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The Prescott daily news., 1912-07-17

Hatcher and Detective Sergeant Cana han were hurried out on the first de- tail. They searched the yards and freight cars for mile either way, but without success.
 They worked most of the night, and others were detailed to continue the search. The only description given by the crew was that the man was about 5 feet II inches tall, wore dark clothes and a mask.
 Whether the man intended holding up the train by himself, or whether he had companions awaiting him outside the city, who would be on hand when he stopped the train by covering the engine crew. is a question the police have not fathomed
The Prescott daily news., 1912-07-17
WILSON'S IDEAS ARE UPHELD
Younq New York Attorney, William McCombs, Considered Apt
 Progressive Leader

Chicago. July 17.-Realizing that the old order has passed, veteran members of the Democratic national committee made graceful surrender by accepting the progressive recom- mendations made by Woodrow Will son. their candidate for the presi- dency.
 Although some of them did not fuliy agree with the plan of campaign fa- yored by Wilson. and few of them made sullen resistance in the corrl- dors of the Congress Hotel before the committee was called to order, there was not a dissenting voice when Rob ert Hudspeth, the committeeman from New Jersey, proposed William McCombs, the boyish New York law yer. for field marshal of the presiden- tial forces during the next four months.
 Some of them would indeed have been better pleased if their presiden- tial candidate had selected a more seasoned and experienced leader than the young New Yorker, although all of them were compelled to admit that the largest work during the prelim- mary canvass of the campaign had been of high order, but they sug- gested no other man for the place.
The Prescott daily news., 1912-07-17

Hubert Latham, who was the first aviator to make any notable flights in a monoplane, the Antoinette, acquired fame as very young man. In Febru- ary, 1905, in company with his cousin, Jacques Faure, he made balloon trip across the English Channel voyaging from the Crystal Palace, London, to the gates of Paris in six hours.
 On July 19 1909, he made an unsue- cessful attempt to cross the channel in a monOplane, which was considered a most daring feat at that time. He fell into the sea owing to his motcr breaking down and on his second at tempt in the same month a similar fate met him. Latham was also re- nowned as a daring motor boat man.
 He was a splendid shot and in 1905 went elephant hunting in the Sudan. In 1906 he made trip from Khartoum to Abyssinia, then passed through British East Africa and visited India and French Indo China.
 On his last and fatal hunting trip he left Bordeaux on December 29 last year for the Congo, taking with him a monoplane and big game outfit
 Latham was 29 years of age, having been born in Paris in 1883 of English parents.
 In October. 1910, Latham reached New York from Europe with the French team which was to take part in the aviation meet at Belmont Park, where he was placed fourth in the in teruational aviation race. He later went to Baltimore, where he made several flights and won S3,500 ln prizes
 Thence he went to San Francisco and Los Angeles, making flights at both places and narrowly escaping death on two occasions while flying. From the west coast he sailed for the Orient and n9lo 2 long tour in Asia.
The Prescott daily news., 1912-07-17
Neoro Bishop Held Fugitive

Memphis, Tenn, July 17.-Bishop Elias Cottrell of the negro Methodist church in Mississippi, is now fugi- tive from justice. He was arrested several weeks ago on a serious charge preferred against him by a 15,year-old colored girl His trial was called in criminal court, but his bond was paid and he was declared to be fugitive. Cottrer Is one of the most prominent colored men in the south.
The Prescott daily news., 1912-07-17
Dies as His Child Did.

New York. July 17-Nine days after scarlet fever had killed his 15-year-old daughter Helen, Clayton J. Whipple. manager of the American Multigraph company died of the same disease at his home in YCnkers. Like his child, he had been treated by a Christian Science practitioner, not by a physician.
The Prescott daily news., 1912-07-17
Two Banks in Merger.

Kansas City. Mo. July 17.-Under the name of the Southwestern Ma tional Bank of Commerce, two of the most powerful banks in this city were consolidated The banks in the merger are the Southwestern National Bank and the National Bank of Com merce Officers of both banks will be officers in the consolidation.
The Prescott daily news., 1912-07-17
ACID IS FATAL TO SEVERAL
Mistake at Bucharest, Roumania, Mar
 riage Banquet Costs 13 Lives, h. cludng the Bride and Groom.

