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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-10
JUDGE DECLARES
MRS.MART|NSANE
She Must Now Stand Trial
OH the Charge OF
Murder.
CASE SET FOR JANUARY 9.
Accused, With Sister, Of Causing
Death Of Mrs. ocey
Snead.
tspocial to Tho r,mos.r,.na4oh

Especial to The Tin1es-1oispatch.1
Newark, N. j., December 9.--Judge
TenEyck, who for the past few weeks
has been hearing testimony regarding
the mental condition OF Mrs. Caroline
u. Martin, ono OF the two Wardiaw
sisters accused of the murder of Mrs
ocey Martin Snead, in a bathtub. In a
house in East Orange some months
ago, to-day declared the woman to be
sane, within the meaning of the
statute. In consequence of this de-
cision of the judge, Mrs. Martin viii
have to stand trial for the murder OF
the woman with her sister. Mrs. Snead.
on january 9, the date which has been
set for the trial to begin.
Counsel for Mrs. Martin, in order to
establish her apparent unsound mind.
spared no expense to bring witnesses
from distant points, and in some cases
those who testified remained here for
several days, after having been brought
up from the Southern town where the
woman lived. and conducted a school
for many years. The brother and SIS.
ter of the woman also made the Jour-
iney from their home In the south to
tell Of the eccentricities OF the alleged
mnrderess. Physicians who had en-
amlned the woman In jail testified tint
my ~ VA 1u&lsOliu
mind at the present time.
Made Careful study.
Judge TenEyck. however, made q
careful study of the actions of the wo-
man during the time she was before
him In tho inquiry, and he also on
three or four occasions held a pr,fsta
conference with the woman and her
counsel in his chambers. On one OF
these occasions Mrs. Martins voice
could be plainly heard by those who
were In the court room corridor.
On a number of occasions, while the
inquiry was In progress. m frequent
ly while witnesses We're testifying,
Mrs. Martin would rise up from her
chair and shout out. liar" or some
other violent expression to the Wit
ness. These outbreaks occurred so
often that Judge TenEyck told the NO.
man hat unless she kept quiet While
in court he would not permit her to
be present at all.
Mrs. .lartin will be kept either IN
the jail or in the hospital connected
with the Jail until the trial is ocgun
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$3.50
Ali new blocks and all sizes.

