South Bend News-Times, Volume 32, Number 148, South Bend, St. Joseph County, 28 May 1915 — Page 1

LARGEST SWORN CIRCULATION !N NORTHERN INDIANA

THli WEATHER rlfcRKUUN INDIANA. II a in warmer in north tnnieht: portion; BET NEWS Irh EDITION Sat'ir-l.Tv partly clT.dv. LOWKi: Mlf'MUJAN. -Pain tonight: v.arnur in weand south l" -rtlnr.o; Satordn f';t mim. VOL. XXXII., NO. 148. SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, FRIDAY, MAY 28, 1915. PRICE TWO CENTS

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WILL BE ELECTED Pres't Frederick S. Fish Announces Impending Charges to be Made in Officers of Studebakcr Corporation. A. R. ERSKINE WILL BECOME PRESIDENT Last Survivor of Five Founders Will Relinquish Chairmanship of Board But Retain Present Powers. Several chank'fs in the offices of the S .'debaker corporation arc Winer contemplated according to a statement given out Friday morning by Prcderi i k S. Pish, preshb nt of the concern. The most important of these will perhaps he the election of J. M. Ftudebaker as lioiiorary president with the same powers and duties that ho has now a.s chairman of the executive board. . . Mr. Puh Tiiade the announcement Friday morning when lie w a ;usked about a report that Mr. Studebakcr was about to retire. . . lie gave out the following statement; 'I was ery much surprised at seeing in ihe, Chicago rooming papers intimation of contemplated changes in the ofheers of the Studcbaker corporation. I have had no interviews on this subject, nor have 1 given out any publicity connected therewith, and I am at a loss to know from what source tluse published accounts have emanated. "The chang'.:s contemplated are aa follows: "Mr. .J. M. Studebaker to be elected to the position of honorary president of the corporation with the same powers and duties which he now has. "I will be ehosen as chairman of the loan! with the same authority, suPt ision and control that I have at the. present time. "The oft:ce .f lirst vice president ill b" abolished, and A. E. Erskine will be chosen as president of the corporation. Promt Organization Hot. "The pr sent organization of this . orporation is the best it has ever had in is history, which is proven by the Mici'i s--es whic h hae attended its adi i ; n i t r 1 1 i 1 1 1 , The object of the hange is to erpctuate for the hmgot time possible a continuation of this happy condition. T.:is necessitates a hange in the ( hatter, which it is expected will be effected n July 7 at a .Socially called stockholders' meeting tor that purpose, the notice of which special meeting, containing the rer immI section of the charter and a .statement of the purp(se of the change in a biter over my signature, togetm r with proxies, are being mailed t" tb.e various st ockholders in foreign tountrics and will also tie mailed to tho-e in the Fnited States in due on rse. "I liny add that this is not a new or vad b n tlm uht. I hae had it in mind tor nearly a year. 1 have made no secret (luring1 all of that time of the fact that as far as my power to control the organization of this corporation v. as concerned, that I expected eventually to make Mr. Krskine. president of the cot p. ration, because believe that ho is the man for the position and ha proen himself not only thoroughly trust wortliy, but ihoroui;hly capable. About three weeks ago I concluded that I would present the matter to some of my associate directors with the suggestion that the changes he made in the very near future, with the result that I brought tile subject up at the last meeting of o'ir board. I presented the subject to tl'.em in writing-, and after r full discussion, they concurred in the plan, all of which, in every detail and tssential. is of my own initiation ami suggestion, with the exception that I made a contidant of J. M. Studc baker." MOVE TO DEPOSE KELLEY AS PRESIDENT FAILURE PICIIMONP. Ind.. Mac L'v That the moe:ve?;t to deposv Prof. Robert Kelley. pieident of Pailham college, h is completely failed became known today through reliable sources. The board of tru.-tees are said to have N"tcd i; !.;i!!i:noulv to sustain Kelly's admini-: rat ion. following a four days' cr t in . t igation. The board did not s ;-'a,:: any of the (barges made b Prof. 1 : 1 " - r T Pusdl. who recently resi-:r.e partmc .1 IH. Hi 'l Ml' ' MAYOR SAYS CITY IS TO HAVE HOLIDAY ON MAY 31. MEMORIAL DAY Th cits hall will be ( loed next Min'i,t in honor of Memorial day. and it and other buildings w'.ll be draped with Hags and ttir n.ttion-1 niblems. This anno :!( env( nt was made by Maor Kelb r Priday morning. "Tiie citizens of Soath Pond are txp-ct-d to display the Mars and t-tript s wherever possible." said the mayor. "pvery family which b.a-a .".a g should display it irj front of the.r horn-. The day c.iv.i t !,.. t" patriotically ob-t-In s.i;i! i I'cnd. a In other Utlis of .,- lilted States, Meliiona! wil) b- oi"rvd on Ma -1 mMa.' -f Mav ::, smre the latter date full on Sundaj.'

