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The Sentinel=record., 1912-09-11
FLORIDA COAST SUFFERS FROM ToRRENTlAL RAINS WHICH
 ARE GROWING WORSE.
COAST TRAFFIC ENDANGERED
Residents of the Summer Resorts Are Alarmed Over the High Tides Which Are Continuing on
 the Florida Keys.

Tampa, Fla, Sept. 10.-Damage es- timated at several hundred thousand dollars already has resulted from the torrential rains which have fallen in this section since last Saturday. The damage here is estimated at $75,000 daily.
 The precipitation in Tampa since noon Saturday Is 1406 inches breaking all former records since the establish ment of the weather bureau here 70 years ago.
 Tampa suburbs are flooded, high tides sweeping over the sea walls add ing their quota to the rainfall. Su- burhan street car traffic, including the line to Port Tampa, has been to- tally abandoned; 1000 telephones are out of commission, and fully fifty houses have been undermined. Rains continued today. and com munication with sections below here has been cut off. Reports before the wires gave way were that many cattle had been drowned. bridges washed away, roads converted into canals and 1 growing crops inundated. The steamer Brunswick. from New | Orleans, encountered a terrific gale
 100 miles out and reported seeing many sailing vessels in distress. Storm warnings are still maintained and all shipping is tied up in the har-
 Dor. Anxiety for the safety of the | steamer Olivette, which left here 2f
 hours late Monday, were dlspelled to- day wlen the vessel reported safely from Key West Excessively high tides continue. and much alarm is ex- perienced by residents at summer re- sorts on the numerous keys below here.
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PRoGRE SSlVES ONLY VOTED RE PUBLICAN TICKET TO MAKE
 THEIR PLEDGE GOOD.
THEY WANT RECOGNITION
Five Parties Now in the Race for Presidential Electors and the Fight Promises to be a Spirited
 One in Finale.

Portland, Me, Sept. 10.--Maine emerged from the state election yes terday in which the republicans were victorious, to find herself facing an other political contest with five par ties instead of four in the race for the six presidential electoral votes.
 The progressive party. whose lead CTS had joined with the republicans in yesterdays election, came into be- ing today, after the announcement of the election of Wm. T. Haines for gov ernor, three of four representatives to congress and a majority in the legislature. which will choose a United States senator.
 Former Congressman Edwin c. Bur leigh received the republican prefer ential vote for senator at the recent primaries.
 Revised returns today for governor, with only five small plantations miss ing, which, in 1910, cast 56 republican votes and A democratic, give:
 Haines (r). 70,SS0.
 Plaisted (d), 67,S4S.
 Haines plurality, 3.032.
 Plaisted's plurality in 1910 was s. eco.
 Complete unofficial legislative re- turns show that there will be 23 re. publicans to eight democrats in the senate and 70 republicans and 72 dem. ocrats in the house, giving the re publicans 102 on a joint ballot and the democrats 80. Interest today centered in the ac ton of the progressive leaders. The republicans and democrats have al ready nominated their presidential electors. The progressives. prohibi- tionists and socialists, not being rec ognized officially. will make their nomnations of electors by petition. These papers began to be circulated today.
 lHalbert P. Gardner, in announcing the position of the progressives today. said:
 The progressive party, as a party does not take credit for the result of yesterdays election, although the pro- gressive element in the republican party won the fight for MT. Haines. It did this in order to carry out the agreement made with the republican leaders and also because the progress sives had taken part in the republi- can primaries and felt bound to abide by the verdict then rendered.
 The progressive party of Maine came into existence for the first time this morning. From now on t will seek the election of Roosevelt pres idential electors in Maine"
 Chairman John P S. Wilson of the democratic state committee declared that tine results yesterday were en- couraging He said that the split in the republican party meant the cleo ton in November of the democratic presidential electors.
 The republican leaders were reticent about the future. Chairman Warren c. Philbrook of the state committee, while expressing satisfaction over the result of yesterdays election, refused to say what his plans were for the presidential campaign.
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ATTORNEY GIBSON
 Is UNDER ARREST
WILL BE FORMALLY CHARGED WITH THE KILLING OF CLIENT
 WHO HAD LARGE ESTATE.

