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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-05
GAIETY OF NATIONS NATAL DAY
SOBERED BY SEVERE WEATHER

AS If TO protest upon behalf of
Young America" against the wave OF
safety and sanity" making for great
er physical comfort. which has char
acterizcd the celebration OF the ma
tional birthday. the elements yester-
day held the greater portion of the
country in the grip of the most acute
heat wave of the year. OF the eighty
four observation stations of the
Weather Bureau in this country. TWEEN
ty-two recorded, official maximum tenn
peratures OF loo degrees or more
while considerable majority showed
over 80 degrees.
rhe greatest heat area was In the
Middle and Central Western states
The South was relatively cool, and ex-
cept that most OF the territory along
the borders of the northernmost of the
Great Lakes We're also cool, il would
almost have seemed as if the points
of the compass had reversed them
selves for the day. The Pacific coast
was also a notable exception, that part
of the country enjoying pleasant
weather
The greatest heat recorded was l04
degrees in the weather Observable
res, rhich. in umerous Instances.
meant temperature OF almost 10
degrees at street level. Eight cities
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-05

Albany. Boston. Charles City. Des
Moines. Kansas City. Omaha. Sioux
City and Indlanapons-reac this
maximum OF 104 degrees. Fourth OF
July heat records We're broken in a
number of cities, these including Chi
cago st. Louis, Kansas City. Cincin-
natl and a number of other towns.
Fatalities resulting from the heat
were numerous. especially in the !arge
cities. and the gaiety Of the nation S
natal day was decidedly sobered by
the r!gors of the atmosphere.
In the great farming sections of the
West, crops suffered damage. Con-
tinued drought in Kansas. together
with the sitting ,Aeat, which has re-
Gently prevailed. has worked great
damag to all of the grain crops, the
oats crop being reported as virtually
ru!ned./ Hay crops. likewise, are al
most a total loss. while the fruit crop
VIII not average more than half its
usual yield Hundreds of deaths are
reported from the cities. and the num-
her of heat prostratio will run we'll
into the thousands.
The summer resorts in the neighbor-
hood of these cities prohted largely
from the weather. hundreds OF thous-
ands being induced to leave the swelt-
oring towns by the combination of a
holiday and the weather conditions No
Immediate relief appears in sight, al
though In some sections there prob-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-05
KING REVIEWS BOY SCOUTS
Army of $4,000 From All Parts of King
dom In Picturesque Paradc.

windsor, England, July 4.-King
and mi by queen Mary
aisting uished officers OF the navy, and
WIN other members OF the royal fam
~ reviewed in Windsor Great Park
To-Day an army of $4,000 Boy Scouts.
sdthered from all parts OF the United
~ TN Lhsoodn ana from some of the colo-
mrs the weather was beautiful.
'front.' of the royal Enclosure the boys,
dressed in the universally adopted
scouts s'o,,q uniform of blue. Khaki or gray.
with hat brinmed khaki hats and bril-
Iant neckerchiefs OF various hues.
formed q picturesque parade.
Ihey were formed in eight divis-
IONS ne place. Of honor being occupied
by 1000 Kings Scouts. who were Sc
iected from the various troops as the
most efficient, and made a guard OF
m wnro ior the King Just behind these
whom have been decorated for life
,.A As Ills Majesty came into the pa
guards struck up the national anthem
and the scouts stood al the salute WIKI
, .heir slaves, while they sang the iirst
re- OF H3d save the King
closely inspecting the boys.
al, 9IIutenant-General Sir Robert ga
o oen Powell, the chief scout, was in
OF ihe selected Kings Scouts gave an
G,Mhioiton OF fire lighting and mrnbu-
ti11Ece work. After this. when .he
eng mad taken up his position oppo-
site the centre of the serni-circle there
vas Wild scene, as the entire army
%, ol boys, at the sound of the Scouts
h bim' charged at full speed towards
MN eacn OF the patrols shouting its
%" peculiar call as it advanced Then
,he Alert" sounded. and like clock
Work they all stood still and silent for
q hoinents time 10 enable them TO
recover their breath, after which they
sang IN wonderful unison two OF their
most popular scouts choruses
ne King then expressed his --,tih-
caton at the success o: the movement
TO its originator, General gadsn.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-05
GREATLY IN NEED OF RAIN
hansns, Oklahoma md Missouri Crop,
Suffering.

