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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-14
Policeman Is Notified.

As soon as President Taft learned that
a double tragedy had been enacted ne
directed his orderly to return over the
bride path and communicate the infor-
nation to Mounted Policeman Patrick
Creagh of the third precinct. having pass
ed the policeman a short distance from
the scene OF the drowning Inc mountea
policeman urged his steed ahead and
reached the tidal basin without delay
starting an investigation.
From the railroad tower near the north
end Of the Highway bridge the operator
notified the harbor precinct OF the double
drowning Members of the crew OF the
police boat hurried to the basin and
dragged for the bodies. Both bodies
were recovered before O'Clock and sent
to the morgue.
Several persons had noticed the woman
and boy walking along the wall to the
south of the basin. short distance from
Come on home" the boy was heard to
say. But the woman made no move to
william Fox, who was on the opposite
side Of the basin. became suspicious and
called to the woman that he was watch
ing her. The latter made no response to
his words of warning. She was heard to
say to the boy: You walk over here to
the right" indicating position next to
the water.
The boy promptly obeyed, and without
saying anything further to him the wom-
an gave him a push and he fell into the
water. He made an cutlery, which was
heard by persons nearby. The woman
watched the struggling boy for few
moments before she followed him into the
water.
AS soon rs she went overheard she put
q stop to his efforts to get hold of the
wall to rescue himself. taking him by the
top Of the head and pushing him under
the water. Soon both were out Of sight.
Fox procured a pole and made an effort
to get the woman and boy from the wa
ter. He was unsuccessful. however, and
then awaited the arrival of the harbor
police.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-14
Subpoena on Tilden.

Mr.. Tilden's attitude on the witness
stand resulted in the issuance of q second
subpoena by the committee. This was
served upon him as he stepped from the
witness chair yesterday afternoon. It
commands Mr. Tilden to produce before
the committee next Thursday the records
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-14
BANKER T|[DEN DIRECTED
TO PRODUCE HIS BOOKS
Subpoena Issued by Illinois
Senators Investigating the
Election of Lorimer.

SPRINGFIELD. Ill.,. April 14.-Develop-
ments in yesterdays hearing Of the
state senate committee investigating the
election Of United States Senator William
Lorimer were attempts by attorneys and
Investigators Of the committee to dis
credit the denial Of Edward Hines, Chi
cago lumber man. accused OF having col
lected a large fund to elect Senator Lori
mer. ana the practical refusal Of Edward
Tilden. Chicago packer and banker, to
produce before the committee his &C.
counts in various banks through which
he does business. 1t is charged that TIL
den was named by Hines as treasurer Of
the alleged "sluSh" fund.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-14
BOTH ARE IDENTIFIED.
Boy Drowned by Colored Wom-
an Was Her Son.
THEN COMMITTED SUICIDE
Double Tragedy in Tidal Basin as
President Rides Nearby.
STORY TOLD BY A WITNESS
Says That After Lad Was Pushed
Into Water His Mother
Jumped In.

The colored woman who yesterday att
ernoon committed suicide by drowning
I'm the tidal basin. after pushing col
ored boy into the water, was Rachaei
Hicks. thirty years old. Her father,
Isaac Hicks. Of 2O31 Vermont avenue
northwest, today visited the morgue ana
identified the body. He also 1dentineo
the body Of the boy. who also was crown
ed. as the son of Rachael HICKS. INC
how was known as Alexander jenkins.
The boy, Hicks explained. came mere
from Tennessee about one year ago ana
VAS attending school. His mother ar
rived here about four months ago and was
TO have gone to work yesterday morning.
Hicks said that his daughter had sew
eral times asked the boy to show her 10
the river, but that the boy remarked ne
was afraid she would drown him.
Yesterday morning. Hicks related, MS
daughter and the boy departed from tne
house. the former to go to her place Oh
employment and the latter 10 ecnooi.
The former did not appear AZ her Pid@e
of employment, nor the boy at scnooi;
IT is believed by the police that the
mother induced the boy to accompany
her To the river They probably were
together several hours before they reach,
ed the basin, where the mother drowned
the how and then committed suicide.
President Taft and Maj. Archibald Butt
his military aid, appeared near the scene
on horseback shortly after the woman
and her son were drowned.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-08-26
News items may be left at Mel
sens Furniture Store, or phoned
TO Madison t749.