New York, Sept. 1O.--That Mrs. Rosa Menschik Sxabo, who was believ- ed to have been drowned while boat ing with her attorney and subsequent executor, Burton w. Gibson. on Green wood Lake, Orange county came to her death from other causes, was in dieated to the authorities today after an autopsy on the woman's body.
 Dr. George W. King of Hudson couty, N. J., who performed the au- topsy at Jersey City, assisted by Dr. lCtto H. Sehultze, of Cornell Univer- sity. would give tonight no detailed statement of the supicious circum- stances revealed. but he declared that vital organs of the body had been turned over to Dr. Schultze for micro scopic and chemical analysis. Public report of these findings will be made at an inquest to be held Sept. 1S
 After the autopsy interest centered in building in Liberty street this city where Attorney Gibson had his office. Inquiry into the circums aflces of Mrs. SZabos death began at the instigation of Dr. Fritz Fischerauer, the Austrian consul general, who seeks to remove Gibson as executor of the womans $10,000 estase. When 1t was made known that ev- idence to arouse suspicion as to the cause of the woman's death had been found, Deputy Sheriff Willis DeGraw of Orange county, left Jersey City immediately for New York. He frs sought the Austrian consul and late i'm, hes Iut I -4, building.
 There he found private detective who has been investigating the death of Mrs. Szabo for the Austrian consul He left the building soon afterward, however. and did not return for sey. eral hours.
 In the meantime. Attorney Gibson who was not represented at the au- topsy, heard of the presence in the building of the deputy sheriff and tho detective. He left his office and de scended to the ground floor
 'Is Deputy Sheriff DeGraw around?" Gibson asked of the elevator staretr 'I heard he was down here"
 When informed that the deputy had left the attorney went to a cafe with friends. The private detective follow cd and stood beside the lawyer while the latter drank glass of huttermilk You're detective, aren't your Gibson exclaimed. turning suddenly to his neighbor.
 q don't mind telling you that am," the detective replied.
 I've been wanting to see you for long time.'
 Well, I'm glad to meet you" said Gibson, as he extended his hand.
 The two drank together and the de- tective accomuanied the attorney to his office where he remained with the detective for more than an hour.
 Depuy DeGraw returned to the build. ing just before Attorney Gibson start ed homeward. The deputy talked to the detective and went away. The detective then accompanied Gibson as the latter left for his home in Ruther- ford. N. U.
 To determine what course to pursue in the case. a conference of officials will be held in Jersey City tomorrow. By that time it is expected Dr. Schultze may have proceeded far enough in the examination of Mrs. Szabos body to warrant some decisive step.
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RAILROADS ARE SLOW.
Must Furnish Cars to Move Troops
 and Will be Called to Carpet.

Washington. Sept l0-A prompt investigation as to the delay in the departure of the Thirteenth United States cavalry from Ft. Riley. ordered to the Mexican frontier last Saturday, was staretd today by Major General Wood chief of staff of the army, when he learned the regiment probably would not be able to start until next Friday or Saturday because of the failure of the railroad companies to provide cars.
 He sent the following telegram to the commander at Ft Riley:
 When does Thirteenth cavalry leave for border. and why the delay? Who is responsible. Rush answer
 General Wood expressed surprise a. the delay. The railroads. he said, were bound under the law to give the army preference treatment in the movement of troops.
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SECRET ORDERS SENT.

Chicago Sept f0.--Secret orders directing the 27th infantry. stationed at Fort Sheridan, to be prepared at once to proceed to the Mexican bor- der, are said to have been received today by Brigadier General K. D.
 Potts, commanding the central di- yigion of the Unified States army. These are said to be in keeping with orders sent to number of western army posts. that the garrisons sta- tioned there be held in readiness to
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GIRL KILLS FATHER.

Caldwell, Tex. Sept. 10.--J. B. Tan ner, widower with one daughttr, who lived at Hookerville. was killAd early this morning at his home. \ shotgun was the weapon used His daughter, Fife. aged IS, fired the shot, but claims it was accidental. Justice Heslip held an inquest and instructed officers to hold the girl for examination.
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HODGES HEADS TICKET.
Washington Takes Stand for Adoption
 of Initiative and Referendum.

