Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 36, Number 343, 17 October 1911 — Page 1

EICHMOK UM AND SUN-TELEGRAM. IS VOL. XXXVI. NO. 343. RICHMOND, IXD., TUESDAY, EVENING. OCTOBER 1911. SINGLE COPY 2 CENTS.

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LANDED GAME Great Slugger of Athletics, in a Game that Will Be a Classic, Makes Clout in Ninth Inning. Pirt? About Third f WprM Setk$ Gam v . - . - ... WEATHER Drlxxl.ng rain. CONTESTING TEAMS New York Giants vs. Philadelphia Athletics. WHERE GAME WAS PLAYED Pole Grounds, New York. BETTING Light at even money. ESTIMATED ATTENDANCE 40,000. TODAY'S SCORE

New York A.B. R. H. P.O. A. E. Devore, If .. ..4 0 0 0 0 0 Doyle, 2b 4 0 0 6 3 0 Bnodgrass. cf ..3 0 0 4 0 0 Muray, r f ....2 0 0 2 0 0 Merkle. 1 b 3 0 0 11 1 l Herzog, 3b. ...3 1 1 2 4 2 Fletcher, ss ...4 0 0 3 3 1 Meyers, c ....4 1 1 5 3 0 Mathewson, p. 3 0 I 1 3 0 Becker 1 0 0 0 0 0 Total SI 2 3 33 17 4 'Batted for Mathewson In eleventh. Philadelphia A.B. R. H. P.O. A. E. txrd 1. f. 5 0 0 5 0 0 Oldring c. f ...5 0 0 0 0 0 Collins, 2 b. ..5 1 2 4 4 1 Baker, 3 b. ... 5 2 2 2 1 0 Murphy, r. f. ...5 0 0 2 0 0 )avis lb 5 o 2 10 o o Barry ss 3 0 2 2 3 1 MPP o 4 0 1 8 5 0 Coombs p 4 0 0 0 1 0 Total .......41 3 9 33 14 2

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Two hits Barry, Herzog. Home ran Baker. i,5Ji -Base on balls Off Coombs,. Her, 'feog, Murray." Enodgrass. Merkle; off 'Mathewson none. Struct Out By Coombs (7), Dewore, Snodgrass (2), Herzog, Meyers, tHatbewson. Doyle; by Mathewson, 5(3). Oldrlng (2), Davis. Stolen Bases Barry, Collins, Murray. Double Plays Doyle, unassisted. Sacrifice Hits Barry, Murray.

- (National Nwi Association) NEW YORK, Oct. 17. leaden fclouds hung low before the crowds gathered for the third and what many expect to be the crucial battle for the baseball championship of the world. The weather conditions together with the gouging by ticket scalpers took much ginger out of the immense crowd and the number of faces to welcome the team was much below that of Saturday's attendance. While Philadelphia practiced a drizzling rain commenced. The game was started promptly on the minute with Matthewcon and Meyers In the points for the Slants and Coombs and Lapp for the thletics. Other-wise the lineup was Unchanged. From the start of the game developed Into a pitcher's battle, both great twlrlers going at top speed. New Yorkscored a ran in the third on singles by Mathewson and Myers and a -costly fumble by Barry. New York iheld the Athletics safe until the ninth 'when Baker, the hero of Monday's game, strode to the plate and smashed out another home run, as he did Monday. The already feverishly exCited fans became raving maniacs. In the eleventh the Athletics made a desperate rally and won the game, Collins singled and then Baker beat out an infield hit, and a muff by Merkle advanced them. Then the reliable Davis singled, scoring Collins and an error by Fletcher allowed Baker to core. The Oiants made a desperate rally in their half of the eleventh, netting one run, but one shy of tying the American leaguers. Result by insings: FIRST INNING. Philadelphia Lord out, Doyle to Merkle. Oldring out. Fletcher to Merkle. Collins went out. Merkle to Matthewson. Matty covering llrst. No runs. No hits. No errors. New York Devore fanned. Doyle out to Davis unassisted. Snodgrass fanned. No runs. No hits. No errors. SECOND INNING. Philadelphia Baker out, Doyle to Merkle. Murphy flied to Snodgrass. Darls flew to Snodgrass. No runs. No hits. No errors. New York Murray flied to Lord. Merkle out, Barry to Davis. Herzog fanned. No runs. No hits. No errors. THIRD INNING. Philadelphia Barry singled and stole second. Lapp lined Into Doyle's hands and Barry was doubled. Coombs popped to Doyle. No runs. One hit. No errors. New York Fletcher flew to Murphy. Meyers singled, Matthewson singled, sendtng Meyers around to third. Devore hit to Barry who fumbled, Meyers scoring, but forced Matthewon at second. Devore stealing, out

