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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-29
wild" GAS WELL CHECKED
Daily Waste of 20, 900, 900
Cubic Feet Stopped.

New Orleans. sept. 2S.-The famous
wild" gas well in the Caddo oil field Of
Louisiana which for six years has caused
2 daily twsste Of from 100000 10 TO-
600. 600 cubic feet of gas, was conquered
to-day according to reports received here
by VI. L. Alexander, president Of the
Louisiana Conservation Commission This
well has been puzzle TO some of the
foremost biologists in the country. and
several plans for stopping the wasteful
How of gas have failed.
Several weeks ago another well was
driven so feet from the wild" well. Air
was forced into this well with powerful
pumps. II opened assure in the loose
earth formation. and it was discovered
that the air was being forced up into the
wild" well. Then mud was forced into
the new well II followed the air and
finally the pressure Of gas. in the wild
well decreased The operators continued
% force the mud into the new well until
to-day. when the flow OF gas ceased.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-29
CLUB ST. VITUSES OVER TANGO

Accordingly. ballot has been mailed
To each member. on the top OF Whlch Is
printed in large type with sun larger
Interrogation mark: Shall the Fortnight
" club continue or prohibit the dancing
of the turkey trot and the tango ana
similar criticised dances
ACCOMPANYING each ballot is personal
letter from the president In which he
says:
"The much discussed dance qWstlon IS
one which | would like 10 dodge hut as
its immediate settlement Is paramount TO
the success OF the club. and in view OF
it's importance. | am putting II to mail
vote.
AS a personal favor. ask every mem
Der to consider the matter thoroughly
signify his desire on the inclosed caro-
and return It to me as soon as possible.
When YOU mail your vote do go with the
determination to uphold the action Of
your board Of governors, which positively
will he i'm accord with the wishes OF the
majority"
The Fortnightly Club is more than
twenty years old About ten years ago
friction developed over some new dances
introduced by the younger members,
which nearly disrupted the club. the
young folks quitting the club when they
were stopped.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-29

but no one had ventured to lead the
posse TO the place.
Taking a few men with him, Sheriff
Hammett, heavily armed, started
toward the seed house, whereupon
Walter Jones went to the tall grass
near by. and as Hammett approached
the negro fred. killing him instantly.
A shot from the seed house brought
down Gillis.
BY this time the countryside hau
been aroused, and farmers came pour
ing in from every direction. A general
fusillade Of shots was directed at the
seed house A call was sent TO Gov
ernor Brewer for troops.
Finding his hiding place too pre-
carIous. Will Jones started to run
toward a coal chute near by, but had
gone only a few steps when a bullet
ended his life. A rope WAS placed
around the body, II was strung up TO
telegraph pole near the station, and be-
came a target for every one not shoot
ing at the seed house.
Soon after Will Jones was Killed
Walter Jones picked Tom Weeks,
negro. off the coal chute by his deadly
aim. Weeks fell to the ground dead
Not long after Weeks was killed the
special train bearing the Natchez
guardsmen arrived While the soldiers
were detraining, the crowd rushed the
seed house.
Not a shot greeted them, and as the
leaders went into the place with drawn
weapons they found Walter Jones COM
pIetely unnerved but not injured.
They quickly placed rope around his
neck and dragged him to the coal chute.
As the negro was drawn up the rope
broke and he fell heavily 10 the ground.
Not word or act Of protest came
from Jones when larger rope was
drawn around his neck and again he
was pulled up. 4 large crowd looked
on as the body writhed until life was
extinct.
The crowd then went to the home Of
the Jones negroes. where they found
two negro men, whom they were about
to lynch. when officers persuaded them
to desist.
II il believed that the Jones negroes
had planned the details Of their muir
Crerous night. as they were well armed
and had a plentiful supply Of ammuni-
ton Their mother said one Of them
had remarked that he was going TO
shoot up" the town, but she thought
he was joking.
There was no indication Of further
trouble after Walter Jones was lynched
and the Natchez guardsmen returned
home.
The negro population appeared To be
a. much incensed at the Jones brothers
az were ;he whites. The negroes eX-
pressed no indignation at the lynching.
Tonight the bodies OF the Jones
brothers are still hanging to the coal
chute. Authorities have decided not 10
hold a coroner's inquest.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-29
a Demented Grand Duchess.

