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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-18
Various Kinds Of
Weather Predicted

Washington, September 17--More
sharp chongcs IN temperature over
northern nnd central districts of
the country during the coming week
were forecast In n bulletin issued
Tonight by CHER Willis Moore, of
the Weather Bureau. a disturb
nnce now central over the plains
states Will advance eastward. II
VIII be preceded by warm weather
and followed by change TO colder
weather. This cold VIII likely
cause frosts by Tomorrow or Tues
day In the Northwestern Stntes, and
by "wednesday In the Lake region,
the upper Mississippi Valley and the
northern plains States. Ii will be
attended by showers Tomorrow. in
the Ercnt central valleys, and to-
morrow night or Tuesday In the
Middle Atlantic and New England
states. Another disturbance, which
viii probably cross the country. liz
promised TO appear In the North
west Wednesday. 1t VIII move enst-
ward, preceded by rising tempern-
turc, attended by IocnI rpIns, and
Followed by n pronounced change
TO lower temperature.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-18
MURDERER SATISFIED
Ready 10 Plead Guilty and Accept
Death Sentence

Death Sentence.
Anderson. S, c.. September 17-when
the case OF Samuel E. Hyde, charged
with the murder of his wife and her
rather, william Beasley. is taken up
by the grand jury here tomorrow
Hyde Will waive the three days usually
allowed defendants to be tried for muir
DER and 1t is expected that his trial
VIII be started in the afternoon.
Hyde has announced that he Will
make plea of guilty. but the laws of
south Carolina forbid such a plea. and
the court will appoint an attorney for
the prisoner.
The crime was committed on July
10 last, when Hyde went to the home
OF his father-in-law and shot 1--WE
times at hts wife. from whom he had
been separated for some time. The wife
was instantly killed. The shots at
tracted her father and sister, and
Hyde, who had reloaded his pistol. shot
both of them, a bullet penetrating Mr..
Beasley's heart. The girl was not Sc
riously injured.
Hyde is twenty-seven years old and
an engineer. He expresses no regret
TOT MS actions, on the contrary stating
that he now is entirely satisfied and
willing to take the death sentence for
the crime. He declares he had care
tuily planned to kill his wife because
her father had caused her to leave him.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-18
PREMIER SToLYPlN WORSE
condition of Wounded stntenmun Now
Is Critical.

CONDITION of Wounded Stntesmup Sov
Is Critical.
h!eF, September 1.-THE condition
OF IRE 0aer Stolypin, who was shot by
Dmitry Bosrof at a gala perform
ance in the Municipal Theatre Thurs
DAY night. is causing his physicians
alarm. Peritonitis has set in and the
patients heart action has considerably
weakened. lengthy bulletin was
prepared this afternoon by the ply
sicians IL view of the change for the
worse, as II was deemed adyisabl. 70
inform the public OF the true nature
OF the premier's wounds. This bulle-
tin was as follows:
cnange for the worse in Premier
sto!ypin's condition set in last even
ING symptoms OF local oerttonttis
were noticed. with indications OF effu.
sipn OF blood under the diaphragm Ar
$50 o'clock this morning the Patterns
temperature was 500. pulse so. resuira-
.ion 20 10 IS The temperature two
ration "a TO as
Ihe bandages were removed ~ 10
o'clock. and the mouth OF the wonnd
was found TO be In satisfactory
state. The bullet was felt under tho
sain and removed, a local anaestbetio
nelhS employed. The patient stood
the operation we'll In every way.
Inc premier showed no improvemep,
during the day. but the doctors hone.
luiiS expressed the opinion that there
was no great cause for alarm. The
nhianieht bulletin. however. was not
reassuring. 1t read:
Late tonight II. stolypin Is stu,
showing symptoms OF peritoni,ts Tsn,
perature IS. pulse lie to 100 resntrn
ton IS"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-18
WINGING HIS WAY
ACROSS COUNTRY
Third Aviator B gin S
Flight From Coast
to Coast
| C. P. RODGERS OFF
f OR Is | G T K IL Z
Takes to the Air at Sheepshead
Bay and Covers Eighty Miles
at High Speed, Alighting
for Night at Middle
town-Conhdent
of Success.

