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No. 394.-No. 19,016. , WASHINGTON, D. ., SUNDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 20, 1912* FIVE CENTS.
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GAINING IN THE WEST
Belief That Taft Will Get
Large Democratic Support.
BUSINESS MEN FAVOR HIM
Situation in West, However, Encouraging
to Wilson.
HIS FBIENDS MAKING CLAIMS
Declare He Will Have 280 Electoral
Votes, Outside of Pivotal
States.
BY N. O. MESSENGER.
CHICAGO. October 19.?Careful inquiry
into conditions prevailing in the region ;
west of the Ohio river does not produce ,
results indicating favorable prospects for .
President Taft. While it is true and not j
to be denied that there is at this time a
drift toward Taft, his passionate poll- (
tklans must acknowledge, and do, that
the swing is for Wilson in the western '
country. Taking first the optimistic view
of the campaign It should be stated that
there has been in the past two weeks an
awakening on the part of business men
to the claim that serious menace to business
interests is involved in the Wilson
propaganda. (
Director Mulvane of republican western
headquarters describes that situation as
follows:
" The Taft wave continues to spread
over the country. It is not confined to
any one section. It spreads from Maine
to California.
"Neither is it confined to party. The
significant and important development of 1
the week 1* the fact ths^t we are experi- s
< ucing a repetition of 1S06. In that year (
business men who were democratic in ]
>olltics rescued the country from the fallacy
and danger of free silver. This year
oemocrauc Dusiness men are uniung 10
save the country from the fallacy and
danger of free trade.
Democratic Drift to Taft.
"Reports from every state show that
President Taft will receive a large democratic
vote. Democrats as well as republicans
realize that there is no criticism
of the conduct of the government
and that the democratic party does not
promise to make business conditions any
better.
"The American people, irrespective of
party affiliation, know that prosperity s
annot continue if the foundation upon
which prosperity rests is removed. This
la the reason why organizations of business
men pledged to support President
Taft and the republican ticket are being
formed everywhere.
"A change of administration means a
? an go of business conditions.
"The free trade legislation to which tho
democratic party is pledged would seriously
disturb almost every commercial
industry in the country and would menace
the prosperity o our now flourishing
agriculture.
"We cannot have a sudden and radical
< hang? in our tariff laws without an upheaval
of business conditions. Effect will
follow cause as surely as night follows
day.
Stability and Progress.
"The universal desire for business stability
and continued progress along safe
and steady lines is giving nation-wide
impetus to the cause of President Taft.
We approach the last two weeks of the
<-ampaign more confident than ever that
President Taft can and will be elected."
But In the minds of unbiased political
observers the question arises: Is not
the drift to Taft too late to be effective?
If these business men had aroused themselves
in August and furnished the national
committee with means to wage a
vigorous campaign, winning; back the
saimers and going after the laboring
inn, the outlook might be different.
Coming down to cold, hard facts, one
cannot escape from the belief that as the
;ame now stands Wilson is far in the
lead. The republicans are doing the beat
:hey can to encourage their followers, to j
hold in line the republican voters who,
V aring Roosevelt, are disposed to go to
Wilson in order to kill off the bull inoose
eader.
The democratic managers are absolute- 1
ly confident of a big Wilson landslide. '
They claim aa high as 300 electoral votes
for him as a certainty, 360 being neces- ;
sary to elect. They claim that Mr. Wilson
will have fourteen more than a ma- :
lority, leaving out the important states
?.f New York. New Jersey. Indiana, Ohio. 1
Illinois and Michigan.
Basis of Democratic Claims.
Their claim must receive consideration
in view of the conditions known
to exist in thu western country. Starting
with the soHd south and including California
and South Dakota, believed to be
cafe for Wilson, they total up 133 electoral
votes. Tuen they add to their column
Delaware. 3; Idaho. 4; Maine, C;
Maryland. 8; Missouri. 18; Montana, 3;
New Mexico, 3; Wisconsin, 13; Arizona, 3;
Colorado, 6; Kansas, 10; Kentucky, 13;
Minnesota. 13; Nebraska, 8; Nevada. 3;
North Dakota. 5; Oklahoma, 10; Tennessee,
12; West Virginia, 8. i
This makes a total of 2SO. fourteen majority
in tne electoral college. i
Suppose that Wisconsin, thirteen, should
be deducted, owing to the doubt of iai
Kollette's ultimate course, there is an offset
of fifteen from Indiana, which is
counted absolutely sure for Wilson. Suppose
that Minnesota, twelve, should go
the other way. there are New York and
New Jersey stid In the reckoning.
No one knows how Ohio is going; Michigan
is a debatable proposition, and from
every angle of the situation fair-minded
politicians must agree that Wlison apparently
lias the best of it.