Sake Wemar's sovereign grand duke Is
one OF the weslthiest sovereigns In Eu-
rope: stolid. well, behaved. imbucd with
great pride OF race and strict sense
OF what is due TO the anointed OF the
Lord lie is also one OF the most severely
respectable and proper German rulers.
Yet an unhappy fate seems to pursue his
wives.
The first OF hs consorts the lovely
Princess Caroline Of Reuss. was literally
forced into the match, and even at the
last moment. when all the royal and i'm
perial GUSTS were assembled for the we'd
ding, she drew back and was only with
difficulty persuaded by the Kaiser and the
Empress 10 go on with the ceremony.
She found life at Weimar. and especially
the rigid etiquette of its court intolera BILE
and created a sensation by taking to
flight and seeking refuge In Switzerland
where she was rejoined some time later
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-29
Old Ideas and Young Wishes
"Bobbing Up and Down
in Turkey Trot Stew.

"To trot or not TO trot? that l. 'he
question. and the members OF the Fort
nightly club. the Oldest organization OF
its kind in Nutley. y. j., are up IN the
air over it; at least. the new president
OF the club is. anyway.
The Fortnightly Club has among 's
Younger members some Of the best httle
trotters and tangoers in suburban Ne"
Jersey. and for the last year or so theE
have been allowed to trot and tango ana
do the Kangaroo dip. the velvet glide ana
other new tangled dances to their
hearts content
The older members OF the club frowned
on these dances" and some even went
so far as to resign. but the young folks
refused 10 quit.
When Walter +. Fairbrother. the new
president Of the club, took hold, the hrst
thing that was brought 20 his attention
was the trottng and tangoing question
He tried hard 10 dodge IT, but he simply
couldn't so he hit upon the plan OF sub
hitting II TO mail mot male) vote OF
the members OF the club.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-29
Martyr to Etiquette and Ennui.

40 one is willing 10 allege that the
grand duke is cruel husband. But ms
court is one Of the most etiquette ridden
Of all Germany. a court To which only
In. pen OF Thackeray could do justice.
and where ceremonial Is considered as
important and AS immutable as the laws
OF the Modes and Persians. II envelopes
ROYALTIES there I'm a species OF captivity,
and while the grand duke lends himself
thereto. and Is too conservative 10 ADM.
Of anv change, il brushes with It's tram
mels the more spirited members OF his
family.
IL was this etiquette which erected "A
barrier. not only between the grand
duchess and her husband. but even be
tween herself and her very infant chill
dren. for she was deprived by ceremonial
OF the thousands and one OF those JOYS
which a young mother finds In the care.
the nursing. and the tending of her little
ones. She was far more free TO fondle
the babies in her founding asylum, than
ber own children. IL Is the unhappiness
resulting from such a condition Of ar
fairs as this. that has rendered acute
following her attacks of scarlet fever and
measles.
The grand duchess is very popular
among the middle AID lower classes al
Weimar. and, indeed. throughout her
husbands dominions. by reason Of her
charm and her kindness to the poor and
suffering. and the sympathy expressed
for her is very great
The present grand duke is very dun
and his court and environment reflect mis-
character in this respect TO such an rN-
tent that Weimar has become the dr"ari-
est capital i'm Europe. Formerly II err
loved international renown as an inte.-
lectual centre. first as the headquarters Of
Goethe. and afterward az the favorite
home of the Abbe List. In their times
Weimar was regarded as a bourne OF
pilgrimage by all who were interested IN
poetry and music. But to-day the on'y
strangers who visit Weimar do so for the
purpose OF seeing the tomb OF Goethe and
! inspecting his residence. which has been
arranged as a museum for the exhlbi-
! ton OF Goethe relics.
MARQUISE De FONTENOY.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-29
WILLIAM THAW FLIES HIGH
But He Drops Down Between
Newport and Gotham.

