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ARRESTED LEAVING JAIL.
Vernon Jet Must Answer Charge
Preferred in Baltimore,

Vernon Jet, alias Harvey Arnold, alias
o. Benjamin, alias Benjamin Owen, who
had just completed Jail sentence for
using the mails to defraud, was arrested
this morning by Detectives Pratt and
Hewlett just as he was about to leave
the jail He was subsequently turned
over to the Baltimore authorities to an
swer an indictment obtained against him
in Baltimore October II last, charging
him with a similar offense. a violation
of section 1917 Of the revised statutes.
Jett. say the postal authorities, had
been in the employ Of the Perry Nursery
Company Of Rochester, N. Y. and haa
obtained money from his employers as
commissions on fictitious orders sent them
by mall He was arrested by Post Office
Inspector Little July 20, 1910, and the
Jail sentence followed his trial. He was
arrested today at the instance of Post
once Inspector Hooton on account OF
the Baltimore Indictment
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HOUSE KEEPING COOL.
Follows Example of Senate and Puts
in Electric Fans.

Following the lead of the Senate. the
direct representatives of the people have
taken measures to keep cool 1t probably
will be cited in the next campaign as a
piece of extravaganza that July II. 1911.
the democrats set four enormous fans in
motion in the House of Representatives.
But the democrats Of the lower branch
are not worried. The bad example, they
point out. was set by the Senate, which
is controlled. or is presumably controlled.
by the republicans. For years senators
and representatives, while in session In
the good old summer time, have swell
tered and baked in chambers which
were evidently SO constructed as to make
life miserable in the heated period.
Until recently neither the Senate nor
the House leaders could be induced to
install electric fans. All records for sus-
tanned heat have been broken during the
past ten days, and the elder statesmen
came to the conclusion that the time
had come to take heroic action.
The Senate put in fans a week or so
ago. Fans went into commission in the
House today, and the members were SO
tickled that they remained in session
longer than had been planned. The
House fans are of the propeller blade
variety and hang from the ceiling.
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ATLANTA. Ca, July 12.-Gov. Hoke
Smith was elected United States senator
from Georgia on the first ballot taken by
the house and Senate in joint session at
noon today. He succeeds Joseph NJ. Ter
rell, who was appointed by Gov. Brown
to fill the uneXpired term Of the late A.
S. Clay
The contest for the governorship. which
will be vacant as a result of the ballot
ing for senator today, has begun to take
shape.
John M Slaton. president Of the state
senate, who by virtue of his position will
be governor ad interim between the resig-
nation of Gov. Smith and the election
of his successor, and who was expected
to be a. candidate for governor to sue
coed Gov. Smith, simpliied the situation
somewhat by announcing that he would
not be a candidate for governor, but
that he would support former Gov.
Joseph NJ Brown for that office.
It is stated in many quarters tonight
that should ex-Gov. Brown announce him.
self a candidate for the governorship he
will have little opposition. He has SO
far declined to commit himself, however,
in regard to the governorship
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W0MAN'S LAWN USED
As A FIELD HOSPITAL
Mrs. Koran, Whose Home Is Near
Scene of Wreck, Saw
Train Fall.

BRIDE EPORT. Conn. July 12-Only
two people saw the Federal Express yei-
low headlight flash from the west and
then leap in the air and whirl over the
stone bridge is the train plunged from
the switch yesterday. One OF them was
Clarence Hemingway. the tower operator.
The other was Mrs. James c. Koran,
stout woman who had been greatly an
royed by mosquitoes and couldn't sleep.
Mrs Koran. at whose very door the
mass of wreckage was strewn, had taken
hold OF the situation in one quick grasp
and had started relief work within
few minutes after the first roar of the
wreck had subsidized.
The Koran home is fronted by a large
lawn. tree shaded and sloping down to
the street level. over which the viaduct
crosses Mrs. Koran saw the train leave
the rails and plunge down the embank-
ment and was out aidlng the injured i'm
mediately
The mosquitoes had kept me half
awake an hour before the wreck" said
Mrs. Horan, and when l heard the bell
OF the train coming l got up to look out
of my window The engine seemed to
staRger as it reached the viaduct then 1t
plunged down the embankment this side
Of the viaduct. and 1 surely thought 1t
was coming stralsnt at my mouse.
There was a terrible roar and a n.y.
ing of sparks. and / ran to get some
thing on and get outdoors. When I
reached the lawn a few seconds after
ward the train was all of the track,
except the two sleepers, and the whole
place seemed to be filled with broken
cars. Then | heard people scream, and
neighbors came running In. and we
started to do what we could"
Details OF the wreck escaped Mrs.
Horan's notice after that and she
plunged into the work of caring for
the passengers who were thrown into
her yard. Firemen. policemen. base
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ST. LOUIS BALLOONS TO
RACE FOR BENNETT CUP
Win First and Second Places in
National Elimination
Event.

