Chillicothe Gazette from Chillicothe, Ohio • 1

Weather Indications Ohio Fair tonight and Friday. Oldest Newspaper in Ohio; established A. D. 1800. CHILLICOTIIE, OHIO, THURSDAY EVENING AUGUST 19, 1909.

DAILY EDITION RECORD SETTLEMENT Broken at New Speedway at Indianapolis. Indianapolis. The four hundred thou ma collar Indianapolis speed-i'as formally opened todav with way a program of five races. Antnmiii enthu isiasts from all parts of the cou ntry are here. Exnerta nrort.vt that the records for practically all standard instances will be broken the three days' racing.

Yitterall, a mechanic, was In. during Cliff jured in the accident on the wav tn speed way Tuesday night this morning. Mrs. Robert Srevisan, of Cleve 'eland, was seriouslv int ii rtwl today when an auto in which shf. was seated was wrecked against a fence, Louis Chevrolet, in a Buirk the ten mile race in 8:56 4-5, break- ing the American track record of 9:12 Eleven Drowned.

Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Auk. 19. The Gloucester fishing schooner Orinoco capsized here today and elev en men were drowned. Barge Is Lost. Saunderstown, R.

I. The tugs Valley Forge" and "Monocacy" ar rived here this morning and reported the loss of the barge "Shawmut," with a crew of twelve men during gale Tuesday morning. It is feared the barge went to the bottom with all hands. An Aged Woman's Death. Mrs.

Elizabeth Mattox, one of Har rison township's oldest and most respected women, died at her home near Tucson on Wednesday evening of old age, she being eighty-four years old. She was the widow of an old soldier and is survived by one sister, Mrs. Delilah Rutter. The funeral will be held from the Charleston church Friday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock, interment being at the ceme tery nearby. Evangel Salem Church.

On account of the funeral service of Walter A. Kraemer, the regular morning service at the Evangel Sa lem Church will begin Sunday morn ing at 10:30. IN FEAR OF THEIR LIVES THE PEOPLE SOUGHT SAFETY Cloudbursts Made Arkansas River and Its Tributaries Roaring Torrents. TRAINS ARE STRANDED Whole Sections of Track Washed Into Canons Hundreds of Feet Below People of Pueblo and earhy Towns Gathered Their Household Effects and Climbed Up Into the Mountains. Denver.

Trains blocked in lonely mountain passes, tracks washed away or in some instances pitched into the canon hundreds of feet below, people driven from homes to seek safety with their belongings in higher places, these were the scenes revealed today at daybreak along the overflowed Arkansas River. Alarmed yanother cloudburst at Four Mile Creek, near Canon City, last night, scores of people in the lower sections of Pueblo and other points passed the night in rescueing their household effects fro mthe danger line. Not only the Arkansas River but al most all of Its tributaries have overflown. PERSONNEL Of President's Traveling Party is Announced. Beverly, Aug.

19. The personnel of President Taft's traveling party on the long western and southern trip has been completed. Besides the president there will be John Hays Hammond, the president of the League of Republican Clubs; Captain Butt, his military aide; Wendell W. Mischler, his assistant secretary; Dr. J.

J. Richardson, two secret service men, the president's confidential mes senger, and six newspaper men. Here is His Record Municipal Election 1001. Yaple 1457 Esker 1320 Yaple's majority 137 Municipal Election 1903. Yaple 1989 Wallace 1125 Yaple's majority 854 Municipal Election- 1905.

Yaple 1888 Robins 1778 Yaple's majority 110 Municipal Election 1907. Yaple 1853 Sears 1820 Yaple's majority 33 Here is the Candidate BURDITT VERSATILE AS A SCRAPPER TIS SAID Brother Henry Told Boys He Would Straighten out Their Kinks. OVER IN KAINTUCK He Had a Seance a Few Weeks Ago in Which He Was Shot and Him oir Shot a Man He was Formerly a Church Worker and Sunday School Leader in South Parkers-lmrg, lint He Chungcd. Later developments In the case of Pearl Hatfield, who shot Hlrara Bur- dltt In Hatfield's home near Alma on Sunday evening, when Burdltt Is said to have attempted to Insult Hatfield's sisters, tend to show that Burditt had been shot at on at least one previous occasion and was a fugitive from the Kentucky authorities. The Gazette learned today from a neighbor of Hatfield's that Hiram Burdltt's arrival was anticipated with a great amount of Interest by some of the residents, it having been reported that Hiram's brother Henry had threatened that when his brother arrived from Purkersburg there would be some people straightened out, as Illram was a scrapper anl took the kinks out of the boys ac- caslonally.

