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The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1911-09-01
ARSON TO HIDE CRIME
Farmer, Wife and Son Are Slain and
Eurnec--A Son Pizced
in Jail.

Boonyille, Ind.-A triple murder
vas committed in Boonville Rich
ard Lee and his wife and their IL
year-old son, Clarence, were killed
in their beds with a hammer and the
house set on fire.
The house was discovered on fire
at 4.30 O'Clock Thursday morning
and By the time fremen reached it,
was blazing from all sides Trying
TO enter, they found that all the
doors and windows were locked
Breaking down the doors, the fire.
men found the incinerated bodies of
Lee, his wife and his boy.
Examination OF the bodies result
ed in the discovery that the skulls of
the father and mother had been
crushed in with a hammer, while
they were lying in bed asleep. The
17year-old boy had been shot.
Robbery, it is believed, was the
motive. 1t is known that the Lee
family, consisting OF the father and
mother and two children, had sold a
small piece OF property in Newburg
and divided up the money between
them
The mother and father and young
er boy took their money and went
back TO their home in Boonville. The
older son, William Lee, who is 81
years old, remained in Newburg and
then returned TO Boonyille after his
family had gone to bed.
William Lee was arrested by the
sheriff of Warrick county on the
charge of numbering the other mem
bers of the family. William Lee, it
is said, ran out of the home at the
time of the fire, fully dressed and
spread the alarm. He claimed at
the time of his arrest that he was
awakened by the blaze and barely
escaped with his life, not having had
time to rescue his parents and
brother.
Information also came out that
Lee and his father had quarreled fire.
quently over money matters. Will
liam, the son who is now in the War
rick county JAIL was engaged to wed
Miss Myna Taylor, of Newburg,
daughter of wealthy farmer, and
the nuptials were to have taken
place Thursday. Insurance policies
amounting to $4,000 were found on
the lives of Richard Lee, the father,
and his son, Clarence, both victims
of the tragedy.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1911-09-01
JOKE ENDS IN TRAGEDY.
Eoy Tied to Cow BY Playmates s
Dragged to Death.

Utica, y. FALLING from a COW
TO which he had been tied by his
playmates, Lewis Burns, the 7-year-
old son OF Mr. and Mrs. Matthew
Burns, was dragged by the frighten-
ed animal around field until he was
dead, according TO word just receiv-
ed here from Pulaski. Lewis, with
his two sisters, and II years old,
went out TO the pasture to take turns
riding a COW that long has been a
pet Of the family. 1t was a sport
the youngsters had enjoyed frequent
ly during the summer vacation. The
COW was gentle and had never tried
to throw or harm the children while
they were driving it around the field.
Laughing merrily, Lewis started off
on the ride. He had not gone far
when the rope began to slip. The
boy tried to cling to the cows back,
but his hands slipped over it's hide
and he fell. This frightened the
COW. 1t dashed off on wild circuit
of the pasture, dragging the boy
along the ground. His skull was
fractured, right arm and jaw broken
and nearly all his clothing torn off.
He was dead when picked up.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1911-09-01

Washington. ~ The unusually
large number OF railroad wrecks dur
Ing the past few months, especially
since July I, has aroused the interest
OF the Interstate Commerce Com
mission who. under recent amend
ments OF the Interstate Commerce
act, have been keeping in closer
touch with every phase Of the safety
appliance, hours OF labor and acct
dent features OF transportation.
AS soon as word Of the Lehigh Val
ley disaster reached Washington,
safety appliance inspectors were sent
to Manchester. y. Y, to study the
situation before the removal of the
debris.
The Federal Government is keep
ing much closer tab on the accident
pulse as a result OF the action of
Congress in recently passing laws on
hours of labor and new safety APP
planes.
Formerly train wrecks and other
rail accidents we're reported only al
ter the lapse Of some time Now the
Interstate Commerce Commission,
through its Bureau Of Safety Appli-
ances, has 100 inspectors in the field,
and is in telegraphic touch with all
rail accidents as soon as they occur
There is penalty under the new law
II the commission is not Immediately
notified of an accident.
Most Of the accidents of the past
few months have been derailments,
and the records show that the death
toll has been unusually heavy. In
eight wrecks since April 20 there
have been 100 killed and 2SS injured,
according to official reports
Some idea of the number of
casualties on American railroads
since 1887 is CLEANED from figures in
the possession Of the Interstate
Commerce Commission covering the
period of its existence, as follows:
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1911-09-01
PANIC IN MOVING
PICTURE THEATRE
Twenty-Five Killed and Score
Injured.
FIGHT TO GAIN THE STREET
Marrow Stairway Ho'rb Death
Trar- Pi Of Whining 5ootes--
The I tile Ones Are Ire mp
leo On anc Suftccatec.

