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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-08-02
CUTTER PERRY LOST
OFF T0Uk| POINT
Strikes on Reef tand Is q Com
plete Loss. But Officers
All Saved.

WASHINGTON. Aug. 2.--The reve-
nue. cutter Perry. with fifty officers
and men. struck on a reef off Tonki
Point. st. Paul Island. In the Boring
Sea on July rs. and is complete loss.
according to cable message received
at the Treasury Department to-day.
After a thrilling experience, In which
they were in great peril, all the men
erached shore. The vessel was engag-
ed in patrolling the seal islands. The
accident was due to a heavy fog and
the swift current.
Tonkt Point Is one of the most dan
gerous places In the Northern waters.
A reef extends far out into the sea.
and a swift current constantly pre-
walls about st. Paul Island. The point
is nearly always foggy, and at times
navigation becomes almost impossible.
The Perry was l61 feet long and
had been In service In the Pacific since
1893. She was the smallest vessel In
the patrol feet. Captain Haak was
in command.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-08-02
POLICE HOPE GIRL
WILL BREAK DOWN
Would Make Her Chief Wit
ness for Prosecution
Against Crippen
MAY BE FAMILIAR
WITH ALL DETAILS
Third Degree Methods Won't Be
Used, But Kindness May
Cause Full Con
fession.

QUEBEC, Aug. THAT Miss Ethel
Clare Leneve will be the chief Wit
ness for the crown against DR.. III.
II, Crlppen for the murder OF Belle
Elmore. his wife. when the American
dentist Is placed on trial In London
il the growing conviction of those
who have watched the recent aevel-
opments In the case.
The police are to-day using every
means at hand to have the girl break
down and tell her stor,. Third de-
gree methods are taheoed, and 1t is
by kindness that the police hope to
secure from Miss Leneve the story of
the murder and the flight across the
sea. While the police do noe believe
Miss Leneve had an actual hand In
the murder of MRS. Crippen, they do
believe she Is in possession Of the
details of the crime.
Girl h Guest
Instead of keeping her a prisoner
In solitary confinement In a dingy cell
in the parliament prison. Miss Leneve
is being treated as a guest in the home
of Police Chief Mccarthy. She has a
room to herself and is practically free
from surveillance. though she could
hardly make her escape. The con-
siderate treatment she is receiving
from the police has made a deep i'm
preston upon her. 1t is understood
and Ii would not be surprising to see
her take the stand against Crippen,
both at the London inquest and at
the subsequent trial.
Cable messages from her father,
urging her to tell all. are said TO have
Influenced the girl greatly
Crippen lie still being kept in cell
and no one lis allowed to talk to him
Outsiders are not allowed to see
Miss Leneve. Chief Mccarthy said
to-day that Miss Leneve has not fully
recovered from her nervous collapse,
in fact that she is In such condition
to-day that 1t may he advisable to
send her to the hospital for treat
ment Mccarthy declared positively
that as yet Misa Leneve has told the
police nothing that VIII assist them
In the conviction of Crippen.
He hopes, however. that the treat
ment she is receiving will make her
believe the police are her friends. and
that sooner or later she will tell all
she knows.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-08-02
Taft Agtees With Republican
Leaders and Word is Carried
by Seeator Crane
WILL LET COMMITTEE
FULLY EXONERATE HIM
Then Resignation Called for by
Millions of People Will be
III Order and Will Be
Quietly Accepted.

