Titusville Herald

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TTTT%' TITIlrfVTTXTC  HERAIJ).
VOLUME 36.
TITUSVILLB, PA., THURSDAY, MAY 13, 1909
NUMBER4.
MANSLAUGHTER, SAYS
f JURY INJAINS CASE
Convicted Man Faces a Long
Prison Sentence
AN   APPEAL    TO  BE   MADE
father and  Brother of Accused   Man
Wept   When   Verdict Was   Announced—Jury Not Prop-
;$&vl er|y Guarded.
FLUffl^Hftf, N. Y., May 11.—Captain
Peter c. Hains, Jr.* H S. A., tonight
faces a prison term Of from one to
twentv. years. Despite all the testimony
submitted by the defense as tending to
show insanity, he was convicted late
today of manslaughter In the first degree for killing William E. Annis at
tha Bayside Yacht club last August
Quickly following the young army
officer's conviction his counsel announced that they would produce affidavits to show that the jury bad not
heen properly guarded during the trial
aiid npon.'tills allegation will urge that
a new trial be granted. These affidavits
Will be submitted on Monday, the time
set for passing sentence and for any
ipotlons that the defendant's counsel
desires tc make. There will, on the
other hand, be the usual motions to
set aside the verdict as against the
weight of evidence and contrary to law,
but the unguarded Jurv feature la the
only departure from stereotyped procedure, looking to a new trial.
O'Reilly's Statement. '
"There was no evidence in this case
to Warrant a verdict of manslaughter.
It should either have been murder In
the first degree or acquittal on the
ground of insanity. The Jurors Were
permitted to roam about the county
In on automobile and go right to ths
verge nf tbe scene of the homicide,.
' which is clearly against the law. We
will ha Ve affidavits to prove that such
ls tiie case and also that the jurors
were permitted to leave' the jurisdiction of tlie county and have been on
gpvernment property at Fort Totten.
all of ■ which wlll be urged as a ground
for settng aside the verdict."
•.-The conviction of tlie young army
officer, after the jury had been ou;
lers than three bours. came as a general surprise. It had been expected
taal the jurors would deliberate mueh
longer, and that a verdict of acquittal
oh the ground of insanity, or a disagreement would result
jujiiV^liltftHsillll  a Surprls?.   aAwitiiS
No pne was more surprised than District Attorney .DeWitt. who said all he
oould hope f«i* was a disagreement.
Unlike the scenes attending the trial
of Thornton Hains. the defendant's
brother, who was acquitted of complicity in the same crime, there was no
demonstration in court When the verdict was rendered at 4 o'clock this afternoon. Captain Hains stood up and
raced the jury, squaring hls shoulders
tn military fashion, wbile Foreman
Sungllng recited the verdict. As bu
heard the decision of tbe jurors Hain:,'
tece was as white as chalk. Be stood
for a few moments motionless, staling
at the jury after he had beard the
Vere let. Then one of his lawyer.-;
touched him and he quietly sat down.
A- few moments later, apparently Utile
affected by the verdict, he walked from
ths court, room wtth a steady stride be
tween hts two lawyers and was taken
back to the Queens County jail.
Father Broke Down.
In striking contrast to the demeanor
ot the - prisoner was thf grief of his
aged father, General Peter C. Hains,
and his brother, Major John Power
Hains. For a moment they sat as if
daaed, then broke down and. wept The
captain's aged mother, who was a
pitiful figure in court daring the trial,
was not in court, having returned Ho
New York early ln the afternoon. This
precaution was taken both because of
the uncertainty of the duration ot the
jury's deliberations and to shield her
froni tiie shock.
General    Hains,   however,   quiokly
communicated the verdict to ber over
the telephone.
. After the jury was discharged Juror
:Njb.' 6,•'William' Craft, said four bal-
lots were .taken.   On the   flrst   three
.ballots six voted for murder ln the flrst
' degree and six for acquittal on the
ground of insanity. On the fourth
ballot the compromise of manslaughter
in the t-Vd degree Was reached. Uttle
consideration was give to the expert
testimony, Juror Craft said.   They b«-
■ lie ved, be continued, .that Mrs. Claudia
Hains, the defendant's wife, had made
confession to her husband of Improper
relations wltb Annie and tbat Annis
deserved bis. fate, but none of then
would consider the,unwritten law ahd
therefore the manslaughter verdict re
sultpd.
Mrs. Annis was not In oourt today.
