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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-10
Tnft,s Attitude to Lorimcr.
"scURvY blow below BELT"
M

Intcr-Ocenn Says Roosevelt Showed
No Scruple OF Dcccncy.
Chicago, September 9-While ;sena-
tor Lorimer has refused to discuss Col
with him, the Inter Ocean, which is
generally regarded as expressing his
Views said this morning, under the
caption Colonel Roosevelt as a Cen
Doubtless some Of our readers ex-
pect to see comment in this place to-
day on the affront administered by
Colonel Roosevelt to Senator Lorimer
TT is rather difficult to meet this
expectation, as it Is not the province
OF n newspaper to comment on the
manners of a private citizen, no matter
how scurvy they may be.
"a New York newspaper once stated
that Colonel Rooseve1t's alteration.
Justification, and publication of a pri-
vate correspondence several years ago
was adequate cause for his expulsion
from any gentleman's club in the coun-
try.
IA simila. comment applies in this
case. He played dirty trick and was
not ashamed. No principle of honor.
no n; scr. scruple Of deeency, once crossed
las regards the conduct of the Ham.
ilton Club, 1t is difficult to see how
that organization can maintain itself
as a gentleman's club when, on the
will go out of their way to insult a
guest who has disarmed himself by
trusting to the clubs hospitality.
THAT they lent themselves to cow
ardly personal vengeance despite Colo
mel Roosevelt's usual high professions
of moral motives. is shown not only
by the nature of the political feud be-
tween Colonel Roosevelt and Mr.. Lori
mer. which, after seven years. culmi-
mated in this scurvy blow below the
n hot al ~
Roosevelt made no objections to sitting
at the same table with the leprous
Busse beside whom Mr.. Lorimer is
viewed. even by his bitterest foes. as
a. paragon Of social, political and off,
cial virtue.
THE New York Evening Post has re.
Gently summarized Colonel Roosevelt's
character as that of a man who talks
big ana acts mean Colonel Roosevelt
replied: Tt is lie
rs 1t a lie? No; 1t is the truth, the
sorry truth, and Colonel Roosevelt him
self has proved It,"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-10

The large tannery and leather work
ing plant of the Virginia Leather Com
pany, In Chesterfield county, Just be-
You'd the corporate limits of South
Richmond, was entirely destroyed by
fire early this morning, the first alarm
being given shortly before o'clock.
The buildings were all of frame, and
burned tiercely from the start The
nose wagon and company from the
South Richmond Engine House re-
sponded promptly, and served to con-
nno the area OF the fire to the main
buildings. saving several rows OF negro
made g brilliant blaze, lighting up
all of South Richmond and making a
most spectacular appearance from the
northern side OF the river The tan
merry was located at 400 West Twenty
second Street.
While the buildings were little moro
tnan sheds and OF no great value. they
were known to contain valua BILE ma
chinery, and there was a large and
valuable stock OF hides and leather
goods IN process OF manufacture. much
OF which was either damaged by IRE
or water. Aid was offered from the
headquarters of the Richmond Fire De-
partment, and engines were In readi-
ness to cross to the Southside, but
there was doubt as to whether there
the corporate limits.
Fred II. Patch, president OF the
Virginia Leather Company. of 1916
Porter Street. was reported this morn
Ing az being out of the city on his
vacation, and no statement could be
secured as to the probable loss and
the amount OF insurance carried.
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CROWD THRoNGs CATHEDRAL
first Public Meeting of Great Euchar-
iStfc cOnEreAS,