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EDDIE COLLINS, Lapp to Barry. One run. Two hits. One error. FOURTH INNING. Philadelphia Lord flew out to Snod grass. Oldring popped to Fletcher. Collins hot down the third base line and beat Herzog's throw. Collins stole sec ond. Matty pulled down Baker's high bounder and tossed him out. No runs. One hit. No errors. New York Doyle bounced an easy one to Collins, who tossed him out. Snodgrass filed to Lord. Murray flew to Murphy. No runs. No hits. No er rors. FIFTH INNING. Philadelphia Murphy Peached first on Herzog's error. Davis's bounder hit Connolly, giving Davis a- base. Barry sacrificed, the runners go and third. Lapp bounded to Matthew son, who tossed to Meyers. Herzog took the ball and chased Murphy to the plate, catching him. Coombs pop ped to fletcher. No runs. No hits. One errors. New York Lord captured Merkle's long fly. Herzog drew a base on balls. Herzog out stealing, Lapp to Collins. Fletcher out, Barry to Davis. No runs. No hits. No errors. SIXTH INNING. Philadelphia Lord smashed a line drive which Muray caught. Oldring struck out. Collins hit a line fly to Snodgrass. No runs. No hits. No' errors. New York Myers fouled out to Lapp. Matthewson flied out to Collins. Devore grounded. Baker to Davis. No runs. No hits. No errors. SEVENTH INNING. Philadelphia Baker flied to Murray. Murphy flied to Doyle. Davis struck out. No runs. No hits. No errors. New York Doyle out, Collins to Davis. Snodgrass fanned. Murray walked. Murary stole second. Merkle out, Collins to Davis. No runs. No hits. No errors. EIGHTH INNING. Philadelphia Barry doubled. Lapp beat out an infield hit. Coombs forced Barry at the plate'. Doyle to Meyers. Lapp caught between third and home, when Lord grounded to Fletcher, Coombs taking second. Oldring fanned. No runs. Two hits. No errors. New York Herzog flied out to Lord. Fletcher out at first, Barry to Davis. Meyers fanned. No runs. No hits. No errors. NINTH INNING. Philadelphia Collins out, Herozg to Merkle. Baker hit a home run. Herzog fumbled Murphy's bounder and threw wild Murphy making second. Davis out on a bunt, Meyers to Merkle. Barry out, Herzog to Merkle. One run. One hit. One error. New York Matty struck out. Devore popped to Baker. Doyle fanned. No runs. No hits. No errors. TENTH INNING. Philadelphia Lapp out, Fletcher to Merkle. Coombs popped to Doyle. Lord out. Fletcher to Merkle. No runs. No hits. No errors. New York Snodgrass walked. Murray sacrificed. Snodgrass out, trying to steal third, Lapp to Baker. Merkle walked. Merkle out stealing, Lapp to Collins. No runs. No hits. No errors. ELEVENTH INNING. Philadelphia Oldring out, Herzog to Merkle. Collins singled to left center. Baker beat out an infield hit. Merkle muffed the throw, letting Collins reach third and Baker second. Fletcher fumbled Murphy's bounder and Collins, scored. Murphy reaching first and Baker third. Davis singled, scoring Baker, but Murphy was out at third. Davis out, stealing. Two runs. Three hits. Two errors. New York Herzog doubled, Fletcher flied out to Lord. Meyers out, Collins to Davis. Becker bats for Matthewson. Collins fumbled Becker's grounder. Herzog scoring. Becker out. stealing. One run. One bit. One error.