N""sns, oklnnomn md Missouri Crops
Kansas City. Mo. July 4-kansas
oklahoma and Missouri crops are SUI
IerinE from the hot. dry weather Ap-
ProNimately 100 OF the III counties in
missouri are greatly in need Of rain
a report issued to-day by T. C. Wilson,
secretary of the Missouri Board OF
Agriculture. declares that with plenty
ot rain from now on. an immense
E!eid OF corn is assured, but that II the
ruined
me wheat harvest Ia unusually ear
~ me preliminary estimate on yield
Tha d nusnsls per acre; last year. l3 2.
me drought has virtually ruined the
oats crop, .seys the report, and nearly
al new clover and timothy is dead
lie potato crop is almost a failure
ne state estimate on fruit is IL per
cent. of normal
Drought has done more damage to
LA Ira, homa crops. according to state
Oklahoma Board of Agriculture There
is every prospect for a big cotton
crop, he said, but the outlook for
bbaher crops Is not good. Corn has been
oaGiN hurt by lack of rain"
rive deaths due to the heat and
many prostrations were reported hero
to-oay temperature OF l03 this n r.
ternoon established new record for
me year, One death from heat oc-
tutr req at Atchison, Kan, where the
re, registered los, the hot
test july on record.
Ine highest temperature reported In
Kansas to-day was ut Junction City,
Where the thermometer showed lO9 de :
srees. Topeka and Salina reported
los. and Abilene. los
Southwest Missouri continued to
sweiter, the maximum Temperatures at
Joplin being l04
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-05
Stabbing Follows Quar-.
rel During Game
of 1 oker.
MEMBERSOF PARTY
ESCAPE IN LAUNCH
Thought to Be in Chesapeake
Bay-Several Men and Women
in Camp for July 4 Witness
Difficulty and Leave Hur-
riedly-Well-Known Di-
vorcee Accused.
Especial to The rimes-ptspatcb !

Especial to The Times Dispatch
Hampton, Va, July 4.-Charles
Harvey kersey. whose home is said
to be either in Washington or Alex
andria. had his throat cut TO-DAY bv
woman while quarreling over a game
of cards at Grand View Hotel,
small summer resort on Chesa peake
Bay, three miles from Hampton
kersey is in the Dixie Hospital, hay
Ing been brought from Grand View
by DR.. George w. McAllister, who
reached the scene of the cutting In
time to save the mans life. The wo-
man, who is said to be a we'll known
divorce of Washington, together with
the other men and women Of the
camping party escaped before the
arrival OF Deputy Sheriff c. c. Curtis.
They are thought to be aboard a
launch on Chesapeake Bay.
Celebrating the Fourth.
The Washington and Alexandrin
leased the hotel property at Grand
View for two months. and were cele-
brating the Fourth there. During a
game of poker, the Washington
divorced angered on account of soma
thing said by kersey, plunged a fork
into his face and neck Kersey. hv
holding his fingers in the. wounds.
Kept from bleeding to death. His
tongue is paralyzed. and but few de-
tails can be learned OF the AFFAIR from
him.
The police are looking for the wo-
man and other members OF the party.
but none have been yet arrested, for
as soon as the cutting occurred the
campers left the wounded man avsa
fed in launch.
Men Are Prominent.
The men of the party are prominsnt
In Washington. Alexandria and Rich
nond, while the women are residenta
of Washington.
According to report the woman who
did the cutting Is a handsome and
young divorcee
Morgan r. Mills. OF Richmond, one OF
the promoters of the Grand View
land scheme. was at the resort. and
he, too, is said to have left
Mr.. Millss friends say he had moth
Ing to do with the trouble, but was
simply spending the Fourth at Grand
View. looking after his business in
terests
Mr.. Mills was at the chamberlin
Hotel last night. When asked over
the phone to make a s.atement he
said that he did not know the mem
bers OF the Washington party. nor old
he know that there had been a cut, =
ting affair at Grand View, until those
interested had left the resort. He
added: Il was at Grand View on bus
mess connected with the land company
In which am interested. and after
the unfortunate AFFAIR I was told that
woman had wounded a man named,
kersey, and that he had been taken
to hospital at Hampton. I INQUIRED
n an Iaa I'D ~ ~
We're not considered to be dangerous
II do not know the name of the
woman who did tho stabbing. but
was Informed that she and her COM
panions had escaped before the police
arrived at Grand View"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-05

