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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-05-15
.OH|O'S COMMITTEE
WILL NOT MEET
Session Called for To-Day Is
Cancelled, as Was That for
Big Conference.
FRIENDS OF TAFT PROTEST
FRIENDS OF TAFT PROTEST
His Manager, However, Comedies
in View Held by Chairman
Brown.

COLUMBUS, OHIO, May 14.-Thc
call for the meeting of the Republican
State Central Committee. which was to
be held here Tomorrow at the same
with the State Conference of Republic
can. party leaders, has been cancelled.
The decision to rescind the call was
reached by Chairman Walter +. Brown
to-day after a series of conferences
with prominent Republicans, chief
among whom We're Governor Harris and
Arthur A. Vorys, the manager of the
Taft campaign The opinion of Chair
man Brown was that inasmuch as the
committee meeting had been requested
by Senator Dick as an adjunct to the
general conference, and as the larger
meeting had been cancelled by the par
ties who had advocatd 1t, there was
no especial need for the State Central
Committee to meet alone.
This decision was not entirely in har-
mony with the opinions of many Of
the Taft following in various parts of
the State. and throughout the day
telephone and telegraph messages pour
ed In upon Chairman Brown and Mr.
Vorys. urging that the meeting of the
committee be insisted upon.
Chairman Brown, however. decided
that no actual good would follow the
meeting of the committee at this time,
and called the meeting OFF.
The Foraker people insist that a
meeting of the committee would show
that the party organization is still with
him and Senator Dick. To this the
Taft managers reply that Chairman
Brown came out In favor Of an indorse-
ment for Taft when he issued state
ment last night declaring that if the
conference called by Senator Dick had
been held it would "beyond nny doubt
have given an unanimous Endorsement
to Secretary Taft"
AS Chairman Brown was to have
been party to the conference. state
ment that the Endorsement would. in
his opinion. have been unanimous
means that he must have favored such
action.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-05-15
Mrs. Irby Gives Graphic De-
scription OF the Shooting Of
Her Daughter.
YOUNG MAN WAS JEALOUS
Girl Was Afraid to See Inge
Alone and Tried to Avoid
Him.

walter aimed MS plStoi IIBHt ds
Katie, and but for my son Willie
believe he would have killed her" said
Mrs. 1rby yesterday. when shown the
report of statement from young Wal
ter Inge that he did notify to kill his
sweetheart. Inge still lies at the Vir-
gin!a Hospital, lowering between life
and death. and his condition has been
so critical so far that his physicians
have not ventured to remove the ball
from his lung.
The shooting occurred on Monday
night, between and S. at the home
of Mr.. William Irby, a farmer living
at stop No. 3S on the Seven Pines car
line. about a quarter of mile this side
of Seven Pines. Walter c. Inge. the
eigtteen-year-o youth who did the
shooting. is a son OF ). W. Inge. of No.
2Ol1 yenable Street, and makes his
home with his parents. He has been
employed as nachinist at the Loco
motive Works.
Miss Katie Irby is pretty young
country girl, with number OF admir-
crs When seen yesterday she was
quite nervous and embarrassed. and
seemed not to have recovered from the
shock of the ordeal through which she
has passed One side of her face was
bandaged, covering the powder burn
which has marked one cheek. and which
may result in permanent injury to one
eye.
Mrs Irby. the young lady's mother,
was an eyewitness to the firing OF
the first shot, as was her son, and both
graphically describe the incidents of the
tragedy. Mrs. Irby is n motherly lady,
I,n ,nt ri, aI mid a n fra
and who retains considerable trace of
n handsome appeara uce. In telling of
the events of the previous night she
appeared calm and collected. although
she had been up with her sick husband
the greater part of the night.
Inge Was Jealous.
'Walter has been coming to the
house frequently for years." she said.
I'VE have all been fond of him, and I
have always thought him quite a nice
boy He was remarkably jealous, how
ever, and never liked Katie to have
any othSr company. While Katie
never complained to me or to her faith
er, think she must have gotten tired
of his attentions as lately she has
avoided him, and been unwilling to sec
him alone. She has always denied
that there was any engagement be-
tween them, and has told me that he
didn~ work steadily enough to think
of getting married. ] think myself
that he has taken entirely too much
time coming out here. although we
have always been glad to see him.
Sunday night he was out here and be-
haved so disagreeably that Katie re-
fused to see him alone, and insisted on
sitting in the parlor. where her sister
and another young man were. Walter
came to me, saying that he must see
Katie alone. Katie told me she didn't
want to see him; that he acted Sc
| oueerly she was afraid to be alone with
him. l told Walter to go on home and
come back on Monday evening, and
| that Katie would see him then. He
came in about 6 o'clock Monday even
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-05-15
Outline Program Of
So. Baptist Convention
WEDNEsDAY, aIAY.1oTH.

