Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 36, Number 212, 9 June 1911 — Page 1

BICHMOMB PAIXABIUM EDITORIAL DEPARTnEHT FEOHE 1121 BUSHES OFFICE PDOIIE 2566 La AND SUN-TEIiGRAM. VOL. XXXVI. XO.212. RICHMOND, IXD., FRIDAY EVENING. JUNE 9, 1911. SINGLE COPY 2 CENTS. .

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SURPR1SIUG TACTS 00 PUBLIC HEALTH WERE POINTED OUT

Expert Tells Life Insurance Presidents 30 Pet. of People Use Well Water When Unnecessary. . HOWEVER THERE IS MUCH IMPROVEMENT Sanitary Conditions All Over the Country Given More Consideration in the Past TTwenty Years. (National New Association) New York, June 9. That at least thirty per cent ot the population in various cities of this country squipped with good water supply ayscems mainly use well water that is subjec. to contamination, was stated la report of a special investigation of the sanitary condition ot thirty-two American cities, submitted to the association of Life Insurance Presidents today byl Hiram J. Messenger, actuary, of Hart ford, Conn. In cities with sewer systems the population llrlng In houses unconnected with sewers was given at bout forty per cent , . The cities Investigated are with one tor two exceptions In the south and middle west and are as follows; Lynchburg. Roanoke, Knox vl He, Chattanooga, Nashville, Louisville, Cincinnati, Indianapolis, Bloomlngton, SpringHeld, St. Louis, Memphis, Little Rock, Icksburf, New Orleans, Mobile, Montgomery. Birmingham, Atlanta, Macon, Jacksonville, St Augustine, Savannah, Charleston, Augusta, Columbia, Charlotte, Danville, Richmond, Baltimore, New York and Hartford. Thing Investigated. In addition to water supply and ewage ' system, the principal points Investigated covered disposal -of garbage;-Inspection of milk, meats and Earlsfcable provisions; board of health j i ordinances for maintaining sanitary conditions ; laboratory equipment and Work ot the department ot. bacteriology; climatic conditions; location of city and natural character of sur rounding country; character ot city government; character of people, with special reference as to whether or not the appreciate the Importance of maintaining proper health conditions and whether or not there is a powerful public ' sentiment that can be brought to bear upon the city government In regard to such questions. "The evidence found practically everywhere (particularly through the southern state) r.howed that there has been ft most wonderful improvement la the general sanitary conditions during the last ten or. twenty years." tatea the report. "Cities In the south ,ln proportion to their means as a rule are spending as much money In Improvements affecting the general health of the city as In the north. As far as observations Indicated It is Impossible to select one particular section of the country and sbow that from a sanitary atandpolnt It Is as a whole materially superior to another section la what Is being done by the various municipalities and state authorities in the line ot sanitary work. Of course, there are sections of the country where natural conditions bearing upon health are very favorable and other sections where such conditions are very unfavorable; but as far as efforts ot city authorities to put Ithe cities In the best possible sanitary condition is concerned, one can find i some of the best and some of the i worst Instances In the south, in the k&orth. In the east and In the west Two Big Contrasts. i It waa surprising to tnd on the Bouth Atlantic coast a city which In the efficiency of its board of health and in Its maintenance of generally healthy conditions my adoption of the very best modern methods stand about at the top of all the places visited while in the ssme section of the country, not far from this city, was another place which although greatly favored by nature, as far as what the city authorities had done, stood near the bottom, and the most unfortunate fact was that the cltlsena had no conception ot the real situation. It was surprising to find on the Mississippi river one city In most excellent sanitary condition, but a few hundred mile farther north another city . whose Inhabitants would resent any opinion that they are not among the most Intelligent and progressive and yet this latter place on account of its absolutely inexcusable conditions is down near the foot of the list. "It was found that as a rule most of the cities visited had a fairly good supply of city water. The important question In regard to the city water supply Is not so much the character of the water furnished by the city water system but the extent to which the Inhabitants use the city water and the (Continued on rage Eight) . THE WEATHER TATE AND LOCAL Fair and warmeV tonight. Saturday fair and

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A quartet of England's most beautiful peeresses who will hold the train of Queen Mary's coronation robes when the royal couple march to the altar in Westminster Abbey to be formally crowned King and Queen of England. The three quarter length cut on the left is that of Lady Mary Dawson; the profile Is Lady Eileen Knox and the cut on the extreme right Is Lady Dorothy Browne while the lower picture is of Lady Eileen Butler.

