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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-09-16
SUES AERONAUT
FOR A DIVORCE

NEW YORK, Sept. 15.-An action
for absolute divorce was filed In the
Supreme Court against DIR. Julian
Pinckney Thomas, millionaire club
man and weii-known aeronaut. to-
day. His wife, Hulda Ebshart Thorn
as, named two occasions on which she
charges he husband has been guilty
of misconduct.
DR.. Thomas Is best known as a
bailoonist and driver or automobiles.
He has made several notable balloon
flights. and on one occasion took DIP
his elder son, 0din. on an aerial Jour-
ney that carried them across four
States. The boy is now about twelve
years OF age.
DR.. Thomas invented and operated
a wind wagon that came near to
ending his career. While he was
driving the wagon in 1908 to Morris
Park he crashed into an IL" pillar
Aa.nd was seriously Injured.
In July, 1907, DR.. Thomas was driv-
ing his automobile with Miss Frances
Haas and Miss Ahrr'e Weissman as
his guests While the motor car was
running at high speed OF jerome
avenue 1t crashed into a trolley pole
and tipped over. All three Of the
occupants were injured Miss Haas
sued DR.. Thomas for damages, but
lost her suit. Miss Weissman and
Or. Thomas sued the city and the
Union Railway Company, but did not
collect damages.
The Thomases have two children.
Odin and Cianton. the latter seven
years of age. They are in the Gus
tody of their mother
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-09-16
TO WE'D HOMELY
MAN. FOR SAFETY

NEW YORK, Sept. l5.--'Imagine
husband SO busy thinking of his own
looks he would have no time to think
of your comfort When sensible
woman marries she marries for rest
The beautiful and honorable Mrs.
Henry Beresford, otherwise Kitty
wants to try her luck again, counted
smoothed the wrinkles in her Lady
Duff Gordon skirt and explained her
reasons for falling in love with Count
Fries, who, given any possible chance,
Gould win the prize of the homeliest
man in Europe.
II am not marrying Count Fries
FOR his looks. nor his title, nor his
money" said Miss Gordon. She paus-
ed. then plunged: ~ would not care
how homely he was she breathed va
Hantly. II love HIM"
1t was beautiful TO hear her.
Personally, / have not the slight
est desire To spend the remainder my
days in running around after a hand
some man. One is all the time won
dering If some other woman is not
trying to get him
"I gu see, I have not actually OBJ
tanned my divorce from Mr.. Beres-
ford as Yet, although I do not an
ucipate any real trouble in that d.
rection. OF course l shall manage
TO get IL, though he ~ kind of-oh,
we'll, you know--rather wanting me
back and that sort OF thing But
am determined to get my divorce and
marry Count Fries"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-09-16
JOHN, JR.,, SAVES
LIFE BY AGILITY
FIVE WORKMEN, HOWEVER.
ARE CAUGHT BY FAILING
BEAMS OF IRON.

TARRYTOWN. n. Y. Sept 15.-
The agility OF John u. Rockefeller.
Jr., saved his life wnen the rope
by which a bundle of construction
steel was being hoisted to the roof
OF his fathers mansion here this eve-
ming broke, allowing the steel to drop.
Mr.. Rockefeller leaped from under,
calling to the workmen to jump for
their lives. Five were not quick
enough, however. and sustained Sc
rious injuries One will die.
Mr.. Rockefeller, Jr., FASTENED to
give first aid to tho injured. while he
dispatched workmen for doctors and
nurses.
The garage was turned into a tenn
porary hospital, and 1t Is there that
three doctors and five nurses are
working tonight to save the lives OF
the injured men. Mr.. Rockefeller is
working with them.
Mr.. Rockefeller. watching the work
carefully, had just passed around to
the west side of the building. where
some men here hoisting a bundle Of
steel by derrick, which Ia located
on the roof, The steel had reached
the second story, when one end
caught on the cornice. The tie rope
broke. the steel tipped UP and slip
ped through the moose.
Mr.. Rockefeller saw what had hap
pened and. realizing the danger. call
ed hack to the man to jump for their
lives He leaped just as the bundle
OF steel came crashing to the ground.
A large number of italian laborers
were helping some stone masons.
They failed to grasp Mr.. Rockefei-
lers warning. As the bundle of steel
broke and the beams scattered they
moved these men down.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-09-16
JOY RIDER WILL
PAY FOR DAMAGE