WEDNESDAY, AIAY.1oTH.
D:3O A M.-Firxt Baptist Church,
Conference of Sunday-SchoOI Work.
ers.
300 p. M.-JeHerson Hotel, En-
rolmcnt of delegates.
1900 Il. M.-First baptist Church,
Conference of Sundny-School Work.
ers.
s15 r. M.-Grace Street Church
Educational Conferences, Dr.. Fauncr.
Of Brown University, to speak.
S.15 p. M.-First Baptist Church,
II. Y. z. u, DIR. DrOusfton to speak.
S:15 p. M.-Second Baptist Church,
Prayer meeting, Womnns NIission-
nry Union.
THURSDAY, MAY 10TH.
10 A. M.-Grnce Street Church,
Educational Conference.
10 A. M.-Flrst baptist Church, B.
Y. r. U.
10 A. M.-SccOnd Baptist Church,
Womnn's Missionary Union.
10 A. M.-JeifersOn, Hotel, Enrol-
ment of delegates
10 A. M.-Grove Avenue Church..
Annual meeting of the trustees of
the southern buplist A"e""SAA
Seminary.
II a. M.-SccOnd Baptist Church
1 (commtttce-rOomD, Baptist Educn-
ton Commission OF VtrEinln.
3P. M.-Cnlvnry Church I.aynicn's
Conference. Addresses bs jnhhun
LeveriuE and Gov. NOrthen.
3P. M.-First baptist Church, B.
Y. p. U.
8 z. M.-Second Baptist Church,
Womnn's Missionary Union.
r. M.-Jcfrcrson Hotel, Enroll
ment of Delegates.
S:15 Il. M.--Autlitorium, First, Adj
dress OF welcome by Mayor Me-
Curthy. Second, Respons.. by some
one to be appointed. 'rhisd. OrEan-
lzntion. Fourth, Annual sermon, DIR.
Dickinson, of BirminEhnm, Ala.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-05-15
MANY REASONS
TO END HIS LIFE
Beauiord Leeds Leaves Letter
Explaining Why He Com
nlittcd Suicide.

S CHICAGO, May 14.-Six reasons why
he killed himself We're given by Beau
ford H., Leeds. a guest of the Werner
Hotel. who was found dead in his room
last night. having committed suicide
by taking strychnine. The reasons
We're as follows:
First, I have been dissatisfied
since was a child.
Second. j have been handicapped
throughout life with deformed
feet.
Third, One side of my body has
been partly paralyzed for the past
ten years.
Fourth My right hand has been
ruined by an accident.
Fifth. l have been sufferer
from neuralgia.
HI Sixth, I have been up against a +
score OF financial misfortunes.
Leeds, who, 1t is supposed, was q
chemist, left q letter addressed to Miss
Blanche Keller, IN Canton Ohio, and II
is believed his home was at that place
He was about thirty years old
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-05-15
SOUNDLY FLOG
MARRIED MAN
Young Winchester Man Did Not
Like His Alleged Attentions to
Pretty Grace Colts.
Special to The Tines-Dispatch.

Especial to The TimeS-D Dispatch.
WINCHESTER. VA, May 14,-Bc-
cause of the alleged attentions of Will
liam Newcomb to u pretty girl named
Grace Colts, who has been boarding
or stopping at the Newcomb home in
North Winchester, party of about
thirty young mon marked as white
caps caught Newcomb last night on a
lonely road east of town and admin
istered sound thrashlng with hickory
and hedge branches. Tar and feathers
were also prepared by another crowd,
but NeWcomh and the girl managed to
escape. Newcomb has a wife and six
children, and Is about forty years old.
He reared the Colts girl from infancy.
Newcomb has been notified by the
white caps to stop his attentions to the
girl or he will be treated to tar and
feathers, The white caps are watch
ing his house tonight,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-05-15
SCORES OF F|REMEN
OVERCOME BY SMOKE
Brave Men, Half Conscious
Themselves, Grope in Darkness
to Save Comrades.
WOMEN DO VALIANT SERVICE
DO VALIANT SERVICE
Assist in Bringing the Men Back
to Life and Provide Beds for
Them to Rest Upon.
NEW YORK, May l4.-sixty hremen,

