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ASHEVILLE, N. C, TUESDAY AFTERNOON, OCTOBER 29, 1912.
PRICE THREE CENTS
Mil rail
Declares His Vetoes Alone
Prevented Democrats from
5 Striking Vital Blows at
.Prosperity.
GOV. WILSON'S STAND ,
RIDICULOUS, HE SAYS
Declares Democrat Could Not
Control Radical Revision-
ists, Even if He
' Would.
(Dy Associated Press.) '
f A8HINQTON, Oct 29. "No
mnn would care to have his
state fall him. but wholly
apart from selfish reasons, I want to
see Ohio so republican by a large
majority, 7 said' President Taft in a
letter to Fred A. Geler of Cincinnati,
made public today at the White
House. The president attacked Gov
ernor Wilson and the democratic par
ty on the tariff question and said that
. Ohio would suffer particularly if the
' present tariff protecting the steel,
wool and pottery businesses were dis
turbed. The letter In part says: '
Calls Steel Bill Dangerous.
"You, of course, realize how disas
trous the steel bill which I was com
pelled to veto would have proved to
. our state. The democrats throughout
' that bill reduced duties until the av
, erago was 32.08 per cent, while even
the .Wilson bill Imposed an average
duty on the same product of 37.97
i per cent and you know the disaster
which followed its enactment ,
"In 1 their wool bill the democrats
struck . a vital blow at the wool In
dustry.. The report of the tariff
board, , the accuracy of which has
' never been challenged, shows that an
average duty of 83 per cent Is neces
sary to make the raising of " wool
profitable, ..but, absolutely heedless of
that, the democrats reduced the duty
on raw Vol, to 29 pet cent 'and as
:. for the manufacturers of woolens, the
democratic ,bill would have put them
entirely out of business, leaving our
farmers with no home market for
. their wool and throwing hundreds of
thousands of employes. out of work.
Says Vetoes Prevented Panic '
"Ioes it not strike you as supreme
ly ridiculous for Governor, Wilson
vaguely to Intimate that if he is elect
ed he will make such a gentle reduc
tion of the duties that business will
not be Injured, when his party has so
recently put itself on record as at
tempting biitih reckless changes of the
tariff that had I not vetoed their
measures we would even now be con
fronted with a panic
. ' Third Party's Attitude.
, "of course these facts are 'clearly
realized .by the third party, so much
( so that gnme of their most prominent
speakers have not hesitated to declare
that the election of Governor Wilson
would mean financial disaster. And
yet they-are working for nothing
other than the election of Mr.- Wil
son and a democratic congress. From
absolutely dependable sources .Infor
mation comes to me that none of the
' leaders of the third party believes it
hus the slightest chance of success
and that they realize that a vote for
It means a vote for the democrats.
Hut they are, most of them, so flllcO
with hatred for the republican party
because It refused to accept their dlc-
' thtion that they are willing to bring
disaster upon tlie whole country sim
ply to gratify their revenge.-
OPPOSE THE PLAN
Wako Republican AgahiHt ' Proposed
- Compromise Lumber Company
Awards Hallway Contract.
Special to The Otsette-News.
Raleigh, Oct. 19. The Montgomery
Lumber company, which has large
timber Interests In Wake and Franklin
and other counties, has awarded the
contract for the construction of a
standard-gauged railroad from P-unn
Franklin county, to Rolcsville, Wake
county, a distance of ten miles. It li
believed that the road will eventually
be extended from Bunn to Raleigh
survey having been made two yeuri
hbo. The fact that all .tho tracks
Inld bv this company are standard
guuged shows that they will not be
nlHtndniH'd when they have served
their temnorary purpose, but we wM
eventually comprise a part of one of
the larue railroad systems.
Regular republicans In Ralalgh
not look with pleasure on tho report
ed efforts to haul down the Taft elee
torn In exchange for the progressive
support of Mr. Settle. E. C. DuncH
minimal committeeman. Is In Cha'
lot t this week, but It Is said that he
expressed himself as against any suh
action.
t.ii
I ford Registration Heavy.
