The times dispatch. [volume], January 11, 1911, Page 6, Image 6

About The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914

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STILL UNCERTAIN
" ABOUT WRESTLERS
Manager Moffett Has Not Notified Local Men
Accepting Terms for Show to Be Given by
Hackenschmidt, Zbysko, Mahmout,
Roller, Westergarde and Others.
Fans Anxious.
Arrangements have not yet been
completed for the appearance of Qeo.
Hackenschmidt at the Academy of
Music For some reason Manager
Moffett has not communicated with the
men Interested. However. It Is though!
that .sonic definite Information will b?
forthcoming in a short while.
Should Hackenschmidt come to Rich?
mond It Is more than likely that ho
?will have as his opponent oh the mat
either Mahmout, the Turk, or Dr.
Holler. Such an exhibition would un?
doubtedly prove an attraction to the
local fans.
Other proposed matches are Wester
garde against Americas, of Baltimore,
and Mahmout with Zhysko. Expres?
sions of opinion among local sports;
is to the effect that such an oxhibl- |
lion .is- proposed would bo warmly wel?
comed and would do much towards re?
establishing the? wrestling' game upon
a 11 rm and sure basis.
Xo Chance r?r I'nko,
It has occurred so often that the t
various bouts advertised nnd which
took place, turned out to be farces, and !
Simply a method to get hold of some
easy money, that many who willingly
attended these farces became disgusted I
and are now bitter against the game. !
However. In purely exhibition matches
the question of crookedness Is elimi?
nated. There are no prlr.es to bo
awarded, no side bets put up and no
championship to be fought for. It Is
simply that the men place themselves
before t!if< public, ulvc the public it
chance lo look them over. ,uul wrestle
to let the people who pay. see them in
action.
There are thousands of people in this
city, lovers of the art of solf-tlofenso
and Of wrestling, who would be glad to
advantage themselves of the op?
portunity to look at the men who
have made wrestling one of the most
attractive sports in the world.
Men \citr Top of Heap.
Certain It is that among all of the
men now following wrestling as n
means of making a living, the names
of llarkensc.hmidt. Miihmout, Roller.
Kbysko and Auiorlcus stand at
tho top of the list. Frame tioich. the
present champion, has been challenged
by llnckenschmldt and lias only re?
cently announced that lie would meet
him.
It has been n long time since the
people of Richmond have witnessed
sonio real wrestling matches. Hope
Is freely expressed that the big fel?
lows may come here. Everybody will
then have n chance to look them over
und form conclusions as to their rela?
tive merits.
Any one taking tho trouble to glance
over the names presented will be
struck with the formidable array of
talent, (if course. It may be that these
men will not come at 'all, but If they
do it will be such a show us hns never
been seen before In these parts, from
a wrestling standpoint at any rate.
Shafts From Sportland
By G. MALBERT
i Thorr win be a meeting of the Virginia
League, and it will be held next weck. AI?
doubters to the contrary notwithstanding. ,
the meeting will be hold
j T!i? purpose of the meeting w ill be to eon-I
sider the formal application* of Newport
.New.? :ind Portsmouth for n franchbe In the
x .rcinla League.
Personally, I think It unwise to hold such
c meeting. It can't possibly do any good,
mid may do some harm.
There Is net a possibility of either of tb"
team* getting a franchise. No team In the
I'jpue bar, a franchise for sa>. and nt >a?i
f iur of the. six cities are iir.a'terahly op
I'Ottd to Increasing th<" circuit.
Of course. I may not have as much sense
?? some of th? men who have made monsv
out of the ?tarne, but nt the ratne time. It
doer arrpear aa If the time from now until
the matter of schedule lr taken up could be
more profitably spent In attempting to
Straighten out matters u elating- to each
Individual team.
A hundred and on? thlr.rs -r.'ist bo done
before tch s<-ason opens. Pleyers must be
secured, pollcle?, for the coming- season must
be outlined, parkf In several of the towns
muH he built or remodeled, aui altogether
It wi;i be a bu?v time for all of the men
?"ho want to incite baseball a success dur?
ing mi.
For the reasons already mentioned. It ap-'
tears wlta to let well enouch olotio 1
rive everybody an opportunity to do a llttlo
? ultlvaitng In places where the weds have
I' fun to grow.
t am re|(ab;V Informed that the new own
eis of the Norfolk club are in perfect har?
mony with teh po:lcv of the president, und
If I am correctly Informed ns to that polity
it Is against the eight-club proposition.
