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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-12-23
Escapes From Boys Home.

The Richmond police yesterday at
ternoon were asked to look for Lloyd
Adams, twelve-year-old boy. who
escaped yesterday from the detention
home OF the Association Charities. The
boy was sent to the home recently
from South Richmond. When he es-
capped yesterday he did not have .
hat
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-12-23


cupies third place with 80,612
votes.
The hundreds Of thousands
of votes cast in The Virginian's
Christmas Gift Distribution
have been counted and with
this issue the announcement OF
the winners is made and one
of the greatest and most sue
cessfuI contests of its kind ever
conducted in Richmond has
come to a close with all nomI-
nees satisfied and no hard feel
ings on the part of any.
Interest Never Fags.
Throughout the period OF the
contest the interest was IN
tense, growing greater ana
greater and more and more
intense as the end approached,
but not an untoward lncldenI
married the race and not a case
of unfriendliness displayed by
the rivals is known to The Vlr-
ginian. The end came with all
nominees working like Trojans
and with their friends Loyalty
aiding and abetting them. To
the last moment the ballots
were coming in, but at 6 o'clock
promptly the polls closed, and
in a few minutes the judges
were at the difficult task OF
counting. The work was done
in a most thorough and pain
stalking manner and every bal
lot was counted and the totals
verified by the judges, who
we're F. B. Dunford, c. P. Wal
ford, Jr., and r. Dnckhardt.
The total scores ran Tar
higher than had been expected,
the winner polling near a hum
dred thousand, and the runners
up but few thousand votes
behind. The aggregate of the
seven successful nominees was
about half a million votes,
while the totals of the remain
ing twenty-five nominees
swelled the total to a great
figure. .skS
New Names Added.
Thousands of new names
have been added to The "Vir-
ginian s circulation lists, and
the competition ended with no
hard feelings or i'll will on tho
part of any of the defeated
nominees.
There has been much favor.
able comment regarding the
fair, clean and straightforward
manner in which the contest
was conducted and those nonlI
nees who failed to win the gifts
for which they aimed have ey~
pressed their thanks and graft.
fication for the manner IA
which they were treated by tho
contest management.
The publishers of The ''Vir-
ginian" on their part wish to
thank all the participants for
their friendliness and good
will and for the good Won VI
they have done in behalf az \
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-12-23

G. A. Miller, of Barton
Heights, won the automobile
with the magnificent score Of
94,678 votes.
Rev. j. J. Scherer finished
second with 91,678 votes to his
credit, while w. P. Barndt o.
cupies third place with 80,612
votes.
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Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-10-02
CONFEREES FAIL TO
PATCH UP TROUBLES
Final Disagreement on Taxing
Cotton Futures Will Be
Reported.

Washington. Sept. 29.-Democrats OF
the joint tariff conference committee
went to work today on the proofs of
the conference report to be submitted
to congress early mex week. All dis
putes had been compromised between
the two houses. except the proposed
tax on cotton futures. On that a final
disagreement will be reported to each
house. Under that arrangement the
House n Senate will be expected to
vote on the conference report as Il
whole, except for the cotton amend
ment. while the cotton future amend
ment. The remainder of the report
must be accepted or rejected without
amendment, while the cotton futures
amendment a be sent back to con-
ference with further instructions to the
conferees. 1t is expected the House will
instruct it's confereeS to adopt the pro-
posed Smith-Lever compromise, which
would require all contracts for future
cotton to specify government grades.
The work of the democratic con-
ferees will be submitted to the repub-
lican members of the conference COM
mittee Monday morning for their for
NAL consideration. Thus far the re-
publican members have had nothing to
do with the work of the conference
committee, 4
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-10-02
CONFEREES DEADLOCK
ON COTTON SCHEDULE

Washington, Sept. N.-The Senate
tariff conferees proposed today to drop
the cotton future tax from the tariff
bill This House conferees. however,
refused to agree to that action on the
ground hat the House should have the
right to vote on whether the entire
provision should be dropped or a COM
promise provision accepted.
Efforts to settle the cotton futures
tax question during the first session,
today proved ~unavailing. Representa-
tives Lever and Page We're called into
the conference and later the Senate
members called in Senator Clarke, OF
Arkansas. author of the cotton tax
amendment.
The %reopeping Of the cotton trading
provision Widened the breach between
House and Senate over other, questions
still unsettled. The zinc and lead More
duties raised by the Senate furnished
the ground for further discussion.
Some predicted that none of the im-
portant points still at issue would be
settled until the cotton futures had
been disposed of.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-10-02
SACKS IN VAULT SEALED
SOME TIME IN YEAR 1897