After several weeks' residence In Franklin township, Hiram finally left for the oil fields In Boone county, Kentucky. Some time later he returned, and casually remarked In an swer to a- neighbor's inquiry that he had put In his time scrapping, showing two large scars on the fingers of one hand as evidences of his activity. Later It developed that among other things with which Burditt had been connected during his stay In Ken tucky, he had one day umpired a baseball game, and his decisions aroused the ire of a part of the residents of the town in which he was located. In the evening after the game a man remarked to Burditt that there was considerable feeling against him, whereupon Burdltt's partner, Bert Johnson, assaulted the man, who went after his gun. Several other men, learning of the occurrence, Burditt and Johnson were voted undesirable citizens, and It was decided to put them out of town.

Burditt learned of this and borrowed a gun, declaring that he would shoot the first man who said a word to him about leaving. Later In the evening Burditt ran across the man whom Johnson had assaulted some time before and fired two shots at him, wounding htm mortally. As he fell the man fired at Burditt and the bullet grazed two of his fingers, causing the scars which he brought back to Ohio with him. Burditt is also reported to have laid out a man in a fight back in Parkersburg, and was a scrapper with a reputation. His career seems to have been a checkered one, for earlier in life he was a Sunday School superintendent and a cliurch worker in South Parkersburg.

Later ha seems to have changed somewhat. Verdict of Accidental Death, Coroner Harry Welsh, on Wednes day afternoon, reached a verdict of accidental death In the case of little Edith Randalls, who died of injuries received by being run over by a street car on East Main street last Friday. The coroner exonerated Motorman Illtt from all blame In the matter and returned a verdict of accidental death. The question of whether or not fenderB were properly placed upon the car was not taken up by the coroner. Coroner Welsh has not concluded the Inquest over the death of Henry Burditt, and will probably not do bo for at least a day or two, until two badly wanted witnesses return from Parkersburg, where they attended Burdltt's funeral.

Caught a LMIdland City Henry Wallace, colored, was arrested at Midland City Wednesday afternoon by the B. O. S. W. police on the charge of pocket picking.

Wallace is the man who, a few days ago, went through the pockets of three passengers on a B. O. S. W. west bound train beyond Greenfield, and escaped undetected.

The Identity of the man was ascertained by the railroad police, and he was soon run to earth. Back From Seattle, Dr. Charles Hoyt and son, Mr. Donald Hoyt, returned today from a trip to Seattle and the Northwest. They report a very fine trip.

Mrs. Hoyt, who Is visiting Mrs. J. O. Summers at Columbus, will return this evening.

HOBO Had a Narrow Escape in Wreck. The N. W. wrecking crew was certainly kept busy Wednesday night. A wreck at Indian Creek and one at Wakefield was ef no Importance at all.

Two cars on an extra west were derailed about 5 o'clock. The wrecking crew was called to the scene and the track was cleared up in about a half an hour. The wreck at Indian Creek, how ever, ended a little bit more serious ly. One of the cars on an extra west was derailed on one of the new switches, causing two more cars and the caboose to turn over. None of the crew received any injuries, but Bruce Shaw, a hobo, giving his home as Vanceburg, Ky was pretty badly hurt.

He was stealing a ride and happened to on one of the cars which turned over. Fortunately he was not caught under the cars, but when it turned over he was thrown out from under it, thus escaping sure death. As it was his right leg was broken, his right hand was mashed, the little finger was cut off, and he was badly bruised and lacerated. He was brought tot the city hospital, where Dr. Brown was called in to attend his injuries.

The broken leg was set and his ther injuries were dressed. Although his right hand is ver ybadly mashed, the doctor thinks that amputation will not be necessary, and that he can save the entire hand with the exception of the little finger. Mrs. Wetzel's Death. Mrs.