KANSAS CITY, July 12.-With the ball
looms ST Louis " and Million Popula-
ton Club, both of st. Louis, rest the hon
ors of winning first and second places in
the national elimination balloon race,
which started from this city Monday
evening" and to two St. Louis pilots falls
the right of joining Alan r. Hawley of
New York in representing the United
States in the international balloon races
for the James Gordon Bennett cup, which
will start from here October ).
While official returns of the race will
not be available for several days, there
is no doubt, according to officials Of
the Kansas City Aero Club, that first
place will go to the ST. Louis ", which
landed near La Paz Junction, Ind, at
AIS yesterday afternoon. and second
to the Million Population Club. which
came down at La Crosse. Ind, at 2:45
yesterday afternoon.
A report that the Million Population
Club was seen over Lake Erie proved
unfounded. AS soon as each balloon
landed it's pilot forwarded all instru-
ments and r<cords of the fight to the
headquarters of the National Aero AS
ISOLATION in New York. The official WIN
ners will be announced whep these rec
ords have been checked up.
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WIND SAVES CADILLAC.
Michigan Town Threatened Until
Breeze Shifts Flames.

CADILLAC, Mich. July 12.-Forest and
grass fires threatened Cadillac last night,
but were checked by complete change
in direction of the wind, which caused the
fire to burn over the same area ii had
previously swept. Lumber men here re-
port that the fires on their slashings are
pra ctically under control and that no
lives are in danger in this vicinity.
Reports this morning from Otsego and
Antrim counties where the fire did much
damage yesterday afternoon and last
night, are to the effect that the flames
are now under control
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ball players and uninjured passengers
carried scores of injured and dying
persons to the lawn and porches of the
Koran home until the place resembled
field hospital AS fast as possible
the dead and the more seriously in
jured were taken away until by about
O'Clock the place was crowded only
with those who had escaped all injury.
Then it was that Roger Bresnahan
summed up the thanks OF them all
with a homely compliment TO Mrs.
Koran when he told her that her coffee
had kept them all going through the
stress of the work following the wreck.
II don't know how many pots of it l
made" Mrs. Koran unused, when told
of Rogers compliment. but there were
doctors a-plenty and those strong
young base ball players, besides all the
rest, helping to get the poor creatures
out of the cars, so I thought that was
the best help | could give them"
James c. Koran, her son, and his
chum. Edward Flanagan, were also
among those who worked hard at get
ting the imprisoned passengers out to
safety.
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Images on Playing Cards.
rom the Westminster Gazette


The French are believed to have been
the first people in Europe to use play
ing cards, and. as first made, cards were
supposed to represent the different classes
of persons in the kingdom. The hearts
were the ''choirmen." or ecclesiastics,
and early cards of this suit have a cope
which, in form, somewhat resembles a
heart. The figure by us called q spade
was originally a pikehead and typified
the nobility and soldiery; the artisans
were represented by a stone tile now
known as a diamond: while the farmers
were symbolzed by the trefoil or clover
leaf, by US called a club.
The four kings were originally David.
Alexander, Caesar and Charlemagne. rep.
resenting the four great monarches,
while the queens were Argine. Esther.
Judith and Pallas. typical of birth, piety.
fortitude and wisdom-Argine being an
anagram for Regina. The knaves were
either knights or servants to knights. but
which is uncertain. though the former
conjecture is the more probable from the
fact that on cards of an early date appear
the names of famous knights. The French
cards of the present day retain the
names. already mentioned, OF the kings
and queens. these names being generally
printed on the cards.
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PER CAPITA TAX FIXED.
Meeting of the Grand Lodge Of Elks
at Atlantic City.

