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The Washington times., 1909-07-15

Woman Declares Mrs. Sayler
Exerted Strange Influence
Over Husband.

WATSEkA, ILL.,, July 15.-Dr. W. L.
Miller, in Jail here for the alleged kill
ing of B. b. Sayler has written to his
wife at her home in Blairsvile, Pa,
begging her to rume to him in his
trouble, ard vehemently protesting his
innocence of the crime with which he is
charged Mrs Miller has already all
nounCed her intention of coming here
ana II Is understood she viii testify ar
the preliminary hearing 10 be held on
Saturday, that her husband was held
under the influence of Mrs. Sayler who
SHE claims eXerted a strange power over
h5m.
Mrs. Sayler and John Grunder. ynds-
arrest with Miller, will be ar gned
with him on Saturday.
Mrs. Sayler today broke down and
for the first time since her arrest, show
ed emotion. The refusal by the author
tiles or her request to be allowed 10
attend the funeral OF her husband, ex-
cited her considerably. and today she
wept continually.
Coda Sayler, daughter of the slain
banker, who yesterday was vehement
in her defense of DR. Miller, whom she
said was a good friend" OF her and
h0r mother, has changed her attitude
today.
She said yesterday she was sure her
father was killed by Dr. Miller in self
defense, but today, her uncle says, she
has come to believe that he may have
been fouily murdered.
The Washington times., 1909-07-15
LOVE FOR A WOMAN
LEADS TO THE GRAVE
Son Of Millionaire Cuban Mady Infatuated With Merry
Widow Actress and With Allowance Cut Off,
Kills Himself In Cheap Boarding House.

BaIsinde came to New York several
years ago to go to school. He spent
money like a prince and began to dis
sipate, and was recalled to his home in
Havana. There he saw at the theater
the Merry Widow" He fell in love
with one of the women Of the stage
and when the show left Havana, Bal
sinde was in its wake. The long travels
he took with the show are proven by
the theateT coupons which. neatly tied
with ribbon, were found in his trunk
They were from every theater in which
the company appeared.
Then Balsinde came back to New York
and took apartments at the Hoffman
House. drawing a handsome monthly
allowance from his mother through the
banking house Of Williams q Co, 81
Pine street. Bun the family grew tired
Of the young mans designations, and,
in an effort to reform him, cut off bis
allowance. Too proud to ask aid from
his friends, he moved up to the cheap
room in Soubrette Row, and then, when
all his money was gone, ended his life
with a pistol shot
The Washington times., 1909-07-15

While the Palais Royal Corset chief
is away, advising and consulting
with the leading makers as 70 1909
1918 styles, the faithful contemporaries
at home are clearing the shelves in
anticipation. Thus sec FOR 800 TO
$50 Corsets; a19 for 500 to $500
Corsets; s2.29 for 500 to $3.50 Corsets.
The Washington times., 1909-07-15

NEW YORK July 15.-For love Of a
woman. an actress in a Merry Widow
company, Juan Balsinde son Of a null
timinionaire exporter Of sugar, and an
immense landowner. of Havana, Cuba,
ended his life in a cheaply furnished
room at 2l1 East Fourteenth street. IN
Soubrette Row, this morning For near
~ a year Balsinde has been madly in
fatuated with the actress. For her he
gave up a palatial home in Cuba, gave
up his chance Of a college education,
and spent thousands Of dollars follow
ing her about the world, in the West
Indies. and later IN every part Of the
United States.
When he ended his life young Bal
sinde had not a cent in his pocket, and
a letter from his mother showed that
no more would be forthcoming unless
he would agree 70 relinquish the wo-
man and return 10 his studies at a
school in Poughkeepsie. Unless his
wealthy relatives claim the body II
will be buried IN potters field.
The Washington times., 1909-07-15
Regulations for Electric
Companies in the DISTRICT
Elicit Protests.
OBJECTIONS BASED
ON THE SCHEDULES
Claimed That Proposed Changes
Will Work a Hardship
in Summer.

