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FINCHOT ASKS
TAFT TO CHECK
ALASKA FRAUD
Former Forester Fears Interior
Department Will Sanction
Coal Land Patents
President Appealed to in Effort
to Hold Up Approval of the
Cunningham Claims
WASHINGTON. Xov. 13.— Expressing
the fear that th« interior department
vill recommend the patenting of the
Cunningham Alaskan coal land claims,,
'\u25a0which he believes to be fraudulent.
Gifford Pinchot, former forester of the
United States, has appealed to the pres
ident to allow "him to pubmit a brief
before any such action is given execu
tive approval.
Pinchot has written to fchs president
under date of November 7. He says in
part:
"It unfortunately impossible to
look with confidence to the officials
of th<» interior department for an un
biased judgment in this matter, and it
is clear the protection of the public
interest in these Alaskan onal lands
must depend directly upon the presi
dent himself.
BALMNGER'S COWECTIOX
"Secretary Ba!llnger"s connection with '
th<=>sp claims', which have been before
the interior department ein'-e he was
commissioner of the land oflicp. precipi
tated the so called Ballinger-Pinchot
controversy and the congressional in
quiry of. the interior department and
the forest service which resulted there
from." Wf*f^ "~
The- letter also bears the signature of
the former forester's brother, Amos
Pinchot. Following is the text of the
letter:
•*Th« President, Washington. D. C—
Sir: The taking of testimony to deter
mine the validitj' of the Cunningham
claims has long since come to an end.
and, with the recommendation of the
Interior department to patent or not to
patent the claims, doubtless will be
jTiade before long. There is reason to
apprehend this recommendation favor
able to the Cunningham claimants and
adverse to the interests of the people
of the United States.
BRIEF bE>'IES FRAUD
"The attorney for Mr. Ballinger in
:he printed briff submitted in behalf of
the secretary of the interior said:
\u25a0" "Moreover, an examination of the
r«<'ord of the Cunningham hearings,
and which is a part of the record in this
ase. reveals not only that the state
ments of Cunningham are true, but that
:r<e Cunningham claims are not fraudu-
Jent. but honest.
"'This is not stated for the purpose
of having this committee consider the
question of honesty or good faith of
these claims for the purpose of decision
«r determination. It is stated solely
that the committee see that no perjury
could hp committed by Cunningham.
»nd that Mr. Ea'linger by no possibility
• ould have understood these claims to
h» fraudulent, for the reason that, as a
matter of fact, they were not fraudu
lent, but good and valid claims.
" 'The evidence of all the claimants.
except one who la dead, has been taken
in the Cunningham hearings and is
now on file. It shows conclusively that
none of the claimants entered into an
agreement prior t<-> location or prior to
the initiation of the entry for consoli
dation of their claims.*
LEFT TO SUBORDINATES
"It is difficult to avoid the conclusion
that these deliberate assertions made
by the attorney for Mr. Ballinger rep
resent the opinion of the-latter. reach
ed after the evidence was all in, that
the claims are valid and should be
patented.
"It is true that Mr. Ballinger refus
ed to act himself in behalf of the gov
ernment, on the ground that he former
ly represented the Cunningham claim
ant?, and accordingly has turned over
all responsibility to his assistants.
Xevi»rt lie !ess«. this unqualified indorse
ment of the validity of the claims
through his attorney can scarcely fail
to have great moral weight with his
subordinates.
"For them to render a decision ad
verse to the claim would not only lend
support to criticism heretofore made
ft gainst the department. hut would
amount to taking direct issue with
their chief on the argument made for
him by his personal counsel.
yo APPEAL PO!S<KIBI.E
"In view of these facts it is impos
sible to look with confidence to the
officials of the interior department for
an unbiased judgment. If the decision
of the interior department should be
to patent 'the Cunningham claims, no
appeal to the courts could be possible.
