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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1912-05-27
FIVE HURT IN C0NEY CRASH.
Cars II Aerial Ride, Break Apart
and Passe Rgers Are Thrown Ost.

and Passe Are Thrown Ost.
Five passengers in one of the cars that
swing round pole in what is known as
an aerial ride were thrown out and cut
and bruised at Steeplechase Park, Conev
Island, last night One person was so
badly hurt as TO require removal 10 hos
pital.
Michael Connolly and his wife. Maud.
Of S37 Monroe street. Hoboken, Charles
Levine. IL years old OF 81 DeKalb avenue.
az Railroad avenue. and Lille Rohlfnd
OF 20 Bower street, Jersey City, were in
one Of the boat -sha ped cars that swung
high up round revolving pole. the com
bination being called the lArahip" out :
side the pavilion at Steeplechase Sud
denly with loud snap the cable connect
ing. their car with the car behind broke
and the two cars came together with .
bang. The five fell some twenty feet to
sprawl on the grass below.
There WAS wild scramble for safety
on the part OF those who had been stand
ing on the grass staring up at the air sail
ors and the women in the cars above
screamed hysterically.
The engineer that ran the contrivance
shut on his power and the cars all stopped
and lowered, letting the other passen gers
out The coming OF All ambulance from
the on'y Island Hospital brought most Of
the l. Ia I'd swarming into the park around
the HI five and the mana cement tele-
phoned for the reserves,
Drs, Overend and Rubin, who came with
the ambulance, found that Miss Rohlfind
was the worst injured. Her left LEG had
been broken and she was taken to the
hospital Connolly had fractured his left
shoulder and his wife was badly bun0ed
up. but they refused to go 10 the hos pitai !.
as did tho other two, who were cut and
bruised
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MURDERS MAN AND HIS WIFE.
Fircs Seventeen shots into Them
From Automatic pistol.

SAN DIEGO. Cal. May :s.-Ar old
grudge melted bert q. Lewis To Ii" il,
wait late last night for &. II. Toii,c,
and his wife and riddle them With hal.
let's as they entered their home aftrF
an automobile trip.
Lewis was formerly secretary tor To-
liver and was familiar with his honf
He coaXed away the bulldog on guard
and tied the dog up. Then when the
TOllivers appeared he opened fire AMI
shot seventeen times from an auto
matte pistol. Tollivcr fell dead and Mrs
Tolivcr had barely strength to reach
the telephone and call the police beinr.
she expired.
Lewis was found near by. greatly eN-
cited. He confessed to the murder and
declared il was due To the fact thai IN"
Tollivers had induced his wife Ia leave
him and taken his money tn huiid a
diriGibe balloon.
TOlliyer was we'll known in San Fran.
cisco. where he induced many people To-
invest in airship stock. lie built an
enormous dir!gihlc balloon with an
aluminium frame and his wife hc'pcd
him by stitching the silk. Just before
the first trial storm wrecked IN" bal
loon. Tolliver then went to San Diego
where he organized another company
and built second balloon, but this he
never tested.
Lewis sued Tollivcr for alternating his
wifc's affections. but lost the suit.
Then Tolliver sued Lewis for borrowed
money and won the case 1t was anger
over this that led to the murders.
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WOMEN WAR ON HOSPITAL.
No Help. They say, 50 f.ons a. TheI
Are Out Of the Management.

