says
Malby. Who Got $500.
MOBODY TELLS ON ROGERS
"Private Business," Says Yale;
Allds, "Jimmie * Rogers and
Archie Baxter Took
Flyers in "Trans."
It was oldtimers" day in the legislative
graft investigation yesterday, and after
they had called a partial roll of the As
sembly of 1000-'Ol the committee ad
journed the inquiry to October 5.
"Uncle George" Malby. formerly As
semblyman and state Senator, and now
Congressman from Ogdensburg. led ofT
with a long explanation designed to im
press on M. Linn Bruce, the committee's
counsel, how totally ignorant he. Con
gressman Malby. was of the "Hackley
special" account, from which Kllfng
wood & Cunningham credited him with
The depths of the. Congressman's Igno
rance regarding Mr. Hackley or any ac
count entitled "Hackle special" were
simply abysmal.
'I never kept any account with Hack
ley, never anew in any way that there
was such a thing as a 'Hackley special"
account. No notice was ever givejj me
by Mr. Hackley or by any one else that
any moneya had ever been deposited to
my account by Mr. Hackle] or by any
on else," said the Congressman.
He explained that one of th $."-<X»
items credited to him in the Ellingwood
<Sr Cunningham books was a rebate for
overcharge of interest, and when Mr.
Bruce called his attention to another
$.y)0 item, which was listed as a cam
paign contribution from G. Tracy
Rogers, though it came to the Ogdens
burg statesman through the Ellin gwood
& Cunningham firm. Mr. Malt v dis
played the most refreshing candor.
$500 Campaign Contribution.
"I make no point of that," he said. "I
am free to confess that I probably re
ceived 1800 from Ellingwood & Cun
ningham as a campaign contribution,
and if . I did it was assuredly used for
the purpose for which It was sent."'
"Any reason tor ■ contribution from
such a source for your campaign?"
queried Judge Bruce.
"No reason under heaven. t",o\ernor."
answrred CsSMjrßSMnan Malby. frankly,
•but M DM til you that the pnDfJla whs
an- charged "ttli runninK a •umpaign
iiont stop to qnaaHan ths sores of
■ioney Thsrs is as tahitsd aasjatsy :.r>
that purpo
"What do v()1iv ()1 i nfeaaa b] tahrtsd*
BMUtSi '•■ naked Judge Bruce
"I mean simply that tb-' sowrcsal sf
rHmpaign contributions BTQ Dot
tioned.
"Jack" Tale, "Jo"' -A lids. '-.linuniv '
Rogers and Colonel Archie Baxter, the
last named the former clerk of the As
sembly, followed one another to th*. \w
t ; 93tiatffd US tlllnl p^f». ■ -• t
• PRICE ONE (FAT
U CURTISS GIVES UP
■Bethlehem Steel Stacks Bar
Flight to Philadelphia
"tow, Perm.. Sept. m Si— The first
aeroplane flight attempted in this part
at Pennsylvania was mad*' tins after-
noon by Glen H. Curthm Ife started at
#:37 p. m. hi his June Bug from a point
a mile north of the Allentnwn fair
ground*, intending to make a. flight Is
Philadelphia and return. But he was
forced to land after s flight of hardly
t^n miies by the flooding o£ his engine
with oil.
Curtiss had never been over the route
and followed the Lehigh River to
Kaston. where lie intended following the
course of the Delaware River to Phila
delphia. At the borough of South Allen
town, a section of the Lehigh Mountain.
is a barrier between the river and the
Salisbury Valley. He nearly missed the
route here, but turned around the sharp
nose of the mountain and new directly
over the Leliigh River, heading for South
B»-tlilehem. six miles away. "When he
neared the enormous steel plant and saw
nothing ahead of him but the forest of
black Stacks exuding inliinsns of inky
smoke and noting that his engines were
Hooding with oil. Curtiss deemed it better
to land. He noted a fine clover rleld.
well adapted for landing, and guided his
air craft safely to the field.
Curtiss said that the country about
Allentown. -with its hills, mountains,
woods, rivers, railroads and industries, is
not adapted to aeroplane flying. He was
i!. the air about half an hour.
RACED TRAIN; FOUR HURT
Automobilists Will Be Disfigured
for Life.
TBv T»l»£rsph to The TrRIaJK 1
Pittsburjr. Sept. 23.— At Somerset.
Perm.. abouf "_* o>!ock this morning an
automobile with four occupants raced
wildly with a fast freight train, tcying
to beat it to a certain crossing, and ran
Into another freight train, which was
standing on the crossing, but which
could not be seen for the darkness. The
entire four were seriously hurt.
They are H. G. Spitznogle. proprietor
of the Hotel Van Near; Andrew Swarts.
a liveryman, Ir\ in P. Say lor and George
Benford. Should the injured recover
they will each be badly disfigured for
life.
HUNTED FOR • PEMROSE
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Philadelphia. Sept. 23.— Foster Mather,
a demented Chicago man. went on a
still hunt for Senator Boise Penrose to
day. Before he could find the Senator,
however, he fell into th hands of the
police.
Mather, who is only seventeen yearn
old. and stands I feet '■' inches tall,
weighing -'."»2 pounds, whim searched,
disclosed an antiquated revolver, fully
loaded, ami a nasty looking knife. At
first he said hi was a f-ieml of Sena
tor Penrose. but later said he had been
reading the muckraking magazines and
did not like the senior Senator from
Pennsylvania on general principles. He
was locked up until hi» *anlty la de
termined.
Deltanttui Saturday Afternoon Out.nq
to City k£*C\VII£RIS TWO »» aiiaiMii
OVER THE ALPS
IN AN AEROPLANE
Chavez, a Young Peruvian, A*>
compiishes the Feat, but Suf
fers a Bid Fall in Landing.