New Haven. Conn, Sept. 2S.-William
Thaw and stephen MacGordon, OF
Pittsburgh, who left Newport, II. l., at
10 o'clock this morning in an aeroplane
for New York, alighted at Morris Cove,
near here. at I:3O o'clock tonight.
They expected TO reach this city in
the afternoon. but were delayed by en-
CINE trouble at Watch Hill for several
hours. The flight from Watch Hill to
Morris Cove was made in about an
hour.
The trip to New York will he re-
sumed tomorrow II engine repairs can
be made in time.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-29
GAY MURDER BALKS POLICE
No Clew Found to Slayer of
Christian Scientist.
[By Telegraph TO The Tribune.


Los Angeles Sept. 2s.-Roberi Askew,
negro. arrested last night In connection
with the murder Of Mrs. Rebecoa Parker
Gay. Christian Science practitioner and
divorced wife OF John r. Gay. OF San
Diego. was released to-day. lie proved
that he was nowhere near Mrs. Gays Of
flee the day the crime was committed.
The release Of Askew leaves the police
absolutely without a clew TO the muir
derer.
That the attack on Mrs. Gay might
have been made by some one holding q
grudge against her for failure to give
expected relief IL ridiculed by the Chris
ton Science publication board for South
ern California. which issued a statement
to-day saying that IL any threats had
been made OF this character they would
have been reported TO the board by the
practitioner.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-29
NEGROES ATTACK RACE LAWS
Seek Relief in Supreme Court from
Discrimination.

Washington, Sept @-A bitter fight
against alleged race discrimination in
various sections OF the country Is to he
made soon In behalf Of negroes before
the Supreme Court.
The Oklahoma and Maryland grand
father" constitutional amendments, by
which thousands of negroes have been
dsfranchised, Will be attacked as uncon-
stltutional An effort will be made to
have the oklahoma ''jimcrow" legisla-
ton annuled. and Tennessee negro or
ganiza tons will try To be permitted to
use tho name knights Of Pythias" for
negro lodges.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-29

by her husband. II being thoroughly un-
derstood that her tight was not in the
nature of an elopement. but merely be
cause she could not stand her encourage
at Weimar. She was eventually induced
TO return, but lost health. lapsed into mel
ancholia and died after only eighteen
months Of marriage. the circumstances OF
her death being such az to give founda-
tiOn for the widespread report to the ef-
feet that she had taken her own life while
in a NJ Of intense dependency.
After five years Of widowhood the
grand duke married. in 1910. Princess
Teodore. Of -Meiningen. grand
daughter of the reigninG Duke Of SAKE
Meiningen. who has borne him two chill
dren. one Of them son. al present a
li;tle over a year old.
And now comes the news from Wei
mar that the young grand duchess VINO
is only twenty-three years old. has lost
her reason and has been placed under
restraint In sanatorium at Constance.
The immediate causes Of her mental af-
Fiction are ascribed to a severe attack
OF scarlet :ever and of measles. by
which she was stricken some time ago.
and which she seems 10 have got while
visiting a founding asylum which she
had founded at SaXe-Weimar and in
which she took great interest. But
there were already. before that. stories
current TO the effect that she was un-
happy at Weimar. and that IL she de-
voted herself to the care and super
vision OF this founding hospital Of hers
il was to escape IL a meas sure the in
tense and crushing ennui OF her mar
81 Cd
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-29
s15,OOO,0OO SURPLUS
FIGURED FROM TARIFF
Government Income Expected
TO Exceed 0utgo That
Much First Year.
LIVING COST BIG FACTOR
Democrats Anxious to See II
the New Rates Will Prove
of Benefit to the
Consumer.
LIVING COST BIG FACTOR
From The Tribune Bureau

