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The Washington times., 1911-01-25
BODY OF PHILLIPS
ASSASSIN IS HERE
Remains of Fitzhugh Colds
borough Arrive in Capital
From New York.

Definite funeral arrangements for
Fftzhugh c. Goldsborough, who COM
mttted suicide after shooting and ia
tally inJuring David Graham Phillips,
the author, in front of the Princeton
Club, in New York, will not be made
until relatives who went to New York
to get the body, return to Washington
late today.
The body, having been shipped
from New York at midnight last night.
reached here this morning, several hours
before Arthur Goldsborough and Miss
Julia Goldsborough, uncle and sister of
the deceased.
Father Stays Here.
1t was learned this morning that Dr.
Edmund X. Goldsborough, father of
the suicide, did not go to New York, as
had been reported, but he refused to
receive anyone at the family residence,
1881 K street northwest, this morning
The Goldsborough home has been
closed to newspaper representatives,
and only the closest friends of the fam
fly are being admitted.
When the funeral is held from there
on Friday it will be private. Burial is
to be in the family lot in Oak Hill Gem
etery.
Edmund X. Goldsborough, tr., who
claims to have shared his brothers con-
fidence more than any other member
of the family, this morning said that
he never knew of his brother to keep
a diary, consequently he was surprised
TO learn through newspaper reports
that one had been found in which eX-
pressiOns of enmity toward David Gra-
ham Phillips were written.
Family Still Mystifed.
I'VE know no more now about what
caused Fitzhugh to shoot Mr.. Phillips
than we did when the first news of the
tragedy was received" said Mr.. Colds
borough this morning.
we have received no word from my
uncle or sister since they went to New
York. 1t may be, as the diary says,
that he feared Phillips and considered
him his enemy.
I'VE will have no direct information
concerning the causes that led to the
tragedy until my relatives arrive in
Washington today"
The Washington times., 1911-01-25
Boy Confesses He
Started Dozen Fires

NEW YORK, Jan. 25.-That the lives
of 5000 persons have been imperiled by
seventeen-year-old pyromaniac was
revealed today when Frederick Burk-
hardt, a delivery boy. admitted that
he had been responsible for a number
of fires in Brooklyn. Burkhardt, the
youngest fire fiend with whom the po-
lice have ever dealt, was arrested
charged with arson, the specific case
against him being the setting fire of
the building at SIT Thoop avenue, Brook
lyn, early today. Forty persons were
driven panic-stricken into the street.
Il just wanted to see one real big
fire." declared Burkhardt. 'If the first
FIRE I had started had been a big one
would have quit then. 1 certainly do
like to see them engines go to a fire."
The youthful pyromaniac confessed to
starting a dozen fires.
The Washington times., 1911-01-25
.R|XEY INDICTMENT
WILL Be DELAYED
Virginia Corporation Presi-
dent Held Culpable by
Alexandria Grand Jury.

Owing to the Illness Of Commonwealth
Attorney s. G. Brent, Of Alexandria. the
indictment in the case OF C. Jones
Rixey, president and treasurer Of the
Virginia Safe Deposit and Trust Corpor-
alton, held culpable by a special grand
jury, which reported yesterday for the
failure of that corporation. will be de-
Iayed several days.
Though suffering from an attack Of
grippe, Mr.. Brent spent an hour In his Of
fee this morning, going over the grand
jury report made to Judge Barley yes
terday.
Il intend to make my indictments on
basis of this report alone" the States
attorney said today. Since the grand
jury has been adjourned until February
8, it will not he necessary to have the
bill completed until then"
Directors Exonerated.
Directors of the concern, who are ex-
onerated from criminal blame by the
grand jury, will take no action in view
of the present legal proceedings and the
investigation Of the concern now under
way by the receivers.
The work Of going over the books is
now being pressed by ]. X. M. Norton
and Howard Smith, who was appointed
receiver to succeed John s. Barbour.
Notification to depositors OF how much
they will be paid is expected to be made
within month.
The grand jury report, made public
today, certifieS that in more than half
a dozen instances, statements were
made which were knowingly and will
fmIlU alec in a II
What Jury Says.
Some Of these statements certified to
by the banks president, and thus char
acterized by the grand jury, are:
Under date of September 1, 1903,
c. J. RiXey certified under oaths
that the total oveTdrafts, secured
and unsecured, amounted to
$1,377.72. He also certified that his
account was not overdrawn. Ac-
Cording to the jury, the books
show that upon that date the
presidents account was over
drawn $4,G79.2G.
On November 16. 1909, C. J.
RiXey certified to the State cor
poration commission that the to-
tai overdrafts were 1857, where
as the books. say the jury, show
his account was overdrawn to the
amount of $3G12.1.
On January 81, 1910. though the
president reported overdrafts to
the extent of $2,329.01. the presi-
dents overdrafts, according to the
report, had by that time reached
S13,336.7S.
In Nine Paragraphs.
The report contains nine paragraphs,
each iterating similar occasions on
which similar entries are reported. The
grand jury charges that in June, 1910,
c. J. Rixey made an entry Of $4,000 on
the credit side Of his account in the in
dividual deposit ledger, though no
equivalent was given the bank for this
amount.
1--WE are convinced" said the
report in closing, that the whole
management and direction of the
Virginia Safe Deposit and Trust
Corporation was absolutely under
the control Of its president, c. ].
Rixey.''
John L. Jefries, one Of the array Of
legal counsel for c. ]. Rixey, asked that
further consideration of the matter be
postponed. Judge Barley then excused
the grand jury until February 8.
The Washington times., 1911-01-25
Charge of Smoking and
Drinking to Be Probed

