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WANT ADS have been inserted In Thp Tnnuirpr dur. 356,289 WANT ADS have been inserted in The Inquirer during the first 6 months -YCy ingr the first 6 months of this year. Same periocf last year was 306.604. A GAIN OF 49,685 of this year. Same period last year was 306,604.

A GAIN OF 49,685 I VOL. 163, NO. 13 THE WEATHER Shower PTTTT A nPT PUT A A AT HP TT TT 19 lOIA Coovriebt. 1910. by ONE CENT Muiiiukji.i vw-n vj, uuui xo, j-txv xhe Fhiladelchia Inauirer Co.

vjr Men of the Ai? Cut Capers on Last Day -of Aviation Meet ROOSEVFIT. IN NEW TREATY TO ASK COUNCILS FOR 100 WEW CITY HALL DETECTIVES Director Clay to Make Radical Changes in Department DRUMMER' BOY OF BULL RUN STARVES WIFEAS PRISONER Stands Guard Over Her Three Days, Making Threats NEW YORK, July 12. William H. Whitney, who used to be the little drummer boy of the Twenty-fourth Massachusetts Volunteers and whose drum beat was heard from Bull Run to the end of the war, is in the psychopathic ward of Bellevue Hospital. He was taken there last night after he had kept his wife a captive for three days in their four-room flat on East Eighty-eighth street and threatened to kill her.

When Mrs. Whitney was utterly exhausted help came. Maurice Whitney, a second cousin of the aged veteran, arrived, and a ruse was employed to get- Whitney to a physician's office. Whitney is sixty-five years old. When he worked he was a sign painter, but two ears ago he was taken ill and for the last year he has painted only at intervals.

His wife is thirty-eight years old. but has been through so much trouble and worry that she looks much- older. "I don't know what it was that made my husband's mind fail," said she. "He had been very ill with pneumonia and bronchitis and the white lead he used in-his painting had poisoned him. DROPPING ORANGES FROM AEROPLANE ONTO BOATS Glenn H.

Curtiss Demonstrated How Bombs Might Be Used by Aerial Machines in Times of War 3 1 ft" KEEPS DQQR OPEN IN EAST Russo Japanese Pact Over Manchuria Not Blow at U. S. BRITAIN AND AMERICA -AGREE ON POLICY Denial Is Made That Secret Convention Was Signed Treaty Gives Ail Equal Opportunity WASHINGTON, July 12. The texfl of the long-heralded Manchurian con- vention between Japan and Russia, signed July 4 at St. Petersburg, was mada public tonight.

It follows: "The imperial government of Japan and the imperial government of Russia, sincerely attached to the principles established by the convention concluded between them on the 3017 of July, 1907 and desirous to develop the effects of that convention with a view to the consolidation of peace in the extreme East, have agreed to complete the said arrangement by the following provisions: "Article 1 With the object of facilitating communication and developing the commerce of nations, the two high contracting parties mutually engage to lend each tthet their friendly co-operation with a view to the amelioration oftheir respective railway lines in Manchuria, and the improvement of the connecting service of the said railways, and to abstain from all competition prejudicial to the realization of this object. "Article 2 Each of the high contracting parties engages to maintain and respect the btatus quo in Manchuria resulting from the treaties, conventions and other arrangements concluded up to this day between Japan and Russia, or betweeen either of these two powers and China. Copies of the aforesaid arrangements have been exchanged between Japan and Russia. "Article 3 In case that any event arises of a nature to menace the status-quo above mentioned, the two high contracting parties shall in each case enter into communication with each other in order to arrive at an understanding aj to the measures they may judge it necessary to take for the maintenance of the said status quo." For General Pence In Eat The convention had been presented to the State Department by both the -Russian and the Japanese Ambassadors. The notes of transmiesison were almost as interesting as the agreement itself.