ATLANTIC CITY. N. j.. July 1.-THE
Grand Lodge Of the Benevolent and Pro-
tective Order Of Elks. in annual con-
vention in this city, transacted much i'm
portant business at the sessions held to-
day. Among the matters considered were
the question of q home for the aged and
infirm Elks, the establishment Of q sana-
torium for consumptive members of the
order and fixing Of a per capita tax Of
50 cents.
Thomas McNulty Of Baltimore was re-
elected grand trustee at this morning D
session. McNnlty's election completes the
list of offices to be filled.
The grand lodge adopted q resolution
for the appropriation of $4,000 for the
improvement OF the national Elke Home
at Bedford, Va.
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BAGGAGE MANS CLOSE CALL.
Trunks Roll on Him as Car Topples
Over.

BRIDGEPORT, Conn.,, July 12.-Frank
A. Hoyt Of Boston, the baggage master
Of the wrecked Federal Express, thinks it
nothing less than q miracle that he es-
capped and cannot figure out how the bag
gage car. together with the United States
fish commission car, which was just
ahead OF 1t, containing four men, did not
topple over the viaduct completely, in
stead of just hanging on the edge. 1t
was this fact that saved Mr.. Hoyts life.
Mr. Hoyt described his experience as
follows: IT can't tell just what time 1t
was when the accident happened. We
were a little over an hour late leaving
Harlem river. I was sitting in the middle
OF the baggage car on a trunk and felt
the shock a few seconds before 1 realized
that we were of. The cars swayed like
we had struck something and the next
thing l knew / felt our car rolling over
the sleepers.
every direction. as the car was not full
of baggage, and the next thing j knew
the cars were overnanging Burr road L
was bewldered for a few minutes after
the terrible shock and l did not know just
where / was When / collected my
senses a bit began to get the trunks of
from me.
Il could see an aperture over my head.
and l climbed up to 1t to get out. When
reached ii 1 realized 1t was the door of
the car, which, owing to the cars hang
ing over on it's side. had seemed to be
hole i'm the roof When 1 finally got out
all I could hear were the groans of the
wounded.
LAS soon as 1 got out on the main track
I saw the rear man going back west
down the track to warn any oncoming
trains / seized a red lantern and went
east in order to warn traffic from that
the engine. and in the car ahead of mine,
which was the United States fish commits
sion car were four men. 1 don't know
whether they escaped or not.
LAS far as I know. there wasn't any
baggage injured. l don't see how I ever
escaped as / did. My legs are bruised
pretty badly, but it's the shock I'm suffer-
ing from as much as anything"
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FILM SHOWS REAL TRAGEDY.
Actor Dives Into Pond and Fails to
Come Up Again.

NEW YORK, July IA real tragedy
was recorded on the film of a moving
picture machine here late yesterday. AS
Albert Breyton, actor and expert SWIM
mer ana diver, leaped from a boat on q
Staten Island pond the machine was set
in motion, its lens focused on the bub-
bling surface Of the pond where he had
disappeared, to picture his aquatic feats
as he came to the surface. The mo-
ments passed and the widening circles
from the impact OF his dive touched the
shores.
The divers last feat had been caught
on the film. He did not appear. and
IL supposed to have been held fast by
was grappled for and recovered.
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WADE BAKER, C0L0RED,
CHOKES WIFE TO DEATH
Held on Charge of Murder for
Action of the Grand
Jury.