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Last Survivor of Studebaker Company Founders to Leave Chairmanship for Honor Post

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Italian Campaign Opened With Five Operations Along Front Sixty Miles Long

MILAN, May I'S. Lieut. CIcn. Luipt Cadorna. chief of the Kcneral staff of tho Italian army, opened his campaign against the Austrian with live distinct operations along; a front 60 miles long, and all of them have thus far succeeded while four Italian armies pushed across the eastern frontier of Kriuli sea operations were begun in the Adriatic and Porto liusso was attacked. Leaving; the Italian town of Oividale, eight miles east by northeast of t 'dine, the tirst army advanced along the valley of the Natisone river toward the Austrian town of Caporetto, which was occupied the iirst day after ilerce lighting in a moutnain ravine. Attack Mount C'orrada. At the same time the Italians attacked Mount Oorrada which was defended by a strong fortress, l5uu feet above sea level. The Kuns of this fort could throw shells into Cividale and it was regarded as highly important that it he taken. A storm attack was launched and the fort soon fell. The Italian forts near Cividale opened lire against the Austrian works and at the same time aeroplanes w ere sent out to lxmbard tho Austrian works on the mountain. For several hours tho Austrian fortress was shelled and then the infantry swept forward, driving the Austrians from their Kuns. Within six hours after the cannon'ado had been commenced the tri-color was floating over Mount Corraua. Aihnnco Through la-e. The Italian second army moved against the Austrian town of Cormona, two miles inside the Austrian BERNSTDRFF TRIES TO HURRY GERMAN NOTE Cables Berlin That America is Growing Impatient For Reply. LONDON", May 2S. A wireless dispatch from Pcrlin issued here this afternoon sas th.it fount von Pernstorff has sent a dispatch to the German foreign otllee statln.g that "the press Is now getting impatient about the delay In answering the American note." and that the tension is increased by the "InVIng" of the Ntbraskan. It ts Judged from hts that the ambassador i tryin.c to have his government act quickly. PPPPIN. Via Amsterdam. That the German reply May to the American note s-nt to Pcrlin ;ifter the Lusitania was sunk will not ne tinal. but will open the way to a further fxchurse of diplomatic messages was intimated to the I. N. S. err..pondent today hy a hU'h German oftU lal. will not Daily copf( rt tit t s in the nature (f :l renlv ;rc being hold by Chancellor von P th.mann-MoIlw eg ami I orei-n See'y von Jagow. Germany's reply, it is snid. will he that the d.trution of the Lusitania was justified because she rai id Italitv an auxiliary c uicr.