Indications today point to a thorough
investigation by the Board of Education
of recent charges that high school stu
dents at Technical. Business, and Cen
trail spend their MONDAY recess smok-
ing and drinking in poolrooms along
Seventh street, in the vicinity of the
three institutions.
1t is the present intention to bring the
matter in question before the next meet
ing of the Board in the first week of
February.
The Washington times., 1911-01-25
Invitations to Speak
Accepted by Nagel

Secretary Of Commerce and Labor
Nagel today accepted invitations to ad-
dress the Middlesex Club in Boston. on
February 13, and the Akron, Ohio,
chamber of commerce, February l6.
Mr. Nagel will also address the italian
chamber of commerce of New York,
February Is. IL his official duties per-
NIT his acceptance of the invitation ex-
tended by that association. The SUBJ
jects of mis- addresses have not been
announced
The Washington times., 1911-01-25
Fined $25 for Fraud.

On a plea Of guilty to a charge Of
having made unlawful gas connections,
Andrew Beach this morning was fined
$25 in the United States branch Of the
Police Court. Beach was arrested
some time ago, and demanded a jury
trial. He waived his right to this to-
day and, on the recommendation of
the gas company, Assistant District
Ralph Given recommended q
fine of $25. Beach paid the fine.
The Washington times., 1911-01-25
Issy Plans Monument
To Aviation Victims

PARIS, Jan. 25.-A monument to those
who have lost their lives in aviation
will be erected by the corporation Of
Issy, a suburb, on the spot where Alex
andre Laffont and the Marquis Mario
Paula were killed in the fall Of their
aeroplane on December g.
The city decided today to erect a suit
able memorial, the designs Of which
have not yet been worked out. The
monument will be to the aviation he
roes of all nations"
The Washington times., 1911-01-25
Root Speaks for
Ocean Mail Bill

Senator Root of New York spoke in
the Senate this afternoon in support of
the Gallinger ocean mail bill, COM
monty called the ship subsidy bill.
He denied that It was properly called
a subsidy bill, and made a plea for it
on the ground that 1t promote the eff
cheney of the postal service.
Senator Root then proceeded to a de-
fense OF the bill as intended to better
the postal service.
The Washington times., 1911-01-25
Hooper a Suicide, Is
Verdict of the Coroner

A verdict of suicide was given by the
coroner's jury at the inquest today
over the body Of Joseph Hooper. 81 years
old, who ended his life yesterday after
noon by shooting himself in the head
at his home, 92S Westminster street
northwest
Hooper. who was an employe of the
Bureau of Engraving and Printing, re-
Gently suffered a stroke of paralysis
and fear of recurrent stroke is be-
lieved to have prompted him to end his
life,
The Washington times., 1911-01-25
Contrary Winds halt
Flight to Havana

KEY WEST. Fla, Jan. 25.-Contrary
winds today delayed the start OF
Aviator McCurdy on his 110-mlIe
fight to Havana McCurdy slept on
the torpedo destroyer Paulding last
night and this morning notified
Havana that II the wind moderated
he would leave today.
The Washington times., 1911-01-25
Put Girl In Trunk.

