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Washington telegraph., 1910-05-13
JAPANESE TEST OF MADNESS
How It Was Applied by Order of the
Court in the Case of a Con-
victed Murderer.

Recently at the Tokyo appeal court
before Judge Miyamoto, farmer
named Gisei Haseba, 26 years old, con-
victed Of numbering his parents-in-law
and severely injuring his wife at Osato-
gori, Saitama prefecture, in 1908, ap-
pealed from the judgment of the
Urawa local court, where he was SEN
fenced to penal servitude for life.
Since April last year, during the
public trial of the accused, he has not
uttered a single word. This attitude
led the Judge and the public prosecu.
tor to conclude that he feigned mad.
ness as the last resort, hoping to
get released He was medically ex.
amined by DR. Kure and DR.. Miyake.
and in this examination DIR. Miyaze
adopted a singular method.
There Is a belief that the blood of a
venomous snake is soluble with that
of an ordinary man, but not with that
Of madman. The doctor applied this
principle to the examination of tho
suspected lunatic, and sure enough
the blood of the venomous snake did
not dissolve in the blood of the ae-
cused. Thus the doctor concluded
that he was really mad
The other doctor also gave evidence
about the lunacy of the defendant
The judge ordered that the trial
should be postponed until the ac.
cused was recovered from his abnor.
NAL conditions.-Japan Advertiser.
Washington telegraph., 1910-05-13
GID BUILDINGS
Condemned by Committee and Will
Likely be Torn Down

y committee appointed by the
mayor has condemned some Of the
old buildings owned by non resi-
dents and others, and it is likely
when their report is made to the
council ihese buildings will be torn
down. Tie owners will not repair,
neither will they sell to people who
would improve the property, but
have been holding for years, get
ting all they could out of the prop
erty and never making any repairs,
Washington telegraph., 1910-05-13
W. NJ. THOMPSON

Mr.. w. NJ Thompson Of this
place is candidate for Sargent at
Arms Of the next house of Repre-
spntatives, and his prospects for
elec ion to that position seem to
be the very best.
Mr. Thompson has been living
in this courry since the W It T.
between the states, having come
here from North Carolina He is
about 60 years Of age but 9s actlye
and full of life as Il man forty.
he was one of the boy soldiers who
followed the banner of the lost
cause, having gone into the strng-
gle as soon as he was large enongh
to carry a musket. There is no man
in the state more deserving the
honor than Mr.. I hompson, and we
Since'ly trust he will be elected to
the position.
Washington telegraph., 1910-05-13

Jesse Watkins, the 20 year old
son of Dutch Watkins, who lives
about three miles south of town,
was seyel"y hurt Wednesday hy
sticking Il couple OF nails in his
foot. Young Watkins was attempt
ing to get ever fence and as he
landed on the other side struck Oh
a board with two mai $ in it ard
bo h wtre plunged into his foot,
Washington telegraph., 1910-05-13

Another fearful explosion i'll Il
coal rhine, another loug death list
results from an explosion i'll mine
at Palos A ALBANIA. 1t is said the
death list will reach at least 200 at
least and may be larger 1t seems
that something could be done to
prevent th ANIMAL harvest Of death
i'll the coal mines OF the country /;
some law be enacted that would
cause the management of the coal
mines OF he United States to pro
vide safety Ter those who have to
work und z ground, If mines are
properly inspected daily it looks
unreasonable to suppose that these
gas pockets" could not be discov
cred i'll time to prevent the fearful
consequences produced-there must
be ca1'elessupsS somewhere.
Washington telegraph., 1910-05-13


The graduating exercises of the
Washington High School will com
mence at the Presbyterian church
Saturday morning at 10 o'cock
DR.. Hartzog of Arkadelphia will
deliver the graduating address.
There will be several graduates as
mentioned im the TELEGRAPH OF
last week.
The "Girl from Arkansas" will
be presented by the High School
students at the auditorium Friday
evening, May goth.
Washington telegraph., 1910-05-13
SPfGlaaJla
County Court Held II ere Yesterday
MorniAg

Judge SEQ W. Wiggans held
an adjourned term Of County and
Probate court Thursday in order to
finish business tx Had been laid
over from the rega + April term.
There was little busindss to dispose
of and this, with other matters that
had been filed since tlie e court took
a recess, was dispose ID of in due
time.
Washington telegraph., 1910-05-13