LOUISVILLE, KY. Sept. 15.--Miss
Halle Weatherby, a pretty little is-
year-old Kentucky school teacher. IS
to receive st0.o in cash from
Thomas o. West wealthy Middle
town Joy rider who shot her.
On June last. Miss Weatherby
and her escort were in a buggy on
their way to party. when they en-
countered Thomas O. West, who Is a
Louisville insurance man. West was
in his automobile. He had won 500
at Churchill Downs that afternoon
and was celebrating his luck. When
he met the buggy he leaped from
his machine revolver in hand. rushed
to the buggy and shot Miss Weather.
by. He had never seen her before.
Miss Weatherhy was near death for
several days. West was arrested.
Now that Miss Weatherby has re-
covered from her wound, West, who
seems thoroughly remorsefuL pros
poses that he pay her $4,000. all the
expenses of her Illness. plead guilty
Of misdemeanor and pay 5000
fine.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-09-16
NIGHT RIDERS ARE
QUITE HARMLESS

LONDON, Sent. 15.--A company of
American night riders made sem
sation aboard the Olympic before
they landed at Southampton to-day.
They were four Kentucklans. and
before they boarded the ship at New
York had never seen the ocean. When
they got out of sight of land the
plympic1s purser discovered that the
quartette had described themselves
as night riders" This designation
caused him much perturbation. The
news spread to the stewards, all Eng
lish. who did not know the meaning
of the term, and from them to u
passenger, who did understand, and
demanded an investigation. A COM
mittee was quickly formed to inter-
view the qualtette, get acquainted and
see If the night riders" We're HARM
less The chairman or the commit
tee was Congr essman Martin w. Lit
Teton, of New York, who was born
in Tennessee, where "moonshiners'
ruled the land until the night riders
drove them out. He claimed famii-
tarity with the traits Of night riders.
Approaching the leader of the KEN
lucky party. whose name is Cecil Mel
don, he asked How about IT,
Mr.. Meldon explained that he apd
his friends had been in the tobacco
business, but had sold out and so
had no actual occupation. They de-
cided they might as wen call them
selves' night riders as anything
else to uphold the honor of Ken
lucky,
Mr., Meldon apologized for the err
ror If there had been any. He said
he and his friends were possessed Of
great terror for the ocean. They be-
liered they had acted on a rash i'm
pulse In taking tho journey. They
would have backed out If their trunks
had not been in the hold
Mr.. Ltttleton received the explana-
ton expansively, and the quintet al :
Journed to the smoking room. where
the might riders were immensely
popular fo, the rest Of the voyage.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-09-16
MOTHER DIES ON
EVE OF VICTOR

NEW YORK, Sept. l5.-~On the eve
of victory in u long and bitter legal
battle against her divorced husband
for the, possession OF their two chill
dren. during which sac dehed the
courts and welcomed a jail sentence
for contempt. Mrs. Grace Lowther
Starhuek is dead from an overdose Of
morphine which she took while sui
iering from a mental disorder brought
on by worry.
Mrs Starbuck stole the boy and girl
a year ago, and hid them in New
Jersey, She denied in court any
knowledge Of their whereabouts. and
was threatened with a jail sentence
far deception Later the children
were found where she had placed
them.
Mrs Starbuck sept up the fight. and
on the day OF her death her lawyer
reached an agreement with her for
mer husband whereby he released
claim to the custody fthe children.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-09-16
CHANCE is GIVEN
TO ENLISTED MEN

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15.-Secre-
tary Of War Stimson to-day ordered
a second examination for civilian can
didates for appointment as second
Heutenants in the army. The exam
nation will take place here. and at
army posts throughout the country
on January IL. 1al2.
The examination wrIf be for ap-
pointments In all branches of the SER
vice, including cavalry, field artillery.
coast artillery and fnrantry. j A SINH
lar examination began on September
s. and is still in progress. Two hun
dred and ninety candidates are taxi
Ing this examination. It's for the cav
airy. field artillery and infantry and
lis for the coast artillery. There are
about zoo vacancies. sixty OF which
are in the coast artillery. but II Ia
not expected that out OF the $50 men
now competing that mroe than 100
~ be successful.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-09-16
GOVERNORS ARE
FIRM IN STAND
Will See That States Side of
the Controversy is
Presented
ALL ARE AGREED ON
STEP OF IMPORTANCE
Contend for Right to Regu-
late Intra-State Commerce.
To Meet in Rich
- mond Next
Contend for Right to Regu-