"According to the testimony of repre
sentatives of the Morgan-Guggenheim
syndicate, which has long asserted a
half interest in the Cunningham claims,
their ultimate value is in the neigh
borhod of $25,000,000; but the loss to
the people of the United States? that 1
would follow the issue, of patents by
no means is limited to any such sum.
Although the government would receive
but little more than $50,000 for claims
worth many millions, a decision favor
able to the Cunningham claimants
would not merely result in an unjustifi
able loss to the public at large. It
also would establish a precedent \u25a0which
might admit to patent other illegal j
claims outside, of U»e Cunningham
group, to the value of many millions
of dollars.
REMEDY NOT IX PATENTING
"While we recognize that "the law
-.;nder which these patents are sought
unfortunately places such limitations
upon the area which can be embraced
in any one entry as to hinder develop- !
ment of Alaskan coal lands, it is;
nevertheless obvious that the remedy
does not lie in patenting unlawful
claims.
"It is of the highest importance that
the government's coal Gelds in Alaska
should not be illegally acquired by any,
individual or syndicate, but should be!
held in the public domain until legis
lation is obtained •which will at once
protect the people* interests and pro
vide a fair opportunity, for develop
ment.
"Because of the attitude of* the in
terior department and of the peculiar
circumstances of- this case. It is clear
the protection of the public interest
in these Alaskan coal lands must de
pend directly upon the president him
self.
"In your letter to me of. January 7.
1910, you said, with reference to the
Cunningham claims: "^
•• «• • • Every patent as an ex
ecutive act is completely within the
jurisdiction of the president' to direct
the withholding of it in order that he
may examine the evidence as to .the
validity of the claim.'
"We are advised by counsel retained
for the purpose of reporting on the
Cunningham record that the. testimony
of the claimants themselves shows
abundantly and conclusively that "the
Woman Walking
To Troy, N. Y., Has
Spent Year on Way
[Special Dispatch to The Call]
HAMMOND. Ind., Nov. 13.-—
While Mrs. Blanford McKay of
Buffipgton was at the Pennsyl
vania station waiting for a train
she saw a woman stagger into
the station carrying a number of
gunnysacks on her back.
When Mrs. McKay reached -East
Chicago she called the attention
of the police to the woman, who,
when she appeared there, said
that she was Mrs. Helen Slater
and that she was making her way
on foot from San Francisco to
Troy. N. TV. where she had a
daughter.
She said that she had been
walking' for a year, with hardly
a day's rest, on her trip across
the continent, carrying her cloth
ing and camping utensils in the
sacks on her back. She said she
was 48 years old and that she
went west a few years ago, walk
ing from New York to San Fran
cisco In the hope of earning a
livelihood there.
claims are fraudulent and that they
were made in violation of the statute
designed to prevent monopoly.
"Among the recent indictments found
against "claimants for coal lands in
Alaska there Is none relating to claims
in the Cunningham group.
RECORD VOLUMINOUS
"The record is voluminous. The case
against the claimants consists in a
mass of documentary evidence corrob
orated by facts elicited from the claim
ants themselves.
"The record indicates that the force
of certain iraportant lines of evidence
was not grasped by the attorneys for
th*» government. We believe a brief
giving duo consideration to such evi
denre would be of material assistance
in reaching a judicial determination on
all-th<» points involved In the case.
"Relying upon the welcome assurance
contained in your letter of January 7,
and realizing how manifold and ardu
ous are the tasks which press upon
the time and attention of the president,
\u25a0we respectfully request that in case
the interior department reaches a 'de
cision in favor of patenting the claims,
you will allow us to submit for your
consideration a brief before making a
decision as to whether you will permit
your signature to be affixed to the
"Very respectfully yours,
"GIFFORD PINCHOT.
"AMOS PINCHOT.
""2 Nassau street, New York,
Nov. 7. IP 10."
BALLIXGEB PASSES BUCK
Secretary Ballinger issued a state
ment last night in which he declared
that "wholly unfounded charges have
been spread broadcast involving the
attitude of department officers toward
these cases." and that in view of these
conditions he "deemed it of the highest
importance that all of these cases be
transferred from the jurisdiction of the
general land office directly to the court
of appeals of the district of Columbia
for consideration and adjustment."