San Francisco. Sept. 29.-The silver
dollars stolen from the San Francisco
mint We're contained in sacks that were
lying in o sealed vault which had not
been opened since 1897, according to
the information of Frank Leach, for l6
years mint superintendent.
MY information is says Mr.. Leach,
that the money stolen was in a vault
sealed during the incumbency of John
Daggett. The seals of that vault We're
not broker during my incumbency.
Consequently the robbery did not oc-
cur while l was in charge
1t was announced August 80 that the
count of $102, 900, 900 in gold had been
completed and that the count of SOL
9S5. 900 in silver had been begun.
Superintendent Shanahan scoffed at
a rumor that a bag containing S3O,O 900
in gold had been found to contain iron
washers.
The report is erroneous on the face
of it." he said. "for the reason that none
of the bags contain more than SIS, 900
in gold or $1,000 in silver"
Superintendent Shanahan, who re-
Gently took charge. said:
In view of rumors hat have been
published l am this morning wiring
Washington for instructions as to sub
hitting a statement to the public
through the press. If / receive permits
sion to talk about this matter / will
be glad to make n statement in ON
forlnity with the exact facts. as / un-
derStand them to be-"
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-10-02
GIRL CARRIED LIKE
MAN WEEDS BEAUTY

Meeker. Colo, Sept. 29.-"I would not
go through with it again for 81, 00O, 900.
1t is all a horrible nightmare to me
now that it is over II L am glad to be
wearing dresses again like other girls
Helen Hillsher. the pretty girl of %.
who masqueraded as a man for two
years in Meeker and even 'married'
Miss Anna Slifka. the towns beauty,
thus expressed herself when inter
viewed in the county Jail, where she is
awaiting trial in the district court on
the charge of i~mpersonating a man.
AS "Handsome Jack"
Handsome Jack" Hill, as Miss Hill
sher was known during the months of
her masquerade, expressed repentance
for her. deception, but reiterated her
previous statements that shehad donned
the habilinents of man in order to earn
a mans wages n gain enough money
to assist her to a college education. She
declared she still believed she vas JUS
titled in going to these lengths to gain
so worthy an object.
Pressed for an explanation of why
it was necessary to marry Miss Slif-
ka, the nasquerader smiled and related
her experiences Wit hthe young girls
Of the town.
Girls Worried Her.
y when l came here she said, the
girls dubbed me Handsome Jack l
liked the excitement and fun of the
thing at first and enjoyed myself thor
oughly. But the girls just wouldn't
death with hints to take them to
parties and other social events.
~ got tired of it all and 1 found I
just had to tell some one n con"
fided my secret to Miss Slifka. She
was a trump and when we both found
that our wish to go to an Eastern col
'lege was mutual. we planned our mar
riage. You see / knew if 1 got mar
ried the girls would not bother me. So
we fixed it that l was to WOO and win
Anna. l became an ardent wooer and
courted many girls, but finally settled
my affections on Anna and we were
married. Our courtship ended in our
marriage ten months ago.
Arrest Queered All.
Everything was going lovely when ]
was arrested. We had moved to our
homestead and We're getting along hap
PLY. We We're not doing anything
wrong or bothering anybody and both
OF us We're saving money. 1 can not
see yet what l nave done to. deserve ar
rest"
1t developed today that the girls
statement that she came from the east
was fiction. She formerly lived in
Denver. Six years ago she proved up
on public land and it WIS during tl.is
masculine attire comfortable and of as.
sistance in getting employment.
During Handsome Jacks two wears
in and around Meeker she cooked in a
hotel, worked for various bachelor
ranchmen n tended bar before taking
up the homestead where che and Ibis
bride" We're living when Jack was ar
rested
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-10-02
WEDDING WILL FOLLOW
COURTSHIP IN CLOUDS

New York, supt. 29.-L. A. vitas.
polo player, motorcar racer and anna
teur aviator, who is wealthy, is to
marry Miss Susanna Wharton, of
Plainfield. N. j. The engagement of
the Chicago aviator to Miss Wharton
is to be announced by Miss Wharton's
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Clifton Whar-
o N, jr., at a luncheon Friday. Their
is the elimination of the first
real aerial courtship on record, as it
is said that the couple fell in love with
each other up in the clouds.
After their first trip Miss Wharton
became intensely interested in flying,
and for one month, it is said, she flew
With Mr.. Vitas almost daily when the
weather was favorable. 1t was during
these flights that young Nitas admits
ne did his counting.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-10-02
SAYS IOWA NATIONALS
WILL DROP CHARTERS

