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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-01-17
PRISONER ATTEMPTED
SUICIDE IN COURT ROOM
Opened Vein When Told He Must
Go to Jail.

SAVANNAH. Ga, jan 16.-L. S. Cas-
kin, who was arrested on the charge Of
larceny attempted suicide in the police
court today by cutting an artery in his
right arm.
Gaslin was taken into custody on re-
quest of NJ. II. Meldrim. who says he
gave $50 to Gaskin to purchase picture
frames for him. Neither frames nor
money have since been seen by Meldrim.
Gaskin claimed Baltimore as his home
and represented a Northern picture
house.
In court Gaskin asked one Of the OFF,
GERS what would be done with him. and
he was told he would be sent to jail I'M
I'll the case was heard by the higher
court. Gaskin then quietly stepped TO
one side and opened the veins in his
arm before anyone could interfere.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-01-17
SPITTERS HAD TO CLEAN
BEF0ULED SIDEWALK
Health Commissioner Of Western City
Made Them Mop 1t Up.

ST. PAUL. MINI. Jan. 1s.-HeaIth
Commissioner O'Hage has begun a cam
paign against splitting on the sidewalks
and IN public places. A dozen spitters
in front OF the Grand Theater were
forced by health officers 10 take out
their handkerchiefs and mop the side
walks they had befouled. More than
this number escaped arrest by obeying
the orders OF inspectors at the Star
Theater.
The humiliation OF the offenders was
deep. A crowd gathered about the
Metropolitan Theater front. expecting
90 see the officers give their orders.
but the news OF the crusade had spread
There were two inspectors al the
Grand entrance. two at the Star and
two at the Metropolitan Theater The
warning will be general IL applies
equally 10 street "spitters"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-01-17
DEFECTIVE STATUTE
OPENS WORKHOUSE DOORS

TOLEDO. Ohio. Jan. 16-It has just
been discovered that when the new
municipal code of Ohio was adopted, in
october. 1902, the law giving police
courts power in misdemeanors was I'M
Intentionally repealed, so that all son
Victions IN Ohio IN that court since
that time are illegal.
The board OF public service has an
nounced. and police court officials con-
cur. that all prisoners now in the work
house on misdemeanor convictions from
police courts. about 100 in all, must be
released. This will be done in the morn
ing, Fifteen that escaped will be off,
cially discharged. This law applies all
over the State.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-01-17
WATCHMAN ASSAILED
FOR RAILROAD FUNDS

PITTSBURG. Pa. Jan. 1e.-Burglars
blew open the safe in the .Bridgeville
station on the Pittsburg, Cincinnati and
St. Louis Railroad early this morning,
obtained between $50 and 500 in change,
and escaped. County Detective McMil-
Ian and special officers OF the railroad
are now in pursuit. The ticket office
was wrecked and a piece OF the safe
door crashed through the partition into
the general waiting room.
John Moore. a telegraph operator IN
the tower near the station, who tried
to give an alarm, narrowly missed be-
ing shot in the head by one OF the Cnree
burglars. Tools taken from the railroad
tool house were used in breaking into
the de.Ot
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-01-17
SUBMARINE PHONE
MAKES SEA SAFER
Gray-Mundy Signal System
Important Invention.
NO DANGER OF COLLISION
Approach of Another Vessel or Prox-
unity of Perilous Shoal or Reef
Immediately Noted.