Ga.i-tte-N'-wa Bureau,
I nlly News Building.
( ireenHlMiro, Oct. 29,
Interest Hinmm Guilford people 1
the coming
the lur-'f nut
he limit, w h
.ellltv .It.ll
l.-ctliin In evidenced b;
her of new registrations
h i Ii.hciI thiou k ttou t th
v Miowlnithat .")0 new
hi
I , ,, put on. After
I
iry K
Hi.
.il I
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SOU. RAILWAY
OFFICIAL SLAIN
George H. Thompson, Division
Greensboro by W. E. Blair, Secretary Whom He Dis- ;.
charged Blair Lured Him to His Home, Shot Him.
Gazette-News Bureau, '
Dally News Building,
Greensboro, Oct. 29.
George C. Thompson, division
freight agent or the Southern railway
with offices here, was shot and killed
by W. E. Blair, his secretary, shortly
after noon today. The shootlne- oc
curred at the home of Blair, In a
fashionable section of. the city, and
has caused a sensation. Blair was
taken in custody by a policeman and,
accompanied by his wife, went to po
lice headquarters. A doctor was sum
moned Immediately afterwards and an
effort is now being made to remove
him tp a local sanitarium for treat
ment. It is said he Is suffering from a
debauch of several days. ,
Dodges Police and Meets
Dog, then Things Happen
(By Associated Press.) ,
Chicago, Oct. 29. Through the de
termined, pursuit of a stray bulldog
last night oiie of three alleged safe
blowers was recaptured after the
chase had led through ' a crowded
street car and under a freight train.
Three men were arrested as safe
blowers by detectives. One of the
men, Angelo Robert!, broke awa end
darted down an alley. The dog,
which had been following the officers,
ran after the fugitive and was at his
SHERfll TAKES
Vice President Now Admitted
to Bo in Very Critical -Condition.
;
' -. (By Associated Press.)
Utica, N. Y., Oct. 29. After a rest
ful night and a generally improved
condition which continued well Into
the forenoon. Vice President Sherman
today suffered a recurrence of the
distressing conditions which marked
his cuse yesterday. At 11 o'clock Dr.
Peck, Mr. Sherman's physician, who
had just left the houses was hurried-
r recalled, He found his patient
irairi nufrerlnir from an aaffravation
of his kidney trouble. - When Dr. Peck
left he admitted the extremely criti
cal condition of the vice president
. ' " i "
The Helvetia Makes the Long-
Flight Yet Recorded
Thirteen Unreported.'
(By Associated Press.)
Berlln.Oct. 29. Seven of the 20
balloons p-'Ttlelpating In the Interna
tional , for the Gordon uenneu
cup lun.li : yesieruay. mv mov
descended ,ln northeastern Germany.
These comprised the American Mil
lion Population (John Werey, pnou;
the Italian Libia, (Nino Plccollo); the
Swiss Helvetia (Lieutenant O. Borg);
and Atturea (R. C. Mueller), and the
Austrian .Astarte (Capt. C von Bleg-
mundt).
The other two, the Austrian Husiey
irni. i.-runi Mansbarth). ana me
Danish Clout (Capt beiuiein).
rted near Prague. Bohomin,
de-
ThA Helvetia, which accomplished
tho longest flight yet recorded, landed
16 miles west of Danzig, as the pjlot
feared to cross the Baltic Beu.
The distance from tho starting point
was 759 Kimmeiers mu
DEATH DIAZ DECREE
Coiirt-Murtial KonlcmeH Nephew, of
Former Itowldcnt to Ho Shot
Effort for Commutation. -
fltv Associated Press.)
Mexico City, Oct. S9. General Felix
Dial, leader of the revolution recently
inaugurated In Vera Cruz, -and three
of his confederates have been sen
tenced to deuth by the courtmartlal
before which they were tried In that
lty. The finding of the military court
was announced in Vera Crux Saturday,
but the news did not reach here until
yesterday. '
A nation-wide movement has start
ed to save him from death.
