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Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-09-16
AMERICAN INFLUENCE
IN THE REVOLUTION
TO Be INVESTIGATED

Los Angeles, Sept Ex-senator VIII
liam Alden Smith today began an In
quiry of rumors that American inter-
ests, some prominent in development
work in California. were financing the
present revolution in Mexico. I'VE are
going to the bottom of the situation,
said Smith. I'VE will probe every
angle and II Americans have been par
ticipating we will show their relations
with the revolutionists. no matter who
1t may involve"
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-09-16

gress officials and delegates will be
guests of fair officials. Afternoon OF
Oct. 2 the mammoth spectacular cleo
trio parade and prizes evening Of Sept.
80 also open to all. VIII be glad to
have your state, counties and munich
palities. commercial organizations or
individuals contribute. Floats carry
ing or typifying such exhibits az the
contributors wish. More than 100000
people will see this parade. We beg OF
you and the good people Of Idaho not
to misunderstood W.
GEORGE A. SNOW,
Chairman Utah Board Control.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-09-16
MarshaII Rsnina Tour.

Kansas City. Sept. 16.-Governor
Marshall, Democratic candidate for
vice president, arrived early today and
was rendered q reception, where he
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-09-16
Fatal easebaII Aceidsnt

Chicago. Sept 16.-ait while playing
baseball, Herman Hilgendorff. died Of
a fractured skull today.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-09-16

Bluefields. Mic, Sept. le.-American
sailors ON the sunboat Tacoma were
Aired upon on the streets last night dur.
Ing q nanti-American demonstration IN
the city to celebrate the anniversary OF
Central American independence. A
mob Of excited Nicaraguans formed for
. moment and bloodshed was threat
eneA.
To Protect Girls.
washington, Sept. 16.--American
hnerineg were called upon by Minister
WeitaeL OF Nicaragua. to protect a
cCllsgp full Of girls who were isolated
- days and without food; ,sThc coll
fege Il under French control and many
OF the Inmates were foreigners
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-26
NECK BROKEN, PLAYS SANTA
Waldorf Miller Has Christmas
Joke on Surgeons.

Waldorf Miller, the expert swimmer. OF
New Rochelle whose neck was broken
while he was diving from the rocks at
Hudson Park. New Rochelle. on July 3.
1911. celebrated Christmas at his home 10y
presenting gifts TO his ncighbors and
friends Mr. Miller had intended TO
make an effort TO walk out In the street.
but the heavy fall Of snow and the Slip
perry sidewalks made this impossible.
He had u Christmas party yesterday
which was attended by many Of his
friends, who brought presents Of all kinds
10 him Many members Of a club in New
Rochelle, Of which he Is member. called
on him and presented Yuletide gifts to
him he sent Christmas cards TO hun
dreds Of friends. who had written TO him
from all parts of the country. extending
their sympathy.
Long after his accident Miller was IN
able to move a muscle. but he told his
physician. "I1l beat you yet and be able
10 move" and his assertion is proving
true, as he is now able TO get about. al
though he IS not able to walk alone.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-26
REAL SALE, SAYS MELLEN
Holding Company Not to Get
Steamboats,.
tBy Telegraph to The Tribune.

New Haven, Dec. 25.-Charles S.
Mellen, president OF the New Haven
road, reiterated tonight the statement
given out yesterday in Boston that I'M
less the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion changed its attitude the New
Haven Railroad would before 1914 sell
at auction all CT its steamboat holdings
except those necessary in railroading.
According 20 Mr.. Mellen. the dispo-
sition of the steamboats, Will be bona
fide sale and not transfer To a mold
ing company. He declined to go into
other details.
1t was ascertained from New Haven
Railroad directors here tonight that
the New Haven road had not yet
formed its plan for the sale Of its
steamboats,, but that it would not con-
tinue 10 operate its passenger lines in
face Of opposition by the Interstate
Commerce Commission.
It is expected that the lines running
from New York to Bridgeport, New
Haven, New London, Norwich, Ston-
ington, Fall River and Block Island
will be placed on the market early in
1913.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-26
ACTRESS DIES ON STAGE
Woman Playing in Vaudeville
Succumbs to Heart Disease.
~ Telegraph 81 The TrIbune


