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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-28
DISCOVERY is ANNOUNCED
Or. Flexner Declare. spinal Men.nst.,a

Cnn BE Entirely Controlled.
New York. October 2T.-A discovery
whereby epidemic spinal meningitis
can be entirely controlled was an
nounced by DR.. Simon Flexner, direc-
tor OF the Rockefeller Institute FOR
Medical Research. at the closing SEES
sion OF the conference of sanitary ON
GERS OF New York state here to-day.
Inc control could be established. DR..
tleHner said, by injecting serum into
the cerebral spinal membrane thus
getting t the seat OF the disease.
IT has taken much money and a
long time TO perfect this cure" said
Or. Flexner. This Is the first time I
have announced 1t. as only very re-
centIy have ! demonstrated 10 my own
satisfaction that the serum 7 have
prepared Will do as I claim.
influenza meningitis In the child.
which has caused so many deaths, and
which spreads so rapidly. WILL with
me application of this new form of
treatment, be not one-tenth as dan
Serous as it was before"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-28
WILL APPEAR AT HEARING
Petition of BondhoIders' Committees
Granted by Court.

New York, October 27.-The United
States Circuit Court to-day gave per
mission to the I per cent and per
cent. bondholders' committees. and to
a committee representing the minority
common stockholders, to be represent
ed at the hearing on the American To
bacco dissolution plan on Monday Tho
guaranty Trust Company, of New
York. IS successor to the Morton Trust
company. as trustee of the tobacco
company of the 4 and 6 per cent. bonds.
and also of the per cent bonds of
the Consolidated Tobacco Company.
which We're exchanged for American
Iopacco Company per cent bonds.
filed a petition with the United states
circuit Court to-day asking for the
protection of interests of the holders
OF The bonds in connection with the
proposed dissolution plan
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-28
Doubt our Ships took Part.

Washington. D. C.. October 27.-Dis-
patches from naval commanders in
Chinese waters do not tell of any par
ticipation by American warships in the
fighting before Hankow. The State
Department is absolutely skeptical OF
any such participation. reported in a
dispatch from Berlin. which says that
the Supboat Helena and the English
gunboat Thistle took part in the bat
tie.
The purpose of the American war
ships in Chinese waters is solely to
protect our citizens. the State Depart
ment points out. The worst way to
do so might be to take sides in the
controversy.
In response to an appeal from one
Of Its branches in China. the kiangan
Chapter, located near Marking. the
American Red Cross Today cablcd $500
to be used in looking after the wound
ed in the rebellion.
Although China is a signatory of
the Geneva convention signifyinE Its
recognition of the Red Cross emblem
in time OF war. the American Red
Cross is nGt certain that the conven-
ton applies to civil wars.
Attempts are being made at tie
present time, according to advices re.
ceived at the American Red Cross
headquarters here to-day, by American
Charge Williams at Picking to asc+.-
tain whether the revolutionary ele-
ment will recognize the emblem ana
give projection to the agents engag-
ed in aiding the wounded.
Although reports from China appear
to show the present revolutionary
movement is to establish reform gov
eminent. advices received at the State
Department from Ambassador Guild, at
st. Petersburg, giving the Chinese view
of the present rebellion, make 1t ap-
pear that 1t is regarded merely as a
local affair. and confined to few pro-
vinces.
In view of the close relations be-
tween Russia and China owing to
proximity there is an inclination to be.
lieve that this is true. regardless of
the operations of the rebels to date,
1t is stated at the Navy Department
that 1t will not be possible to add 20
the fleet OF American vessels in tie
Chinese rivers at present. becarse
there are no more vessels attached to
the FAsiatic, fleet of sufHciently light
draft to navigate these streams
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-28
RESUME PROBE MONDAY
Stephenson Investigating Committee
AliOurnn Until Tint TING.

