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BACK TOJUSINESS
Banker Walsh Out of Prison
to Resume Activities.
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ON HIS WAY TO CHICAGO
Parole Delivered to Him at Leavenworth
Penitentiary.
LEAVES IN AN AUTOMOBILE
Was Obliged by Circumstances to
Wear Convict-made Suit on
Journey Homeward.
KANS.U? CTTY, Mo., October 14.? John
R. Walsh, the former Chicago banker. Is
spec-ding homeward tonight. After spenclng
one year, eight months and twentysix
days In the federal prison at Leaven- ;
worth. Kan., on a flvo-year sentence 1
for misapplying the funds of the Chicago '
.National Bank, he was paroled today, i
Accompanied by his son Richard, the
former capitalist at 4:50 o'clock this afternoon
left for Chicago. He will arrive
there tomorrow morning at 8:20 o'clock.
Owing to Richard Walsh not being informed
that his father had been paroled,
the former hanker was forced to leave
the institution in a gray suit and gray
overcoat made by prisoners and a soft
black felt hat of such inferior material
that It was split In several places before
Walsh reached here.
Telegraphs for Good Suit.
Arrangements were made by telegraph
from leaven worth, however, to have one
of Walsh's own suits sent to Ottumwa,
Iowa, for htrn. He will exchange his prison
clothes for others on the train tomorrow
morning. 1
The parole came after more than a j
*eek of waiting for a report on the case.
Thursday night the prisoner almost gave
up hope, as did his friends.
L?te last night a code message came
from the Attorney General, saying the
parole had been granted. According to
the regulations, Walsh was the only person
the warden told of the parole, and it
was not until today the story leaked out.
Message Misleads Son.
"Come here immediately," the warden
telegraphed Richard Walsh and he, think- j
ing his father was ill. rushed to Leaven-1
worth from Chicago today. With him
he brought all the principal books of the
Walsh business, hoping his father would
at least be able to go over the accounts
once more
The prisoner was at dinner when his
son arrived. The prison menu today was !
pickled beets, sausage, cabbage and
bread and water. Walsh ate more heartily
than he had in several days.
Walsh was given a railroad ticket to
Chicago and ?75 he had on deposit in the
prison office.
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may 1COUC MbU
Shortly after 2 o'clock a high-power j
automobile came to the prison for Walsh j
and his son. John R. Walsh refused to
make any statement at th's time, but said
he might write one later. Richard Walsh,
however, said his father intended to resume
active business as soon as possible.
"Father Is feeling fine." said the young
man. "Even the long motor rida did not j
tire him. I expect him to be back at]
work In a few days."
ROAD MCE RECORDS
BROKEN BY AUTOS
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Wins Heavy Car Contest;
at Santa Monica, Going
74.4 Miles an Hour.
8AXTA MONICA, Oal-, October 14.?lA.1I
American roa?l race records were broken
in the Santa Monica automobile races
today. Charles Merz, in a National
fortv. won the heavy car race, with an
average of 74.4 miles an hour. Harvey
Herrbk. in another National fortv, won
the free-for-all, averaging 74.9 miles an
hour, and for the third time lowering
the American road record.
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74 t mile? supplanted that of Navarro, I
made Sji Pari- in 1t?10.
No Serious Accident.
No serious accident marred the da>
Merz's tlntm in the heavy stock car race j
was 2.'>*38 1" Bert Dingley. in the PopeTlartford,
*;if second, 2.08.26..'?; Davis
Lewis In a Stutz. third. 2.15.oA0a. Harvey
Herriek. National "00" was fourth
Bruce Keen, in a Marmon. won the
medium car rac*. 151 >*> mile?; Nikrent,
Marmon, second: Harris llanshue. Mercer.
third. Keen's time was 2:12:00.!>5;
Nikrent's time, 2:13:03.05; Hanshue's,
2 13:41.20.
Harvey Herrick's time In the free-forall
was 2:42:24 ?0 for the 202 miles.
Patschke, in a Marmon. was second and
Joe Dawson, Marmon. third. Patschke's
lime was 2:45.42.75, Dawson'!, 2:47:54.55.
Lieut. Kirtland Makes Four Flights.
Lieut. Kirtland made four flights at
College Park yesterday afternoon. Two
of the flights, each of ten minutes' duration,
he made alone. He took an officer
"f the Signal Corps on each of the other
lights No further tests of the new
-ernapftorlc signal contrivance were made.
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I Wright Brothers Assemble
Their New Flying Machine.
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FIRST FLIGHT TOMORROW
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Biplane Lines Followed in Construction
and the Machine Known
as a Olider.
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KITTY HAWK. X. C.. October 14.?
