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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-03-27
UNABLE TO FIGHT,
/ c HIN A SUBMITS
Without R es erve She
Will Grant Russian
Demands.
GOULD PURSUE
NOOTHERCOURSE
Attitude of Japan, Now More
Powerful Than Ever at Peking
Closely Watched-Great
Britain Is Accused of IN
stigating the Present
Land Grab.

FeklnE, March 26.--Chna is not IRE
pared TO antagonize Russia complet q
Is. and as result of prolonged cop.
ierellces tho Chinese foreign office to-
DAY assured the Russian minister. ar
horostoNetz. that China will acouia.o
unreservedly on Monday TO tho al
mands made in the Russian ul,imntun
concerning the provisions OF the treat,.
OF 1881 Russia insisted upon an an
swer before Tuesday.
II is generally considered thar thore
was no alternative course IN yiau 4,
China.s unpreparedness for war. IN
tense interest is being manifested in
the attitude OF Japan, which is obyi-
noioihg entirely aloof, although
more powerful than ever at Pekin,r
While the issues between chin, ANA
russia have been almost oblitcratcd
by the recent series OF ultimatun
ana, theoretically, Insufficient cause
Tor occupation exists, Russia apparent
~ feared that she could obtain on,v
paper promises. which the Chipesr
would not observe unless intimldated.
russians here point out that they hav.
less now in the way Of concessions
from China than when the treaty was
signed.
Russia Ridiculcd.
Some sections OF tn, legation uuar
ter ridiculc Russia for not following
In tho first instance the recent ex-
ample set by Great Britain III occupy
ing territory and awaiting Chinese
readiness TO discuss the contested
points. But 1t IS recognized that Russia
by failing to do this, has shown that
sho does not possess aggressive de-
I'hO =.
are Intensely ignorant Of foreign ar
fairs. are very hostile against Great
Britain. which they accuse Of begin
ming the present land grab, and they
prophesy that both Japan and France
Will not be long In following suit
Reports from Hardin state that the
Russian Railway has refused to trans
port several carloads Of arms and am
muntion destined for Chinese garrl-
sons on the frontier. From elsewhere
in Manchuria come indications Of Jap
,anese readiness TO invest South Man
churia should the Russian investmen I
In the North assume a serious aspect.
b In recent issue OF the Pekins,
Daily News. in an editorial evidently
inspired by the Chinese foreign board.
declared that China would not submit
to the so-called agerossions OF various,
powers, and that she would not sign
away her national rights, which must
be taken from her Whether this was
only a thaeat intended to assist China !,
diplomacy, to- morrow should show
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-03-27
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FINDS HIS QUARRY
ALREADY CAUGHT
Suffolk Detective Goes to St.
Louis for an Alleged
Embezzler.
4. 3. SMITH UNDER ARREST
Young Man Said to Have Swim
died Farmers in North
Carolina.
H. r. SMITH UNDER ARREST
lspecialto The Times-Dispatch. !