The orders and regulations for the
government of District electric railways
recently issued by the Interstate Com
merce Commission will not be accepted
without a fight.
This became known today when il was
learned that half a dozen letters were
received by the District Electric Rail
way Commission, a branch OF the In
terstate Commerce Commission, at its
meeting yesterday, protesting certain
orders relating to schedules. All Of the
letters were written by the washing
ton Railway and Electric Company.
While none Of the regulations were
objected to, the company requested that
some of the orders with respect to
maintaining headways tie modihed. AS
the orders stand, 1t was pointed out,
Ihey VIII work haTdShips in numerous
instances uDCn the company on account
Ci the uncertainty of traffic.
Separate Letters Written.
A separate letter was written by the
company in each instance where II de-
sired an order relating to a schedule
changed. The falling off of traffic in
summer, it was claimed, would destroy
the object the order was made to reach.
made public, but they have been refer
red TO Executive officer and Secretary
II. {. Eddy of the District electric rail-
way commission who will consider the
objections and make a report upon
them, II, after Mr.. Eddy's report has
been made, the commission believes
some OF the orders should be changed,
II viii draft report to that effect
which will be sent to the Interstate
Commerce Commission.
II. W. Fuller, general manager OF the
Washington Railway and Electric Com
pany, was inclined to say but little
about the objections of his company to
certain OF the schedules He said the
company was not protesting the orders.
but was simply attempting 10 adjust
them so they would not work a hard
ship while summer traffic is light
When MIR, Fuller was asked if the
letters contained the only objections
the company would make he said he
could not say what the company might
90.
Other Companies Silent.
None Of the other electric railway
companies operating IN the District
have protested to the commission
against the enforcement of the orders
and regulations. Some Of the orders
are scheduled TO go into effect August
!, and, il is believed. b. that time. the
commission will be sw9mped with pro-
tests from practically all Of the com
panies.
AS it now stands. none OF the COM
panies has objected to furnishing the
commission with a list containing a
description Of all of its cars. or of stat
ing It's objections. If Il has any to abol-
ishing the use of trailers. Unless A
protest is made against the abolition
The Washington times., 1909-07-15
ParaSOIS Half Price

lot Of Plain and Fancy Taffeta
and POngee silk ParasOls ranging
in price from SOC to $3.50 marked
a. half price to close.
The Washington times., 1909-07-15
INVADE ZION CITY.

CHICAGO. July I5--Withln 100 yards
Of the grave Of John Alexander DoWie
fifty Methodists viii soon erect church
i'm Zion CITY to cost $4,000. This is the
first attack on DoWieism IN the city of
its founder, and a fight TO a finish Is ex-
uected OVerseer Voliva Is SAID to have
declared that ne would rather have
saloon in the confines Of Zion City than
q Methodist church.
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JULY 4 DEATHS ia.

CHICAGO, July 15-Five more deaths
due TO lOckjaw as a result of Fourth of
July accidents are reported throughout
the country. This brings the total
deaths due to the observance. of indie
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DIR. MOOT ACCEPTS CALL.

ROANOKE, Va, July 15--The Rev.
DR. n Moot, until recently of Temple
Emmanuel Congregation, this city, has
accented cali TO the pulpit of Beth
israel Temple. at Rszleton, Pa
The Washington times., 1909-07-15

OF trailers. it Is practically settled the
question Of disposing of this type o.
car will shortly be taken up by the
Interstate Commerce Commission.
Outside Of considering the letters Of
the Washington Railway and Electric
company. thascommission yesterday de-
Cided to institute a campaign Of prose
CutiOus of motormen who do not stop
their cars when signaled by passen-
gers. This decision was reached, as a
result of numerous complaints Wnich
have been made to the commission from
time to time on the subject. Complaints
AGAINST motormen in the future VIII be
turned over to the District Attorney S
office.
Will Probe Straps.
It was decided by the commission to
make a thorough investigation into the
merits Of the new strap arrangement
now installed in certain cars operated
on the Fourteenth street line. This ar
rangement consists Of three upright
poles in the car. with a pole across
them, from which straps are suspended
If the arrangement is lv-ad not TO com.
ply with the District law relating TO
straps, q. prosecution against its use Will
probably be instituted
The usual number of complaints from
citizens against the manner in when
cars are operated were considered. one
citizen in a particularly breezy eplsile
to the commission suggested that now,
as the mercury is hanging around the
100 mark, the railway companies put
on their "open mid-winter cars" and
cease TO operate their winter cold
storage cars"
4 complaint against newsboys on cars
and a request that the Capital Traction
Companv stop its cars at Mt Pleasant
and sixteenth street, were taken into
consideration by the commission.
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lot of Remnants, consisting of
Glnghams, Lawns. Swisses, Per-
Gales, Madras, Linens. etc, in good,
Desirable lengths. Reduced 10 half
Price and less.
The Washington times., 1909-07-15
Suit Department
Lingerie Dresses