NEW YORK, May 14.-Sixty firemen,
practically every man in seven fire
companies, were overcome by smoke
in lighting a fire in the Remington
Typewriter Building, at 325 Broadway,
to-day.
More than a score of the men were
taken to hospitals. where sixteen of
them remain tonight
1t was one OF the hardest fights
New York firemen have had, and never
was there more bravery shown. The
fire started in the basement Of the
building and for more than two ho>rs
the men fought desperately. But for
the heroism shown, many would have
lost their lives.
Whole Companies Overcome.
The fire originated In an unexplained
way in the subbasement, which was
filled with desks packed In excelsior,
oil and carbon paper. These threw off
great masses of choking smoke. which
made 1t impossible for the men to
reach the seat of the fire. By COM
panies the men attempted to descend
into the basement, only to be over
come by the smoke. and the next de-
tachment was compelled to carry the
unconscious men up to the sidewalks.
Men half-conscous themselves,
groped in the smoke-choked cellar by
the light Of lanterns found their COM
rades and struggled with them up the
ladders to the sidewalk, only to fall
swooning. but ready to return to the
fight after they had got a breath of
fresh air.
Women Do Noble Work.
Splendid service was rendered by the
scores of women employed in the build
ing where the fire started and in nearby
offices. These girls. directed by the
ambulance surgeons, knelt on the side
walks and assisted in bringing the un-
conscious firemen back to life. Jnni-
tors wives in nearby buildings dragged
the bedding and mattresses from their
beds down to the street to make rest
ing-places for the sufferers. Priests
from nearby churches and fire depart
ment chaplains aided in the work of
rescue. Scores of the firemen We're
overcome time and again. each one
rushing back into the building as soon
as he recovered consciousness Nothing
could stop them until hospital doctors
bundled them into ambulances and hur-
ried them away to the hospitals. Among
those in the hospitals several are in
a serious condition. although 1t Is
thought all will recover.
The streams from the hose lines could
not reach the fire directly. and it was
not until the subbnsement was practi-
cally full Of water that the fire was
controlled, Broadway was blocked for
hours by tremendous crowd of on
| lockers.
The loss amounted to not more than
$4,000.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-05-15
SHOVEL MEN
STILL ON STRIKE
Only Eight Shovels at Work, and
Engineer Eustling to Secure
More Men.

PANAMA. May 14,-Tho strike of
the Steam Shovel Workers, which be-
gan yesterday, tho men donassaing
S30O per month instead of their pres
ent salary of s2l0, continues to-day,
This morning only eight steam shovels
We're at work
Colonel Goethals, the chief engineer,
Is endeavoring to replace the strikers
with mechanics now employed In tho
shops, and 1t Is reported that he has
sent cublegram to Jackson Smith.
the member of the canal commission
in charge OF labor. to contract for en-
gineers In the United states,
The steam shovelers on strike Went
over 10 Colon this afternoon, and it is
reported they have chartered a German
tramp steamer 10 convey them north,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-05-15
SHRINER FUNERAL TRAIN
STARTS FOR THE EAST

SANTA BARBARA. CAL. May ll.--The
Shrlncr funeral train, bearing the bodies
of tho twenty-one victims of the Honda dis
aster, aud with a party OF moro than zoo OF
those who escaped from the wreck, departed
for the East to-day
Those OF the injured who were able to
travel We're also taken aboard at San Luis
Obispo They included John Logan. tho
Buffalo baggaSeman, whose leg was broken
In two places. and Mrs, Fred Grummond, OF
Binghnmton y, y, whose heroism is still
the subject OF high praise among the wreck
sufferers.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-05-15
FEELS
TREE; KILLS SON
Lad Tries to Escape, but Is
Crushed to Death-His Body
Pierced.
Especial to The Times-Dispatch. |

lopeclal 10 me Ilmes-DlSpatcn.l
LURAY. VA, May 14,-While chop
ping wood In the Blue Ridge in Jewels
Hollow. five miles east of Luray, to-
day, William Weaver felled a tree on
his eight-year-old son Clarence, killing
him instantly. The boy was playing
In the woods near where his father
was ut work, and when Mr.. Weaver
saw the little fellow was In the fall
ing trees path called to him to run.
The boy made an effort to escape, but
was crushed to death on large rock
sportlonsaof the tree going through his
body, :.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-05-15
Hibernian Ball.