HUNDREDS CRUSHED TO DEATH

- BULLETIN. Mexico City, June 9. With fliteen hundred dead, according to consevative government estimates, ard fears that the total may eventually reach five thousand dispatches today continued to" brtngr over a badly crippled telegraph system, stories of an appalling destruction of human life and property by earthquakes and volcanoes. Agents of the Red Cross Relief society today reported four hundred killed at Zapot,lan and many dying in the hospital. San Sebastian reported seventy killed by falling walls. Inhabitants of'Tonilla, warned by subterannean rumblings, started to flee, but were overtaken by a rushing stream of lava and showera of hot atones. Collma and Manzanillo are completely cut off by landslides, which demoralized the railroad. r These cities are on the western coast,, where the devastation wrought by the eruption of Mount Collma is described as second only to that tragedy of nature precipitated by Vesuvius. Residents of San Andles, which is close to Collma's crater, rushed out of doors only to be buried under the lava, sand and ashes. Relief and rescue work is proceeding under great difficulties, and only the bodies found on the surface are being cared for. Ruins of their former homes will serve as graves for hundreds. Scores of women and children lie crushed to death beneath the ruins of churches that collapsed while they were praying.

COMMENCE TRIAL OF C, D, SHEL "Blind Pool Wizard" Num- . bered Many Canadians . as His Victims. (National News Association) Montreal, June 9. The trial has commenced here of Charles D. Shel don, the so-called "Blind -pool wizsard," whose get-rlch-quick methods of finance are said to have cost Canadians many thousands of dollars. The charges on which he Is being tried are those of embezzlement He is alleg ed to have fleeced his victims out of sums aggregating nearly $2,000,000. So far as Is known he is now practically penniless. Sheldon's operations in Montreal began about three years ago when he opened an office and carried on an investment and brokerage business, advertising extensively. For a time, it is said, he paid from 25 to 50 per cent on the investments monthly, and in a short time money came pouring into his office from all parts of Canada. Agents were employed in many towns and cities to solicit and collect money for him on a 10 per cent commission. N Last summer the newspapers began an investigation of his business and an expose of his methods followed. Sheldon, maintained that he was doing a legitimate business and offered to submit his books to the crown attorney for complete investigation. On October 13, he suddenly fled from the city before the officials had an opportunity to investigate further. He was lost sight of until March 27, last, when he was located and arrested In Pittsburg. In that city he had been playing the stock market and It is believed that he had lost all of the money which he had taken with him from Montreal. The police investigation following his arrest developed he had lived in Scranton, Pa., before coming to Montreal. In the PonnsyVania city , he was known as Charles D. Washburn and under that name he is said to have been involved in some shady financial transactions. Sheldon Is also alleged to have been In trouble some years ago in Brockton,

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HONDURAS TREATY SUPPED T Senate Committee During Absence of the Senators ..Opposed to It. (National News Association) Washington, June 9. Taking advantage of the absence from Washington of Senator Shively, who was attending the funeral of his mother-in-law at Brookvllle, Pa., and other senators opposed the Honduras treaty, the friends of "Dollar Diplomacy" forced a vote today on the treaty in the senate committee on foreign relations and succeeded in reporting it out of the committee. Four senators, all opposed to the treaty, were absent Shively and Raynor (Democrats), and Smith and Borah (Republicans). If these four had been present they would all have voted in opposition to a favorable report, and there would have been" an adverse report or no report But the advantage is only temporary. The senators on their return may demand a reconsideration of the vote and will certainly prevent a ratification oi the treaty in the senate. Republicans present voted for the treaty. The Democrats present were solidly against it HE FILES A SUIT TO COLLECT $5.30 In order to collect a claim of $5.30 for gravel, suit has been brought in the Wayne circuit court by William C. ones against Charles Gray to foreclose cn a mechanic's lien. The defendant contracted for cement sidewalks in front ot a lot in West Richmond, the complainant alleges. He further avers that he furnished the gravel for the cement He asks that the claim' be satisfied, even if it is necessary to sell the' lot to satisfy- the gravel claim and attorney's fees of $15. -

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NAMES BITTLER Indianapolis, " June " 9. Governor Marshall appointed - George Blttler. Democrat of Fort Wayne, a member of the state board of accounts, with four years tens. 1 V

