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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-27
DEATH IS TREATED
AS MERE INCIDENT
Fatal Accidents on Elgin Course
Do Not Interfere With
Races.

Elgin. Ill. August 26.-Thc death of
driver and his mechanician, when
their big Iacing car turned turtle go
ing at eighty miles an hour. and the
injury of score of spectators. when
section OF the grandstand collapsed
marked the second day of speed mad
ness and record smashing at the Great
Elgin National Road races to-day. One
hundred thousand people treated death
as spectacular incident, and the
sport continued until the finish of the
races. with Len Zengel. driving a
National car. winner of tho Elgin ma
tional trophy and the thousands of
dollars prize money.
1t was on one of the closing laps
OF the race that Dave Buck and his
mechanician, Samuel Jacobs. driving
In the Pope Hartford car, attempted
to negotiate the northern turn at ter
rife speed. Buck struck rut. and
the car threw front tire. The hugo
machine turned a complete scmer-
sault. Jacobs was killed instantly.
Buck was picked up with Il broken
hip. and was rushed to the hospital,
where he died this evening.
Grnndstnnd CoIlnpnes.
The collapse of the grandstand oc-
Cured during the first lap of the
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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-27
DEFENDS COURSE
IN VETOiNG BILLS
Taft Scores Democrats and
Their Republican
Allies.
PICKS LEADERS FOR cENsURE
Singles Out La Toilette, Clark,
Underwood, Charging Them
With Playing Politics.

Hamilton, Mass. August 26.-Presi-
dent Taft began the presidential cam
paign of 1912 here to-day. his friends
believe. In a speech that breathed
defiance, he scored the "Insurgent"
members of the Republican party in
Congress and the Democrats who COM
bined to revise several schedules of
the present tariff at tho special ses-
sion OF Congress Just closed He sin
gled out Senator La Toilette. of Wis
consin; Speaker Clark and Chairman
Underwood, OF the House Ways and
Means Committee. as leaders OF the
attempted revision. He Indicated that
he regarded the proposed revision as
iniudicious and dangerous to business
but made It plain that If the tariff
board In December reports that down
ward revision of the cotton and wool
schedules should DO made he will re-
commend 1t.
Standing on the broad terrace OF
Congressman A. p. Gardner's farm
with Senator Lodge and other Massa-
chusetts Republican leaders. tho Pres
ident addressed 500 members of the
Essex County Republican Club. Their
CHEERS were loud and long.
The extra session OF Congress was
called for the purpose OF confirming
the Canadian reciprocity treaty, which
ii did by support made up OF votes
from both parties" said Mr.. Taft ~
have no doubt Massachusetts,. by both
parties, would confirm Its adoption.
Democrats Not Content.
Our Democratic friends. however
were not content to allow the session
to pass with the accomplishment of
the purpose for which II was called
They assisted-most OF thom--in the
passage of the reciprocity bill be-
cause they believed In It's usefulness
and in 30 doing they united with the
Republican support and did not play
politics in its passage.
However. having pursued a pure.
ly statesmaniike course with refer
ence to reciprocity, they did play pol
tiles OF the most irresponsible char
actor In respect to three tariff bills
which. by uniting with certain Repub
Leans In the Senate. they were en-
abled to pass and present to the ex-
ecutive for his signature.
II recognized the general demand
throughout tho country for n reduc-
ton OF duties so far as that reduction
can be made consistent with the main
tenance of n measure OF protection
that shall enable tho industries OF the
country to live.
The time OF the Chinese wall and
duties exceeding the difference be-
tween the cost of production here and
the cost OF production abroad has
passed. and we of the Republican party
are under an obligation as soon as OPP
tunity comes TO advocate and carry
through q revision of the tariff which
shall meet the present popular de-
Continued on Fifth Pege.)
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-27
Especial 10 The Tlmes-Dispatch. !

