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New-York tribune., 1908-09-01
TO JOIN PRESIDENT
DR.. Rainsford VIII Accompany Mr.
RooseUelt in african Hunt.

With the arrival last night of the Rev Hugh
Birckhead, rector of st. Georges Protestant
Episcopal Church, the Red Star liner Vader-
land 1t was learned that DR.. Rainsford. former
rector of st. Georges, will meet President
Roosevelt In Africa and probably accompany
him on part of his Journey through the jungle.
Mr.. Bircknead has been TO London attending
the Pan-Anglican Congress. and while there he
was in comm munication with many OF DR.. Rains
ford's friends He said Dr. Rainsford was at
Victoria Nyanza, having gone into the interior
from Mombassa. He will do some hunting on
his own account and has arranged for retinue
of guides and gun bearers. some of whom Will
probab bly, join the Presidents party. DIR. Rains
ford and the President are old friends and
both are fond of hunting
Regarding DR.. Rainsford's condition DR..
Birckhead said: 81 was informed that DIR.
Rainsford's health had greatly improved He Is
out In the jungle, where there is good hunting,
and you know a man always thrives in the
pursuit of any pastirne he likes. provided 1t Is
wholesome
New-York tribune., 1908-09-01
EVIDENCE By HYPNOIISM.
Hrs. Hitchcock in Subconscious
State Told Story of Murder.

Hypnotisl11 and evidence secured by its means
from Mrs Charlotte Hitchcock, who IS accused OF
shooting her husband No. $50 East 16th street on
November 20 last figured largely in the testimony
Yesterday before the lunacy commission appointed
by Judge Foster in Special Sessions After dis
mute among the members of the commission Drs
Mcdonald Hamilton and Robertson, and Albert
T Talv counsel for Mrs. Hitchcock, Judge roster
decided that the womans mental condition at the
present time should be considered, as wen as her
state at the time of the shooting.
DR. Ira T. Van Gieson testified that he had hypno-
tized Mrs Hitchcock in a cell at the Tonbs and
obtained her first and only connected story of the
crime He told how, with the use of a small guam
tity of fornaldehyde he mad reduced her 20 state
of subconscousness, and then while her head was
tilted slightly back and rested pillow, he had
stood behind her while stenosrapher took down
her statements.
II went out and got steak and cooked It,
Mrs Hitchcock said. according to Dr. Van Giesons
testimony Bob came in with some apples, and.
after eating the steak. read magazine. Then ne
said: I'm in a hole. There's only one way out
Wa must cross the river Jordan He read to me
out of the Testament. and then said: have ruined
orr lives He made me write piece of paper
three times. I ran into the kitchen. My waist was
on dre He helped put out the fire Then 1
WED hack and tried to get the Sun but 1t went
off Bob shot at me again. Then he stood up on
the bed and shot himself three times. A dark man
and q policeman came In and told them had
shot Bob did it because he had told me WaS
to take the blame.
Tr Van Gieson said he thought Mrs hitchcock
was insane at the time of the shooting but was
sane now 1t also developed that she had led an
irregular life and been a drug hend
New-York tribune., 1908-09-01
THIRD BANK Dividend.
Receiver Says Depositors IN North
America WI Get 1t Soon.

Charles A Hanna. receiver Of the Nauonai
Bank Of North America. announced yesterday
that checks would be ready around September
10 FOR a third dividend OF 25 per cent 70 the
banks depositors. The money 10 pay this divi-
5end is all in hand and the checks are being
drawn.
II is understood that a fourth dividend of 70
per cent paying off the deposttors in full. Will
be paid before the end of the present year. In
ciudec with the final dividend will be interest
al per cent on the balances CT oepositors from
the time the bank closed its doors on January
2s last When the depositors paid the
actual work of the receiver wifi be over.
In the case Of the National Bank of North
America however the assets which are left viii
not be turned over 10 the stockholders at once
There are number OF suits pending against
the receiver In connection with his administra-
tion of the banks affairs. and until these suits
are disposed of Mr.. Hanna viii continue TO have
charge Of the bank.
New-York tribune., 1908-09-01
BUILDING FRONT FALLS.
Police Called Out, but Find No
Bodies after T1co Hours ITork.