Foley Kidney Pills contain in
concentrated form ingredients of
established therapeutic value for
the relief and cure of all kidney
and bladder ailments.
Sold at COLDS Store.
Washington telegraph., 1910-05-13
PLACEDI In JAIL
Jim Allen Arrested on Charge of
SANDER

One Jim Allen was before Esq.
j. Z. Baker Wednesday charged
with SANDER, but waived examina
ton and was put under bond for
his appearance before the grand
jury at the next October term of
court. His bond was fixed at 5000
which he failed to make at the time
and was sent to jail.
Washington telegraph., 1910-05-13
Met Land S.

A furrow plowed through a field
that is soaked with water win aid
end hurry the process Of drying sew
eral davs. On the bare SPOTS scatter
a generous quantity of grass seed,
manure each lightly and go over the
g~ornd with srike-toothed harrow
again Frost throws grass roots out
Of the ground Get out the roller and
go over the fields before they are eFg
ana hard.
Washington telegraph., 1910-05-13
CORN FOR fALEl

1000 bushels good : aa;,,a
80 ;, - -, :: twenty five
-, - ", .''l-os :. iess Iper bushel
or sell at soc at the BID
j. R. LANIER, :
Grand View Plantatio Vi, !,
Washington telegraph., 1910-05-13
green HELD
To Await Action of October Grand
Jury

Will Green, colored, charged
with the murder of James Adams,
another negro, an account of which
appeared i'll "THE TELEGRAPH"
of last week, had his preliminary
examination before ESQ. J. G. Hill
at Columbus Thursday of last week,
and was bound over to await the
action of the grand jury at the
October term of Court. The other
negroes arrested as accessories to
the crime were discharged.
Washington telegraph., 1910-05-13

Foley Kidney Pills are antiseptic
tonic and restorative and a prompt
corrective of all urinary Irregular
ties. Refuse substitutes.
Sold here at GOLD S Store.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-03
DONATIONS FOUND INVALID.
Change Made in Church Name Years
AGO Leoallv Ratified.

CLEVELAND, Ohio. December 3.-The
neglect of John D. Rockefeller and four
associates placed in peril for thirty-one
years property of his favorite place of
worship, the Euclid Avenue Baptist
Church in this city.
In 1879 the five trustees of the church,
including Mr.. Rockefeller, decided to
change the name of the church from the
Second Baptist to the Euclid Avenue
Baptist. They ignored, however, the ne
cessity of carrying out the legal formah-
ties. Since that time several donations
have been made to the church, including
piece of property by the oil magnate
A few months ago the attorney for the
trustees discovered that all the donations
were invalid as they were made to a
church which had no legal nomination A
hasty call was issued to the congregation,
and last night the necessary legal steps
were completed to ratify the change in
name.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-03
Floors Are Badly Needed.
HELD AS A SUSPECT.
Admits Fleeing to Escape Arrest as
London Jack the Ripner."

LOS ANGELES, Cal, December g.
Having admitted during lucid moments
to the police that he fled from England
fifteen years ago in fear of being ar
rested as Jack the Ripper" who COM
mitted the notorious Whitechapel crimes
in the latter sos. Jack Shaw is being
detained in the insane ward Of the coun-
ty hospital.
Shaw Was arrested through the efforts
of the Legal Aid Society, the complaint
being that he attempted to murder Edith
Tyson, his half sister, last Wednesday,
The mans mental condition was found
to be such that he was locked up in the
insane ward.
His past life will be Investigated, and
the local authorities will notify the Lon
don police of their suspicious.
Shaw has not admitted that he is the
notorious Jack the Ripper" but his
constant reference to the subject indi-
Gates that 1t is deeply impressed upon
his mind. He is fifty years Of age.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-03
CALLS IT NERVE WRECKING. y
Court Decision on Noise Made by
Crankinp Antnmohiles

ST. PAUL, Mimi. December 3.-The
noise made by an automobile immediately
after the machine had been crankec is
officially declared to be nerve wrecking"
by Chief Justice Start of the Minnesota
supreme court in an opinion handed
down yesterday
Miss Clara Fisher of ElmWood, Mimi,
vas driving a horse while an automobile
owned by John McGrath was standing at
the side of the road. When McGrath
cranked the car Miss Fishers horse be-
came frightened and ran away.
Miss Fisher was injured and sued for
damages, but the trial judge dismissed
the complaint before the case went to
the jury on the ground that the evil
dence showed no negligence OH the part
of the defendant.
The supreme court held the lower court
to be in error
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-03
WELSH PLANS FLIGHT
FROM OCEAN TO OCEAN
Washington Aviator May Try
Next Summer - Joins
Aer0nautiC Reserve.