Stamford, Conn. Dec. 25.-Miss Mar
garet Hatch. about forty years old and
unmarried, sister of Charles Hatch,
proprietor OF Chicago theatre,
dropped dead on the stage Of the Al
hambra Theatre here tonight. just be-
fore 10 o'clock. vhle appearing in Il
vaudeville sketch as a member OF the
Dorothy Deshelle and company troupe.
Death was due TO heart disease.
Miss Hatch, It was said at the the
atre, had been IN vaudeville for about
twenty years. She was playing the
part Of the landlady in a sketch depict
ing a tenement house scene. Miss
Hatch had started to speak her lines;
then. clutching at her breast, she
turned and staggered into the wings.
4 physician pronounced the woman
dead. She was booked through the
Marcus Loew agency, Of New York.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-26
100000 GIFT TO CHURCH
From Robert Furey, Who Is III
at Montauk Club.

Bishop Charles +. Mcdonnell. at n
pontincal mass celebrated yesterday to
commemorate Christmas at st. James S
Roman Catholic Pro-Cathedral, in Jay
street Brooklyn, formally announced a
gift Of 100000 10 the charities under
his jurisdiction in the Diocese Of Long
Island.
The glyer, Robert Furey. is now seri-
ously III I'm his rooms in the Montauk
club. where he lives. He is the chief
stockholder in the Crawford Company,
of South Brooklyn, cerient manu-
facturers.
The Convent Of the Sisters Of the
Sick Poor. in Henry street; the Home
for Crippled Children, I'm Port Jeffer-
son; the Little Sisters Of the Poor an,
the st. Johns orphan Asylum are
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-26
WEDDING PARTY SHOT UP
Stepfather Fires at Every One
Wounds Mother-i Law.

Taylorvlle, H., Dec. "a Christmas
wedding party took a tragic turn to-day
when John Belder, a carpenter, shot at
his wife. the bride and bridegroom and
several policemen; wounded his mother
in-law, Mrs. Edna Fisher, sixty-elght
years old, and was himself fatally
wounded by one of the officers. Mrs.
Fisher will die, IL is said. The other
bullets fired by Belder went wide. After
the excitement had subsidized the wedding
ceremony was carried out.
Belder. who had a grudge against MS
wife. went to the home Of Mrs Fisher,
where the wedding of his stepdaushter,
Miss Elsie Bates, 10 Ora Redfern was
about TO be performed.
Instead Of taking a seat with the rest
of the bridal party. Belder drew re-
volver and fired three shots at his vile.
She ran out Of the back door. closely
followed by Belder. The frightened guests
retreated. with the exception Of Mrs.
Fisher and the bride and bridegroom VINO
sought 10 hide in rooms on the upper
floor
Going to the room occupied by Mrs
Fisher. Belder fred six times through
the door The first bullet took effect IN
the abdomen. She finally crawled ont
Of the window and escaped TO the home
OF a physician.
Belder then went to the room IN which
Miss Bates and Redfern had sought
refuge and fired five shots. The bridal
couple escaped through window to the
home Of neighbor. Belder, with bullet
wound near his heart, was captured by
man who pretended to assist him.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-26
JOHNSON'S GIFT DELAYED
Negro Hasn't Yet Presented
Villa to His White Wife.
by Telegraph 10 The Trlbune ]


Chicago, Dec Jack" Johnson ne
gro pugilist, did not present his white
wife, Lucille Cameron Johnson. with "A
deed to a $4,000 villa I'm fashionable Lake
Geneva as "a Christmas gift, but he hopes
to close the deal before New Years.
Meantime the negro syndicate formed
10 purchase properties and secure OPP
tons on sites at various fashionable re-
sorts in the United States and Europe IS
preparing to carry out its real estate
movement on a large scale. The mem
bers hope they win gain many thou
sands OF dollars by. speculative deals.
Incidentally. much criticism Is being
heaTed on the heads OF the leaders OF the
Lincoln Athletic and Social Club and on
Johnson
The pugllst and his attorney. w. G..
Anderson, n prime mover i'm the syndi-
cate, say the deed To the Sherman prop
erty Is being drawn and will be placed on
file during the next few days.
we know what We are about, An
derson said. I'VE have an option on the
Sherman property and We hsveN only to
so through a. few formalities to close
the purchase"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-26
GIFTS FROM HELEN GOULD
Telephone Girls Also Remem-
bered by John D..

