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No. 19,019. . WASHINGTON, D. C., WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1912?TWENTY PAGES. * ONE CENT.
CALLS ACCUSERS
OF BECKER "VILE'
Police Officer Victim of Prison
Hatched Plot, Mclntyre
Charges.
PROSECUTION MISLED
OR DECEIVED, HE SAY!
"Rose. Hell of the Assassins," D<
clares Attorney for Defense.
uat -nc ?m?i ST.* VT.P
AAViM/U VTAAMAIWM/ 1 mrm ,
Jury Must Find Four Ounme:
Guilty of Killing Before
Convicting Defendant,
Says Lawyer.
XE7XV YORK. October 23.?"Not a sing]
person save the self-confessed murderei
Jack Rose, has ever connected Becke
with these gunmen-Jack Rose, the he
of the assassins, the hell of robbers, wh
boil and kill men."
In these words John F. Mclntyre. chie
counsel for Police Lieut. Charles Beckei
on trial for the murder of Herman Rosen
thai, the Rambler, today sounded the key
note of an appeal to the Jurors to acqu!
his client of the murder.
He told the Jury that In the first plac
thev must find, before convicting Becke
that the four gunmen were guilty of th
killing, "otherwise, the case will fall.
Res.- could not be believed, he charget
because he was testifying to save his ow
lif. Sam Schepps, Bridgie Webber an
Harry Vallon he denounced as "murdet
en- " with the same object in view. H
attacked the credibility of the state's coi
roborating witnesses?Luban and Hallenand
charged that the district attornei
"actuated by ambition," had "fathered
prosecution framed up by crooks."
Mr. Mclntyre's Address.
In the course of his remarks Mr. Mc
Intyre said;
Around this man some circumstance
l ave been woven, easy, however, of sal
isfactory explanation. They point towar
innocence? although by the district at
torney they may be tortured in the dl
rection of guilt. I beseech you to ap
proach the ttnal moments of this caa
with care and scrutiny that no mistak
he made.
"We ask that the proofs be looked int
with microscopic Inspection in order t
prevent error of judgment creeping in
The defendant has endured the peitini
??f a merciless storm from a conapirac;
l atched in yonder prison. The proascu
Hon has partaken too much of the na
ture of a private proceeding.
"I will call things and persons by thel
right names?I will deal harsh blows, am
after a full and candid discussion of thi
rase I will not then fear that 1 will brim
down upon "myself the censure of thl
jury.
"Accusers Are Vile."
"1 am defending an American, not
murderer, jlis accusers are vile; a law
. j J .?? r.ckinc in flit
OS dUU urisciiciaiv ?vi, - V?...
and infamy; they have tarnished th
fair fame of a great city?a city mor
philanthrophic and generous than any 1
the world.
"The district attorney has been mis
led. perhaps deceived. He may be at
tuated by ambition, and ambition ofte
beclouds good judgment; but, in the enc
he has fathered a prosecution framed u
by crooks.
"This trial had its birth in the heart
of four murderers?Rose. Webber. Vallo
and Scnepps?self-confessed assassins?a
of whom when it is over will be free me
again in this city, and murder again 1
they please. Rose, as the evidence show:
4 .erished animosity against Rosentha
as I will show. His feeling toward hir
v as bitterer than gall. He despised th
t-r-iund upon which he walked, he cor
nived at his murder, and when detecte
a lir.k had to be forged connecting som
one higher up. The public mind had bee
inflamed: listeria prevailed, public clarr
or was rampant. The evidence show
that the district attorney did not war
small fry. but the big tish. Rose saw hi
opportunity and the framing up of Beci
er then starts.
Excoriation of Bom.
'Rose!" exclaimed Mr. Mclntyre i
dramatic tones; "he is the hell of th
urn use a^sao^iuo, lu
ell of robbers, and who boll and Id
men; the infernal tun of the deceltfulf.e
excrementitious hell?the hell of th
revengeful?and every thought of tha
monster eomes to his associates as
agnetizer. and each thought of his ha
een imparted to his fellow-murderers.
"Nothing was cooler than his hea
hen the lightnings of his imaglnatio
ere playing in the sky.
"There was no weapon in all the ai
- .ory of Action which he did not posset
.nd use in his effort to incriminate tb
i ^fendant.
"There needs but one wise man in th
ompany of crooks and all become wts<
? rapid is the contagion.
"We balance one man with his opposil
Becker, of good character; Rose, a sel
onfessed assassin."
"If Any Doubt, Case Fails."
"If others did it." he asserted, "Becki
is not guilty, and you must And beyor
^asonable doubt that the gunmen did 1
If you have any doubt about it the cai
falls."
