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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-11-14

& Myers lumber dealers. Rape My
ers. Sr.. is proprietor OF the Hotel
Rape, Greensburg. Pa; and Is consid-
cred wealthy.
Mrs. Myers and her daughter had
many friends in Salam and the news
of the tragic death Of Mrs. Myers came
to them this morning as a great shock.
Mr. Myers, Jr, was notified by Blair
billiard, who received long distance
telephone message from Trenton. n. j.,
this morning telling of the death OF
Mrs. Myers. Y2ung Mr.. Myers and Mr..
billiard left here this afternoon on the
Memphis Special for Trenton. n ]. Mr..
Myers. ST.. left Greensburg this morn
ing for Trenton. The body will be held
there pending the arrival OF Mr.. Myers.
Jr.
Always Had Pistol.
Those who knew Miss Myers init
mately say that she never retired at
night unless she had a pistol under
her pillow. They say that both Mrs
Myers and her daughter were nervous
and that they always feared burglars.
1t is known chat both Travelled with
a quantity Of jewelry.
The family was well known in Salem
and several months ago purchased a
fine home on Pennsylvania avenue.
which had been splendidly furnished.
and which they had moved into Few
months ago with their SON.
One distressing festure OF the trag-
edy is the fact that the mother and
daughter were en- route to New York
to purchase the wedding troussean for
the latter, it being understood that she
was to be married in a few months to
Blair billiard. of Salem, a prominent
young man. vino is terribly distressed
over the occurrence. and to whom the
first news Of the tragedy came this
1t is said that II was due entirely
to the business affairs Of the husband
and son that the women made their
home partly in Salem, and not to any
between J. Rape Myers,
Sr, and his family.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-11-14
CHARLES CITY COUNTY MEN
HAVE BIG DEER HUNT
Especial to The Times-Dispatch

Especial 20 The IdHeS-I18p6tcn1
Malvern Hill. Va. November 13.-on
Monday ami Tuesday OF this week the
following men enjoyed more sport deer
hunting than they have IN a number
of years: Messrs. J. A. Rufiin- Z. A.
Saunders. Third. H T. Harrison. Frank
and John Avery, J. P Orange. c. HILL
Carter, s. Parke Register. Jr-. H s
Saunders. ". ]. Hogan. Beverley Car
ter, Allan p johnson. ]. Rath.ne, Dr.
Harry Marshall. OF Sorristcwc, Pa !:
Thomas Elicit. Of Richmond. and J. N.
Bell
On Monday Frank Avery killed a
deer. a second one GLIDING the dogs and
hunters by taking to the James River
at Bay View. On Tuesday bright and
early the hunt was Saken up again.
a p. johnson being the successful
sportsman in the morning. while C.
H.n Carter brought down a fine young
buck during the afternoon.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-11-14
TAFT FIXES RATES
F0RP ANAMA CANAL

and exit for the west coast south
American trade.
Will Not Retafd Growth.
The normal growth Of the trafhc OF
the Panama Canal will not be inter-
fered with by toll IF $3.50 per net
ton The tolls in the Suez Canal at
the opening Of the decade were Wis
per net ton. and in 1911 $3.50. a higher
rate than is recommended for Panama.
1t Is suggested that the tolls at Pan
anna start with the relatively low rate
to which the Suez charges will have
been brought in 1913, at the end OF
forty-three years Of traffic Develop
ment.'
In the Presidents pr oclamation the
rate upon war vessels was fixed at oo
cents a displacement ton. and Profess
sor Johnson had this comment to make:
THE tolls upon merchant vessels
should be fixed low enough to enable
the Panama Canal effectively to pro-
IN 1te the commerce of the United States
and the world, but the United states
government Is not called upon to make
the Panama Canal tolls upon warshiPs
for the purpose of tightening the naval
burdens of foreign countries IN
sending their warships through the
Panama Canal foreign nations sh ouid
paw tolls high enough to cover costs
and risks incurSed by the canal author
tiles IN performing the service ren-
dered."
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-11-14
ALLEGED F0RGER


West VIrGfnia Man Held by Police ~
q SuspScSous Character.
+. II. Stanley-Dawson, alias W N.
Ross. Of Lost Creek, w Va. was ar
rested YESTERDAY by Detectives Wren
and Gentry and held at the First Po-
lice Station as a suspicious character.
suspected OF having committed forS-
cry.
The man was arrested on complaint
of Thomas Boiling clerk at G!lbert's
Hotel. who said that Dawson. VINO
represented himself as Ross, asked to
have a check for a small sum cashed-
1t was made payable to Ross and sign
ed by W. n Forest. and drawn on a
bank at Clarksburg, ". Va. Bolling's
suspicion was aroused and he detained
the visitor and notified Police Head
quarters, with the result that the al
legged forger was shortly in CUSTODY
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-11-14
LOVE IS YOUNG

