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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-02

mer United States Senator from Texas
Roger @. Mills died at his home here to-
day.
Twenty-Four Years in Congress.
Senator Mills was one of the best
known men in Texas politics, and in his
twenty-four years record as member
of the House of Representatives and
the Senate he took a leading part on
the democratic side. For over forty
years he was actively engaged in Texas
and national politics, and was looked
upon as one of the leaders in the House
and the Senate He was best known,
probably, as author of the Mills bill.
He was born in Todd county, KY.
March 30, 1892 and was the son Of
Charles II. and Tabitha B. Mills. In 1919
he moved to Texas settling in Corscana,
and at the age of twenty years was ad-
mitted to the Texas bar, the youngest
member at that time
He married Miss Caroline r. Jones
January Z, 1858, and practiced law at
Corsicana.
At the outbreak of the civil war Sen
ator Mills enlisted in the Confederate
army serving in the Virginia. Tennessee
and Georgia campaigns. He was wound
ed at the battle of Missionary Ridge and
participated in the fall Of Atlanta, where
he was wounded twice.
Election to Congress.
After the war he resumed his law prac-
tice in Corsicana and entered state politics.
In 1873 he was elected to the Forty third
Congress, and served continuously in that
body through the Forty-fourth. Forty
fifth, Forty-sixth, Forty-seventh. Forty
eighth, Forty-ninth. Fiftieth. Fifty-first
and Fifty-second Congresses, until when
he resigned in 1893 to fill the unexpired
term of Senator Horace Chiffon, March
%, 1892.
AS a United States senator. he was one
Of the leaders in the Cleveland admins
tration. He was reelected for the term
Of lSq.s-1S97 and then went out of ma
tional politics, resuming the practice of
law in his native state. He had lived
ever since at Corsicana.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-02
Daniel E. Garrison, Jr., of St.
Louis Shoots Self in Head.
GUEST OF NEW YORK HOTEL
Awaiting Return of Fiancee From
Abroad When Deed Was Done.
SUFFERED FROM HAY FEVER
Leaves Note to Father Saying It
Would Be Unfair to Marry in
Present State of Health.

NEW YORK, September 2.-While
waiting here to meet his fiancee upon
her return from Europe. Daniel f. Gar
rison ir, a member of one of the most
prominent and wealthy families in ST.
Louis, committed suicide today because
he believed that he was too i'll to
marry
When his body was found today shot
through the head at the WaldorfAs
toria, there were two letters beside
him. In one the suicide told his father
that lie would rather die than to con-
tinue to suffer, and that it would be
unjust to his fiancee to marry her in
his present state'of health. The other
letter was written by the girl he ex-
pected to marry, and urged him to
cheer up and think of the better
days to come
Mr.. Garrison's father, and his son by
his first marriage, who came here with
him yesterday, declined to tell his
fiancee's name, saying that this course
was best for all concerned. She is ex-
pected to arrive from Europe either to-
day or tomorrow. Her letter was dated
August s, and written while abroad. 1t
was signed Mary
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-02
Girl May Be Accused.

One report today was that the defense
might before the trial was concluded
point to Beulah as an accessory before
the fact and the prosecution. 1t is un-
derstood has been working on informa-
tion concerning a girl who is reported to
have been told by Beulah that she knew
of the planning of the murder
Only in corroborating the testimony OF
Paul Beattie, who says he carried certain
messages from Henry 10 Beulah just a
few days prior to the murder is II prob
able that the prosecution Will use her tes-
timony. Such corroboratiOn will not be
of minor Importance, the defense al
ready has by numerous witnesses attack
ed the veracity of Paul as to other points
in his story.
The prosecution, however. stands ready
to support Paul's testimony, the most
vital assault on which was made by the
defense two days ago. when +. II. Neb-
litt testified that he saw Paul stand
ing in a doorway with gun at the
bridge where he works just day after
weapon to Henry. A man who also saw
Paul that day will testify for the prose-
cution that he saw Paul in the sam4
doorway and that 1t was stick and
not a gun which he held. Furthermore
the prosecution will argue that from the
point in the road where Neblitt says
he spied Paul passerby could not sec
the doorway on account OF an interven-
ing mass of scaffolding
Threatening Letters Received.
Several threatening letters came in
Judge Watson's mail today. One told
him that If Henry C. Beattie were con-
victed and sent to the chair his own
wears would be numbered. Another. from
New Brighton, Pa, declared that the gun
with which Mrs. Beattie was murdered
was not in Virginia now. and that Paul
Reattie never saw 1t. Still another. signed
eyewitness" said that neither Henry
nor Paul had committed the crime and
made threats against the judge and jury
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-02
Associated With Curtiss.