Women's Fine White Lingerie
Dresses Handsomely Trimmed with
Lace and Embroidery Princess
Style, all new, fresh Goods.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-01
PASSENGER TRAIN
 KILLS AVIATOR

New Orleans, August 31.-Louis Ray maud, aged 3s. the inventor of an air ship which was to have been given it's initial flight Sunday, and a party of three others, returning home in a wagon from 2 days work on the aeroplane. were struck by New Orleans and Great Northern passenger train at Gentilly road and Bruxelles street here early this even- ing. Raynaud died shortly after being taken to the Charity hospital.
 Louis Barbier aged 15, received scalp wounds and Wolf Levy who was driving the wagon, was injured on the arm and leg. Francois Raynaud, father of the inventor, escaped injury, though he was hurled several feet into the 1ir.
 The invention of Raynaud has been kept as a secret until short time ago. Since that time 1t has been tho object of much interest. The machine Is of fhe biplane order, differing from ,hs Wright brothers aeroplane only in that it aas a long tail, which 1t is- claimed would mako 1t more steady. It was to have carried two or three passengers.
 Eugene Raynaud brother of the dead inventor, said tonight that he and other members of the family would probably make the final preparations for the flight, which, however, will be delayed for sey- eral days
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-01
TaIv WiU Hupe Next
 Flights Ot AerOplaneS

aeroplanes. It is located a few miles from this city and Is a splendid plain, surrounded by the Alps, which protect 1t from the wind.
 The majority of the events are open to ayiators of all nationall'les. but sev eral of thenl are limited Co Italians.
 The inpofteaes of the meeting in the fact that so many of the avi9 will come hero tuned up iron Rheims meeting. In addition give an opportunity for testing a number of Italian-bult macl cluding monoplanes. biplanef planes. The foreign entri' several of Bleriot's monopi the Curtiss make, a mono IItt Esnault- Pelterie. several of .na AN-f machines, one of which will be | by Lieutenant Calderara: the dirigl1 Zodiac with Count De La Vaulx In charge, besides several other military dirigibles.
 The keenest interest Is felt in the meeting by King Victor Emmanuel and the military authorities.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-01
MEXlCANS AROUSED
 AGAINST DIAZ

San Antonio, Tex, August d.-Despite an impassioned appeal by his attorney that he was a patriot only, Tomas Sarh- bia. charged with violating the neutral ity laws, was held to answer to the federal grand jury under s15oo bond by Commissioner Earl T. Scott today. John Murray, secretary of the Political Refuge and Defense League of Chicago, was present at the trial and said after Sara bia had been bound over that plans would be made for his defense at once and a sweeping movement put in motion.
 Again today deputy marshals found 1t difficult to quiet the large audience which gathered in the court and which broke into a storm of applause when female witness answered in the affirmative the question:
 "Would you like to see Porfrio Diaz done away with?"
 Sarabia was recently captured in raid by secret service operatives and was spe- officially accused of attempting to incite a revolution in Mexico.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-01
GREAT COLLECTION OF
 PAINTINGS PURCHASED

New York, August H.-The famous Maurice Kahn collection of old paintings has been purchased. in Paris by Duveen Bros, art dealers. The price paid was s2.500,000 A report of the sale was ca bled today to the New York house of Duveen Bros In Fifth avenue.
 According to a report of the Duveens, the Maurice Kann collection, although not well known in America. has long held a place in the opinion of European connoisseurs second only to that occupied by the great Rodolph Kann collection. which the Duveens secured two years ago at the unprecedented price of s50Oo,- GOO. The value of the reported new pur- chase rests principally, as was the case also with the Rodolph Kann purchase, in the gathering of paintings by the old masters representative of the schools
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-01

Brescia, Italy, August 3t.-The next great aerial race n3eeting will be held here on the field sf Montichiari and many of the eXpsfs who made the Rheims meeting so notable will par ticlpate.
 6s The competitions w,Iss besin on Sep ter,fber and will continue for two weeks. Prizes are offered for two classes of airships, dirigibles and motor flying machines. For the dirgibles there will be speed prizes only, while for the aeroplanes the chief prize, B o. 900. will be awarded to the machine making the greatest speed, and other prizes will be given for the high est ai- titude attained, and for ths carr ying of passengers, both in point of speed and in number.
 The field measures five and onc-half miles and The committee tn charge has erected sheds for the storage of the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-01
American Diplomacy Wins.