The Ladies' Auxiliary, Ancient Order OF
HIbernans, Division No, 2, will hold ger
man at BelvIdere Hall on Friday evening
at s:30 o'clock which promises to be one
of the most attractive of the series given
b ythls organization, a pleasant tlmo is
assured to all thosa who attend.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-05-15
Thomas Logan Clark Is
Desperately Wounded
by Allie Hudson.
ATTEMPT MADE TO
COVER NATTER UP
Story Given Out That Clark Had
Shot Himself Accidentally.
Brother Tells Story at
Wounded Mans Bed
sidc-says He Can
not Live.

Standing within an arms distance
OF a fond mother and loving sister,
in his own home, at 1905 Lester Street,
Thomas Logan Clark, a young man
twenty years of age. employed as a
laborcr by the Richmond Cedar Works,
was shot down by playmate Of his
fourteenyear-old brother. whom he
had accused of having been in swim
ming In the afternoon. William
Young. night brakeman on the
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad, who
was standing outside the window when
the shooting took place Immediately
summoned the ambulance from the
City Home. DIR. Hudgins responding,
and the Injured man was hurried to
the Retreat for the Sick, where he now
lies in an unconscious condition, with
little chance. for his recovery.
The two boys and ollie Hudson, who
did the shooting, and Fayette Clark,
brother of the wounded man. Were
seated on the fence jus; opposite the
open window in which were seated
Mrs Clark and her youngest daughter
Linda. Mrs. Clark asked her son Fay
cite If he had been swimming and re-
Ceiying a negative answer TO the ques-
lion. her son Logan advanced to the
window and said. Yes. you have. and
you know it" From the other side OF
the fence the older brother of Ollie
reiterated young Ciark's statement,
saying Yes, they have; you can tell
by looking at their heads If they
have been swimming their hair will be
Wet William Young, who Is boarder
at the Clark house. and who was
standing just outside the window, had
noticed that one OF toe boys on the
fence. Ollie Hudson. had small re-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-05-15
Saw Logan Clark Fall.

Saw Logan Clark Fall.
Thinking that 1t WAS an old one, and
not loaded. he said nothing about 1t.
just as the older Hudson boy finished
speaking. Young stopped 10 pick up
something from the ground. when he
heard a shot. Looking up quickly, he
saw Logan Clark fall. but thinking that
he was but feigning injury. as did
other witnesses, he made no motion to
go to his rescue. When the fallen man
did not arise, he hurried into the kitch-
en- through side door, and seeing
Clark bleeding at the nose and mouth,
Strengthened him out on the floor and
ran to nearby telephone to call the
ambulance.
While Young was at the telephone.
Mrs. Clark ran to the front door. call
ing TO number of passers-by that her
hoy had been shot. 1t happened that
Bicycle Policeman Kellam and officer
C. Il. Mathews were on the street with
in hailing distance. and they rushed to
the scene of the shooting. Neither
Tayette Clark nor the Hudson boy, wis
did the shooting, had made any attempt
to escape, and Policeman Mathews, not
knowing the status OF the case at the
time did nothing more than take the
revolver, q twenty-five caiibre, from
the latter. The mother was in such q
lysterical condition that neither of the
policemen could elicit any information
from her, so they turned to Young, who
Informed them that Clark had been
cleaning the revolver, and had accl-
dentally shot himself.
Story Told to Newspaper Man.
Young and Charles Clark, q brother
of Clark. who IS married and re-
sides in Fulton, We're seen at the hos
pital last night, where they were keep
ing their lonely vigil with the wound
ed man. AT first the former was loath
TO say anything but that Clark had
been cleaning his revolver and had
shot himself, which was the same story
which had been told the police and
the doctors who had charge of the af.
fair. After consultation with Clark's
brother, however. he said to q Times
Dispatch Representatives: swell, after
all. l guess the best thing to do is to
make a clean breast of the affair and
get it over as soon as possible, for it
will come out sooner or later, and
the sooner the better" The brother of
Clark demonstrated with Young. not
wishing the real cause of the accident
to leak out, but was finally persuaded
that the best thing to do was to tell
the entire story. Young then made
The following statement:
II had been home from work about
half an hour when Ollie Hudson and
Fayette Clark, the latter a younger
brother of the wounded man, climbed
up on tho rear fence of the backyard
and began laughing and chatting to-
Gether. noticed that Hudson had a
revolver in his hands. and was raising
and lowering the hammer. 1t seemed
that the weapon was an old one, with
the trigger missing, and would not
.sAs l..
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-05-15
Thought He Was in Play.

