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FEARING MOBS WALL STREET ASKS TROOPS Reason for Petition to Con gress Not Known—Bankers Backing Move. Washington, Sept. 22.—More than 250 New York financiers have petitioned the war department to increase the number of troops on Governors island to protect Wall street and the finan- ' cial district from mob uprising or for eign invasion. The movement for in creased military protection is said to have been started by Charles I*J. War ren. of the Lincoln National bank of New York. Scores of printed petitions have poured in on the New York sena tors and have been sent to the war department. Governors Island, in New York har bor, Is only a short distance from the financial district, and lias only a small . detail of soldiers. The financiers peti tioned that it was the course of wis dom to have that force increased so that the soldiers might respond to any emergency likely to arise in New York city, particularly the commercial sec tion SECRETARY BRYAN WILL LECTURE IF HE FEELS LIKE IT Washington, Sept. 22.—Secretary Bryan will conclude his chautauqua lectures for the season tonight with an address at Warrenton, Va. Mr. Bryan today, commenting on the termination of his engagements, announced that he would continue to lecture as long as he remained secre tary of state whenever he felt there was proper occasion and a desire to do so. Mr. Bryan issued this statement: "This evening is the last of the chautauqua lectures for this season. The total income from chautauqua lectures this year is a little over $7, 000. The net receipts, after taking out the necessary expenses are something over $6,600. "Tlie number of whole week days which have been used for the lectures is. according to my recollection, seven. The remainder of the lectures have been delivered at places near enough to this city to leave in the afternoon, sometimes as late at 3:OS o'clock. I would not assume that the public was interested in these details were it not the fact that the representatives of a few newspapers have regarded it as a matter of great Importance." Will Continue Lectures. When Mr. Bryan was asked if he would lecture any more during his con nection with the state department, he replied: "I expect to lecture whenever I deem it desirable or necessary to do so and have not in the least altered the plans which were made at the time I as sumed the duties of the office. The criticism that has been directed against my lecturing is no more bitter than the criticism I have undergone at other times and for other things during my connection with politics. "A part of this criticism is malic ious. a part of it is partisan and a part of it is based upon misinformation. That which is malicious will answer Itself, that which is partisan will be accepted as such, that which is based on misinformation will cease when the critics are better informed. ‘‘No man should enter public life if he objects to criticism and he cannot stay in public life if he permits criti cism to turn him from doing what he thinks is right. He must decide his duty fbr himself and is answerable to the public for any mistake he makes. 1 regard lecturing as an entirely legit imate field. I lectured before I was nominated for tile presidency. I lec tured between campaigns, I shall con tinue to lecture and I shall not believe that any person whose opinion is worth having will think the less of me because I do so. This closes the lec ture subject for the present.” SCHOOL BOY WINS HIGH GOLF SCORE Brookline, Mass., Sept. 22.—Francis Ouimet, a school boy amateur, of Brookline, won the highest golfing honors in the country, if not in the world, by defeating Harry Vardon and' Edward Ray, the English professionals; by five and six strokes respectively In the playoff for the American open' championship today. The victory of the boy carried with it a gold medal and the custody of the championship cup by his home or ganization, the Woodland Golf club, of Newton. No amateur in this country and only one abroad, has ever gained suct^ golfing fame. There were few of the 15,000 persons viewing the play whq felt at the start that the youth could possibly vanquish such renowned vet erans as the two former British cham pions. In order to win, Ouimet was obliged to play the best golf of the week. When he had accomplished the first 16 holes In 65 strokes and made the 17th in a wonderful three, Vardon, his closest opponent, broke under the strain. Ouimet did not get into the lead un til the turn for the home hole. All three made the half way mark in even 38. But after that he never was headed. Enthusiastic followers carried the victor on their shoulders to the club house, where Secretary John Reid, jr., of the United States Golf association, made the presentation speech. Var don received $170 and Ray $100 for second and third prizes. The final score was: Ouimet, 72; Vardon, 77; Ray, 78. rASobNUbn S rEAMER AGROUND; UNDAMAGED New York, Sept. 22.