Washington. d. c.. Sept. 27.-Dr. e.
w. Powers, of Waterloo, of the Black
hawk National bank, is here in OPP
position to the administration currency
bill. He conferred with Secretary
McAdoo n told him if the bill passed
his bank would become a state bank.
DR.. Powers, who is one of the prom
tnent bankers of northeastern Iowa.
said that not only would his bank be-
come a state bank If the bin passed,
but that many of the national banks
IN Iowa would do likewise.
III. M. Carpenter, of Monticello. and
c.. Fl. McNidcr, of Mason city, both
we'll known Iowa bankers, are slated to
appear before the Senate banking
committee on the currency bill Fri
day or Saturday.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-10-02
WIVES OF MACKAY
AND BLAKE TO SUE

New York, Sept. 29.-Out of the
tangled affairs of the Mackay and
Blake families resulting from the suit
rough against Mrs. Clarence H. Mac
KAY by Catherine K. Blake. for $1,000,-
o0o damages for the alleged alienation
OF her husbands affections, two moce
suits are expected. Mrs. Blake, it Is
understood, will sue her husband, DR..
Joseph A. Blake for divorce. Mrs.
Mackay is expected to sue her hus-
band for a divorce as soon as she has
established her right to sue as a resi-
lent of the state of Maine. She is
living at Portland. She refuses to dis
cuss her difficulties.
In the complaint served on Mrs.
Mackay through her attorney, there
were no charges of misconduct on the
part of DR.. Blake and Mrs. Mackay.
Allenatlon of affections of Mrs. Blake's
husband was the only allegation.
Attorney Battle said that Mrs. Blake
mad sufficient evidence to proceed in
the action for separation without de-
pending on the am evidence which
Will be introduced in the alienation
suit.
Mrs. Mackay's name will not figure
in the suit for separation, if such a suit
finally is brought" said Mr.. Battle.
Friends of Or. and Mrs. Blake have
been endeavoring to bring about a re-
Cancellation, but it is said all hope prac-
tlcally has been abandoned.
Clarence II. Mackay has been in
Europe with his three children for
three months. He is now supposed to
be at his shooting lodge in Scotland.
The Mackay estate, valued at $5,0O0,-
900, has been placed in the hands of
trustees.
Instances of the name in which
Mrs. Mackay is alleged to have brought
about meetings between the doctor and
herself, at which Mrs. Blake was not
present, are given. One was of a trip
to Europe. in which the surgeon was
the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Mackay at
Mrs. Mackay's invitation, which did not
include his wife.
From nurses at the Nassau hospital.
at Mineola, near the country home of
the Mackay's, and at the Presbyterian
hospital have come stories of the pres
ence at DR.. Blake's most interesting
operations of a ~strikingly handsome
woman dressed in a nurses uniform,
whose bearing and conduct seemed to
indicate that she was not a nurse at
all. 1t was said in the hospitals that
the strange nurse was Mrs. Mackay
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-10-02
ARMY OF ULSTER IS
REVIEWED BY CARSON
Force of 1900 Volunteers,
Carrying Dummy Rifles,
Passes in Parade.

Belfast. Ireland, Sept. 29.-Fourteen
battalions of Ulster volunteers COM
prising 1000 men of the mo home
rule army" marched through the
streets of Belfast today with colors
1lylng and bands playing and were ac-
corded a rousing reception by the citi-
,zens of the northern Irish capital.
Fully 10000 spectators drawn from all
parts of the north of Ireland taxed the
capacity of the review grounds where
the army was drawn up for inspection
under the command of General Sir
George Richardson. When an order
was given for three cheers for the
union. the largest union jack in the
world was broken from the flagstaff in
the center of the groun and the vol
unteers and the crowds Joined in the
singing of God Save the King"
The volunteers were armed with
dummy rifles, as the carrying of fire.
arms by unlicensed persons is pro-
hlblted in the British isles.
The usual Saturday afternoon sport
ing fixtures, including all the football
matches, We're played earlier than
usual. so as not to interfere with the
big event of the day.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-10-02
JEROME MAY QUIT If
THAW WINS DECISION
Ru1lored New York Will Drop
Case if Felker Refuses to
Extradite Slayer.

