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?<) as a hypothetical rather than a
fixed opinion, and would be changed
were tho evidence to change the facts.
Jn the Cooper murder trial at Nash?
ville some time ago. efforts were made
to get n Jury which had read noth?
ing of the crime. The results were
that nearly every juryman save one.
who had been In the far West, was
Illiterate Many could neither read
nor write. The Virginia Supreme
Court has ind'euted that such Igno?
rance of the c a re is not necessary. In?
deed, with the wide attention that
lias been given to the Beattte case.
It would be hard to tlnd In Virginia
liny man of education or intelligence
v ho has not read more or less of the
crime and formed some scrt of opinion
from the statement of tacts there
presented. The crime waw committed
just on the bord<r of the county, near
Richmond.
The ollicials believe that a Jury can
be secured from other parts of th-i
county sufficiently remote as to be
devoid of any local prejudice, and yet
Who may have both read and dis-1
cussed tho case without coming to an> 1
fixed opinion that cannot be altered
by the presentation of evidence lu
court.
Seattle Hears Choir In Juli. |
For the first time in the history of
the Henrico cdut.ty Jail a full church
choir yesterday afternoon sang for
the benefit of the prisoners The chorus
of Christ Episcopal Ch-rch was at?
tracted to the jail by the presence
there of the Beatties and Beulah Bin1
ford, and for more than ah hour hymns,
conspicuous among which were "Lead. !
Kindly Light," and "Onward. Christian
Poldiers." were sung.
The choir was admitted by Sheriff L.
H. Kemp and Deputy Lyne and escort- *
od to s rear portion of the main part
?f the jail From 4 o'clock until near?
ly 5 the twelve or fifteen men and;
women sang.
All of the prisoners appeared greatly |
cheered by the voices and many of
them gave their thanks to those win'
came as a bit of sunshine to relieve
the monotony of the dreary days Id
the gloom Of the dull cells and grim
corridors.
Arrangements for the reception t:
the choir wero made Saturday with
Sheriff Kemp, and he was or. hand
yesterday to greet the members.
In passing through the jail the vis?
itors had a glimpse of Henry Beattie.
but they were r?corted to tho oth^r
Side of the building, where they sang
Scene of Many Trlnla.
Old Chesterfield courthouse, situated
In the centre of , :ie of the oldest sec-;
ttons of Vuglnla. the district having!
been named for Thomas Dale, who
organized a settlement In Chesterfield
county in 1611. Is perhaps the oldest
county court building In Virginia. Tbe ?
original building was erected in 1T1S. j
end was partially destroyed hy nre j
by British troops under Tarleton In.
177$. it was rebuilt in ITSi, in the
old walls. The only reference rnade
on the court records, which are com- ;
1 lete since the organization of the j
county, is in the case of a criminal;
trial in 1780. The record shows that
When this cause came on to be agalr. .
beard, after i a usual formula, the1
prisoner, through his counsel, waived
his right to be tried within the four
walls'Of the courthouse, and the trial ;
was held in the bar of a nearby or?
dinary.
One of the famous dueling trials of
Vuginia history took place In the'
rmcient building, when, in 1S|6. Thomas
Buhle, Jr., was charged with the mur
d- r of John 11. Pleasar.ts. Both were
widely known newspaper writers of
the day. Pleasants resented Insinua?
tions made in the columns of the Rich
mond Inquirer, of which Richie and his
father were the editors, in which it
vas hinted that h- planned to statt
en abolitionist paper in Richmond.
"Coward" Led to Duel.
Pleasants denied the charge in fhe
News and Star, of which he was edi?
tor The controversy became acute,
and was aided by certain correspon?
dence in Baltimore and Philadelphia
papers of the day. Richie proclaimed
Pleasants a coward, and was promptly
challenged The duel took place on ,
the Chesterfield shore. Just opposltt
Ttlchmond. Pleasants came armed wtth I
t> revolver, bowieknlfe dueling pistol
nnd sword-cane. Richie carried sev- !