She was tn court yesterday during the
summing up for the defense but al
no time was called as a witness.
MISSOURI'S PROHIBITION
LAW WILL BE FOUGHT OUT.
The Lower House Reject* the Senate's
Amendments.
JUFKHHSON Vl'UftiplO , Mfty 11.—
Without debate jdd by a viva voce
vote, the Missouri hodse. today refused
to concur in the senate .amendments
to tbe state-wide prohibition resolu
tion and sent lt back to tbe upper
house, asking tbat body to recede. As
the senate probably will. decline to
give up its changes ln the measure, a
conference committee wilt be appoint-
fed.
The senate amendments to the resolution, which provides for a popular
vbtfc 00 a constitutional amendment,
establishing probiblttonrwere two.
SECRET 8ERVICE PREPARE8
TO PROTECT PRESIDENT.
Mr.   Taft Will    Be   Guarded   Closely
Night and Day,
washinoton, May 11.—Preparations are being made by tbe secret
service for tbe guarding of President
Taft's summer home at Beverly Cove,
Mass., while the President is there
this sumpsr.
W. H. Moran, assistant chief of the
secret service, had a conference today
with. Secretary of the Navy George
Von L. Meyer, whose summer home is
at Hamilton, nearby. Mr. Moran
sought inforuitaion regarding e approaches to the summer White House,
so that a proper secret service detail
may be assigned to fully guard tbe
rresient during hts vacation. The
usual custom oi having the President's
house guarded every bour of tne day
and night wilt be carried ont this summer.
RU8SIA  BREATHES  EASIER
SINCE CABINET SETTLEMENT.
Prices on    the Bourse    Improved on
Twssday.
ST. PETERSBURG, May 11.—The
settlement of the cabinet crisis has
been received with great relief in all
circles, excepting the reactionary
camp. The struggle of the reactionaries to oust Premier Stolypln has resulted in only partial viotory, while the
premier won the final honors in getting his majesty to sign the Imperial
rescript drafted by himself. Trading
on the bourse today Improved all along
tiie line as a result of tiie settlement
The situation; according to men close
to the premier, is regarded as satisfactory ia every way. M. Stolypln will
remain In oflice and he will now leave
the city .on a vacation.
WARWGLAREDON TAMMANY
NEW  YORK  REFORM   MOVEMENT
18 BEGUN.
Strong Resolutions Adopted at a Meeting at Cooper Union Tuesday
Night.
NEW YORK, May 11.—Zealous Citizens of Greater New York to the nam
oer of about 2U0 gathered ln Cooper
Union tonight to inaugurate a movement to ''determine means of securing
the nomination of proper candidates
for city offlces to-be Sited at the coming municipal election.''
ln a nutshell, the movement la another one of those reforms sad civic
uplift campaigns aimed against Tain
many Hall, it is non-partisan anu
eslgned to bring about the best results for the city as a whole. '
Isaac N. setigman, tbe banker wbo
lias been permanently identified with
re,orm plans, called the meeting to
order, Robert c. Ogden was unanimously elected chairman.
After considerable discussion a rea
olution was adopted declaring that "lr
reckless spending at the expense or
the people is to pease, lf proper transit facilities are to be secured witli
tbe city's aid and more schools, parks
and playgrounds provided, tf, in sbort
tbe people are to get all tbat they are
paying for aud are not to continue to
stand the money losses or a wasteliu
system, the basis of government must
be promptly changed."
It was resolved, therefore, that the
chairman of the meeting be authorised
to appoint a committee to select the
names of 100 citizens, including their
own, to serve as a general oommittee
to be charged with the duty of seeming the nominations "chosen .with reference to the city's needs alone anu
upon non-partisan principles."
George W. Brush of Brooklyn, a former state senator, declared In seconding the resolution that if tbe resolu-
exciting and wearing incidents of yes-
war on Tammany Hall and the meet-
teg might just as wett understand 11
at the outset."
BRANDENBURG WILL NOT
CONTEST HIS EXTRADITION.
He   Will.Return    East Without   Any
Resistance.
SAN FRANCISCO, May li.—Broughton, Brandenberg, the newspaper man
ana magazine writer charged with
grand larceny in connection with the
sale of an article purporting to have
been written by Grover Cleveland, created a surprise today by waiving extradition and agreeing tc return east
without further resistance.
The Writ of habeas corpus obtained
in his behalf was dismissed.