Wilhelmina Wetzel, widow of the late Jacob Wetzel, and one of Chillicothe's highly respected German died at midnight at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Charles Klem. at 456 East Seventh street, of old age. The deceased was 5born in Lam-pertheim, Hesse Darmstadt, Germany, June 9, 1821, being in her eighty-ninth year. She was married to Jacob Wetzel in Germany in 1845, and they came direct to this city in 1849, and lived here all their lives.

Mr. Wetzel preceded hi3 wife to the grave in 1902. Mrs. Wetzel was t'ae mother of eight children, four of whom survive her: Mrs. Louis Medert Mrs.

John Miller, Mrs. John Ritter and Mrs. Charles Klein. Seventeen grand children and eight great grand children also survive her. The funeral will be held Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock from the German Salem church, of which she had been a member since her advent In Chllllcothe, Rev.

Gehm officiating. The interment will be In Greenlawn. Locked Tliem Up. John Morgan and Mabel Payne, colored, were arrested in Roxabel on Wednesday by Sheriff Swope on an adultery charge, and bound over to the grand jury in the sum of $200 each by Squire Porter. They are now in the county jail.

HAS SAILED Wellman Started For the Pole August 16. Paris, Aug. 19. A dispatch from Trieste says that according to a tel egram received from the captain of the Italian steamer Thalia, now at Hammerfest, Norway, Walter Well- man left Spitzbergen August 16 in his drlgible balloon, bound for the North Pole. He had a favorable wind when the start was made.

Meets Tomorrow. The W. C. T. U.

meets tomorrow afternoon at 2:30 at Walnut Street Church. The attendance of all mem bers is requested. A Child's Death. Nellie Marie Burke, the Infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs.

Pearl Burke, of 577 East Fifth street, died this morning after a brief illness of pneumonia. The deceased was bright little one and was born May 21, 1908. The sympathy of many friends is extended to the parents in their hour of sorrow. The funeral will be held from the house Friday at noon. Interment In Twin Town ship Cemetery.

Died of Typhoid. Walter A. Kramer, aged 16 years, died at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry T.

Kramer, 706 Jefferson avenue, at 5:15 this morning, after an illness of 21 days from typhoid fever. The deceased is survived by the following brothers and sisters: Mrs. George Schrader, Mrs. William D. Emory, of Parkersburg, W.

Lillian, John, Albert and George Kramer. The funeral will be held Sunday morning at 9 o'clock from the First German Evangelical church on West Main street, Rev. Gehm officiating. Interment at Greenlawn. MRS PLYLEY KNEW NOTHING OF IT TILLJODAY Was Surprised to Learn of Action Taken by Her Husband.

GOING TO GO BACK And Finish Some Dresses She Has at riyley Home Even Though She Has Been Ordered Away Never Left Home at All Merely Came to Fair With Her Son Will Sue Her Husband on Note and For Divorce. Mrs. Oscar Plyjey was a caller at he Gazette office today and asked to see a copy of the paper in which her husband had placed a notice warn- ng all merchants not to allow her to run any bills. Mrs. Plyley said that she came to the fair with her sno Wednesday, Mr.

Plyley driving her to the train, and while they had had a row as they had had for twice a week during the twelve years of her married life, she did not think he Intended to take any such steps as he now threatened to take. She remained all night with her sister, Mrs. Charles Currier, and when she came down street morning was much humiliated to have thrust at her from many friends the action of Mr. Plyley. She did not know a thing about her husband's action until told of It this morning, for se had not esen one of Wednesday's Gazettes.

Mrs. Plyley Informed the Gazette that Mr. Plyley need not have put such notice in the paper, for she nev- re had run any debts In all the years she had been marled to him, and that she guessed she was not go ng to begin now. However, Bhe was glad he had threatened to bring one herself, as matters had grown simply unbearable. She had served notice on him through her attorney, Wallace D.Yaple, that he muBt pay a fifty dollar note he owes her since October, 1907, and which he has failed to pay.T.Tnto was money bor rowed frpm her with which to pay debts of his own, and he gave her the note as an evidence of the debt, but he said he had fixed It so he would never have to pay It off.

Mrs. Plyley says she will now see whether he will pay it or not, as she Intends to sue him for It. Mrs. Plyley further said she was going back home, and she intended staying there until some sewing she was working on was finished. She claimed she bad a right there, that It was as much her labor as her hus band's which helped to build the house in which she lived, and she did not propose being bundled out In the manner Mr.