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RICH CLUBMAN SHOT Fatally Wounded by Wife's Former Maid. . (National News Association) San Francisco, June 9. C. Frederick Kohl, a wealthy clubman of San Francisco, New York, Washington and Philadelphia, is dying today as the result of a bullet wound, inflicted by Adele Verge, formerly maid to Mrs. Kohl. The girl met Kohl in the corridor of the Grant building. Both were on their way from the Superior court, which is housed there, following the trial of the suit against him and Frank Miller, which had been instituted by the girl on the ground of malicious persecution. Kohl's suit was non-suited. Determined on revenge, the former , maid drew a revolver and shot him. She was arrested. Miss Verge declared that Kohl and Miller prevented her from obtaining employment. The dying man Is a member of the New York .Yacht club; Metropolitan club of Washington and Richmond County, Town . and Country club of Philadelphia. ' WENT TO SEE WORLD Said a Runaway Returned From Indianapolis. After the story that he was In a Cincinnati hospital with a leg cut off and in a serious condition, bad been circulated. William Moss, who ran away from home on Monday, return' ed this morning. His parents, living at 820 North Eighth street, had been wiring the Cincinnati hospitals in vain quest of the boy. He said this morning that he had been to Indianapolis to see "the world." Harley Pea, 1125 North J street, is said by the police to have started the report that young Moss was injured. Patrolman Harry Hebble nabbed an eleven-year-old runaway from Hamilton, Ohio, last night at the , C. & O. station. Joseph Ruhl, the youngster, went to Cincinnati a day or two ago. He purchased a ticket for Chicago, with part of $10 which he had stolen from home. Local authorities were ordered to be on the lookout for the boy. He did a great deal of wailing at police headquarters last night and said his teacher had whipped him, and to increase his suffering, his parents didn't sympathize with him. The boy was turned over to Officer J. H. DeArmoud, of Hamilton, by the police. He was taken home this morning. MAIL ORDER HOUSES ' WERE SUBPOENAED (National New Association) Chicago June 9. Big mail order houses of Chicago, I? New York. St. Louis, Kansas City, and Davenport la., have been subpoenaed to testify before the special ''grand jury empaneled by Judge Landis, which Is investigating the lumber trust These houses, it is said, not only are voluntary witnesses but even are anxious to testify against the lumber companies which make up the trust They havo been engaged In a conflict with these concerns for many years and promise verbal and documentary proof that a gigantic combine to choke competition is in action. All the actions of the grand jury are being kept secret. . . MOTORCYCLE RIDER HAD A LEG BROKEN Dick Taylor, while riding a motorcycle south os the Boston pike on Friday morning struck the C & O. bridge, his machine rebounding and he going down the steep embankment. His leg was broken. Taylor was taken to his home and his injuries dressed. FINAL SETTLEMENT Final settlement of William S. Dickinson; executor of the estate of the late Mary P. Hart, has been filed in the Wayne probate court The total charges and credits a shown by the report are 524-

