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1 1 iTn' PIT 1KB U.RG 448 COLUMNS LARGEST AND GREATEST SUNDAY PAPER ISSUED IN PITTSBURG 8 SECTIONS LARGEST AND GREATEST SUNDAY PAPER ISSUED IX PiIT33ya 1 i PittsbuT's One Big cgg' Advertising Medium. ESTABLISHED 1884 PITTSBURG, PA SUNDAY MORNING, JANUARY 9, 1910 FIVE CENTS DOUBLE TRAGEDY GAU PINCHOT APPEALS MIS CASE VE THE FE JjL-O ED WOMAN TO AME1IGAN OFTLE badP mMm ii miff ii'wB PRINCIPALS IN THE DOUBLE TRAGEDY AND SKETCH SHOWING HOW IT HAPPENED Mr. A Taft in Difficult Position Shoots His Wife's Sister and Then Banquet a Scene of Splendor One Hundred Steel Barons Dined at Cost of $10,000 at the Fort Pitt Hotel Last Night Commits Suicide Administration Now Faces Most Serious Political Crisis in History of American 'Government Since Civil War Henry Roth Fires Two Bullets Into Body of Lena Lear, as She Cowers in North Side Cellarway, and Pursues Her as She Flees COREY HONOR GUEST; REGIMENT OF GUARDS NEW POLITICAL PARTY MAY BE THE OUTCOME Leaders to Make Another Fight to Have House Members of Ballinger Probe Committee WIFE ESCAPES JUST IN TIME Then Crazed Railroad Switchman Returns to the House, Locks Door Behind Him, Reloads Revolver and Shoots Himself Named by Speaker Platoons of uniformed guards with all the ceremony of a court retinue, last nio-ht encircled a dining hall, within which was spread one of the most gorgeous banquet scenes ever laid in Pittsburg. Even the keyholes were plugged. That was the exterior view of the thirteenth annual dinner of the operating officials of the Carnegie Steel Co.

spread in the luxurious banquet hall at the Fori Pitt Hotel last evening. Around the festive board, an oval of splendor with a sparkling miniature lagoon in the centfr, there sat l'K men, guiding hands of a vast corporation. At their head was W. Ellis Corey, By United Preaa. Washington, January 8.

Dismissed from his office of chief forester by President Taft, on the ground of insubordination, Gifford Pinchot, originator of the Roosevelt conservation policy A man's mad love for a woman caused a double tragedy yesterday on Spring Garden avenue, North Side. The man was Henry Roth, aged about 32 years. The woman was his 22-year-old sister-in-law, Lena Lear, who lived with him, his wife and children at No. 1118 that street. Roth fired two shots from a revolver into her body, as she cowered in a cellarway beneath the house.

Then, when she fled into the yard, he followed and sent; another ball into her body. As she lay on the snow, in full view of the street, he stood over her and snapped the pistol again and again, hoping that all the cartridges had not exploded. Returning to the house he locked the door behind him, reloaded his revolver and killed himself with one shot through the heart. The girl was taken to the Allegheny General Hospital, where she is dying. hi 4 At rcotn naa oeen annKing.

lie naa buried his mother last Friday and. since that time, had not been working and bosom friend of the ex-president, today appealed his case to the American people. Adminisration leaders today decided to make another fight for the appointment of the house members of the Ballinger investigating committee by the speaker, instead, of their election by the house itself. The senate committee on public lands today voted in favor of the original resolution, which gives the speaker the power of selecting the house committeemen. Telegrams of congratulation on his fight against the administration poured in on Pinchot all day from every part of the country.

Many telegrams were received at the White House, the sentiment of which was not made public. These developments in the famous Ballinger-Pinchot controversy are admitted tonight to have created the V-i- in the yards of the Union depot, where he wa's employed as a night switchman by the Pennsylvania Railroad. Also he was well supplied with money, as had drawn a large pay yesterday jTiorning. Death Calls Major A. P.

