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The Washington herald., 1913-10-08
SLAYER'S STORY
PARTLY TRUE
Detective Chief Says Spencer
Committed 80 Per Cent Of
Murders He Confessed.
SEES SUPPOSED VICTIM
Woman Faints When Confronted with
Man Who Tried to Kill
Her.

Chicago. Oct. AFTER forty-eight
hours of investigation into the amazing
confession OF wholesale murders by
Henry Spencer. after telegraphic COM
munication with, every part OF the
country for confirmation or refuta ton
of the tales the man has told, and
after close study OF the murderer
himself. Captain of Detectives Halpin
tonight declared that so per cent of
Spencer's confession was true.
This is the way Capt. Halpin summed
up the situation:
We know he killed Mildred Rex
roat.
We know he killed Mrs. Annabel
Wight.
we strongly believe that he killed a
girl known as Bessie COnnors near st.
Joseph, Mich.
We strongly believe that he killed
another girl at about the same time and
place and that he did it with an axe.
We hnow that he assaulted and nearly
killed Mrs. Dora Schramm in Chicago.
We know that he did not kill Police
men Pennell and Devine, and we know
that he did not kill Fannie Thompson
Meets Supposed Victim.
The most dramatic scene that has
occurred since the first sensation OF
Spencers confession came today, when
Spencer and a woman he had tried to
kill met in the detective bureau. The
woman was Mrs. Dora Schramm.
Detectives brought the woman into
the detective bureau where Spencer was
being examined.
DO you know this woman" he was
asked.
o. The face looks familiar-I can't be
quite sure-where does she live?"
AT 1881 Lincoln Avenue" said detec-
tive.
Sure. know her" Spencer said. but
what gets me is that there she stands
alive. I'd have sworn that I'd killed that
woman"
At that point Mrs. Schramm shrieked
with terror and fell fainting.
Mrs. SChramm was the woman who was
attacked after she had shown a room TO
Spencer, who told her he wanted to rent
one.
1t is believed that Spencer will he turned
over 10 the Du Page County authorities
to be tried for the murder of Mildred
ReNroat.
The Washington herald., 1913-10-08
PATRONAGE WARRIORS
TO SEE WILSON TODAY
Michigan Men Confer with McAdoO
and viii Lay Troubles Before
the President.

A conference between Secretary of
the Treasury McAdoo and representa-
tives OF the Progressive Democrats Of
Michigan yesterday marked the second
stage of the contest being waged over
Federal patronage In that State.
A conference between the Michigan
men and the President will be held
today. and this, IL is expected. will de-
eide the questions at issue. which COM
prise the disposal OF fat jobs for which
the Wilson Democrats and the So
called reactionaries are striving.
Those in the Michigan party are Will
liam F. Mcknight, Of Grand Rapids:
James Schermerhorn. publisher OF the
Detroit Times. and Edward Frensdorf,
of Hudson. Mich. They have been pre-
sented formally to the Federal ON
cials by Representative Beakes of
Michigan.
The Washington herald., 1913-10-08
after Warming Wife,
MAN TRIES SUICIDE
Charles F. Provost, Chauffeur, Fails
in Attempt to End His Life
with Revolver.
FAMILY DIFFICULTIES CAUSE

Dramatically announcing he was going
to commit suicide, Charles +. Provost. -
years old, a chauffeur last night shot
himself in the breast with a - calibcr
revolver at SIS Eight Street Northeast,
while his wife, mother-in-law, and an
other woman stood helplessly by and
watched him.
Provost, discouraged over being out of
employment and brooding about being
separated from his wife, said he be-
lieved he would be better of dead, sc, last
night he went 10 his mother-in-law S
home to bring about a reconciliation.
Failing in this. he pulled a revolver from
mis- pocket. placed it to his breast and
fired.
An ambulance from Casualty Hospital
was summoned. At the hospital ii was
stated that Preyost's chances for re-
covery are fair. For the past several
months Provost had been living with his
father at So l. Street Southeast.
The Washington herald., 1913-10-08
TWO In AERO MAKE
ALBANY-NEW YORK TRIP

