Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 38, Number 103, 11 March 1913 — Page 1

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Commercial Club Committee Exonerates City Health Officer in Its Report to Organization.

HEIRONIMUS READ LETTER OF CHAPIN Fall Festival Will Be Given This Year Reports Made to Club on Proposed New Industries. Scarlet fever in all its forms and stages was discussed at the meeting of the Commercial club last night following the report of the Committee on Public Health, which exonerated Dr. T. H. Davis, city health officer, from all blame for the epidemic of the disease in this city. The report of the committee, of which William Quigg is chairman quoted several laws of tlfe state board of health and showed that the fault was that of the people as well as that of careless physicians who had been lax in. reporting cases of contagion. Prof. N. C. Heironimus of the Garfield school and a prominent member of the West Side Improvement association read a letter from Dr. Charles V. Chapin of Providence, R. I., one of the greatest authorities on contagion and especially on scarlet fever in this country. The letter on the subject recommended a longer quarantine than is generally maintained in this city. According to the letter of Dr. Chapin the proper length of time a person should be quarantined is from 28 to 49 days. 3n Richmond a quarantine has been maintained not longer than 21 days and generally less. It is believed by some of the citizens that it was the fault of the city health officer that the spread of the disease has not been checked. Davis' Statement. After Prof. Heironimus read the Chapin letter and a paper which he had prepared,- Dr. Davis addressed the club, commending the report of the Commercial club committee deeming Jt fair and advising that it be adopted by the club. Dr. Davis then stated that Mr. Heironimus was right in saying that Dr. Chapin was the greatest authority on scarlet fever in this country and produced a book written by the famous physician on quarantine. Quotations fro mthe book as read by iSr. Davis showed that in some cases the book contradicted statements made in the letter. It has been contended by the city health officer that scarlet fever patients should not be quarantined any specific length of time but that they should be quarantined a reasonable length of time which should be judged in accordance with the severity of their case of the disease. Statements by Dr. Chapin were read to substantiate the views of Dr. Davis. Dr. Charles Marvel and Dr. A. L. Bramkamp also spoke. Dr. Marvel corroborated the statements of Dr. Davis and cited incidents to show that the disease has been known often to spread where a strict quarantine has been maintained. Stricter Quarantine. In the report of the Commercial Club committee it was advocated and recommended that the city health officers should be notified by the physicians attending all scarlet fever patients and that after the patients no longer needed medical treatment they (Continued on Page Eight) BY PRACTISING ECONOMY YOU CAN BUY FUTURE INDEPENDENCE BY JOHN P. FALLON. Every time you practice economy, whether in the purchase of a spool of cotton at a penny less than usual, or in the buying of a home at the right time and in the right place, you are buying independence for yourself. Save a penny here and a dollar there and the foundation for your future Independence will be safely laid. One of the best and quickest ways to secure independence through economy is to read the advertisements in THE PALLADIUM every day. They tell you how to get the full value for your money, when you can buy most economically, where you can secure the things you need at the lowest prices. ' Follow the advertisements in THE PALLADIUM carefully and constantly so you will be able to purchase everything you buy economically. Palladium circulation for March 10, was 7,657

HENRY MORGENTHAU Of St. Louis is said to have been honored by President Wilson for his services in the Presidential campaign by being appointed Ambassador to Turkey.

DEPARTMENT OF WAR RECEIVES fl SCARE Smallpox Breaks Out And One Hundred Employes Are Vaccinated Today. ONE CASE ON TRAIN Arouses U. S. Attorney At Chicago He Has Started A Rigid Examination. (National News Association WASHINGTON, March 11. Smallpox has broken out in the quartermatter, general's office .in thewat,de: partment. Two employes are under treatment and more than 100 others in the department were vaccinated today. The public health service and the Washington health department have johied forces to combat the disease. The offices of the secretary of war will be fumigated. The disease is believed to have been spread by a white employe in the government service who visited the offices of the quartermaster general several days ago to repair typewriters. Later he was taken ill and the case was diagnosed as smallpox. He Was sent to the smallpox hospital and fumigation was ordered. SMALLPOX ON TRAIN. CHICAGO, March 11. Investigation of a complaint that the Pullman company had jeopardized public health by neglect in handling a smallpox case was begun by United States District Attorney Wilkerson today. A number of persons now in Chicago were among those exposed to infection. Three are enroute for Europe. The story was told at District Attorney Wilkerson's office by Mr. and Mrs. F. Slayton of Los Angeles, Cal., who came to Chicago in the infected train. The alleged facts as they were told to Wilkerson are: A woman on a crowded Pullman car had a well developed case of smallpox. The other passengers were there with the woman during the night and half a day. The patient and the other passengers used the same toilet accommodations. ANOTHER WRECK ON C, k 0, LAST NIGHT Five Freight Cars Jump the Track At Economy Traffic Delayed. FaUadium Special) ECONOMY, Ind., March 11. A small wreck occurred here on the C. and O. railroad last night, five cars of a freight train leafing the track while the train was taking a siding to allow a passenger train to pass. The wreck was similar to the oae which occurred at Webster Sunday, the cause being the turning of a rail under the cars. No one was injured, the only loss being the delay of traffic until this morning when the freight cars were placed on the temporary tracks Ty the wreck crew from Boston. Defective ties are believed to be the cause of both wrecks. GIVEN 60 DAYS TO PAY A COURT FINE Alexander Greenhoff was arrested last night by Patrolman Little and Otte on Fort Wayne avenue near North D street for public intoxication. He was lined $1 and costs in police court this morning. On his oath that he owned more than $600 worth of unencumbered property he was given sixty days In which to pay his fine.

