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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-08-19
TOOK SEA Joy RIDE"
"BiIIy the Grip" ConfeSseS His
Engineer Was "Plckled."
MOTOR BOAT ON ROCKS
Police Step In After Four Are
Rescued from Power Launch
at Bay Ridge.

An ocean 10y ride" that ended on the
rocks off Fort Hamilton in the driving
rain and high wind Of early yesterday
WAS the undong of BILLY the Grip.
for that worthy, well known on Coney
Island thuroughfares. is now peering
out through the grilled door Of cell i'll
the Fort Hamilton police station. the
Mermaid. the high speed motor boat oil
Captain Alvin J. Williams. Of Orange,
y. j., swings at anchor IN the Lower
Bay. rudderless and without pro-
peller.
Captain williams took a cruise on
Saturday on board the Mermaid. ana
the craft finally snubbed her nose
against the bank at Neptune avenue
and 10Th street on Saturday night.
The captain went TO bed in hotel. but
the rain and wind made him wonder
how the Mermaid was standing the
storm. lie got up early and went TO
the place where he left her moored. but
she was gone Just as he was pre-
pairing TO call up the police from his
hotel call came i'm telling him the boat
had Just been pulled off the rocks at
Fort Hamilton.
He hurried over and found Mounted
Patrolman George II. Walsh escortins
Billy the Grip" To the station house.
captain Williams went along. too. and
then learned that about = o'clock in the
morning Arthur Johnson and Frank
StultZ. of the Bath Beach Field and
Yacht club. got up and went out TO
see that none Of the clubs fleet slipped
it's moorings in the gale.
While they were standing OH the pier
they saw the Mermaid come lurching
along in the squall. -Four men and
one woman were standing in the cock
pit. all yelling Justify for help. Stultz
and Johnson got Commodore Walter
Broderick. Frank j. Duffy and Leslie
Young. and the five men got in two
dorics and started out TO the power
boat. but she was Slamming ashore all
The time with "A dead engine. and as
they reached her she crashed on the
reef
With difficulty they got tho ras-
sengers off and put them ashore. Then.
with two hawscrs. the Mermaid was
yanked off into the water again. But
when the rescuers finally reached the
dock and left the motor boat anchored
safely off shore they found that three
men and the woman had disappeared.
only billy the Grip" remained.
The man was intcrrogated, and first
he said he owned the Mermaid then he
said she WAS "A friends. and finally he
got so tangled up that they took him to
the Bastilc. where he owned up that
he took the boat for 10y ride" which
ended badly, because his engineer was
picked"
Billy" who gives his real name as
William Ryrnes, was held on a grand
larceny charge. Captain Williams lives
AT No. | Wilingham avenue. Orange.
Billy" and his friends ate most of the
Mermaid's provisions.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-08-19
SCORNS DEATH BY HANGING
1T Don't Matter Much; I'm an
Old Man." Says Slayer.

Erie, Penn. Aug. 49," Maybe they u
hang me. But then it don't matter
much: I'm an old man
This was the comment to-day oi Jo-
seph KozkowslSi, sixty-two years old a
farmer after being locked up mere
charged with killing George Roberts a
neighbor, whose body was riddled win
shot from a double barrelled gun fol-
lowing quarrel over line fence ana
cattle. The shooting was witnessed by
Roberts's son and many picnickers.
Kozkowski was arrested by Erie de-
tectives, who overpowered him IN his
home. where he had fortified hlmseH'
He laughed when telling his story OF
the shooting TO the police chief
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-08-19
MAN. 112, IN jig CONTEST
Oldest Irish American to Meet
Opponent of Sixty three.

Chicago. Aug 1S-"Tim" Sullivan.
112 wears old. will be one Of the enter
tainers at the international demonstra-
tion Of the United Celtic-American
Societies here on September =. lie
will iig against man Of sixty-three
vears and will perform other terpsi-
chorean feats.
Sullivan lives at Wisconsin Bay,
Wis. He came to America in 1878 and
served through the civil War He is
the oldest living Irish American.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-08-19
LORD oEssoRoUeH TO RESIGN.

London, Aug lS-Lord Desborough, il
became known tonight. intends shortly
TO resign the presidency of the British
Olympus committee.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-08-19
PROGRESSlVEs IN NYACK.

Nyack, n. Y. Aug. ls-Julan Eaton
was nominated Sor the Assembly by the
Pyogressiyes al their convention last
niahA.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-08-19
SIX POWERS IN CONCERT
Proposal for Turkish Autonomy
Likely To Be Accepted.

