Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 38, Number 90, 24 February 1913 — Page 1

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A RftKING IS GIVEN DAVIS

A LETTER Committee of W. R. I. A. Says Scarlet Fever Epidemic Due to Incompetency or Criminal Neglect. ALLEGE VIOLATION OF BOARD'S RULES Communication Says There '; Has Been Steady Increase in Cases on West Side Board Discusses Matter. , Averring fiat it is their belief that .conditions in West Richmond show unmistakable evidence of incompetency or criminal neglect of duty on iha part of health officials of the ciiy, four men composing the public service committee of the West Richmond Improvement hssociation this morning aeut a letter to Dr. T. Henry Davis, city health officer, requesting that immediate action be taken to suppress the alleged Increase of scarlet fever among students in the west side schools The communication charges tliat f: none of the rules which the s'ate board of health has prescribed Ir. regard to scarlet fever epidemics have been observed. The letter asks if the health officer has any legal right to disregard rules of the state health board. The committee declares that thre has been a steady increase in the number of cases of scarlet fever since jMay of last year. It says that a total of 215 cases have been reported since May 1912 and of this number live deaths have resulted. At the meeting of the board of public works this morning Dr. Davis presented a statement on one case of tho disease in that part of the city. Members ct the board were inclined to uphold ihe health officer. Letter To Davis. The letter to Dr. Davis sent by the . committee, of the .imjrovement association is as foilowsT Dr. T. Henry Davis, City Health Offioer. jDear Sir: At the last meeting of the West Richmond Improvement Associat:on a number of West Richmond ladies came with the request that we jln with them to secure more efficient Action on the part of the city health department in handling the scarlet fever bituation. The matter was reCerred to the public service committee, with instructions to take such action "as an investigation of the situation seemed to the committee to warrant. , ; After due consideration this commit tee feels warranted in addressing to you this public communication and in requesting, on the part of the association, that you give an unequivocal reply to the same. Total of 215 Cases. We find that there has been a Steady increase in the number of cases of scarlet fever since May. 1912. The number of cases reported for each month runs as follows: May 5, Juno 11, July 13, August 13, September 19, October 25, November 44, December 44, January 41; a total of 215 cases. Five deaths have been reported as directly due to this disease. It is impossible to even estimate the Injury done patients who did not die. We believe such conditions to be a disgrace to any civilized community in this enlightened age. We further believe such conditions to be unmistakable evidence of incom petency or criminal neglect of duty on the part of health officials. Rule of Board. The State Board of Health has pre- U scribed that in cases of scarlet fever the following points shall be observed : (a) Quarantine for not less than twenty-one days. , (b) Exclusion from school for ten days after removal of quarantine. (c) Other children of the family to be excluded from school unless disinfected, removed to another house, and Isolated for at least ten days. (d) Health officer to notify persons in chargd of schools attended by children (Continued on Page Two)

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To Command the Marines

Left to right: Colonel George Barret, commanding the League Island Navy Yard Marines, and Lieutenant Colonel Jon A. Lejeune, of the Brooklyn Navy Yard, photographed previous to the sailing for Guantanamo of the first detachment of marines ordered to Guantanamo, Cuba.

LUNDY TO BE TRIED Ofi SAME AFFIDAVIT Today's - Session - of Court Taken Up in Securing A Jury. The case of Clyde Lundy, the Centervllle druggist arrested for bootleg ging, will be retired on the same affidavit which resulted in a disagreement of the jury Saturday morning after they had deliberated for many hours. The second hearing started today. Prosecutor Reller and attorneys for the defendant asked that the trial be heard before Judge Fox and not a jury, which request was refused by the court on the grounds that his mind was already made up as to the guilt or Innocence of th defendant. Evidence of an alleged "frame-up" between Dr. Harrison Gable and Lundy was not allowed to be introduced at the last trial and will not be brought out in the coming trial. It was proposed by the prosecutor to- prove that Gable and Lundy were in a combine to sell liquor illegitimately, the physician giving-prescriptions to obtain whiskey whether they needed it for its medicinal virtues or not. There were several instances of this kind the prosecutor said but he was not allowed to bring them out by the court. Judge Fox ruled the evidence out because he maintained that evidences in one case could not be used against the defendant in another. The work of procuring a jury took up the majority of today's court session. A' jury composed of Cassius Beall. - Parrish, Wm. L. Thornburg, Hor ace ireaen, iiomer scnepman, Elga Wyatt, Jos. Chapman, Philip Birk and Thos. Swain was procured by noon. The prosecuting attorney opened the case and Charles Basson will be the main witness. Basson denies that he had any prescription when he obtain ed the liquor from Lundy. It is believed by the prosecutor that the prescription,in the hands of the defense was written after Basson procured the whiskey. Should the jury fail to agree Lundy will probably be tried on another affidavit. yon would have to run It sys