or a percentage of 1855 of the strength
of the army, which was less than any
fiscal year since 1899. The decrease
was most marked in the engineers,
field artillery and cavalry.
The death rate In the army last year
was the lowest that has ever occurred,
the total number being $40. of which
22S were from disease and 142 from
injuries. sin of the latter being killed
by hostile Moros in action or while
on sentry duty. Tuberculosis claimed
the greatest number of victims, num-
bering forty-three. and there were
fifty-one deaths from gunshot wounds.
There were thirty-three suicides af1
fifteen homicides.
A remarkable fact is that no deaths
occurred from sunstroke or snake BITE
among the troops In the tropics, nor
from cold among the troops of Alaska
and along the Northern frontier.
Alaska. by the way, as in former years.
had the best health record, decidedly
excelling the United States, which
came second. followed by Porto Rico,
Hawaii and the Philippines. The rates
for the Philippines, however. improves
year by year, and now approximate
more closely to those OF the United
States than those of the United States
do to Alaska.
Shortage of Material.
The most serious feature of the
present military situation and one that
should be corrected Immediately. In
the opinion of Secretary Dickinson. is
the shortage of field artillery material.
There is a very Inadequate supply OF
guns, carriages and ammunition, due
largely to lack OF appropriations.
The types needed have been developer.
and some of each are under manufac-
ture. but the appropriations do rot
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so secret, there was no way IN wnieh
to prevent Speer from rap "
iGreear from Richmond. or to nave pre-.
vented him from asking a frlehn VI
Lebanon, before he left, to telegraph
tho news to Grcear.
The case has been pending since iust
June, and DR.. Campbell, VINO obtained
his first information in baltimore, nus
been hard at work on 1t ever Since anu
has made many trips to Rlchnl"ha III
company with DR.. Stiif. Inc Two
worked together until they were as
sured that a crime against the laws of
the state had been committed, and
they then presented the matter to Com
monwealth's Attorney Miaitrce Folkes,
who Immediately took 1t up and tasa
1T before the grand jury, a joint indict-
ment resulting.
Forced Change In system.
on information secured from an au-
thentic source, The
first printed an account of this speer
trouble on June IS, 1910, although at
that time no names were mentioned.
Oflcers and members of the state
Board of Dental Examiners declined to
discuss the case then. further than TO
say that they had received informa
ito nthat an applicant had paid an out
slider the sum OF $500 to come here
and take the examination, this out
slider, or ringer appearing with the
class and stating that he was the
man whose name was on the list. The
statement was also made that the So
called ringing" occurred a year pre-.
vious.
Because of this bare-iaced swindle,
the board adopted a resolution requir-
ing all applicants thcseafter to file
photographs OF themselves. properly
indorsed, so that the same thing could
not happen again.
Turned In Good Taper.
In the Richmond case. the man who
stood the examination, while tho real
applicant was not present, turned in u
most creditable paper, showing That he
was well and properly qualified to
practice his profession. Then he got
his money and disappeared. The same
trouble had been found in New York,
Maryland and other states, the swtndle
becoming so common that laws had to
! be enacted to demand the photograph
system of Identification.
When The Times-Dispatch published
the details of the fake examina1.on
held in Richmond, the authorities ware
determined to make every effort t. APP
prehend those alleged TO be Suiitf.
The State Board OF Dental Examiners
kept steadily at work, the members
realizing that it was necessary TO pro-
tect the public from practitioners VINO
We're not qualified. They did not over
look the fact, however, that the guilty
1 deserved severe punishment.
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The !Arcndinnx.'
Judging from the roars OF laughter.
and salvos of applause tha rang and
echoed in the Academy of Music last
night. "The Arcadians, made a hit
with one of the few good houses oil
the season.
The first act went d bit slowly
chiefly because the costume OF area.
dy, the Blest," is somewhat trying 10
the faces and forms Of chorus men
and and. to some extent, be-
cause Johnny Osborne, who PLAYED
eimplicitas, Ia not naturally funny,
though, he worked faithfully and hard.
Still. the genuinely pretty music car
ried the act. and put the audience IN u
receptive mood, as 1t were.
During the other two acts there
were very few moments when num-
hers in the house we're not either
tently, and the conventional evening
dress nude the men less amusing n
the women a thousand times preftier-
indeed. several of the chorus girls were
unusually pretty after that first act.
The music is always attractive ana
Interesting. and. at times, really beau.
tiful: particularly. as II was presented
last night. in It's orchestration. Ana,
by the way. the orchestra was aug
mented by some eight or ten pieces.
which fact added greatly TO the per
farmance. The chorus. while exceed
.ingly we'll drilled both by the musical
director and by the dancing master,
lacked singers.
OF the principals, Alice Russon, as
Eileen, IA slip OF an Irish girl with
blue eyes put in with smutty fin
gers was easily the star. she sang
well enough apd danced most grace.
fully and charmingly. IS a matter oil
fact. her dance With Vernon Davidson
(las; seen here as Armand in The
"Prima Donna" with FRITZ Schefo was
the hit or the performancc-.raal!y g
beautiful bit of dancing. when drew
many cucores.. Gilbert Childs, as Peter
Doody, the Jockey. who V rode
anything except "~has-becns. also's,
and never-was's." was the one loud,
coclSney scream" of the evening. Ills
work was clever. skilful and amusing.
and his soug. my Motter." an artistic
piece of nonsense. Marie Shields. as
Mrs. Smith. got the best out of her small
part. The slap-suck conI"a' OF her
scene. song, and dance With simp,i-
citas drew roars of laughter from the
house. Ruth Thorp. AS Somoia, IN
spite Of her rather dark make.up.
seemed 10 win the sympathy OF the
house. She had n great deal of sing
ing 10 90. and. apparently the anol-
aence enjoyed 1t immensely. not oolect-
ing to her Rating on the high notes;
Quentin Tod. US Bobby, gave u good
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-10
REPORT CAUSES
SHARP ADVANCE
Governments Estimate Makes
New High Record for
Season.

New York, December a.-The gov
ernment's annual estimate of the cot
ton crop was published to-day, and
caused a vary sharp advance in prices
of all active deliveries. making new
high records for the season In the New
York market, with many contracts
selling at l51.2 censs, or 81 points,
equal to $500 per bale above the clos
ing iigurcs OF the previous day. At
this price there was tionally
heavy realizing by bull SPECTATORS.
but the prospect for an American crop
of 1i,426,000 bales, excluding linters.
seemed to be bringing in buying or
ders from all directions, and after a
quick break from $3.50 to 1918, May
quickly rallied to 1880 in an active
and excited market.
There was Il big business right up
to the last moment and the market
closed firm at a net advance OF 37M
As points, with May contracts quoted
at 1880, compared With 1856, the clos
ing price OF last night.
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orfIcgRs OF sourHBouNp.
Appointments Announced by President
Emerson. of A. &. J..