DEMOCRATS UY PLANS
FOR THEIR CONVENTION
It Will Probably Be Held Some Timo.
in  August.
HAKK1SBUKG, May 11.—The Democratic state convention to nominate
candidates ot justice of the supreme
court, auditor general and state treasurer will be held some time in August. This was formally, decided at a
'meeting of the state executive committee at headquarters here today, Dut
the selection of a date was left to
the new executive committee which is
to be named at the meeting of the
state central committee in Harrisburg
July 31.
■ The sestson today was brief and was
devoted to a general discussion of conditions throughout tlie state and the
consideration of changes in the rules
of several county committees whicii
require the approval of the state executive committee. These were finally
referred to a stib-commtttee.
CHARLESTON   IS  DRY.
CHARLESTON, W. Va., May 11 —
The new city council at its first meeting tonight voted Charleston dry,
adopting, 21 to 17, a resolution refusing licenses to saloons
PRISON LIFE GRIPS
IHE BOYLES AT LAST
The Final Chapter of the Case
Has Been Written
PHOTOGRAPHED ON TUESDAY
Mrs. Beyle Will  Be Placed  at Work
In the Kitchen er Sewing Room
of   the Prison—May   RS*
duce Sentence.
PITTSBURG, Pa., May 11.—After the
excltin garid wearing incidents of -yesterday, Mrs. James Boyle bad a good
night's rest in the Western penitentiary
last night -and awoke today much" refreshed. Her arrival at the prison last
night was after the hour for retiring
and she was given only a nigbt dress,
while all her other clothing and ornaments were taken from her. She
awakened this morning to find only the
prison garb in her cell. Marching in
line with the other prisoners, Mrs.
Boyle smiled as she went to her first
prison breakfast and ate heartily. She
was given. permission by the matron
to make cushions and other fancy work
for her cell and materials were promised her if she cared to do so. It will
be determined after a physical examination, what character of work she will
be given. Probably she .will be placed
either-in fhe kitchen or in the sewing
room.
Bo vie slept well last night also. He
ate heartily for breakfast and submitted gracefully to the barber, who cropped his hair closely. Bertillon photographs and measurements of the pair
were made today. From all reports
that, have been received here it is not.
believed any action will be taken fol-
owlng the statement of - Boyle last
night. The Mercer county officials discredit the statement and the whole
matter probably will be allowed to drop
and be forgotten.
Late tonight' the prison authorities at
the Western penitentiary refused to
give out any further information in regard'to the Boyles. Immured from the
haunts o* mon they must expiate their
crime. The case of the kidnaping of
Willie Whitla may. be considered as
closed.
MERCER BELIEVE8 THAT
BOYLE'S 8TORY 18 FAL8S.
No    Investigation of   the Charges    Is
i  Probable.
MERGES, Pa., May 11.—That James
|H. Boyle went to his life term in the
Allegheny penitentiary with a lie on
his lips Is-the declaration of more than
one of those prominent In the Whitla
kidnaping case. The consensus of
opinion today is that htr statement in
the Mercer county jail after his sentence yesterday implicating in his crime
Harrv Forker, brother of Mrs. Whitla,
a well known resident of Sharon, is
without foundation What was tha
kidnaper's object, unless to win belated
sympathy, Is hard to discover.
"Boyle is lying. He has told forty
different tales," says District Attorney
Lininger.
Similar statements come from ali the
'attorneys in the case, including Judge
Miller, Who defended Boyle, and from
J. P. Whitla, .the man who would be
most interested In running down the
alleged accomplice Boyle mentioned, if
he believed the story.
Boyle and his wife entered the penitentiary at S o'clock last night No.
6,131 A" is the name under which
Jimmy Boyle will pass ihe rest of his
Ufe behind the bars. "No. 6;632 A"
is the title by which the prison authorities will hereafter know the fascinating
woman who many believe- planned the
whole crime and who is under sentence
of twenty-five years. Bv good behavior she may reduce her term to
fifteen years. The prison authorities
laugh at her threats of suicide. On
Boyle, however ,they are keeping close
watch for they know he fs desperate
euough to tako any chance to escape.
NATIONAL EPISCOPAL
CONGRESS IS IN SESSION
Closer Relations With Other Churches
to Be Advocated.
BOSTON,' May 11.—With many of
the leading bishops, rectors and laymen of the Episcopal church present
from all parts of the country, the
twenty-seventh annual national Episcopal church congress was opened iii
this city today. The congress wlll be
in session four days, during which the
many phases of the church life will be
discussed by noted clergymen of the
denomination and prominent laymen.