TO PLACE BiBLES IH LOCAL HOTELS Announcement Made At the Meeting of Ministerial Association. . It was announced at the Ministerial association this morning that the Gideons will place 225 Bibles in the hotels of the city on the second Sunday in March. The Gideons with the Christian Traveling Men's organization have been placing Bibles in thje hotels in the country for some time Miss Rose Dougan, one of the directors of the proposed Richmond Guest House read a paper before the ministers about the Guest House proposition. The ministers were invited to send a representative to the meeting which will be held in the Commercial club rooms tomorrow night "when a guest house auxiliary will be formed. Rev. Murray Kenworthy was appointed to represent the Ministerial association at the meeting. Rev. H. S. James read a paper on "Social Christianity," explaining the relation of social times with church work. Rev. Murray Kenworthy read a paper on the scarlet fever epidemic which West Side women claim has prevailed in this city for more than a year. BRYAN WILL ACCEPT The Portfolio of Secretary of State. (National News Association) TRENTON, N. J., Feb. 24. The flat statement is made by a person close to President-elect Wilson that the position of secretary of state has been offered to William Jennings Bryan and that he has accepted it. This is the only appointment definitely announced up to this time, it was stated. President-elect Wilson announced today that he had decided to call the extra session of congress to convene on Tuesday, April 1. WICKERSHAM ASKS PEACEFUL POLICY (Natioe&l News Association) ST. LOUIS Mo., Feb. 24. Not even this latest development in the deplorable situation in Mexico warrants intervention on the part of this government," said Atty-general Wickersham when told of the killing of Francisco I Madero. "The administration thus far has proceeded with commendable wisdom in handling the situation, and the United States has not lost prestige because of the attitude she has assumed. "Neither has the policy of the Monroe doctrine suffered. Our government would not be justified in intervening there until that was a wanton killing of Americans. No such thing has yet occurred. The present administration also would be loath to take a. hand in affairs there and give the incoming administration to face f"p" n cxitic&LEtate. ol affairs 7

OBSTACLE LOOMS UP Ofi SWITCH MATTER City May Not Be Permitted to Use Piano Company's Switch.