Ciwner Bradley told me last nicht that
':e had received a letter from President
Williams, but that hocatiiic he had not becu
? i bis office rturinc the. day. d'tc to his
visit to Petersburg, be had not read what
the head of the league had to say.
A letter was also received from .Tlmmle
Sullivan. The most that the ? local owner
could teil about it was that his Stenographer
bad Informed htm that It was bulky and
seemed to contain much information.
I also understand that President Williams
never authorized the newspaper story to
Hie effect Unit he had declared be would
not call a meeting of the league, but that
lie hud returned tlie implication from New
rut News, with the Uiforrnallon that It v.-ns
not hi proper form, and that a meeting
t ould not be held until the application was
In proper form.
By the way, f'hntlle Fhihh. who 'Rill mnr.
use Norfolk iirvt year, 1.? highly recom?
mended bys^TeeMdenl Knvanaucli, of the
-"'l?.cTr.,. I.caKU" *'rint>h !.? retarded as a
nrit'Clati i>ail player and an excellent man
nicer, hook out for that bunch of Tare nfr.t
t' ?t?n.
Ii Is Impossible, (or me to help remarking
about how nacesiary It In for every one to
niop presuming and iuppanlni; nnit arguing.
J.et bygones he bygoheii and Join the ''happy
A|ho remcnibbr that the Amalgamated Or?
der of Sport? Writers In Virginia will noon
le a growing organization, with a member
Itl every city in the hnpuc. and maybe two
or three. And the pretty thing about It Is
thai every member In going to be nn officer.
Tust aleut IS.MO people In the city of Rlch
Tourlng Car, JTeO?Roadster, $60l>. 1
1627-29 W. EROAD ST. [
Main and Eighth Streets,
It VI ll^K Kl.l.PIt, i.i;ilM\\ KITCIIK.Y.
Business Men's Lunch
12 In ? P. St,
Special Arranpf intents for Ladles anil
P?.--Theatre Parties.
The Worth Aule Sales Co.. 439-501
W Main St. Phone Madison 7069
Every Reo
Kvcr built has been fainoUE for its Mire
ucts of doing it^ day'o work every tlayin
tlit year, an'] every hour ol the (lay.
tnond and the Slate of Virginia aro sitting
or. pins ?ju! needles waiting to hour what
is going to l>o done at Charlottoavlllo about
the Vlrginla-V. I". f. football game no.\t sea?
son. IMcaiei mister, say something.
No contract from the wrestlers yet. Ts It
another one of those bunk things, I won?
der?
I.ynchburg writer has something to ga>
about -wrestlers, lie calls tfiem crooks. "These
are my sediments," said the water as It
passed thrown the Alteret*.
RYAN ENTRIES ill
FUTURITY OF 1913
Names Six Mares Whose Pro?
geny Will Compete in Great
Race.
Nt?v York, .Innuary 10.?Thomas
1'ortTiue Ryan appears before the rac?
ing public for the first time ns a
breeder In the nominations for the
Futurity of 1913. He names alx marcs,
w hoste progeny will compete In the
Kreut race. Ryan owns the thorough?
bred stallions Monsieur do 1/Orme,
Dolce Kar Nieiite ntul Decanter. Mon?
sieur r>e L/Oriho Is a descendant of
the most potent progenitor of speed
In race horses In the world?Doncaster.
Poire Far Niente Is a son of Hanover,
and a near relative of the great lliitn
burg. Decanter is a son of Deceiver.
Mr. Ryan's Idea of a race horse, he
has said many times. Is endurance,
rather than mere speed. He appears
therefore to be departing a little from
his established rule in making nomi?
nations for the Futurity, where speed
alone is the factor. According to the
Ryan principle, thoroughbreds should
be able to race four miles, and repeat
It necessary. This Is his Idea of a race
horse. With that object in view he has
been purchasing stallions and brood
mares, which he thought would he
able t" transmit this trait to . the
progeny.
JACK JOHNSON WOULD
BATTLE JEFF AGAIN
Colored < liniuplnn'? Answer 10
ltnrnry Oldfletd'M "Hope"
Mill}-.
Chicago, ill,; .Trinuitry 10.?Jack
Johnson, heavyweight champion, show
<-<i little concern yesterday when told
of ilie stories circulated i>y Barney
Oldfleld, the automobile racer, to the
effect that Jeffries was doped when ip
fought at Reno. According to Oldfleld, |
Jeffries Is as good as ever, and the ,
speed king asserted in a recent Inter?
view that lie would l>e willing to wager
a small fortune that Jeffries can de- i
feat tlio present champion.
