Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 37, Number 44, 27 December 1911 — Page 1

BICHMONB PAIXAJDIUM AND SUN-TELEGRAM VOL. XXXVII. NO. 44. RICHMOND, I2iD., WEDNESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 27, 1911. SINGLE COPY 2 CENTS.

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DOG EXAMINED WAS VICTIM OF RABIES THE CHEMIST SAID

State Official Reports to Local Health Officer His Drastic Action Was a Very Wise Move. TWENTY-NINE DOGS HAVE BEEN KILLED 'Local Owners of Canines Are Observing Dr. Davis' Order Another Suspected Dog Dies Tuesday. In a letter to Dr T. Henry Darts, city health officer, J. P. Slmonds, su perintendent of the division of bacterHology and pathology of the Indiana State Board of Health, states his beJlef that the epidemic of rabies will very quickly subside, owing to the vigorous measure which the local health loard has taken. Dr. Slmonds Etates in the letter that the rabies situation during the present year has been worse than any year during the past Ave, but that as soon s all local authorities learn of the powers given them by law that epidemic may be quickly suppressed. Dr. Davis was Informed that the dog's brain sent to Indianapolis by Dr. Mark Stewart some days ago contained several large Negri bodies. He says that up to date the brains of 24S animals have been examined this year and of this number 111, or 45 per cent, contained Negri bodies. During the past five years 664 animals were examined and 844 or 52 per cent showed evidence of rabies. What Police Have Done. 8ince the orders issued by Dr. Davis In regard to the muzzling or quarantining of dogs were placed into actual effect the police have killed 29 canines. Most of these dogs were killed last Wednesday, because they were not xnuzsled. Following the slaughter that day the majority of owners muzzled, or . Quarantined their dogs, and there have been but few shot since Wednesday. Some dogs have been killed at the crematory and some owners have taken their dogs to the crematory to have them killed, fearing they were affected with rabies. The brains of a dog belonging to F. Gatzek, which died at the Ferllng veterinary hospital yesterday, will be sent to Indianapolis for examination. The dog was very valuable and had been confined at the hospital for several days after the first symptoms of rabies appeared. Dr J. E. King, the county health officer. Is also seeing that his orders re being carried out to the letter. Upon being informed that dogs in and round Greensfork were not being nuzzled or quarantined, he ordered the marshal of the town to kill every dog wbch had no muzzle and which was running at large. HIT WITH "KIIUCKS II (After Alleging that He Had Been Robbed. Claiming that Charles Skillins, a nekjro, proprietor of a pool room on Main treet, had robbed him of $40, James Brooks, also colored, demanded that Skillins repay him yesterday afterttoon. Skillins struck Brooks with a pair of knucks, It Is alleged. Both were treated and in police court this morning Skillins was fined $25 and costs and given thirty days in the county Jail. The charge of drunk against Brooks was dismissed. Brooks testified that he went to the pool room and played a game of "craps" with Skillins. who "fleeced" him out of $1.05. He says he then went to sleep on a sofa and when he awoke his purse, containing about $40 was missing. He started down the stairs nd met Skillins and demanded the return of his money. Skillins then struck Brooks, felling him to the pavement nd cutting an ugly gash in his forehead. An affidavit charging Skillins with keeping a gaming device was filed gainst him, and he pleased not guilty to the charge, saying that he did not play dice In the pool room. The dice were found on his person. Prosecutor Ladd says that this charge will probably be brought up again when Skillins has served his present sentence. Skillins had $124.14 on his person when searched this morning. The money was mostly in dimes, nickels and quarters. Mayor Zimmerman declared, in sentencing Skillins. that he had tried to be fair with local negroes and he had received numerous complaints from hop men on account of negro fights, nd altercations. He said that when negroes start to "knock down, rob and carry out" he would call a prompt halt to such actions. THE WEATHER STATE AND LOCAL Fair and much colder ; tonight. Thursday fair and cold.