Mr. Mclr.tire spoke slowly and.evenl
hardly raSting his voice above the ord
nary conversational tone at first, bi
pitching it in a higher key an he pr
reeded. Justice GofT closed his eyes !
he sat on the bench. From without tl
railing, a corner of the courtroom hidd<
by the Jury box. sat District Aitorai
Whitman, his chair tilted against tl
wall, his hand on his chin, his eyes on h
opponent. ,
The Jurors settled down comfortably
their chairs. Their eyes were fixed t
the lawyer, intently at first, but lat
tak ng in other details of the court se
t>ng. Becker sat at the table about whi<
were grouped his other counsel. If 1
felt emotion or anxiety for the outcon
his face failed to mirror his thoughts.
Women Watch Speaker.
A score or more women, scatter
throughout the courtroom, gave clo
i eed to Becker's lawyer and watchi
bis every gesture. The wife of the pri
oner was weeping before Mr. Mclnty
was fairly launched on his address.
"I am not defending these four men
continued Mr. Mclntyre: "their day w
come. Bur is it not most abnormal th.
we find Charles Becker here todi
charged with murder, while these fc
gunmen are untried?
"Why weren't they tried first? If y<
should convict Becker today, i~r
^ (Continued on Second Page.).
ASK FOR ASSURAN
1
Big Interests Concerned 0
Wilson's Prospective Polic
" TARIFF QUESTION BOTHE
Belief Strong That Conserval
Will Rule White House.
5 BUSINESS TROUBLED LIT]
New York Financial Circles Rec<
JReports
Indicating Success ol
Democratic Nominee.
s
BY N. O. MESSENGER.
NKW YORK, October 23.?Inquiry
O the financial district elicits the fact
oig Dusiness is concerned over the j
idential campaign mainly to .the q
ilon whether Wilson when elected
call an extra session of Congress and
vise the tariff. All the 'nformatlon <
ing to the great financial interests
forecasts a sweeping victory for Wi
|e In the nation.
r, They are therefore setting their h
.r in order for the expected change in
11 administration and discounting its ef
o The returns on election day may ha1
momentary effect upon values, but r
if tlon is expected and then big busi
r, will mark time until Wilson outlines
i- policy.
The belief is strong in well mfor
it financial circles that despite his rat
course in the campaign Wilson wil
:e conservative In the White House. J
r, look to see him surround himself v/ii
le conservative cabinet.
Only one proposition bothers them,
1, that is. "What will be done with
n tariff?" Is it to be the same old de
. cratic party doing business at the s
old stand in the same old way?tea
r* down the tariff walls? Is business t<
e checked by uncertainty over this esser
c- element of business? Or will the
_ administration go slowly and give
country a chance to reap the benefi
r' the splendid crops and the big bush
a boom?
Business and Politics Divorced
Aside from this consideration of the
iff as the issue in the business outh
the big interests share the feeling wl
s exists elsewhere in the country that
> time has almost been reached when b
d nese and prosperity will be beyond t
ger of being harmed by politics.
I- There has not been in the recollec
>- of observers a political campaign w
e caused so little disturbance to busi
e as the present one. One can remer
"VW 11 woo ill iuimci jviqio, iiutu
o first of September onward business w
0 be seriously checked. Traveling
1 -would come in off the road and ex<
S their empty order books by saying
y the country was upset over politics,
p portant undertakings in the way of
<- provements and expension would
postponed "until after election." Bon
r ers would seek to extend their lo
I holding on to every dollar in cash
9 had "until after election."
g This year there has been but very 1
of all that. The newspaper corresp
ents, who have been far afield and
compare notes when they meet, a
that business, and not politics, has I
a dominant. And here is another thing;
business man has not had the politic!
h hand in his pocket as frequently
year as in times past. He has not 1
"shaken down" by the campaign solic
? Of course, the publicity act of Ong
n has had a great deal to do with this,
terring both the solicitor and the wc
be contributor to some extent.
? Funds Denied Republicans.
I. Unquestionably this "tight wad" i
P tude of business toward politics has 1
President Taft's campaign. His n
n agers everywhere have told me tha
II they could have had the necessary fi
n at the outset of the campaign the
' suit on election day would be far dil
ent. At the eleventh hour they are
' ting some money, but the question i:
" It not coming in too late?
Only a moment ago Senator Pen
was bewailing this situation. He
that Pennsylvania will give Presii
Jj Taft a plurality, but is mortified
? it promises to be small. Senator i
rose declared that some of the most
* dinary and necessary elements in a
litical campaign had to be waived
, lack of cold cash.
Taft Leaders Betaixx Rope.