Baron Rosen, the Russian Ambassador, stated in his note that he was instructed in making the communication to express fully to the Secretary of State the hopa that he would find in the convention, which was described as reaffirming Russia's peaceful relation with Japan and as being directed Wither against the interests of China nor those of any other power, a new pledge of stability and general peace in the Far East. Ambassador Uchida, of Japan, in his communication to the Secretary of State, said he was instructed to make corresponding representations. So Blow nt U. S. Just before the State Department closed today, a dispatch was received from the American Embassy at Tokio, setting forth' more "fully the attitude of Japan in drafting the new treaty and seemingly disposing of the rumor that a secret treaty had been signed by the two countries.

It was stated that the negotiations which resulted in the signing of the St. Petersburg convention began last November. Heralded as a direct and powerful blow Continued on 2d Page, 7th Column -o- THE WEATHER Forecast from "Washington: Eastern Pennsylvania. New Jersey. Delaware: Showers aud thunderstorms Wednesday; Thursday, fair; moderate south winds, becoming westerly.

District of Columbia. Maryland: Fair AVod-nesday. preceded by showers; Thursday, fair; lijrht to moderate west winds. Western Pennsylvania: Showers, followed by fair -weather. Wednesday; Thursday, fair; Eioderate west to southwest winds.

New York Herald's Forecast. In the Middle States and New Encland today partly orer-caft to cloudy weather and lower temperatures will prevail, with local rain and thunder storms and lieht to fresh variable winds. mostly from southeast to southwest. On Thursday partly overcast to fair weather will prevail, preceded floral rain iu the coast district, with slight temperature chances and lieht. variable winds, and on Friday fate weather, with slowly risinz temperatures.

Steamers now lea vine New York for Europe will have mostly liebt. variable breezes and partly overcast weather to the Banks. For Detailed Weather Report See Second Page EllitH Column Stomach Kidney nADfT f'lTVT Troubles Avoided. T.lJJ ANDREW FORBES, 6 8 N. 11th St.

"JACK ROSE" RYE -Pint Flasks, 25c. ALL SALOONS TODAY THE THIRD DAV OP THE SPECIAL SALE "DE MANY GAPS IN THE RANKS. But there are still some bully irood bargains here for the man whose size la here In a $40 Suit for $23 a $30 Suit for $18.50 or a $22.50 Suit for $10. "What's left of about 1100 splendid Suits i $40 $38 $35 Suits for S23.t. $30 $28 $25 Suits for $16.50.

S22.50 $20 $18 $15 Suits for $10.00. All alterations charjeed for except lnr trouser PERRY B. ICth and Chestnut. SEES GOV. HUGHES t.

Sends Pinchot to Stump California for Gubernatorial Candidate FORESTER WILL ALSO FOR INSURGENT Conference With Hughes Is About State Politics. But Neither issues a Statement NEW YORK, July 12. Theodore Roosevelt and Governor Hughes met in New York today and went to Oyster Bay, where, it is admitted, the political situation in New York State was the subject under discussion. However, not a word touching the conference has come out of Oyster Bay tonight, nor is it known that either will issue a etate-ment- Jovially slapping Gifford Pinuchot on the back and referring to him as- "my anarchist friend," Colonel Roosevelt went into consultation with Mr. Pinchot in the office of the Outlook today.

When Mr. Pinchot emerged from Mr. Roosevelt's office he announced that he would leave New York for California tomorrow to take the stump for Hiram Johnson, the insurgent representative, who is seeking the Gubernatorial nomination against Charles F. Curry and Alden Anderson, stalwart Republicans of the Golden State. This announcement, coming as it did after a long conference with Mr.

Roosevelt, in which Marshal Stimson, of Los Angeles, took part, is regarded by politicians as an indorsement by Mr. Roosevelt Mr. Johnson. Marshal Stimson said that Governor Gillett would not seek another nomination and that' the old line Republican organizations in California were backing the candidates for Governor of Charles F. Curry and Alden Anderson He declared that the Lincoln-Roosevelt League was seeking for a more representative party government.

