The Herald, 1909-08-27, Page 2AT FLOODS,
morn. of Colorado Destroyed by
Disastrous Cloudbursts.
rowned Out Arkansas
River on Rampage.
Col., Aug. 2$. -- Cloudbursts
t at Howard and in Ute Pass
ng torrents of tributaries of
news River; causing the -worst
years along the main stream.
n City the Arkansas River was
Nigher then ever before in its
at midnight, and still rising.
This flood is due here some time to -day
and preparations were made to avert:
great damage,
At Florence the entire population
worked throughout the entire night, car -
eying goods to higher ground, in the ex-
pectation that practically the entire
town would she •submerged. The extent
of. the damap pt:Howa,rd has not been
learns, us ,comnrumcation was cut of;
R'i tIi stornvr' ntorseznen were seat out
kitet ght L1 ,zlong • the river between
•
C'nxzon ye M Pueblo and even below
e;to. wagit tiie people of the approach
Veto • the people of the ap-
g
proa �g flood
LOWE , .E..
luejackets'Haul Down Greek Flag
in Crete.
Canes., Island of Crete, Aug.. 23.—The
[creek flag, raised three weeks ago by
the 'people of Crete in defiance of the.
sorureiguty of Turkey and as an evi-
$,once. of their desire for union with the
lingdom of -Greece, was lowered at sun-
xree'elei,s morning by a party of interna-
'iiyX bluejackets. There was no resist -
'hire .oe. the part of the Cretans and the
function was carried out without dis-
order and in accordance with the pre-
arranged programme.
A landing party from the battleships
of Great Britain, Russia, 'Italy and
France, the protecting powers of Crete,
which evacuated the island on July 27th
last, came ashore before. sunrise, pro-
ceeded to the fort over which the flag
was: flying, and removed- the Hellenic
emblem from its staff. The four War-
ships asembled. in Canea harbor yester-
day. afternoon,their presence .being an
outcome of the difficulty that has arisen
between Greece and Turkey since the
evacuation. .and an indication of the
purpose of,the powers to maintain the
st
killed Stella," heis reported to bave re-
plied.
The higlttened woman, after making'
sure that the girl was dead, ran out to
Willoughby and said to him:
"W1u14 shall we do?"
Be replied: "Ran for a doctor as quick
e.s you eay."
Mrs, Ituttan lost no time in going for
help, and word. ;rwes sent to Mrs, Wil-
loughby that her daughter had, been
badly hurt. She ineuediettely drove home
and found a numbee of men outside, who
had hesitated to enter. They tried to
stop her, but she broke away from
them, rushing into the sitting room to
find her daughter dead on the lounge
and close beside her ell the floor the
lifeless • forth of her husband lyi'tig face.I
upwards, with the ernes' lcrossed on his
breast. This was the first intimation
that anything had happened to Wil-
loughby, and the double shock almost
erushed the poor woman.
Drs. Sutton and Pettigrew were sum-
moned, but they were, of course, unable
to do anything in the. matter. There
were no 44narks of violence upon Wil-
loughby, nor were theme any indications
that he had met death by poisoning him-
self. The theory that the shoek of the
accidental death of ,his child had been
too much for him is borne out by the
fact that be had been in bad health for
some time.
Willoughby had lived. in Dammer all
his.Jife, and was a prominent member of
the Orange order and the Canadian Or-
der
rder of Foresters.. .Ws mother lives in
Toronto,a nd one brother, Charles, and
two sisters, Mrs: Forward and Mrs. John
Falconer, also reside in that city. Two
other sisters, Mrs. Robertson, of Peter -
bore, and Mrs. Ed. Patterson, of Winni-
peg, also survive.
FIVE
EN KILLED.
Dynamite House at Tunstall Bey,
B. C., Wrecked.
V'aneouver, . B. C., Aug. 23.—Five lives
were lost in an explosion which wrecked
the dynamite house of the Western Ex-
plosives Co,, Ltd., at Tunstall Bay, Bow-
en. Island, on Monday afternoon.. The
dead are one American, named. William
Sellers, aged 30 years, formerly employ-
ed at the Pinola Powder Mills, Califor-
nia, and four Chinese. Two poen ware in
the building at the time; the others
were working some distance away. The
cause is a. mystery. The company open-
ed the plant at Tunstall Bay three
months ago; eastern capital was enlist-
ed in the concern. Bowen Island is en
Howe Sound. Police and a coroner left
Vancouver this morning to investigate.