Governor Asks Legislature to Unite With Illinois in Fight Against the White Slave Traffic.

FEDERAL MINIMUM WAGE LAW WANTED Illinois Investigating Committee Will Go to Washington to Advocate Such Law Be Passed. (National News Association) DES MOINES, March 11. Governor Clark today sent a special message to the legislature recommending the appointment of a committee to investigate white slave traffic in Iowa. It is suggested that the commission co-operate Avith the Illinois senate committee. THE ILLINOIS PLAN. CHICAGO, March 11 The state senators who have been taking testimony in Chicago in the inquiry into the connection between vice and wages of women in Illinois have left for j Springfield and Washington. At the state capital they are to confer with Attorney-General Lucey and arrange for vacations. Then they will go to Washington to talk with President Wilson regarding the chance for a national minimum wage law for women. Lieutenant-Governor Barratt O'Hara, chairman of the committee of senators, accompanied them. He is getting telegrams from governors of neighboring states encouraging the movement. The evidence taken from Chicago in the postal and mail order houses is in shape for presentation to the president. The five senators on the commission want to vote, tomorrow on the United States senatorships and have other business in Springfield. They plan to leave for the national capital Thursday morning. CONFERENCES HELD BY THEPRESiDENT Seeks to Determine Whether Tariff Only Shall Be Taken Up By Congress. (National News Association) WASHINGTON, March 11. The issue of a proclamation calling a special seseion of congress and the final decision as to whether tariff revision alone shall be discussed at this session, or whether currency reform and other issues shall also be taken up were matters uppermost in President Wilson's mind today. To assist in reaching a decision the president summoned a number of senators and representatives today to get their advice. Senator Gore, the blind statesman from Oklahoma, was the first to arrive. Representative Kennedy and Senators Lodge, Smoot and Stone, Republican members of the finance committee, visited the execptive mansion later. Former Governor Campbell of Texas, who has been mentioned for a diplomatic post, also paid his respects to the president and the chief executive afterwards conferred with Senators Johnson and Richardson of Alabama. Porto Rican affairs took up the president's time for a few minutes just before the regular time for conferring with Secretary of War Garrison. UNDERHILL HEARING Cripple Charges That Underhill Knocked Him Down And Tied Him. The jury trial demanded by Alfred Underhill. charged by George S. Hamilton with assault and battery, will be held in police court tomorrow morn ing. At his first appearance in police court on the charge, Underhill pleaded not .guilty and stated that he wanted a trial by jury. Hamilton is a cripple, living on the New Paris pike. While he was picking up some chips last week near a house which Underhill is building he was seized by Underhill who knocked him down and tied him it is claimed. Underhill claims that the man was stealing the chips from him and for that reason he was justified in making the assault on Hamilton although Hamilton Is almost defenseless because of his crippled condition and Underhill is a large man weighing almost 300 pounds. The trial is called for eight o'clock. Underhill has secured a member of a local law firm for his defense.

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Ralston Refuses to Receive the Measure Which Would Validate 169 Saloons in Gary, Indiana..