Wilmington. ~. c.. DECEMBER AIN limo
with the announcement that its executive
control and operation would be In charge
of the Atlantic Coast Line. which con
structed IL IN conjunction with the Norfolk
and Wcstern Railway, President y. NJ.
Emerson. OF the Atlantic Coast Line and
yIce-president OF the subsidiary corporation,
with the approval of n. Il. Fricr, the pres
ident. has issued circulars covering appoint
southbound Railway. ~cffectiys December l.
as foiiows:
General Manager. W. y. RoYail: Passenger
r "a file Manager. w. n. Craig; Freight Traf-
fc Manager. II. \. Brand: Chief Engineer.
e. q. PIeasants: General superintendent OF
Transportation II. Borden; General super
intendent OF Motive Power. II. T.. Smith.
General Auditor. IL. c. Prince.
Effective JanuaryI /. 1911: Tressurcr, James
IF. Port. vice w. +. ShafIrer. resigned; Pur-
chasing Agent. F. IL. Fechtig. vice l.. I.
Burnett. resigned.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-10
CONDITIONS YESTERDAY.

) y. ~ temperature ............. e6
Humidity ....... So
Mind, direction North
Wind, velocity 4
Weather ..... Clear
II Don temperature .... 80
3 +, NJ. temperature "a
MaNimnm temperature UP to- .
2 NJ, p...,.., %
Mlnamum temperature UP TO )
M $3.50. .,.... ~
mean temperature ...:...... 30
Normal temperature 10
Deficiency in temperature ,..... IL
deficiency in temperature since
March I 25g
Accum. deficiency in temperature
since January T. s...n EOS
t.acess IN raln1ail since Aiarch ~. Isl
JANUARY ....... ~. ....... ~
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-10
FLYING MACHINES
NEEDED IN ARMY
Strong Endorsement OF Aero
planes by Secretary OF
War Dickinson.
ANNUAL REPORT TO CONGRESS-
Total Estimates for Mill
tary Purposes Aggregate
S13o,o74,27s.

Washington. December a.--As might
have been expected after his personal
nirhts in aerop1anes in France, secre-
,arv dickinson comes out i'll MS an
nual report with a strong Endorsement
az the flying machine. and with a
recommendation to Congress for an
appropriation to provide the Signal
corps with a reasonable number OF
the better type of machine, for instruc-
ton purposes and field work.
He recalls the fact that the United
States was the first nation oihclaliy TO
recognize the acroplane for military
ri,rnoses. and conducted at Fort Myer,
in 1905. the first public fight of q
heavier than air machine. vet 1T has
since that late made nc addition to its
a~cronautical equipment, which at
nresent consists of one small dirigiple
balloon, one Wright aeroplane, n
three small captive balloons. MOI a
it added to Its trained personnel, which
at present consists OF one signal corps
lieutenant and nine enlisted men, on
duty in connection with aepronautlcs.
There is only one officer who IS q
licensed. pilot for free balloons.
Need of Defenscs.
The secretary called attention to the
fact that the entrance to chesapeake
Ray. one of the most important poIhts
s~trategically on the Atlantic seacoast,
;s wholly unfortified, not n single gun
being mounted TO defend the channe
between Cape Charles and Cape Henry.
At another important point, the eastern
entrance to Long Island Sound, add
tional guns arc needed. Except LOT
these instances, so far as guns alohe
are concerned, the eeacoast de1ehses
at all home ports are in a very satls-
factory state. but much remains to be
done in providing such auxiliaries as
searchlights and in developing the fire
control system. which Will require
about $4,000, 900 of expenditure.
is asked to authorize an
expenditure of s19,546,S43 for the fortl-
-ticution of the termini of the Panama
Canal. including the construction OF
posts for the permanent garrison, and
81. 600, 900 of this sum should be made
available Immediately, in order to
complete the project within three
wears. The additional sum of $a,OoO,oOo
Is also wanted Immediately to be ap-
piled towards the creation of naval
establishments in the canal zone as u
necessary part of the defense of the
canal.
Fewer Desertions.
The secretary notes with Gratifca-
ton a reduction by 500 per cent. in
the number of desertions last year,
compared with the preceding year. Al
together there were S.46i desert1ons'
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VIII Oppose Extrnlition.

