St. Louis Post-Dispatch
May 30, 1912

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* * —M the Titani ic”’ ing Paper in St Louis With the Associated Press News Service.

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VOL. 64. NO. 284.

= BROWNS: BAUMGARDNER AND MULLIN PITCHERS

ans Roar as Young Speed Is aa Fang Ty Cobb in - the First Inning, Then the | Detroit Star Takes Hit : - Away From Shotton by SCORES OF OTHER AFTERNOON GAMES

NATIONAL LEAGUE. ESO a:b Ce i, made a dive and squeezed ni 0 Shotton’ s drive. It was a wonder- u 8 and took an extra base hit r 1 Shotton. Louden’s long throw to retired Hogan. Stovall tapped NO RUNS. nd Inning. Pratt squeezed on to i’s high one. Delahanty sent a rive to Shotton. Baumgardner ig a third strike on Gainer. day, will continue in the evening, accord- ing to the Weather Bureau. Friday there will be still more warmth, in spite of increasing cloudiness. The promise from the forecast- er is that the cool snap which made one think of overcoats and fire in the furnace has gone and will not return. Official forecast for St. Louis and vicinity: Fair and warmer tonight, Friday increasing cloudiness; and warmer, . Stage of the river: change. orial

ow ee was hit by a ball, Pratt sacrificed, Mullin to Austin flied to Crawford and went to third after the atch Tetired Wallace without uf NO

UNS, ird Inning. NGERS—Austin fumbled Moriar- s roller. Baumgardner and Stovall , ately picked Moriarty off first. atiage singled over second. Mullin . # called out on strikes. Hogan ‘ked up for a nice catch of Louden’s g liner. NO RUNS. WS—Louden ran behind Mo- ity, scooped up Krichell's roller and p a nice throw to Gainer. He also ‘out Baumgardner. Then he on to Shotton’s pop. NO 7 ; 18.5 feet; no Missourl—Fair tonight and probably Fri- day: warmer tonight ahd in east portion Fri- day. | — — —

Inning. ones let a third strike r. Cobb tapped to Baumgard- t and Stovall got Crawford. : Hogan rolled to Louden. nh in and grabbed Stovall's short singled to center for the Thomas. Umpires, Dinneen and Per-. AGAINST O'TOOLE 20,000 AT GAME Cardinal Right Hander Gets Bad Start, Pittsburg Scoring Three in First. BLISS DOES THE CATCHING Weather Too Cool for Manager Bresnahan to Work—Magee Keeps Up Good Playing. CARDINALS AT PITTSBURG. (ACOCOCCCC. CI PITTSBURG. (3)02}@@ OU U Harmon an Batteries: Cardinals, Bliss; Pittsburg, O'Toole and Kelly. Umpires, Klem and Bush. a,

THE BATTING ORDER. PITTSBURG. CARDINALS. Magee 2b. Ellis If. Mowrey 3b. Koney Ib. Fivang rf. Hauser ss. Oakes cf. Wilson Miller 3* Viox McCarthy 2b, Kelly Bliss c O'Toole’ Pp. Harmon p. ‘Umpires—Klem and Bush. By W. J. oCONNOR. Of the Post-Dispatch Sporting Staff. FORBES FIELD, PITTSBURG, Pa., May #.—Having won the morning game, 8 to 3, the Cardinals were in a peppery mood at the start of the afternoon holi- day contest. A victory meant they would go into the-first division ahead of the Pirates, and ahead of the Cubs if Chance’s men lost two to Cincinnati. Manager Bresnahan sent Bob Har- men in to pitch. Marty O’Toole and his old battery: mate, Bill Kelly of East St. Louis, were in the points for the Pirates. The temperature was too low for Bres- nahan to work and Jack Bliss again donned the mitt and mask. The loss of three games in a row did not dampen the enthusiasm of Pittsburg

