Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, August 16, 1911, Page 1

7 William R. Badger and St. Croix Johnstone Lose Lives at Chicago Meet DUE TO DEFECTS IN THE MACHINES Badger Has Neck Broken by 1b0 .Foot Drop, John stone Drowned in Lake Michigan—Latter’s Wife Witnessed His Fall But Yas Assured He Was all Right—Father Refused to Buy Him Aeroplane. Chicago, Aug. 15—Two aviators, William R. Badger of Pittsburg and St. Croix Johnstone of Chicago, both young men, lost their lives at the in- ternational aviation meet here today. In dying, both revealed the frailty of the craft in which two score more avi- ators were curving and gliding about the air, with scarcely a pause for the deaths of their contemporaries. Desath Due To Defects. Death in both cases was due to' un- expiained accidents, probably the re- #ults of unsuspected defects in the mechanism of the machines and was in no way caused by carelessness or lack of responsibility of the drivers. Badger’s' Neck Broken. Badger, a wealthy youth, carcened to his death in a pit’in the aviation field. There had been a flaw in one of the wings of the propeller of the Baldwin mezhine he drove. Centrifu- gal ‘force broke the propeller, upset the delicate equilibrium of the ma- chine, and Badger dashed 100 feet to the bottom of the pit, his neck being broken. Johnstone Drowned In Lake. Johnstone fell 500 feet under his en- &ine and was drowned as the result of @n equally unsuspected defect. Caught under the heavy engine in the Moisant monoplane, he was carried deep into Lake Michigan and his body was not brought to the surface until an hour later. Badger Lived Three-quarters of Hour. Badger lived for three-quarters of an hour after he had besn extricated from the remains of his engine. He did not Tecover consciousness and died almost &t once ‘after he had reached the hos- pital. His death was the first serious &ccident of the meet, although 35 fly- ers have dipped and glided here for !nrge days, and experts say several Eimildr accifents have been narrowiy averted. . Badger a Friend of Strang, Badger flew as ha formerly drove ¥acing automobiles, purely as an ama- teur. He was the stepson of John Goettmar. of Pittsburg, and was 25 years old. He possessed an independ- ent fortune and gratified a well deve oped speed ‘mania. In the early days of automobiles he was among the first to make amateur records at Daytona and Palm Beach. He was an intimate friend of Louis Strang, the automobile race dflver who died beneath the en- €ine of an automobile in Wisconsin a month ago, Badger’s First Public Appearance. Through Strang, Badger became in-- ferested in aeroplanes and both be- ame amateur aviators. The meet here ich began last Sunday was Badger's first public appearance.” The big me- chanical signboard, after his death, re- corded that he had flown up to today, Just two hours, 13 minutes and 19 sec- onds. The flight that ended his life had earned him possibly an hour more when he fell. Almost a Panic On the Field. 4er '€ Aropped just in front of the cen- er of spectators were within a few hun- dred yards of the accidegt. Hundreds leaped the fence, fought \past the line of police and rushed into the pit where the wrecked biplane lay. There was & neat panic in the field and numerous heads were cracked by police clubs. Trained by Captain Baldwin. Through his friendship with Strang, dger met Captain Thomas I Bald- win. He bought an aeroplane outright &nd received his first flying lessons at Mineola, N. Y. On June 15 he made e Successful flight .and was granted a pilot's lincense, Following “'this he anade further flights, and his aviating enthusiasm grew. Practiied With “Bud” Mars. He praeticed with J. C. “Bud” Mars &1 d decided o enter the meet here ‘with Mars, althcugh his entry was dis- tinci from the entries controlled by Captain Baldwin. He had plinred to finish the meet here and then take the train to Wheeling, waence he wanted to make a triumphal flight into his home, Pittshurg. He was entered at a <oming meet in Boston. ldwin Withdraws His Machines. plain Baldwin, after the accideat, e withdrew all his machines from Badger's mothzr died re- » far as is known, his Goettman, is his only . and atepfather, Pweivor. dohnstone’s Ac Johnstone’s accident was due, ac- cording to expert aviators, to a similar unsuspected flaw in the mechanism of his monoplane. ‘Just what it was nrab- ably will never be known, as the en- gine is deep in the lake, and the wood and eanvas of the plane were broken and scattered by the tremendous im- pact with the, surface of the water. Wife a Witness of His Fall. Johnstone's actual fall was witnesssd by his youne wife, although it was not until half an hour later that she was informed of his death. As the mono- plane faltered in midair, then