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No. 250.
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SOUTHERN ITALY IS DEVASTATED
b ' OUTBURST OF GREAT VOLCAFJ
TORRENTS IF MUD AND LAVA
POUR DUVVN THE MOUNTAIN
TIDAL WAVE SWEEPS ISLAND
Terriffic Outburst of Vesuvius Preceded by Earthquake Which
Creates Great Tidal Wave 200 Drowned on Island of
Ischia Volcano of Epomeo Quiet Since 1883, When It
Killed 1700 Persons,' Is Again Active Property Losses
Will Run Into the Millions. i fAi; 4
UNITED tress leased wire
Naples, Oct. 25. Ravaged by
earthquake, by voicanlc fire and by
flood, the province of Naples anj
Salerno today represents scenes of
desolation and suffering. The au
thorities apparently appalled by ths
destructive combination of the ele
ments, practically are Inactive, while
admitting that the fatalities of yes-
terday are enormous.
In the beautiful bay of Naples, In .
the star-reflecting gulf of Salon, Kan authorities based on the state
scores of fishing vessels were ( ments of scientists of the observa
wrecked and many bodies have been . tory n Vesuvius thai the terrlfy
borne inshore by the tides. Thojlng outbursts have attained their
dead on' the Island of Ischia. off Na-: fullest force and will subside,
plesr exceed a-.wHlt-of ihe-L-JU Salerno,..jitexandmalfl
tidal wave. .. ." I floods wrought great havoc ahd the
On the slopes of Mount Vesuvius , damage done Is estimated at several
new lava streams have burst from j millions. Minister of Public Work
the crater and mud rivers are flow-, Sacchl and Admiral Leonard! are
lng seaward, burning or engulfing
missis
BALLOON
LOCATED
WAS SEEN TO DESCEND KKAlt
JJISCOTASIXG. ONTAKIO, BUT
il ll)i:s WEKE, HOWEVEH, UN
ABLE TO F1XI) ANY TKACE OF
IT.
(VNITLU l'lif'.KO I.tARKD WIKE.
Toronto, Ont., Oct. 25. A balloon
seen passing over Chapleau, Ont.,
Thursday night, and which afterward
was heard to crash into the forests
near IMimpsey Lake, 32 miles north
of BiBcotaislng. Is believed to have
been the America II. by officials of
the Aero Club, conducting the search
for the crew of the missing balloon.
The balloon was seen by the agent
of the Canadian Pacific railway at
Chapleau, and others, heading 'east
ward. Guides were within a short
distance of the spot where It was be
lieved it landed. They fired guns and
searched diligently for the balloon or
it") occupants, but were unable to find
trace of either. Leaving provisions
on the shore of the lake, they aban
doned, the search and returned to
Chapleau, where they reported the oc
currence. The balloon is almost certain to
have been the America II., as all the
other balloons entered in the race
had landed before Thursday.
TWO CASES OF
INFANTILE
PAHALVSIS
CNITID PRESS LEASED V1H.
Chicago. Oft. 25. Florence Low
den, 11, and Harriet Lowden. 8,
daughters of Congressman Frank O.
Lowden ,of Illinois, and granddaugh
ters of the late George M. Pullman,
are dangerously ill today of Infantile
paralysis, at their home at Oregon,
111.
Leading physicians of the country
are In attendance on the children and
Lowden himself Is -aboard a special
train in Arkansas, bound for home.
everything In their paths. The roads
In the provinces In the vicinity of
the ancient mount are covered wltfi
30 feet of mud.
In Naples a dozen houses col
lapsed due to subsidence of the
earth following the renewed activity
of Vesuvius. People fled from their
homes In terror as the volcanic
earthquakes shook the city. Many
refused to return to their homes, do-
"P'te tn assurance of the Neapol
surveying the devastated district
with a view toward recommending
government aid.
The mayor of Casamlcclola today
appealed for aid. He reported that
the hitherto extinct volcano of Epo
meo again has become active.
