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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-13
S. A. Potter, Cleverest
Confidence Man in
World, Arrested.
KNOWN TO POLICE
I F ALL BIG CITIES
Said to Have Garnered More
Than $1,5oo,ooo From Onwary
of Two Continents-Among
Evidence Found Is Sucker
List" of Former and
Prospective Victims.

New York. September 12-S. A. Pot
ter. who is said to be one of the best
known gold brick and green goods
also is said to have garnered more
than $l.50o.oOo from the unwary Of
two continents during the last few
years. By means OF gold brick swim
dies and confidence games. was lock-
ed in Jail here tonight.
He was arrested to-day by o. F.
DeWoody. division superintendent of
justice, after being sought for year
by United States Secret Service men
and the police of almost every city IN
the country. English detectives OF
scotland Yard also are said to have
sought Potter and his companions,
who were credited with having ex-
tracted numerous dollars from too
credulous Londoners.
Potter, who also was known as
George w. Post was wanted here On
an indictment for swindling. returned
In the United States Court in July
1909.
Potter and companion. Edward
starkioff. also are wanted in Phila-
deiphia, where they forfeited $4,000
pond in the United States Court
year ago.
cash bond of $4,000 offered by
Potter was refused by Federal off,
Gals. who declared nothing less than
100000 cash bond would gain him
his temporary freedom.
Starkloff, who is said to have ope-
rated with Potter under a score Of
names. is In the city, according TO
De Woody. and all of the Secret Ser
vice men and police here are search
ing for him.
AT Potter's home great quantity
OF evidence was found, Including what
the secret Service men termed a
sucker list" Of former and prospec-
tive victims. The list is said TO con-
tain a greater number OF names of
residents of cities than OF rural in
habitants
After heeine his $4,000 bond In
Philadelphia. Potter and Starkloff are
said to have opened an ONCE hero
and TO have flooded the middle West
with advertisements of spurious money
ior sale at half price. The bills, il
was declared were made from plate S
stolen from the United States mint at
Philadelphia. and were splendid coun-
terfeits. The investor usually re-
ceived package of blank paper and.
being in the position of having sought
to defraud the government, he would
not care complain to the authorities.
To Philadelphia for Trial.
Chief DeWoody said tonight that IL
was likely the prisoner would be ia
Ken to Philadelphia for trial. 1t is
Delieved there is more evidence in the
Philadelphia case. and a greater PEN
atty could be imposed there.
superintendent DeWoody said: pot
Ter Is the cleverest confidence man
IN the world in my opinion. He and
his companions have obtained s1.5oO
700 In few years by means of the
green goods, sailed gold mine. and
gold brick swindles. They are known
TO the police of every big city"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-13
CHINESE STUDENT HERE
seventy-onc VIII Study In American
UniyersitIcs,

Chicago. H.. September i2.-Seventy-
one Chinese students. seven of them
women. arrived in Chicago yesterday
direct from the Orient They are the
pick of Chinese student life for the
last year having been chosen from
schools throughout the empire by COM
pe'itive examination to take college
courses in American colleges and uni :
versities.
The students made up the 1911 DEL
egation, which is sent TO America an
nually by the Chinese government as
a result OF the remission of q part of
the Boxer war indemnity which China
had paid to the United States Each
student gets an annual stipend of $3.50
from the Chinese government
English was their common language,
because the native dialects in the diff
ferent parts OF the empire from which
they came differed widely. The ma
jority of the Oriental freshmen will
study in the universities of the Middle
West
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-13
ITALIAN CoBBLER' HELD
VIII Go to Grand Jury I'm Connection
With Murder of Harry Smith.

Washington, D. c.. September IA
Tony Melano the italian cobbler was
to-day held by coroners jury for the
grand jury in connection with the
murder OF fourteen-year- old Harry
Smith; Young Smiths body, charred
beyond recognition. and with the skull
crushed in, was found in Melapo's
shop, near the Government Printing
Office last Sunday morning. when Are
men extinsulshed the flames which
had been set to conceal tho murder.
While the inquest was in progress
to-day, over the body of young Smith,
his sister Myrtle. becoming hysterical.
sprang at Melano, and before she could
be restrained clutched the Italians
throat. hurting him backwards and
throwing herself against his body. She
had well-nig overpowered the husky
Italian when several men. including
Assistant District Attorney Hawken,
tore her from the accused The girl
was taken from the inquest-room.
shrieking wildly and leaving all be-
hind her in confusion. She has been
hysterical ever since her brothers
murder and tried Sunday night to
throw herself into the Potomac River
after identifying the charred body.
U. ousuffeur E-hthimku cmfwymf
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-13
PLACED BEHIND BARS
John A. Johnson Suspected of Murder
ing Little Annie Lembcrger.