He indicated that he would recom
mend congressional authorization of
this transfer in hi? annual message.
Ballinger added that for several months
at his own Instance the cases had been
placed under the special direction of
the president with a view that no ac
tion be taken without his special sanc
tion.
WRIGHT PUPILS TO
FLY AT DENVER
Meet Will Be the First in This
Country at So Great
an Altitude
DENVER; Colo.. Now 13. — Aeroplane*
for the first aviation meet ever held
in America at so great analtitude will
arrive here tomorrow morning, accord
ing to advices received tonight and
will be set up for tests preliminary to
the opening of the meet Wednesday.'
Startling results are expected from
the meet because of the. fact that a
scant 4,515 foot flight from Denver's
altitude of 5.200 feet will surpass the
World's record for height! 9,714 feet.
The tempting prospect has allured
Ralph Johnstone. Walter Brookins and
Arch Hoxsey. all Wright pupils, and
negotiations are now. on with a number
of other aviators.
Prl7.es of $1,000 for a flight over Den
ver from Overland, park, where the
meet will be held, and $2,000 for a
flight to the foothills already have been
posted. In addition R.- Harvey, local
managfier of the meet, announced to
day that addition prizes for a" flight
to Colorado Springs, 74 mile?, and
Pueblo, i2O miles, both necessitating
high climbs, are contemplated.
Practicability of flights-at this alti
tude was demonstrated to the satisfac
tion of aviators last February, when
Louis Paulhan gave an exhibition here.
The meet here precedes one at Los
Angeles.'
AMENDMENT 21 HAS
BISHOP NICHOLS' AID
Refers to Tax to Provide More
Playgrounds
Bishop William Ford -Nichols is an
advocate of amendment No. 21.. The
amendment relates to a special tax not
less than four or not more than six
cents on $100 for purchasing play
grounds. In speaking of the amend
ment. Bishop . Nichols says: -
"To ray mind, 'ln .viewing, the needs of
our city, amendment No. 21 is entitled
to first consideration of those who are.
interested in the child and youth life
of our munic.ipalltj'- It seems to me
that in the new awakening of interest
in our citlrons-to-be of our American
cities, this constructive; work -for true
recreation is one of the' soundest and
most promising before the . . public
mind.
"I am one of those who. hope mo.st
earnestly that .this * amendment may
carry." . .
STRANGER ENDS LIFE :
ON OCEAN BEACH
Literature on Anarchy Is Found
in Suicide's Pockets
While the ocean rolled at> his feet, a
man supposed to be P. Nordlander of
Seattle or Portland, ended i his life last
night on the; beach below the .Cliff
liouso by sending a' bullet: through his
temple. . Some time after,, the^ shot was
heard, the cold figure was discovered.
A search of the : clothing disclosed a
quantity of literature" /exploiting
anarchy. The label' oh -'.the-'-' clothing
was from the firm: of William ;Jarrens
& Sons, 103 Third street, Portland^ and
written below the firm name; was "P.
Nordlander." ..;- ;\u25a0"• : - -•'•\u25a0•'.\u25a0"-\u25a0• ; '_: r
There was- nothing about the. cloth
ing to identify the'-man. other than '-the
clothing^tag. ; Nofsuchjfirm -is known
in 'Portland.;" Nordlamler-does not ap
pear in 'the. directory of 'that jplace.
THE SAN- FRAyeiSC6-GALL;-;MOyi>A.Yg^OyE]\rßEß^4.: 19J6;
VICTIM OF FIEND
BURIED BY LEAVES
Chance Hides and Discovers the
Body of Unfortunate
Little Girl *
Mother May Die From Shock;
Negro Woodchopper Ar
rested for Crime
ASBURY PARK. . N. J.. Nov. 13.—
The body oMittle Marie Smith. 10 years
old, who- had been missing since last
Wednesday, was found at dusk today in
the woods near her home. Her mother
rushed from the house and took in the
full horror of the fact before she could
be withheld. Half fainting, half in con
vulsions, she was carried Into the house
and 'there is fear* that she will die.
