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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-08-12
NOT BY OWN HAND
Surgeon Shows It Was Impos
sible for Sutton to Kill
Himself.
ILLUSTRATIONS IN COURT
Corporal of Guard on Night of Trag.
edy Testifies to Hearing the
Fatal Shots.

Annapolis, Ang.r-12.-z- taking Of
testimony in the inquiry concerning
the death of Lieutenant James n. SUIT
ton, Jr.. was concluded today Major
Leonard stated the government had
no argument to submit. He outlined
the efforts of the government to lay
before the court every shred of testi-
mony touching the case. This having
been done he said, he would not offer
any argument unless called by some
thing that might be said by the attor-
neys or other parties to the investiga-
ton. Adjournment was taken until to.
morrow
shows Where Bullet Went.
Annapolis. Md. Aug. IA grew
some feature was yesterday after
noon introduced into the proceedings
of the court of inquiry into the death
of Lieutenant James n. Sutton, Jr.,
of the United States marine corps,
when the legal representative OF Mrs.
Sutton, the mother of the dead lieu
tenant, called DR.. Edward M. Schaef-
fer of Washington, an expert on gun
shot wounds.
The persons in the room. spectat-
ors and interested parties alike,
crowded around the table and gaZed
with the keenest interest upon the
doctor while he placed upon the table
glistening skulls to the exterior of
one of which he affixed. in little
Jumps of wax steel rods intended to
indicate to the members of the court
the course of the bullet in the skull
of Lieutenant Sutton.
Calls Suicide Impossible.
Lieutenant Adams had given a
dramatic illustration of the position
of Lieutenant Sutton when the fatal
equally dramatic as he stretched him.
self upon the table and showed by
pantomine how, in his opinion as an
expert, it was quite impossible that
Lieutenant Sutton could ever have
fired into his own head the shot that
ended his life.
One of the points he dwelt upon
able, under the circumstances de-
scribed in the testimony, to exert suf-
ficient pull on the trigger of the re-
volver to bring the hammer. of the
weapon upon the cartridge. With
anyone sitting upon mis- shoulders,
he said, it would have been utterly
impossible for man in Sutton's po-
sition to have shot himself
The evidence of Sergeant A. p.
Todd at the afternoon session. while
it did not confirm his sensational
published interview in whole, did
bring out some points not in conson-
ance with the evidence of the young
officers of the marine corps.
Todd Tells story.
Todd, who was corporal of the
guard the night of Sutton's death
said he heard an unusual noise in the
guardroom and found Adams and Os.
terman. Adams asked him for weap-
ons, saying there was trouble in the
camp, but got no weapons Shortly
after he heard shots fired Later
Rocker, in civilian attire, came te
him and said he had been shot, The
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-08-12
FIVE BURNED TO
DEATH IN HOME
Mother Gets Out of Building Safely
but Returns for Her Child and
Is killed.

Hancock, Mich, Aug. 12-Five lives
were lost in a fire in a dwelling house
here last night. The dead, Mrs. John
Dionne. Edward, aged Ssyears, Peter.
infant, Aminit, aged II, and a girl
named Racine. The fire broke out
when the family was asleep. Mrs.
Dionne got out of the house but re-
turned to rescue her child.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-08-12
TRAIN STRIKES A FAMILY
Man and Daughter Killed and Wife
Perhaps Fatally Injured.

Akron, Ohio. Aug. 2.-William
Reed, aged 40, a prominent business
man of Worcester, Ohio and 5-year-
old Evelyn Trautman were instantly
killed and Mrs. Guy Trautman per-
haps fatally injured by being struck
by passenger train while driving
across the Erie tracks at North Cen
ter last night
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-08-12
ELLA GINGLES GOES HOME
Girl Kept Secluded i'm New York "to
Escape Chicago GAM"

New York, Aug. 12-Ella Gingles,
the young Irish lacemaker, whose
trial in Chicago for larceny from her
employer attracted national atten-
ton because of. her sensational
charge that an attempt had been
made to force her INTO "w,.i.e s.av
cry" sailed for her nome in Ireland
yesterday on the steamer Campania.
After her acquittal. Orangemen III
the west and in this city raised a
fund to send her back to Ireland
and start her in the lace business
there.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-08-12
THAW BACK TO ASYLUM;
PETITION FOR LIBERTY LOST