Madison. Wis. September l2.-John
A. Johnson, q neishbor OF Martin Lem
berger. to-day in q cell at police
headquarters awaited a summons to
appear in court and tell what he knows
OF the death of Annie Lcmberger, the
seven-year- old girl whose body was
found In Lake Monona Saturday morn
ing
District Attorney p. n. Nelson said
that he had not yet decided when John
son Will be called, but probably II will
be tomorrow morning. Lemberger tes
tilted at the inquest yesterday that
he had had trouble with Johnson about
three years ago. md that Johnson had
invited him TO fight IL out. This is
considered important BY the police.
Johnsen's record includes two terms
in the Stale prison. two commitments
in State INSANE asylums and numerous
jail terms for drunkenness and non
support Johnson denies knowledge of
the circumstances OF the girls death.
a photographer visited Johnson in
his cell yesterday. A crowd followed
TO get glimpse OF the man. Johnson.
II is reported, saw them surrounding
the bars and cried out: My God, are
they coming?"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-13
ARBITRATION is DENIED
TruesdnIe Turns Down Proposition of
Railroad Track gep,

TruesdnIe Turns Down Proposition of
Railroad Track Men.
Scranton. Pa. September 12.-Presi-
dent w. III. Truesdale, of the delaware,
Lackawanna and Western Railroad.
has turned down the proposition of
the trackmen that the matter IF rein
stating Foreman NJ j. Foley be arbi-
trated by the New York labor com
missioners or a board Of arbitration
to be selected by the company and
trackmen.
Mr.. Truesdale's letter says:
The management of this company
cannot. in 5ustice-to Its best interests.
submit to any outside parties, or
board. questions involving it's right to
discipline It's employees for such wilful
disreFard OF orders. nor the policy 1t
shall adopt and pursue in dealing with
questions of this character"
President Truesdale had been given
until o'clock tomorrow afternoon to
agree TO arbitration or take the con-
sequence which the traokmens COM
mittee says means strike on the en-
tire system from Buffalo to New
York, and on the Syracuse and Utica
divisions.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-13
DESTROY REBELS is ORDER
Possibility of Serious Results In Szo
Chuen Province Considered GrnHe

Chuen Province Considered Grave.
Pekin. September l2.-An imperial
edict Issued to-day says that the ring
leaders in the disorders in SEE Chuen
province intended to proclaim inde-
pendence. AS a consequence. the Chi
nesc government has ordered the Vice
roy to destroy the rebels to the last
man. The Viceroy's attention has been
called. however. to the fact that many
of those taking part in the disturb.
ances are misguided. and the govern
ment instructs MIN to distinguish be.
tween them and the actual rebels in
imposing punishment
The possibility of very serious re.
suits IN SEE Chuen Is considered grave.
II the rebellion Is not promptly sup
pressed 1t is likely to spread to the
other province. where there has been
much discomfort of late. Some of the
newspapers are urging tho people to
Join In the rising, but the merchants
everywhere are fearful that IL tho
rebels are successful 1t might be tho
beginning OF general confia grafton.
The Japanese legation has received a
dispatch indicating that Chinese troops
are among tho rebels who are besieg-
Ing Chen Tu. No-reports have reached
here as to the extent of the affected
area. The Yangtse section of the prov
ince has not yet broken out. although
ready to participate II the movement
seems to be successful.
It Is not known whether the Ameri-
can and Canadian missionaries have
left Cheng Tu or are besieged there
Their last telegram declared their in
tention of sending the women and chill
dren forward
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-13
HELD AS TRAIN WREcKERs
Four italians Accused of SDeraiIin.
Cars for RevenEe.