John Frsbie was one of the old group
OF Curtiss fiiers and was with Curtiss in
different exhibitions. He afterward Joined
the Moisant aviators, but lately was
touring Independently. He appeared at
the Chicago meet in machine of his
own construction that had as ground
work the old Curtiss machine. with
number of changes that had been intro
duced by Frisbie. In the Chicago meet
he made two hours and forty minutes in
the endurance flight.
He was exceedingly we'll liked among
aviators and by all who knew him per-
sonally. He was clean cut and modest.
'espite the fact that he was an accom-
ished flyer, he was of retiring dispo-
ion and was considered one Of the most
dependable men in the business. Those
who knew him best say his death was
characteristic, as the charge of taking
was the very thing that would send him
into the air in an unsafe machine.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-02
Falls 800 Feet Into Bay.

BOSTON. September 1.-The first acct
dent in the two years of aviation at
when Joseph S. Cummings fell 300 feet
in a Bleriot monoplane into Dorchester
bay. but managed to drag himself out
and swim ashore. He was badly bruised
but expects to resume flying next week.
Cummings is a native of PENNSYLVANIA
but now resident of this city. He went
to France about year ago, where he
took aviation lessons at the Bleriot
school. He had not figured in the three
day flying at Squantum, as his machine
lacked several important parts
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-02
R. 0. MILLS DEAD
AT HOME IN TEXAS
Served Many Years in Con-
qress and Was Author of
Tariff Bill.

CORSICANA. Tex. September 2.-F'or-
mer United States Senator from Texas
Roger Q. Mills died at his home here to-
day
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-02
Drops to His Death.

NORTON, Kan. September 2-John j.
Frisbie, the Curtiss aviator. was killed
yesterday by a fall at the Norton county
fair. Frisbie met with an accident Thurs
day and went into the air again yester-
day only when driven to 1t by the taunts
and jeers of the crowd
Frisbie fell about 100 feet and the en-
gine OF his machine fell upon him, crush
ing his left side and chest He fingered
for about an hour.
Frisbie had been giving exhibitions at
Elmwood Park for several days. Thurs
day his machine acted badly and he
had a fall of about forty feet, but beyond
bruises and a shaking up was not in
jured.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-02
Blinded by the Sun.

When he started up today the sun was
half way to the zenith, and the wind was
light. He made a circle of the field and
then started out over the water. He said
afterward that the sun got in his eyes,
and before he realized it the monoplane
was diving for the water.
He was seen to make the plunge, and a
whaleboat pushed out from the revenue
cutter Gresham and was soon on the
scene. Cummings had worked himself
free of his machine. but one of the flying
blades of the propeller struck him before
1t stopped. He was swimming for the
shore when the whaleboat reached him
and took him in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-02
Prominent st. Louis Family.

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, September I'D. f..
Garrison, jr., forty-two years old, vice
president of the Corrugated Bar Com
pany, who was found dead in a New
York hotel today, had an appointment
to meet his father d. z. Garrison, ST.,
at the Waldorf-Astoria this morning.
-. T.. Garrison, Sd, was travelling with
his father
The father. son and grandson had been
on vacations and We're not expected to
return here for some time. Mr.. Garri-
son, jr.. had been in Canada and Mr..
Garrison, sr., in upper New York. Both
men were. widowers. The father is presi-
dent of the Corrugated Bar Company.
which he established. The suicide was a
hay fever sufferer. The meeting sched-
uled for today in New York between the
father and son was of a business nature
The family is considered wealthy.
Mr.. Garrison was TO have been married
in New York in October to Miss Mary
Williams of New York. He had given up
his home here and intended to live in
Buffalo. where he was to take charge of
a branch of his firm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-02
WEATHER.

Fair tonight and probably Sun
day; cooler Sunday afternoon or
night: southwest winds.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-02
Body Found by His Son.