ItallroudH May Limit Tickets' V'.
(Hy Associated Press)
Washington, Oct. ZH. Regulations
of railroads limiting the uw of excur
sion tickets sold ill reduced raUs to
tin. (li.ti-s shown upon their face, wen
h..'. I".' Il1" int.'1-st..t" commerce com-utmn-U
I- : to I ,i I anil re-
Til FOR WORSE
Freight Agent, Killed in
Bluir had not reported at his desk
for several days and this morning Mr.
Thompson addressed to him a note of
dismissal. Bluir in' turn sent another
note back to Thompson. A few min
utes later Thompson received a tele
phone call and immediately left his
office. In the meantime Blair in
structed his servant to close up the
house, Mrs. Blair being out at the
time. A few minutes later Thompson
arrived and neighbors were startled
about 10 minutes later by four rapid
shota Police forced the door and
found Thompson dead. Blair crouched
In one corner of the library and mut
tered: "I've killed .my best friend."
The contents of the notes have not
been divulged. They are now In the
possession of the coroner. .
heels when he boarded a car. The
dog leaped on the car and made for
Robertl. The pursued man plunged
through the car and Jumped from the
front platform, chased by the dog.
Robertl crossed a railroad track by
climbing a freight train, but the dog
ran under the cars and was ready
for him. . .
Robert! began firing his revolver at
the dor l"t failed to hit The noise
of the shots directed the pursuing po
licemen, who caught up. In time to
rescue the man from the bulldog. .
BECKER ASHAMED
OF L
He Said He Would Tell Story
- to Court but Has Now
Changed His Mind.
(By Associated Press.) '
New York, Oct 29. Lieutenant
Charles Becker, who has shown signs
of a hysterical collapse during the
past two days, had regained his nerve
today and was the -same collected,
quiet, calm man of Iron he was be
fore he heard himself pronounced
guilty of murder in the first degree,
His bltternes of ysesterday had dis
appeared, he was ashamed of the im
petuous statements which he had al
lowed himself to make.
"I am sorry." he said, "that I was
Impelled by impetuosity to issue state
ments In contradiction to the orders
of my counsel, John F. Mclntyre.
have nothing else to say."
. Becker tomorrow will face an ordeal
Just as trying as his tusk of listening
to the verdict, when he is arraigned
at 10:30 o'clock for sentence. Yes
terday Becker declared that when he
was asked IX he knew any good rea
son why sentence should not he passed
upon him, he would tell th whole
story he had planned to tell on the
witness stand In his own delense.
Becker's changed attitude makes it
almost certain now that he will make
no such address to the court. The
strongest advice of his counsel is
igalnst It
Long Time in Jail for informers.
Jack Rose, Sam ' Sehepps, Harry
Vallon and "Brldgle" Webber, the
four Informers and rhW witnesses
in the Becker case, are llkeiy to spend
the next year possibly the next two
or three yearn in Jail. District At
torney Whitman has decided they
must he kept under lock and key ui)
til the Becker case Is closed.
Mr. Whitman will need all ' four
men If Becker rhould get a new trial
and as it will take a year or more to
settle whether or not the former lieu
tenant Is to be tried again, Mr. Whit
man will not risk losing his star wit
m-sses. There seems no doubt that
the district attorney can keep the
men In Jail as long tin he likes, for
Rose, Webber and Vullon ore held on
charges of murder while Bchepps wll
lie held from week to week on a va
grancy charge.
STAB3 HIS SON
Nineteen Years 'Old Washington South
Lying Fatally Wounded In Wash
ington Hospital,
( liy AssOclatoU Press.) .
Washington, Oct. 29. John W.
Thnmpklns, 19, is lying probably fa
tally wounded In a hospital today, an
his father, John P. Thompklns,
charged with having stabbed him
the back during n altercation in the
presence of five other children of the
family bust night
Now York to Have :)0,(KM1,0II0 Court
House.
(By Associated Press.)