CONCERTED EFFORT TO BE UNDERTAKEN

FOR HAWKINS PARK Only 43 Shares of Stock Re main Unsold and Effort Will Be Made to Place Them Immediately. COMMITTEES NAMED TO SOLICIT PUBLIC Traction Company Recently Purchased Twenty Shares Project Is a Popular One in This City. A concerted effort will be made by six committees composed of members of the Commercial club to dispose of before July 4 the remaining 43 shares in the company organized to. purchase the Hawkins property northeast of the city, which will insure the building of a summer resort, pleasure park and a "White City." A meeting of the Commercial club committee in charge of the project was held last evening and a decision reached to put forth a strenuous effort to place the remaining shares within the next three weeks, six committees being appointed for that purpose. Dr. T. Henry Davis, city health officer, who has been much interested in the project constitutes one committee by himself, and the others are made up as follows: Richard Sedgwick, H. R. Robinson, Jesse H. Bailey and Clarence H. Kramer; Dr. D. W. Stevenson, Adam H. Battel, William H. Campbell, Theodore Hill and N. C. Heironimus; George E. Seldel, S. S. Strattan, Howard A. Dill, John McCarthy and Dr. 8. E. Bond; John E. Peltz, Clem A. Gaar, George H. Eggemeyer and John F. Hasemeier; Sharon E. Jones, James A. Carr, E. M. Haas and Charles W. Jordan. ' All Are Confident. -f The 6hares which remain since the purchase of a block of twenty by the Terre Haute, Indianapolis and Eastern Traction company have been apportioned among the six committees for disposal. Those who have been in charge of the project since it was first launched are confident that all the stock will be sold by July 4, and work at once started on the building of the park. - It is. very probable that the original plans for the park will be changed' slightly in order to provide for the construction of a "White City" at the east end of the ground. Many of the Commercial club members are in favor of having that, portion of the park, in the event it becomes a reality, turned into amusement grounds with such features as a chute the chutes, scenic railway, and other attractions command to the "White Cities" of the larger cities. Those in favor of this feature believe that it would add much to the park and greatly increase its attractiveness in surrounding towns. The matter will be looked into when the company which is to finance the project is formed. Survey Work First In the event that the stock is disposed of by July 4, and little doubt is entertained but that it will be, a meeting of the stockholders will be held as soon afterwards as is deemed advisable and an election of directors and officers held. Following that the arst step towards changing the Hawkins property into a park will be a survey of the grounds. This will determine the exact location of the dam for the lake and work will at once be commenced on its construction. It is hoped to have this and the landscape Of the park completed by the fall of the year. By the middle of next summer it is believed the park will be well on the road to completion and in a condition to afford Richmond residents a place to spend an enjoyable outing and pleasant evenings. Portions of the park will be laid off into lots to allow' for the building of summer cottages. One share of stock may be exchanged with the company for a lot The lots will probably be about 30 feet by 30 feet They may be also used for tenting purposes. The ground, which it is intended to make into a park, extends on both sides of the Whitewater river from Tenth street to' a point about on a level 'with the east line of Glen Miller park. It comprises about 120 acres. By building a dam at Seventeenth street it will be possible to form a lake about a quarter of a mile in width and a little more than a mile long. Sufficient water power is expected to be developed at the dam to operate a dynamo for the lighting of the park. It is the belief of the Commercial club men interested in the project that such a park would provide a splendid meeting place for conventions and assemblies of all kinds, and consequently would attract a large number of . people . to this -city. It would also afford facilities for an enjoyable outing by Richmond people at a very smalll coat as well as furnish a pleasant place to spend the summer evenings. The amusement feature, it is believed, would also draw a large number of people from Elchnvond and. fnnvundins tows

BURBAIIK HEIRS JO SEEK TO DISSOLVE All ITEM OF WILL

Object to the Feature Providing for Sale of Home for $25,000, Proceeds to Go to Centerville. SAY THE PROPERTY IS NOT WORTH IT Think Home Should Be Sold at What It Can Bring and Proceeds Divided Among Various Heirs. ' Suit against J. A. Spekenhier, executor of the will of the late John A. Burbank, former territorial governor of North Dakota, who died here in 1905, will be filed In the Wayne circuit court in the near future by Mrs. Nora B. Kibbey of Phoenix. Arizona, In which an attempt will be made to dissolve the trusteeship, as regards to the disposition of the palatial resi dence property, erected by the deceas ed at 1120 East Main street, a few years prior to his death... Instead of carrying out the provisions of the will, if the heirs are successful in having this item of the will set aside, the money received will be distributed among them, including Mrs. Kibbey, H. I. Miller, of Chicago: and the latter's son, Ford Miller. Though the heirs will not attempt' to break the will, their action amounts to about the same thing. The will has been on file for five years, and could not be broken now. Provisions of Will. A few years before his death, the late Gov. Burbank drew up his last will, consisting of thirteen items. In item eight be created a trust in which he provided that . his home at 1120 East Main street be sold for no less than $25.000. . and that the funds re ceived 'should- be 1 spent I in ; the pur chase of business property near Main and Cross streets in Centerville as a memorial to his mother, the late Mary E. Eubank, to be known as "The Mary E. Eubank Memorial." The lower floor of the business block was to be used for business purposes, but the upper stories, according to the provis ions of the will, were to be "arranged, fitted and furnished free for .the free use of the people of Centerville and Center township or thir guests, for recratlve, . literary, social ; or moral functions." Heirs of the decedent hold that the property on East Main street, though it may have cost the deceased $25,000 can not be sold for this amount Offers received have not been within several thousand dollars of this figure. They contend that it is in its present condition several years from now, the property might be worth the amount specified, hut they add this is impossible because of the depreciation of the improvements, although they admit the lot value will steadily increase. Would Take Proceeds. In case this provision of the will is set aside by the court instead, of devoting the funds received to the creation of a Mary E. Eubank Memorial, as proposed by the decedent, the heirs intend to distribute the amount received among themselves. It it said the heirs are not dissatisfied with.the will if it was possible to carry out provisions of item eight of the will. It is claimed by them that Mr. Burbank was unable to forsee that the property would not gain in value as quickly as he contemplated, but instead would depreciate. - In the proposed litigation it is understood Mrs. Kibbey, who is the wife of former Governor Joseph Kibbey, of Arizona, will be the only complainant She will be represented by Attorney T. J. Study. The executor will be represented by the firm of Robbins and Robbins. The action will be friendly and for the purpose of getting a court order to dissolve the trust It is more than probable that others, possibly the town of Centerville, and Center township, will become parties to the suit and in this case, it is anticipated a fight will be made to defeat the petition of the heir. HINES HANGING TO CLUB MEMBERSHIP National News Association) Chicago, June 9. Edward Hines, the millionaire lumber man who is accused of being at the bottom of1 the bribery and corruption through which William Lorlmer was alleged to have been sent to the United States senate, is hanging on as tenaciously to his membership in the Union League club as his senator is hanging onto his seat in the senate. "-.yj. Despite the action of several members of the club asking for an investigation of his part In the legislative bribery scandal with a view to kicking him out of the club he has declared that he will not resign under any circumstances. . It waa reported that the club has decided to await the investigation of Lorimer's election by the :y United States before taking any action on Hints nenjhertniA,