Mr.. Garrison arrived here yesterday
with his father and his son, Daniel L.
Garrison, Sd. He was last seen alive
about 10 O'Clock last night, when he went
to his room.
The body was found by his son when he
went to call him this morning for break
fast. Mr.. Garrison lay in bed wearing
his night clothes with a pistol by his side
and Il bullet hole over the right ear. No
one heard the shot.
Mr.. Garrison, ir., went to the theater
last evening with his son, and when the
father retired he seemed in excellent
spirits. He asked his SON to call him in
the morning, saying that they might be
able to take an interesting boat ride
today. ---s4t
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-02
Spectators Call Him "Faker.,

He was skeptical about the ability of
his machine to stand another flight and
announced that he would not take the
air yesterday afternoon, but when this
statement was communicated to the
crowd there was an angry demonstration
The spectators hooted and shouted fax
er" and refused to listen to explanations
Friabie announced that rather than
have the big crowd go away with the
impression that he was not willing to do
his best he would attempt fight. He
ascended from the track without difficulty
and attained height of 100 feet, but in
attempting to make turn the plane tip
ped and Frisbie lost control.
AS he came crashing to earth the spec
tators could see the aviator trying to
right the machine, but as 1t approached
the ground one Of the wings crashed into
a barn. and the biplane, glancing off,
struck the earth. with Frisbie under
meath. Physicians who hurried to the
aviator's assistance expressed the opinion
at once that his injuries were fatal
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-02
Wife and Children Witnesses.

Frisbie's wife, son and little girl were
witnesses of the accident. and Mrs. Fris-
bic was prostrated when she saw her
husband fall. Last night she bitterly de-
nounced the action of the spectators in
forcing her husband to make the flight
with disabled machine. Frisbie was
well known among the aviators, having
flown at Belmont Park. He was a par
ticipant In the recent big meet in Chi
cago.
Classed as Reliable Aviator.
CHICAGO. September 2.-John ]. Fris-
bic, who was killed by fall at Norton,
Kan..,s yesterday, was one Of the reliable
aviators at the recent international avia-
tion meet here. Although he made no
efforts at spectacular flying, his biplane
was in the air every day, and his per-
formances made him popular with the
spectators. He won the bell-throwing
contest. taking $1,000 prize. and the
quick starting contest, making his prize
money for the meet S1.jO3.
Frisbie was an Irishman, forty-two
years old. and had spent twenty-six years
as a balloonist and a parachute jumper
in Europe Although he few a Curtiss
machine he was allied with and flew un-
der the directions Of the MOisant flyers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-02

The Star is the only afternoon
paper in Washington that prints
the news Of the Associated Press.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-06-09
TEEPLE ATTENDED
A STATE MEETING

J. F. Teeple Of this city attended the
meeting of the State Retail Shoe Deal
ers held at Indianapolis yesterday.
At the final business session at the
Denison Hotel yesterday afternoon,
practically the entire program was
given over to the election of officers
and a discussion of dues to be levied
on members Of the new organization.
The following officers were elected:
President-Edward E. Goldsberry.
Lafayette.
First Vice President-Clyde War
ner. Muncie.
Second Vice PRESIDENT. B. Walsh,
Terre Haute.
Secretary-C. l. Slipher. Indianapo-
lis.
Treasurer-Edward E. Stout, Ind
annapolis.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-06-09
RICHMOND MAY GET
THE 1912 MEETING

Edward Hasemeier. president OF the
Wayne County Sunday school asso-
citation and a delegate to the annual
convention of the Indiana State asso-
citation now being held in FIT Wayne.
is working hard with several people
from this city to land the 1912 meet.
ing for Richmond. kilograms have
been sent to Fit. Wayne by the officers
of the Commercial club, Young Mems
Business club and Mayor Zimmerman
inviting the association to come to
Richmond for its meeting next year
It was probable that decision would
be made at the session this afternoon.
1t was thought that chances of Rich
mond securing the convention were
good.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-06-09
WAS
CAUSE FOR TRUST
Steel Combine Formed, Jas.
Gayley Says, to End
Fierce Trade Wars.
(National News Association