ST. LOUISAN BLOWS SAFES; servance of Mem-. fans and 20,000 were housed in the stands when the bell tapped. First Inning. |. CARDINALS—McCarthy,.and»Miller turned Magee back. Ellis walked, but cie@ stealing, Kelly to Viox. Mowrey fouled to Miller. NO RUNS. PIRATES—Byrne ‘walked. Carey Lunted safely, and when Harmon threw wild to Koney, Byrne went to third an’ Carey to second. Leach tripled to rsght, scoring Byrne and Carey. Wil- fon doubled to right, scoring Leach. Miler sacrificed, Magee to Koney. Har- mon tossed out Viox. Magee made a circus stop of McCarthy’s grounder back of second and passed to Koney for the out. THREE RUNS. Second Inning. CARDINALS—Koney = struck out. Evans doubled to center. Hauser walked. Oakes grounded out to Miller, unassisted, Evans and Hauser advanc- ing. Bliss walked, filling the bases. O'Toole knocked down Harmon's smash and recovered just in time to nip the runner at first. NO RUNS. PIRATES—Kelly grounded out to Koney. O'Toole: fouled to Mowrey. Byrne walked but he died stealing, Bliss to Hauser. NO RUNS. Third Inning. CARDINALS—McCarthy threw out Magee. McCarthy and Miler also got Ellis. Mowery flied to Leach. NO HKUNS. PIRATES—Carey flied to Oakes. Leach singled through Hauser. Leach stole second. Wilson singled to center, scor- ing Leach. Miller singled to’ left.. Viox flied to Evans and Wilson went to third after the catch. Wilson scored on a couble stea] on Magee’s wild throw to Bliss. Miler went to third. McCarthy died, Hauser to Koney. TWO RUNS. PULLS DOWN A RED FLAG

Veteran Removes It From Above Stars and Stripes. MUSCATINE, Io., May 30.—A red flag fioating above the stars and _ stripes from the Socialist headquarters here caused a stir today. Henry Bodman, a veteran, climbed a stairway and pulled down the red flag. His act was cheered by the crowds that

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Almost unanimous Both on Monday and Tuesday of this week the POST-DISPATCH carried more St. Louis merchants’ display advertising than three out of the four of its competitors all added together, and on the following day, Wednesday, the POST-DISPATCH carried “ oD anor Mullin. Pratt forced La- 33 columns en to Delahanty. NO RUNS, —— — of the Card- — morn.

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of this class of advertising, while three out of four of its added together, carried : i 35 columns just two more than the POST-DISPATCH alone. The small item of 2 columns more would have made the week thus far unanimous for the Post-Dispatch. St. Louis’ ONE BIG Newspaper. —— average sich an 202,220 HARMON PITCHES. [WILBUR WRIGHT S| Wright, Orville- Wright, the coinventor land learned that Wright had diéd 4 SHOOTS OFF BABY’S LEG -§T. LOUIS, THURSDAY EVENING, MAY 30, 1912-20 PAGES. PRICE ONE CENT

EDITION. _ PINAN CIAL SPORTS. ARKE

DEAD; AVIATOR AND Soldiers of Fortune Split | Over the Wife of One Who Braved DangersWithH im

ANOTED INVENTOR Typhoid Attack, Which Came in Wealthy shoe manufacturer who man who accuses him. is sued for $50,000 for alleged aliena- tion af the affections of his partner's wife, and his defender, wife of the

East, Fatal, After Family Hopes Were Aroused.

BROTHER AT BEDSIDE

Pioneer Flyer Broke Records in Europe in 1908; Feted on Return to Dayton, 'O.

By Associated Press, DAYTON, O., May 30.—Wilbur Wright, noted aviator and inventor, died at 3:1 this morning of typhoid fever, follow- irg a sinking spell which began at mid- night. He had been ill for several weeks and a number of times had been reported at the point of death, but each previous time raliled. Although his condition from time to ‘ime gave some hope to members of his family, the attending physicians, Drs. DY. B. Conklin and Levi Spitler, main- tained throughout the latter part of -his sickness that he could not recover. : When the patient succumbed he was