Wade Baker. colored, attacked his
wife. Fannie Baker, with a razor last
night. and subsequently, choked her to
death at 1e2 NJ street southwest. Fam
lily differences are said to have been
the cause of the murder
When Baker went from his sleeping
apartment on the second floor to the
dining room on the lower floor at 4:45
o'clock this morning, where he had left
his wife at midnight, he found her body
resting on cot. He summoned George
Ferguson, a roomer in the house. and
sent him to ind a policeman. Police
man A f. Jackson said the woman had
been dead several hours when he
reached the house. Her husband first
suggested she had committed suicide.
but, nevertheless. the officer placed him
under arrest.
Bloody Razor Near Body.
On the cot near the woman's head
was razor matted with blood and
feathers, from a pillow which had been
cut. showing that a struggle had taken
place.
When Coroner hewitt arrived and
examined the body he found wound
under the right arm and one OF the
woman t0uI1DS cut my "NAS VIA
superficial wounds, but the woman had
lost 1,,uch blood. He also noticed
marks on the neck indicating she had
been choked
Baker and Ferguson were taken to
the police station. the latter as wit
ness where Detective Cox, Precinct
Detective kleindinst and Lieut.. Flather
questioned Baker. He finally broke
down and confessed. He said he and
his wife had domestic troubles and had
| quarreled last night shortly before
midnight the quarrel was resumed in
the back yard. He said he then went
to his room, his wife remaining in the
dining room.
Then the devil got in me- he added.
| After taking the razor from a stand
| he went to the lower floor His wife
| grabbed the razor and tried to get
possession of II. He then threw her
down and choked her into insensi-
bility and left her.
Baker Held for Grand Jury.
At 1870 o'clock this morning Baker
was taken to the morgue. where the
| inquest was held. The coroners jury
quickly reached verdict holding him
for the killing, and he was committed
to Jail.
After being held for the grand jury
| and before being taken to Jail Baker
was taken to police headquarters and
measured and photographed.
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IS HEARD
Continued from First Page)

action of an appropriation committee
might have a legal effect on the Control
Ter bay situation. What it is my people
do not know and have been unable to
find out
Chairman Graham made a statement,
saying that Miss Abbott. who claims to
have seen the alleged "Dick-to-Dick' let
ter. was not the wife of Willis j. Abbott,
newspaper writer, formeSly connected
with the democratic congressional COM
mittee.
H. c. Graves, nautical expert in the
United States geodetic survey, who has
been at Controller bay while in the gov
ernment's field service, testified that Con-
troller bay had but one outlet to deep
water That was in the southwest end
of the bay.
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WIDOW OF ENGINEER TALKS.
Says She Supposes Husband Will Be
Blamed for Wreck

NEW YORK, July 12.-NIrs. Arthur NJ.
Curtis, widow of the engineer of the
Federal express, who was killed in the
wreck at Bridgeport, Conn, received the
news of the death of her husband in
the form Of a telegram at 3 o'clock yes
terday afternoon from an official Of the
New Haven road.
While Mrs. Curtis and her three chill
dren were at breakfast message came
saying the Federal express. of which her
husband was the engineer, had been
wrecked and that he had been injured.
She went at once to the Grand Central
station, where she was told that her hus-
band was In hospital at Bridgeport.
When a reporter visited the f1ve-room
fiat at 1886 Beekman avenue, the Bronx,
Mrs. Curtis had just received the tele-
gram announcing the death of her hus-
band.
Il suppose that Arthur will be blamed"
she said. I'VE have talked over many
cases where there have been railroad
wrecks and the engineer when he is
killed has to bear the burden Of the
blame. ] don't know anything about the
railroad business except that l am the
widow, now, OF railroad man. and he
was conscientious one. Arthur always
said that when an engineer was killed
the guilt was fastened upon him.
My husband was competent trusted
engineer. Three weeks ago, after suf-
fering for five weeks with a severe attack
of the measles and grip combined, he
took this same train, the Federal ex-
press. through to New Haven. I am
positive that he has had the same run
many times before. He has been en-
ployed on the New York, New Haven
and Hartford railroad for the last thir-
teen years, with the exception Of short
period, four years ago. when he was
employed as a fireman for the city. He
has always been classed as an extra
man, with irregular details.
Yesterday afternoon he did yard work
and reported off duty at 3 O'Clock in the
afternoon. Then he received orders to
report at midnight to take out the Fed
eral express. OF course. that meant six
teen hours work in twenty-four, but the
run to New Haven is a quick ONE
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WELL KNOWN LAWYER DEAD.
Charles s. Southmayd, Once Law
Partner of Andrew Johnson.

NEW YORK, July 12.-Charles S:
Southmayd. a retired lawyer. who was
once a law partner Of Andrew Johnson
and later member of the famous firm
of Evarts Southmayd & Choate, is dead
at his home here. He was born in New
York in 1924 and was connected with
many notable cases. including the Jay
Gould litigation over the affairs of the
Erie Railroad Company and the argu-
ment before the Supreme Court concern
ing the constitutionality of the income
tax.
He never married. and lived with a sis
ter. who survives him. He received the
degree Of Ii. D. from Yale University
In 1883.
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FIELD SECRETARIES MEET.
Final Session of Christian Endeavor
Convention This Evening.