With the assembling today of the Wright
brothers' latest development In the
science of aviation, about which so much
peculation has been indulged in, spectators
were given their first view of the
new flying device, which is to be used
by the famous aeroplane inventors In the
solution of the problem of sustained
flight with minimum power. The new
glider, as the Wrights call it, differs only
slightly in form from the present-day
machine now in use by them, and is not
a buzzard-shaped affair, as had been reported.
It is much lighter, however, it is
claimed, than any machine in use by the
Wrights, weighing only about 145 pounds.
There was not enough wind today to
fly the new aeroplane from Kill Devil
hill, and the first flight is expected to
I take place next Monday, as the Wrights
insist upon observing the Sabbath.
In Form of Biplane.
When the parts of the machine were
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that It was Intended merely as a
glider. It is a biplane, the planes
measuring thirty-two feet across from
tip to tip and five and one-half feet
In breadth. From upper to lower
plane there is a space of five and onehalf
feet. As in the case of the first ,
Wright machine, the new glider Is
supported on skids. These, however, J
are very much lighter than those of ,
the standard machine, and only nine
inches high. On the forward edge of I
the lower plane is a single seat for
the operator, no provision being made j
for a passenger. The control levers
are arranged the same as the powerdriven
machines. There is a double
rear vertical rudder and a horizontal
tall plane, exactly like the power
aeroplane, except that the tail frame
is shorter and constructed much
lighter.
Fine Workmanship Shown.
One noticeable change -In the glider i
Is the lifttng curve of the main plaiie.
This curve, which runs from the entering
edge to the rear of the plane,
is decideedly flatter than the old style.
Throughout the machine the contructlATl
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There Is no apparent reason why the
glider should not be able to travel considerable
distance in a stiff wind and it
is believed that it will be easier to control
than is any machine now in use.
It presents practicably no radical departure
from the accepted type of Wright
biplane.
The hangar and camp of the Wrights
is about a quarter of a mile from the
summit of Kill Devil hill, where the first
Wright aviation experiments took place.
Slightly nearer is hill No. 13. which may
be used in the new experiments.
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Governed by Air Conditions.
Orvllle Wright said today that he would
J use one or the other of these hills Mon'
day. according to the wind and other
I conditions.
There was some disappointment today
when the new glider had been assembled
to find that the wind was not strong
enough to permit the first trial to be
made. Old residents predicted a norther
for Sunday afternoon, and it was hoped
it would continue throughout Monday so
the trial could be made then.
AVIATOR RODGERS FLIES
FACING STRONG BREEZE
Covers 189 Miles in Six and One
half Hours?Lands at
Vinita, Okla.
VtNlTA, Okla., October 14.?Twentyfive
days out of New York, bound for
San Francisco, 1,873 miles on his way,
"Cal" Rodgers, the aviator, flying from
coast to coast, landed in an open field
here In the gathering dusk tonight. He
had flown 189 miles from Kansas City
in six and one-half hours.
Ten thousand people, nearly twice the
population of this town, gave the aviator
a welcome.
Rodgers flew today in the face of a
stiff breeze. Twice he was compelled
to descend for gasoline, once at Moran,
Kan., and once at Russell Creek, twentyfive
miles north of Vinita.
Rodgers' total flying time was 271 minutes.
He spent one hour and thirteen
minutes at Moran. where he stopped for
lunch. At Parsons, Kan , he battled with
a storm at the height of nearly a thousand
feet. His machine bobbed like afeather
in the wind Rodgers finally left
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ins course ana paseea around tne storm.
At Russell Creek he landed for gasoline
in the face of a thirty-mile gale. He will
leave this city at 7 o'clock tomorrow
morning, bound for Muskogee, eighty
miles south, where he expects to land at
9 o'clock. He hopes to reach Fort Worth,
Tex., before dark.
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Nobel Prize for Maeterlinck.
STOCKHOLM, October 14.?It Is probable
that the Nobel Library prize will t>e
awarded to Maurice Maeterlinck, the
Belgian author and playwright.
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THE BOI), HANKOW. FRO* THE
SCHUCHARDT GITYII
Verdict Causes Collapse of j Wife
Murderer.
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Special Dispatch to The Star.
UPPER MARUBORO, Md., October 14.
?Found guilty of murder in the first degree,
following a trial of two days'
duration, Edward Schuchardt, uxoricide, }
tonight collapsed completely. The Jury j
received the case at 6:30 o'clock this
afternoon, and two hours later returned
its verdict in the simple language,
"Guilty, us Indicted." i
Schuchardt was standing before the bar t
of the court when the jurymen filed into '
the room, but when he heard the fateful *
words he dropped limply into his chair
and half unconsciously murmured the
words: .