New York, Oct. T.-Beckwith Ravens,
the aviator, and J. Bayard r. Verplanck.
the millionaire sportsman, few from
Albany to New York today in the lat
ter's Curtiss flying boat. establishing a
record for this new type OF machine-
The party left Albany at l:35 p m
today and landed at Midland Beach at
SIS. having stopped for one hour and
i've minutes at Chelsea. \. Y, TO take
on an additional supply Of gasoline. The
course followed was approximately 10
miles and the actual flying time was 1s5
minutes.
Havens and Verplanck left Chicago in
July. after they had won the flying boat
races on the Great Lakes, and flew by
easy stages to Buffalo. They freighted
the machine from that city to Albany
and today sailed to New York Mr.
Verplanck declared he would fly back
tomorrow. II the weather permits, to
his estate at Fishkin on the Hudson.
The Washington herald., 1913-10-08
CHILDREN'S SALVATION
URGED BY MINISTER
Its Importance Dwell on by the Rev.
DR.. Hartman in Address Before
Sunday School Institute.

Every Sunday school of the denOmi-
nation in the city was represented
among the 500 or more children and
adults who attended last nights ses-
sion Of the Sunday School Institute of
the Washington Branch of the Balti-
more Conference Of the Methodist
Episcopal Church. at McKendree
Church, Massachusetts Avenue, near
Ninth Street.
An address on "Methodism's Best In
vestment." delivered by the Rev. DR..
l.. y. Hartman. was the principal fea-
ture Of the session. The Rev. DR.. NJ.
J. Trenery also delivered an address,
on Winning the Men"
Or. Hartman pointed TO the urgent
need of educating the child He de-
rlared that the salvation of children
was more important than the saliva
tion of adults, as the little ones Of to-
day will be the rocks of the church of
the future.
At the opening session Of the in
stitUte, which was held I'm the morn
ing, the Rev. Drs. Hartman and Tren-
cry. both of whom are from Chicago;
Miss Josephine Baldwin. also of Chi
Cago, and the Rev. E. s. Lewis. of
New York. were the principal speak
ers.
Devotional exercises at 2:15 o'clock
this afternoon will open tOday's ses-
sions. \ special address by the Rev.
Dr. Lewis on The Senior Period" at
4:45 o'clock. will be the feature of the
session.
The evening session will begin at
AS o'clock, with devotional exercises.
Addresses by the Rev. DR.. C. V. Suth-
erland and the Rev. DR.. Lewis will be
features.
The Washington herald., 1913-10-08
Meeting OF WOMAN'S
MISSIONARY SOCIETY
Baltimore Minister, in Address of
Night Session, Praises Feminine
Loyalty.
CONGRESS TO DISBAND TODAY