(NatlOnal news ASSOclatiDuD
Washington. June 9.-James Gayley,
former vice president of the United
States Steel Corporation, now a direc-
tor, whom Judge Gary said was a
practical steel man, was a witness be-
fore the house investigating commit
tee today. Gayley. who was connect
ed with the Carnegie company from
1892 till 1901, told the committee that
the growth of the Carnegie company
during that time was tremendous. and
gave details regarding improvements
before it was taken over by the biz.
lion-dollar United States Steel Cor
poration. Representative Young ask
ed a series of questions relating to
steel prices.
Were there any price agreements?
Some years ago. said Gayley,
there was an era Of destructive COM
petition. 1t was a question Of fight.
The steel companies would fight a
while and then recuperate. Then
they would go back to fighting again.
Agreements were rather necessary in
those times"
Did the Carnegie company absorb
any concerns during the time of what
you term destructive competition be-
tween independent companies?" ask.
ed Mr.. Young.
Mr.. Gayley did not recall that the
Carnegie concern had. He said thai
number of years ago the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad company had practical
ly fixed the number of steel rails by
distributing it's orders for rails among
the different companies. Gayley said
that he had never heard that Carne-
gle had meant to build railroad from
Pittsburg to New York, and that. this
plan of the Ironmaster had prompted
the Morgan group to buy out Carnegie
at a figure double the amount Carne.
gle had asked for his properties, in
the nineties.
WAS Carnegie willing to sell his
steel plants at that time?" asked
Young.
well l should say that he was will
Ing" responded the former Carnegie
partner.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-06-09
NEWS OF THE
LABOR WORLD

A metal trades council was organ
ICED recently at Newport News. Va,
The figures Of the Grand Trunk rail-
way for the half.year. show the loss
to the company from the strike was
$500, 600.
cry workers at Chicago have
NJ. ID a new three-year agree
ment with the brewers. which. gives
ell the workers an advance in wages.
Ono hundred thousand cards adver-
Using union label firms will be dis
tributed throughout the country by
the Textile Workers International un.
ion.
The Brotherhood Of Railway Train
men At Its recent convention in Har.
risburg. Pa. decided on San Francis
co a. the place for the next convcn-
tion to be held In 1913.
The supreme court OF Kansas re-
Gently handed down decision that
the eight.hour law of that state ap-
plies to all work performed by mum.
cipai plants.
Efforts will be made to organize the
chambermaids employed In the large
hotels OF San Francisco. Cal. The Am.
erican Federation Of Labor has agreed
ito give them a charter.
The Slate and Tin Roofers' union at
Toronto. Ont, will present a petition
to employers asking for an increase OF
cents an hour. The present rate of
wages 10 IS cents an hour.
The West Virginia supreme court
has decided that coal companies that
employ boys under fourteen years OF
age, the limit set by statute. are liza.
BILE for injuries sustained by the boys
Organizations afiliated with the
American Federation Of Labor have
increased their membership by 200.
900 In the last twelve months There
are more than 1900. 900 paying mem
bers In the organization.
The eight.hour day will 60 into ef
feet for all telegraphers employed In
Western Union ofYices In New York
City this month. Wages will be In
creased also. so that the best mer
will receive 800 a month.
In the 39S trade unions OF Crea,
Britain. with a net membership oil
7S7.l3o, making returns to the board
Of trade. 25.o3o Cor s.3 per cent? were
returned a. being unemployed at tn,
end OF February. 1911.
Higher wages were paid to Ameri
can farm laborers during 1910 than a
any time In the last forty.Ave year,
according to the latest government
statistics. which give $3.50 as tn.
average monthly wage Of farm labor
ere.
The cloth hat and cap makers un
Ion now has q membership Of three
thousand. II has been decided tina
the general executive board shall &c
In touch with the United Hatters o
North America for the purpose o
discussing omalgamation.
Branches Of the granite cutters un
ION which have effected settlement
% far this year have got 4 uniform in
crease Of IS cents day. and many o
them have signed for ave years, Will
good methods OF adjustment Of dis
putes that may arise.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-06-09
RESERVE TEAM TO
PLAY NEXT SUNDAY

The Richmond Reserves and the In
dianapolis Rupe White Sox, one of the
strongest semi-professional teams
playing out of Indianapolis, will be the
attraction at the Athletic park, Sunday
afternoon. The teams will lineup:
Indianapolis Fink, third; Vollmer,
right: Fink. left; Mattern, catch;
Stewart, short; Rhodes, second; Fox,
center; Goebler and Oberting, pitch.
Reserves-Stevens. third; Kuhlen-
beck. right; Cooney. left; Pheanis.
catch; Kelley, short; Buening and
Censor. second; Schroeder, catch;
Van Mater, first; Phibbs. Chapman
and Stevens, pitch.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-06-09
CITY CONTROLLER
HAS FAST SYSTEM

