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FEUDS OF DUPONTS
SET SOGIETYAOOG
FOUNDER OP FAMOUS FAMILY, WHOSE DESCENDANTS
HAVE STARTED FEUD, AND GRANDSON WHO BEGINS
SUIT AGAINST PROMINENT SOCIETY PEOPLE.
Gambling Clubs Again Scene
of Outrages, and Build
ings Are .Damaged.
Alfred I. Dupont Brings Suits
for Slander Involving Prom
inent Women.
THEATER SCENE OF PANIC
SKELETON TO BE REVEALED
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CHICAGO
Action Brought on Day After Invi
tations to Assembly Dance, Great
est Function of Season, Are Ont.
Plaintiff Is Not Invited.
WILMINGTON. Del.. Oct. 31. (Spe
cial.) Higher social circles were a-buzz
today with gossip about the suit that
Alfred I. Dupont. vice-president of the
big powder company, and several times a
millionaire, has brought against Mrs.
Elizabeth Bradford Dupont. widow of Dr.
Alexis Dupont 'and mother-in-law of
Thomas F. Bayard, son of the former
Ambassador, and himself a prominent
lawyer and chairman of the Democratic
state committee.
It also developed today that a similar
suit for alleged slander of Mrs. Alfred
I. Dupont has been brought against Mrs.
Mary H. J. Bush, also connected with, a
prominent family. Mrs. Bush's adopted
pon marrh-d a. sister of the present Mrs.
Alfred I Dupont.
Many Other Suits Threatened.
Suits, it is sail, also have been threa
fned against others, and Wilmington so
ciety Is wondering whether connection
with the case will be taken as a badge
of social distinction.
The suiti:. -if they come to trial, which
many think doubtful, will lay bare the
feud that has existed in the Dupont
family since Alfred I. Dupont wedded
Mm Alicifc Bradford Maddox. That they
are against relatives of Mrs. Dupont. the
woman alleged to have been talked about,
hows the ir tensity of feeling that exists
in the family in connection with the mat
ter, bui just what the specific slanderous
statements were is not known.
Society Lights Dragged In.
There is much surprise that the name
of Mrs. Henry B. 'aVompson has been
dragged into the case. Mrs. Thompson
is a daughter of General James H. Wil
son, and fio and her husband have an
assured social position in Wilmington.
The managers of the Assembly dance,
the chief social function of the Winter
In this city, are Mrs. Thompson. Mrs.
Preston Ln, wife of ex-Governor Lea,
and Mrs. Felix Dupont. The invitations
for the "dance were issued on Friday,
and none was sent to Mr. and Mrs. Al
fred L Dupont.
It was a strange coincidence that
publicity of the suit was given the day
after the dance invitations were out.
Speedy Divorce Secured.
The present Mrs. Alfred I. Dupont
figured in r remarkably speedy divorce
proceeding in Carlisle. Pa., in 1907, just
prior to her marriage to Dupont. who
was also divorced.
There was said to have been, a boy-and-girl
romance between Dupont and
the beautiful Alicia Bradford years ago.
They were related, she being the daugh
ter of Federal Judge Bradford, of Wil
mington, and granddaughter of the fa
mous E. I. Dupont de Nemours, who
founded the powder company. Her
marriage about seven years ago to
George Amory Maddox, of Wilmington,
was a society event. '
Marriage Eight Days After.
October 16. 1907. it was announced
that Mrs. Maddox and Alfred I. Dupont,
both recently divorced, had been mar
ried at the Plaza Hotel in New York.
It soon afterward developed that Mrs.
Maddox' divorce had been granted -by
Judge Wilbur F. Sadler, of Cumberland
County, Pennsylvania, on October 8,
eight days before the marriage.
Mrs. Maddox, with a considerable ret
inue, had gone to Carlisle In February.
1907. and had leased the historic Parker
mansion, notable as he scene of Mary
Dillon's novel. "In Old Bellaire.7
Divorce Papers Secret.