Cliance discoverfed the body as chance
had hidden At.i The. wind had strewn
fallen leaves until their color so matched
the brown of the child's dress, and her
brown, hair that as she lay face down
ward: she was almost indistinguishable
from her shrou.l. .. .v^r
Searchers had often passed. within 20
feat of the spot in full daylight in the
last three days, and It was only "a ran
dom glance that discovered the muti
lated body.
Thomas Williams, known in the neigh-
At top of picture is Susan, winner of grand prize at San Joaquin poultry) show, perched on the tropk\) awarded her owner, J. H. Crow of Oakland.
No. I — William H. MacKay s prize winning black Orpington raised in his bad? yard, in Stockton.. No. 2— Barred rock, cockerel, owned by Eugene P.
Sabin of Stockton, and winner of first prize. . • No. 3 — Bell's imported \<white: Orpington, winner of first'prize. J
borhood as Black Diamond,' a negro
woodchopper. employed the girl's
aunt, has been missing since the day
on which Marie "disappeared. A war-,
rant was issued for him tonight and
an alarm for his capture was sent
broadcast through the county and state.
His ax was found near the body.
The child was small for her years,
and not stitfmg^ but seems to have,
fought desperately with her assailant.
The broken sticks and trampled ground
around her showed that, as did her in- i
juries. I
Marie Smith was last seen at .11 on
Wednesday; morning on her way- to
school, two blocks from her; home. "The
spot where her body' was r found is off
her path, and either she must have been
enticed into the woods or picked up and
carried there.
HERO'S BODY IS
FOUND IN MINE
Death List as Result of Explo-
sion at Delagua Remains
at Seventy«five
TRINIDAD. Colo., Nov. 13.— -The body
of Superintendent William Lewis/who
gave his life In an effort to save miners
caught in the explosion of the Victor
American fuel company's. mine No. 3 at
Delagua on. Tuesday, was recovered to
day. Lewis and a rescue party were en
tombed as they rushed into the mine. .
Allv but ; four, bodies are now;recov
ered and- the list of dead remains at-79.
It is feared that John McL'eod, clerk of
the mine, who was injured by rocks fly-
Ing from the main slope, .will, die. •
The funerals of/seven Montenegrin
victims of the explosion were held to
day after John Palandeclv.'a", Servian
editor of Chicago, had withdrawn /his
objections.. Palandech.. who claimed to
be the personal representative of Prince
Nicholas of" Montenegro, ; was. satisfied
with the death certificates stating that
the victims lost their lives as a result
of the explosion in the mine. He an
nounced. however, that he .would'inves
tigate: with* a view to learning : if the
explosion was the result of careless
ness. :\u25a0--\u25a0;.' ' '-';\u25a0 \u25a0 . r •'.* \u25a0..'.' .\u25a0 "\u25a0 ;;;:.':-;"
Three hundred Montenegrins marched,
two by, two, behind the hearses contain
ing the'bod ies' of their, countrymen, and
a hand, preceded ...them: :An' automobile
beyond control dashed through'thepVo
cession.^but novone .was';huft. " # '
BERKELEY YOUTH IS
ILL IN MEXICO
"EU PASO, ; Tex., Nov.\l3.~Letters re
ceived .here t v today . f ram . 'Chihuahua,
Mexico.' report.that W.' WV Fish," a young
American ' takemfrom a traihyaboutva
week ago % suffering 'fromf smallpox; !is
past dangeivand will' start; for. hislhome
in Berkeley, Cal.,' as. soofffas" quarantine
is lifted: .It .was reported' that Fislr had
died of ithe. disease. >\u25a0 : c-
URANIUMHORES ARE •
;FOUND IN AUSTRALIA
; Uranium , ores ' are .reported' to Knave
been unearthed at^Wodgjna; ; in, western
Australia:: 7 Two small < specimens i have
been s found in a: regmatiteryein v;of j-'a
ta utaliteflpde v a: foot'! f rom'tlie; surface.'