The congress, which has no legislative function, ia held principally to provide a forum where subjeots of interest to the church, may be discussed.
Among the many leading clergymen
wno are1 attending the congress is
Canon Hensley Herbert Benson, canon
of West Minster and rector of St. Margaret's, London, England. Canon Hen-
son Is one of the strongest advocates
in the English church of the doctrines
of closer relationship between the
Episcopal and other proteatant
churches. He will speak before thc
congress on this subject.
UNION  LABEL8 BARRED.
NEW YORK, May 11.—Members or
the National Hat Manufacturers' association at a mee'tlng hem at tne Hotel
Astor today unanimously voted to
stand firm in their resolve not to permit the use' of rhe union label in their
shops and to maintain the same uncompromising attitude .towards the
hatters as has characterized the relations between employer and employe
since the declaration of the strike
some Ume ago.
TAFT AND TRAVIS ARE
PAIRED   IN   A   FOURSOME.
Some    Great    Golf    Playing May  be
Expected.
WASHINGTON, 'May 11.—President
Taft tomorrow will play the most
notable game of golf in his whole
career up to this time. Paired with
Walter J. Travis, the former national
champion and a golfer of international
repute, he wul engage in a foursome
against General Clarence Edwards,
chief of ihe insular ott'reau of the war
department, and F. Oden Horstmann.
one of the cracks of -the Ohevy Chase
club in this city.
Travis is here to. take nart in the
open tournament of the Chevy Chase
club. Last winter I13 called- upon Mr.
Taft in New York city and spent almost an entire afternoon with hlm
giving his distinguished host a long
dissertation on the ancient and honorable game and how it should be
played. It was on the occasion of
this visit that Mr. Taft made his famous remark that he had imbibed as
much golf from Travis as a "bumble
puppy" might be expected to absorb
from an expert.
VICEROY OF INDIA IS
IN TERRIBLE POSITION.
He   Is In   Crave    Danger of   Hydrophobia.
SIMLA, India. May 11.—As a precaution againat possible development
of hydrophobia, Lord Minto, viceroy of
India, and Lady Minto are undergoing
the Pasteur treatment.
While the viceroy: and his wife were
out walking Lady Minto's lap dog was
harrassed by a wandering mad dog.
Lord and Lady Minto went forward to
rescue their pot, and while neither
were bitten their hands were covered
with the saliva of the rabid beast.
They submitted to the treatment oa
the advice of their physician. Two of
the viceroy's servants were bitten by
the mad dog and also are taking the
Pasteur treatment-
AUSTRIAN PRINCE IS FOUND
PRINCE OF HOUSE OF HAPSBURG
18  NOW  A  MACHINIST.
The Austrian Embassy at Washington
Scouts the  Idea and Give Warn-
*     ing Against  Imposters.
WASHINGTON, May 11.—Unusual
interest was manifested at the Austro-
Hungarian embassy In this city,today
over a dispatch from Chicago stating
that Archduke Johann Salvator of
Austria, prince of the house of Haps-
burg, who renounced his rights
nearly twenty -years" - .ago, had b-sen
discovered working as a machinist at
x ainesville, O.
The embassy here, as well as all
other Austro-Hungarian diplomatic
and consular officers, recently received a warning from tue foreign
office at Vienna, pointing out that a
man calling himself "Baron Ott,"
recently addressed himself to the
Austro-Hungarian consulate at Montreal, Canada, and asked for money
in connection With a railway concession. "Baron Ott" claimed to be an
officer of the Austro-Hungarian army
and to have taken an important part
in the court of Vienna. Research revealed that no one by the name of
"Baron Ott' had ever served as an
officer or as a private in the Austro-
Hungarian army, and never had a
person by that name been connected
with the imperial courts of Aus troll ungar-y.
It was pointed out in the circular
to the embassies, legations and consulates that repeated attempts had
been made of late in different parts
of the world by some person br persons to impose upon ignorance and
credulity of uninformed people by
pretending to have been connected
with the court of Vienna.
ALLEGED HAPSBURG 8CION
HAS LEFT PAINESVILLE.
He   Quit the Town   When the   Story
Was Published.