Middleton, Conn. September 12.-on
warrants Issued by the coroner four
Italians are under arrest here to-day
charged with wrecking an express train
on the New Haven Railroad near here
on the night OF August 81, causing the
death of one passenger and serious In
jury to sixty others.
According to railroad detectives. the
four men hired rowboat in Portland
the Saturday night preceding the
wreck and rowed down to the place
selected, where they hid crowbars and
wrenches for use the next night On
the night of the wreck the four men
again hired the same boat and row Ell
to the scene. where they removed the
spikes from the Inside of one of the
rails and propped It up on one end, so
that the wheels OF the engine would
strike II and derail the train.
AS motive for the crime the de-
tectives allege that Giacomo List, who
was formerly employed by the road
as a track walker. had been discharged,
and that he looked for revenge and a
chance to loot passengers. Antonio
Diorri is said also to have desired re-
Venge for a fancied grievance. That
there was no attempt made to rob pas
sengers, the detectives claim, is due
to the fact that only two of the cars
went down the embankment and that
there were too many uninIured pas
sengers around after the accident.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-13
CHASES SPIDER So HOURS
T'vo-Year-Old Lad Found by Posse
Led by Father.

. A'ad rOunu ny Posse
Led by Father.
Chicago. September lathe peculiar:
evolutions of water spider led Alfred
iurs. two years old. on a thirty-six-
hour tramp. and kept a posse of ATTY
excited farmers out of bed for twenty
four hours.
Yesterday, just as they were ready to
give up hope. the searchers came upon
the infant sitting beside creek. II.
had been without food or shelter for
thirty-six hours, but in one hand was
triumphantly clutohed the crushed
spider.
II got 1t, papa" he said as his father
picked him up.
From the child's disconnected nara
tive it was gathered that ne became
interested in the spider Sunday morn>
ing. 1t was darting back and forth
ncross shallow creek back OF the
boys home near East Plato. six miles
west of E,gin. Fascinated by the dart
ing shadow. the hoy followed it along
the banks of the creek. Finally he
caught it and then. being tired, lay
down and slept with the capture still,
in his hand. He had just awakened
when the farmers found him
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-13
LAVA PoURs DOWN SLOPE
Crest of Mount Etna Presents Terribly
ing Spectacle.

Ing Spectacle.
Catania. Sicily. September 1.-THE
crest OF Mount Etna now presents a
terrifying spectacle. Heavy smoke lies
over 1t. with frequent brilliant flashes,
and the bomDardment which is con-
unuous along limo nearly two miles
In extent. is like the firing of heavy
artillery. A torrent OF burning lava,
estimated at 1000 feet wide and four
feet deep, Is pouring down the slope.
EVERYTHING in its way has been car
ried before 1t. Groves Of trees have
been protected and set on FIRE, and tho
lava stream sweeping through the
fields. sending out for miles around
hot resinous waves of smoke.
The peasants have left their homes.
carrying with them the aged, the sick
and the children. and whatever meag-e
belongings they were able to get to-
gether.
Whole regions covered with harden
ed lava from past eruptions have been
torn open by the frequent earth
shocks. Many OF these have been OF
great violence. and the peasants fear
repetition OF the Messlna disaster.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-13
TO OBSERVE 1o1sT BIRTHDAY
William Rankin Is Oldest College
Graduate I'm Americn.

Summit. n. J.. September l2.-wil-
liam Rankin. the oldest college grad
uate in America. will be 101 years old
next Friday. He will observe the day
as the guest of honor at family re-
union at the home OF his daughter
Williams College He enjoys good
health ard keeps posted on current
events by reading the newspapers
every day.
MIR; Rankin was formely treasurer OF
the foreign mission board OF the Pres
ioyterian Church of the United States
He came to this town from Cincinnati,
o.. whore he was for fifteen years a
law partner OF Alphonse Taft, father
OF President Taft
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-13
VICTORY FOR voLlvA
Indictment Against Dowie's Successor
Quashcd by Judge

Waukegan. Ill, September ia vic
tory for Wilbur Glenn Voliva, success
sor to John Alexander Dowie as gem
eral overseer OF Zion City, Ill, was
scored mere to-day, when Judge Whit
ney in the Circuit Court, announced ha
would enter an order for the ouashIng
OF the indictment against Voliva and
three of his officials, charging con-
spsracy In connection with the alleged
illegal voting at the Zion City cleo
ton last April
The court held that Voliva and his
followers had not bcen properly noti-
fled to appear before the grand Jury
which found the indictments Other In.
dictments against Voliva. however.
stu stand, as do 100 indictments
against others for alleged illegal vot-
ing.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-13
TRIAL AT LOS ANGELES
McNnmnrns Cannot Secure Change of
Venue Ia Indianapolis.