BEVERLY. MASS, August b
Senator Winthrop Murray Crane, of
Massachusetts. met Secretary of the
Interior Ballinger at Minneapolis yes
terday and acting on the initiative
of leaders in the republican party
with the tacit acquIesence OF Presi-
dent Taft. suggested that the cabinet
officer tender his resignation before
October l. From a source Of the
highest authority here to-da ycomes
this explanation of the accidental"
meeting of the Massachusetts, senator
and the secretary of the interior yes
terday.
Several days ago Senator Crane paid
mysterious visit to Beverly. At that
time the news leaked out that he was
going west "on mission" the nature
Of which was kept secret.
Great pressure of late has been
brought to bear on President Taft to
hint TO the head of the interior de-
partment that he should retire. on the
ground offs extreme political ex-
pediency. leaders In the party got to-
gether. selected Senator Crane as their
spokesman. secured a tacit acquiesence
from President Taft, and yesterday
the Massachusetts s6lon put the prop
osiIon TO Baliinger.
Senator Crane, according to au-
thoritstive information told Ballinger
yesterday that he must step down
within few weeks after the report
of the congressional investigating
committee Is made.
Wait For Verdict.
The committee meets at Minneapo-
lis during the week OF September II.
Its verdict on the conservation con-
troversy generating the secretary will
he given to the public almost imme-
diately. Ballinger Is expected to re-
tire to his law practice at Seattle
Immediately after this exoneratson at
some time prior to the wtndup of the
congressional campaign.
President Taft has felt a peculiar
delicacy about informing Baiiinger OF
the tremendous pressure brought TO
bear upon him 10 change the present
regime at the Interior Department,
and the plan of having the PROPOSE
ton pat to Ballinger by party leaders
was the outcome OF much thought on
the part Of the Presidents political
advisers,
Al the executive Offices to-day no
information was vouchsafed in regard
To the matter. and il Was stated Sem
stor Crane had no appointment with
the President. The Massa chusetls
Senator. however is one of the few
for whom the latch string on the Taft
cottage always hangs out. and he is
In the habit of dropping In very Of
ten.
When Secretary Norton was asked
regarding the story he refused either
a confirmation or a denial but he
stated that In some respects that he
knew more about Senator Cranes
mission than the President This has
led to the assumption here that Sec
rotary Newton Joined with the poll
ticians in their attempt TO get Bal
finger out OF the cabinet.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-08-02
BODY IS FOUND
ON RIVER BANK
Man Had Been Missing Since
Saturday Night-No Evil
dence of Foul Play.

Especial to The Richmond Virginian.)
NEWPORT NEWS. Aug. 2.-The
body of A. j. Holloway. of Poquoson.
who disappeared from Hampton Sat
urday night, was found this morning
by Philip Todd. at Todd's landing on
Back river. Friends have been hunting
for him for forty eight hours. There
is no evidence of foul play. The man
leaves a wife and several small chill
dren He was twenty-seven years
old. and prominently connected. The
body will be taken to PoQuoson to-day
for burial after the coronsrs Jury con
slsadea it, inQuest
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-08-02
PURGE ISLANDS
Of UNOES|RAbLES
Chinese Highbinders Must Quit
Philippines According to State
ment of Insular Bureau.

WASHINGTON. d. c.. Aug. a.
The day OF the high binders and dis
reputable Chinese tongs In Manila Is
over according TO an announcement
made to-day at the Bureau Of Insu-
lar Affairs.
The Supreme Court of the islands
affirmed the right OF the Philippine
government 10 deport aliens whose
presence is injurious to the public
good, In decision handed down Sat
urday
The case involved a suit by alleged
Chinese blackmailers, who charged
the authorities Of the insular gov
eminent with conspiracy and illegal
detention.
It Is announced that the islands
now will be thoroughly cleansed OF
disreputable Chinese.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-08-02
FATHER AND SON
HELD FOR MURDER
Man Found Dead on Porch in
Nelson County-Suspects
Will Be Heard.

fSpecial TO The Richmond virginian)
LYNCHBURG. VA. Aug. 2-Doc
Snead and his son were arrested last
night near Massie's Mills, Nelson
county, charged with the murder OF
Meredith McGann. who was found
dead on his porch Friday morning
The men are to be given a prelimi-
nary hearing this afternoon by Jus
ttce Whitehead.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-08-02
NEGRO BEING TRIED
ON MURDER CHARGE

Especial to The Richmond Virginian.)
LYNCHBURG, VA. Aug Rob
ert Johnson. colored, Is on trial to-
day at Lovingston on the charge of
numbering John Station In lower Nell
son county last May. Forty or fifty
witnesses have been summoned, and 1t
Is expected that the trial will be con-
cluded wednesday or Thurndax.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-08-02
DIR. MCDANIEL GOES NORTH
TO ATTEND BIBLE MEETING

Rev. DIR. George w. Mcdaniel. pas
tor of First Baptist church. left Tues
day afternoon for Northfeld. Mass.
where he expects to attend the an
nual Bible conference established at
that place by the late Dwight L.
Moody. Mr.. W. L. Ball, of Rich
mopd. win also attend the confer
sncAA
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-08-02
RICHMOND VETS"
OFF FOR -SURRY

Twenty-four members of X. E. Lee
Camp, Confederate veterans. left for
Surry Courthouse Tuesday morning to
participate in the unwilling OF
monument at that place, erected in
memory af the SurrY soldiers who
fought and died for the Lost Cause.
The party set out from the Byrd
street station by way OF the Atlantic
Coast Line. They expect to be back
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-08-02
CAMPS OF TWO STATES
WILL MEET IN NORFOLK

Especial to The Richmond virginian.)
NORFOLK. VA, August 2.-The
Grand Camps, Confederate Veterans
of North Carolina and Virginia. will
meet here September to 18.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-08-02

Burial OF Twin Boys.
Twin boys born to Rev. and Mrs.
George H. Wiley. Highland Park, win
hA buried to-dax.
La Junta tribune., 1910-07-02
eaun. Quit. the SAINT. Ee.