Burchfield Vice President and Senior Member of Joseph Home Co. Firm Dies of Pneumonia at East End Home V. ELLIS COREY. President of the United States Steel last most serious political crisis In the his-, Corporation, guest of honor at night's banquet. bhortly before noon he returned to his home, with some things which he had purchased for his wife.

After sitting down for about half an hour he went to the basement of the building and returned with some sausages for the family dinner. As his wife was cooking-, these she noticed a peculiar expression on his face. Threa times before that he had threatened to commit suicide and three revolvers which he had bought for that purpose had been taken away from him. This- time she scented another attempt at self-slaughter. Hur-tfedly throwing her arms around him she felt for a revolver.

He pushed her from him. "Get out of here or I'll shoot you," hft yelled BOTH WOMEN RAX AWAY. Snaiching the revolver from his breast pocket he pointed ft at her. Her sister Lena threw herself in front of tory of any-- administration since the Civil war. They have painted again across the political' sky the shadow of Theodore Roosevelt as a possible opponent of the Taft administration and recalled from the skeleton shelf the "Back from Elba" story with new and ominous variations.

While the chief figure in the con president and guest of honor. It wai a memorable gathering of potentates of steel men who do things. One -of the managers of the hotel had several friends. He wanted these friends to get just a 'eliinpse of the beautiful spectacle fron the balcony. HAD SPLENDID CAREER; HIS FUNERAL TOMORROW troversy would make no statement for They went to the balcony door and at- publication today.

Mr. Pinchot did give, tempted to insert the key- The key-out for publication a stenographic re- I hole was plugged, and plugged mighty port of two addresses he made to hi3 1 well at that. They tried the other former associates on taking his official door with the same result. Then leave of them, and in his remarks is they walked away. There was no written plainly a defy to the Taft ad-; earthly use trying get past the uni-ministration, an appeal to the people to formed fellows at the curtained ante- him.

Two shots rang out, but both missed. "The women fled down a narrow stairwev which led from the first floor of tht house to the yard, on which opened a cellarway at the side of the boast. Mrs. Emma Roth, the wife, escaped Major Albert P. Burchfield, vice president and senior member of the Joseph Home and one of Greater Pittsburg's most prom uphold him as the detenoer ot the room below.

A SCENE IN THE SOUTH. through the gate and ran across the street to the home of Anton Roethlein. Her sister, who was just behind her. turned into the cellarway, which is really a basement hallway, walled with HENRY "ROTH lattice-work. Roth followed her.

As she sank into the corner, on the bare All the beauty and quiet charm of a garden in Dixieland is what the interior held for the men of steel, a contrast, of exquisite comfort to tha sooty fnow and ice without all set to the accompaniment of the twittering of sweet-throated birds and the soft strains of a hidden orchestra. Bathed in the softly radiant glow of chandeliers the setting was beautifully typical of the old Southland. Ther was the lagoon with all the water plaHts of a warmer clirtie and the rustic gates leading to the old estate and festooned with flowers. Around the board, laden with a sumptuous costing $100 per plate, was a wreath of American beauty roses. earth, he fired 'two shots point blank at her.

With almost superhuman effort Roosevelt- conservation policy and a pledge to carry his fight to the country on this issue. SERVANTS OF THE PEOPLE. "Never allow yourselves to forget that you are serving a much greater master than the department of agriculture, or even the administration. You are serving the people of the United States," said Pinchot to his former co-workers in the government service. "You are engaged in a piece of work." he continued, "that lies at the foundation of the new patriotism of conservation, and of equal opportunity.

You are creating a point of view that, in the end, will control this and all other nations." This, some political observers think, is the first step in the formation of a new political party to advance "the Continued on Page 4. she forced her way past him. through the narrow door, and staggered 15 feet over the sonw in the front yard of a neighbor, Mrs. Mary Muska. X-TIlSlT.

1EK1A JLEAIR inent business men, is dead. Mr. Burchfield, -who had been ill for only one week, passed away at his home, 401 South Negley avenue. East End, shortly before 7 o'clock yesterday morning. Death was caused by pneumonia.