Wyoming, Utah and Iowa are counted
pretty safely republican. The democrats
hope to have a look-in In Pennsylvania.
They have not despaired of Washington
and Oregon, although the republicans
claim t ose states.
Situation Favors Wilson.
But the great, big salient fact is that
the democrats can reasonably count upon '
the states enumerated above to give them |
28b votes and still be able to discount
the so-called pivotal states of New York
and Illinois.
The foregoing figures are presented for
consideration from careful and painstaking
inquiry. Of course, there is the silent
vote to be cons.dered, the deep undercurrent
of unknown political opinion. It
may be for Roosevelt. It may be for
Tuft. It may be that as the campaign
grows nearer an end, business will become
frightened and apply its power to
the voters, producing in the last days an
unexpected change.
But when you look over these spates
showing a clear majority for Wilsoh of
fourteen, without depending upon the
pivotal states, you aro obliged to stop,
took and lisum.
DANGERNOTPASSED
Physicians Order Absolute
Rest for Roosevelt.
FATIGUED BY ENDEAVORS
Leaving Hospital Monday Condia.1.?
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uuuai upua vtiuci ouiiuaj.
CHAFES AT ALL RESTRAINTS
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Urges Gov. Johnson Not to Sacrifice
Seat??Plans to Make at Least
One More Speech.
CHICAGO, Til., October tO.-Col, Roosevelt
at II o'clock tonight told Night
Nurse Fitzgerald that he felt very tired, j
He had put in the time since the consulta- [
tion of his surgeons in reading, talking
with Mrs. Roosevelt, shaving himself, '
having a bath and eating a little lunch- '
eon. His temperature at 9:30 was 98.2, I
at which figure it remained when taken
again at 11. His respiration and pulse
were stationary and about normal.
"I feel quite tired," he said to Mrs.
Fitzgerald, as she left him for the nignt.
"I think I saw too many people today. I
will be glad to sleep. I need it."
The colonel took up a book, saying he
would read a few minutes and then go
to sleep for the night.
Must Best All Day Today.
CHICAGO, October 19.?Col. Theodore
Roosevelt must rest all day tomorrow in
absolute quiet if he is to be able to take
an early train for New York Monday
morning. This was the decision reached
tonight by the surgeons who met in consultation
in his rooms here after a day
luring which they assort that the colonel
has been overdoing It.
A succession of social meetings and at
least one important political conference,
which he held with Gov. Johnson, took
place today and the surgeons definitely
ietermined to call a halt. The evening
tnnip'ht wits rii?inr?tlv mnrir?rnto in
tone, though the surgeons are emphatic
n declaring that there is no danger in
sight front any source except the patient's
own energetic disposition, which
ivili not allow him to keep himself quiet.
Dr. John B. Murphy, chief of the surgeons
who are in charge of Col. Roosevelt's
case, declared tonight as he left
the eolone.'s room that his patient was
toing under stricter discipline tomorrowban
he has yet experienced during his
stay in this hospital.
Departure Monday Conditional.
"The colonel is going to be made to
understand that his going to New York
Monday depends on his resting in perfect
luiet all day Sunday," said Dr. Murphy.
There are going to be no callers; there
trill be no political or business confermces.
The day must be one of coro?lete
repose or wc cannot sanction any
-ailroad trip the first of next week. Our t
?atlent needs all his strength to repair
he damage done to his body. While
ving in bed he has felt so well genertlly
that he has not res fixed what a task
s laid upon hft system and in conscience
he has been ready?too ready?to
neet the demands which his friends and
icquaintances have made on him. There
las been a tendency on his part to overlo
it all the time and this must stop
intil he Is more nearly recovered. Otherrise.
and this will be put squarely up to
the colonel, it will not be safe for him
to try to go to New York Monday."
How this will affect a scheduled conference
with Gov. Johnson of California,
which was to take place tomorrow morning,
is something that remains to be seen
when the surgeons' ruling is laid before
Col. Roosevelt.
Told Johnson Not to Sacrifice Seat.
PaI Rnncot'olt it its lrnnurn nl/1
V w 1? AWWC-V ? V?l| (V lk3 IV?V?
Gov. Johnson not to sacrifice his seat at
the head of the California government to
his work in the progressive campaign,
md it is known that before the colonel's
Injury the governor was headed back toward
California in order not to exceed
the legal limit of time in which he might
be outside the borders of the state during
his Incumbency. Gov. Johnson now
insists, it is said, that his place is at the
head of the tiring line in the place of nis
temporarily disabled chief, and that the
governorship is a secondary consideration.
Nothing was settled at the conference
today between the governor and the colonel,
it is said, and the matter was on the
tapis for tomorrow, but the surgeons are
firm in their embargo against any more
business, social or political matters finding
their way to the colonel's room.