The Rev. McEIder Lechleiter. pastor
of Grace Church, Baltimore. delivered
the principal address last night at the
evening session of the forty-second an
nual meeting of the Baltimore branch
Of the woman's Foreign Missionary
Society, at Metropolitan NJ. f. Church.
John Marshall Place and c Street
Northwest.
Secretary OF State Bryan was 10 have
delivered an address. He sent a letter
in which he stated his regret at be-
ing called out OF the city.
The address Of Mr.. Lechleiter was
entitled Elements OF Success" In it
he spoke of the tremendous loyalty Of
women in making a success of foreign
missions" He told how much they had
done. and complimented them on their
service and self-denial.
Mrs. L. l.. Huntey. OF the Baltimore
branch. read a report Of her work as
corresponding secretary. There was a
solo by James 5. Hicks and an anthem
by the church choir. Mrs. Don s. Colt,
president Of the branch. presided. On
the platform with Mrs. Colt was the Rev.
James Shera Montgomery, pastor OF the
church.
The convention was opened yesterday
morning with holy communion. which
was administered by the Rev. W. l.. Nc
DoweIl. District superintendent The
Rev. Mr.. Montgomery delivered an ad-
dress OF welcome. followed by an ad-
d. ess of greeting by Mrs. Earl Cranston.
Mrs. Colt. as president of the branch,
responded to the speeches Of welcome.
She was followed by Mrs. John T King.
associate secretary: Mrs. w. :. Dew
kirst. statistical secretary, and Miss l.
L. Hooper. secretary OF special work,
who read their reports for the last year.
The afternoon meeting was opened with
devotional services. of which the Rev.
LuCius 9. Clark. newly appointed pastor
of Hamline NJ Z. Church, had charge.
Mrs. A. c. Riffel read her report as field
secretary Mrs. II. II. Klinefelter. OF
Wilmington. Del: Mrs. f. 3. Stevens.
and Mrs. w. ]. Hardness. Of st. Johns
River, Fla, read their reports as con-
ference secretaries Mrs. r. l.. Harvey
submitted the report of young people and
stanGa I'd bearers. and Miss Elizabeth F.
Pierce told of the retirement fund. Mrs.
J. S Rawlings and Mrs. NJ. NJ. Winks.
treasurer. read their reports. and Miss
F. Allen gave the result of the year
work in the bureau Of supplies.
The convention will close this after
service. in charge of the Rev. S. Town
send Weaver, will be held and there will
he a business session. Devotional serv-
ices. in charge of the Rev. A. Fl. ThOmp
SON will open the afternoon meeting.
and the business OF the convention will
be concluded.
The Washington herald., 1913-10-08
CAVALRY TUNING
UP FOR REVIEW
Visiting Troopers Prepare to
Pass Before President
Tomorrow.
TO RIDE AGAIN TODAY
Maneuvers at Potomac Park Drew
Many Interested Visitors There
Yesterday.

LiEhtning-like movements of hundreds
Of horses and men, dashing hither and
rhither over a level field with all the
realism Of battle charges and retreats,
can be seen by Wash!ngtonians and visi-
tors to the city within a few minutes
walk of the White House this morning,
II the weather permits.
Arrayed on the greensward OF PotO-
mae Park in their khaki uniforms, more
than l.O0O cavalrymen, about a third of
the brigade, which has been maneuVer-
ing and drilling in the vicinity of Win
chester, Va, during the past three
months will go through a series Of tao
tics today preparatory to the grand re-
view OF the entire brigade by President
Wilson and Secretary Of War Garrison
tomorrow.
No stone is being left unturned by the
officers in command of the cavalry body 20
instill into the men under their com
mand a thorough knowledge Of the
ground over which they will maneuver
for the President and other leading mill
Iary officials OF the country. II was with
this object in view that the men were
drilled at the park yesterday, and that
pans to have about the same number
participate in the drill on the grounds
again today have been formulated.
Horses Thrill Spectators.
Every one who viewed the maneu-
vers OF the troopers yesterday was
thrilled by the speed with which the
hundreds OF animals and riders charged
up and down the field. hailed at given
signal and. reversing. rapidly disap-
Peared in full gallop. The troopers
were under the command of Col Lock-
EFT, and composed the entire Eleventh
Regiment of United States Cavalry.
The inspiring sight yesterday was
jus; a foretaste OF what Washington
ians and visitors will ne treated to
when the entire brigade is reviewed by
he President.
reviewing stand for the President
and War Department officials will be
.rected in Potomac Park, just east OF
he Tidal Basin. The polo field and
he White House Ellipse have been
-ound 700 small for the movement Of
he troops.
\ public reception to the Tenth Regi-
nent CcoloredD was held at Convention
Hall last night. Among the guests in
sired were Secretary of War Garrison.
zen. Leonard Wood Chief of stan of
he Army: Brig. Gen. Andrew s. Burt,
-etired: Col John {. Gresham, Capt.
Frank r. Mccoy, and Lieut.. Thomas r.
Clarke.
The Washington herald., 1913-10-08
PIrdrns NeEras Falls.