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ily, which includes his aged iather, Bishop Milton Wright, Miss Catherine of the aeroplane; Reuchlin Wrigit, and Lorin Wright. All of the family reside in this city except’ Reuchlin, who iives in Kansas. The most alarming symptoms in Wright’s sickness developed yesteriday shortly before noon, when his fever sud- denly mounted from 104 to 106, 2nd then quickly subsided to its former stage. At this juncture the patient was sized with chills and the attending phySs:ciang were baffled by the turn of events. Chills ‘were unusual in a patient suf- fering from fever this high and ihe doctors at Wright’s bedside were puz- zled. The condition of the aviator .e- mained unchanged throughout the rest of the day and there was no unprove- ment up until last midnight. Then there seemed to be a slight im- provement, but soon there was a sugad.. den turn for the worse and Dr. onan ling was called. He arrived at 3:28) R.H ROBERTSON

St. Louis Woman Tells of Ro- mance of 3 Countries That Ends in $50,000 Suit.

minutes before. : Stricken on Trip toe East. Wright was stricken with typhoid May 4, when on a business trip in the Bast. On that day he returned to Day- ton from Boston and consulted with Dr. Conkling. He went to bed almost im- mediately, and it was several days be- fore his case was definitely diagnosed as typhoid. Arrangements for the funeral had not been completed early today. Wright, the son of Bishop Milton Wright of the United Brethren Church, was born in Miliville, Ind., April 16, 1847, and attended high school in Rich- mond, Ind., and Dayton, O. He grad- uated from Earlham College, Ind., and fiom Oberlin College, O. When bicycles were popular he and his brother, Orville, who is four years younger, opened a repair shop in Day- ton, O., and later became interested in fiying machine experiments. In 1903 he and his bremeer turned their atten- tion to making a heavier-than-air ma- chine, to be propelled by an engine. The first successful flight was made Dee. 17, 1903, by Wilbur Wright, at Kitty Developments following the filing of a $50,000 alienation suit against Robert H. Robertson, wealthy shoe manufactur- er, by Joseph Weiter, reveal the story of a romance of three countries and a strange partnership between two men and a woman who roughed it together as soldiers of fortune in the wilds of Alaska, shared the same home in Mex- ico and are now in legal conflict in the United States. Mrs. Helene Weiter of 2741 Dakota street, the wife whose affections are al- leged to have been alienated, is stand- ing by Robertson and has employed her own attorney to aid him. Going to Mexico City. Mrs. Weiter and Robertson went to the eifice of Attorney E. A. Feehan Thurs- day and had a long conference with the ‘'awyer, at the conclusion of which Rob- ertson said: “IT have no fear of injury. I am not afraid of Weiter. I am going to Hot Springs tonight, and I expect to be in Mexico City, where Weiter is, in about iwo weeks.’’ Prior to this statement Robertson had teld reporters and others that, after a short stay at Hot Springs, he was go- ing to hig former heme in England. Tell Stories of Romance, Mrs. Weiter’s mother, Mrs. Anton Hartung, Thursday said that she belived Robertson would go to Europe. She told of a telegram which she said had been sent to Mrs. Weiter by her son, llenry, who is in Mexico City. In this telegram she said Henry warned his mother that Weiter had made a vow to kill Rebertson. After the conference with Attorney l'eehan, Robertson denied that he had heard of this message. Then followed his statement that hé was not afraid of Weiter. Robertson and Mrs. Weiter, at the Hartung home, told their stories of the events leading up to the alienation svit. This was after the lifting of a six-hour siege of the Hartung home by deputy sheriffs and process servers. A truce was declared at 3:15 p. m. Wednesday, when Robertson agreed to come from his place of hiding in the Hartung home and accept service in the $50,000 alienation suit brought against The profits on the bicycle repair busi- ness did not admit of Wilbur Wright Mnilding an airship and he might never have been able to finance the project had not his sister, Miss Katherine, a teacher in the Dayton (O.) schools, had faith in her brother. She had same money saved and this was turned over to build the first aeroplane. The French Government sent a com- mission over to investigate the Wright invention. This commission gave $25,000 for an option on the patents for use in France and allowed the option to lapse. The $25.000 looked like a bonanza to Wilbur Wright and gave him confidence to go ahead, also the needed funds for ‘he new models. He later sold the French rights to his patents for $100,000 .nd is said to have cleared $500,000 on making, selling and exhibiting air- craft. Triumphal Trip in Europe. Wilbur Wright’s year of triumph was 18, when he visited Europe, broke world’s records weekly in France, took the Crown Prince for a ride in Germany and came home to find a big two-day celebration planned for him at Dayton, C. In this his brother, Orville, was in-|»!m by Weiter. civded, and the sister who gave her|! Negotiations for peace- were conducted savings to finance the first flyer wag?" Robertson's behalf by Mrs. Weiter, nut forgotten. Militia paraded, medals who ran the gauntlet of the besieging Were presented by the State and Unitea | 2’™Y and got legal reinforcements. States and for two days Dayton held a Woman Gets Own Attorney. fete in honor of her most famous resi- Urs. Weiter took Feehan to her home der ts. to confer with Robertson and to advise Wilbur Wright never married, and had him whether he should surrender at dis- but few confidants. cretion or remain in hiding. | After Robertson had accepted service, Mrs. Weiter made her first . detailed statement for publication, a strange sto- ity of the crossing of three lives ang the casting together of the fortunes of two men and a woman in adventure, business and domestic life in three — tries. Mre. Weiter is of middle age and medi- um height. She has black hair and brown eyes, and is inclined to be stout. Robertson apparently is about §© years old. He is tall and rotund and has a heavy black mustache. Mrs. Weiter’s account shows how Wel- ter an@ Robertson, meeting In the wilds