Local railroad men will lie inter,
estcd in the announcement that c.
II. Gaunt. assistant general manager
OF The santa Fe and superintendent
OF telegraph of the system. has been
appointed general superintendent OF
the Western Union Telegraph Com
pany for the west third OF the Unit
ed States, His jurisdiction will ex.
tend over California. Oregon. Wash
ington. Idaho. Nevada Utah. New
Mexico, Arizona and all parts of Col
orado and British Columbia. His
Headquarters will be in San Francis
co. As superintendent of telegraph OF
the Santa fe. Mr.. Gaunt's supervision
EXTENDED to this division. His head.
quarters were In Topeka in which city
the announcement is made.
La Junta tribune., 1910-07-02
Great seiIs-Fioto Shows.

Other shows depend upon their rep
utation In the past. The Sells-Floto
shows depend upon some great thrill
Ter. some act wonderful In itself. but
which appeals only TO adults and
then occupies the attention only five
or ten seconds. The Selis-Fioto Show
offers hundreds Of acts and the s25.-
900 Armour prize team.
The show Is doing wonderful busi-
ness In other cities. The reports
which precede II are Of = very com.
parade which Is said To be the longcs,
and most brilliant ever offered by n
tented enterprise. The animals are
part Of the parade and the cages
will be open.
The horses compose feature
which Ii Icing praised every where.
Four hundred well Eroomed aud well
matched dappie Krays draw the cages.
floats and hand wagons In parade
and they delight the horse lover. The
racers are Of undisputed lineage. The
steeds attached TO the Roman char.
iois are beauties. and the Shetland
ponies viii delight the children. The
famous high school horses are one OF
the most enjoyable parts Of the per.
formsnee. Saiis.Floto Shows come
10 La Junta Thursday. July eth. for
two performances.
There has been no curtailment or
10 Judgement. but spicadid enlarge
snent all along the line. big Jim."
the unmatched dran. h also one OF
the pleasant sights to view.
La Junta tribune., 1910-07-02
Canon city's New Wafer Plant.

Turning water into the second fiji
tratton basin of the new Canon city
water works marks the completion
OF the 100000 syst IN undre construc-
ton flr the last two years. The sys-
tenn. which is OF the gravity pattern.
bringiDg the water from point seven
miles up In the Royal gorge through
a pipe line to a system OF settling
and Filtration basins on the hei hts
above the Hot Springs. is proving sat
isfactory. and furnishes 1000. 900 gal
Ions OF pure, filtered water per day,
or moge than twice the amount con
sumed daily during the warmest of
wealth.
The new system is considered
ample TO supply a population of 25..
600.
La Junta tribune., 1910-07-02

Jrry Harsch was to start steam
laundry in La Junta to cost $4,000.
Hcz Potter had l6O acres Of tlfal.
ia which he was saving for a seed
crop.
Andy Hansen finished putting up
$50 tons of alfalfa on the Armentrout
place.
Jas. McNeen had shipped in an
average OF one carload OF lumber a
day for thirty days.
Grasshoppers seriously damaged tie
first crop of alfalfa which many far.
mcrs were saving for seed crop.
the Colt ditch ON account Of the great
amount of sickness among the work
men.
Fairmount people TO the number Of
seyeaty-fiye held their usual Fourth
Of July picnic two miles up the
river.
Z The glorious Fourth was celebrated
In grand style In Rocky Ford, citi-
zens of La Junta participating In
great gobs-as usual.
The Bent Republican lie sislative
District. composed OF Prowers. Bent.
kiowa and otcro. was organized at
Las Animas. NJ. h. Price was the
chairman aud c. w. Fenlason secrc-
tary
The city council finally met-four
Of 'em. Bills from each of the con
tending city marshals-Hickman and
Crum-were presented and both disai-
lowed-the vote being a tie. Moth
ing doing once more yet.
La Junta tribune., 1910-07-02