"My God, I'd like to die." J
After the usual pleas of his lawyers,
asking a setting aside of the verdict on
the ground that it was not tn accordance
with the evidence, and the announcement ]
that a motion for a new trial would be .
made, the prisoner was returned to the
county jail and there he broke down and *
wept. t
Speedy Justice Done. j
Tho conclusion of this trial marks an y
epoch In speedy Justice in Prince Georges '
county. Schuchardt came from Baltimore
to Collington, where hi# wife, Gertrude 1
Schuchardt, was working in a canning 1
factory, and on the morning of September j
34 he first quarreled with her and then ^
shot her through the heart. His arrest
followed later the same day, and at the
first session of the grand jury he was Indicted
for murder. At thy conclusion of
the trial, three weeks lacking one day
from the date of the murder, Schuchardt <
was convicted, and the verdict of the .
jury carries with it the death penalty.
Witnesses from the vicinity of Collington,
where Mrs. Schuchardt was employed,
and others from Baltimore were ;
examined by the state. It was the con- ,
tentlon of the state that the prisoner
murdered his wife for no cause whatever,
while the defense endeavored to show 1
that the husband was in fear of his wife, '
and entered a special plea of insanity.
Followed Wife From Baltimore.
II. Hampton Magruder, state's attorney, j
presented his case Friday afternoon. He
culled witnesses to substantiate the claim
that Schurchardt followed his wife from
Baltimore to Collington, reaching there \
Saturday night, and that his purpose
in going there was to try to induce her '
to return to liim or to kill her.
Schurchardt exhibited his weapon that
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in her shack before she retired for the
night. Sunday morning she gave her
husband the key to the trunk In order '
that he might get a can of coffee. He
also took out the pistol. When, later, he
: started trouble with his wife, the latter ,
i ran from the shack. She stumbled ani
i fell, and her husband, the state eon- ?
tended, turned her over and tired a '
bullet through her heart. lAter he was
found in the woods, having made a feeble
attempt to kill himself. Former Judge
T. Van Clagett and Clarence Roberts,
counsel for the prisoner, did not put
their client on Iho witness stand.'
One Juryman for Second Degree.
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It was about 5:30 o'clock this afternoon
when the case was given to the
Jury, and two hours later the verdict ,
was reported.
One of the Jurymen, It is stated, delayed
the verdict by contending for a
verdict of second degree murder. He (
wanted the wife slayer punished with- ,
out taking his life.
Schuchardt may be sentenced Monday
or Tuesday, or sentence inay not
be imposed until after the trial of
Harry W. Phllbrooks, who is Indicted
for the alleged killing Wednesday of
Frederick Sprtngmann on the tatter's
farm near Huntsvllle. The convicted
man Is being closely guarded in the
county Jail.
LIQUOR STORE ROBBED.
Arrest of W. H. Quackenbush and
Clftvton nhamherlftin
The house next door, a one-story struc
ture at 1301 Wisconsin avenue, occupied
aH a wholesale liquor store, was so easy
of access from his second-story room at
1303 Wisconsin avenue, and offered such a
great temptation, the police charge, that
William H. Quackenbush, whose portrait
Js numbered 3249 in the police gallery,
forgot that he intended to live so that the
law would never have another whack at |
him.
Six bottles of whisky and $4 all the
money in the cash drawer, were taken |
from the liquor store. Quackenbush says
the police claim that while drunk he
climbed out of his beck window on to
the porch, thence to the roof of the house
next door and down through the skylight
Into the store. i
Another man, Clayton Chamberlain of i
lSlO 34th street, is suspected of being his \
companion In the raid Friday night on ,
the liquor store, which is kept by L* Clyde
Grimes. Both are locked up in the sev- >
enth precinct police station, and will ap- '
pear before Judge Pugh in the Police j
Court tomorrow morning. Detective Mc- ]
Gill Grove arrested them both.
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Senators Go to Inspect Canal. ,J
NEW YORK. October 14.?Senator i
Brandegee of Connecticut, chairman of '
the Senate committee on interoceanlc
canals, and a party of other senators 1
sailed today for Panama to Inspect the
work on the canal. The party included
Senators Brlstow of Kansas, Chilton of
West Virginia, Page of Vermont. Cummins
of Iowa and Overman of North
Carolina. They expect to be gone several
weeks.
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lend upon the prompt successes of the '
Manchus. and these are not considered I
lkely. The legation commanders report'
0 the ministers that the guards arc
eady for all emergencies.
The government evidently is censoring
he Sze-Chuen messages, as few details j
ire being received from that quarter.
3-erman Steamer Wanted for Refuge.
MERLIN, October 14.?The German coniuI
at Hankow has sent a message to
he foreign office requesting that arrangenents
be made so that the Hamburgtmerican
steamer Belgravia can remain
it Hankow to take on refugees in case
if emergent^.
Kang Yu Wei Disappears.
PENANG, Malay States, October 14.