Atlantic City. n. j., July A thrill
was given thousands of holiday vtsi-
tors mere this afternoon when Harry
y. Atwood. the aviator, after lighting
heavy winds throughout his flight from
New York, terminated the third leg
OF mis- proposed journey from Boston
TO Washington by landing his bipiane
on the beach front
During the flight Atwood made three
landings for gasolene-once near AS
bury Park. the second at Tuckerton,
y. j.. and the third al Venice Park,
near this city. Mr.. Atwood said that,
Judging from the amount OF gasolene
he had used, he must have travelled at
least $50 miles. He was in the air
more than five hours The distance
along the coast is about lis miles
~ feel too tired TO attempt the "trip
20 Washington tonight" the birdman
said. My route and time OF starting
will depend entirely upon the condi-
lions tomorrow. 1 hope TO start be-
fore 10 o'clock in the morning.
"Th. only trouble ! had during the
trip to-day" MIR. Atwood said. was
Governors Island 1 headed along the
coast. = warning whir OF protest
from my engines as I neared Asbury
Park told me that the gasolene was
low. Al that time I was fying about
1000 feet In the air. After circling
around the resort 1 landed. Here 1
took on FIVE gallons OF gasolene.
Tries Higher Altitude.
When l mounted the atmosphere
again I tried a higher altitude. in the
hope of finding quiet air currents The
wind was stronger. If anything. higher
up. so took a travelling altitude of
about 1900 feet. AS / passed over
the shore towns l always dipped TO a
500-fo level. / reached Barnegat
and turned in for more direct route
to Atlantic City.
"I' experienced little trouble until 1
neared Tuckerton. Here the gasolene
lc,an tin..ad o.. I,ifth parro s
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-05
FLIGHT WILL BE
RESUMED TODAY
Holiday Visitors Thrilled When
Daring Birdman Terminates
Third Leg of His Proposed
Journey From Boston to
National Capital-In Air
More Than Five Hours.
Washington Ready
to Welcome Birdman

Warrington, ID. G., July 4.-As-
sured that Harry y. Atwood, the
daring Boston aviator, who started
from New York for Washington to-
day, would certainly arrive tO-mor-
row. the capital prepared Tonight
TO receive him when lie nliShts from
the skies. Granville VI. Hunt, of the
local Chamber of Commerce, returned
Tonight from Atlantic City, where
the ayintor lnuded In his flight to-
day.
"Uniess the weather is such thnt
Mr.. Atwood caunOt attempt the
niSht," sud MIR. Hunt, 81 hive COM
pIetc assurances that the last leg
of the Journey between New York
and Washington Will be undertaken
Tomorrow"
The chances are TINT Atwood will
stnrt about noon, when there gem
ernIiy In N IuIi in summer winds.
In such n case he should arrive here
about ESQ or o'clock, according
to local nrintors, who arc looking for
ward to the accomplish mcnt of his
feat with unconccnicd interest.
The plans Tonight are to have the
aerial visitor nliaht In the cIlipse
immediately hack of the White
House. Atwood Is TO use the Wash
inGton Monument as n guiding mark,
and several thousand square feet
of dnzylinE white canrns Will be
spread on the lawn near the tnll
shnft to mark the place for his de-
scent. The ellipse will he thor
ouEhly pollced, md everything Will
he done 10 protect the Srent crowd
of onloolSers expected TO gnther to
see the end of the flight.
Preparations are completed to
give Atwood n hearty reception.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-05
DEATHS NUMBER THIRTEEN
"Safc and Sane" Fourth Reduces Num-
Der of Casualties.