New York, December a.-Edwin u.
said in Jersey City tonight that the
eNtradition or his client would GER
,ainly be opposed. Although nothing
mad been decided, he thought 1t likely
mat hnbcas corpu proceedings in the
interest OF Charlton would be taken
before a United States Judge probably
at Trenton.
lust What would be done. he said,
would be decided tomorrow.
Nr, smith said that there were sew
eral grounds on which habeas corpus
proceedings could be based. One was
.hat Charlton's case was not covered
bN The United states governments
treaty with Italy. The question OF the
prisoners mental condition might also
be brought M, he said.
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CHILD FATALLY BvRNED.
Dress Catches Fire and Serious Injurles
Result, WI

Ht 0HH8 feHNIt, E fHl ~ m
Especial to The Times-Dispatch.1
Norfolk. Va, December wit the father
III with pneumonia III q Patersoh
folk hospital. lowering tive life and
death as the result sof burns. the homo OF
Mrs. Henry Westermeyer.s Mt L.arnbert'c
Point. is one of gloom Tonight.
It was only YESTERDAY that Mrs. Wester-
imeyer was notified OF her husbands Illness.
He went to Paterson in search OF employ.
playing about the open fireplace, igtitted
her dress, and was seriously burned about
tho body, Her screams hrought rescuers
hut too late to prevent the iniur.es.s The
hospital physic'ans hold out no hope Of her
recovery.
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exhibition OF eccentric dancing in the

undoubtedly pretty. to say the least;
there were many clever lines. the or
chestra excellent; a few OF the prin-
cipals were more than competent, and
the large audience laughed and APP
joying hugely the whole thing. Per-
sonally, ] thought 1t rather a poor per-
formanee-take your choice.
w. d. G.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-10
AUGUSTUS FIGURES REVISED.

Washington, Decc'hc- M--A.
revision OF the 1910 population aS-
ures for Augusta, Gu. announce
tO-nisht by Director Durnnd. gives
that city a POPULATION or 1l,O4o, an
increase of 1880. o Al lei ccnt-
over 80sd41 In 1000. The lrst an
Snouncement of the thirteenth Gems
fsrIs population OF Augusta was
S7,S28, q decrease of l,Gl5 from the
400 figures.
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Il S IN suTFoLK.
Speaks for "Drys" AMI Comments OH Lynch
burg Election.

-. !.SpecIaIt 70 The Times- DIspAtch.I
sihotits. va" December 9.--Reprcsentative
richmond /, Hohson, OF Alabama. Tonight.
gp9kp for an boar and forty minutes In De.
MN OF the 'prys', to 500 people In .Armorv
nan Local clergNnten, President Campbell,
W inc Glt'zcn's League, and others werN
tae issue was discussed from a scientific
ionson said great cities like New fork
anu Phiiadelphia are becoming more and
more ueseneratc, and E6tliat nowhere IN
nIslaIT mas. greatness hesn huilt on city HE.
nc told OF prison experience graphically,
m on to-day's local option election
" l'ynehpufet whore he spoke for the
pIys last sunday, Hobson3 said, according
Y, niIls ~infornlatlon, the Wet victory was
hltrihutablo TO their control Of the venal
END les eaefpte vots, which held tho bolance
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-10

The exchange Wig crowded with Wis.
itors. many coming hundreds Of miles
to witness the scenes attending
bureau day While tho morning SEES
sion was auiet, even dull, the early
part Of the2afternoon saw wild trad
ing, with the ring a bowling mob Of
brokers struggling to MI the buying
orders pouring in from all parts of the
cotton country. Between l and 1880
O'Clock an enormous business was
done, but toward the close the ring
was quieter.
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THE I

Forecast: Nirsinin-I'nir, not quite
so cold Saturday; Sunday increasing
cioUdiness and wnrmcr, probably snow
or rain In west p%Ortion; light, variable
winds.
North CnrOiinn-Enir Saturday,
slightly warmer in the interior; Sun
day fair, warmer In east, rain In west
portion; light, variable winds.
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Encouragcment to nulIs.