CINCINNATI, Jan. 5.-It was unof
ficially announced at police headquar-
ters today that the mayor will offer a
reward for the negro who bound and
gagged Miss Alma hammers, a servant
in the home of her employer, and then
stuffed her into a trunk to smother to
death. The girl is at a hospital in a
critical condition.
The Washington times., 1911-01-25
Author Phillips Body
Taken to Former Home

NEW YORK, Jan. 25.-The body of
David Graham Phillips lay in a bower
of flowers in the National Art Club
today, while the literary circles of the
entire world paid tribute to the mem
ory of the author, shot to death by
Fftzhugh Coyle Goldsborough, the young
socialist.
The body of the famous novelist was
removed to his former home from Belle
Yue Hospital early this morning, a few
hours after he died as a result of the
hemorrhage caused by the bullet which
pierced his lung when he was shot down
Monday afternoon.
Sympathy Is Expressed.
Hundreds of messages of sympathy
were received by members of the Phil
lips family today while the funeral ar
rangements were being completed, and
magnificent floral offerings filled the
room in which the body of the assas-
sins victim lay.
Mr.. Phillips died last night at 11:O7
o'clock. He had been vomiting blood,
which symptom told the physicians of a
leakage from the perforation in the
lung caused by the bullet which entered
the right chest and passed out of the
body near the left shoulder blade
At 8 o'clock it was seen that the
patient, who had been unable to retain
liquid food or even water on his stom-
ach all day, was sinking. DR.. Eugene
Fuller, Mr.. Phillips personal physician,
decided to hold a consultation with DR..
John B. Walker and DR.. Lucius w.
Hotchkiss at II o'clock. DR.. Fuller
gave the patient what relief he could,
and with the brother and sister of Mr..
Phillips, Harrison Phillips and Mrs.
Carolyn Trevert, awaited the arrival of
the two visiting surgeons for the con-
sultation.
AS II O'Clock approached the patients
condition became especially alarming
The excessive pain of his abdominal
wound, the constant leakage of blood
into the throat from his lung and intes-
tinal sufferings following the admins
tering of ether on Monday had worn
him out. In a severe attack of coughing
at 11:N o'clock, he died.
Victim of Own Genius.
They say that Phillips fell a victim
of his own genius. His writings dis
pleased the tangled brain of the musf-
clan and he was shot This is borne
out by the finding of the madman's
diary shortly after Phillips died at the
hospital last night.
While the funeral arrangements have
not been completed, it has been decided
that services will be held in the Church
of the TRANSPORTATION (Little Church
Around the COrner). The Rev. DIR.
Houghton, a friend of the dead author,
will conduct the services. The burial
will be in Indiana.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-04-11
NAILS.

No doubt you have often seen white
little fiecks on peoples naiis-pernaps
on your own. These are the danger
signals established by nature as a
warning that something is out OF bal
ance with the nerves They are the be-
ginning of what may degenerate into
nervous breakdown, unless prompt
means are taken to check the neon
ing disease.
We will assume that no such check
is applied or that II Is applied In vain.
In that case the white fiecks become
larger and finally merge together into
one big white spot, covering the entire
nail and obscuring, like the frosting on
a window, the quick which is beneath 1t.
BY and by ridges make their appear
ance on the nail. The nervous state
has gained ground, and these ridges.
which run from top to base of the nail,
become more and more pronounced.
Then follows the final stage. The
nail has become dried out and It's sub
stance is, so to speak, burning up. The
result is that the nail loses Its appear
ance of vitality and becomes iifeless
and brittle. And presently 1t grows
away from the quick.
BY this time the nail which In its
health was an ornament to the finger
has grown to be a disagreeable-looking
objest, unless-which is usually the
| ~eaee--its nervous owners has bitten it
down to the very quick
when you see a nail ridged. brittle
and growing away from the finger you
may be sure that the YOU break
down is as near completion az it can
be and that there Is grave danger Of
paralysis.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-04-11

The People s Rostrum
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understand, will be within a week or
twoai wish some n would introduce
a bill making the State responsible for
such fearful travesties on Justice as
that which kept poor Andrew 10th in
n of Pennsylvania prisons for
twenty years for a crime he never COM
mitted.
a bill has been introduced in our
neighboring States Legislature to rec
ompense this most unfortunate Of men
by paying him $4,000. OF course, a
mint of money would never undo the
dire evil that befelI 10th. At the same
time the spirit of the bill breathes JUS
tice.
There is absolutely no question that
in this State, far famed for Its admin
istration of Justice, fearful errors, even
though in a less degree, have been COM
mitted, and the State has no power to
make good to the extent of a lone
dollar. A victim of a judicial blur1der
has absolutely no redress. He is g
pardoned convict, that's all. The stins
of shame will never be wired out, and
he is branded for the remainder of his
life, with perhaps nowhere to lay his
head.
I think it is "up to- our Legislature
to make good on this glaring defect
in the administration of justice. n.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-04-11
Almost Ideal Form.