SPRING LAKE. n. J., Sept. ID
The fourth annual conference of the
House of Governors came To i close
here this afternoon, after a resolu-
ton had been adopted accepting the
invitation of Governor Mann and the
people of Virginia to meet in Rich
mond next year. The opening date
of the next conference viii be Sep
TENDER 3. ls12.
Tn to the very hour of closing the
chief topic of discussion outside of
the regular program was the proba-
bic effeet of the action taken yes
terday when Coverings Harmon, Of
Ohio. Hadiey, of Missouri, and AL
drich, OF Nebraska, were named as
committee to fight the Saabron deci-
sion in the Minnesota rate case which
has been declared 20 amount to a
usurpation OF State rights
Important step.
All agreed that 1t was one OF the
most important steps ever taken in
the fight for the preservation OF state
sovereignty and would undoubtedly
have strong bearing on all questions
pertaining to business conducted with
In State lines, The committee has
not yet aScertained when they viii be
permitted to appear before tho ST.
prema Court.
The following statement was hand
cd out to-day:
AS the decision Of the United
States Circuit Court in what are
known as the Minnesota rate cases to
the effect that the State of MINI ESQ Ia
had no authority to regulate railroad
rates within its own borders, because
interstate commerce was thereby af-
fected, and as other cases involving
the same question in other States
would soon come before the Supre1n o
Court Of the United States for de-
cision. the conference considered &c
advlsa bic that a. committee should
be appointed to see that the States
side of this controversy is properly
prepared and presented to the Su-
preme Court.
Only Legal Side
The committee expects 10 deal
only with the legal side OF this Gov
troNersy, and action taken yesterday
was one Of only ordinary precaution
Every State in the Union is equally
and vitality Interested in the decision
OF this question, as the right Of each
state TO regulate its own Internal com
merce would be destroyed by an ad-
verse decision.
we expect to ascertain "a TO what
cases Will first be considered by tha
Supreme Court in which this question
Will be decided. and II 1t is deemed
advisa BILE We will ask leave to present
to the court brief argument IN sup
mort OF the right Of the States 10
regulate commerce wholly within
their borders
Gov. Harnnons Views.
In an interview, Governor Harmon
anplifed the statement and gave his
personal views Of the work TO be &C.
complished by the committee as fol-
lows.
The action of the conference in
naming me- as chairman came as a
surprise to me. In the first place I
have been out OF the law for several
Years, and did not even know about
Continued on Third Paxe1
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-09-16
DEMENTED WOMAN
ROUTS DRUMMERS

Especial to The Richmond Virg' MAN,
RALEIGH, n. G, Sept, 15.-Great
excitement was caused here near the
midnight hour at one of the leading
hotels when a lady guest. who to-day
registered a MRS. J c. Bell. North
Carolina" suddenly appeared in the
hotel office and walking our in front
covered several drumners with ?. pis-
toll. and demanded TO know some II rng
unintelligtble
The knights of the grip hastily fikcd
out Of pistol range, and the lady APP
parently a woman Of refinement was
disarned and f0rcibly taken u her
room. Physicians who were summon
ed quickly pronounced her insane, aud
she is being cared for at the otei.
She is in such "a state ~ excitement
that her real identity Is not fully es
rabiished. but one, who saw hsr, states
that She is from Newb arn.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-09-16
NO OPERATION ON
STOLYPIN NEEDED

ST. PETERSBURG. Sept. 15.--En-
couraging reports OF the condition Of
Premier Stolypin were received to-
day from Kieff. A message from the
premier's brother. Alexander. read:
AT the first consultation the ply.
sicians conjecture that the bullets
wounded the pleura and grazed the
liver. Condition very satisfactOrys
Pulse 70. Physicians decided opera.
ton unnecessary" Nj
1t Is feared that tho news Of the
attempt on the life OF tho premier
may cause another outbreak against
the Jews In South Russia, and -.
pecially/ In Bcs, Arabia. where -
Semitic feeling y vGxI asq1A
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-09-16
|OR. WILEY WINS
OUT BEFORE TAFT
President Completely Exon
crates Head of Pure
Food Bureau
AyICLE DCfIkAf AyCo
WlCkERSHAM ALSO
ESCAPES CENSURE
Memorandum Says Had At
torney General Seem All
of Evidence Opinion
Would Be Different