tSpecialto The Tlmes-DiSpatch.1
st. Louis, Mo-, March 26.-When J..
j, S. Branch. private detective. bet
ter known as Hurricane" Branch, OF
Suffolk, Va, stepped Into the office Of
Chief OF Detectives Smith this morn
ing ne saw sitting in the office under
arrest young man for whom he had
been searching for several months.
The detective had stopped over for
day preparatory to going to Spring.
field. Mo. where he expected to find
the man.
The man, when arrested. gave his
name as Herman r. Smith. He has
been employed since January as Il
travelling salesman in Southeastern
Missouri for motor car company.
with offices at 1907 Olive Street 1t
lis charged that he got $4,000 on worth
less checks in Gates county. n. G.
Smith is twenty seven years Old
and is connected, il is said. With we'll
to-do families in the South. The ST.
Louis authorities notified Branch a few
days ago that Smith could be found
in Springfield. Mo-. on Monday.
Branch decided to stop over sun
day In St. Louis. lie sauntered to po-
lice headquarters and walked into
Chief Smiths office. AS he glanced
around the room he threw UP his
hands in amazement.
Finds His Man.
There's my man." he said, and con-
graduated the local detectives.
Branch said that Smith is known
both as II. II. Smith and H. a. Smith,
and that he bought ties from farmers
in Gates county. n. c., under the name
OF II. r. Smith & Company It is
charged he gave l.. G. Carter Il check
for s336.o5 in payment for the ties.
The check was drawn on the First Ma
tional Bank Of Weldon. n. c.. .s6
Smith waived extradition proceed :
inEs and offered to help defray the
expenses Of the trip back to North
Carolina. sI5 5i.,.
Howard w. harrington manager OF
the motor car company talked to Smith
at headquarters. Harrington said he
believed the young man was innocent.
"IIe had an account In that bank
he said "and I believe the arrest was
made because OF some sorehcads In the
East"
Smith has been stopping at the
West End Hotel. II Is said he mar
ricd daughter OF Dir. Peake, of Hamp-
ton. Va His Wife is said to be wealthy.
The detective will depart with Smith
tomorrow morning. III ., s Il.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-03-27
COLLECTIONS TOO COSTLY
Many of the Customs Districts Will he
Abolished.

Washington, d. c., March .6--One
Of the next steps in the rehabilitation
Of the customs service probably Viii
be n reimbursement Of the collection
districts. There are now $50 Of these
in the United States and lis island
possessions. and onequarter OF that
number do not collect enough revenue
to pay their own expenses.
. Treasury records show that while
the customs in 1910 produced s333,33t.-
1h3---nearly half the governments to-
tel income from all sources---forty-o one
OF the 100 collection districts were los
ing propositions At least ten of the
forty-one were II dead loss. Only two
Of them cleared a ship, entries Of mer-
chandise were made at only two 9TH
ers, but none Of the ten collected
penny Their expenses ranged from
s12 to 5000 for the year One OF
them was 2Tappahannock. Va.
81 Treasury records show that II costs
s270 to collect 81 at Natchez, Miss. ;
$3.50 at Beaufort, N. c.; SIS at Basllcar
La, and s5G lnt Alexandria. Some of
this other losers are Albemarle, N. c.;
Beaufort, s. c.; Brunswick, Ga; Cape
Charles Va. aud Pamlico, IN. C.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-03-27
ExAaIs1Sc SOME MARKS OF 1pEsr1r1cAr1os
DEADLY AIM WILL
RIDDLE TARGETS
Battleships Go Out to Sea for
Practice on Southern Drill
Grounds.

Norfolk. Va, March o6-Six battle.
ships. including the New Hampshire,
whose twelve-inch gun destroyed the
old battleship Texas off Tangiers
Island last week, went out to sea to-
day. and tomorrow Will begin firing
at targets off the Southern drill
grounds.
Preceding the battleships to sea, the
Leonidas went out towing targets that
were constructed at the Norfolk navy
yard and will be riddled by the deadly
aim Of American gunners during the
target shooting outside the capes.
The targets. made Of canvas sup
ported by wooden masts on a raft-like
iloat, will be kept moving before the
guns of the battleships by the Leoni-
das, which vessel will have them in
tow. Some of the targets are 400 feet
long
On the canvas Is painted the outline
:of ship, and the gunners are cx-
ipected to pick out vital spots and rid
die her" with shot. For the best
record made during these tests the
government will award prize money,
and to the gun crew making the best
record of all ships will go the title of
being the best shots in the navy.
. FIVE other ships that were in the
roads last night are expected TO weigh
anchor Tomorrow morning and pro-
coed TO sea to take part in the shoot
Ing.
BY striking some hidden object in
Chesapeake Bay. near Tangiers Island.
last week during the destruction of
the old battleship Texas. the hattie
ship Rhode Island broke one propeller
blade and bent another. The big ship
that was scheduled to sail with others
Of the Atlantic fleet for battle prac-
tice outside the capes was obliged to
come to Norfolk and go into the dry
dock
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-03-27
GOBLET KILLS CHILD
millionaire Runs Her Down With Hia
t54fsi .1RtOmOhiIe