.."l Will give Jeffries a return match
any time he wants it," said Johnson,
"It Oldtield believes Jeffries Is as good
ns ever just let him gel some, club '
to hang up a suitable purse, and I will
sign I ho artliles. I will not ask any- I
thing unreasonable, except that i will!
ill u.and a champion's end of the money. |
1 am getting tired of these stories
about Jeffries heilig doped, and if he
thinks lie Is a better man than I am, i
1 am willing to sign up for another
match und show the world that Jack
Johnson Is a real champion."
Ja'-k Indicated by the tone of his
Speech that he wants to tight In the
hear future. Ho does not fear any man
in the world, and believes he rules
supreme In his class, To bear out his '
statement he cited the fact that none
of the promoters hat been willing lo
hung tip n suitable purse to match him
with any of tho present day heavy?
weights.
Tht champion is arranging to leave
on ah extended Western theatrical tour
, next week. He said he would t,e witl?
ing to meet James Coffroth, Tom Mc
I Carey or any of the other Western
! promoter.* half way In their attempts
I to Hiirn him up for n match. He ?tili
I maintains that he is going to Curopo
I the latter part of March or the 1st of
I April.
AMUSEMENTS
lltloii?<A aril A \ oke?,
1'iililn?\ audrA lllc.
".Inmiilnii Jupiter-"
Illchard Carle, whu is the very
elongation of comely, win appear at
the Academy In the musical stceplc
t*nasc, "Jumping Jupiter." The en?
gagement Is litiifte?l t'> three perforrn
'nnTtes <>n Friday Saturday. Carlo'?
Irresistible humor Is well known, lie
plays the part of Professor ,lu niter
? loudwinie, an expert on dermatology,
who goes to a week-end party at
1.Major Biiehatia'n'ri, leafing his wife.
win. Is suffering' from toothache,- at
! home. It 1? the usual I'arle plot in the
j Ingenuity of its complications add has
i its i|uota <>f good looking t'arle chorus
t ulils and tuneful sotig ?lilinhi'trM. MI.-s
lldna Wallace Moppet is Mr Carln'ri
I . hl< l assistant, itnd ha- promised in
ifcho? auvoral new gowns Will II, l'hll
The
i Pianola
Piano
Unitinc in a single, beautiful case the five
most famous pianos in their respective
classes, and the Mctrostylc-Thcmodist
Pianola.
The Pianola Piano places within the
means <>f skilled .?ml unskilled alike the
superb musical qualities i>f such notable
pianos .is the Suin?a>, Wober, Sleek,
whcclock ami tin- Stuyvcsant.
By mean-; of the Pianola inside the case
every member of the family can play these
instruments with the brilliancy' of a fin?
ished musician. Or these pianos can be
played by hand anil practica upon by the
student in the ustial manner.
Pianola Pianos from $550 to $1500.
Walter D.Moses & Co.
10.? East Ihond Street.
Oidesr Music House in Virginia and
North Carolina.
brick, loose-Jointed, looso-llppod and
loose-spirited. Is oho of the cleverest
comedians to-dtiy, ami Is In a class by
hlmsolf when It comes to sltiKlnfr coon
son ks. I mi Claire, who was a re vela
tlon, lias some new Imltat'ons. Other
favorites In the cast nre Cheridah
Simpson, Dorothy Maynard, Fred
Stantley, Car rick Major, .lesslo Car
downlo. Madison SinUh, T_,o2ter Craw?
ford and "somo Mills."
Takes Feature Event by a Neck!
From Guy Fisher,
Favorite.
Jacksonville, Fla. January 10.?
Dphaii, cleverly ridden Uy Hut well,
won the feature of to-day's card at
Moncrlcf, a selling handicap iit six
furlongs, defeating Guy Fisher, the
favorite. l>y a neCk, with Rye Straw
third. The Stewards last night exon?
erated Owner George ivond from any
hlanin for the inconsistent running of
the horse. All Red. which, resulted In
Jockey Davenport's suspension. Sum?
maries :
First nice?selling. $-100; three-year
olds, tlve und a half furlongs?Pharaoh
tf. to To first. Scrimmage (even) sec?
ond. Ren Jjomond (."? to 2) third. Time,
1:07 l-B.
