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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-12
BAGS SAVE AERIAL POSTWAR
Prevent Engine Crushing Aviator HUI
bert When Machine Falls.

London, September 11.-Hubert, one
OF the aviators of the postal service
inaugurated by the British post-oflice
last Saturday, met with bad accident
this morning. and only the mail bags
which the flying postman was carry
ing from Hendon to Windsor Castle
saved him from. an almost certain
death. Hubert had Just got away from
HendoA with 300 pounds of mail, when
the machinery of his aeroplane went
wrong and the machine crashed to the
earth. burying the aviator under q
mass of debris.
Hubert's legs were broken and no
suffered other injuries. but the mall
bags on top of him acted as a buffer
and saved him from being crushed 10
death by the weight OF the engine
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-12
PLACE FOR DAVID ]. HILL
Reported That He VIII Accept Politi.
cal Chnir nj Cornell s..,,..-.

Ithaca. September 11.-That Davie
Jayne Hill. recent ambassador to Ger.
many, has been invited to become the
heao OF the department of politics and
economics at Cornell University. Is the
we'll grounded report in university cir
cles. Though President Schurman re-
fused to confirm 1t he intimated that
DR.. Hill would be highly acceptable.
The present head of that department
is Jeremiah Whipple jerks, the we'll
known economist and financial expert,
who is member of the government
immigration commission and has served
on other government commissions.
Professor jerks has obtained leave
of absence. and is expected TO go to
China on business in connection with
the Chinese loan, representing the
American syndicate headed by j. p.
Morgan.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-12
GOVERNORSREADY
FOR CONFERENCE
Vanguard of State t x
(cutives Arr yes at
Spring Lake.
FIRST MEETING
THIS MORNING
Gathering to Be Strictly Serious
and Social Side Reduced to
Minimum-Uniform Divorce
Law and Many Other In
,portant Problems Will
Be Considered.
The House Of Governors
as an Aid to Government

"if we consider the two houses
OF Congress n. one, representing
the relations of the States and the
people to the Federal government,
the Governors Conference ny COW
ering the relations of the state. to
each other, the two together form
the perfect bicnmeral system OF
government such as has never be-
fore existed I'm any republic OF the
"orid."-WIlilam George Jordan,
editor, author and thinker, who
suggested the House of Governors,
and In now Its present secretary.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-12
NEWBERRY EXON GRATED
Not Responsible for Death of Child
Under Auto Wheels.

Wakefield, r. l.. September 1.-THE
charge of manslaughter on which for
mer Secretary of the Navy Truman H.
Newberry, of Detroit was arrested last
Tuesday, when his automobile ran
down and killed a child, was with
drawn when the case came up in the
District Court before Judge Nathan
B. Lewis to-day.
The proceedings were very brief.
Fred C. Olney, the prosecuting attor-
of Milford, Mass, whose seven-year-
old daughter. Helen, was killed by Mr.
Newberry's automobile at Narragansett
Pier. did not hold Mr. Newberry Grim
inally liable for the little girls death
and would not prosecute.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-12
JAMES RUSSELL SOLEY DEAD
Former Assistant Secretary of Navy
and Authority on International Law.

New York, September thames
Russell Solely, formerly Assistant Sec
rotary of the Navy, member of the
New York bar, and well known as an
author, died to-day at Roosevelt Hos
pital. from pneumonia. He was taken
Ill August % last.
Mr. Solely was born in Boston Octo-
Der l. 1850. He was appointed Assist
ant Secretary of the Navy in 1890, a
position he held for three years.
Mr. Solely was an authority on inter
national law, and was counsel for
Venezuela in the arbitration at Paris
in 1899 OF the boundary dispute, be-
tween that country and British Guiana.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-12
TRAIN SAVED BY BOY
He Flags II in Time to Prevent Bad
Accident

He Flags II in Time to Prevent Bad
Accident.
st. Paul. Mimi, September 1i.-Eu-
gene Labbey, seventeen years old saved
train NO. on the Chicago Northwest
ern Railway. from Omaha. from run
ming into washout near Mendoza
Mimi, to day.
The danger point was behind a sharp
curve in the track, and the lad ran
for some distance before he reached a
place where he could stop the train
and prevent Il possible loss of life.
The train was an hour late and run
ming at high. speed to make up time
In appreciation of Labbey's efforts
the passengers on the dining car took
up collection. drew up set of reso-
buttons and forwarded check to the
boy
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-12
BEATTIE PICTURES BARRED
Scenes From Trial In Chesterfield Not
Permitted in New York.