RSeA1~aA MaU 81 - NsrISes YSOoG
wtaWw-Wet % Bagh See.
That stories about romantic court
ships on ocean voyages sometimes come
true was proved yesterday In the city
Of Baltimore by the marriage Of Frank
r. Te!ser. Of 1921 Stuart Avenue. TIT.
city. and Mrs. Clara r. Osferme'r. ct
York Pa II detracts nothing from
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-11-14
Were VISITING In Salem.

Especial to The Times-Dtspatch.J
Roanoke, Va, November 13.-Mrs.
John Rape Myers. ST.. and her daush-
ter. Miss Gladys Myers. had been visit
ing Mrs. Myers's son in Salem since
June. They left Roanoke yesterday az
ternoon on the Memphis special. at 5:46
o'clock for New York. where they were
to spend several days before returning
to their home in Greensburg. Pa
Mrs. Meyers was between forty-nve
and fifty years old. and the wife OF
John Rape Myers. ST., Of Greensburg,
Pa She is survived by Mr.. Myers and
two children, Miss Gladys Myers. who
accidentally shot her early this morn
ing. and John Rape Myers. Jr., of
Salem. a member of the firm of Elliott
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-11-14
ESPECIAL to The Times-D,spat<

Especial to The Times-Dspatch.I
Williamsburg, Va, November 10
Charles LApier. q merchant doing busi-
ness at Five Forks made an assign
ment to c F. Ayers. trustee. The la
bIlties are small. ana the assets con-
s.st Of stock. fixtures and open ac-
counts. Poor collections g given as
the cause Of the assignment
to their foundations Monday and
many thought a terrible earthquake
had occurred somewhere. The dis
turbance was accompanied by a mumed
sound, and seemed to come from the
bowels Of the earth. II was learned
chs morning that the shocks were
caused by the firing Of heavy cannon
or the Virginia Capes
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-11-14

With the opening OF the Richmond
Stock Exchanee yesterday the stock
OF - Jefferson Realty Corporation
took ids place as regularly listed sc,
curity. It will hereafter be included
in the stocks listed on the local sx-
change. Officers OF the cofpofaiion
stated Yesterday that the listing has
no sienificance other than that II will
afford those interested In the stock az,
opportunity TO keep closer tab on II,
and in this manner facilitate its sale
and purchase
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-11-14
WOMAN IS SLAIN
BY HER DAUGHTER
Continued From Third Page.)


of the car in which the shooting oc-
CURED to Trenton as soon as possible.
HIS versSsD 81 AHaas.
CuthbeN made the following state
ment Of the affair 10 Captain Of Police
Culliton:
Las, night. about o'clock. I took
a Southern railroad train from Lynch
burg to Washington. There I changed
to tse Pennsylvania Railroad to 80 to
New brunswick y. J.. where ! had to
change cars at Trenton I was sched-
uled To arrive here at $50 4. n
should Judge i, was about A;3o. just
before We arrived Al Bristol. Pa. that
I heard a woman scream I asked the
porter the cause for the scream, and
n. Informed me THAI some one was sick
but the continued screaming impelie,:
me TO go into thu smoker. where I
found Young lady shouting for some
one to bring a doctor. adding that she
had shot n.r mother.
The girl was total stranger TO me.
but sh. sad she came from salem Va.
and 7 became interested. as ] was from
Virginia myself. and ] offered by ser
vices. There were a couple OF porters
there before I arrived where the wo-
man was lying with her head In her
daughter lap. The daughter told me
tha; the porter took the revolver
from her after the shooting.
Miss Myers hai requested me 20
telephone her nance Mr.. billiard. At
salem. and ash him TO inform her
brother q the shooting"
Tos0eS - OsWs0eT HSeeoeS.
Miss Myers received . reply TO This
message while detained az the police
station.
tn. father ara the sros1er we're no'i-
fed 80 the tragedy. The brother re-
piled ,hs, he would leave b. q fast
train for Trenser-
Tn taiS with newspaper reporters
pr Csfhesrt. who - . cissn-cus look
Sae man. apparently Elite under siS-
". said thar he 50 Q manganese miller.
and lives 80 .'7i Eosemont Avenue. w
the suburbs ~ Lyrchburs.
Nr rsthbers sid he was thorough.
~ convinced from Miss Myers's state
men. ans from the mothers sseSon
that the shooting YES entirely sccsden-
tai - the Slaughter hsa stsssA II
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-11-14