Vienna. Aug. lS.--The "Neue Freie
Presse" says II learns that Germany.
Italy and Russia have already accepted
the proposals submitted by the Aus
trian Foreign Minister. Count Berch-
thold. for securing a gradual autonomy
for all the provinces Of European Tur-
key.
France and Great Britain have not
vet replied. but it is believed. the
newspaper adds. that Russia's accept
ance implies that those countries also
VIII agree 10 the project.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-08-19
May Ask Senate to Act.

From Representative Olmstead it was
learned that the Senator contemplated
asking that the Senate committee take
I'M the question before the impeach-
mont proceedings were brought, but
that he had been advised to consult
with the President before he took final
action.
Senator Penrose was never IN more
determined mood than he was to-day.
He intimated that those who had ac-
cused him had forgotten or were ig-
norant of the real political conditions
that existed in 1904 or they never
w"nld have made the charge against
him.
The belief among the Pennsylvania
leaders here tonight Is that Penrcse
will take the initiative after his talk
with President Taft and that he will
make a statement backed by figures
from the Republican National Com
mittee, which will show interesting
Developments.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-08-19
SAM" SCHEPPS, THE PAYMASTER.'

District Attorney Whitman attaches great importance to the IN
formation believed Schepp concerning koseta
murder he will meet the returning prisoner at Albany carry
this morning.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-08-19

London. Aug. lg.-The correspondent I'm
Constantinople Of The Daily Mail" does
not believe the report that Austria has
any Intentions OF proposing that Turkey
should grant autonomy 10 Albania and
Macedonia. and says that any Turkish
government would reject such proposal
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-08-19
Thinks Most of ArChboId Money
Went to Aid RooSeveIt'S
Election in New York.
INVITES FULLEST INQUIRY
Confers with Leaders and De
clares He May Explain Re-
ceipt of $4,000 on the
Floor of the Senate.
IBy Telegraph to The Tribune !

Atlantic city. Aug. Ex-senator PEN
rose had conference with state and
national leaders here to-day. and TO his
most trusted lieutenants gave direc-
uons for counteracting the attempt
which he admits Is 10 be made bv Will
lam Finn to have him impeached I'm
the United States Senate on the ground
that he received 3d., 900 from John u
Archbold, Of the Standard Ou Conn
pany, in 1901
After the conference Senator Penrose
announced that he was ready 10 meet
the charge and defied any one to Law
the case before the special Senate COM
mittee Of which Senator Moses Clam
Is chairman. He said he would well
come the opportunity TO vlndicate him
self. as certain Of the Progressive lead
ers had sought 10 attack his integrity
and to involve him i'm "A deal with the
corporations which pretended to show
that he had been a party to corrupt
practice.
OeChnes 10 Expose Defence
When asked why he declined 10 give
out the details Of the expenditure Of
the money the Senator said
IF ! am To be called to the bar Of
the Senate To answer the accusation
against me would il be right for me to
expose my defence before was
charged with the act which is limited
at? | am ready To answer the accusa-
ton at any time and ! defy any one to
say that / ever used corporation money
for any purpose.
~ Will say. however. that. from what
L recall Of the incident most Of the
money went To the treasurer OF the
Republican campaign committee and
that the greater portion Of 1t was used
i'm CARRYING New York State for Roose-
Welt in the Presidential campaign Of
1904.
81 do not PURPOSE TO be rushed into
making any attempt at specifying IN
what channels this money went. In
fact. | could not say without consult
inc those through whose hands it
passed, but what was done was per
fectly regular and was only what has
been the custom in the affairs OF every
political organization. | only want
some one to make the direct accusation
that l had anything to do with spend
ing this money or any portion Of IT.
whoever does so will find that he has
made most serious blunder. | well
come an investigation
Further than this, Penrose refused
10 talk on the Archbold check for
So5 OOO as he said he had not made up
his mind whether 10 make statement
regarding il on the floor of the Senate
this week or tn give out a statement
through the press
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1912-05-29
LOCAL ITEMS.