NO AGREEMENT MADE Engineer Gluys to Make An Inspection Trip to Other Cities. Another obstacles is believed to have been encountered in placing the proposed extension of the Starr Piano switch to the city light plant for hauling the material and equipment for the light plant improvement when it was discovered that the Starr Piano company is holding out with the C. and O. railroad for a new switch to handle their shipping while the light plant is UBing the present one. Starr Piano officials were called before the board of works this morning but no satisfactory agreement was reached. The trouble in obtaining a switch extension was believed to have been cleared up when the C. and O. officials met with the board and promised them the extension providing the Starr Piano company would permit it. As the Starr Piano company holds contracts with the C. and O. railroad, it is impossible for the railroad company to act without the piano company's permission. It was not believed that the Starr Piano company would do anything detrimental to the interests of the city in this case and no trouble was expected when the company agreed to let the light plant switch be extended from their switch. When called before the board this morning, the Starr Piano officials declared that they must have another switch if their present one is used by the light plant for the extension. It is not believed that the C. and O. railroad company will grant the request. As all the contracts for the light plant are based on the understanding that the switch will be built, the affair is very important. It will cost the city a large amount unless the switch is placed as was expected. C. and O. officials state that they are anxious to build the switch in return for the way in which the city of Richmond has cooperated with them in the past and to preserve the present friendly relations To Make Inspection. Engineer Howard Gluys of the city plant left here Saturday for a trip of inspection in some of the larger cities near here. He will inspect engines and other equipment for which bids have been presented to the board of works for the light plant improvement. Engineer Gluys will first visit some manufacturing plants in Chicago. Af ter he will go to Milwaukee. At Kalamazoo, he will visit the plant of the Jones Underfeed Stoker company who will furnish the stokers for the local light plant. After this he will visit Detroit, Toledo and Dayton. The board of works will again take up. the question of awarding, the contracts after Mr. Gluys has made his report. DISMISSJM CHARGE However, Physician Will Be Tried Again. The indictment returned against Dr. J. D. Kerr, of Greensfork charging him with selling liquor unlawfully to Har ry Corey was dismissed today by the prosecutor. Dr. Kerr was tried on one of the indictments returned charging him with having sold liquor to Corey and found not guilty. It is known that Aaron Worl, who testified before the grand jury is in Alabama. Asa result of Wort's testimony an Indictment was returned by the grand jury charging Kerr with the illegitimate sale of liquor. It is expected that he will return when the time is set for the trial, as the Greensfork physician will be obliged to face another Indictment. ATTEMPT TO KILL TURKISH OFFICER (National News Association) CONSTANTINOPLE, Feb. 24. Followers of Nazim Pasha, former minister of war who was assassinated, to day atempted to kill Sadik Bey, found er of the Turkish Officers league. Sadik Bey took refuge in the BriUsh embassy. Ten thousand more soldiers have been transferred from Asia Minor to protect the Dardannelles. Seven thousand others have been moved., to the northern shore of the Sea of Marmora. ELECTRICAL UNION MAY BE ENJOINED (National News Association) WASHINGTON, Feb. 24. Asking that the court enjoin the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers from committing acts of violence in conducting a strike against the Postal Telegraph company the department of judiciary today directed District Attorney Wickersham at Chicago to file suit against the labor union. THE WEATHER STATE AND LOCAL Fair tonight and Tuesday. Slowly, rising sm-

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ORDERED TO DESIRE TO RAISE M!LL10il OM TAXES Deputy Assessors in County to Attempt to List All Property'. WORK STARTS SOON Last Year Considerable crease in Amount of Taxes Was Made. InAn attempt will be made to raise v aaa i t. . tne taxes si.uw.uuu m wayne county this year. This amount will be $199,732.36 more than was raised last year, according Mathews. to County Assessor The assessors will start their work to ascertain the amount of personal property within a short time and it is hoped that a larger sum will be raised than in the preceeding year. Last year $57,290 more was raised on a personal tax than during the preceeding year. Though when the tax assessors take the amount of property from residents of the county they compel the taxpayer to take an oath, the assessors are not told tho truth in many cases. In the matter of cash and interest bearing paper that is taxable, the assessors have been instructed by the state department and the local officials to be more careful. Assessors of many parts of the state have found that many men have made a practice of loaning money in the name of their wives. The assessors have ben advised by the state department to make careful inquiry as to whether or not the man being assessed has any knowledge of any property owned by other members of his family. Ninty-flve per cent of all th assessed taxes during 1912 were collected though the taxes collected were from seventy-three per cent of the people who were assessed. Approximately twenty-five per cent failed to pay taxes. The report in Wayne county compares favorably with other counties in the Etate. PYLE THREATENED TO XILLJIS WIFE Created Considerable Excitement At Fountain City Is Under Arrest Charles Pyle, 116 North Sixteenth street, created considerable excitement among the populace at Fountain City, Saturday afternoon. Pyle drove to the town in company with his wife and son and his wife's mother and sister. A short distance north of the place he stopped his machine and began making threats on his wife's life saying he would choke her to death. The frightened women hurriedly left the car and Pyle started the machine and drove away. The women walked to the home of Samuel Alexander. Later, Pyle twice appeared at the Alexander home and demanded admission and the last time on being refused he went to the back door of the house, which had been barricaded with a chair and forced entrance. Mr. Alexander who had arrived home in the meantime met Pyle and succeeded in pacifying him, though he still asserted that he would "choke his wife to death." Later Pyle was arrested by Marshal Wetiel, of Fountain City and J. J. Overman, and brought to Richmond where he was released. Pyle is said to be deranged mentally He had" recently returned from a private sanitarium where he was un der treatment. He was arrested again Sunday morning after it was learned that he had threatened to kill his wife. He was arrested by Patrolman Vogelsong and is now confined to the county jail His condition was normal yesterday. though today he has been very rest less. It is probable that he will be sent to Easthaven. IS ARRESTED AGAIN Back to Jail Goes Mrs. Emmeline Pankhurst. (National News Association) LONDON, Feb. 24. Mrs. Emmeline Pankhurst. leader of the militant suffragettes and head of the woman's Social and Political Union, was arrest ed at her home today just before she was scheduled to deliver a suffragette address at a vaudeville hall. She was taken to Scotland yardVs. At the head quarters of the Woman's Politcial Union it was learned that the charge against Mrs. Pankhurst was inciting women to blow up the residence of