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STRANGE DEATH.
TERRIBLE ACT OF A FARMER
NEAR NORWOOD.
After Placing Body on a Couch He
Lay Down Beside it and Was Also
Found Dead—Thomas Willoughby
Had Been 111.
Norwood despatch: A most shockiug
fatality, which has aroused the country-
side to a high pitch of excitement, occur-
red near hereabout 2 o'clock this after-
noon, resulting in the death of Thomas
George Willoughby, aged thirty-seven, a
well'; known farmer living on the boun-
elky`'between the townships of 1)ummer
eae4i&sphodel, about a mile and one-half
;fxd ru Norwood, and Stella May, his
:se 'night -year-old daughter. The details of
the tragedy are decidedly indefinite, and
just how it occurred is still a matter of
njeeture.
The facts as far as they could be
learned by a correspondent to -night are
these: Mrs. Willoughby', wife of the
dead man, came into Norwood on busi-
nest this afternoon, and left at borne
hex;:hueband; Stella, the girl who was
killed.4Iarry G., six years of age, and
!'Brig a+rigce, .nine -months -old infant. it
appears tI1a;t; Willoughby was seated on
a platforid,:lil the woodshed cleaning a
double-barrelled shotgun, which he kept
'the premises". F. Stella was standing
r him, according to the statement of
tie Harry, who, is unable to give any
definite information.. The lad himself
Vas minding the baby. It is supposed.
that • the gun was discharged accidental-
ly. This its the theory of Drs. Pettigrew
and Sutton, of Norwood, who were on
the scene shortly after. At any rate,
the gun was fired, the load of buckshot
passing through the girl's body around
theheart, tearing a great hole in her
breast and conning out behind, scatter-
ing into a wood pile behind her, She
bled profusely, and must have died in-
stantly.
Then the father, wild with despair, no
doubt, picked• tip the mangled form of
his little one, tore off the bloody gar-
"nts and washed the small body. Then,
zing that life was extinct, he carried
• tto the sitting room of the house,
he. placed her on a lounge.
tly after, Mrs, Isaac Ituttan, a
or who lives a short distance
rrived at the Willoughby house
r. Willoughby about some farm-
ations. She was met at the door
oughby with it cup of water in
d, and gasping. Be motioned her
in, and she did so, while he remain -
the yard.
entering the sitting room she was
'tied to find the body of the dead
and asked Harry what bad. hap-
ather .got too lig a charge in and
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treet. •
Cobalt despatch: Last Friday night
Horace McManus, a young Englishman,
aged about 30, was picked up alongside
the Hunter block with several fractures
in his limbs, evidently having fallen
from a window thirty feet above. Al-
though very low Mc:Manus lingered until
last eight in the Red Cross Hospital,
when death relieved him of his suffer-
ings.
To -day Coroner Dr. Crane held an in-
quest over the remains. It was expect-
ed some strong details would be brought
out, as two women occupants of the
rooms in bunter's block were summon-
ed, but only conflicting evidence was
gained. The jury brought in a verdict
that McManus came to his death from
causes unknown, or rather the details
of the accident, if such were unkonwn,
with the recommendation that the police
investigate the circumstances further.
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STOLEN GOODS.
Serious Charge Land Against
ronto Domestic Servant.
Ta -
Toronto despatch: Late yesterday af-
ternoon P. C. Staples noticed a young
woman carrying a suit case on Queen
street, near Bathurst. Iler evident ner-
vousness attracted the attention of the
constable. who at once questioned her
as to how she came to have the grip.
She could give no very satisfactory ex-
planation, and t]ie policeman took her
down to the Esther street police station,
There the grip was opened, revealing
a. quantity of goods—felts, silks and
brushes of various kinds—which very
closely resembled some of the goods said
to have been stolen when John La Page
and Hugh Macdonald, the night watch-
men for the Heintzman and Comfort
soap factories, respectively, were arrest-
ed on Monday night. The woman was at
once lodged in a cell and charged with
receiving stolen goods. She said she
was a domestic, that her name was
"May May/' and that she lived on Eden
place.
CARGO
OF CLYDES.
Donaldson Liner Brings Shipment of
Prize Horses.
Montreal, Aug. 23,—The Cassandra,
of the Donaldson line, reached here thio
morning at 5, with 164 cabin passengers,
and the finest lot of prize horses, num-
bering 102, which has ever been brought
to this port. They are nearly all. Clydes-
dales, and while some are for the To-
ronto Exhibition, many of them are for.