Most of our girls who have
been attending school at vari-
GUS Institutions are at home
again for their vacation.
Guy l.. Pugh, of Bristol, came
over Saturday evening and
spent Sunday in the Gap.
DR.. w. G. Moore, of Wash
ington City, spent a few days
the past week in the Gap.
E. r. Vickers, of Wise, spent
Sunday in town.
DR.. and Mrs. w. G.. Bolts
have arrived in the Gap from
Louisville, Ky, and will spend
their vacation with Mrs. Bolts
parents, Mayor and Mrs. S. p.
Fleenor.
J. @. Jayne has returned
from a weeks business trip to
Buffalo, New York.
Mrs. Karl Stoehr and little
son, returned Saturday from
ST. Charles, where they visited
her brother, DR.. III. G. Rucker
and family.
Mrs. Mary Cummings, o f
Springfield, Ohio, arrived in
the Gap Saturday night on a
visit to her son, Ii. l.. Cum
mings, at this place.
Miss Bessie Morris returned
to her home at williamsburg on
Thursday of last week.
Miss Florence Saunders left
Wednesday for her home in
Bedford County, Virginia.
w. II. Goodloe has one of the
prettiest reidences in town as n
result of u new coat of buff
paint with appropriate trim
mings.
Mrs. R. l.. Brown and little
son, Robert, Jr., went down to
Middlesboro Friday morning
and spent several days visiting
Robert Sr., and Otto Brown.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. w. Flanary
left Wednesday morning for
Roanoke to visit their son,
Beverly, who holds q lucrative
position in that city.
w. w. Buckley spent a couple
OF days last week at DUNCAN
non on-the-Clinch on business.
Misses Blanche and Trula
Kennedy, of Cleveland, Virgin
Ia, are visiting their aunts,
uncles and cousins of this place.
Mrs. S. A. Bailey had as her
guest last week Mrs. Margaret
Hull, who graduated from the
Stonega Hospital on May IA,
after two years course aa
notwithstanding.
After a few days with home
folks, Hunter McCorkle left
Monday morning for Lynch
ourg to enter Piedmont Bust
ness College.
Tungsten Carbon Lamps at
Gest prices-ask about them. =
Kelly Drug Company,
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Tom S. McKeivey, of Norton
was in town Friday.

Tom S. McKelvey, of Norton,
was in town Friday.
w. F.. Crowder, of the gen
eral offices of the Interstate
Railroad Company at this place.
moved his family from Stonega
to the Gap this week. They
VIII occupy the dwelling on
| Gully Avenue opposite the resi-.
dence of DR.. c. Il. Greear.
The district conference Of
the Nj. r.. Church, South. will
be held at Wise this week
commencing Thursday morn.
ing ut eleven O'Clock.
Mrs. Robert IL. Bruce and
little daughter, Virginia, left
Saturday morning for visit to
Mrs. Bruce's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. !. NJ. Hoge, in Washing
ton City.
j. E. Bum has bought the
Big Stone Gap Foundry and
Machine shop and the plant
VIII be putinto operation under
the supervision of Addison
Morris, Mt an early date. We
understand the plant will
handle general work in their
line.
The ladies aid society of the
colored Methodist Episcopal
Church desire to thank Mr.. II.
j. Alsover Tor his kindness i'm
letting them have the Athletic
Park last Thursday. Through
his kindness they raised the
neat sum of $4,000. They also
thank all who gave them their
patronage.
Mrs. III. II. Young and little
daughter, Pearl Maupin, left
Thursday for Williamsburg
Virginia, where she will visit
her parents until the close of
the summer Normal Mt this
place when she will be Joined
by Prof Young on visit to
ms parents In Maryland.
Otis Mouser's residence on
Popular Hill has recently been
entirely "done over'', inside
and outside, with results that
must be very gratifying, since
Mrs. Mouser's exquisite taste is
every where in evidence.
Kelly Mann is like the Brit
ish soldier in his choice of a
color for the new coat of paint
on his residence near the dmmy
bridge. The latter, according
TO Rudyard Kipling, is partial
to "Just any color so it's red. ,"
This seems to be "Kells" idea
exactly judging by results.
Mrs. j. w. RAIDER and little
son, j. w. Jr., left last week
for Knoxville where they will
spend some time visiting rela.
tives and friends.
Miss Ella Blake, teacher in
music i'll the public school at
this place the past year, left
last week for Abingdon to at
tend the closing exercises of
Martha Washington College be-.
fore returning to her home at
Sweetwater, Tenn.
j. S, Asbury, prominently
connected with a coal company
in Louisville, KY, spent a few
days last week In the Gap on
business.
Fuller Brothers, one of the
Gaps popular and hustling
mercantile firms, have added
greatly to the appearance. as
we'll as TO the capacity of their
store at this place, by erecting
additional shelving through
the center of the etore room,
This affords them more room to
: display their immense stock
and adds to the appearance oil
of the inside OF the building.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Will
liams have "sct up" house keep
ing in the upstairs rooms of the
Summerfeld building on Wood
Avenue.
Grandma" Parish, mother
of Mrs. Chas. Mahaffey, who
has been confined to her room
for two weeks with n severe at
tack of Eczema, is slowly i'm
proving.
j. NJ. McLemore, arrived in
town Sunday from the Univer-
sity, at Charlottesville, and will
resume his position as steno-
grapher with Bullitt & Chalk
ley, until the law school re
opens next fall.
w. N. Foster, of Middles-
boro, salesman for the Stone.
Hulling Lumber Co, of Bris-
tol was among the visitors in
town last week.
DIR. II. @. Rucker, company
physician at st. Charles, spent
Sunday in town, guest at the
home of his sister, Mrs. Karl
Stoehr.
H. X. Palmer left Sunday for
Washington to resume h is
duties as policeman, after a
few days vacation here with
homefolks.
Gus w. Lowell, of Newport,
KY, farmer resident of this
place and who is salesman for
a Lynchburg shoe house was in
town the first of the week.
The many friends of Mr.. and
Mrs, l.. O. Petit will be glad
to learn that their infant boy
lis recovering from severe
sickness of whooping cough
and measles.
Harry Taylor has decided to
run the bakery himself, the last
lessee having left, and his wife
and children returned to her
home at Appalachia.
Misses Flala Tackett, of this
place, and Pauline Hurt, of
Norton, spent last week at
Lebanon, soliciting for pub
fishing concerns whom they
represent.
Misses Eurella Parsons and
Cora Colbert, of Big Stone Gap
were the guests of Miss Eliza
beth Grubb Saturday and Sun
day'-Wise Virginian.
A Bill has passed the lower
house Of Congress authorizing
the coinage of three cent and
half cent pieces. This half cent
coin will be n great relief to
"skiniiints".
G.. w. Best, who travels this
Territory for n Knoxville house,
has moved his family to the
Gap, having taken an apart
ment in the Touraine.
Miss Margaret Bum left Sat
urday for Bristol to attend the
finals of Virginia Intermont
College, where her sister, Miss
Mary, attended school during
the session just closed.
Carlyle Skeen, who attended
the law school department of
the University, at Charlottes-
vile, arrived in town Sunday to
spend his vacation with home
folks
Mrs j. B. f. Witt returned
Friday from Dryden, where she
spent several days visiting her
sister, Mrs. Fitzpatrick, who
has been sick for some time.
Miss Vera Willis returned
Tuesday night from an extend.
ed stay in Washington, d. c.,
and other cities, where, after
leaving the capitol five weeks
ago, she visited friends.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1912-05-29
To Save You Money.