New York, Oct. 29. Twenty-tw
leading American architects are pre
paring plans for New York city's nc
civil, court house, .which Is to
be
erected near the criminal court house
anil the Tombs, forming a civic cente
Tile liitsl i I of the m-W bull. Ill
u ,i 1 J.:'i. !i''i mot li v ;M 1
1 1 !' t , - I s' if i: s I .... I in
G
he
GREEKS SEIZE
KEYTO FORT
Veria's Fall 13 Assured, When
Turkish Army About ;
- Monastir Will Be
Cut off.
MONTENEGRINS PRESS
SIEGE OF SCUTARI
Provisions Scarce in Beleagur-
ed Town Ottoman Troops .
. Retake the Town of
Serva. 1 - :
(By Associated Press)
ONDON, Oct. 29. Plans of the
Balkan nllles appear to be
working Jvth almost 1 perfect
smoothness. Tljls Is due, according to
military' critics, io some extent to, the
unpreparedness '-of the Turkish army.
The armies kt Bulgaria, Servla,
Greece and Montenegro are iow In
possession of a - large portion M thje
Turkish railroad system and also oi
the wagon roads' while lines atid roads
which they do not actually command
they are threatening.
Interest In the war still : Centers
largely in the eastern area below
Adrlanople, . where Nazlm Pasha,
urkish commander-in-chief, with
four army corps, is holding the line
f rom ' Tchortu to Lule Burgas. Ac
ordlng to latest' reports he has been
set the task of trying to stem the
advance of the victorious Bulgarian
troops and he Is credited with the
eclaration that he will return a vie
tor or periBh. in the attempt. , -
. Nazim Pasha appears to occupy
perilous position with the Bulgarians
on his right flank at Eskibaba cut
ting him off from; the army at Adrian.
ople, while the destruction of the
bridge over the Tttaoru river prevents
him from obtaining reinforcements
and supplies from Constantinople.
Supplies are his greatest want.
Athens, Oct- 29. The strong Turk-
Ish fortress of Verria has been placed
absolutely at thetercy of the invad
ing Greek army which has captured
the Trlpomatos defiles forming the
key to the situation. The capture of
the town of Verria Itself is only
question of hours. .
The Turkish army around Monastir
will be cut oft when Verria falls and
will be unable to Communicate either
with Salonika or Constantinople.
VeriMa lies to the north of. the town
of Servla on thefway to Salonika,
whence a railroad runs. ,
Turks Retake Servla.
Constantinople. Oct. 29. The Turk
ish town of Servla, recently captured
y the Greek army, is reported to
have been reoccupieci by Ottoman
troops, according to telegrams from
Salonika published In the newspapers
here. -
Bulgarian bands have destroyed the
lighthouse at the Turkish seaport of
Iniada. on the Black Sea coast, 76
miles from, Adrianople. -
i nrks jtepuise i noesnieii.
Vienna, Oct 29. Montenegrin
troops have cut off supplies from the
Turkish forces in Scutari, where pro
visions already were scarce, accord
ing to a dispatch to the Reichspost
The Montenegrins occupy the
heights of Busate, Rogame and Caz.
tanl, overlooking Scutari, and they
have entrenched themsal'.es there
with a strong force of artillery.
The Mallssori tribesmen again at
tacked the Turks to the east of Scu
tart on Friday but were repulsed after
10 hours fighting. ::
The Turkish commander at Scutari
is trying to Induce the Mlrdlrto tribes
men to attack the Montenegrin troops
from the south so that the road to
the port of Aelisso could be used as a
Itnli of retreat for the Turkish army
In case of necessity.
RUTHERFORD COURT
McEntli'c-Crane-Parker Case Contin-
tied to Special Term Mr. Gud
ger Speaks.
Special to The Gaette-News. .
Rutherfordton, Oct. 29. The tan
term of th Superior court for Ruther
ford county conveyed yesterday, Judge
W. J. Adams presiding. Only criminal
cases will be heard. The cse of State
vs. Will McEntlre. Frank Crone md
Millard Parton, who are charged with
larcenv. embezzlement and murdur,
was continued to be heard uX specl'il
term to be held In December.
