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BABY IS RON DOWN BY G, R. & I, ENGINE BUT STILL LIVING (Three-Year-Old Mary Davenport Has Fair Chance . For Recovery. PASSED OVER CHILD As She Lay Prostrate Between Rails Mistaken For An Animal. Although she was knocked down by an engine to which was attached a tender, and both passed over her as she lay prostrate in the center of the G. R. & I. roadbed, three-year-old Mary Davenport, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Earnest Davenport, is still living and has a fair chance of recovery, despite the fact she is terribly bruised, cut and burned. The accident occurred near the home of her parents in Webster township, southwest of Fountain City, about 6 o'clock Monday evening, but the report of the accident was not made public until today. Extent of Her Injuries. The child is under the care of the Richmond G. R. & I. physician, and it was stated today that her condition was not much improved, but she has a chance for recovery. It is possible the child will lose the sight of one eye. She also has a deep gash extending all the way down the back of her head, deep gashes on her forehead and chin, severe burns on her forehead and shoulders, a dangerous cut at the corner of her right, eye, and bruises all over her body. The child suffers the greatest agony. Ran Away From Mother. Monday, Mr. and Mrs. Davenport went to the home of neighbors, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Burd. to assist in the harvesting. About six o'clock in the evening, while Mrs. Davenport was assisting in tne preparation of the meal for the harvest hands, and her husband was cleaning up, little Mary left the house unnoticed and wandered to the railroad tracks about a halfblock distant. The child sat down in the middle of the roadbed and began to play with the gravel. A few minutes later an engine with its tender came along, but Mary was sitting with her back to the approaching locomotive and did not notice it. Owing to the position the child was in, the engineer states he thought she was a dog or pig and merely sounded a warning whistle. When he saw the object on the track was a child, it was too late for him to stop the engine. Tried to Escape Danger. When Mary became aware of her danger she jumped to her feet and ran along the tracks as fast as her little legs would carry her. but she was struck by the safety guard and thrown on her face between the rails. The engine and tender passed clear over her body before the locomotive could be stopped. The horrified engineer and his fireman descended from the cab as rapidly as possible and carried the unconscious baby to the Burd home. After medical aid had been administered, the child was removed to her parents' home. ADVISES REMOVAL OF MARKET HOUSE Complaints have been made to both County Health Officer King and City Health Officer Davis regarding produce at the city market not being cover with netting to prevent flies. Both of these officers say the matter is out of their jurisdiction, and is one which must be referred to the market master or the board of works. It is the market master's duty to see that all the garden truck and produce on sale at the market is kept in a clean condition, and though many sellers do watch this detail carefully, there are some, it is said, who are negligent. Health Officer King in talking upon the subject, said he favored the removal of the market place from where It stands a present to another location. He gives as his reason that the mar"ket place is in the vicinity of two livery barns. SAYS MEN SHOULD WEAR STOCKINGS Mayor W. W. Zimmerman announced this morning the purchase of twenty pairs of stockings. "Stockings are one of the greatest safeguards to a man's health, and they should be worn by all men," said the mayor. In discussing the virtues of stockings, the mayor said he considered them as important as any other piece of clothing. The color of the official's stockings vary, and he has a different color for every day in the week, he said. Lavendar, white, heliotropical and passionate red are the mayor's favorite shades.