On September 18, 1907, a suit for divorce
was entered' by her against Maddox. her
attorney being Sylvester Sadler, son of
1 the Judge. Sheriff James E. Einstein, the
nPxt day. served the writ on George
Amory Maddox. in Carlisle. . On Septem
ber 20 Jasper Alexander was appointed
master. On September 27 the master's
report was filed and on October 8 Judge
Sadler granted an absolute divorce. The
papers in the case were never made public.
BAY CITY LOOKS FOR HILL
Iteported Afcreemcnt With Western
Pacific Starts Much Talk. -
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 31. Although
Charles M. Levey, general manager of
the Western Pacific Company, was out
of the city today, and other officials of
' the company declined to make any
statements, there was considerable dis
cussion in railroad circles of tha report
tiiat tne Mill lines have entered into a
traffic agreement with the Gould sys
tem bv which the northern roads will
reach the shores of San Francisco Bay
over the Western Pacific tracks.
It was argued by men connected with
other roads that the Oregon Trunk line
could be extended through the Des
cnutes Valley to connect with the West
ern Pacific at Keddie. 288 mils north
of Oakland, by 1912. if the companies
have reached an understanding, and
there was some speculation as to the
possibility of the Northern eirctric road,
which taps rich territory in the Sacra
mento Valley, being drawn into such a
combination of interests.
No definite information uld be se
cured today os to the plans of the two
big railroad systems.
ST. LOUIS MOVES TO NORTH
Big Cruiser of Pacific Fleet starts
for Bremerton
SAN FRANCISCO. Oct. 31. The
cruiser St. Louis, the only big vessel
of the Pacific fleet remaining on this
coast since the departure of Admiral
Sebree's command for the Orient, will
sail for Bremerton tomorrow to go out
of commission. It is reported the crew
will be returned to Mare Island when
the vessel arrives at her destination,
and some of them will be placed aboard
the cruiser New Orleans, recently or
dered Into commission.
Captain Albe.-t Gleaves. commanding
the St. Louis, will leave for Washington
as soon as he turns his command over
to the Bremerton officials, orders to
that effect having been received at
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GENERAL SHAKE-UP
McHarg Drops Portfolio and
Solicitor Earle Has Charge
Temporarily.
TREASURY ALSO CHANGED
James ft. Reynolds, Assistant Sec
retary, Leaves and Lee McClung
Steps In as Successor to Chas.
S. Treat, Who. Also Goes.
WASHINGTON. Oct. 31. Important
changes in office and a new swing in
the administrative work of the Treas
ury Denartment will occur tomorrow.
Ormsby McHarg, Assistant Secretary of
Commerce and Labor, lett tontgnt lor
New York, where he will become a
member of the law firm of Noble, Jack
son & Hubbard. Solicitor Earl, of the
department, took Mr. McHarg's place
temporarily.
It Is understood Secretary Nagle fa
vors as Mr. McHarg's successor a man
living in the Middle West. Mr. Nagel.
who is expected here November 7, has
conferred with the President and will
make the announcement shortly.
The retirement of James B. Reynolds
as Assistant Secretary of the Treasury
becomes effective Monday. He will si(
with the new Tariff Commission, of
which he is a member. The change In
office of United States Treasurer takes
effect tomorrow. Lee McClung.i onca
conspicuous as a college gridiron hero.
taking the oath of office as successor
to Charles S. Treat.
Mr. Treat leaves behind him a num
ber of reforms. Probably his most radi
cal change was the formation of a com
mittee composed of the chiefs of the
various Treasury divisions, through
which Mr. Treat managed to do away
with a great amount of duplication.
During the formative period of the
Payne tariff. bill. Mr. Treat was called
upon for expert advice by members of
both houses of Congress. His reward
came in a bill increasing his salary
from 16000 to fSOOO per annum. Strong
efforts were made to have Mr. Treat
retained in office. It is said. A. Piatt
Andrew will take the oath as Director
of the Mint tomorrow.