Los Angeles. September l2.-Judee
Bordwen. before whom John and
James j. Mcnamara will be tried Or.
tober IL on indictments charging them
with dynamiting and muBer in con
nect!on with the blowing up of the
Los angeles Times plant, ruled yes
terday that John ]. Mcnamara must
be tried in Los Angeles and not at
indianapolis, from which city it was
claimed ne had been kidnapped, as
the defense had requested
The bill of exceptions filed by coun-
sci for Mcnamara questioned the juris-
dicton of the Superior Court. but the
court held 1t had jurisdiction. Cyrus
MoNuit. one of the attorneys for the
defense, stated there would be no ap-
peal from his decision.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-13
ALL RECORDS BROKEN
Destroyer Reid Attains Percentage OF
30 in Torpedo TARGET Prnctice.

Newport r. l.. September l2.-All
records for torpedo target practice
stroyer Reid during the annual autumn
practice at Gardeners Bay L. l.. from
which the Reid. with other vessels Of
the torpedo boat and destroyer flotilla.
arriced here to-day: Vhe Reid tta.aed
speed by one OF the eight torpedoes.
The eight shots were fred at a dis
tance of 1000 yards. the toipedoes
being speedcd to 80 knots. apd the
vessel travelling at rate of 90 knots.
The target was an open space OF water
between two buoys
Headed by the flagship Dixie. all
the torpedo boats and des,royers of
the eighth. ninth and tenth division,
which arrived here to-day, will sail
tomorrow for Chesapeake Bay. there
TO take up tho annual gun drill.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-13
Fowler Hurled to Earth
When Biplane Hits
Tree S.
AVIATOR is NOT
BADLY INJURED
Machine Is Partly Wrecked, and
Delay of Two Days Is Probable
Before Cross-country Flight
Can Be Resumed-Engine
/. Trouble Cause of
Accident.

Alta. California. September "a
Aviator Ben Fowler. en- route from San
Francisco to New York, met with the
hrst mishap of his pioneer Cross
country voyage at 1920 this morning,
when In trying to make a landing. ne
cessitated by refractory engine and
steering gear. his biplane collided
with two trees, hurting It to the
ground. He was slightly injured, but
both planes of the craft and It's two
propellors were broken, and Fowler
will be delayed for at least two days
before he can resume his Eastern
journey.
Before leaving Auburn to-day Fow-
Ter had his first trouble with his en-
CINE. when wire OF the magnetic cir
cult pulled out. The wire was repair
ed. but 1t is believed this defect
caused the later trouble.
Leaving Auburn at s:37 o'clock,
Fowler rose to height of about 400
feet. and followed, the route of the
Southern Pacific tracks to the foothill
district Fer almost forty miles he
sailed along without a mishap. easily
distancing the special train and au-
tomobiles that had started from Au-
ouIH ut tHe same t1me. Nnen hair
mile from here his course suddenly de-
waited sharply. and without slacken-
ing speed his machine dashed full into
two trees.
Pitches to Earth.
At the height of fifty feet. the right
plane of the craft struck the branches
with a spl!ntering sound. and the force
of the impact sent the craft careening
against the other tree. This second
with both wings crumpled II pitched
to earth. The biplane struck. with
its propellors pointing downward.
thus splintering both propellors and
the rudder.
Fowler was hurled against the
motor, and through the debris of the
rudder to the ground.
Spectators who had witnessed the
fall rushed to his aid and his injuries
We're quickly given attention.
In explaining his mishap Fowler
said that his steering gear had sud
denly become blocked when he was n
few miles from the scene of the acct
denr and he was helpless to direct his
course At the same time his eleva,-
ing plane refused to work, and his eff
forts to control the biplane discon-
nected the defective magnetic wire thar
had given trouble earlier in the morn
ing.
Fowler declared that he would con-
tinue his journey in three days. His
injuries consist only of bruises and are
not of serious nature.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-13
MUTINY ON HATIEN BOAT
Fire Also Adds to Terror Aboard the
II Septembre.

Cape Haitien, Haiti September l2
The dispatch boat II Seprembre lies
of Fort de Paix with mutiny and fro
on board The steamer Eclaireur.
which went to the assistance of the
dispatch boat, returned here to-day
bringing sixty passengers who had
been transferred from the II Septem-
bre. One hundred and fifty passengers
remain on the vessel.
These include the medical commits
sion, which was on its way to GUIANA
minthe. when the trouble occurred,
Quannminthe is stricken with disease
and the people are without proper sup
plies and food The commission will
come here and proceed by land to the
suffering town DR.. James Donnelly
an American physician. is here, and
will Join the commission,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-13
WANTS FILMS SUPPRESSED
Censorship Board Condemns Pictures
Posed For by Beulnh BInford.