Middletown. y. y, March 26-Rohert
Goeiet, Of The millionaire Goclet fam
ny, driving through Chester in his au-
tomobilc this afternono with a chaur-
ieur. ran down little Marie Potter, who
whiskcd in front of the machine she
died shortly afterwards
as the girl, who was only three
years of age was breathing her last
MI Goelet lifted her into the automo-
bile and rushed her TO her parents.
home, where She died After hearing
the testimony of eycwitnesscs the cor
oncr cXoneratcd Mr.. C;oeIet
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-03-27
a ItniIl of MIliY.

Wathcna, Kan, March 26.-R esidents
here were spattered by rain Of mud
to-day. The phenomenon was caused
by high wind and dust storm which
prevailed when n light rain began to
fall. 1t is explained that the drops
Of water collected the dust In the at
mosphcrc, turning 1t into mud. isa
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-03-27
BODY is RECOVERED
Duncan McItac, jr., browns After
Saving Companions.

Saving Companions.
Washington. D. G., March 26-The
body Of Duncan McRuc. Jr., WHO was
drowned in the Potomac River yestcr-
day while canoeing With fellow stu
dents OF George Washington unlver-
sity. vas covered to-day.
McRac lost his life after having
horoicaliy saved the lives OF three OF
Ills fellow students, Harold Keats,
Eoamcr ". .Irgo and Robert l.. ones.
Mclfac was twenty one years old. Il
son OF Colonel Duncan McRoc, af Ma
con. Ca. and nephew OF Major James
II. McRac. United states Army. OF the
War College in Washington.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-03-27
MANY VICTIMS
OF FIRE HORROR
NOT |DENT|F|E
Blackened, Distort ed
Piles Of Flesh Still
Unclaimed.
MORGUE SCENES
ARE TERRIFYING.
During Day 100000 People File
Past Rows Of Dead, While
Many Thousands of the Nor
bidly Curious Are Turned
Back by Police-Investi-
cations Are Begun.
Disastrous Fires Of
This Generation

a-N NO. ~
Plnce. City and Date. killed.
Conway's Theatre, BROOKLYN, Rs,
December, 1876. .......,... EOS
iiih$ Theatre, Vicnnn, Dccem-
her, Observation-Disclosures. 5fs
Insane Asylum, Quebec, May,
1880 .................. ...... 100
ohnrity Bnnnnr, Paris, May,
1897 ................ $50
tiotci windsor, New York,
March, 1sDo. ............. 80.
lroquois Theatre, Chicago, De-
cember, 1908. go
Stcnmcr General Slocum, New
York, June, 1901. 1.ono
boSertn,'n Theatre, Boycrtown,
Ph, january, 190S. no
Acapulco Theatre, Acapulco.
Mexico, February, 1908 40
Dance Hall, MntesznlI1u. Hun
Snr!', March, 10IU. 3OO
Herald building, Montreal,
March, 1910. ................ 40
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-03-27
FhrlUus GnIc Dlo,yinr

4 London, March 26.-A furious gale
has been blowing for tho last forty
eight hours in the English Channel.
with snow billiards.. 1t i,as complete
~ disorganzed the mail service and
caused number or minor casualties.
III The Spanish steamship Scticnbrc.
from Porman. Spain, is on the rocks
off Sicily, ,g
New-York tribune., 1911-04-09

Anthony Frederick Wildng. holder OF the
English championship and who is Austria
las main hope for the defence OF the
Davis Cup, won the finals In the interna-
tional tournament at Cannes recently. his
opponent was F. W. Rahe, the crack Ger
man player and runner-up for the German
championship last year. On the way to the
final Rahe had been showing such me
form and had disposed OF the players ne
met in such style that II was thought ne
would give the Australian hard rub. The
'dope" proved to be away off, for Widing
won with the score OF 81, Ga. So.
The first set was one-sided for the Au-
stralian, although Rahe did his best al
every turn, but the accuracy OF Wildine
was too much for him. In the second set
the German was seen at his best, and ne
volleyed and drove In a style that kept
Wilding on the jump. After the tally STOOD
ALL Wilding stead!ed himself and scored
two love games and the set. The third SET
was little more than repetition OK the
first with Wilding cutting out the pace ana
winning easily.
The only American visitor to show with
New-York tribune., 1911-04-09
SCHOOLB0Y SWIMMERS FAST
Close Finishes Rule in First Dis
+r;ct T.ea Uue Meet.