There was considerable excitement yesterday
afternoon when the front Of a three story brick
building il course Of construction at No. 1883
Simpson street. The Bronx. collapsed, as IL was
-41u,ored that several laborers had been buried
IL the ruins A hurry call was sent &c the
Bronx Police Headquarters. and in a few min
utes a score or more patrolmen We're digging Tor
bodies. The work continued nearly two hours
and was then abandoned. as the police were sal
:sfed that 10 one had been caught in the col
lapse
Directly in front of the building is ditch
for q sewer workrnen had been busy on TINS
work Cor several days and blasting out vein
OF rock, upon which, several feet away Is the
foundation Of the house This blasting pre-
surnably weakened the foundation. and me
blasting yesterday shook down the house
On either side of the building are WOODEN
houses occupied by two old women 1hey
tainted and we're unconscious for several min
rTSce
New-York tribune., 1908-09-01
DROUNS WITH CHILDREN.
Mother Dires in Jamaica Bay Il fter
Son and Daughter.

Mrs Radermacher, thirty two years old, whose
home was at Ralph and Monroe streets, Brook
lyn: her daughter. lea, eleven years old, and
her son. Richard, four years old, were drowned
in Jamaica Bay last night
They had been staying for week at q cot
tage on the shore of the bay. in front of which
there was a float from which the little girl had
been in the habit of fishing. She was there
about 1880 o'clock last evening, and her little
brother was with her. Their mother was sitting
on the porch
The boy toppled off the float into the water
and his sister, without the slightest hesitation,
rluneed in after him. The mother ran scream
ing to the aid Of the little ones. The girl man
aged TO reach her brother, but was dragged
under the surface, and the mother dived after
the children None of the three came to the
surface again. The bodies Of the children were
New-York tribune., 1908-09-01
WI WITHOUT WARNING
NO HINT OF RECALL.
Pu2eIed by Dispatch Saying 1tts-
tudc Has Embarrassed CksHa.

Washington Aug. 3f.-Wu Ting-fang the
Chinese Minister, when dispatch from Peking
to-day was shown to him, stating that the gov
ernment was considering the question of his re-
call and mentioning LANG Tun-Yen, assistant
secretary of the Board of Foreign Affairs. as
the leading candidate as his successor, declared
that the Peking government had not in any
way intimated to him that it dissatisfied
with anything he had done. and had not called
him TO account for anything he may have said.
The dispatch stated that the recall was being
considered ION account of recent disclosures
which are believed here to have been indis-
Greet" and that ''the government for some
months past has been embarrassed by Mr.. Wu's
platform and other utterances and by his atti-
tude as d public character in America.
Mr. WI appeared rather amused and puzzled
over the statement that the government had
been embarrassed by his attitude las public
character in America and his disposition was
to smile in talking about it.
what few speeches have made since my re-
turn to America have been mainly to colleges
and universities and have been educational In
character and in furtherance of the efforts to
cement the friendship between China and the
United States" he said. Il have scrupu'ousiy
avoided touching politics. If the utterances
credited to me which the Peking dispatch says
have embarrassed the government relate to the
so-called American Chinese alliance, wish 10
saw that I have not committed myself IN any
way on that subject more than to remark that
it was interesting.
riang Tun-Yen, mentioned as possible sue
cessor to Mr. WI, was once named for the place
of minister at Washington This occurred When
he .,.s customs taotai of Tientsin and fol-
lowed the retirement of Sir Chentung Liahg-
Cheng, Mr. Wus predecessor Lang Iun-1eh
went to Peking for audience with the ad-
1hor,ties and was kept there, being appointed 10
the place he now holds. Mr. WI was then again
snponted minister to Washington
During his second term as minister the gen
eraI opinion of his admirers and critics as well
has heen that Mr.. Wu has been more reserved
and circumspect in his public and private utter
ances than he was in the days of his previous
term He has always been popular here ana
the expressed opinion everywhere has been that
he has done much to cement friendly relations
betveen the United States and China. Espe-
ciaI1v during the Boxer rebellion, Mr. wa was
very helpful TO the United States, and 1t was
generally understood that 1t was through MS
efforts that a message of hope was pushed
through to the American representatives IN me
s,eration at Peking His attitude at that tlme'
however gave rise to some criticism at home'
and he afterward was relieved.
New-York tribune., 1908-09-01
4 SKYSCRAPER SCHOOL.
Chicago to Haze Fourteen Story
Structure sgith Radical Methods.
fBy Telegraph TO The Tribune ]

Chicago. Aug. 31--Chicago is to have the
highest school building in the United States. 1t
will be fourteen stories high and viii house
new variety of school One room alone will
seat three thousand pupils.
The new skyscraper school also marks radi-
cal change in Chicagos public educational sys-
tenn The building will be a gigantic business
college" Foreign languages will be taught, but
only in a business sense. Mathematics will be
made more practical and less academic than
usual Industrial history and economics Will
receive the attention usually given To ancient
heroes and battles Penmanship. bookkeeping
banking brokerage railroading. stenography and
similar lines will be special features
New-York tribune., 1908-09-01
SENATOR IN Il FIGHT.
CInch SAID to Hare Folo5ced Pass
ing of Lie in I"cst .EirgiR;a.
5RxT,,sr-s,;,,,, - r,.e 4,..;ssr,.