Regina and Western points; others for
Ottawa, Brantford, and Ontario emit -rel.
All the horses were landed in excellent
toed:Riom,
NEWS i} .BRIEF
The Southwestern Triction Dine will
probably be offered'or sale,
Three severe eaith:melte shocks were
experienced at Aeapuiee. Mexico.
The four *tooting emvers will haul
down the Greek flag et:'Canea, Crete.
.A. Chinese patrol was assaulted by a
body of Japanese soldiers at Manchuria.
A Russian domini.:- se of colonization
called at the Parliament 'buildings, To-
ronto, on Tuesday
Heavy earthquake: -3t elm' were .felt
at Lisbon on Tuesd ? . 4 the inhabit-
ants are much alarms.; ,
All. rumors as to .eta illness of the
Pope are groundlees Holiness is
enjoying perfect he ]
A despatch from ',s ;h -f'1 says that a
leading Anarchist, named Baro, was shot
in I3a.reelona on Tuesday.
Mr. Walter B. Nosey, who was as-
sistant- ina.pector of er alit libraries, has
been -appointed inspe,:., e to succeed the
late Mrd Leavitt. •
There is a rush to Otter township,
where rich. finds of.tel"er are reported.
Lady Alma-Tadein , wife of the fam-
ous British artist, dead.
A number i papers strongly
protest again Ica joining in the
proposed arragge fol reciprocity
between the West l.nlies and Canada,
believing that the" Lathed Stateswould
certainly retaliate.
William Hood. 'et% was arrested in
Toronto and taken to Parry Sound at
the instance of the C; wn• for non-pay-
ment of a fine; "Cieareci before the'
police magistrate; and was released on
payment of the fine, t• mounting to $40,
together with all cost -
The Cunard Steamsh ; Company is in-
viting tenders for a ,:ew transatlantic
liner. Details as to sirs, etc., have not
been given outs but :tee • new ship will
not be as big as the '.usitania or the
Mauretania, which sl: is intended to
replace when these vesecls lay up for
repairs.
A pipe line from he Den River, Man.,
five miles long an upplying a 200,000
gallah tank will b milt by the Trans-
continental Coma toners to provide
water dor the grey shops being erected
for the road in ringfield. Piping
twelve to eight.ee nches will be laid
below the frost li
In the House of l :...eons on Tuesday
Mr. McKenna., Fitt ;.ord of the Admi-
ralty, presented tl` 'ell to amend the
Colonial Defence of 1865, and also
ft,hill to mal rovision respect-
ee.,rai�s7. j s `..Erse 3srtiiit�3t
polesessions. Bo'. ere read a first
time.
The Official Camden Emigration So-
ciety of London stats that it has had
inquiries reantl' f'om many men
whose incomes reach $20,000 or $25,000
a year, men of eoesidereble financial
standing. who had ,cone out particularly
to British Columbia and Ontario to farm
themselves or to establish a livelihood
for their sons.
er Clarke's two bets constitute him
bookmaker.
When Mr.' .A, W, Wright pleaded
guilty his eounsel urged. that Wright's
principal. business was that of a but-
cher.
"You'd better have a look at this
book," said Mr, Corley, handing up
Wright's ledger to Colonel Denison. "All
of the bets there were taken this
month"
HANDBOOK MEN.
a
"Surely not," replied Colonel Denison,
incredulously, as he turned over page
after page of recorded bets.
Staff Inspector Stephens spoke up;
"The worst feature of this case is that
he was taking bets from boys.'
"Nonsense," retorted Mr..' J. W. Cur-
ry, K, C., 'they were young men of 18."
"I'll adjourn the case for a week for
sentence," decided Colonel Denison.
One more arrest was made this morn-
ing by Detectives Guthrie and Moffatt,
in the person of Charles H. Vareoe, of
Shuter street.
Varcoe was in Lindsay at the time of
the raid. He was allowed out on $400
bail.
HOW BETS WERE PLACED iN A
• TAILOR SHOP.
A Reserved Case Granted in Cage of
William Clarke—A Butcher is Re-
manded for a Week for Sentence
—His Books in Court.
Toronto despatch: Two of the alleged
handbook men who were arrested in last
Friday's raid came up for trial in the
I'oMce Court yesterday, convictions be-
ing entered in both eases.
In the first one, William Clarke, a
cutter in the emp1c of Riohard Sa-
vigny, a tailor, of 6 • Adelaide street
east, was found guilt on the evidence,
;a reserved. case being granted,',
Clarke's employer , who was jointly
charged with him, was allowed to go,
there being no evidence against him.