E1rSG Hubllc Meeting OF NrcHl f.uChaS.
istic Congress.
Montreal. September 0.-TWenty
thousand men and women, speaking
divers tongues, packed the Cathedral
OF Notre Dame here tonight for the
first public meeting Of the Eucharistic
Congress. Never before had the an
Client edifice held such a congrega ton.
The papal legate, Vincenzo, Cardinal
Vannutelli, presided. and about him
were grouped. In the order of their
rank, Cardinal Gibbons OF Baltimore;
Cardinal Logue. primate of ireland.
twenty .,rchbisnops. fifty bishops and
many distinguished Catholic laymen
from England. Ireland, Scotland,
France, Italy. Canada and the United
States.
In opening the meeting Archbishop
Bruchesl declared that this was the
first time since the formation OF the
Eucharistic Congress that the leader OF
government had joined hands with
Catholics in honor to the Eucharistic
lord. His reference was to Sir Wilfrid
Lauricr premier of Canada.
Cardinal Logue, the first speaker,
complfmented the crowd briefly and
was followed by Archbishop Ireland,
who was cheered by French Canadians.
who shouted that he was the greatest
Catholic in the world.
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MAKsE INSPECTION TRIP
General oliver spends Month In Field
With Troops.


Washington, D. c.. September o.
After riding an averaue OF twGnty- five
miles day over the roghest kind Of
country In the Arizona elevations and
watching the manoeuvres of 5000
troops from Missouri and Oklahoma at
Fort Riley, General oliver. Assistant
Secretary Of War, has concluded a
months tour OF inspection. and he re-
turned to the War Department today.
Troop 1. of the Thirl Cavalry. front
Fort Wingate. marching through the
Navajo and Modui Indian reservations
and the Coconine forest reserves. He
took the march In order to see how
such marches were conducted In rough
stretches of country. He was de-
lighted with his observations. and he
said day that the trip demonstrated
the value OF the present armY equip
ment and that there were various sue
cessful tests, including that OF the con-
densed forage for horses.
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WOMAN KILLS HUSBAND
Efforts to Effect Reconciliation End
In Murder.

In Murder.
Salisbury, Nd, September 9.--Mrs.
Annie T.. Hudson to-day ahot and
killed her husband. Tobias Hudson, in
the Office here OF States Attorney Jo-
seph L. Bailey Hudson deserted his
wife in Cambridge. Nd. two months
ago, and came here to live with an
other woman. Mrs. Hudson had HIN
arrested on Wednesday, but a recon.
ciliation was effected.
To-day. however. Mrs. Hudson
learned that her husband was prepnr-
Ing to leave Salisbury with the other
woman. She purchased n revolver.
and then asked States Attorney Bailey
to have her husband come to his Office
for a conference. The Hudsons went
into a back room. and after few
minutes of angry conversation Hudson
started to leave the room, when Mrs.
Hudson drew the revolver and shot her
husband in the temple. death resulting
an hour later.
Mrs. Hudson had been twice d.
vorced and had left her second hus
hnnd to live with Hudson. whom she
married after the second husband Sc
cured divorce
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hope OF Swing both crew and craft,
the captain crowded his ship to the
utmost limit. hoping to reach shonl
water. The effort was futile.
AZ 1880 this morning the time came
when the boats buoyancy was no long
err sufficient to stand It. Suddenly,
without warning, and before the horri.
fed gaze of nifty men on board car
ferry No. IA. which had just arrived on
the scene in response to IL distress sig
nal. the great black bow of the flag
ship rose high in the air. the stern set.
tied swiftly toward the bottom, and
with roar and crash like an expio-
sion the ship shot downward and was
lost to view.
Struggle for Life.
The Mortified onlookers on steamer
NO. IA stood for u moment speechless
and petrified There were in the surg
Ing waters half hundred OF their fell
low beings, struggling for their lives.
Agonizing cries for help were heard
above the sea. All was confusion, In
describable terror and chaos. In a
twinkling twenty-seven lives were
snuffed out, and sixty strong men were
precipitated into death trap as cruel
as 1t was hopeless.
Irresistible drawn by a tremendous
suction, score of men could be seen
speeding toward the awful vortex OF
the sinking steamers revolving wheels.
the rescue. Lowering one of her life-
boats. containing four sailors, the crew
OF No. IL began a work of humanity.
which marks many of the number as
had the tiny lifeboat touched the angry
waves than 1t was hurled with terrific
force against the side of the steel.
eteamer and crushed into a shapeless
Two of the sailors were rescued by
those on board, while the other two.
Joseph Peterson and r. Jacobson a
fe4 hs nsaen sank Is s and
that certain members of the crew were
loath to enter the small boats, but
others of greater courage quickly man
ned another lffeboat, which was sue
cessfully launched.
This boat. In charge Of Duncan Mill
gan. of Ludington, did heroic work.
and in less than an hour. picked up
fourteen. survivors, who We're floating
then another lifeboat was manned and
Joined In the work of rescue. It was
a race against time, and In the face of
great danger more than thirty were
saved
Meanwhile the tug A. a. g: Tessler.
steamer P. NJ. No. s. and a tug from
sheboygan, towing the shehoygnn life
.s.NiHB cIsW, diIiNSu Oh VIC sSeIie+ J. lley
instituted thorough search for sur
rivors and bodies and succeeded in
picking up seven OF the former and
eight of the latter.
The cause of the disaster is and may
always remain 9 mystery. The men
who know what the trouble was are
oil dead, and among the survivors
there are only two theories and specu-
lations. The best conclusion seems to
be that car ferry's after water
compartments filled through an open or
broken dead light. which was followed
ct tho last minute by bursting bulk
head
Chief Engineer Ross Leedham ana
his first assistant, Charles Rosencranz,
died at their posts in the engine-
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POST WHEELER is HOME
TO UNDERGO OPERATION
secretary of the American Embnss,
In st. Petersburg Sufferer
From Appendicitis.