Washington. Sept. &.-Legislators VINO
have fought and struggled over the tarin
hill will become prophets tomorrow
when the conference report is suom'''e'
70 the House OF Representatives, and
with less confidence than they have as
played on the stump will attempt to fore
toll wrat is in store for the people OF
tho United States.
Experts Of the Finance Committee
went over the fnal draft OF the bill ana
reported To Senator Simmons to-day that
it would provide surplus Of approx
matelv sl5.GooD0 I'm revenue over ana
above the ordinary expense OF running
the government For the year 1915 when
the fun measure will apply. the surplus
of revenue. 1t is estimated, viii reach
Sls.010.G1
The difference for the present hscal
year is due to the fact that there VIII ne
hut five-eighths Of fun years return
on the income tax. This IS offset some
what by the postponing ~ the dates
when the wool and sugar schedules oe-
come effective. The full details OF what
the new measure IL expected 10 accom-
plish in the way Of finance will be set
forth by Mr. Underwood tomorrow. "hen
ne submits his report to the House.
Just how much money will be raised by
the hill is OF moment 10 the trainers. but
tho legislative prophets will deal more
extensively with predictions as tn the
effect II will have upon business. the high
cost Of living. the farmer. the manu-
facturer md Soms of the trusts.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-29
NEGRO STABBED TO DEATH.

Samuel COS. forty years old. negro
Of No. 13I West 1881 street. was stabbed
T., death i'm his home last night. and his
brother-in-law. Shepard Brown also a
negro. OF No. 10 West 132d street was
locked mp in the LenoX avenue police sta
ton. charged with the murder.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-29
Buy biscuit
baked by
NATIONAL
BISCUIT
COMPANY
Always look for that nam.
BRIDGE JUMPER WAS n. STARE

The BODY OF the young man who jump
from the Manhattan end Of the Williams
burg Bridge on Saturday and died IL
hours later I'm Gouyerneur Hospital va
identified Yesterday in the Bel.U
morcue a. that Of Hyman Starr, nineteH
wears old. clerk. of No. 3i Sudo'
street. The Identification was mace
Samvel Starr. a brother. Starr fell .
feet and received Internal injuries VIA
he struck ;he surface Of the East River
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-29
Tariff Rate Comparisons.

Tho trend may be indicated by the
rates on the following products:
on shoes the DinGlcy rate was p per
cent. the Payne Aldrich rate. 10 per cent.
and In the pending bill they are admitted
free The Dingey rate on iron ore was
~ cents "A ton. the Payne-Aldrich rate 10
cents. and the pending bill makes 1t free.
Pig iron was reduced successfully from
81 90 g. o. and is now made free.
Agricultural machinery was scaled down
from 20 per cent to 10 per cent. and finally
finds it's place on the free list. Rough
lumber dropped from s. thousand 10
81 %, and Is now placed on the free list.
The same scale Of reduction is true OF
many other articles which enter directly
into the cost OF living.
The hopes Of the trainers OF the Payne
Aldrich bill that it would hold down the
cost Of living somewhat were not realized.
Free hides, demanded by the shoe manu-
facturers upon the promise that II would
mean cheaper shoes. were granted ana
the price of shoes has mounted steadily
upward ever since.
The Democrats. whatever their prom
ises. are awaiting somewhat anNiously
for the future to disclose whether they
have been successful in achieving thclr
purpose of cheapening the necessities OF
life
Predictions Of peace and plenty and
discord and want. will bc made IN tue
Senate before the bill is finally approved.
but the members of both parties VIII scan
the market reports and the treasury
statement with anxious eye for the nest
six months or year To make sure "hc'hcr
they have been right or wrong.
II the Democratic revision fails, ao-
cording to some Of the legislative scer5.
the result will be that Congress VIII
carry out the purpose aimed at by SEN
afor Root when he said: III ~ OF lar
greater importance that We should revise
our methods Of revising the tarln than
that we should revise the tariff
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-29
A persistent
purpose
to produce
perfect
biscuit

N ational Biscuit
Company is inspired
by a persistent pur-
pose to produce per-
feet biscuit and to de-
liver them in perfect
condition.
The accomplishment
of this purpose has
resulted in the build
ing of modern baker
les, in the invention Of
new machinery, in
the exercise of un-
ceasing care, in the
selection of finest in.
gradients.
The perfect products
of the N ational
Biscuit Company
are delivered toycuin
perfect condition
some in packages
with the famous In
er-seal Trade Mark,
some in attractive
small tins and some
from the familiar
glass front cans.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-29
10 DIE IN ORGY OF |
DRUC-MAD. NEGROES

Continued from first page.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-29
Estimates Pared Down.

