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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1911-11-06
Mayor Zimmerman Does Not
Favor Giving Another
Franchise to Operate Pri-
vate Electric Plant.
PLENTY OF BIDDING
! FOR NEW FRANCHISE
Third Company, Name With
held, Will Probably Sub
nit Proposal for a Gas
Franchise in Richmond.

That competition will be rife in
the bidding for franchise for gas was
evidenced today when city officials
Of public works that a representative
from a third company announced his
concern would probably submit a pro-
posal, together with the bids of the
Light, Heat and Power company and
the company represented in this city
by +. Nj. Campfield.
The representative, whose name as
we'll as the name of the company was
not disclosed, said that his company
oil field near Houston. His company,
a cording to the statement made by
City Attorney Gardner and Mayor
Zimmerman, wishes combination
franchise, as it has planned in case it
receives the franchise, to furnish nat
ural gas as long as possible and then
to furnish artificial gas.
Mayor Zmme"~"~~ ley
Gardner talked !1.1IoIsl>',- 1Ian h,aik' Il
- -I-rany submitting proposal for
a franchise and was urged to do So
The mayor says plenty of bidders
| means better rates as we'll as a bet
ter quality of gas.
There is little doubt but that the
rate will be lower after the next fran
chise is granted" says the mayor.
with three companies in the field
prospects are looking brighter for
cheaper gas
The mayor believes that in case the
Light, Heat and Power company is
awarded the contract for gas it should
be refused contract for furnishing
electric lighting, inasmuch as he be-
fieves one plant is enough for this
city and the municipal plant should
be the only plant here. In this opin-
ion other city officials concur, saying
that with no competition the munich
pal plant would be gold mine," and
that the rate could be lowered. With
out competition the city plant could
not afford to reduce it's rate
Another point is brought out by the
city attorney in regard to this matter
He states that in case the city plant
was the only one here there would be
fewer overhead wires
At the meeting of the board of works
the report from Indiana university
saying that the sample of local gas
Esent to the institution for testing was
bo,Sk the standard. was talked of.
The mayor riletIncted Cits"-.zas.aeer =. ss,.aeer
Charles to send other samples to the
University from time to time, in order
to ascertain the quality of the gas sold
local consumers.
Mayor Zimmerman also suggested
that Engineer Charles write to the
proper men at the university asking
them for their opinion as to whether
coal or oil is the cheapest in the man
ufacture of gas. 1t is said that the
indianapolis gas plant uses coal and
CAN afford to sell gas much cheaper.
Supplemental data is being collect
ed. which city officials expect to use
when the time comes to receive bids
on the gas franchise.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1911-11-06
,SSIlA16ER SUIT TO
Be VERY G|NGERY
Jones VS.. Wallingford Case Is
Set for Trial on Next
Wednesday.

What promises to be the most SEN
sational case tried in the Wayne cir
cult court in several years is that of
the slander proceedings of DR.. Arthur
H. Jones, the Whitewater physician,
druggist and general store proprietor,
against Manford B. Wallingford, a
wealthy resident of Franklin township,
living just outside of the town OF
Whitewater. 1t comes up for trial on
next Wednesday. DR.. Jones alleges
that the defendant was abusive and
slandered his reputation by denOunc-
ing him as saloonist and mal-prac-
ticioner He alleges Wallingford SLAM
dered him in the MethodiSt church at
Whitewater last January during the
progress of a revival. Wa.lingford' s
defense, as indicated by his answer to
the charges which were filed several
weeks ago, is that the assertions were
true. Jones has retained Attorney
Henry L. Johnson to prosecute his
case. while Waiiingford will be defend
ed by the legal firm of Gardner, Jessup
and White. The physician alleges his
reputation avs damaged by Walling-
ford's assertions to the extent Of -. 900.
Although other cases are set for
hearing in the court during the week
ii is probab BILE that the Jones-Walling-
ford case will require several days.
Practically every resident of White
water will be witness for either the
one side or the other, it is understood.
On Thursday the case of Mrs. Mar
garet McCaffrey of Jackson township
against the Pennsylvania railroad
company for ejectment and damages
is set and on Friday the case of Glen
Bedenbaugh against William E. Bay
field, proprietor of the Westcott hotel,
is set down for hearing. The latter
case came to the court on appeal from
a justice of the peace court. Beden-
baugh had judgment taken against the
hotel proprietor, alleging he had wag-
es coming to him. 1t is most likely
that the Bedenbaugh and the NcCaf-
frey cases will be continued over un-
til later in the term owing to the
slander prooeedings overlapping,
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1911-11-06
SUIT FOR DAMAGES
BEING TRIED TODAY