Cauonsburg, Pa.-Twenty-fye per
sons we're killed and more than 50
Injured Saturday night when nov
.Ag picture film exploded in the Can
onsburg Opera House
Immediately following the fash OF
The film some persons shouted
Fire" There was rush for the
exit and In a moment there was a
writhing, screaming mass OF human
ity, 10 feet high, in the narrow stair
way leading TO the entrance OF the
theatre
Most OF the dead we're smothered.
A majority OF the audience was com
posed Of women and children. In
the fierce rush for the exit they were
thrown from their feet and trampled
By men fighting their way to the
streets Others were thrown upon
them, and those at the bottom Of the
human pile we're suffocated.
When two volunteer fire depart
ments reached the theatre the sight
staggered them. Those OF the audi
ence who had escaped from the build
ing and other spectators drawn to
the scene were rushing about the
front OF the building. No person, it
seemed, was making any effort 10 aid
the struggling mass within the thea
tire.
The fremen pushed into the build
ing and practically threw persons
into the street.
AS they regained their feet they
ran shrieking into the streets in ter
ror.
The fireman neared the bottom of
the pile and began TO bring out the
unconscious forms of the injured and
later came the dead.
The dead were laid tenderly in a
row along the sidewalk Relatives
struggled to break past the guards
and reach the victims.
Within a few moments after the
film flashed and the panic started the
fire whistles were blown. Practical
ly the entire population of the town
responded and packed in narrow Pike
street, from which the fatal theatre
entrance led. All of them were APP
parently terror-stricken and could
give little aid. The only cool per-
sons were the firemen and the several
members of the police force.
John Mccullough, operator of the
moving picture machine, had just
thrown the subject of the next series
of pictures on the screen entitled "A
Little Girl Shall Lead Them" when
the film exploded and the asbestos
cabinet was filed with flames. For
several moments the audience, num-
bering upwards of 800 persons, was
totally unaware of the accident, and
the operator heroically fought down
the flames and succeeded in ex,
tinguishing them.
Then, his hands burned and almost
suffocated, he opened the door of the
little box and staggered out. With
the opening of the door dense cloud
of smoke poured into the auditorium.
At this moment some person yell
ed "Firel" The spectators turned
in their seats, saw the smoke, jump
ed to their feet and then started the
awful rush for the lone doorway
leading to the narrow, eight-foot
stairway.
At the stairway they collided and
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1911-09-01
To Patrol MoonshIne Region.

Jackson, Ky.-A massmeeting of
the adherents of law and order of all
Kentucky mountain counties where
feuds, moonshining and other forms
of lawlessness exist has been called
here for Monday, October 8. At the
meeting propositions will be made to
enroll vigilantes to patrol all sec
lions of the counties where violence
has occurred. Practically every pa
per in the mountain districts and
ministers and prominent citizens
favor the plan.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1911-09-01
Elks' Home to Cost ssoo,ooo

Cineinnati.-At meeting of the
officers of the Grand Lodge of Elks
here 1t was decided to erect a new
Elks' home on the site of the pres
ent institution at Bedford City, Va.
The officers decided that the new
structure shall cost nearly $500, 900,
and shall surpass any fraternal home
in beauty in the United States. Work
on the building will begin next
spring, when the inmates will be
established temporarily at a nearby
watering place.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1911-09-01
KING OF PLUNGERS
"Ret-a-MiIIion" Gates Both Loved
and Hated.
From Z Country Store He sranched
Out as Wire King, Then Invaded
tire Realms of High
Finance.