BEVERLY, MASS. Sept 15.-Just
before starting on his long swing
around the continent to look after his
fences for 1919. President Taft made
public to-day a memorandum. pre-
pared, as he says. weeks ago, which
completely vindicates Or. Harvey w.
Wiley. chief of the bureau OF cheinis-
try in the department of agriculture.
from the charges preferred against
that official by cabal in Secretary
wilson's department and severely
condemns the PERSONS responsible for
the trouble to which the governments
pure food expert has been subjected
Tor years
At his summer home IN the blue
Ridge mountains OF Virginia, III.
Wiley said tonight after receiving
| news OF the presidents action:
Its a complete yindication for me-.
/ have nothing further to say about
II IT. view Of the fact that / have
re- .ived no word officially regarding
the matter"
From Tama. Iowa. where Secretary
" slson was found tonight. came this
expression from that official.
Il thing President Taft has con-
s!dered the so-caiied Or. Wiley case
,,
his decision viii give general salts
fact'on throughout the country"
WickerSllam Escapes Censure.
IN his memorandum President Taft
explains that he would have made the
letter public weeks ago had 1t net
been for the fact that conEres sional
committee was investigating the de-
pa1tment of agriculture and he was
waiting for the result OF that IN
liLir4. hafore- announcing his decision.
Although Attorney General Wicke:-
sham. to whom had been read the
report Of tho departments pars ,nnel
hpard which recommended that DR.
Wiicy's resignation should be asked
for. approved ttls finding againS, the
,htsf chemist, there is no word OF re-
ro& Oh OF his attorney general by the
president. Mr. Taft passes this over
".th the observation that Mr. Wiekc-
sham had acted with less comp1ets
data tt.ore him than had been laid
before the president.
:. Arose Over DIR. Rusby.
The Wiley case" arose over the
employment by the bureau OF chenis-
try Of DR.. II. II. Rusty, of New Yokr,
as pharmacognocist OF the bureau. In
effect, DR. Wiley, Or. l. +. kehlor,
chief of the drug laboratory. and Or.
w. d. Bigelow. assistant chief of the
bureau, were charged with having
consptred to pay Or. Rusby a salary
of $1,000 a year with the tacit I'M
Outstanding that he was TO do only
enough to secure this mount at the
rate OF $40 day.
This was held To violate an act OF
Congress. which limits to 50 day the
compensation OF scientific experts. In
addition to the recommendation that
DR. Wiley be allowed to resign. the
personnel board held that DR.. Rusty
should he dismissed. Or. Keller be
reduced and that DIR. Bigelow be al
lowed to quit the service. None OF
the recommendation are upheld by
the president.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-09-16
BIG BANK NOTES
NOT BEING USED

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16.--The i'm
probability OF the story circulated by
the fees of reciprocity IN Canada that
United States $4,000 gold certificates
were being used by the friends of re-
ciprocity to purchase votes for the
pact pointed out in special dispatch es
to the International News Service
from Montreal, is substantiated by
officials of the United States Treas
ury.
There We're 19.401 notes OF this de-
nomination outstanding August 81
last. OF which 10S We're payable to
order and the others payable on de-
mand. At the Treasury Department
il was said these notes were used
mainly in the clearing houses To ad-
just differences in accounts existing
among the banks.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-09-16
Fowler Starts Sunday.
CHARGE~MURDER
II SUICIDE CASE

Los ANGELES, CAL, Sept Is
Charged with numbering a man who
admittedly died by his own hand. w.
c. Voshail. rent collector. Is on
trial before Justice of the Peace
Frank Forbes
The strange case assumed TO be
the most remarkable In the criminal
annals of Los Angeles county, grew
ont Of the testimony OF Or. G. w
Campbell, the coroner's physician at
the inquest held over the body of
Alexander Stewart. teamster. Camp
h3ll testified that Stewart took his
own life while temporarily insane
from a blow alleged to have been
struck by Voshal
The coroner's jury returned q YER
dict holding Foshall responsible for
the death OF Stewart
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-09-16
RARE DISCOVERIES
MADE IN AFRICA

WASHINGTON. Sept, 1.-THE
State Department has received "a re-
port OF the discoveries made By the
expedition of the Archaeological In
stitute Of America. excavating on the
site of Cyrene. in northern Africa.
The report shows many interesting
relics have been unearthed to form
"a connecting link between the pres
ent and the past.
The expedition viii continue its
work in October. and the American
warship Chester will protest the
Americans while the excavations are
in progress.
The report says.
al times as many as 100 Arabs
were employed as workmen, Three
thousand terra Gotta figures, besides
large number Of statues. were
found"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-09-16
COST OF LIVING
is TO GO HIGHER