miSS NeSDl ABOUT WHITE. he OBTAIN
ed similar information as to Whites
conduct with few other young wo-
men and either directly from them
or through Miss Nesbit, all of which
information was of the same wildly
improbable character and evidently
TO any normal mind grossly exagger-
ated.
Swallowed Them All.
To all, however, he gave implicit
belief. His mind became absolutely
possessed with these stories. He not
only believed them in their entirety
but deduced from them conclusions
as to the practices of White far be-
yond what such belief in a normal
mind would warrant. From charges
separately made by these few ad-
mittedly immoral women. he con-
cluded White intained several
places in New k city where he
accomplished by rec or by drugs,
the ruin of resp, able young Amer
lean girls. as it ere, by wholesale
Such a belief to ST ch an extreme ex-
tent was plainly a delusion.
Investigations Failed.
His delusions rs to the practices
of White were not shaken by the
failure of investigations made by de-
tectives and public authorities and
his delusive belle. in his special mis-
sion continued to possess his mind
In that mental condton at the roof
garden he came into the presence of
White, doubles Unexpectedly and
publicly shot hin to death in a spec
tacular and theatrical manner. In
so doing he believed he was acting
as the agent OF Providence and per-
forming praiseworthy act, like
that of David n Staying Goliath or
St. George in killing the dragon.
''All this according to the weight
of expert testimony, is plainly the
history of a paranoiac. This court
concludes there, that Thaw's insanity
at the commission of the homicide
and not at all of brain Storm sane
a half minute before and sane a half
minute after variety, if any such va
riety really exists
Sorry for the Mother.
The justice devotes a paragraph to
the prisoners mother in which he
says her sorrOwful condition COM
mands the profound sympathy of ev-
cry moral mind Having out of con-
sideratioR for lie mother's feelings. :"
continued the Justice, permitted her
as witness to make at will her plea
for her son and in so doing to give
certain incompetent testimony which
embraced criticisms of Jerome.
deem it my duty to say these criti-
cisms seem to me to be mistaken and
unwarranted, although doubtless
sincere.
Dangerous to Public.
In concluding his opinion. the JUS
tice said; "The release of Thaw now
would be dangerous to the public
peace and safety and therefore can
not be permitted
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-08-12
First Strike Fatality.

Pittsburg, Aug. 12.-The first fatal
ity growing out of the strife at Nc
KEGS Rocks occurred early today when
Steve Horvat, striker, was shot and
killed by a negro woman. whom
crowd of two score strikers and for
eigners had attacked by mistake.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-08-12
WI TING FANG
IS RECALLED

Washington. Aug. 12.-The Chinese
minister. WI Ting Fang, has been re-
called from Washington and ordered
to Peking for further assignment. His
successor will be Chang Yin Tang,
deputy vice president of foreign af-
fairs.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-08-12
ARTILLERY is EFFECTIVE
Spanish Drive Moor TO the Hills al
Penon De Ia Gomera.

Penon De la Gobela, Morocco. Aug.
12.-The Moors who yesterday were
firing on the Spanish garrison here,
have been driven by artillery fire TO
the distant hills. Their losses are
considerable.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-08-12
Not viviano Children.

Harrisburg. Pa. Aug. 12-Pietro
viviano OF ST. Louis today saw the
children detained at Duncannon and
declared they were not hfs daughter
and nephew kidnapped from his home
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-08-12
New German W,r Minister.

Berlin, Aug. &c neral Won Heer-
ingen. commander of the second army
corps. was today a pointed by EN-
neror William to the position of Prus.
sian minister of wal.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-08-12
Typos at Mime apoIis Next.

st. Joseph, Mo-, ug. 12-Minnea.
polls was selected by he International
Typographical union onvention today
as its next meeting ace.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-08-12
Kills Woman on Street Car.

Chicago. Aug. 12.-Angered because
she failed to reciprocate bis affection.
Thomas Katznes today boarded a.
crowded street car and shot and killed
Victoria Kawalec.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-08-12
NO ONE HAS RIGHT TO MAKE FIGHT
ARRANGEMENTS, SAYSJ. ]. JEFFRIES

it may be earlier or even later but
the sooner the better"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-08-12
Heat Affects Marchrrs.

Salt Lake City, Aug. 12.-Mid-
summer heat thinned the annual pa
rade of the Grand Army of the Re-
public, the features of the AID en-
campment yesterday, and wrought
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-08-12
Thaw Himself Guilty.