Second race?selling. $400; four
year-olds and up. six furlongs?Smoker
t!) to 10) first, Star Blue (0 lb 5) sec
ond. Manheimer (I to R) third. T'me.
1:13.
Third race?purse S400; three-year
olds and up. mile and a sixteenth?
Carlton G. (4. to ?) first, Aldrlan (SI
to :!f>) second. My Oal (7 to 10) third. :
Time. 1:48.
Fourth race?handicap. $600: three
year-olds and up. six furlongs?Donau
(4 to 1) first, Guy Fisher (!> to 101 sre
onU, Rve Straw (6 to 5) third. Time,
1:13 l-B.
Fifth race?selling. four-year-olds
end tip. :?t?, furlongs?Stafford (10 Id
11 first, Hick flO to 2) second. Moil
Ami (2 to <"?> third. Time. 1:31 3-5.
Sixth race -selling, $400; four-year
olds and up. mile and ? sixteenth?Dcs
coinneta (13 to ioi first, Edwin D (fl
lo 3) second. The Monk (20 to 1 I third,
Time. 1:48 3-3.
DATES OK GRAND CIRCUIT
ANXOtrvcnn 11V STEWARDS
Buffalo, n. v.. January in.?The stew
nrds of Ute Grand Circuit, at their an?
nual meeting here to-day, unanimously
re-elected last year's ofllccrs and ar?
ranged the scheilule of dates for the
coming summer. The dates assigned
are:
Indianapolis, July 10-15; Kalamazoo
July 17-22: Grand Rapids, July 24-29:
Detroit, July Si-August 6; North Ran?
dall. August 7-12; Ruffalo. August II
10; Goshon, August 21-2C: Reiadville,
August 28-Scptember 2; Syracuse, Sep?
tember ll-lfi; Detroit, September 1S-S3;
Columbus, September 2,"-Ortoher ".
The stewards decided that the Grand
Circuit should not employ either a pro?
viding or a starting judge, as recom?
mended by the horsemen yesterday.
]?ach association Is left to engage such
ofli. iuls as they see lit. although It Is
understood ilint the men recommended
at the opening meeting will be given
preference.
The ofllcers re-elected are: Presi?
dent, II. K. Dovercaux, of Cleveland;
Vice-president, W. P. P.ngleman, of
Knlantaitbb; .Secretary-Treasurer, Goo.
II. Dietrich, of Cleveland.
The buyer who knows the different;
in automobiles will own a
Jones Motor
Car Co.
Allen Ave. and Broa.l Srrc::.
For si) Y-fnr* ilia House of Quality
Straus, Gunst & Co.,
Distiller* und Blunders ol
Pine U'hlftkten.
Drink Old Henry
Us l.onir Record Proves Ma Men;.
I_
Fairbanks-Morse
Gasolene Engine
Never iscd. $200 t. ... |>. Ash laud. Va.
Kleelrle Coiitifruclloii ( <>. of Vn?
Khhinoiid. V.l.
?in: r\n THAT n*?t> \<> VAl.vihS.
? Guaranteed I hi k lue Service
i'rtcci ui.'-iio ?>? its.noii.
Uuiierlnl ?Inlor Car Co., DlHlrllniters
UM I \V. ii.i sc. I'lione M?n. ISiia.
WILL BE MARRIED TO-DAY
Krank Gotcli, without doulit the greatest wrestler the
world hau ever known. On .Innunry II notch will mnrry
Miss Glndya Oestrich, only daughter or Sir. nuil Sirs. It.
Oestrich, or Humboldt. In. Gotcli Im thirty-four ycurs
<-l?I, ami 1st worth nhrnit $250,000, while Miss Oestrich In
only twenty years old. If George Hnckcnschmldt Insists.
Gnfcb niny wrestle hint) otherwise notch Im? promised
his flnneee to fornnke tlie mat forever.
Excitement Within and With- j
? jut Courthouse Marks Day's
Proceeding.-.
COURT REPRIMANDS WOMEN'
- i
Defendant Greatly Agitated
During Testimony as to
Poison Plot.
? heeling', W; Va., January 10.?Ex?
citement within and without tho court-|
house marked the first day of taking |
testimony In the trial of Mrs. Laura
Farnsworth Schenk, charged wli.i
poisoning her husband.
Within tho court-room the almost
irresponsible crowd of women .specta?
tors hntl to be constantly rapped to
order by Judge Jordan, when startling
hits of testimony caused a murmur that
interfered with the proceedings, and
without when the same crowd ot spec?
tators stamped In their efforts to crowd
into the court-room when the doors
were open.