Piedras Negras, Mex, Oct. THE
Mexican Federal soldiers. under COM
mand of Gen. Mas, today entered and
took entire control of Piedras Negras.
the provisional capital of the Constitu-
tionalists, without firing a shot
The rebel army evacuated the town
but few minutes before the Federals
entered. While the retreat of the reb-
els was made in order, great scenes of
disorder accompanied the event, as the
residents Of the town were panic
stricken when, they learned the Fed
erals had arrived.
Practically every man. woman, and
child in Piedras Negras made a rush
for the international bridge leading
to Eagle Pass, but, owing to the quar-
antine which has been established, be-
cause OF the recent smallpox scare
here, but a few hundred OF the better
class of citizens were allowed to enter
Eagle Pass. These were at once
marched to a temporary quarantine
camp near the American town.
The Washington herald., 1913-10-08
NOME STORM WIPED OUT
PLACER GOLD DEPOSITS
Alaska Output Will Show Loss as Re-
suit of Destruction of "Sand
Spit" bY Seas.

Nome. Alaska. Oct. More than 1,OOO
persons are homeless here in bitter cold
weather and $l.5OO,O 90 damage has been
done as the result of a terrific storm
which swept in from Boring Se.- nd
nearly destroyed this the most northerly
CT in NORTH America
The sand Spit rich in gold. has been
destroyed, which makes ii sure that the
storm will affect the gold output of the
district. Two miles OF territory along the
seaboard was swept, and it is feared that
isolated prospectors were overwhelmed.
Searching parties started out at dawn
The city was dark last night, and the
telephone service is still paralyzed. The
storm started Sunday night. ragged TWEEN
ty-four hours. and passed on in south
erly direction
The Washington herald., 1913-10-08
SAFETY MEETING TONIGHT.
to BE Attended by 500
Railroad Employees.

More than 500 railroad employees are
expected to attend a safety meeting, =
designed to promote safe methods among
workers. to be held at the Railroad Y. NJ.
{. A. at the gymnasium at Union Sta
ton at 1880 o'clock this evening. Special
trains will be run from Baltimore in or
der that employees in the Monumental
City may attend the meeting.
All railroads running into Union Station
viii be represented at the meeting. over
which a. II. Keppel, superintendent OF
the Washington terminal. will preside.
There win be speeches by c. w. Gallo
way, general manager OF the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad; w. ID. Duke, assist
ant to the president of the Washington
Southern Railroad, and T. II. Carrow and
NJ. NJ. Sheedy, safety inspectors of the
Pennsylvania Railroad. Mr.. Carrow and
Mr.. Sheedy will illustrate their speeches
by means of stereopticon slides. Several
Washington members of the Railroad
Y. NJ. c. A. probably will speak.
The Washington herald., 1913-10-08
Boy Working to Have
Anniversary Of Maine
Explosion Made Holiday

Sigsbee Chadwick Donovan. q h.teen-
year-old sChooIbOy from Boston. was at
the Capitol yesterday endea voring TO en-
list SUPP ort for the bill which will make
FEBRUARY l.. the anniversary OF the
Maine explosion. a national holiday.
Young Donovan was born on the ami
,ersary OF the explosion and is named
after the captain and chaplain Of the
Inflated Mattleshin.
The Washington herald., 1913-10-08
Duties as Laundryman
Do Not Bar Chinaman
From Entrance to u. S.