In the seeond ease, Alfred W.
Wright, a butcher, of 108 Shuter street,
entered a plea of not, guilty, but chang-
ed it to guilty when the police commenc-
ed to put in evidence. He was remand-
ed a week for sentence.
In the first case two Thiel detec-
tives, named Twitty and Schiller, told
of going to Savigny's store at 26
Adelaide street east, on August 10th.
Twitty took a suit to be pressed, and
incidentally inquired of Clarke where he
could place a bet.
"Right here." said Clarke. Accord-
ingly a bet on a horse running at Sara-
toga was made. The horse lost. On the
following day a bet of $2 on another
horse was made. This time it won, and.
Clarke paid up. .
In bis deence he said he merely
placed the bet with a. bookmaker named
Greenwood to oblige his customer.
"How often have you acted as an
agent for Greenwood?" inquired Colonel
Denison.
"I had never done it before," said
Clarke.
"Had you ever bet with Greenwood
yourself?"
"Then how do you know Greenwood
would take it?"
"Well, I surmised so," replied Clarke.
In entering a conviction Colonel
Denison said: "There is clear evidence
that this man took two lots, and the
evidence looks as if he had been in the
habit of taking others."
The reserved ease will, be as to wheth-
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AVIAT1\ EE
Thirty -Eight Aeroplanes to Contest
at Rheims.
James Gordon Bennett's Prize—
Will he Big Time.
New York, Aug. 23 Thirty-eight
aeroplanes have been 'entered in the
aviation competitions which commence
next Sunday at Rheims, France, and
further information received to -day ,
from abroad indicates that all records
for long distance flights will fall. The
names of the pilots of the various aero-
planes which will compete for the
prizes have not yet been announced.
Besides the valuable cups which have
been offered. for the events, 200,000
francs have been put up as prizes.
Aviation week at Rheims will open
next Sunday -with the French elimina-
tion race for the international aviation
cup, offered by Jame.s Gordon Bennett,
and the Aero Club of France will select
three pilots making the best flights to
represent it in the big race. The dis-
distanee is twenty kilometres or twice
around the aerodrome, The final con-
test for the Bennett cup will take place
on Aug. 28.
Besides the elimination race for the
Bennett cup on Sunday, there will be
the opening contests for the Prix de la
Bitesse or speed prize, which is a dis-
tance of thirty kilometres, and four
prizes will be distributed to the ma-
chines making the beet -.{Nine around the
tour, eroplan' ' -, ing the best
t.r (k-nd.„thiI
titer
other contests, wt . awarded three
prizes and designated winners of the
Prix du Tour de Piste. The Prix des
Aeronauts will be awarded to the dirig-
ible balloon making five tours of the
aerodrome course in the best time.
On Monday the Grand Prix de la
Camipagne de le Ville de Rheims will be
held, and sonie excellent competitions
frons, aeroplanes will be witnessed. Six
prizes will be awarded to six aeroplanes
travelling the longest distance without
recharging. All through the week con-
tests for these various prizes will be
held, and the flights will take plass
between 10 o'clock in the morning and
7 o'clock in the evening.
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RESCUED FROM LAKE
Two London Small Boys Carried
Out in a Punt.
St. Thomas despatch: A case of
bravery wdtich should be rewarded by
life-saving medals is reported from
Port Stanley. On Monday afternoon
Oarl Burns, aged 12,''and King Burns,
aged 5, of I:Landon, who are summer-
ing at the Port, found an old punt on
the beach. end, with the aid. of a
broker home-made paddle, set out for
a sail on the lake. While enjoying
themselves a severe wind and thun-
derstorm came up, and, despite the
efforts of the lads, the small craft was
in a fair way to be blown out in the
lake, while the danger was increased
by the Ieraking of the boat.
The older boy, displaying considerable
ecolness and pluck, seveeai times lowered
himself overboard and endeavored. to
pusb the boat along toward the shore by
swiinuting behind and alongside it,
but his efforts were unavailing. Their
predicament ryas noticed on land by
Russell. Croden, of London, and Oheeter
Smith, of St, Thomas, and the two
lads lost no tinve in getting out their
rowboat, and, despite the storm, rowed
out and rescued the boys from their
perilous position.
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KING ALFONSO
irr
Anxious to Go and Fight the Moors
—Madrid Very Dull.