rev YORK. september 9--posr
Wheeler, secretary OF the American
embassy at st. Petersburg, reached
here Yesterday on the Hamburg Amer
lean liner president Lincoln, after a
50G0-mile journey, which he has taken
to have an operation performed for
appendicitis,
He was met at the pier by his wife,
Halle Erinine RiYes, the novelist, who
has been in New York Mr.. Wheeler
Will report Mt washington and then re-
turn 70 New York, but lust what hos
pital he Will go 10 he does not yet know.
Mr.. Wheeler said cholera Was wide.
spread In Russia, partly due 10 the lg-
.narance. OF the peasants. who are
fatalisrs and not inclined TO check
the spread of the disease by Keeping
themselves ind their homes clean.
Portrait Painter Visits America.
Another passengsrEo on the President
Lincoln was Bror Kronstrand, \
swedish painter, who has come, over to
zee America and alsofto paint fine por.,
traits OF the families OF millionaires,
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grazing on forest reserves. went
against him by an equally divided
court. but later this case was set for
rehearing. !,
A graduates of Yale in 1879 and of
the Columbia Law School in 1882: gem
eral counsel of the Chicago and North
western Railroad in 1895, and Solicitors
General of the United States in charge
of the governments business before
the highest judicial tribunal of the
country at fifty years of age, Lloyd w.
Bowers. descendant of hardy English
Irish stock, climbed rapidly the ladder
of the law.
He was born at Springfield, Mass.
March .. 1863, of. colonial ancestry,
The Bowers were prominent in Massa-
chusetts and included many clergymen
and teachers.
Mr.. Bowers was admitted to the
bar In June, 1882, and Immediately took
desk in the offices of Chamberlain.
Garter & Hornblower, in New York
CITY. He soon won junior partner
ship In the firm.
into partnership with former Chief
Justice Wilson, of Minnesota. AS rail-
road attorney in Minnesota he had Il
general practice
IN June. 1888, he became the head of
the legal department of the Chicago
and northwestern Railroad. During his
sixteen yeaTs.~conhection with that
road 1t is said that no charges, tech
meal or otherwise, were brought
against that system
He was appointed Solicitor General
shortly after President Tafts inaugu-
ration
He was member of the Chicago
Club, University Club of Chicago and
the Chicago Athletic Club, was pres-
dent. OF the Chicago Law Club and
president OF the Yale Alumni Associa-
ton of Chicago,
Mr.. Bowers had been twice married.
September Z, 1887 he married Miss
Louise B. Wilson. of Winona, MINI.
who died ten years later, In August,
phlne Lewis
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WAS BORN IN VATICAN
Death of Father Plus NIaxsl, Jesuit
Priest, Aged Seyenty-Seven.