—The passengei steamship Colon, of the Panama Rail road company's lines, hound for this port from Cristobal canal zone, went ashore on Shrewsbury Rocks, one mile off Monmouth Beach, N. J., at 4 o’clock this morning. She was pulled off the rocks two hours later by a pilot boat, tile tide having arisen. The Colon pro ceeded for New York apparently un damaged. NO WORD FOR DIAZ. Paris, Sept. 20.—General Felix Diaz, candidate for the Mexican presidency at the approaching elections had not, up to a late hour this afternoon, re ceived any word from Provisional President Huerta concerning his return to Mexico. He spent the day visiting a number of 1’rlends here. DESTROYER ’BOAT AFLOAT. Washington. Slept. 20.—Rear Admiral Badger, commander of the Atlantic fleet, reported today that the destroy er Terry, which went aground yester day off Gardiner’s island, was alloat and undamaged. GARDNER IS CHOSEN GRAND ARMY CHIEF Michigan Man Named Com j mander and Other Officers Are Elected by G. A. R. ___ Chattanooga, Tenn., Sept, 22.—Form er United States Congressman Wash ington Gardner, of Albion. Mich., was elected commander-ln-chief of the Grand Army of the Republic _ut the final business session of the 47th an nual encampment. Other officers elect ed bv the national organization were: Thomas H. Seward. Guthrie. Okla., senior vice commander; William I>. Rowe, Pittsfield. Mass.. Junior vic« WASHINGTON GARDNER. commander; J. L. Weaver, Morristown* Pa., surgeon general, and Horace M. Carr, Parsons, Kan., chaplain general. Immediately after the election of of ficers was completed the commander in-chief announced the appointment of Oscar A. James, Detroit. Mich., as ad jutant general, and Col. D. K. Stowitz, of Buffalo, N. Y., as quartermaster general. Commander-in-Chief Gardner waa born in Morrow county, Ohio, in Feb ruary. 1845. At the age of 16 he en listed in Company D, Sixty-fifth Ohio volunteer infantry. He served con tinuously from 1861, under Buell in the army of the Ohio, under Rosecrans in the army of the < ’umberland, and un der Thomas and Sherman in the cam paign against Atlanta, until disabled by gunshot wound during the battle of Resaca. in May, 1864. For several years after the war Commander Gard ner attended college and later was a professor in Albion college, Michigan. He served for five years as secretary of state for Michigan and for 12 years represented the Third Michigan district In congress. Only delegates were admitted to any of the official sessions of the encamp ment, but it is understood that Com mander Gardner’s nearest opponent was Col. C. K. Adams, of Superior, Neb. The delegates tabled what was termed the Torrance resolution intro duced by Gen. Eli Torrance, of Minne sota, providing federal aid for confed erate soldiers’ homes on the ground that the matter was for congressional action. -■ m* -- DANCES AND CARDS TO LINE UP WOMAN Precinct Hops Musicales Etc. to Get Female Vote in Chicago. Chicago, Sect. 22.—The county demo crats have begun to organize the wo man vote and George I,. McConnell, secretary of the county committee, is working out a campaign of social-polit ical activity. Democratic ward organ izations have been strong on dances in the past, but it is Mr. McConnell’s idea that such events hereafter shall be in charge of democratic women. lie would have big ward dances at inter vals, to be supplemented by precinct card parties, precinct musicales, recep tions and the like. “'I here will bo dances every week during a campaign. There will be two or more big dances each year in each ward for the democratic voters—men and women,” said Secretary McConnell. ‘‘Then I would have euchre, whist or other card parties, some of these for women only. In the precinct grapha phono parties and receptions can be utilized to good advantage in getting the voters interested and in introduc ing the candidate.” HUMAN LIFE MAY NOT BE SPARED BY SUFFS ew York. Sept. 22.