Especial 10 The Times Dispatch
CanonsburB. Pa. August 26.-In
panic following the explosion of a Ain
in moving picture show here to-
night. twenty-five people lost thei,
liveB and many were injured.
The bruised and crushed bodies O,
tbs dead. which choked tho main en-.
trance to the theatre. were gathered
UP and carried TO the morgue, while
scores OF injured were taken TO the
Canonsburg Hospital or to their homes
The accident came with suddenness
that stunned the people. and man,
walked the street In a daze, seemineI,
helpless in their terror and grief Few
homes have escaped some affiiction.
The Morgan Opera House is located
In the centre of the town and on the
main street. 1t is large structure
and has two galleries which, with the
main floor, afford seating capacity fol
1000 persons The house was crowded
at the time Not only were all seats
filled, but hundreds were standing In
the rear OF the ground floor.
Shout of Terror.
The moving picture cage was located
on the second gallery floor. and II was
from this that the explosion took
place. 1t made loud noise and
shout of terror from the crowds. The
spectators on the main floor and in
the gallery heard the cry. and all arose
en- masse and started for the exits
The stairways leading from the second
gallery brought the spectators there
to the hnst balcony, and then second
stairway led to the main floor entrance
The rush Of both galleries TO the stair.
way caused the exit to become choked
instantly.
Some of the other. maddened with
fear, sought the fire escape and
reached the Street in safety. Those
who had made for the main entrance
found not only their own number I'LL
Ing the entrance, but they were stop
ped in their progress by crowd of
eager people trying to force their way
into the theatre. at the same time
These latter saw the crowd coming
out and were trying to get In for the
second performance. which was to be
formances draw big crowds on Sat
urday night, and this accounted for
the confusion at the main doors
Firemen Helpless.
Screams and cries and shouts from
the confused and struggling mass OF
people were heard for a considerable
distance from the Opera House. The
cry of fire caused an alarm to be
turned in and the fremen came but
they were almost helpless in their eff
forts to get at the tangled mass of
humanity.
Gradually 1t was seen that there was
no fire in the building. but the STAN
pede had done its awful work
The Aim booth was fireproof and the
Are went no further than its interior
Calls for volunteers for rescue work
brought a great army of eager and
frenzied workers tos the scene They
found bodies filling the doors at the
foot of the stairways. apd all were
victims of crushing and trampling from
those behind them,
The most pitiable sight was the
number OF children who were dead
These were taken out almost unre.
cognizable. and hurried to McNary's
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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-27
EXITS TANNED
IN FIERCE RUSH
Cry of Fire" Follows Explosion
of Film, and Almost Instantly
Narrow Stairway Is Filled
With Writing. Scream
ing Mass of HUI
mainly.
THE DEAD.

THE DEAD
Arthur Benk, twenty-five years
old.
Frnncen Bird, thirteen yenra old
Manselin Robinson. seventeen
years old.
Mrs. Frederick Marshall, forty
yenrr old
Mrs. Hurry Kelly, thirty years
old, of Houston, Pa.
Earl Kelly, Ave years old, son of
Mrs. Kelly.
Adolph Butfcsky, twcnty-si1 years
old.
Walter Nisb. twelve yeern old.
- "oIcott, twelve years old
George Kay, fourteen yenrn old.
Paul Nestle, twelve yenrs old.
Frank sybcroski, fifteen year,
old.
Five-year-old daughter of Tony
Giedis.
sidney Ritter, twenty-si1 year.
old.
,irs. Cnllie Young, thirty-nvc year.
old.
- KiegeA, nine years old.
Murray Hill, sixteen years old.
Ffve-ycnr-old daughter of Wilbur
Lane.
Nellie McKettcrick, twenty-five
yenrs old.
Infant daughter of Mrs. Green,
Weaverstown. Pa.
Two unknown women, nbout
twenty-five and twenfy-three years
of age.
Two unknown men. about twenty
nve and thirty-hve yenra of aEe
An unknown six-months- in.
FAINT.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-27
ADMITS He KILLED
THREE OF FAMILY
Lee Murdered Father, Mother
and Brother and Set Fire
to House.
HOPED TO CONCEAL CRIME
Prisoner Taken to State Re-
formatory to Prevent Possible !
Violence.
HOPED TO CONCEAL CRIME