Men, Women, and Children Interested in Bible Study at the Central

"What is the secret of the success and growth of your Sunday school?" was the question asked Mrs. George Chrisman, teacher of a class of 140 women in the Central Christian church Bible school today. "That question has been asked me many times," replied Mrs. Chrisman. ( vve are trying to make everybody feel at home and welcome. We get acquainted with every new member, and when a person attends our Bible school once he or she wants to come again. We are not conservative. Rich END OF SEVENTEEN YEARS OF SERVICE As Superintendent of City j Schools Takes Place Tomorrow. Thursday, July 31, will be the last day of the seventeen years of service by T. A. Mott as superintendent of the public schools of Richmond. Mr. Mott has held this position during years that have witnessed great changes and many rapid steps of progress in the development of the local schools. "I believe that the coming year should be one of the most successful in the history of the schools of this city," said Prof. Mott. "All preparations which could possibly have been made for the coming year without conflicting with the new administration have been completed and I am sure that they are more complete than ever before in the history of the school. The school buildings are also in good shape, as the janitors have been busy all summer preparing them for the fall term." Yesterday afternoon a meeting of the school board was held at which all matters involving the administration of Mr. Mott were formally settled. E TRIP IN AUTO Prof. Giles to Drive From Marion. Here In coming to this city to assume his duties as superintendent of the city schools, Prof. J. T. Giles, accompanied by his wife and two sons, Roger and Ralph, will make the trip from Marion to Richmond in his Ford automobile. He will leave there the end of this week. Mr. Giles will Teturn to Marion the last week of August to serve as instructor at the Grant County institute. He went to Marion from Alexandria in 1901 as principal of the high school. Seven years later he was made superintendent of the schools there and in ' June of this .year accepted the appoint- i nient of the superintendence of the Richmond schools. FOUNTAIN CITY BOY OVERCOME BY HEAT FOUNTAIN CITY. Ind., July 30. ; Fred Reynolds, employed in the Busby restaurant, was overcome by the heat i Tuesday afternoon and was unconsci- i ous for nearly. an hour. Reynolds had J been working in the Ice house, and : then went into the Parker blacksmith shop where he fell striking his head ! against the anvil, cufting a deep gash j in his forehead. A TIME RECORDING CLOCK IS PLACED! The new time recording clock has j been installed at the postoffice. By its use, keeping a record of the time j put in by each carrier is greatly sim-; plified. With the old . Bundy . clock, ! each carrier made his report, with pen- j cil, his card was then compared with j the tape in the clock. ! The new recorder stamps the exact I time on the card. It is automatic, i changing each day .and registering the time either a. m. or p. m. MAKES FAST FLIGHT (National News Association) CHICAGO. July 30. Harold McCormick, millionaire sportsman and j son-in-law of John D. Rockefeller, made a successful flight in his flying boat today from his home in Lake Forest to Grant Park. He covered the twenty-nine miles in twenty-eight minutes and announced when he alighted that he would make the trip from his suburban home to his office in the machine every morning when the weather permitted. He was ac- j companied today by Aviator Charles i Witmer.

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mond and its churches have been conservative too long. Most of our newmembers, I believe, have not come from other churches, but are persons who have not attended any church." Have Employment Bureau. In Mrs. "hrisman's class, which is the largest in the school, and perhaps in the city, an employment bureau has been organized, and names of women and girls who desire work as nurses or dressmakers are kept. The Bible school now has an enrollment of more than four hundred. This enrollment is considered re

GOSH! OLD SOL SETS A NE W HE A T RECORD TOD A Y

Temperature, Weather Man Says, Registered 96 Degrees Hot All Over the State. Not satisfied with his record of 95 degrees which he has made in three trials this summer, the Weather Man started out this morning to raise the mark. At noon, the thermometer at the pumping station registered 95 degrees. An hour later it had passed the mark and was crawling toward 96 degrees, which it reached. Men everywhere shed their coats in an effort, to keep cool. A few who wore their coats and sweltered were

WOMEN AND CHILDREN ARE SLAIN BY THE AMERICANS

Moros Use Defenseless Ones As Shields When U. S. Troops Attack Them A Strict Censorship. (National News Association) SAN FRANCISCO, July 30. The story of the killing of 2,000 Moros in the Philippine Islands by General Pershing's soldiers was related here today by John McLean, a civilian employe of the United States army quartermaster's department, who arrived from Manila on the steamer Persia. He said 196 women and 340 children were killed on one days' fighting. When the Moros saw the battle was lost to the American troops, they held their women and children in front of them as shields and the fire from the rifles and machine guns of the troops mowed them down by scores. The

WILSON APPEARS BEFORE THE SENATE COMMITTEE

Ambassador Tells of Conditions in Mexico and Advises Recognition of President Huerta. (National News Association) WASHINGTON. July 30. The recommendation that this country recognize the Huerta government in Mexico was made to the Senate Foreign Relations committee by Henry Lane Wilson, United States Ambassador to Mexico, today. Wilson was before the committee for three hours. He told the whole story of the situation in Mexico and replied to a large ilumber of questions propounded to him by members of the HANDLE COMPANY RE-INCORPORATED The Richmond Handle company has been re-incorporated, and is nowknown as the Richmond Handle Manufacturing company. The business will be conducted as in the past, states H. G.' Vrentlinger, general 'manager. The Piqua Shovel and Tool company still takes a large part of the company's product. CRAZED BY HEAT, A MAN ENDS HIS LIFE (National News Association) FT. WAYNE, Ind.. July 30. John P. Rost, 75, a retired Pennsylvania 6hop man, crazed by heat, hanged himself today. His body was found by. mem bers ot his fasuly.