\ Chinaman may work as a laundry
man as well as missionary and be
entitled to admission to this country,
according to a decision of Commits
sioner General of immigration Can't
netti yesterday.
The decision was made in the case
OF Lem Fan, a Catholic missionary Of
Boston. ordered debarred because he
was not recognized by the immigra-
ton officials as a regular missionary.
In appealing from the decision.
through Representative Curley, Fan
set forth that in addition to his mis-
sionary duties he did laundry work to
supplement his income. Commissioner
Caminett ordered that he be admitted
after a visit to China.
The Washington herald., 1913-10-08
EXCISE DECISION PENDING.
Board VIII Rule on Legality OF
License Transfers.

Announcement was made yesterday that
the Excise Board would not make public
its decision relative to whether saloon
keepers have the right to transfer their
licenses this year. or be compelled to wait
until November !, 1914, until the fist OF
next week. The board has under con-
sideration eight applications for trans
ferrinG licenses.
These cases will not be disposed OF
until after the board has made its decI-
sion relative to the point raised by Attor-
ney 4. E. Shoemaker, Of the Anti-Saloon
League, that dealers desiring transfers
should wait until the provisions OF the
Jones-Works bill. establishing absolute
prohibition in certain areas, should be-
come effective
The Washington herald., 1913-10-08
MEMORIAL TO HEROINES
OF CIVIL WAR ASKED
Miss Mabel T. Boardman Appeals to
Congress on Behalf of Ameri-
can Red Cross.

Miss Mabel T. Boardman has made an
appeal to Congress on behalf OF the
American Red Cross for memorial to
the heroic women of the civil war. Miss
Boardman purposes that the memorial
be building which shall remain the
property of the United States Govern
ment, but shall be occupied by the Red
Cross for the transaction of its business.
Miss Boardman points out that in seven
and half years the American Red Cross
has expended more than S.50oOce and
raised 81. 10000 for tuberculosis sufferers
by the sale OF Christmas stamps.
The Washington herald., 1913-10-08
Rubber from Coke.

The French Society of Civil Engineers
have been discussing the possibility Of
manufacturing artificial rubber from a
by-product Of coke ovens known as
butadiene, which is found in small guam
titles in coke oven gas.
The process is being carried on by a
German firm, but at present the cost APP
pears to be relatively high.
The Washington herald., 1913-10-08
Y. W. c. A. RECEPTION TONIGHT.
New Educational Director of Assoc
citation VIII Re Honor Guest.

Miss Anna c. Seesholtz will be the
guest of honor at a reception to be given
this evening at the Y. ". c. A. Miss
Seesholtz, who is a graduate Of the West
ern Reserve University of Cleveland
Ohio. and the National Training School
OF the y. W. c. A. at New York City.
and has had eight years" experience in
high school instruction, has been ap-
pointed educational director of the local
association.
The American National Red Cross has
arranged to organize classes for the in
struction Of women in first aid home
nursing, hygiene and allied subjects, to be
given under the supervision of the ma
tional committee on Red Cross nursing
service. Two classes have been organized
at the Y. W. {. A. and are under the d.
rection of a physician and trained nurse
approved by the Red Cross Society
The Washington herald., 1913-10-08
RAILWAY IN DAMAGE SUIT.

The Philadelphia, Baltimore and Wash
inEton Railway Company and the Mer-
chants Transfer and Storage Co. were
named defendants in a suit for $1,000
damages Tiled yesterday by Herbert y
Dickinson. He alleges that October II
last he was severely injured by bales Of
felt falling upon him from a wagon that
was transporting them from the railway
yards 10 the Bureau Of Engraving and
Printing.
The Washington herald., 1913-10-08

Alleging misconduct and naming a cor
respondent, z. Wellington Crawford yes
terday hled suit for absolute divorce from
Ruth r. Crawford. They were married
in this city November - 1896, and have
one child. whose custody is requested by
the plaintiff.
The Washington herald., 1913-10-08
Merchandise to BE Examined.