Schoolboy swimmers. who are members
OF the First District Athletic League, OF
BROOKLYN. furnished some sterling finishes
IN the initial meet Of the league. which was
held at rns Fourth avenue baths. Brooklyn,
Yesterday. Although no new records were
made. the races we're fast. All schools
which compose the league were represented
by large entries, the school members being
Public Schools 3, 5. 8, II. "A, 10 and ~
The amphibians OF Public School capt
ured the trophy with total of 29 points
Public School II, which offered the most
resistance to the winners, was second with
1s points. while Public School ~ was
weak third with points.
Tventy-yard swim (s5-pourd classl-Wor ey
Gibbons T. g o; Del Monte. T. :. s5. second
Heaiey, p E IL. third: Money. p S. D. fourth
Forty-Tare swim G00-pound clsss)-won By
Whary P. s "A: Mcdonald. p. s: -, tecond
Goodstein. p. s. 9, third; Cook. p 8. H. FOURTH
sixty-yard swim lls-pound clan,owon by
Hanford. P. g. II: Siggins, P. y. secohd'
savoye P 6. II, third: Tim.. o;4s -. va,
by Arthur Hammond. p. 5. 9: Titus. =. 5 IL
second: Louis Hammond, r. : 8. third. Tine
1906 2-5. q, IL,
IeOLyard relay race--Won by p. s. II, with
Titus Cook savoys anf Hanford; =. :. y SEC
ond, with a. Hammond. l.. Hammond. siEgins
and GaIllndo: p S. IT, third. with JORDAN.
with Del Monte. Heinrich, Lono1 and young.
Time 2O9
New-York tribune., 1911-04-09
Looking TO france
Possibility of Cars Going Over to Compete in
Grand Prize.

The arrival in New York from France OF
the representative OF the French Grand
Prix road race. which is to take place July
2, removed all doubt as to the possible sue
cess Of the re-establishment Of the grea,
French automobile classic, as the repre-
sentative. W. J. Morgan. brought assur-
ances that tho European manufacturers
would nominate a goodly entry for the
event The French manufacturers were
under agreement not to race for several
years. but this agreement terminated last
fall and they. too. will compete. Among
those represented are Benz, Fiat. Ior-
raine- Dietrich, Rolan- PLAIN. Hiepano-Suiza
and Itala cars, several OF each having been
entered.
The American entry situation looks
promising, as some dozen manufacturers
and private owners are in correspondence
in regard to the formation Of an American
team to oppose tho Europeans on their own
ground. The course, Mr.. Morgan declares.
is the fastest he has ever seen. and az he
has been connected with racing since 1902.
when he started the Florida beach races,
he should know a fast course when he sees
New-York tribune., 1911-04-09

one. He declares that The practically
straight run home Of the course for IL
kilometers is capable of speed OF Ho
miles an hour. and he expects to see an
average OF 10 miles an hour established
during the J72-mlle struggle
Europe at the present time IL rather
nervous over the possible invasion o.
American cars, and the Englishmen, espe-
cially. are apprehensive that American
motor car manufacturers will cut a big
figure in European sales within the next
year or two and they consider that The
tremendous output possibilities OF the
American factories may damage the Eu-
ropean manufacturers trade considerably.
Some OF the cars that are entered I'm the
French race will undoubtedly take part In
the Memorial Day Indianapote event. and
there will be plenty OF time for the cars
to he shipped 10 France and give the
drivers at least ten days practice before
the race starts. Additional entry blanks
in English have been received by the
American representative. w. J. Morgan.
No. III Broadway, New York Ci0. who
will be glad to supply them to Interested
parties.
New-York tribune., 1911-04-09

NOVICE CLEVER WITH FOILS
Sibert, Of Cornell, Mows Com
petitors Down.