7 - :
Wheeling, W. Va, Aug. 3f-N. B. Scott,
United States Senator and member of the Ma
tional Republican Committee, and s. G. Smith,
former member of the State Senate and one of
the leading Republicans Of tie state, engaged in
q fist fight this evening In the Office of the
Dollar Savings and Trust Company. which was
crowded the time
''I understand you said the United States Sem
ator had been bought" Senator Scott Is quoted
as saying
Il did not those exact words" Mr. Smith
is said to have replied 'I cid say that the
United States Senatorship IN West Virginia had
been bought up
The lie is said to have passed followed by
blows and clinch. the men rolling on the floor
until separated Neither is seriously hurt.
New-York tribune., 1908-09-01
FAMILY BURNED IN THEIR HOME.
Two Dead, Four Seriously Injured-Moh
Threatens Alleged Incendiary.

Louisa KY, Aug. a.-John sprouse charged with
ineediarism was brought here yesterday to Us
can. mob violence. He is accused of setting IRE
to the home of Charles Cooper. near Cherokee re-
sIt,ng In the destruction OF the property anc the
death of two of cooper's children Two cther
.hyaren sre in a serious condition Cooper is so
10 an, t,5-ued that his recovery is not expected
Mrs Cooper is seriously burned
BIoodhourids took up trail at the mouse anu
followed Il TO sprouse's house. Sprouse was ar
rested and brought here Sprouse ana ooopei hAn
been engaged in suit over lumber.
New-York tribune., 1908-09-01
COUPLE MISSING SINCE THURSDAY
TBy Telegraph to The Tribune ]

IBy Telegraph to Tne Tribune.
Atlantic CITY Aug S1.-It is feared that the empty
and baIf-submerged gasolene launch sighted III
Egg Harbor Bay inlet last night was the one IN
which Charles Bateman and MISS Kate beaLn' u
So,th ATLANTIC CITY, went out for sail on Thurs
- ottarnoon the last day of the big northeast
storm. which swept the coast several days. Ihey
have not been heard Of since
THAT the craft capsized and threw them into
rough sea is the belief of their friends ana reia-
t,ves When found power was turned on tiie
,, chewing that It had not become disabled.
New-York tribune., 1908-09-01
WIDE AREA MENACED
Flaming Gas We'll Lights Up Ter
ritory for T1Oenty Niles.
TBy Telegraph to The Tribune

Houma. La. Aug. 31-The Ligrette gas well,
which came in recently and has been flowing
uninterruptedly for week. became ig-
nited tonight and is Illuminating the country
for twenty miles around. The fame can be
distinctly seen from this town. which is eighteen
miles from the well.
1t is not known here whether the we'll was
ignited purposely accidentally. It is report
ed that the earth is beginning TO crumble in the
immediate vicinity of the well, and subter-
ranean explosion that might devastate a wide
area is feared.
New-York tribune., 1908-09-01
WILL COST BRYAN VOTES.
Western Democrats Prophecy Regarding
Mr.. Cleveland's Views of Campaign.
fRr Telegraph o The Trihune. ]


omaha Aug. a-"Cleveland's message from the
grave will cost William j. Bryan thousands OF
votes" says Dr. George L. Miller. Of Omaha. for
twenty-five years leader of the Democratic party
=, ,ba west hut a bolter from Bryan each time
he has been a candidate referring TO the recent
publication of the ex-President's views on the cam
raten. written just before his death
"A vote by any friend OF Cleveland for Bryan
would desecrate the grave and dishonor the mem
or,, or cleveland Cleveland is dead but he speaks
80 from the grave In that message than he
ro,ld have done had he been alive and on earth
to-day"
New-York tribune., 1908-09-01
BODIES FOUND REVEAL TRAGEDY.