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MOBILIZE AT GALVESTON, TEX.

If President Wilson Finds It Necessary to Intervene in Mexico He Will Find That the Taft Administration Has the Army Ready to Take the Field Without the Slightest Delay.

MUCH RESENTMENT

Kansas House of Representatives Passes a Resolution Indorsing American Intervention in Mexico Madero and Suarez Will Have a Very Elaborate Military Funeral It Is Said.

(National Veirs Association) WASHINGTON, Feb. 24. The entire ! Becond division of the United States , army, compromising me lourtn, nnn ; and 8lxth brlgad8 was ordered to i Galveston, Tex., today by Secretary of ; War Stimson to await President WilBon 6 vm regard to intervention jin Mexico. I The fourth brigade has hpnilnnnrtprn , at Chicago and includes the Twentythird infantry at Ft. Benjamin Harrison, Indianapolis. The Sixth brigade is stationed at Ft. Russell. Wyoming, while the fifth brigade is already on its way to Galveston. These orders were issued after an extended conference between President Taft and Secretary of War Stimson today, at which it was decided to give President-elect Wilson a force large enough to intervene in Mexico if he so desired. It is estimated that the men will be able to depart tomorrow afternoon and be at Galveston within four days. This will complete a camp of 15,000 regulars, ready to be hurled into Mexico at a moments notice. With the aid of the transports now enroute to Galveston these troops could be rushed to Vera Cruz in five days time, while 25,000 more regulars and 100,000 national guardsmen can be recruited and massed along th- border In this way President Taft figures that President Wilson will be fully prepared to conduct any campaign against Mexico that he wishes. KANSAS WANTS WAR. TOPEKA, Kan., Feb. 24. The house of representatives today passed a resolution endorsing intervention in Mexico by a vote of 63 to 45. Most of the Republicans voted against the measure, urging that the action was too hasty. 26TH INFANTRY READY. DETROIT, Mich., Feb. 24. The Twenty-sixth U. S. infantry, stationed at Ft. Wayne, near Detroit, has been ordered to Galveston and the troops will leave as soon as trains are provided. BRIGADE GETS ORDERS. WASHINGTON. Feb. 24. Orders were issued today for the preparation of entrainment of the entire sixth brigade, comprising the Eleventh infantry. Ft. Russell, Wyo., the Eighteenth infantry. Ft. McKenzle. Wyo., and the Twenty-second infantry. Ft. Bliss, Tex. The Fourth Field artillery, the second battallion of Engineers and Signal Corps company D, comprising part of the sixth brigade already has been ordered to Galveston, Tex. THE IRONY OF FATE. WASHINGTON. Feb. 24. The bodies of Francisco I. Madero and Jose Suarez. late president and vice president of Mexico will be given the honors of a military funeral, attended by all the pomp and ceremony of the Latin-American countries, according to dispatches received from Ambassador Wilson today. The Ambassador reported that the Huerta government apparently is doing everything in its power to run down the murderers of Madero and Saurcz. Mr. Wilson also reported that great excitement prevails in Mexico and added that there were indications that these two acts of violence would be the signal for a revolution against the administration. Amerirana thrnuehmit th o MTifnn rpnital are. lflrin? in 1rr niinnllM of

