Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 40, Number 265, 19 October 1915 — Page 1
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? I : Four cases of scarlet fever have developed among the children attending the Fairview school, Ridge street, and are now confined to their homes. " The school has not been closed because of the threatened epidemic and probably will not be. Dr. J. E. King, one
of 1 the school .medical inspectors,
purpose would be accomplished in closing the school. He says it is bettcto keep the school open so that the children who have so far sh(r no'symptoms of the disease can be better watched and eared f otvr ;;-H&i vCv-. ? - 'Acts enArty's Advice. 1
? "Dr. King i actios under the advice f Dr. J.N.. Hurty, secretary of the tats beard of health. In keeping the ichool open," Supt Giles said today. "Dr. King pointed out to me that If the school was closed - children . who might have been exposed to the disease would mtngte In their play on the streets with other children ; who had not-been exposed with the result that a serlouspldemie night result With the school open the tebool physicians can maintain a strict surveillance over the pupils and cheek ..; any possible spread of the disease." Tht first child attending the Fairview school to become afflicted with scarlet fever was Helen Rail, whose parents reside on State street Suspecting the child had scarlet fever her teacher sent her to Dr. King a week ago last Monday. Since that time three other cases have developed. Superintendent Giles was not Informed of the situation at Falrvlew school until this - morning, however, when he telephoned to Dr. King for Information. -.j '--v.. . Children Withdrawn. C J. W, Outland, principal of Falrvlew school, said today, that about twenty children had been withdrawn from the school by their parents since1 the development of the scarlet fever cases. He said that when the Hall girl was sent to Dr. King he told her to go to her family physician. It Is understood, however, that the family physician was not called in on the case until three days later. Falrvlew people are considerably agitated over the outbreak of the disease, but Mr. Outland says there is no cause for uneasiness as the school physicians have the situation well In hand. He also denies, that lax methedaeauard ooaeguarattf school children . were responsible for tne outbreak or tae epidemic. . ; ftTh;is.r$ijwhhMethe discs se-wero ift'&ifrtrentiuaaseaTand In different class rdorasv.,They also live in four different sections of Fairview. . I think this is sufficient .to show that the disease did not originate , in the school," ; Mr Outland ' said., "I I think the disease started to spread at come social gathering . where there were several children present" The four victims' of the disease are said to be suffering from mild attacks. BULGARS STRIKE TERRIFIC BLOWS AGAINST SERBS LONDON, Oct. "19. By " capturing Vranje, on .the Saionika-Nish railway, the Bulgarians .have struck their hardest blow at' the Serbs. The 8ervian army In the north, which is engaged on a front south of the Drlna, Save and Danube rivers, is cut off from, further Anglo-French reinforcements." When the .' Bulgarians occupied Vranje in the valley of the Morava river, they not only cut the railway, but got between the . Serbs in the north and the Anglo-French forces that v have just entered Southern ServtsgU, Thexlgarian army at- Vranje is taecond of three Bulgar forces that Invaded Servia. It has advanced nearly 'twiaty miles .Into .Serb territory, despite the1 violent resistance of the Servian troops. The military developments in the Balkans up to date indicate that the Au8tro-German forces and their Bulgarian allies are attempting by a brilliant coup to surround the AngloFrench and Serb armies and annihilate or capture them. ' " Servia has invaded at seven points on the . northwest, the north and the east. The front stretches In a semicircle from the Drlna river to a point near Negotin, twenty-six miles , above the Greek frontier in southern Servia