Washington Penn. Aug 3l.-The parusAy de
composed bodies of two men and three hats fouho
nesr each ether In a dense underground about TWO
miles from Scenery Hili. a small hamlet III TINS
oo,ntv and a torn up section OF the ground IN
a,cattnp a fierce struggle. have furnished nys-
tery IT is supposed that at least three men hs
,,red In the tragedy. The pockets OF the trousers
on one of the bodies turned inside out nc
,,,,,srs were found near both bodies. when were
taLsn IN Monongahete, where they VIII De GA
a,nined for cause of death and possible ciews.
New-York tribune., 1908-09-01
WILLIAM J. BRYAN, JR., TO WED.

Milwaukee Wis. Aug. 31-The marriage engage
nsent af Miss Helen Berger. daughter of Alexander
Berser q prosuinent miller and Board Of Trade
MAJ Of this city, and William Jennings Bryan ,r'
the Democratic Presidential candidate is ao-
naitted by M-. Berger, who returned to-day from
z business trip 10 Colorado and Nebraska MISS
Berger and her mother at present Visiuhs
friends in Lincoln. II said the wedding may not
sAke place for year
New-York tribune., 1908-09-01
CLIMBING KILIMANJARo.
The Rev. Mr.. Mcqueen Claims to Have Sur

IBy Telegraph to The Tribune.I
Roston Aug 31-Word has just been received
from, the Rev Peter Mcqueen. Of Boston. who IS
travelling in German East Africa, detailing his
periences in climbing Kilimanjaro. the highest
,,ountain In Africa He reached point less than
ZOO feet from, the summit going 15co feet higher
than did the Duke OF the Abruzzi in his attempt.
New-York tribune., 1908-09-01

orury.s GRAPE JUICE IN SUMMER.
NJ h.ttar drink for ladies or children.
TT r Dewey sons Co, lss Fulton ST., New York
~Advt
New-York tribune., 1908-09-01

PRESIDENT AND ATHLETES on THE LAWN.
New-York tribune., 1908-09-01

<ontinued on seventh page.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-10-22
GIRL VICTIM OF
VACCINATION

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 22.-The
death of Miss Gladys Burr, age 10,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. F. w.
Burr of Monrovia, has ended nine
weeks of physical decline that be
gan the day following her vaccina-
ton.
That the vaccination led to her
death is believed by her family,
though her attending physicians are
not satisfied that this was the real
origin of her illness.
The peculiar nature of Miss
Burr's decline and the pathetic de-
struction of a young girls ambition
to follow her three brothers through
Stanford university aroused general
interest In the town.
Until she was vaccinated, which
is a preliminary qualification rig.
idly enforced by Stanford, she was
apparently in robust health. The
day following the administration of
the virus in her arm she became i'll
and could not eat. From that time
until her death she had retained
scarcely any food and for two
weeks subsisted without any at all.
Gradually she wasted away, puz-
zle to the physicians.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-10-22
HE GOES AFTER
POINDEXTER HARD

Editor The Press-In reading The
Press last night l noticed an article
headed "Poindexter AS Fire
Eater" l wish to state that heard
the fire eating speech that he made
ON the occasion mentioned. A few
things l remember. One was this ::
81 am a Virginian, a democrat
and non-reconstructed rebel, and ]
am proud of it."
He also stated:
1.-THE south never was whipped;
never will be whipped, etc."
In following up his political rec
ord since he came to this state
find that after the democrats turned
him down completely he came in
here from Walla Walla and stated
that the democrats had become SO
corrupt that he could no longer
affiliate with them. He then be.
came a black republican.
Personally, admire Mr.. Bryan
and Mr.. Taft, also Mr.. Debs. While
| may not agree with all of them,
love them all for the simple fact
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-10-22

peated calls were sent out for help.
Calls came from all parts of the
city inquiring about the fire. Next
door, in big department store, it
ragged for awhile with fury. While
they answered the calls the girls
found it difficult to breathe. At
times their lives were In peril.
But at their posts they remained
until the fire was conquered. And
the villagers hailed them with
praise for their pluck and heroism.
Most cases of unselfish devotion
to duty on the part of telephone op-
orators are never known" declared
a telephone official some time ago.
Il have known of cases where girls
answered calls in the face of fire
or when they were deathly i'll. AS
a rule, the telephone girl is ready
for all emergencies.
Few people realize the hard
work of operating a switchboard or
the patience required. 1t is won
der they preserve such angelic
sweetness. And almost every one
would be a heroine If the occasion
required"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-10-22

