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THE EVENING LEADER
VOL. 3. SINGLE COPY 5 CENTS.
TWO MEN KILLED
IN SNOOTING AT
A SURPRISE PARTY
WILBUR COOPER OF THIS CITY
IS HELD IN COUNTY JAIL
AT CLEARWATER
Two men are dead at Sutherland,
and Constable J. W. Cooper of this
city is a prisoner in the Clearwater
jail as the result of a shooting affray
at a party given as a surprise on one
of the victims last night. The dead
are:
Frank Osborn, manager of the Skin
ner farm, located less than two miles
south of Sutherland.
Pent Curl, employe of the Skin
ner farm.
Curl was killed instantly by a
chance shot, while Osborn died early
this morning after lingering a half
dozen hours with four bullet wounds,
any one of which might of itself have
been fatal.
Family Not At Home
Osborn’s wife and children were
visiting relatives at Blanton. Fi’iends
arranged a surprise party for last
night, the guests including four auto
loads from Tarpon Springs. Among
the latter was Cooper.
Toward 10 o’clock Cooper and sever
al others were beating on tin pans
and buckets when Osborn requested
less noise. Little attention was paid
to Osborn’s request, and he became
emphatic in demanding better order.
Cooper seemed to take the host’s
words as aplying particularly to him
self and began haranguing Osborn.
Hot words were passed and Osborn
struck Cooper a blow which knocked
him over against the wall. As Cooper
recovered his feet both men drew re
volvers and began firing.
' ' GuesTs Panic Stffcktn
There was a wild skirmish for safe
ty on the part of the guests, one of
the women having a little baby in her
arms. The lights went out at the first
shots, adding to the hullabaloo. Os
born dropped on the second round of
shots but continued firing until his
weapon was empty. Curl, evidently
fleeing from the scene, wds struck by
a stray bullet behind an ear and he
fell headlong through the doorway,
dead. One of Osborn’s shots struck
Cooper’s watch, glanced along its face
and penetrated over the point of the
hip, making only a superficial wound.
When both guns were emptied the
combatants were parted and surgeons
summoned. Drs. A. P. Albaugh and
W. J. Vinson responded from this city.
On their arrival they found Osborn
fatally wounded, one shot having sev
ered the spinal cord, causing paraly
sis. Three bullets were bunched in
the lower left chest, two passing
through the body. Osborn never ral
lied from the shock and loss of blood,
but died after 4 o’clock. Cooper’s
wound was dressed and he was taken
to Clearwater.
STEEL CORPORATION ORDERS
New York, June 29.—The unfilled
orders of the United States Steel cor
poration on May 31 stood at 9,937,798
tons, an increase of 108,247 tons com
pared with those on April 29, accord
ing to the monthly statement issued
today.
Although the total was far under
expectations in steel circles, this is
the fourth record established for un
filled orders by the corporation this
year. The last previous high record
stood at 9,829,551 tons on April 29.
HUGHES TO VISIT ALMA MATER
Providence, R. I.» June 29. —The
commencement week exercises to be
gin at Brown university tomorrow
will be honored by the presence of
Charles E. Hughes, republican nomi
nee for the presidency. Mr. Hughes
graduated from Brown in the class of
’Bl. The exercises and reception in
connection with Mr. Hughes visit to
his alma mater will be informal.
OTIS ALIMONY SSOO A MONTH
White Plains, N. Y., June 29
A. Otis has agreed to pay his wife,
Harriet Bell Otis, SSOO a month pend
ing the determination of an action for
absolute divorce she has brought
against him. The suit has been kept
quiet and the papers are sealed and
* nothing given out here. Both Mr. and
Mrs. Otis are members of prominent
families in Yonkers. Mrs. Otis was
a daughter of former Mayor, Harvy
Bell.
WIND TAKES PASTOR’S TIE
Omaha, Neb., June 29.—Because
the wind swept his small white linen
tie from its place at his throat, a
mishap that was not discovered until
he entered the First Methodist church
here, Yhe Rev. J. F. Boyce of Lincoln
delayed the service for nearly half an
hour until a messenger could be hur
ried to his room to obtain another.
The lapse of time was covered by the
organist.
joltlor~aUstria
UNITED STATES DEMANDS AN
APOLOGY FOR SUBMARINE AT
TACK ON AMERICAN TANKER
Washington, D. C., June 29.—The
American reply to Austria regarding
the Austrian submarine attack on the
American tanker Petrolite, made pub
lic yesterday, describes the act as “a
deliberate insult to the United States
flag and an invasion of the rights of
American citizens.” It requests an
apology, punishment of the submarine
commander and indemnity. The com
munication, which was sent a week
ago, asserts that the United States
believes the facts in the case are en
tirely different from what the Aus
trian submarine commander reported
them.