The condition of the patient is the most
important matter in sight, the surgeons
insist, and it is admitted that it is not
what it might have been had be been
careful from the start.
Weak From His Wound.
That this is not an alarmist statement
of his present condition, however, equally
is insisted on. It merely means that the
colonel is a weak man from his wound,
despite his great strength and his reserves
of vitality, far in excess of those
of the average man. He has seen callers,
talked. dis?nseed books, laughed,
sat up and in other ways given rein to
his energies, and the medical men say
that this has been allowed to go on to far
too great an extent, and that now it must
stop eiftirely. Ho nas a slanting wound
in his chost. seven inches long. In immediate
proximity to his vital organs, and
the healing of this wound and the reuniting
of the parted tissues is a task the
magnitude of which he has not appreciated.
Danger of infection, the surgeons say,
practically is over, a.s is the case with
danger from lockjaw.
The colonel's clinical records during the
last two days have shown a preponderance
of slightly subnormal temperatures,
indictating a slight degree of weakness
and ready response of temperature to
slight influences. He has been allowed
to sit up for only a." few short spells,
wrapped in a bath robe.
To Deliver One Speech.
It was decided with as much definiteness
as Is possible under the circumstances
that Col. Roosevelt shaJl deliver
one speech toward the close of the eampaign.
It will be In Madison Square
Garden. New York. October 30. The I
colonel was toli that if he would exercise
prudence In the meant ime he would
be in condition to make the speech.
Whether he makes it depends almost |
entirely upon the condition of his broken
rib, which Is his chief source of trouble
now. He was told that he must keep
as quiet as possible so that the rib ends
may knit together, and If he does not
heed the warning he may find himself unable
to take any part in the campaign.
The colonel sighed and said he would
try.
Whether Col. Roosevelt will be able to
make more than one speech the physicians
could not say. lie is anxious to
deliver an address in Massachusetts, at
least one In Pennsylvania and another at
some point in New York state. In addl(Continued
on Second Page.)
SCHRANKCAME HERE
Said to Have Tried to Get at
Roosevelt.
CONVICTION OF POLICEMEN
Tells of Man Who Sought Colonel at
Clapp Committee Hearing.
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OFFERED TO BRIBE OFFICER
Was Later Seen Trying to Enter
Room Where Testimony Was
Given.
John Schrank, who shot Theodore
Roosevelt while in Milwaukee last Monday
night, tried to reach his quarry in
Washington. He made a determined effort
to get close to the former President
when the latter appeared, Friday, Octo- j
ber 4, before the Senate committee in- ;
vestigating campaign, funds, meeting in j
the rooms of Senator Clapp in the Senate ;
office building.
This is the conviction of Capitol Police,
man M. H. Eidsness, who resisted the efforts
of the man he is sure was Schrank
to gain access to Col. Roosevelt. The
snapshot photographs of the assassin
taken in Milwaukee after the shooting he
Is positive are those of the man he saw
and talked with and to whom he refused
admission to the room set apart
for the use of the distinguished witness.
Hi3 opinion, li? declares, is confirmed
by an cx-policeman of the Capitol force,
James Whitehill, who saw a man, whom
Whitehill also believes was Schrank, trying
to crowd his way into the committee
room in which the hearing was held.
Whitehill, says Policeman Eidsness, overheard
some one say that the man had
a gun on him, and his attention was
therefore drawn to the incident.
Guarded Roosevelt's Room. - |
Policeman Eidsness was recalled from
leave to take charge of the room placed
at the disposal of Col. Roosevelt while
appearing before the committee. It was
one of three, constitution suite Xo.
assigned to Senator Clapp, and is farthest
from the room into which the public
was admitted for the hearing', although
all connect by doorways.
Col. Roosevelt had given his testimony
during the mo.ning session, and, when
adjournment was taken about noon for
lunch, he returned to the room set apart
for him, and almost lmmediate.y went
out with those who attended him, going
iv iiit iiiaiu iv iuiiturvu.
It was after this and before 1 o'clock
that a man applied at the door of the
room over which Policeman Eidsness
held guard, and asked if he could be
admitted so that he could see the exPresldent.
The man explained that lie
had formerly been a republican, but was
now a progressive, and had come all the
the way from Newark to see wol. Roosevelt.
He said that he had not been able to
gain admittance to the crowded hearing
room and did not want to go away with-1
out a sight of the great man. He offered
money to Policeman Eidsness to induce
him to grant the privilege he asked.
The policeman replied that no one wouid
be admitted to the room except those ndicatcd
by Col. Roosevelt himself. There j
were five persons, and no more, given
that privilege, and he told the man that
he could not buy his way in at any price. '
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Asked About Buttons.