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markable, because the school was only organized in January. The C. B. A. class was the first to break from the First Christian church and held its first meeting in the Y. M. C. A. building on the second Sunday in January. The next meeting was held in the Commercial club room and there were 80 present, and on the third Sunday 120 responded to roll call. In six weeks the enrolment was two hundred, and last Sunday there were more than four hundred names on the membership list. There are two adult classes, one objects of curiosity. Handkerchiefs were converted into emergency mops for prespiring, shining brows. And for once all men conceded that diaphanous gowns were the most sensible clothes, with the possible exception of bathing suits. Electric fans were in demand and parlors in which cooling drinks were served were the most popular places in the city. AT INDIANAPOLIS. INDIANAPOLIS, July 30. The official temperature here today was 99 degrees, a record for the season. The mercury was still ascending. Street "temperatures exceeded the 100 mark by many degrees. High temperatures prevailed throughout the state. Few prostrations w-ere reported. " " news of the fighting was strictly censored at Manila. A Strict Censorship. "The American and Philippine officers only allowed the most meagre reports to leak out of Jolo while the treacherous Moro bandits were being exterminated," said McLean. "Three correspondents who managed to reach the seat of war were arrested on orders of General Pershing and when I left the Islands they were in danger of being imprisoned for attempting to violate the censorship. "At the battle of Bagsak, the scenes during and after the fighting were horrible. As the American troops rushed up the side of the mountain to the edge of the crater, the Moros seized women and children, many were infants, and held them up to shield themselves. Hundreds of them were literally shot o pieces. It was believed that every Moro that took part in that battle was killed. By General Pershing's order, all of the bodies were burned." committee. It was said by senators later that Ambassador ' Wilson had made a very good impression on the committee. The committee, however, took no action in the matter today. AMERICANS RELEASED. WASHINGTON. July 30. Acting Ambassador O'Shaughnessy, of the American embassy at Mexico City today notified the State Department of the release by the administration of the three Americans imprisoned at Chihuahua, Bernard McDonald, mining engineer, Chas. Bissell and the latter's chauffeur. The Mexican officers so advised Mr. O'Shaunhnessy. Conditions are unchanged at San Luis Potosi and quiet reigns at Madera according to state department advisors. TIME CORRECTION SENT BY WIRELESS The first time correction by wireless was received at the O. E Dickinson Jewelry Store at 9 o'clock last night. According to the time flashed from Arlington the clock at the store was twenty-five seconds fast. Twice a day the correct time is sent from the government station at Arlington, at 10 o'clock in the morning and in the evening. Beginning five minutes before the hour the government operator marks each minute with a dash, then at ufteen seconds of 10 o'clock, he strikes a dash and holds it, releasing it exactly on the hour. One-three-thousandths of a second is allowed for the message to travel from Arlington to this

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I taught by P. T. Mclellan, of the! ! Character Builders' association, and j ! the other by Mrs. Chrisman. George , I Wilcoxen teaches a class of young j men; Mrs. Charles Roland a class of! young women: Glen Cruise a class of j boys; Martha McLellan a class of j girls; Mary McLellan a class of boys , and Mrs. Harry Kauffman the primary , class. Charles Roland is superintendent of the Bible school. ! Other officers of the church are: ElI clers. Dr. J. C. Blossom, George Chrisi man, R. Freeman, Levi Hill, G. W. SUIT TO FORECLOSE MORTGAGE ON FARM 'Alleged That Lucas Owes Richmond Bank Sum of $1,115. A suit to foreclose a mortgage on Seth Lucas' farm was filed in the Wayne circuit court this morning by the Union National bank. The demand of the plaintiff is $1,115, of which sum $1,050 is due the bank for the principal and interest on money borrowed by Seth and Mary Ann Lucas, whom Lucas murdered last September. The money was borrowed December 30, 1905. The defendant in the suit is Sanford Henning. Lucas' farm is now a patch of weeds and berry bushes. The farm has been neglected since Lucas first moved to this city. The farm at this time Is under the management of Sanford Henning, who was appointed by the court to take charge of his estate. There are 111 acres in the farm. Letters have been received by Attorney Will Bond from the wardens of the Michigan City Colony for Insane, where Lucas is now held. Lucas is childish and obeys every command of the officials of the institution like a whipped school boy, the letters say. His condition is unchanged. BOND FIJOAT $5,000 Sergeant Ball Charged With First Degree Murder. j (National News Association) i INDIANAPOLIS. July 30. At the request of Major Gideon W. Blain, judge advocate of the Indiana National guard. Judge Collier today fixed the bond of Sergeant Edwin Ball, Indicted for first degree murder by a" special grand jury, at $5,000. The amount probably will be furnished by officers of the National Guard late today. j Elall fatally shot Guardsman Walter Dowell of Madison when the latter attempted to escape w hile under mill- ' tary arrest for having a quart bottle of liquor in his possession while enroute to the state encampment. i The grand jury investigated the re- ! ports that Dowell had been sent to town for the whiskey by the quartermaster's department and the right of Sergeant Ball o be armed with loaded j cartridges, but no other information : concerning their deliberation was giv en out. BANKS INCITE FEAR OF ANOTHER PANIC? (National News Association) WASHINGTON, July 30. Senator Lewis introduced a resolution in the senate today authorizing Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo to withdraw government deposits from all banks which he believes are in a conspiracy to ' intimidate congress and terrorize the citizens of the United States by inciting fear of a panic" and "have falsely depressed securities o e United States and discredited the bonds of the United States government." The secretary is further authorized to suspend all the privileges enjoyed by said banks and to withdraw their charter. COMPLETE WQRK The Y .M. C. A. summer school, i which started with about forty stu