ISSUE AROUSES VANCOUVER
Thousands Turn Out to Hear Lec
tures on Prohibition Question.
VANCOUVER, Wash., Oct. 31. (Spe
cial.) Vancouver is in fever heat again
over the special election issue of license
or no license, which will be decided Tues
day. November 2. Tonight it is estimated
that fully one-third of the population lis
tened to lectures on the prohibition issue.
In the Auditorium, which was packed to
tha doors, no standing' room being left,
David S. Rose. Mayor of Milwaukee, lec
tured on the moral and religious phase
of -the liquor question, contending for
temperance rather than prohibition. To
morrow evening, the last night before
election. Mayor Rose will speak on "The
Remedy."
At the Tabernaale State Senator Cot
terlll spoke on the question of local op
tion jand gave a number of instances
where he said local option and prohibition
were a success and have done great good.
He spent 33 minutes of his time in speak
ing of Mayor Rose, and said he had no
right to speak under the auspices of the
Lyceum Bureau. He repeated the chal
lenge which was given Saturday to meet
Mayor Rose In open or Joint debate, Mon
day evening in the Tabernacle, but Mr.
Rose will not consider It.
Senator Cotterill will speak on the ques
tion again tomorrow evening, which will
close the dry -campaign before election.
HE'S TAKEN AS SUSPECT
Man Claims Trtink, Postoffice In
spector Seizes Him.
R. N. Bivee, who came here last week
and who. with his wife is living at 293
Montgomery sireet, was arrested last
niftht. bv Postoffice Inspector Clement
and Detectives Snow and Coleman. The
arrest was marie after midnight and re
sulted from Bierce's action in claiming
a trunk at the baggage-room in the
Union Denot being trailed by Government
rteuths. He Is suspected of complicity in
the looting of the Postoffice at Winters,
Cal.. last Tuesday mccning.
Blcrce stoutly denies bis guilt, claim
ing an alibi for hlraeelf. Ho refused to
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discuss the situation at length or submit
to Questioning. It was admitted by In
spector Clement tlfat the evidence is
purely circumstantial, but that Bierca
fits the description of theman wanted.
JOHN' S. KENNEDY IS DEAD
Aged Philanthropist Succumbs to
Whooping Cough.
NEW YORK. Oct. 31. John Stewart
Kennedy, lawyer, financier and philan
thropist, died at his home here today
of whooping cough. He was within
two months of his 80th birthday.
Mr. Kennedy was a director of many
large corporations, including the North
ern Pacific Railroad. He was presi
dent of the board of trustees of Robert
College, Constantinople, ad of the
American Bible house there, and chair
man of the Presbyterian Hospital and
United Charities Board of this city.
The Presbyterian Hospital received
much assistance from him, including a
recent gift of Jl, 000,000.
He leaves a large estate, including
$10,000,000 in Northern Pacific stock
and $7,000,000 in Great Northern.
MRS. JANEKINNEY DIES
Former Portland Woman Succumbs
to Bri'ght's Disease.
ASTORIA. Or., Oct. 31. (Special.) Mrs.
Jane Welch Kinney, widow of the late
Dr. August Kinney, died at her residence
here this morning after an extended ill
ness with Bright's , disease complicated
with heart trouble.
The deceased, who was a sister of- the
late Dr. John Wejch, of Portland, was
born in tomanche, la., on September 30,
1848. She came across the' plains with
her parents about 1860 and resided at
Mrs. Jaae Kinney, who died at
Astoria yesterday.