The Rev. c, II. Smith. Of State
street. accompanied By his daughter.
Miriam, left Tuesday evening for Nor
folk. While there MIR. Smith win at
tend the Firemens Convention.
MIR. Frank Woodson, Of Jacksonville,
Fla. is visiting his parents. MIR. and
Mrs. woodson Of Fulton Hill.
Miss Louise Smith. of State street,
is visiting friends in Mecklenburg
county.
Miss Fannie Craddock Is quite III at
her home on louisiana street.
Rev. &. H Galloway, former pastor
Of Denny Street church, now of Nor
folk. visited friends here this week.
Mrs. Baker continues i'll in the home
Of her son. MIR, George Baker. Of State
street.
Mrs. oyler and Mrs. Hungerford. Of
Elko, were the guests OF Mrs, II. p
CARRIER this week.
Mrs. Rosa Gil Of Denny street
accompanied by little Fred Minsor
and Nett1e BeasleY, left Wednesday
for a two weeks stay in Charles City
Mr.. and Mrs Harry Brown. Mrs
Herbert Savage and Mrs. E. Southland
have returned from an automo bile
trip to Williamsburg,
Mrs. jenkins, Of Marion Hill. &C
companied by her two daughters left
Sunday for Gordonsviile.
Mrs, Julian Powell. Of 3s4o VIII
liamshurg avenue, IS able TO be out
after her recent illness.
Mrs. Klein. who has been visiting
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs W, J
Mays for some time, left last week
for her home In Chicago,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-08-26
HARRISONBURG
WINS REEL RACE

NEWPORT NEWS. VA. Aug Ga
A crowd OF fifteen thousand people
lined West avenue this morning 70
iseitness. rtre races marking tire close
Of the State Firemen's Convention.
which has been in session here since
Wednesday morning
There were teams in the races for
the State and world pionship
prizes, which were 800 and $50. re-
spectiveiy.
In the State contest Harrison burg
won in thirty and one-ffth seconds,
quarter OF a second was added for
time lost at the nozzle.
Woodstock was second in the con-
test making the run in - seconds
( X w0uid have Won with fiyinR colors
but for tumble at the nozzle.
With only two entries. Woodstock
won the worlds prize in 32i5 Sec
onds
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-08-26
CHURCH HILL NEWS
News


Master Kendall King Of North
Twenty nth street. ho was operated
on AT the Virginia hospital. has sum
cientiy recovered To he brought home.
Miss Annie Blsnktngxhip, of zS20
East Grace street, has returned from
a pleasant visit to Buckingham
Miss Mary Shine, Of Twenty-fourth
and Marshall streets. is the guest OF
relatives in Norfolk
W. Eugene Leidy is spending his
vacation tn York county, the guest OF
Mrs Cook,
Mrs. James Cowan, Master John
Co@an and little Miss Elizabeth Cow
al. of Chimhorazo Park. have return
- from Il visit 10 the formers sister.
Mrs Hunt, of Norfolk.
Friends OF Master Edward Parrish.
tTln son of Mr. William J. Parrish.
IT Eas, Grace street. will regret to
learn that he Is confined In a Char
/ lottesf lille hospital as a result of be-
! ing run over by wagon while al play.
The boys have been spending the sum-
mer in the country with relatives. and
II was there that the accident oc-
Cured. The amputation OF two toes
was performed Thursday and the lit
tie fellow is now doing nicely.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-08-26