No religious service was held yester-
day In the Flushing Hospital. Us has been
the custom for the past twenty-five years.
despite an article published in the Smord
and Shield. a local paper issued bv St.
Georges Episcopal Church in that village.
and in an interview las, night Thomas
h. Lowerre. one of the trustees. said that
those desirous of continuing the exercises
could have the Use Of the assembly hall
in the nurses home.
This discontinuancc Of the religious
exercises together with a sharp criticism
said TO have been written by a woman
prominent in that village. charging that
because Of the non admission of women
into the management the hospital was not
oeinG run up TO the standard. is causing
comment in Flushing. where the men in
terested in the hospital have started out
10 raise SlO.Op.
A letter written by woman whose
name is not given and published in ore
of the Flushing papers on Saturday gives
the committee fair notice that they can
expect no assistance from the women
as long as they are deprived OF share in
the manage ement of the hospital.
~ any one can 60 through the wards.
reads the published communication. "and
see the Isabel yellow color of the sheets
and rllowcases and gowns and zee the
patients trying to find one soft spot in
cotton filed pillows and then declare { nat
women must he kept from the workings
Of the hospital he is mistaken.
The men have not bcen such how ling
success that they should insist on going
i, alone The Women should stand to-
gether' and say Unless you give II
representation on the boaid yo" mus,
raise your own mOnev I"
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forces are not necessary and that 'only
sufficient time" is required by Cuba to
crush tho revolt.
The State Dcpar tment in the face ol
the appeals that are pouring in from
American interests is not disposed to
await five days or "a sufficient time.
and if Commander Mitchell Of the Paducaf
finds the situation j,istifying 1t. he viii
rush bluejackets ashore just az blue
jackets and marines have been landed
in Central American countries during
disturbances within recent years.
While authorities are eagerly awaiting
news as to developments in the eastern
part of the island they are also strongly
apprchensive of the strike situation at
Havana. The stevedores and lightermen
walked out early this morning in accord.
ance with their ultimatuin. according TO
q despatch from Minister Bcaupre lie
said that they we're induced to load n
consignment Of pineapples. however
under a direct arrangement bcwe the
grower and the strikers, the grower
paying the difference between the steam
ship company's tariff and the stcvedores
demands This arrangement affects this
shipment only. II is not known whether
the same arrangement can he made in
future cases.
Mr.. Beaupre said that SO far no freigh,
was being accepted except pineapples
urd that the Ward Line steamer Monterey
T. due In sail Tomorrow without freight
Large consignincnts of sewer pipe and
other material for the water works being
Installed IN Havana and other cities are
arriving at Havana and if the strike
continues the material cannot he un-
loaded T.ars. shipments of supplies for
government WORKS as well as for private
enterprises will also be held up. As a
result Of this an army of laborers will
soon be out of work with an additional
menace to the general situation
Among the heavy American interests
in the Nipe Bay vicinity. valued al about
S25 600 .On and which are being affected
and threatened by the instruction are
the United Fruit Company with large
banana and sugar interests the Spanish
American iron Company. a subsidiary
Organiza ion of the Bethlehem Steel Com
pany. holding immense ore concessions
the Atlantic Fruit Company and the
Caparra Sugar Company.
The Ath.ntic warships. with their COM
manders and locations when they received
the first orders yesterday TO proceed &c
Key West. were as follows.
The cruiser Washington. flagship of Rea,
Admiral Ost.rhaus. commander IN chiei
of the Atlantic fleet. Capt Richard N
Hughes. commanding, Newport. r. l.
Rattl"shlp Georgia. flagship of Rea,
Admiral, fi-k'. commanding the third divi
sion, Capt. Marburv johnst on. command
ing, al Provincetown Mass.
Battieship Nebraska. third division. Capt
Spencer =. Wood. cn route from New Or.
leans to Hampton Roads
Batils-hip New Jersey. third division
Capt. Frank W Kellogg. ~ Provincetown
Mass
BattleshIp Rhod" Island, third division
Capt II. =. Jones, AZ ProvincetoNn Mass
BattlsshIp Minnesota. flagship OF Rcal
Admiral Usher. commanding the fourth
division, capt. George r. Clark, at Province
town
Battleship Mississippi. Capt. ". ! Max
well: battlc-hip Missouri. Capt +. l.. Chaplin
battleship Ohio Cant " " Buchanan
all of this division. were NJ ProvincetoUn.
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FIRE AFTER BLACK HAND BOMB
Wholesale bakery and Grocery
wrecked-Six HOrses Killed.