Miss Helen Gould did not go to her
Irvlngton estate yesterday. but she sent
SO gold pieces to each Of the Irvington
and Tarrytown telephone girls and
about half n dozen employees Of the rail-
road. She gave employees on her estate
each a SO gold piece and a large, fat
turkey.
John D. Rockefeller motored to Po-
cantico Hills and distributed gold coins
to his employees, shaking hands with all
and personally wishing them a Merry
Christmas" He also remembered the
hello girls and railroad men.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-26
WHITTIER RELICS BURNED
Fire Destroys Letters and Man
uscripts in Poets Home.

Amesbury. Mass, Dec. 2J.-Relics
Of the poet John Greenleaf Whit
tier including manuscripts and auto
graph letters from notables all over
the world, We're burned or seriously
damaged by smoke and water to-day
in fire which partly destroyed the
building occupied by the Whittier
House Association.
The fire is supposed 10 have started
from the furnace. only small part
Of the collection Of relics with which
the house was filed was saved.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-26

some Of the institutions which will
benefit.
The Bishop also confirmed recent ru-
mors of the gift Of 100000 which
James Shevlin made to st. Mary's Hos
pital.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-26

gentle presence was missing from the
family circle. as she was so exhausted
by the march in the storm that she re-
manned in her room.
Poetry" Also Appears.
The fly leaves were further enriched
10y the following:
Where are you going my pretty maid?
I'm going suffrag.ug. sir' she sald
NAV ! 20 with you. sos pretty inaldf
II youW carry The baggage, sir. she said
"Oh. that ] (sometimes) had the
wings Of a dove" also appeared on one
Of the leaves.
General Jones accepted the volume.
saying It was the best present OF the
happicst Christmas Of her life.
Tomorrow the pilgrims will pack mp
their Christmas presents and take up
their burdens again. The days prog
ress Will be to Stockport. five miles
nearer Albany. whore they will spend
the night with friends.
The pilgrims will be escorted from
Hudson by q band OF local suffragists,
including Robert Workman. fifteen
years old. who is the champion pedes-
trian of these parts and holds the rec
ord for the run 10 Poughkeepsie and
West Point: Mrs. Lucia d. Smith,
president Of the local Woman's Chris
tian Temperance Union; Mrs. G. Is.
snyder. regent Of the Daughters Of the
American Revolution; Miss Elose
Payne and Miss Sally Stupplebeen, all
of whom attended the Christmas meet
ing al the skating rink.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-26
FIRE PUTS 100 OUT OF WORK

Fire burned the roof of the three story
brick building at Bergen ana kearny
avenues, Jersey City, early yesterday
morning The fire department officials
estimated the loss at about $1,000, but the
representatives of the tenant who were
Oh the scene said the loss would DO 10000.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-26
Seneca Races to Rescue.

Captain Charles E. Johnston, in com
mand OF the Seneca. made a splendid job
of his assignment He received orders 10
60 to the Turrialba at 1850 a. m. on
Tuesday, and at IL he was under way.
Getting through the Narrows In the biz
Yard that ragged at that hour was not
easy navigation. He could not see a
boats length ahead OF him, but he got
through safely. and when abeam the
Highlands of Navesink the weather sud-
denly became clear.
1t was here that Captain Johnston
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-26
Taken OF in Five Boats.

The quieting Of the sea and the wind
and the addition of the Senecas vigil 10
that Of the lifesavers eliminated com
pletely all the alarm that had arisen in
the morning. Few passengers went -
bed Fully dressed. they dozed In their
staterooms or IN the dining saloon. AZ
$50 a. m. yesterday the bugler sounded
the breakfast call and at a. m the
work of transfer began.
Five boats were used in the transfer 20
the Seneca. which lay at anchor less than
a half mile away. There were two from
the derelict destroyer. two from the life
saving sation at Brigantine Beach and
one from the Turrialba.
The departure was made through a sea
OF green bananas. The crew had begun
10 jettison cargo, and much OF the 3i,Sl
lunches of bananas the Turrialba brought
north had been thrown overheard.
The women were taken In the first boat
and part Of them were put into the sec
ond boat The male passengers followed
and with them went Mrs. Craigg, the
stewardess. Later sixteen stewards and
the passengers baggage were taken 10
the Seneca and at 1880 she got under way
for New York
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-26
cupid RE|NFORCES
THE SUFFRAGE ARMY
Continued from first page.