dozen miles waya. The telephone
receiver was fastened to her head.
The flood, which was caused by a
cloudburst, came running down the
mountain to a depth of 10 feet.
Buildings we're torn to shreds, rail
road tracks twisted by the fury of
the waters. Thirteen persons lost
their Hves--but BECAUSE of the
brave telephone heroine scores pre-
pared for the flood and were saved.
One can Imagine no more try
ing ordeal than that experienced by
two operators during the night Of
the big theater fire in Boyertown,
Pa. Two operators stood by the
exchange and delivered messages to
| friends Of the dead. The calls con-
tinued all night long. Name after
name was given as among the dead
name after name of friends dear
to. both of them. The operating
room was thronged with weeping.
hysteficaf~ people. Often the girls
were sick at heart. But they re-
manned by their post.
Few people realize the emergen-
cies that may confront telephone
operator. During storms there is a
constant danger of being shocked
by electricity. In the dead of night
the operator may learn Of the work
ing of burglars and may risk her
/! life to give an alarm.
One night Miss Marguerite Hardy
was operating switchboard at
Chester, Pa, When terrific storm
arose. Trees were torn from the
ground outside and telephone and
electric wires were severed. While
sitting at the board the electric
light wire was wrenched from its
fastening in the room as a pole fell
, outside the building and the lights
were extinguished.
While moving about the room to
light the gas jet the young woman
touched live wire. She was hurled
across the room. Her nose was
broken and she was badly bruised.
Recovering from the stunning eff
feet of the shock she moved to the
board, and as the calls came, an
swered them for an hour. Finally,
in response to call, help arrived
and she was taken to the office of a
physician.
With smoke pouring into the op-
Grating room and flames cracking
along the walls, a number of tele-
phone operators stuck to their posts
during big fire at Astoria, Ore,
last August.
The fire was one of the gravest
which ever threatened the town. Re-
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-10-22
VAN CLEAVE LABOR'S
WORST ENEMY

Seth Low, former mayor of New
York city. participating In a joint
debate at Alton with Congressman
Harry F. Rainey Of Illinois, declared
to 5000 people that J. w. Van Cleve,
president OF the National Manufac-
turers' association. Is the greatest
enemy Of organized labor in the
country.
Low also alluded to the report,
which, he said, had gained country
wide circulation, that Van Cleave
and members Of his organization
practically had forced the national
republican convention at Chicago to
adopt the anti-injunction plank as a
part Of it's platform.
IF the Sherman antitrust law in
terferes with the rights of labor"
said Low. sit should be repealed"
Low also scored Bryan for at
tempting to- force the guaranty of
bank deposits upon the people be-
fore the plan had more than
reached an experimental stage in
Oklahoma.
"The guaranty plan should have a
thorough trial." he said. before the
country is asked to accept it."
Yet Low is working for Taft.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-10-22
TACOMA TANGLED
IN HOLDUP CASE

TACOMA, Oct. 22-Suit has been
started in the name of Guy Syford
by Attorneys ]. G. Stallcup and Ray
& Dennis to secure an Injunction to
prevent the city from going ahead
with the purchase of the Wilton
Waterway property from A. R. Tit
low for 100000.
The petition recites that the city
council by a secretly prearranged'
ordinance pretended to purchase
from Titlow an option on the prop
erty for $1O7,1S5, when reasonable
value on the property would be
$4,000 or $4,000 and that the
whole deal was not for the purpose
of obtaining property for corporate
use, but for the sole purpose of CIV
ing fictitious value to the property
so large damages may be secured
when the Northern Pacific railway
condemns a right Of way through 1t.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-10-22

that they each have a principle and
stick to it. They believe in them
selves and are honest in their be-
lief. l believe and have faith in any
man who has principle and gives
his life to that principle. Taft,
Bryan and Debs also have that prin-
ciple and each one is willing to die
for the same.
Judge Poindexter knows nothing
of this principle. He reminds me
of a story l once heard J. Ham.
Lewis tell. The details have for
gotten, but the substance was this:
A hunter came out of the tall tim
Der and at an opening he found
three little colored boys playing
marbles. The hunter had a pos
sum. He said: Nov, boys, 1 am
going to give this 'possum to the
boy that will be of the same politics
that l am" The first boy spoke up
and said: IT'S a democrat" The
second one said: as a repub-
ncan." The third said: Mister,
I'll be anything you want me to be
IL you will just give me the pos
sum-" e.
! There is exactly where Judge
Poindexter stands. Just give him
the 'possum and he will be anything
you want him to be- He is a turn
coat of the rankest order. Respect
fully, J. w. McReynolds.