New York. September 17.-C. P.
Rodgers, third aviator to start on the
transcontinental flight for the Hearst
prize, rose from the track at
Sheepshead Bay at 4:25 o'clock this at
ternoon swept in wide circle over
west until his white-wirged fier
merged into a bank of clouds over the
Jersey meadows and disappeared. He
drove Wright biplane. and carried
messages from Mayor Gaynor to the
Mayor OF San Francisco, and from the
commanders OF the Eastern division
of the army and navy to the COM
manders on the Pacific coast. Before
his start the machine was christened
BY Miss Amelia Swift. of Memphis.
Tenn.
Flying over New York City. Rodgers
crossed Broadway at 4:45 at q height
of 5000 feet. and covered the mile
from that point across the river in less
than a minute.
New York saw Rodgers for the last
tim" about 1850 o'clock. and at 6:O7
he was reported as passing over Camp
bell Hall Junction, sixty-six miles
from the start, headed for Middletown.
The aeroplane looked almost like a
toy at the starting ground. as 1T meas
ured but thirty-two feet from tip to
tip, while the aviator stands six feet
four, and weighs 1872 pounds. Rodgers
is confident that 1t will land him In
San Francisco, however, without mis-
hap.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-18
Aviator Is Killed.

London. September 17.-Lieutenant
r.. 4. Cammell. of the British aviation
school al Marlborough. was killed to-
DAY while making flight at Hendon.
which is six miles from the centre of
London.
Cammell was an experienced avie-
tor and competed IN the British avia-
tion circuit race recently for the Daily
MAN prize. but to-day he was making
his first flight in a new machine. He
completed the first circuit without
mishap. and 1t is supposed that the
accident was due to his taking turn
100 quickly The machine turned
over and fell ninety feet. cammall
died of his Injuries before reaching
the hospital.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-18
LEAPS AND REscUEs WOMAN
Man Fully Clothed PIunges After Her
From Atlantic City Pier

Atlantic City, n. j., September IT.
The daring of Frank H. Sykes, a Phil
adelphia visitor. prevented another
tragedy from Heinz Pier. Sykes leaped
INTO the s@a fully clothed and rescued
Miss Bertha Lieb. twenty three years
old, of 1927 Atlantic Avenue. this city.
VINO jumped from the pier with suicidai
intent. sykes saved her from being
battered to death against the barnacled
piling and then assisted life guards
TO take her ashore. Hundreds who ne 4
witnessed his herotsm cheered
Miss Lieb. who was respondent over
an unhappy love affair. walked out
on the pier at noon. Hundreds were
seated enjoying the sea air Miss Lieb
s,rotied over the railing. watched the
breakers few minutes. and then
jumped in. heavy sea caught her and
she was carried beneath the pier
sykes. with companion, WAS on
the boardwalk when the commotion
on the pier attracted him. He pushed
ms way through the crowd and when
he sighted the woman in the water
Nauited over the rail. The waves were
storm driven and lowered several feet
high. Sykes was knocked about like a
cork, but managed to night his way to
the wpman's side. She was too far
gone to resist
supporting her with ofue hand he
Tended off the piling with the other
until Leidy. guard stationed in front
OF the Hygeia pool. came to his assist
ahce with the can buoy on this they
placed the now Unconscious woman
uhtil the arrival of a surf boat manned
by Nlcterl!ne and Grove. guards. who
TOOK MISS Lieb and Sykes aboard
men the beach w1ls reached tho
crowd that had gathered hampered the
work OF resuscitation. The uncon.
scious girl was placed in the arnbu-
rance and taken to the City Hospita,.
where physicians revived her with dr.
fculty. She will recoyer
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-18
Conserva-
Province.