BOSTON, Jan. 16-Tested vigorously
under what naval officers call service
conditions. the submarine signal sys-
tenn Invented by Prof. Gray and Arthur
]. Mundy takes rank among the most
important discoveries Of the century
The final experiments made on the run
or the steamship James S. Whitney from
New York TO this port. were successful
In every particular. and J. b. Millett.
general manager OF the Submarine Sig
nal Company. which controls the device,
is ready to demonstrate publicly the in
vention's practical value to the COM
mercial world.
No More Collisions a. Sea.
The system. it is said, virtually will
annihilate the danger of collisions at
sea in any kind of weather. BY it's use
the master Of a vessel, standing at the
wheel, can have instant knowledge of
the approach of another ship even when
from six to ten miles separate the two,
and Will know when he is nearing peril
Gus shoals or reefs long before any
whistling or bell buoy could send warn
ing through a heavy fog.
Atmospheric conditions have no effect
on the submarine signal, for the ocean
Itself is the transmitting medium, and
the vibrations that speed from derelict.
dangerous coast or another ship to the
vessel equipped with the device travel
many feet below the surface.
No matter how turbulent the waves.
the current Of communicable remains
unbroken. Indeed, the more violent the
weather the clearer the alarm. for the
greater the strength OF the sound waves
travelling TO the delicate receiver. The
l. g., - .
the myriad bazy suggestions floating
through verne's imaginative stories, and
an enthusiast present at the crucial test
of the system easily might have fancied
himself 200O0 leagues under the sea
with Captain Memo, anticipating the
marvellous achievements Of a later cycle.
Valuable in War.
Not only does the Gray signal system
inform sailing masters of the proximity
of danger. but it enables them 10 get
their bearings in the worst Of weather
conditions.
Directly in line with that idea. the
inventors pointed out, Is the practical
bility OF extensive communication be-
tween vessels or between a vessel and
a shore station. Once the code is pre-
pared. a submarine signal viii become
doubtless a swifter and certainly a
surer medium OF conversation between
ships than the wireless telegraph. as il
is immune from meteorological disturb
ances and. presumably. Is less liable
to international interruption in time Of
war
Valuable as the discovery Is to the
marine interests of all nations in time OF
peace. it will be Of equal use in inter
national conflicts 10 the country con-
trolling IL. The Gray apparatus VIII
warn the commander of a war vessel
Of the approach OF any enemy, from
battleship to submarine torpedo boat.
Equipped with the device, any warship
will be as safe from sudden attack as
II in landiocked harbOr
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-01-17
CONGRATULATIONS POUR
IN ON MONCURE BURKE

Moncure Burke, recently appointed assistant
clerk o. the Court Of Appeals for the District
by Clerk Harry w. Hodges yesterday entered
upon the discharge Of his duties. Mr. Burke
was for many years private secretary 20 the
Engineer Commissioner. and IL consequently we'll
known in District Official circles.
Mr.. Burke was welcomed yesterday by many OF
his old friends who called at the Office Of the
clerk Of the Court Of Appeals to greet hin. and
w-sh him success IN his new Aeld Of work.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-01-17
BIRTH OF HIS BABIES
TIMED EVEN TO A DAY
Five Boys Arrived on Same Date in
Five Successive Years.

LOUISVILLE, Jan. ia fifth son
was born yesterday to Mr.. and Mrs.
William Leroy. Their other children
were born as follows:
January Is. 1900. George NJ Leroy.
January Is. 1901. +. Ashton Leroy.
January Is. 1902. Peter Leroy.
January Is, 1903, Alexander Goldsoor-
ough Leroy
The Leroys live in Owen county Mrs.
Leroy was a Blue Grass belle, being a
member OF the Hoted Hardin family.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-01-17
VAULT Is BLOWN OPEN
AND THE BANK ROBBED

ROANOKE. Va. Jan. 1.-the vault
Of the First Netional Bank OF Rocky
Mount was blown open with dynamite
this morning and $500 in silver stolen
The town was aroused BY the explo-
sion and search made for burglars, but
ehGT escaped
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-01-17
Washington Physicians
Succeed With Radiun1
Cancer Is Cured in Several Instances by the
Direct Application of Metallic
Salts in Tubes

Washington can challenge any claims
which the physicians of New York and
Chicago may make for the credit Of
first effecting the cure of cancer by ra-
dunn. While the fact has been publish
ed in those cities that radium is to play
an important part in medical science in
future. there are several prominent To-
cal physicians who for a long time have
been experimenting with this wonderful
salt They have been most successful,
and number Of remarkable cures may
be placed to their credit
Two Patients Cured.
Strict rules of medical etiquette. how
ever. have served TO keep the results
of these Investigations secret. 1t was
only by a careful investigation that a
reporter for The Times was enabled
TO discover the large amount of work
done with radium in the local medical
field. None Of the physicians dare to
appear in print for fear of getting in
trouble with the medical societies.
The reporter saw two patients who
have been cured of malignant diseases
and was fortunate enough to see the
remedy applied to a third. If DR.. Nor
ton. of New York. who. it may be
nOleus Is a son OF the QlSCONerer OF
ether. is able to report three cases
cured by radium. and two more who
are absolutely being cured. ne can lay
claim to having accomplished no more
than one of the Washington doctors
in fact not as much.
Afflicted With Lupus.
This doctor and his co-workers make
no pretentious statements about radium
as a curative agent. They admit a con-
siderable number of failures. but they
report a certain number of remarkable
cures. among them a dispensary pa
tient. a negro. previously treated at the
clinics in New York. and this city. and
pronounced at both Of these places as
an absolutely hopeless case, after pro-
longed treatment with the x-ray.
This was a patient with the most Sc
we're form of lupus-a type which up TO
the advent OF the x-ray was incurable,
and which even now is slightly. If at
all. Influenced by this agent
This patient was treated three or four
times a week for an interval extend
ing over six weeks The radium In a
little glass tube was applied directly to
the affected parts. and allowed to re-
main from half an hour to an hour.
Nothing else was used either locally or
internally
The case is novel in that it is probably
the first case Of negro being cured IF
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-01-17
DIR. FISK ELGIN,