NORMAN MACK WANTS

A SUCCESSOR NAMED TO 1 f It is understood that Norman E. Mack, chairman of the New York State Democratic Committee wants to relinquish that office and has made known his leaders to the prominent Democratic party leaders of the State. His reason for this retirement, it is Bald, is that he wants to give all his time to the work of the Democratic National Committee. Herbert Bissell of Buffalo is named as the probable successor of Mr. Mack. BEING HIT BY CAR NOW HABIT OF HIS E. Lancaster Run Down by Same Car and Same Motorman Once More. Elwood Lancaster, 352 Chestnut street, was painfully injured shortly after 6 o'clock last evening when he was struck by the Fairview sreet car as it turned north at th west end of the Doran bridge. Lancaster was hurled to the ground and the fender pinned him beneath the car. Motorman H. K. Cluxton did not see the man until the car struck him and he immediately stopped his car and pulled Lancaster from beneath the fender. With the aid of passengers Cluxton carried the injured man to a nearby livery stable and the city ambulance was called, Lancaster being removed to him home. Medical aid was summoned and it was found Lancaster had received a deep scalp wound over his right eye and several other cuts on his head. He also sustained numerous bruises. Motorman Cluxton is not blamed, it is said, for the accident, as Lancaster attempted to cross in front of the car just as it turned north on Sheridan street. When the car was suddenly stopped the passengers were thrown to the front of the car. The car was filled with workmen and office clerks who were going to their homes. Several passengers who were standing in the aisle were thrown to the floor when the car was stopped. Lancaster was injured in the same manner several months ago at Eighth and Main streets, being struck by the same car driven by the same motorman. BOUGHT JRASS JUNK From Minors Aged Man Is Arrested. Because Lorenzo D Lambert, aged 80 years, who is supporting his blind wife, daughter and children by buying and selling junk, purchased ten cents worth of old brass from John H. Bennett and Walter F. Bennett, minors, without the written consent of their father, Willam Bennett, the latter filed an affidavit against him charging him with buying jung from minors. Lambert was arraigned this morning and pleaded not guilty, asking a continuance of the case until tomorrow morning, when he said he would have his witnesses present. Lambert's son-in-law, Seth Smelser, is now confined at the county jail and Lambert is obliged to support his daughter and her children. The family practically is in abject poverty. HOLIDAY GOLF TOURNEY AT PINEHURST (National Kws Association) PINEHURST. N. C, Dec 27. The eighth annual holiday golf tournament opened today on the links of the Pinehurst Country club and will continue through the remainder of the week. Among the participants are many prominent golfers from both the North and the South.

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WATER TANK FALLSs I WORKMEN KILLED Causes Partial Collapse of a Factory Other Accidents Today.