The stranger afked about bull moose 1
buttons, saying he wished to have one. 1
The policeman saw the last of him when
the man went down the corridor toward
the door leading into the room which
such of the public as could be crowded
in had been given admittance.
Col. Roosevelt returned to the room ;
about 1:'J0 o'clock, ten minutes before the 1
time set for the resumption of the hearing.
He rested a few minutes, and then
proceeded to the room in which the hearing
was held.
Policeman Eidsness says that ex-Policeman
Whltehill, who is now employed in
the Senate folding room, saw the man
after the resumption of the hearing, when
people were trying once more to crowd
into the room allotted to the public.
SMS TO IMPEACH
ONE OF HIS WITNESSES
Prosecutor in Labor Riot Case
Astonished by Change in
Testimony.
LAKE CHARLES, La.. October 19.Shirley
R. Buxton, a lumber mill employe
and a state witness in the Grabow
labor riot case, spent most of today on
the witness stand and contradicted statements
of previous state witnesses, benefiting
the ease of the defense to such an
extent that the district attorney futilely
attempted to have his testimony impeached.
Buxton stated that on the night of the
riot, which resulted in four deaths, John
Galloway sa,d "'by they shan't
speak. Don't let them speak."
He referred to a meeting of union
men which took place near the Galloway
lumber mills, and which broke up in
the riot. Other witnesses had said Galloway
had admonished his non-union
workmen to let the union men peaceabiy
hold their meeting.
Buxton said lie did not know whether
the first shot came from the union or
non-union men. but said at the first
crack of the rifles he saw a man standing
in a wagon with President Emerson
of the Timber Workers' Union fall. Emerson
is one of the nine defendants now
on trial, and It was during his speech
from a wagon near the Galloway plant .
that tho riot occurred.
The state, being unable to Impeach Buxton's
testimony nut him thruiiern n prill
ing redirect examination, t?ut could not
make him change the essentials of his
story.
M. M. Galloway, president of the Galloway
Lumber Company, testified that
he warned his employes that the union
men had a right to hold a public meeting.
He then testified Liat he to>d his men:
"You had all better go home and raise
no disturbance." He denied any of his
employes was intoxicated.
His examination had not been com- ;
pleted when court adjourned until Monday.
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One Killed, Three Hurt, in Anto.
ARKANSAS CITY. Kan., October 10.?
Gustavo Alexander was killed, Frank
Kuhns and Mrs. Kuhns wore injured,
probably fatally, and Lee Brown was
seriously hurt when an automobile skidded
and turned over here today. All
were residents of Arkansas City.
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INDIANA OFFICIALS WAIT
BEFORE CALLING TROOPS
Monday's Developments in
Race Track Squabble to
Decide Action.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., October 19.?
Stnt<> officiate, balked in their attempt to i
obtain a restraining order to prevent rae- i
Ing and alleged gambling at the track of
the Mineral Springs Jockey Club, at Por- |
ler, Ind., tonight decided to await Men-;
day's developments before ordering out
tiie militia, as authorized by Gov. Thomas
R. Marshall, who is campaigning in the
west.
Affidavits submitted today in court at
Valparaiso by a number of citizens to
the effect that there had been no gambling
at the Porter track caused Attorney General
Honan to withdraw the petition for
a restraining order. lie said the state
was not prepared to offset the affidavits.
Tonight the state officials held a conference,
but. refused to talk of plans for
Monday's procedure.
Troops May Be Called.
As Gov. Marshall's instructions are that j
the tttate tmnr? nro te he li&e.rl ao o !
resort in closing the nice track, it may be
that a company of militia will be called
out if the gates are thrown open Monday
afternoon.
The company of stath troops at South
Bend is being held in readiness to move
on short notice and could reach the track
within a few hours.
The attorney general's oflice admits that
citizens of Lake county appear to favor
the racing meet and that any attempt to
obtain a restraining order would be met
with affidavits similar to those tiled today
at Valparaiso.
SYNOD CHOOSES OFFICERS.
Presbyterian Judicatory in Session
at Buckhannon, W. Va.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
CUMBERLAND. Md., October 19.?The
West Virginia Presbyterian Synod, today
in session at Buckhannon, elected Rev.
W. E. Allen of New Cumberland moderator
and Rev. F. M. Patterson of Downs
temporary clerk.
The Woman's Synodical Society was organized
for the foreign work, the following
officers being elected: President, Mrs.
G. W. Poilock, Buckhannon; vice presidents,
Mrs. W. F. Reed (Wheeling), Mrs.
Earl A. Brooks (Weston; and Mrs. W. II.
Wolfe (Parkersburg): secretary, Mrs. J. |
C. Newham. Grafton.
Mrs. D. E. Wilier of Washington made |
a 'spirited address before the synod on ;
Mormonism. Rev. I.. L. Stroek of Tren- ;
ton, N. J., spoke in the Interest of the, i
evangelist committee of the General
Synod.