New York. September 1.-THE ex-
hibition of moving pictures OF the
Beattie murder trial will not be per-
m!tted in this city. After confer
encc with Mayor Gaynor to-day, James
q. Wallace, chief of the Bureau of L.
censes, addressed letter to persons
engaged in the moving picture bust
ness. in which he said:
II beg TO inform YOU that any NOV
ing picture films or stereopticon views
relating to the Beattie murder case
depicting any scene in connection
Herewith or featuring any persons
implicated therein. or who arc depend
ing for advertising upon their connec-
ton with this gruesome tragedy, are
condemned for the reason that they
are UNIT TO be shown in places of pub
lie amusement"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-12
CITY UNDER MARTIAL LAW
Plague Curbing Measure Increased by
italian Officials.

Chiasso, Switzerland, September IL
Mascara, in the Italian province Of
Leoce. where, according to official ad
vices. mobs burned the cholera hos
pital and carried the cholera stricken
patients through the streets, was to.
day declared under martial law.
Excuses arising from the govern
ment's preventive measures to combat
the plague are reported from a num-
Der of other Italian towns. In some
places doctors. suspected by the In
hahitants of distributing poisons. have
been attacked
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-12
EAT COLD STORAGE CHICKEN
Sixty Guests at Wedding Feast Are
Mnde Ill.

Chicago. ILL., September 11.-Sixty or
more men. women and children Were
reported recovering to-day from pto-
maine poisoning after eating cold
storage chickens at wedding feast.
Health Commissioner Young. in maxi
Ing the story public. said the chickens
were sold by reputable dealer who
was unaware OF their condition, and
there would be 20 prosecution
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-12
DEFENDS PRINCETON
No Liquor Sold at Ciub-DrInkinr
Men Barred.

Men Barred.
Morristown. n. j.. September IL
Charles Scribner, president of the
New York Princeton Club, resents the
charge made that drunkenness exist
ed In the club life at Princeton.
There are no liquors of any kind
sold at the clubs, not even beer" saiJ
Mr.. Scribner. There has been a great
Improvement in the last few years in
club life at the college. When it Is
known that : man drinks 1t is next to
impossible sor him to use the clubs.
OF course. so far as the under
graduates are concerned. when YOU
get a thousand or two young men
together there is certain to be more or
Jess drinking"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-12
COURT ALLOWS 100000
Property Taken by u. s. for 500 Locks
Worth That Amount.

Grand Rapids. Mich. September IL
United States Judge Denison to-day
awarded the Chandler Dunbar Com
pany. of Sault Ste Marie approxi-
mately 100000 for its property taken
over by the government for the con-
struction OF ship locks at the 500.
The company claimed that the prop
erty involved was worth more than
s7.00o.OO0.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-12
NEW LAW is ATTACKED
Women May De Deprived OF Right to

Tacoma, Wash, September 1.-THE
law providing for women in Jury SER
vice passed by the last Legislature Of
this State. was asserted 20 be uncon.
stitutional in the Superior Court here
to-day by attorneys in the case OF the
State against James OLIVIA, for alleged
attempted murder.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-12
Crops Badly Damaged.

minneapolis, Mimi. September IL
a heavy rain. which did immense good
to late crops. brought with 1t TODAY
the hrst hail OF the season in this
section Of Minnesota. and many win
dows in Minneapolis were shattered.
fruit growers in the neighborhood of
Excelsior report heavy loss.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-12
HE'S SAYING FAREWELls
Ambassador Uchida Leaves September
FL for Japan.

Washington. D. c.. September IL
Vtscount Uchida, the retiring japanese
ambassador, is going to Beverly We'd
nesday to say farewell to President,
TAFT The ambassador also will try to
meet Secretary Knox who is spending
the summer ct Breton Woods y. Fl. to
take leave OF him. Viscount Uchida
will return to Washington before start
Ing for the Pacific coast September 2l.
He Will leave Washington with the
consciousness that he has brought to
a complete and amicable adjustment
of every important issue between
America and Japan snce he assumed
the post here.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-12
Exhibition stonped.