The Austrian claim that the Petro
lite captain voluntarily gave the sup
plies taken from the steamer by the
submarine is contradicted, as are
claims that a warning shot was fired
over the vessel’s bow before she was
sheHed. One seaman aboard the Pe
trolite was wounded in the shelilng
attack, made in the Mediterranean
sea, December 5.
GERMAN ADMIRAL HAS SL VP
AIMED AT PRESIDENT WILSON
*
London, June 29.—Admiral von Ko
ester, former grand admiral of the
German fleet, speaking at a meeting
of the Flottenvereins in Berlin Sun
day,. a defense of Germany’s
submarine warfare with a slap at
President Wilson, according to a Co
penhagen dispatch to the Exchange
Telegraph company. The admiral is
quoted as saying
“We are entitled to use our subma
rine weapon against an enemy who
uses mines and aeroplanes and when
the advocate of humanity and justice
—President Wilson—provides our en
emy with the munitions without which
he could not continue the war we are
entitled to use our TJ-boats in the
most daring way.
“Political and commercial circum
stances forced us to give up reckless
submarine warfare, but there are bet
ter times coming for the German
fleet.”
TWO YOUNG GIRLS DEAD;
FATHER HELD BY CORONER
Pensacola, June 29.—Ethel and Ten
ny Fudge, thirteen and nine years old,
girls, were found dead in a house on
the outskirts of Pensacola Tuesday
night. Both had been shot through
the heart with a small rifle, and a
note near the bodies said they had de
cided to kill themselves rather than
go to an orphan’s home. Another note
told their father good-bye, and a third
note said he was rot to blame.
After the investigation, however,
the coroner had the father, E. J.
Fudge, arrested and held pending de
velopments in the case. The coroner
contended that while one of the chil
dren might have shot the other, it
would have been impossible for the
other to have shot herself through the
heart owing to the length of the rifle
barrel.
PAIN RESTORES SPEECH AND
HEARING TO THIS SOLDIER
Jarrow, England, June 29.—Private
Aitken of the Durham Light infantry,
who has been deaf and dumb since the
battle of Loos, has recoveftd his lost
faculties as the result of an operation
for appendicitis. The pain was so
great, he says, that the effort to cry
out restored his speech, and at the
same time something seemed to
“burst” in his head and his hearing
returned.
STONE IMPLEMENT FOUND
Whitefish, Mont., June 29.—Chief of
Police Holter found a strange relic of
past ages, abut eight feet below the
surface, near the rifle range, was of
town. It has the appearance of a
pestle, an instrument used by phar
macists in compounding chemicals. It
evidently was hewed from stone. The
implement may have been used to
grind corn or grain.
TARPON SPRINGS, FLORIDA, THURSDAY, JUNE 29, 1916.
U.S. TROOPERS ARE RELEASED;
CARRANZA'S NOTE IS ON WAY;
NO DECLARATION Os WAR YET
Survivors of Carrizal Fight Are Re
ported as Being on Their Way
From Mexican Prison
Washington, June 29. —An immedi
ate break with Mexico has been avert
ed by compliance with the American
demand for the release of the 23
troopers at Carrizal. Whether war
has been prevented or merely post
poned none here attempt to say.
Official information as to Carran
za’s attitude is lacking until Carran
za’s reply to Lansing’s note, sent Sun
day, is received. There is no decision
on whether Wilson will lay the crisis
before Congress.
Press dispatches announcing the re
lease of the prisoners, caused undis
guised relief here, and are accepted
as true, although no announcement
came through official sources.
While the tension has been lessen
ed somewhat, the question of Carran
za’s attitude toward Pershing’s expe
dition is still unsettled. If Carranza
stands upon his orders to Trevino to
attack Pershing’s-' men when they
move otherwise than toward the bor
der, the situation is just Where it was
before. However, there is a possibil
ity of settling this question through
negotiations, which did not exist while
the Americans were held prisoners.
of the United States
for war will continue without inter
ruption.
Orders Troopers Released
El Paso, Texas, June 29. —General
Trevino has ordered that the Ameri
can prisoners interned in the peniten
tiary at Chihuahua City be taken to
Jaurez and released.