PAINESVILIjUJ, O., May 11.—As
suddenly as he came into public notice, wben be proclaimed himself the
missing Archduke Johann, Salvator of
Austria, John Salvator, a machinist
who has been working here in a foundry for the last flve weeks, disappeared again tonight.
Finding upon his return to his
boarding house the published story or
his alleged noble birth, his renunciation of his imperial title for the love
of buclmilla Stubel, the opera singer,
and his subsequent fat! into poverty
and obscurity, salvator, supperless
and dressed in his working clothes,
hurried away.
TWENTY PITTSBURG
PEOPLE AHOWNED
Overloaded Boat Suddenly Sank
In the Ohio
NO PROVISION MADE FOR
AIRSHIP EXPERIMENTS
The Principal  Events of Tuesday at
Washington.
WASHINGTON, May 11.—The most
important happenings in the nation's
capital today were as follows:
Congress' failure to furnish funds
for the carrying on of experiments in
aeronautics at Fort Myer, it was announced, would necessitate the removal of signal corps' dirigible. No. 1
to Fort Umaha, wbere the trials this
summer will be held.
Art development in America was
given an impetus here at. a. meeting
held under the auspices of the National Academy of Art, Vice President
Sherman and Senators Root and New-
lands endorsing the movement to form
a national art federation, both by their
presence and kindly words of encouragement.
Two reports were submitted by the
Sperry board to Secretary of the Navy
j.ieyer bearing on the Newberry plan
of navy yard administration, but the
contents of neither have been made
known.
ONLY    TEN    MEN    ESCAPE
It Was Some Time After the Accident
That   Help   Could    Be   Summoned and  All  Hope
Was Lost.
PITTSBURG, May 11.—Twenty persons are missing and all of them are
believed to have been drowned when
a gasoline launch sank in the middle
of the Ohio river near Schoenville.
four miles below Pittsburg, tonight.
Of the thirty occupants of the boat
only ten are known to have escaped.
The missing are:
ALBERT G HAM AM, pilot and part
owner of the bint
GEOKGK THOMPSON, formerly of
Altoona, Pa.
"BOOTS" O'NJfilLL.
JAMHiS CONNER.
WALTER LOW.
THOMAS KENNEDY.
WILLIAM GUTHRIE.
HKNKY  VOGMLUJL
DENNIS MURPHY.
TON Y BOLE.
  KUSKEY.
LOUIS GOLDSTEIN.
WILLIAM  DAVIS.
JOSEPH LYldS.*'
WILLIAM BURKE.
TWO BROTHERS NAMEU, BOTB,
and three others whose names have
not been learned.
Going From Work.
Ail the men were employes of tne
Pressed Steel Car company. at their
McKees Rocks plant. The men had
been working over time until 8 o'clock
ana left the works to cross the river in
the launch about fifteen minutes later.
The boat is said to have been intended
lor not over twenty persons and it is
said it was dangerous fo attempt to
carry as many as twenty-five In it.
But all the men wanted to get across
the river on the first trip of tbe boat
and thirty of them crowded in.
As the men started out in the boat
one of them is said to have romanced
tbat it seemed to him to be overcrowded and he feared it was not sate to
attempt the trip in it. Albert Graham,
the -pilot, and one of those who Is
missing, is said to have replied that
it was safe enough all right, as he
had had twenty-seven persons in it
last night. No more wa? said about
tiie load, but when the boat reached
the middle of the stream where the
water is perhaps twenty feet defip;"|
the boat suddenly sank.
Ten Reaohed Shore.
There was no explosion, no ieak was
sprung, but the boat simply sank beneath the weight it had been bearing
and went to the bottom. As it sank
it caused a suction which took many
ot the men down with it. Others attempted to swim ashore, but were
chilled by the cold water and became
exhausted before reaching the shore.
So far as is known but ten of the men
reached the  shore.
The region is sparsely settled in the
vicinity where, the accident occurred
and it Was some -time before news of
the accident spread. One of the men
wbo succeeded in swimming ashore
ran to a telephone and gave the alarm.
Boats were at once put put in the hope
ot rescuing some straggling swimmer,
but the task seemed hopeless, as so
much time had elapsed, before he'p-
wos secured. Two of the men saved
were brothers of Henry Vogelei, who
was drowned;
All Are Dead.
By midnight it was certain that all
the mising men were drowned and it
is believed the list will be twenty-one
instead of twenty as first stated. John
Deer, who lived on the river bank ana
heard cries for help, went out. in a
skin arid saved eight lives. Part of
that number of men he put into his
boat, while others . held to the side
Of it and were rowed ashore. One
man swam to the bank and was saved.