—The immigra tion authorities did not molest Miss Joan Wickham when she arrived here from T.lverpool to prepare the way for Mrs. Emmeline Pankhurst, the British militant suffraget leader. Mrs. Pank hurst is expected October IS. Miss Wickham went to the Women's Suffrage headquarters to meet Mrs. O. H. P. Belmont. She told reporters that the methods used by militant suffra eets in England were absolutely neces sary in order to get some attention from officials there. "We never at tacked human life.” said Miss Wick ham. “but if worst comes to worst there is a strong likelihood that we will do so.” ALLEGED SMUGGLERS’ CHIEF IS ARRESTED El Paso, Tex.. Sept. 22.—George Oiin Pool, alias "Snake" Pool, was arrested here today by Pnited States officials charged with being a fugitive from justice in California. Federal offirUviH here say that. Pool is wanted in San Francisco on a charge of conspiracy to smuggle opium from Mexico. They say an organized gang has been smug gling ophnn and selling It all along the Pacific coast as far north as Seattle and Portland. MADE MONEY IN PRISON. Peterhead, Scotland, Sept. 20. -That counterfeit bank notes so skillfully ex ecuted as to d< eive local bankers and Bhop keepers were made by convicts In the Peterhead prison was a startling discovery made by Sootland Yard de tectives. In printing the bank notes the convicts used paper in which ra tions had been served them. NAPTHA PRICE REDUCED. New York, Sept. 20.—The Standard Oil company, of New York, announced a reduction of % cent per gallon on ail grades of naphtha for export. EXTENSION OF PARCEL POST SYSTEM WILL BE BACKED BY PRESIDENT Washington, D. C„ Sept. 22.—Meas ures that will pave the way for a big extension in the functions of the post office department will form an import ant part of the democratic legislative program for the regular session of con gress next winter. According to a member of the Iowa delegation one of the measures will call for tho raising of the parcel post weight limit to 100 pounds, which will enable the government to enter tho ex press business and become a competi tor with the private express companies for the retail package traffic. Another measure which is under con sideration but as to which no dlflnite conclusion has been reached will ask for an investigation of plans for the government to take over the telegraph and telephone lines and operate them as a part of postal service. Representative Moon, of Tennessee, chairman of the commission on post offices today, told of the plan to hav* weight limit on parcel pest package* raised to 100 pounds, other extension* being also contemplated. From othei quarters it was learned that the bill will be made part of the democratic legislative program in the House. Steps have already been taken to as semble parcel post operation facts and figures to show that the enlargement of the parcel post into a real express system is feasible and can be don* without Impairing the postal service. There Is more or less sentiment among the Iowa delegation in favor of the government operating the telegraph and telephone as a part of the postal system. Postmaster General Burleson has soma Ideas on the subject, but h« will not say whether or not he will rec ommend such a step in his annual mos. sage. Former Postmaster General Hitchcock prepared a report favoring the plan, but his report was withdrawn at the direction of President Taft. MURET'S REAL NAME IS ARTHUR HEIBING Priest’s Counterfeiting Pal Had Trouble With Police in Germany. Hamburg. Germany. Sept. 22.—The police here today Identified as Arthur Heibing. the man now detained in New York as "Dr. Ernest A. Muret,” and under suspicion of being concerned with the confessed murderer. Father Johannes Schmidt, in his counterfeit ing operations. Heibing was born at Nakel. in the province of Posen, in 1887. He resided at Hamburg from 3 904 to 1909. posing variously as a merchant and insurance agjmt and physician. He lived in about 20 different lodgings here. Heibing became a member of the Hamburg Young Men’s Christian association un der the name of Muret and was re peatedly in trouble in the courts. He disappeared from Hamburg at the end of 3 909 and warrants for swindling frauds are still out for him both in Hamburg and Berlin. —f SCHMIDT PLANNED TO KILL HOPELESSLY ILL New York. Sept. 22.