CLUB ASKS STATE HELP FOR INOUSTBIAL SURVEY
The state board of education will be asked to, help meet expense of the Industrial survey for Richmond, which will probably be made by Indiana university. 1 The . Commercial club committee -on . education, held a meeting last evening deciding that the work Is of enough - importance for the . state board to appropriate money. ' This plan was . suggested . by Pettis A. Raid, a member of the state board 9k I. well as - a member of the ..local ' school .board. The. survey will -cost approximately $4,500 of which the university has agreed to pay all Hut $1,500. The school board has agreed to pay at least $700 toward' the sur-
has notified Supt. Giles that no
REJECT GREEK TREATY STAND ATHENS, Oct. 19. The Allies have rejected the Greek government's interpretation of the treaty between Serbia and Greece, it became known today. Ministers of England and Rus sia so notified the Greek foreign office on Sunday. The two envoys also gave notice that the entente powers would con siderably reinforce the allied troops in the Balkans. They made, it plain that the allies considered It the duty of Greece to help In the defense of Serbia aaglnst Bulgarian attacks and that their gov ernments did - not agree with the Athens interpretation of the SerbGreek pact that the present conditions make it necessary for Greece to act. SERVICE EXTENSION DENIED BY COUNCIL Efforts of people In northeast Richmond to have street car service ex tended from Sixteenth street to Twentieth street have met with failure. A special committee reported to council last night that It would be Impractical, as. the Street Car company Had suggested, to extend the service to Twen tieth street unless more cars were placed In ' operation. - The . committee ItiTcars asfar east, on North . trHK .t . E street as Eighteenth street: FOR MACADAM ASKED BY WILLIAMS Councilman Williams voiced a per sistent public demand last evening, that the wasteful method of construct ing macadam streets without a binder be done away with. He urged that, in the future when a macadam street was constructed it be oiled and not opened to public use until the oil had htorougly dried. Mr. Williams pointed out that under the strain of modern motor traffic macadam streets were short lived unless oil binders were provided. "If the city would go to the extra expense of oiling streets as soon as they are constructed, it would be a saving of public funds in the long run," William declared. ' Incidentally, he said, he thought it would be a good plan for the city, at its own expense. to oil every macadam street in the city at least once a year. BOOSTS CONFERENCE The first meeting of the fall and winter season was held by about thirty members of the East Main Street Friends church brotherhood last night at the church. The principal address was delivered by S. Edgar Nicholson, editor of the American Friend, who discussed the responsibilities of men for the church, and pointed out features of the coming national conference of men Friends. HODGKIN COMING Dr. T. Henry Hodgkln of London, England, secretary, of the Friends' Foreign Mission Board of the London Yearly Meeting, will probably be In attendance at the meeting tonight of the American Friends' Board of Foreign Missions, which is holding business sessions in the South Eighth ' Street Friends' , church. If he attends it is probable that he will be asked and will consent to deliver a short speech. Members of the educational committee were In favor of the plan but do not believe that the finances of the Commercial club will warrant such a large expenditure of money for this purpose. Indiana university has promised to place experts. In addition to a number of specialists who will be at work actively, there wUI be an advisory board. Dr.-Leonard, head of the educational department, win have personal charge of the work,, if it is decided to accept the plan. It Is believed by Pettis Reid that part of a fund of $190,000 set aside by the ' last legislature for educational work, can be used if it is gone after.