This gives the preset Laurier gov
eminent normal majority OF 10 out
OF total membership of 2I1. To de-
feat the government the Conservative
opposition must make gain of %
seats while to carry on the govern
ment and organize the House they
must make gains OF at least %
Issues and Leaders.
Sir Wilfrid Laurier. now seventy
years OF age. has been Premier of tina
Dominion for over fifteen years, since
3une. 1896. when his party, the Lib
erals. defeated the Conservatives under
Sir Charles upper, Bart, known to
Canadian politics as the old way
horse Of Cumberland" from the name
of his first constituency. in his native
province OF Nova Scotia. Sir Wilfrid
Is French Canadian, and his own
province, Quebec. with It's overwhelm-
Ing Trench population. has always
given him strong support
Sir Wilfrid has toured FIVE of the
nine Canadian provinces during the
campaign. and everywhere he has
maintained that the reciprocity agree
ment was purely business transact
fion, and that the loyalty of Canada
was not to be traf1icked for any trade
advantages.
The Conservative opposition has been
under the leadership of Robert Laird
Borden, OF Halifax who first chal-
lenged the reciprocity pact before the
Canadian Parliament and afterwards
carried the contest before the people
The grounds for this opposition are
two-fold. On the one hand. the Con.
servatives are high protectionists and
they contend that the present agree.
ment is dout IN entering wedge, while
on the othsS hand they contend that
trade under such n pact ,yo,,,, naas
a community OF interest between the
United Sites and Canada which could
not but weaken the British connection.
and wown eventually bring about the
States.
Duriag the campaign on the stump
and in the newspapers the utterances
OF President Taft that Canada 90 al
the parting OF the ways" and that the
Go binding Canada to the empire was
lcontinued on Second Page.l
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-18
FOUR HURLED TO DEATH
Killed When 500 Pnnsenger Train
Strikes Their buggy.

Killed When 500 Passenger Train
Strikes Their buggy.
Milwaukee. Wis, September IL
Three members of tho family of Frank
Klein, postmaster Of Rockfield, Wis !,
and a servant OF the family were
killed when 500 Road passenger
train struck their double buggy, nea,
Germantown, tonight. The dead:
Mrs. Anna Klein, thirty-seven years
old.
Jerry Klein, seven years old.
Grace Klein, eleven months old.
Woman servant, name unknown.
The injured:
Frank Klein. forty-one years old,
scalp wound and probably internal In :
turies.
Robert Klein. two years DID, slight.
~ bruised.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-18
ISLAND SINKS IN SEA OF LAVA
Phenomena In Honolulu yVitpexnca nv
+. A. Perret and Ass,.nnts

IL
honoiu!u. September l7.-One of the
most extraordinary and amazing phe-
nomena ever observed within the boil
ing lava pit of Halemaumau was
watched by Frank A. Perret. the scien-
uFt' and his japanese assistants on
the night OF Thursday last On Mon
oay' August u. the floating island
which had been a feature for some
months began to disappears. and the
evening OF thursday II had been eaten
up by the heat &c the SURROUNDING
liquid lava until the surface cracked
INTO lines OF fire. Then 1t sank. and
IN It's place on the fire lake grew q
gigantic bubble OF lava glass which
stretched and bulged until 1t covered
section of the lake of over 5000
square feet.
This huge black bubble propelled nv
hre fountain. then navieated The
length of the great lava sea. eventu-
any glowing into huge incandescent
globe lit with the fire OF Old raithfu1
and a sister founta. hre that hurst
forth beneath the blown-lava cupola.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-18
NOW SANE, TO STAND TRIAL.
bartender Who Shot Employer Is Re.
leased From MatteaUan.