ouriaO ths Worries Fair ~ Chicago.
sehildkeet sod hIs orchestra were
brought ever from Vienna BY Mrs.
Potter psemss. end they played es's-
brstsS engagements bsfses ths msst
critical eas6te~sss IN America. Ever
since ehels e~tlse time kss bseN en-
Ssosd ~ In sdvsnes see eeWeert teveo
end ree,tsss. rhe Asdpath manage
~sns 10 Mvsk piesesd - ~ sbis -
furnish ehts svpsst mvsIesi attraction
~ tris chsvtswQva.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-02-11
COMPANY PLUGGING
 HARD FOR JUST ONE VOTE
FOR FAIRFIELD AND STAMFORD WATER
 FREE; bUT, OL! THIS BIG EASY TOWN

law is s to cly 19r more than single year to any contract Were could through 20 by legislative body s a make but of
  a majority members board 
 
  without further negotiations from provided
 
 
 
   fal to public morals should will dc well the individual of Board. tonight
  O he O Council 9oe because of asked monopoly Bridgeport ~ ~ ~ ~ " stratford supplied under
  which
  Bridgeport city public of of communities the  members NewH in
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-02-11
$l2,OOO FOR WATER
 WORTH BUT S79.SO
Fire Commissioner Crawford Shows How Efficiency of Fire
 Department is Crippled by water Contract

Fire Commissioner George E. Craw- ford said, today: "The fire depart. ments needs 500 more hydrants. II cannot have them because each hy- drant will be charged at $12.5O, by the water company"
 "Rut," continued the commissioner, who was sitting in the handsome off, flee of his big laundry, at Fairfield avenue and Courtland street, there is no relation between number of fire hydrants. and the amount of water Esed
 ''The careful record kept by Chief Mooney shows that in 1909, of a thousand hydrants, or nearly this number, only 67 were opened and the total quantity of water used was 79O,SOO gallons, which would be worth, at meter rates, approximately $79.8O.
 "The city actually had to pay $12,- coo. A pretty large figure, it seems to me.
 ;'The efficiency of the fire depart ment would be greatly increased ,' the speaker said, eff the hydrants were much closer together A series of careful tests made under the di- rection of the commissioners shows this very plainly"
 At this point Commissioner Craw- ford produced a table, representing friction tests of hose, made by the
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-02-11
FATHER ASKS MORE THAN $500 FOR
 HIS SONS LIFE
ANOTHER DISSATISFIED LITI- CANT WANTS $500 APIECE
 FOR HIS THREE TEETH.

Tn the Superior Court, today, on the short calendar list, Attorney Is. P. Clark, of Stamford, presented a motion that the court set aside the judgment in the suit of Charles V. McCann, of Stamford, against Peter Mcclure. This is the case where the jury allowed the plaintiff but $3U0 for the death of his son, a boy of 1 i years The court refused to confirm the amount and reserved decision.
 Counsel for the defense have taken an appeal to the Supreme court stat ing that the judge erred in setting aside the verdict.
 Attorney Clark also had another motion for another client, asking for treble damages. The court also re- served it's decision in this motion In this case William Turner of Green wich was awarded by a jury damages of $500 from John Johnson, Jr., also of Greenwich. Turner, a cab driver was run into by Johnson's auto.
 Tn the mixup, Turner lost three teeth, the jury allowing him $500. Johnson admitted that he was ex- ceeding the speed limit, but the glare of an electric light he was unable to see Turner's cab. Under the law in suits of this kind, the plaintiff can recover treble damages.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-02-11
STEEPLE JACK PAINTS COURT
 HOUSE STAFF
LIGHT WEIGHT CLIMBER, "JIM' PARKER, HAS HAD SOME THRILLING EXPERIENCES, BUT NO SERIOUS INJURY.

Suspended by what appeared to be but slender thread. and watched by a crowd of spectators, "Steeple Jin'' Parker this morning painted the flag pole on the County Court house. The pole swayed widely under his light weight. He mounted the staff at 10 clock. It was u:45 when the work was done.
 The pole is 45 feet in length. The ball at the top is about 150 feet from the ground. Parker looked like a manikin to those who stretched their necks watching his work his way down the swaying beam. After the descent the steeplejack hotfooted it for a radiator. He has to work without gloves to manipulate the moose which helps him around and down the staff.
 Parker weighs but 110 pounds. He has received but one fall, and that was two weeks ago in New York, when he tumbled a distance of r feet and strained his back. His partner, Jack Dolman, formerly a famous steeple- jack. but who now goes around after the jobs. was with Parker today He is out of the game since he received a fall while hoisting a flag for a crowd of Yale freshmen a few years ago. Dolman broke his shoulder blade, and was unconscious for 16 hours
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-02-11