BY his systematic code of book
keeping. City Controller e. G. Nc
Mahan, Is able to ascertain within
eight minutes at the most. the amount
of money in any city fund at any time.
This morning. for an experiment, he
performed the feat in figures in min
utes and 10 seconds.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-06-09
TRAINS STILL FEW;
TRAFFIC IS HEAVY

Very little change In the passenger
traffic On he Psnnsylvania lines in
this city = noticeable since the re
moval oe . number Of trains from the
schedule some time ago. Traffic on
the remaining trains 10 heavier. and
between two and three coaches have
bssa s1As1 70 al through trains In or
doe % provide accommodation.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-06-09
How New York City Handles
Its MQmOuth Amount of Mail

ton lines have begun to make pro-
tests Railroad men have been taking
stock Of the mail service which they
perform. and they declare that with
the reductions made in recent years
in the rate Of pay. they are conducting
this branch of the business at an ac-
tual money loss amounting to sever
al million dollars annually. Last win
ter they asked congress- to make some
provision for palment for various free
services, but no action was taken, in
spite OF the fact that the chairman Of
ter announced that he believed the
claim of the railroads was justified.
4 While Uncle Sam has been able to
turn few tricks at the expense of
the railroads by requiring them to
perform services for which he does
not pay and to Introduce labor saving
machinery at their own expense, he
has been compelled by the very mag
nitude of the operations involved to
duOpI IuSCAduiSdl
self in connection with certain phases
of mail handling. How important this
is in a city like New York is indicated
by the fact that on every business day
of the year about 6,5O0,O00 pieces OF
mail matter are handled by the post
office. More than t,.o-fifths of the
outgoing mail, or about two millions
and a half pieces, descend upon the
postoffice in the hours between 4 and
p. m.
Arranging the Letters.
AS the letters are dumped into the
postoffice in a veritable avalanche
coming from all directions, they are
gathered up by clerks and are arrang-
ed in order. all standing on end and
facing the same way. From the re-
ceiving counters they are carried by
the armful to the automatic cancelling
machine. Here the letters are fed
into the receiving board of the ma
chine by swiftly revolving rubber
wheels. They pass through faster
the process each stamp is Cancelled
and the postmark is imprinted on each
envelope. Formerly this work was
done by hand with rubber stamps by
clerks, who, working at the limit of
their capacity, could cancel only from
$500 to 1900 letters an hour. The
electric cancelling machine eats up
thirty thousand letters or forty thous.
and postal cards an hour, and in the
busy part OF the day, dozens of these
machines are in operation, and are run
at their very utmost capacity in the
effort to keep up with the thrush OF
business.
One of the greatest time-savers in
the operations of the New York post
office is the system of pneumatic
tubes by which the mail is shot by the
branch postoffices at the railroad ter
minals and elsewhere. Half an hour
before train time the mail for out
going trains is tiled up" dropped to
the basement of the postoffice. loaded
into metal shells, and shot away al
the rate Of thirty miles an hour to the
branch
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-06-09
NO DISTURBANCES
MARK THE STRIKE
tNational News Assoeiation>

tNational News Association)
Philadelphia. June 9.-Deciaring
that 5000 of the normal force of H.
600 men employed by the Baldwin Lo-
connective works. are on strike today
following the rebuff of the grievance
committee of the employees by the
company officials last night. strike
leaders assert that 10000 men will be
out before night and that the NAM
moth plant will be at an absolute
staudstill. No disturbance has marked
the strike SO far.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-06-09
CALEB POWERS IS
WOMAN'S CHAMPION
tNational News Association

fNHtiundI NEWS <kSsuCIatiun9
Washington, June 9.-Representa-
tive Caleb Powers Of Kentucky intro
duced bill today to abolish capital
punishment of women in the District
of Columbia and substitute electro
cution for hanging for men. He was
prompted by the case OF Matte Lo-
max, under sentence of death for kill
ing her husband Numerous petitions
from churches and societies ask the
president to commute her sentence.