The case of OFT E. Hoffman against
the Pennsylvania railroad company for
$4,000 damages for personal injuries
was commenced in the Wayne circuit
court Monday at 1:30 o'clock. Hoffman
claims that he was employed as a
watchman during the construction of
the double tracking over Simeon's 8
creek, near Dublin, last winter. when
a lump of coal fell from an engine ten
der several feet above him, striking
hin, on the head and rendering him un-
conscious for several hours. He de-
clares that he since has been unable
to hear as we'll as before he was in
jured He asks $1,000 balm for the in
iuries he sustained. ----~~-
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1911-11-06
Dr.. Jameson Of Indianapolis,
and !. kessler, St. Louis.
Landscape Architect, Com
ing Next Monday
TO OUTLINE PLANS
FOR HAWKINS PARK
And Will Also Make Recon-
mendatiOns to the CONNER
cial Club on the Proposed
River Boulevard.

Dr. Jameson, president of the lndi-
chitect J. kesSler, OF st. Louis. will
be the chief speakers of the evening
when the members of the Richmond
Commercial Club meet next Monday to
discuss the possibilities of improving
the parks of this city. The new park.
to be constructed soon on the site Of
the Hawkins property, north of the
city, and the advisabiity of placing a
boulevard along the river bottom. will
be the leading questions considered by
the two park experts.
Mr.. kessler and DR.. Jameson will
arrive in the city several hours be-
fore the meeting in the evening, and
will take an automobile trip through
the city to inspect local conditions
They plan to look over the trees here.
Land discover what care is being used
TO Keep the trees in good order.
~ gave ne trees.
1t is anticipated the experts will ad-
wise some preventiv, action in the
matter of allowing the wire compan-
les to cut the trees indiscl .minately.
Special attention will be paid by the
visiting authorities to the land owned
by the Richmond Lake and Park com
pany. kessler will be called upon to
tell how best to place the driveways,
the artificial lake, and other leading
features of the park.
One of the most interesting features
of the investigation will be the ques-
tlon OF constructing boulevard along
Whitewater River. The experts will
consider the feasibility of such an un-
dertaking, and, if found practical, they
Will show the local authorities how to
lay out the road in order to provide
an attractive driveway.
After their inspection, they will dine
with some of the officers of the club
and will later appear at the CONNER
cial Club. Several Richmond men will
also take part in the program and will
question the visitors ON possible i'm
provements
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1911-11-06
Turkeys Appeal for Inter-
vention Likely Will Be
Acted Upon by European
Powers, However.
WOULD CONCEDE to-
DEMANDS OF ITALY
Sultan Proposes to Give ltal-
ians Economic Privileges
for Development of Con-
tested Territory.
National News Association


WASHINGTON. Nov. 6-Despite
the plea received from the Turkish
government. asking for intervention
to stop the alleged atrocities being
committed by Italian troops in Tripoli.
the general opinion in diplomatic cir
cles here today was that the United
States. would like England, maintain
a policy of hands Off"
The protest has been presented to
all the powers in identical terms, and
is repetition of former charges that
the Italians are slaughtering prison.
ers Of war in direct contravention OF
all the rules of civilized warfare and
contrary to the laws of This Hague
convention to which Italy was a party.
Italy has already formally denied
the charges.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1911-11-06
LUKE'S WIDOW AIDS
[0R1MtR pROBtRS
In Deep Mourning, Woman
Gave Startling Revela-
tions as to Bribery.
(National News Association

CHICAGO, Nov 6--Hesitating tc
blacken her late husbands name and
convinced that it was her duty to tell
the truth, Mrs. Charles Luke, widow
of Representative Luke. today made
startling revelations while on the Wit
ness stand in the inquiry into the
charges of corruption surrounding the
election Of Senator Lorimer.
Luke was one of the Democrats who
voted for Lorimer, and according to
the confession of Charles White. also
participated in the legislative jackpot
Mrs. Luke's testimony confirmed many
Of Whites statements. The woman
was in deep mourning. Her voice
choked while she spoke She declared
her husband received many telegrams
from bathroom Bob" Wilson asking
him to go to St. Louis
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1911-11-06
HUSBAND ANO HIS
MOTHER BEAT HER
Alleged Laura Sitloh in Start
ling Testimony Asking
for Divorce.