Oregon City for a number of years. In
1S67 she was married in Bast Portland to
the late Dr. August C. Kinney and made
her home in Portland until ten years
later when she removed to Astoria. She
left no children, her only immediate rel
atives being a brother. Dr. William
Welch, of Silverton. and several nieces
and nephews. Mrs. Kinney was a woman
of noble Christian character and for
many years was an active member of the
First Methodist Church of this city. Her
funeral will be held from that church
at 4 o'clock cjp Tuesday afternoon- and
the body will be taken to Portland on the
train that evening. The interment will
take place about noon on Wednesday in
the .Kinney plot at the I. O. O. F. cem
etery in Salem.
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Detonations Frighten Audience In
Vaudeville House, and Men and
Women Rush Madly for Street.
Xo , One Is Injured.
CHICAGO, Oct. 31. Two bombs were
thrown here tonight in the downtown
districts, in buildings occupied by gam
bling clubs. No one was injured, but
many windows were broken and store
Btocks were damaged.
The first bomb exploded soon after C
o'clock in a building at 260 State street,
and the otlier followed 15 minutes later
near the corner of Lasalle and Madison
streets. In the' State-street building the
Empire Club is located, and In the latter
the Worth Jockey Club.
Hundreds of Windows Shattered.
For two years bombs have been ex
ploded intermittently in the vicinity of
gambling-houses and race bookmakers'
establishments in Chicago. The bombs
thrown tonight were the 32d and 33d that
have been thrown in what is regarded as
a quarrel between syndicates of gam
blers. The State-street explosion damaged
buildings within a radius of a block, and
broke hundreds of windows. In the store
on the first floor the explosion scattered
the stock.
Panic In Theater.
Many buildings were damaged. Includ
ing the Chicago Automobile Club, the Im
perial and Inter-Ocean Hotels and the
Premier Theater, a vaudeville house,
which was filled when the bomb was ex
ploded. The detonation frightened the
audience and men and women rushed
for the street in a panic. No one was In
jured, however.
BAN PLACED ON FOOTBALL
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between the Army and Navy, which was
to have taken place at Franklin Field,
Pa., Saturday following Thanksgiving.
Colonel Scott's action was taken after
careful consideration. He said tonight
he had first inquired whether any com
plications would be caused by calling
off the game. On assurance that no
tickets had been sold, ht decided on
the action taken.
It was the expressed belief here to
night that there would be no hesita
tion at Annapolis in complying with
the request. In any event, the remain
ing games on the schedule, those with
the Springfield training, school, next
Saturday, with Villa Nova, the follow
ing week, and with Washington and
Jefferson a week before the scheduled
Army-Navy game are cancelled.
BYRNE DIES OF INJURIES
Tragedy Brings Grief to Officers
and Cadets A'.lke.
WEST POINT. N. Y., Oct. 31. Cadet
Eugene A. Byrne, who was injured in
yesterday's football game between the
Army team and Harvard, died early to
day. His father, ex-Chief of Police John
Byrne, of Buffalo, was with him when
he died.
The tragedy has brought poignant grief
to officers and cadets alike. Young
Byrne expired at sunrise. Brave as was
the young soldier's fight against death,
it was hopeless from the start. Buried
beneath a mass of struggling players in
the Harvard-Army game Saturday, his
neck was twisted and broken by the
weight of the crushing pile above him.
Artificial Respiration Tried.
Only the immediate resort to artificial
respiration kept the boy from almost in
stant death, for he did not draw a nat
ural breath after receiving the fatal
shock. Surgeons were unable to make a
complete examination last night. But
X-ray photographs taken after his death
revealed a dislocation between the first
and second cervical vertebrae. This
caused the natural process of breathing
to cease and the artificial means of res
piration resorted to was all that kept the
injured cadet alive until today. No
autopsy was held.
Funeral services will be held tomorrow
in the Catholic Chapel at'the post, where
the body was taken. A cadet guard has
been posted at the chapel and details of
young soldiers will watch over the body
until after the services tomorrow.
The funeral will be conducted with full
military honors. Monsignor C. C.
O'Keefe, in charge of the Catholic
chapels in this vicinity, will officiate.