This' volcano destroyed Casamlc
clola In 1883 and killed 1,700 per
sons. The slopes of Vesuvius today
were swept with a cloudburst. Th)
fires within the mountain are report
ed to be dying down but observers
of seismic phenomena declare that
conditions at the present time close
ly resemble those which usually pre
cede a violent eruption of the vol
cano. THE PACKERS GET
A FURTHER DELAY
UNITED PRESS LEASED WIUU. .
Chicago, Oct. 25. Judge K. M.
Landis, In the federal court today,
continued until November 23 the
contempt cases against ofllciuls of
the packing companies under Indict
ment. The cases resulted from fail
ure by the packers to produce books
of the companies at a recent investi
gation by the federal grand Jury.
WEBB TO BE HANGED DEC 17
MRS. KERSH'S TRIAL IS BEGUN
UNITED PRKSS LEASED WIKE.)
Portlaud, Ore.. Oct. 25. Jesse P.
Webb, convicted murderer of Wil
liam A. Johnson, whose body was
found stuffed in a trunk at the Un
ion depot in June, was sentenced to
be banged December .17 by Judge
Morrow In the circuit court this
forenoon. Webb expected the
death penalty and. bad braced him
self to listen to the fatal words.
Immediately after sentence was
pronounced he was returned to his
cell. He probably will be taken I"
Salem, Oregon, within the next few
days, where be will be confined un
til bis execution.
Webb's attorneys have - filed a
motion for an appeal.
Immediately after sentence had
been .pronounced on Webb, Mrs.
Kensh, who was charged Jointly with
Webb, was brought into the crowded
courtroom and the attorneys re
sumed their efforts to secure a Jury
to try her for complicity In John
son's murder.
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Too Much Prosperity.
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Chicago, Oct. 25.
too much prosperity,"
-"There's
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said the
leading packers early today, and 4
shortly afterward the price of 4
bacon soared to 40 cents per
pound.
"The people want the best,
and are willing to pay- for it,"
said one packer. "There Is a
shortage of fancy hogs, and it
is fancy hogs that make fancy 4
baci. The demand now is for
fancy stock, so why shouldn't 4
the prices rlBa." 4
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SHE KILLED
HER HUSBAND
111 A QUARREL
UNITED PRESS LEASED Willi. 1
Los Angeles, Cal., Oct. 25.
Frank C. Emery, 40, is dead, and
Mrs. Emery Is booked at the city
Jail today on a charge of murder, tin
result of a struggle between the
couple for the possesion of a 32-cali
(beT"Tevplver,"whlch was discharged
with fatal results.
According to the statement of Em
ery's mother, the younger woman,
during a dispute with her husband,
seized the revolver and ran into an
other room. Her husband, evidently
thinking she intended to shoot her
self, grappled with her, and, during
the struggle, the weapon was dl
charged, Emery being instantly
killed'.
Mrs. Emery denied hysterically
having Intended to harm her husband
Emery's mother accompanied her to
Jail, and confirmed her statement
that the shooting was accidental.
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1WO round of Gold.
Nome, Alaska, Oct. 25. P.
Oreenberg. a recent arrival In
Nojiie, hits Just returned from a
brief prospecting tour, unguld-i-'.
and without previous expe
rhine. bringing with him 200
poi n.lg of gold, which will be
worth $36,000.
Grcenberg found the gold in
a little creek off the Squirrel
river. Hundreds of Nome pros
pectors are today Joining In the
stm-pede for the new bonanza.
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It whs expected that the selection
of the Jury would be completed this
afternoon.
Much trouble was experienced In
choosing Jurymen, as most of th-
talesmen examined indicated that
they did cot favor the idea of capi
tal punishment where a woman was
concerned.