Mr. and Mrs Hugh mcguire, OF
%a4A East Grace street nave ISSUED
invitations 70 tho marriage or their
daughter. Marguerite Lois, TO Lawn
der A}oEsius Wallace, Of LNnchoafs'
The wedding Will he celebrated on Ahe
morning OF September al IL o'clock.
in - Fatrieks church.
Misses Willie and Ida Reace, Of
4Q7 North Twenty seventh street. are
spending some time at Natural
bridge.
Mrs. Watson Caldwell, ~ concord,
Who has been spending several days
with Mrs Horace HsH kns. of East
t,raee street, returned home last even
Ing
Mrs w = Wells ~ Petersburg,
spent several days this week on the
hl}l as the guest ~ friends
! Miss Irene Easstueer. OF North
Carolina ho has been the guest OF
Mrs Fulton. has returned home
Mrs Cornelia Walton. of North
Thirtieth. street. Is the guest of Mrs.
William Mayo. az ISIS kensington
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-08-26

Miss Louise z. Van Wort. superin-
tendent OF the Memorial Hospital. has
returned from her vacation. which she
spent pleasantly and profitahly at III,
Buffalo Springs, ard is again ON duty
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-08-26
PRESIDENT TAFT
IN A DILEMMA

BEVERLY. MASS, Aug. o5.~To
the accommodating mbarrs ssment Of
the President was added to-day the
fresh disagreement between Attorney
General Wickersham and Secretary OF
tn Treasury MacNeagh over the le-
gaIity If the National CITY Company.
or New York. Failure Of these two
1arring Cabinet advisers to agree on
the latest manifestation If the trust
problem has put the President on the
exc OF presidential campaign. In the
delicate position where ne must offend
either the people who cast the votes
or the men who furnish the campaign
contributions.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-08-26

If not the most dramatic the world
has ever seen. Was the start from
Nyack this afternoon. After cob
sldering the possibilities IF starting
even the vehturesome soul OF At
wood perceived that il would he too
dangerous TO attempt to fly from the
small enclosure " here he landed be
side Hook mountain on Thursday. He
selected twenty-five Of the huskiest
looking citizens # Nyack, including
the mayor. to help him. and the aero
plane was carried slowly To the cow
pasture belonging TO William z, Foss.
When Atwood WAS ready tn start
The motor would not turn. To ac-
celerate ii Leo Stevens filled the cy-
finders with gasoline. Al the next
trial the whole motor was ehve1oped
in flames, which Atwood Stevens and
Mechanician Lamet smothered with
their coats and dirt At the next
trial the motor worked beautifully.
\ Pcrilous Moment
In front OF it. $50 feet away. vas
a wire fence six feet high, Just be-
s.ecYwa tsss fesaees stsps' twese areie4rt }os-
Gust trees separated barely by the
width of the aeropiare. Starting with
his motor running at top speed, At
wood guided the craft over the oumpy
ground.
But Just as he reached the fence he
turned his craft upward, caused ii to
jump like kangaroo, and as 1t clear
ed the fence by a few inches he twist
| ed II around 50 that il tilted sidewise,
passing between the dangerous trees
as a furniture mover passes a bulky
object through narrow door. The
btplane swooped through the archway
OF trees, with just a few inches OF
clearance on either side.
Then the young aviator made
graceful curve over upper Nyack and
swung out over the quaint old Tappan
Zee, swiftly passing down the Hud-
SON to the accompaniment OF the
cheers OF the delighted Nyack popu-
lace.
Atwocd's fight to- day was made in
| hour AZ minutes. His final mile
age is 1859 miles
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-08-26
500 Reward