The remarkable thing to observers
n is the confident spirit manifested by
Taft leaders. No one knows where
ie get their optimism from and maybe
jj all a bluff, but they have not giver
_ the ship yet and still maintain ther
ie h?Pe
lt The big financial Interests do not
their view of the expected outcome ol
a campaign on the claims of the poli
us leaders. They get their reports from t
correspondents throughout the cour
reflecting the sentiment of their res
tlve communities. And these reports j
Wilson,
r
? CONFESSES MURDER OF TW
J Colored Man's Statement Cli
te Girl of Suspicion.
f- INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., October
Frank Willie Smith, colored, early ti
confessed to the police that he k
C?onlr KV?v oil and Phflln T ^>nnor
a t a va?m>
er white, near the state fair grounds
id evening of October 2 last. The col
it. man was arrested in Louisville, Ky.,
se returned to this city this morning.
Smith, in his confession, said the v
y. men first called him names and thei
II- him with a stone before he began si
ut ing at them. Foxall and Lepper.
tenders, were killed after a day of di
ing in a grove with two women,
of the women left the scene before
murders and the other's story of
|! negro was discredited by the polic
1* first, and much mystery surrounded
affray. The girl said the negro j
n killing the two men assaulted her.
xp the negro denied in his confession.
? GIVES HIS LIFE IN VAIN
ie
ae Father Fatally Injured Trying
Save Daughter From Death.
NEW YORK, October 23."?Trying
^ save the life of his daughter, who
se strayed into the path of a trolley
^ speeding down a Lexington avenue
8" late last night, Samuel Goldfeder
re struck and fatally Injured and the
.. was Instantly killed. While the
bodies lay under the wheels the m<
"i and wife of the two stood among
spectators watching transit company
uV ployes trying to lift the car. As the i
gled bodies were drawn forth she r?
nixed them and fell unconscious, am
day lay in a serious condition on a
pital cot adjoining the one upon a
bee husband lay dying.
MEXICAN FEDERALS
- RETAKE VERA CRUZ
y.
Gen. Diaz and .Staff Captured
and His Followers Are
Disarmed.
;ism
CASUALTIES INSIGNIFICANT
rLE IN BATTLE OF FEW HOURS
5ive Fighting: Began at 6:30 A.M. Today,
Commander Hughes Beports.
PROTECTION FOR FOREIGNERS
r in Neutral Zone Established by Conthat
'res- sular Corps, Which Both Sides
uesW1H
Promised to Bespect?Mex[
fg,om.
ico City Uninformed.
here
;lscn
VERA CRUZ. Mexico, October 23.?
ouse Diaz with the whole of his staff
the was captured today and all the rebels
feet. were disarmed. The casualties were lna
significant,
eac- ?overnrncnt forces occupied the
ness clty with very little opposition,
^jg Gen. Luis Valdez and Col. Jiminez Castro.
with their respective columns of federal
troops, were the first to enter the
li--al Place- They met with only slight resist 1
be
"hey <-?l- J?se Diaz Ordaz of the 21st inLh
a fantry, who joined Felix Diaz with his
troops when he first proclaimed the revoaT1<j
lution, has not yet been captured. He is
the a cousin of Felix Diaz.
mo
ame The battle of Vera Cruz began at 6:30
ring o'clock, according to a telegram received
itial at the Navy Department from Capt.
new Hughes, commanding the U. S. S. Des
the Moines, now at that port,
t of Although the armed forces confronting
less each, other at Vera Cruz were considerably
less in number than those engaged In the
[. earlier battles of the revolution in the
state of Chihuahua, the officials here are
taj*" inclined to believe that today's battle
0 may have more important results than
tlich any of its predecessors. The impression
the prevails here that altogether not more
>usi- .v..,.. t. Mtrnla.ltp APironl,ci/1 trrinna worp
mail U,WV IC^Uiai V*Of*U4?VU V* VU|/U " *? Vlan~
engaged in today's hostilities at the
Mexican port.
tion
hich Foreigners Were Protected.
ness
nber The consular corps at Vera Cruz established
a neutral zone for Americans,
other foreigners and non-combatants, the
cuse zone lying between the American conthat
sulate and the Des Moines, which Is 2,000
Im- feet from the consulate. Both the fed^
eral and rebel commanders prom ow
ised to respect and protect this neutral
ans, zone. All steps have been taken for the
they protection of foreign life and property,
ittle and a hospital has been established in
ond- *be free zone. In the zone there are about
who 15,000 non-combatants.
grt-e Speculation connects the approaching
been return to Washington of President Taft,
; the contrary to arrangements previously
an's made for a sojourn at Hot Springs, Va-.
this with the undoubtedly critical situation
been in Mexico. There are even hints of the
itor. possibility of the calling of a special
;ress session of Congress to relieve the Preside.
dent of a decision of the question as to
,uid- whether the time is ripe for intervention.