Expert in treatment Of private diseases, chronic
and acute Both sexes. All consultations con-
hdential. Medicine furnished. Prices moderate
Hours. to /, to 8. to 9. Rooms, s24 10Th
st. Phone, NJ TOY. dels-tf
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-01-17
Dr.. WRIGHT
II SPI ycIALIST
~ SIT 18th Street Bet r and a

Phone, Day Night. North-s5sF
Treatment for Wasting and Nervous Diseases.
Men and Women: Nervous Prostitution cured and
prevented; new cure for Catarh. Hours: DAILY
to z: Sundays. TO l. Consultation tree.
no2e-tf
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-01-17

this disease--the thicker Elementary lay
er of the skin heretofore having been
regarded as a barrier to the transmits
sion of the T1nsen light. and in a great
measure TO the x-ray. 1t would appear
from this isolated case that pigment is
no barrier whatever to the transmission
OF radium
Cancer of the Face.
One of the prominent pension agents
of this city, afflicted with malignant
cancer of the face of a large size. ulcer
ated and discharging freely with slight
glandular enlargement. has been com.
pletely cured with the radium. His
name is withheld for obvious reasons.
He is one of the patients. however,
whom The Times reporter saw under
treatment and who expressed himself as
most grateful for the discovery of the
medical men. Where the cancer once
held sway is a smooth. glove-like SIR
face. differing but slightly in color
from the adjacent integument. The
effect seems to have been a slow cauter-
izing of the wound and a healing of the
part affected.
X-Ray Failed.
<AHObAlSI toSt Is Nkldl u a OiSAAACt tAAA-
ploye suffering from a cancer Of the
face. who. after a long siege of treat
ment with the x-ray. is now virtually
cured. This latter patient has been
treated about two months with radium.
The most interesting case. however. is
that OF a poor charwoman of the Agri-
cultural Department She was affected
with a pigmentary cancer of the face
which upon being removed with the
knife commenced to grow more vigor-
ously than before
Whereupon the surgeon who had
operated upon the same, turned the
patient over to an X-ray special
ist, who like himself failed. While
the patient is not cured under
radlum treatment, the cancer has en-
tirely disappeared. leaving raw,
healthy surface which under the further
stimulation Of the radium is rapidly I'LL
ing in, assuring a speedy If not an inn
mediate recovery.
The Washington physician conducting
these experiments has discovered the
important fact that fluids in which ra-
dunn has been immersed acquire prop
critics similar to the radium itself and
retain their properties for a certain
length Of time. He is therefore expert
menting with the internal administra-
ton and topical applications of the
radioactive solution and important re-
suits are expected to follow.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-01-17
DIR. CZARRA :

The Well-known German Specialist.
ST. SIXTH STREET n. W.
10 years permanently located in Washington
City. His success in treating ola and so-called
incurable cases Ia acknowledged by the public
and profession. See testimonials at his Once
RUPTURE permanently cared. without pain
or loss Of time. X-RAY for examination and
treatment CURES cancer, structure, v2ricocels
Gkin blood poison, and private diseases quickly
for lifetime.
CONSULTATION FREE.
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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-01-17
DR.. LEAIHERMAN

Only expert specialist in the city on all
forms Of private diseases Of men and women: 80
years practice; the past 10 years in present To-
cation. Contagious blood diseases cured forever
Diseases Of the kidneys and bladder. as well as
ell forms Of nervous weakness, quickly aud
permanently cured; structure, yaricocele, ETC..
are cured with equal ease and success COM
plete cure is guaranteed In all cases I agree
to accept for treatment Charges low; medicine
furnished: consultation free.
COZ E Street ~. W.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-01-17
CASH g s,ss Fay 3SIEs ,