Concord, N. H.. Sept. 2e.--In order
70 bring about his legal removal to
Pennsylvania, in event that the re-
quest of the New York authorities for
his eXtradition is denied by Governor
Felker, a taxpayers suit against the
state of New York is planned by Har-
ry X. Thaw.
Thaw said today tina a report had
reached him from New York that
William L. jerome intended to take
no further steps in the case If the ex-
ecutlve refused to grand e~xtradition.
Replying to the suggestion that this
might necessitate his permanent resi-
dence in New Hampshire, Thaw said
he was confident that a taxpayers
suit to prevent further expense to
New York, OF account of Decitizen OF
another state. would bring about his
legal removal to his home state.
And that is the one thing INV
mother and | wish" he added.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-10-02
BLACKMAIL. PLOTS
LAID TO LAWYERS

Los Angeles. Cal, Sept. 27.-Revela-
tions of alleged unprofessional con,
duct on the part of Attorneys Walter
II. Stevens and Charles S. McKelvey,
as counsel for certain girl witnesses
in the George n. Bixby trial, will be
he basis for an investigation by the
Los Angeles County Bar association
with a view of subsequent disbarment
by that body if the facts thus dis
close merit it.
This. In substance, was the state
ment today of Judge Bledsoe, sitting
in the BiXby trial. The attorneys, 1T is
alleged, encouraged Marie Brown Levy,
Cleo Helen Barker and others, and
in some instances took active part in
an attempt to eXtort money from
wealthy men by threatening to sue
them for damages.
Deputy District Attorney Reyes ex-
pected to call Attorneys Stevens and
McKelvey for Interrogation as rebuttal
witnesses in the BiNby cas- today.
Bixby yesterday took the stand in
his own behalf n made q genera
denial Of all the charges against him,
declaring that his acquaintance with
girls whom he met at the Jonquil had
been gained entirely through philan-
thropy. He said he used the name OF
King to avoid possible scandal.
BiNhy said he gave a girl named
Marion $500 to help her return to a
respectable life. Another time he said
he chad helped a girl who had just
become d mother, giving her in all
$4,000 to set her up in the rooming
house business. To another he tes-
tilted he gave $3.50. He denied all
the accusations of immortality.
Another verbal struggle between the
lawyers in the Bixby trial today fol,
lowed the prosecutions announcement
Of an effort to impeach the testimony
of the millionaire.
Prosecutor Asa Keyes said that tt
do this he would recall to the witnes.
stand Cleo Helen Barker, Bixby's ac.
cuser, in the Ease on trial, and tn,
other girls who already nave testified
Bixby's lawyers Immediately objected
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-10-02
DIVORCES SOUGHT BY
One IN EVERY Three
Woman's Love Ends First Be.
cause of Mems Faults, Ohio
Figures Show.

Cincinnati. Ohio. Sept. 27.-Ohioans
today found his answer in the new
report of Mr.. Graves, secretary Of
state:
Divorce. if it can be taken for an
index. shows that, in Ohio, woman's
love ends first"
The figures show divorce is on the
increase with marriage on a decrease,
High cost of living. ease with which
divorce may be obtained, woman's
growing independence. are some of the
reasons given.
Two hundred and seventy-six di-
Vorces were granted husbands in Ohio
their wives unfaithfulness. That's
nearly twice as many as wives got for
the same reason.
Aside from the point of fidelity,
however. Ohio husbands have a Woe
full record against them.
Five thousand seven hundred and
tw%enty-four divorces were 81 anted in
the state during 1912.
-Four thousand two hundred and
ninety of them went to
On charges of drunkenness. absence
and neglect, cruelty and fraud, men
out numbered women cases six to one.
More than n out of every eight
marriages in Ohio finds its sequel in
the divorce court. Last year 43,357
brides vowed eternal love and obedi-
ence at the altar. Today 5,724 of them
are Divorces. And that isn't the
worst of 1t, either. In addition to
the 5000 divorces granted, more than
5000 more couples tried to get d.
vorces and failed, chiefly because Of
refusal of courts to grant them.
In 1907 and in 1908 more than 49,
600 couples We're married, as against
43,357 last year. The cost Of living has
made it's greatest increase in the last
six years.
The above figures show while more
than n divorce is granted for each
eight marriages, the total number of
divorces sought is one out Of every
three marriages..
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-10-02
WOMAN SHOT and HER
BODY PUT ON TRACKS
Murder Victim Fashionably
Dressed, But Her Ident-
ity Is Unknown.