New York.-One OF the most pic
turesque figures in the business and
financial life OF this country passed
away in the death OF John W Gates.
Gates was warmly loved and deep
ly hated. He won and lost millions.
gave and received many hard blows.
met the great kings Of Wall street a.
their most familiar game OF specu!a-
ton and beat them, Breezily invaded
many lines Of endeavor and came out
OF them successful and wrote his name
In large characters over financial
events OF q quarter of century. He
was a gambler by instinct But be
was never a bear. He was too op-
timistic for that He believed in up
building rather than in tearing down.
and he shared with others the results
OF his interchangeable chase for wealth.
His readiness to take chance on any
reasonable proposition and the large
sum of money he was willing to risk
upon the soundness of his judgment
earned for him the soubriquet OF Bet
Million" Gates. "All life is q
gamble" he once said The farmer
CANDLES when he plants his crops
Every man who goes into business en-
barks on speculation. OF course. the
element OF judgment enters in, but the
element of chance cannot be ruled
out Whenever a man starts out on a
railroad journey it's gamble wheth-
er he ever reaches his destination. -
And on this principle Gates ruled his
life
II was barbed wire that made Gates
II was introduced into use at time
when the ranchmen Of the west and
southwest were fencing in their broad
acres and Gates. who was then con-
Quoting a little hardware store at
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1911-09-01
Death Takes Heavy Toll From
Railroad Passengers.
INVESTIGATION is ORDERED.
The Interstate Commerce Com
mission Viii Try 20 Ascertain
Cause Of he FREE
o1ent Wrecks.
Recora Of Recent Wrscka

April %, 191l-At Martins
Greek, y. j.. Pennsylvania train
deraiIed: Y killed. l01 injured.
July 5. 1s1l-At Superior.
Wis, head-on collision between
Minneapolis. s.. Paul and sault
Ste Marie trains, ! killed. in
iured
July II. 1sIl-At Bridge
port. Conn. New York, New
Haven and Hartford train de-
rallied; Is killed, 90 injured
July %, 1s11-At Dyke, Ore,
Oregon Trunk Railway train
derailed: I killed, 20 injured.
July q, 18I1-At Hamlet,
y C., seaboard Air Line pas
senger train colHded with
freight; ~ killed. SO injured
July IS, 1s11-At Grind
stone. Maine. head-ol collision
between two Bangor and Aroo-
stock trains; killed. Il il
iured
August 10. 1slI-At Fort
Wayne, Ind. Pennsylvania line
train derailed; ~ killed. IS IN
iured
August Is. 1g1I-At Man
chester. y. Y, Leaigh VALLEY
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1911-09-01

ahmed into probably 200 other per-
ols who were awaiting the end Of
he performance 20 take the places
u those who had seen the show.
Immediately the narrow stairway
Eas packed and iammed 10 feet high
Fith the dead and dying, the Shrek
ing injured and the screaming IN
hurt, while the crowds OF townspeo-
pie rushed to the scene and added
confusion 10 the din.
The list OF dead probably would
have been greater but for the hero
ism Of Miss Mary Craig, pianist at
he theatre When the cries Of fire"
sounded and the rush TO safety start
ID Miss Craig began playing a slow
march Over and over she played
he selection, never faltering, and
many in the crowd caught the swing
Of the music and assisted in holding
back the crowd When the audience
had swept from the building Miss
Craig left uninjured.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1911-09-01

Turner Junction, now a part of Chi
cago, saw his opportunity. He went
to Texas as a salesman and soon took
enough orders to swamp the manufac-
tory for which he was working. Then
he asked for a Stare In the profits
and was refused He became a manu-
facturer himself, establishing a plant
at st. Louis, and soon found himself
involved in lawsuits over patents. He
moved into another state where the
court injuctions issued against him
could not reach him, finally won his
case and continued for a time a sue
cessful career as a maker of barbed
wire.
Gates never turned his back upon
opportunity and he saw opportunity
reckoning to him. He began organic
Ing and consolidating wire companies.
He organized the Consolidated Steel
and Wire company. which was CAPT
talized at s90,0O0,oO0, and which he
sold to the Federal Steel company.
Then followed the American Steel and
Wire company. capitalized at 100000
900, and a little later the United
States Steel corporation. with which
Gates companies were merged. was
formed. He made millions out of
these deals and other millions out OF
railway and industrial stocks.
During his spectacular plunging in
Wall street, which he entered soon
after the close of the war with Spain.
various attempts were made to break
him. Occasionally his wings we're
somewhat singed, but he was never
seriously wounded and he made the
financial interests of Wall street reck-
on with him. One of his brilliant
coups was the control he gained Of the
Louisville & Nashville railroad. His
control of it imperilled certain import
ant projects of J. Pierpont Morgan
and other money kings and they were
forced to buy his stock practically at
his own price
In wheat and corn corners he is said
to have made millions. He had near
ly perfect system of getting informa-
ton of things which might affect Wall
street His own eyes were always
open and when he could not look far
enough ahead he paid others to do his
scouting. After his retirement from
Wall street, in 1907, he went to Texas,
entered the oil fields and forced the
Standard OIL to abandon that terri
tory.
Gates business training began early.
Before he was sixteen he contracted to
husk a neighbours corn and made
enough money to buy an interest in
threshing machine. He happened to
strike a year of bumper crops and he
succeeded so we'll that he was able to
buy out his partners. Giving his
threshing machine as security, he
bought piece of woodland. converted
it into firewood. cleared $1,000 and
still had his threshing machine. And
he was not then eighteen years of age.
Some of Gates spectacular ventures
we're on the turf, and with many sue
cesses to his credit here he invaded
England and Is said to have made ST.
$4,000 one season. He was man OF
tremendous energy, of heavy build,
but not the least picturesque In ap
pearance. He was not at all brusque
and domineering, but gentle in man
ner and speech.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1911-09-01
Quiet Now in Haiti,