May Adhere to Present Police.
itt- Officially, however, the idea is scouted,
and the determination of the government
to adhere to its present policy in regard
laa~ to Mexico is reaffirmed. Secretary Stlmmds
S?n 'S returnin& to Washington Saturday
from New York, so that in any case the
re" administration will be prepared to meet
ffer- any demands that may arise in connecget
tion with the military needs in case of a
3, is change of policy.
rosf*
?atd nrni ammo unm nr*n
S3 ULULMmilU flCHHI ULnU,
Pen- '
E HE KILLS SELF IN HOTEL
hS* IH Treatment Cause of Act,
It** Suicide Declares
'e "s in Note.
base ????
' a
tical Declaring in a farewell note that his
their heart was dead, "due to the treatment
ltry, received from those who should have
pec- given their heart's blood for him," a
spe11 man who registered at the Chicago
Hotel, 345 Pennsylvania avenue northwest,
yesterday afternoon, committed
suicide there by swallowing cyanide
of potassium,
ears He registered about 5 o'clock from
Richmond, Va. Shortly before noon today
an employe of the hotel went to the
23.? room to put it in order. The door was
oday locked. The employe notified the profiled
Pri?tor? and investigation disclosed the
truest lvintr on the floor dead. On a
both bureau nearby was a large tumbler
the nearly full of water, in which the poison
ored bad been dissolved. About a pound of
and the of potassium in a lump was
lying on a piece of paper nearby.
Coroner Nevitt was notified. He found
rhlte two notes in the pockets of clothing worn
1 hit by the deceased. One was addressed to
loot- Mrs- Prather, 311 5th street southeast,
and the other to Misses Lillian and
bar- Lucille Kendall, 621 K street northwest,
rink- The note to Mrs. Parather read:
One "Dear Sister Pet: The burden is greater
, the than I can bear. For the past, three
the months while I have had a smiling face
e at my poor heart has been dead, due to the
I the treatment received from those who should
after have given their heart's blood for me, but
This instead placed me under the utmost scorn.
I wish you would take to your arms and kiss
for me my two little daughters. Lillian
and Nany. May Jesus Christ in His in,
finite take care and father them.
If my claim against the government for
overtime is allowed I desire that it be
\ tO equally divided between them, Lillian and
Baby, and no one else to have one cent
of it. I thank Joshua for what he has
_ tn done for me. May God take care of
f them. YOUR LOVING BROTHER."
nad ?j?he other note addressed to the two
car daughters was in the form of a prayer,
hill The notes were written on letter-head
waa paper and envelopes of a hotel near that
where the man took his life. He had ap*rl
parently gone to his room and written
two them. On the envelope addressed to Mrs.
>ther Parather he had dated it 10-22-12, 9:30
the p m.
em- It was stated at the- home of Misses
man- Lucille and Lillian Kendall this af.erscog
noon, when Informed of the suicide, that
1 to- they believed the deceased was their
hos- father. They said he was a traveling
rhich salesman and that they did not know
he was in-the city, _
it ne UDeys uociurs uruers
He May Talk With Party
Leaders Tomorrow.
OYSTER BAY, N. Y.. October 23.?A
long night's sleep largely offset the wearisome
effects of Col. Roosevelt's trip from
Chicago to Oyster Bay, and he was greatly
refreshed when he awoke this morning.
The colonel at once declared that he was
hungry, and his breakfast was prepared
an hour before the usual hour. It was a
hearty meal which was set before the
colonel In his room, but the dishes were
empty when they were carried away.
With the restrictions of the physicians
as to his diet largely removed, and with
the appetite of a convalescent, he ate in
a way which gave the promise of returning
strength. He expected to sit up for
several hours today.
Word was given out that no visitors
would be permitted to see Col. Roosevelt
today. His physicians told him
yesterday that he must see no one until
tomorrow, and that upon his obedience
of the order for absolute rest might
depend his chances of resuming the
work of the campaign later. Tomorrow,
if the patient continues to improve,
he probably will be permitted
to see George W. Perkins. Senator
Dixon, William H. Hotchkiss, New
York state progressive chairman, and
a few other progressive leaders for a
short conference, after which he will
at once take charge of the affairs of
the party. Col. Roosevelt's physicians
were expected at Sagamore Hill this
nfiarnnmi to dress his wound.
ai. kv ? iiv.-... ??
HOUSEWIVES IN WILD RIOT.
Berlin Women Angry Owing to
Batchers' Ban on Imported Meats.
BERLIN. October 26.?Hundreds of
Berlin housewives Joined in a wild riot
today because the butchers in the
municipal markets refused to handle
meat imported, so as to reduce the cost
of living.