- (National News Association) PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 27. Edward Miller, a pipe fitter, and Fred Hollingsworth, a shipping clerk, were killed and seven persons were Injured when a portion of Ederers' thread factory at Frankfort collapsed under the weight of a 10,000 gallon water tank, recently installed on the roof. Five hundred other employes had narrow escapes. TOO MUCH CHARITY. BERLIN. Dec. 27. Fifteen inmates of the Berlin Night Shelter for Homeless died today of ptomaine poisoning, contracted by eating spoiled herring at a charity dinner. Twenty others are Bick. WORKMAN KILLED. INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 27. Samuel Tilden Haymaker, a brass worker, was killed by a street car in Kentucky Avenue this morning on his way to work. The body was severed and his head crushed off. WABASH, Dec. 27 Mrs. Elma Higgins, 65, widow of the late Dr. Higgins, was killed by a Ft Wayne Northern traction car at Lagro. VAPOR ANAESTHESIA LESSENS THE DANGER No 111 Effects Suffered ByPatients Death Danger Entirelv Absent. NEW YORK, Dec. 27. Physicians and surgeons are awaiting with keen interest the work now on the press of Dr. James T. Gwathmey, an anaesthetist of the Skin and Cancer hospital and of St. Bartholomew's hospital, and Dr. Charles Baskerville, professor of ; chemistry at the College of the City of New York, who have discovered a new method for administering chloroform and either which is said entirely to remove the death risk and practically to eliminate the sickness that racks patients after an operation. The method has been employed in six thousand cases without a death. It Is used by Dr. Davis, of Johns Hopkins, of Baltimore; Dr. Holmes, of the new city hospital, of Cincinnati, and Dr. M. P. Benton of New York. "It has not come into general use" says Dr. Gwathmey, "because physicians and surgeons pay less attention to anaesthesia than anything else and surgeons are likely not to care whether a patient is sick or not after an operation so long as he is alive." The method is called "vapor anaesthesia." What the surgeon does is to apply the vapor of ether or chloroform or a mixture of both through warmed water before letting the patient breathe it. Thus, instead of irritating th mnc-mis lining nf th l,,nirS hv roid-! ness, the gases reach them at blood heat. The water also absorbs all poisonous aidehydes which, with the chill, causes nausea. The "dreadful odor" which attacks most patients is avoided by pouring a few drops of spirits of orange on the face of the patient. DENY HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS FANCY DRESS SOUTH BEND, Ind., Dec. 27 The death knell of puffs, jabots and other frills of feminine dress has been sounded in the high school here. Rats are under ban and silk stockings should not be worn, even in their season. All this is due to an appeal of Principal Frederick L. Sims, who has called upon the girls of the school to begin dressing more simply. Mr. Sims in an address to the pupils said that two-thirds of the girls who fail to complete their high school course drop out on account of their inability to dress as well as some of the other girls. He said in view of this condition, every girl should dress as simply as possible so no Sue will become discouraged because their clothes are not good. Mr. Sims also made an appeal for the elimination of the excessive use of slang. SETTLEMENT MADE BY WAYNE COUNTY The final settlement for the 1911 tax collection has been made by the county to the city and $29,703.11 was placed in the city controller's hands this morning, which amount will be placed in the general tax fund, while $3,202.76 was turned over to the controller for the sicking fund. The total amount of taxes paid into the general fund this tall is $67,703.11, $38,000 having been turned over to the city a short time ago. MISSISSIPPI LIVE STOCK MEN MEET (National News Association) STARKVILLE, Miss., Dec, 27. The annual meeting of the Mississippi Live Stock and Dairy association met at the agricultural experiment station here today for a three-day session. The progress of the work of eradicating the cattle tick was the principal subject discussed at the initial session this afternoon. .

MORSE DYING BEGS THAT HIS FREEDOM BE GIVENJO HIM Banker-Convict from His Hospital Cot in Government Fort Pleads to Die Outside Prison Walls.

HE CAN LIVE ONLY A VERY SHORT TIME Morse Hopes that Some One Will Tell the President He Is Not a Felon Has Beggared Himself. (Xational News Association) , ATLANTA. Ga Dec. 2,. -Charles W. Morse, the convicted New York j banker, is dying in a hospital in Fort McPherson. Physicians today admit- j ted that the case of the banker-con-1 i vict is hopeless. The indications are i that he cannot live more than a month or two. From his cot in the hospital at the fort, where a sentry stands guard over

him night and day, Morse today sent I from the north. out a dispairing plea that he be par- j Members of the board are rather redoned, to withhold from him the final i ticentr about the propositions. They stigma of dying in prison. merely say that although no agreement Reporting on his critical condition i has been entered into between the the prison physician declares that the 'company and the city, the engineers