crashed downward to the surfad® of.the lake, the younz aviator's wife, who had been following his flizht closely, grasped a mechanic’s arm and exclaimed in fear: “Oh, oh! Pity! He's falling! My boy will be killed!” Attempts to Comfort Her. Wives of a half dozen other aviators whose attention had been riveted on the plunging machine that was to car 1y the second victim of the day to ais death rushed to Mrs. Johnstone's side, end as the machine hurtled into ths lake and out of sight they tried to as- sure her that Johnstone would suffer nothing worse than a ducking. % Wanted to Help Him. “Possibly not,” exclaimed the fear- stricken wife, “but you could see, the way the machine plunged, that’ St Croix had completely lost control of, it. ! Why don’t they hurry up and get im out? Some of you men must take me to a boat so I can go out and help him."” Mr. ent. on ading Information. this time a Half dozen mechanics and hangar attaches hid rusbed up to (| the group. Théy whispered to the ‘. women -urro-nd;‘? ,-. Johnsione that she must be taken back to her apartmants on Michigan avenue. For five minutes Mrs. Johnstone pleaded to be allowed to cross the field and out to the lake where her husbands’ ma- chine had plunged. Then another me- chanic rushed up to the group and as- sured Mrs. Johnstone that her hus- band had been plucked out of the lake unharmed, that a bost was bringing him ashore, and that he would join her in the hotel immediately. Induced to Return to Hotel. Reassured by this information, which had been delibzrately invented to calm the fears of the aviator's wife she went back to her hotel and hurriedly laid out dry apparel for her husband. For half an hour and more she wait- ed; then a member of the Johnstons family took her word of the aviator's death. The young wife:was prostrat- ed. Twenty Minutes Before Accident. Twenty minutes before the break in the monoplane’s warping strand, the accident that sent young Johnstone careening into the lake, his father, Dr. Stuart Johnstone, and Mrs. Johnstone stood in front of the Moisant hangar with St. Croix's wife, watching the young aviator in what they thought would be the last few minutes of the flight that he had started from the field at 3.15 o'clock and had sufficient petrol to keep him in the air until 6.30. “Flying Too Smoothly for_Any Mishap” Finally, an engagement in mind, Dr. Johnstone turned to his wife ~and daunghter-in-law and remarked: “Well, T must be going.” “Oh, don't go yet” chorused Mrs. Johnstone and the aviator's wife. “St. Croix will ba'down in a few minutes.” “No, I must go,” rejoined the docto-. “It doesn’t look as though St. Croix would lose his.life todey. He seems to be flying too smoothly for any mis- bap. He's been up two hours now.” Wife Left Alone. ! Then he and Mrs. Johnstone turncd way, leaving the aviator's wife with er eyes still riveted on the soaring ‘monoplane. - Less thin twenty minutes later the warping strand in the Moisant broke, the wings of the machine crum- pled liké paper and the machine hurtled into the lake, its heavy engine and tangled wires dragging its. pilot te death. Johnstone an Amateur. Like Badger;, Johnstone flew as an amateur. His father, Dr. Stuart Jonn- stone, a practicing ' paysician here, of the zrandstards and thousands | however, had refused to buy him an aeroplane. Johnstone, who was 26 vears old and ambitious, started to build one and went to France, where he entered the Drexzl school of avia- tion. He then went to the Bleriot school and learned to fly. Father Twice Rofused to Buy Aero- plane. Then Johnstone’s father again re- fused to buy him an aeroplane and his_answer, found today in a letter written by the father to his son, ai- most a year ago, seemed to foretell the fatal accident. 4 “My conscience will not permit me to contribute to your certain death by providing you with a fiying machine, he wrote. “I can’t buy you one, St Croix.” First to Fly Around Wreck of Maine. After learning to flv in France, Johnstone went to Havana, where he was the first to fiy over tha city. Hs zained a record when he was the first to iy around the wreck of the battle- ship Maine. He returned to the United States Jate in the spring and was im- madiately engaged by Alfred Moisar:, and had since been with the group of Frencheaviators. = Record of Events. Twelve mile speed contest for bi- planes—J. A. D. McCurdy, 14 minutes, 41 seconds. Twelve mile passenger speed contest for Beachey, 10 minutes, 4476 seconds. Fastest lap, 11-3 miles—Beachey, 1 minute, 28.5¢ seconds. “Bua” Mars Sued. J. C. (Bud) Mars probably will be out of the meet ‘for the remainder of the week. He received a rude remind- er of an accident at Erie, Pa., in which he was nearly killed a. month ago. To- day a deputy sheriff attached his Bald- win machine on a judgment obtained by the promoters of the Erie meet, on the grounds that they had lost $900 by Mars’ failure to complete his contract after the fall. ASK NO FAVOR, BUT SQUARE DEAL. Negro Physician Says His Rade Do Not Want Social Equality. carrying biplanes—Lincoln Denver, Aug. 15.