We have accepted the agency
of The Westinghouse Wire-Type
Tungsten lamps and sell them:
100 Watts .,. $l.1O
go Z" rs
40 So
Metallized IS c. p. lamps 20
cents each. Kelly Drug Com
pany,
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1912-05-29

- sho bEduuCHliUren oil Mr.. and
Mrs. l.. Il. Perry. of this place.
The young lady being of very
tender age was accompanied hy
her mother, Mrs. l.. f. Morton,
nee Miss Grace Perry.
Miss E. g. winfee left imme-
diately after the school finals
for an extended western trip.
We are glad to learn that Miss
Winfree expects to return next
year to teach in the high school
department. of our school, where
she was q very successful in
structor the past year.
Elkanah Pennington, a prom
inent and popular citizen of
Dryden, was visior to Big
Stone Gap last Saturday. His
grandson, master William Bev.
erley, accompanied him home.
and will spend a few week s
with his grandparents.
w. Z. Wolfe, who spent tn e
past four years in the United
States Navy, and who, for the
past two years, has been shin
printer on the battle ship South
Carolina, returned home last
week, his time with Uncle Sam
having expired.
Train robbers who held m
the New Orleans & Northeast
ern's New Orleans. New York
passenger train near Okolaha.
Miss, are said to have secured
an amount from the express
car car, ranging from $3.50 to
100000.
The name of the Gate CITY
Band has been changed to the
Witt Concert Band. MIR. Witt
was justly honored with the
name because of his capable
and untiring work to build it
up.-Gate City Herald.
n movement is being ageta-
ted in Harlan, KY, to have the
Boy Scouts organization at that
place and others who may feel
Interested, start on an outing
of several days duration, Gov
ering the rapidly developing
section of Eastern Kentucky,
and the mining operations in
Wise County, and ending in
Big Stone Gap, where the BODY
VIII witness the two days cele
bration commemorative the 18th
of July.
w. f. Saxton got struck on
the foot last week playing base
ball and was temporarily very
much crippled, the ball having
hit the foot that had once be-
fore suffered broken bone.
Miss Mary Pierce left Wed.
nesday for Gary, West Virgin
ia, where she will be the guest
of Mr.. and Mrs. Earnest Agee
for several days before going
on to her home. Mrs. Agee
1t will be remembered was n
member of the faculty last
year at this place when she
was Miss Genevieye Timber
lake.
Friends of Mrs. j. II. Wax
who was recently sent to the
State Asylum for the Insane at
Marion, Virginia, will regret to
learn that her condition has
not improved. but is materially
worse than when she entered
that institution several weeks
ago, according to letter re
ceived last week from the Su
perintendent by her mother al
this place. This, of course, is
sad news for her mother. who
is in poor health, herself, and
entirely alone.
Rev. and Mrs. Thompson, of
Pine Bluff, Ark, arrived in the
Gap Sunday morning, and Mr..
Thompson preached an excel
lent sermon in the Southern
Methodist church at eleven
o'clock. He is now engaged
in a series of meeting at the
Christian Church, which are
being largely attended.
Mr.. Hodges mare, Peggy, q
one time fnYOriln ON the Ennrth
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Miss Mary Pierce left Wed.
nesday for Gary, West Virgin
ia, where she will be the guest
of MIR. and Mrs. Earnest Agee
for several days before going
on to her home. Mrs. Apee
1t will be remembered was D
member of the faculty last
year at this place when she
was Miss Genevieye Timber
lake.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1912-05-29