Declaring that because of the alleg-
er physical sufferings including star
vation, she would rather see a rattle
snake, than her husband, Harmon J..
Sitloh, a laborer and we'll known in
the city, Mrs. Laura Sit!oh gave some
very sensational divorce testimony
the circuit court Monday. Mrs 81
told Judge Fox, for almost two 'ovars -
of the i'll treatment which shto 1ooA
she put up with from March, - 49,:
until August 9, 1911, the dattInao+;ua,,,
marriage and separation, re - ~.
When Sitloh went on the ;,,,.-o.a;..
own behalf he gave out this Wiz ~
by his testimony, that n
drawn on her imaginatid .,a .,o.
Attired in old clothest = .+.na a.a ~
tor, Mrs. Sitloh sat on ;, -. y.
low tone Of voice told
band had been accus51a ra.,.
drunk nightly, and wol.,., o,,a ..,
beat up on her. some1, ho;, =.
ling her from bed by th( (nt cha a,e w.
to bestow the punishm 'o
referred to the tortures :.,
which she said she put " alio
called the courts attention <
quency with which they mo l.o'n
place to place in the city anA
times to the country.
Called Her Drunkard.
Her motherin-law, Mrs Sitloh, sA.
called an old drunkard, asserting THAI
she did not retire a night without first
getting a pint of whiskey and on Sat
urday nights getting a quart. She de-
clared the bottles were always emp
tied by her mother-in-law. who the
witness said, spent great deal OF her
time at their home. According to sta
tistics compiled from her testimony by
one of the disinterested attorneys in
the court room, Mrs. Sitloh in little
over a year must have consumed the
enormous amount of forty.seven gal
Ions of whiskey. by the nightly con-
sumation of a half pint This same
statistician figured up from Mrs. Sit
loh's testimony that her husband had
knocked her down and punished her
$50 nights in succession.
Harmon's fists were not the only
weapons which came in handy, she de-
clared in telling of his alleged at
tacks. She said he kicked her and call
ed her vile names. Once she said she
had to go to the hospital for two
weeks treatment because of an in
jury inflicted by his boot on her left
side. On another occasion she told of
his threats upon her life and she said
that his mother, when at their home,
also made life unbearable for her. She
said her mother-in-law once threaten
ed her with poker and again beat up
on her with an umbrella.
When Sitloh was called he denied
ever striking his wife and gave as his
opinion that his wife's relatives were
responsible for their marital discord.
He admitted getting drunk, but said
that it was not nearly so frequent as
his wife alleged. The court had to con-
tinue the case until December IS, be-
cause of a prearrangement whereby
the afternoon session was given to the
hearing of damage suit. Sitloh de-
clared his wife was but fourteen years
old when he married her. They have
two children, their custody being ask
ed by Mrs. Sitloh.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1911-11-06

CONTINUED on Page Eight
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1911-11-06
u. S. TROOPS WILL
AVENGE MASSACRE
(Sational News Association

MANILA, P. l.. Nov. 6.-Fourteen
Christian Filipinos were massacred b.
the natives on the Island OF Mindanao
today as result of tribal feud The
murderers fled into the woods after
the outrage. defying the constabulary
A campaign against them by L. S.
troops is likely.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1911-11-06
SOCIALISTS WIN
tSatioaal News Assoc!ation)

(Nat1oad1 WE'VE ASSoc!1tionJ
BERLIN. Nov. 6.-An overwhelming
victory was won by the socialists in
the municipal election today. Returns
from seventeen districts show that
out of seventeen elected. sixteen were
socialists and one liberal
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1911-11-06
THE WEATHER
4TATE AND lOCAl-Fair and colder
tonight and Tuesday.
HIGH SCHOOL OBSERVATORY

HIGH SCHOOL OBSERVATORY
Forecast for Richmond and vicinity.
Fair and colder tonight and Tuesday.
Highest temperature in last "a hours.
81 degrees at 1870 Monday. Lowest
temperature in last - hours. +3 at
midnight. Temperature at 1880 a. NJ.
81. Rainfall in last - hours. .54
dnch. Barometer. low and falling.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1911-11-06
EUROPEAN POWERS TO ACT.