Vienna, July Tit is reported here from Bucharest, ROumania, that car bolic acid was served at a wedding banquet by mistake in place of wine and all present died a few minutes after drinking the health of the cOu- pie in the deadly fluid.
 The dead include the bridegroom, a postal official named ChabIano, the bride, their parents and eight guests.
The Prescott daily news., 1912-07-17
PIONEER IN HEAVIER-THAN-AIR FLYING DIES IN EQUA-
 TORiAL AFRICA.
ANIMAL HAD BEEN WOUNDED
Dead Man Was First to Fly in Mono plane, Gaining Fame In All Civilized Countries of
 the World.

Paris, July 17.-Hubert Latham, the famous Anglo-French airman and one of the pioneers of heavierthan- air aviation, was killed by wild buff falO during a hunt in the French Congo.
 The governor-general of French Equatorial Africa, Henri Merlin, in telegraphing the news to the minister of the colonies, says Latham was out with a number of natives in the forest when he shot and wounded a buffalo, which immediately charged and gored and trampled him to death.
 Latham's death occurred in the Chari river. near Bahr Es Salamat, practically in the center of the French Sudan, in the direction of Lake Chad.
The Prescott daily news., 1912-07-17
BREAK IN SCHEDULE BELIEVED TO HAVE PREVENTED
 HCLDUP.
FLEES AS TRAIN ENTERS CITY
Eroineer on Burlington Passenger Train, Seeking Tools, Finds Robber During Wait in
 North St. Louis.

St. Louis, Mo, July H-A plot to hold up Burlington passenger train No. Is, en route to Chicago, short distance from the city, was frustrated, the police believe, when a masked man was chased from the tender of the engine as the train waited at Mound street, on the river front. for an inbound train. The train Is the same one held up two years ago in the Union Station yards by lone rob Der. who shot and killed Brakeman J. NJ. Wine and threw his body off the train near the Twelfth street viaduct.
 The engineer at this point went back on the tender to get some tools. AS he stepped over the coal pile the masked figure rose from one side of the tender and climbed over the side and dropped to the ground, running west on Mound street
 The engineer called to the fireman to head the man off, but by the time the fireman reached the ground the man had disappeared. Other mem bers of the crew searched the neigh borhood. but failed to find any trace of the man. The crew was compelled to pull out almost immediately after ward. and had no opportunity of tell ing of the affair until the Carrie ave nue yards were reached.
 Telegraph Information.
 Leaving a meager message, they proceeded to the next telegraph sta ton and sent back wire to the rail road offices.
 Acting Sergeant Primm, Patrolman Finan and Specials Lemkemeier and
The Washington times., 1912-07-08
.SYDNEY {. MUDD, JR.,
IS REAPPO|NTED AS
ASSISTANT ATTORNEY
Son of Late Congressman
Will Help to Present Cases
to Grand Jury.

Sydney E. Mudd, jr., of La Plata,
Nd. was today reappointed an assist
ant in the office of United States At
torney Clarence r. Wilson, and will
probably aid in presenting the cases
to the grand jury.
Mr.. Mudd, who Is a son of the late
Congressman Sydney E. Mudd, of
Maryland, resigned as Assistant
United States Attorney several months
ago to become a candidate for the
Republican nomination for Congress
against Congressman Thomas Parran,
but was defeated.
AS a politician Mr.. Mudd had dis
tinguished success in Charles county,
Md. He was made chairman of the Re
publican central committee and the
leader in his district during the illness
Of his father. To his leadership Is at
tributed the large majority for Con-
gresham Parran in Charles county two
years ago. He took the initiative in the
prosecution OF the Democratic election
I, officials in Charles county, who are
| which deprived both white and colored
| voters of their right of suffrage.
The new assistant prosecutor is re.
garded as one Of the leading attorneys
among the young members of the looa
| bar. He Is associated in the practice
of law with Assistant United States
Attorney S. McComas Hawken, a youns
| younger brother. District Attorney
! Wilson had many applicants for the
! position of assistant, but urged Mr.
| Mudd to accept the post.
The Washington times., 1912-07-08
Indian School Service
Examinations Soon