Milwaukee. Wis October 27.-The
United States Senate subcommittee
which has been Investigating the cleo
ton of Senator Isaac Stephenson to-
day adjourned its public hearings un-
I'll Monday. Meantime the committee
expects to arrange for the afiidavts
of about sevcnty-five witnesses In va
rlous parts of the State. whom II was
decided not 10 call in person. These
witnesses are to be required to fur
nish detail statements of the amounts
they expended out of the S1O7, 900
Stephenson fund used In the primary
campaign OF 1905
/. 1t is probable that after the hear
SO far as Milwaukee is concerned, Will
be completed within two days. The
committee will then adjourn to meet
in Washington
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-28
TO OPPOSE TOBACCO PLAN
Carmody. of New York, 10 Join Other
State ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

New York. October 27.--Attorney-
General Carmody. OF the State of New
York, is TO join the Attorney Generals
OF Virginia. North Carolina and South
Carolina, in opposing the approval OF
the reorganization plan OF the Amer
lean tobacco Company by the Circuit
Court A few days ago the presi-
dent of the Retail Tobacconlsts' As
ISOLATION wrote to Governor Dix ask
Ing that he direct the Attorney Gen
eral to take such action In behalf OF
,he thousands of retail tobacco dealers
In this State. At the same time Henry
H. Hunter, counsel for the association.
wrote to Acknowledgement Carmody
on the ubject.
~ reply from the Aattorney-G General
says i VIII be glad to CO. operate
with the other Attorney Generals in
opposing any scheme of reorganiza-
u m not strictly in accordance with
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-28
CONCLUDES EXPERIMENT
orvilIe Wright Will Leave XIII De,Il
Hill To-day for Dayton.

Kill Devil Hill. N. c., October 2T.-
orVille Wright to-day continued his
experiments with the glider by which
he obviously hoped to solve the prob
lem OF automatically maintaining the
balance of heavier than-air machine.
In hight He Will leave to-morrcw
for Dayton. Ohio. and the glider will
be taken along. Further experiments
VIII be made near the Ohio city. Alsx-
ander Ogilvie, the English aviatir,
VINO has been assisting Mr.. Wright.
also VIII leave at the same time for
New York. whence he viii! sail for
London. Neither Wright nor Ogilvie
would comment on the success of the
tests. The former. however. appar-
entity is completely satisfied with the
results.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-28
TAFT APPROVES DISMISSAL
Sanctions Letting Out of Three Naval
AcndcmN Mtdshipmen.

washington, Uctober 2i.-The Presi-
dent has approved the action of the
superintendent of the Naval Academy
in Diminishing from the naval service
three midshipmen-H. B. Amin. of
Montana. second class: Fletcher s
Bleakley. of New Jersey. fourth class,
and e. F. Leahy, of Wisconsin, second
class for breaches OF discipline in con-
!nection with an escapade in Washing
ton and one in Annapolis
Action has not heen taken yet upon
the similar recommends ton of the
supeTintendent in the case of S. Rob-
erts. of Illinois, third class nan. who
was involved in-the same trouble HIS
napers were not forwarded to the
President until later date than the
others, which explains the delay.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-28
COURT GRANTS DELAY
Time Given Prospective Purchasers of
Chicago Intcr-Ocean.

man, publisher of the Chicago Inter
Ocean, yesterday asked Judge Cutting,
in the Probate Court, to order the sale
of the Inter-Ocean Newspaper ColG-
pany bonds. amounting to 100000. for
100000.
Other persons are considering the
purchase of the paper. and delay
until November was granted. that
the assets might he investigated and
possibly other bids obtained.
The petition was made nv Arthur
Underwood, attorney for the receiver
OF the estatceuf Charlee I. Yerkes. the
bonds being part of the estate. In
terest, he asserted. had been in de-
fault for more than a year.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-28
stens In LeUaI ,richt

washington October 27-The
United States Steel Corporations first
step in the gigantic legal battle with
the government for its existence Will
be taken Monday. December :.
On that day an array OF counse..
which promises to include some of the
most brilliant legal minds in America.
Will formally appear before the United
States Circuit Court at Trenton, N. j.,
in which the governments dissolution
suit has been brought.
On January .. 1912. the steel cor
poration is expected to file it's an
swer to the governments sensational
charges. which have hardly been par
alleled in all the antitrust suits
brought BY the Department OF Jus-
tice.
Several legal manoeuvres. of which
the steel corporations lawyers could
avail themselves, may postpone the
date of their answer. for they have
the right to ask the court to give
thirty days more grace. thus extend
ing their time to February I.
In the meantime they may demur
to some of the governments aliega-
lions or they may file n bill of eScep-
tons. Either action would delay au-
tomaticaly the actual beginning of the
trial
of the formalites of law Will be over
looked by It's opponents, 1t is possi-
BILE. however, that no legal technicali-
ties may be thrown in tn way, and
in that case the earliest date upon
which the trial can begin Is January ..
The proceedings will be for Judges
Gray. tanning and Bufting top~-ta-s~ll.-
point a master to hear the testimony.
The master so appointed will take evil
dence in various parts of the country.
1t required year and half to land
the testimony in the Standard OIL case
This was considered fairly quick time.
The government hopes to do as we'll
with the Steel Corporation.
When the taking of testimony is
finished and both sides have been heard
tnt Circuit Court viii decide the issue
Whichever side loses will appeal. and
by the operation OF the so-calied ex-3
pediting act The case VIII Jump 10
the Supreme Court, whore the fate OF
tbe greatest corporation in the world
will be decided 69s
When tho bill was died in tho United
States Court at Trenton yesjerdsH
~ T. F. n
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-28
REAR-ADMIRAL SANDS DEAD
Was Superintendent of NnvnI Academy
for Two YearN