The above Will he given ~ -
York Specialist. OF the MlH-Cge64
atortunl. now Al lis East Fy6G
street. for any affection OF the eyNI7
nose or throat he fails to iranS2
Effect Of the eyes upon tho disp42 r
OF the human race: Medical Gel
has demonstrated that many of
causes OF nervous irritation ana GN5
ache. carrying with them : deptA
effect upon the disposition 81
sufferer, are clearly traceablo @
receive eyesight. The Blues.
horrible sensation and feeltpe
creeps into the disposition OF O.
women, is frequently caused n
An instration Of this occurred IT.
office of the Hill-Crest SanatorI0ie "
East Franklin street. entranco -
ond street. She had gone to xnx
nous New York Specialist. now q
Crest Eye. Ear. Nose and Throat
lous methods In hope OF gettin9
relief for her eyes. which ha2
troubling her for years, UnOa
examined she recited her nuoS
ailments and concluded BY eAylm
to be SO, but little things agGfaVS =
and / become SO cross at times
am ashamed OF myself" ContS
examination. the doctor NJ
in complete possession Of All I'M
In her case and her relief soon 16
through his original system 49,
he has gained = national ropu
A few days later the same IaAG
now a bright and smiling one.
his office and WAS profuse In =
preston OF gratitude for the H0yt
great beneht she had received.
have blurring. dtxzinsss. mo0
headache. spofs before the ~
flammation. granulation.
trembling spelis. cataract. bnts
smarting Of Jhs eyes. various
and brain affections enta1ltm1
injury to the health. call fWS
THE NEW YORK EYE. EA1
q until 4 3 until s: sunday,
until r. NJ. consultatio1
$50 AILI-CRExr sANAro01~
IFS d. Franklin 04SQ4
Entranco o. eoeo04
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-08-26
CLAD NEWS GIVES
LIFE TO OLD HERO
DAUGHTER FREE FROM SON OF AN
GENT ENEMY REJoICEs WAR
GOVERNOR
ARISES FROM SICK BED
spRA6UE OFF RHODE ISLAND, IN
VALID IN PARIS, SAVE HE
NOW WILL RETURN
TO AMERICA,

IS Aug 24.--wiilIam spragus.
Gus war governor Of Rhode
ax eighty-two years old. re-
message at his temporary
.u,e here this afternoon. lie
--.i il IN the bed. to which he had
been confined by Illness fer six
months lie sat up. The old fght,ing
IRE came into his eyes In spite OF
his attendants protests he got out OF
bed, dressed himself with only a 1T
tie aid and vent downstairs. deciar-
ing he would so home to America In
q day or TIVE.
Thank God, he muttered fervent-
". my little girl is free from the
hands Of nav enemies"
The message had announced the
decree Of the tribunal OF the Seine,
granting final and absolute divorce to
Mrs. Henry NJ. Stiness. OF Narragan-
sett Boston and Paris.
II meant the "hnisH Of the romance
that FOR a time. four years ago. seem
ed to mark the ending OF the long
former Chief Justice John Fl. Stiness.
If Rhode Island.
Receives SON of Enemy.
The governor yielding To the en-
treaties of his granddaughter, re-
ceiAed the son OF his ancient enemy
INTO his fine old home, Canochet. af-
ter the Young couple had eioped and
been married secretly in 1907. But
the family enemity which grew out
IF law suits that almost dissipatea
the SpragBs fortune could not be for
gotten by tbs aged man.
Nevertheless. Il seemed the couple
lived happily for the FIRST three wears
Of the marriage, II was not until Mrs
Sttness left New York for Paris wit h
her grandfather, eighteen months ago
that definite rumors OF infellcity were
circulated
Last spring Mrs. Stiffness commence,
her action for divorce on the grount
Of non-support. The decree handle,
down to-day gives the mother IN,
custody OF the two-year- baby
lnez. ,...-.sg.4 Il
Mrs. Stfness is the daughter OF Wi
liam Sprague, Jr.. who met a mys
ferrous and violent death on a high
way near Tacoma, Her mother va
Avis Weed. of Wilmington later Mrs
Gerrit Wheaton. and now Mrs. Stan
iseNde. wife of millionaire Portt
Rican
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-08-26
81 DIE IN WRECK
WHEN TRAIN DIVES
THROUGH TREsTLE
Continued from First Page }