?Kang Yu Wei, who has been living
n exile here for a number of years,
las disappeared and his whereabouts
ire wholy unknown.
Recent advices from Peking said that
1 rumor was current that Kang Yu
iVei had arrived at Hankow, one of
he cities now held by the revolutionsts.
The rumor lias not been conirmed.
APPEALS TO THE PEOPLE.
Raknl fUnaral T icn?c Proclamation
kWWVi MVUVAAi AV0UVO A VVAINUWVAVU
Against the Government.
HANKOW, October 14.?Gen. LI Yuan
Fleng, the generalissimo of the rebels,
:oday sent a note to the foreign consuls1
stationed here demanding the recognllon
of his authority as administrator of
the cities of Hankow, Wuchang and
Hanyang. Gen. IJ announces that he
vill protect foreigners if they remain
leutral, but that he cannot promise proLection
to those assisting the Manchus.
The rebel generalissimo also issued a
proclamation signed as "commander of
Lhe people's army," in whjcb he exhorts
the Chinese people to show thoir unity
ind strength and to drive out the Manchu
traitors.
Devastation in Wuchang.
A visit to Wuchang by the Associated
Press representative today disclosed
vividly the devastation which lius been
wrought in that city by the attack of
the revolutionists. Corpses are piled
everywhere about the streets. Fifty
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uouies were seen jii a- bhirh: >|jul jubi
outside the gates. Although 800 Manchus
have been killed thus far within the
limits of the city the Invading troops are
still seourlng every quarter for more of
their enemies.
Recruits are flocking to the revolutionary
standard. LI Yuan Heng said at
his headquarters in Wuchang that he
now has 25,000 soldiers formally enrolled.
He said that the revolutionary leaders
have, plenty of funds. Gen. Li plans to
move shortly against the imperial forces,
which have retreated along the railway
to a town on the border of Hunan.
Aim to Imitate America.
The rebel viceroy Tang, who Is established
at Wuchang, said in an interview
today:
"The object of our revolt Is to make
the government of China like that of
America. The present taxes, if honestlv
admlnlstered, will provide ample rev?nue
to meet our loan obligations, with
i surplus for interna! developments which
we have planned, such as harnessing
rivers and building railways. We may
he able to do all wo have planned without
foreign loans, but we will borrow if
necessary. Wo are determined to be on
friendly terms with foreign nations."
The situation In Hankow is unchanged.
Four British warships and two vessels
apiece of the American, German and
Japanese navice are protecting the foreign
concessions. Eight loyal Chinese
warships are anchored in the Yangtze
river, below the foreign concessions, well
out of range of the revolutionary guns.
IN WHIRLWIND CAMPAIGN.
Democratic Candidates to Canvass
Allegany County, Md., Tuesday.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
CUMBEJRI1A.ND, M<1. October 14. ?
Franklin B. Bea.ll, chairman of the
democratic state central committee for
Allegany county, has arranged a whirlwind
Itinerary for the democratic state
candidates In this county next Tuesday.
They will leave Cumberland by automobile
Monday morning at 8:15 o'clock for
Mount Savage, thence to Bckhart and
Vale Summit, then Jumping to Luke, at
the extreme western end of the county,
where they will arrive at 12:15. They
will dine at Piedmont, and then visit
"Westernport, Barton, Pekln, Lonaconing,.
Midland and FTostburg, coming to
Cumberland at night for a big mass
meeting. A bugler In an automobile will
announce their approach. There will be
a mass meeting at Oakland Monday
night.
GOOD INTENTIONS OF NO AVAIL.
Selling Clams Gets Clande Evans in
Trouble.
With the best Intentions in the world
make himself self-supporting and a
respectable citizen, Claude Evans borrowed
10 cents from a policeman, en
tered into partnership with David lions,
sought that much worth of clams, erected
i stand on the tddew&lk and went to
work shucking the bivalves for prospective
customers when the police took
him in for obstructing the sidewalk.
"Something is wrong with the world,"
muttered Evans, when he and his partner
were conducted to a cell last night in the
first precinct station by Policeman Price.
He declared that on several occasions
when he had been in the Police Court
the judge had sentenced him because he
did not work, and that wheA he started in
business he also was arrested.
Italy Launches Great Warship.
OENOA, October 14.?Italy's third supordreadnought.
the Leonardo da Vinci,
was successfully punched here today.
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FIRST WEEK. ENDS
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Trial of McNamara Makes Little
Advance.
MAY LAST SIX MONTHS
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Prisoner Discusses Case With His
Brother, also Indicted.
CAPLAN REPORTED DROWNED
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Prosecution Gives Up Hope of Producing
Him in Court?Probably
800 Witnesses.
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LOS ANGELES, Cal.f October 14.?A
scurry for country clubs and beaches
marked today the end of the first week
of the McNamara murder trial. When
Judge Walter Bordwell adjourned the
case at noon until Monday the big white
hall of records In which the trial Is being
conducted was depopulated quickly
and few officials could be found in the
city in the afternoon.