?rul pistol* and a sword. Pleasants
fell wounded in the breast, and lived
but two days Judge John B. Clopton
presided at the trlnK at which a strong .
array of counsel appeared. Mr. Richie
was'round ?ol guil?y.
In ltVtcr years John S. Wormley was
tried In the same court room and was
hanged In the jail yard The case was 1
tried in 1S57. Wormley was convicted
of killing his son-in-law. Anthony T. ;
Jto&ius, who was at that time suing
for divorce from Wormley's daughter,
naming James Tteld as co-respondent. .
Reid and Wormley waylaid Roblu? and
Wormley shot him. Reld was acquit
tied, and married the womr.n in the-case j
frpfore the hanging of Wormley.
In recent years the death sentence
?has been twice pronounced In the o.ld
court building, In both Instances on 1
negroes charged with attempted crlm- ';
inal assault. I
t__? ?;
Children Cry
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Every Farmer, Market Grower
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It is the best and most com?
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In planed or plain bosoms.
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MISSES. HOWLS FOR
CAMORRIST LAWYER
Instead of Withdrawlug., Lloy Wblue?
anil Suys He li> a Second
Dreyfus.
Vit er bo, Italy, August 13.?Grimaldi.
formerly chief of lite Camorra at Cas
tellumiriare, testified yesterday that
Alcssundro Lloy, an attorney for the
defense in the Camorrlst trial, bribed
him to bear false witness against Tom*
maso tie Angolls, who was denounced
by the priest Vltoxxl as one of the
mvirdercrs of the Cuocolos. A woman
named Anastasi was the common-law
wife of de Angells. The two <|tiar
reled and separated. The woman sub?
sequently gained :-ji influence over the
witness and Induced him to join her
in denouncing De Angells as the mur?
derer of the Cuocolos in order that sror
might have revenue upon her former
companion. Lloy provided them with
money as a reward for thoir accusa?
tion
Grimaldi swore that he became
frightened at what he had done ana
said he was going to confess. Hoy
then threatened that if be retracted
r.e would have him condemned lor re?
ceiving money under false pretenses.
Nevertheless Grimaldi said he decided
to come to court ami tell the truth
Lioy seemed to be crushed and was
hissed by the people In court. It was
expected that he would Immediately
withdraw front the case, but he arose
and harangued the audience. He hop?
ed Justice and history would Judge
him. arid declared that he is a sei ond
Dreyfus.
That remark made his hearers howl:
GIRL ACCEPTS ONE SUITOR.
THEN PAYS OFF THE REST
Cost* Her ."(100 auil Knur KiiKUKe
tiwul Itliig? to Settle Mith the
Rejected Uuurtet.
Steubenville, O. August 13.?In the
presence of Mayor T. W. Porter. Miss
Biker t'ratilc, aged eighteen and come?
ly, a recent arrival from Servla. made
a settlement with four young Servians
to whom she was engaged to be mar?
ried. It cost tho girl $H"> and sev?
eral tings to settle with the suitors
Miss L'ranlc was brought before the
Mayor to answer a complaint filed by
Radl Rallch. who asserted that he nad
given $lo and a ring valued at $10 to
the girl under the promise of mar?
riage, and that she had declared since
then she would not wed him. He
wanted his property returned.
During tho hearing it developed that
the girl had made similar promises
and accepted presents of money an.l
jewelry from other persons In the
Steubenvlll Servian quarter. After set?
tling with Rallch she was surround, id
by several other "suitors" and prompt?
ly settled with them. The. charge
against her was dismissed.
The girl told the Mayor that she
would tlie next day wed a young Ser?
vian who had not given her a pres?
ent and that she would settle with all
others to whom she had pledged her
heart ;Mid hand
HORSE SHIES. WOMAN
FRIGHTENED TO DEATH
Danger Is Slight, but She Paints
end Succumbs to Heart
Trouble.
Lebanon. Pa., August 13.?Mrs. Annie
Swart?:, wife of .lohn A. Swart:, was
frightened to death when a horse she
was driving shied at a traction engine
end swerved slightly to the side of
the road, doing no Injury, either id
Miss Mary E. Swarta, her daughter, or
Charles L. Snydc-r. the latter's escort.