Prosecutor Fitzgerald reiterated
his point made J (terday that tho
Jury men will not only be compelled
to find evidence of Mrs. Kersh's al
leged guilt before they can vote on
a conviction, but in so doing must
also pass on the guilt or Innocence
of Webb a second tiros. This will
be necessary, so Fitzgerald asserted,
owing to the close connection be
tween the two cases.
For the World'i fliainpioiishlp.
Minneapolis, Minn., Oct. 26
Henry Ordeman and Kid Cutler will
wrestle here tonight for the world's
championship. Frank Gotch, retired
holder cf the title, will referee.
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Gum Tank Exploded. 4
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4 Chehalis, Wash., Oct. 25 4
4 Bert Mace, of Tenlno, Wash.
4 and Luth:r Llnd.Jiy, of Napa-
4vlne, are dead today as the re-
4 suit of the explosion of a gas
4 tank, which bey were filling
4 preparatory to giving a moving
4 picture Bhow at Napavine last 4
night. 4
4 Mace's body ' was terribly 4
4 mangled. He died soon after 4
4 being brought 'o a local hospi- 4
4 tal. Lindsay's . aide was torn 4
open. He died early today. 4
Three other persons were in- 4
Jured slightly, and the whole 4
side of the building was blown 4
out by the force of the explo- 4
slon. Napavine Is a small town 4
near Chehalis. 4
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A TRIFLE
FREAKISH
Labor Delegates Propose a
Constitutional Provision Re
quiring Miners to Be Able to
Read English.
IS AIMED AT SLAVONIANS
Another Proposed Clause ComH'ls
Mine Owner to Employ at Least
80 Per Cent Americans Still An
other Would Prevent Anyone Being
IVfwnt DuriiiK Ijeglnltttive Hes-
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sion Except .Members and Em
ploye.
UNITED PRESS LEANED WIRE.
Phoenix ,Ariz., Oct. 25 Labor
delegates to the constitutional con
vention today submitted two proposi
tions in the interest of organized
miners of Gila county. One, which
was aimed at Slavonic mine labor,
would require every underground
miner to be able to road and write
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ALMOST
LIKE A DOG
MUH. ItltOWX EVANH AS DELIGHT
Ell OVER THE ACOUIMTION OF
A Ill'HItA.M) AS HUE WOULD HE
OVEIt GETTING A.NOTHEU PUP.
UNITED PEEKS LEASED WIRE.'
New York. Oct. 25. Percy W. Ev
ans, millionaire of Seattle, is a happy
man today, for Mrs. Mary Dowen Ev
ans, bis bride of yesterdayy has de
clared she loves him more (ban she
does her three Sanlels, who acted as
her bridesmaids at her wedding yes
terday. "But I love every one of my three
bridesmaids more than any one ex
cept my husband," declared Mrs.
Bowen Evans. " fhey are polite dog
gies, and It Is not true they behaved
badly during the ceremony. Natural
ly they dislike seeing my affections
divided with another."
During the interview the ever
present canines wagged their tails
and barked Joyously, but Mrs. Evan
didn't reprimand them.
The dogs and Mr. and Mrs. Evans
will sail for Europe next week for the
honeymoon trip.
Mrs. Dowen Evans said her cousin,
Arthur Deleroy, who acted as grooms
man, originated the dog bridesmaid
Idea.
ARIZONA
LOVED Hllf!
WRIGHT'S FICHIHE BEATS
GUTS CIRCLES AMD
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Sorry He Made It.
Geneva, N. Y., Oct. 25. Com - 4
mentlng on the tariff. Colonel. 4
Roosevelt today said: 4
"I am sorry to say that the 4
Saratoga convention was so In- 4
terested In state issues that It 4
didn't take the progressive 4
stand on the tariff that it should 4
have done. President Taft and 4
the Republican party universal- 4
ly are in harmony with the Bug- 4
gestion that the tariff hereafter 4
shall be revised by a commts- 4
slon." 4
PUTTING PARTY
ABOVE PRINCIPLES
CUMMINS QUITS
UNITED PRESS LEASED WIRE.
