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The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-02-19
One rees in Arboretum Dead.

A little pine tree presented to the
state by Powell county is dead, the
first mortality in the Kentucky ADORE
tum. planted in the rear Of the state
capitol arbor day. State Forester J..
f. Barton looked through the sbore.
tum and said the other trees appear
healthy He planted 8 sugar maple
kpresented BY Jackson county. A NUM-
Der Of other counties have notified him
that they are sending trees.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-09-17
JEWEL MESSAGE BY PIGEON.
Carrier Files From Vessel to shore
Valua ables Dcing Found.

PHILADELPHIA, Sept. l6.-When she
discovered that she had left valuable
5ewelry In "A bag at the Bellevue STRAIT
ford Hotel Mrs Daniel II. Ferguson, on
the British steamer Glenesk outside the
Delaware capes. liberated carrier
pigeon. which returned to the home cote
on the Ferguson farm. Fairview. at Men
denhsll. Pa. with a message telling OF
the loss. The hotel was communicated
with and the Jewelry was obtained and
put In the Office safe.
MI. and Mrs Ferguson started for New
Castle, New brunswick. and left one bag
to he stored In the baggage room of the
hotel until their return. Through a mis-
take the jewel box was placed In the bag.
The pigeon that carried the message was
being taken with others by Mr.. Ferguson
to friends In New Brunswick.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-09-17
RICH, BUT NEED CASH.
Heirs Of stdney Dillon's Estate In
pOvertshed ~ Tcchnicalitics,

That legal technicalities have caused
Mrs. Alice Louisa Ripley. widow OF Harry
Dillon Ripley. and her fve-year- -old son.
Harry to be in want OF funds, although
they are entitled to the income of q $780,
900 trust fund established by Sidney
Dillon. grandfather of Harry Dillon Rip
ley was the statement made to Surrogate
Fowler yesterday by counsel for Mrs.
Ripley and her son.
The need Of immediate relief for Mrs.
Ripley and her son, was presented TO the
Surrogate on an accounting by the Bank
ers Trust Company as trustee Of the
100000 fund. Under the terms Of Sid
ney Dillon's will counsel for Mrs. Ripley
contends that the trust ended with the
death OF the beneficiary. but the trustee
wants the Surrogate to decide whether
the money 10 payable to the executors
under Harry Dillon Ripley's will or to his
son. who eventually gets the trust fund.
Samuel b. Clark. counsel for Mrs. Rip.
ley. said that she and her son are prac-
tically without other means than the In
come Es0m the 35oO.0o0 fund. and that
she has had to borrow money to MAIN
tain herself and son. The water was
cut out Of her homo this summer because
she couldn't pay the bill. II was said,
After counsel for the trust company an
nounced that It would pay the money as
soon as It got judicial authorization
Surrogate Fowler said he would decide the
ease promptly.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-09-17
BRYAN TAKES TO ROAD AGAIN.
Has Some virginia One Nisht stand,
This Week.

WASHINGTON. Sept. 16.--Secretary Of
state Bryan resumed his lecturing on the
Chautauaua circuit to-day after two days
OF an uninterrupted stay in Washington
lie left this afternoon for Staunton, Va
President Wilson's birth place. where he
will speak tonight.
He will take train for Washington
at o'clock tomorrow morning and will
he back at his office at the beginning OF
the business day.
This week the Secretary has several
speaking engagements in Virginia,
SrAuNroN. Va. Sept. 16.-The big
Chautauqua tent was packed tonight
when william Jennings Bryan, Secretary
OF State. delivered an address. Mr. Bryan
was greeted at the station by many old
time admirers. After the speaking a re-
ception took place at the residence Of
n. :. Turk.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-09-17
Big TINS S2,OOO,OOO
GOES TO RELATIVES
Bequeathed Entire Estate to
Two Sisters and Two
Brothers.