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boundary on tho railway line running from I'dine to (Jorz (Oorizia). At midnight on .Sunday the advanco uard of the Italian forces began to move through ' Prazzano pass and through neighboring deiilcs. At midnight on Sunday the advanco guard of the Italian forces began to move through Prazzano pass and through neighboring defiles, seizing all the ravines. Parly Monday furious lighting developed at several points on the frontier north and south of Oormons. After stiff resistance tho forces defending- prazzano pass withdrew, leaving the Persa-gliori masters of the positions. All along the line the Austrian outposts fell back. Knjraoincnt at Saiuilori. A second engagement occurred at Sangiorgi, northwest of Cormons, which the Italians captured. When other sections of the Italian second army reached San (Jiorgio a bombardment against the Austrian batteries on Mount Quirno was opened and the position w;us soon in Italian hands. Hot arti.?ery tiro preceded the entry of the . Italians into Cormons. When the Italian infantry began their storm attack furious hand to hand lighting followed in the streets. Although they resisted stubbornly the Austrian defenders were tinally driven out and the tri-color raised above 'he custom house. The Italian third army crossed the frontier further along the road leading from Palmnova to Gradisea. The towns of Visco and Versa were occupied without resistance. The Italian fourth army occupied the industrial' town of Cervignano on the Trieste-Venice railwav. TO STOP RE-DISTRICIG Charles Jevvett, Republican Chairman in Marion County to Test New Law. INDIANAPOLIS. May 2S. Charles V. Jewett, republican county chairman, today brought suit against the county commissioners of Marion county to prevent them from redisricting' 'he county for legislative purposes, under the provisions of the last legislature's reapportionment law, which delegates the redistrictin power in counties having three or more representatives to the commission rs. The suit was brought on tho ground that the legislature has no power to delegate the redisricting proetss. On the decision in this suit will hinge similar conditions in St. Joseph. Allen, l-ako. Vanderburg and Vigo count its. ALDRICH'S WIFE IS ILL Had Not Pec 1 1 Told of llu-lunds Ifc-ath on Account of HI Health. Ni:V YORK. May -v Mrs. Abbey I Ablrieh. widow of the late Nelson W. Aldrich. Pnited tatt-s senator from Phode Island, is seriouslv ill at her home here. It was learned today that Mrs. Aldrich has not been told of her husband's death, owing to the fact that she has been in frail health for several months. The will of the lite senator, which has been tiled in Phode Island, disposed of an tstato worth ubout JJi1.O'JiVJOO.

SUES COM SS ONERS

LAL AN ARMY IS WITHIN 25 MILES

OF TRIESTE POUT Invaders Occupy City of Crodo on Gulf, Continuing Drive Into Enemies' Territory Artillery Duels on Heights. AIR SQUADRON DROPS BOMBS ON RAILROAD Destroy Part of Trieste-Na-bresina Line in Raid Across! Northern End of Adriatic Sea Make Hospitals of Hotels. POMP, which is occupies! Clrado on May JS. The Italian army driving- toward Trieste has the Austrian port city of the KUlf of Trieste, only 2 5 miles from Trieste, it is otcially kiven out by the Italian war ottice todecy. A squadron of Italian aeroplanes that crossed the northern end of the Adriatic sea. successfully bombarded the Trieste-Nabresina railway on the night of May J'I-2 7, destroying part of the line and seriously crippling troop axid supply movements of the Austrians. Violent artillery duels are in progress among the Alpine mountains on the Tyrol and Trent! no boundaries. The Italian army of occupation between the Kudrio and Isonzo river.i i. increasing the extent of captured Austrian