Plyley Indicated. Mrs. Plyley ventured the assertion that within twenty-four hours after her marriage with Mr. Plyley she learned that she had made a mistake and that he was of such a grasping nature that no one could get along with him. She had slaved and had worked hard, sewed, kept boarders and worked in the garden to keep things going, and it was due to her efforts as much as his that the house in which they live was erected.

Her husband haggled over every cent he gave her, and ever since she had been in the Scioto Gazette contest he had never got over telling her what he had done to help her win in the contest, whereaB, the truth of the matter was that her husband had gone into the contest with her in the hope that the money for her clothes would be won out of the contest, Instead of him having to put up some thing for them. She said that the only thing she regrets in the matter at all is the trouble it will bring her child. As to charges of infidelity and the naming of a co-respondent, Mrs. Ply ley sand that Mr. Plyley had worked on his imagination simply because he had seen her talking to several men after they had quarreled.

He did not want her to talk to any one and she told him she would talk to whom she pleased. She claimed that sho would bring action for divorce and had plenty of evidence to back up her petition with for that matter, and she would make It warm for him when it came to an issue. Stole Twenty-sevcn Dollars. Sometime between the hours of 2 and 7:30 o'clock Sunday afternoon, a thief or thieves entered the residence of Mr. Stebelston, on Main street, in New Holland, ransacked the house and got away with some $28 In cash, leaving considerable small change, a watch, jewelry, behind.

The thief showed clearly that he was familiar with the premises and the habits of the family, and every-thin Indicates that locaj talent did the Job. WOfilAN GAVE ORDERS FOR VOLLEYS AT THE BOAT Carrying Strike Breakers Into the Mill of Pressed Steel Car Company. ONST ABULAE BUSY Kept the Crowds Moving This Morn ing, But This Afternoon Sympathizers Lined Up on River Hank and Fired Volley After Volley at Men Going to Work Unknown Foreign Woman Gave Commands. Pittsburg. Mounted and using their riot clubs, the members of the Pennsylvania State Constabulary are today keeping the strikers on the move in the Sressed Steel Car Company strike zone at McKees Rock.

It is estimated that over five hundred shots were fired last night and early today by the strikers and sympathizers, who gathered on O'Donovan bridge near the works. During the firing the troopers and other police remained inside the mills. The constabulary is on the street this forenoon, however, and compelled the strikers to keep moving. The strikers are of the opinion that workmen are being held in the mills against their wishes. The shooting, they say, is for the purpose of bringing the from the plant and give the new men an opportunity to escape.

Shortly after noon alleged strike sympathizers opened fire upon the steamer which was bringing fifty imported men across the Ohio river to thp mill. Several thousand strikers were lined along the river bank and eac hvolley was discharged at the command of an unknown foreign woman, who carried a baby. Over one hundred Bhots were directed at the steamer. Many bullets struck the boat, but no one was injured. Look for a Decision Today.

Pembroke, Mass. General Pew's Blue army of defense was early on the move today. At the close of the maneuvers last night his position was regarded as precarious and his defeat generally expected by the experienced observers, unless he should he, able to mass the Blue army against the entire Red strength. The general Indications were that today would see the decisive battle of the campaign fought. BANG Out Go Ha2ers From West Point Academy.

West Point, Aug. 19. By direc tion of President Taft seven cadets were dismissed from the United States Military; Academy today for being involved in hazing Rolando Sutton. Sutton is the brother of Lieutenant James N. Sutton, of the Naval academy, whose death was investigated atAnnapolls recently.

Among the cadets dismissed was Chauncey C. Devore, of Wheeling, W. Va. Changes Hands Tonight. Cincinnati, Aug.

19. At mid night tonight Governor Harmon wilj step down and out as receiver of the Cincinnati, Hamilton and Dayton Railway company and turn over the property to the officers of the road elected yesterday. As a preliminary to this proceeding William Cotter, the president of the H. filed in the United States circuit court today the necessary acceptance by the H. D.

Railway company of Judge Lurton's order regarding the lifting of the receivership. We Return Our Compliments. The Gazette is in receipt of a handsome bouquet of roses from Mrs. Alfred Thomas, of Bourneville. They are beautiful in their delicate colors and bring a breath of sweetness into ihn nt ihf.