ORDERS IMMEDIATE SHIT.
j
Court Expedites Hearing of Alabama j
Coal and Iron Company.
TRENTON, N. J., October 19.?As a result
Of t hf? nnnllmfUr. *l?i
? ? ? v? i' fi- ? k v/4 nit;
Consolidated Coal and Iron Company to
the supreme court to have discontinued
the proceedings instituted by the attorney
general of New "Jersey, atack'ng a bond
issue by the Alabama company on the
ground that the proceedings had not been
pressed, and that their pendency interfered
with the reorganization of the company,
Justice Trenchard today made an
order directing the attorney general to
at once proceed with the suit and to
serve a copy upon the company within
live days.
The Alabama company was recently
declared insolvent by the Alabama
courts, and is now in process of reorganl- i
zation. It is claimed that the suit of the!
attorney general agalns the action of the
Alabama company to set as'de a bond
issue to rep'ace preferred stock, was
prompted by outside parties, ar.d that
neither the attorney general nor the state
of New Jersey bad any interest In the
matter. , , , ,
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TOTAL OF $30,000,000 I
AS BIRTHDAY SOUVENIR
Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt Gets I
Remainder of Fortune
Heired From Father.
Special Dispatch to The Star. S
NEW YORK, October 19.?Tomoi*row
marks the thirty-fifth birthday anni- t
versary of Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt, di- a
vorced husband of Mrs. French Vander- a
bilt, and at present residing in England a
with his second wife, formerly Mrs; Smith
H. McKim, to whom he was wedded a
year ago. Under the terms of his father's
will Alfred Vanderbilt will come into possession
of the second half of his immense
patrimony today, and it is estimated
that when the clock struck midnight
and t.he last second of today had
passed. Mr. Vanderbilt's wealth had increased
by $30,000,000.
Tiny Son Also Benefited.
Incidentally, the tiny son and heir, born
to Mr. Vanderbilt and his second wife a
few weeks ago, has also had his expectations
Increased by the same amount, inasmuch
as Mrs. Elsie French Vanderbilt
absolutely refused to accept any
financial settlement at the time she received
her decree of absolute divorce from
her husband.
Under the terms of Cornelius Vanderbilt's
will, Alfred was made the head
of the family in place of his elder broth
er, Cornelius, who was cut off with j
$1,000,000. together with $500,000 which he >
received outright as a bequest from his i
grandfather. To his other children Cor- 1
nelius Vanderbilt left the sum of $7,000.- j
0lK> each. Alfred volurttarlly gave to his ,
elder brother $6,000,000 in order that his 1
sliare might equal that of the others. 1
Gets His Full Share.
His own share he did not receive out- ?
right, but was allowed the income until c
five years ago, when he reached his ?
thirtieth borthday, and came into control 3
of the first half of his patrimony, still v
receiving the income from the remaining c
,$oO,000,000. A
Tomorrow he has undisputed control fc
of the entire fortune, which places him a
in charge of the second largest landed
estate in Manhattan.
THIEF OVERLOOKS $250,000. ]
Robber Who Sandbagged Express
Company Agent Got $1,200.
SKAGWAT, Alaska, October 19.?It was a
discovered today that nearly $250,000 in f.
gold in the Weils, Fargo & Co. express tl
office was overlooked by a robber who
sandbagged Agent Herbert Taylor last, p
night. The robber took a package oon- j 8l
taining $1,200. When Taylor went into j s
il rear room for a bucket of coal the i ?
robber, who had been concealed In a v
closet, struck him over the head. p,
Taylor lay unconscious until found to- fl
day.
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ARSENAL WAREHOUSE RAZED. t
Loss Sustained at Benecia, Cal., Is J
Estimated at $1,000,000. jj
BENECIA, Cal., October 10.?Approxi- h
mately (1,000 000 is the estimate of loss
made today by Col. C. H. L>. Ruggles, j,
commanding officer of the Benecia arsenal,
the main storehouse of which was p
burned last night. A request for supplies e
to rebuild the warehouse already has
been telegraphed to the War Department.
Fire still glowed in the vaults and cellars
of the old building, which has served
since 1857 as the arms factory and sup- ^
ply station for the Pacific coast and the
orient. At Intervals there were fresh vol- d
leys from rifle cartridges not exploded pi
last night. e
Spontaneous combustion, produced by h
chemical disintegration of nltro powder, a
is believed to have caused the Are. U
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IIMNy HURT IN BATTLE
OF JUBILANT STUDENTS
1 IMMI A-?Jiiftl Af> AAL
IllllUld UllUCi yi dUUdlC5> UBIC"
brate Foot Ball Victory in
Strenuous Manner.
ipeeial Dispatch to The Star.