The f state geologist is' : of 1 opinion'; that
pitchblende. 'Mn"T which radium," occurs,*
will .'be s. disco vered.Hbelow.K Water* level,'
as the 'geological occurrences^ofUhis
mirieraltJn other parts [of tth c ; world are
identicaluwith-.tlie "conditions- prevail
ing' at . Wodgiria, whore . "crystallized
granite dykes' are found. " \u25a0
Game Bantam Wins Grand
Prize at Poultry Exhibition
Eight Ounce Oakland Hen Secures Highest
.Honors at San Joaquin Show
[Special Dispaich to The Call]
STOCKTON, Xov. 1 3.— Susan. ; a black
breasted : red game bantam, weighing
exactly .eight ounces, won. the highest
honors at the San Joaquin poultry
show. ' \u25a0\u25a0..-. ';\u25a0 T:'',
. The management of the show. did not
exclude bantams from tine competition
for grand prize, and as Susan was the
highest scoring bird among the 1,200
on exhibition, she was awarded the ele
gant.trophy offered by Joe Gianelli.
The bantam scored 96% points and
not only won -the grand prize," but took
the cup for -the highest scoring ban
tam. She belongs to J. Hildreth Crow
of 853 Thirty-eighth street, Oakland.
\u25a0 The maximum.weight for bantams is
18 ounce's landfall under that' weight
counts sbimuch for the bird. Although'
this wasi the . first.- time -'the' bird' had
been entered,, authorities /pronounced
the hen- one 'of the finest- .tl]»y ' had
passed upon. \u0084 - She has been . raised . a
pet and 'apparently.' takes' keen"dellght
posing- in her' master's' hand."'- Susan
is , 3 years'-- and * 7 months old-arid: . haa
two pullets that weigh slx v ounces each:
They have : never been j in the 1 - sunshine
nor walked; on the ground, .as :the: sun
and soil tend to cause larger growth.
TOWN LOT FOWL WIXS ;; ' ;;
AViUlam .X.. X. MacKay /exhibits: 1 with
pride -his black -Orpington * cockerel,
raised by himself oh -the town .lot
chicken yard of his residence. s «24;No^rth
Suiter street- irr this cltjv The bird
comes . from' imported- English-!., stock
and , weighs MO U,; pounds.' ; took ;the
first prize 1 at the -state- fair and re
ceived- the -same' honor ' at-the local
show. It'ia. eJght'months old. .';; ..: .;
- . Eugene-P. \Sabin"of 'this • city 'took
nearly, all. the- honors'- in", the.. Barred
Plymouth V Rock class. . ; Sabln.lhas' a
strain of- his own which -he'calls 'the
zebra strain because' of -the.; similarity,
of the stripes to the zebra fs.:;His:cock
erel, i which won first- prize, is-a son of
Foundation, ,a bird , Sabiri vbrdughtV-to
California"/, from; Ohio :and .: which;; has
never been -beaten; .Foundation pro
duced seven blue," ribbon .'winners last
year.'; \u25a0\u25a0':\u25a0;?:.,; .'I-./' \u25a0^\u25a0\u25a0' I '\; -•--;•:; \u25a0-
So. .successful.; has . the
first.show* been/that :it has decided' to
make it an .annual" event.", , ; ;
list.. of. prize wi\XEns . , '.; :.'\u25a0
'Following is-a-ilist of .the \u25a0_: prize
winners: ,'.'. ...\u25a0:.. .V:~'- : \u25a0- . \u25a0 \u25a0-'\u25a0'.-. '. ". '.' '-\u25a0.'."-'
Grarxl prize ; for, highest* scoring ' bird iin /the
show — J.iWlldreth Grow. of- Oakland. ...-",. . \u25a0\u25a0,
\u25a0\u25a0 Cup- for : best"- display' of ; pheasants^-John * D.'