CHICAGO. May 26.-Black Hand letters
threatening death and destruction of
property are believed TO be back OF a
bomb explosion and fire which destroyed
the wholesale bakery and grocery of
Antonio Morici & Bros, early this morn
ing. Six horses were killed. The loss
III estimated at $4,000.
About two weeks ago the Moricl store
was the scene Of similar explosion,
but much lighter than the one which
finally wrecked the building.
IL know that Morici has received let :
ters demanding $4,000 which were
signed Black Hand Secrecy" said
Special Officer Longobardi. "He did not
inform the police. think he knows the
writer's. but 10 afraid to disclose their
Identity" -
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CUBAN REBELS WELL ARMED.
American, Returning From Island
says E'edernIs Are Poorly EaniDped

TAMPA. Fla, May 20. Passengers re-
turning to Tampa from Cuba this evening
on the steamer Olivet are unanimous in
the statement that the situation in Cuba 's
rural districts is most grave. j. l.. Stow
ers, an American who owns a chain of
st ores over the entire island and who ia in
daily communication with them said to-
night that the general sentiment il that
Cuba will never be able to put down the
insurrection and that American property
il menaced to such an extent that inrne-
date Intervention by the United States 10
all that will prevent much loss OF property
and possibly Of life.
Il left Havana Saturday morning lust
after receiving reports from my agents
at Santiago and Cienfuegos." said MIR,
Showers. n. ~ informed mo that the
negroes are rapidly forming bands, small
ones at first. but merging with others
until there are now two large forces num-
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1912-05-27
COLLEGE BOY SHOT HIMSELF.
Ladnto. nn Amateur Actor. Thossht
He'd Clean Hts Revolver.

Augustine 1.adato. a student in the
City College. accidentally shot himself
yesterday morning at his home, osa
Avenue A, He was found sitting on the
edge OF his bed with the revolver in his
hand and bullet hole in the left side of
his abdomen, He was taken to Bellevue
and is in "A serious condition He said
that he had taken up the revolver with
the idea of cleaning it,
lIadato stands well in his classes at
City College and has good deal TO do
with the college theatricals. SATURDAY,
night he took the leading part in an
Italian comedy produced by the students
at the Carnegie Lyceum His brother
said there was no reason why he should
have shot himself purposely
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1912-05-27
WOMAN PARTY SPLITS.
Two Orga anisattOns OF su6rasettes
in Chicago Now.

CHICAGO. May 26.-Two women parties
in fact as we'll as In nam" now exist
among Chicago suffragettes. The Sc.
cession of ~ Noman's party of Cook
County. Inc, rated. from the Woman's
party of iinois. was announced to-
day by Mrs. Charlotte Rhodus. We'll
hold our own meetings after this and
stay away from the other factions
meetings. said Mrs. Rhodus. "our
first meeting will be held next Friday
and Mrs. Freeman r. Brown, county
chairman. will preside.
There isn't really any other party.
anyway" continued Mrs. Rhodus. The
regulars. az they call themselves. lost
at Fridays meeting. The vote on .he
bylaws was - to II in our favor, hUt
Mrs. Hartshorn simply ga,eled us cut
Of the meeting. There Woa't he any
Of that next Friday, J can tel you
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1912-05-27
DROWNED WHEN CANOE UPSET.
II esseIl. Good Swimmer, Probably
seized with Cramps.

Carl kcssell. workman In Fred
erick Gcgus's boathouse at 149th street
and the Hudson River. went out IN a
canoe yesterday afternoon and got too
near a tug and the swell upset nj
craft. Kcsscll fell in. shouting for help
GeEus started out in n rowboat, hr'
when he got there canoe and man hnd
disappeared. \ search for KessellS
body was kept UP In vain for son,"
hours by the police and Gegus.
Gegus says that kcssell. who wa
- years old and an excellent swiinmcr
having saved several persons from
drowning. must have been seized ~,la
cramps.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1912-05-27
TROOPS READY FOR SERVICE.
Gen. wood Ordrrs Army Posts n
Make Preparations.