Hon. J. M. Gudger. Jr., and Elite
Gardner delivered speeches to
crowded house. Owing to the near
ness of the election, political speeches
to be heard and the Interest In the
nrocecdlngs of court, a larger numbo:
of neotile were In Rutherfordton from
the county than hus been seen here
before In years except on circus aajs.
Prof N. Y. Gulley anil Hon. J.
Mills of Wake Forest were In town
yesterday on legal business. ,
Car Service Practically Suspended.
(Bv Associated Press.)
Jacksonville, Oct. 29. The board of
Lnvernors of the Jacksonville board
of trade have called a meeting foi
noon today and will attempt to Jjrln
the local street car company and
striking motormen and conductors tc
I. -rins end end the Hrike. Only thre
.. me i-minlmr- In the i-Hv toda
I r,n . i s were i. -' - I I.' I
TO ROB, STOP TRAIN
ON FIERY TRESTLE
Oklahoma Bandit3 Start Flames
Speed. Refuse to Let Him
e iY $; Escape with
(By Associated Press.)
USKOGEE, Okla., Oct. 29.
Three masked men, little more
than boys, held up and robbed
southbound Missouri, Kansas & Texas
train No. 9 early today at Wirb.
Okla., six miles south of Eufalia.
The bandits flagged the train as it
rounded a curve on to a trestle which
they had set on fire. Uncoupling the
engine, express car and baggage car
from the other coaches, they ordered
the engineer to run a half mile far
ther south 'where the express safe
was blown and ransacked.
Express officials declared today
they they Could not tell the amount
of loot, but expressed the belief that
will amount to several thousand
dollars. .
Put Fire to Trestle.' '
The robbery was one of the most
pectacular hold-ups committed in
Oklahoma In recent' years.
The robbers had tlmed their work
almost to the minute.' Number 9 was
running on time and as the train
OUTRAGEOUS FRAUD
CLAIMS MR. CABELL
Of the N. Glenn Williams Liquor
sioner Declares, However, That He Has Nothing Per
, serial Against Judges Pritchard and Boyd. ;
Gazette-News Bureau,
Wyatt Building,
Washington, Oct 29.
HAVE nothing personal against
either Judge Pritchard or Judge
Boyd in Connection with the N.
Glenn Williams liquor case, but I want
to say that the case is one of the most
outrageous frauds . ever attempted
against the government since I have
been commissioner," said Commis
sioner of Internal Revenue Royal E,.;
Cabell today. ... ', - -
.. This statement, was made after Mr.
Cabell had been in a conference with
Attorney A. E, Holtott of WlnBton-
Salem, which lusted nearly five hours.
Mr. Cabell is preparing his answer to
the charges made against him which
will be made public In North Carolina
In a few days. This answer, It Is
FOR CITY OF NEW YORK
'roposal to Dvorce Police De
partment from Enforcement
of Gambling Laws, Etc.
(By Associated Press.)
New York, Oct. 29. The divorce of
the New York police department from
enforcement of the gambling, excise
and vice laws will be recommended to
tha stntA lesrlalature at Its next Bex-
lnn In th Cltv Hall, oollce head-
quarters and In the officers of societies
devoted to fighting vice, the proposal
Is receiving serious attention.
Excise control, it Is proposed, shull
be delegated entirely to the state .x
else department
A board of public morals under the
new scheme would be formed to en
force the laws against gambling and
vice. Those Interested In the move
ment are of the opinion that John D.
Rockefeller, Jr., and other prominent
persons who have been active In tSa
oppression of vice would accept mem
bership upon such a board.
FOR
Preparations Made to Handle
at Least lOQO. Persons in
New York Tomorrow.
(Rv Associated Pross.)
New York, Oct 29. A thousand
policemen will be assigned to Madison
Square Garden and thoroabouta for
the Roosevelt meeting tomorrow
night. Police Commissioner Waldo
hus ordered the Inspector in charge to
be prepared to handle a crowd of at
cast 100,000 persons.