—“The_negro does not ask for social equality ‘,’declared Dr. William J. Thomkins, a negro phy- sician of Kansas Cty, replying yaster- day to an address of welcome by Gov- ernor Shafroth to the delegates to the national negro educational congress. ‘We abhor the mere expression of social equality as thes average white man sees it,” he continued. “We ask no special favors, but we ‘do ask for a square déal to make opportunities for men. Thé negro is here to stay. He and the white men are tied together by location, by education, by languaee, by custom and by blood. They cannot be separated if they would.” CY YOUNG RELEASED BY CLEVELAND TEAM. Grand Old Man Says There's Lots of Good Pitching In Him Yef. Cleveland, O., Aug, 15—The Cleve- land American’ League baseball club tonight gave Denton T. (Cy) Youns, the veteran pitcher, the grand old man of baseball, his unconditional release. “I am not through,” said Young to- night, “and there is lots of good pitch- ing in me yet. I think a number of big league clubs will want me. I will reraain in Cleveland working out daily watil I sign up with another club.” Hawa'!i is making enormous expeudi- tures for schools. 2 J Cabled Paragraphs Simla, British India, Aug. 15.—The prolonged drought is rapidly making Delni the center of a huge waterless and cropless area.* . Sharghai, Aug. 15.—Floods in the province of Au Hui have destroyed 325,000 acres of rice. Half a million persons are hofheless as a result of their houses having been swept away. Tokio, Japan, Aug. 15.—Asama-Ya- ma, the volcano in the Island of Hon- do, was in eruption this morning and it is feared that about 20 mountain climbars includiag - several - foreigners have been killed. Havana, Aug. 15.—Miguel Gomez, a son of President Gomez and Congress- man Armando Andres, editor of El Dia, an anti-administration newspaper, the priscipals in last night's impromptu pistol duel, were arrested early today. Salisbury, Southern Rhodesia, Aug. 15.—Samuel Lewis, a prominent min- ing engineer of Bulywayo, who shot and killed a native who had insulted the engineer’s daughter, today was ac- quitted of a charge of murder. ' Hearty cheers greeted the announcement of the verdict. ; VIOLENT ELECTRICAL STORM IN NEW YORK. Lightning Strikes in Numegous Places —Trains Delayed by Deluge. New York, Aug. 15.—An electrical storm of unusual violence swept over New York and environs this after- noon, scarring the sky for an hour with a bombardment of thunder boits, flooding buildings, sewers and sub- ways and leaving in its wsake death and destruction estimated ai many thousands of dollars. Although iess than an ich of rain fell, the wind ross to a 55 mile velocity and the temper- ature dropped 13 degrees within 7 minutes. City Shrouded in Darkness. For a few minutes the city was shrouded in darkness. Offices, shops, trolleys and automobiles were forced to_employ artificial light. The first bolt hurled a police lieutenant at a telephone half way across the station. The wind and -torrent followed. Flagpole on School Struck. During the height of the storm lightning struck the flagpole on an East Side public school- where 400 children are attending the summer sessions. Alarm among the scholars wes quickly, allaved, but the report that the school had been struck caus- ed a wild rush for the building by mothers in the neighborhood. The police were some time quelling the panie. A Corpse Set Afire. The wind caught the fiimsy draperies about a bier uptown, whirled them against a gas jet and curtained the corpse -with flames. Panic among the mourners followed. Trains Delayed by Deluge. Water driven through street grat- ings, tied up the subway for a quarter of an hour. On the New York Central railroad the third rail stood, in spots, bepeath the water and commuters trains on the Central and New Haven railroad were set back an hour. Electric Engine Struck. * A bolt struck a moving electric lo- comotive and knocked it out of com- mission, although the passengers in coaches behind knew nothing of the accident until relief arrived. A large ient was flattened by the gale, bury- ing a score of childrensat play, but all escaped serious hurts. B Two Men Killed. In the suburbs trees were uprooted, wires snapped and many buildings fired by the lightning. In Newark, Joseph Lynch, a laborer, an in Queens- borough, Joseph Herman, a farmhand, were instantly killed by bolts. In Portchester, where two buildings were struck and one burned. the damage was estimated at $150,000. A Second Storm. A second storm came in on the heels of the first, but the electrical pheno- mena were lacking. THE GERAGHTYS ARE MARRIED OVER AGAIN. Rev. Father Kelly of Springfield Per- forms Second Ceremony, Springfield, Mass., Aug. 15.