—All the death certificates filed since the first of the year, 18,000 in number, were examined today to see if there be any forged by "Father” Hans Schmidt to conceal the murder of other persons besides Anna Aumuller. Schmidt has confessed that he pre pared these blank certificates for the purpose of accounting for the death of persons hopelessly sick or crippled, whom he meant to kill painlessly for their own good. He denied, however, that he had put his plan into effect or that he had any victims besides the girl, portions of whose body still lie beneath the waters of the Hudson river. Revolvers found in the quarters of Schmidt and of Ernest Muret. his dentist friend, gave the detectives to day additional reasons to believe the association between them was closer than they have admitted. The wea pons are alike in nearly every detail and made at the same factory in Ger many. The ammunition with which they were loaded is the same make. Muret says he bought his pistol eight years ago-in Germany. The police be lieve that Schmidt got his revolver at the same place and at about the same time. _ SCORE INJURED WHEN TRAIN JUMPS TRACK Rock Island Passenger Wrecked in Kansas—Defective Rail to Blame. Manhattan. Kan., Sept. 22.—Twenty passengers were injured, one probably fatally, when passenger train No. 4 on the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific railroad, easbound from Denver and Colorado Springs to St. Louis, was de railed on a curve a mile west of here this morning. Eight coaches left the rails, one of them, the steel baggage and smoking car combined rolled down a 20-foot embankment, turning over three times and landing upside down. The smok ing compartment was full of passen gers, most of whom were injured, but none seriously, except J. P. Baldy, of Herington, Kan., who was crushed by a falling trunk. He probably will die. J. O. Thompson, conductor, was also 3eriously injured. The smoking compartment was in undated and the passengers bespat tered by a flood of cream from a con signment in the baggage compartment. REMARKABLE FEAT OF SUBMARINE GUNNERY Torpedoes, Fired Under Water at Full Speed, Hit Moving Target at 3,000 Yards. Newport. R. I.. Sept. 22.—Two cen ter hits made with Whitehead torpe does art 8,000 yards while running 12 feet under the surfaee of the sea, is tl»e remarkable record reported by the United States submarine "E-l” on Its return from target practice in Gard iners bay. During Wednesday’s practice the "E-l," under command of Lieut. Louis D. Oasey, while running submerged at full speed, discharged both of her 18 lnoh torpedoes at a 10-foot moving target. Both of the hits were bull’s eyes. HUGE THEFT ALLEGED. Hamburg. Germany, Sept. 20.—Two directors of the Hanseatic bank. Vim Olausbrueh and Buetts, were arrested here charged with misappropriation of funds. The bank’s total loss, it was acnouncod, will reach $775,000. The in stitution temporarily closed its doors on September U5. TO ACT AS MEDIATOR. Washington. Sept. 20.—Secretary Wilson today dispatched iOthelbert Stewart, chief clerk of the bureau of labor, to Denver. Colo., to act as me diator In the Impending coai miners’ strike. SULZER DENIES HE RECOGNIZES GLYNN Transfer of Criminal Business Has No Such Meaning Counsel Asserts. Albany, N. V., Sept. 22. ■ Governoi Sulzer denied today that he had recog nized the right of lieutenant Governor Glynn to perform the duties of acting governor. Governor Sulzer’s action yesterday In transferring certain criminal business to the attention of Mr. Glynn said his counsel, had no bearing on the ques tion of Sulzer's present status. “Governor Sulzer," said Valentins Taylor, his personal counsel, "continues to maintain the position which has been argued by his attorneys befors the court for the trial of impeachment, that the impeachment proceedings against him are null, void and of no effect and that he is the governor oi the state and that he is now entitled to exercise all of the functions of tin office to which he was elected.” Glynn will make no attempt to movi into the governor's quarters. Governor Sulzer is maintaining ab solute silence. Reports that he has gone into "seclusion” are somewhat exaggerated, for he frequently appears on the streets in his automobile, bul he refuses to talk for publication. BANANAS BACK ON TARIFF FREE LIST Washington, Sept. 22.