in several corporations. among them
the McKinnion Steel Works and the
PENNSYLVANIA Cement Company and Is
many times n millionaire. He and Al
fred c. Coursen were classmates at
Princeton in 1876. and their children
have known each other since their
pinafore days
The aura Of romance hung over Miss
Coursen all the evening, IN spite OF the
fact that she tried 10 do her duty and
be a suffragette at the annual Charity
Ball OF Hudson County.
The suffrage pilgrims appeared as
spirits Of former heroines Of the cause.
General Jones was Abigail Adams, in
Colonial gown Of blue and pink satin,
with powdered hair and a black patch
on her chin. High heeled black velvet
slippers replaced the rubber boots in
which she hiked twenty-five miles yes
terday. Her partner was Mrs Kath-
crime r. Styles, wife Of one Of the war
correspondents, who has marched every
step of the 100 miles from New YORK,
but was accepted as a real suifragette
only after she made speech for the
cause In Rhinebeck Saturday night.
She represented Mercy Warren, who
welded a suffragette pen in 1176 Mrs.
Styles, who Is blond and petite, was
dressed I'm black velvet and old lace,
forming an admirable foil to General"
Jones's dark colorng. The two Spirits
Of re- danced q minuet.
Mrs. Jessie Hardy Stubs represented
the spirit Of 1647. Margaret brent, the
first American suffragette. who de-
manded two votes. and kept the whole
governing Council Of Maryland arguing
about votes for women" all night be
fore they decided not &c give them 10
her. General" Ida g. Craft went rs
Lucretia Mott, the spirit Of 1913. I'm "A
garnet gown, kerchief and Quakeress
cap.
The spirit Of the women Of 1912 was
Miss Gladys Coursen herself in ball
gown Of the latest style. Princeton pin,
violets and all.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-26

crowded on all the steam his boilers could
hold and under forced draft he pushed
the Seneca along AT twelve and one-han
knots-the fastest time she had made
since her trial spins before going into
commission lie had eighty miles ahead
Of him.
When we left Tompkinsville on Tues
day" he said last night. we did not
know exactly where the Turrialba was.
our first understanding was that she was
south of Barnegat, but i found when
got there that she was on the south side
Of Little Egg Harbor on the Brigantine
( Shoals. We sighted her at $3.50 p. m. and
/ had our boat out TO her IN about half an
! hour. When we left her yesterday she
was heading northwest, heavily aground
/ forward and floating astern. / should say
she was listed at an angle Of about 10
degrees.
THE first boat we sent out from the
Seneca was manned by seven men, In
command OF Lieutenant Laureatt. We
sent out another boat this morning In
charge of Lieutenant w. p. Wishaar. and
these assisted in the transfer of the pas
sengers'
Greetings for Rescued ones
OF the many happy reunions on the pier
none was happier than the meeting Of
j. d. Eisele and his wife. of Riverton.
n, j., and their daughter. Mrs Max
Meitzner and her two little girls, Maxine
and Dorothea, VINO travelled from Guaya-
gull TO spend Christmas at home.
Mr.. Esele, after kissing his daughter,
took Dorothea, who is six months old and
whom he had never seen before. and
kissed her, while his wife lifted Maxine
TO her arms and stihed the child's Christ
mas greetings with caresses
And when all had kissed to their hearts
content Mrs. Meitzner, whose husband is
surgeon of the Guayaqui Railroad, intro
duced a negro servant. who just grinned
and lifted his cap.
Sam only speaks Spanish" explained
Mrs. Meitzner, "but when the vessel
struck he came running to my stateroom
and took Maxine in his arms while / took
the baby"
And then she said some more about
! sam" which caused the negro TO smile
some more, and he grinned broader than
ever when Mr. Eisele patted him on the
back and handed him a gold piece
And to-day there will be one big though
belated Christmas dinner in the little New
Jersey town, which the Eiseles took sud
den ,eave Of Thursday morning, on learn
ing of the Turrialba's plight.
The high regard in which all held the
Turrialba's captain was perhaps best ex
pressed by c. II. Moore. Of No. 800 West
qSth street WIN uas returpipO N tho
city from Ecuador, where he had gone
on tour OF inspection Of the railways
there
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-26
Speeches. for an Hour.