Twice to-day the police without tho
court-house were carried before the on?
slaught of the women, at the opening
of the building early in the morning
nnd agnin In tho afternoon following
recess. In the afternoon the rush into
tue building was so sudden that sev?
eral women were knocked down and
trampled upon, and one woman. -Mrs.
Anteile Kirch, was taken to the. hos?
pital, after the police had beat tin
crowd buck.
The disorder within the court-room
started at the testimony of William
Wolfe, who bad graveled In Europe
?villi Joint O, Schenk. the alleged
poison victim. Wolfe i est tiled to
?ehcnk's good health during the Euro?
pean trip, and there were gasps from
(no spectators that brought sharp re?
buke from the bench when the wit?
ness, in detailing a conversation with
Mrs. Schenk, quoted her us Baying:
"Hilly. 1 don't think John will live
long."
Mrs. Schenk made the declaration, ac?
cording to Wolfe, ufter the return from
Europe, when Schenk was stricken with
his strango illness.
Symptoms <>f i.col Poisoning.
Dr. Gregory Ackcrman was called und
testified that Schenk was .suffering with
'.??ad poisoning before I Jr. P. E Hupp
was brought into the case, und Hint he
had been brought from a local hospital,
after remaining there but a few days,
lie Kdvised ttio patient while In the
hospital; tirst, not to eat anything
brought him from his home. Every
symptom of lead poisoning was found
in the blood tests, declared I if. Ackcr
mnn, as well as nIEothcrs made. The
defense passed examination, ponding
further direct rptciMions, and Hr. p.
nigar lies! was called.
ft was apparent at this point that
the state was endeavoring lo show thai
tio, two pnisntis had been admInlstored
to S. henk.
Ii was in i he afternoon that the
half-hysterical spectators were most
Severely reprimanded. It came when
Dr. Hupp was testifying. Dr. Hupp it
was who revealed tho nlleged poison
plot and who took Schenk from his
home to the hospital. It was shown
by his statements thai Schenk was suf?
fering frftm two poisons, acetate of
loud and arsenic. The dramatic/ inci?
dent crime when he said that on oho
visit to tho Schenk home Mrs. Schenk
sild to him: "Perhaps l would bo hot?
ter satlslled it you would lot him die."
The witness also told of blood tests
he had made, of the analysis of mineral
waters Schenk was using, and also of
tio- analysis of the medicines lie (Hupp)
had prescribed. Several bottles ho saw
about the sick loom aroused] his suspi?
cions, because of a sediment in them,
and it Is Umso ho had analyzed. The]
onalyssca v.on- hoi admitted to evtdonco
fit. this time. This was the only stage,
of the day's proceedings at which Mrs.
Schenk displayed any agitation. she
dropped her bead and grew pale as the
allegation was made.
.Mis Schenk was smiling as she en?
tered 11.h i room this morning, und
tu the salutations of her counsel she
I replied: "I'm feeling line, i am partic?
ularly w.ii pleased with the. jury, ami
I am stire I will got justice."
Judge Jordan Is very desirous of
closing I ho ? ase by Saturday night and
has Intimated that It will be done,
even It nicht sessions of court must lie
held.
I.ling ford Defeats .fenn'etle.
Huston. Mnss.. January Iii. ? Sam
l/;ngford defeated Jo- Jeanette In a
slashing bout of twelve rounds h.e
; fore ihn Armory A.A. to-nlgbl. Eing
I ford had ;i decisive load in every
i round but .mo. in the first round he
cropped Jeanette for a count of
1 eight.
MIrh RIoilyH Oralrlcli, fluucec of Frank Gntch. the cbo.ru
i>f?iii urosiiiT. Their mhrriasrc ?111 it?ii<- place ai Hunt
bolill, In., tliclr home Iowa, nn Jnnuury II.
thinks lqrimer
km of fraud
(Continued From Klrst Pasc)
Senator,' find the formation of a com?
plete union for co-operation? between
them."
Received 10S Voten.
Proceeding to a discussion of th*
events just before and at the time of
the election, Mr. Crawford pointed out
that Lorlmer received ]0S of the 202
v.itc's cast in the election for Senator
May 2li, 1303.