$68,000 ADDED TO PORK BARREL BILL Desperate Effort to Revive , Garnishee Bill At the Finish Was Balked By the Upper House. (National NVws Association) INDIANAPOLIS, March 11. Governor Ralston announced today that he would receive the bill to validate 169 saloon licenses in Gary that caused so much confusion during the closing session of the legislature. The controversy over the accuracy of the vote as recorded is believed to have influenced the governor to let the measure die. It was passed after the .time limit for receiving bills by the governor except at his option. The specific appropriations bill, carrying increases approximating $68,600 which the Senate had inserted, and carrying also a provision for a referendum vote on the question of appropriating $2,000,000 for a centennial building, was approved by both Houses of the Indiana Legislature at 1 o'clock this morning, after a conference committee had spent more than eight hours considering the measure. The Senate, at its afternoon session, had added $73,400, exclusive of the conditional appropriation for a centennial building, and the agreement reached by the conferees, Representatives Smith and Beatty, representing the House, and Senators Netterville and Stotsenburg, representing the Senate, provided for a net reduction of only $4,800 from the Senate figures. The committee stipulated that a separate ballot shall be used in voting on the question of appropriating $2,000,000 for a centennial building, and also that the amount of money to be appropriated, if ordered by a majority of the voters, should be stated on the ballot for .the information Of the voters. $2,000 Item Added. The reductions made by the committee amounted to $6,800, but a $2,000 item added to the bill made the net decrease only $4,800. The decreases provided by the conferees were as follows: Soldiers' Home at Lafayette, from $12,800 to $10,000 for coal sheds and equipment. Superintendent of public buildings and property, from $7,000 to $5,000 for repair of roof of State Capitol. State board of health, from $3,500 to $2,500 for publication and distribution of "baby" books. Tippecanoe Park, from $1,500 to $500 for care of trees. While the conferees decided to cut $1,000 from the Senate amendment providing for an appropriation of $3,500 for the publication by the state 'board of health of a "baby" book they decided to add an appropriation of 2,000 to be used in the publication of a legislative manual relating only to the session of 1913 instead of to the last two sessions. Kill Garnishee Bill. Senator Fleming sprung one of the sensations of the closing hours of the senate session by an effort to get the garnishee bill out of committee. "I rise to a point of order," said Senator Kistler. "This senate passed a rule that no bill should come out of committee on a divided report." "There is no proof that there is a divided report on the bill," ruled the chair, "but in order to get the matter in proper form I would suggest to Senator Fleming that he ask that the bill be withdrawn from the consideration of the committee." "I make that motion, said Senator Fleming. "I move to lay the motion on the table," said Senator Kistler. The chair put the motion to table and it carried with a roar of ayes, thus I effectually killing the measure on its last daring bid for life. At first the penal farm bill, introduced by Representative Vorls, was voted down, but Senator Netterville, who was of the committee to Investigate penal farms, made a lengthy explanation while the clock hands were held back. Later the measure was recalled, about midnight, and this time received a majority vote, only a few being recorded against It. The state tax levy bill introduced by Representative Cravens was found, after It had passed both house and senate, to carry a clause repealing all other tax levies. Senator Netterville discovered the mistake and before it was too late, had the measure recalled and it was repassed in the senate with an amendment saving all other levies to the state. THE WEATHER STATE AND LOCAL Fair tOniant

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FREOMANN CURE IS BEALLYJOT SERUM U. S. Government Health Expert Says the Plague Cure Is a Vaccine. (National News Association) WASHINGTON, March 11. Surgeon General Rupert Blue, head of the public health service, today declared that Dr. Friedmann'3 tuberculosis cure is not a serum. "The substance is nothing more than a vaccine," said Surgeon Blue. "The general use of the term serum in this connection is probably due to the ignorance of the exploiters of the story of the discovery." Surgeon Blue announced that the experiment with the vaccine, which was brought to Wasnington today will be made upon live animals and no human patients will be treated until the cure has been tested at the Hygienic labratory. No announcement will be madeVntil the experiment has been completed. HARVESTER CO. IS MADE A DEFENDANT (National News Association) CHICAGO, March 11 An investigation of the independent harvester company a $10,000,000 corporation, was' begun today by the post office department. Complaints made by stockholders composed largely of farmers throughout the United States caused the investigation. The company has recently sold stock amounting to $6,000,000 and the complainants allege that the plant at Piano. 111., is not worth over $1,000,000. ONE MAN KILLED (National News Association) DALTON, O., March 11. J. C. Christianan engineer of Indianapolis, was instantly killed and five other workmen seriously injured when a three story building collapsed here today. NON-UNION MINERS TO GO OH STRIKE Great Labor Struggle Is Predicted in the West Virginia Coal Fields. WHEELING, W. Va March 11. Upwards of 60,000 non union miners in the West Virginia coal fields will walk out on a strike fostered and financed by the United Mine Workers of America on April 1, according to local labor leaders. They declare it will be one of the greatest labor fights in the world's hist on". Organizers have I nt wnrb in ttua onal floMs -.f ?