At the first sign of .danger, Mrs
Swnrlz fainted ;i?}d was hurried to
a nearby house, where she died a few
minutes later, before a physician could
be summoned
Heart trouble Is assigned as the
cause of death, though she was ap
parsntly in the best of health when
she left home
OLD COLONY TO "CUT MELON"
Trust Contimit; Shareholder* to 'leneflt
by Increase of Capital Stock.
Boston. August 13,?Proposals for ??
"melon cutting" at the Old Colony
Trust Company were made when the
tllreo'.ors voted in recommend to :h*
stockholders thdt the present capital
Btoi k of $2,500.000 lie increased to
$".5.">\<r(0 and later re.luc >,1 to $5.000,*
000 "Ms plan does lot mean that any
a<.dii onal capital w ll be put into the
company, but Is a rearrangaril<*ht by
wlicii p.irt of the prrscnt surplus of
Si ooo.OOO ??? in take o-.e form a r capital
Eto'ttk by means of what Is vi.m italic a
? ? ? It clvldend" to u?e present share
hel.Un The directors propose > de?
clare a cash dividend of $100 a shtre,
and to give shareholders a right io
apply lb'?8 dividend to the purchire, at
,. $100. of additional stork equal to
that which they now held.
Rome. August 1? ? The condition of
Pope Pias to-day wa* almost station?
ary, but with a tendency toward slow
improvement. His temperature was!
98.7. and while th<. pa'.ns in the gouty
knee continued, the Pontiff suffered
much less. He took more nourish?
ment, and his Strength was well main?
tained
Although tho general Condition Ot
, Hie H L.iess is not yet such as to
j Justify absolute optimism for his re
I obvery. hi* physicians believe that if
I there Is no relapse he will be able to
[ abandon his bed next week. ?? '
WOMAN DIES AS
SHE HAD FEARED
Killed by Soldier From Fort
Myer She Had
Spurned.
ARRANGED DANGER SIGNAL
Fatal ShjpT? Fired Before She
Mad Time to
Wink.
Washington, August 13.?"I am ex
pectlng a soldier to see me to-day. and
I'm scared Ol If i'OU see me wink
run for the police."
That Is what Ada llaynes. who lived
nt 1322 D Street. Northwest, told a
servant In the house yesterday after?
noon. A tew minutes later Willie It.
Sahen, a pr'vatc In the Hospital Corps
at Tort Myer. called to see Ada. He
took a picture p^st card from his
pocket, a portrait of the two of them,
taken some time ago. He sat on the
arm of Ada's chair and tore the pic?
ture to hits. Then, before Ada had
time to wink, the soldiei shot her
twice. She died twfnty-five minutes
later in Emergency Hospital, and the
man was arrested by Bicycle Police?
man Walsh before he was north of
Pennsylvania Avenue.
It was the story the picture told
that had a lot to d* ?dth the shoot?
ing. Sahen and Ada had once been
very close friends However, Ada's
friends say, she threw him over for
a man In Brooklx n, whose first name
is George. The police haven't learned
the full name of the Brooklyn man
yet. hut thV'y do know that Ada was
talking about marrying him Sahen
used to know Ada when she lived In
Alexandria, but recently she decided
to break with him. and Sahen is said
to have grown very despondent over
It.
Woiiiau Mud Warning.
Ada was nervous for a week over
what she had heard about Sahen. A
soldier from Fort Myer told her th?t
Saben had been talking ahout "filling
her full of lead." She was on the i
lookout, and tried to prevent Saben
from getting anywher,. near her.