Seattle. Wash, Sept. 10.--The pro gressive state convention today nom mated state ticket headed by Robert T. Hodges, of Seattle, for governor and named five candidates for congress The nominees were selected at the pri- mary held last Saturday. Under the state law, it was necessary for a state convention to certify the names to the secretary of state.
 A platform was adopted which ia. vors the initiative and referendum and the recall of all officers, including judges and advocates larger compen- sation to employees under the employ CTS liability law.
 The vist of Theodore Roosevelt and his address were the features of the convention.
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QUIET IN COAL FIELDS.

Charleston, w Va. Sept. 1o.-Quiet prevailed through the Kanawha coal fields today despite the fact that number of mines in the martial law zone resumed operations with small force of men. The miners who re- turned to work did so at the old rate of wages.
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FIGHT IS EXPECTED.

Cananea, Mex, Sept. IDA fight is expected within a few hours at Del Rio. west of here, between the rebel forces of General Campa and the fed erals of Colonel Moreno. Colonel Moreno, coming from Nogales to join his command. was on a train captured by the rebels yesterday. but was not recognized, and escaped. The destroy ed telegraph wires and bridges be- tween Canea and Naco are being re- paired.
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everywhere the subject of speculation yesterday. It was stated that during the day some political friendships were formed out of enmities that had existed for years, and particular yin the case of Dr. J. W. McClendon and P l.. Williams While they had been friends. the whole political history of city and county is written with their enmity during election periods, and the report that they were to be po- litical friends in the future was an unusual aftermath of the election.
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ROOSEVELT IS HAPPY.

Tacoma, Wash, Sept. 10--Colonel Theodore Roosevelt, who completed his pourney across the continent to- day when he crossed the Cascade mountains and arrived at Puget Sound expressed elation tonight at final re- turns from the Maine election. He said Is was victory for the progres siyes.
The Sentinel=record., 1912-09-11
TORONTO GIRLS WON.
Defeated Their Opponents In the Ten
 nis Prefiminaries.

Cleveland. O.. Sept. To-. Some hard fought matches today marked the progress of the Ohio state tennis tour nament at the East End club. Among the encounters that attracted greatest interest were those in which Nat Thornton of Atlanta, lost to J c. Roy on of Cleveland. s-6, 3-6, 6-2. S. T. Nash of Cleveland lost to T. w. Ste nhens of Pittsburg. 6-3. 6-2.
 In the women's singles. Miss Buda Stephens, city champion. was defeated by Miss Lois Moves of Toronto. GA, 6-0.
 Two Toronto girls, Miss Moves and Miss Rhea Fairbairn. are to meet to- morrow in the finals.
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WILSON FOR PEACE.

Atlantic City. N J Sept. 10.--Po- lltical battle without personal passion and an end to the battles "within the country by competition of classes, ,'' were the ideals which Governor Woodrow Wilson set forth tonight in a speech before the United Spanish War veterans, who enthusiastically cheered him.
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REBEL LEADER ADVANCING.

Douglas, Ariz.. Sept. 10.--Witb his four hundred followers living on the fat Of the land lnsz Sa.azaE, the rebel general, Is moving slowly to the west along the international boundary He Is closely watched by Unite dStates cavalrymen. following the rebel move ments from the American side.
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move to the Rio Grande river in the event the war department decides on snch action, General Potts declined
 either to deny or confirm the report.
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Alderman Tom Petit, who was acting mayor of the city when Sam Schepps, witness in the Rosenthal murder case, ar rested here, and in whose hotel he was kept in custody, was not in the city last night. It was stated at the hotel that he would return in few days. The affidavit that it is stated he fur nished, on which commission tc take testimony is asked, close friends of MT. Petit believe he did not make. An agent of coun- sel for the Becker defense, who has been here a week gathering points, left yesterday afternoon for New York. Two other wit nesses referred to in the New York special are probably news paper men, who quoted Schepps at length while he was being held here before the arrival of the Whitman men.
The Sentinel=record., 1912-09-11
RETURNS OF ELECTION ARE SLOW AND AMENDMENTS
 ARE STILL IN DOUBT.
SIXTH WARD JOINED "WETS"
Sixth Ward and Second Ward, Where Republicans Claimed Majority for Emory, Are for the Demo
 cratic Nominee.