Although he, Thaw, evidently was
himself far from a moral man. and
was then engaged or soon thereafter,
became engaged in practices of per-
verted character, as revealed by the
testimony of the Merrill woman,
which, with the corroboration afford
ed by other evidence in the case, ap-
pears creditable, he gave absolute
credence to the tales told him by
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-08-12

The opinion calls particular atten'
tion to Thaw's facial appearance. es-
pecially during the last afternoon OF
his testimony when for 20 minutes
he spoke in justification of ''his ex-
travagant belief as to Whites con
duct with certain women
The Washington times., 1909-04-06
DEF ALCAT|ONS GO
BACK MANY YEARS
Baltimore Shortage Extends
Back to Term of For
mer Register.

BALTIMORE, April Careful bal
ancing of the books of the city regis
ter today disclosed the fact that the
defaIcations in that department at
tributed to Stock Clerk Downs ex-
tended back to the term of Register
Hooper. and the city will now pro-
coed to recover on Hooper's bond, as
well as upon that of the present
Register Thomas. Of the whole
amount of defalcattons. which reach
$4,000, about $4,000 of this, il seems.
was while Hooper was register.
States Attorney Owens declared To-
DAY that he intended TO lake Downs in
to court for trial next week. Downs at
torney, ex-Cohgressmaa Wolf, says.
however. that he mas no idea 81 allow
ing the trial to begin 50 soon, and that
he will adopt every means to prevent
the case being 'railroaded" through.
Today the auditors employed by the
city 20 go over the books of the regis
ter's department, are progressing rap
idly.
The Washington times., 1909-04-06
CANNOT REGULATE
WEIGHT OF BREAD

No law exists in the District by which
the weight of a loaf of bread can be
prescribed.
The Court Of Appeals so held this
morning in the case of the District of
Columbia against George Hauf. a baker,
who ma 1ufactured underweight loaves
that a test case might be brought and
the question settled. Alexande- II. Bell
represented the baker.
Last July Mr. Hauf notified the Dis
trict that ne intended To manufacture
bread weighing less than siXte ounces
10 the loaf The District Authorities,
finding FIVE loaves OF the dnderweigEt
bread in his establishment. filed infor-
nation against him in the Police Court,
where Judge Kimball held that the reg
ulation was violation of a mans right
10 contract to furnish individual loayes
TO hotels and hostelries using them.
The District took the case upon ap-
peal last October, and the Appellate
Court while COnCuTring with Judge
Kimbau in his finding. reviewed the
case upon a different ground It held
that. at the time the bread law was
passed the District was three corpora
tiOLs: the corporation of Washington. of
Georgetown. and Of the Levy Court Of
the county. As these corporations mad
conflicting laws. none Of the laws sur
vlved when the District of Columbia
was incorporated in 1871. Therefore the
Court of Appeals declared there was
% law i'm the case
The Washington times., 1909-04-06
NOT TO PROSECUTE
FOR CROWDED CARS
District Attorney Baker Says
Traction Companies May
Get Off.

District Attorney Baker said today
that no action viii be taken for the
present against the street railway COM
panies for alleged violation Of the Dis
t-ict law relating to crowding and other
features.
Mr.. Baker stated that he had been
unable 10 go into the matter TO any
very great extent and it would probably
be some time before court proceedings
were undertaken, if il was decided to
prosecute tie railway companies.
When asked If il had beer definitely
determined 10 institute proceedings
against the companies, Attorney Baker
replied that II had not been.
The data concerning the alleged viola
tions were furnished the District 1t
torrey's office by the District Electric
Street Railway Commission, appointed
by the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion. 1t is expected that the matter of
the delayed prosecution Will come up
before tbs meeting of the District Com
mission tomorrow afternoon. and some
action taken relative to insisting that
the prosecution be commenced at an
early date.
II Is also expected that the report of
Secretary Eddy concerning the opera
ton Of the pay-as-you-eEter type of car
will be taken up and considered at the
meeting of the board
The Washington times., 1909-04-06
TO DISCUSS PLANS
FOR ENDOWMENT
George Washington University
Trustees Will Meet on
SATURDAY. Night.

Efforts 20 devise ways and means to
raise an endowment fund Of s.. O00
will be made by the trustees of the
George Washington University at a
meeting to be held Saturday evening at
S o'clock at the university
A plan has been presented to the
board which viii be discussed and. It
IS believed, adopted.
The matter was given careful consid-
eratt9n at an executive session of the
board held last evening at the Airing
ton Hotel The session began with a
dinner and then resolved itself into
business meeting Commissioner Mac
farland. chairman, presided. and reports
were heard from the various members
Of the committees charged with some
Of the duty of looking after the finances
of the university.
While none of the members of the
board would make any statement today
ii Is understood that tentative plans
have Seen formed which viii need fur
Their discussion before adoption. and
that this discussion viii be had at the
meeting to be held Saturday evening.
The Washington times., 1909-04-06
BEACH VENUS BARRED:
GIRL ENTERS PROTEST
Limit to Our Patience, "
Writes Indignant Sum-
mer Miss.