St. Petersburg, August 31.-American diplomacy is congratulated today by the Novoe Vremya on it's success in the Hankow-Sze-C -Chuen railroad loan of ESQ., OoO,OOO The paper expresses the opinion that the advent of American capital in the far east, while unwelcome to Euro pean finance, Is thoroughly welcome to European diplomacy, which Is unable to cope with the predominance of Japan without American counterpoise. The Novoe Vremya ignores the Russian de- mand for concurrent share in this loan and the failure thereof, but it indulges in pessmistic observations on the de- cline of Russia from her once paramount strategic position in the far east.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-01
TODAY'S AGE HERALD

1-Great loss of life in Monterey Tariff on paper causes alarm. Lone man holds up train.
 Records broken by cotton crop. Italy will have aviation meeting. Twenty thousand miners ready to
 strike.
 Great collection of paintings pur- chased 2Bessemer wins from Nashville. South Dakota repeals action. Mrs. Williams passes away at Ensley. Lively point for commission. s-Dr. RFJ. Hargrove kills himself. Work to begin on new railroad Gadsden may extend limits. 4-Editorial comment 5-Pellagra comes to Birmingham. An old relic found
 Twiley Is held in Mobile jail. Labor Day programme. 6-Strong petition for lower rates. Jail breakers are captured. e-Stocks dull and weak.
 Wheat advances sharply. Cotton makes small decline. 10 General sporting nswR
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-01
10000 MINERS READY TO
 STRIKE NEAR PITTSBURG

Pittsburg, August a.-Unsanctioned by either National President Lewis or the national executive board of the United Mine Workers of America. 10000 union miners will likely go on strike in the Pittsburg district tomorrow.
 District leaders decreed the strike to- day after two-days' conference between the Pittsburg district mine operators and union officials over the use of black pow der, the new explosive ordered by the state in mining coal.
 A proposition made during the confer ence to have committee of five miners and five operators investigate the use of other nermissibIe explosives was bitter ly opposed by District President Feehah
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-01
An Appeal for Justice.

Spartanburg, s. C., August S1.-A ca blegram from Courtney Lindsay of Pan anna, former South Carolinian, to J. F. Brown of this city, an uncle of w. N. Chandler, the newspapS man who was killed by Gen. H. O. Jeffries in Panama last week. urges that MT. Brown take l,p the matter with President Taft to prevent the trial of Jeffries from being a. mere farce MT Brown has communi- cated with the state department and Senators Tillman and Smith of this state.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-01
COMMISSION WILL
 CONVENE TODAY

Cincinnati, August 31.-The drafting or players by the major leagues TOT the coin- ing baseball season, settlement or con troversies regarding players in the DIE leagues during the present season. ana q. big pile of routine business to be dis posed of constitutes the material to which inc National Baseball commission, which meets here tomorrow, will devote its at tention. The meeting is not expected to continue longer than one day.
 The drafting of players. affecting both
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principal topic of the meeting and as soon as that Is settled by the announce n7ent of the draftings made, it is expected that the case of Pitcher Vaughan will be taken up and a lively wrangle is an- ticipated.
 Vaughan was recently awarded to the Louisville club for the remainder of the present season and to the Cincinnati Ma tionals after that. The New York Amer jeans have not relinquished their claims on Vaughan and the case Is to be re- opened tomorrow for final settlement, the former decision of the commission be- ing against the New York club in this case
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-01
u.rd sentence for Chauffeur.