Commodore John Barry Ryan Of the
Aeronaut.c Reserve was in Washington
today, and called on the Secretary Of
War and the Secretary of the Navy in
connection with the reserve business and
the possibility of securing army and navy
officers to be trained for the service. He
returned to New York last night.
A. L. Welsh, a Washingt oman, and one
Of the aviators for the Wright machine,
was in Washington today He came from
st. Louis, where he was one Of the par
ticipators in the recent aviation meet,
and stopped here merely to see his
family, which is dwelling in Washington.
Plans Transcontinental Flight.
vey and Interior Department, inspecting
all detail maps available with a view to
selecting route for the transcontinental
flight which he is contemplating next
summer.
There have been a number of news
paper and other offers of prizes for q
flight from the Pacific to the Atlantic.
William r. Hearst has offered $4,000.
and Clifford p. Harmon of New York has
offered 10000 Prizes offered by st.
Louis and other cities bring the amount
CLOSE 10 $oU,UN
There is said to be no practical diff
Guilty in connection with this flight, eX-
cept that of crossing the Rocky mount
aims and the Alleghenies. Mr.. Welsh says
that by making the start from Los An
geles and following the line OF the South
ern Pacific railroad. in the region OF
the Youma and Indio. it would be pos
sible to find pass considerably under
1900 feet.
The flight across the southwestern
country early in the spring would be de-
cidedly easy. The tentative route selected
would include st. Louis and Chicago, and
thence east along the great lakes to the
pass most easily negotiated over the AL
legheny mountains in that latitude. The
finish Is contemplated at New York city.
May Teach Flying Here.
Mr.. Welsh today joined the Washing
ton station Of the United States aeronau-
tical reserve. AS a practical aviator he
will probably be appointed a lieutenan,
In that body by Commodore Ryan.
He will go from here to New York, and
then return to the west.
While here he had talk with Capt
Charles j. Fox. in charge of the Wash.
ington station of the Aeronautic Reserve
and is considering a proposition to be-
come an instructor in the local aviation
school at College Park, Md.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-03
NEW YORK BANKER DIES.
Frederick Thompson Adams Passes
Away at His Home.

NEW YORK, December 3.-Frederick
Thompson Adams, banker. broker and
prominent in the yachting world as COM
modore of the Larchmont Yacht Club,
died today at his home here. He was
born in Chicago fifty-six years ago, but
had lived in this city for the past thirty
years. AS young man he went to sea
and made a number of Pacific voyages
He kept up his interest in nautical affairs
his life. and took leading
part in yachting affairs for many years.
Mr.. Adams was a member of the stock,
produce. cotton and coffee exchanges. and
was prominently identified with the cham
ber of commerce and Museum Of Art.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-03
RIOTING IN SHANGHAI.
Natives Assault Health Officers Deal.
ing With Bubouic Plague.

VICTORIA B. c., December 3.-Serious
rioting followed the outbreak Of bubonic
plague in Shanghai, according to steamer
advices received here. Stories were spread
that the health officers took sufferers to
the ships to secure their eyes and hearts
for the compounding of medicine and the
health officers were assaulted. Rioting
followed, and the Shanghai Volunteer
Corps was called out to protect foreign
ers and property.
The recent outbreak against foreigners
in Kwangtung was fomented by anti-dy-
nastic followers.
Insurgents from Mungan aided, and it
was not until 5000 troops were sent that
the uprising was suppressed. Churches
and property were destroyed in Leinchow
and Sanchang. but no foreigners lost
their lives.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-03
OBJECTIONS ALL DISMISSED.
Hoffstot Loses First Step in Fight to
Have Indictment Quashed.