territory. Many prisoners have been taken and at some points the inhabitants received tho invading Italians with cordial expressions of fraternity. Ollicial Statement. The official communique, which was based upon dispatches from Lieut, (ien. Luigi Cadorna, chief of the general staff, follows: "An artillery duel is progressing between our fortiticaitons and thoe of the Austrians along the border of Tyrol and Trentino, particularly upon tho Asia go plateau and at Tonale. "Wo have extended further nortliwards our occupation of Austrian ter ritory above the junction of tho Chieso river with Idro lake and have occupied the mountain zone bei.veen the lakes of Idro and Garda. "Prominent citizens of Tezzo. sh.sugana and other communities of the invaded region have presented themselves to the commanders of our armies of invasion pressing t';eir devotion to tho Dalian cause. "Alpine troops' engaged upon th frontier of Carnla are continuing to progress, making many prisoners. "On the Kriuli frontier we have occupied Grado. where the population received the Italian troops enthusiastically. "On the night of May 26-27 a fiotila of hydro-aeroplanes bombarded the Trieste-Nabresina railway, destroying some of th line. The whole flotilla returned safely to its base." Branch Icars Main lxw. The Trieste-Nabresina railway line runs along the eastern shore of the gulf of Trieste. It is at Nabresina that the branch of tho railway running to Venice leaves the main line. Grado is the most popular seaside resort between Trieste and the Italian boundary. It has about 5,000 inhabitants and is situated upon a spit of land which affords a line bathing beach for the many thousands of tourists who annually flock there. The cathedral of Sant 'Kufemia dates irom the fifth century, but was rebuilt in tho sixth. In the sacristy are early Christian jewels and medieval works of art. Signor Pollati, the Italian amnasI sailor to Germany, arrived Irom ocrlin today and was given an oninusinstic greeting. He was cheered by big crowds a.s he drove to the foreign ollice to give a verbal report. Queen Helena will reside at Florence throughout the war, taking personal charge of the Pod Cross nurses. Duchess d'Aosta, wife of a cousin of King Victor Kmmanuel, will remain in this city, having charge of the nursing of wounded prisoners. Hotels Keqiiiitione!. Five of the biggest hotels hi Naples have been requisitioned by the government and are being made over into armori' hospitals. Fine hotels on the Italia Riviera and the Sorrentino peninsula have also been taken over for the same purpose. Refugees arriving from the war zone declare that the Italian advance toward the. Isonzo river was earriea out with !loek-like precision. The Austrians planned to make their first strong defensive along the river, where heavy artillery had been planted and fortifications erected. The line has secondary value, however The real defensive awaits tho Italians further to the east on a prepared front where large bodies of Austrian. Hungarian and German fi,i,w have been maed and here stubborn resistance is expected. The Poman Catholic order or Jesuit has placed at the disposal of the government many of their colleges which w ill be convf rted into hospitals for the care of the wounded. From the extensive hospital preparations that are I'eing made all over Italy, it is evident that the government expects a long and bloody war. Have The News-Times follow you when leaving the city on business or pleasure. Keep in touch with the news of your city, county, state and nation. Vacationists need not be denrived of the pleasure of knowing the latest happenings, for a telephone call will cause The News-Times to follow you whenever and wherever you go Address chancr-d as often a.s deMiad. Circulation Department. Bell -1A'- Home 1P1.