The party IN power. goaded on by cam
paign promises has done much 10 lay
the ghost of the high cost OF living by
adding 10 the free list with somewhat i'm
pulsive generosity By 50 doing they
have raised the cry that the farm has
been made a sacrifice on the altar OF the
breakfast table. The dilemma has led
some OF them 10 trim down eXtravagant
statements about reducing the high cost
OF living The President himself has
said that the effect OF tho new tariff on
the consumer will not be felt ~ once.
Similarly the disposition OF the trainers
~ the bill and the Democratic cohorts
behind them to loosen the grip OF the
trusts bv reducing the duty on manufact-
ured articles and placing some of them
on the free list brought forth the charge
that the reductions would not iniure the
trusts. while the small manufacturers
their competitors. would be ruined.
The old question OF the merits Of the
protective system. ~ against free trade
was abandoned practically early I'm the
Eight. as II was foregone conclusion
that the arguments Of the protectonists
would have little weight with the major
ity The guns Of the opposition were
siIenccd somewhat also by the fact That
the Democrats in the manufacturing
schedules. such a. iron and steel and
textiles. struck something Of com
promise By allowing what they considered
a moderate measure OF protection TO the
industries which had prospcrcd under the
Republican system.
An analysis OF the bill shows that the
tendency toward downward revision on
certain articles did not Orieinate with the
Democrats II was followed in the franz
Ing of the much maligned Payne ldrich
hill when the hiaf cost Of living ana
trust questions were almost as much am
issue In tarin revision as they are to-day
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-12-06
aEFuogea FROM DRAzoS RIVER
SPEND MANY HOURS WITH.
OUT eHELrER.
DEATH Lisr NOW STANDS
At FIFTY, RESCUE PROCEEDS
Railroad President Among Victims
Heavy Rains In Kansas and Missouri
Cause Fear Of Fleed Conditions
Farmers Moving Livestock 70 Higher
creund-country Roads lmPassabls.

Bryan. Tex. Dec. e.-Cold weather
last night caused intense suffering
thruout the Brazos river bottom. where
hundreds Of aood refugees. the ma
jority megoes. have spent nearly for
ty-eight hours in distress.
The hood death list, placed at nifty
last night. had not been increased by
early morning reports.
More boats arrived In the bottoms
today from the gulf coast, strength
ening the hastily made fleet Of craft
used yesterday to pick flood victims
from trees
The river began falling today, giving
promise that before night the more
Mrkent reocue work will be completed.
The crest Of the flood exceeds all FORM
or Brazos rises by two feet.
Thousands Of head Of cattle have
perished In the mood. the greater part
OF this loss falls on farmers with only
small land holdings. The losses in
xinned cotton have been heavy. In
lots OF fifty to 800 bales it has been
swept away by floods at many points.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-12-06
womAcAs WIN CONTEST.
Awarded Verdict In $4,000 Will csa
Tried in Sidney Court.

Tried in Sidney Couft.
Sidney. Dec. e.-The jury IN tho case
Of womach W. Horsely brought In Q
verdict for the plaintiff. after only
short time spent In delibsration. Years
aso. Johu Horssly and wife, both Eng
llah.. came 10 bouthwesteen bcwa, locat-
ing near Percival, where thru industry
and economy. they alnassed consSdcr-
able property. The wife then died and
shortly atterward, MIR. Horsely married
again. and after Q few years he died,
willing all his property. about 1.10O
acres OF land and $4,000 personal
property, to the second Mrs. Horsely.
Two or three years before his death.
Mr.. Horsely had asked his niece. Mrs.
womach and family. who lived In Eng
land, to come to him here and he
would give them financial assistance.
She accepted his invitation and upon
arriving was given horses and impie-
ments with the understanding that It
was all q free and permanent gift to
them, but no written record was made.
After Mr.. Horsely's death. his widow
seized upon and took all this property
from the Womach family. The Wom-
achs then filed q suit to set aside their
uncle's will. claiming that he was OF
unsound mind when he made It about
4 o'clock In the morning. two or three
days before his death.
It ia said that Mrs. Horsely intends
to appeal the case TO the supreme
court. The estate is valued at $14o. 900
II the verdict stands, onc-hah Of the
estate will be divided among q half
dozen heirs.