De Koven Opera Company. in Robin
Hood" ended its engagement last
night. and. with il, ended the last Of
the three most elaborate. spectacular
and vocaIly beautiful performances Of
light cp.-s ever Presented in Rich
mond.
Last nights cast was identicaily the
same Is that Of Tuesday night. but In
the afternoon the roles Of Robin Hood,
Maid Marian and Alan.A-Dale wers
assumed b. other singers. and. be "
emphasized. actors.
Nisha Ferenzo. who sang De Joa1oon
In The Merry widow 20 delightfuIly
here two years ago. and who has been
in concert VITA Nine Caive since. not
only sang Robin Hood, but acted the
part. Where Walter Hyde played with
the role Ferenzo played IL. and played
IL with skill and intellig cnce-the fun
Of Hyde's performance was absent. but
tee serious and earnest acting Of Fe.
renzo's was most admirable. And hts
singtns. too. was beyond csvii HIS voice.
while not possessing the soft lyric
beauty OF Hyde's. sss developed into
what very nearly approaches the heroic
tenor: 10 10. az least dramatic, with
the barton. quality IN ts lower and
middle registers that belongs to the
great scnors, while he stnga. with the
passion created IN him by the divine
IRE that t,srns In the true artist HIS
accent does no; in the least detract
from the beauty Of his worn. though
yS0serdoy u seemed 20 aOu0e ~. 1ousO
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-11-14

mother was conscious, but was unable
to do anything more than mutter. but
understood all that was being sald'
and gave 8; nodding assent when the
daughter pleaded for forgiveness.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-11-14

AvresseA Ssv speseoog NSeSscsese.
J Fletcher. eighteen yeafs OLD.
wac arrested yesterday by Motorcycle
Policeman Clarke on the charge OF
running a motorcycle faster than al
lowed by law. He was taken TO the
Second Police Station where ball was
af once furnix he'd.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-11-14

Lynchburg. Va, November 13.-W. r.
Cuthbert. who is detained at Trenton.
is president Of the National Paint and
Manganese Company Of this city. and
is prominent in business circles He
left here last evening for New Bruins
wick. n. ].
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-11-14

Fin on the Chesapeake and Ohio
Railway vjaduct At the foot o. Ntntn
street iast uiehf about o'clock caused
a general alarm to b turned in. but II
vas put out without diRSculty. The
damaSe was slight II was said TO
nave originated from a spark from q
passing locomotive
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1912-09-27
SPENCER MEETS
DOOM IN CHAIR
JekyIl and Hyde Murderer Pays
Penalty for His Crime
MODEL CLERK IN DAYTIME
Was Abandoned to Fate-Fought for
Life at First, Even Appealing to
President - Became Burglar
Just for Excitement.

Boston-Bertram G. Spencer died
in the electric chair in Charlestown
prison at 1918 o'clock Tuesday morn
ing. His death was the penalty for
the killing of Miss Martha B. Black
stone, Springfield school teacher,
who was slain in the home of her
friend, Mrs. Sarah j. Dow, of Round
Hill, Springfield, on March 81, 1910.
Spencer was officially pronounced
dead five minutes after the current
was turned ON, although death was
probably instantaneous. Spencer was
calm and walked to the death chair un-
assisted. AS he took his place before
the chair he faced the small group of
witnesses, and, speaking clearly, with
head up, said:
Il wish to say to the world and the
newspapers that this is not nerve, but
the love of God which has sustained
me. Good night"
He sat down without tremor. The
electrodes were adjusted and he calm
ly awaited the shock. Carrying out
the dead mans wishes, the body will
be cremated.
For several days he had been re-
signed to his fate, although he had
caused his counsel to carry appeals
for pardon not only to Governor Foss,
but also to President Taft.
The trial of Spencer had stirred
public interest throughout New Eng
land. The peculiar. dual character +
the man made his case second only
to that of the Rev. Clarence V. T.
Richeson in mystery and magnetism.
Spencer, a man of only twenty-five
years, lived by day the dull, unevent-
full life of shipping clerk in fac
tory. BY night he was one of the
most daring and persistent burglars
with whom the police have ever con-
tended.
For months his successful robberies
had baffled tie authorities His
treatment of his wife, his child and
his aged mother was gentle and teA-
der. Yet he could shoot to death an
innocent and defenseless girl for the
sake of paltry booty.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1912-09-27
SMALL PAY MADE HIM STEAL.
Married Bank Employe with $12 a
Week Embezzled $500.