Colonel Roosevelt will come to New
York on a special train late In the
afternoon. He will dine on the train
and go nowhere In the city except to
the garden. As soon as his speech It
finished he will return to Oyster Buy.
Millionaire Killed by Fall.
(By Associated Press.)
New York. Oct. 29. I. C. Stump, a
retired- mining millionaire, la dead
li.re as the result of Injuries received
I, lit nlcht In n fall down In an open
elevator shaft. '- -
and When Engineer Checks
Proceed Blow Safe and
Thousands.
made the curve the bridge was in
flames. Three masked men standing
nearby flagged It . .
The locomotive had run on to the
burning bridge before the brakes
could bring the train to a standstill.
Although the flames threatened to de
stroy the trestle before the work was
accomplished, the , bandits moved de
liberately. Covering the engineer and
firemen with their revolvers they or
dered them from the cab. Conductor
J. A. Dolan leaped from a coach to
ascertain why the train had stopped
so suddenly. He was lined up by the
other two.
While one robber held the line, the
other two uncoupled the engine, bag
gage and express cars from the
coaches. ; They then forced the train
men Into thi cab and ordered the en
gineer to open the throttle. The en
gine, pulling the two cars, shot ahead
over the burning bridge. What re
mained of the trestle fell Into the
water a minute or so after the cars
had passed.
Case Revenue Commis
learned upon high authority, may
readily be termed, "hot 'stuff." Accord
ing to Commissioner Cubel, N. Glenn
Williams is not the distiller In the
case, , D. C. FoBter, a fugitive from
Justice, according to. Mr. Cabell is the
real distiller.
"These attacks have been made
against me because I refused to con
sider certain propositions made to me
by counsel for the defendants that
were so outrageous .that. I would not
allow -these men to again enter my
office," Bald Mr. Cabell. "The men we
are dealing with are considered by the
government to be of such character
that we have had and have now men
guarding the warehouses day and
night where the 25,000 odd gallons of
liquar Is stored." '
It is said Mr. Cabell's answer when
filed wll) cause a sensation.
T FOR SUSPECTED
Guilford Officers and Posse
men Beat Woods for
Rockingham Outlaws.
Gazette-News Bureau,
Daily News Building,
Greensboro, Oct. 29.
Considerable excitement was creat
ed in the Brown Summit pectlop of
Guilford county late. Sunday night and
lval'y '"ormus ,..
It was
reported that two negroes were prowl-
Ing around the Hardie plantation;
that one of them threatened a woman
and that the negroes tallied with de
scrlptions of the two negroes who are
charged with murdering another ne
gro In Rockingham county last week
It was reported that the negroes were
heavily armed and a telephone mes
sage was sent to Greensboro for offi
cers. Two city officers and two coun
ty officers went to the scene and
formed a posse to search for the sup
posed outlaws. They found trace of
the men but after a diligent search of
several hours were forced to give up
the manhunt,
The belief .obtains that the negroes
are the tw6 wanted In Rockingham
and that they have been hiding in
the forest near the Hardie plantation
and sleeping in tobacco barns at
night
FOREST LAD
SHOT BY STUDENT
Gordon H. Rhodes, Freshman,
Seriously Wounds Gordon
H. Rhodes.
(By Associated Press)
Raleigh, Oct 29. Frank Powers,
aged 18, lies seriously wounded In th
Wake Forest college hospital as th
result of two pistol wounds Inflicted by
Gordon H. Rhodes, a freuiiman of lh
college.
rowers is the son of a promiren
physician, but not a member of tl
student body. Rhodes declared tnul
the shooting occurred about mlrti'liih
as ho returned from a party, meetit
Powers and a companion, both rf
whom were innnkcil. The compii
lle.i r.ntl tan iiiioiM h lint l'1-i n i
tuin.-'l yet.
IT
ELOPES: SLfilil
Left Baltimore Home With
Money and Jewelry to Mar
ry Chicago Street Car
Conductor.