Onll .of 'Stockton;, \u25a0"\u25a0. . \u25a0\u25a0.: , . ,"'.,' '" / y._
Honry Lonjors '.cup " for > highest -scoring- male
fn American j class— Cbarles R.Rlivpn. of .Santa
Cruz. \u25a0•'.-:--\ -\u25a0'" \u25a0;•\u25a0;\u25a0 : : ;-.-; •\u25a0•\u25a0- ; ;,\u25a0•' '.';-.\u25a0 •-"-:;•/
. Hoffman, cafe -«"np f<v..hlgh«'st .scoring; bird
In •\u25a0 Asiatic -rlann— William- A.-- French- of Stockton.
• Albert \u25a0••'\u25a0 B.* Parker "cup '.- for :\u25a0: highest '"Kcorlnp
bird shown *by £ amateur ; Stockton — Not yet
awarded."-/. \u25a0\u25a0;• * A--'-- "V ':: - -\- \u25a0\u25a0• '-.\u25a0\u25a0:%\u25a0-;* .-j •\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0 .•.
James iH.r-Kroh s 'Cnp for^largestfdlsplay.' of
black Minorca?— William. A. French. _ - '
• . Otto yon jDetten' cup \u25a0'for 'highest -scorhijf Ibird
Id Mediterranean class— O. E.* Crawford -of
Stockton.ti'jJi';;.'..,''/-:.:" __ :• •.;'-.,-•.\u25a0.\u25a0 \u25a0 ..;
- Logan enlarged photo to blpbpst . scorlnjriWhlte
male." bantams .excluded—William' X: -Ingramfof
Frultraie." \u25a0" >" ' ' '\u25a0' ''"'.-' .'";•"'
• Slbiey; cup- for. largest display, of. one
variety \u25a0 by '• rpsident - of--. San -Joaquin » county —
EtigpncP. Sabin'ofStockton.* • . - - t.k
: Cup-'for. best:' bird -in 7, Dutch class— C.'T G.
SieKfried-of-Alameda.-t -\ .-. - .-..v;/\ .. :
< " Eusrene'.D." Graham .cnp: for best Cornish" fowl
in. j=how— William: T.- French, of- Stockton;"^r:ii<
? Cup- for> largest display, of turkeys-^Ed.Hart
of-OleinentP.*;,;-^ -.•,-:. ... -.'
: -Harry. T. Fee cup for Urges display of. ducks—
William :A.i French of Stockton. - .. • ' ; .' /-• .- ,
v Ben ! M.-,Woodhull | cup for best barred ' Plymouth
\u25a0 rock ;; cockerel . \u25a0'. and « pullet , mating - pens — Eugene
P. Sabln of: Stockton.!; -. - ;. . -::,,,.: :.;
\u25a0H Hammond^*? Rardley nip for best pair; of.
barred -f-riymouth ,"^ liS — E "Bene> P. Sabiu,; of
Stockton. :.-\u25a0\u25a0: ~"-. *>?-£\u25a0'\u25a0 7~- '\u25a0'\u25a0•';\u25a0'* i.- '\u25a0'. -. •" '' '. \'-' \u25a0':•'\u25a0'\u25a0
,; \u25a0 Couloon - poultry \u25a0. and : stock • food company J cup
for • best •; particolored * cock; . cockerel,"- hen V and
pnllet— Eugene-P. Sabin-of Stockton. . - .
s'Eugenev P.' 1 Sabin- cup ;for. r largest 'display of.
leghorns— < ScorgPiW.. :' Poppel well j of,;Stockton.?-'-*?.
\u25a0-:.\u25a0 (ieorge 11. . Cruley ;: companr, \u25a0 inc.-, . ' cup :•: foe
larjrpst display af hnntam* — A. .A. Arnold -of
Cup for Isrjrpst display nf Orptnctons by
. resMppt of San Joaqnin county— TV. . D^ Garden
of Stockton.
\u25a0' Mpclrl for .best -display of pit cames — Asa M.