"Safc and Sane" Fourth Reduces Num-
Der of Casualties.
Thirteen deaths from the oId-fash-
Toned celebration of the Fourth OF July
WINS the total rcportcd In the United
states, according t, igurex complied
bE the Chicago Tribune last night. The
nationwide spread OF the sane Fourth
movement brought fruit In the smallest
number of celebration casualties ever
recorded. In nearly every city where
the use of explosives by indIvIdunis
wns prohibited no accidents were re-
ported. In others, where the discharge
or explosives was permitted undci lin
itattons, there wns decided falling
OH In the number of dead ind injured,
ms compared with previous years.
The death list of thirteen compares
with twcnty-efght reported the first
night of Inst years cclcbrntton, when
the sane Fourth movement was effect
I've In fewer cities. The number of
Injured reported is 204. ns nGnins. I,.S5
reported up to the snme hour last year.
In 1000 there were forty-four killed
and 1851 wounded
Giant fre-crnckcrs took the lend in
the number OF fatalities, causing i've of
thirteen dcnths. RcvOIrerH aud fire.
arms were second, with four. Gun
powder caused two, md the TOW Ma
lois, formerly the chief death agents,
cnuscd two deaths.
Inc hent killed many more thnn fell
victims to the snne Fourth.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-05
DEATHS BY DROWNING
i"ei'c Fatalities Reported in and
About Philadelphia.

>, philadeiphia. Pa. July 4.-rwelve
about about this city to-day Charles per-
rms; aged thirty years. said 10 De
w W New York tailor was drowned
cr.as Da'hlns today in the Valley
rms is SAID TO have been on a tour
on various places of historical inter
~ IN thlS country. 1t was necessary
;" open the dam 10 recover his BODY
hfce boys were drowned while
INNING ~ the SchuylkNl River be-
Tow the Manayunk Bridge. and a for
some miles below ''ei
wo men and three boys met death
w ~ bathinE at different points on the
,,, "a ARE RIVER -year-old boy
80 drowned in the East Park reser-
yolr when he fell overheard. in an CT
!3ft 10 catch bali 4 deckhani on
Gre stean er John w. Garrett was
drowned at Race Street Wharf
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-05
WILL NOT APOLOGIZE
Gompers Intimutes That He VIII 10
to ,Juii.

10 Jail.
q. Louis. Mo. July 4.-waivine the
Guilt gull o, or innocence OF the McNamara
Etment. Samuel Gompers. president Of
me american Federation of Labor. in
asedressing Mcnamara protest meet
ing In a summer garden here today.
said II would be better for murderers
to go uncaught than to have con.
dition prevail where 1t is possible TOR
acc used men to be kidnapped to re-
move them from the jurisdiction Of one
State to another. e
Al one stage OF his address he ra-
courts. III 'ne
Who knows where I shall be in n
Re wweeks?" he asked. adding "For
go TO Washington. where / am not
70 be called unon to answer for con-
Tempt, but TO he given an opportunity
o. apoiogiZinE to the court. We'll. ii
jail" " 40 10
His was one of several spec ,hes on
What was designed as safe and
sane" Fourth celebration. under the
nnnspices OF the Central Trades and L.
cor Union and the Building Trades
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-05
TERMS OF SETTLEMENT
Iiremcn Granted Increase and Number
of Negroes To He Reduced.