Little Rock, Ark, Sept. 10.- Incomplete returns from nearly every county in the state tonight indicate the defeat of the prohi- |bition measure but by a major |ity under that claimed by the li- |quor element.
 The prohibitionists have not given up the fight and Frank Barrett, one of the state lead CTS, tonight claims a prohibition victory. The returns thus far received show the usual demo- cratic majority only slightly re- duced by the big negro vote brought out by the proposed grandfather clause" amend nent to the constitution.
 The returns show the defeat of initiated act No. i, which re- vises the tax laws of the state, initiated act No. 2, which pro- vides for statewide prohibition initiated act No. 3, which would change the election laws; initi- ated act No. 4, which provides for text book commission.
 Amendment No. II, "the grandfather clause" and amend ment No. IA, which provides for the recall.
 Amendment No. 13, which limits the session of the legisla- ture to 60 days, has won and there is a fighting chance for amendment No. 12, which ex- empts textile mills from taxation for a period of years, and amendment No. 15, which allows the issuance of bonds for munic- ipal improvements.
 These last two amendments must receive majority of all the votes cast for any state of flee.
 Thashighest vote cast for any state office will be taken as a guide and the vote on the amend ment will have to be majority of the total number of the votes cast for this office.
 This provision makes it in- probable that these amendments will win but as stated they have a fighting chance.
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New York, Sept 1O.--An effort to discredit the testimony of Sam Schepps, state witness in the Rosen- thai murder case, was begun today when District Attorney Whitman was served with an order to show cause why commission should not be ap- pointed to examine three witnesses in Hot Springs, Ark.
 The witnesses. among them Acting Mayor Petit of Hot Springs. and said to have been told by Schepps while he was in custody there that he could exculpate Chief Lieutenant Charles Becker accused of instigating the murder, and whose trial is scheduled to begin next Thursday.
 Schepps, according to the conten- ton of John F. Mcintyre, counsel for Becker, upon whose application the order was granted, told story of the Rosenthal murder to those with whom he was associated in Hot Springs, en- tirely different from that he told Dis trict Attorney Whitman. He is said to have declared that Rosenthal was a victim of gang feud.
 Mir Whitman said tonight that he would oppose the order but, if he lost
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When late last night the Sixth ward for ]. N Wasson, for state senator, instead of the majority claimed there by Houston Emory the republican nominee; and when the early count in the second ward showed Wasson was leading, practically all doubt as tc who was elected state senator from this district was eliminated. Wasson is now ahead s99 votes on the count as made here in Garland county
 The second ward, and Bain, Baxter, Hale, Ouachlta. Phillips and Union township votes are yet to be heard from Only f17 votes are counted in the second ward, and Wasson is 19 al cad.
 The final vote in the sixth ward showed that ward to have joined the ''wets" locally by vote of 210 to 165.
 The ward voted for state wide pro- hibiton 1S0 and against state wide 21l, showing more voted for state wide than voted for prohibition in the ward.
 The vote on the amendments in this county are also in doubt except in the state wide amendment and in tho case of the grandfather" amendment. or No. II. In all the other instances the amendments may receive ma Y iority, as is shown in the partial figures, which totaled last night from the half results. show the followin
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New-York tribune., 1912-02-14

the ideas that were whizzing around wild
ly underneath them.
The audience was breathless. That was
one reason, perhaps. why II did not ap-
inland The other was that there was on
time between flights. The accumulated ap-
plause however. was bestowed at the end
OF the exhibition.
"DIckenss message to American women
would be-(pardon the presumption. great
spiritD but with your mania for messages,
YOU Americans, you insist on having ono
from Dlckens-well, then. he would say.
BE yourselves! Don't be tied up In bum
dies by intellectual theorists. Dress as
you like. Eat what you like and when you
like Drink and dance as you like. Say
what you like, whether II be with the
simplicity OF 'Barkis Is willin',' or the aw-
fulness OF Bill Sykes, or any OF the quips
and cranks and wanton wiles OF these in
comparable people.
Forget those Puritan ancestors OF yours,
and put yourself In a frame OF mind TO
enjoy Dickens with all his roughness. his
! jovial good humor and even his scandal.
Yes be scandalous. Dickens loved
scandal. And do, for the Lords sake, be
willing TO make fool Of yourself. Dick
ems was always making fool OF himself.
That's the great, sweet kindly Dionysian,
domestic charm Of him. Why did he come
! TO America?
"Just 10 act the buffoon on your stages.
lie loved to pose. You know how he did It
with a red velvet curtain behind him. in
irreproachable evening dress with bou-
quet dhey didn't have boutonnieres them
in his buttonhole. this immaculate person
would then proceed to read the most har-
rowing blood-curdling scenes in all his
books. The incongruity tickled him I'M
mensely. That's why he did 1t. He was a
| great actor.
THAT is also why he loved all player
folk. lie would tell every one Of you to-
day always TO give money to the hand
organ men on the streets, to everybody
| who is trying TO amuse the world"
New-York tribune., 1912-02-14
SAY HAWLEY LOST FORTUNE
Friend Questions Chicago Report
of Ruinous Speculation.