dent's, has dwindled until only a dozen are left. The plan by which the , school is conducted is responsible for ithis. Each boy begins on the work he is to make up, and studies one subject only until it is completed, then going on to the next In this manner jthe boys who have one subject only to study can complete their work in Ja very short time, and the boys who ': are left in the school are those who (had several studies t complete, t

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Mansfield and P. T. McLellan. Dea coYis. Roy Babylon. P. A. Cutler. Charles Fowler. F. S. Gillespie, Jesse R. Howell, Frank Thomas, J. C. Thorn- j as. J. B. Suits. Glen Cruise. George ; Wilcoxen and William Spyker. Clerk Omar CofTraan. Treasurer, G. W. ; Mansfield. j The Rev. II. C. Leonard, pastor, ac-; cepted the pastorate of the local church about May 1 of this year. He was a student in the church and Bible . school at Canton, where he studied Sunday school methods. FINAL CHAPTER OF FLEMMING TROUBLES Mrs. Flemming Granted a Divorce By Judge Fox This Morning. Charles D. Flemming failed to appear in the Wayne circuit court this morning to answer charges In a divorce suit filed by Laura Flemming, and Judge Fox granted her a decree on the grounds of cruel and inhuman treatment. The divorce suit probably closed one of the most sensational serieB of domestic episodes which has been aired in the circuit court for many months. Sheriff Bayer was called to the farmhouse where Flemming and his wife were living, near Economy, last May, to arrest Flemming for attempting to kill his wife. Mrs. Flemming failed to file the necessary charges against him and he was released. Flemming after being locked out of the house and his clothing placed on the back porch and told to leave the premises, broke in the back door of the house and grabbed the shotgun. He said he was going to use the gun to shoot a crow or hawk which was hovering over the chicken coop. Mrs. Flemming said that he aimed the gun at her and snapped the trigger, but the gun did not explode because the shells had been taken from it and hidden by her daughters. Vera and Lola Flemming, stepchildren of Mr. Flemming. She said he beat her with his fist and had beaten her daughter. Vera. At one time when the family lived in New Mexico, Mrs. Flemming was seriously ill and he is alleged to have refused to call a physician. The neighbors interceded and sent her to the hospital, Mrs. Flemming told the court. She said he refused to pay the doctor bill. RE0UESTPRIV1LEGES Many Outside Firms Want to Place Exhibits. Secretary Charles Jordan, of the j Commercial club, stated this morning I that many firms outside .of Richmond had been attracted by the fall festival : and were applying for the privilege of placing exhibits on the streets. ( A representative of the Columbia Capital City Dairy company was in the city this morning to secure a concession for that company. They have a unique display of dairy products. In i addition to displaying busts of Lincoln and other great Americans, made of butter, they also make a cast of one of the city's leading men. j Fred Bartel. Ira Wood and Secretary Jordan, of the Commercial club, went to Greenfield this afternoon to witness the Hart Brothers' National : Shows, playing there this week. The Hart Brothers wish to bring their shows to this city during the fall fes-, tival. NO SUCCESSOR TO HORTON SELECTED

The directors of the Y. M. C. A. have i not filled the vacancy made by PhysJ-! cal Director Roy Horton. who resigned to go to Indianapolis. At a meeting of the committee for selecting Horton's successor, last night, several applicants were considered, but It was decided to make further investigations before employing a man. i i THE WEATHER j STATE AND LOCAL Generally fair tonight and Thursday. TEMPERATURE Noon 94 Yesterday. Maximum 94, Minimum ...................4. 68 J