New Orleans. December 9.-Bulls in
the cotton market received to-day de-
.cided encouragement from the esti-
mate of the total cotton crop of this
season by the Department of Agricul-
ture: The figures were 11,io6, 900
bales, and prices on futures were put
just about half a cent a pound, or
$3.50 Il bale. ove yesterdays close.
The report was issued at / O'Clock.
Previous to that time the market was
nervous. ard quotations were marrow.
At l o'clock the moro active months
We're four points over yesterdays
close. In the first fifteen minutes Of
trading, Following tire estimate. prices
advanced "a to 80 points. Later the
advance wa wideEed to !Oato lS points
over the levels ruling at ] o'clock, and
40 to 81 points over aestnrdaE's last
quotations. rho marliet closed at II
net advance for tho day Of IS TO 10
t,nipfy HtZa.JH fEH4a4a
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-10

j, Onl, One RROMO QUININE.'
Ihat ~ LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE, Look
i9r tlle signature of II, w GROVE, Used the
MpFia nfsr tA c''rs a,ICa.a IN Que Day, $50,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-10

The estimate was a surprise 10 the
majority of traders. Early In the ses-
sion it was announced that 1913 en-
change MEMBERS had estimates and the
average was 11,o01.000. the higfiest
was 12,22S,o00. and tho lowest i0.S85,-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-10

HrE tM.atrN H-.....l .a. rI.ELL1
For the holiday season we
selected a special assortment
OF rich stuffs in everything for
men and boys wear, comfort
and adjournment, and not USE
less, Unnecessary article IN our
whole list.
Here are few items.
silk Handkerchief, SIX Neckwear,
SILK Umbrellas. SILK Mufflers,
SILK Scarfs, Pajanas,
Bath Robes. Fur Robes,
Smoking Coats Gowns.
Hat Boxes. Club Bags.
Wardrobe Trunks. Lunch Baskets,
Thermos Bottles safety Razors,
Jewelry Sets. SILK S~uspcnders,
Eull-dress Wear, Gloves,
Canes, FlasSs,
Collar Pouches. Jaegar Robes,
Opera Hats, suit Cases,
Kit Bags. Military Brushes,
Toilet Sets, SILK Hosiery,
E All. in Christmas boxes
ready for the tree.
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CONDITIONS IN IMPORTANT CITIES.
-(At s z. NJ. Eastern Standard Tinn !
TABLE.
nnan,,Ga ,

D'UcIIHUT ~, TUIV.
Evening tide .... 49,. lltlI
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ADJUSTMENTS
Acndemy-"The .Arcndisns,'' matinee
and night.
BijOu-"rhc Lion md the Mousse"
matinee and night.
understandable,
~Arcndinnx.,

"Thc .Arcndinnx.'
Judging from the roars OF laughter
and saIvos of applause that rang n
echoed In tho Academy of Music last
night. THE Arcadinns' made a hit
with one of the few good houses OIL
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Fewer DescrtiOns.
The secretary notes with sratihca-
ton a reduction by 500 per cent. in
the number of desertions last year,
compared with the preceding year. Al
together there were S.464 assertions,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-07-23

Much; has been said OF the proposed
department OF health at Washington
but the Springfield Republican thinks
1t will not materalize. In discussing
the subject the Republican says:
President Taft is understood to be
much opposed to the plan of creating
a federal department of health whose
head will have place In the cabinet.
Senator Lodge is also quoted as say
!, ing no such bill could be got through
Congress. There are influential
schools of medicine and healing out.
side the prevailing orthodox school,
and they are one and all opposed to
the health department scheme. The
cry has been raised against 1t that n
sis no more than an attempt to create
an allopathicS doctors trust" and
however unjust this may be, 1t is hay.
ing no little effect. It Is making the
average politician afraid to come with
in speaking distance OF the scheme
The President favors consolidation
OF federal bureaus having to do with
quarantine and interstate health mat
ters, but he is said to be rigidly op-
posed to any further extension OF fed
erai functions in this direction.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-07-23

The decision 81 tic Eleventh senas
tprial committee to disregard absc.
lhtely the Wish ol over sixteen hum
dred Republicans and decide with 4
few hundred In the matter Of the rec:
ignition Of the seml.D mocratic com.
Inittee In this county viii not have a
tendency to clear up the Marion coun.
tysmuddle. 1t Is generally recognized
that It makes matters in much worse
shape than before. Many loyal Re
tpubllcans feel deep regret that the
committee chose to link Its fortunes
with the minority representation In
the county and 1t is freely predicted
that 1t will cause the loss of many
hundred votes to the nominee this
fall. Some think 1t payes the way, for
a Democratic majority OF SCOT 900
votes, a situation deeply deplored by
those who always desire to see the
Republicans win. n