P1TTSBURG. December 3.-Frank N.
Hoffstot. millionaire banker and steel
manufacturer. lost the first step in his
fight to have quashed an indictment
charging him with bribery in connec-
ton with the passage of a bank de-
pository ordinance by Pittsburg coun-
ellis The opinion was handed down to-
day in quarter sessions court, and dis
poses Of all objections raised by
Hofstot.
Principal among them was that Har-
rison Nesbit, a former national bank
examiner. but now a Pittsburg bank
president, has no legal right to be fore
man Of the grand jury which found
the indictment. because, 1t was alleged,
he was not Il citizen of the county
The case of Max Leslie, county de-
linquent tax collector, was disposed of
in the same manner.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-03
REPAIR FUNDS LOW:
SCHOOLS MUST SUFFER
Sufficient Money Only to Keep
Heating Apparatus
in Order.

Repairs to schools are said to be in q
precarious condition owing to the fact
that the repair fund Is too low for any
thing except the care of heating appara-
tus, and the board OF education has been
advised to that effect. For that reason
many of the repairs which the board has
asked will have to be put off in some
cases for a year.
Ask a Better Basement.
Congress Heights has been asking for a
better basement for the school here. It
is claimed by the board of education that
the basement Is needed for educational
purposes. but the request cannot be COM
piled with fully. it is explained, for the
reason that the municipal architect has
spent repair fund money for other jobs.
and the needed classroOmS will not be
built this year.
However, the repair fund is not too low
to have a few doors hung in that base
ment so as to keep people out when school
is not in session, and that matter will be
attended to before the next school year.
Floors Are Badly Needed.
New floors are needed badly at the
Deanwood School, according to Supt.
Stuart, but that would cost $4OO, and the
board has been told that there is not
enough money to lay floor there and
keep the heating apparatus in shape, too.
The board has complained of the heat
ing apparatus at Langdon School The
request involved a considerable expendi-
ture, probably in the neighborhood of
$500. The best that can be done in the
present state Of the repair fund is to
transfer some secondhand material to
the school.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-03
NOTED MISSIONARY DEAD.
Spent Many Years Of Service i,
China and Janan.

NEW HAVEN, Conn.,. December s.
Miss Mary A. Holbrook. many years
missionary for the American board in
China and Japan. died today at the homo
Of her brother. in East Haven.
Miss Holbrook was graduate of Mount
Holyoke Seminary and OF Ann Arbor Med
ical School. She was a co-laborer with
Prof. H. p. Beach Of Yale in Japan for
many years. =
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-03
Benefits the Suburbs.
CARNEGIE HERO AWARDS.
Eighteen Persons in France Received
the Prizes.

PARIS. December 3.-The Carnegie
hero fund commission for France today
made its awards for acts of heroism
performed during the past year. Eighteen
persons, the majority Of whom are wild
ows or orphans of those who sacrificed
their lives for others, receive sums rang
ing from $50 to $500.
e. The feats of courage include stopping
runaway horses. jumping into rivers,
snatching children from In front Of rail-
road trains and rescues at sea.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-03
Chinese Flotilla for Macao.

HONG KONG, December 3.-The au-
thorities at Peking today ordered
Chinese flotilla to Macao. where there
recently was a revolt in the Portuguese
army and navy. forcing the governor
to make certain concessions. including
the driving out of the religious orders.
The Italian cruiser Calabria has also
gone thither to protect Italian interests.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-03
Died as He Feared He Would.

JOHNSTOWN, Pa, December 3.-For
many years Michael Domenick. an Ital-
ian shoemaker here, lived In fear of sud-
den death by heart failure, and kept
candles always burning at hts bedside.
Early this morning he rose suddenly to q
sitting posture. and then collapsed and
passed away. The fate he feared had
overtaken him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-03
TYPE OF SEATS DEPENDS
UPON LENGTH OF HAUL
Board of Trade Committees
View of Street Car
Accommodations.