ATLANTIC CITY, n. J., April e.
Organization of the Eastern Federation
of Summer Girls, to retaliate upon
councilmen with modesty measures for
the regulation CT the bathing beach
here. is threatened I'm a Istter received
by the mayor today signed by Miss
Margaret AsNins, of Richmond, Va.
Referring to the movement for the
passage of an act to make it a INSIDE
meanor for photographers to snap girls
in too conspicuous bathing suits, the
Richmond girl declares there is a limit
TO the patience of the Summer Girl.
IF such a measure prevails" she
writes Indignantly, some venerable
city father will want to compel us to
have sleeves in our bathing suits and
wear skirts three inches below the
knee"
The Washington times., 1909-04-06
FAKE" ART EXHIBIT
WILL CLOSE TONIGHT
P eceS Which Have Been on Show
to Be Auctioned
Off.

The fake" art exhibition at the Cor
coran Art Gallery, which opened Thurs
day, will close tonight with a public
auction Of the fake" exhibitions which
have amused large crowds during the
past few days
The exhibition, as well as the auction
tonight, according to the information
contained in a specially prepared cata-
logue. is under the auspices Of the so
ciety Of Washington Fakers' The
proceeds viii 20 to the Corcoran School.
whose young students have had much
fun in limitations Of their seniors in
art
The Washington times., 1909-04-06
Mayor of Atlantic City,
Shocked, Issues a Strin-
gent Edict.

ATLANTIC CITY. n. J., April c.
Shocked by an undrared Venus, fash
Toned in white sand and pink clay by a
beach sand artist, Mayor Stoy promul-
gated an order today that brought sOr-
row to the hearts of budding sculptors
of the beach front.
Venus must wear clothes or the sem
tlance of them" is the mayors edict.
Police of the board walk squad carried
the order along the beach front with
suggestions that the sand artists con-
fine their future subjects to something
other than stEtuary-
Taking a board walk stroll, the mayor
CHANGED TO guZe over. the boardwalk
rail to see what it was that had en-
tranced the gaze of a throng of admir-
ers.
Never again" he said, and the order
followed
The Washington times., 1909-04-06
LIBERIA COMMISSION
TO SAIL ON CRUISER

Dr. George Sale, Of Georgia. superin-
tendent Of education Of the Baptist
Home Mission Of Negro Schools. has
been designated 20 serve on the com
mission 90 Liberia IN place of Robert
Ogden. OF New York.
The other members are W Morgan
Scheuster. of Washington, and Emmett
Scott, secretary to Booker T. Washing
ton. Capt. sydney A. ClOman. Ameri-
can military attache at London. has
been appointed military attache to the
commission. and Major Percy NJ Ash
burn. OF the Army Medical Corps will
act as surgeon.
The commission will sail from Hamp-
ton Roads about April j. on one OF Ie
scout cruisers, Chester. Birmingham. or
Salem, which viii sail for their final
speed tests at this time The route
will be 20 Capt Verde Islands where q
stop VIII be made for coal. and from
there TO MOnrovia. where the commits
sion will arrive about the end OF April
They viii remain for one month.
The Washington times., 1909-04-06
END OF A RED NOSE
New Flesh-CoIoroed Product THAI
Heals and Etdes Skin Imperfe ctions.

New Flesh-CoIoroed Product That
Heals and Etdes Skin Imperfections.
A peculiar feature of poslal... new
skin discovery, Is that IL is naturally
hesh-cOlored and contains no grease, 50
that when used on the face for the
complexion or for pimples. red noses,
or any other infiammatiOns, blemIshes,
OF discOlOTatiOns. its presence cannot
be detected. 10 can thus be applied in
the daytime. the natural color Of the
skin being Immediately restored and
the actual healing and curing process
accomplished in few d,lys. II can
be had Of any pharmacist who sells
pure drugs. Ogram's, O'DO lnell's, The
PEOPLES Drug Store. and Afileck' s make
will answer either for the troubles men
answer either for the troubles men
toned or in curing ordinary cases Of
eczema. Itching stops at once.
Any one who win write TO the Emer-
gency Laboratories. No. % West Twen-
ty-hfth street. New York, can secure,
by mail free OF charge, a supply suf-
ficient to cure a small eczema surface
or clear a complexion overnight and
remove pimples In twenty-iour hours.
The Washington times., 1909-04-06
Is Now Ranking Officer If
the District National
Guard.