—The tariff conference committe today voted to leave bananas on the free list. Aftei a long controvesy in which the influ ence of President Wilson was thrown in favor of the continued free impor tation of the fruit, the Senate con ferees receded from their amendment, which would have imposed a duty of 1-10 of 1 cent per pound. The Senate conferees also gave way as to the duty on lemons, limes, grape fruit and similar fruits, leaving tin rates as fixed by the House, based or. the measurements of packages. Tin Senate had fixed a flat rate of 1-2 of 1 cent per pound. The House ratet agreement to are a slight reduction over existing rates. Two other important decisions defin itely removed the proposed counter vailing duty against wood pulp and Im posed a countervailing duty against potatoes when Imported from countriei imposing duties on like imports fron the United States. The Senate ha< struck opt the wood pulp countervail ing duty imposed by the House and the conferees today ratified that ac tion. The 10 per cent countervailing duty on potatoes, adopted by the con ferees also was a Senate amendment A compromise at about 1% cents • pound was reached on Cante currants on which Greek Importers had made a hard fight. The House provisions put ting press cloths used in cotton seed oil mills on the free list was accepted Washington, Sept. 20.—A critical study of the Underwood-Simmons tar iff bill, to determine whether it will produce enough revenue for govern mental needs, was still under way to day, when the tariff conference com mittee resumed work. Reductions bj the Senate have, in many instances been opposed by the House conference on the ground that they would cut th« revenues beyond the margin of safety. Chairman Simmons, of the Sonata conferees, has announced that the bU| would amply meet the revenue needh of the nation. Some of the more im portant disputes, however, are on arti cles which members fear a reduction of rates will mean too much loss oi revenue. PARCEL POST LOPS OFF REVENUES ON EXPRESS San Francisco, Cal., Sept. 22.—Tes tifying before the state railroad com mission, which continued today Us in quiry into the relations between th« Southern Pacific railroad and the Wells Fargo Express company, Vice Presi dent and General Manager Christian sen, of the latter, declared that parcel post competition has caused the com pany to lose 31.7 per cent of small packages since the first of the year, ■vhen the government service was es tablished. In the same period. In said, the company’s revenue had been reduced 33 per cent and this percent age, he affirmed, held good for all oth er express companies. "We aro confronted," he asserted, “with the proposition of Increased ex penses, decreased business and de creased revenues. The competition de mands Increased service and while we have increased the service, currenl profits have shrunk since as far bach as 1910." Attorney C. W. Durbrow, of the Southern Pacific, gave the commis sion today the story of the corporate relationship between the railroad and the express company. IMPORTANT DISCOVERY FOR TREATING POISON Baltimore, Md„ Sept. 20.—By means of an appliance devised by Prof. W. W. Abel, head of the department ol pharmacology, of the Johns Hopkins university, it has been made possible, it is declared today, to determine whether persons thought to be suf fering from the effect* of poisons are really under the Influence of drugs and to he able to discover almost imme diately the poison they have taken. SKIRT HANDICAP TOO MUCH FOR FLEET COP Disguised Sleuths Lose Race With Purse Snatcher—Ta ken for Burglars. Kansas City, Sept. 22.—Two po licemen who went forth in the early house this morning disguised as women in 19H model skirts, hoping to capture negro purse snatchers, •'working" In the downtown districts, met their downfall when it came to a footrace with one of the thieves. Edgar Wilson and L. C. Morley. among the smallest men "on the force,” garbed in modish feminine apparel from small velvet hat with rakish aigrette to satin shoes and silk hose, took their stand at a transfer corner and gigled as effeminately as they could, ostensibly waiting for a cor. Luck was with them at the start. A negro slouching down the street seized Wilson’s near-silver mess purse, con taining valueless keys and washers and dashed up an alley. The dainty Wilson called halt in basso and drew a revolver. The negro wus oblivious. Wilson and Morley gave chase. They had reckoned without the sprinting limitations of thsir garbs and after frequent tumbles on the alley cobblestones, abandoned the pursuit. Three bullets Wilson sent after the negro went wild. They stopped In a rooming house, hoping to get Into man’s clothing and the proprietor believing them burglars locked them in a room until a police sergeant came and unraveled the tan gle. _ WHALE HITS LINER; BUTTS OUT BRAINS | , Big Fish Supposed to Be Dead- Vessel Damaged By Crash. St. Johns, N. F., Sept. 22.