L'ntil New year's da3 Major Burchfield 'was in excellent health. He had gone home the evening before and had complained of a slight chill which the family physician diagnosed as grippe. On Saturday, January 1, however, a elight attack of pneumonia set In, from which he naver rallied, his condition becoming more grave as the week passed. It became critical, however, on Friday and died early the next morning. His funeral, which will be private, will be held in the Sixth United Presbyterian, church.

Highland avenue and Station street, tomorrow afternoon at o'clock. The body will be interred in the Homenood cemetery. Assisting the Rev. Dr. A.

R. Robinson, the Sixth church, pastor, wili be the Rev. Dr. R. M.

Russell, president of the Westminster College, New Wilmington, and the Rev. Dr. W. H. McMillan, pas- Croui marks thr apot where Minn Lena Lear fell, mortally wounded, after being shot by her brotlier-lu-law, Henry Roth, who later locked himself in a room and committed aniclde.

I luscious grapes, ana persimmons. Fluttei ing about among the delicate ap CHARGED WITH STEALING ARE DETERMINED TO END Roth ran after her. Before she sank a heap of snow at a door in Mrs. home, he fired another shot into her back. Then, seized with a terrible madness, he bent over her still body and pulled the trigger time and time again: nut all the cartridges had been exploded and there were no reports.

Turning, he cleared the eight or 10 steps to the back porch, three at time, and rushed into the house. Locking the door behind him he re-loaded his revolver, placed the muzzle directly ovef his heart and pulled the trigger. He fell dead and his arm, as he fell, tossed the revolver to a Continued on Page 4. ple, encrry and orange blossoms entwined en the walls were the birds chirping joyously. They were glad to be there and to.

tUam it was evident that they were having the time of their lives. And then to round out the magnificent picture the ceiling was a bower of richly tinted blooms and vinfcs all indigenous EVIDENCE IN SUGAR CASE THE WHITE SLAVE TRAFFIC to Dixie land. It was a glorious specta-: clfe, the quintessence of decorative art. From Hie lagoon rose, six ftt in height, la fountain bubbling and sending its sprajr i in fanciful shapes "into the rainbow tint Continued on Page 4. MORROW FORGOT SAURY the letters and other papers were taken, but it is claimed on his behalf that he has a strong case against the ed water below.

LETTERS OF REGRET READ. Speechmaking and merry quips wer FAIR WEATHER. Klr Sunday and Monday, except snow In lake district," is tbe official forecast from 'WashiDgtoa for- YVesterm Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Ohio. This means that Pittsbnrgcrs can go sleighing ail day today and boulevards and suburban roads vrill undoubtedly be the goal of many a driver The cold of the past trw days has packed the snow to Jast the rixht foundation for eood stciRhlnK and the merry Jingle of. the slrisrb bells vtlll resound through all the parks.

6 6 Drink and Jealous Special Investigator of Interstate Commerce Commission Arrested and Remanded to Tombs Without Bail Stories of Degradation and Brutality to -Be Revealed Be- i. fore Special Grand Jury, Headed by Rockefeller accused. The first Wise knew that the letter! inadpHn" fn101 Hehad i ad Mayor Puzzled Over Es- placed the letter, which was in the li rC' handwriting of the attorney general! timateS OT UOntrOller UiTICei and not typewritten, in his personal i letter file. When he looked for it it i The friends of Controller S. Mor- age Made Him Do It" happily intermingled.

Addresses were made by president Corey and Colonel I P. Bopc. and numerous toasts were re-i sponded tr by representatives of the var- ious department? of the steel concern. I Letters of regrc-t in being unable tOr x-' tend wt-re rend by A. C.

Dinkey yfrotn I Andrew Carnegie. Judge E. H. Gary and, C'hnries M. Schwab.