The principal trouble occurred in the
Wedding district, which lg entirely inhabited
by working people. Hundreds
of women who went to the municipal
market hoping to profit by reduced
prices found that the butchers had
agreed not to deal in meats Imported
by the municipality. They tnen stormed
the butchers' stalls, seized all the
native-raised meat, trampled it on the
ground and fought with the butchers.
The police were forced to close the
market to stop the riot.
The prices of food commodities are so
high in Berlin that the government recently
gave permission to the city authorities
to bring in and sell meats
from abroad at the city markets and to
control the prices. The butchers at
first agreed to handle these meats, but
late last evening announced that they
had declden on a general Doycou or
them in the twelve municipal markets
of Berlin.
The municipality declares its intention
of punishing the butchers by canceling
their licenses.
SIX OF CHEW DROWNED.
Tramp Steamer Nicaragua, Worth
$20,000, Sank in Gulf of Mexico.
CORPUS CHRISTI, Tex.. October 23.?
The tramp steamer Nicaragua, which
sailed, light, from Tampico, Mexico, October
2, for Port Arthur, Tex., was
caught in the storm of October 16 and
sank ok Padre Island, sixty miles south
of Corpus Christ!, in the Gulf of Mexico.
Six members of the crew were drowned.
Capt. Echeverra and the six others
aboard were rescued by the Port Aransas
life-saving crew, and brought to Corpus
Chritrtl yesterday.
The Nicaragua was of 397 tons net, and
was valued at $20,000. She was built in
Norway in 1801, and was owned by the
Madera* Consolidated Company of TarnPico,
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ROOSEVELT REFRESHED
BV LONG NIGHT'S SLEEP
i? - mi n i _? ft_ J._.
m;%,, v^ji
ABANDONED.
BIG BLOCK OF STOCK
DAin I D MinDPAKI 9 Pfl
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Testimony in Governments
Hearing Against International
Harvester Co.
NEW YORK, October 23.-J. P. Morgai
& Company received 105,000 shares o;
stock for services in connection with th<
formation of the International Harvestei
Company. This stock, on August 14
1912, was valued at $13,500,000.
So testified William Hamilton of J. P
Morgan & Company on the stand her*
today at a continuation of the govern
ment hearings against the Internationa
Harvester Company. The witness pro
duced a contract agreement dated Au
gust 13, 1902, providing for the deposi
of certificates with the Morgan firm bj
Charles Deering, Cyrus H. McCormick
Harold F. McCormick, James Deering
Richard F. Howe, W. H. Jones and Johi
J. Hessner. Be was requested also t<
produce lists of the owners of the cer
tificates who entered into an agreemen
with the firm not to sell the stock befor
giving J. P. Morgan & Company a chanc*
to purchase before September, 1900.
William C. Lane, vice president of th<
Guaranty Trust Company of New York
testified that in July, 1902, the purchased
stock certificates in several harvestei
companies, including the Deering, Piano
Warder, Busnnell and Glessner. Latei
the stock was transferred to the Inter
national Harvester Company, soon afte:
its organization August 2, 1902. The wit
ness said he was merely an agent in th<
negotiations.
The name of the firm of J. P. Morgai
& Co. entered into the testimony throuet
the introduction of letters, one of whicl
contained references to the purchase o
stock in the Milwaukee Harvester Com
pany. Morgan & Co., said the letter
would furnish the money for the purchase
REFUSE TO STRIKE.
American Workers in Mills Declini
Call of Foreign Element.
LITTLE FALLS, N. Y.t October 23.The
American workers lo the local knit
tin# mills here today refused to Join th
foreign element in obeying a strike proc
lamation Issued yesterday by the. Sche
nectady socialists and the Industria
Workers of the World organizers, whi
are in the city in charge of the strike o
the foreign unskilled laborers.
The Americans went to work as usual
The foreigners organized a parade an<
passed in front of the big mills cheerlni
for their cause. When the marchers
about 250 strong, passed police headquar
ters Police Captain Gross insisted tha
they place at the head of the processloi
the American flag instead of the flag o
AlCLiy
The strikers assembled after the pa
rade In front of the big Phoenix mill:
and held a meeting, but rain forced ai
adjournment to their headquarters in th<
foreign section of the city.
RESENT SALARY REDUCTION.
Men Decline to Accept Positions ii
New York Schools.
NEW YORK, October 23.?The publl<
schools of New York city are today fac<
to face with one of the results of th<
equal pay law, which secured like salaries
for man and woman teachers. This
week the board of education will appoint
as teachers in the elementary schools 381
women and 22 men. and with these appointments
the eligible list of male applicants
is exhausted. It is improbable that
any more man teachers will be aapointet!
for many years, for the waiting llsi
shows 688 women and no men, and th?
reduction in men's salaries has made it
extremely difficult to get men to apply
for the places.