Cornell University followed up its victory
i'll the intercollegiate fencing championship
OF week ago by winning the Clemens
medal In the novice foils competitions yes
terday at the 7th Regiment armory A. W.
Sibert, beginner in fencing. scored splen-
di3ly, winning all Of his bouts in the pre-
liminaries. In the finals he met John
fraas, a clever left handed fencer. and A.
F. Cronkhite. both Of the Polytechnic Pre-
paratory School, OF Brooklyn. and f. D.
Stevens, OF the French Young Mems Chris
tan Association, and carried Off his bouts
without defeat.
Fraas and Cronkhite accomplished excel
lent work in their qualifying bouts. The
i1o young Brooklyn swordsmen displayed
cleverness, but were no match for the fiery
stack Of Sibert and his strong riposte when
they faced him in the finals. The best
Lout that Stevens fenced was In his pre-
ilminary. when he defeated Rudolph stahl.
Of Wesleyan. Stahl parried with telling
eject. but he failed to qualify by one bout.
The same thing was true Of Harvey Chal-
niers, Cd. the Yale entry.
A novel feature OF the competition. which
were held under the auspices Of the Eth
Regiment Fencing Club. was the deciding
Of the points by amateur and professional
Judges.
QUALIFYING BOUTS.
john F'raas. Polytechnic Preparatory. defeated
NJ. de la Vega. Cornwall Military Academy; NJ.
Todahl Fakirs. Club; l. schens, Columbia:
N. De Ia Vega. Cornwall Military Academy.
defeated NJ TodahL Fakirs Club; L Scheme.
NJ. Todahl. Fa,sirs' Club. defeated l. Scheme,
l. scheme. Columbia University lost all
A. 7. Cronkhite. Polytechnic Preparatory. de
/ fested Laurence X. Groat. Berkeley school. John
Reid Wesley House. ]. c. zouck. New York
John RsidI Wesley House. defeated Laurence
X. Groat. Berkeley School; j. e. Zouck New
Laurence K Groat. Berkeley School. defeated
J. .. Zouck. New York Turnverein.
J. c. Zouck New York Turnverein. lost all.
Z. d. stevens: French Young Mems Christian
House: Clifford = Whine Fakirs' Club: c p
/ Eiesser, french Young Mems Christian Assoca-
Rudolph stahI Wesley House, defeated CIif-
ford 2. Whine. Fakirs Cub c. P. Elesser.
Clifford Z. Whine, Fakirs Club, defeated
c. p. Elesser. French Young Mems Christian
c. Z. Elesser. French Young Mems Christian
4. W. sibert. Cornell University. defeated
Hsrvey Chalmers. I'd. Yale: C. C. Smith. Corn
Harvey Chalmers Cd. Yale. lost after tie.
G. G. smith Cornwall Military Academy.
FINAL BOUTS
a. ". shert. Cornell University. defeated
John Fraas Polytechnic Preparatory school:
A P Cronkhite. Polytechnic Preparatory
Sch ool: Z. u. Stevens French Young Mems
Christian Association.
A. p. Cronkhite Polytechnic Preparatory
School. defeated Z. d. stevens. French Young
Mems Christian Association.
John Frass Polytechnic Preparatory School,
defeated A; P. Cronkhite. Polytechnic Prepara-
tory School.
t. d stevens. French Youns Mems Christian
Association. lost all
New-York tribune., 1911-04-09
OARsMEN TO MEET TO-DAY
Will Choose Course for Long ISL
and Association Regatta.