The seventy-two talesmen shared in the
general relaxation, being taken ft>r a rid<
in a sight-seeing automobile set apart
for their use. They returned late in the
day and were locked up ii) the vacant
courtroom.
Trial May Last Six Months.
James B. McXamara, on trial for the
murder of Charles J. Haggerty, a victim
of the Los Angeles Times explosion, was
taken back to his cell, where during the
afternoon he discussed the situation with
his brother, John J. MoNamara, also under
ii dictment for murder.
Attorney Clarence S. Darrow, chief of
f !?.? /loforica on/1 T onnmBtfl
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Davis, assistant, were In conference together
throughout the afternoon.
The brief week, interrupted by two
holidays, was sufficient to outline the
j tremendous struggle now beginning.
Those who at the beginning predicted
a three months' trial lengthened this to
six months, and that nine months or
more may have elapsed before the trials
of the brothers are completed seemed the
general opinion. A month in which to
obtain a jury was held a moderate estimate.
Struggle Over Jurymen.
Whether the 800 or mors veniremen
remaining were sufficient to supply a
jury was discussed. A vigorous struggle
over even' man in the jury box is
expected.
External proceedings, however, were
of minor importance, compared with
the declaration in court from the defense
that the case would be regarded
not alone as the trial of a single man
but as a struggle in which organized
labor would play a leading part. That
and the defense that the Times was
blown up not by dynamite, but by gas,
seemed to comprise the position of the
defense, although the burden upon the
state of showing that James B. McNamara
was in Los Angeles or at some
place where he could have been responsible
for Haggerty's death will be
strongly Insisted upon.
Caplan Reported Drowned.
Probably 800 witnesses are being held In
i readiness, according to estimates of eoun
; sel.
j Today was expected to see the finish of
arguments over the admissibility as a
juror of 7.. T. Nelson, who was chiiAlonged
by the defense for bias, but at the
close of the court it was announced Attorney
Joseph Scott of Los Angeles had
arguments to advance on behaif of the
defense. He will bo heard Monday morning.
It was reported tonight that the prosecution
had given up hope of producing In
court David Caplan, indicted with the
McNamaras. because he Is believed to
have been drowned in Puget sound. Information
to this effect is said, also, to
have reached Clarence Darrow.
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BI INDIANA CYCLONE
Stores Are Wrecked and Many
Persons Injured, One
Probably Fatally.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., October 14.?A
cyclone which struck Ben Davis, a village
near here, tonight wrecked thirteen
homes and stores. Injured four persons,
one probably fatully, and caused damage
estimated at |CW>,000. Residents had noticed
the approach of the funnel-shaped cloud
and most of them sought refuge In eelJars.
Houses were blown from their
foundations and one residence was picked
up, carried nearly 2u0 feet and hurled
into tho side of a brick building. Nearly
every building in the town was damaged.
Pearl Roberts, fifteen years old, who
was caught under the debris, was injured
Internally uiul probably will die.
Buildings Are Demolished.
ST. LOUIS, October 14.?According to
a special to the Post-Dispatch, a tornado
swept Hlllsboro, Ind., at 4 o'clock
this afternoon. demolishing every
building on the main street of the
town.
Many persons are reported injured.
DANVILLE. 111.. October 14.?Veedersburg
and Waneton, Ind., are reported
damaged by a cyclone tonight. Big Four
section hands and linemen are being
rushed there- Wires are down east of
Covington.
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Tobacco Company as the consideration
for conveyances of certain of its factories,
brands, businesses and capital stock of
tobacco manufacturing companies. The
common stock of the new companies then
will be sold for cash at par to common
stockholders of the American Tobacco
Company, "thus making what is in the
nature of an assessment of ?MJ,tWl,825 on
tlie common stock of the American Tobacco
Company.
"This sum," the plans states, "will be
used for the retirement and cancellation
of existing bonds of the American Tobacco
Company. Each B per cent bondholder
of the American Tobacco Company
will be offered $120 in casli for half
his holdings, and for the other half 7
per cent bonds at par in the aggregate of
the Liggett & Myers and Lorillard companies.
"Each 4 per cent bondholder of the
American Tobacco Company will be offered
$06 for half his holdings, and for
the other half 5 per cent bonds at par in
the aggregate of Liggett & Myers and
Lorillard companies.
"Each preferred stockholder of the
American Tobacco Company will be of
iereo cne rigru io excnange one-tnira or
his holdings at par Into 7 per cent preferred
stock of the Liggett & Myers and
Lorillard companies.
To Pay Bonded Debt.