To the Editor Of the Evening Star:
I have been watching with great in
terest the progress made in the draft
ing of the new city charter, which
provides for a new form of govern
ment.
1t promises to do away with a good
many of the Ills incidental to the pres
ent form Of city government. BY Great
ing single headed commissions, taking
away the power of veto from the
mayor. and giving the people the initia-
tive and referendum, it makes it almost
an ideal form of government.
Heretofore the people had no re-
course after the election of an officer
il he happened to prove incompetent or
unfaithful, which was very often.
The recall will correct all this. The
people can at any time throw out of
office anyone who proves unfit without
waiting for election time. The knowl-
edge of this will keep al officials TO
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-04-11
Differences In Opinion.


To the Editor of the Evening Star:
There is so much good in the worst
of us, and so much bad in the best of
us that it hardly behoov S any of US
to talk about the rest of US" Who is
it that does not know this wise little
saying? Who is 1t hat at one time or
another has not said it? And who is it
that remembers It at all times?
l find every day, everywhere, men
and women at quarrel with n an
othe: becaute Of differences in opinion.
Not only in politics do we find narrow
persons. but in all other branches of
thought and activity. 1t appears to be
the rule with some people to hate those
that do not agre with them; or, If they
do not hate, they hold in contempt
those that have minds OF their own.
There doe not seem to be sufficient
respect for the other mans opinion.
We are too self-centered; we think that
our own views are the only views
worth while, the only intelligent views.
and in many cases we pity the man or
that disagrees with us.
Two men will read one book. Each
man reads the book with some pre-
conceived notions about the subject
handled. Each finishes reading it, con-
WINGED hat his views were justified by
the author. A discussion follows. Of
course, the men disagree; they sepa-
rate, each thinking thai the other is al
idiot.
All this could be obviated If we were
to respect our friends and neighbors
True, we do respect them to a degree
but only those of our neighbors tha'
are SO far above us as to make it i'm
possible for us TO exchange views witt
them. To me all this proves hat tn
average person is not at all a reason
ing person, but a person ruled by hi
~prejudiees, by his sentiments. Th'
early environment of a man ha.
formed his mind. Although his afte
years modify his views more or less, h
still clings to his early conviction
with a tenaclousness that would d
credit to a bulldog. L wish you
readers would discuss this matter an
write their views on it.
FRANKLIN PIERCE.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-04-11
Just a Line
About Men
You Know

One of the cheeriest of the many
lawyers that have their offices in the
big "Pru'' building is former Judge
Francis Child, who served with dis
tinction upon the local Circuit Court
bench. He is rotund and rosy, and his
well-stocked head is gracefully poised
upon a neck characteristic of strength.
When in the mood. he can tell a story
replete with pleasant memories In u
way that is bound to make the hearer
crave for more.
The local detective bureau is able TO
boast thai one of its men was at one
time considered a near-champion for
pugilistic fame. This man is Sergeant
Joseph Farrell. He was billed to meet
Jack McAulitfe about twenty years ago,
when the great lightweight was at his
best. Sergeant Farrell was at that
time a husky young man and the cham
pion of this state. He had won this
| title after defeating all corners at what
was then known as Norton's Academy.
on railroad avenue. McAuliffe refused
TO meet Farrell or the night of the light
because he claimed, that Farrell was
over weight. Farrell followed Nc
Auliffe from town to town in order to
get on. but was always refused. Ser
geant Farrell takes delight in telling
his friends of how near he came TO be-
ing a champion, for he was sure that he
could have defeated McAulife.
Julius Lorenz, who swings the baton
for the NJ. G. V. Arion, of this city,
and combines much technical knowl-
edge with a pleasing personality, is
one of the busiest of men in the field
of German singing societies. He heads
many of them in the metropolis, where
he lives. But Mr.. Lorenz is too wise
TO danger from overwork. Early
every summer he drops his baton and
goes to the fatherland with his family.
80
Charles Schell, of Nutley, is a great
faneier Of chickens and prides him
self on being the possessor of several
high-class varieties of feathered beau
ties.
Recently a mud turtle found its way
into the Schell hennery, and when the
chicken-owner went to search for
eggs he found the turtle setting on a
nest containing three fresh-laid eggs,
What do you think Charley" did?
He took the advice of a ~neighbor and
let his turtleship hold forth on the
nest and see if the chicken eggs would
produce freaks.
joseph Crawford, the city's trolley
inspector, is a thorn in the Public
Service hesh'' There is nothing about
local trolley conditions thai he does
not know, and there is no mar in the
trolley company that he fears. When
the inspector has fault to find he i'm
mediately goes to headquarters to reg
lister his kick, and, nine times out Of
ten, his orders are carried out.
But although Mr.. Crawford knows all
about trolley cars, that is not the only
thing that interests him. He not only
is a great fisherman. but writes fish
stories that Nhave won him fame
throughout the land.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-04-11
.pMYDoRE QUESTION BOX.