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Figures written with pencil in -the financial, records of the H. C. Hasemeier company, which have been identified by assistant cashier as the handwriting of Miss Louisa Bentlage, were presented to the j ury today as evidence in the case of H: C. Hasemeier against Henry Bentlage, administrator, .of the estate of Louisa Bentlage. . The court room was filled again today and the trial is creating" more interest than any trial in circuit court for the past
five years. Over twenty-five , books, records of the company, were identified by Mrs. Mary Carroll , and Miss Mabel Geier, employes,, as the records kept by Miss Bentlage. , Mrs. . Carroll was ; on the stand - from 1 o'clock Monday afternoon until court adjourned and took the stand again this morning for cross examination.' The cross' examination was not concluded until 10:15 o'clock. Miss Geier, who was wrapping clerk at the store,: took the stand at 10:30 and testified relative to the handwriting of Miss Bentlage . in' . the " ledgers, journals and cash books. Books Examined. ' These books have been examined by Auditor Parmalee for the plaintiff, and as soon as they, were presented as evidence in the case were turned over to the expert employed by the "defense. Mrs. Carroll . and Miss Geier both testified that entries made in several of the books In pencil, were made by Miss Bentlage. Miss ' Geier testified, that several weeks . before Miss Bentlage committed suicide, she had told her that she Intended to "get rid " of .several . old books." Miss Geier -identified the book she had reference , to as one of the journals of the company. The plaintiff alleges Miss Bentlage had a duplicate postoffice key made, which she used in opening the company's box to take out letters which she thought might contain overdue bills according to the opening statement of Henry U.-Johnson. He further said that the entire shortage was approximately the amount of these bills that had never been , - paid although the company's officials were given the impression that they were and the receipted bills on file. Failed to Audit Books. s "The books had never been , audited by any of the officials of the company,', said Mr. Johnson. "All the Weather Forecast United States Report Partly cloudy tonight and Wednesday. Temperature Noon 64 Yesterday Maximum Minimum 67 56 For Richmond Partly cloudy 1 but mostly fair . tonight and Wednesday. Moderate temperature. General Conditions Weather, now fair west : of the Mississippi river and slowly clearing east of the Mississippi. Indian; summer weather prevails over Southwestern Canada and in the northwestern states. Seventy-four degrees yesterday. Medicine Hat is the region where the cold wave comes from. Will continue mild tonight and Wednesday. W. E. Moore, -Weather Forecaster.
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1 funds .were entrusted : to ' Miss Bent lage. ' In August. 1914, two. months before she died, Mr. Hasemeier. saw that his account was . overdrawn. Miss Bentlage . told him it must be a mis take. 'She -said she. would investigate immediately. ; No further Investigation was made' at this time' by Mr; Hase meier. . - --"On'. October tll,'.the' day before she committed suicide.'Mr.' Johnson con tinued, "the store received a telegram from a firm in New York stating that unless their account was paid up immediately, the firm would be sued. This-did not even arouse the suspicion of Mr. Hasemeier, and he went to Miss - Bentlage . and was . informed that there .'must ' be some mistake. The next day she. committed 'suicide." "More bills came in,": said the at torney; "and In searching - her desk It was found that she had an old newspaper in which . a number of unpaid bills were wrapped." The duplicates had been coming in." " . Referred to Letter. The letter, which -Miss Bentlage wrote to H.' C Hasemeier on the day before she "committed' suicide, is expected to prove an', important t bit of evidence during 1 the progress of the trial, . In their . opening ' statements Henry U. Johnson, attorney for HaseContinued on Page Seven ITALY ENTERS WAR AGAINST BULGAR STATE ROME, Oct. 19. Italy declared war against Bulgaria today.' Italy's declaration of war means that she will send an army ' or fleet and - may be both. aeainst the Rnlearian allies of Ger. I many, in the Balkans. - ! . England, ' France and Servia have now formally, declared war against Bulgaria. Italy's formal entrance into the hostilities in the Balkan theatre followed reports tha a secret treaty had been effected binding Italy to help the entente powers in the Balkans in consideration for ? Balkan interests which Italy will acquire on the eastern side of . hte - Adriatic,- if the quadruple entente wins. .. . '.. The following' statement was given out at - the foreign office after Italy had declared war against Bulgaria: "Bulgaria having commenced; hostilities against Servia by allying herself to the enemies of Italy, who are also at war against Italy's allies, the Italian government, by order of the king, declares . a state of war to exist between Italy and Bulgaria." '. : ' t