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SECOND BASEMAN. A HELD CONFERENCE Friends Discuss the Work Being Carried on in Foreign Fields. Discussion of the reports of six of the eight commissions of the Edinburgh conference, in their relation to the work of Friends, took place Tuesday morning and afternoon at the missionary conference held in connection with the meeting of the American The sessi6n was largely attended by-l members of the church who are interested in this work. This evening the reportB of the remaining two commissions, namely, Commission IV., "The Missionary Message,' by Prof. Elbert Russell of Karlham college, and Commission VIII., "Co-operation and Proclamation of Unity," by Mrs. Lucy Hale Binford of Greenfield will be heard. The sessions on Tuesday, including that of this evening are open to the public. Many valuable suggestions were ad duced in the discussion of reports submitted at the morning and afternoon sessions. Charles E. Tebbetts, who is secretary of the American Friends' Board of Foreign Missions, was the first to report at the morning session. His subject related to carrying the gospel to all of the world. The Rev. Truman C. Kenworthy then reported the church in the mission field. "Missions and Governments" was discussed by Miss Carolina M. Wood of Mt. Kisco, New York. In the afternoon the conference was given over to discussion of reports of commissions No. .3, 5 and 6. "The Home Base of Missions." was treated by Eli Reece of Greensburg, North Carolina, and Mrs. Mary Doane Hole, of Richmond. James Carey, Jr., Baltimore, Md., and H. Virgil Easterling of Washington, D. C, discussed the subject "Education in Relation to the Christianization of the World." Mrs. Annie Williams of Lewisville, N. C, and Mr. Easterling discussed the subject "Preparation of Missionaries," which was the last of the reports discussed at the afternoon session. The meetings during the remainder of the week will be taken up with the discussion of work and reports before the American Friends Foreign Mission board. These meetings will be closed to the public. BAVIS WILL SPEAK ON LOCAL QUESTION Alfred Bavis, who has a keen insight to city affairs and who has spent much time in investigating the water works situation, will deliver an address before the members of the various church brotherhoods in the city at the First Baptist church tomorrow evening at 7:30 o'clock, on "The Water Works Question." Mr. Bavis is as thoroughly versed upon this subject as any person in the city and his talk will no doubt be highly interesting. THE WEATHER STATE AND LOCAL -Fair and colder tonight; Wednesday, fair. HIGH SCHOOL OBSERVATORY Highest temperature last 24 hours. 79 at 3 p. m., Monday. Lowest temperature last 24 hours, 57 at 9 a. m., Tuesday. Temperature at 11:30 o'clock, 58, and stationary. Barometer low and rising. Rainfall last 24 hours, 1 inch. Forecast for Richmond and Vicinity. Clearing tonight. Colder tonight and Wednesday.

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FIRE DEPARTMENT VETERAIi SAYS HE IS HOT AGED MAN