New York, August 31.-One of the se- verest decrees ever pronounced by a court in an effort to discourage automo- bile scorching prohibits Felix Droit, 9 professional chauffeur and participant in the vanderbile cup race, from ever driv- ing a car In New York state Justice Teller, in the court of special sessions, suspended sentence in Droit's case today when he promised to regard the direc- tions. Droit has been arrested several times for speeding and has spent some time in jail and paid a number of heavy fines.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-01
CHARGES AGAINST
 MAYOR MCCLELLAN

New York. August s1.-Charges against Mayor Mcclellan, filed with Governor Hughes by Bird s. Coler, president of the Borough of Brooklyn, were made public here today. Mir. Coler alleges that Mayor Mcclellan has squandered money in the investigations ordered by his com missioner of accounts and that these in vestigations have been aimed solely at his political opponents for political pur- poses and not for the general good of the city government.
 In the investigation of the onice or president of the Borough of Bfooklyn alone, Coler charges that the mayor has misplaced public funds of the city of New York to the extent of ~t least sloo,- O00 1"
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and other local officers. Upon this prop osition came the wide split between the national and district organizations, the miners decreeing by vote to stand by their district leaders.
 President Lewis tonight asserted that he would hold another conference tomorrow with the operators to settle the trouble. District President F'eehan declares, how ever. that whether President Lewis holds the conference or not he will expect the men in his district to lay down their tools The present trouble between the national and district organizations is the out growth of a long standing feud between President Lewis and President F'eehan, dating back to President Lewis election to the present office.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-01
Held for Killing a Boy.

Fayetteville. N. O.. August s1.-W. A. Ashworth. who killed Daniel Jones. a boy. at this place Sunday night. appa- rently by accident. and who was re- leased by the coroner's jury. has been ar rested again At preliminary hearing today he was bound over to the htxhex court under g bond of $500
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-01
Two Strikers Killed.

Buffalo, N. Y., August H.-John c. Nicolai, private detective employed by the Lake Carriers association, shot two marine strikers dead on the west shore ore docks tonight, and was saved from lynching only by the quick arrival of the police. The men killed were George Houghton, a fireman, and Matthew Dwyer, an oiler. Nicolai claims they at tackled him and two strike breakers and that he fired in self-defense.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-01
virainia's Vote Counted.

Richmond Va, August 31.-The demo- cratic state committee met tonight to in the democratic primary of August 5. The official vote shows no change in the result, except that the total vote cast was much larger than anticipated, being 7s, ASA, in the whole state. Chairman j.. Taylor Bllyson, the only man in the his tory of the state who has succeeded him self as lieutenant governor, presided. There was B members of the committee present.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-01
Deal Closed in Paris.

Paris, August 31.-Another big art deal is announced in the purchase by Duveen Bros, art dealers, with a branch in New York, of a portion of the famous Mau- rice Kann collection of paintings. The price paid was s2.50o,00O. The paintings include four Rembrandts. three portraits of Frans Hals two of the works of Ja- cob Van Ruysdael, one by Albert Cuijp. one by Reynolds and eight Boucher pan els painted for Mme. Pompadour
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-01
eattleshlp Out of Commission.

Portsmouth, N. H.. August a.-The battleship Maine went out of commission here today The crew sailed lon board the cruiser Prairie for League Island, where they will be distributed among other naval vesselA
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-01
Conductor Is Shot In the Hand Because He Tried
 to Interfere
THREATENS ID BLOW
 UP GAR WITH DYNAMITE
Robber Is Fooled, After All, for He Gets a Bag of Pennies Which He Takes for Gold and His
 Rich Prize Is Lost.

Lewiston, Pa., August 31.-One of the most audacious and startling holdups of railroad train in the east for years occurred on the eastern slope Of the Allegheny mountains early today when a lone highwayman stopped Penn sylvania railroad express train with dynamite cartridge and at the point of revolver compelled the crew to car ry thousands of dollars in coin and bull lion from an express car to spot in the wilderness. When the conductor of. the train attempted to interfere with the robbers plan he was shot in the hand and the bold bandit succeeded in making good his escape. In the dark ness, however, he mistook bag con taining 10000 new Lincoln pennies tor gold coin and staggered away with it leaving the real gold bullion to be re- covered by the railroad employees.
 When the news of the robbery reached the railroad and express com pany officials they were deeply con cerned at it's bo1dness and immediate ly ordered every available detective from the east and west to the scene in an effort to capture the robber. Blood hounds were also put on his track, but up to a late hour tonight no trace of the man has been found
 Superintendent Preston and other or tlojals of the middle division Of the Pennsylvania railroad have established headquarters at the signal quarters near the scene in order to make thor
 
 ough investigation of the crime II pos sible The general Superintendent or .he Adams Express company is also on tie ground to assist in directing the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-01
Famous Runner Dead.

Cambridge, August 3l-The death is an nounced of Charles Powell a one-time famous runner. who created many worlds records in America