Ot NfSfOcS III ht tteuuCeu.
Atlanta, Ga, July &c. j. Goff,
chairman OF the Brotherhood of Loco
motive Firemen and Enginemen to-
day gave out the exact terms upon
which the Southern Railway and it's
1remen came to terms recently. fol.
lowing their dispute over labor ques-
tons According to Mr.. Goff. who is
the first of the delegation of fr.men
which conferred with Southern off
Gals IN Washington to talk, the fire.
men and engine hostlers received a
fiat increase of 10 per cent. in wages.
This was reported directly after tho
negotiations closed but has never been
eorroborated. In addition to the wage
matter, 1t was agreed to limit tho
number OF negro firemen to certain
percentage of whites. The exact
figures were not given out. 1t means
that the number of negroes will q
reduced on all divisions where negroes
now work.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-05
LOUISIANA CAMPAIGN OPENS
GuhernntOrinI Chnir md Two United
Stnteh Senate Sents PIums nj stnkr

HuhernntorinI Chnir and Two United
states senate sents Plums AT stnkc.
promise OF being the warmcst political
campaign experienced in Louisiana in
a decade. with the gubernatorial clair
ana two United States senatorial seats
me the principal llums at stake. npcned
more than a. 900 peonla ron; n3FomSat
OF the state. and in the midst OF the
Sptechmakinc an old-time Fourth OF
july barbecue was served
There are six candidates in the race
Ior the Democrats nomination for The
.hited states Senate. For Governor
me candidates are Secretary OF state.
John +. Michel, the recognized admin
istration representative: DIR. j y. AS
Wen, who recently resigned as presi
dent Of the Louisiana state Normal
.ehooi. and Judge Luther L. Hail. Of
me supreme Court. who has the in
League
;, Senator Foster sent letter from
inability to be present
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-05

No Promise of Relief.
Washington, July 1.-The hot wave
continued throughout the country to-
day. New records were established to.
day, and no promis. of relief was held
out by the Weather Bureau tonight.
the country from the Atlantic to the
Pacific faces another day of torrid
heat Tomorrow. without promise of
showers or 'ven Of cloud to snield IT,.
To-day temperatures were near or
above the 100 mark. While slight
drops were noted in some cities. in
creases in others served n maintaia
the average at tho top notch
Yuma, Arizona. reported 10 degrees.
this being the record for the day. M4s'
stood ST. Joseph. Mo. l06 degrees.
Boston, which beat all its former re-
cords with l02 yesterday. aaae1 two
more degrees to-day. and led the East
with lOi. in Washington 81 was the
record foe the day Down town Their.
mometers scared 20 1O7
Moderate temperature prevailed In
the South Atlantic and Gulf states.
with local showers.
Above 100 Degrees In Chicago.
Chicago. July 4.-To-day was the
hottest day, with two exceptions. In
lcontinued on Fifth Page,l
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-05
nusiness Section wiped out.

Fort smith. Ark, July 4.-Acco.dins
to report received here tonight. the
business section OF the town OF Bragg
Ckla., Gfty eight miles west Of here.
was almost entirely wiped ont is ire
to-day Among the buildings Destroy
ed We're "A half-dozen stores ana tbs
pCst- office. The towns teieEraphic ard
telephone communication IS so crip-
lied that IL Is impossible 10 get nceu-
rate renorts
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-05
Uncle Sam, Mail Carrier

Great improvements arc planned
for the postal service, and In next
Sundays Times-Dispntch there Will
be an article which tells of nm infer
estinS talk with Postmasfer-GeneraI
Hitchcock concerning the methods
used to Improve the service, While
ut the same time cutting down IFS
expenses. II will show TINT nm ern
of modern business management IL
responsible for the wIping out of
the dcficit of the department.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-05
KILLED BY LIGHTNING
W oman Meets Death and Several 9th.
Iniureu.