TAGGMT CASE
OUT OF COURT INDIANAPOUS, Oct 19. The election conspiracy ease against Democratic committeemen Thomas Taggart was . thrown -out of -court today when Prosecutor Alvah J. Rucker notified special Judge Elchhorn that the sUte was without v sufficient evidence : to warrant a' trial., -r: S-. " ' The case against" some one hundred other defendants in the conspiracy case Including Chief of Police' Parrott and other Democratic officials were continued until December 1 to give the state an opportunity to decide whether motions to dismiss would also be made in some additional Instances. The case of the state against Taggart fell flat because Paul Hagen representing the Home Brewing Company during the Mayor Bell trial discovered that he had made a' mistake in- his testimony. -V 7. , '.'v .'J "-.!.- LOSE MANY (BULLETIN.) - PETROGRAD, . Oct 19. German losses in the ' attempts to capture Dvlnsk were officially ; estimated at 80,000 killed and wounded today. . The war office says it has learned through German prisoners that the defeats inflicted by. the Russians on the Dvinski front have provoked a serious quarrel between Field Marshal von Hindenburg and the Kaiser. REPRESENTS RED MEN E. R. Stover of Richmond, Is representing the Osceola tribe. Red Men, at the firty-seventh Great Sun Council of the Improved Order of Red Men. which opened in Tomlinson hall' In Indianapolis this morning. Interest in the meeting centers in the disposition of money and property valued at approximately $150,000 which had been acquired by the organization to permit of the erection of a hotel. The local organization was assessed with other lodges throughout the state to raise the sum. HOSPITAL REPORT SHOWS BALANCE FOR LAST MONTH The Reid hospital report for the month of September showed a surplus of $628.36. over all expenses on Octo ber . . There was an average of 32 patients a day cared for. .The balance in the ' general fund of the Municipal plant on Oct 1' was $60,056.64. One item of, this- report showing that a hors and hucav owned by the plant liaffHW told for 'tSfr ftaused" some comment. Councilman Burdsall opined that he thought that "was an awfully cheap price."
Carnegie Back Home V After His Vacation
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after a summer spent in Bar. Harbor, where the aged ironmaster
underwent severe illness; which dition. . Despite the ruddy color uarnegie waiKea wan a ueciueu He refused to comment on
Mrs. Frank. F. Spekenhier of
struck by. an automobile driven by W. H. Kinder, at Tenth and Main street shortly after 11 o'clock this morninjr and is lyinj at Reid. Memorial hospital in a dangerous condition, suffering from a broken hose, an arm broken in two places and a dangerously wounded" eye, besides other injuries. Kinder who was driving the car at the time of the accident is at his home in Centerville on the verge of nervous prostration.
U; S. ACCEPTS GEN. CAIMNZA AS FIRST CHIEF WASHINGTON.; Oct. ' 19. General Carranza was today recognised as the head of the do facto government of Mexico by the ' United States. This action was formally taken in a note dispatched to Carranza's - confidential agent here by Secretary of State Lan-eing-The note stated that the government of the United States was glad to recognize the de - facto government of Mexico , of which Carranza Is the head.' It further stated that this gov eminent is ready at any time to receive an ambassador from the government,' and that it will despatch a a United States ambassador to Mexico City as soon as possible. Carranza's agent here was aaked to communicate this information to Carranza. CAROLINA MAN SENDS REGARDS TO C. T.PRICE C. T. Price, who recently celebrated the fiftieth anniversary of the establishment of his confectionery store. Is in receipt of a letter of congratulations from Rev. J. Wilbur Chapman, D. D., dated from AshevUle, N. C. Rev. Chapman states that some one sent him a clipping of an account of the anniversary, and says because he has a slight association with the company and with Mr. Price ie sends . his heartiest eon gratuiauons. r .-xpa . . nave. . ceriauuy proved what can" be done in a business way . In : a - city . like : Richmond," Mr. Chapman writes. He etends his kindest-regards to the family of Mr. Price. Carnegie taken in the garden of avenue, immediately after the wife from their vacation at Bar -' ' : y:. -." ? with Mrs. Carnegie,, bis secretary. back in their Fifth Avenue home has left.him .in .a weakened con in his face, it was noticed that Mr. laiteniig kep. .... - . the war or. politics. . i r