Evansville, Ind. August 2s-wil-
liam Lee. aged twenty-five. confessed
late to-day that he murdered his father,
Richard Lee, his mother and a younger
brother. Clarence. and that then he
set fire to the house in the hope of
concealing the crime. which was com
nitted at Boonville early Thursday
morning. In verbal and written state
ments TO Sheriff Davis in the Jail here
Lee said his motive was anger because
his parents would not consent to his
marriage with Nina Taylor, of New
burg. which he had planned for Thurs
day, and would not give him money
with which TO set up housekeeping
When the confession was made pub
lie. officers started with Lee I'll an auto
mobile for the State Reformatory at
Jeffersonville to prevent possible vio-
lence hero
Lee made a statement that ne had
killed his father In self-defense with
an axe after the father had murdered
his wife and younger son. but Sheriff
Davis all of to-day pressed the rest
less prisoner for the true story" and
Ink. wrote a haltingly worded confes-
sion. and afterward pieced together a
declaration of the horrible butchery
In the three-room cottage at Boon
Vile.
Reprimanded by Mother.
Lee said he went Wednesday night to
Newburg to call OF his fiancee. They
talked of the arrangements for their
wedding. He had had 800 in the
bank, but had spent 1t. and he knew
his parents had $50 in the house. He
ia
mother reprimanded him, he said He
told her he was determined to be mar
ried the following day. and she an
swered that he should not-that he
must stay at home.
Going to his own room. Lee said, he
"brooded until he was out of his mind. -
Suddenly he rushed into the room
where his father, mother and brother
slept.
Il grabbed an axe by the door" he
said, "and struck for my father. but
hit my mother. My brother raised up
and l struck him. Then my father
started to grab me by the throat ]
hit MIN. and he fell / was scared SO
bad did not know what i was doing.
What scared me was that my father
had threatened my life. and ] was
angry at what my mother had said"
Lee said he lighted a match to see
what he had done, and overcome at the
sight. dropped the flaming stick on the
bed where his mothers body Jay.
THE flames flashed up andi blinded
me-" he went on. and JUMPED Into
my room, put on my trousers and ran
to alarm the neighbors Would not
have done this thing for anything II ]
had had any sense at ALL"
The fire In the Lea homa was MT
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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-27
DEFENSE FAILS
TO STEM TIDE
ON THIRD DAY
Boys Tell of Passing Bu-t
lex Yellow Topped
Car on Road.
SCHERER, ON STAND, ]
REHEARSES Story

Expected Sensation Has Not Yet,
Been Sprung, but May Comei
To-Morrow-Beattie S p en- d al
Night in Richmond Jail-Pros-i
ecution Still Confident Of Suc-t
cess-Defense Fighting Hard
but Unable to Shake Witnesses
on Essential Points-Automo-
bile Inspected by Jury onl
Court Green.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-06-19
WOPRLSONERS ESCAPE
FROM JLIAREZ JAIL

the improvised shovel. which they
stuck back in the hole and then slid
down the rope and escaped.
Both men must have squeezed a good
DEAL for the hole was barely large
enough to permit an ordinary sized
man to make his exit. The rope was
tied together with shoestrings, and
was not of great strength. but did not
break when they put their weight
upon it.
Justo Acosta. the jailer said Monday
morning: "They will not give me
enough men to guard the jail The
guard has been increased. however. A
man was placed in the corral today,
and the hole in the wall was patched
up
Contreras came to Ell Paso and went
to a barber shop on Seventh street,
conducted by Frank Chavez, where he
was getting a shave. when policemen
Toquinto and Beru, Of the Juarez po-
lice force, marched in with their re-
volvers in their hands and placed him
under arrest
There were in the Juarez Jail at the
time these men escaped two prisoners
charged with murder, five Cinnamon
charged with robbery, following the
taking Of Juarez. and about 20 men
held on charges Of drunkenness and
misdemeanoTs.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-06-19
FLETCHER TRIAL
rs IN PROGRESS
Policeman Is Charged With
Having Killed Harry
Bremen. a Soldier.