Jacksonville. Fla. September IL
After reading protests from 5000 wo-
men, Mayor Jordan to-day stopped the
exhibition OF the Beattie murder trial
pictures at local moving picture
house. Protests were fled by several
women's clubs
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-12
CASES BEFORE sTIMsoN
He May Deal Lightly With Cadets who
Brought LIQUOR Into Cnmn

Washington. D. c., SEPTEMBER IL
The cases Of seven CADETS OF the West
Point Military Academy, convicted bv
court-martial for breach of discipline
In bringing intoxicants Into camp dur
ing the summer encampment, are now
before Secretary OF War Stimson. In
stead of being dismissed, the sentences
In some of the cases. IL is said, NAV
be reduced. because of extenuating cir
cumstances, TO periods OF suspension
and reduction in class standing.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-12
STATE OF MAINE
VOTES FOR LIQUOR
Unofficial Returns Indi-
ca tie Def e at of
Prohibition.
EXACT RESULT
IN SOME DOUBT
Twenty-Five Small Towns Still
to Be Heard From, but 1t Is
Not Believed They Will
Change Count Mate
REHABILITATION Is
Orderly.

Portland, Me. September 1l.-Unofh-
cial and only partly revised returns
from 4ss out of 521 cities. towns and
plantations in Maine to-day gave a
majority of a0i for repeal of the pro-
hibitory constitutional amendment
The missing twenty-five towns cant
less than 3s5 votes at the State elec-
ton three years ago The vote by
congressional districts was as follows:
For Repeal Against
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-12
GEN. FUNSTON'S FATHER DIES
Heart Disease Fatal to Former Kansas
Representative.

Representative Edward III. Funston,
seventy-five years old. father OF Brig
adler General Frederick Funston, COM
manding the Department of the Phil
ippines. died las, night at his home
here OF hear: disease. He was In Con-
gross twelve years in the late e!gh-
ties and early nineties, representing
the Second Kansas District
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-12
barred in Detroit

Detroit. Mich. September li.-Mayor
thompson tonight issued an order
forbiddins the reproduction in De-
troit Of moving pictures of the Beattie
murder trial or the pictures which
Beuiah Binford recently posed for
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-12
ROCKEFELLER DECLINES
but He Furnishes Flowers for old
Settlers Meeting.

Dut lie Furnfshes FIUWcrs Tot VI0
Settlers Meeting.
Cleveland. O.. September 1l.-John
d. Rockefeller declined an invitation
to attend the annual meeting of the
Cuyahoga County Old Settlers Associ-
alton to-day. but complied with a re-
quest from Secretary l. F. Mellens
that he furnish flowers to decorate
the Chember of Commerce auditorium,
in which the meeting was held.
AS result the auditorium was fra
grant with the odor of coXcombs, YER
benas. fox gloves. marigolds, dahlies
and other old ashioned posies plucked
by the oil kings gardener from the
Forest Hill garden.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-12
FOWLER BEGINS
HIS AIR JOURNEY
ACROSSCOUNTRY
Flies From San Fran
cisco With New York
as L estimation.
LANDS AT FOOT
OF THE SIERRAS
Covers 126 Miles in First Dav Of
Iranscontinental Trip, Which
He Expects to Complete in
Twenty-Six Days-Thou-
sands Cheer Him on
His Way.
First Days Flight.

Ascended mt San Francisco at 1887
p. VI.
Left Sacramento Mt 5,55 p. NJ.
Reached Auburn 8;3s p. VI.
distance from San Francisco, 1ce
Total dying time, two hour. and
iorty-one minutes.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-12
Electrician Electrocutes.

t Philadelphia. September l1.-Coming
in contact with heavily laden feed
wire" on top of a telephone pole at
Germantown Avenue and Rising Sun
Lane. II. B. Chandler, twenty two years
old, an electrician, employed by the
Keystone yelephore Company, was
Instantly killed.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-12
Bourae Ia Quiet

Berlin. September ll.-Saturday's
Bourse panic seems TO have passed as
quickly as II arose. The marke, to-
day presented a completely changed
appearance. Heavy buying orders
came in from the provinces and from
the outside public generally. The ut
terances OF the German foreign minis
ter. Herr Won K!derlen -Waechter, re-
gaTdins the outcome of the Franco
German negotiations relative to Mo-
rocco. which were printed here Satur-
day evening. had a reassuring effect
on the public.
The market also was Improved by
the publication OF the Prussian grain
estimates. which show bigger yields
than DID the hrst estimates published
several months ago. This caused a
heavy fall in wheat and rye prices
which reacted favorably on the stock
market
Cheaper money also assisted in the
recovery, which almost wholly wiped
out Saturdays losses.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-12
THEIR EscAPADE COSTLY
Two Young Midshipmen Lose Places in
the Navy.