"The effect of these changes when made
will be to pay off the entire bonded debt
of the American Tobacco Company,
amounting to $104,230,750, and to reduce
Its assets correspondingly. It will be left
with $52,459,600 of the preferred stock
and $40,200,400 of common stock, as its
only outstanding securities. The preferred1
stock will be given full voting rights
and the control of the American Tobacco
Company thus will pass from the twenty-nine
Individual defendants to the holders
of $92,719,800 preferred and common
, stock.
"Both the preferred stock of Liggett
1 & Meyers and Lorillard companies
also have full voting rights and the
twenty-nine defendants will control
1 neither of these companies. The same
1 will be true of the R. J. Reynolds Tobacco
Company. None of the four companies
will have any interest in or
1 relation to the other, although at the
' outset they will, of necessity, have
1 many stockholders in common."
Tho securities in existing subsidiary
' I companies which it is proposed to distribute
include those of the United
I Cigar Stores Company, the Conley Foil
Company, AIcAndrews & Forbes Company,
American Cigar Company, British-American
Tobacco Company, and
the American Snuff Company, including
those of the two new companies to be
formed out of the last-named company.
What will be the total value of
the dividends from the distribution of
these various securities the plan does not
set forth.
Covenants Are Terminated.
All restricted covenants, both domestic
and foreign, with corporations and individuals
not to engage in the tobacco
trade are to be terminated, it is stated.
Execution of the pjan will involve, It
is stated, the disposition by the American
Tobacco Company of stocks, factories,
(brands and other-property earning a net
annual income, based on actual results in
: 1010. of ^^,303,312; and will vest the
control in a body of moro than 6.000
stockholders.
No small group of men, not even the
twenty-nine individual defendants, in the
aggregate will own the control of any of
- the principal, accessory or subsidiary
eompanle.s, the plan states.
! The total cost to the common stock"i
holders of putting the plan into effect,
i it is set forth, including the increased
I interest, and preferred dividend charges
capitalized on a five-per-cent basis, the
i payment of bonds at abovo par, the
expense of the disintegration itself and
the organization of tho new companies,
n-lll omniint at ft S9'? (VlA thlc
?? **i UUIVUIIL, a V ww v>o
in addition to the $36,851,925 in cash
to be used toward paying of the bonds
> of the company.
Independents Declare Plan
Is a "Transparent Sham."
NEW YORK, October 14L?Representatives
of independent tobacco interests,
when shown copies of the American Tobacco
Company's dissolution plan, denounced
it as a "transparent sham" and
> claimed that it left the situation just as
bad and in many respects worse.
Ira Morris, who was today elected
[ president of an organization of independent
tobacco Interests, including the
Independent Tobacco Salesman's Association
of America, the National Cigar Leaf
Dealers' Association and the Cigar Dealers'
Association of America, formed for
protective purposes in connection with the
approval of the plan, said:
"The most casual examination of the
ntnn that it is a transDarent sham
and an obvious evasion of the decree of
the United States Supreme Court
"Bach bf the three or four new comI
panies would be of such great power that
it would in Itself be a predominant factor
in all the branches of the tobacco business
and will present the same kind of
obstacles to Independents as now exist
But, worse than this, the new plan shows
a determination on the part of the controlling
Interests in the tobacco combination
to retain that control even after its
BO-called dissolution,"
Mr. Morris declared that it would be an
easy device for the twenty-nine Individual
defendants to have their friends or "understrappers"
own enough stock in addition
to the common stock of the American
Tobacco Company, which they retain,
and to the stock of other companies
which they will receive In dividends
to give them effective working
control of the entire aggregation.
Lieut. Foulois Improving.
Lieut. B. IX Foulois, the army aviator,
j who wu recently operated upon for appendicitis,
Is Improving and his recovery
; Is practically assured, according to a
' statement Issued last night at the Walter
Reed Hospital, where he Is ^ patient.
HONOR THEIR CHIEF (
Veterans Cheer When Mosby's Ji
Name Is Mentioned.
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IN REUNION AT MANASSAS T
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Wearers of the Blue and Gray Frat- ft
emize and Swap War
Stories.
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Speritl Dispatch The Star.
MANASSAS, Va.. October 14.?Reduced g
now to but a mere handful, the veterans
of the 43d Virginia Battalion, better
known as "Mosby's men." held their '
seventeenth annual reunion here today
and paid marked honor to Col. John S.
Mosby, their old chieftain.
Although Col. Mosby still holds to his
custom of not attending the reunions of
his former force, the veterans were
unanimous in selecting his daughter. Mrs.
Stewart Mosby Colm&n. as "daughter of
the battalion." There was a touching
scene when the old veterans greeted the
daughter of their leader, and adopted a
resolution sending to Col. Mosby a message
of their love and affection. Miss
Josephine Brooking, Col. Mosby's granddaughter,
was elected the "granddaughter
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Oi uie ^nnaiion. v<
Greeted by Throng.