"In this 10V he said, "are the votes
?*f White. Browne, llroderlck. Wilson,
Uoltsluw, Bockemeyer, Link. r,uk<.,
Shephard, Clark and He Wolf, all of
rvhoni are Democrats), and. in my opin?
ion, nie vine of each was tainted with
fraud and corruption. White, Holt
slaw, Bockemeyer and Link confessed
Co rocclvlng money designated as
'Lorlmer money.' ns well as part of the
'Jackpot.' Shepherd, Luke and Clark
might as well have admitted It, he
cause the evidence am to their guilt is
overwhelming.
Senator Crawford finds no help for
the supporters of Mr. Lurlmor In the
fact that Lee O'.Vell Browne was B< -
njultlcd In the court?.
BURKETT BILL PASSES
Hciiiilre* Riillrmida to tar "Safe nud
Suitable'* llollera.
Washington. D. C, January 10.?Re?
sponding to petitions from CO.ooo loco?
motive operatives, th? Senate to-day
pnssed the Hnrkett hill, requiring In?
terstate railroads to equip their loco?
motives with "safe and suitable" holl?
ers.
The bill requires complete Inspection
of all locomotives, and to this end pro?
vides for the appointment of a corps
of fifty district Inspectors, under the
direction <>f a chief Inspector and two
assistants.
These Inspectors are to be appointed
only upon taking a civil service ex-j
amlnatloii.
The bill was passed without a nega
tlve vote, it Is a Senate measure, and ;
now goes to the House.
INCREASE IN PENSIONS
mil Pniao* Houae Adding (t4ff,000.000
to Annual llolla.
Washington. January 10.?The pas-|
sago by the Mouse to-day of the bill
Increasing old-age pensions of Mexican
and Civil War veterans, which adds
$46,000,000 to tho annual pension rolls,
was marked by an impassioned address
by Speaker Cannon, who took the floor
for the nest time this session.
The Speaker began by quoting, t lit
observation contained In President
Taft*a message that Congress should
deal liberally with the old soldiers,
their widows and orphans. Me In
dulged In n good deal of sentiment and
was loudly applauded when he pointed
to the Democratic aide of tho Mouse
and said:
"You thank God, anil wo on this side
of the Mouse thank God at the great
result Of the alxtl'S."
Mr. Cannon declared that In tlmo of
emergency this country had depended
and would continue to depend upon it."
citizen soldiery.
"They have never failed to respond
with telling effect," he Said; "and they
lo ver will fall us."
Mr. Cannon Bald bluntly that as the
country had unlimited confidence In its
manhood to moot every demand upon
It, he doubted whether congress would
ever authorize a large standing army.
Tlu- pension bill which the Speaker
had so earnestly advocated was then
passed by the overwhelming vote of
!M2 to 65,
Among prominent members of the
House who voted against the bill were
Representative Payne, of New York,
chairman of the Ways and Means Com?
mittee; Representative Dalzell, of
Pennsylvania, of the Committee on
Hub -; Weeks, "f Massachusetts: l.nng
wnrth, of Ohio; McCa.ll, of Massachu
actts; Townsend, of Michigan: Olllott,
of Massachusetts! ?I'll, of Connecticut,
and Mahn, of Illinois.
ANOTHER GREAT FIRE
VISITS CINCINNATI
Chamber of Commerce Building Destroyed, En?
tailing Loss of $1,000,000?A Dozen Firemen
Injured and Many Lives May Have
Been Lost.
Cm Innaii. *?.. January 10.?Kntailtiiii
?i loss of mure than $1,.,00?< this city,
suffered Its second great lire within
three weeks, when the Chamber of
bommeree building', at fourth and Vine
Street?, was destroyed lo-nlght, ml
jacent property damaged, a do/..',, lire
men injured and possibly lives lost.
While several llremeii still are un?
accounted for up to a late hour, re.
ports of fatalities among llrcmcn tind
spectators who were caught In the
wreckage of tin- collapsed roof have
not been confirmed.
Whether there are bodies still in tho
wreckage cannot be definitely nscer.
tained to-night. It Is known Hum i>" :
wer,? a large number of employes at
work when the lire started.
The Cincinnati stock Exchange and
the EoulsvHle and N'nsliville Itallrond
offices, both of which contained records
almost invaluable, were consumed in
the conflagration.