Mexican authorities assert that
General Bell has been notified of Gen
eral Trevino's- osflers, and that the
prisoners are expected to reach the
border today. General Bell did not
deny the report, but refused to dis
cuss it. He said any report on Mex
ican advice would be made public by
General Funston. There were 23 ne
gro troopers of the Tenth cavalry,
and Len Spillbuig, a Morman scout,
held prisoners.
GUIDE’S f 0 GIFTS
BOLOGNA SAUSAGE, CASES OF
BEER, AND GARLIC AMONG
GUESTS’ OFFERINGS
Irwin, Pa., June 29.—Three hundred
and sixty cases of beer, five full bar
rels of beer, 25 gallons of liquor, 100
cases of pop, 350 pounds of bologna,
garlic flavored; 500 pounds of meat,
11,200 buns, 1,000 loaves of bread,
$965 chipped in by the guests for a
good will offering, figured in the tolls
collected for a Hahntown bride.
The wedding festivity lasted three
days. Peter Popowitch, aged 30 years,
of Hahntown, and Annie Albrecht,
aged 16 years, of Irwin, who were
in Wilmerding, were the central fig
ures in the celebration.
Following the wedding the bride
groom rented a dance hall in Hahn
town, hired two bands, laid in suplies
for the occasion, and chartered 16 au
tomobiles to accommodate the guests.
At the conclusion of the festivities the
bride was almost exhausted, due to
dancing almost continually since the
inauguration of the celebration.
ELECTRIC CURRENT FRIGHTENS
SHAVERS AND HOUSECLEANERS
McAdoo, Pa., June 29.—Men were
even afraid to shave in McAdoo be
cause of a scare created through the
grounding of the LeHigh Traction
company’s feed wires, which sent cur
rents through water mains into the !
houses, some of which were set afire.;
Barbers stood on rubber mats and
handled their steel implements and
wore overshoes, in dread of a recur
rence of the trouble. Women quit j
housecleaning because they feared i
their vacuum cleaners might become j
charged with trolley currents.
CHICKEN THIEF SLAIN
H. J. Smith and Ray Boulware kill
ed a 4-foot rattlesnake in Mr. Smith’s
yard this morning just as the reptile
captured a young chicken. The snake
had 4 rattles and a button.
Troopers on Way to Jaurez
San Antonio, June 29.—Funston last
night received a report from General
Bell at El Paso, stating that Bell had
been notified by the Mexican consul
Garcia that the troopers taken at Car
rizal were on their way to Jaurez and
probably would arrive there today.
According to the report which Garcia
received from General Trevino the
prisoners are to be delivered to the
American authorities at once.
There are no indications at army
headquarters that the liberation of
the American troopers captured by
the Mexicans will in any way affect
the movement of guardsmen to the
border. The first contingents of the
eastern troops will enter Texas today
or tomorrow. It was announced that
the Missouri troops will go to Laredo.
Recruits Delay Troops
New York, June 29.—Mobilization
of the national guard of southern
states was virtually complete last
night, according to army headquar
ters here. All units in Virginia,
South Carolina, Tennessee, Alabama,
Florida, Mississippi and Louisiana
are in camp, while the last of the
Georgia troops are expected today.
Approximately 20,000 are already in
camp and several thousand of these
are expected to get away in a day or
so.
General Funston has designated
Delrio, Texas,' as the station for the
Florida troops, but it is said that the
Florida regiment will not move yet
because of many raw recruits.
, Disbelieve Reports.
Columbus, July 29.—Officers last
night said they were convinced that
the reports that six Mexicans were
believed to have been the murderers
of William Parker and his wife near
Hachita, were erroneous. It is believ
ed that the report is a result of the
first fight between Americans and
a train between Douglas and Hachita.
! ITALIANS GO AHEAD
AUSTRIANS CONTINUE TO LOSE
GROUND BEFORE DRIVE OF
LATIN FORCES
London, June 29.—1 n the Trenino
region the Italians continue to force
back the Austrians along the entire
front making progress in the Lagar
ina and Arza valleys, and between the
Adige and Bretna rivers.
Northeast of Verdun the French
have recaptured more ground from
the Germans north of Hill 321 and
j around the Thiaumont fortifications,
northwest of Verdun, bombardments
continue. In champagne the Germans
: occupied French positions near Ta
ihure, but later were driven out. The
I British offensive has not yet begun
! hut bombardments continue.
! Germans occupied the village of
Linewka in their counter offensive
against the Russians in Valhynia. Vi
enna reports further Russian attacks
near Kuty, Bukowina, have been re
pulsed. Artillery fighting has been re
sumed on the Greeco-Serbian border.