Miss Cornelia Andrews, who is said to
be the arbiter Of social destinies i'm
Hudson, not only invited Miss Jones 10
attend the ball. but let her have the
grand box for suffrage headquarters
Only there were no speeches. More
than that, the suffragettes were speech
less for one whole hour. 1t was part
Of the game. Whoever heard a ghost
talk?--except Hamlet, and they say he
was mad.
Miss Andrews and her niece Miss
Gretchen Longley. are survivors Of the
Titantic disaster. Miss Longley was
one of the women who picked up the
oars in the lfeboat when the men
couldn't row.
The suffragists were not speeches.
all day, however. They were up soon
after Santa Claus, and held a meeting
around the stove in the chilly skating
rink, which was attended by the few
pairing Christmas dinners.
In the afternoon General Jones
visited the ril.--. After she had skated
around few times, despite her blis-
tiers, the management ordered the
music stopped and asked her to make a
little speech.
Then home TO the Christmas tree.
where General Craft presented cold
cream, foot soap and foot warmers to
those who peeded them most. The war
correspondent who has walked least
received an automobile and the rosy
checked one a powder puff
"Our general, God bless her" was
presented with a handsome volume OF
Pilgrims Progress" in which each
soldier had written her name and SEN
timents. Mrs. Styles wrote. Verify,
thou persuadest me to be a suffra-
gette". General l.. Dock, "Our march
| Is a symbol of the slow, painful up
ward climb of humanity and clyiliza-
| ton onward out of slavery" This had
l O special appeal, because Little Docs"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-26


10 m. we felt somewhat relieved Oh
srx,etv for we received word that inc
Seneca was coming for us. captain
lindsay posted bulletin announcing
this. and kept us treasured all INC ''ii'
Of the condition of the Turriaipa'
mo one could have been more con-
siderate Of his passengers thah was
Cantain Lindsay. He and his ere"
could not have behaved better ne
went up on the bridge at . p. m OH
Monday, and he had not left II Wheh
we left the Turribala this morning
Lifesavers Swamped.
This brought the narrative up 10 the
arrival OF the lifesavers, and the III
soector's voice faltered with emotion
at certainly was an inspiring spectacle
70 see those brave fellows lighting
through that violent surf 10 get 10 us
They came out from shore at ABOUT 1
n. m. In a motor lifeboat. When they
were first sighted every one on poaru
came I'D TO gee them. II seemed iooi-
hardy 10 make the attempt we thoush''
and every minute we expected 10 see
every man in that motor boat dashed 10
pjeces. They worked up to the lee sue
and were thrown back almost on theH
beam ends. The boat was swampeo lor
a time. but she righted later. Ihere
would have been cheers 10 greet those
noble fellows. but we were all 100 ao-
sorhed In their heroism 10 utter a
sound. When that boat went over there
was a shrek from men and women
unable to get aboard from tho lee
side they worked around to starpoaru'
and. making fast to the tackle that was
lowered, they were hauled up TO the
deck"
]. w. Martin, a customs inspector
who was a passenger on the Turrlalpa'
WAS standing close TO the litesaVerS as
they climbed aboard. The first thing
their leader said to Captain Lindsay
was. lis she taking water?
mo. she is tight as a drum" replied
the master.
We'll, then you are all right re-
sponded the leader. wen stay
aboard
Several women heard this. and they
went away distributing the consoiing
observations of the lifesavers.
Inspector Hughes said that by p m
the sea grew calmer, and at p. IN. a
Iifeboat from the Seneca had come
alongside, in command Of Lieutenant
Philip Lauriatt. Immediately there
was al conference, in which Captain
Lindsay, the lieutenant and Captain
h Holzkan, the leader Of the lifesavers'
VI discussed the ACCESSIBILITY of taking the
passengers to the Seneca.
Captain Holzkan had an experience with
the surf in his trip out TO the ship from
the station at Brigantine Shoals and II
was decided that as the seas were
diminishing and the Turrialba was not
leaking 1t would be advisable 20 keep all
hands on board until morning.