Philadelphia feel safe in saying
that he is here as the result of mis-
taken policy on the part of many of
our banks in not paying adequate
salaries to their employees" declared
counsel for C. L. McCracken, who was
charged with embezzlement in the
United States District Court.
McCracken was an employe in a
bank in a nearby Pennsylvania town
and had pleaded guilty to embezzling
$4,000. Although a married man with
a family of four small children, and
with a salary of only $12 week, he
was required to maintain good ap-
pearance and a certain position in the
town.
The minimum sentence of five years
was imposed on the prisoner.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1912-09-27
RICH BANKER ENDS LIFE.
George c. Morrison Humiliated by
Charges He Aided Gambling.

Baltimore. - George c. Morrison,
president of the Title Guaranty and
Trust company in this city, vicepres-
ident of the Baltimore Trust Com
pany, member on the directorate of
many business institutions here, a
former state senator, chairman of the
Democratic advisory committee for
Maryland. turfman and breeder,
committed suicide in private room
in the Baltimore Athletic Club. When
his body was found there was a tube
in his mouth attached to a gas jet
with full flow on. In addition he
had tied a pistol around his neck with
the evident purpose of shooting him
self If, by any chance, the gas failed.
On the dresser was note explain
ing the deed. 1t referred to the news
paper publicity given to his interest in
the racetrack in Havre de Grace. of
which he was part owner and presi.
dent.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1912-09-27
MILLIONS FOR
MOVING CROPS
U. S. Treasury May Put $780,
100000 in Country Banks
FEAR A MONEY STRINGENCY
Record Breaking Crops Will Require
More Money to Harvest and Market
Than Can Be Provided by Banks
In the Agricultural States

Washington.-To prevent a money
stringency during the movement of
the bumper crops. this fall, the Off
cials of the Treasury Department are
considering the making of deposits
Of from $25,000,000 to $50,000,000
among the banks in the farming sec
tions out of the surplus money in the
government vaults. Already banks
have government deposits. but Assist
ant Secretary of the Treasury Bailey
has gone to Dublin, N. H., for con-
ference with Secretary of the Treas
ury MacVeagh with regard to increas-
ing these deposits.
The secretary of the treasury has
ample authority to exercise his dis
cretion, whenever stringency is
threatened, and it is the opinion of
treasury officials that the record break
ing crops this year will require more
money to harvest and market than
can be provided by the banks in the
great agricultural states of the West
without forcing oppressively high
loaning rates in the commercial cen
ters. The banks in the farming sec
of their patrons have surplus funds
which have been deposited in the
East and in the large cities of the
West for loaning purposes. Most if
not all of these funds must be with
drawn to move the crops, and will not
be sufficient in the opinion of the
treasury officials.
Assistant Secretary Bailey proposes
that the treasury shall assist to the
extent of preventing any injurious
furry in commercial circles which
would follow high bids.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1912-09-27
CHICAGO PAYS $11 FOR BEEF.
Quotations Are Now as High as Dur
ing the Civil War.

Chicago.-Consumers may expect
another boost in the price of beef, CO.
incident with the record price for
steers of $11 per hundred weight OBJ
tanned at the stock yards.
Prime 1,577 mixed short horn and
Hereford steers. fed by A. w. Eber-
said of Union Star, Mo-, sold to Ar
mour & Co. on the Chicago market at
81 per hundred weight, the highest
price paid on the open market in trade
history Mixed yearlings also reached
a record figure, $10.40, and 1915 was
the new record established for short
load of heavy range beef
The $11 hundred mark is the high
est quotation for beef recorded at the
Union Stock Yards since the civil war.
Dealers at the stock yards with sport
ing proclivities are now preparing
odds that the price of first-class steers
around Christmas time will be SIS a
hundred pounds.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1912-09-27
NAVYB0YS DROWN
IN LAKE SQUALL
United States Cutter Capsizes
Near Shore at Chicago
RESCUE WORK IMPOSSIBLE
Gunner's Mate Makes Heroic Attempt
to Save Lad and, Failing,
He Lets Himself
Go Down.