Each guest was presented with a gol4 Continued on Page 4. Mrs. Emma Roth. could not be found. He then had the! low 111 1ICCIJ I'J lllill UC1IIK papers inhis office searched and the I modest man and unselfish to a degree.

letter was found amone the nuhlici STRONG CASE AGAINST MAN, SAYS PROSECUTOR STARTLING EVIDENCE WILL BE SUBMITTED Entire West Is Facing Ptunneu and almost overwhelmed door, took her in her arms again, with a poignant grief brought on by "Henry's father was buried less than the double tragedy yesterday after- a year ago," she continued, "and he did noon, when her husband, in a drunken not seem the same even as long ago as fit of jealousy and rage, shot and fatal- that. He kept dr nking all the time ly wounded her sister. Lena Lear, and Just to show how kind he was to me he then killed himself, at No. 1118 Spring brought home with him a "back for Oarden street. North Side, Mrs.

Emma the stove for me and gave it to me before Roth is on the verge of prostration. we sat down to dinner. An hour after the tragedy occurred "i think he must have purchased the and before the immensity of her be- revolver at the same time and place that reavement had fully dawned upon her he bought the back wall' for the stove erious Coal Famine By I'nlted Press. New York, January 8. "thomas E.

Reilley, a special investigator in the employ of the Interstate Commerce Commission, was arrested by United States Marshal Henkel this afternoon, charged with stealing from the office of United States River owe ium ui ivlney snouian have sold it to him it's I documents in the office. Investiga- Yesterday, however, he broke any rec-tion was then set on foot and it de- ord he had established. were mlMiSL PaIsons Mayor Magee received from Control- ere missing, as well as other evidence against the Sugar Trust. 'er Morrow the official estimates of the Attorney General Wickersham noti- controller's office expenses for the com- fied Mr. Wise that whoever was re- ing year.

The mayor was puzzled when sponsible for the purloining of the he looked over the figures, for the to- direUcH Tim ustvbe located and at his ta! was $5,000 less than last year. A aVtntoflranauvlfeill? udy th shei was arraigned before United States controller had forgotten to include his Commissioner Shields and was remand- own salary in the estimates. ai "ltnout bail to the Tombs until! "I simply forgot about it." was the Monday, when he will be given a hear- explanation the controller blushingly ma'ie- READ BIG FREE OFFERS OF 1 THE PRESS I People in South Dakota Towns West of Missouri iu net tourtn revolver tnut he has had but their three children and of the jealous i nave aiways managed to get the others watch which he kept over her sister. awav from him away from him Sitting in an easy chair on the sec fronted by Almost Desperate Condition Unexpt Cold Weather Has Exhausted Supplies Rapidly waukee according to advIceS from Mitchell. S.

tonight. Tele District Attorney Wise a letter written to Wise by Attorney General WMcker-sham, two letters written by John E. Parsons, former chief counsel for the Sugar Trust and a batch of documentary evidence prepared for use in the prosecution of the Sugar Trust. The letter written by the attorney Keneral to Wise was recently printed in a magazine. In it the attorney general refers to the pressure that was to be brought to bear on President Taft phone communication was had todav When asked what was the cause of the jealous rage.

Mrs. R.oth explained: "Lena came with me many years ago and 1 practically raised her. Henry always took a great interest in her and he was very jealous because a young man from Pittsburg came to see her. He had been coming to our house for about two months. "Henry thought that the young man was only trying to make a fool out of the girl and he often told her so.

He threatened to shoot somebody on several occasions. He was afraid that the young man might lead Lena astray and he scolded her for encouraging his attentions. I am sure that the young man is vtry nice. By nltfd Press. New York, January 8.

Degradation and brutality such as has never before become a matter of official record will be laid bare before a special grand jury headed by John D. Rockefeller, in this city Monday, when the actual taking of testimony in the investigation of the white slave traffic Is begun. This was made clear today In the conference of Prof. Jeremiah W. Jenks, of Cornell; Miss Maud Miner, superintendent of the Waverly Home for Girls, and officiate from the district attorney's office with Rockefeller Assistant District Attorney Appleton, who will represent District Attorney Whitman's office in the Investigation, has announced' hat the traffickers In tin-fortunate women will be exposed and punished and their trade ended, or those responsible for the statement that this trade exists, with organized headquarters in New York, will be silenced.