career of Banker Morse may end any moment. He says that whether the man is kept in prison, or whether he is allowed his freedom, the end cannot be other than a speedy death. Lying on his hospital cot today Morse, weak and emanciated from his decrease in weight from 198 pounds to something under 150, said: "I don't mind it because I am dying. I am not complaining, but I wish to God some one would tell the President that I am not a felon. I have paid every dollar, and beggared myself to do it. I do not want to die in jail." Major Baker in talking of Morse's condition said: "Morse is suffering from three diseases hardening of the arteries, heart disease and chronic Brights' disease. From any one of these troubles death may result at any moment." FAREWELUjECEPTION To Be Given Supt. Neff on Thursday. A farewell reception will be tender ed superintendent Nettleton Neff, of! the Richmond division of the Pennsylvania railroad Thursday evening at the Westcott hotel by the directors of the Commercial club, with which or8aTlization Mr" Neff has been closeIy associated for six years, and during the past four years as a director. He assumes the superintendency of the Akron division of the Pennsylvania system on January 1, being succeeded here by J. C. McCullough, at present superintendent of the Marietta division. He will also be a guest of the club directors. Mr. Neff, during his residence here has taken more than a passing interest in civic affairs, and it is with a great deal of regret that those with whom he has been so closely allied in the work see him leave the city, though pleased with his advancement in the railroad world. Perhaps his most distinctive work here was in connection with th May Festival, which movement he headed and which he made a financial ' success, thus reviving one of the greatest annual events of the city, His civic activities have not been confined to the May Festival by any means, he having been the chairman of several of the more important club committees. TWIST UOfTS TAIL Persians Kill British Consular Agent. (National News Association) TEHERAN, Dec 27. British consular agent Smart, stationed at Bushire, Persia, was reported killed in a fight between his escort of Indian cavalry and Persian constitutionalists near Kazerun. MUSIC TEACHERS MEET AT ANN ARBOR (National News Association) ANN ARBOR, Mich, Dec. 27. The Music Teachers' National Association, which for thirty years has served as a center for every class of earnest musical workers, met here today for its annual convention. The sessions will last four days and will be devoted to the discussion of a wide range of topics. Peter K. Lutkin of Northwestern University is the presiding officer. Prominent among the scheduled speakers are Prof. Louis A Coerne of the University of Wisconsin, Prof. Max Meyer of the University of Missouri and President Harry B. Hutchins and Professor Robert M. Wenley of the

JUniTersity of Michigan.

OVERHEAD BRIDGE BEING CONSIDERED To Cross Tracks at Either North Eighth or Ninth Streets. IN

Following up his idea of improvement along the line of safeguarding the public at railroad crossings. Mayor Zimmerman with Homer Hammond president of the board of public works. City Engineer Fred Charles and City Attorneys A. M. Gardner and Wilfred Jessup inspected the Eighth street crossing of the Pennsylvania railroad this morning and discussed plans for an overhead !ridge or an underground street roadway at either Eighth or Ninth street. Although no definite decision was reached in regard to the matter, which will be presented to railroad ofciais soon, me city omciais were oi rhrk r tv 5 n ? r n that on rfirVir:a e Yw A &C starting at Ninth street and running diagonally over the railroad tracks to the street intersection at Eighth and Ft- Wayne avenue, north of the tracks would be the most feasible plan It is the board's idea to secure the consent of the railroad company to start the approach for the overhead bridge on the south parking at Ninth street and also to use the parking belonging to the company on the north side f the tracks for the aDnroach of the railroad company and the city are working on plans and specifications for an overhead bridge.. CITIES WORK HARD FOR INDIANA PRIZE Determined not to let another community win the vacuum cleaner without working extra hard this week, several Indiana cities and towns have ordered additional supplies of seals. One city sent in an order for 50,000 seals; another smaller locality ordered 5,000 more, and other agents in other places have asked for additional quantities. Inasmuch as the seals carry a New Years greeting they are expected to be as popular in their use on New Years cards and letters as they were on Christmas mail matter. Besides this use, a number of Indiana business men have purchased the seals, intending to place them on cards bearing their New Years greeting to custom ers. Some of the workers are selecting prominent business men in their communities and asking them to purchase from 500 to 1,000 Red Cross Christmas seals to help their city win. Where the contest is close between different localities, these persons are being csked to contribute toward the fund from the standpoint of civic pride in helping their community to head the list of Indiana cities and towns in the sales per inhabitant. Although the agents in some communities are not boasting about their sale, it is known that in some places between four and five Red Cross seals per capita have already been sold. When they were in turn told that another city was pressing them close, they started in again to win the laurels, and when the contest closes at midnight, Saturday, December 30, there is expected to be a number of surprises. 1 PLAN TOJAR JEWS Bill Aimed at U. S. in Russian Duma. ST. PETERSBURG, Dec. 27. A bill was introduced in the Duma today by the Nationalists barring Jewish citizens of the United States from Russia. BOYCOTT PLANNED. WASHINGTON, Dec. 27. The department was officially advised today of a movement in Russia to boycott American imports. MEMORIAL SERVICE FOR DEAD VETERANS Memorial services in honor of the members of Sol Meredith Post G. A. R. and the Woman's Relief Corps who died during the past" year will be held Thursday evening at the post rooms in the court house. The hall will be open ed at 8 o'clock, and the public is in vited. Five members of the post died during the year, and one member of the relief corps died. The program which has been prepared for the memorial will include the delivery of short eulogies on the lives of each of the dead members. The post and service records of the deceased comrades will be read by the adjutant Musical selection also will be rendered. Veterans who died during the year and those assigned to deliver their eulogy, include: Fred Sitloh, eulogy, Lafe Larsh; Zuinglius Jackson, eulogy, I. B. Arnold; Thomas M. Ireton, eulogy, John S. Seaman; and King O. Hadden. eulogy, John Marshall. The Hon. Isaac Jenklnson, w ho was an honorary member of the order will be paid a