Matteawan. N. Y. September IL
Thomas Tyner. who in 1908 shot his
employer. John +. Murphy, in New
York City. and later was committed
to Matteawan. was released from that
institution by order of Justice Tomp-
kins Iyner was taken to New York,
where ne WIZ stand trial for assault in
the first and second degrees.
The writ was obtained through tho
efforts of Tyner's wife. Tyner. she
says. was actuated by jealousy at the
time Of the shooting. Employed as a
bartender. he had been drinking heav-
lily and was seized with the idea that
his employer had paid attentions to
his wife, and shot him. After his ar.
raiEnmsnt commission pronounced
him insane. and he was COMMITTEES ~
Matteawan. DR.. May certified that -Tv :
ner is sane. and in At condition to
stand his trial.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-18
1t Will End Thursday
With Elections in
Canada.
WILL DECIDE FATE
OF RECI PROCITY
Voting Takes Place simultane-
ously inNAll of Ten Provinces
Which Make Up Dominion,
and in Each One the
Fight Has Been 'Waged
Vigorously.

Ottawa, Ontario. September IT,
semi-ofiicial estimates OF Canadian
election results have been obtained
from both parties. and they show the
greatest possible confidence In expect
ed results. Liberals are confident
that the government Will be returned
and after careful inquiry into the
situation in each province ana every
constituency claim Nthe Laurier ad-
ministration Will have a clear majority
of SO. The estimate OF the Conserva-
tives has been made with equal care,
: and they declare that the election
next Thursday Will give Opposition
Leader Borden clear majority of
80 seats.
Victory for Borden is assured" de-
clared George Perley, chief Conserva-
tive whip. to-day.
Reciprocity has KILLED Laurier.
have been over 4 good deal OF the
country and everywhere I find electors
turning away from Laurier. announc-
ing that they will vote for Borden and
against reciprocity
Premier Laurier has arrived in OF
tawa in high spirits and unimpaired
health. To political friends here ne
expressed himself es Increasingly as
sured OF the continuance OF his re-
gime and the establishment OF reel
pTuclty.
The general elections OF Canada.
which VIII be held next Thursday. are
expected to be decisive or Canada s
attitude toward reciprocity between
that country and the United States.
and on the continuance in power OF
the Liberal party under the leader
ship of Sir Wilfrid .4aurler The
American Congress has already ratified
the reciprocity agreement. and after
protracted deadlock in the Canadian
Parliament the question of Canada S
ratification was at last referred to
the Judgment OF the people.
r"-'r'rhe elections occur simultaneously
In all of the ten provinces which make
up the Dominion OF Canada AS origi-
nally constituted the Dominion was
composed OF Upper Canada. including
the extensive English sections OF On
tario. Lower Canada, including the ex-
tens!ve French sections OF Quebec.
Nova Scotia and New Brunswick
Later the British North American act
OF 1867 admitted British Columbia.
Prince Edward Island, the Northwest
Territories and Newfoundland, all OF
which are now a part OF the Dominion
OF Canada, except newfoundland, which
did not take advantage OF admission.
More recently the western provinces of
Alberta, Saskatchewan and the new
Yukon Territory have been added
The elections are for the popular
branch OF the Dominion government.
the House OF Commons, consisting OF
22l members, elected by ballot for five
years, The strength of the two par
ties. Liberal and Conservative, at the
time OF the recent dissolution, was as
follows:
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-18
AWAIT cHAIRMAN's RETURN
Committee May Have Final Confer
ence with Officials To-Dny,

Washington. September II. -Th e
committee representing the telegraph
ers of the Southern Railway, which is
here negotiating with the company for
the adjustment of differences between
the two. to-day was awaiting the re-
turn of Its chairman. H. j. Alexander.
from Charlotte. N. c.. where he has
been discussing the matter of sub
hitting the question to a board OF
mediation. which course the railway
company has been insisting upon. M
Alexander is expected back to-mor-
row. and the committee then will have
final conference with the railway Of
ficials. Should a board of mediation
be determined upon. 1t is possible that
Judge Knapp, OF the Commerce Court
and Labor Commissioner Neill Will 10
asked to servo.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-18
WILD RACE FOR LIFE
Train Travels 700 Miles In 20 Hours
to Save Little Girl,