Will Speak for Inanrgrent After making his announcement Mr. Pipchot said: 'I shall make four speeches in California in behalf of William, "Kent, an insurgent candidate for the nomination for Congress. Mr. Kent is opposing Congressman McKinley, who is a candidate for renomination." Besides Mr. 'Pinchot and Marshal Stim-wn, Colonel Roosevelt, who came to the city from Oyster Bay in his automobile, had several other visitors during the day.

The callers included: Representatives W. S. Bennet, of New York, and Charles N. Fowler, of New Jersey, and James W. Wadsworth, Speaker of the Assembly of New York.

Mr. Wads-worth was the first of the Republican State leaders, who have opposed the Hughes primary measure, to call on Colonel Roosevelt. Wadairorth Explains On emerging from Mr. Roosevelt's office Speaker Wadsworth said: "I discussed the legislative situation briefly with Colonel Roosevelt, and explained to him the circumstances leading to the defeat of the Direct Nominations bill." Congressman Bennet, after taking leave of Mr Roosevelt, talked freely on various phases of the political situation. "We discussed past performances and present and future politics, National and Mate," the Congressman said.

Mr. Bennet said that the Governorship was not discussed in any way by himself and the former President. Of Colonel Roosevelt's political -activities Mr. Bennet said: "Colonel Roosevelt is in the fight, both National and State, and I thank heaven for it. I am a red-hot Roosevelt man." It was considerably after the noon hour when Colonel Roosevelt thought about luncheon.

His callers at the time included the Gaekwar of Baroda and his aide, who had come to nay their respects, and Bishop Earl Cranston, of the Methodist Episcopal Church. The Indian Prince, the Bishop and Colonel Nelson, proprietor of the Kansas City Star, formed a part of the company which went with Colonel Roosevelt to the National Arts Club in Gramercy Park for luncheon. Loeb Still Silent On his arrival today at the Customs House, Collector Loeb declined to discuss further hLs visit to President A friend of 5 both President Taft and Collector Loebwho was present at the interview between the two men at Beverly, is quoted today as declaring "that the Collector did not receive with enthusiasm a suggestion from the President that he (Mr. Loeb) would make a good candidate for the Governorship. Mr.

Loeb is said by this friend to Continued on Uth Paae, Sd Column CARRYING BABY'S BODY, MAN CONCEALS DEATH FROM WIFE ON TRAIN Infant Succumbed from Heat Leaving Egg Harbor; News is Broken to- Mother Here Fearing to reveal the sad truth to his wife, Lewis Deininger rode the way from Egg Harbor, N. to this, city yesterday with the body of his.6-montb.s-old baby -in his arms, while she, sitting by his sidefi was kept by him in ignorance of the fact that the child had died just before the train's departure fom the seashore resort. Several times the mother offered to relieve the father of his burden, but, with a forced smile, he shook his head each time and told er that hewas afraid "baby might awaken." So well did he conceal his grief over the loss of the child and his anxiety lest his wife should learn the truth that she never suspected anything was wrong until they arrival at the office of Dr. Adam Klemnv of 1204 West Lehigh avenue. The child had been ill at Egg Harbor and Mrs.

Deininger readily agreed with her 'husband, when they reached the Market street ferries, that they should go to the physician's office. There "the truth was gently broken to her. She fainted as she heard the physician say tat the child had died as a result of the AGAIN BROOKINS RISING FROM THE SEA Daring Young Aviator Made a Thrilling Dive With His Aeroplane Into the Ocean at Atlantic City Yesterday and Ascended Again GALLAGHER RESIGNS; SOUDER SUCCEEDS HIM Former Captain Is Reappointed as Detective Clay Plans to Mould Force Into Military Body fit x- 3 I 14 fee v5 5 ALFRED I. SOUDER Radical changes in the Police Department vill result from action taken yesterday by Director Clay, when he accepted the resignation of the suspended Captain of Detectives Edward Gallagher, appointed him back on the force as a detectivepromctedLActing Captain 6'ou-der to the post of captain, and announced that he -will apply to Councils for an appropriation to create 100 new detectives. During the trolley strike former Captain Gallagher -vvas suspended because he was unable to attend to the duties of his office on account of aervous breakdown.