Only the bare walls of what was Cin?
cinnati's ui'.si magnificent architectural
building remain, '['he building had u
valuation of $i,0(in.u0a, while the flx
tures in the various olllces were valued
at $50,000.
de slock? of several business houses
New York. January 10.?The Now
York Americans will train in Athens.
t!a.. next spring, after twenty-two of
the regulars have spenl a fortnight at
Hot Springs, Vn. It Is planned to have
Hies.-- men report in Hot Springs on
.March 1. while eight young players will
go direct t" Athens on March 15, where
limy will under the direction of
Catcher Charles A. ("O'uke") Karrcll.
The exhibition games for tho Highland?
ers prior to the opening of the season
follow:
Wirst team: March 27 and 28, Atlanta:
March 29, Birmingham; March SO, Chat?
tanooga; March :u, Nashville; April I.
2 und ;i, Cincinnati; April I, Columbus;
April '?> und 6, Indianapolis; April S and
ft, Wllkcsbarre; April in, Set-union.'
Second team: March 23. 27 and 28,
Richmond; March 29, Newport News:
March 30, :tl .Hoi April 1. Norfolk;
April II and I, Baltimore; April f.. Tren?
ton. April i"> ami 7, Jersey City; April
, 9, Prlyc'etoh.
in the block were damaged, but the I
Uro wo? confined to the Chamber oi\
Common ?? building
Fully .'..nun persons were crowded
directly outstlde the lire line:' when the
roof collapsed] Smoke and Hying
sparks flllcd the streets for two squares
and a panic- followed, .Men ami wo?
men fought to escape, and many were
trampled in the rush. Many sustained
bruises and ruts, but no one uns re?
ported seriously Injured. ?
Owing I" the density of the smoke,
the police were powerless to cop,, with
the situation for fully ten minutes, and
nearby otllce, buildings were turned
Into hospitals for the injured ' ami
shelter places for the pahlc-strleken.
i.M'itK.tsi-: or nt.* I'Hii cts.vr.
Flgurex of MImnInnIppI'm' eitlen Hnvlog
Population In K.veeHH of ,*>,00o,
Washington, l>. C, January 10.?-Mis?
sissippi's cities having a population In!
excess of 5,000 showed an average rata!
of increase of 70.8 per cent, during
the pas! decade. Statistics of the pop'
Illation of these cities, issued to-day
by the Director of the Census, show
they contributed 27.5 per cent, of the
Stale's lotal Increase in population ol
2-15.34-1.
A gain of eight cities having over :
.'..tiiiu people was made during the tan I
years, the twelfth census showing only
soven, while the thirteenth shows iif-1
ten. Of the live largest cities, llntties
htirg showed the greatest Increase, the
rate being 181.f, per cent. Jackson
follows with 17 J per cent. Increase:
Meridian, with 65.6 per cent., and
Vlcksbltrg, with lit."- per cent., while.
Natchez, Hie fourth city in size, de?
creased lit', or ::. 1 per cent., being the
only city in Mississippi over :,,00o which
i-Ho wed n loss. The most remarkable
growth wa.-; shown in Gulfport, which
Increased 502,1 per cent.
Meridian, which In 1000 held second
place In the rank of Mississippi's cities,
moves into llrat place. VTcksburg,
which held first place, was passed by
both Meridian and Jackson, and as?
sumes third place. Jackson moved
from fourth to second place, and Natch?
ez from third to fourth place.
Population statistics announced to?
day Included the following Mississippi
cities:
City. l:< I i. 1000.
Greenville . '?'.OH' 7,?'.j2
liattiesVurg .11,738 I.III?
Meridian - - - '-.23.285 ir..ir.o
Natchez .11.791 7.920j
are as thoroughly inspected as any
automobiles in the world?no mat?
ter what their prices.
There are more than 200 men?
all of them experts?in the Inspec?
tion Department of the Chalmers
Motor Company. These men aro
the autocrats of the factory. Their
' word is law, for they arc respon?
sible for any defect that may creep
in. These 200 expert inspectors
arc our guarantee of Chalmers
Quality.
Let us show you how perfectly a
motor car can be built.
Gordon Motor Co., Inc.
"Cars of Character"
RICHMOND, - - VIRGINIA,
SUIT FOR $6,000,000
Action Started in Chicago Court
Against .tnmp* A. Patten.
Chicago, III.. January 10_James A.
fatten, retired millionaire grain brok?
er, whose successful operations In th?
?oiion market led recently to Fedora]
grand Jury Indictments ngalnst hire
and associates, was su.-vl for 16,000,000
In tins Superior Court to-day.