—Mr. and Mrs. John Edward Paul Geraghty, the Newport couple who eloped ‘and were married in Central Village, Conn., 1aSt | week, were remarried in this city to- day by Rev. Fr. M. A. K. Kelly of the Roman Catholic cathedral of St. Mi- chael. Mrs. Joseph Harris, a cousin of Geraghty, and her husband were the only witnesses of the ceremony, whica was performed at the parish house of the cathedral. Soon after thair arrival in Soringfield the elopers consuited with Fr. Keily. Geraghty, who is a Reman Catholic, at first expressed the intention of beinz remarried by the priest of his own parish in Newport, although at that Ume he denied that his wife, who is an Episcopalian, had _any intention of changing her faith. It was finally de- cided that I'r. Kelly should perform the second ceremony. in order that it might be carried through as soon as possible. Today Mr. and Mrs. Gers ghty did not say whether or not Mrs Geraghty had decided to become a Ro- man Catholic herself, but prior to t ceremeny she signed an agreeme tiat any children born to the coupic should be breught up in that faith, Geraghty_teiczraphed his pareuts in Ncwport of tha second marriage, and later in tne day received a telegram of congratulation from them. Mr. Geraghty declined to allow news- paper men to discuss religious sub- jects with his wife, but, acting -as spokesman for her, he declared: “There is absolutely nothing in the stories that my wife has been or is considering joining the Catholic church. T am a Catholic and it is sim- in order to satisfy both sides that we were remarried by Father Kelley today. Mrs. Geraghty was brought up in the Episcopal faith, and will con- tipue as a member of that church.” Francis Scott Key's Grandson Dead. Baltimore, Aug. 15.—John Eager Howard died today from the effects of a bullet wound self-inflicted last Fri- day. For some time he had been in ill health and his relatives believe that the act was due to this cause. He was eighty-four years old, a grandson of Gen. John Eager Howard of Revo- lutionary fame, and of Francis Scott Key, author of “The Star-Spangled Banner,” He served in the civil war. Army’s New Campaign Hat. ‘Washington, Aug. 15.—The army has adopted a’ campaign hat. It has a three-inch straight, stiff brim, and a five-inch crown. with the .“Montana’” peak, produced by four indentations of the erown, bringing it to .a point at th2 top. The hat is a compromise be tween two types submitted by the in- {ragular quartel'h& dividend of the pre- fartry and cavalry boards, One Lyncher is “'fl‘[ Arrest LINEMAN ADMITS PART IN SUN- DAY’S BARBARITY. / REVEALS NAMES OF OTHERS More Arrests to Follow—Policeman a Mob Leader—“Whitewashing” Re- port Submitted by Coroner’s Jury. Coatesville, Pa.’ Aug. 15.—The cor- oner’s jury which has been investigat- ing the lynching of Zack Walker, the nesro who shot and killed Edward Rice, rendered a verdict tonight that ‘Walker came to his death at the hands of unknown persons. No Names Mentioned. Notwithstanding that more than 1,000 persons were in the mob that dragged Walker from the hospital and threw his body upon the pile of hay and fance rails, which was fired by the mob, not a name is mentioned by the jurors, One Arrest Made. The first arrest was made here to- night when Kennedy Boyd, a lineman in the employ of the Chester Valley Electric company, was taken into cus- tody. Gave Names of Others. Boyd, who is 30 years of age, was taken to police headquarters and Qquestioned, as were many other per- sons during the day. It is said he admitted enough to warrant his ar- rest and that he gave the names of 2 number of others who will also be iaken int> custody. Policeman a Mob Leader. A warrant is to be served on a po- liceman who is alleged to have been one of the leaders of the mob. EARLE CANDIDATE FOR MAYOR OF PHILADELPHIA Prospect of a Lively Battle Within the Republican Ranks. 15.