The manner of young - Byrne's injury,
witnessed tby hundreds who gathered
here to see the Army struggle against
Harvard, was dramatic. When the spec
tators realized the shock was serious, the
cheering was hushed as if by magic. A
few minutes later Byrne was carried un
conscious from the field. Taken to the
cadet hospital, skilled surgeons labored
over him throughout ke night. Con
scious at times, he realized the serious
ness of. hie condition.
By order of Colonel Scott, cadet activi
ties for today were directed to be only
such as were necessary. There was no
parade tonight, the flag was lowered to
halfmast and directions were given that
all academic duties be suspended tomor
row. Young Byrne was only 21 years old,
but was a veteran of the Army football
team and popular with his classmates
and officers. He was acting as captain
of the eleven yesterday.
Common Play Fatal.
He was injured in a mass play on
tackle, a play common enough in foot
ball and which had been used several
times in the game previous to the inci
dent. Byrne, standing valiantly at left
tackle for the -Army, was forced under
the rush of crimson players and on fall
ing must have had his head twisted into
a position where the weight of the men
piling upon him was greater than the
strong ligaments of the vertebrae col
umn could stand.
'If Byrne dies it will kill football for
both West Point and Annapolis." was the
frequent remark heard on the grounds
last night. With Byrne dead the feeling
prevailed that football as a sport at West
Point and Annapolis has been seriously
Jeopardized.
INJURIES PROVE FATAL TO BOY
Michael Burke Never Conscious Af
ter Blow in Head.
PHILADELPHIA. Oct. 31. Michael
Burke. 21 years old, of Shenandoah, Pa.,
Old Winter is due in
this port today.
Because he's bekind his
schedule, don't for a min
ute think he's going to
pass us by better gird
on your armour.
This month we make a
special feature of over
coats just the right
weight for our climate,
and no waiting all
ready to put on.
For $20 we show
overcoats that are right v
in every respect, try one
today.
LION CLOTHIERS
166-170 THIRD ST.
died today from -injuries suffered in a
football game Saturday.
Burke, who was a member of a Junior
class Medlco-Chirurgical College received
a blow on the head in attempting to
tackle an opposing player. After the
play he was picked up insensible and
never regained consciousness.
HOMECOMING OF TEAM SAD
Old-Time Enthusiastic Greeting Ab
sent Harvard Heads Silent.
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Oct. 31. The en
thusiastic crowd of undergraduates
which invariably has greeted a home
coming victorious Harvard football team
was lacking tonight when tne sorrow
stricken members of the football squad
came back from the West Point game of
Saturday in. which E. A. Byrne was
fatally injured.
No indication of sentiment was heard
at Harvard tonight that the fatality
would have any effect on the schedule
of playing of the game at Harvard.
Neither President A. L. Lowell nor President-emeritus
Eliot cared to express an
opinion.
PLAYER SUFFERS CONCUSSION
Drake Guard Hurt in Game With
Grinnell, but Will Live.
DES MO'NES, la., Oct. 31. J. Berry,
left guard for the Drake University
football team, suffered a concussion of
the brain in the game Saturday against
Orinnell. He was removed to a hospital
at once.
It was thought for a time that his in
jury was serious, but it is now believed
he will recover.
INJURY AT KOKOM6 IS FATAL
Ogle Seagraves Kicked In Head and
Concussion Follows.
KOKOMO, Ind., Oct. 31. In a football
game between teams representing Koko
mo and Noblesville today. Ogle Seagraves,
of this city, probably was fatally in
jured. He was kicked in the back of the head
and suffered a concussion of the brain.
DEATH COMES TO INDIAN BOY
Hurt in Game at Buckncr and Dies
Next Day.
KANSAS CITY, Mo., Oct. 31. Roy
Spybuck, a 19-year-old Indian football
player of the second Uam of the Indian
Institute at Lawrence. Kan., died here
tonight as a result of Injuries suffered
at Buckner. Mo., Saturday.