—A collision with a whale caused such serious dam age to the Danish steamer Vladmir Reitz, that the vessel was forced to put in bore for repairs. The accident occurred Monday after noon about 250 miles east of St. Johns. The crew of the steamer saw the whale approaching at terrific speed, but could not alter the ship’s course in time to preyent the impact. The whale struck the steamer headon. knocking a four foot hole In the bow. The accident is believed to have killed the whale, which sank immediately, its blood dis coloring the water over a large area. The steamer left Oampbellton, N. R,, September 11, for Plymouth Eng., with lumber. She will discharge her cargo to permit repairs to be made. PLANS FIGHT FOR SULLIVAN ESTATE New York, Sept. 22.—At3a V. Sullivan, long known as the adopt ed daughter of “Big Tim’’ Sulli van and who insists that she is his daughter by a still closer tie, means to apply to the courts for the enforcement of her claim to a share in his estate. This estate, it was said yesterday, is likely to prove of greater value than *2.000,000. W. B. Ellison, a member of the com mittee which had charge of Sullivan during the last 10 months of his life, said last night that for several years “the big fellow” had had an annual in come of *300,000. Erastus J. Parsons, of Dowsey & Parsons, No. 43 Cedar street, Miss Sul livan's attorneys, told a reporter that no determination had been reached as to the precise action she would take. "Miss Sullivan has no money,” he said, “and that has handicapped us In establishing her identity. She was tak en by the Sullivans 18 years ago from the Now York Foundling asylum, but there is no record we know of that she was ever formally adopted. She had been in the asylum foT only a few days, however, and It may well be that there was no need for adoption. "At any rate, Miss Sullivan has other claims upon the estate. From the time she was two years old until Mrs. Sulli van died, a year ago, she was cared for by Big Tim.’ He made promise ofter promise to her that she would be taken care of always; the last time being when Mrs. Sullivan's Illness broiyiht her husband to her side after their long separation." FEDERATED CLUBS TO IGNORE MRS. PANKHURST Niagara Falls, Ont., Sept. 22.—The Federation of Women's clubs of Am erica will give no official recognition to Mrs. Pankhurat, the militant suf raget, when she arrives in the United States. This assertion was made today by Mrs. C. H. McMahon, of the execu tive board of the federation, which is now in session here. She is a voter in the state of Utah. "We don’t believe in militant methods to gain the ballot,” sakl Mrs. McMahon, “but we do believe In poli tical equality and we sincerely hope the day will come when all women in the United States will have the privi lege of the ballot on an equal footing with the men." WHITE WOMAN LEAVES TO MARRY AN ESKIMO Copenhagen, Sept. 22.—By departing for Upernvik, Greenland, to wed aq Eskimo named Cemnity, Miss Ellen Groth, a pretty Danish girl, will set a precendent by being the first known white woman to wed an Eskimo. On the other hand several white men have married Eskimo women, and Just re cently the Arctic explorer, Dr. Freu chen, took an Eskimo woman to wife. The Eskimo women are said to be very pretty. On leaving for Greenland Miss Groth was given an enthusiastic farewell by her friends and on board ship her arms were filled with flowerss. The Eskimo bridegroom is a local missionary. NEW NAVY DIRIGIBLE IS SPEEDY AS TRAIN Berlin, Sept. 20.—The new naval dirigible arrived here today, having made her first trip from Friedrtch shafen In 11 hours at an average speed of SO miles an hour against a 16-mile wind. The dirigible is a sister ship of the one which was destroyed In a gale off Helgoland on September 9, when 14 men lost their lives. HUERTA WILL BACK YOUNG FELIX DIAZ IN NEXT ELECTION Go-Conspirator in Madero’i Overthrow to Be Admini stration Candidate. UNCLE SAM TO HOLD OFF There Would Be No Rush to Recognize Him If He Were Elected Presi dent, Because of Past Record. Washington. Sept. 20.