arms, ammunition and provisions. In j "President Huerta and Gen. Diaz are the event of another protracted seige j cowards and 1Iar" h repeatedly all the foreigners will gather within frie! ,,ut- "Ty murdered my brother the American embassy where provls-: co,d blood- Hi dath ,s on thefr ions will be distributed and everything eads- 1 Bba" r until his placed on a military basis. ideatn !" aTnd- They are traitors The so-called fugitive law is not held 811(1 "rr assassins to murder dehere to be any excuse for the shooting j They had to hide their of Madero and Suarez. but state de-icrimf" under darkn-s.. for it was too partment officials admitted today that ij' and w,cked to Etand the llht of the only recourse this government will i Z.'. . have is to withhold recognition of the'. The deiant and batlnew government and refuse financial j faL ertlT returned from France aid to it Th. trp.c,-r of MptW f whr eb wa receiving her final

known to be depleted and it is understood that President Huerta has at his command only a few thousand dollars. YOUNG MADERO ANGRY. DELAFIELD. Wls Feb. 24. "Death is nothing to the terrors of a Mexican prison. Marble walled ceils bring only rheumatism of an incurable nature. My brother would rather have died than spent his life in such a hellhole. I would rather have him dead than suffer such a living death." This was the declaration of Don Carlos Madero. cadet at St. John's military academy, where he is being educated for a Mexican generalship. "Maybe some day T will try what my brother -has failed," added the boy. "bat not until I a molder. My brothers hajie in. aneffqrtto bring Mexico

Y IS OVER DEATH OF MADERO to a firm footing among the nations. I had hoped General Huerta would prove a magnanimous president and save my brother.' A REIGN OF TERROR. MEXICO CITY. Feb. 24. A reign of assassination which has already claimed the lives of former lYesident Francisco I. Madero. former Vice-President Jose Pino Suarez and former minister of finance Gustavo Madero as well as many persons of lesser rank has followed in the wake of the revolution and no one knows who the next victim will be. Provisional President Vlctoriano Huerta and Provisional Commander-in-Chief Felix Diaz have not only apparently adopted the harsh blood and iron methods of Porfirlo Diaz, but they are known to be in constant communication with the former president and it is believed Porfirlo Diaz is advising the new government. The reiteration by President Taft that the United States will not inter fere so long as the slaughter Is confined to Mexicans has emboldened the officers of the new government and the refusal of the foreign diplomats, among them U. S. Ambassador Henry Lane Wilson, to attend a luncheon given today by Senor De La Barra, secretary of state for foreign affairs, to hear an "official xpLination of the assassination of Francisco I. Madero and Pino Suarez near the penitentiary Saturday night," was not looked upon by the provisional cabinet with apprehension. ... Arrests By Wholesale Since the days of Porfirlo Diaz's regime there has not been such a campaign of wholesale arrests as is going on now. Petty ofilcers are sent out with detachments of half a dozen soldiers, with their pockeU filled with blank warrants, charging "conspiracy against the peace and dignity of the republic." More than twenty arrests were made In a night raid. Belam penitentiary Is rapidly filling up with prisoners. The result of the official autop-y on the bodies of Francisco Madero and Suarez, bears out the charge of SenorIta Mercedes Madero, a sister or the slain ex-president, that he was shot down In cold blood. She charged that they were assassinated upon orders given by the government. Two rifle bullets had entered the back of Madero's head one going through and coming out in front. The weapons from which the bullets were discharg;ed apparently had been held close to the back of the head. Suarez had eight rifle shot wounds tn the chest and abdomen, all having been fired from, the front. Tho men were in an automobile which was exhibited later, scarred and riddled as If with bullets. Bodies Were Returned. After the autopsy the bodies were turned over to the relatives of the dead men but relatives would give no Inforroation as to the place nor time of burial for fear of ghouls. Senora Sanfusconre Madero, wldov of the ex-president, is prostrated. She was at her home today under the rare of a physician. At time sbe was hysterical and in moments of delirium imagined she could see the midnight assassin in the gloom of Cintura stret. where the tragedy cccurred. Although her grief was Just as deep, Senorita Mercedes showed her sorrow Inanother way. She gave way to ' angry threats and accusations against th KOVernment heads i , f iUt ducatIon- Sh spirited and fearless too, as was shown by the manner in which she denounced the government heads and army officers at the penitentiary when she was called there with Senora Madero by the news of the double assassination. So deep was the wave of resentment which followed the assassination of Madero and Suarez that the government felt constrained today to add fresh details to its official account of the killing. "The soldiers who were guarding Senor Madero and Senor Suarez when they were killed, have been locked np in the barracks' "According to this 'information the troops were fired upon from buildings

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