—George H. Philadelphia, Aueg. | Earle. Jr., president of the Real Estate Trust company, and prominent in financial circles in this city, today ah- nounced himself as candidate for the republican nomination for mayor. In 1naking his announcement Mr. Tarle declares that “a government of contractors, for contractors and by contractors, whether by one contrac- tor, any ‘combination of contractors, or ‘of all contractors, must cease. For the first time in sixteen vears there is a fight with the republican organization of Philadelphia and the party leadership 1is at stake. Mr Earl is backed in his~cahdidacy by Tnited States Senator Boise Penrose and State Senator James P, MeNichol, the latter the acknowledged leader of the party in this cily. Opposed to Mr. Earle is William S. Vare, recorder of deeds and a memboer of the Vare family which has many municipal contracts. Mr. McNichol is also a city contractor. The _coming of George H. Earle, Jr., into the fight means, political leaders declare, a fight to the death, with the possibility of an entire change of re- publican ‘party leadership. GERMANY ANXIOUS FOR AN ARBITRATION PACT. Ambassador Notifies Secretary Knox of the German Desire. Washington, Aug. 15—Almost in the same hour that the senate commit- tee on foreign relations reported today to the senate its corviction that the recently negotiated arbitration treaties between this country and Great Brit- ain and France were “breeders of bit- terness and war,” Germany, through its ambassador here, was announcing its desire to be a party to a similar arbitration compact with the United States. Germany mage kncwn to Secretary of State Knox through Ambassador Von Bernstorff its acceptance of the general principles of arbitration as laid down in the secretary's draft re- cently submitted. A few exceptions were noted, however, and Count Von Bernstorft will sail Saturday for Ger- many to consult his government fur- ther. He will return in October, POPE’S STRENGTH HAS PERCEPTIBLY INCREASED. Physicians Announce That His General Condition Is Better. s Rome, Aug. 15.—The general condi- tion of Pepe Pius tonight is better. His strength has perceptibly increased, the irregularity of the pulse which alarmed the doctors has almost disap- peared and his temperature remains at about 95.9. Todayv His Holiness took a few steps in his bedroom without feeling any_the worse because of the exertion. The gouty knee is less swollen and the pain in it continues to_diminish. Pope Pius is more obedient to his physicians than was his predecessor, Leo XII He follows their directionrs implicitly and takes his medieine with- out complaint. The physicians call him 2 model patient. Fatal Stabbing at Bedford, Ma Bedford, Mass., Aug. 15.—Bliss W liam Darrow, a farmhand employed 7+ the Frost Garden company, stabbed his wife to death with a butcher knife Lo- night and made his escape. He was being sought at a late hour by a poss= of police and armed citizens, and the police of other towns have been asked to assist. The woman_ was .employcil as bousekesper at the Frost place. The cause of the stabbing is nét known. Steamship Arrivais. At Liverpool: Aug. 15, Lusitania, from New York. At London: Aug. 15, Minneapolis, from New York. At Marseilles: Aug. 13, Roma, from New York. At Naples: Aug. 15, Oceania, from New York. * Wool Bill Up to Taft. ‘Washington, Aug. 15.—The senate by a vote of 38 to 28 tonight adopted the onference report on the wool tariff revision bill already adopted by the house. Tae bill will now go to tha White House for the expected veto of President Taft. vidend Passed. Quarterly New York, Aug. 15.—Directors of the United- States Cast Iron Pipe and &oundry. company passed today the ferred stock Atwood Arrives At Elkhart, Ind. ' MAKES 1u1 MILES IN TWO HOURS SIXTEEN MINUTES. TO REACH SANDUSKY TODAY Expects to Spend Night in Ohio City— Now Confident That He Can Com- plete Trip to ston in Ten Days. Elkhart, Ind., Aug. 15.—Skimming over the southwest corner of Lake Michigan and then over the sandy hills of northern Indiana, Harry N. Atwood of Boston in his aeroplane this after- noon flew the 101 miles from Chicago in two hours and sixteen minutes without stop, thus completing 387 miles of his 1,460 mile cross-country flight from St. Louis to New York and Boston. - 21 Minutes Over Fastest Train Rec- ord. At wood made the 101 miles from Chicago in just 21 minutes more time than the fastest train service in the United 'States, which covers the dis- tance between Chicago and Elkhart in one hour and fifty-five minutes. The Boston aviator, arising in his Burgess- ‘Wright biplane cn the lake front in Chicago, circled over the gathered there at the aviation meet and at 3.31 shot outon his journey eastward. He arrived here at 5.47 p. m., calmly settling down in a hayfield. Reached Height of 2,000 Feet. His highest altitude today was 2,000 Feet, reached over South Bend, Ind., but generally he kept low in order *o follow the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern railroad tracks, which fixed his course. It was while he was out on Lake Michigan, viewed by thou- sands of people, lined up-along the shore, and sometimes hailed by the whistles of distant tugboats, that At- wood made his most spectacular ap- pearance today. Cut Across Corner of Lake. Once away from Chicago, he attain- eda high speed against a head-on wind and cut across the corner of the lake to save a few extra