WASHINGTON. Sept. 15.--ln an IN
terview here to-day George f. Roberts,
director of the mint declared the cost
OF living is to go still higher.
Pointing out that crops this year are
a disappointment and that prices of
meat, and all kinds of food Will in
evitably move upward. MIR. Roberts
says he doubts it, as people Ameri
cans have fully grasped the signifi-
canoe of the fact that the era of free
lands is gone in this country.
The highest cost of food, clothing
and rent forces up wages. and with
higher raw materials the manufactur-
ers finds his efforts to reduce costs
nullifed, says Mr.. Roberts.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-09-16
GENDARMES WOUND
TWENTY STUDENTS

LIMA, PERU, Sept. 15.-treat ex-
citement prevails over the action of the
gendar1es yesterday In attacking and
wounding twenty of the student de-
monstrants on their way - the office
OF the home minister to ask for the
liberation OF a student who had been
arrested for writing a plea for amnes-
ty to the men who were accused Of
having caused the outbreak of May
90.
President Leguia ordered the i'm
mediate release OF the prisoners taken
by the gendarmes. Tho matter was
also taken UP in the chamber of depu
ties where motion to censure the
government was lost because of the
absence of Il quorum.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-09-16
COURT UNDECIDED
AS TO ALIMONY

Especial to The Richmond Virginian.)
RALEIGH, \. c.. Sept. i5.---Judge
PEBBLES. in Johnston County Court
tonight took up the alirnony feature
OF Mrs. Percy b. Flemings case. he
having awarded the children into
her custody last night. He is unable
to fix the question of alimony yet.
because of the conflict Of testimony
as to F1eming's present financial con-
dition, which Is generally regarded
as almost insolvent To-day her coun-
sci had notice posted on the door
Of the Fleming home IN Raleigh noti-
tying all persons not to remove any
or the furniture from the home.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-09-16
RETAINS LAWYER
TO ASSIST CUPID

NEW YORK, Sept 15.-Eleanor Pen
dleton Ream. the pretty actress, who
has been separated from her wealthy
young husband since few days after
they were married. has retained a
lawyer to care for her interests, and.
II impossible to assist cupid In restor-
ing her husband. Norman B. Ream Is
still In Thompson. Conn. whittier he
went to acauaint his millionaire father
with the fact Of his marriage
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-09-16
POISON CHICKENS
FED TO SAILORS

WASHINGTON. Sept ia report
regarding poisonous chickens fed TO
men on board the battleship Michigan.
has been received by the navy depart
ment. While the ship was engaged in
target practice. chicken dinner was
served. Almost Immediately seventy
two men OF the crew became ill., ana
one seaman died. An investigation
was ordered. and while the remaining
cold storage fowls seemed to be good.
the whole lot was thrown overheard.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-09-16
GENERAL BOGGS
PASSES AWAY

Especial to The Richmond virginian. J
wINSTON-SALEM, y. c., Sept. IL.
General w. B. Boggs, one Of the few
remaining Confederate generals. died
here to-day at the home at his
daughter, Mrs w. b. Tyler. He
graduated ut West Point and served
throughout the Civil War. HIS was
born IN Augusta. Ca. eighty-three
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-09-16

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15.-The De-
partments of Agriculture and Inte-
rior have concluded arrangements
that will lead to the largest timber
sale ever conducted by the govern
ment.
ern part OF Arizona. and comprises a
large portion OF the Sitgreeves and
Apache forest lands, The total area
involved In tho sale ID 200, geo acres,
containing 60o.00O.Q0o board feet Of
4umD0A @ s4se --s--.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-09-16
Tcleeraphs Sympathy.

WASHINGTON, Sept. l5.-The De-
partment Of State to-day telegra phed
Charge Wheeler at st. Petersburg to
express the sympathy or this govern
ment on the attempted assassination
Of Premier Stolypin. This action was
taken after telegram had been re-
ceived here to-day. stating that the
condition of the Premier is serious.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-09-16
Inflinns Gcf Beer.

WASHINGTON. Sept. l6.--A COM
plant has been made to the War De-
partment from Indian traders at Fort
Apache, Arix., that near-beer. con-
tanning alcohol. is being sold to the
Indians on the Apache reservation.
and THAI much trouble has follow ed.