Washington, October 27.--Rear-Ad-
miral James H. Sands, United States
Navy, retired, who once commanded
the navy yards at New York. Boston.
Philadelphia and Washington. and par
ticipated in the evacuation of Charles
ton. died here to-day OF acute indiges-
tion. He was slNty-sx years OF age.
He is survived by his wife and two
sons and four daughters.
The admiral was n native of this
city. During the Spanish American
War he commanded the United States
ship Columbia. From July 1905. to
July II, 1907. he was superintendent
OF the Naval Academy at Annapolis,
Md
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-28
COMPUTES THREE SENTENCES
President Taft Lenicnt With Federal
Prisoners

Washington. October 27.-President
Jaft has committed to expire imme-
oiately the sentences of William Broad
we'll and Samuel a. Briesbach. each OF
whom is serving "a six-year term in
Leavemworth Penitentiary for colorins
oieoniargarine In Chicago Each of the
men was lined $4,000. The Presidents
action does not remit the fine
Levi Stubbs. convicted of "moonshin-
ing" at Newhern. n. c.. Will also get
out at once He is serving a sentence
OF eighteen months in Atlanta
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-28
PRIMARY IN GEORGIA
People to Nominate n Successor TO Cav
eruOr Hoke Smith.

ATLANTA, Ga, October TIA PRIMARY
to be held Thursday, November Q. to
nominate candidate for Governor Of
Georgia. to succeed Governor fIoke
Smith. who soon Will resign TO be-
come a United states senator was
called by the Democrats State Execn-
tive Eommtttee at quiet meeting of
that body here yesterday.
The committee will convene again
December IL to declSre the winner in
the primary.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-28
INVITED TO BALTIMORE
CrOthers Wants to Entertain Governors
OF Southern Stntes

nor Crothers to-day sent invitations
to the Governors of sixteen Southern
states to meet in this city December &
for conference on the best way to
encourage closer relations between the
South and Baltimore This will be
during Maryland week" when there
Will be an exhibition of the ugricul-
tural products of the State
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-28
MISSING HEIREss FOUND
Porto Ricnn Girl In Hiding Because
Fnther Opposed Her Marriage.

New York, October 27.--Nineteen-
year-old Consuelo Paiardo, a Porto
Rican heiress. who disappeared Octo-
Der Is from the downtown hotel where
she was stopping with her father was
found last night in "a house i'm Har-
lem. The girl confirmed her fathers
belief that she ran away because OF
his opposition to her wish to marry
a Santo DOMINICAN OF whom her father
does not approve. Her sutton Is to ar
rive here tomorrow
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-28
MAN AND WIFE IN DUEL
Woman Fatally Wounded, Her Hus-
bnnd Commits Suicide.

KnoXVIIle, TENN, October 21-In 4
duel fought between Perry Clevenger
and his wife at their residence on
Asylum Avenue Thursday afternoon.
Mrs, Cle@enger was fatally shot and
Clevenger receiver one bullet wound
from "A .3S-calibre revolver in the
hands of his wife. Clevenger went to
his room at once and killed himself
The trouble arouse, It is alleged, over
Mrs. Clevenger's objection to wine
room" operated at the soft drink stand
of which her husband was proprietor.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-28
WILL SELECT ANOTHER ROUTE
Automobile Association to Mnp Out
New Highway to North.

Jacksonville, Fla, October 27-The
American Automobile Association de-
cided to-day to send L. l.. Ferguson
North upon new national highway
scouting trip. beginning Saturday
morning. He will take readi,.as for
strip map of the new road. which is
to include Columbia. s. c., Augusta,
and Savannah. Ga This new route to
New York VIII be much shorter than
the one over which the Glidden tour
entered Jacksonville. The new high
way will ioin the Dixie trail" at Char
lotte n G.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-28
Statement Issued by
Chairman Gary After
Long Conference.
NO VIOLATION OF
ANTITRUST LAW
Attitude Made known Because
of Shrinkage of Stocks and In
quiries From All Parts of
Country and Abroad-First
Step in Legal Fight on
December a..