miles which he would have had to make had he re- mained over the land all the way. Sev- eral times sailboats in their course veered around and attempted to keep up a race with the man in the air, but they were soon lost in the rear. Sailed Close to Wate For half an hour Atwood sailed over the lake, keeping not more than 300 feet high at times, he said. To test the varfations of the air currents he swooped low enough as almost to. b2 able t6 scoop up the water. Once over land @gain, at 2 point near Pine, Ind., 23 miiss from Chicago, he head- ed directly castward. Landed in Hayfield. ‘At Elkhart, where Atwood prepared to remain for the night, all faces were turned toward the west. The aviator ‘was unable to locate the grounds ar- ranged for his reception, so he landed in the hayfleld, but later rose again and was received in the driving park. Hopes to Reach Sandusky Tonight. By his perfermance today Atwood is more confident that his flight, begun by his 286 mile trip from St. Louis to Chicago on Monday, will be ended in Boston easily within the ten days fixed by him as the maximum time. He will resume his flight tomorrow morning, going to Toledo, which he hopes to reach by 2 p. m., and to Sandusky, O., where he expects.to land for the night. Schedule Calls for Fourteen Stops. “I could make much better time were it not that my arrangement calls for my making fourteen stops on the en- tire trip,” Atwood said. “If 1 had my way, I would go right through, stop- ping only wherever night overtook me.” May Carry Passengers To Toledo. Atwood said tonight he probably would carry a passenger from here to Toledo. HOT ARGUMENT AT CHICAGO. Atwood Promised $1,000 to Land and is Given Check for $500. Chicago, Aug. 15.—There was much vehemence of language and gesticula- tion at the aviation grounds today Just before Harry Atwood starled on the second stags of his St. Louis- New York flight. The dispute was be- tween Atwood and Chairman Mudd of the aviation committee, and it tern nated only with the thrusting of a cer- tifed check for $500 into the aviator's hards just as his big biplane was start- ing. Atwood Hot Under Collar. Tha trélible started when somebody with a badge, but upidentified, told Atwood that he must leave the grounds by 8.30 o'clock or he would not ue allowed to start at all. Atwood re- soonded with heat that he would start Ulien he pleased, or someone would get urt Sa2id He Was Promised $1,000. This subject was scarcely quicted when the air pilot was tendered a chegk for $500 as a gift because ho landed here yesterday ard started froia the aerodroma today. “I landed here yesterday to please the crowd mostly, but I was promissl $1,000 for doing it,” the birdman sa:d, “and T want it.” Check Thrust Into His Hand. Loud language over this point con- tinued as the acroplane was brought to the starting line. The check for $560 was thrust into his hands and re- jected. because still uncertificd. Tho propellers werc whirring and half a Gozen_men were required to restrain ths machins while Chairman Mudd did a_aquick job of certification. The “Geckhands” relezsed their hold and at 3.29 p. m. the long distance aviator rose. He winged around the pylons once for the delectation of the crowd, which numbered close to 100,000 p-r- sons, and at 5.31 shot southeast in tha directicn of Michigan City. Beachy Accompanied Him. Beachy was the only aviator to es- cort him, and he returned, after flyigs two miles. Atwood’s car was d from its hangag by an autol order that the a=roplane m every dron of gasoline and oil for ag- tual flving. Had Disappeared in Five Minutes. Small American flags were attached to the rear end uprizht trusses, a dec- oration addsd over night and adding a gala appearance to an otherwise business-looking outfit. The fazs stood straight out as the machine moved away and the crowds cheered wiidly. Withim_ five minutes the flier had disappeared the smoke which hangs over the manufacturiag in steal \clty of South Chicago- thousands | Bsyman, e Condensed Telegrams Vegetable thieves Are Raising Havoc with gardens at Windsor Locks. New York City Must Have a Binmer water supply, not eventually, but once. ai The Bulletis's Circulation in Norwich is Double That of Any Other Paper, and Tts Total Circulation is the Largest in Connecticut in » uportion to the City's Population TWO YOUNG AVIATORS FALL T0 DEAT Terror Reigns At Liverpool So Great is the Suffering in China | TROOPS COMPELLED TO FIRE UP- from the heavy floods that children are being exposed for sale, Uncle Sam Will This Month: Throw open to settlement over 90.000 acres of land in northern Minnesota. An Effort is Being Made to have the pay of Bridgeport city laborers in- creased from $1.75 to $2 per day. Normand F. Allen of Hartford has deeded a tract of