The plaintiff, L>r. Paul Burmaster.
president of the Chicago Anti-Gam
Ming League, does not claim to hav?
been a participant or a loser in any
of tho operations with Mr. Patten, bu|
brings still under an lllluolo Statut?
whereby any person having knowl?
edge of a gambling transaction maj
sue and recover to tho umount of ihre?
times the total lost by tho victims of
Sambiers.
The suit was suppressed for service
to await the return of Mr. Patten frort
Hot Springs. Ark., and complete se?
crecy as to Its nature was maintained
oy counsel for both nldes of the ac?
tion.
Burmastor was Inspired to bring tin
suit, he said, through recently becom?
ing acquainted with a retired broker,
who related t-i the physician the man?
ner In which men win and lose money
on the board of trade, chiefly through
dealings In "futures."
Through a brokerage house in La
Salle Street. Dr. Burinaster Is said to
have obtained the names of perrons
who dealt with Patten during the last
two years, and through this list ol
transaction* arrives at the total losi
of $2,000.000. The Hit la the founda?
tion to the action begun to-day.
BRILLIANT AFFAIR
President Gives Reception to Diplo?
matic f orp* til W hile Mouse.
Washington, P. C. January 10.?-The
reception to the diplomatic corps at
th. White House to-night, the llrst ..f
tin- four state receptions given by the
President, was a brilliant affair.
Tho Whit- House, brightly Illumi?
nated; both within and without, was
the scene of a distinguished gathering
of the representatives of almost every
nation. Baron Hengelmtillcr von Hen
gervar, dean of the diplomatic corps,
headed the line, which passed before
President and Mrs Tuft. Mrs. Sherman
and tho wives of the Cabinet members
The ambassadors and ministers fol?
lowed In the order oi* their precedence
in the diplomaiio ein le.
l-'ollou ing iho diplomats came tho
Cabinet members, Chief Justice white,
the associate JusUcen of the Supreme
Court. Senators and Representatives,
and army ami navy olhcers- Tho re?
ception was held In the Blue Room,
and the guests passed Into the slate
dining room. Where .- buffet supper
was served. A dam .- in the Hast Boom
concluded the festivities, '.'"he Presi?
dent and Mrs Taft did not dance, but
Miss Helen Tufl was among the
dancers, as whs Speaker Cannon.
Neither the Secretary of War nor
Mr., Dickinson attended, because of
the death recently of their son.
Celebrate Silver .Iiibller.
Brother Ohnrle*. tho director of St. Peter*?
School for Uoy*. will celebrate hi* ?llver
lubllee In Che Xaverlon Or.h-r next Satur?
day, lie ?n? formerly connected with St.
Kavier'? College, Louisville, ami later at St.
John's HlRh School. Worcester, Mass. A
number of his former pupils will Join In an
informal celebration of the anniversary,
itoniums si'MMon hki.p.
'I ukc lit Moris When AHSlstnnce Ar?
rives for Wounded Policeman.
Minneapolis, Minn.. January to.?Af?
ter shooting and painfully wounding
Mounted Patrolman J. J. McOulrc early
to-day, three robbers tired their re?
volvers in the air until assistance ar?
rived ami then escaped.
McOulrc came upon the men while
they were working at the rear door
Of the grocery store of N. Boynum, and
was about to cover them with his re?
volver, when he stepped on a board
covered by snow and made a noise
which alarmed the robbers- They flash?
ed their light on the officer and flTcd
.- bullet, breaking the bones In his
right arm.
McGuIre dropped his pistol und.
though suffering great pain, picked It
up and I'tred wildly at his assailants.
The pain then caused him to fall in
it licup in the snow.
The robbers gathered around him
and in<iufVed if he was seriously hurt.
"Not bud." replied McOuiro,
The men then lired their revolvers
in iho air and when they saw two men
running toward them they fled.
Meet hut Postponed.
The i.ual mooting of the Firm Regiment
Association has been postponed from J?n
iiaiv Hi io January 21. This action wan taken
at u meeting ?.: the executive committee
held Inn nijrht. In view of a meeting ef
f.co Camp and of other organization* on the
evening llrisi selected. Seventy members are
now enrolled, mid a loial of 2?> i- expected
by the time the work of tho promoters Is
complete.
. . IN ,
THE TROUBLE MAKERS,
including LUCY DALY and SO others.
I NEXT WEEK.?"As the Sun Went
Down."
THE LUBXN
Hntire change of vaudeville program Mon?
day and Thum.lav. New picture* every
other day. A dollar bill for a dime.