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SCHOOLS KILLS WIFE WITH RAZOR IN JEALOUS RAGE Mrs. Schools Dies This Forenoon, Several Hours After Attack on Her. NEGRO IS CAPTURED Boards Interurban Car andi Arrested By Conductor At West Alexandria. Crazed with cocaine and whisky. and insanely jealous. George School; 25. colored, assaulted his wife, Lydla Schools, at the rooming house of Mrs,. Mary Hayes. 731 North Fourteenth; street, last night and slashed her' throat with a razor. Mrs. Schools was taken to Reid Memorial hospital.; w here she died at 10 o'clock thla morning. Her husband is held at the city, jail for first degree murder. The woman made a statement to the prosecutor just before her death. Jealousy was the motive of th crime. Schools and his wife had been married five years and had a child, Harold Schools, aged 4 years. They had had repeated quarrels because of Schools' hard drinking and because ot his wife's Infidelity. Always Carried Raror. Schools always carried a white-handled razor in his hip pocket, and h4 often threatened to use It on hia wife. She quarreled with her husband last January and Schools went to Dayton, O., where he obtained employment at1 the Barney & Smith car shops. He re-' turned here HtUe more than three weeks ago, and found his wife and a negro named "Handsome" Hunter at the rooming house of Mrs. Hayes,! where Hunter and Mrs. Schools were said to hare been living together. . .According to Schools' statements. j he did not care whether be saw hist wife, but did want to see his son.' "Hunter pulled a revolver, and point-: ing It at my head, told me to leave,"! said Schools. "I was compelled to do' so." he added. Later Schools met his wife again, and they decided to live! together. Then they began quarrelingagain, and the child was taken In! charge by Mrs. George McGaffery.i mother of Mrs. Schools. Climax to Trouble. 1 Lest night the climax to the manyJ domestic troubles of the Schools came.' They were both sitting on the porch j of their home and Mrs. Schools remarked. "I'm going to mother's tomorrow, and I know you won't bother m' there." 1 Schools became enraged at the state-, ment, because he was not allowed to' enter the McGaffery home. He drew, the razor and said: "So yon are going to your mother's are your and slashed' at her throat, cutting a gash wo inches deep and twelve Inches long, extending from the lower; chin to the shoulder. Mrs. Schools screamed and' Schools ran North on Fourteenth street. When assistance arrived Mrs. Schools said. "My God. George has cut' my throat." She was soon unconscious, and taken to Reld Memorial hospital. Dr. Huffman attended her. As soon as the police were notlledi of Schools' assault on his wife and his' escape, motormen and conductors on west bound Interurban cars were deputized by Chief Gormon and furnished' with descriptions of the negro. This proved to be a wise move. Boards Car at Westville. 1 At Westville the negro boarded an? Ohio Electric east bound car. and was at once recognized by Conductor 8W lito. At Eaton Shlllito looked about for the marshal and the sheriff, but could not locate either. Schools did not suxpect he was being watched, and the car continued on its trip to WestAlexandria, which was as far as it' was to go. Finding no officer there. Shillito placed Schools under arrest and had him locked In Jail. Sheriff Werts of Prebl county was then notified and he went to West Alexandria, taking Schools Into custody and bring- -ing him to the county pail at Eaton. Requisition papers were not necessary.' Schools has never been in trouble of any serious kind before. He has generally been a law-abiding citizen' and is popular with many friends In this city. Public intoxication has been the only offense which he has been previously arrested for. according to police. Prosecutor Reller expected to m to Liberty today to investigate th murder of Marshal Richardson of Cottage Grove. He was notified, however, of the Schools case and immediately heron an Investigation. The following Is the ante-morten statement of Mrs. Schools: Woman's Last Statement. "Reid Memorial Hospital, "July 30. 1913. My name Is Lidia Schools. I am 22 years old. My husband and I have had trouble ever since were were married five years ago. He came bom drunk a great many times, and would fuss with me. I have not lived with him for several weeks. Tuesday night. July 29. 1913, about 8 o'clock my husband came to Mary Hayes' porch, where I was sitting. He began fussing; with me, and asked me where I had been. I told bim I bad been up to Josie Shucraffs - helping wipe dishes. He called me a liar. I was on the porch step and he was standing over me. We talked a few minutes about our troubles, and he said. There, you will tell lies, and struck at mo with a razor be held In his hand. The (Continued on Pace Three).

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