Within the next month the United
States will go into the market, via the
civil service route, for several employees
for service in Indian schools, and in the
Philippines.
Examinations will be held August 3
for a male nurseryman for the Western
Navajo school. in Arizona; for a phys
ical director at a salary of $l2OO in the
Haskell Institute, in Kansas: for a male
painter. at $3.50 a year, at the Chilocco
School. In Oklahoma, and for a gar
dener. at $720 a year, for the Phoenix
School. in Arizona.
On the same date, examinations will
be held Tor a strain gauge tester, at
81, 900 a year, IN the Department of Com
merce and Labor. On August exam
nations will be held for the position of
garden and field station superintendent
In the Bureau of Plant Industry, De-
partment of Agriculture.
On July 20 examinations will be held
for two positions as concrete building
designer in the Philippines, at $1,000 and
$500 per year, and for two other po-
sition sas steel bridge designer, at the
same salaries.
The examinations may be taken at
Washington and more than 200 other
points in the United states and insular
possessions.
The Washington times., 1912-07-08
CIGARETTE SMOKE
CAUSES FIRE ALARM
Short Circuit In Motor Delivery
Wagon Starts Tobacco
~ Blaze.

Three months old. with a smoking
capacity of a hundred boxes of cigar
cites a minute, not including numerous
bags of the ''makins" and a few plugs
of chewin
That's the record of the delivery
wagon of D. Loughran, wholesale to-
bacconist, Of 1347 e street northwest.
made shortly before 9 o'clock this morn
ing.
The motor car stood in front of the
tobacco store while it was being filled
with cigarettes, smoking and chewing
tobacco.
A short circuit occurred, and before
any one knew it. some cloths In the
bottom of the wagon became ignited,
and these in turn fired the cigarette
boxes. Pretty soon the wagon was filled
with tobacco smoke, and a moment
later newspaper row" smelt like q
newsboys secret meeting place.
1t was unnecessary to call a fire en-
gine. Bicycle Policeman Bobo, of the
First precinct, managed to smother the
flames before much damage resulted.
The Washington times., 1912-07-08
CHINESE GIRL HELPS
TITANIC MEMORIAL
Sends In Dollar To Add To Fund
To Build Testimonial To
Heroic Men.

A tweive-year-old Chinese girl who
works in a tea garden in San Francisco
sent the Woman's Titanic Memorial 81
In letter received today, according to
announcement at the offices of the
memorial. The little girl writes:
Dear Woman's Titanic Memorial:
thought this was women's work, so
I send a dollar. I, am little Chinese
girl All Ying. Ying is Chinese for
eagle. / am twelve years old. I go
to school and serve tea in a tea garden
in the evening. 1 earned and worked
for that dollar as a memorial for Cap
tain Smith. He went down holding
little child. Thank you. Yours truly.
"AH YING.''
Twenty-Five girls in the Orphans
Home at Milford, Conn.,, sent a letter
with a small inclosure saying that the
money had been earned by them.
Work of organizing women of the
country in behalf of the memorial is
proceeding systematically, according to
announcement at the headquarters of
the project in the Union Trust Build
ing. A contribution has been received
by the committee in charge from Ant
werp, Belgium, where seventeen Ameri-
can women raised a fund among them
selves of LOO francs. Contributions
from seventeen army women, residing
at a number of garrisons throughout
the country have been received, owing
to appeal made to army women by. Mrs.
Leonard Wood, wife Of the chief of
The Washington times., 1912-07-08
CARS IN COLLISION
ON CABIN JOHN LINE
One Passenger Injured and Others
Receive Shaking Up When
Crash Comes.

George S. Coleman, forty-five years
old, of 2627 Thirteenth street northwest,
was painfully but not seriously injured
and a number of other passengers shak-
en- up and bruised shortly before mid
night In a rear-end collision on the
Cabin John car line.
The accident occurred near the inter-
section of the FoxaI road. One city,
bound car, filed with passengers from
Glen Echo and other points along the
line, had stopped to let off a passenger.
The car had just started again when
It was rammed by another car going in
the same direction.
The collision caused a small panic
among the passengers Several persons
jumped from both cars. Coleman, who
was standing on the platform of the
front car, was knocked to the ground.
He was hurt about the knee, but after
treatment at the Georgetown University
Hospital was able to go to his home.
The Washington times., 1912-07-08
West Virginia Mining
Methods Are Praised