Train Travels 700 Miles In 20 Hours
to Save Little Girl.
SAP Antonio. Tex, September IL
Barbara Kruttschnitt will live. 4
wild 70o-mile train race from Ausuas
Calientes Mexico. to San Antonio
saved her life.
Barbara is the fourteen -months-old
daughter of julius Kruttschnitt. Jr..
son of julius Kruttschnitt. director Of
operation and maintenance of the Har.
riman lines. Young Kruttschnitt Ia
identified with the Guggenheim inter.
ests.
The baby took Ill with pneumonia
Physicians advised that to save her
life she be taken to a lower altitude.
special train was chartered and
made the 700 miles in twenty-six
hours of actual travel. Little Bar.
bara was hurried to a local hospital.
and to-day physicians say the chances
are all in favor of her recovery.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-18
BOYS LEAP COSTS AN ARM
Lad Who Jumped From Fire-Eacape
is I'm Serious Condition

Bloomfield. N. j.. September IT
Wesley Mortimer. eleven years old. lost
his arm as the result of game OF
follow the leader in which he jumped
from fire-escape some days ago.
His arm was broken by the fall OF
twenty Ave feet and after a few days
gangrene developed. To save his life.
DIR. Frank w. Lockwood. OF East
Orange, decided that an operation was
necessary. and the arm was amputated
in st. Mary's Hospital.
Ten other boys were following Nor
timer when he made the leap, but they
did not follow him.
The surgeons say he may recover.
but that his condition Is serious
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-18
AHA, THEY'RE MARRIED NOW
Magistrate nnd Minister Find Fun ir
BrideEroom's Name

Wilmington. Def, SEPTEMBER H.
Joseph Aha, of 2224 Howarth street.
and Miss Annie Hunter of Bristol,
Pa, he twenty-one and she eighteen.
asked for license to wed from Mas
istrate Gluckman. The squire thought
they were too young, but when they
swore TO their ages the magistrate
remarked: AHA, there is nothing for
me TO do but grant the license,
Aha. we've got It," said the pros
pective bridegroom. and the happy
couple soon were married by Rev.
George /. Wolfe. who also said, Aha,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-18
STAYS HIS WIFE
Cuts Fer Throas With Razor When she
Comes for Children

Pine Blum, Ark, September 17.-En-
ragged because his wife was about ia
take their three little children from
his home. William r. Nichols living
south OF this city, this morning cut his
wife's throat with a razor The wo.
man ran to the house of neighbor
and Tell dead on the doorstep.
Mrs. Nichols was suing for a divorce
aHesing cruelty While the suit was
pending. Chancellor Elliott issued an
oruef that she was TO have possession
Oh .he children two days out of each
MesN, She went to Ntchols's home this
morning to get the children on Nict .
ols's promise to the chancellor that h.
would not modest her.
Nlchois made his escape and has not
Deen found by the officers.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-18
Felt MT Cleveland.

Cleveland, O., September i7.--Father
% enSaush. director OF St Ignutius
College Observatory. reported to-day
that heavy earthquake vas recorded
ON the seismographs last night. Ho
said he believed the disturbance was
in South America and did not think it
vas caused by the volcanic erupt!ons
In Italy. for the reason that records
of eruptions are only local and do not
affect the seismographs. The shocks
began at 9:47; the maximum was at
1905 and the end at 11:1k. The mo-
ton was three millimetres
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-18
RETIRED BANKER A SUICIDE
III. Y. Sprenkle InhaIes Ga, M "a,
Club in Hanover. PA

York. Pa. September 17.-Returr,, :,
from York after visiting friends
Hamilton Y. Sprenkle, a prominent
resident of Hanover. went to the Arcnl
dian Club there and committed suicide
by inhailing gas.
The Arcadian Is the leading club in
the town, and Mr.. Sprenkle had been
member for many years HIS body
" iouha 1uiiy dressed on the kitchen
room was wide open. Poor ha.'..
ms friends say. caused Mr. Sprentia
10 take his life. He was re,iras
banker. retired
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-18
Cover. Eighty Miles.