A GLESCAE
Madrid, Aug. 23. King Alfonso is
taking the ken nest interest in the war in
Moroeoo, and all of Premier letieurees in-
fluence is required to prevent him from
going to the front. The Majesty' writes
daily to of fieers at Melilla whom he
knows personally. Neither Bing Alfonso
nor any member of the roped household
has parteinated in any 'entertainments
or rejoicing eines the war hats been in
ppl a adwtaer<socfal life of Madrid is
a
ODy
Canadian Cities Better Regulate
Than U. S. Ones., W
So Says kir. Maxwell, Senior lye
istrate of Glasgow.
New York, Aug. 23.—Yer. Jas. ,Shaw
Maxwell, senior magistrate of 'the city
of Glasgow, who is making an extens-
ive tour of the United States and Cau
ada, arrived in New York yesterday.
Although Mr. Maxwell's purpose in vis-
iting America is for thetransaction of
private business, he is taking advantage
of the opportunity to study American
public institutions. He declares he has.
been greatly impressed with those he
has already visited in Chicago, Boston,
Toronto and Ottawa.
Coming as ho does, from the birth-
place of municipal ownership, Mr, Max-
well professes surprise that the citizens
of the :large municipalities are not more
interested in that problem.
"From what I have already observ-
ed,” he :says, "the Canadian cities are
far ahead of those in the United States
in many respects. They appear to be
better regulated and are kept cleaner."
In referring to yesterday's fire in
Glasgow, the visitor expressed the opin-
ion that New York was in, more.danger
from serious conflagration than his 7til'gae r
city. "We have no frame buildings iun
the city, proper," he said, "and
lieve that our fire regulations are more
strictly observed."
BULL ATTACKS CAR.
Tried to Enier Vestibule, But Was
Thrown Into Ditch.
Brantford despatch: Yesterday after-
noon a very peculiar accident happened
on the Grand Valley Railway. The sup-
erintendent was at the motor of one of
the large cars. When a considerable .
distanee out of the city he noticed a.
large bull standing beside the traek pre-
paring to make a charge at the car. It
made tbee charge all right, but it was
at the driver and not at the car.
The ear slacked up so as not to hurt
the animal, but instead of letting tee
car pass quietly the bull made a jump
for the steps and managed to get its
head and shoulders inside the door. 'In
doing so it smashed one of its horns
off against the iron railing. The horn.
went throew
.Che mo o
jumped out and was standing on the
fender looking for a place to land. The
bull had tumbled backward and was
lying in the ditch in a dazed condition.
The people on the car all rushed to
the front to see what had become of the
motorman, and one lady in the bunch
fainted, thinking he had been killed. In.
a few minutes the motorman was in his
place and the scared passengers in their
seats, the former being none the worse
for his experienc.
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NOT WORRYING.
Young Shelley Suspected of Mur-
der Sings and Whistles.
Simcoe, Ont., despatch: Elmer Similes
the 16 -year-old lad under arrest here,.
charged with shooting the old man,.
Michael Hall, on Sunday, maintains an
attitude of absolute indifference to the
dreadful position in which he stands'.
He eats and sleeps well, and sings and
whistles as if he was entirely care free..
He shows no desire to .read,., although
books and . newspapers , would be fur `'
nished if he wanted them. So far none
of his relatives or friends have carded a*.:i
the jail to see the lad.
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STRATHCONA'S VISIT
Will he Asked to Become Honorary
President of Selkirk Fair.
Winnipeg, Aug. 23nI viewof Lord
Strathcoua's honorable position for many
years in the Hudson's Bay Company, his
relations to the early days as head of
important bodies, and his unique posi-
tion to -day as almost the only living
man who knew well, . personally, many
of the early Selkirk settlers, his Lord-
ship will be unanimously tendered the
position of Honorary President of the
Canadian Internatioal ad 'Selkirk Cen-
tennial Exposition. Lord Stratlrcona
will arrive in Winnipeg' on August Zig
and has acknowledged the , receipt of
cablegram from Premier .Roblin welco
Ing him to the city.
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TAKES SISTER'S PLACE
And Goes to Vancouver to Beco
Bride,
New York, N. Y., Aug. 23. ---Mass
zna Kinney, of Blairstown, N. J., is he
en route to Vancouver, where she
wed Robert Johnson, who was to ha
married her sister, 'nowt/ deceased.
Miss Kinney is the daughter of Jame
Kinney. She Is pretty and only twenty
Both she and Mr. Johnson mourn Xis
beth, the aster, who *lied onks : easent