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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-09-19
Mrs. Chandler Prestrated.

PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 1s.-I'n-
able to sleep or eaf, and SO weaken
ed that she Is watched night and day
BY 4 trained nurse. Mrs. Julia Davis
Chandler. mother OF Heluix Chandler.
who. on her recent marriage to
Charieton w. Washhurue, signed the
Anost reniafkabse re- love marriage
contract ever written. n completely
Frustrated BY her daughters act.
Among the startling terms OF the
between young Mr.. and
Mrs. washburne u the provision,
that neither shall restrain the other
10 he or she shall Nc Mt to incur
other parental responsibility.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-09-19
MORE THAN EIGHT
HUNDRED KILLED
EIURkISH AND ITALIAN TROOPS
FIGHT FIERCE BATTLE NORTH
or sEhGHAzl.

ROME. Sept 1s.-Eisht hundred
Turks and Arabs. and sixty-one
Italian soldiers were killed In the
most sanguihary engagement OF the
war in Tripoli Fought yesterday near
Derna. a port on the Mediterranean.
40 miles north OF Benghazi Forty
one prisoners. including an important
Arab chief. fell into the hands OF the
invaders of whom lis were wounded.
Fighting began at day break. when
a force OF Arabs and Turks surprised
and attacked q small outpost Of the
Italian lines. The tight ragged almost
all day. but the superior artillery OF
the Italians and their brilliant work
with bayonets, finally routed the Mus
'selmen. General Reisolt. commanding
the Italian army in Tripoli. estimates
the defenders dead At 1000 and the
wounded at q similar number.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-09-19

Get Valuable Wedding Presents.
NEW ROCHELLE. MASS, Sept. 10.
Miss Theresa Leona Iselin, oldest
daughter Of Adrine Tselin, Jr.. became
the bride at nbon today OF Irwin N.
Laughlin. son OF the late Major
George Fl. Laughlin. Of Pittsburg. Pa.
Mr. Iseltn gave his daughter d chest
OF silver Of special design. numbering
several hundred pieces and valued Il
t1o.0oo. Mr.. Delaney AZ Kane rave
the bride some family iewelry. worth
10000.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-09-19
Charces Theft al Trousers.

James Richardson, an old offender,
charged by J. r. Ellsner, a Main street
pawnbroker, with the theft OF q pair
OF trousers from his place OF bust
ness. was taken into custoday last
right by Sergeant Bailey and Patrol
man w. r. Jones.
Richardson is well known to the
police. and has just finished serving
q sentence,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-09-19
WILEY CRITICISES
CITY GOVERNMENT

WASHINGTON. Sept. 1S.--Wel-
coming the American Public Health
association to Washington tonight, DIR.
Harvey w Wiley directed a Ely dig
at the White House, referring to po-
litical mortality, and delivered some
critical charges against the parsimony
OF congress in looking after the health
OF the national capitol, which he
said, was model city indeed-but a
model city in which to die.
The opening remarks were: II do
not know why L have been asked to
welcome you in q city In whose gov
eminent I have no voice. That duty
should fall upon the governors of the
city. but as they do nor represent this
city why should the duty devolve
upon them?"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-09-19
NEW REVELATIONS OF POLICE
GRAFT MAY RIVAL THE LEXOW
INVESTIGATION OF YEARS AGO

circles, and preparations for great
welcoming demonstration were at
cnce begun.
The colonel will be met at the union
station by a brass band, the members
CT the District central committee and
a number Of hts old time friends. Es-
corted by the brass band and parade
tf automobiles, he viii again travel
the length of Pennsylvania avenue
from the capitol to hotel within
the shadow of the White House.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-09-19
OBITUARY
8, Br.nsfcrd Younrrr.

II Special to The Richmond Virginian.)
LYNCHBURG. VA. Sept. H.
-. Bransford Younger. for twenty
years general agent OF the Norfolk and
Western here. succumbsd to an at
tack OF apoplexy this afternoon and
died In. . few minutes after being
stricken. He was a native Of this
city and had lived here all hts life.
He was one of the best known agents
on the railway. He IL survived by a
wife. who was Miss Ida Bowman. and
flve children. Bransford. Morris. Net
tie. LoveIace and Ida, all OF Lynch
burg. ss3'1.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-09-19
srrcmrn Opcn Campaign.