Timothy ID. Sullivan's will was filed foi
probate In the SurroGate's court yesterday
afternoon after u had been read In ths
morning in the ONCE OF william B. Ellison
counsel for the committee OF Congr essmar
Sullivan's estate. to the legatees and later
made public.
The will. which was execu ted October
.. 1907. leaves the entire estate. real, per.
sonal and mixed. Of every kind. name.
nature and description" to his sisters
Mrs. Margaret Ann Hickey and Mrs. Mary
Ann Sommers. and his brothers. Patrici
". Sullivan and Lawrence Mullissn.
The will provided that II either Of the
sisters or the brothers were dead the shast
should 90 tn their ohildren Mrs. 6emmerr
Il dead. and under this clause her share
Of the will goes to her three children.
Congressman sullivan made the follow.
ing reference to his wife. Mrs. Helen Fitz.
gerald sullivan. who died a year ago yes
terday:
In making no provision in this my viii
for my beloved wife. Helen sullivan. an
mindful of the fact that such dover righ,
as my said wife may be entitled TO in the
real estate which may leave will be amp,
sufficient TO provide for her for the re-
mainder Of her life."
deterioration Counsel Ellison cstimat tes
Congressn,a Sullivan's estate al 81. .OOO 600
of W hich 81, ,OOO.OOO is the value of his rea
estate. chief Of which is his part owner
ship Of the Dewey and Gotham theatres
Lawrence Mulligan. Patrick ". sullivan
and Mrs. Hickey will each get about 500. 900
and the four children OF Mrs. Sommers
will dvid, this sum.
Congressman sullivan and his wife had
no children. but Miss Aida sullivan, a young
woman now on the vaudeville stage, has
claimed to be the daughter Of Big Tim
and she may flle q contest Of the will, al
though she was never legally adopted.
The will named Patrick n. Sullivan and
Lawrence Mmlligan as executors and II
was Witnessed by the late Timothy T. Sui
livan. known as Little Tim" aud the lat
ter's Law partner, Henry J. Goldsmith
George kraus. partner of Big Tim in the
theatrical firm OF Sullivan 4 kraus, made
an affidavit a few months ago that when
he induced sullivan to 20 into the Dewey
Theatre venture In 1893 Sullivan had no
business interest except q saloon and had
to borrow the 5000 he put into the enter
prise. The Dewey Theatre property is
worth $500. 900. Mr. Ellison said that Con
gressman sullivan used hut little capita
In other real estate ventures.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-09-17
MEXICANS ACCUSED OF
SENDING BOMB TO Otis
Los Angeles Newspaper Owner
Escapes by Refusing to
Open Dynamite Box.

Los ANGELES. Sept 16.-An attempt on
the life Of Gen. Harrison Gray Otis. pro-
prietor Of the Los Angeles Times. was
made to-day when an Internal machine
sent through the mails was received at
the Otis home. The General became
suspicious and summoned the police. who
after an investigation put the blame on
Mexican residents here.
They found that the box was packed
tightly with dynamite SIS per cent.
glycerine and two illuminate cartridges.
A strip Of sandpaper and a score of
matches were glued to the cover. The
box was arranged SO that the caps would
have exploded when the box was opened
In the usual way.
The explosive was taken to the river
bed and set OF. 1t tore a hole in the
gravel fifteen feet deep and twenty feet
wide.
Mexican residents here celebrated to-
day Mexican independence day.. and some
Of the police of'cisls believe that the bomb
had been sent by some person violently
opposed to Gen. Otis's newspaper policy
with regard to the Huerta Administration
In Mexico.
1T was merely another attempt" said
Gen., Otis. "by dynamite miscreants to ac-
complish what they failed to do three
years aso-to destroy ilfe Through .
cowardly. stealthy and deadly process
The inspiration OF the attempt Is plainly
attributable to malice caused and em.
phasized by the former failure
The first internal machine sent to Gen.
Otis was found as his home a few hours
after his newspaper plant had been
destroyed by the Mcnamara conspirators.
The second attempt on his life was at
tributed By the General to agencies
friendly to those whose conspiracy ended
In the destruction OF the Times Building
and the killing Of twenty-one men three
years ago.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-09-17
GoRMAN LOSES TO SMITH.
Maryland Organization Votes Dow
Ex.senatOr's Planks.

BALTIMORE, Sept 16.-Differences be-
tween United States Senator John Walter
Smith and ex-State Senator Arthur p.
German. leader Of the Democratic Or
Ganization. developed In the platform
committee Of the State convention to-
day. Senator Smith lost and then won.
The proposition on which they differed
was the incorporation In the platform OF a
plank committing the party to the initia-
tive and referendum. ,Gorman favored the
plan. Smith opposed It.
State Senator Blair Lee candidate for
United States Senator, did not exert his
influence either for or against 1t, though
he was supposed to be opposed to It.
On the frst test vote In committee the
vote was For the initiative and refer.
endum, ~; against. -. Subsequently
Ernest Hoffman Of Washington county
moved a reconsideration. The second
vote stood II to 10 against Initiative and
referendum.
Mr.. Gorman. In committee. presented a
plank for votes for women. but the com.
mittes turned 1t down by vote of 2l
TO 8.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-09-17
MANUFACTURERS OPPOSE FAIR.
fusal 10 Exhibit at Frisco.
sn>rfni Cnhls D>ss~sr m In Tur Sux