CIIA3IPAIGN, 111-, October lO.-fnlrersity
of Illinois students, celebrating
i foot ball victory over Indiana tonight,
ittacked the Walker Opera House here
ind many persons were injured in the
lattle with the local police and stage
lands. Those most seriously hurt were:
Grace Medley, chorus girl, struck by
?rlck hurled through dressing room winlow.
and badly wounded on the head.
Grace Fletcher, chorus girl, injured by
i fall down the dressing room stairs, aftsr
fainting during a bombardment of
nissiles.
Pete Andrews, stage hand, struck on
lead by brick.
Pearl Harper, chorus girl, fainted on
'tagc during performance and is prosrated.
Elmer Dillavou. Champaign High School
itudent. knocked unconscious by blow
rom club.
Many other persons, unidentified, were
njured in the hand-to-hand battle at the
itage entrance of the theater.
Students Bitterly Denounced.
"Murder will inevitably result If this
8 not stopped," declared George A.
Huff, director of athletics at the university.
who ascended the gallery steps
ind addressed the mob. "! certainly
vould not blame the theater management
f their men shot you. This is a disgrace
to the university. If you wunt to kill
foot ball, you are taking the best way.
[ want to tell you that these disturbances
b _ve been argued as a reason, why foot
u-ii ?i ..u i? -u-,11-1 a '
ja.li suuuiu uc tvuvusiieu.
Charles Adkins, speaker of the house
f representatives, was the first victim of
elebrators, who inetrrupted his open-air
peech for Taft by crowding around his
LUtomobile and yelling and shooting ro olvers
until he was forced to desist.
Following the breaking up of the poiitial
meeting the students cried: "To tne
Valker," and quickly besieged the playtouse
where "In Frisky France," a
nusical comedy, was being presented.
GREEKS SAIL FOR HOME.
lave Battle With Italians on Brook*
lyn Bock.
NEW YORK, October 19.?Nearly ?,000
(reeks, all apparently wildly enthusiastic
bout going to war, sailed on steamers
rom this port today for their home land
o enlist against the Turks.
A small riot broke out on the Fabre
ne pier on the Brooklyn waterfront as
everal hundred Greeks were boarding the
(earner Venezia- A number of Italians,
;ho had booked passage on the same
essel, taunted the Greeks over their
oldiery, with the result that numerous
st fights followed.
Police reserves had to be called to quell
he disturbance. The steamer sailed, late
his afternoon.
The largest number to sail by a single
leanler was 1,200, on the French liner
Chicago, which was held up for three
lours by the rush of the Greeks to get
lassage. Many of the men were in
hakl uniforms and carried banners bear-1
ng the inscription:
"Either return with your shield or upon!
t"
The soldiers said they expected to bei.
aid "8 cents a day" by the Greek gov- '
rnment for their services.
Insane Man Insults Kaiser.
BERLIN', October 19.?While the emeror
was attending the dedication of St. i
ilchael's Church today, says a Hamburg
ispatch to the Tageblatt, a laborer, ap- .
arently demented, pressed through the ;
rowd and addressed Insulting words to
im. The man was placed under arrest i
nd was taken to a hospital lor ex&mina- <
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VARNA IS SHELLED
Turkish FJeet Bombards Bui-1
garian Port.
SWOTS ARE INEFFECTIVE
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Greek Army Dislodges Sultan's
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Troops From Strong Positions.
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SERVIANS CROSS THE BORDER
.
First Great Battle of War Expected :
to Occur at Adrianople or
TTskup.
CONSTANTINOPLE. October 10?The
Turkish fleet arrived off Varna at ?
o'clock thip mornin? and be Kan a bombardment
at 3 o'clock this afternoon.
Varna is the principal Bulgarian port
of the Black sea between Kustcndje and
the Bosphorujj. Notification already had
been received by the various embassies
that a blockade of Varna and Burghas, to
the south, had been begun by Turkey.
Varna is memorable for the battle
fought there in 144-1, in which the Turkish
Sultan Amurath II overwhelmed the ;
Hungarian army, commanded by King
L-adisIaa It has a population of about
35,000 people.
Turkish Ships Withdrawn.
SOFIA, October 10.?The Turkish warships
opened a bombardment off Varna
today, directing their fire against two
Bulgarian torpedo boats in the roadstead.
The range was ten miles and the shots
were ineffective. The Turkish ships then
withdrew.
In taking the. town of Mustapha Pasha,
the Bulgarians commenced operations at
two points simultaneously. Gen. IvanofTs
army, with Harmanli as a center,
attacked the right wing of the Turkish
forces and occupied the village of
Kourkale, which dominates Mustapha
Pasha.