j George Wilson, 77, Oldest Fireman in United States, Resigns Because Assigned to Easier Work. NO PENSION GIVEN RETIRING FIREMAN He Has Been in the Employ of the City for 36 Years Worked Twenty Years TSmtaPTV Off. ;4ieorge Wilson, oldest fireman in the United States, a member of the Richmond fire department for 37 years, disgustedly resigned from his job as driver of the hook and ladder truck because Chief Ed. Miller, with the approval of the board of public works, had decided to transfer him to another hose company where the work would be easier. As driver of the hook and ladder truck Wilson had to respond to every alarm, and the chief believed he was too old for such hard work. But Wilson disputes the decision of Chief Miller. Why, he says, he is only 77 years of age and can do his work just as well now as he did thirty years ago. When "Uncle George "packed his kit at No. 2 hose house, city building, yesterday, and then walked stolidly out of the building, it was a pathetic scene. He was leaving his beloved horses and the work he has done so devotedly and efficiently for nearly a half century. Rufus Newman, aged 70 another veteran, still more active and sturdy than the average man of 40, almost cried when he saw his companion of many years walking through the big door to private life. The younger fire fighters were also deeply moved by the pathetic spectacle, but Wilson calmly wished them good luck without a sign of emotion. Denies He Is Too Old. "I wouldn't stand for being transferred to some company out in the country. Lots of the young fellows thought I. was too old. to djjjye Ihe Ja der truck, but Tm not.; M am Just as good as they are and can do my work just as well," Mr, Wilson said to a reporter. "You were a member of the first fire department company organized in Richmond, were'nt you, Mr. Wilson?" asked the reporter. "Yes, I was at the old No. 1 house. wn .there 36 yars a- 1 worked from 1875 until 1895 without taking a day off. In those days firemen didn't get days off, like they do now. "I've fought hundreds of fires and have had a good many narrow escapes and have had both ankles broken. One ankle I broke about fifteen yeears ago when I fell from a scaffolding at a fire. The other ankle I broke two years ago when I fell off a horse while I was exercising the team." Mr. Wilson is an authority on horses. There is nothing he does not know about them, which is natural, as he has been a horseman all his life. When a boy he drove a canal boat team on the canal between Cambridge City and Cincinnati. Then he drove horses for two local concerns, and. then went on the fire department, his fourth and last job. The city shows no appreciation for the long and efficient service Mr. Wilson has given it, for he retires without a pension, Richmond being one of the few cities in the country which provides no pensions for its veteran firemen and policemen. RODGERSJFF AGAIN Coast Flyer to Roost in Fort Worth Tonight. (National News Association) McALESTER, Okla., Oct. 17. His mechanicians having worked all night to prevent his motor from again becoming water logged. C. P. Rodgers, the aviator, left here early today for Fort Worth, Tex., 190 miles away, and just half the distance between New York and Los Angeles. Rodgers had covered 1,800 miles in his bi-plane when he was forced to land two miles from North McAlester because of a broken spark plug and a water-logged motor. The coast to coast birdman is scheduled to make one or more stops on his way to Ft. Worth, but he expects to reach the Texas city early in the afternoon. He made sixty five miles yesterday and was in the air ninety minutes. POLICE WOUNDED IN A GANG BATTLE (National News Association) PITTSBURG, Oct. 17. A policeman and an alleged hold-up man were shot, perhaps fatally, and a city detective was stabbed in a battle between police and a lawless band in Sachef alley, where the headquarters of the gang are said to be located, early today.

NORTH SECTION OF CHINA STILL LOYAL TO MANCHUS RULERS

Revolt Has Not Spread into the Northern Provinces and the Government Is Much Heartened Now. GERMAN MARINES IN BATTLE AT HANKOW Serious Aspect in Turko-Ital-ian War Caused by Threatened Massacres of Christians at Smyrna. (National News Association) PEKIN. Oct. 17. So far little trouble is reported from the northern provinces. The government continues to pour troops into the south. Heavy runs on banks here and other financial centers are taking place. REBELS RETREATING. HANKOW, Oct. 17. The first troop trains from the north arrived here today and 1,500 rebels retreated on their approach. SKIRMISHES REPORTED. PEKIN, Oct. 17. Fighting between the advance guard of the rebel army and 1,500 imperial troops, protecting the tracks of the Pekin and Hankow railway is reported today. Admiral Sah, who arrived in Hankow yesterday with eight Chinese warships landed marines today to reinforce the government forces. The central government has begun to take confidence from the fact that the Northern troops are remaining loyal to the Mancnu dynasty. So far there has been little, if any, disaffection reported from the Northern province. In .cases where there have been spasmodic cases of mutiny the government has suppressed knowledge of the occurrences so that it could not reach the South and hearten the Anti-Government forces. MARINES ' FIGHT MOBS. LONDON, Oct ,17. Serious mob fighting has brdken onr ta the Chinese city, of Hqjuiccrtiuii to .ea&?3fcramifee the seat of the conflict and marines have been landed from the German warships in the harbor to prevent slaughter of residents and the pillage of property. Lives of the foreign residents in the German concessions were threatened according to this report and German residents fought side by side with the German marines against the infuriated mob of natives. MAY SHELL SMYRNA. Italians Reported to Be Ready to Bombard the City. LONDON, Oct. 17. Advices received today state that Italy is preparing to bombard Smyrna and attack the Turk fleet in the Dardanells unless Turkey accepts her terms shortly. - PARIS, Oct. 17. A massacre of Christians in Smyrna is threatened by fanatic Mohammedans. This is the most menacing condition reported since the outbreak of the Turk-Italian war. Many foreign residents are leaving Smyrna. TO MAP OUT ROUTE Engineers Leave to Inspect R. & E. Line. Yipe and Moore, two prominent construction engineers of Indianapolis, started this morning on the final preliminary inspection of the route for the proposed Richmond and Eastern Traction company. Charles W. Jordan, representing the company, took the trip with the experts. The party left town this morning at ten o'clock and started north with Portland, Indiana for the objective point. They will make maps while on their trip, and on their return, hope to have everything ready to start the surveying. The trip is planned to cover four days, as the men will not be able to make a thorough study of the work confronting the road-builders in a shorter time. Today and tomorrow are to be spent covering the distance between here and Portland. Thursday and Friday, the engineers will go from this city to Harrison, Ohio, the southern terminal of the road. The officers of the company believe the work is progressing wonderfully, and hope to have the line in operation in the near future. BABY NAMED AFTER CITY OF RICHMOND In selecting a name for their son. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Ford, of Des Moines. Iowa, formerly of this city, selected the name "Richmond." Councilman King of the Fifth ward, stated in council last evening that the city council should take formal action on Oils matter and instruct the city clerk to write a letter to Mr. and Mrs. Ford thanking them for the honor given the city. , The letter wilt be signed by the mayor. - "