Middletown. My, September H.
After an initial flight of about eighty
miles in his proposed aerial voyage
from New York to the Pacific coast.
c P. Rodgers. the aviator, reached
this city and landed at 6:1s o'clock
this evening. He had covered the dis
lance from the Sheepshead Bay race
track in one hour and fifty-three min
utes
crowd of about 10000 persons had
gathered on an open field in the out
SKIRTS of the city and gave the aviator
n tumultuous welcome. He made an
easy landing. and is in good posi-
ton to resume his flight westward
tomorrow.
He will spend the night here and
make an early morning start.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-18
WOMAN SAVES 200 FROM GAS
Jnnitress shuts on Flow which
Threntons Tennnfs, Live.

IHTFuIUHN ftHHntN' IIVea,
New York, September 17-Almost
overcome by the fumes of illuminate
ing gas which filed the building. Mrs.
Jennie Jeanendorf, janitress OF a six.
story tenement in TbiEa~Hsenue, with
her head wrapped Vap in blanket,
early this morning 3roped her way
through the basement o: the house.
turned of the safety valve and stop
ped the flow, which threatened tina
lives OF zoo tenants.
The main feed pipes leading to the
gas metres had haen wrenched apart
and 1t is believed that the attempt 10
asphyxiate the tenants OF the build.
ing was the work OF the Black Hand.
One man has been arrested and de.
tectives have been detailed to invea i
tisets the case m
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-18
SUICIDE AT OLD BROWN HOME
Farmer Dies Mt Abolitionisrs birth

Farmer Dies Mt Abolitionist's birth
Place on Anniversary of Nife,s Denim
Wlnsted' Conn, September l7-on
the anniversary OF his daaa ,.,xS.
birthday William Neidt, seven+,,I,,,s
years old farmer. of West Torr,neo
ton' last night committed suicide nv
hanging himself AZ the birthplace NJ
John Brown. the famous Aholitionis,
IN west Torrington, OF which propertv
MT Neldts son. Albert. Is caretal,er
DIR Neidt had been respondent sine
the death of his wife and had threat
ened 70 end his life several tines
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-18
AFTER NELSON'S PLACE
ID. w. LawIer Out for Minnesota sena-
torship MS n Democrat.

st. Paul. Mimi. September 1.-pan-
LEI w. Lawler. former Mayor of ST
Paul. has filed his AFFIDAVIT With ~,
Secretary of State as Democrat,o
candidate for United States sanata.
TO succeed Senator knute Nelson.
MI Lawler is the first to hla b,s
candidature under the Keefe law an
plying the Oregon plan for the popn.
lar choice of United States Senators
MI. Lawier says he is progressive
me primaries Will not be held until
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-18
WILSON REsENTs ATTACKS
says He Could Not oaieiauy s,n
Brewers' Congress

- "'H NUt UH1cIalIy Snuh
Brewers Congress.
Iraer. Ia. September 17.-James
wilson Secretary of Agriculture VII
Is spending his vacation here, resente
attacks on him because he has ac.
cepted the honorary presidency OF tho
International Brewers Congress.
Mr. Wilson said that as a represen-
tative of the government. he could no,
decline the honor He added thar as
the congress will be attended by rep.
resentatives Of many nations. who will
discuss business having a legal
standing. 1t could not be officiaIlv
snubbed.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-18
Dtes at Age of 40 Years.

providence. r. l.. September IT,.
Judy Ann Young. colored. and an old :
time slave, died here to-day. aged 10
years, of old age, She was born in
Virginia, near Lynchburg She re-
membered cleeTly events of the War
OF 1912.