WArKEGAN, H.. May 20 - Orders have
been issued by Major-Gen. Wood to the
commanders of army posts in the Fast
and middI" West to no ld troops in readi-
n",S for foreign service They were
received to-day AZ Fort sheridan The
Ihirte"nth Infantry arrived at the fort
,,'r"ct from the Philippines last week
~ fighting strength is $40 men The
""u, y-stvrntii rJu strong. leaves the
tom IN" second week in Jun on a l ON
nil" hike to Iowa unless "a change OF
orders - received Members Of the Thir-
t-"nth Infantry figure they will be sent
at once 10 Cuba. They are acclimated.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1912-05-27
wilbur Wright Improvins,

DAYTON, Ohio. Nay H,r,erging for
a while from hi0 typhoid delirium and
showing some recognition OF tho voices
Of friends about him, Wilbur Wright
manifested such Improvement to- day as
to fortify the hope that the crisis in his
disease had passed.
The fever maintained an average dur
Ing the day much lower than the three
preceding days and his respiration was
good. -
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-05-18

Tacoma might have won the
game 'IF'--. At least there are
a goodly bunch of fans who are
declaring that Lynch's attempted
steal In the eight and a change of
batting order in the ninth are
some of the "IF" together with
the unaecountable loss of control
by Meikls In the third.
There are no hard words for
Meikle. He pitched a wonderful
game despite that one attempt to
break the worlds altitude record.
Hes a bear; he's q BEAR" hum
med the fans as they left the
bleachers and grandstand, de-
spite that third inning and five
bases on balls. He retired Spo-
kane twice by striking three out
In succession and made a total of
ten strike-outs.
However it was one Of the most
exciting games in several days
and Tacoma Is scheduled to win
today. She has to do it to win
the serie&. Tacoma in the eighth,
as was Spokane in the third.
merely lucky and there did not
seem to be an excuse for derrick
ing Kraft with balloon anchor.
Morse made a hit on Cadreau's
first pitch. The score:
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-05-18

for a couple OF years, don't you?
And then, last year, he came like
a bull terrier after a hobo, led the
National league pitchers and
pitched the Giants into a worlds
series by showing strongest when
the Giants pitching staff was
webbing?
1t Is three years since the con-
sentative G. Mack, who usually
signs players for postage stamp
while they are developing on a
college diamond. let go of some
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-05-18
.olgast Afraid?

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
Los ANGELES, May s18.-
Fight followers are interestedly
discussing today the probabilities
that the proposed Wolgast-Rivers
match for the lightweight cham
pionship will not be staged as
scheduled July 4.
Many fans, including several Of
Wolgast's closest friends, are
willing to wager that the battle
never will come off. They de-
clare that Ad will never take
chance with the hard-hitting Mex
lean until he knows he is himself
again.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-05-18
OLYMPIA TRYOUTs.

STANFORD UNIVERSITY -
Preparations were completed here
for the Pacific coast trials for the
American team to represent this
country at the Olympia games in
Sweden which will be held on
Stanford field today. George
HORNE, holder of worlds high
jump record; Ralph Rose, holder
worlds shotput record; Forest
Smithson, worlds champion high
hurdler; Sam Bellah, pole vaul-
ter; Walter Mcclure, coast record
in mile run; Fred Allen, high
jumper.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-05-18

thing like twelve thousand
stamped and milled beans to get
Lefty" Russell from Baltimore.
For two years Russell has been
as useful as another tail to a dog.
The critics joshed Mack about his
$4,000 beaut." The newspapers
PANIED Russell and broke his
heart in his first year In the
American league. Last year he
was reported sick.
Now Jack Coombs Is laid on the
shelf, with what may be a perma-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-05-18
PAPKE VS.. CARPENTER

NEW YORK - Arrangements
were completed today for a 20
round bout between Billy Papke,
the American middleweight, and
Georges Carpenter. the sensation
al French champion, to take place
in Paris, June rs. The men are
to weigh in at 15S pounds at 8
D. m. Papke is to receive $4,000
guarantee for his end. He will
sail for Paris May %.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-05-18
PAPKE HURTS HAND