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SENTENCED TO PENITENTIARY
! FOR KILLING HER ASSAULTER
Fort Worth, Texas. June 29.—Mrs.
Katherine V. Harrison, bi-ide of Chas.
j V. Harrison, nephew of United States
1 Senator Charles Culberson, was con
, victed of murder here yesterday and
sentenced to five years imprisonment.
She was charged with the killing of
W. A. WAarren, a hotel proprietor.
! Mrs. Harrison admitted the slaying
: but said Warren had attacked her
1 when she was a mere child. She
married Harrison two days after the
killing.
! HUGHES AND TEDDY AGREE
!
New York, June 29.—Hughes after
lan interview with Roosevelt last
i night which lasted more than two
hours and a half, announced that he
! and Roosevelt are in “complete ac
cord.” It is understood that Roose
| velt told the nominee that he would
co-operate with Hughes in any plans,
! even to the extent of making a speak
[ing tour if Hughes so desired.
GIRL’S FINE SCHOOL RECORD
Eugene, Ore., June 29.—Beatrice
Yoran, daughter of ex-Mayor D. A.
Yoran, has completed a remarkable
school attendance. When the high
school closed recently this student had
rounded out twelve years without
once being reported tardy or absent.
As a child, before entering the gram
mer school, she had been in delicate
health. During her school life, how
ever, she never has been ill.
mrs.pomTs - DEAD
PIONEER OF TARPON SPRINGS
SUCCUMBS TO EFFECTS OF
LONG SIEGE OF SICKNESS
Mrs. Mary A. Pond died this morn
ing after an illness of several months,
originating in an attack -of la grippe.
She declined gradually until her
death.
Mrs. Pbnd was a pioneer resident of
Tarpon Springs, coming here thirty
odd years ago from Jamestown, N. Y.
She was 84 years of age and was the
widow of A. C. Pond. She leaves a
daughter, Miss Mattie Pond.
Services will be held tomorrow
morning at 9 o’clock from the home,
with interment in Cycadia cemetery,
L. D. Vinson having charge of the
burial.
PEARY SAW NO LAND WHERE
HE SAID HE DID, IS REPORT
New York, June 29. —Dr. Maurice
C. Tanquary, member of the Crocker
Land expedition sent out by Donald
B. McMillan to find whether there
was any new land west of Cape
Thomas Hubbard, has arrived in New
York from Egedsminde, Greenland.
He announced that all members of
the party w r ere well when he left
them. Although convinced there is no
land where Admiral Peary thought he
saw it in 1906, Dr. Tanquary said the
expedition was highly successful from
la—scientific standpoint and- ihe relief
[ship sent out by the American Mu
seum of Natural History will bring
back many rare and valuable speci
mens.
WILL OPEN COFFIN DAILY
Los Angeles, June 29.—Every day
for two months the caretaker of For
est Lawn cemetery will open the coffin
I containing the body of William C.
I Kipp, retired Los Angeles capitalist,
i This ceremony will take place in ac
jcordance with the will of Mr. Kipp,
! who was haunted by a fear of pre
i mature burial. Kipp committed sui
jcide by shooting himself.
S2OO PEARL IN MUSSELL
St. Louis, June 29.—While cooking
out mussell shells a few days ago Le
vi Davis, son of J. W. Davis of Har
din, 111., found in the meat of one of
the mussels a 13-grain pearl. It is
known as p high button pear! and was
declared to be perfect in every way.
The lustre is of the finest and the val
ue of the gem is said to be about S2OO.
WIFE WORTH $5,000
South Bend, Ind., June 29. —Declar-
ing that his wife is worth $5,000 to
him, Joseph Sabagh of this city, has
sued his wife’s parents for damages in
that amount. In his complaint Sa
bagh declares that the girl’s parents
refused to permit her to go to Bre
men, Ind., where he had prepared a
home, and prevented his wife from
living with him. i
GERMANY’S CHIEF SOCIALIST
SENTENCED FOR TREASON
Berlin, June 29.—Dr. Karl Lieb
knecht, socialist leader, was sentenced
yesterday to thirty months penal ser
vitude and dismissal from the army
for attempted high treason, gross in
subordination and resistance of au
thorities.
The court decided that Liebknecht
was guided by political fanaticism
and not by unpatriotic feelings, there
fore imposing the lowet penalty.
Liebknecht is entitled to appeal.