Chicago, Oct. 25. Stand-patters
today are extending the olive branch
to Senator Cummins, of Iowa, whom
they delcare once again is "one of
us," because of his speech last night
in which he declared his Intention to
support the Payne tariff. Cummins
speech is considered significant In
that it shows the progressives are
realizing the danger to the cause of
Republicanism It factional strife is
allowed.
Now that Cummins has unquali
fiedly endorsed the Payne law, the
stand-pattors believe that no Repub
lican can be Justified in opposing It.
"With all Its lnequalites and mis
takes. I would rather have the Payno
act for a thousarid yeors." said Cum
mins, "than to suffer the disaster of
an application of the Democrats
tnrlff theory for a single month."
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Under Nose of Police. 4
San Francisco, Oct. 25. Af- 4
ter forcing their way Into Mau- 4
rice Farbers' Jewelry store at 4
945 'Market street, Just two 4
blocks from police headquarters, 4
through a transom In the rear, 4
burglars .early today secured 4
Jewelry valued at $500. The 4
most valuable stock had been 4
locked up In the safe at the rear 4
of the store, which contained 4
about $25,000 worth of dla- 4
motuls and Jewelry, 4
They made no attempt to 4
open the sufe. 4
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MISS LEN EVE ACQUITTED
JURY OUT KEEN MlflUTES
London, Oct. 25. With a sudden
ness as surprising as the verdict
itself,, Miss Ethel Clare Leneve, com
panion of Dr. H. H. Crippen In bis
flight to escape arrest for wife mur
der, was acquitted of the murder of
Mrs. Belle Elmore-Crtppea today In
Old Bailey court.
Miss Leneve was charged with mur-
ber of having been an accessory of
her of having beenan accessory of
Dr. Crippen, who already has been
sentenced to hang on November 8, for
Mrs. Crlppen's murder.
The acquittal of the frail defend
ant occasioned general comment, .as
it was expected thai s'le would go to
prison for a long term.
The court room was filled with per
sons prominent In London society,
and their bright attire was In sharp
contrast with the somber hues of the
dingy court room.
Miss Leneve was dressed in a gowu
of pale blue, which accentuated the
pallor of her face. . She wore a motor
cap, yellow gleves and tan shoes; Bhe
IS SMALLEST EVER BUILT
BUT IT SOARS LIKE A BIRD
BEATING A MILE A MINUTE
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Flies Twibe Around the Course at a Mile a Minute Clip, Al
though Held in Opened Out, It Passed the Others as
Though They Were Standing Still Johnstone Reaches a
Height of 7000 Feet, and De Lesseps Takes Young Lady for
a Spin Wright Is Given a Great Ovation.
UNITED PlinSS LEASED WIRB.
Bolmont Park, Oct. 261 The new
Wright racer, on which is sot Amer
ica's hopes in the International race
for speed next Saturday ,wa the sen
sation of the aviation meet on Bel
mont Held today. Although little
larger than a Whitehead torpedo, it
bore Orviile Wright arouud the course 1
twice at better than a mile a mldute,
and at that was held under restraint. .
Flying high above the heads of the'
spectators, the tiny machine soared
and (Sipped, tilted . recklessly at an
angle of 45 degrees, rounding the .
curves, righted itself and fulrly ran
rings around the other machines in
the air. The crowd went frantic when
Wright let out bis motor for an in
stant on the back stretch, passing
the other racors as if they were
standing still.
When Wright alighted he was ac
corded the greatest ovation of the
meet.
At 1:30 p. m. Johnstone and Hox
sey ascended for the first hourly alti
tude coiflest.
De Lessep Joined Hoxsey and
Johnstone soon after they ascended.
Johnstone disappeared after he had
risen apparently 5000 foot.
Johnstone landed shortly after 2
o'clock, having reached an alMtudo
of 7,000 feet, or almost the Ameri
can record set by Drexel yewterduy,
De Lesseps kept on until he was lost
to sight. When he had failed to re
turn to view at 2:80 fears were f'lt
for his safety and searchers were
sent out.