Washington.-The protection of
American interests in Haiti is now in
the hands Of the lone gunboat Mari
eta at Port au Prince Because of
the improved conditions in the little
republic the Navy Department with
drew the three other warships, which
for several weeks had been guarding
foreign life and property. The scout
cruiser Salem sailed for Hampton
Roads, while the cruiser Des Moines
and the gunboat Peoria were ordered
IN Guantanamo Cuha
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1911-09-01
Socialist Victory is Rumor.

Washington.-At the headquarters
of the American Federation of La
Dor here it is rumored that the cleo
ton of William H. Johnson, of Rock
Island, H., as president of the In
ternational Association of Machinists,
and the defeat of James O'Connell,
who has held that position Is years,
is a victory for the Socialists in the
labor organization of the United
States who are fighting Samuel
Gompers, president of the American
Federation of Labor.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1911-09-01
Y. M. C. A. Memhershin

New York.-More than half a mil
lion young men are now members OF
the Young Mems Christian Associa-
tion-536,037 to be exact, a gain OF
cording to the associations year book
of North America, just received. OF
these 1880 are industrial workers
and more than half take physical
training in GAS gymnasiums. The
net property gain for the year was
$4,000 bringing the grand total
up to $67 $4,000. Throughout the
continent the association employs
1851 officers.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1911-09-01
To Launch L. Toilette Boom

Duluth, Minn.-A number of Mid
die States leaders of the progressive
Republicans have received invitations
to attend a State progressive" ban
quet in Minneapolis, September Z, at
which a State boom for Senator La
Toilette, of Wisconsin, for President
is to be launched. Among those in
vited are Senator Cummins, of Iowa
Governor McGovern, of Wisconsin
former Senator Beverage, of Indi-
ana, and Senator Clapp, of Mime
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1911-09-01
Girl WouId-Be Wrecker.

Cleveland. The mystery sur
rounding several recent attempts to
wreck passenger cars on the Lake
Shore electric railway, near this
city, has been cleared up by the ar
rest of Miss May Ermer, 10 years
old, who resides near Stop IL of the
line. Detectives in the employ of
the railway declare that the girl is
responsible for attempts to wreck
cars. at various times by placing OBJ
strnctioua On the .traehs-a night
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1911-09-01
DYING FROM BLOW.
Schoolboy Received Flow Last
Month In Abdomen

Edwardsville, Ill.-Gilbert Jen-
kins, a 15-year-old schoolboy, who
fought for the entertainment of a
dozen women and several hundred
men on the steamer Keystone State
last month is lying at his home here
of injuries received in the bout. His
life is despaired of by two physicians
who are attending him. Young Jen-
kins went on with Bobbie Brendle in
curtain-raiser. He was knocked
down in the second round with a blow
on the left side of the abdomen He
fell limp to the floor, and while con-
scious, was unable to regain his feet
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1911-09-01
Charlie. c. Gate. to Marry.

Minneapolis. The marriage of
Miss Florence Hopgood, of Min
neapolis, to Charles G. Gates, son of
the late John w Gates, will take
place in Minneapolis early in the fall.
This was the statement made by Miss
Hopgood, who, with Mrs. Hopgood,
arrived here from Paris The an
nouncement Of the engagement was
made recently. Prior to the wedding
Mr.. Gates will be occupied with bust
nAasr atKaiSh5le Taxss,-x,s,, :,
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1911-09-01
Miss Cleveland Eneaqed.