Two years ago men's salaries were a
third greater than they are today. Before
the equal pay law went into effect
a man teacher started at $800 and went to
$2,150 in twelve years; now he starts ai
$720 and may hope to reach $1,500 aftei
fifteen years. \
=CARRIED OFF AND SLAIN;
. MAY BE VICTIM OF PLOT
i
> Three of Alleged Murderers of
Young Italian Woman
Are Captured.
i BRiDGBPORT, Conn., October 23.?
f Whether the murder In Stratford last
? night of a young Italian woman of
r Bridgeport, after she had been carried
, there by five Italians in an automobile
from this city, was the culmination of a
. plot was a subject of police inquiry to?
day. The body of the woman was found
. beside the road with five bullets in her
1 head soon after the shooting. A little
- later three of the men said to have been
- in the automobile were captured. Two
t others escaped.
/ The victim was identified today as Rose
Bunnis, also known as Rose Bennett, of
' this city.
Joseph Mattes, Joe Bunano and Frank
i Pizzlcheni, the men arrested and locked
) up here, were closely questioned today in
. efforts to obtain light-on the mystery surt
rounding the killing.
f Revolver Found on Bunano.
When Bunano was arrested in Stratford
s he was inquiring the way to Bridgeport.
1 A revolver with five chambers discharged
r was found on him. There also were in
* his pockets a check for baggage shipped
* from Chicago and a picture postcard from
- Charlie Bunano, directing him to address
t the letter at Chicago. The postcard had
- been mailed in Bridgeport.
2 This, taken in connection with the fact
that among the woman's effects were
* found letters and papers from Chicago,
1 leads the police to believe that Bunano
1 and the woman may have returned to
f Bridgeport recently from Chicago, and
- that the motive for the killing may be
> found in some happening in that city.
Questions put to Bunano make the authorities
believe, the woman's activities in
the vice crusade there, Inspired the crime.
No trace has been found of the two
missing men. They are said to be Jimmy
k Lewis, alias "Hartford Jimmy," of Hart*
ford, and Andrew Compello, alias "Big
Andrew," of New Haven.
In a small knit handbag which the
- slain woman carried were found a card
. bearing the name "Rev. Alice Phillips
Aldrich" and a statement of the Chicago
Law and Order League and a small note*
book, in which were the names "Frances
- Lucas" and "James Reynolds" and the
1 address "401 Bast 16th street."
' CROWN PRINCE INJURED.
i Great Anxiety at Russian Imperial
' Court and Among General Public.
- ST. PETERSBURG, October 23.?The !
J condition of the Russian crown prince is
f vauoxug fticaicot auAiciy ai lilt; 1111perial
court and among the general pub
lie.
3 Although Information is published in
a bulletins the strictest silence is preserved
in regard to the nature of the accident
met with by the Grand Duke Alexis. That
it is a serious one is indicated by the
telegraphic summons sent to Dr. Rauchfuss,
the court physician who attends .on 1
the Imperial children, to proceed at once \
I to Spala, in Russian-Poland, where he ar- i
rived today.
Religious services, at which prayers 1
were offered for the recovery of the heir 1
' to the throne, were held at Spala yester- i
5 day by the minister of the imperial houses
hold, a large number of court officials, ,
. soldiers and servants attending. A mid- 1
, night service was also held at the Iversky 1
Chapel of the Virgin, at Moscow, a shrine 1
which is held in the highest veneration. \
The conservative and nationalist unions
are holding services at their headquarters
in St. Petersburg today.
Browning Gives Tip His Fight.
) Special Dispatch to The Star.
1 RICHMOND. Va, October 23.?Col.
r James S. Browning of Roanoke, who was
t fighting for a mandamus to compel the 1
secretary of the commonwealth to place
: his name on the ballot in the sixth dls
trict as a progressive candidate for Con- ,
: gress, today withdrew the application in i
* the Henrico circuit court. His name will
got be on the ballot. . i
GREEKS JUT TURKS
Army of Prince Constantine
Victorious at Elassona.
PURSUING VANQUISHED FOE
Thousand Bulgarian Prisoners of
War Arrive at Constantinople.
FALL OF KTJMANOVA EXPECTED
*
Third Servian Army Nears Turkish
Town?Inhabitants Greet Invaders
With Open Arms.
LONDON, October 23.?The important
Turkish town of Novipazar, in the district
of the same name, was captured by
the Servians today after severe fighting,
according to a news agency dispatch from
Nish, Servia, The troops suffered heavy
losses.
ATHENS, Greece. October 23. ? The
Greek army defeated the Turkish troops
this morning beyond Elassona, after a
vigorous attack, and the Turks are now
in retreat, according to a dispatch from
Crown Prince Constantine of Greece,
commander-in-chief of the Greek army.