As soon as Saben bad shot Ada he
I turned his. revolver upward and sbot
again, two bullets crashing into the
celling. The police believe he intended |
to shoot himself, out Saben was in a
bad state of mind in the police sta- j
tion last nicht and could not tell much
about the affair
James E. Wnitely. who was col- !
lecting money in the house at the time j
of the shooting, started after Saben
Just as the soldier ran out the front |
I door. Two servants. Bernlce Clark '
and Ethel Jenkins, started a screaming I
] tirade and joined 'n pursuit. It was I
; Ethel's screaming, "He's shot a wo- I
! man," that attracted a big chase and
j Policeman Walsh, who happened to be I
1 right at hand, darted after the fleeing
soldier. He saw Saben dart Into the
public comfort station at Pennsylvania
Avenue and Thirteen and One-Hair
Street. Walsh went in after the man.
an-1 grabbed him Just as he was tuck?
ing the revolver Into his pocket
t'nu't Remember) He Say*.
"What's wrong?" asked Saoen. "I
have not done a thing."
"Didn't you shoot a woman?"
"What would I shoot a woman for?"
asked Saben. and then wont al ng very
quietly to a cell.
When the police questioned him
Sahen >uid he had been "absent-mind
j ed" and couldn't remember anything, .
and blamed bis temporary aberration,
on a spree 'htch sturted last Tuesday. :
A report-:- talked to Saben. but the
soldier insisted that he couldn't re?
member a tiling.
"I can't talk til! I get this noodle
of mine in working shape. I've been
on this tear for four days and nights,
j and all I've had to eat I got here In
j the cell to-night. What I want more j
. than anything else is a keg of beer."
He was asked about the shooting,
I and answered that he couldn't remcm
1 ber a thing about it, and that ha
1 didn't even know he had a pistol.
I The police meantime were looking
! over things in the room that Ada bad ,
j occupied. They found this letter from i
i the man In Brooklyn:
"Dear Ada: A few lines to my baby
to let her know I am well. Ada. al?
though 1 am only a few hours, away
' from you. 1 miss your* love very much.
"1 am writing this in my sister's
? home. I told her I nm going to marry
j you some day. if you consent.
"Although we are far between. I
! love you just tbe same and always
will. Ada. I will love none other, and
? you know 1 am not false, ror if 1
shall care for another you shall know
i Your live, I know, is with ine to stay.
"I will write mole as soon as I
hear from you I remain always, your
. sweetheart. Georgo.
"P. !-. ? How Is polly. Kiss polly for
? me Mv sister has throe canaries, and
they are nice."
l.onK Service lu Army.
Although Saben claimed to remem?
ber nothing about sitting on the arm
of Ada's chair and sending two bullets
into her, he did tell something about
himself. Ho said ho was twenty
seven years old and was born in
Louisville. His parents are not living.
He Is a soldier with a record of four
previous enlistments in the artillery
and paid S10 for his discharge from
that arm of the service while at the
army manoeuvres at San Antonio. He
got tired of loafing and enlisted In the
hospital corps only two weeks ago
Not h.-iv'ng been given his uniform,
he said. It was eusy to get passed off
the reservation, and during the past
four days he had Imbibed so freely
that his momory had become defective.
Sergeant Leo and Policeman Welsh
found a number of witnesses, and
notified, them that they wer", wanted
at the morgue to-morrow morning to
appear at an. inquest that will be held
over the body of the woman.
Precinct Detective Howes went to
Alexandria to ascertain what he could
about the identity of the dead woman
the latter hating resided In that ci
A woman in Alexandria told, tbe del
live that the maiden name of the d id
woman was Ada Haynes. and that .sh?
was a native of Mount Airy. N. C. -She
also told the detective that she had
re.-jried in Danville. Va. The j.oltco
sent a message to Mount Air: re?
questing that tho young wo nan's
mother be advised of her Ceath.
CATS THOUGHT MAD
BITE CHILDREN
Three Animals Create a Reign
of Terror in Section of
Cincinnati.
Cincinnati. O.. August 13.?Three
cats suffering from what is said, tu
have been rubies caused a reign or
terror among the children and adulta
living on Mount Adams. Cincinnati.
Bight children were bitten and tout
01 these have been taken to the City
Hospital here to be treated for their
wounds and to be watched for any
symptoms of rabies.