tribute by Judge H. C Fox.

FORMER SULTAN OF

TURKEY NOW DYING Abdul Hamid II, the deposed Sultan of Turkey, who is an extremely critical condition in Constantinople. On account of the advanced age of the deposed monarch, bis recovery is doubtful. FATHER OF TRUST PLACED ON STAND A. H. Veeder Questioned About the Half Billion Beef Pool. (National News Association') CHICAGO, Dec. 27 A. H. Veeder. father of the beef trust, was again questioned today concerning the $500,000,000 pool, which the beef barons proposed to form prior to the organization of the National Packing company, which the government insists was devised as a substitute for the proposed trust of much larger capitalization; when the trial of the ten Chi cago packers was resumed today in the United States District court. The packers are charged with a criminal violation of the Sherman law, which carries, with conviction of guilt, possible prison sentences. Despite the gravity of the charges against them only one of the indicted millionaires was in court when the trial was resumed. Others came later. J. Ogden Armour has not been present since the jury began hearing testi mony. U. S. Senator Kenyon of Iowa, one of the government attorneys, says that it is unnecessary for the packers to attend every session of the court, as they were charged with only misdemeanors. The examination of Veeder took up the question of contract provided in sub divisions of the pool contract Clause by clause the contract was taken up by Mr. Butler in his questions, and in each instance where the consummation of a provided transaction was involved, Mr. Veeder declared it had not taken place because of the failure of the proposed $500,000,000 combine to get requisite financial backing. MERCURY WILL FALL To Ten Above Zero Wednesday Night. (National News Association) MARQUETTE. Mich., Dec. 27 The entire upper Peninsula was enveloped in a blizzard today. The snow is from one to four feet deep. Traffic was badly delayed. The temperature is near zero. CORN IS PROTECTED. INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 27. Central Indiana experienced only flurries, of snow today but a cold wave extending to ten above zero is predicted tonight. North central Indiana reports the light snows are protecting ccrn. FILE APPEAL BOND IN LIQUOR CONTEST The legal formality connected with the appeal of the case contesting the validity of the Jackson township liquor remonstrance was complied with Wednesday, when counsel for Roy H. Fraunberg, of Cambridge City, who is making the attack, filed appeal bond. The case will at once be placed upon the circuit court docket and unless unforseen conditions arise, it will be given preference of an early trial in the circuit court. The county commie sioners dismissed the action - from their court, claiming- they were with out jurisdiction and thus supporting the contention of the remonstrators that the blanket remonstrance which is operative until June 3, 1912. . was legal and properly prepared.