Nebraska Student Hurt.
OMAHA, Oct. 31. Coe Cody, a student
of Creighton, Neb., College, had his col
larbone broken during -a scrimmage in a
game here today.
DUTCH SAILORS DESERT
Thirty-five Quit Cruiser During
" Week's Stay In Bay City.
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 31. (Special.)
Thirty-five sailors of the Dutch cruiser
Noord Brabant deserted last week, up
to the -time she left here for Honolulu
and the Orient. '
Most of the desertions were of the
ordinary kind, the men simply forgetting
to return from ehore leave, but in the
case of four the leavetaking was rather
spectacular. Having failed to obtain
liberty a&hore, they watched for an op
portunity and tried to swim ashore, but
a boat was sent In pursuit. All four were
captured. They will be given sevcra
duties aboard for -the next six months.
Fve deserters from the German cruiser
Arcona are being sought by Captain
Schroder, who expects to capture them
before leaving port next Wednesday.
STANFORD YOUTH DROWNS
Charles VV. Anthony Falls From Bi
cycle on Bridge Into Bay.
STANFORD UNIVERSITY, Oct. 31.
While inspecting some construction work
today on the Dumbarton bridge, near
Palo Alto, Charles W. Anthony, a fresh
,nian of the university, fell from a bicycle
into the bay and was drowned before as
sistance could be given him by the three
fellow students who were with him at the
time of the accident.
Anthony was registered in the univer
sity from Los Angeles, but his parents
live in Sterling. III. His father is on
his way hers intending to visit his son,
and was due to arrive today.
BANK PROBE INTERESTS
Federal Grand Jury at Moscow Will
Take up Lewiston Case.
SPOKANE, Wash., Oct. 31. (Special.)
Interest will be centered around the grand
Jury room in the Federal building in
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Moscow, Idaho', next week, as the Gov
ernment will begin putting in evidence in
the Lewiston National Bank cases on
that , date. Deputy United States Mar
shal Ras" Beamer has been serving cita
tions on witnesses. .
Employes of the bank. Government of
ficials in charge of the investigation and
probably Clarence W. Robnett and J. n..
Chapman, now under charges of defalca
tion will be called before the grand
jury. The grand jury will probably be
in session ten days in considering the
bank cases.
If Chapman and Robnett are asked to
testify it is believed that they will en
deavor to shed light on the bank tangle
which may implicate others. The De
partment of Justice has kept a corps of
special investigators in the field for four
or five months.
DUCK SAVES AUTO DRIVER
Machine Skids Under Gny Wire
Which Catches Man's Hat.
Lewis Russell, of 195 North Twentieth
street, narrowly escaped breaking his
neck shortly before last midnight, when
his automobile skidded on Washington
street between Sixteenth and Seventeenth
streets under the guy wire of an elec-
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and it is believed had the guy caught
Russell under, the chin his neck would
have been broken. Patrolman Larfleld
assisted Russell out of his predicament.
SIX DEAD; DOZEN INJURED
Electric Train in France Plunges
Into "Deep Kavlne.
PRADKS, Oct. 31. Six pereons were
killed today and 13 injured in the wreck
of an electric train on She new road from
Villefranche to Bourg-Madame. The
train plunged into a deep ravine.
Old Lawyer Dead.
COTTAGE GROVE. Or., Oct. 31. (Spe
cial.) C. C. Brock, 61 years old, died at
the home of his sister, Mrs. D. J. Du
Brille, here last midnight, from a para
letlc stroke he sustained July 22. Sir.
Brock came West two years ago for his
health. He was a retired lawyer of con
siderable prominence, having practiced at
the bar In many Eastern states. He was
born and raised in Pennsylvania- The
remains will be taken to Wainsbung, Pa.,
for burial. He practiced law for 30 years.
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