Six-Year-Old Illinois Boy Ac- cidently Wounds Brother. MURPHYSBORO, Ill, May %.—Roy, the six-year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Steele, living north of this city, accidently discharged a shotgun with which he was playing. the load strik- ing his one-year-old brother and sever- ing his The fe were playing alone in

— of. Be omg where both were soldiers of - think. .the | fort

MRS. JOSEPH H. WEITER. — —* a 3 ners,” they at last bevels estranged because of a woman. The woman in ¢his case was Mrs. Weiter. Giving an interview when un- de; the same roof with Robertson, while her husband is hundreds of miles away: in Mexico, she said there was no grow for Wreiter’s jealousy of the man who tae shared Alaskan ' hardships with him and who has been his partner in the leather and shoe business for near- ly 10 years. “After our marriage in St. Louis in 1888. Mr. Weiter and I lived very "“ap- puy,“ she told a Post-Dispatch report- er. There is no reason why we shvuld not still be together, except that te wrongly believes Mr. Robertson has been trying to win me from him. [het ds absurd. She Went to Alaska Alone. "when gold was discovered tn Alaska in 1899 my husband went there. He wrote telling me that he had »pened a hotel in Dawson City and that he was making money. He asked me to join him. ‘“T went to Alaska alone. It wasn't as easy to get to the Klondike’ gold re- gion than as it is now. It not only cost more than $1000, but gold seekers and other adventurers lost their lives on the journey. ! “I joined a party on the way to Daw- son City. While we were going through Chilkoot Pass a messenger met us and told us a big strike had been made at Nome. He urged us to go there, say- ing that we would become fabulously rich. I declined to go and told other members of the party I would keep my promise to join my husband in Dawson City. I faced starvation and freezing to get there, but I took the chance for my husband and went on to Dawson City. “When I arrived there I found that my husband owned one of the hotels in the town and Robertson owned the other. Though business rivals, they had become close friends. After a time they formed a partnership. | “We remained in Alaska untft 1903 when my husband, Mr. Robertson and I came together to St. Louis. In i904 we ran a hotel near one of the entrances to the St. Louis World’s fair. “After the Fair the three of us went tee Mexico. My husband and Mr. Robert- son went into the leather and shoe busi- ness fn partnership. We all kept house tugether. Mr. Robertson lived with us and paid his share of the household ex- vpenses. He was not a boarder, but was my husband’s partner In the home, just asc he was Im business. He was one of the family. Naturally these close re- lations made us very friendly. “I did not dream that my husband was jealous of Mr. Robertson and I 11d a quarrel in which he accused me wrongfully, I told him he would have to get out or I would. He said he VYould not and so I left our home in Mexico and came to my father in St. Louis, “l am aiding Mr. Robertson because i think he has been deeply wronged and know that my husband has falsely ac- cused him,” Robertson arrived in St. Louts from New York Wednesday. Deputy sheriffs who had been told he was coming watched the trains at Union Station, but failed to serve the paperr in the alien- aton sult filed by Weiter. through his attorney, John B. Dempsey, Tuesday afternoon. Deputy Sheriff Falke and other deputies and process servers hur- ried to the Hartung home. The house, a two-story frame, was surrounded. Falke kept watch on the front yard while others guarded the side and rear entrances. The Hartung home is near the river and it was feared that Robertson might try to escape to Illi- roils in a rowboat. From time to time Mrs. Weiter could be seen at the front window. Shortly before noon she emerged from a side aoor and hurried up Dakota street to-