Turks were forced to fall back into
Mustapha Pasha and this also they were
soon compelled to desert. As they retreated
they blew up the railway bridge
over the River Marltza, cutting off communication
with Adrianople.
Tho noted Macedonian leader. Sandausky,
it is reported from Dubnitza. has
assembled 3.000 neasants nf the mnnn
tainous district of Perim, near the Bulgarian
border, and armed them with modern
rifles. They will Join the allied states
against the Turks. The Bulgarians have
taken the town of Mahomia in the l.azlog
district, at the point of the bayonet.
Developments Awaited.
BELGRADE, October 10.?The general
staff reports at 7 o'clock tonight that the
Servian army ?as crossed the border and
is engaged iri operations In Turkish territory.
Important developments are expected
immediately, although cold and
rain are hampering the movements of the
troops.
Greeks Dislodge Turks.
ATHENS, October 10.?The Greek army,
under command of Crown Prince Constantine,
after four hours' fighting toaay
dislodged the Turks from strong positions
commanding Elassona. near the Grec.an
frontier. The Greeks then occupied E.assona
Two battalions and two batteries
crossed the Araia river into Kpirus and
occupied the heights of Grinibovo. Detachments
of Cretans have arrived at
Athens.
flout Turkish Irregulars.
VIENNA, October 19.?According to late
advices from Podgoritza, 2.U0U Tur ish irregulars,
while proceeding from Plava to
Berana to attempt the recapture of that
city, were ambushed by a strong detachment
of Montenegrins. After a desperate
fight, In which many of the irregulars
were killed and Suhil Bey, commander,
and 2dO of his men were captured, the
irregulars were routed.
Successes of Turks.
CONSTANTINOPLE. October 19.?Turkish
successes in engagements with the
Servian and Montenegrin troops are reported
today in special dispatches from
Salonikl and Uskup. but the details arc
very meager.
Strict orders have been issued by the
civil and military authorities in Rumelia
to insure the safety of the Christian
population. Those proved guilty of attacking
peaceful inhabitants are to be
held by couri-martial and sentenced
to death.
Premier Is Congratulated.
ATHENS, October 19?On the occasion
of the mass at tile cathedral in Sofia for
the success of the war, the fiu.gaj.an
foreign minister sent to Premier Ven.zeios
a message congratulating h.m on the
opening of the struggle of the alliance,
for the successful organization of which
he gives credit to Greece.
Prince Andre and Prince Christopher ;
went to the front today. Princess Marie
will fit out a floating hospital at her own
expense.
The government has introduced a bill
for the free entry of food during the
war. The police have closed all the theaters.
Steamer Brings Reservists.
FALMERO, October 19.?The steamer
Macedonia, with Greek reservists abroad,
has arrived here from New York. She
is under convoy of the four destroyers
which Greece purchased recently in England.
The destroyers joined the Macedonia
at Algiers, where they shipped
crews.
Allied Armies Advancing.
t ovnov tn ?i??- *i? !
mountainous front of 200 miles, *from 1
Kirk-Kilisseh In the east to Uskup In j
the west, the advance of the allied armies f
into Turkey continues. The Turkish !
army appears to be acting on the defensive.
Its outposts are slowly withdrawing
and are attempting only to t
screen the way for mobolization. while f
the main forces are marching toward a
the frontier. c
Adrianople and Uskup are being watch- t
ed as the strategic points for the first t
great battle. Adrianople is defended by g
modern fortresses, with 300 of the most c
modern guns. It is the main gateway to t
Turkey and should give the invaders a c
long siege. The town of Mustapha Pasha,
seventeen mi es to the north, already has \
fallen into the hands of the Bulgarians p
and; the meager announcements of the r
event indicate, without serious resistance, n
The approach to Uskup is more difficult. c
The Servian and Bulgarian armies are /
likely to follow two road p. one from \
Koestendil, in Bulgaria, through Paianka
pass, which is strongly fortified ft
on the Turkish side; the other along the a
main line of the railroad from. Senrla. j
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PLAN FOR IKE CITY
ON LIBERAL SCALE
Commissioners to Ask for Appropriation
of About
$13,000,000.
ALL PARTS OF DISTRICT
TO RECEIVE ATTENTION
Public Schools Are Favored by Numerous
Suggestions.
NEW BUILDINGS RECOMMENDED
Police Department and Health Office
Remembered?Provision Against
Plagne?Motor Vehicles for
the Fire Fighters.
Improvements for practically every section
of the city will he recommended t<>
Congress by the Commissioners with the
submission of annual estimates for the
District of Columbia in December.
While the appropriations requested will
not be made known until announced by
Congress, it is understo d the budget t *fleets
one of the most exhaustive studi<>
ever made of tl.e needs of the local government.
and that many recommendations
which have been made in previous years
by department heads, hut never acted on.
have received favorable attention tn.s
year.