EVERY THIRD CASE

FILED DURING THE YEAR FOR DIVORCE Civil Docket of the Wayne Circuit Court Is Crowded with Cases Entered by Unhappy Couples. 108 PEOPLE ASKED MARITAL RELEASES' There Were Two Hundred j and Twenty-three Other1 Civil Suits Entered Since First of Year. Averaging one divorce action to' every three civil actions instituted, the Wayne circuit court during during 1911 maintained its record, according to statistics gathered from the clerk's records. From January 1 to date, and the court has adjourned business until next year, making the records com plete. there have been sixty-seven suits in which only divorce was sought; thirty-eight in which the appealing party asked custody of the children in addition to divorce, and nine women who asked for alimony on instituting action for divorce. Other cases involving martial troubles included two fraudulent marriage actions, one to annul marriage, and one woman who asked the court to compel her divorc ed husband to support her as the court had decreed. A hundred and eight persons asked martial freedom and while the re cords are not as yet complete on the number who had their petitions grant ed, it is known that the big majority had their bonds severed. Some of Charges. Abandonment and cruel and inhuman treatment were the most common grounds for complaint, although fall, ure to provide and statutory charges were frequently made. Many of the complaining parties gave nore than one cause ' for. divorce. There waa not an acUon in which a husband ac-. cused bis wife with failure to support, but several. wives were divorced because they had deserted their bus-' bands. Drunkenness on the part of, both husbands and wives was charged in several complaints. Adoptions of orphan children by childless couples were more frequent during the year than heretofore. There were eighteen such cases. Jhere were two hundred and twenty, three other civil suits entered during the year. No single classification approached the suits for divorce In numbers. Foreclosures of mortgages came near doing so, fifty-five being: filed. The third largest classification waa damage cases, with twenty-eight filed' during the year. The records in respect to the number of other cases filed and their classification show: Appropriation of real estate, 4; guardian appointments, 14; mechanic liens, IS; replevin, 3; on judgment, 2; change name, 1; to enjoin. 4; fraud, 3; to recover for legal services, 1; quiet title to real estate. 12: bastardy, 4; appointment of receiver, 4; set aside and contest wUI. 2; garnishes, 1; claims, 12; aid to execution, 3; on due bill, 1; Information for contempt, 1; inquests, 3; forfeit recognizance bond, 1; modify court order, 1; slander, 1; administer estate of absent person, 1; conversation, 2; attachment, 1; cancel deed, 1; on insurance policy, 1; vacation of real estate, 1; and intermeddling, 1. TIM KELLY "FOILED" Fails to Get a Long Jail' Sentence. Timothy Kelly, who has spent the greater part of the past few years in the county jail, glanced at the weather reports in the yesterday afternoon papers and noted the welcome announcement that a cold wave would soon strike Richmond. Tim counted his money and with a "Yes that's plenty to get drunk on" proceeded to carry out his well-laid plan for breaking into the county jail. When "loaded," Tim walked Into the city building and staggering up to the day sergeant's desk started a friendly argument A "hie" now and then was enough to inform the sergeant that Kelly was "under the influence of vinous liquors, and Patrolman Vogelsang was ordered to place Kelly in the city jail. "I don't care, 111 have a. good winter's job in the county jaiL" was' Tim's remark to the patrolman. But in police eotnt- this morning Kelly was given aaplenemnt trarprise. He fervently believed he would get a sentence of 65 days, or possibly 140 days. Mayor Zinunennan, "slipped Kelly $1 sad costs which means only eleven days In jaiL JCelly, his hopes shattered, glanced through the window at the swiftly falling snow and. shuddered as he murmured to s patrolman, "Only eleven days." '