BERlLN, Sept. 1.-THE Central Union Of
German Manufacturers. embracing $1,000
hrms. held conference at Leipsic to-day,
at which z resolution was adopted declar-
Ing that the great majority OF the German
manufactures are absolutely opposed to
participating In the Panama.Pacinc Expo
siti0n.
The manufacturers thanked the German
Government for Its attitude. adding that
apart from the extraordinary cost to the
exhibitors thu restrictions placed by the
United States upon foreign products
seemed to make II impossible FOR German
in1ustry to obtain any advantages by
participating In the San Francisco fair.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-09-17
BILLION JURY" AIDS WIDOW.
Harburxer's Twelve Rich Men Give
WOman 10000 Verdict.

What Sheriff Hamburger calls his bill
Ion dollar jury. because the members OF
the panel are all we'll to do. gave a
verdict for $4,000 yesterday to Mrs.
Mary Mcdowell. widow Of James Nc
Dowell. who was run over and killed by
an ice wagon on July II. 1911
Mrs. Mcdowell sued Timothy ]. Sui
iivan. head OF the company owning the
ice wagon, for $4,000. and when the de-
fendant failed to defend the case It was
sent to the Sherlff's Jury. which decided
that $4,000 was about the value Of the
life OF a workingman.
Ten bankers and brokers. a machinery
manufacturer and the president Of q tele-
graph messenger company made up the
billion dollar" jury.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-09-17
SIX HURT IN AUTO ACCIDENT.
Car Hits Curb In D0dEinE Excava
ton ON Jerome Avenue.

william King. a chauffeur Of 266 West
1881 street, and his wife, ,Tillie, -are In
Lebanon Hospital In a serious condition
following an automobile accident last
night when the machine King was driving
struck the curb at 1S6th street and
Jerome avenue aud turned over. Kings
three-year-old daughter Edith and three
other girls who were passengers In the
car were hurt.
The other girls. Grace Colwell. Z years
old. and Clara and Adele Hunt. and IS
years old. had been asked to Join King
and his family In little jaunt. The
street near where the accident happened
has been torn UP and King was Obliged
to swerve his automobile quickly to one
side TO escape the excavation.
In doing this he headed directly for q
trolley post and another quick turn was
needed. This brought the autom0biIe-up
to the curb and II overturned. Pasaen.
gers from y nearby street car and men
from 4 primaries polling booth In the
vicinity helped extricaSe King and the
others. II 10 feared that KINGS skull ID
fractursS.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-09-17
BUFFALO HOTEL on FIRE.
0sests In Dreesei Carried Oct IL
Great Haste.

BUFFALO, Sept. 17.-Fire which started
IN the plant Of the Dirnberser Popcorn
Company. 1856 seneca street. shortly after
midnight this morning spread to the
Brossel Hotel, next door. and within .
few minutes the third. fourth and NTH
floors Of the hotel were ablase.
No fatalities were recorded. Two men
were injured.
The hotel corridors filled with smoke
and flames and policemen and employees
Of the house rushed through the Railways
to arouse the guests. Doors were
battered down and frightened men.
women and children were herded down
the stairways and elevator to the lobby.
Within hfteen minutes after the alarm
the top floors Of the hotel were a mass
Of flames and II was with difiicuity that
guests not aroused when the first cry
Of nre was raised were carried TO safety.
When the hremen arrived ladders were
run up and many frightened women were
carried down them to the street. Others
were led down nre escapes. Many women
became hysterical from fright and the
hotel lobby was filled with half clad.
shrieking women and children. Several
physicians were pressed into service.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-09-17
MORE WHITE HOUSE BEDROOMS
President lnspects Improvemew wts IN
His Home.

His Home.
WARRINGTON, Sept. 1s.-President vii.
son displayed interest In the Improvements
being made In his domestic establishment
at the White House to-day. Soon after
his return from Cornish this morning he
made tour OF inspection to find out what
progress had been made on the ''extraor-
dinary improvements" for which Con-
gress has appropriated SIS. 900.
The President found that the work Of
renovating the big East Room practically
was completed. The white and gold dec
orations have been renewed and the
giant crystal chandeliers frightened. The
hall Of the first story has been renovated
also.
The improvements m which the Presi-
dent and his family are most acutely in
terested are in the "attic" Of the White
House. where fve bedrooms for guests Of
the family are being installed. The Misses
Wilson have found themselves unable to
entertain as many house guests as they
wished.
This is the third consecutive Admin
istration in which 1t has been necessary
to increase the number OF guest rooms at
the White House.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-09-17
COURT CHAMBERLAIN KILLED.
shot Dead by German PaiRter Dsr'
ihg Quarrel.