Policeman George Fletcher was
brought up for trial in the 34th dis
trict court Monday morning on a
charge of the murder Of Harry Bremen,
who was shot while Fletcher was try
ing to place him under arrest last May,
on Broadway.
A jury was secured short time after
the trial opened Monday morning, and
the soldiers with Fletcher the night Of
the shooting testified. The trial will
probably only take up day or two.
Jury Is Dismissed
In the 41st district court Saturday,
the jury in the case of Mrs. S. D. Jones
against Saturino Carabajal. suit to
try title to a tract of land near
Ysleta, was dismissed, as it had failed
to reach an agreement.
The case of Harrington against
Booker Is being tried in the 41st dis
trict court, Monday. The suit is for
the possession of cattle. 1t is non
jury case.
Emma Hendrickson filed suit for a
divorce and aIimony from Claude Hen
erickson in the 41st district court Sat-
urday afternoon.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-06-19

Two prisoners broke out of the
Juarez Jail between and 4 o'clock
Monday morning. One of them, Jose
Contreras. who was held on a charge
of completely in robbery in Juarez,
was arrested in FL Paso and placed IN
the city jail. Refugio Guzman, who
had been held in the Juarez jail on
charge Of criminal assault, escaped and
has not been apprehended- 1t is be-
lieFed he came to Ell Paso.
The men dropped distance of near
II 20 feet to the ground in making
their escape. They easily made an
exit from the main prison to the corral
that surrounds 1t by walking through
an open door. There was no guard
in the corral and the men had easy
work. Securing a large board from
che kitchen and a bucket of water they
commenced work on the adobe wall
In defending the town the federals
had cut a portfolio in the northeast
corner, and it was here that the pris-
oners made their exit. One poured
water on the adobes while the other
dug with the fence paling as pick
They must have worked for hours, as
they instrument they used was small
After they had dug this hole, they
tied pieces of canvas together. making
rope OF them These they tied to
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-06-19
Farm and Factory

There is no better way OF helping
the farmer than by building factories.
The farmers OF Texas are compelled
In many instances to ship products
across the ocean IN order to reach the
factory. we are world factors In sg-
ricu1ture. Our cotton ana wool clothes
the human race: our meats supply the
larder Of nations and our cereals fin
the granaries Of the world. but we are
in the main dependent upon other
states and countries TO manufacture
our raw materials.
The farmers OF Texas ship an aver
age of s1.2o0.00e worth of raw ma
terial to the foreign factory per day.
they will. form procession 220 miles
long and our annual production on its
way to the foreign factory viii form
gigantic parade that will reach
around the world three times and It
viii require eleven years to pass a
given point It is a golden stream of
prosperity flowing out OF the state and
on its bosom floats factories. cities
and millions of happy homes. It Is
laoen with opportunities destined for
the people Of the whole world and Il
furnishes life giving substances to the
whitening veins OF European nations,
The parade costs 100000 per day
and s75,000,00o per annum and is paid
for by the sweat of those who till tbs
soil. Our public servants who desire
to do something more than swim
around Undiscovered IN the waters OF
public life should watch the parade
Our raw material on its journey to the
foreign factory forms one of the most
colossal pageantries in the history c3
the human race and is the commercial,
tragedy OF the Twentieth century.
Watch It!
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-06-19
MISS MEJIA RETURNS,
BALL WILL BE GIVEN
Red Cross and White Cross
to Leave Juarez
Shortly.

Miss Elena Arizmendi Mejia, or
ganizer OF the White Cross Hospital
society in Mexico, arrived in Ell Paso
Sunday evening from Chihuahua,
where she was marooned for several
days on account of washouts on the
National lines.
The charity ball, which was to have
been given at the Elks' club for the
benefit Of the White Cross and the Red
Cross in Juarez, will probably be held
this week, though no arrangements
have been perfected. 1t was postponed
last week on account OF the inability
Of Miss Mejia to be present.
The members Of the Red Cross and
White Cross in Juarez have been or
dered to return to Mexico City, ana
they will leave Juarez in a few days
The hospital on Lerdo avenue will con-
tinue IN use, however, and will be
in charge of DR.. L J. Bush. OF Ell Paso.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-06-19
MACON ARRAIGNED
IN LOS ANGELES
Ferris Is Also Brought into
Court for Alleged Con-
Spiracv.