Xt is thought not another of the thirty
reached. shore. Kor several hours
boats have been patrolling both sides
of the river for miles along tne shore
and no indication has been found that
anyone beside those saved by Deer
and the one swimmer had reached the
shore. Word has been sent down the
viver for some distance to have a cloas
watch kept for the bodies.
STATE PURE FOOD LAW IS
INVALID, SAYS THE COU RT
Reference    of    Federal    Government
Was Fatal.
PITTSBURG, Pa., May 11.—Because
of a reference in the state, pure food
law of 1907 to the United States government, and because, it is said, this
reference was construed as an attempt
by the legislature to apply national
laws to state government, the state superior court, sitting here today, invalidated an entire clause of the state
law, the decision being wri:tten ana
handed down by Judge J. B. Head.
The clause thus swept off the statute
books Is far reaching, dealing, exclusively with the -adulteration , of foodstuffs. It is clause five of section five.
From the court's opinion the Inference
is drawn that there is nothing now ta
prevent the use of any adulteration
that manufacturers see fit to use. No
other decisions were handed down today by the court
TWO MURDERED MEN ARE
DISCOVERED BY BOYS.
Tramps Are Believed to    Have Committed the Crime.
GLOUCESTER, N. J., May 11 —
Lying side by side with their skulls
crushed . the bodies of James Purdy
and John Whitelaw were discovered
in an abandoned/tallow house here
today by three boys. Nearby was a
shovel and an iron bar, both covered
with blood.
Purday, who was identified through
a letter found in his pocket recently
received a money order for $210 from
St Thomas, Ont, where he lived at
orie time. He was an iron worker by
trade. It is believed that he and his
companion were murdered by tramps
who are said to have made a headquarters of the abandoned building in
which the bodies were found.
MRS. DALZELL'S FUNERAL
TOOK PLACE ON TUESDAV.
President Taft Attended the Services.
Body Taken to Pittsburg.
WASHINGTON, May 11.—President
Taft today attended the funeral ox
Mrs. Mary Louise Dalzell, wife of Representative John Dalzell of Pittsburg,
Ba., who died at her home in this city
last ■ night. Rev. Dr. Oharles Wood,
pastor of the Church of the Covenant
in this city, officiated. The body was
taken to Pittsburg for burial in the
family plot in Allegheny cemetery.
The services there will be in the
cbapel of the Third Presbyterian
church and the pallbearers will be her
three sons and three nephews.
A GREAT OVATION WAS GIVEN BY
GOTHAM.
They Have Signed Contracts for Many
Aeroplanes—Europe Is Greatly Interested.
NEW YORK, May 11.—Wilbur and
Orvllle Wright, the American aero-
plaulsts, returned from the scenes or
their European triumphs today aboard
the Nortii German Lloyd liner Kron-
prinzzessin Oecilie. They were about
the shyest and most retiring heroes
that New York has welcomed in many
a day. Despite the honors and successes they have achieved, they were
almost as unwilling to talk of their
work as when they first camo to New
York from their home in Dayton, O
Both the brothers looked well and
[appeared to be glad to get bac.'t.
They were accompanied by their sis-,
ter. Miss Katherine Wright, who made
three flights at Pan" recently' and sSidl
that she was not scared a bit. by. her
experience.
• The brothers: had little-new to say
to their Interviewers. Summed up .in
a few words, they told those who
talked with them this afternoon and
evening that they had signed contracts
enough to keep them busy until they
could get back to Europe and sign
more; that about sixty of their aeroplanes were now tn process of construction and that officials of certain
European military powers had aske-a
them to demonstrate that their flyers
can be driven safely out of range or
line 'fire. There was no information
forthcoming as to whether contracts
had been made with France, Italy,
.Germany or England.
TOBACCO COMPANY WIN8
CA8E IN HIGHE8T COURT.
It Refused to Sell to the Plaintiff In
the Case.
THE DANCE OF DEATH.
CHICAGO, May 11.—Marie Fron, HO
years old, danced herself to death in
a public dance hall last night, according to the verdict of a coroner's jury
today. The girl possessed a frail constitution, but waltzing was a mania
with her.