Latest Bulletins From War Zone

TUP HAG PH. May I'V The German legation understands that Germany's reply to the American note on submarine warfare will be presented tomorrow. It is reported that the German reply will ask the American government to conlirm or deny that the Lusitania carried ammunition and that further communications will depend upon the reply from Washington. LONDON. May J7. Another German air raid vvaa made over the Pritish east coast today. Twenty incendiary bombs were dropped from a Zeppelin at Southend. 4 0 miles from London, kill a girl and wounding several persons. HAVUE. France, May 21. An artillery duel between German, and Belgian guns is reported in tho following otlieial Belgian statement issued here today: "The enemy's artillery yesterday bombarded our advance positions and the village of Oostkerke (West Flanders). Cur batteries replied successfully, especialy toward the Schoorc. CONSTANTINOPLE. Via Pcrlin and Amsterdam. May 2S. The Pritish battleship Majestic, which was torpedoed by a German submarine off Gallipoli peninsula yesterday morning, sank in 18 minutes, according to a statement issued by the war ottice today. Only one torpedo was tired by the fcumbarine. VIENNA. Via Berlin and Amsterdam. May j . The Austrian war ottice admitted today that Italian troops had crossed the frontier, but stated that all the enemy forces that invaded the coastal territory had been driven back. PETROGRAD. May 2 8. Russian troops have recaptured Urumiah, the important city of Persian Armenia, which was occupied by the Turks- several months ago. PARIS, May 28. Gains for tho French at both ends of the battle line are enumerated in an ollicial communique issued by tho French war oflice today. ATHENS. May 28. The fiercest fighting of the allies' land campaign against the Turks at the Dardanelles Is now in progress on Gallipoli peninsula, according to a dispatch from Tenedos. The British and French troops, heavily reinforced, are advancing from Krlthia and Gal a Tepeh and Pulair, capturing successive lines of the Turkish trenches. The Turks are obstinately resisting the advance. British and French warships are bombarding the Turkish positions from the Gulf of Saros and from the entrance to the Dardanelles. FIVE BURNED TO DEATH; DWELLING DESTROYED TUPPF:R LAKE. N. v.. May 2 8. Five persons were burned to death here early today, when flames destroyed the dwelling occupied hy the family of Ezra Tebo. The dead: Mrs. Ezra Tebo, 50; three Tebo children, Frederick, 16 years old, George 11 and Minnie 14; Ixuis Perry, 60 years old, Adirondack guide, who lived with tho Tebos. Old Soldiers Put Unanimous Stamp of Approval on Foreign Policy. MARION, Ind., May :S. The state encampment of the Grand Army of tho Republic, at its closing session, here today endorsed Pres't Wilson's foreign policy by a unanimous standing vote. They presented 'ol. A. P. Crumpton, retiring department commander with a beautiful badge and decided to ask the interstate commerce commission to secure uniform rites to the national encampment. Officers elected were: Department commander. Lewis K:ng. Franklin; chaplain. Rev. N. A. Chamberlain; medical inspector. Dr. C. . Burkell, Warsiw; senior vicJohn H. Case. Marion; commander, John J. commander, junior vice Ogle, Fort Wayne. The woman's relief corps elected: President. Mrs. Kate Scott. Richmond; senior vice president. Mrs. Mattie Dempsey Thomas, Marion; junior vice president, Mrs. ('. Willis. Waterloo; chaplain. Mrs. Parry, Blocmington; treasurer. Mrs. Mable Tcague, Indianapolis. Among the delegates chosen to represent Indiana at the national encampment are: First district Thomts G. Day. Vers.Ulks; Dan Hampton Prownsburg, and James V. Prown. Franklin. Sixth Job iv W. Ross, Connersville, and C. J. Limners. Shelbyvillc. Eighth A. Green, Fnion City; Clay Whiteley, Muncie, and S. P. Fordyce, I i-catur. Xinth M. H. Perrill. Lebanon. Tenth Isaac S. Wade. Ivtfavette. Eleventh James P. Ross. Wab.ish; J M. Parnhart. Marion, and Louis W. Leevts. Hartford City. Twelfth Samuel M. Heneh. Fort Wavne. and E. J. Willard. Lagrange. Thirteenth J. G. Kratli. Knox; J. E. Meyers. Culver. Pierce -ton. an 1 J. A. Mock, Albert M. Scott. Indianapolis, was chosen as delegate at. large. In his address. Gov. Ralston praised William H. Tatt for standing by Pres't j Wilson in the war crisis and pleaded with ail citizens not to take sides with unv oi lae uui'i:is in oiiiiii' i. P. G. Shinn. Hartford 'it.v, and D. S. peaver were chosen as members of Lie council of administration.