The Treasury Department yesterday is
sued orders for the denomination of
merchandise withdrawn from bonded
warehouses at customs ports since the
tariff law became effective in cases where
the information noted on the invoices as
result OF the original examination is
not detailed as is required by the new
law
The Washington herald., 1913-10-08
TROOPS MUTINY
AGAINST HUERTA
President Hears Garrisons at
Torreon and Zacatecas
Have Revolted.
GREAT ALARM IS FELT
Dispatches, as Yet Uncon6rmed, Re-
port Disaster to the Gov
eminent.
GREAT ALARM IS FELT

Mexico City. Oct. - Unconfirmed
reports reached the capital tonight that
Torreon and zacatecas have fallen, the
soldiers revolving and killing their COM
manders. The reports were received
with great alarm at the palace, but no
official comment on the news could
be had.
The Washington herald., 1913-10-08
MOTORING NEWS
AND VIEWS
FOR THE CAR
OWNER AND
THE TRADE
BY AUGUSTUS J. FERTIG.

The Washington Automobile Dealers
Association held its annual meeting last
Monday evening at the Commercial Club
The following officers were elected: T
Oliver Prodigy. president; Thomas W
Semms. secretary: Arthur Foraker, treas
urer. The new directors are f. A. Gar
lock, c. J. Henderson, J. H. Miller. F. c.
Sebhold, J. II. johnson.
The dates for the Washington Automo-
bile Show were decided on as January
1924. following the Philadelphia show. A
committee of three was appointed to wait
on the automobile jobbers not belonging
to the association. T. o. Prodigy, c. w.
Semms and r. B. Emerson are the COM
mittee to induce them to cooperate and
make the coming show the biggest Wash
ington has ever seen.
A dividen dof . per cent was declared
on the stock of the association. Capt. ].
T. Rose. manager of the Washington
branch Of the Invader Oil Company, was
elected a member of the association.
After the meeting the members and
newspaper men were guests OF President
PRODIGY at a luncheon.
Things Ford Owners Ought to Il now
As explained by Charles Miller. presi-
dent of Miller Bros, local representatives
Manual contains a world of information,
clear and concisely written in detail,
which no Ford owner should be without.
The following things are taken from the
Manual:
The first thing to be done is naturally
to see that a ten-gallon tank is nearly
filled with gasoline, which should be
strained through channels to prevent the
possibility of water or other foreign sub
stance obtaining access. The small vent
hole in the filler cap should always be
kept open so that the gasoline may flow
to the carbureter. The tank may be
cleared by opening the sediment bulb at
the bottom.
"A supply of medium light high grade
gas engine oil should be poured into the
crankcase through the breather pipe,
which is located just at the front of the
engine. The oil should be poured until
1t flows freely from the upper of the
two pet-cocks in the fiy-wheel casing
This pet-cock should be closed as soon
as the oil ceases running ands under no
circumstances should the oil be allowed
to get below the lower cock.
"a point which should not be lost sight
OF and one which applies to all forms OF
mechanism is that the new car should
receive close attention until the parts
have become thoroughly adjusted to each
other and are fully fabricated and work
ing in perfect harmony. This should
have taken place by the time the beginner
has familiarized himself with the control
and operation"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-02-20
The Children TO the Rescue.

Nearly every Richmond, when he hears of Law
renee calls mind anarchyrdden city, its
people open revolt against law and order and led by Italian
the Industrial Workers of the World against brutal
troops pouring voey after voey into the mob This
of Lawrence the result of read
the mill strikes that city last but
Master Moehouse eighth grade pupil of the Lawrence
public schools writes to the Palladium that his native city has
been the victim of Injustice that in reality is patri
abiding community whose people love and honor Old
Glory other class of American citizens So Mas
the Palladium dismiss
whatever unfavorbe opinion of Lawrence they have OBJ
tanned and the future regard place for
to live in.
Evidently the letters the school children send
the all the country the result
lied effort offset the undesirable publicity Lawrence has been
receiving of late but why should not the children of that city aid
restore its good name? Appended
Master Warehouses; letter Paaums contribution the
nation wide crusade to whitewash Lawrence:
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