Special Gable Dsspotch to TAG SuS.
BERLIN. Sept. 1S.-Prof. Heinrich Mass.
well known painter. shot and killed
Court Chamberlain Won westernhagen. q
Captain Of the army reserve. during .
quarrel last night.
A court Of honor had been called to
decide whether q duel was necessary
between the two men who had dispute
some time ago. The men had finished
giving their testimony before the court
Of honor In regard to their quarrel when
Won westernhasen became enraged over
some remarks by the artist and struck
the latter in the face. The artist drew q
revolver and shot the Chamberlain dead.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-09-17
WOULD TAX GEN. GRANT ESTATE.
state Comptroller Contests surro-
Eate's Exemption Decision.

State Comptroller Sohmer filed notice Of
appeal In the Surrogate's office yesterday
from the decision Of the Surrogate exempt
ing from tax the 100000 estate OF Gen
Frederick Dent Grant on the ground that
although Gen. Grant was living at the
Hotel Savoy at the time Of his death. he
had changed his legal residence to WASH
inRton. II. g.. and had arranged to pur-
chase "A house there
The Surrogate based his decision on a
ruling OF the Court of Appeals In the case
OF Gen. Winfield Scott Hancock that an
army officer was a transient guest Of a
hotel at the army post to which he was
assigned to duty
The State Comptroller contends that
Gen. Grant was an actual resident oS the
state OF New York when he died.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-09-17
PILOT WHO ELOPED AT IS DIES.
George W. Horton. Took $1,000 Ves-
sells Through Hell Gate.

WHITE PLAiNs Sept. l6--" ord reached
here to-day that George w. Horton. SO
years old. who eiOped and was married
In Canada a year ago. died Sunday in
ChardOn. Ohio. Horton was pilot through
He'll Gate for nearly sixty years. A
commission was appointed here to in
Quire into his sanity n few weeks ago.
Mrs. Joseph f. Dickie Of South Broad
way. his daughter. instituted the peti.
tion to have her father declared incom-
potent and unfit to control his prop
erty. Mrs. Dickie alleged in her ar-
fitiavit that her father went to. PaInes-
willie, Ohio. in August. 1912. and eloped
with Mrs. Alice Muzzey McCaslin OF that
place. They were married In Windsor.
Canada
Horton piloted over $4,000 vessels
through He'll Gate without damage to
any Of them. He left about $4,000.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-09-17
GOES TO NEWPORT BY AIR.
william Tkaw Makes Trip From
Watch Hill IN 40 MSuutes.

NswpoRT. Sept 16.--wiiliam Thaw. &C.
companied BY q. Mc0ordon In the formers
Curtiss flying boat, arrived here this morn.
Ing Via the %ir route from Watch Hill.
They covered the distance In about
forty minutes. The aviators followed the
beaches until Point Judith was reached.
then swung to the eastward, cutting across
Tobintown Point.
An altitude of about 1000 feet was
maintained until Newport was reached,
when the craft dropped into the water
and proceeded to the landing place AZ a
hydroplane.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-09-17
AVIATOR FLIES s,sss MILES.
Last Years Record ia French Con
test Was 4,023.

Special Gable Despatch 10 THE Sun
PARTs, Sept. l6.-AviatOr Fourny, who 10
competitor in the annual distance COM
petition and who started flying on August
25, stopped to-day. He has covered 1898
miles in that period.
Cavelier who was the record man in
last years competition, flew 4,623 miles.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-09-17
WESTERN MINERS STRIKE.
Colorado, Utah and New Mexico
Csal Men Called Out,

TRINIpAp, Col. Sept. l6.-Ten thousand
coal miners will walk out Of the mines In
southern Colorado next Monday evening.
The strike order was issued at $50
o'clock tonight. Tho State convention
of the United Mine Workers has been in
session here since Monday morning
About $50 delegates are In attendance.
The resolution to call q strike WAS in
tr0duced this morning. following the per-
sistsnt refusal Of the operators to confer
with union leaders, The main issue OF the
strike. which was decided upon this eve.
ming, In union recognition. The order tn
strike applies to district No -. COM
prising Colorado, New Mexico and Utah
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-09-17
ACou1r DIoas OF PERJURY.
Jsry Lenient with Convicted Ma.
and HE Lawyer.