Los Angeles, Cal, June 19.LRicardo
Flores Magon, head of the Mexican
Liberal junta. which has been promot-
ing the rebellion in Lower. California,
was arraigned today in the United
States district court with four of his
assistants, his brother. Enrique Magon,
Anselmo Figueroa, editor of the revo-
In tionary publication, Regeneration,
liberado reviera, president OF the
junta and Pedro Soils.
Dick Ferris. the Los Angeles pro-
moter, who asserts he was elected
president of the republic of Lower
California "as a joke" and was in
dicted in consequence, also was ar
raigned. He and the Mexican revolu-
tionists were given two weeks in which
to decide upon their pleas.
Ferris and the members of the junta
are accused of having conspired to
hire and retain men in the United
States to enter the service of foreign
people as soldiers.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-06-19
ARE STILL CHASING
MURDERERS OF KIDD

Pocate1lo. Idaho. June 19.-Hugh
Whitney, one of the two desperadoes
who shot and fatally wounded conduc-
tor William Kidd, and seriously wound
ed sheriff Samuel Hilton on an Oregon
short line train, near Spencer. Idaho.
last Saturday. is still at large and is
now believed to be headed for Jack
sons Hot country. in western Wyom-
ing The two men have separated and
nothing has been seen or heard OF
Whatney's companion since Saturday.
a posse is being formed at Soda
Springs to go north and intercept
Whitney. who was formerly resident
of Wyoming and is familiar with the
country.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-06-19
TRAIN SERVICE ON
NEW ROAD STARTED

Sweetwater, Tex, June 1s-Three
Santa Fe passenger trains left Sweet
water within half an hour yesterday
establishing a regular passenger serv-
ice.
newly equipped. The southbond went as
far as Coleman and returned. The Sec
ond to leave was the regular train
bound for Amarillo, by way Of Lub-
book The last was made up Of several
coaches and left at 1880 for Slayton
junction with a large party Of excur-
sionists to attend the big sale of town
lots at that place. More than 100 tick
cts were sold by assent w. A Dolan.
The outlook for business is very fine
for the new road
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-06-19
DUNE SAYS RATS WERE
THROWN INTO his CELL

San Antonio. Texas, June 19-Wil-
liam l. Dunno, former American news
paper man imprisoned at Monterey,
Mexico. for participation in an alleged
plot to kill Francisco /. Madero, has
arrived here.
He says that in an effort to make
him confess something he says he does
not know, the Mexicans threw dead rats
into his ll-ventilated cell, six feet by
SIX, with only one opening six Inches
square The rats were never removed
and he says liberation from the cage
to attend his trial is all that saved his
life.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-06-19
TO INCREASE FORCE
IN HENRIETTA MINE
Electric Hoist Has Arrived
and Is Being Installed.

Cananea. Son, Mex. June 19.-From
present indications it appears that this
year viii De the most prosperous in
the history Of the camp. The Cananea
Consolidated Copper company is MAX
ing several. changes which necessitate
the employment of additional labor, the
most important of which being the re-
opening OF the Henrietta mine, which
has been idle for some time.
At the present time only so men are
being employed at the Henrietta, but
this number viii be increased gradu-
ally u1tl 1z5 or $50 are employed al
that property. At this time the Hen
rfetta is supplying the smelter with
about 70 tons Of good smelling ore
daily and this amount will be later in
creased.
An electric hoist which was ordered
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-06-19
PANAMA BONDS TO
GO TO INDIVIDUALS
Few Banks Get Any Of the
Governments New
Issue

Washington, d. G. June 19.-An an
nouncement may be made late today
Of the investors who bid successfully
for the new per cent $50,000,00e
Panama loan. AS the tabulating has
progressed. it has become more appar-
ent that most of the issue will go to
individuals and trustees of estates
school and public institutions rather
than TO banks. Treasury officials felt
they had been indicated in their pre-
diction that there was a public de-
mand for a government guaranteed
form of investment.
The average price Of s1o2.5O bid is
taken to indicate that the credit of
the United States is higher than that
of England, Germany or France, where
government securities are selling at a
discount.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-06-19
Credit Farming

The credit system used by many
farmers in the state is more damag-
ing to agricultural interests than tbs
boil weevil- No farmer can thrive and
pay the debts OF his neighbors which
Is the inevitable result of the credit
system. Debt Is a hard taskmaster
and 1t saps the vitality of every mar
and every line Of industry that il
within its clutches. The merchant and
banker should help the farmer get OF
a cash basis. When the farmer has q
good bank account we are all prosper
oue.