CLUBBED TO DEATH
ON WEDDING MORN
Two Vaudeville Performers
Sought and Her Fiance
Is Held Pending an
Inquiry.
GH1C
bv
H1CAGO, Oct 29. The romance
an elopement was blighted
by a brutal murder here today.
when Miss Sophia G. Singer, an at
tractive Baltimore girl, was found
dead. Several hundred dollars In
money and Jewelry brought from her
Maryland home to grace her wedding
tomorrow to William R. Worthen, a .
street car conductor, was missing.
Robbery has been accepted as the
motive for the crime.
Worthern found the girl's- body
when he returned home after mid
night to the suite occupied by them
and two vaudeville performers In a
rooming house at 3229 Indiana ave-
ue. Miss Singer had been bound
and gagged and struck with a billy.
The two vaudeville performers,
Charles D. Conway, a high, diver
whoso right leg has been amputated .
below the knee, and his wife, who
also is known as Beatrice Riall, and
May Monte are being sought by the
police in connection with the crime.
The body of Miss Singer wus
found on a bed in the room occupied
by the Conwa.vs. .The couple had been
In the house during the evening but
no trace of them has been found sinco
the discovery of the murder.
Worthen's Story.1 o ;
According to Worthen's story Miss
Singer was on acquaintance of Mrs.
Conway. Worthen said it Was
through. Mrs. Conway's Invitation that
he and his sweetheart, who were to
be married tomorrow, -went -to room at
the same house. The four moved into
the roomB where tho murder was com
mitted only yesterday. ' -.
Worthen declared that before leav
ing the house last night he gave his
fiance J4S in the presence of the Con-
ways and then went down town. It
was after midnight when he returned
to the house and found the hallwr.v
pattered with blood. He aroused oth
ers in the house by repeated pounding
on the door leading to the Conway
room after finding that Miss Singer
was not In her own apartment.
Robbery Possible Motive
A key was finally furnished by the
keeper of the house and the door was
opened. Further Investigation showed
the money he had given the womliii
was missing as well as several articles
of Jewelry, revealing robbery as a
probable motive for the tragedy.
Worthen will be held pending Uio
outcome of the coroner's Investigation
today. '
Deft Homo with $1000.
Baltimore, Oct 29. Sophia G. Sin
ger who was murdered In a rooming
house at Chicago came of a good fam-
ly. Her mother, Mrs. Louise E. Singer
l a widow living in the northern part
of the city. No Information could be
obtained at her home this morning
concerning the murdered woman. Mrs.
Singer was said to be ill and would .
not see newspaper men.
Frank O. Singer, the dead woman a
brother was notified o his sister's
death in a private telegram from Chl
cugo. Ho said that he had sent a pri
vate detective from this city to ChlCa-
ro to work on the case. Instead of hav
ing only $40 or $50 with her, as re
ported, his sister had fully a thousand
dollars In her possession. Singer de
clared. says john j. mm
He Will Not Be Canned for the
Error That Cost New York ,
.the Pennant.
.(By Associated Press.)
New York, Oct 29. Reports thM
the New York National League teaci
would dispose of the services of Fred
Snodgrasa as the result of his cosily
error in the last game of the world'r
sorles are set at rest In a statement
given out by J. J. McGraw, manager of
the Giants. He suys: "1 do not hliinm
Knodgrass In the least for his failure
to catch that' fly bull In the last gainu
of the world's series. Snodgrasa Is .i
valuable and conscientious player an t
he will be a member of the Giants
next season. His failure to HiHke the
catch Is something that would hapte n,
but once In a thousand cases ami I
want to suy that he Is lcici'vln; .r
sympathy. It hurts him more kf.-i-ii
than It hurts any one. ,i this ci ihh - -tlon
I may say that I urn mor.' i.
for Mnthewson than for ( -ml -.
us Matty pitched thr.-.. n, . II. -M t i a
wit holit v-i in- h, I ' t I' i - -
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