ATLANTIC CITY, N. j., July l2.-The
final sessions Of the twenty-fifth annual
Christian Endeavor conven-
ton will be held today and tonight. with
services of praise and conservation AS a
fitting finale to the convention DR.. Fran
els E. Clark of Boston, the president of
the society. will make the principal ad-
dress at the meeting tonight.
The field secretaries Of the society, with
Rev. w l.. Burdick Of Alfred, n. ", pre-
siding, held a meeting today Volunteers
for work in the foreign mission field made
addresses, and there was brief service
of 'intercession for these soldiers of
Christ" led by the Rev l.. A. McAfee of
California Missionaries and their helpers
also told Of their experiences.
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GATES CONDITION IMPROVED.
Son Sure That Tinancier Will Re-
cover Health.

PARIS, July 12--John w. Gates was
clear headed today after a sleepless
night DIR. J. Russell Kennedy Of Lon
don is expected here this evening to con-
suit with Drs. Gros. Roget and Vittel.
Charles G.. Gates believes that his IA
ther will survive the present attack. He
says that he has seen him as i'll before
and is confident that his powerful con-
stitution will once more assure recovery.
1t is said Assesses in the American
financier's throat were operated upon
successfully, but that complications re-
suited when the poison of the assesses
reached the kidneys and caused conges-
ton.
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PLUNGES OVER PALISADES.
Chain Breaks and Bicyclist Is Dash
ed to Death.

DDGEwATER, N. j.. July 12.-Riding
to work on his bicycle today. William
Klemm, lad Of seventeen, lost control
of his machine and plunged over the
palisades to the rocks below. a fall of
145 feet. He was breathing when found,
but 1t Is not thought he can live.
Young Klemm was back pedaling down
a steep grade. The chain broke at
sharpe curve; he had no brake. and, pow
erless to check his sudden rush, he sped
over the edge of the precipice before he
could turn aside. Rocks broke his fall.
but he was horribly crushed.
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NOTED ATHLETE DEAD.
Gifin, Olympic Point Winner, Dies
of Injuries.

JOLIET, ILL.,. July 12.-Merrit Gifin.
former national champion discus thrower.
who took second at the Olympic games
in London in 1908, died yesterday Of in
,uries sustained in a runaway two weeks
apo His London record was 1872 feet 61s
inches.
In the fall of 1908, while attending the
University of Illinois, at Champaign, Gif
An hurled the discus 155 feet l0h inches,
although the record was not declared
offcial Giffin was an evangelist
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EARTHQUAKE Recorded Here.

An earthquake of some violence and
remarkable for it's duration was re-
corded last night at the archaeological
observatory of Georgetown University.
The tremors began at 1927 pm. and
continued until 1:18 am, being most
severe at 1920. The indications were
that the point of occurrence was re-
mote from Washington, certainly not
within the United States.
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QUEER WORK OF LIGHTNING.
Bicycle Handlebars Driven Eight
Inches Into Tree.

SOUTH WINDSOR. Conn. July r.
During an electrical storm here last night
a fash Of lightning struck the handlebars
of a bicycle standing beside an elm tree
in the yard of Charles Ryan. The ham
dlebars were torn of and driven from the
foot OF the tree up twenty feet removing
the bark as smoothly as il the work
had been done with a knife.
The bars were then turned back, slid
down Ave feet and buried themselves
eight inches deep in the wood, none the
worse for their journey.
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Will Gives $50 for Masses.

The pastor of st. Peters Catholic
Church is given $50 for masses by the
will of James McGrath. dated May %,
1903. and fled for probate. The remaining
personal estate is given absolutely to the
widow. Mary Agnes McGrath. who Is also
To have the use of the real estate for life.
At her death the property goes to the
husbands heirs. The widow is named as
execufrix. with the request that no bond
be required Of her.
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NO FLIGHT AT COLLEGE PARK.
Army Aviators Spend Their Time in
Working on Wright Machine.

There were no aeroplane flights at COL
lege Park, Md, this morning. The army
aviators spent the time going over the
Wright machine and replacing some Of
the tires that had become worn either by
use or in transportation. 1t is expected
that there will be several flights late this
afternoon.