Clark, of Stockton.
.. Flatiron cup for 10 .bijjhpsit , scorins birds
of one variety— William H. iDßram of FmitTale.
J. L. PhPlps & Co. subscription to Dally Inde
pendent , for | hfchest Feorinir particolored chicken
—Ben M. Wrtodhult of FruitT*le.
(reorjro : <lorraann ! cup ' for largest display of
Tvhitf Orpinsrtons-^W'.- H. .'lngram of ' Fruitrale.
Major Beibensteln ' cup for largest display
of Wyandottes — A. L. '. Jenkins of Ran ' Rafael.
. . R. L. woofer, cup ; for, highest scorjn? bantam
In show— J. W.\Crnw of Oakland.
Law- T.'Freitas cup for, largest display of bnff
Orpingtons— W". .S. Snlliyan of Agnewn.
\u0084 Ciip^ for. best, pen' of-', huff Cochin bantams —
Bon ;ST. WoodhuH xof.x of . Jjtort : ton.
American fence construction company enp for
best \u25a0 bird exhibited by < member — Ben M. Wood
hnll of Stockton. - > • .
1 "^Hermann : cafe.- cup for^" best" display ."of ;blue
Andahisians— J. -W. Santos- of Stockton. \u25a0
.'\u25a0- Cornelius • I^eonard •\u25a0 cup \u25a0 for best display :of
mottled ."Ancopas — L.M.. Moore qf Stockton.
William *H. . McKay cup . for best Houdan in
the -Khow — William- A. French of- Stockton.
" John • O." Gall \u25a0 enp •' for | largest entry from out
side exlilbltor— William 'A. Ingram, of. "FrultTale.
DECOMPOSED BODY
; IS WASHED ASHORE
r \u25a0- LOS ANGELES, Nov. i 13.— The badly
decomposed. body ; of an unidentified man
about 50 1 years ;^old, .'bald headed and
smooth = shaven, was washed at
;Polnt.VFirmln',"thjs "afternoon. . He • was
dressed in a^ dark- suit, ; -nipw- pair of
shoes -and,- ha~ci ! apparently'»heen in the
water/ two' weeks. * The ' only, thing .in
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LYNCH NEGRO SLAYER
. AUGUSTA, Ga.: : Nov..' 13.— William
Murray,*' the negro; who 1 ; killed
dore Mitchell, a; young/white man, last
night, was 'captured^tonight. ..The po
,lice, are :. expecting f trouble and are
making ; preparations _ to /prevent vf a
lynching. 'V : \ : .
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CURRENT SHOCKS
VICTIMS OF WRECK
Six Passengers Killed and 26
Injured in the Kalamazoo
* Car Disaster
KALAJIAZOO, Mich.. Nov. 13.— : Six per
sons are dead and 26 injured.: four prob
ably fatally, as a rescit of the collision
between a streetcar on the Kalamazoo
city lines, 'of the Michigan United.Ball
ways, company and a .west, bound ex
press train on the Michigan Central
railroad las.t night. All the' dead and
injured were passengers on the street
car.
The dead:
WABD ABBOTT. 25 years old: married; both
legs cut off.' ' . .- .
WILLIAM SCHAEFFER, 45; single; body sev
ered • and burned. ' - ; ; * " - "
MISS ELVIRA CRAIG, 20; internal injuries
and bums. • ••
GEORGE M. NORMAN, 45; tailor; on« arm
and foot cut off. ' . .
*. THEODORE MOSK. 26; paper maker of South
Haven. Mich. : head severed from the body.
J. F. LANG, 35; blacksmith; killed instantly.
All the dead except Mosk lived in
Kalanfazoo. .*. . ./ .
The train was running into the city
at high speed and as it rounded a curve
it crashed into the streetcar. The train
hit the front end of the ear. tearing it
to bits. Mangled passengers, living and
dead, .were, carried onth'e front of r th,e
engine -nearly a block v before the .train
was brought to a stop. -
• The"; passengers \u25a0who were caught:in:
the car were burned and shocked from
an elfctrio current that was contlnually
running through the metallic parts of
the car until the trolley was removed.