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BY COUNCIL FIXED FOR MONDAY NIGHT City Fathers Decide to Hear the Report of the Attorneys for City at a Star Chamber Meeting. COUNCILMAN EVANS ATTACKED HAMMOND Accuses President of Board of Works as Being Unfit and a Tax Dodger Routine Council News. The city council last night voted to hold a secret session next Monday night to hear the opinions and plans of the attorneys for the city on the water works question. Prior to taking that action City Attorney Gardner was called on for his opinion as to the examination of the books of the Richmond City Water Works company, but Mr. Gardner merely said that Mr. Johnson would talk to the council on the question. Mr. Johnson said that it was always the custom for attorneys to advise their clients privately, but if council wished he would give his opinion in open meeting. He asked for instruction in the matter and said that he was there to do the will of the council. Mr. Weishaupt and Mr. Waidele objected to secret sessions, but the mayor took his usual stand in favor of star chamber sessions. A few other councilmen were also loath to delay action by postponing the submitting of the attorneys' report until next Monday. Mayor Zimmerman who has always favored secret sessions, said that he was not afraid of newspaper criticism or the censure of the public. Johnson Stands Firm. Councilman Waidele admitted that there were some things that could not be given to the public at this time, but he asked Mr. Johnson to express his opinion as to whether the city had the power to force an Investigation' of the company's books. Mr, Jonason rerused to answer the question, saying that' he wanted the decislojljor eouncU .as to whether be should make the statement or not. ' - '. Councilman Weishaupt had made a motion to the effect that Johnson should proceed with his statement but he withdrew the motion, with the consent of the second, and Councilman Bartel moved that the meeting be secret and that next Monday night be set as the date to hear the opinions of the attorneys. Councilman Weishaupt declared in making his motion that there was nothing to conceal and that the public should know what council is doing, but when he withdrew his motion he said that he did so with the presumption that the Richmond City Water Works could secure valuable material in case the opinions of the city's attorneys were made public. Must Be Secret Now. Councilman Bartel also said that he favored making the actions of council public, but that there may be some things which the attorneys would not want to make public now. City Attorney Gardner, who has kept silent on the water works question, heretofore, was still uncommunicative last even ing and when asked by Councilman Waidele for a report on the results of the attorneys' investigation, he re ferred council to Attorney Johnson. Following the session of council sev eral councilmen declared that the actions of the attorneys were rather mysterious. They decided that next Monday evening things will be "stirred up" and that they will stand by what they believe right to the last ditch. Hammond Under Fire. Homer Hammond, president of the board of public works was again placed under fire by council last evening, and again Mayor Zimmerman came to his rescue. Hammond was declared to be a man unfit for the position of president of the board of works. Councilman Evans made this sensational statement, after saying that the board of works had not at tended to complaints submitted by council. Evans declared that Ham' mond has ten years' delinquent taxe against him at the county court house. "I've been telling you that Hammond is not a fit man for the job," declared Evans. "Why haven't all of these complaints been attended to like they .should have been? Delinquent taxes for the past ten years are standing against him now. I will read them " "Hold on there." excitedly commanded the city's executive. However, Evans did not heed the mayor's command and started to read the list again, when the mayor ruled him out of order and said that if Evans wished to bring any charges against Hammond that he should do so before the board of public works and not before council. Evans then sat down and when asked later if he intended bringing charges against Hammond before the board, he re plied In the negative, saying that it would be of no use. ' A few months after Mayor Zimmer man gathered in the reins of the city