New York. October 27.-After a day
OF intense excitement in the stock
market, with especially severe declines
IN the securities of the United states
steer Corporation. the appended state
ment was issued by Ebert H. Gary.
chairman of the board:
Il think 1t would be improper for me
at this time to make any comments
concerning the suit which has been
brought by the government against
the United States Steel Corporation.
except to say that 1 regret exceedingly
that the Department of Justice felt
called upon to institute proceedings.
~ any harm results, 1t will fall upon
the stockholders and employees, aggre-
satins very large number and any
loss to them must be deplored II is
time for every one to keep cool. with
disposition t. patiently await re-
SUITS. knowing that In the end justice
VIII be done to all interests
believe q disclosure of all the
iaets applicable to the allegations con-
famed In the governments bill of com
paint, as a ground for relief, wiz
snow that the suit ought to be- decided
40. n iaVor OF the corporation on Its mer-
us and that the following facts will
be established:
i. That In the organization of tho
United States Steel Corporation those
IN charge had no intention of creating
monopoly or of restraining trade.
That the corporation never Inns
had or attempted to exercise monop-
oily or to restrain trade.
q. Ihat the conduct of the affairs
~ .ne corporation has clearly and pos
itiVely negatiyed any effort or inten.
tion to violate any provision of the
Sherman law.
=. Ihat the existence of the corpu
ration has been of benent, and NOT iof
injury, to Its employees, it's customers.
It's competitors and the general m,hl,c
o. Ihat no MISREPRESENTATION was
mace to the President relative to I'M
ienhessee Coal and Iron properties.
anu that the motive OF those connect
ed with the purchase was to preven,
threatened general fnancIal diss.
yer, which would have adversely ar.
fected the corporation as wei, az
others" as
me statement is the result OF :,
protracted conference held earlier In
the DAY, participated In by Chairman
Gary. j. Perpont Morgan. Charles
H.eeie and George f. Baker, directors
or the corporation. as we'll as several
or the legal representatives.
1t was at first the intention OF the
neads OF the steel corporation TO make
paoi' response 10 the action of
the government until Tuesday OF next
week. When' at the quarterly meeting,
the financial statement OF the cor,
poration for the third quarter Of the
year is to be issued
BY reason or the shrinkage of the
steel stocks in to-day's market. ana
because of numerous inquiries from
all parts of the country and abroad,
however. the directors later decided
to make known their attitude with
out further delay.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-28
Lenve FOR Hot snrinss.

5 Washington. October 2I.---Mrs. Will
liam II. Taft and Miss Helen Taft, who
arrived here to-day from Beverly,
Mass, left tonight for Hot Springs,
Va. to- await the Presidents aprSSal
there. N * 4 s. IN
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-28
New Postal savings Bank.

Snecial to The 1imes-D isputch.
q Washington. ID. c., October ETA
postal savings bank will be opened
at Pocahontas on November "a.
X. II. MEG.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-10-17
PRESIDENT TAFT SAYS:

& 6 -
The man who is most to be wanted for positions OF
trust is the who does not work for mere sensn
gan but for the love Of the task L. he does ms work
for love of it. and not out Of consideration alone Tor inc
result, he will his interests best, for ne Will
do his work well and thereby make himself ndlspens-
able to his employer; and when the time comes to to
choose a for a higher position the choice VIII
likely fall upon him who has done his work well.
have sometimes found it difficult to find the right
men for the government service There are plenty
Of men to fill every job, but few who want the Job Tor
its sake. This applies equally in business lhere
are too many who seek work for the salary alone AS
result sometimes if they well paid they Will com
nit acts for which they would not otherwise be re-
sponsibe.
The new order that is coming to the fore in the
business world does not seek this kind Of man. 1t is
looking for the man who will work for the satlsfac
ton Of work well done-for the joy Of achievement
For him there are large opportunities.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-10-17


out. 1t is stillsout. The large buildings
are idle. The machinery is silent.
There Is nothing left In any of the
big buildings except the pantaloon
factory in one Of them. Bonaparte is
charmingly located and the silent ma
chinery tells it's own sad story. An
effort is being made to start every
thing over again. The vast properties
have been sold underline hammer and
the new owners expect ultimately to
erect new dam and to ( start the
wheels. The community Is getting to-
gether in harmonious relation and Is
prepared to restore the glory OF Bona
parte to former days. Bonaparte is
surrounded by rich agricultural
country Wheat growing is being re-,
vived and the first machinery to start
will be the milling machinery. The
making of flour will be resumed pretty
soon There are some difficulties in the
way of rebuilding the dam. but 1t Is
presumed these difficulties will be
overcome. There is no reason why
Bonaparte should not be an important
manufacturing community.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-10-17
BoNAPARTE.