—New that Cen. Felix Diaz, nephew of Porflrlo Diaz has been recalled to Mexico to be come the candidate of the Iluerta fac tion In tho coming presidential elec tion, much Interest here In government circles. The general feeling was that the re .urn of Diaz meant a compliance with President Wilson's principal demand, that General Huerta should not be a candidate. So far as auguring an era of poare, however, the outlook was described as discouraging. While the American government is on record with a promise to-extend recognition to the government set up by a legal and free election, It Is said, to be practical ly certain that the United States would not hasten to recognize Diaz If he were elected,but would wait In accordance with tho precedents of President Hayes’ administration to determine what the resulting government was strong enough to maintain peace and guaran tee International obligations. The policy of strict neutrality with respect to tho exportation of arms and munitions of war from this country, however, will be continued until recog nition is actually extended. That the constitutionalist faction re gards Diaz as being jointly responsible with Huerta for Madero’s downfall, It Is thought here will mean a sharpening of the contest between the warring fuctions. Just what course the United States *111 pursue in scrutinizing the coming election has not been definitely de cided. The claims of the Huerta gov ernment that while It does not con trol all the states of the north, It does directly have jurisdiction over the dis tricts containing the great bulk of the Mexican population, has hampered American officials in predicting what their attitude might be. Certain It Is, however, officials say, that If the election Is conducted under military auspices and with large gar risons at the polls, the American gov ernment Is not likely to construe the result as having been accomplished by a fair and free election. The attitude of tho United States for the next few weeks Is likely to be that of an Interested spectator, with John Lind being retained at Vera Cruz, how ever to show the world generally that tho United States stand ready to as sist in the situation by pacific means If Its friendly offices are desired. ShtKING HtVtNGt FATHER BLOWS UP HOME AND FAMILY Bloomington, Ind., Sept. 20.—In a fit of Insanity Mack Hurst, 50 years old, a stone mason, blew up his home with dynamite early today, killing himself and one daughter, fatally wounding two other daughters and demolishing the house. The dead: MACK HURST, 50 years old. MAUD HURST, 16 years old. Fatally hurt: Fannie Hurst. 13 years old, one leg blown oft, body mangled and almost unrecognizable. Elizabeth Hurst, 6 years old, body mangled. Mrs. Rena Hurst, aged 49, stunned. He Sought Revenge. Hurst has been separated from his wife for six weeks and yesterday she refused to take him back. It Is be Uved that he then Insanely determined to kill himself, his wife and eight chil dren. That the mother and daughter had changed beds for the night cost the daughter her life. Hurst, after putting a stick of dynamite under each of the three beds In the house, tied two sticks to his own body and crawled Into the bed he supposed was his wife's, but In which the three daugh ters, Maude, Fannie and Elizabeth, were sleeping. Fannie spoke to her father. "Day still.” Hurst replied. “We will all die together." Before the girl could move the ex plosion rent the house and aroused the entire city. The two injured girl3 were lent to the hospital. Four sticks of dynamite, unexploded, were found in the ruins and the fact that only one stick, and that attached to Hurst's body, exploded, accounted for the escape of the other members of the family. Police and firemen hastened to the scene and at once began a search of the ruins. The bodies of Hurst and his dead daughter were found in a mass of debris at the rear of the home. The other two daughters were In an other part of the ruins. Both were un ponscious. Hurst, who was out of work, had been acting strangely of late. NEW TURKO-BULGARIAN FRONTIER LINE FIXED Constantinople. Sept. 20.—The proto col of the treaty defining the Turko Rulgarian frontier, which was signed today, provides that the new frontier line shall be from the Black' Sea at the mouth of the river Pasova, immed iately north of the town of San Stefano (25 miles above Midia). The line joins the old frontier near Devletly Agatch and follows the old frontier as far as Soudjak. It then passes two kilomet ers to the south of Mustaph Pasha and two kilometers to the east of Orlakoi, joining the Maritz river at Mandra. It follows the course of the river as far as the delta, where the frontier is formed by the right branch of the river. SHANNON INDICTED FOR SHOOTING GIRL Des Moines, la.. Sept. 19.—Henry Shannon, aged 18. a resident of Run nells, was indicted today for the at tempt to kill Ethel Ale11, his pretty sweetheart, because she would not mar ry him. Henri' and Ethel were buggy riding when Heriy proposed. When she refused he polled out a little re volver and shot the girl. Her corset staves deflected the bullet and saved her life.