Mr.. Hodges mare, Peggy, q
one time fayorite on the Fourth
of July race course at this
place, died on its feet after
about fifteen minutes illness up
in the valley last week. Mr..
Wilson, on an adjoining farm,
lost valuable mule almost as
suddenly two days previous.
The causes of death are not
known, but in the former case
it was probably due TO u con-
traction of the throat of sever
al years growth.
New-York tribune., 1912-01-28
SHELLEY'S HOUSE AT SAN TE-
RENO.

Frederick Lees. in The Graphic.
IT is profoundly saddening TO the lit
erary pilgrim to find. after travelling
many hundreds Of miles to the former
haunts OF poet or novelist, that the oD-
lect of his quest bears the mark OF
time and neglect. Such Is the impress
sion which | received on seeing Shelleys
house at San TerenZo, the beautiful 1T
tie fishing village in the Gulf of Spezzia
Could not something be done TO rescue
the Casa Magni, where the poet spent
his last days from the decay which VIII
inevitably end in it's total disappear
ance?
Mary Shelley took the Casa Magni in
the early part of 1872, and on May |
she. Shelley and their friends took pos
session of it. 1t was then white house
with arches. and, according to Professor
Dowden. it had once been Jesuit con-
vent There was a ground floor and one
story. the former almost washed by the
waves. 1.-TWO staircases. one public, the
ether intended for a private staircase.
led to the large dining hall. off which
10 the rear was Mrs. Wiliamss bed
room: while the seaWard rooms. occu-
MED bv Mary and Shelley. faced each
other on opposite sides Of the central
hall. The special advantage which the
Casa Magni owned. besides its noble
prospect and lovely surroundings, was
p terrace or veranda of considerable
width. which ran the whole length Of
the house and was precipitous to the
sea. The windows Of Mary's and Shell
ley's rooms looked upon this terrace.
and an occupant of the dining hall could
step out and in a moment stand In the
presence of landscape and sea view
of unimaginable loveliness"
Tragedy seemed to, hover over tnls
house from the very beginning OF It's
occupation by the Shelleys. On May 8
Shelley. seizing Williams by the arm.
New-York tribune., 1912-01-28

in this case; Bismarck's words will suf-
fee. Well might this great son of Italy.
who served her so faithfully and indom-
itably so ably and wisely, exclaim with
his dying breath, on June g. 1861: "Italy
is made-all is safe.' A decade was still
to elapse before the proud edifice was
completed as he had planned it, before
j me was made the capital of the king
dom, but hi worH was none the less ac-
complished at the hour of his death.
Mr. Thayer fills his pages with kitkats
and full-length portraits Of Cavour's
great contemporaries-of Victor En-
manuel. the honorable King" the Re
GoidntuomO. who with unninching high
patriotism supported the statesman with
whom personally he had little in COM
mon. and from whom he differed seri-
ously On occasion: of Mazzini and Carl
baldi, that hero strayed from medinval
romance into the nineteenth century: Of
D'Azeglio, Crispi hfi quanii, patriots
all. and with portraits of Cavour's great