Massi, Jesuit priest born in the Yati-
can seventy-seven years ago, and chap
lain for the French workers during the
terrible years of suffering and disease
when Ferdinand De Lesseps was trying
yesterday from intestinal troubles and
old age.
His father was chamberlain at the
papal court Of Pope Gregory XVI. He
was baptized in st. Peters, and had his
early education at the Roman College
OF late he had been stationed at the
Church of ST Ignatius Loyola. in this
CITY
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-10

Charlotte N c., September 9.-The
crop reporting committee of the Ma
tional Farmers Cooperative and Edu-
cational Union estimates the crop 81
short staple cotton In 1912, In round
numbers, at 100000 bales based
upon reliable reports from all the cot
ton growing States,
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DEATH OF w. c. OATES

Former Governor of Alabama Dies mt
Home in MONTGOMERY
Montgomery, Ala, September o.
General w. G. Oates died here to-day.
He was formerly Governor OF Alabama,
u Confederate veteran and Il hrtgadier-
general in the Spanish War.
Genera! Oates was also a former Cons
gresham and present member of the
Chickamauga Park commission. DUR
ing the Spanish-American War he was
E hrigadler- general OF yolnnteerS,
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CLUB IS SPLIT BY
L0R|MER INCIDENT.
Friends of Senator Ready to Re
sign if He Sets Elk
ample.

Chicago, September 9.--The Hamilton
Club, often called the banner Republi-
can club OF the nation. Is greatly
wrought up to-day, following the
Observation-Disclosures Incident OF yester-
day
Senator Lorimer has host of close
friends In the membership of the club
From these men to-day came rumblings
of revolt.
All declared they were anxious to
rebuke president Batten for accepting
Colonel Roosevelts ultimatum regard
ing the banquet.
Friends Ready to Resign.
The Senator's friends say they arc
only waiting the cue from Lorimer
club they declare they will do like
wise
SO far he has not given the word,
and has refused to talk on the sub.
ject.
President Tafts meeting with sena
tor Lorimer when in Chicago last
March as the guest of the Hamilton
ton Club members to have made the
Roosevelt move all the more unex-
pected
Tnft's Attitude to Lorimcr.
When President Taft was here Sena-
tor Lorimer was conspicuous guest
tions, and the President seemed pleased
to have the junior Senator from ILL.,
nois close at hand.
The club members say that II the
President of the nation did not feel
there was any official impropriety in
meeting the Senator in public they did
would consider It impossible to attend
the snme public function with the
Senator.
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The Weather

Forecast, yirEinia-Genernlly fair
Saturday and sunday; cooler In SOUTH
east norton Saturdays; moderate north
winds, becnlni,is light nnG variable
North Cnrolinn-Pnrtly cloudy Satur-
day, with cooler IN east 8portion, ruin
near the coast; Sunday, fairs moderate
north winds. sigss
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Was In Confedcrate Army.

Birmingham, Ala, September o.
Captain Frank p. O'Brien. Mayor or
Birmingham who died suddenly to-day
IN Philadelphia. had gone there several
with Insomnia and other nervous trou-
bles He served In the Confederate
Army during the civil War. He was
born In ireland sixty, years ago.
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OBITUARY
Leiner n. Robinson.