HENDERSON IS POLICE CHIEF
Tampa, June 29.—Thomas N. Hen
derson was appointed chief of police
by Mayor McKay, and the appoint
ment was confirmed by the council
Wednesday night. The new chief will
assume his duties July 1. Mayor Mc-
Kay also reappointed W. M. Mathews
as chief of the fire department and
the appointment was confirmed by the
council.
TEN CENTS A WEEK. NO. 146
MISS ETHEL HOPE
BECOMES WIFE Os
MB. LOUIS DRANE
WEDDING IN SOUTHERN METH
ODIST CHURCH IS ATTENDED BY
HUNDREDS OF PERSONS
Miss Ethel May Hope, daughter of
Mrs. May Hope and Granddaughter
of Capt. and Mrs. S. E. Hope, and
Mr. Louis E. Drane, son of Mr. A. G.
Drane of St. Petersburg, were married
last night in the Methodist church.
South, by the Rev. Sankey F. Steph
ens in the presence of hundreds of
relatives and friends. After the cere
mony the couple left for a honeymoon
at St. Augustine via motor.
The wedidng was one of the most
brilliant and largely attended held in
Tarpon Springs in several years. The
bride was connected with several
prominent, families while the groom
has made many friends during the
two years he has been here .as man
ager of the Arthur L. Johnson braraci
store.
Church is Decorated
The ceremony was scheduled for l
o’clock, but long before that time ev
ery pew in the church was occupied
and additional chairs had been placed
in all available spaces. The edifice had
been beautifully decorated by friends
of the couple, roses, asparagus, ferns
and feathered bamboo being utilized
with excellent effect. At the altar was
an arch of roses and ferns, surmount
ed by a white dove. The pillars were
twined with smilax.
Previous to the advent of the wed
ding party the guests were entertain
ed by singers and players concealed
behind a screen of bamboo and roses.
Miss Almeria Hope, of Brooksville,
a cousin of the bride, sang “I Love
1 You So,” “O, Promise Me,” and “All
1 For You.” Mrs. Walter Grable and
Miss Camelia Smith contributed two
*■ •viafin ' dutTVami Mrs. i|am Mick ter,
' sister-in-law of the bride, sang W I
Love You Truly,” Miss Christine
Stout of Sutherland being the accom
panist.
Party Enters the Church " j
At 8 o’clock Mrs. Grable, Miss
Smith and Miss Claire Dannenmanu
began playing the Lohengrin Wed
ding March and Mr. Drane, accom
panied by his groomsman, Mr. Frank
Eidge of St. Petersburg, entered from
the rear of the church and advanced
to the altar. Then two bridesmaids.
Miss Bessie Fulton and Miss Edith
I Cheyney, and two groomsmen,Messrs.
Walter Meres and Harold Craig;
walked down opposite aisles, crossed
under the floral arch, and ranged!
themselves at the altar. Miss Kather
ine Lutz, niece of the groom, as ring
bearer, preceded Miss Helen Craig,
maid of honor, to the altar, followed
|by two flower girls, Melissa Vinaim,
a niece of the bride, and Martha Steam
Tucker, scattering pink and white
rose petals in the path of the bride.
Leaning on the arm of her brother;.
Mr. Samuel Mickler, the bride ap
proached the altar, where the Rev..
Mr. Stephens had taken his station..
The ring ceremony was used, the
bride being given away by her broth
er. As the couple was pronounced
man and wife, the musicians began:
the Mendelssohn Wedding March and
the bridal party filed down the aisles
and out of the church.
At the home of the bride a brief and
informal reception was held, after
which Mr. and Mrs. Drane left for St.
Augustine, the trip being made with
J. E. Schaefer at the wheel.
Description of Gowns
The bride was attired in white crepe
de chine trimmed with shadow lace
and orange blossoms, and carried a
shower bouquet of lilies of the valley
and white Killarney roses. On her
arm was a bracelet worn by three
generations of her family.
The maid of honor and bridesmaids
wore white organdy and pink sashes
with white picture hats, and carried
bouquets of pink Russell roses tied
with pink tulle. The flower girls also,
wore white and pink, as did the ring
bearer.
The bride was the recipient of many
useful and beautiful gifts of needle
work, silver, household utensils, china
and cut glass.
When the wedidng cake was cut
Miss Edith Cheyney received the ring.
Miss Craig caught the bride’s bou
quet.
The ushers were B. W. Morgan,
Kendall Castaing, Newman Craig and
George Fern aid.
The out of town guests were Mrs.
Eston Hope of Brooksville, and Mr.
and Mrs. Barnett and son of Brooks
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