CitV. Our thanks to Mrs. Thomas for her thoughtfulness. DeCamp Scully. Mr.

Arthur DeCamp and Miss Agnes Scully, of this city, were quietly married on Thursday morning at St. Mary's parsonage by Rev. Father Cotter. The young couple will reside on Bridge street. Rallied Xlccly.

Mrs. Chas. Luzader, of North Hickory street, who underwent an operation flaparotomy at Seton Hospital, Cincinnati, on Wednesday rallied nicely, from the shock and is doing nicely. Dr. L.

E. Russell, of Cincinnati, performed the operation, assisted by Dr. L. Franklin, of this city. Of June Taxes is Effected by Auditor.

Deputy County Auditor Charles K. Capple has completed the settlement sheet for the distribution of the June taxes, and the amounts to be distributed to the various townships and corporations, as well as the state funds, will be distributed within a week or so, but are not available at present, owing to the fact "that after the settlement is made several days are required to get matters In shape for the distribution of the funds. The total amount to be distributed this year will bo f253.096.20. Of this the state gets $12,538.03, which is divided as follows: Sinking fund, University fund. $2,283.89, and state common school fund.

$9,321.94. The county funds will be increased by the following amounts: General. $27, 951. OS; Infirmary, bridge, $13,977.75, soldiers relief. $2,795.53, and several smaller funds, including the election, judicial, blind and free pike funds, $18,633.03.

The townships will receive this time $24,204.47, which will have to be divided Into their various funds within the next few days, before any distribution can be made to them. The county schools will receive 741.87 when the distribution Is made. The settlement shows that the corporations will receive $42,089.13, iu addition to which special taxes for the corporation amounting to 169.67, have been collected by the County Treasurer for the corpora tions of the county, all but about $1,000 of which was collected for Chllllcothe. The total amount of dog taxes col lected this time was $203.67. The cigarette tax which has been collected will be distributed as follows: State infirmary, Chllllcothe police fund, Baln-brtdge police fund, $10.13, and Union township will receive $3.62.

The county has due from the state $10,135.80 for its common schools. There is due the state from the coun ty, for numerous small ItemB, $2,594.81. In connection -with the tax collection great credit should be given County Treasurer Partee fr the record which he has made in collecting taxes. The combined amount of both semi-annual collections for 1908 was $534,904.58, which was more nearly complete for one year than for some time. It is estimated that all taxes with the exception of small amounts totaling about $1,500 have been colleeted.

The persons owing taxes are mostly old offenders, and are hardened against the efforts of the tax collectors. A Busy Session. The Young People's Society of the First Evangelical Church held a busy meeting at the church on Wednes day evening, and heard a very interesting report upon the convention of the Evangelical Young People's Union at Canal Dover in July by Mr. Carl Ebenhack. At this convention the movement was started to raise the required funds to found and maintain a medi cal mission In India by the Ohio Un ion, and various societies 'pledged themselves to various amounts in fur therance of this plan.

Since the con vention more than $1,200 has been raised by the Union, and the local so ciety voted to donate $25 from the treasury toward the fund, with other donations to follow later. About $3,000 will have to be raised before the work can be taken up. At the close of the business ses sion, refreshments were served in the lecture room of the church. Fuller's Brigade to Meet. The annual reunion of Fuller's Ohio Brigade, composed of the Twenty-seventh, Thirty-ninth, For ty-third and Sixty-third Ohio regi ments will be held In Columbus, September 1, In the council chamber The brigade was a part of the ar my of the Tennessee, under General Sherman, of which General Grant said: "The army of the Tennessee never sustained a single defeat dur ing four years of war.

Every fortl fication which It assailed surrendered. Every force arrayed against it was either defeated, captured or destroyed." Rev. Xeal on Vacation. Rev. W.

L. Neftl, pastor of the Bridge street Church of Christ, Is spending his vacation at Shelby, O. During his absence Prof. Henry, of the Commercial School at Portsmouth, will fill the pulpit at the Bridge street church on the 22nd and 29th inst. You Will Enjoy It, Many laughs, good singing, fine dancing and great pictures with a good illustrated song are to be found at the Orphlum tonight.

It is a show to make you glad you are living. ill ill: And -M 1 1 -1 ISO i-1 I 35 1901 IS03 1905 1907.