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KILLED IN A GREAT QUAKE Country Around Mt. Etna, In Sicily, Devastated Sunday, and Reports of Tragedy Just Received Today. VOLCANO IS ACTIVE, POURING OUT LAVA Some of the Roads Have Sunk Three Feet and the Entire Country in PanicNatives Have Fled. (National News Association) CANALA. Sicily. Oct. 17. Probab. ' ly 100 or more persons ' were killed ' and more than 200 were injured in an ' earthquake that rooked the country about the base of Mt. Etna on Sunday, ' according to information brought from the stricken zone today. The dispen-. sation of communication - .prevented word from the effected district reaching the outside world earlier. -Mr. Bt na became active following the earthquake and large volumes of ' smoke and lava were emitted. The town of Acieale, at the base of the mountain, was destroyed, but the heaviest loss of life, so far as at present known , occurred at Giarre, where 80 were killed. The roads between Giarre and Santa Venerlre have sunk three feet. Panic prevailed every-, where. The villages of Savo, Guarlia, and Manango are depopulated. All the Inhabitants hare fled to the fields! FLOOK DEFENDED MEAT ORDIOAiiCE

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OUUUIU WUI DC ooia Ifl , , This City. "People want' cheap meat but they do not want diseased meat. Therefore I believe council should leave the meat inspection ordinance just as It Is. In case farmers have a surplus of meat, which they have killed for themselves they are permitted to sell it, but when a farmer comes to this city every day or so selling meat, which has not been inspected we are pretty sure to find it out and ho will have to stop the practice. It is discrimination to force butchers to have their meat Inspected and allow farmers to sell meat which Is not inspected.' The above statement was made by City Dairy Inspector Charles Hook . last evening. He declared that few far v mers would bring meat to this city If the council "lowered 'the bars" lnas- , much as farmers do not make a business of peddling meats. Inspector Flook criticised Councilman Bartel, of the Fourth Ward, for making a statement In council a few weeks ago to the effect that meat did not have to be inspected. Mr. Flook says that council will do -better to leave the ordinance as it is at present as it gets meat inspected now free of charge as the government -has two Inspectors located in this city. WILL MAKE REPORT ON PLAY GROUNDS Superintendent T. A. Mott, of the local schools, has accepted the invitation of the city council, and will appear before that body at its next regular session to make a report on the school play-grounds. This report has been planned for some time, but nothing has been done in the matter. Mr. Mott has kept a close watch on the play-grounds during the past summer. RODGERS FLYING TO FORT WORTH TEXAS (National News Association)" MUSKOGEE, Oct. 17 Aviator Rodgers reached here at 9:15 o'clock from Vinta. , HOG CHOLERA RAGES Hog cholera is giving farmers In this section of the state much trouble at the present. The authorities are keeping a sharp lookout to ascertain if diseased hogs are being sold, ss it is a violation of the state laws. It Is said that Wayne county farmers are losing large numbers of hogs from this disease. FEAR NO EPIDEMIC Irene Johnson, the seven -year old daughter of Edward Johnson, Is reported ill at her home. 42f Soutk Ninth street, with cerebru -spinal menegJtis. - This is the : second - case in this same family in recent Tears. The health department does not fear

any . epidemic of the

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