Tamsworth, N. HIT is under
stood that the marriage of Miss
Esther Cleveland, Oldest daughter of
the late ex-President, whose engage
ment to Randolph D. West, of New
York, was announced Wednesday,
will take place in October. The fam
lily say nothing about the affair. Miss
Cleveland is devoted to athletics, be-
ing an enthusiastic tennis player and
motorist. Mr. West is the son of a
Princeton professor and has been at
tentive to Misc Cleveland for some
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1911-09-01
Kills Five, Then Himself

Frankfort-on-the-Main. Germany.
A series of sensational murders
was reported here from the village of
Rendel, in the province of Hesse-
Nassau. A man named Gunderloch,
fugitive from justice, returned
from London to the house of his
father-in-law in Rendel, where his
wife was living. Gunderloch shot
his wife, her parents and her bro
Their and sister and then escaped.
Gunderloch's body later was found
in potato field, where he had COM
mitted suicide
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1911-09-01
Buried Dynamite Kills Two,

Newburyport, Mass.-A stick of
dynamite left in the old Chapman sill
yer mine in Newburyport Is or 20
years ago suddenly exploded, instant
ly killing two workmen, George
Hartshorn and Daniel Stamus, both
of Boston. and seriously injuring two
others One of the workmen struck
the dynamite with his pick. Work
was resumed at the mine recently af-
ter operations had been suspended
for number of years.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1911-09-01
Will Exc 1anoe Land.

Washington.-The State of Idaho
and the United States government
have agreed to exchange about 4O0,-
900 acres of land in that state, so that
each may have its lands in a more
compact body than at present. Act
ing Secretary of Agriculture Hays
signed cooperative agreement With
the state.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1911-09-01
Kills coun.rymsn. is CAUGHT.

Mount Holly, N. J.-Salvatore
Argona, who shot and instantly kill
ed Guiseppi Materi during a quarrel
on a farm near Centreton, was cap
tured at Moorestown. Before his
arrest Argona gave an armed posse
a long chase The murderer was
brought to the county jail
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1911-09-01
Labor Day Holiday. Orders Taft.

Beverly, Mass.-President Taft
has issued an executive order direct
ing that all per diem employees and
other day laborers in the Federal
public service wherever employed,
and whose employment extends
through and beyond that day, shall
be excused from work on that day. "
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1911-09-01
Help Long Coming.

Indescrible pandemonium followed.
The Pullman car Emelyn, which re-
manned on the bridge with one end
projecting over the gulch, and sew
eral cars behind it derailed and in
immediate danger of going over on
the mass of wreckage below, were
soon emptied of all their passengers,
who. aided by gangs of railroad en-
ployes from the big freight yards at
Manchester, rushed to aid.
1t was several minutes, however,
before anybody reached the cars at
the bottom to help the victims.
There the dead and injured were
laid out on the ground while planks
and timber were requisitioned and a
field hospital established.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1911-09-01
CHICAGO Population 2 2o4. 1s4.

Chicago.-Chicago's population is
now 2,264,184, according to an an
nouncement made by the publishers
of the new city directory. These
figures show an increase of 7S,901
over the Federal census made a year
ago, which gave the city's population
as 2,1S5,2S4.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1911-09-01
PASSENGER TRAIN
LEAPS INTO RIVER
Twenty-Five Dead and Sixty
Are Injured.
G. A. R. MEN IN CRASH.
Train Of Fourteen Coaches and Two
Locomotives Jumps the Track
While Approaching 6riaee on
the lehieh Valley Road.

Manchester, y. Y.-Speeding east
ward behind time. Lehigh Valley pas
senger train No ran into a broken
rail on trestle near here Friday anu
TWO day coaches from the mid-sec-
ton of the train plunged downward
20 feet, striking the east embank-
ment like a pair Of proiectiles.
In the awful plunge and crash at
least % persons were killed and near
u so injured The injuries of sew
eral are so serious that il is fear they
will die.
The wreck was the worst in the
history Of the Lehigh Valley in this
State and one Of the most disastrous
ever recorded on the system.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1911-09-01
Passengers Buried.

Both cars We're filed with passe.S-
gers, in few moments the cars lay,
mass OF crumbled wood, metal and
glass, under which a hundred men,
women and children, many of whom
were killed instantly, were buried
The greatest destruction occurred
in the day coach No. 237 and a
dozen persons were taken later, dead,
from the second day coach, which,
after following the first over the
trestle, snapped its rear coupling and
thus saved the rest of the train from
being dragged along.
The second day coach struck on
the bottom and stood end up, the
rear end projecting few feet above
the top of the trestle.
All of the passengers in this car
were piled in a tangled mass of
broken seats at the bottom of the
car