Two of the cats wero killed by a
crowd of boys, who. armed with clubs
und stones, went forth and hunted
them down. The other one has not
yet been caught. Immediately after
they were killed these two felines
wore taken to the Board of Health
office, where the bodies will be exam?
ined by the- city physicians.
The i-'irM VlctllU.
The first victim was Charles Smith,
aged nine, living at 042 Lust Third
Street. He went to the rear of his
home to feed his chickens, when two
of the cats pounced upon him. Tho
lad shoved one off his shoulder, while
the other bit him on the leg. He.
lought them several minutes and fln
ally got away. He was badly bitten,
and Or. Emmett Brown cauterized his
wounds.
Tho cts jumped Into the back yard
of Mrs H. T. Schnelleres home. t)i5
Last Hill Street, whore her little hoy.
Stanley, was playing. He started to
pet one of the animals, when -'. grab?
bed his arm with .'.s teeth and held on
till William Sandman, a lad living two
doors away, grabbed it away. As ho
was doing so the other cat grabbed
hold of his arms, which were badly
scratched. Freeing himself, lie chased
the cats away with stones.
One of the cats that escaped attack?
ed Marie Schullman, of 131 Ward Ave?
nue. Bellevue, Ky., who was visiting
at the home of John Godfrey. 941 H'll
Street, and bit her on the arms and
limbs. The Godfrey boy helped her
get loose from It. and he, too. was bit?
ten. This cat is the mother of a littet
of kittens, and a policeman is watch
Ing to-night for its return.
Auliuul Stoned to Death.
A half hour later one of the cats
appeared at the home of William
Springer, aged twelve, living at 1012
Celestial Street. Young Springer was
playing with several boys. They had
heard that there was a mad cat loose
They turned In and stoned It to death,
though not before Springer had been
bitten severely about the thighs and
on his right wrist. Two of his play?
mates. Irene Bisehoff and John.-to.i
Stoney, also were bitten at the same
time.
The Godfrey. Sandman, Schneller and
Stoney boys have been sent to a hos?
pital, where the physicians have given
them treatment to avoid the develop?
ment of rabies germs.
WANTSJOYGAROEN
AS A MEMORIAL
Suggested Tribute to Memory
of President Abraham
Lincoln.
Washington. August 13.?"The gar?
dens of Lincoln."
Th's Is the suggestion of Joseph J.
O'Brien, of Washington, as a memorial
for the martyred President.
Analostan Island, according to Mr.
O'Brien, could be made into a great
national g.-.rlen A memorial hall
could be built there, which would per?
petuate the life and works of the
President, and by its usefulness ex?
press his attitude toward life.
Any plan to honor the memory of the
emancipator must embody his splr't,
said Mr. O'Brien. There should be
something more than a memorial of
unyielding stone. The President loved
laughter and song, and these charac?
teristics should not be overlooked. A
national garden, where people could
gather for recreation and Instruction,
would be the most appropriate memo?
rial, In the opin'on of Mr. O'Brien, that
could be provided.
Argues for His Plan.
Speaking of the advantages of
Analoston Island with respect to loca?
tion of a national garden. Mr. O'Brien
said:
"The Potomac, accumulating Its
waters In the Cumberland hills, flows
past the national capital to its Vir?
ginia outlet. Within sight of 'he
Washington Monument it surrounds
Analostan Island, forgotten in Its na?
tive desolation.
"1 could raise the land's level to
avoid flood und submerge swamp, and
here create a national Joy ground.
Throughout its area intersecting
canals can he cut. and within or near
it a great basin, feeding the canals,
can be formed. In the centre a me?
morial structure. In the form of a
combined open and inclosed concert
edifice could be erected, with Its wnlls
built for the display of aquatic life.
From the ends of the island two cas?
cades can be created to add to its
beauty, while nyer the Island flowers,
trees and plants could unite with the
Intersecting canals to preserve, the
spirit of beauty.
"The memorial building, forming a
concert hall for use durlnfe winter and
summer, could perpetuate the image,
life and works of Lincoln and by |ts
usefulness express his attitude to life.
Looks Into the Future.