West Virginia's methods of mining
coal are the subject Of high praise In
a bulletin of the Geological Survey Is
sued today.
The returns to the Survey" says
the bulletin, "show that practically 96
per cent of the output was properly
mined. either by hand or by the use Of
machines. For 2,02s. 800 tons, the mining
methods in practice were not reported.
and the amount shot of the solid was
only 626, ,295 tons, or a little more than
/ per cent.
This is a record of which the miners,
the operators, and the mine-inspection
methods of marketing and consuming
West Virginia coal were as praise
worthy as the methods employed in its
production. the Mountain State would
hold an enviable position in industrial
progress"
The Washington times., 1912-07-08
CRASHES
INTO WRECK Of
FREIGHT TRAIN
Forty Persons on New York
Central Narrowly Es-
cape Injury.

UTICA, N. Y, July S.-Forty persons
riding in the smoking car of the east
bound Atlantic express on the New
York Central railway narrowly escaped
death or serious injury early today. when
the express crashed into a freight
wreck eighteen miles east of here, be-
tween Herkimer and Little Falls, one
side of the coach being literally torn
out.
The other wreck was caused by long
freight train, which was westbound
breaking in two just rs the Atlantic Ex-
press was opposite 1t.
Three of the cars on the freight train
were thrown against the express train
crushing in the sides of the two ex-
press cars and the smoking coach.
Traffic was held up several hours.
The Washington times., 1912-07-08
More Swimming Pools
Needed in District

More than 1900 men and boys we're
turned away from the public swimming
pools yesterday. and the inadequacy Of
the present equipment was demon
strated. Some patrons Of the pools plan
to start petition, to be signed by
sented to the Commissioners, asking for
more pools and locker room. One plan
is to construct pools in other sections
of the city instead Of enlarging the one
in Potomac Park
AS far as possible, DIR. Hudson, super
tendent, aims to keep Sunday open for
men and older boys who work during
the week. and who are not able to reach
the pools on any other day.
The Washington times., 1912-07-08
Benning Man Dives
From Potomac Bridge

With both hands and feet tied.
Henry ]. Toussiant. former member of
the Potomac Boat Club and a resident
OF Benning, dived from the iron rail-
ing of the Aqucduct bridge yesterday.
the first time the feat has ever been
accomplished
The dive was made eH o'clock
and was perfect. He timed his fall
OF seyenty-tive feet to a nicety and
struck the water in the best diving
form. The only injury he received
was n slight bruise on the forehead.
He was slightly stunned by striking
the water, but declared his willing
ness to do the stunt" over again TO
the friends who rescued him.
The Washington times., 1912-07-08
WARDEN OF TOMBS
ADMITS ESCAPE OF
ALLEGED BURGLAR
TerroriZes Prison and After
Getting Out Is Met by
Confederates.

NEW YORK, July S.--After terroriz-
ing the Tombs prison for several hours
last night George Wilson, held on q
burglary charge, was successful in
making his escape, according to the ad-
mission of Warden Fellon today. Pre-
viously the Tombs officials had insisted
that the prisoner was hidden in a serv-
ice shaft, through which the water and
steam pipes enter the building.
Wilson, after escaping from his cell,
assaulted watchman Houlihan with a
nail puller and took the officers re-
volver. He then climbed to the roof OF
the storage house and from there to the
He crawled along the wall until he was
above the top of a coffee stand and
dropped from the wall to the stand
and from the stand to the street. where
confederates were in waiting with an
automobile to carry him off.
The Washington times., 1912-07-08
MEXICAN REBELS
DENY PURCHASE OF
HELP FROM JAPAN
Revolutionary Representa-
tive Here Emphatic in De-
claring Statement False.