OAOn HIGH 7ATEs
WE LOAN ANY AMOUNT FROM s. TO s5Oo
ON FURNITURE. PIANOS HORSES, WAGcN8,
ETC. We charge for Interest only
$40 one month. 10c.
$50 one month. 20c.
$50 one month. SOC.
And all other amounts IL proportion.
The simplicity Of cur business methods zad
fair treatment have made ours the most popular
Office in the city. We give every accommoda-
ton allowed by other companies Strsctly con-
adential. Nothing deducted from loan
MUTUAL LOAN AND TRUST CO.
9IS Street NV. Rooms II and 12
Easy stairway or elevator 10 second foor.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-01-17

SPECIALIST IN DISEASES or THE
THROAT, NOSE, AND LUNGS.
DR.. GARDNER,
923 Twentieth Street n. w.
Hours: $3.50 70 $3.50, and to s pm. Ii
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-01-17
What MYSTERIOUS POWER
does this MAN POSSESS ?
THE DEAD BROUGHT BACK TO LIFE

Would Hardly Create Greater Sensation Than Sons of
the Miraculous Cures He Performs With Strange,
Mystic Fluid Unknown to Medical Science.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-01-17
MONEY TO LOAN.

MONEY TO LOAN IN SUNS OF IS TO $50
JOSEPH CAIN. 2S7 Pennsylvania ave NV. ID
fruit store ia17-f
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-01-17

Earnest { arc and sIinsnI Attention.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-12-24
Fire Loss Last Night Reaches
Sl,OOO,OOO.
OUTSIDE AID SUMMONED
Some Of the Finest Stores in the City
Burned, and Christmas Shoppers
Had Difficulty in Getting
Out.

Sioux City. Ia, Dee. "a. This city
was visited by disastrous fire last
might, the loss from which IS estimated
at sl,o0o,000. The fire started at nine
O'clock, and it was nearly four hours
later before it was under control Aid
had to be summoned from Omaha and
other cities as the Sioux City firemer
were unable to stop the progress Of tbs
flames.
The fire started in the Pelletier de-
partment store, located in a six.story
stone block at the corner Of Fourth and
Jackson street, occupied also by the
First National bank. The entire build
ing, together with its contents, was de-
stroyed, but before the iiremen could
secure control Of the flames they had
spread to the Massachusetts, block or
the west, another large six-story build,
ing, ad west Of the Toy block. Among
these were the following, which were
destroyeds
The Massachusetts building, occupied
BY seven large stores, including the Gil.
lette hardware, the Pullman hotel, John.
son & Aronson, clothing and furnishings
0rlSin Brothers, ladies' furnishings; Geo
Conway, wholesale tobacco and cigars
and the American Express company
Several families lived III the rear Of the
building. but SO far as known all the
occupants escaped
The next building destroyed was the
Commercial block, containing the City
National bank, J. j. Prlgh, queensware
Warield Pratt Howell company, whole
sale grocers; Peavey a. Nash, furniture
Dow Clothing Company; Hasted & Hal
suth, shoes: Theodore Decker Tailoring
company; Wilde Hardware company, and
the Western Union Telegraph company
The fire next spread 70 the buildings
facing Fourth street, including the
Northwestern National bank; Selzol
Brothers, Wholesale liuors. and Magnoi
q Welsh, saloon.
The wires of both the Postal and
Western Onion Telegraph campanie:
were Ia the path Of the flames, which, ID
addition ID the Western Union Office
destroyed nearly block " cables con
Meeting it's system Of wires with the
main office. The Postal company's Office
was not IN the burned district, but its
wires were destroyed
Other buildings burned include the
Leader hotel, the West hotel, large
new structure; Higman & skinner
Wholesale boots aud shoes, and large
number Of smaller establishments. The
iire was gotten under control after three
and half hours work.
Many Christmas shoppers crowded the
PelIetier and other stores and it was
with difficulty that all escaped from the
burning building. The fiamess enyeloped
much of the building before the fire
department arrived and were beyond
control For three hours and d half
until they had gotten beyond range OF
the large buildins, the flames swept eg-
Icrything il their path. Both telegraph
reason Of their wires being burned out
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-12-24
DODGE IN NEW YORK.
Brought Back to Face the Charge of
Perjury in Divorce Suit.