INDIANA Ml CIS WILSON ENDORSEMENT

500 MILE RAGE IS PUT OFF TILL MONDAY

Threatening Weather and Track Made Dangerous by Rains Causes Postponement. INDIANAPOLIS. May L'v Pecauso of threatening weather, a dangerous track and frightfully bad intield, the 500-mile speedway classic has bet n postponed trom Saturday until Monday. This announcement was given out by Pusiness Mgr. Meyers of the Speedway association shortly before noon today. Mr. Meet is said that the advance sales of tick ts have thus tar equalled that of last year, and the event is an assured fact. The weather totlj,v is cloudy, with a forecast of more rain tonight. In spite of Mr. Mever's assuranco that this year's race would be a financial success, it was admitted on all sides today that the speedway management's prohts this year wili not be a.s large as in the four preceding years. It also is understood that there havo have been many cancellations of reservations for tickets sold in advance on account of the heavy rains which continued all week ami promise to break loose again tonight and Saturday. L! DAI Argyllshire, Vessel of 10,392 Tons, Attacked Off Scilly Islands Smaller English Steamer is Sunk. DANISH BOAT MINED; FRENCH LINER AGROUND LIVERPOOL May i'S. The Pritish liner Argyllshire, a vessel of 10,.UJ tons and one of tho largest freighters afloat, was torpedoed .and seriously damaged by a German submarine off the Scilly Islands yesterday. The first news of the attack on the Argyllshire received here was to the effect that she was sending out wireless S. O. S." calls for help and was sinking, but her agents for the Scottish Shire line, which owns the liner, announced that she had succeeded in reaching port. The agents further stated that the Argyllshire had just been taken over by the admiralty for naval service when she was torpedoed. LONDON, May ITS. The Pritish steamer Cadehy lias been torpedoed off Wolf Light by a German submarine. The Codeby, a steamer of 1.1 .'10 tons, was bound from Oporto, Portugal to Cardiff, Wales. The Cadeby was attacked near tho Scilly Islands, the waters about which, have been a favorite hunting ground of the (ierm;m submarine.. Thu crew and passengers were saved by fishing boats. STllVMEIt HITS MINE. STOCKHOLM May 2. Tho Danish steamer Ely struck a German mine in the Paltic on Wednt-sday and sank off oederarm. The crew was rescued and landed at Norretelje today. The Ely, 1,747 tons, was laden with coal. LONDON, May L. According to the best figures obtainable today, at bast 27i men were drowned or killed by the explosion that destroyed tho liner Princess Irene yesterday morning in Sheerness harbor. Two hundred and forty-nine men on the steamer perished, together with Jive on a launch which was moored alongside the Princess Irene. Wreckage of the Canadian Pacific. liner was being washed ashore today, but there were few bodies among tho debris, this indicating that most o' tho victims were carried down with tho vested. iih:.( ii lim:h agkopnd. PA PIS. May I'V. The French liner Ia Champagne ran aarround today on the French coast off St. Nazairo. All her 000 passengers were later landed at St. Nazaire. Ii Champagne formerly plied between New York and France, but several months ago sho was token over by the French government and put into the s'outh American s rvice. She. sailed from Colon for St. Nazairo on May I!, hut stopped at a number of ports in the West Indies. There had been rumors that an attempt would ho made to blow up the liner at sea. and when the first rumor that she had been sunk reached here today, it cause,! great excitement. Later advices said and would be able severe damage. was aground to get off without ' U. S. CRUISER AGROUND BUT NOT DAMAGED W A S II I N . T N. Ma y '' v . Ca pt. Oman, commanding the Pnited Sta'e.s crui.-er North Carolina, today reported to the navy department that his essel is acround. but uninjured, inside the outer harbor of Alexandria, Egypt. "Ship aground itiside of outer harbor." the me.-Nsas.-e read. "Enable to move ship today (Thursday. DredTe working tonicht. Ship not damaged. Cruiser Des Moines has arrived." The North Carolina is under orders fo come home and s rve a an auxiliary to the navy hydropkir.es at the United States navv ard-. The Dcs Moines Wa serf to The Mediterranean to relieve the North Carolina.