"I have often contemplated the
vision of hundreds of gaily dressed
canoes gliding, over a system of In?
tersecting canals, cut through Analos
I tan. I have often fancied the effect
( of a great band playing to thousands,
? and as I now contemplate the Image
of hopeful eyes and the. Innocent won?
der of a child's face, each suggesting
he same humanity, and the crush and
(strain of ? business world. Us con
i tradictlons. p-vaslons and denials, I
' hope In some way that the Influence of
nature could he made deeper in the
lives of our people, and the undecelv
. Ing sun might suggest a bolder und
: franker attitude. Washington needs
the Influence of laughter and musk-; it
needs the spirit of fellowship, of ii-ffcnd
; ship. In order that the national ca'pi
tal could more deeply feel the pull of
the nation's life upon it, and that It
? could be more than 'a magnificent
I empty city.' us Herbert Wells. In his
I 'America,' says. Therefore?'The Qar
i dens of Lincoln.''
ONLYTWO IN RACE
FOR GOVERNOR
Baltimore, Md., August 13.?Tho
Democratic gubernatorial primary Is
on In full blast, with Gorman and Lee
b'oth conducting aggressive personal
campaigns. This primary, which prom?
ises to he a battle royal between Gov?
ernor Crothers, Loe and Gorman. hi>s
chunked Its aspect owing to the with
j drawal of Crothers during this week,
j And as conditions now exist, It Is more
I than a primary tight for the guberna?
torial nomination. It is in reality a
tight between two organization fac?
tions for control of party affairs,
j The regular State machine Is led by
I Senator Joh?: Walter Smith, while the
; Insurgents and Progressive elements
1 are headed by Representative Talbott,
: Governor Crothers and former Dover
i nor Warfleld. The real fight, however,
! Is between Smith and Talbott. because
j the latter does not want Gorman to
reach the guiiernatorl.il chair, and in
I ord? r to hrlng about the downfall of
I the Howard county Senator, Talbott
I feels that hQ must capture control of
' the State organization in order to
I form a uucleus around which to rally
j a fighting force. Talbott has aligned
j himself with the element within the
; Democratic party whl<\h he had been
j fighting for years as ? member of the
? Gormin-Rasln machine.
Situation Unparalleled.
The situation as It exist* to-day is
perhaps unparalleled in the history of
I politics Talbott was a trusted lleu
i tenant of the lite Senator Gorman
i and followed the lead of the great
, State boss for a quarter of a century
I without question Talbott never did
; have any great love for Warfleld. ard
? certainly never regarded Lee as a
"regular" in the halcyon days of the
' Gorman regime. To-day Talbott Is
; fighting shoulder to shoulder with Leo
and Warfleld to encompass the. defeat
\ of the son of the elder Gorman.
Warfleld is coming in for some bit -
'? ter condemnation on the. part of the
regular organization, the leaders of
which assert that Warfleld owed every
? thin* he has achieved in politics to the
, elder Gorman. One of these leaders,
i In discussing Warfield's attitude in the
present campaign, said to-day:
?Warfleld seems to have forgotten
I the old days when he was one of the
hiost. subservient to the wishes of
i Gorman, it is well known that Gor
: man made Warfleld a member of tbe
i Legislature and also the naval officer
of the port of Baltimore. It was
Senator Gormun's organization that
lined up behind Warfleld when he was
nominated In 1903 and helped to hrlng
'i about bis election.
Turned on Supporters.
"And after Warfleld had become
' Governor it was Gorman and the party
leaders who made Warfleld that got
! the cold throw down 'Ned' Warfleld
seems to have forgotten the old dnys
when he was ever at the pie counter
. looking for public office, and also that
' the father of the man whom he now
! opposes always looked out for him and
I advanced him politically."
Gorman and Lee are both conduct?
ing dignified campaigns, and not tho
Slightest element of personality hasj
; cropped out on either side. The can
: dldates met In this city during tbei
I week, and only pleasantries of tho
? most cordial nature passed between
them. The adherents of the two can
I didates. however, are not or. such good
; ternis. and the terms " traitor" and,
i "Ingrate" are being hurled at many
In the Lee camp.