Reports from Mexico that Orozco and
his advisers are seeking aid of the Jap
anese government in continuing the
revolution against the Madero govern
ment are denied by Juan Pedro Didapp,
representative of the Mexican revolu-
tion" in Washington.
In a statement issued today, Senior
Didapp says:
Some Of the American press have
been of late publishing editorials and
Interviews, probably with the premedi-
tated intention OF bringing troubles be-
tween two friendly countries and to pre-
cipitate an international war. Japan
and Mexico have officially denied any
agreement that would hurt, by any
means, the feelings and pride of this
country.
Will Bring No Help.
IT do not know what is the policy of
Madero In this case, but, as far as the
revolutionists are concerned, you may
rest assured that our patriotism Is
above any reproach, ad would not ac-
cept any dealing with any country on
earth, and we are ready to fight any
country to maintain our own inde-
pendence and integrity as a nation in
Magdalena bay, but any piece of land
Of the Mexican territory shall be de-
Tended to the last against any usurpa-
zion. We do not take into considera-
ton neither the power nor the means of
our enemy, for we have never weighed
the strengths of our invaders to fight
them out
And the people who so act and
learly love their territorial patrimony
cannot accept foreign protection in a
civil war, paying IL back with valu-
able tract of land, nor would the con-
stitutional laws Of Mexico allow such
dealings.
Sure of Supplies.
I'VE shall get all the ammunitions end
war supplies commercially from any
foreign country as soon as we get
possession of seaports, as established
by the law of antions.
Nor do think that Japan has any
special interests in getting any coaling
stations in Mexico. And II Madero
should have any idea of promising the
Mexican territory to have any aid TO
quell off the revolution, then we shall
have time enough to bring him up to
an account for his acts at the end.
And doubt 1t not, We expect to win.
for we represent the peoples cause, and
we are fighting for liberty and to free
the peon class from serrdom.
80 the revolution, whose cause l have
the honor OF representing here as envoy
of its committee, has no dealing what
ever with any foreign power, and all
reports to that end must be construed
as malicious and absolutely false"
The Washington times., 1912-07-08
South Now Using More
Bills Than in Past

The South is becoming more accus-
toned to paper money, according to
Treasury officials. and accordingly
there is q great increase of notes and
a decline in the shipment of gold and
silver coins to Dixieland.
1t is said the change was mainly
caused by the decision of the Treasury
to make the banks pay for the trans
portation of coin to banks.
BY this move the Treasury expects
to save about 100000 annually. ac-
cording to officials.
The Washington times., 1912-07-08
Survivors Association
Will Install Officers

At a meeting of the Survivors As
ISOLATION of the District of Columbia
Volunteers of 1851 to be held tonight,
officers to serve the year beginning
this month will be installed as fol-
lows:
President, George w. GLADDEN.: first
vice presient, Charles E Morris: Sec
ond vice president, H. C. Craig; treas
urer, L. p. Seibold: financial secretary,
II. Hoover. and guard, James r.
Sheckels.
The Washington times., 1912-07-08
PLAN EXTENSION
OF WATER MAINS
City Officials Heed Appeals of Residents Eastern Sub
urbs-Vsiting Day at the Orphan
Asylum.

speaker. There was no other event in
the program yesterday by which the
twenty-flfth anniversary of Rector
Davenport was called to mind, other
than by the sermon Of his son.
James F. Feddon, who has lived In
Anacostia for twenty-five years, being
In business here most of that period,
and is about to remove to a new home
In East Capitol street, Washington.
The purchaser Of Mr.. Feddon's prop
erty is Harry Robey, Of Washington.
Miss Emma White, teacher, whose
home is on st. Elizabeth's Heights, has
gone to Oklahoma City, Okla. where
she, will visit friends for the vacation
period.
Automobiles will convey the children
of the Garden Memorial Presbyterian
Church Sunday School on their annual
Nearly 200 children will make the trip.
The German Orphan Asylum threw
its doors open yesterday to the public,
as II was the monthly visiting day. and
took advantage of the opportunity to
visit the little ones, who were remem-
bered In many instances with edibles
on Sunday afternoon next.
"
Miss Mary Bird will pass the next
month In Midland, in the Blue Ridge
mountains, Va.
The testimony taken in the hearing
before an examiner for the Interstate
Commerce Commission in the case of
the Anacostia Citizens Association
against the express and hauling COM
panies. as well as railroads, in the Di-
trict has been placed In the hands
of the attorneys for the respective sides,
who will present their arguments, based
on the evidence, within thirty days.
After that thirty days more win elapse
before the commission will pass upon
| the issues raised.
The Washington Methodist Minis
| ters' Union will go to Great Falls on
Wednesday. the clergymen having ar
ranged an outing for the members of
| their families. The Rev. and Mrs. S.
W. Graffiin will represent Anacostia
NJ. e. Church.
! James w. BARLEY, who has been
passing several weeks at Pipey Point,
will return home today.