Question-Having become Interested
In palInistry to some extent, ! would
like to see If you could give a descrip-
ton of me from these Impressions. ]
would not confine you to any particu-
lar limits. but will depend on your
Judgment to give the peculiarities and
characteristics as you wish. ! am con-
sidered a quiet fellow and I am right
handed. My work requires hand skill,
and I like 1t, but 1t keeps me In too
close confinement, yet I don't see how
to change. Would also like to ask It
palnistry enables you to say anything
in regard to marrying successfully?
C.
Answer-The' feature of your hand
which stands out most prominently is
a line which is called by palmists ''The
Girdle of Venus" II is more conspic-
uous In the right hand than in the left
one In fact, in the latter hand IT Is
merely rudimentary and fragmentary,
at least as 1t appears In the inprints
you lave sent me
The Girdle of Venus indicates one of
two things-either extreme nervousness
or extreme ardor. In your case I should
say it indicates extreme ardor. say
this because the other markings In the
hand indicate strong vitality, as shown
by the long, deep, clear lifeline. strong
affections, as shown by the large Mount
of Venus, and an unusually strong
Imagination, as shown by the long,
dropping headline. When to these
markings is added the ervous excita-
ton of the Girdle of Venus, it requires
no very great palmistic knowledge 20
reveal the fact that the person to whom
such markings belong is exceedingly
ardent in his affections.
The girdle is not so clear in the left
hand, neither is h lifeline so pro.
nouneed nor the Mount of Venus 40
big as in the right hand. From this 1
should Judge h a you have increased
not only in ardor, but also in health,
and in an affectionate disposition, in
asmuch as o say you are right
handed.
In regard to your question as to may
rage, it is quite safe to say Yes in
view of all the affectionate nature your
right hand indicates, plus the ardor
and the sign of deep affection shown
by the little line running horizontally
from the edge of the hand between the
little finger and heart line. This tiny
line is known as a Zine of affection"
And lines of affection speak of 50
profound an attachment that many
palmists are led into reading them as
signs of marriage. But this Is not quite
accurate. as love does not always lead
to the altar.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-04-11
THE CITY CHARTER HEARINGS.

I9 HE public hearings on the commission draft of the proposed
new city charter held this week will afford all the desired
opportunity 70 citizens to state their objections, if they are
opposed to provisions of the draft, and point out defects. The com.
mission has been very deEberatiye in framing the charter. The
work has occupied two years, and meanwhile the commission has
been closely observant of experiments Of government in other mu-
inequalities. II was by reason of this practical study that the pro
visions that were first tentatively adopted were abandoned and the
whole scheme of the charter radically changed. There are always
TO be found men who are chronicany opposed to any kind of change,
who have a haunting fear of innovation and who would hold blindlg
to existing forms and usages, despite the evils they may represent.
No doubt some of this de-bound sentiment will be in evidence in
the charter hearings. as it now is in the matter of street traffic and
municipal docks. But the intelligently conservative views of men
who are open to conviction and are not opposed to reform or prog
yess are desired at the hearings, and it is possible that the judg
ment of these men will procure some changes or notifications in
the charter draft before it is submitted to the Legislature.