The crown prince telegraphs that the
Turkish army, composed of twenty-two
battalions of infantry and six batteries
of artillery, was compelled to abandon
iL5 position ana retire Deiore tne ureen
onslaught.
The order has been given for a general
pursuit by the Greek army.
The crown prince has established his
headquarters at Khanhadjigogo.
Xurks Flee Before Bulgarians.
SOFIA, Bulgaria, October 23.?Terrific
fighting was in progress today along the
whole Bulgarian front, according to official
dispatches. The Bulgarian force
operating against Adrianople reached
Arda. a redoubt situated to the west of
the Turkish stronghold. After a sharp
engagement the Turks fled in disorder,
leaving 100 dead.
To the north of Adrianople several advance
Turkish positions have been captured
by the Bulgarians after furious
lighting.
The Turks fled precipitately toward
Adrianople, leaving many dead behind
them.
Prisoners at Constantinople.
LONDON, October 23.?About 1,000 Bulgarian
prisoners of war have arrived in
Constantinople, according to a special
dispatch from the Turkish capital.
Kumanova Expected to Fall.
BELGRADE], Servia, October 23.?News
of the capitulation of the Turkish town
of Kumanova is momentarily expected
here. The third Servian army, despite
the desperate resistance of the Turkish
forces, has reached within striking distance
of the town. As a result of yesterday's
fighting the Servians also gained
command of the river banks and marched
on to the plain of Kossovo, where later
in the day they captured Prishtina.
The Turkish troops while retiring destroyed
a number of bridges, but the
Servian engineers, after a night's hard
work, have succeeded in restoring communication,
and supply trains are now
running from Ristovatz. on the Servian
border, to the front of the Servian army.
Servian Casualties Heavy.
Details of the Servian casualties have
not been given, but they are believed to
have been heavy.
Extraordinary scenes are witnessed
in the towns and villages of old Servia
when they fall into the bands of the
Servian troops. The invaders are greeted
with open arms and tobacco and
refreshments are pressed upon the soldiers
by the inhabitants, who place
everything they possess at the disposal
of the military authorities.
The capture of the heights near the
town of Novipazar after stubborn fighting
is regarded as an important success
for the Servians.
Conditions Believed Serious.
LONDON, October 23.?Heavy fighting
is proceeding on every side of the Balkan
peninsula, and competent quarters are Inclined
to believe that the conditions are
much more serious than reports would
indicate. While the allied armies of
Bulgaria, Servia. Montenegro and Greece
have doubtless had the best of the preliminary
skirmishes and continue to take
small Turkish fortresses, villages and
towns, it remains to be seen which will
be the most successful in the main theater
of the war.
Wounded Hamper All Armies.
AH the armies in the field are hampered
by their wounded, for, although they have
fairly good hospital accommodation at
their base, in most cases they have to
bring the wounded to the rear in slowmoving
carts drawn by oxen.
A message received here from Constantinople
by indirect route and dated
October 22 says the Turkish fleet has left
a torpedo boat flotilla to carry out the
blockade of the Bulgarian coast.
The Turkish battleships, it says, are
lying at the entrance to the Bosphorus,
and it is expected they are about to
return to Constantinople and refit, after
which they will go out into the Mediterranean
and engage the Greek fleet.
The Greek naval forces are divided
into three flotillas, one of which assisted
in the landing of Greek troops
at Katerina, on the Gulf of Saloniki;
another is holding Lemnos and a third
is bombarding the Turkish port of
Provesa.
FACTORIES SHORTHANDED.
Five Hundred Greeks and 140 Bulgarians
Leave Davenport, Iowa.
DAVENPORT, Iowa, October 23.?Following
a parade today 300 Greeks knelt in
the street to pray before leaving for
home to fight the Turks. Their priest
eave them his blessing. As their train
left the station the recruits gave a cheer
for the American flag,
five hundred Greeks and 140 Bulgarians
have now left Davenport to fight, taking
with them about $30,000 in savings and
leaving many manufacturers and conLractors
shorthanded.
HIGH PRICE FOR HORSES.
Five of Keene's Brood Hares Sell for
$50,000.
LEXINGTON, Ky? October 23.?Five
loted brood mares, the last of Jamea
R. Keene's famous stock farm holdings
here, were purchased today by Frank
J. Gould for $50,000, the highest price
ev?? paid for a similar lot at one time.
The mares will be taken to Gould's
stock farm in France. *
PERMIT IS DENIED
TO CARRYON DEAL
Proposed Absorption of Arlington
and Braddock Companies
Blocked at Richmond.
APPLICATION IS REFUSED
BY STATE COMMISSION
I
Flans of the Mary land-Virginia
Railway Company Have Setback.