LONDON, Nov. 6.-Turkey's appeal
to the powers for Intervention in Trip
oil is in fair way to bear fruit Euro
pean powers have finally concluded to
act in concert in an effort to end the
Turko- Italian war. The Turkish gov
ernment has informed the powers it's
Willingness to give Italy all the eco
nomic privileges it needs for the de-
velopment of TripOli.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-19
SENT BLACK-HAND
LETTER TO STRONG

Erie. Pa. July lS.--When the Fed
ernl Court resumed it's sessions to-
day, the grand jury returned indict
ments against Gilbert g. Perkins. of
Pittsburg, and Charles Franklin, OF
Philadelphia, private detectives. charr-
Ing them with using the mails to de-
fraud Immediately the indictments
were received by the court the case
was called for trial. A recess was
granted the attorneys for the defense
10 look over some letters in connec.
ton with the case United States Dis
trict Attorney John S. Jordon outlined
his case, and before adjournment to.
night three witnesses were called.
With the indictment Is fled n letter
alleged to have been sent to C. H
Strong, and made public for the frs,
time. 1t reads:
&C. Strong:
You leave $4,000 at IL P. NJ Febrn-
airy 20, 1911. at Thirty-frs and Penn.
sylvania Avenue. or you will have your
branes blowed out. Either you or
your wife. II you bring any police
along, they will be shot and my men
Will make strong battle.
(Signed) BLACK HAND DETH."
The Indictment charges that the de-
PENDANTS on February 10. 1911. actual
" mailed in Erie a black hand letter
addressed TO Mr.. Strong, demandine
10000 and that on February 10. 1911
they mailed second letter to Mr.
strong of which the above Is a COPY.
Placed In Erie.
Conrad Klein, a hotel keeper, was
called 10 place Perkins and Franklin
In Erie at the time the letters were
received by Mr. Strong.
Charles II. Strong told of the desc
Grafton of the mausoleum of the late
Congressman W. L. Scott, his father
in-law, and the subsequent employ
ment OF Perkins and his men to run
down the ghouls. He told of the re-
ceipt of the letters. and identified
them He said they had been turned
over to Perkins by his wife. and G.
Walker. his private secretary, and
that when Perkins left his employ on
February IS he gave them to Henry
e. Fish. a former attorney for Strong.
Mr.. Fish, the third and last witness
OF the day, told of receiving the
letters from Perkins. and from Fish
the letters passed to Post Office In
spector Oldfeld.
Before adjourning cours r the
| night Judge Charles p. Orr NsNo is
hearing the case. cautioned the Jury
TO report Immediately to the court any
attempt TO approach them or hold
communication with them.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-19
HERMAN HARRIS
REAL WISE CHAP
Henrico's Youngster Prisoner
Expert in Arts of the
Underworld.

Herman Harris. alias Herman Mat.
thews (colored). Henrico county
youngest prisoner will be turned over
To the officials OF the coiorcd Re-
formatory OF Hanover county to-day.
lie is only eight years of age. and
yet he has demonstrated that he Is an
adept in the arts OF the underworld.
Three weeks ago the lad was arrest
small amount OF money from Il home
in Barton Heights. lie confessed and
was committed to the childrens home.
Two days later he again escaped. and
nothing was heard of him until Mon.
day niEhh. when he again appeared at
Barton Heights. Deputy Sheriff sgd
nor brought him to the county tail,
whore he Is now a prisoner.
Magistrate y. NJ, Foley gave the
youngster hearing yesterday morn
ing, and decided that the boy was an
incorrigiblc. and committed him to
the colored reformatory.
The youngstcr. who Is wise for i:i5
years. said he left his home in New
port News last year following the
death Of his mother his father ne
said. died three yearA ago. Having 10
one to care for him. he set out Ia soc
the world and made his way about
the country on freight trains.
Il can spell my own name. but can't
read much" said the boy yesterday
afternoon. I'm going to be good
when l get to the home and learn to
read and write. When | get ,ut maybe
can grow up to amount to some
thing"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-19
Important to all Women
Readers of this Paper

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You may suffer great deal with pain
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swamp Root brings new life and ac-
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Many send for sample bottle to see
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them Every reader OF this paper who
has not already tried it may address DR..
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receive sample bottle free by mail You
can purchase the regular ffty-ccnt and
one-dollar size bottles at all drug stores.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-19
Building Permitn.