219 South Eleventh street, Klnder's un familiarity with the ear he wss driving is believed to havo eon trlbuted to the accident as he is am experienced driver having operated a Ford for the last five years. Yesterday he purchased a bow. ear and was learning to drive It. la the ear with htm waa Adolph Gets who wss giving him Instructions. Kinder was at the wheel and appeared to have excellent control of the machine. -Car Strikes Woman. As the - car came to Tenth street Kinder turned south and the lamp struck Mrs. Spekenhier. 8he fell over on the fender and as she did so Kinder In his anxiety to stop the machine gave it additional speed and before It could be stopped the woman had been carried a distance of thirty-five ' feet. As she fell the wheels passed over her head. Blood was covering the street as Dr. M. S. Bulla who was the first to arrive at the scene of the accident, pulled the unfortunate woman from under the machine. She was rushed to the hospital. Mr. Kinder was In such a nervous condition that the physician ordered aim ween noma at once. The accident aa explained bv Gets was caused by Mr. Klndar'a knnwU edge, yet lack of knowledge. In driving. Drives Ford Car Long Time. For five years Mr. Klndor hui a Ford and was accustomed to that arrangement of the brakes or foot pedals, and with his new machine the arrangement of these was different and he became confused. As the car turned off Main street It was not going more than ten miles an hoar, according to stories of TTi Trttnnasna On the Ford oar with which Kinder was familiar there are three foot pedals, while on the new car he was driving there are only two. The right foot pedal Is the brake on the Ford, while on the other car It Is the accelerator. Being accustomed to braktax his ear with hU right foot, Mr. Kinder evf. . dently Jn his excitement put his foot on the accelerator, tnlnkm It was the brake, giving the car speed Instead of applying the brakes. - - - Gets reported to the police after taking Mr. Kinder home and city Prosecutor Reller questioned him. The chauffeur aald he tried to reach the brake with his foot but could not do so. Finally he turned off the switch. Mrs. Spekenhier Is the wife of Frank Spekenhier. foreman for the Nicholson -Printing company on North Ninth street, and Is a sister-in-law of Al Spekenhier of Bogalosa. La former treasurer of Wayne county and former Richmond postmaster. She Is also prominent In lodge circles and Is at the head of the Daughters of Rebekah and a member of the Woman's Relief Corps, besides being affiliated with other organizations. FRIENDS A17AIT FIRST SESSION : OF CONVENTION Arrangements by the committees are gradually n earing completion for the opening of the National Conference cf Men Friends which convenes In IvChmond Wednesday night and holds sessions until Friday night and will be attended by about J800 dele gates. - - S. E. Nicholson, editor of the American Friend, who Is general chairman of the executive committee, aald today that the number of registrations ex ceeded the original forecast. It has been conducted In the office of the American Friend bat at 1 o'clock Wednesday afternoon will be changed to the East Main Street Friends church. The committee on entertainment, which has been assigning the delegates during their 2-days stay In Richmond will have most of its work to do on Wednesday.' Speakers Are Prominent. The speakers who will deliver addresses during the conference are not only prominent members of the Friends' church but many laymen and officials are not scheduled to speak hold prominence In the church's activities. The following : list of names sre those of some of the prominent visit ors, including several of the who will be in attendance at the ference: Dr. Henry T. Hodgktn of. London. England, who takes Prof. RuaseU's place on the program; J. Al-. len Baker of London. England, who. Is s member of Parliament; Isaac Sharpless, president of Haverford collage In Pennsylvania; Thomas Newlln. president of Guilford college in North Carolina, and David L. Edwards, president of Penn college In Oskaloosa, Iowa. Levi T. Pennington Is president of Pacific college at Newburg. Oregon, and Charles L. Whltely is paster of the Friends . church . at Newborgr Absalom - Roeenberger. president of Whittler college In Whlttler, "V. and - Rurus Mr Jones, prof or - ta Haverford college. Pennsylvania. - Urn ta fAUfW of -Preaent fMv Paean mmM as ivuvr oi reueauua wwit. - - , ' Charles M- Woodman, pastor et On . . Continued On ms eve. 5-