HE ROSE 3.000 FEET
Injuries. Which Will Hot Prove
Fatal. Prevent Aviator fro«
Continuing to Milan and
Gaining 320,000 Prise.
' Domo d'Os?"l*. Italy. Sep*- ~*~ " *
great feat ot crossing the snow -capped
Alpine barrier between Switzerland and
J Italy in a h»avler-than-alr machine wan
accomplished to-day by George Chaves.
the young Peruvian aviator.
The plucky h*ro a* the exploit, how
eVer. Ilex to-night to the hospital la
Domo d'Ossola. badly Injured *» the -•-
sult of an accident that owurred just a^
! ha had completed the roost arduous and!
nerve racking portion of a taak he had
set <»ut to accomplish— a flight from
Brier, in Switzerland, across the Alt» to
Milan, iff Italy, in all a distiince of about
seventy- five miles.
I Both his legs are broken, his left thizh.
J is fractured and his body Is* badly con
tused, but the? physicians In attendance
ure of the opinion that these hurts w«!
not pmve fatal and that osriesa unlock »d
for complications ensue Chavez win be
j about in two months.
The accident occurred as Chavez was.
endeavoring to mak* a landing her*.
The Alps had been crossed most »m*
cessfully and the aviator was descend
ing gracefully with the power of his ma
chine cut ofr When about thirty feet
above the grrnifMl a sudden g-•g -• of wirrrl
seemed to catch the monoplane. wht«-h,
turned over and fell, carryinr down
Chaves with It. When the crowds tnar
had been watching the descent ran up
they found Chavez bins bleeding and
unconscious tH-neatn The twisted wreck
age. Willing hand? tenderly lifted the?
aviatnr from the ground and bore him to
the hospital.
Lost the Racs.
Fifty miles away, sad over country
that has none of the hazards of th«
Alps, lay Milan, th* goal Chavez was
seeking, in an endeavor to win a priz*
of $20,000 offered by the Italian Avia
tion Society for the High*. Chavez had
lost the race.
The weather at Brieg was efaaM and
bright when Chavez mad*) his start.
Leaving the ground with his motor run
ning at full speed. h#» rose in sweeping
circles until he had reached an altitude
sufficient for him to clear the Resti
shoulder, to the. southeast of Bri**. .. .
This obstacle having been overcome,
the Peruvian aviator headed his mono
plane straight for the. snow-capped crags
of the Ftetchhorn. Constantly ascending.
Chavez reached th«» Slntplow Tfuna.
where, at art altitude estimated at 7.20f>
feet, ha turned his machine south o^r
the Simplon Pass, with the KaHwasssr
glacier at his Wt and th*» frozen peak
of the Hiibschhorn at his right.
After crossing the divide, instead of
taking * short rut o\*rr the sannssaass
Pass, a huge edged gfaci«r. CnaTga
turned the towering white mountain
head of Monte Leone, which n.^ to a
height of 1«5.*>4»5 feet, and 1 passed ** ■
th* Gondo gorge, a deep gu between
sheer walls, until he reached the open
valley of Vedre. and then descended
easily toward Domo d'Ossola. which !••
SSO feet above sea te-vel. It was her»
that the accident occurred.
Some of the spectators of the BigM
say that Chavez, after crossing th.>
Simplon Pass, followed the short mZ
route over MM Monger Pass, which »-«•
- ... f*«"t above the sea. If this be soi it
is possible that th* Peruvian be?t hta
own world's record for height of 5.*27 l
feet.
Twenty-five Miles in Forty Minutes.
The twenty-five miles between Rneir
and Dsans d'Ossola. which it took th«
armies of Napoleon a fortnight to travel.
Chavez accomplished by the route of th*
eagle In exactly forty minutes. From
the high point at Manser* he d^-r-d^l
seven thousand fe*»t in mm mile*,
his machine gaining In momentum as it
flew over tne Jumble si lower peak?,
gullies and hills beyond, until the speed
was terrinc as It approached the B#^S
drome here.
This doubtless caused th* accident
which turned the cheers of admiration
of the waiting crowd «rjt-> crfen of horr^r
as the machine cam- hurtling to th
ground fxst as it se<.rne^ that Chav-s
was about to alight in safety.
After treatment In the hespitar Qnwrw
regained consciousness. H<» »u*»red
terribly from his hurts. He said hs ** : ,
unable to -xniain how th* accident hnd
occurred— that h» could not rssassnhav
having fallen. The generally accepts
opinion is that it was dv- to a align?
shift in the ruddei- while the monoplane
was going at a high rate of speed.
Thousands of the aviator's friends and
admirers arrived her-» from Milan ami
other points i tender their services to
Chavez. Among them was M. Pa!llett».
who it had been reported earlier in th«
day had started from Brteg in his aero
plane and had landed safely at Stresa.
Paillette did not even make an attempt
a flight, having abandoned the race and
packed his machine for shipment.
American Congratulates Rival.
Henry Weymann. the American avi
ator, wtxo made two unsuccessful at
tempts in th© Brieg-Milan race to-day.
sent a telegram of sympathy to Chares.
saying
My sincere and enthusiastic congratu
lations on your exploit. I am heart
broken over your accident, and you
have my prayerful wishes for an early
recovery.
Much sympathy Is expressed here for
Weymann. Although his motor had re
peatedly given demonstrations Si Us in
ability to reach high altitudes. Weymann
made a last and desperate effort to v> bl
the race after hearing that Chuves had
met with an accident. He managed *•>
ctiiiib m m the Rent) shoulder, but flnd
<f.g thdi the (jore-u'.aT** «*>.-< irtcapab!* *»f