land at Thompson- ville to that town for a playground. President Taft Has Sent to the ate the nomination of Capt. Bradley A Fisk, U. S. N, to be rear admiral. The Directors of the Standard Oil coempas yesterday declared thz regi- ]a:r dividend of $6 a share for the p riod. The Borough of Bristol by a ity of 905 has accepted the cit Soldiers Pelted With Stones ON LAWLESS MOB, ATTACKS ON PRISON VANS and Broken Bottles—General Strike Ord- ered Throughout United Kingdem. - Liverpool, Au, A reign of ter- ror s here tonight and troops are pouring into the city with the olje of n €r. A specia E 1 det: 1 Lo protect the of the trans-Atlantic s h it is asserted, the rioters have planned to oy b fire, ter recently granted by the legisla- Five Prison Vans Attacked. ture. Five pristn vans, escorted by which e carrying New Quarters for the University of s from the police court to Wa Maine school of law. which was burned |tham jail, were a ke & out in the biz Bangor , have be=n | by 2.000 merab suzhest ciass assured. The body of James Lee Finney, tha American actor who lost his life in the Cariton hotel fire in London last week, ‘was cremated. Lieut. Commander Gowers Syming- ton of West Virginia has been ap- point commander of the president's yacht, Mayvflower. A Resolution Providing for an in- vestigation of the election of Senator Stephenson of Wisconsin was adopted Dby the senate yesterds The British steamer lone, which ar- rived at London August 5th from Mon- treal, was badly damaged by fire ves terday at London dock: Gov. Eugene N. Foss Left Boston vesterday for San Francisco to attend the wedding of his son, Benjamin Foss, and Miss Dorothea Chapman. Several Hundred Firemen on the Le- high and Susquehanna division of the New Jersey Central railroad were no- tified of an advance in wages. By a Vote of 241 to 128 the house of commons passed a resolution apprc priating $1,250,000 for the payment of members' salaries for the coming | vear. Dr. W. D. Bibelow, assistant chief of the bureau of chemistryfi testified that SolicitorMcCelr= pioe upon their work that hampered greatly. Rev. Dr. William Curtis Stiles, cles or and author, died yeste: day in a Brookiyn hospital from & complication of diseas He was 60 Yyears old. them Approximately 6,000 Persons Entered their names in the fiyst day’s registra- tion for land in the drawing of 160.009 acres in the Berthold Indian reserva- tion, N. D. Al Leonard of New York vesterd began an attempt to walk from Port- land, Me., to Portland, Ore., a distance of 2,800 miles, in 90 days or less, to win a wager of $300. Capt. John Eager Howard died Baltimore yesterday from the effe of a self-inflicted bullet wound Friday. His relatives believe that t1 act was due to ill-health. Begining Next Thursday, the Bize low carpet mills at Clinton, Mass. go on a shedule of four days weekl,. The entire plant will he shut do from Aug. 24 until Sept. 5. Notices Posted the 20 cotton mills operated by & R. Knight in Rhode Island, of the Majority 4 Ma 51 chusetts and Connecticut announce rednetion in the running time by per cent. Captain Oberlin M. Carter, com- plaining bitterly of hiz treatment in connection with the Savannah harbor scandal, appeared before the house committee onZexpenditures asking for an investigation. A Bill Requiring that Decisions by the supreme court on questions affe ing the constitutionality of any federal or state law muset be unanimous was introduced by Senator Bourne of Ore- gon. — . No Indictment Was Found Against H. G. Dibblee of Houlton. conducior of the Bang® and Aroostook excursion train which was wrecked on the night of July 38 at Grindstone, with a loss of nine lives. One Hundred Persons-Were Driven into the straets of Lynn, Mass, In their night clothing early vesterday whe three lodging houses in West Lynn were damaged by a threatening The loss will net exceed $10,000. Struck on the Back of the Neck hy foul tip while watching a game on the diamond of the N Manual Training school at Ph phia yesterday, Harry Greenwood, 12 rs ‘old, died almost instantly. Radical Readjustment from methods of computing the pay of W for transporting the m: w will effect an annual saving of approx- imztely $9.000,000, is recommended (0 congress by Postmaster General Hiten- cock A resolution_for a spesial invi gation of the International Harve company along the lines of the inc into the United States Steel « tion, was introduced vesterda Representative Foster of Tllinois, ocrat, In the Death Last Night of Mr. Elizabeth Nichols Pike, Southport, loses its only real daughter of it American revolution, Her father, Cap- tain Sturgis Nichols, served in the militia_during the war of independ- ence.. Mrs. Pike was 84, dem A Plea of Not Guilty Was Entered by Frank A. Winslow at South Fram- ingham yesterday when he s taken on a charge of manslaughter in causin the denth of Miss Annie Livingston of East Boston, who was siruck and kili- ed by Winsio attomohile ‘More than 2060 delegates. ma them accompanicd by their wive: in Toledo to attend tlie nineteent nual cdonvention of the International Railroad Master Rlacksmitl's ciation session this morning. 