Alfred I. Souder was appointed as acting captain, and remained in that position until yesterday. Gallagher was never discharged, but continued suspenUed until his friends began to work for him. Select Councilman Edward Patron, leader of the upper chamber, saw Director Clay in his behalf, and Senator McXichol was influenced to speak for him. The Director finally consented to appoint Gallagher as a detective, but would not give him his old post as captain, because Souder had made a record in the few months he has been acting in that capacity, and the Director desires that he should continue as captain.

So it was arranged that Gallagher should resign from' the captaincy and be reinstated. Receives Gnllagrher's Resignation a conference with Senator Mc-Nichol yesterday, Director Clay called Gallagher into hLs office, received his resignation and immediately appointed him to be a regular detective at $1600 a year. As soon as Gallagher's resignation was in his hands, he announced the appointment of Souder to the captaincy at $2400 a year. After these appointments had been completed the Director announced what Is considered the most important of the day's developments. He declared that he has written to Councils, asking for appropriations to cover the salaries of 100 new detectives, whom he will appoint as soon as the money is available.

Fifty of the new men will be regulars at $1700 a year, and 50 will be substitutes at $1400 a year. They will be added to Captain Souder 's force and will greatly increase its efficiency. It is planned to investigate even the smallest crimes in the future, thing that has Continued on 11th Page, Uth Column MPLOYMENT FOR OVER 2500 -was offered through The Inquirer Help Wanted Columns so far this "week. Keep in touch with the busy employers by looking: through these columns carefully every day if you want work. 524 Offers Appear There TODAY Agent3 Bakers Barbers Bartender Blacksmiths Bookkeepers Bootblack Boys Bushelmen Bricklayers Cabinetmaker Canvassers Carpenters Cashier "Cigarmakers Clerk Coat maker Cloth cutter Compositors Cook (male) Cooks (female) Dishwaters Dressmakers Drivers Drugs I Engineers inishers Girl Grocery clerks.

Hosiery Housekeepers Housework Laborers Laundry help. Machinists Meat cutter Nurse Operators Oystermen Painter Paper boxes Plasterers Plumbers Salesmen Shoemakers Solicitors Stenographers Tailors Upholsterer Waiters Waitresses Weaver Young men And other occu 2 16 4 25 4 33 9 1 1 21 2 .1 -8' 3 8 132 3 2 7 5 1 20 i 12 1 3 5 1 23 3 9 1 5 10 1 1 1 1 4 1 5 3 4 11 2 4 pations ..170 0X i "He worried a great deal because a bcok which described the ipart the Twenty-fcurth Massachusetts took in the war contained no mention of him. His picture is in the bock, but under another name." SIX DISTRICT HIGH SCHOOLS DISTRIBUTED Board cf Education, However, De. cides Against Frankford Application Requests from Frankford for a girls' district high school for that section were refused yesterday by the Board of Education. It was definitely determined to open new institutions for the girls in West Philadelphia, Germantown and Kensington.

Boys schools wul be established in Frankford, Germantown and West Philadelphia. Despite the vigorous protests of Franklin S. Edmonds, th.e report of the Girls' High School Committee, in which a radically different system of opening these girls' schools was adopted, the girls are to report to the Girls' High. School and William Penn High School for the first weeks, and then be transferred to the schools convenient to their tomes. Six free scholarships, open in September, at the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy, for graduates of the public schools, were announced.