Thought ne Was N PIay.
''Naturallv ! jumped up, and just in
time to see Logan fall to the floor with
n groan, and with his head under the
sink, which is lust to the right of the
window. Logan has always been of a
1rolicking disposition, and as he Is al
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An ordinance requiring transfers to
and from the Westhampton Park Rail-
way Line was concurred in.
Several ordinances establishing
grades of certain streets and author
izing the grading of alleys We're con-
Cured in, as was ono to permit GER
tain waste paper receptacle at Fifth
and Main Streets. as were various other
minor ordinances.
Resolutions appropriating s42e.5o
The Washington times., 1907-10-27
INDIAN PLAY OUT IN THE COLD.

Miss Pocahontas. a musical play orig
mating In Boston, came near filing the
unCccupled time at tho Madison Square
Theater. New York, for the next two
weeks. The failure Of its hacker, A. n
Pelietrean. OF Brooklyn, to provide the
cash guarantee required by Manager
Walter \. Lawrence was the only
thing that prevented Miss Pocahoztss''
was written by Barnett and Sullivan
for The Boston Cadet Corps two years
ago, and was a success. Walter Jones
and Blanche DeyO are at the head OF
the present company. Mr.. Lawrence
has called of negotiations. but the
plays manager hopes to find another
theater shortly.
The Washington times., 1907-10-27
Denman Thompson's
\ Birthday.

Denman Thompson celebrated his sew
enty-fourth birthday on October Is.
After the performance at the Academy
of Music, New York, whore he has
put on a revival OF the perennial ''Old
Homestead" the members Of the com
Bany presented the grand old man OF
rural comedy with a silver loving cup.
Frank Knapp. the stage manager. who
has played Eb Gouzey, the whistling
boy, for eighteen years, made the pre-
soutation. It was inscribed with the
following testimonial Of tic company 3
afectionate regard for Mr.. Thompson:
In lovi3g remembrance of Denman
Thompson's seYenty-fourts birthday, by
the Old Homestead company, October
Is. 1907"
They all stood by in silent admiration
Of the creator OF Joshua Whitcomb
while the cup was handed to him BY
Mr.. Knapp. Denman Thompson took 1t
carefully. and filing it to the brim,
wished the company a long and happy
life, and the givers drank to Mr.. Thomp-
son in turn. each one hoping that he
would live for many years to come.
Among those present TO congratulate
Mr. Thompson on his being seventy
four years young were two members OF
the original cast OF "The Old Home
stead" who played with him on the
night OF April 8, 1856. at the Boston
Theater. when it was put on for the
first time They were Gus KammerIee
and Annie Thompson. Denman Thomp-
sons daughter. Then there was q play
er associated with the veteran actor at
still an earlier period who grasped his
hand and warmly congratulated him
upon his youthful appearance and good
health He was Walter Gale. who play
ell with him in Joshua Whitccmb." IN
1875, the sketch from which the present
drama OF 1.-THE Old Homestead was
written.
The Washington times., 1907-10-27
MRS. PATRICK CAMPBELL COMING


It has been arranged that Mrs Pat
rick Campbell, who is TO make another
tour OF the United States under the
managerial direction Of Liebler & Co.,
will begin her American season in New
York. During her engagement she will
conhne herself TO a presentment OF the
plays she has made famous, both here
and abroad Mrs. Campbell VIII play a
brief engagement OF one week at the
Lyric Theater. New York beginning
November II. and during her stay viii
present her old-time successes, The
Second Mrs. Tanqueray." The MOTTO
rious Mrs. Ebbsmith," ''Magda," and
"Hedda GableT." Immediately upon the
completion of the New York engage
ment. Mrs. Campbell will take up her
tour of the country, from coast to coast
In the spring, when the road tour has
been finished, Mrs. Campbell Will again
be seen IN New York for a protraCted
stay and during this second engagement
she will make productions Of several
new plays, among which is to be num-
bered the new version Of Euripides'
Electra"
1t is rot possible at this time to state
definitely Just which of the four plays
10 be used by Mrs Campbell in her
opening vehicle as that is matter
Mrs. Campbell reserves for her. own
decision. but the announcement viii be
made later. Mrs. Campbell and her
company will sail from Southampton on
November 2 on the Philadelphia, arTiv-
ing here a week later. She will be ac-
Patrick Campbell, who will make her
first appearance upon the stage here.
Ben Webster will be Mrs. Campbelis
leading man during the American tour