Major Richard D. Simms. Second Bat
talon OF the District National Guard,
and ranking officer, win probably be
commissioned cClorel whea the reor-
gauization of the militia occurs. Major
Simms is now in command. following
the retirement of Col. II. Emmett Urell
and Lieut.. Col. Richard A. OBrien.
Colonel UTell was retired because OF
his reaching the age limit. He has the
rank OF brigadier general. Lieutenant
Colonel O'Brien was retired at his own
request. Both have been identified with
the National Guard for many years and
their retirement leaves the way open
for the promotion of the younger Of
ficers.
The Washington times., 1909-04-06
MAKES INSPECTION
FOR SCHOOL SITES

Major Judson. accompanied by Capt.
William Kelly, Assistant Engineer Com
missioner made an inspection today of
school sites in Brookland and other sub
urban districts.
The District appropriation bin con
tains provisions for several new school
buildings and number of sites have
been offered the Commissioners.
The Washington times., 1909-04-06

This simple remedy enabled me per-
manently to find entire relief from all
trace OF unwelcOme hair, and forever
end my embarrassment 1t is simple,
safe, sure, and can be used privately
at home, without fear Of pain or blem-
ish. 1t makes the electric needle en-
tirely unnecessary.
I viii tell in detail full particulars to
enable any other sufferer 10 achieve the
same happy results as I did. All ] ask
is a 2-cent stamp for reply. Address
Caroline Osgood. 494 J. Old p. o. St,
Providence, r. I.
The Washington times., 1909-04-06
TWAIN VISITS SCHOOLS

NORFOLK, Va. April s.-Samuel I.
Clemens (Marit Twain did not leave
with II. II. Rogers and the Iatter's 9TH
er guests on their inspection trip over
the Virginia lines, bur visited sever al
of the Norfolk schools, where he was
received with great enthusiasm by the
children.
The Washington times., 1909-04-06
SUPERFLUOUS HAIR CURED
A Lady Will Send Free to any Sufferer
the Secret Which
Cured Her.

From childhood I was distressed and
humiliated by an unwelcOme growth Of
nalr on my face and arms. I tried all
the deptlatories, powders, liquids,
creams, and other rub-on preparations
] ever heard of, only to make It worse.
For weeks / suffered the electric needle
without being rid of my blemish. l
spent great deal of money on various
things in vain, until n friend recon-
mended & simple preparation which
succeeded where all else failed
The Washington times., 1909-04-06
Every Woman win Be Interested

II you viii send your name and address we
viii mail you FREE package Of Mother
Gray's AUSTRALIAN-LEAF, a certain
pleasant herb cure for Women's Ills II is
a reliable regulator and never-failing II
you have pains N the back: Urinary. T3lad-
der or Kidney trouble. use tk1s pleasant
union OF aromatic herbs. roots and leaves
All Druggists sell It, 80 cents, or address
The Mother Gray Co. lie Roy, " Y
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1909-08-28

Sdpere 9legenfdlle in 9ioro-
Weerifo baben oen @iienbobnperfebr
pieoer teillpeiie geitort lnlo pielfo.
die lleberi6Denlmllugen berllrloht.
9lud Der Santa Gotarino BEL Mon
terep lit lpieoer iiber ieine llfer &C.
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Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1909-08-28
Wai6imaton1s Geit-Srmtitatten

liegen in ben nie0rigen marfdioer
llfern 0es Botonoe, Sen grutl ltdtten
Ser Mtalaria-&einle. 9ieie Seine rer-
nrlacben Sieber, S6iittelfroit, @al-
lenfieber, @elbiudt, 2Giiigfelt.
Sdmabe unlo allgeneines llebelbe-
finoen llno bringen Saillenoen iaGr-
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9itters perfeblt ME, lie 5lt aeritorsn
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uno bas bette Walaria-Seilmittel,
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st. SO. SSSames in 2ouellen, 9. 6. @s
flrriert ben Wagen, oie 2eber, Die
y2ieren nnb 8lutfralifbeiten nno oer-
binoert SDpbus. @erlu6t es. SOC.
8arantiert BON alen OruggniIten.