The .?egular State and city organi?
zations are solid behind Gorman. and|
the wiseacres are predicting a crush?
ing defeat for Mr. Lee August 29. Tha
betting to-day was 2 to 1 on Gorman,
with no takers.
BEACHY IS STAR
: OF DAY IN CHICAGO
Chicago. August 13.?The record for
total time spent In flying is one avia?
tion mark that is bound to be broken
during the international aviation meet
here. The Inspiration is the f2 paid
each flyer for each minute his ma?
chine is in the air. and when the
gun boomed to start the program to?
day the success of this plan for con?
ducting a meet was proven.
The result was that during all tbe
scheduled events, there were at least
a dozen machines hanging over the
fiold, several remaining up during the
. greater part of the afternoon.
The trip over the course, one mile
and a third, around scvon pylons, was
made repeatedly in a minute, the aver?
age time in tho twenty-mile races
being in less than twenty-five min?
utes.
Lincoln Beachy was the individual
star to-d3y. taking the twenty-mile
biplane race by loss than a minute
j from Marl Ovington. He made the
; di6tan.ee in 23 minutes 11-26. seconds.
[Ovington's time in the twenty-mile
race was In 23 minutes 56-07 seconds.
Ward finished In 25 minutes 12-76 sec?
onds.
- Beachy chose a lower level than
either of his opponents, his biplane fre?
quently seeming almost to graze the
ground. -After winning the race he
began it once climbing contest, reach?
ing 5,000 feet, from which he descend?
ed in spectacular spiral glides.
Oscar A. Brlndley is believed to have
won the day's record both for altl
I ttido and duration. He remained at an
I altitude of 6.500 feet for nearly three
j hours.
James V. Martin was conceded a vic?
tory In the alighting test, making a
perfect descent and Btopping within a
foot of the red flag used as a marker.
John J. Frisbie, an entrant In tho
! speed contest, met with an accident
i that may prevent any further par
? ticlpatlon in the meet. He circled trto
I 250-foot tower of a lake front build?
ing, narrowly grazing the bronze Diana
with which it is topped, and struck
ja gust of wind that nearly set his
machine on end. He descended safely,
hut could not rise again.
Thomas Sopwlth landed the $3.000
cash prize for the first flight carrying
two passengers.
ATHLETE INSTANTLY KILLED.
.Mysterious Shooting on SchuylklH
IMver, Near Philadelphia.
. Philadelphia. August IS.?While re?
luming In a motor boat from a river
park last night. James Hepburn, Jr.,
twenty-three years old, of this city,
was shot and Instantly killed on the
SchuylklH River. Tho shooting Is
shrouded in mystery, but the police
believe that the man was the victim
of a stray bullet carelessly shot from
the marshes lining the river. h
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LOVE FOR WOMAN
FATAL TO THREE
Indiana. Pa.. August 13.?Love for a
light to-day in which three men were
shot to dVith. another was mortally
woman resulted in a free-for-all gun
wounded and two men Involved were
severely wounded. The dead:
Vaido Aronoco, thirty-three years
old.
Antonio Lasnrrl, ttvrnty-elgb? years
old.
Pietro Matnlll, twenty-live yeurs old.
The wounded: Ben Petrollo, twenty
four years old, shot through breast
near heart, will die. Marie Bartlno,
eighteen years old, shot in left leg;
will recover.
The shooting occurred at Whiskey
Run, a mining settlement near Salts
burg. Angelo Merceldo. a cousin of
Aronoco. spent last night at the let?
ter's boarding house. The two men
and three boarders were In love with
Marie Bartlno, the Italian girl. Last
evening the girl was particularly de?
voted to Marceldo. Upon the angry
and jealous muttorlngs of the others
Aronoco challenged the entire party,
and soon tho pistol battle, was on. near
the. home of the nmorata. Automatic
revolvers were used, and when the
ammunition was exhausted Petrollo
was the only one alive, and there is
no hope for his recovery, as he was
shot through the breast near the heart.