Des Moines Capital Bonaparte is
one of the old towns in Iowa and is
located on the lower Des Moines
river. There was settlement there
az early as 1888. Not long after that
three brothers by the name OF Meek
secured the water power rights at Bo-
naparte and erected grist mill. They
afterward put in WOODEN machinery
and in an early day "carded rolls" for
the old-fashioned spinning wheel The
names Of Bonaparte and Meek Bros.
became a household word all over
southern Iowa Their enterprises
made money and resulted in the erec-
ton OF large and substantial build
ings. A crib dam was put in as the
successor Of the brush dam. For a
number Of years the Iowa legislature
was importuned to require Meek Bros.
to put fishways in the Bonaparte dam.
In the course Of time the dam went
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-10-17

the absences of churches and schools
on the score OF long usage.
But what do the people do when
they want to go to church r. question
ed Mrs. Ferris.
Never having heard that any OF
| EN- wanted to go cant say Just OF.
| hand, bet don't you fret none about
| that, ma'am; there are churches;
ones up at the Forks, and there's an
| other at Balaam's Cross Roads"
But that's ten miles from Scratch
! Hill, isn't it?''
Its all of that said Yancy. He
sensed it that the lady before him was
a person Of much force and energy,
| capable even of reckless innovation.
Mr.. Yancy himself was innately con-
sentative; his religious inspiration had
been drawn from the Forks and Ba-
laam's Cross Roads. 1t had seemed to
answer very we'll. Mrs Ferris fixed
his wavering glance.
Don't you. think 1t is too bad, Mr..
Yancy, the way those children have
been neglected? There is nothing for
them but to run wild
well. seen some right good chill
dren fetched up at-a-ways smart,
too. You see, ma am, there's heap q
child can just naturally pick up for
himself
"Oh!" and the monosyllable was ut.
tered rather weakly. Mr.. Yancy's
name had been given her as that of a
resident of weight and influence in the
classic region of Scratch HILL Miss
Malroy came to her friends rescue.
Mrs. Ferris thinks the children
should have a chance to learn at
home. Poor little tots!-they cant
walk ten or fifteen miles to Sunday
school, now can they, Mr.. Yancy?"
"Lless yo' heart, they won't try to-"
said Yancy reassuringly Sundays a
day Of rest at Scratch Hill. So are
most Of the other days of the week,
but we all aspire to take just little
mo- rest on Sunday than any other
day Sometimes we amt able to- but
that's our aim"
''Do you know the old deserted cab
in by the big pine-the Blount place p
asked Mrs. Ferris.
Eyes, ma'am, know it,
II am going to have Sunday school
there for those children: they shant
be neglected any longer If can help it
II should feel guilty. quite guilty!
Now won't you let your little nephew
come? Perhaps they'll not find it so
very terrible, after all. From which
Mr.. Yancy concluded that when she
invaded 1t, skepticism had rested as a
mantle on Scratch Hill.
Every one said we would better
talk with you, Mr.. Yancy, and we were
hoping to meet you as we came along"
supplemented Miss Malroy, and her
words of flattery were waited to him
with SO sweet a smile that Yancy
instantly capitulated.
II reckon you-all can count on my
nevvy," he said.
(To Be Continued.)
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-10-17

The two men who kidnapped Angelo
Marine, the Chicago lad, and held him
prisoner until ransom was paid, were
given life sentences in the peni-
Tertiary. The woman who assisted
the kidnapers in secreting the child
was given seven years sentence.
The Chicago police are to be congrat-
ulated for their success in running
down the perpetrators Of this brutal
crime and securing the evidence upon
which they were convicted. The court
and jury rendered a great service
when they set the full penalty for this
crime There should be law in every
state in the union providing life inn
prisonment for convicted kidnapers.
This crime would become rarer if baby
snatchers realized that they faced life
Imprisonment for their crimes.