the mutilated body OF a ~fashionably
dressed woman found dead On the
tracks Of the Elgin, Joliet & Eastern
railroad near Wayne, a suburb, last
had first been shot. the bullet entering
the jaw and lodging in the brain.
Persons living near the spot said
they heard screams from the direction
of the railroad tracks after an inter
urban a from Chicago had stopped
near that point.
The railroad train crew did not see
the body until after it had been run
over and mangled.
Search in the vicinity of the spot
where the body was found failed to
disclose a weapon, from which the po-
lice concluded that the. woman was
lured to the spot and murdered.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-10-02
REWARD OFFERED FOR
MURDERERS OF GUARD

Trinidad. Colo, Sept. 27.-With 81
600 reward offered for their capture,
the search for the three strikers want
ed in connection with the killing yes
terday of Marshal Robert Lee at Sc
gundo, continued early today.
Although the excitement attending
yesterdays first disorder did not en-
tirely abate, extra guards were put on
duty last night and early today, no
serious disturbances had been report
ed. The only threat Of disturbance
throughout the night was an exchange
Oh several shots between guards and
unknown parties at Segundo. in which
no one was hurt.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-10-02
EDITOR SLATED
FOR RUSSIAN MINISTER

Washington. Sept. 27.-H. NJ. Pindell.
Il newspaper editor OF Peoria, ILL.,, is
foremost among those being considered
by President Wilson for ambassador to
Russia. His friends expect his nomina-
ton will be made within a short time.
MIR. Pindell, was prominent at the
Baltimore convention and was largely
instrumental in swinging the big vote
of he Illinois delegation for Mr.. VIII
Son at a crucial time. He has long
been a friend or the president and
early in the administration was select
ed for comptroller OF the currency, but
declined the place.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-10-02
ALBANIAN TROOPS
INVADING SERVlA

Belgrade, Sept. PA force of 50,-
200 Mohammedan Albanians, equipped
with d arms and machine guns.
advanced today on the towns Of
kttchevo, Philip. Prisrend and Letovo.
The Servians did not offer any resist
ance to the advance.
Official circles here declared that
several days must elapse before the
oerv1an commanders are able to mob
ilize a force Of troops sufficiently strong
to deal with the Albanians.
The town of Monastir is overlooking
with fugitives from the country dis
tricts. who tell of horrible atrocities
committed on Christians by Mohamme-
dan Albanians.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-10-02
WOMAN BEATEN TO
DEATH IN OFFICE

Los Angeles. Cal, Sept. 29.-The
body of Mrs. Rebecca p. Gay. Il. re-
ligious health practitioner. was found
in her office this morning, where she
had been murdered with a piece of gas
pipe. There We're evidences that the
nlur lerer' had tried to hurl the body of
his y tia from the window of the Of
i.c., Iii: II was on the fifth floor.
The police discovered no evidence of
a motive for the crime. which appar-
emily was committed early last night.
The body was covered with copies of
religious newspapers, and the wolnan's
money was in her purse.
John Gay, a wealthy San Diesan. and
was between, 40 and so years cid. A
brother. Lemuel Conner, is an ~attorney
in Natehez. Miss.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-10-02
SACRIFICES LIFE TO
stop RUNAWAY HORSE
New York Street superintend-
ent Killed While Protecting
School Children.

New Yor, Sept. 27.-Edward scu,ly
a superintendent in the street cleaning
department. sacrificed his life today to
save a crowd of school children from
a runaway horse. The horse, attached
to a truck. was headed toward a corner
In Brooklyn occupied by two public
schools. On the sidewalk were some
500 children. Scully dashed out of his
office, seized the animals bride and
turned it INTO the curb. Although he
had checked the runaway he was car
ried under the horses hoofs and in
stantly killed.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-10-02
AERoPLANE SPEEDING
RECORD IS SMASHED
French Birdman Speeds Along
Through Breeze at 118
Mile Clip.

Rheims. France, Sept. ga new
worlds record for speed by %aeroplane
was made here today by Emile We'd
rines, who flew 62h miles oyer a
measured course at an average of 11S
miles an hour. The old record was
111R miles an hour, made by Maurice
Provost at Paris on June II.
Vedrines was the first Of five con-
testants in the elimination trials to de-
eide the three aviators who will rep
resent France tomorrow in the contest
for the international %aeroplane cup.
The course was an enclosed circuit of
COZ metres, around which the aviator
flew 10 times. Vedrines' feat marked
the opening of the annual flying meet
organized by the Aero III of France.