New York. September 1.-THE Ma
lonal Board of Censorship of Moving
Pictures to-day notified the police of
all the larger cities of the country that
tney had condemned the films posed
for by Beulah Binford. one of the
figures in the Beattie murder case in
Chesterfield county. Va. and request
ed the authorities to follow the ex-
ample of New York and forbid the ex-
hlbition. In it's report the board SAYS
regarding the pictures:
Their sole and only appeal is to
the morbid curiosity. They fail to
teach any lesson. except one OF senti-
mental liberation for the girl who
goes wrong"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-13

Portland. Me-, September l2.-Aftsr
q day of almost constant surprises,
during which the result was many
tines hanging in the balance, 1t ap
peared tonight, on the face of returns
from town and city clerks in all but
196 towns and plantations that prohi-
bition had won In the special election
OF yesterday. by 465 votes. Most OF
the towns yet to be heard from have
been unofficially reported with small
major!ties favoring retention of tho
prohibitory amendment in the Consti
tuition, and any change In the vote
OF these places is likely to help the
prohibitionists.
In addition to the 49, majority
shown by the clerks returns, there
are fifty more dry" votes known 10
exist in Portland. which are not in
cluded in the city clerks report. be-
cause of an admitted error.
II necessary anti-repealers will pc
tition for a recount.
Comes Big Surprise.
The change from an apparent victory
for the wet" side by 700 votes. to 500
votes in favor Of the "drys' came as a
big surprise. The prohibitionists had
practically conceded defeat, while
representatives OF those who sought
the repeal OF the constitutional amend
ment had sent out numerous state
ments on the strength of their appar-
ent safe majority
or the other referendum questions
before the people yesterday. that pro-
posing to make Augusta forever the
capital of the State, and favoring the
direct primaries act, were carried by
large majorities. according to returns
at hand tonight. With no cities and
only 1876 towns missing out of 52l, the
vote on the minor propositions was:
Retaining capital at Augusta--yeas
1925 noes. 3O,4l9.
Direct rimaries-Yeas, 55,s40; noes.
17,751.
Worldwide Interest
Ns MIS-, 1 NJ stevens s. president OF the
lowing statement tonight.
On September England cabled:
Hold the fort the world watches we
nave held the fort against the terrible
assaults of the united forces of the
liquor makers, liquor sellers and their
The remarkable campaign Just
closed has revealed that there is
worldwide interest, not only in total
abstinence. but in prohibition. and the
day of the final overthrow of the licuor
traffic has been fastened"
Frederick G. Fassett, secretary of
the Maine Non Partisan Local Option
League. said to-night:
we DO not concede that the amend
ment has been reafirmed There has
been so much contradiction in the re-
result is. We shall walt for the Official
canvass or the vote, and at that time
shall decide whether to take stems 70
secure an inspection of the ballots"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-13
BOSTON MILK DELIVERY CUT
Wagon Drivers Firm in Demand for
More Pay. Households SufferinE.

Wagon Drivers Firm In Demand Tor
More Pay, Households Suffering.
Boston. September 12.-Striking milk
wagon drivers remained firm to-day in
their demand for increased pay and
better arrangement for helpers and
new men, with the result that many
milk consuming hotels and steamship
companies here did not receive their
usual supply of milk until after the
business of the morning had started.
Many families were without milk be-
cause the delivery was suspended IN
some sections by reason of there not
being enough men to take the places
OF the striking drivers.
After the midnight meeting of tho
striking union drivers efforts were
to-day made to persuade the strike
breakers to leave their wagons. 1t
was also announced that a delegation
from the strikers planned to meet the
officials OF the companies affected
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-13
CHASE DEER IN STREETS
Buck Scatters Crowd, but Doe Is Fa-
tally Kicked by Horse.

Springfield. Mass, September "a
night with . crowd of several hundred
persons streaming after 1T. fright
ened buck deer Surat through Il plate
glass window into department store.
where he caused much havoc before he
made his escape by jumping from the
window, and scattering The crowd with
his hoof and antlers.
y doe, which had accompanied the
buck across the Connecticut River,
sought refuge in stable. but was
kicked there by a horse so severely
that a game warden was compelled to
end its suffering by shooting