Washington, D. c.. September IL
The escapade of the two young mid
shipmen. CASTOR L. Holmes. of Missis.
sippi, and Charles L. Clifford, of Mas
sachusetts. in quitting the Naval Acad.
envy practice squadron at Bergen. Nor
way, has cost the young men their
places In the navy. for after a careful
consideration Of the facts. the Acting
Secretary OF the Navy has decided
that they shall be dropped from the
service.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-12
BIGGER THAN HEN EGGS
Hail Seven and one-HaIf Inche. 4,
circumference at Lacrosse.

Lacrosse. Wis. September 11.-Hau
some or II measuring seven and one.
half Inches in circumference, fell here
to-day Crops yet unharvested sun.r.
ed seriously. Many windows were
broken in stores and houses here.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-12
Salmon sea.on About Over.

Vancouver. B. c., September 1.-THE
salmon packing season in British Co
iumbia will close this week, and the
total pack is estimated at 100000
cases.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-12
ROBBERS LOOT BANK
Lock Officers Up In vault and Escape
with $1,000.

cokeville, Wyoming. September H.
The Cokeville National Bank was en-
tered by two masked men this after.
noon. and eight men who were in the
bank at the time were lined UP along
the wall and searched. Tho robbers
secured about $1,000 in money. locked
the officers OF the bank in the vault
and escaped
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-12
"AppIe Kinsn Dead.

lie Roy. n. Y. September lI.-Patrick
Gleason. known as The Apple King
of Western New York." is dead here
at the aga OF afty-two
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-12
FRANCES ANSWER
HAS BEEN WRITTEN
1t Will Be Laid Before
Cabinet To- Day for
4 approval.
FIRM REFUSAL OF
GERM AN DEMAND
Government Stands by Its Policy
and Will Not Depart Hairs
Breadth--Still Believed Trou-
bled Financial Conditions
in Germany Will Die
tate Result.

Paris. September H-France's re-
ply to Germany's counter-proposals ir
the Moroccan negotiations has beer
written and Will. be LAID before In,
French Cabinet tomorrow FOR appro
val The task OF drawing up the re
ply proved simpler than at nrst eA
pected. doubtless because the German
demands were such as could not be &c.
cepLed by France.
Inc Premier. NJ. CallauX after co..;
icfrinS with several colleagues, made
up his mind tonight TO convoke I,
meeting Of the abinet for 1 o'clock
tomorrow afternoon, and sent notices
TO the ministers N. Callaux Will lay
before them his answer TO Germany.
after which it Will be dispatched by
special courier to the French ambas-
sador at Berlin, who Will hand II to
the German Foreign Minister
1t Is understood that the reply, while
written in a spirit Of Cancellation is
absolutely firm with regard TO the
position france has assumed concern
ing questions of principle, from which
France will not depart hairs
Has Good Eject.
The Premier's energetic and busi-
nessiike manner of proceeding has
mad good effect. 1t is regarded a.
another proof OF the absolute unan
unity and tirmness OF the government
as TO its policy and as u manifestauor
oi the governments desire TO do it,
utmost TO shorten the period of un
certainty which is having such pre-
judicial effect on the markets cs the
world. 1t also removes any possibilit,
or charges that France by delay as
sisted in bring about further financial
distress in Germany.
The broad outlines OF Germany's
proposals have been communicated to
the public, because the government
believes that the people have a right
TO know at this period OF tension what
ID being done. Foreign Minister De
Selves has also indicated. In a semi
ofictal note that Frances reply would
be refusal to accept Gernany's con-
diuons, In this French opinion ap-
pears to be wholly united and pre-
pared for any contingency.
One point of view in official quarters
is that Germany's financial situation.
which IS expected 10 reach climax by
the end of September. may tend to
moderate Germany's demands.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1911-11-28
aPoor Old Iowa.