Especial tonne IlmeS-DlSpdtCH.J
Bowling Green, Va. September o.
After falling health for several months,
Leiper NJ. Robinson, formerly of King
William county, for number OF years
a citizen OF this place, died at the
Lawn Hotel this morning at o'clock
in the sixty-fourth year OF his age.
He is survived by his wife. who was
before marriage Miss Mary Campbell.
OF fredericksburg: also by two sons
Russell M. Robinson. of Roanoke, and
Leiper M Robinson. Jr., of Logan
county, w. Va, and one sister. Miss
Mamie Robinson, of Richnond.
He was Confederate soldier and
belonged to Company Fl, Ninth Virginia
Cavalry. The funeral service will be
conducted at the grave by Rev. ]. Y.
bowman, of Richmond, and the in.
terment will be In Lakewood Cemetery.
The active nall-bearers will be Dr..
John G. Broaddus, T. c. VALENTINO. u.
S. coghill, r.. a.; coghill, T. I: Ray az,
mond and r, l.. Beale. Honorary pail
bearers: DR.. e. Fl. Rowe, a. B. Chand-
Ter, Judge Il C. Moncure, T. d. Coghill.
DR.. c. S, Webb, John L. White. DR..
Il. r. Butler, Major w. w. Rains, j. L
Jordan. DR.. Robert T. Glassell, 8. W..
Broaddus. f. r Coghlll, DR.. W L.,
Broaddus, L. r. Martin, B. r. smoot
nd loh ri 4
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Our hat tree has had q nat
ural, normal growth.
We've carefully tended and
watched 1T branch out and
spread from season to season..
BY pruning and cutting we
have kept 1T In a healthy con-
dition, SO you are sure OF find
ing here only the good stuff
no cold storage overstockfrom
last season.
This is the month between
the straw and the derby when
the soft hat Is ahead.
Special shapes here that
will flatter your features.
The "Dunlap"-The "Henry
Heath" The "Stetson"- The
BERRY" specials.
$1.5O upwards.
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EtSpeciaI to TIC n llIHs- DIsnatch,I
Harrisonburg, Va, September 9-Tho
body Of Mrs, sallie5 Sibert Rosenberger,
sixty four years old. who died Tues
ton u. c., was hurled yesterday at the
old home place near New Market shena
andoah county, from which place she
moved to washington In 1890: She
berger and q sister " the late julius
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BRIBERY CHARGE
NOT SUSTAINED
CONTINUED From First Page)

ICohUhued From First Page)
Committee on Privileges and Elections.
which has not yet acted on 1t.
a little later State Senator d w
Holtslaw confessed before the grand
jury at Springfield that he had got
$500 for his vote for Lorimer, and
that he had received il from Senator
cago saloonkeeper
Browne went 10 trial before Judge
William II; Mcsurely. charged with
bribery. and the jury, after remaining
out l15 hours, failed 10 agree and was
trial, the case going 10 the jury LAST
night and the verdict was returned
to-day.
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DEATHS