Selection OF. a course for the Long Island
Rowing Associations annual regatta prob
ably will be made this afternoon. when
Or. Robert J. Bell. Of tho Crescent Ath-
letic Club, OF Brooklyn, its president, and
delegates from the eight clubs interested
visit Long Beach. The choice Of course
rests between Long Beach Channel and
Huntington Harbor. The last named course
is familiar to all as the place Of the inter-
national motor boat races, but the ad-
vantages OF Long Beach have yet to be
pointed out The old course in Flushing
Bay is abandoned for good, It was decided
at a recent meeting OF the association.
The Long Beach course Is one and a
quarter miles long and I,o00 feet wide. in
water deep enough for the boats but not
deep enough to make the water rough.
The bulkheads offer q perfect grandstand
for spectators, and the nearness to the
city compared with Huntington also is en-
phasized. The Long Beach people. too are
anxious to have the races, and have Of
fered medals. banners and cups for the
competing crews. 1t is quite possible the
Hotel Nassau management will provide a
trophy for the eights
New-York tribune., 1911-04-09
NlNC|NG AUTO STYLES
" N. Botto Says They Are Like
Women's Fashions.
PUBLIC DEMANDS THEM
=. wonders II Time Will Come
when Arrests Will Be Made
for Slow Driving.

ssss and fashions have their place
~. automobile as we'll as the sartorial
"a ,s very interestingly brought out
VIZ n Botto. vice-president OF the met
N.,,,sr selling branch OF the Abbott
...-o,t and Regal cars.
,.- hack 90 1909" says Nr. Botto,
a ,ns.'s a long way back in the auto
.,,,, industry. the craze of the year wss
.,.,.rvlinder cars. as against tho four
,..,-s which were then coming In.
-.re finding two-cyiinders a sufficient
.-,,,,ful source OF trouble. and four, We
.,.n,b, would exactly double it. Now six
,-an-s are commonplace afrairs-but
,,sts another story.
~, 1904 the demand was for axies d.
..,y n front Of the radiator. All man.
- possible and impossible virtues
claimed for this arrangement. ana
=. ,aest,on was kept alive until 1906,
- The shaft drive became the urgent
- ~ the moment. The shaft driven
,.can,e The correct thing IN motor
-, and stayed so until 1907, when ii
-. swamped by the slogan for selective
-. transmission. three and four speed.
80. IA turn. was forgotten the following
ar IN heated arguments on the relative
..,,.. OF the disk and the cone clutch
,rbst clutch has she got?' was the first
o,,st,on Of the prospective customer.
In 1909 the toy tonneau swept into
.sslc favor and pony tonneau. semi
.,,reau' and baby tonneau' were the
~,s,c words that unloosed the buyer $
,grsc.
Last year IRE demand ran 20 medium
need and lighter cars as against the
,.svy touring cars. Ingenious arguments
=, advertisements were used 10 bolster
e,s demand until the passerby might have
eouzht big cars we're 70 be had for the
vov.rbial song.
This year the war cry Is for full hoat-
- rear axles. even By folks who seem TO
.,,uk the term refers 10 matters nautical.
IN fsct. our own cars are equipped with
he,h full floating and semi-full floating
m rset the demand.
Next year, Who knows? Anything is
,ossitle IN this wonderfully developing.
su,ek moving automobile business. Per-
s.n. tne vaudeville Joke will come true:
,ny one driving a car AZ less than thirty
miles an hour will be arrested for OBJ
.irvctng traffic.
New-York tribune., 1911-04-09
AUTOMOBILES.
AUTOMOBILES.

Some day you VIII realize your need for
a motor truck. Bot before you decide which
make you viii buy, think what condition that
truck win Be IN after ten years of hard service.
Think over It weG because the worth Of
any truck most rest largely On how rapid d
It's depreciation.
Insist that motor-truck makers show yoo
records. Not one or two, bot good nnmber
covering sufficient period Of testing.
The CONNER Truck can show an unrsual
number of remarkable records. In reality we
cannot tell how long a CONNER Truck viii
last because not one has ever worn out.
Every one of the first lot Of Commer Trucks