Each of the following six schools will be entitled to a scholarship, selected by its faculty, subject to the approval of the Board of Education: Central High School, Southern Manual Training High School, Northeast Manual Training High School, Central Manual Training High School, illiam Penn High School and Girls' High. School. BURGLARS RIFLE BEDROOM WHILE OCCUPANTS SLEEP Home of B. F. Altiier Robbed cf Money and Jewels Entering the bed room cf Benjamin F.

Miner, a Philadelphia manufacturer, at his summer home, "Marble Hall," in Plymouth township, near Chestnut Hill, a burglar stole jewelry valued at $4000 and several hundred dollars in cash. As the intruder was stealing from the room, Mrs. Miller was awrakened by the creaking of the floor and saw the man dimly in the darkness. Realizing that the burglar was leaving, however, and fearing that the man was armed, she decided not to awaken her husband. It was not until she heard the burglar stumble on a gravel walk outside that she aroused her husband.

The intruder gained an entrance by jimmying open a window on the first floor. He calmly helped himself to some food and a bottle of claret and then proceeded upstairs. He rifled the pockets of Mr. Miller's clothing as it hung in a closet and helped himself to the contents of Mrs. Miller's jewel box, which was in a bureau drawer.

The stolen jewelry included a diamond necklace set with thirty-two stones, valued at' $1500; a stickpin set with eight diamonds, a gold watcn, stud, and cua nuttons, several rings and other gems. Mrs. Miller lost several bracelets and brooches valued at $S00. THIEVES GET-AWAY WITH MUCH PLUNDER Ransack Two Houses But Goods In Third Were in Storage Noticing that the rear windows of three dwellings on Vt. Vernon street, above Broad, had been forced open, Policeman Smith, of the Twentieth and Buttonwood streets station, yesterday entered the houses and found that two had been ransacked and silverware and other articles of value stolen, while the third had been entered, but nothing stolen because the valuables had been placed in storage by the occupant.

The houses entered are those of Mrs. Jennie Cunningham, 1421 Mt. Vernon street; William M. Camdleff, 1423 Mt. Vernon street, and Walter S.

llerkness. 1410 Mt. Vernon. The occupants of all three houses are away for the summer. In the first two homes everything was confusion, and articles to the value of several thousand dollars were carried off.

Before leaving Philadelphia Mrs. Herk-ness the last mentioned victims of the thieves, placed all articles of value in storage. FLAMES DAMAGE DYE WORKS IN GERMANTOWN Fire Originates in Waste Heap and Spreads Rapidly Originating in a heap of waste, flames partly destroyed the big three-story stone dye works of the Andrew Burton Company, Penn 6treet and Bellefield avenue, Germantown, late yesterday afternoon, causing a loss of $3500. The fire was discovered by Charles Trexler, the watchman, shortly after the 200 workmen had left the plant. Before the engines arrived, the roof was ablaze and the upper story of the building was a mass of flames.

Dense clouds of smoke, coming from heaps of cloth, interfered with the work of the firemen, and they were unable to check the spread of the flames. After three-quarters of an hour the blaze was gotten under control. The third floor of the building was totally destroyed and part of the second floor was damaged. Piles of cloth were damaged Dy water. Gunboat Suffered Most In Collision WASHINGTON.

July 12. A Jasrefd hole. 210 sauare Inches In area, was inflicted in the bottom of the ennboat Catlne. which lies beached In the sand at Truro, following her ramming by the submarine Bonita dur-inz yesterday's maneurres. The naval tuc Iwana Is standing by the Castine while the latter's crew Is making temporay repairs.

With only a bent periscope tube and a twisted railing aronnd her. conning tower to show-as a resnlt of ber collision. The Bonita proceeded "rr: 1 UN'S SUFFRAGE WILL BE SHELVED BY THE COMMIIS Bill Passes- the Second Reading by Majority of 109 NO FURTHER ACTION BEFORE NEXT YEAR LONDON, July. 12. The House of by a vote of 290 to 190, tonight passed the second reading of the Women's Suffrage bill, for which David James Shackleton, Labor member from the Clitheroe division of Lancashire, is the sponsor.