tNoHunned from FIRST faSe)
three-fourths OF whom the doctors
feared could not survive
The horror of the disaster was
forcibly impressed upon the throng
gathered at the Manchester station
when a g. A. r. veteran named KEEL
Ter, from Washington. d. e.. stepped
of, holding out the bleeding stump
of an arm.
Tells Her Experience.
Elizabeth White, of Philadelphia. a
passenger on the coach that stood on
end in the water, in telling of her
experience. said:
Il heard a terrible noise. Then all
the passengers were thrown in a
heap at the lower end OF the car.
Our car plunged over the trestle so
quickly that there was scarcely an
cutlery before we found ourselves in
the water The suffering was awful.
! crawled out of the window
Mrs. j. A. Green. of Welland. On
tario, was one Of the badly injured.
Her mother, who sat beside her In
the car, was killed.
I'VE felt the first Jar of the car
leaving the tracks" Mrs. Green said.
and had just started to rise from
our seats to ascertain the cause OF
the trouble, when we were all thrown
together. The next moment We We're
lying in the water, in a shrieking,
grooming mass. Nearby me. pinned
beneath several forms. | could see
mother dead"
Coroner d. A. Eisline, OF Shortsville.
took charge of the wreck and directed
the work OF caring for the victims.
He was assisted by Coroner A. w.
Armstrong. OF Sanadiago, and George
Flint. Of Geneva.
Coroner Armstrong was delegate ed
Aftsr the RELIEF trains had departed
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-08-26

PROVIDENCE. r. L.. Aug Is
Henry NJ. Stiness tonight said he
didn't know a thing about any divorce
Il was n paris in the spring" he
added, hut tllIs story is all new TO
me"
Mr. Stiness' departure for Europe
followed closely report publishe ed
in New York that his wife had been
annoyed abroad by the attentions of
a foreign nohleman.
The Stiness marriage four years
ago astonished Providence society,
The enmity between the two familie.
vac a matter NJ tradition
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-08-26
ATWOOD ENDS HIS !.
EPOCHAL JOURNEY
(Contlnued from First Fage.)

t(GNNlhASu from FiTst FdAe)
York at Spuyten Dqyvil, at 2:15
o'clock this afternoon. was worthy OF
the epochal flight he was just fin
ishing the craft in the Hudson re-
ceived him with deafening din. The
house tops were black with people
Near the battery he flashed over
a ferry boat al such close quarters
that the thousands massed on the
shore involuntariiy ducked their
heads in sympathy with the people
on the deck of the boat.
AS Atwood neared Governors Is
land. he drove his craft to a height
of 500 feet and started to make a
wide turn TO the left. With this
graceful circle he brought his plane
TO ground, As he hoped out of
his machine an eager group OF army
officers grasped his hand.
Start Ia Dramatic.
Probably the most dramatic incl
dent Of the whole trip from ST. Louis.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-08-26
JOE LETTER TO DO
GRIZ;ZE Y BEA DANCE

NEWPORT. II. l.. Aug. as.--Mr.
ana Mrs. Joseph Letter viii intro
duca Chicago society to the grizzly
bear dance this fall After Witnessing
this latest OF Newport's many fads,
they declare themselves much delight
ed and not a little Impressed.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-08-26
G.. w. FLEET
Contractor
AND
Builder

Personal attention given TO all work
1921 ROSS STREET.
Phones shop, Madison 2l93: Resi-
dence, Madison 4s1a.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-08-26
SEALED PROPOSALS.
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.
Once Of City Engineer

Once of City Engineer
City Hall
Richmond. Va, Aug /. 1911.
Sealed proposals will be received at
this Office until IL NJ, Tuesday, Sep
TENDER 8. 1911, for doing certain dredg :
ing along the left shore OF James
River TO Nicholson street.
Full information may be obtained
upon application at this Office.
a certified check for $3.50. made pay
able TO the Treasu OF the city of
Richmond must accompany each bid
as guaranty OF execution of contract.
The Committee on Improvement OF
James River reserves the right to re-
ject any and all proposals offered.
CHAS. f. BOILING,
City Engineer.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-08-26

Chris Calogios, a Grecian. was ar
rested last night on the charge Of
threatening to cut Walter Kirscn. He
was taken To the First Station. where
he was later bailed for his appearance
In Police Court this morning
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-07-25
PRAISES THE DEMOCRATS.
President Taft Gives Them Credit
For Passing Bill.