SENATOR AND MRS. LUKE LEA, OF TENNESSEE WASHINGTON, March 11. The new Democratic administration will bring into more prominence than ever Mrs. Luke Lea, wife of the Democratic senator from Tennessee. She is a typical Southern beauty, accomplished and possessed of a charming disposition. Her status as a hostess is already well established. She Is very popular with the younger set and is expected to prove a big favorite with the Wilson girls. Senator Lea has been chosen a member of the committee to make up party committee assignments. PRESIDENT HUERTA MAY LEADTR00PS Ranch Owners Ask Him to Direct the Campaign Now Started in Person. (National News Association) MEXICO CITY, March 11. Provisional President Iluerta will take the field in person at the head of the Mexican army to crush out the rebellion, if he heeds the appeal of a delegation of ranch owners from the state of Peubla, made today. The ranchers called at the national palace-and presented a petition to Huerta. The provisional president took the matter under advisement. When it became known that the appeal had been made the report was spread that General Felix Diaz . had left for the front to fight the rebels. General Diaz was not In the city and no one seems to know of his whereabouts. Messages from the United State indicate that a split has occurred in the ranks of the Madero family. Some of them want to raise an army and spend their entire fortune in fighting the Huerta regime while others council peace and conciliation toward the present government MEXICAN REGULAR TROOPS DEFEATED (National News Association) I.ERADO. Tex, March 11. The fifth day of the fighting between Mexican rebels and the federals south of 1 Jimpaios resulted in heavy losses to the federals, while trying to dislodge ' the insureentji fro ma ravins whrp iSor nat imhntnli tko..!... A

Each Year Shows An Increase in the Expenses And a Decrease in Receipts From Infirmary.

COUNTY BOARD HAS STARTED A PROBE Some of the Inmates Allege Poor Food And Lack Of. Clothing, But Others Hava No Complaints. For the purpose of considering rec omraendations contained in grand jury reports, and in the report of an investigating committee, representing the Wayne county board of charities, relative to conditions at the county infirmary, the county commissioners' will meet tomorrow morning at the court house. A formal Investigation on the part' of the commissioners may be undertaken. Statistical reports of the poor farm, as shown on the county books places the cost of maintenance for 1911. including supplies, employes and repairs, at 116,159.52. The receipts amounted to only $1,519.50, representing the profits from the farm during that year. The cost of building during the year was 13,133.35. Some county officials declare that the farm should be practically self sustaining, as there are 310 acres in the tract. Other county farms are made practically elf sustaining, these officials declare, and they state the infirmary can be conducted on more efficient and economical manner. Statistical Report. Appended is an extract from the county statistical report: Maintenance 1907. $9,016.19; 1908. J8.230.09: 1909. $6,970.62; 1910, $12.. 952.05; 1911, $13,021.17. New Buildings 1911. $3,138.35. Total for 1911. including new building was 41fi.l59.52. In 1907 the farm receipts were $3,173.21; In 1908, $739.64; in 1909. $2,307.39; in 1910. $2,634.82; in 1911. $1,519.60; in 1912 to Aug. 31. $898.67. Statements have been made by several inmates at the infirmary that they do not get enough to eat. Others say that they have enough food. Other complaints have also been registered by infirmary inmates. In speaking of this matter, Newton Brumfield, superintendent of the infirmary, made the following statement: What Brumfield Says. "Theae people are bound to complain because they are old and cross. They think the county owes them something and believe they do not get enough. The fact is that they are treated as well aa anyone could treat them. None of them can work and If they could" it would take two men to make one of them work. They want meat three tiroes a day. We can't give it to them without putting the county to a great big expense. Afterwhile it will be a hard matter to get a man to come here to superintend the" place. There is nothing in.it for me to keep the inmates from having all they want to eat. "I have had hard luck here. Last fall I had lOti hogs and cholera took all of them but eight, I had two horses and a mule to die. Year before last I had bad luck with the corn. I lost a cow last fall. I raised 1,000 bushel of corn last fall, threshed 6SK) bushel of oat3. 20 bushel of timothy seed. 275 bushels of wheat and rye. -We had 120 acres here originally. But ten acres were told. It was a full quarter section in the beginning. But only 150 acres are tillable. Feventrfive acres lay to the north of the railroad. What Inmates Say. Appended are statements giren by inmates of the institution upon the care, food and treatment received: Thomas McGirr, SO, Richmond "I have no complaint Henry Patterson. 64, Richmond "The food is fair. Get along all right otherwise. William Walters. 48, CentervIHe -I don't get enough to eat. We have but few potatoes. I get bread and tomatoes to eat, I have been here fifteen years." James R. Dorsey, 51. Richmond -I've been here a month. Don't ask me what I have to eat or how I'm treated and 111 tell you no ties. Frank Taylor. 68. Olive Hin "Sometimes we hare enough to cat. Other times we do not have enough. We get rice and bread for breakfast. Sometimes we, get potatoes. We get a small piece of meat once a day and the piece is very small at that. Once in a while we are siren a little fruit for supper. William Majors. Richmond "We have Uttle to eat. Once in a while we are given a little sausage. Redsern Walker. ' 85, Richmond "I don't get enough to eat, I can't eat the rice we always have for breakfast." - Lewis Hantsche, 54, Richmond "I am treated as good as I tan expect." . : William Craig. 73. Cambridge City Sometimes the food Is all right.

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