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To End National Road Fight a Compromise Offered, Which Virtually Meets De. mands of Company. TO ASK CRONIN TO FORFEIT CONTRACT And County, Not Traction Campany, Willing to Pay for Work Done and to Give Him New Contract. The cat's back was virtually broken, in respect to , the trouble between the Wayne county , commissioners and the Terre Haute, Indianapolis and Eastern Traction company, over the location of the company's tracks on the National road, from the corporation limit to the Wayne-Center town, ship line, when Thursday' afternoon commissioners Beeson, Urfderman and Karlow agreed upon terms of a very attractive nature which the board will offer Saturday to the company, in an effort to effect a compromise settlement. , , , The offer of the commissioners, at outlined by their attorneys, consists of a complete surrender of the principles the board has stood for. ft is proposed that the contract with . J., ranK Aromn, lor ine construction oi the improvement be modified to call for a forty foot instead of a forty-six foot highway, and that the company be allowed to so place its tracks that' the tie ends will join with the south curb line. , The ' construction - ot '. the road proper is to be of macadam, but the company, by. the compromise -of-' fer, will be permitted to conform with its franchise with the county by constructing the roadway between . its tracks with gravel. What the Company Wanted. This, so far as affects the pub lic utility of the utility of the improvement is virtually what the company had aBked for in one of tlie propositions considered some time before the county commissioners flopped ' backwards. However, this feature of the offer Is but the cake. The icing tm spread on to the tune of about $1,500, - as the commissioners r stand k ready, unless they change their minds again, to give the company the benefit of the work, cnnRictlnir nf eraHlnp fil'.a and hrl(M extensions, which Cronln has done un der his contract. That the railway corporation will accept the cake, not overlooking the icing, the commissioners have UtUe doubt. By such an arrangement the company would be at little expense in location on the highway. Under the existing specifications and contract for the improvement, the company is or-' dered to get off the proposed forty-six foot improvement," compliance with which order the officials say ' would mean the company would be put to an expense of no less than f 30,000. But the board of commissioners : figures , that it would cost the company only about $15,000. County to Foot BIH. If the railway officials will agree to the new nroDosition. the contractor will be reimbursed by the county for the work be has done under his present contract, which he estimated in round numbers on Thursday i to be something between a thousand - and fifteen hundred dollars. After deciding to make this proposition, the sentiment of the board was voiced by one of the members who said: "If they do not accept this proposition, t'aen we will really fight . ' The action of the board , does not meet entirely with the approval of , the attorneys representing the county. A few weeks ago when the commission' ers and the company could agree on no compromise, the county decided to compel compliance with its orders by process of litigation and employed expensive legal talent attorneys T. J. Study .and H. U. Johnson, to assist County Attorney J. F, Robbins. The attorneys ' filed mandam us - action against the company,' This ; suit is still pending without any of the Issues made up. Attorneys Study and Johnson ; advised the compromise, but attorney Robbins told the Board that though at first he was not anxious to enter into litigation with the company, he was now in favor of pressing the suit and determining the right of the board to force the company off the highway. Of course there is no certainty that the commissioners could win their contention, but they were advised they had a good fighting chance. About 10 o'clock on Thursday morning it was noised about the' eonrt house that k"a hen . would, be? on the nest" in the commissioners court In the afternoon. An attorney for 'the county later admitted there would be a meeting, but said it was for the purpose of talking over ? the case, and Jm apparently did not understand that aniContinqed. on t EjiQ