The public transportation committee OF
the Board Of Trade will recommend to
the board that it indorse system of
cross-seated street cars for long hauls
and cars with longitudinal seats for short
hauls in parts of the city where the traf-
fic is very heavy.
The committee will also recommend
that in purchasing pay-within cars and
pay-as-you-enter cars the streets car COM
panies order transverse seats.
Decision Follows Discussion.
These decisions were reached by the
committee after an exhaustive investiga-
ton of the matter, in which representa-
tives of the general public. the street cal
companies and the District electric rail-
way commission were heard.
A final meeting of the committee to de-
eide upon the matter was held yesterday
afternoon. After the meeting Alexander
BrittOn, chairman of the committee, an
nounced that the report, with ITS recon-
mendations as soon as they were put In
shape, would be laid before the Board Of
Trade for action by the entire organiza-
tion.
While it is generally recognized that the
cross-seated cars are more comfortable
than the cars with longitudinal seats, II
was demonstrated to the committee, 1t Is
sad, that the longitudinal-seated cars
would hold more persons. 1t was also
shown that it would be difficult to pro-
vide sufficient cars of the cross seated
type to carry. the crowds for the short
hauls where the traffic is congested.
Benefits the Suburbs.
The committee had these facts in mind
when it decided to recommend the cross
seated cars for the long hauls, where the
comfort of the passengers was much to
be considered, and to recommend the
longitudinal cars for the short hauls In
those parts of the city where the num-
Der of persons to be carried was very
great.
II the Recommendations of the commit
tee are adopted by the Board of Trade
and by the street car companies. in turn,
1t will mean that all the cars on the sub
urban lines will be fitted with cross seats
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-03
Steamer Philadelphia Forced Back.

SOUTHAMPTON, England. December 3
The steamer Philadelphia put back to-
day soon after she had sailed for New
York because Of q breakdown in the
engine room. She probably will be un-
able 70 sail before tomorrow. The steam
er carries big Christmas mail.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-03
Business Section of Peters,
burg Swept by Fire.
SEVEN BUILDINGS BURNED
Assistance Summoned From Rich
mond Checks the Flames,
HOTEL NEARBY THREATENED
0ae Block Practically Wiped Out.
Men Fighting Fire Incrusted
With Ice.

PETERSBURG. Va, December s.
Seven business houses located in the
heart of the business district of Peters
burg were destroyed by fire early today
at loss of approximately soOO,0Oo For
q time hotel in an adjoining block, in
which a large number of guests were
sleeping, was threatened. but the f1remen
one block which practically was wiped
out
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-03
Two Weeks of Voting.

The voting in the English elections
which began today will continue during
the next two weeks. The voting today is
however. OF unusual Importance. as the
% constituencies, including 10 from Lon
don, form about one-tenth OF the ag-
Sregate membership OF the commons
The total membership of the house OF
commons Is SO There were Is uncon-
tested results yesterday, which. with the
p contested results of today. will give an
aggregate of ~ elections, from which
some indication can be formed as to the
drift Of the struggle.
The county of London consists Of 60
constituencies. returning each menu
Der. excepting the old city of London.
which returns 2. 1t Is among these 90
constituencies that 10 are being selected
today, others being chosen later.
In Manchester there are constituencies
of which = are being chosen today. The
other elections going on today are in
widely separated outlying constituencies.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-03
Former Foot Ball Captain Ill.

BOSTON, December 3.-Francis f.
Burr. former captain Of the Harvard
foot bali team. is critically i'll with ty-
plscid fever.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-03
Esta blishments Burned.

The establishments burned were A.
Rosenstock & Co., dry goods occupying
two stores; the Wood Westbrook Com
pany, dry goods; New York Clothing
Company; ]. o. James, shoe dealer: the
Appomattox Trust Company, bankers; E.
II. Titmus, jeweler; Whitehorn & Scrogin,
dry goods.
Bare walls and smoldering ruins mark
the spot where these business houses, all
adjoining, once stood. Two other stores,
those of the Petersburg Hardware Com
pany and the Eigenbrun Dry Goods Com
pany, were badly damaged.
The fire was discovered at 2:15 o'clock
in the building occupied by the Rosen-
stock firm. 1t had made such headway
that the inner walls of the building col
lapsed within ten minutes with loud
crash, rafting windows in buildings
blocks away.
Aid Sent From Richmond.
AS the flames continued to spread,
call for assistance was sent by the Peters
away. An engine and hook and ladder
were rushed to the scene from the neigh
boring city, and with their assistance
the local f1remen brought the fire under
control shortly after daybreak. The night
was the coldest of the winter and the
firemen worked in ice-cruSted OilSkinS.
The loss is partly covered by insurance.
Fortunately, none of the burned buildings
was occupied at night, and there was no
loss of life. AS far as known, no one OF
the fire fighters was injured.