Chicago.-Twelve young men, all
apprentices at the United States
naval training station at Lake Bluff,
ILL.,, were drowned in Lake Mich
igan about o'clock Sunday after
noon, when the recreation cutter at
tached to the station was swamped
on a sand bar close to shore. A 40
mile gale was blowing. The cutter
held twenty-five men, of whom only
thirteen were saved. 1t is believed
that the bodies have been carried out
into the lake by the force of the gale.
Until the storm subsidies systematic
search for the bodies by dragging the
lake will be impossible.
The boys were between 16 and 20
die and Western States. The party
left the training station shortly after
2 o'clock, and, after cruising about for
two hours, headed TOR North Chicago.
A few minutes later. while the cut
ter was north of Lake Forest, squall
struck the boat The sails were low
cred and an anchor was thrown out.
Gunner Negis, it is said, planned to let
the cutter ride out the storm, but the
waves soon were running so high that
the boat dragged it's anchor and was
driven toward the beach.
The tragedy was enacted in view Of
hundreds of residents of Lake Bluff,
who were without any means of CIV
ing assistance. A north gale of forty
miles an hour had been blowing for
several hours and heavy sea topped
with white caps was running in the
lake.
The rescue OF the survivors was a
thrilling spectacle. When the big
cutter turned turtle the boys, who had
all been at the oars, clung to them
and a few life preservers that were
lying in the bottom of the boat and
fioated free. With the oars in their
hands they were driven shoreward by
the high wind and the waves.
The cutter disappeared, but came to
the surface again some distance from
the spot where it went down and so
far away as to be of no assistance to
the struggling lads.
Chief Gunner Negis, who had
charge of the boat, held two boys up
with a pair of oars and tried to reach
the cutter, but was compelled to give
up the attempt. He lost one boy be-
fore he reached the shore.
The desperate struggle to reach port
occupied four hours and fifteen min
utes. Men, women and children crowd
ed the end of the Lake Bluff pier
shouting words of encouragement to
the helpless young seamen. During
all this long period the doomed cutter
was close in shore, but all human ef
fort to get her was unavailing.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1912-09-27
SHARP WARNING
TO NICARAGUA
Emphatic Note Sent by United
States to That Republic
OUR MARINES AT GRANADA
Regarded at the State Department as
Second In Its Significance to
None but the Knox Note
of 1909.

Washington.-The first official and
complete statement of the policy of
the United States in the Nicara guam
situation was issued at the State De-
partment in the form of text of
note presented to the Nicaraguan
Government by United States Minis
ter Weitzel at Managua, on telegraph
ic instructions from Huntington Will
son, acting secretary of state. The
note has also been placed in the
hands of the leaders in the recent
Nicaraguan revolt, for their informa-
tion and has been given out for pub
lication in every newspaper of the re-
public.
1t was telegraphed to every United
States legation in all Central America
and thus communicated to the gov
ernment and the people of the entire
region.
The purpose of the United States in
Nicaragua, the note asserts, is to
guard the American legation, keep
open communication in the republic
and protect American life and prop
erty from injury and destruction.
OF even greater significance are the
declarations that the United States
will not countenance a restoration of
the corrupt and barbarous" order of
things which prevailed under the ty-
rannical rule of the former dictator
President Zelaya. General Mena is
branded by the note as man who is
attempting to impose upon Nicaragua
the destructive regime of Zelayaism
and castigated in the severest terms
as a man of unheard of cruelty, a
breaker of solemn pledges, and the
leader Of an attempt to seize by force
the control of Nicaragua without pre-
tence to principle in his frustrated
revolution.
1t is believed the widespread publ
cation of this note both in this coun-
try and in Latin-America will go far
toward creating better understand
ing of the policy of this government
in regard to the troubled republics of
Central America.
The denunciation of General Mena
makes it clear that his candidacy for
the presidency will be impossible at
any time. 1t is expected now that he
will take place with Zelaya as an ex.
lie, after he has become fully con-
vinced of the hopelessness of his
present position.
American marines and sailors have
reached Granada, the Mena strong
hold, at the terminus of the railroad
thirty miles from Managua, the capi-
tai.
1t is declared that when communi-
cation with Granada is again restored
the report of conditions brought
about by the rebels will shock the civ
ilized world. Meager reports which
have reached the American legation
have stated that Mena and his forces
have practically starved the entire
population of the town, having them
selves confiscated all the food sup
plies The greatest anxiety is felt for
the fate of the young women and girls
in the French college there. Most of
the students are daughters of foreign
residents of Nicaragua. Not word
has been received from them in the
forty-fve days which has elapsed
since General Mena began his revolt
Relief of the famine conditions at
Granada will be the first task of the
American forces under command of
Major Butler.