The bill provides for the granting of the parliamentary franchise to women who are possessed of the property qualification and who already exercise the franchise in municipal elections. Will Shelve Bill The unexpectedly large majority of 109 gives an important impetus to women's suffrage, but many obstacles must fee overcome before the principle is legalized by the necessary majority of 145. The House subsequently referred the bill to a committee of the whole, which means that the bill will be shelved until next year. The interesting debate showed that many leading men, including Winston Spencer Churchill, Secretary for Home Affairs, and A. J.

Balfour, leader of the opposition in the Commons, who favored the principle of women's suffrage, objected to the present bill and contended that the whole country must pronounce unreservedly in favor of women voting before Parliament sanctioned such a change in the constitution. Premier A squith, in a strong speech against the bill; declared that if women had a vote 1 they must inevitably have seats in Parliament and might take the speaker's chair or sit in the cabinet. Mr. Balfour contested this view. He said that it was not government by consent to exclude a large class.

of (the community from voting. a. Supporter Chancellor Lloyd-George, as a strong supporter of women's suffrage, said that if the promoters of the bill would promise to reintroduce the bill in an acceptable form he would support it. Austin Chamberlain, opposed women's suffrage in any shape or form. A great crowd of suffragists awaited the result of the vote outside the House, but there was no disorder.

Pellagra Kills One, in Rhode Island PROVIDKNCB. Jly- 12. The dreaded disease pellagra has claimed its first victim In this State In, the death today of William Rlle-v. used 55." an initiate of-the" State Aim- i CURTISS DROPS RANGES OUT OF. HIS AEROPLANE Demonstrates That Pro- jectiles Can Be Made to Hit Given Object AVIATORS MAKE THEIR LAST FLIGHTS AT SHORE FTom a Staff Correspondent.

ATLANTIC CITY. N. July 12. This was farewell day for the expert aviators who have been thrilling the thou sands of visitors by their intrepid ascen sions in aeroplanes over sea and land for the past ten days. It looked rather discouraging this morning when a drizzling -rain set in shortly after 11 o'clock, and the leaden clouds which hung low over the city all the morning seemed to portend an all- day storm.

But early in the afternoon the wind changed and the storm passed off to sea with a favorable wind coming up. Curtiss contented himself with making two ascensions of several hundred feet each, one of which was of unusual interest, inasmuch as he demonstrated beyond a doubt that projectiles can be thrown from an aeroplane and hit a given object. Brookins also made two short flights. and this proved to be the final exhibi tion of the carnival, ending with a somewhat spectacular finish. Dropped Oranges The feat of dropping projectiles, made by Curtiss, was accomplished with apparent ease.

Instead of carrying deadly explosives, however, jthe "aviator had filled his pockets with oranges. As" he soared into the air for several hundred feet he began dropping the missiles. One of them struck the camera of a photographer on the beach with such force as to knock the machine from his hands. Another crashed down upon the hard sand of the beach and was crushed into a pulp. Then Curtiss veered his machine seaward, directly over the path of several yachts filled with pleasure-seekers, which were sailing well in towards shore, the passengers intently watching the maneuvers of the aeroplane.

As he sailed over the craft Curtiss dropped several of the juicy spheres, which struck the water within close range of the yachts with a resounding splash. Had they been precipitated directly at the boat it is probable that some of the passenger would have been injured severely. After he had finished the short trip of experimentation, Curtiss declared that he could have shot the oranges directly Continued on 2d Page, 6th Column WOMAN RECOVERS PURSE AFTER BATTLE AT FERRY Pocketbook Was Stolen From Hotel While She Telephoned Missing her purse as she wag telephoning in a hotel at Second and Market streets, Mrs. Anna Rnssel, of 15 North Second street, engaged in a lively chase down Market street after a woman who she had been informed had taken it. The chase ended in a lively combat between the two women on the ferry slip at Delaware avenue and Market street, and the capture of the alleged 8 thief, who was locked up in the Central Police Station.