De Lesseps reappeared at 2:52.
Ho was aloft 69 minutes.
Lnthnm won the rt hourly dis
tance contest, making 21 laps.
Grnhnm-Whlte was second.
Orvllle Wright, the younger of
the famous brothers, probubly will
fly In the principal Wright entry In
the International race Saturday, It
was announced today. The new
Wright racing model was planed on
exhibition at the grounds and was
the center of a wondering throng.
was accompanied by two wardressos
and a physician was in attendance,
because of the probability of the de
fendant's collapse. During the argu
ment of Prosecutor Mulr Miss Leneve
sat listless and betrayed no sign that
she understood its purport.
- Miss Leneve was not called to the
stand. This fact, and the attltudo
taken by Mulr when the Introduction
of evldenoe began led to the belief
that the crowu was not doing its ut
most to convict the wonutn.
Several witnesses for the crown
were examined briefly, but no effort
was iade to bring out any damaging
evidence.
Lord Alverstone's summary and
charge to the Jury clearly Indicated
bis sympathy with Miss Leneve.
The Jury rotlrod at 8:45 this af
ternoon 'and returned a verdict at
3:57 o'clock. When the verdlot was
read Miss Leneve wau overcome. Bhe
wept and laughed alternately, and
was comforted by her parents, who
were equally moved.
THED ALL
THE OTHER!
It Is a smaller machine than the one
used by Walter Brooklns yesterday,
which was generally believed to be
the real Wright racer. Although
smaller, the new machine has large."
propellers. It Is less than 20 feet
lung and about three feet wide. The
engine Is V-shaped with eight cylin
ders. Frank Coffin qualified today for a
pilot's license by going through a
series of brilliant maneuvers.
Mrs. May Beardmore, a daughter
of President Mackenzie, of the Can
adian Northern railway, accompan
ied Count De Lesseps aloft soon af
ter the meet opened today. De Les
seps remained up nve minutes, ny
ing around In circles. Mrs. Beard
more was so" pleased that D Lessens
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SPAItl HAS
TROUBLES
OF IIEil 017i!
IS PHEPAIHXa TO MEET AX VV
IUSING Op HEPUBLICAXi
WHICH IS EXPECTED SOOX--KICVOLI'TIOX
WILL I'KOHAHLV
HE SlCt'EHSEl L.
Madrid, via Hendaye, Out. 25.
Rumors of a secret gathering of
revolutionary spirits in Spain todu
are causing the Rpanlxh throne
much uneasiness and predictions
thut Spain Is soon to uudergo such a
crisis as recently was enacted with
disastrous results to King Manuel In
Portugal, are rife.
Preparations to meet such su
emergency are being quietly made
by King Alfoimo, who has gathered
hla advisors about him and any mo
ment the revolution Is lluble to
break, according to those who havo
watched the Impending struggld
from a disinterested point of view,
That tho movement In bpaln was
originally planned to be simultane
ous with that In Portugal Is admit
ted by King Alfonso and his cabinet.
Only the more rapid development of
the Republican idea in Portugal
saved Spain, they believe, and ever
effort will be made to thwart tin
plans of the Spanish revolutionist,
who are encouraged by Portuguese
success.
Spain's first step to fight the revo
lution has been to raise the pay of
the army officers. This step vaa
mads to offset the overtures to the
military nude by the revolutionists.
The order affects kion-commlasoned
officers as it Is this cluss who4 loy
alty Is most unstable.
General Asnar, minister of war.
Is taking steps to eradicate the in
fluence of the public Inns, The sol-
dler frequent thtse places of aoiuM-
ment more than any other place snj
the Innkeepers are admitted to hav
a large Influence over the men. In.
some of these places republicanism
Is preached openly and such plc3
are being clotted by the war minis-ter.