About 400 Confederate veterans and
Daughters of the Confederacy turned out
to honor the survivors of the famous
independent command and the martial
note? of Dixie blended with the strains
of the Star Spangled Banner on the same
field where the men In blue and the men
In grey fifty years ago fought the first
battle of the, civil war. Conspicuous
among the veterans today were a score
or more In blue uniforms, who attended
as guests, and Mosby's men and their
former foes made Jests of the days when
they were enemies.
Col. William Chapman, commander of
the organisation, was in charge of the
reunion which began with a business
session in Nichol's Hall, when Thomas
H. IJon of Manassas bade the veterans
a hearty welcome in behalf of the citizens.
Following the adjournment of the busl- i
ness meeting, luncheon was served in t
Conner's Hall by the members of the
United Daughters of the Confederacy at
which Col. Chapman served as toastmaster.
There was a great outburst of
enthusiasm when Col. Mosby was
toasted.
The Speechmaking.
Boyd Smith welcomed the veterans and
carried the men's splrtis to a high point
when he lauded their military record during
the war. George C. Round of Manassas.
a Union veteran, who also spoke.
thanked the ladles for the courtesies tnat
had been extended the veterans and paid
a glowing' tribute to the southern woman
for the courage and fortitude she displayed
when the men were on the firing
line. Thomas Dake and A. F. Rose, both
of Fauquier, paid tributes to the Confederate
soldier and particularly to Col.
Mogby's band. It was a great day for
the veterans, whose ranks now are thinning
fast, but the spirit with which they
entered upon their reunion was more
marked than ever before.
Officers Re-elected.
The following officers were re-elected:
Col. William Chapman of Richmond,
commander; Benjamin Palmer of Richmond,
lieutenant commander; Boyd
Smith, sergeant major; Rev. Dr. Sachett
of Delaplain and Rev. Mr. St rover, chaplains.
i
A number of Washlngtonlans went to
Mahassas in the morning, among them ;
Dr. William TlndaJl, a t'nlon veteran,
secretary of the board of Commissioners <
? % - * _ _
of the District or toiumDia. mny returned
to the city on the evening train.
It was voted by the battalion to hold
the next reunion on the ground where
the second battle of Rull Run was
fought, at a time that will be announced
later.
"JACK THE RUPEE" SPOTTED.
Sheriff Viett Expects to Arrest Assailant
of Hiss Iliff Soon.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
ROCKVILL.E, Md? October 14?The
"Jack the Ripper" of Takoma Park, Md.,
who attacked Miss Maud Iliff, nineteen
years old, of Takoma Park, I>. C., probably
will be arrested within the next
twenty-four hours, according to Sheriff
Viett, who is working on the case.
Miss Iliff told Sheriff Viett she was in
the Maryland part of the suburb Wednesday
evening about 7:?0 o'clock returning
from a visit to her sister at the sanitarium,
when she noticed a man fo.lowing
her. The stranger approached her,
she said, and addressing her as Miss
Maud, asked her to walk with h.m. She j
told him she dtd not know him and refused
his request, whereupon he threatened
to "ruin her looks." He grasped her
by the shoulders. Miss Iliff saad, and
she struggled away and ran, but 6tumbled
and fell. It was In arising that she noticed
one of the long braids of her hair
In her hand. It had been severed cleanly,
near the roots
Miss Iliff described the man as being
about six feet tall, smooth shaven, apparently
thirty years old, well dressed,
and a good talker. She says she cou-d
identify him.
Harvard Tackle on Operating Table.
CAMBRIDGE, Mass , October 14.?While <
his team was piling up the score against j
Williams cm Soldiers' Field today, H. A. !
the Harvard left tackle, t
was belnp operated upon for append Icltle
at the Massachusetts Homeopathic Hospital.
The operation proved successful
and his early recovery Is expected, but
Rogers will not be able to play foot
ball again this year.
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no duplication or waste <
statements. Its bona fide
ton is more than 20,000
competitor.
The Sunday Star's circ
in excess of any other \V
paper.
STATE!
1911.
Saturday, October 7?56.*55
Sunday, October 8....46,731
Monday, October 9 56>74*
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I Tuesday, uctoDer 10?50,003
Wednesday, October 11....57,038
Thursday, October 12 56,901
Friday, October 13?56,914
AFFIDi
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only the number of copies of T*
STAR circulated during: the ee
1911?that ia, the number of eo
furnished or mailed, for velui
tide purchasers or subscriber
counted are not returnable to o
unsold, ezoept In the case of
agents only, from whom a fei
have not yet been received.