While the battle raged Miss Bartlno.
tho innocent cause, was attracted Oy?
the shooting and hurrying to the rear
door of her home, opened the door, only
to bo shot through the left leg by
a stray bullet from the gun of one
of the combatants.
MAN FINDS HIS OWN "GRAVE."
I Another's Body Burled as Thirl ?C
Wanderer Who Returns.
York, Pa., August 13.?That his body
had been interred in the West Fair
view Cemetery and a suitable head- \
stone erected by the family was tho
surprising news which greeted Van
Hoopes, aged sixty years, when he re?
turned to-day to his home In lirnlgs
vlllc. after having been In a hospital
in Savannah. Ga.
He suddenly left his home about two
months ago. Nothing was hoard from
him. and when a man of similar ago
was killed by a Northern Centra! train
near New Cumberland recently tho
body was Identified as his by a minis?
ter who know him. ( There .was much
rejoicing nt the reunion fo-day. Mr.
Hoopes was unable to give an ac?
count of his wanderings.
HERMIT SEES HIMSELF
IN MIRROR AND FAINTS
First View In Lookln? Glass After
I.npse of Forty Years Sends Him
to a Barber Shop.
Plttsburg, August 13.-^For the first
time since 1870, Jacob Stolnman, a
hermit, living back of Reserve Town
ship, saw himself a few days ago In
a mirror. He immediately fainted, and
when revived hustled to a barber shop
and got a shave, an experience ho
had not ha<j In forty years.
For the first time since he wsb a
young man. Steinman came to town
arid visited his cousin, Mrs. Sarah Mr
Cune, in Perrysvllle Aveaue. It wan
there by accident that he glanced Intc
the mirror.
"Great Scott-" he exclaimed, and
toppled over. When revived ho .--?>
marked: "What a great change has
come over me since I saw myself in
a tishlng pond juft forty years ago"
Then he seized his hat and ran to the
nearest barber shop, where h? was
shorn of hfs heard, which was 'hret
feet long.
GREAT FALLING OFF IN
KANSAS WINTER WHEAT
Yield I? n.OOO.OOO Ilnnhels Less Tbnn
Last Year nnd the Sninllent
Since ISflO.
Topeka. August 13.?The State
Board of Agr'culture's report on win?
ter wheat says that inquiry reveal!
that the'winter wheat crop was ap?
proximately S1.36S.000 bushels, or near?
ly 9.000.000 bushels under that of 191"
and the smallest since 1S99. I?
is one-third less than tho average
' yearly production for the decade end-,
j inj? with 1910. This. although th<
1 acrenge sown was the greatest in tha
i history of the State. Of tho 7.260.00O
j acres sown the growers no ,v estlmato
that nearlv 37 per cent, was a fnll
ure.
Contrary to popular belief. tho
ncreage |n corn is markedly less than
a year ago. the report says. General?
ly, the corn prospect Is not flattering,
tha average of its condlMon being
but 54.3 for the State.
ELOPERS CARRY OFF $1400?
Father of ?Irl Sny? They Took All HIm
Snvings.
Philadelphia. August 13.?Cherena
D'Ambra. of SOS South Seventh Street,
i has asked the police to aid him In find?
ing his fifteen-year-old daughter;.
Arazlo. who, he says, eloped with rer
cousin, Antonio D'Ambra. twenty-four
years old.
The father said that when the coupl?
departed they rifled a little woode.i
box in which he had secreted all of nil
savings, SI,400. and this mono/ he he
lleves the couple are spending on their
supposed honeymoon.
He says he rocelvsd a lettfrom
his prospective aon-in-law sta*'ng thtt
lit was with much sorrow tht-t they had
been compelled to take the money.
OBITUARY
Is. W. Aldrldge.
(Special to The Times-Dispatch ]
j Petersburg, Vh? August 13.?I* W.
Aldrldge, who wns paralyzed while a I
work at the Walker Branch of th?i*
American Cigar Company, where be
was employed as watchman, died this
afternoon. He Is survived by his wife
and three aUledren.