ALBANY,'N. Y., May 11.—The court
of appeals today affirmed the judgments of the courts below in the case
of John A. Locker vs. the American
Tobacco company and others, dismiss
ing the complaint. Locker claimed
that the defendant controlled toe largo
a proportion of the tobacco output and
that Its refusal to sell the plaintiff its
products destroyed his business.
The opinion of Chief Judge Cullen
holds ,. in substance that whereas a
combination of several persons to
withhold these products would have
constituted an illegal restraint or
trade, one person or corporation can
legally sell to whom it pleases and
that the extent of Its business does not
affect its right.
SIXTEEN VILLAGES I
MOURNING FOR DEAD
Frightful Tale of Suffering from
Asia Minor
THE AUTHORITIES   DISAGREE
The   Disposition of   Funds Found   In
Sultan's    Treasury    Causes    a
Breach   Between   Officers
in Power.
BEIRUT, Asiatic Turkey, May 11.—
The recent rioting in the vicinity' Or
Marash has laid waste that entire district. Marash itself was spared, although a few persons there were
killed, but within sixty miles in the
southwest a total of sixteen villages
with a population of 8,000 souls- have
been practically wiped out. The "only
survivors are boys under 10 and old
women. The girls were carried away
and the men killed.
Telegraphic reports received today
declare that the hungry and naked
number 14,000. immediate relief is
required. The interior districts are
stll far from settled and from all directions the most heartrending accounts and appeals are bieng received
here.
ARMY 0FFICER8 HOLD
THE LATE SULTAN'S MONEY.
Cabinet  Officials   Want   It   Placed   In
Treasury.
CO N ST A N Tl N O PLE, May 11.—A
difference of opinion has arisen between S chef ket Pasha, commander or
the constitutional army mat entered
Constantinople April 24 and the present cabinet.
Schefket Pasha ts of the opinion
that the cash fonnd in tbe imperial
palace at Yildiz after the expulsion pt
Abdul Hamid should be .used to pay
Uie expenses of his army, while the
ministers wont the money turned Into
the national treasury. The funds in
question now amount to almost JS.OO'J.-
000 ib cash tgxd immediately marketable securities. Schefket Pasha tuts
one advantage iii the controversy inasmuch, as the money is in the possession of the military and has been deposited at the war office.
A New Uprising
There are rumors here of a rising
of Albanians at Uskup, about, a -hun--
dred mile? from Saloniki: According,,
to the reports 450 men of the garrison!
at. that plajfe .have organized as*a
movement against the"-Young Turks.
XhiVYtiOigfy^h aSo^-St i.'sukup Iui3
been burned.
INSURGENTS IN SENATE
LOSE AT EVERY BALLOT
The     Committee   Amendments    Are.
Passed With Ease.
WASHINGTON, May Unsubstantial progress was made in the consider-;
ation of the tariff bill today, the
amendments of the committee on finance being upheld by the senate by,
substantial majorities.
A feature of the day's session was a
general discussion concerning the great
disparity between wholesale and retail
prices of commodities. Republican,
senators declared that this difference
was so great as to demonstrate that the
duty levied by a protective tariff had
•small- effect on the price paid by the
consumers.
This feature of the discussion was
precipitated by Senator Scott, himself a
glass manufacturer.
The schedule covering the products
of lead was passed over upon the suggestion of Senator Aldrich because' ho
said, the finance committee desire to
make some changes iii the duties as
previously recommended.
COLOR LINE IS ILLEGAL.
NEW YORK, May 11.—The supreme
court here today decided that the proprietors of sight seeing automobiles In
this state may ribt draw the color line
among their passengers and that any.
attempt to establish the "Jim Crow-'
Idea ln public conveyances of tola
character is illegal. ,-iiM
President,
JOHN FERTIG,
Vice President,
W. J. STEPHENS.
Cashier,
P. C. WHEELER,
ESTABLISHED 11(1.
Second National Bank
TITUSVILLE, PENN'A.
Capital   -   -    -    $300,000.00
Surplus ""EE"-   $275,000.00
We have the most complete banking facilities for
meeUng the requirements of alf classes of people.
Large Resources.   Savings Department.
Safe Deposit Vaults.
Foreign Exchange Department.
INTEREST ALLOWED ON TIME DEPOSITS.
SAFETY THE BEST POLICY.
John Fertig,
Louis K. Hyde.
B. F. Kraffert.
DIRECTORS.
John L. McKinney.
William Bayliss.
John H. Scheide,
Samuel Grumbine.
W. C. Warner.
W. J. Stephens.