New York, Dec. 24--Charles r.
Dodge, who was brought from Texas to
answer to charge Of perjury in con.
neetion with the Dodge Morse divorce
tangle, arrived here last night on the
steamer Lampasas. lie was taken at
once to police headquarters.
Dodge is charged with having com
mitted perjury in swearing that he had
never been served with summons in the
suit by which his wife, now Mrs Charles
w. Morse, obtained a divorce.
Charles +, Dodge who was brought
here from Texas, charged with perjury,
was arraigned before Justice Cowing, this
afternoon and released on his own recog.
nizance after a brief hearing. Dodge
Is expected to make some startling rev.
elations in connection with the divorce
case Of Chares WI Morse, so-called lee
King Morse, who married Dodge's di
yorced wife and it was in connection
with declaring the divorce null and void
that Dodge Is said 70 have committed
perjury.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-12-24
WILL REPORT FINDINGS
TO THE GOVERNOR
This Commission Was Author
lied by Act of Recent Leg
islature and Its Report VIII
be Supplemental to LegiS-
latiye Committees Report.

Walden, Dee. "a Governor Charles j.
Bell today appointed a commission OF
three men to continue the investigation
lof state institutions, which was begun
By the legislative committee and par
tally completed This investigation is
made on account of the rumols Of all
legged graft and mismanagement which
have been made for several years. The
commission Is composed of the following:
NJ g. Williams Of Bellows Falls, Herbert
(. Brigham Of Bakersfield, Charles II. A.
Stafford Of Morristown. They win meet
the Governor and Attorney General
Clarke G. Fits Of Brattleboro at Mont
,pelier next Tuesday to map out plan of
work
This commission il composed Of two
Republicans and one Democrat, the latter
being FL F. Brigham Of Bakersfield. All
are prominent citizens Of Vermont. Mr.
Williams is Judge advocate general OF
the state and is president and manager
lof the Vermont Farm Machine company
Iat Bellows Fails. Mr.. Brigham Il one
lot the leading Democrats Of the state
land has been influential in the councils
LOT that party. Mr.. Stafford is one Of the
solid business men 81 Morristown. He
Represented his town in the legislature
two years ago and was one Of the best
workers N the House Of Representa-
ltiyes.
The particular work Of the commits
sion viii be the investigation of the
state insane asylum at Waterbury, al
though il IS probable that the other in
.stitutions, the house Of correction, the
state prison and the state industrial
school, Will be examined also, the in
Yestigation Of these being supplement
tary TO that made By the legislative
committee. This additional investigation
was authorized by the Legislature just
prior to its adjournment, the governor
being empowered to select three men who
shall report to the chief executive. The
latter, according to the law passed, shall
have the right TO give out Tor publiea
tion whatever of the report he sees fiji
to announce
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-12-24
zANLEoNI GETS LICENSE.
Commissioners Grant Second Class to
be Exercised at 24i No. Main Street,

be Exercised at 24i No. Main Street
At q meeting Of the board Of license
commissioners last evening a second
class license was granted to Charles Zan
lenoi to be exercised in his block at the
corner Of North Main and Merchant
streets Mr. Zanleoni held until few
weeks ago fourth class license, but the
decision of the supreme court making it
practically yalueless to him it was sur.
rendered. He Immediately applied for a
second class license, and be was follow
ed by TeobaIdo Rossi, who asked for Il
fourth class and Michael Keefe, who ask
ed for a second class license Hearings
had been held on the first two applica-
tions, and the third was 10 come before
the board next Wednesday AN three ap-
plieations We're for places on North Main
street. Yesterday afternoon Michael
Keefe, on whose application a hearing
had not yet been had, withdrew his ap-
plieation, and last evening the board
considered the other two and granted a
license to Mr.. Zanleoni, to run to May
I, 1905, for which he has TO pay full
years fee.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-12-24
SUDDEN DEATH.
Hazel Grayelin, Daughter Of John Grave
lin. Of Fortney Street.


Hazel, the Six years old daughter of
John (.ravelin. died very suddenly at
her home, 10 Fortney street, this morn
ing.
She was taken with violent vomiting
Thursday, caused from eating Christ
mas candy at one OF the neighbours
houses She continued to be i'll all that
night and yesterday DR.. NJ. D. Lamb
was called. He thonght that the child
had been slightly poisoned by the can.
dy. He relieved her suffering and last
might she appeared better.
She was taken suddenly worse, how
ever, shortly before eleven o'clock this
forenoon. Her father, who works in
I'row & Holden's machine shop, was has
tily called as was also Dr. Lamb, but
the little girl died before either arrived
lat the house. DR.. Lamb said that the
Immediate cause Of death was probably
the bursting Of blood vessel on account
of the strain.
The funeral viii be held Monday at
10 a. m. at 70 Fortney street, at Frank
Morgans