BRITISH LINER IS TORPEDOED AND

UN SHOT AS SHE LAY OM COUCH

IS POLICE THEORY Wound Shows That Bullet Entered Top of Mrs. C. B. Scott's Head. Instead of Temple. As First Supposed. HUSBAND NEAR DEATH; CAN'T EXPLAIN CRIME Hospital Authorities Say Man Will Die and Police Fear They Will be Unable to Get Ante-Mortem Statement. The I'.u-i ilia- the baih : u h;ch killed Mrs. ( lj. s. (.tt at her home. ; S. Pranklin st.. ei.teicd h r h ad lnvu tile tup and not tiiiouh the teni; ! as waj at lirbt suppose. ls , i,,inoal . y the local police ,i i ; tin , t to ! uy more conclusive eVidMue that she w. s shot by lur hu ami. ("Imstian P. Scott, w hile she la asleep on a uuirli. Scott is lying near death at Epworth hospital from a bullet wound ;n hjs left lung, said to .ae h, en :f. inllicted after he shot b:s wife. Tho discovery that the bulb t entered tho brain through the toj. Jkull was made late Thatsdav ruulu at the undertaking estatdi-linie-it, when It was noted that there was tisign of a wound on cither teniplc. . blood clot on tho left temple b I :. the belief that she had been killed i-y a wound there. There has a yi e;it,rd no evidence into the case whnh ..,ild indicate that a third party had ii.i l a hand in the shooting, w'hib that was at first thought by the ..fta iais work, ing on the case, later bpmf n t show that Mrs. Scott must have u . a asleep on tho couch. Neich'-ors and friends declare tha; Mrs. S oir had i,. enemies. It was als declared u.-igl.or that the sounds of the shots wcie not heard. Persons interviewed :n hon.. s adjoining the Scott home a .d m th,r neighborhood stated that ilo- h a:d no shots, tired. The time of the do :,,. , i:u h.. not yet been determined. Ikons ..II cwuciice; lcaut'tl, Iionevi i. Swaritz and Chief of I t ct i -pert stated that it must h.t. shortly after noon. Tin- . still warm when found by A. i; man, a roonur at the hou-e. Philip Carpenter, an empb., highland cemeUiv. was tieK i ! . ' i roomer. In an intervbu with tie lice department Tiiur-.ti-. iu;:ht iostated that he was not at hotm .it the time of the shooting, lie also , that he knew of no motie .hi(:i might have caused S.-ott P.. (omioit the crime with which be ;s .o u.- i by the police. Scott. Priday afternoon". ...,s ,jclared by authorities at Epwoith hospital to have not even a slight banco for recovery. It is doubtful tti.it it!ier the police, the prosecutor or the coroner ill bo able to get a statement from him, ;us he is unconscious, and Kee-ms to b-. sinking fast. ' hwound in his iung will cau-e his d. ,m it was Kaid. The revolver with which th .-hooting was done was found on th :;. or beside tho two bodies by Patfoln . u Janus Cutting, who was the nrsi ..' -eer to arrive on the scene. He to K the weapon to Ik adipiart rs wher it w;us examined. It was found that "u cartridge had misx d hie leftfe tin; (Jth'-r two had been bred. Coroner T. J. Suantz stated th.it i preliminary inquest would b. h i i Saturday afternoon. !? ;,i,. s..,;; that it w ould lie iMipo.-ibb- t, .let. ; -mine the exact nature of the e.-;nio until Scott was abb- to talk. In ..!- of Scott's dath. he said. eidr.,. would be obt.dned Irom other r. i and the inquest held some tun- r t week. Ku'ypert stated Prid.t;. :norrot.g that le bad h' .ii-l from sra! sou -c s th;;l Seott sb pi wiili the iwi'u r with whPh the shooting w done .r.der his pillow The excuse for th;s action, it was .said, was that he was afraid of Purglars. None of the murdered woman'- immediate r latlva s hav e t a t i at the undertaking establishment. A ghastly hit of evidence of tho shooting was displayed by Chief Kw pert in the shape of a pie-ee of t - ounei wnicn killed Mrs. ,-ott. , h. evidently had been sh--d off th - pie.,, of bad by the skull, and it v..s l.eded in the -ouch in a pool i f bl-"d. Pits of the brain and tb sh wet- dinting to it. It is being n pt by Km s - :t for cvidene,-, Th' i o'p department is r .-':i in its sr.in.h tor ;d Ho-e.. , f Mrs. Seott. sire e he Is the . -.I-. !:,.- tie with who;n no tommur.a ation ;; be-n ni.tdi . it v us reborn d to hci lis that he had fon? to Koi.o ;;. , Ira'... about fotir weeks a-o. ',- K, -konio police department was a j k . -. : by Chiff Kues-pert I'riuay m . r r i i r . . locate Hosey if jiosslhle a r. d hob! for orders from the pe.j dep. urn. Hosey is Maid to h.i h id tt" , '. with l.'oth his motre-r and v. :rh s f ,. Whether h will be a'ab- to throw .a y light on th aus" for t !,.,t;r.: or:Iy a n.itt-i 'f eonj.'tate Wh.. he might be abb- to tell and t).e i mefit t to made 'ay S,-,,it are : .i only tw o avenut s threuch w h: h : story of the afternoon in tip- S :i horn i:;a' bo b.irned. Robert Hosey. at prfsej.: ;;: tarmy at Port Screvers. (hi. the voun-est member rf the famdv. ir. 1 Is said to h.ive joined The ar:n '- cause i f t rru bb-s in h: h-c. ,: r hi- mother's marriage ,, Sc-ct l! has been informed of the a ::' .r ,r. I a communicatio:-. from hint .- . pect-d at nny ttrr.e. ((in (')o-cr t ott. "I have h.irncd that S'-ott A " (CONTINUE D e. PAGE I'oEIl.)