lowed her. came to the door and beckoned with Li» hand for the process server.

ward Broadway. A process server f = a J — : , SPEEDWAY, Indianapolis, May 30. —Making a new record with each mile, Ralph de Palma led the field in the J ican Sweepstakes by a lap at the half-way mark. He had ma x ‘a * 250 miles in 183 minutes and 34 seconds, which. time wit 188 minutes better.than last year’s record. Eight machines of the 28 entered had been forced to wit ra before 200 miles had been run. Bruce-Brown, the former : reco re holder, was one of those to quit. While there were’ many min & +6 e sf accidents, no one‘was injured in the first half of the race, Tetzlaff was second and Dawson third at 250 miles. De Palma’s average was $1.7 miles an. hour. Hughes’ Mer- cer ran out of fue] in the th lap and he and his mechanician pushed it down the home stretch to the pits. Dish- brow’s car blew a rear left tire in the 67th lap and quit. Dishart’s Mercedes also went out with a broken water pipe connection in its 82d lap. De Palma led the fiel@ by a lap at the end of the first 150 miles, his time for the distance. being 1:49:02, as against the record of 1:67:16 set by Bruce-Brown in @ Fiat last year. ‘ire trouble overtook his car in the 180th mile and he stopped for a change, but at the 200th mile he kept his lead and had set a new record of 2:24:46. The former mark was 2:39:28, made by Bruce- Brown in a Fiat last year. Joé Dawton, in a National, was sec- ond ‘to De Palma, with Tetzlaff, in a Fiat, a close third at the end of 200 miles. The field followed in a long string. Car Hits Retaining Wall, Turning into the stretch in the six- ty-third lap, Marquette’s McFarland skidded and plunged against the retaining wall. Both front wheels of the car were broken off, but Marquette and his mechanician were. not injured. l‘rayer withdrew his Firestone-Colum- bus because of gear trouble. Anderson's Stutz blew a tire in the back stretch in his eightieth lap and the car switched completely around. An- detrson and his niechanician held their seats. The car was taken off the track, ‘the Case No. 6, driven by Whallon, re- lieving Herrick, broke a crank shaft and Ves withdrawn. The eighth car to go out was Liesaw’'s Buick, which broke a cylinder head and smashed the crank case on the back stretch in its seventy-second lap. De Palma continued to pull ahead at the 250th-mile mark, but half the ais- tor.ce. His time was 3:08-34, just 144% minutes better than Bruce-Brown’s time jast year. The course, washed clean of ifs black and dangerous coat of grease, accumu- lated during weeks of practice grind, glistened in the sunlight when the big motors pulled out along the repair pits, swarming with mechanicians. Harroun and. his Marmon last year tid the distance in 6:42.08. _ With an explosive roar of the enorm- cus engines, especially built for this ul- timate test of speed and endurance, the cars came together at the electric tim- ing Wire at 9:50. In a tumult of cheer- ing, Starter Wagner let the cars go at le o'clock. They made one slow parade lap, and coming again to the wire, leaped into the race, pressing together in a blinding cloud of burned gas. Record, Brokes at Start, Teddy Tetzlaff and his Fiat made the first round of two and one-half miles in 1:43:48, then he lost the lead to Ralph de Palma. * De Palma held his lead at the ® miles, which he covered in 14:3, bettering the o’d record at 15:29, set by Marquis in an Isotta at Los Angeles. Spencer

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