Building and repair permits were
issued yesterday as follows:
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Com
sheds to be used as laboratories on tie
West Side of Seventeenth Street, pc
tween Hospital and Lownes Streets, to
cost $1,000
American Glass Works. Incorporated
to erect frame shed to be used as a
sand house. on the west side of Mills
street. between Hospital and Lownes
streets, to cost $500
+. L. Hawkins TO erect a deta.noa
two-story frame dwelling on the north
side of Beverley Street. between Har-
rison and Randolph Streets, to cost
$1,000.
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Com
pany. to repair a brick store, 1912 East
Main Street converting same Into a
storage. to cost $4,000.
n Stokes. to repair a frame store
and dwelling, 416 West Baker street.
to cost S195.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-19
FAIL TO AGREE
WITH EACH OTHER

washington. D. c.. July lS.-AIore
contradictions in testimony before the
senate Lortmer committee to-day be-
muddled the Lorimer investigation far
worse than at any time since the new
inquiry began. All four of to-dav's
witnesses hatiy contradicted import.
ant testimony previously given to the
committee.
Charles McGowen, a young Cana
dian contractor, declared that c. f.
Wiehe. secretary OF the Edward Hines
Lumber Company. did not remark on
the Winnipeg Flyer" on the way
from Duluth to Virginia. Mimi. March
1911, that there was a jack pot raised
to elect Lorfmer. and that he subscrib
ed $4,000 to it. William Fl. Burgess
testified yesterday that Wiehe did
make this remark In the presence of
himself and "a young Canadian" to
which description MCGOWAN responded
B. a. Johnson. of Chicago, until
July l, 1911, general staff representa-
tive of the American Lumberman, tes
titled positively that Wiehe made no
such statement.
Isaac Baker. a buyer for the Ed
ward Hines Lumber Company, unqualI-
fiedly denied that Edward Hines, pres
ident of this company. said over a
long distance telephone to Springfield
from w. III. Cooks room in a Chicago
hotel on May &c, 1903, that he would
come to Springfield with all the money
necessary for Lorimer's election
Cook testified that Hines did so
state Bakers testimony regarding
the conversation agreed almost YER
hatim with that given by Hines.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-19
Revolution progre.re,.

Port Au Prince. Haiti. July ls.-The
revolution progresses. The government
troops were routed at Trou and have
returned In disorder TO Cape Haitien.
The situation is calm here but II
the government falls II is feared there
VIII be disorders on the part of the
populace. as all the disciplined troops
are In the north.
The foreign residents are apprehen-
sive. but the expected arrival Of Amer
lean warsh!ps will have reassuring
effect.
The situation for the government
is considered critical. All the districts
north Of Artibonito are in arms, and
the Insurgents are close upon Cape
Haitien. which they are expected to
attack at any time.
The government has chartered the
German steamers Syria and Allemannia
for the purpose of bringing the Presi-
dent and his troops back to Port au
Prince. This city is practically with
out defenders. but the President In
tends to organize as effective resist
anca as possible against the rcvolu-
tionists.
General Leconte with his followers.
IT is reported. has landed between
Monte Cristo and Fort Lberte, en-
route TO join the insurgents.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-19
OBITUARY
Mrs. FANNIE ErueXt MarabIe.


Mrs Fannie Ernest Marable died last
night at the residence OF her son in
law. w. II. Sellner. lo0 South Pine
Street. She was in the forty fourth
year of her age. She leaves four call
dren-Mrs. Kirk Baughan. Mrs. w. II
Sellner. Mrs. Fred Haley and AIillender
Howard Marable
arrangements for the funeral Will
be announced later.
Funeral CT Mrs. Eanes.
The funeral of Mrs. Fanny Martin
Eanes, who died Monday at her resi-
dence, POI East Marshall Street. will
take place this afternoon at 5 o'clock
from Venable Street Baptist Church.
Mrs. James +. Cousins.
Mrs. Annie Cousins, wife of James e
Cousins, died yesterday at her resi-
dence on the River Road. ffenrTco
county. She leaves her husband and
four children. The funeral will be held
will be made in Riverview Cemetery.
Mrs. Annie ID. Engie.
Mrs. Annie d. Engle died last night
at the residence of her son. J. III.
Engle. 500 Randolph Street. She was
in the siXty-fourth year OF her age
Announcement of the funeral arrange
mentS Will be made later
Miss Villa Mcmillan.
Especial to The Times Dispatch
Chase City. Va, July 1S.-After a
short illness. Miss VILLA Mcmillan,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. John McAIi-
Ian. died at her home last night at
$40 o'clock. in the eighteenth year of
her age. The interment was n1ade in
Oak Ridge Cemetery this AFTERNOON at
5 o'clock.
NIrn. a. II. Hamnker.
Especial to The Times Dispatchl
Harrisonburg. Va, July lS.-Mrs. A.
II. Hamaker. thirty eight years old.