1 pected the total attendunce wiil ex- ceed 200 > i | | { | | compensation at $52.5 in Vaulxhall cue the pr who tried to re=- ners. Hussars Fire On Mob. The mob attacked the soldiers with missiles of description and in cefending 1 €s the Hussars i At fir were used and then bzll car in this affray one man was killed and many persoms were reverely wounde Charge On Mob With Sabres. The troops arged the mob with drawn sabres and cleared the trect. So datlnz were the riotees that one of them tried to unhorse @@ officer. who was obliged to use his re- volver, wounding a man severely o the head. Soldiers’ Faces 8t-saming With Bleed. Another, but less se which the troops were again compelied to fire, tock place in ond street. Only a few persons were wounded Bere- In each case before the troops were ordered to fire many of their numbe had their faces stream from injuries caused broken bottles thrown by General 8trike Ordered. Liverpcol, Aug. 15.—At a meeting xecutives of the wted Bocie Raflwa the Society of Locomotive and Firenien and the Gen- v Workers 1 a ous aflray, n this evening of the e ar Amal lution was unanimously adopted claring a gemeral railwa throughout the whole United dom. Festiictions | Railread Compainies Given 24 Hours. Before enforeing the general strike order, however, the strike leaders have decided to zllow the railroad compan- ies 24 hours in which to agree to meet the representatives of the employes and Giscuss the grisvance: Set Fire To Ship. Late tonight there was a istent but unconfirmed rumcrs t tery had set fire to & ship and also made an attempt to burn the » landing stage. Five Policemen Injured. The troops and police were engaged until long after midnight breaking the formldalle barric he s had buflt of triple barbed wire amd obstacles 4 up ac: s Netherfield street, in the hes: of the orange district. The defenders of the barricades mad ibborn re vith brickbats and stones an ns were injured in the con policemen were injured fighting in the Everton district London, Aug. An index to the extreme gravity of the labor upheava throughout the country may be found in the unusual measures that have been taken by the government to mes an unusual situation, Tha situation has become so serious that already there iz talk of pariia ment prolonging its seasion in order to pa pecial leglsiation i with industrial problems. King George Interested, King George lg- taking keen interest in the situation and today his secre- tary, Lord Knollys, called &t the premier's offices 1o ¢lscuss the situi- tion with Mr. Asquith May Be Martial Law At Liverpool So acute has the si on becom in Liverpool that there are rumors that martial law will be declared there | Hundreds of special constanles alread have been sworn in and the prospect are that there will be a complete stog page of t which will be followed by a jumip to famine prices for the necessaries of WANTS $7,000 FOR TWO TOES AND HALF, Father of Injured Boy Sues Under Old Employers’ Liability Act. ast Orang J A . 1 St has been brought F ABPAT tz of 128 Elmwood avenue, this on he half of his 17 years old son, Frederick to recover 5,000 damages from 1. Bam- berger & Co., of Newark, for the loss of two and one-half toes from boy5 ft foot. The father will $2,000 damages for himself s of his son’ services. in were 10st an accident of last y while Fred- k Metz was in the employ of the concern sued. The suit Is broughc under the employvers' lability act of 1909. The act of the present year fixes the amount of damages for a great toe at 50 per cent. of the injured per- eptem son's wages for thirty weeks and for smaller toes at 50 per cent. of the wages for ten weel As Frederick Metz's wages were $5 a week at the law would Nx his 0. time, the existing CONDUCTOR AND THE ENGINEER ARE BLAMED. Railroad Commissioners’ Finding on Wreck at Grindstone. Rockland, Me., Aug. 15.—The en me for t on of an excursio in and a regular passenger train <4 frindst on the Bangor and Arcos- took ad, on the night ol z by which eight lives were lost and persons w njurad, was placed upe ineman . W, « lon and Con or L Dibblee, who were in charge of the excursion train, in an unanimous report siened tonight by the state board of railroad commissioners. ineer Garcelon was killed in the dent. Blown to Pieces in Powder Mill. Pottsville, Pa., Aug. 15.—Twe mes were 1;luwn to pleces in a powder milj explosion today as Cressoms, & few) miles from here