In the first statement he has made
since the passage of the reciprocity
bill by the senate, President TAFT,
at the summer White House at Bev-
erly, Mass, freely acknowledged
that his long, hard campaign in be-
half of that measure would have
proved unavailing ii the Democrats
had not helped him. Without such
aid the President said 'eci )rocity
would have been impossible.
|. "The Democrats did not play pol
tiles in the coloquia sense in which
those words are used,' said the Pres
ldent, "but they followed thA dictate:
of a higher policy" For Secretary
Knox and his associates in the state
department who conducted the nego'
tiations and framed the act the pres
ident said more than word oi
praise. These Republicans, re
said, who fought for reciprocity and
some of whose votes were necessary
to the passage of the bill may prop
erly, enjoy mutual Fluctuations On q
work we'll done
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-07-25
LADY'S TRAGIC DEATH.
She Is Killed by Falling Through an
Elevator Shaft.

Mrs. Caroline Aiken Robertson,
wife of Manager Mcbride c. Robert
son, of the South Carolina Cotton
Oil Company's plant in Columbia,
died at the Columbia Hospital Sat
urday evening, without regaining
consciousness, half an hour after
falling from the second floor level
to the basement, down the elevator
shaft in the National Loan and Ex-
change Bank building. Just how
the accident occurred may never be
known. It is the prevailing theory
that as the elevator came up the
operator opened the door, thinking
Mrs. Robertson wished to so to a
higher floor; that on finding she
wished to 60 down instead, he start
ed his car upward and, as the floor
Of the rar rose and before the door
had closed, Mrs. Robertson, whose
hearing was defective, stepped for
ward and fell into the shaft, or else
that the door did not catch as the
car rose and Mrs. Robertson, peering
down the shaft, was struck by the
car as it descended.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-07-25
WILSON MAY BE SHIPPED.
Taft Bla1nes Him for Allowing the
Wiley Incident.

Secretary Of Agriculture WILSON
may be asked to resign as the result
OF the hornets nest he permitted to
be stirred up over DR.. Harvey w.
Wiley, Government pure food expert.
Il is declared the President Is re-
sentful over the situation and the
affair may result in a mild reproach
for DR.. Wiley and the ousting Of
realizes that Secreatry Wilson might
have averted the whole trouble If he
lad been more watchful of the de-
tails of the business of his depart
1nent and had shown more courage
and decisiveness in dealing with the
affair at the outset. 1t is evidently
the purpose of the President to put
the brunt of the embarrassing -air
on Secretary Wilson. This is shown
by the Presidents refusal to permit
the Secretary of Agriculture to longer
sidestep responsibility, as he has
done from the beginning. :"
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-07-25
SHOT INTO CROWDED CAR.
The Fiendish Act Of an 1nfuriated
Young Syrian.

At North Adams, Mass, Saturday
Infatuated at tAe command of the
motorman to get back from the rum
ming board and remain in his seat
until the car stopped, Fadlo Mallak,
"a Syrian, 81 years oM, suddenly
drew an automatic revolver and fired
10 shots into a crowded electric car
on the Cheshire street railway, in
stantly killing the motorman George
f. Hoyt, of Pittsfied and Miss Mar
tha Esler, aged 81 of Adams,
wounding two women probably fat
ally and severely injuring three
other women. AS he fired the last
shot NLallak was seized by j. j..
Mooney Of Pittsfield, who took Away
the revolver. Drawing knife, the
Syrian jumped from the running
board and down an embankment,
where he was captured by other pas
sengers.