department, Oct 2, 1909.
 Some of the results were as fol- lows:
 With 50 feet of hose and a one and one-eighth inch nozzle the pressure at engine was 65 pounds, and tho pressure at pipe 50 pounds, showing friction loss of Is pounds. With two lengths of hose and au engine pressure of 75 pounds the friction loss was 25 pounds. With five lengths of hose or 250 feet, engine pressure 90 pounds, the friction loss was 40 pounds. Having disposed of these figures, and many more like them, Commis, sioner Crawford said:
 "The table shows that it is exceed, ingly advantageous to work on short lines of hose. Hydrants should be close together, and there should ba many of them. In this way short lines of hose can be used, and tho water transmitted in large quantities at reasonable pressures.
 'But under the pay system, and the existing irrational plan, the city can. not afford to increase the number of it's hydrants.
 ''The system is wrong. It should be changed"
 The commissioner also said that A meter is placed in every engine house and that the department is not per- mitted even to sprinkle the street in front of a fire house by attaching 2 line of hose to hydrant.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-02-11
ALL EYES ON B. X Q.
 WHERE HANGS QUESTION
 OF BIG RAILROAD STRIKE
New York Central Officials Openly Declare That Chief Aim Brotherhoods to Get Complete Recognition of Their Unions-Concealed Behind Wage Demands and Stand ardiZaton of Hours.

1 hours which they had reason to be- l lieve would be refused.
 When the railroads declined the ra- dical wage change suggested by the men it is declared here, the brother hood chiefs went to Baltimore to take the question up with the Baltimore | and Ohio It is asserted by the rail- road officials here that the B. & O. | was selected as the road to work on because it's men are the poorest paid | in the east and the schedules most i trying. If the union could get recogni- tion and a fair wage increase from the B. & O., it is believed by the union | leaders. that the other roads would l fall into line and the great battle Of | securing recognition would be won. If the road refused to treat with the union a strike could be ordered on the B. & o. system and set of griev- ances could be ma de public which would absolutely bring public support of the position of the men. This would | be half of the battle, the unions lead- CTS are declared to believe. It is ad- mitted here today that until the B.. l & o. matter is disposed of one way CT another, there will be no action by | any of the other roads. Although the l men are growing impatient and de- clare that they should have an agree ment reached in their behalf with their employers, it is certain they will be held in check by the local chiefs until word comes from Baltimore. l M. c. Slattery, chairman of the conn Tnittee of conductors who called on the officia1o of the New York Central recently declared today that the big proposition, which Grand Chiefs Lee and Garrettson of the trainnen and conductors have to settle at Baltimore, is the question of the union recogni- tion. He declared that one of the req
 
 not been conpleted was the unwilling ness Of the B. & O.. officials to deal with the grand chiefs. He stated. how ever, that the last report received here was that a satisfactory agreement is exoe cted.
 The New York Central, according to Slattery, is ready to continue nogo- tiations with the men but the latter will await the outcome of the Balti- more conferences ~
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-02-11
ardization of Hours.
Special from United Press.)

New York, Feb. 1.-The wage situ- ation on the railroads east of Chicago Is rapidly approaching critical stage. On the conferences now in progress in Baltimore between the officials of the Baltimore and Ohio and the officers of the Brotherhood of Railroad Train men. and the Order of Railroad Con- duotors, may hinge the question of a general strike, according to the rail- road men in this city.
 Although all of the big railroads cen tering in this city have unequivocally rejected the demands made for more wages and have invited and made an offer of settlement. none have been offered by the unions. They state that they await the outcome of negotia- tions in Baltimore and the return to this city of the Grand Chiefs of the brotherhoods. That the railroads real ize that there is much at stake in the Baltimore conference. is shown by the refusal of the officials to make any statements for publication suggesting the probable outcome. An inspired statement by an official of the New York Central was given circulation to- day, but it has failed to smooth the feelings of the brotherhood men here.
 In the statement it is slleged that the Brotherhood of Railroad Train men and the Order of Railroad Con- ductors throughout the country have decided that they should attempt a complete recognition of their organi- zation-
 The officials of the New York Cen tarl take the stand now, according to the statement given circula tion. that the brotherhoods, because of the agi- tation caused by the bigher cost of liv- ing have decided to bring their chiefs Icrh& fnfG recognition of the unions by having the new wage agreements signed by the chiefs of the organizations. Recogni- ton of the union rather than a large wage increase is considered by the rail- robd officials to be the real thing the men want and they have concealed this behind exorbitant demands for in- creased wages and standardization of