Jjearning that the woman she was pursuing had purchased a ticket for, Camden, Mrs. Russel did likewise, and came upon the other woman about to board the boat. A lively fight between the two women followed, which attracted the attention of Reserve Weigner, who placed the suspect under When arrested she said she was Emma Mack, 45 years old, of 432- Federal street, Camden. The purse, containing $4.50 and a pawn ticket for $15, were found on the woman's person when -she was FOUR El LIVES; BY HINGING, BRIDE TAKES ACID Oppressive Weather Responsible for Suicidal Wave FORSAKEN BY LOVER" GIRL SEEKS DEATH Made despondent by the excessive heat of the last few days, three men committed suicide in this city yesterday by hanging themselyves, while a young bride in West Philadelphia, her illness aggravated by close atmospheric conditions, ended her life by swallowing carbolic acid. TJnrequitted lave was said to the motive for a seventeen-year-old girl at-temping suicide in the central part of the city.

Crazed by the oppressive weather of the last few days, Charles .512 years old, a fruit dealer, committed suicide, according to. the police, by hanging himself in the cellar of his home, 719 North Second street, where bunches of bananas were ripening. The body, of the man was discovered by his son, Avho earlier in the day had made a search for his parent along the riverfront, when it was found that he was not about his business as usual. It has been Rickel's custom to arise every morning about five o'clock and go to the wharves near his home to buy and sell bananas. When he did not return at seven o'clock Samuel, the son, went" to the wharves to look for his Unable to find any trace of the man, and being informed that Rickel was not seen about the wharves that morning, Samuel returned home and during a search of the house he found his father hanging by the neck in cellar.

The body was cold and had probably been dead some time. Policeman McGowan, of the Third street and Fairmount avenue station, was called and cut Rickel down. According to members of his family, the man had no financial or domestic troubles. "Since last Saturday he has been complaining of the oppression of the heat and acted strangely. 111 for Month Despondent from illness, aggravated by the heat, is said to have been the reason for Hugh.

50 years old, of 2001 orth Marvine street, ending his life by hanging yesterday. When, found the man was suspended by a rope wound MEN KILLS SLEEPING BROTHER, WOUNDS PURSUER; ESCAPES With Throat Cut Dying Man Attempt Chase After Assailant HAD QUARRELED OVER DIVISION OF FARM After cutting the throat of his brother, Anthony Matteo, 37 'years old, and disemboweling him as, he lay asleep in his home, 504 Kenilworth street, last night, Angelp Matteo. 32 years of 1433 South' Franklin street, ran from the house, closely followed by the mortally wounded man, who fell dead on the door step, while the murderer slashed a pursuer on the arm and ran up the street followed by a crowd and finally escaped. Trouble between the two brothers arose over the partition of a farm, which was bequeathed to them by their father, who died in Naples, Italy, five months ago. It is saia tnat Angelo became angry at his older brother because the latter refused" to pay part of the ex pense incidental to claiming the inheri tance.

Angelo called frequently upon Anthony and went away angry after each visit. Last Saturday he had a bitter quar rel with his brother and vowed vengeance. When he called at Anthony's house last night he inquired for him and was told that he was upstairs lying down. Leaving the. family sitting on the door step, the younger "brother made his way to the second-story room, where the older lay asleep.

For a few moments there was silence tip stairs; then, suddenly, the family on the doorstep heard a piercing scream, followed by the crash of two men tumbling down stairs. Pointed. After Murderer Angelo appeared first at the door. His hat was off and his hair was rumpled. In his hand he carried a huge butcher ktoife, covered with blood, which he brandished in the faces, of the family as he sprang off the steps and dashed down the street.

Closely following: Angelo came Anthony. As he stumbled out upon the steps it was seen that his throat was cut from ear to- ear.V Blood streamed down hia shift front Vnd mingled "with the gore.

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