Rumors and denials continued yesterday
chasing one another like cloud shadows on
a summer day across the land of promise
which the heirs of Edwin r. Hawley are
preparing to enter. Miss Margaret Cam
eron, who presided over the late flnancler's 8
household. had departed from his city
home at No. 19 East Goth street, in hun.
some said, and hid herself and her third
will or bill of sale or whatever the docu-
ment is she persuaded the gardener and
chauffeur to witness. From Chicago came
the report that Edwin Hawley in the last
years of his life had been specializing heav-
lily on the stock market and in cotton and
had lost the bulk Of his fortune.
Apparently the gloom of these different
tldings did not affect the administration Of
the estate along the lines agreed upon.
The administrators continued TO act not
only as II the document which Miss Cam
eron flashed before the eyes OF the servants
at Babylon had no particular significance
for them, but as II they really had con-
siderable property left to administer.
Harry 81 Black. president of the United
States Realty and Improvement Company,
Of No. Ill Broadway, who was a close per-
sonal and business associate OF the rail-
road man, ridiculed the idea that Hawley
had thrown the cautious habits of a life
time to the winds In the last few years of
his life and plunged into the Wall Street
melee TO be stripped of most OF his posses
slons Said Mr.. Black:
Il don't think Hawley bought a pound OF
cotton I'm years. / know he never specu-
lated in his life. I don't believe he was
ever known as that kind Of an operator
while in Wall Street He always played a
safe game. He never lost. During the last
few years he made great deal OF money
At the other end Of town the good word
was that Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Crandell
had met and agreed upon plan of action
whereby fifteenth Of the Hawley estate
might unite their scattered family in a new
home In the city and provide comfort and
cultivation for the five children now with
relatives in Chatham, N Y
New-York tribune., 1912-02-14
SPECIAL FIFTH AVE. PATROL
Association Would Keep Away
Undesirable Persons.

The fifth annual meeting Of the Fifth
| Avenue Association, an organization COM
posed OF Fifth avenue property owners,
merchants and others 10 safeguard the In
terests OF that street and 10 make it the
most beautiful thoroughfare In the city,
was held last night at Hiolian Hall, No.
! 3s2 Fifth avenue. At the meeting number
OF plans were discussed. and action on them
Will be taken in the near future.
Chief among the matters discussed last
night was the establishment OF a special
police patrol, TO be maintained and equipped
by the association and 10 aid tho regular
police in keeping the thoroughfare free
from beggars. fakirs and other undesirable
characters. The idea for this patrol origi-
mated several years ago with Simon Bren-
tano. A special meeting OF dozen OF the
members of the association will be held to-
day at the Holland House to put the idea
into a more concrete form.
Robert Griee Cooke, president OF the as
sociation, said that the new ornate mail
boxes for use on Fifth avenue. have finally
been approved by the Postmaster. the Mu-
ncipal Art Commission and the associa-
ton. and would he placed on the electric
light poles as soon as the necessary money
had been secured. n conference WIN inc
Postmaster General is necessary before
these boxes can be erected, however. but
no delay is expected from this quarter by
the association.
Suppression of speeding by high power
automobiles on Fifth avenue and adjacent
streets. fewer parades and the better reg
ulatIon OF those permitted were other mat
ters considered by the association
The growing menace Of loft buildings
along the avenue was among the things
touched on by Mr.. Cooke In his report.
These officers were elected: President
Robert Grier Cooke: first vice-president'
Simon Brentano; second vice-president'
William Post sackett; third vice-president'
Richard W. Meade; secretary, Thomas b.
Clarke, jr., and treasurer, Frederick L.
Eldridge.