Cherryville, y. c.. July 4.-I.!ghtnf1g
struck an Clubhouse on the plantntion
OF Andrew stroud. four miles from
here today. and killed Miss May Co.'S
,ei and severely Injured Sylvanus
Mnunev and Charles Neil. all OF Cher-
ryville. Other members of the party.
which numbered about twenty. were
shocked. but none seriously
The party of young people had at
tended farmers union and rural car
riers' picnic at Sunnyside Schoolh ouse,
five miles from here. They had sought
shelter in the vacant cotton house
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-05
THREE KILLED IN ACCIDENT
veh Automobile Directly I'm
Front of Trolley Chr

Front of Trolley. Cur.
WARWICK, r /. Julv lite 49,,
OF oy q dense growth of bushes on
pom sides OF the crossing. Gustav
,thz,. OF Riverside. drove his auto-
noo!!e directly in front OF a trolley
car this afternoon. and as a rosi,I,
.hFee OF the occupants of the auto
.mop!ie are dead. and Mcneil and tho
I'm occupant are badly injured The
rr Mrs Eva Hartley. atty years sid. OF
:, Miss Mile j. Hartley. eighteen. Mrs
:, Mss b4.,l Ella II Bidweil. twenty-seven,
Menzei's injuries consist of bruises
fpsc ms PACK ana chest and possible
haymond Hartley, ten-year-old So,
o! Mrs Hartley. was badly bruised
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-05
KILLED BY EXPLOSION
Negro Meets instant Death and In
juries Fatal to Two Others.

New orleans. La. July 4-Tim Car
roil Frank BlaIse and Michael Leonard.
a negro, all hostlers, We're killed by
an explosion shortly before midnisht
last night, when Carroll stuck a
lighted torch into a tank OF a Southern
Pacific locomotive. to ascertain how
much oil 1t contained. The explosion
also resulted Ii doing Sl.40o damage to
the locomotive. CARROTS death was
almost instantaneous; Blaise and
Leonard dying shortly after being
carried to a hospital
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-05
ARMY BARS HARDTAcK
ifme-HoRored Ration to De SunnI,u,.,
With .'FIeld Brcad.

New York, July 4.-Word comss 70
m!iiitary circles here from washtncttn
S tma1 me Old fashioned bareback has
IN favor OF new ration, to be t;nown
as heid bread" Only on rare occa.
SONS .i Will hsrdtack be used in the fu-
S1a,i as, Tor instance, when an organ
.natloH is cur OFF from a supply train
or Is on forced march.
me new field bread is composer Of
ht o;, water. salt and yeast. After
Seins permitted to rise. 1t IS baked
IN Loaf. 1t will be the CHIEF ,,:ticIa
OF diet for the soldier in the fn.urn
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-05
PUT POWDER IN HIS TOBACCO

Children Play Fourth of July Joke ~,
Pittsburg. Pa, Iulv a-souo -,
yesterday the children of Charles NJ
lowe. of North, Versailles TOWNSHIP r.
move moved the powder from some fire.
eraGkers and pat it in their fathers
tel shelf. " " man
Last night when Marlowe lighted nis
pipe II was shattered and his whisisers
and mustache and what little hair he
mad on his head was burned Of -''
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-05
Portion Of Town DESTROYER.

Princeton, Mo, July 4--Three busi-
ness blocks, includius the entire ocrth
SIDE Of the public square. were de-
stroyed by a IRE OF unknown Grigin.
which started late this Afternoon in
an upper hoor of n hardware store, Ths
loss Is estimated at s2S0,090.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-05
500 COUNTERFEIT BILL
Found IN Louisville Enuk's shIpmeut
Ia New York Correspondent

Ia New York Correspondent.
washington. July "a new coun-
terfeit 500 gold certificate. so well
made In many details that the Secret
Service agents regard IT as highly
dangerous. was found yesterday In a
shipment or money from national
bank IN Louisville TO its correspondent
In New YORK
The now bin is a Autograph. and
although it has many defects. is print
ed on the governments money paper
which the counterfeiter must have
obtained by bleaching a genuine note.
1t bears the portrait OF Benton which
Is very dat y careful examination OF
the back is likely to betray 1t,