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October. A. D. 1911
1NTRY MOURNS
ustice Harlan's Death Called
a Calamity.
i
AFT SENDS CONDOLENCES
lany Telegrams Pour in to Widow
of Great Jurist.
TTNEBAL SET FOE TUESDAY
r ????
iervices Will Be Conducted at Residence
by Rev. Dr. Wallace
Radcllffe.
of condolence yesterday
ind last night camo from President
'aft and many other prominent man In
ill quartern of the country to Mrv
iarlan and to other members of the
amily of Mr. Justice John M. Harlan
>f the United States Supreme Oouru
vhose death occurred yesterday mom
ng. following a brief lllnesn of acute
>ronohltln.
Many members of the family alreaay
iad reached the Harlan home, follow ng
a hurried summons when Ju?tl<-?
Harlan s condition became alarming,
ind they were gathered about hta beoildo
when the end came. Always thee
vill remember his last words: "Ootvl? ;
I am sorry I kept you all waiting
10 long."
Yesterday and last evening, while the
amlly was deeply grieving, little
bought could be given to the arrange
nents for the funeral. It was decided
inly that the obsequies will be held
Tuesday, either late In the morning or
sarly in the afternoon, with serrlr^a
it the house, 1401 Ruetld street, eonlucted
by Rev. I?r. Wallace Radcllff.-.
pastor of the New York Avenue Preejyterlan
Church, of which Justtoe Haran
long was a member. The Internent
will be private, though the place
>f burial has not yet been determined.
So pallbearers yet have been chosen.
Taft'a Message of Sympathy.
Among the telegrams of sympathy
received up to midnight last night war*
the following:
Mrs. John M. Harlan, Washington:
The sad news of Mr. Justice Harlan's
passing away has Just reached me. I
tender my heartfelt sympathy in your
deep sorrow. The country loses a
great Judge and Jurist and a most
patriotic and valuable servant. He was
a brave and effective soldier for the
Union In the civil war. His labors on
the Supreme bench covered more than
thirty-four years and exceed those of
any othar Judge In Its history. May
the memory of the serv ce he has rendered
and the high place he has held
In the hearts of his countrymen help
to mitigate the blow to you and your
family. WM H. TAFT.
James & Harlan, Washington:
Am inexpressibly shocked and grlevau.
I feel keenly the personal loss and. If
possible, even more keenly the loss to
the country. Your father had a great
career. He was a gallant soldier, a
most useful citlxen, an upright and
fearless Judge, deeply devoted to the
interests of the people. All American
citlsen8 are his debtors and we ara
better men because he lived.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
Praised by Wickeraham.
Mrs. John M. Harlan. Washington:
Pray accept my sincere sympathy at
the death of your distinguished hueband.
That he rendered lone and distinguished
service te his country will
be your best consolation.
GEORGE W. WICKERS HAIL
Mrs. John M. Harlan. Washington:
We are greatly grieved" to learn of the
death of Justice Harlan. Accept our
sympathy. We have lost a good friend
and the country a great Jurist and
patriot.
MR. AND MRS. C. W. FAIRBANKS.
Mrs. John M. Harlan. Washington:
Our country has suffered lrref>ambld
loss In the ending of the splendid career
of vour distinguished husband.
SWAOAR SHERLEY
Mrs. John M Harlan. Washington:
As one of the multitude who appreciate
the splendid service rendered by Jus.too
Harlan and who mourn the loss his
death has brought to the country, I
beg to tender my sympathy.
W. J. BRYAN.
Robert Lincoln Heard From.
Mrs. John M. Harlan. Washington:
I am deeply grieved by the loss of ona
of my oldest friends and tender my
sympathy In your great bereavement.
ROBERT T. LINCOLN
Hon. John M. Harlan, Waahlngtoo:
We ar.> deeply distressed. The country
loses one of Its greatest man In the
death of your noble father.
HENRY WATTERSON.
Mrs. John M. Harlan, Washington:
Please accept sympathy of Mrs. Miller
and myself In your immeasurable
tlon. The country has lost a great
just judge. W. H- H. MILLER
(Attorney 'ieneral of the United States
States under President Harrison.)
Harlan.
A grand American has g?ne. { (
And thus they Tanlab. one by one; 1
Strong pillars of the borne and state, |
Illustrious ameer the great.
His life tn home and eborrh and state
Was gloriflpd by troth and fate.
And cv?-ry impulse of his mind
Wat- t un?*d to lore bis bum an kind
In war and peace be played his part.
With splendid sonl and losing heart*.
Helping the people night and day.
Their champion, oner brace and gay.
He loved the truth and lovnd the lam,
A sonl without a tine lag flaw.
Whose glorious, honest, loyal tun
Shall shine In golden halls of faaM.
Washington. D. C-, JOHN A. JOTOR
October 14. 1911.
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; October 8 54,291
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