APPEAL PROBABLY TO BE MADE
Scheme for Giant Corporation Will
Be Continued Along Other
Lines, One of Promoters
Declares.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
RICHMOND. Va.. October 23.-Th?
state corporation commission today entered
an order in the matter of the application
of the Maryland-Virginia Railway
Company for permission to absorb
or merge the properties of the Arlington
Electric Company and the Braddock I.ight
and Power Company, refusing to grant
the proposed merger and leaving the comDanles
frpe anH
This Is the case argued here at length
last Saturday by Leo P. Harlow and
Allen Caperton Braxton for the merger
proposition, and opposed by John S. Barbour
and Gardner L. Boothe. The formal
decision and order will be forwarded?
to the counsel in the case today.
It is understood that the MarylandVirginia
Company will take, the case to
the state supreme court for a hearing
with the hope that the decision of the
commission will be reversed.
Plans Not to Be Abandoned
It is not expected that the decision or
the corporation commission, even though
It should be sustained by the supreme
court of Virginia, will mean the relinquishment
of plans for the merging of
District of Columbia, Virginia and Maryland
utilities with the new thirty-milliondollar
Maryland-Virginia Railway Company.
The next step planned, according to a
statement made this afternoon by one of
the promoters of the merger scheme, is
to arrange for the absorpption of the
Washington-Virginia Railway Company
and the Washington Railway and Eiectrlc
Company by the big holding corporation.
Attorney Leo P. Harlow, who, as representative
of the Alexandria County
lighting Company, opposed the granting
of the petition for the merger,
was Informed of the commission's action
this afternoon by a representative
of The Star. He stated that the decision
was not a surprise. Representatives
of the merger interests interviewed
indicated that steps will be
taken to carry out the proposed amalgamation
along other lines.
Basis of Opposition.
Opposition to the absorption of the two
electric companies by the Mary land-Virginia
corporation was based on the contention
that the concerns involved wer?
not engaged in the same kind of business,
and that, therefore, under the Virginia
law. they could not be merged.
While the charter of the holding corporation
provides that, should it acquire
U road to be operated with electricity, it
mav enirate in a irenrrul lirlitinv hnal.
ness, Attorney Harlow claimed that
until such a road is in operation and a
general lighting business engaged in the
Maryland-Virginia company may not absorb
other lighting companies.
It was pointed out this afternoon by
one of the promoters of the merger
that If the Washington-Virginia Hailway
Company is absorbed by the
thirty-million-dollar concern, the latter
will be in a position to conduct a
general lighting business and a new
application can be made fsr the absorption
of the Arlington Electric Company
and the Braddock Light and
Power Company.
Appeal May Not Be Made.
It is possible that the commission's decision
may not be appealed and that the
method of procedure will be to acquire
the Washington-Virginia and Washington
Railway and Electric companies before
making further effort to obtain the Virginia
electric lighting companies.
The Alexandria County Lighting Company,
which opposed the merger, owns
forty-three shares of the stock of the
Arlington company. EfTort was made by
Attorney Harlow to prevent the meeting
of Arlington company stockholders to
vote on the merger proposal by means of
a restraining order. In this he was unsuccessful.
Judge Thornton of the Alexandria
county circuit court refusing to
grant the order.
The case was taken to the Virginia supreme
court, that body sustaining Judge
Thornton.
The Alexandria County Lighting Company
claimed that it was entitled to a
majority of the stock of the Arlington
company which never had been delivered
to it.
Harlow's Objections.
When the case reached the corporation
commission Attorney Harlow opposed the
granting of the merger petition on the
ground that it was in violation of the
law of Virginia.
It is understood that the presentation
of the merger plans to the directors of
the Washington-Virginia and Washington
Railway and Electric companies has been
delayed pending a decision by the commission
on the petition for the merger of
the two electric companies. It is believed
that plans for getting these concerns
within the merger fold will be
made at once.
RICH MAN STARVES TO DEATH.
Owned Farm, Bank Account and
"Wonev Hidden in ShaeV
DETROIT, Mich. October 23.?Adam
George, who toiled for years on a little
piece of land near Dearborn, a few miles
west of this city, and lived in a tumbledown
shanty, died two weeks ago from
the effects of starvation. No one suspected
he was anything else than povertystricken
until a short time before his
death he Informed his relatives that he
had money in the bank.
Search of the shack has disclosed the
fact the old miser owned a farm valued
at $12,000, stock and grain worth $3,000
and a bank account of $1,800. In addition,
cash to the amount of $2,400 was discovered
hidden all over the place.
An old vest yielded $200, but the favorite
hiding places were tin cans, several
of which were found crammed with Ave.
ten and twenty dollar bills, some of them
so old and soiled it was almost impossible
to ascertain their denomination^

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