Today Rockefeller made preliminary soundings as to the nature of the evidence already gathered and the character of the testimony to be submitted. Prof. Jenks. one of the leading authorities on social conditions of the larger cities, gave his ideas on the work. From preliminary reports today the evidence which will be offered Monday will end In the destruc ond floor of a neighbor's house whence she had fled after the tragedy and surrounded by her frightened children, she told her story.

Sobbing vehemently at times she said: "'We had been married for 11 years and Henry was always the best of husbands to me. It was just drink and crazy jealousy, that's all." She broke out anew and sobbed, "The -Xlnk and the jealous rage made him Jo what he did. CAKED FOR HIS FAMILY. had been drinking heavily all week," she continued. "We buried his mother only last Friday and ever since he had not boen the same.

His mother's name was Mrs. Elizabeth Itoth. and By United Press. Chicago, January 8. That the entire "West faces the prospect of a serious coal famine is the belief here tonight.

For weeks past the inadequate winter supplies have been drawn upon until they are exhausted and experts are now alarmed at the situation. An advance of from 50 cents to Jl a ton is expected as the immediate result of the famine. George H. Cushing, an expert, in a report says: "The situation is the worst we have faced for years. The scarcity has almost to prevent the indictment of the direct- ors of the Sugar Trust because of the relations in the suit of the Pennsyl-1 vania Sugar Refining Co.

and also op- When he heard soniewnere that Lena with ght towns with reference to the fuei question. At Oacoma ther is no coal and the people are hauling wood from the rivf to keep warm. Chamberlain reports that its coal is almost entirely gone. Reliance, more fortunate, has fuel to last a month. Eelvidere has 75 tons on hand.

Draper is fast running short with no coal in, sight. Mtird has coal to last three or four days, but has no prospects of any more coming. Vivian is almost out, while at Kennebec there is a good dupply. Special activity on the part of the Chicago railroads is promised by their managers to bring relief. Roadu that own mines have ordered their mines superintendents to get as much fuel as possible out with their present working forces.

Until the supply Is increased the roads promise to gu- preference to coal over all shipments, excepting perishable goods. sne lived at No. 61 Hamilton street. was engaged he became very angry and reituicu i ii to every big manufacturer, railroad and Readers of today's Sunday Press can enjoy two big free offers of this newspaper. In this issue there appears another ten-vote ballot in the big Sled Contest, also details of this week's trip of the Press-Lyceum Theater Free Ticket For further information turn to page 4 of the Illustrated Magazine Section in today's issue.

poses the indictment of officials of the company if the crime they committed was barred by the statute of limita-1 ions. The warrant upon which the arrest steam plant having ianea iu iay a sufficient supply early. They discounted the mildness of the three preceding win-. TTa.naMaH .1 vpathpr has PI- xie ucsau urinKing neaviiy as soon as Degan drinking again. Liquor and crazi-he heard that, his mother was dead, ness made him do He got up from "I am sure he loved me for he always the table this noon and we saw that he brought home plenty to eat and we had a queer look in his eyes, and then never suffered for lack of provision.

Mrs. Roth sobbed and refused to be Only this morning he brought home comforted for a time when a neighboring from the htiti-Jior shop some sausage wrunan came in. and v. had that for. dinner." ater she sent word to her brother Slie terfuUy chided her little girl.

Oil va, Charles Lear, of East street, to come who had Inadvertently left the door open, 1 to lier, and refused to be comforted until itad wbea the little tot bad dosed the arrived. ma. ui.t hausted coal so rapidly that not more than one-fourth of a normal supply is on hand." An almost desperate condition faces the people in the South Dakota towns west of ths Missouri river oa lb Jtfil was made charges that evidence and the letters were stolen from the office of the district attorney in the Federal building in this city about July I. The district attorney, has not disclosed bow. tion of tfca white slav traffic..