STEAMSHIP PORTLAND
TO BE TOTAL LOSS
Captain's Cablegram Intimates
Vessel, Can Not Be Saved
SEATTLE. Nov. IS.— The steamship
Portland. » which was bpached at the
mouth of the Katalla river after strik
ing, a pinnacle rock in Katalla harbor
yesterday morning, will probably be a
total loss, according to a cablegram
received by the Alaska Coast company
tonight from Captain Franz Moore,
master of the wrecked vessel. Captain
Moore has been ordered to stand by and
make every effort to get the Portland
afloat, but from the tone of his message
it is feared that the Portland will go
to pieces before salvers can reach Ka
talla The Portland's passengers, all
of' whom have been landed at Katalla.
hafve«been provided with transportation
on the steamship Alameda. which will
take them to their destinations.
Thf Isthmian canal commission ex
pended $7,336,800 for buildings in Pa
nama from May 1, 1904 to April 1, 1310.
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U. S. SENATOR CLAY
DIES CONVERSING
Son Is at Bedside as Parent
Gasps and Falls Back-
Lifeless
.ATLANTA. Ga., Nov. .13.— Alexander
Stephens Clay. United States senator
fronvGeorgia. died of heart disease at
the . Robertson sanitarium here thl3
afternoon, after a long illness. He hail
been- talking with his son. Herbert,
when he suddenly ceased speaking and
fell back with a slight gasp.
During the morning and afternoon,
the senator appeared in better, spirits
than usual. Mr* Clay came from, their
home at Marietta, but when she found
the 'senator no much improved, return
ed home about noon. The only mem
ber of the family* present at th* death
bed was .the senator's son. Herbert,
who Is mayor, of Marietta.
According to the physician..". Senator
Clay's death resulted from dilation of
the heart, -superinduced by arterial
sclerosis. • The senator has been- 111
for nearly a year and' came to the
sanitarium | here' November" 1 to take
the -rest v cure. ;\
The bo<Jr*.was removed to the Clay
home, at Marietta, where the funeral
services will be held Tuesday.
Senator Clay- was 57 years old and
was serving \ bis third . term in the
United States senate. He is 'survived
by "a widow, five sons and a daughter.
besides his parents. Mr. and Mrs. W. J.
Clay of Cobb county. •
\u25a0'Senator Clay was-born- on- a farm in
Cpbb county, Georgia. From the time
of his graduation from the high school
in Palmetto, his ambition was to be
come a United States senator.
-He -passs# successively from city
councilman to the general assembly,
where.' he served .as speaker, the-n to
thej" state senate, where he was presi
dent two years. He was chairman of
the. state democratic committee three
years, declining re-election. He • was
elected" to the United States'senate for
the firat time in 189* to succeed: John
B. Gordon. He- was re-el.ect*»d in lpns
and again in 1900. His last term would
have expired in March. 1913.
Senator Clay was th**. first man in the
121; years' of Georgia's history as a
state, outside of his colleague. Senator
Bacon, to .be .returned to the sentU»
for thr,ee succeeding terms.
Official Committees
WASHINGTON, Nov. 13.— News of
the ' death of Senator Alexander P.
Clay .was received tonight by Colr>n<*l
Daniel- M. Ransdell. sergeant at arms
of the senate. Colonel Ransdell in
formed. Vice President Sherman. . who
will jiame a committee of senators to
morrow to attend the funeral.. Speakpr
Cannon also will appoint a committee
from the house-
DEATH 01" IRA O. KNAPP— Boston. Not. 1."..—
The death Saturday of Ira O. Knapp. <>n<» of
the orizinal member* of the f'hrtettan Sct«»nc<»
board of directors, was annniwred yastftninr.
Knapp Tva.-* a charter member of the Fir*r
Church of Christ. SfirntisiT. of Boston anrt th<
first p»«>sif|pnt of the organization.
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