and His Lawyer.
SAN FRANcisco. Sept. l6.--After being
out two and q half hours the fury IN
the case Of Maury Digs and Charles b.
Harris. accused Of subornation Of perjury.
came In with verdict OF not guilty
for both defendants: This verdict was
probably due to the fact that there was
sympethy with Disgs. who already has
been convicted under the Mann law. and
also to the terror Of Harris. which WAS
extreme. The lawyer evidently saw a
long prison term before him and was
badly frightened In court.
The Judge made a liberal charge. The
evidence was strong against the two men.
who attempted through a Sacramento
woman friend OF Marsha Warrington to
induce her to lie for them on the witness
stand. Mr.. Devlin. their counsel. ad.
mitted that ne expected a conviction.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-09-17

The following leaders In Richmond
borough retain their places for another
year Republican. George VI. Nichols
Democrat, Joseph J. OGrady; Progress
sive. Coroner William Il. jackson.
The dispute over the. Republican NOM
inatiOn for Mayor was almost entirely
eliminated by the death Of Mayor Gsynor.
In few districts Republican insurgents
against John Purroy Mitchell. whom tho
Republican city committee designated an
the party candidate for Mayor. wrote In
the name of William r. Wilcox. ex-chair-
man of the Public Service Commission,
The effort to nominate Mr.. Wilcox was
concentrated in Brooklyn where Judson
c. Wall. a member Of the Gaynor com
nittee. tried to induce the Republicans
to place. his name ou the ballots In oppo-
sition to Mr.. Mitchell. Mr.. Wilcox had
not countenanced the plan, and his vote
was very light
McQWadr LWscs Place.
The only leader in amy district who
los, his place, according to the returns W.
TO midnight. Wa Js,nsA 4. Mc1usa~
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-09-17
BALLOON DRAGS BOY
IN FATAL FLIGHT
Caught by Rope While Watch.
ing Ascension Of Aero
naut at Fair.
CROWD WATCHES TRAGEDY
Airman Dangling in Parachute
Unable to Aid Child Slid.
ing to Death.

WoopsrocK, Conn.,. Sept. 16.-Every
year Just before the summer cottagers
from Hartford and Boston go back home
the little town Of Woodstock In Windham
county holds Its annual fair. To-day was
the first day OF this years three day cele-
bration. And the star event scheduled
was a balloon ascension
Among the scores OF country folks who
edged their way into the fair grounds and
found places In the lines Of carriages and
automobiles to watch the big balloon was
a small boy. George Bernier.
With his older brother he had trudged
six miles from Mechanicsville, where a
good many French Canadians live. carry
ing his lunch In q paper bag, Just to see
the balloon go up.
The big bag was stationed In the centre
Of the racetrack. and after the best Of the
local horses had shown his pace and the
prize pumpkin had been blue ribboned
Prof" Fowler started the fire under his
balloon When the big silk bag was
pretty well filled and looked like wab-
bling beehive Fowler called for volunteers
to hold the guy ropes and keep the balloon
down until he was ready to stare his
world renowned triple parachute ascen-
sion.''
The Bernier boy was the first to respond
to the call and held grimiy onto the rope
while he watched. big eyed. the balloon
list pile infiammables on the fire and make
more gas for the trip.
Lifts Boy Skyward.
When everything was ready Prof
Fowler stripped Off his overalls and stood
In the afternoon sunshine In all the glory
Of black spanEled tights. The boy never
took his eyes on. He climbed onto the
trapexe OF the last parachute and turned
to the crowd.
Let 20 and stand back"
The Bernier boy. oblivious to every
thing but his hero. held tight to the guy
rope he had In his hand.
Up went the balloon while the end Of
the guy rope whipped around and caught
the boys ankle. forming a half hitch.
His hundred pounds or 10 only made the
balloon careen trtfe N Il sped skyward.
Five thousand men and women stand
ing about the racetrack held their breath
for a minute and then there rose a stimuli
taneous shout as the boy. head down.
ward, dansled from the guy rope at the
edge OF the balloon and we'll above
Fowler on his last parachute.
Fowler, hanging there. was as help
less to aid the boy as any OF the spectators
below.
AS the balloon went up the boy in
some way wriggled his hands to the rope
and began to straighten himself He
grasped the rope. and while the crowd
shouted and clapped righted himself and
was hanging upright. But the half hitch
loosened itself, The boy hung by his
hands alone
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