w. A. Ruppel, an old Hamilton
county resident, now Of Alpena. s.
D., inclosed the following clipping
in a business letter to this paper.
The item is evidently floating
around among the South Dakota
newspapers and Mr.. Ruppel, being a
former resident Of Iowa, can fully
appreciate the joke. He evidently
wants to pass 1t along, so here 1t H.:
1t is reported that a South Dako-
ia friend Of an Iowa farmer shipped
him bale of hay in a refrigerator
car. The Iowa farmer was delight
ed but when he took 1t out to give
to his cows, the cows ran away and
three Of them plunged into a wire
fence with such disastrous effect
that they had to be killed. The ex-
PLANTATION is that the COWS had not
seen anything green for SO long
that they took fright at the sample
OF hay from South Dakota. In this
connection South Dakota is moved
to extend Its heartfelt sympathy to
the drought stricken state OF Iowa,
and any time the people Of that
state wish to refresh their eyes BY
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1911-11-28
a broad expanse Of green fields they
should come up into South Dakota,
which, by the way. is located in the
rain belt.
Paying for Paving and Sewers.

Council Bluffs Nonpareil: The
Webster City Freeman-Tribune calls
for a statute in Iowa something SIM
liar to the Michigan law to permit
municipalities to do construction
work with it's own men, which now
must be done on contract. In Ann
Arbor, for instance, the city adver-
tised and received bids for street
paving and found the price too high.
BY guaranteeing to the property
owner that the cost would not ex-
coed the lowest bid the city OF Ann
Arbor proceeded, under the Michi-
gan law, to lay concrete paving
seven inches thick at net cost OF
So cents per yard.
Such law In Iowa would be q
good thing and In cases Of frame
up among bidders would save tax
payers much money. However, as
a general thing the contractor can
do construction work enough cheap
er than the average city Official to
make his profit out Of his economies.
A law OF this kind would operate to
keep the contractors down to bed
rock on their bids.
What Iowa needs most a. to pub
lie improvements, both rs to street
paving and sewer work In town and
road building in the country, Is q
law which will apportion the cost
equitably between the abutting
property improved and the public
which is benefited. At first thought
the average person will say that the
public should pay for all OF street
pavement, but this Is wrong. Texas
tried this system and 1t failed. The
trouble was that there was never
enough money in the general fund
to do the paving work needed So
long as paving cost nothing to the
property owner everybody wanted
it. Everybody used his pull to get
it and much paving through the
politicians influence wal laid on
streets which needed the improve
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1911-11-28
ment less than others.

ment less than others.
The result was that property own
ers> in Texas cities actually raised
subscriptions to aid the city to pave
on their streets This law failed
because 1t did not tax the property
for the actual benefit it received.
We have much the same situation
in our Iowa cities as to sewer ex-
tension. No one ever saw any
money in a sewer fund and In near
" every town property owners act
ually loan money to the municipal
ity to get sewers on their streets.
Sewers confer some benefit to the
property served and the property
should pay this benefit and the pub
lie should pay the rest, II our law
would apportion sewer cost equitab-
ly between property benefited and
the public we would have more
money available for sewer work. Far
less property would be held back for
development awaiting sewer ana
water main extension.
In our paving law we err to the
other extreme. While in actual law
as interpreted by court decisions we
can assess to AUDITING property only
the actual benefit to that property
the custom has been for city councils
to look wise and stick the property
owner for the full cost Of street paw
ing. In cases Of corner lots paved
on two sides this has worked very
great injustice and likewise in cases
OF cheap properties on paved streets.
BY employing lawyers from an as
sessment property owner can US
ually enforce justice and equity, but
why require him to fight?
Why not recognize by statute that
the whole town is benefited by
street paving and by sewer extern
sion as well as the property ada
cent? Why not provide by statute
that only half Of pavement 'front.'
ing an inside lot should be assessed
to the property and only fourth Of
the cost of the pavement on two
sides OF corner lot should be as
sessed to the property? Why not the
same with sewers?
Then ~ to country road building
why not do ~ Texas has donef Pro
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1911-11-28
81. JosEPH's MERCY HOSPITAL
Webster City, Iowa

Every comfort and convenience
requiSite to secure the best results
IN the care Of the sick are hare Of
hand. The hospital i particularly
equipped for surgical patients aaA
the operating room perfectly adayt-
ed to al requirements Of modern
aseptic surgery. For particulars ~
dress Sister Superior.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1911-11-28
For Sale.

Several choice Poland China male
pigs AIleo some extra fine pure
bred Barred Plymouth Rock cocker
els at 81 each II taken at once. MAr-
tin phone s410. Kamrar Ind. SIS.
11-16t1f4