Thursday morning. Sep
TENDER s, at II o'clock. at 1920 West
Main Street. sixteen months TO the
day and hour since the death Of he:.
MATTE G. FRENCH passed to her
eternal life. after an illness of
months of severe pain and suffering.
which she bore with great patience.
Miss French vas the daughter Of
the late Thomas French and sister
OF Mrs. Mary Hamlin. the only ono
OF her immediate family 10 survive
her The latter. her only sister. and
with whom she made her home, was
her constant attendant during her
sickness, and ministered to her every
wish with great devotion and tender
ness.
Miss Matte was never robust In
health. and on this account was de-
prived of many pleasures. and nona
of which she depiored than that OF
not being able TO attend church. She
was n member of the NJ. L. Church.
South. and. like st. Paul. knew IN
was Good by to her pastor.
1nterment in Hollywood
AYERs-Dled. at the Elizabeth Buck
ston Hospital, Newport News, VA.
Thursday, September 8. at $3.50 P. NJ.
after an illness of one week. Ed
WARD p. AYERS, brother of John
w. Ayers. of Richmond. Va. Besides
his brother, he leaves two nephews
DIR. John Ayers, OF Accotnac. Va, and
Lewis Ayers, of Richmond; several
nieces, and a host OF friends.
Funeral from Clay Street NJ. =.
Church SUNDAY, at 1880.
Baltimore and Eastern Shore
papers please copy.
cORNELL-Died, September Z, 1910 at
the residence Of his grandfather,
Byus Wiltshire, near PerlSinsville.
Va. VAN x. CORNELL. JR., son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. V. X. Cornell, of 6!h
North Twenty-fourth Street. this
city.
Burial at Perkinsville. Va
at his residence, Como
Springs, Henrico county, DR. |, J.
HAWKS, aged seventy nine years.
Funeral will take place from tha
residence SATURDAY, the 10th, at
4:30 p M. Friends invited to attend.
wITTKAMP--Died, at his residence,
200 East Marshall Street, Thursday
night at 11:45 o'clock. BERNARD
WITTISAN1P, SIR.
Funeral will take place from> St.
Mary's Catholic Church SUNDAY at
4:30 T. M.
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4 FOR DYSPEPSIA take Horsfords Acid
Phosphate Re!.eyea the continued sense Of
hunger. sick headache. nausea and sour
Atomach.
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Gahkgpii1,,oE.
IadIson o7a4. 81, :, 49,.
[A1.3:;Y71slI!I s4yllglzI9
G. sibert, OF Harrisonburg. OF ter.
brothers not one survives her. She had
g half-sister, Mrs. McFayden. wife OF
Or. McFayden. of Randleman. n. c.
Dr. Sfuarf Ashfou

g half-sister. Mrs. McFayden. wife OF
Or. McFayden. OF Randleman. ~ C.
,c.. Dr stuart ,t 4. Ashton.
Fredericksburg, Va. September o.
Or. Stuart a. ashton, prominent ply
siciaa Of Colonial Beach, who was
few days ago for treatment. died there
to-day OF infantile paralysis aged
twenty eight years, DIR. Ashton wax
son OF Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis a. ASH
ton, OF King George county. and set.
tied at Colonial Beach some years ago
whore he established n fine practice.
He is survived by three brothers. and
two sisters. The body was takeh to.
Will be held At st Pau1's Episcopal
Church Tomorrow afternoon. Ser.
vices will be conducted by Rev. 3. I
Turner.
Henry. w. Shipping.
Especial to The Times-Dlspatch.l
Salisbury. n. c.. September 9.--iienT,y
W. Shipping, aged sixty years, welt-
known citizen OF Salisbury, died here
is survived by a wife. five daughters
and one son-all well-known citizens
OF Rowan county.
Miss Matte c. French died oy-
Thursday morning at IL o'clock. Just
sixteen months to the day since ting
death OF her mother, AT her Rome, 1920
West Main Street. She was the daugh.
ter OF the late Thomas French. and
sister of Mrs. Mary Hamlin
DR.. ]. j. Hawks.
DIR. i j. Hawks for many years q
practicing physician in Richmond. died
yesterday at his residence. Como
Springs. in Henrico county, aged
seventy-nlne years.
The funeral Will take place from
the residence this afternoon at i:3o
O'Clock.
Bernard WIttkamp, Sr.
Bernard Wittkamp, Sr., died at his
residence, 200 East Marshall Street.
TIVE s,,,araI Vii ,ake mac fror, 81
Mary's Catholic Church tomorrow al
ternoon at ! 30 O'Clock.
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sun rises. ~. 5.d8
sun sets. 49,, G.2G
Moon sets,.lo;5l
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September Z. 1910. at
the residence of his grandfather,
Byus Wiltshire, near PerlinsvilleI
Va, VAN x. CORNELL. JR., son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. v. X. Cornell. Of 615
North Twenty-fourth Street. this