Public schools, the police and Ore departments,
the engineer department and
other branches of the munici; abty have
received liberal treatment. The total appropriation
requested is approximately
$13,000,000.
Recommendations for the purchase of
several school sites and construction of
school buildings are contained, in the est imates,
and, as last year, provision is
made. It is stated, for an Increase in
the salary of Dr. William M. Davidson,
superintendent of schools, from to
$0,000.
School Buildings and Sites.
It Is understood that the following constitutes
a fair resume of the new' school
buildings and sites requested:
Initial appropriation for construction of
new Central High School,
For construction of 4-rooni addition V
Congress Heights School. al?out $ ai.ouo
Initial appropriation for construction of
new M Street Colored High School building,
about $150,000.
For construction of six-room addition to
Blrney School, about $50,<mK>.
For construction of sixteen-room building
for Park View neighborhood, west of
ground of Soldiers' Home, about |U44,OOu.
For purchase of ground adjacent to
Petworth School, about
For nurohase of ground adiacnt to
Briggs School, about ST.ooo.
For purchase of around as site for annex
to John F. Cook School, about
For purchase of ground north of Rhod.
Island avenue on which to ere-t additional
school buildings for Woodridge and Lansdon
neighbor oods, about $11,000.
For purchase of adjoining ground north
of Gage sc hool for erection of addition to
that school, about fS.WO.
For construction of central heating
plant for the Curtis, Add son and Hyde
schools, in the square between :i2d and
33d streets and O and P streets, northwest,
about
The boarcl of education's supplemental
list, which will accompany the estimates,
provides for a number of smaller improvements,
it is learned. Among these are
requests for appropriations for the purcliase
of lots adjoining the Adams, Bennlng,
Maury and Brent schools and the
triangle of land bordered by the Igingdon
school grounds, between Franklin and
30th streets.
Motors for Fire Department.
Careful consideration has been given
by the Commissioners to the needs of the
fire department. According to information
obtained, all new api aratus rec ommended
is of the motor-propel ed type.
Instead of recommending new lire engine
houses to be located at Ma-saeliusetts
avenue, near Sheridan circle, and
in Chevy Chase, at Grant road and Connecticut
avenue, in accordance with
recommendations made. the District
heads, it is said, decided on a single
building to be erected between these localities,
or near Wisconsin avenue and
Idaho avenue. This structure, which is
to cost between .%"> " ,(xhi and sw.no.t, will
be equipped with motor apparatus.
The estimates, it is sail, also provide
for a new truck company, to be located
at 12th and H streets northeast, and t<?
cost about the same as the Wisconsin
avenue and Idaho avenue struct -re, and
a truck company house to replace th?>
building now occupied by No. 1 truck ou
North Capi'.ol street, between B and C!
streets, to cost more than The
latter building is to be rv moved to mai.e
way for the enlargement of the Capitol
grounds.
Of the new equipment recommended for
the fire department, ?\o. 10 engine company.
at 12th and D streets northwest,
according to plans ,n contemplation, is
slated for a motor pumpin^ engine and
% motor-propelled hose wagon.
Combination Vehicle.
For the same company, which answers
fire alarms In the business district, a
-omblnation motor-prope led chemical enpine
and hose wagon is wanted. The
iiorse-drawn vehicles, which compose the
:ompany's present equpment, will be
iransferred to another station.
In line with a recommendation by Fire
Chief Frank J. VN agner, the estim.ites, it
s said, p.ovide for ihe purchase of front
wheel tractors. The tractors can be
placed in the front of steam tire engine*
md hook-and-lauder wagons, thus concerting
the veh.cles into inolor-propeiled
conveyances and making the use of
torses unnecessary. The practicability
>f the pian wl.l be tried out next > .tr. if
Congress approves the recommenuat.on.
It is iinilpicinnd tha' a 1 beral nnur.uiri.i
ion is requested with which to erect a relair
and storage building for the fire dejartment
and that the providing of a
ourth battalion chief also is urged.
Provision for the Police.
The police department is well up with
he fire department in the matter of imirovements
asked, according to reliable
idvlces. For the modernizing of the cell
orrldors and cellrooms In the police stations,
it is stated. Congress will be askud
o appropriate about $lS,tltX>. Also, it Is
aid. recommendaton is made for tne purhase
of a site for a new station house be.
ween the ninth and teuth police preincts.
An appropriation of about $10,000, with
trhicb to purchase a tug to replace the
to lice boat Vigilant, is another of the
ecommendations, it Is understood, while
ooney also is solicited for the acquisition
>f five additional motor patrol wagons,
it present, the department is provided
rith only one wagon of this type.
Should the recommendation be approved,
t Is planned to place the present wagon
it the disposal of the second and ninth
olice precincts. The others will probI