NEW YORK-Billy Papke, the
resurrected middleweight, is suf-
fering from a badly swollen hand
today. The injury caused the
calling off of his scheduled 10
round bout with Freddie Hicks OF
Detroit before the National Ath-
letic club here.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-05-18
COULON FAILED

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - Fight
fans here are disappointed today
over the failure of Johnny Coulon,
bantam champion, to appear for a
scheduled 10-round bout with Ed
die Lennon of San Francisco. Carl
Flemming of Denver was substi-
tuted and Lennon won easily aft
er a fast and clever exhibition.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-05-18
KILBANE VS.. BROWN

NEW YORK-Johnny Kilbane,
worlds featherweight champion,
has accepted today an offer to
meet Knockout Brown in New
York, June IL. Before the st.
Nicholas club, which has guaran-
teed a purse of $4,000, to be
split evenly between the fighters.
1t will be a 10-round bout. Kill
bane has also signed to fight
Tommy O'Toole in Philadelphia,
six rounds, June 5.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-05-18
.A Great BulIdIng Fails
when It's foundation Is underml

when Its foundation is undermin-
ed, and IL the foundation of
health--good digestion - Is at
tackled. quick collapse follows. On
the first signs OF indigestion. DR..
Kings New Life Pills should be
taken to tone the stomach and
regulate liver, kidneys and bow
els. Pleasant, easy, safe and only
rs cents at Ryner Malstrom Drug
Co.. s3s Pacific Az.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-05-18
Try COBB sUsPENDED

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. - Mana
ger Hugh Jennings is today in re-
ceipt of notice from President Ban
Johnson of the American league
of the indefinite suspension of Ty
Cobb, the star outfielder and
crack hitter of the Detroit Tigers.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-05-18
WANTS GAMES.

The McAleer baseball team
wants game for Sunday, May 10,
with any good amateur team in
the city or out. Call up Main
572s and-ask for Lee Wise.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-05-18

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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-05-18
DRUGGED TO DEATH

Thousands of people actually drugged to
death who would IL given the proper
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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-05-18

Totals ~. 35 4 10 81 . 1
sBatted for Meikle In 9th.
SCORE BY INNINGS.
Spokane 1908 o o o o o 0-5
Tacoma 100 90 o 1 o 3 o.
SUMMARY.
Stolen bases-Meyers. Two
base hits-Yohe, Cooney, Mel
choir. Three base hits-Abbott,
Zimmerman. Sacrifice hits-Nili.
Pitchers records hits, runs
off Kraft in Z la innings: 2 hits.
/ run off Cadreau In / 23 IN
ninSB. Bases on bails-Off Kraft
/, on Meikle 8. Wild pitch
Meikie. Hit by pitched ball
Meikls.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-05-18
Woul Make Boxing Compulsory in Colleges
(By United Press Leased Wire.)

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, May 17Fahered by Dr. R. TAFT McKen
intercollegiate boxing
college thought
of bouts the intercollegiate boxing championship of the United
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-05-18

ment injury, Russell has a chance
to show Mack that he can do the
Vanguard act and repay some of
that $4,000. Two years with the
Athletics must have taught Rus
sell a lot of big league ball, and
with a hard hitting, fast-fielding
team behind him, he ought to win
a lot of games, providing he gets
off on his right foot and doesn't
stub his toe. What safe bet the
Athletics will be If Russell proves
worthy to take his place with
Bender, Plank and Coombs and
how that quiet old fox, Cornelius
Mack, will grin when he thinks
of the roasting he has taken for
two years while waiting for his
judgment to be indicated. '
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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-05-18

SEATTLE. May 1S.-Narveson
lost control yesterday and gave
five successive bases on balls in
the fifth. Vancouver scored two
more runs after Jorstad began
pitching. The score:
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-05-18

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terday but he has a faculty for
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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-05-18

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