.ELFAsT, IRELAND. Sept. Is
Militant Orangcmen, to the number OF
fifteen thousand. opened their anti
home rule campaign today with .
meeting at Enniskillen. Fiery speak
ers voiced the Reorganization Of the
assembled Irishmen never to recog-
nixe an Irish parliament, and promis-
Ing to remain loyal to the empire.
even to the extent Of armed resis4
tance. The police did not attempt
to interrupt the speeches.
Seven other demonstrations will be
made during the next ten days, cui-
minatinE in the mOnster gathering
here ON Ulster day. September 2stli,
when II Is expected that five hun
dred thousand Orangemen will sign
i covenant to resist home rule to the
DEATH North OF Ireland women In
numbers are signing pledges TO stand
BY the men In their nti-hon,e rule
fsght. The Ulster Women's unionist
association is circulating the pledges.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-09-19
WILL NAME WORLDS SERIES
DATES ON SEPTEMBER 25TI

CINCISNNAI. Sept. 1s.-August
Hermann. chairman of the national
commission. announced last night that
a meeting OF the commission will be
held on September 25th to decide
upon the schedule and rules that will
govern the worlds championship Sc
ries. The place for the meeting has
not been named yet. other than 1t will
be either In New York or Cincinnati.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-09-19
J, ". Rrns1fpr<.,

Especial to The Richmond yirg.nian.l
!, CAPE CHARLES. VA. Sept. 1s.---
=. w. Bradford, aged seventy two
wears. died suddenly AT his home near
Kallar last night Of heart failure. He
was 4 prosperous farmer and wei.
known on the Eastern Shore OF yir-
'ginir. He Il survived ~ u widow
and SIX children.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-09-19
R0bsrt Fletcher.

Especial to The Richmond virginian.)
CAPE CHARLES. VA, Sept. IS
Robert Fletcher. aged flfty-five years.
died suddenly ut his home. Hollywood
Farm. this morning of apoplexy. He
was q son Ut Captain Drummand
Fletcher. OF this place. The funeral
will take place tomorrow morning.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-09-19
TeAxic sFighfs Aliunony.

NEW YORK. Sept, Ia, pnway
,Tearle, the actor. who recently re-
turned from abroad With Nrs. hobart
-. Afsnxes-C crwfn-Fxiif. nuted for her
beauty and many romances. today
pleaded before Supreme Court Justice
RischoR 70 have his wife,s alimony
cut from $SS 4 week to tis.Se j week.
The court reduced the Aiimony to s25
. week pending the dectsion 81 rel
eree regarding Tearle's earnfng capac-
ity.
TeArle was playing Ia sElevatinr a
Husband. last March, -~shen he sud-
denly quit his role ma Aioped with
NrS. Hill III June TeArie's wife, Jose-
Hhln6 PArkS TeArle. obtained Il decree
q divorces and 3S6 ! week alimony.
"A Applying 10 have the ailmnny ~
duced Te0FIe declared that ne did
not earn So 4 week the year Ground,
but only during the theatrical season.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-09-19
Negro is Arrested.

Eddie Moore, a negro, was placed
under arrest last night on a charge
preferred against him by George Hi,
charging him with stealing pair of
trousers
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-09-19
JUMPS FROM TRAIN

r. =. HELLER. III South Lombardy
istTeet rscssxsa : cash In his chin
and was bttiy bruised about tho arms
last night when ~ Jumped from :
Norfolk ana WestArn train At Betvi-
dere and Cumberland streets.
He was trpa4ed BY DR. Bullock o.
the Amhulance corps, ana then taken
TO his home on LombarAy street.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-09-19
Is,ok E,oex wsa,c Men

Look FORK Wflltc Men.
The police OF Esstts6ond have been
asked to keep &3bnIfBsu fnrAN..W.
Clay and John C6f az both ahite
There is a rewafd DR. $40 each Of
fered for their apprehension.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-09-19
FARMS. lGll.Ls. ETC.
FOE SALE

LEASES HIaae ~ Csun4ry - C.ty Prop-
erty. Catalogue free. GEO. ii
CRAWFORD CO. 1s3 East Main
street.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-09-19

bern, Including Mayor James e.
Haynes. The governor delivered q nf=
teen minute speech, In which he used
the manipuiations OF the Steel Trust
IL IN illustration OF his argument Ct
ihe regulation Of competition. The
members interrupted him IT frequent
intervals with EXPLANATIONS OF APP
prevail,
The candidate WAS next driven 60
ms University Of Minnesota. through
arrests lined with nag waving school
children. About forty-fivc hsindfSd
students were assembled In the
armcry. The university band played
Mofsfiy ~ the governor entered. hs
WA introduced by Dean George n.
sFincsnE celebrated ~ m orator.
Who SPOKE Of the governor, ~ 2
.sSchoIar Of politics. scholar In poll
tiT1 3 Schoiar1y politfcian. and II .
efafeonsan. The governorf made
heart fo heart talk to the students---
men and women. for this II CO.
educational institution-and made no
srefefence to politics or to his can
afdAcy Tor the presidency.
After this lunch was served ut the
wet hotel. and the candidate Was
hurried to the parade grounds, whore
about five thousand Ind assembled
about u 9rand4fAnd erected for the
governor. Hers the lon8sst speech OF
the day, III which the serious problems
of tho campaign were considered. was
Goes - 81, Paul.
The governor and hin party were
then taken TO st. Paul. After 4 ten
STATUTES rest n the o. Fani hotel, he
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-09-19

That waIdo dennifeTy and positively
refused to waive immunity when he
appeared az q witness.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-01-04
ACTS OF nsRolsm.
Bell Telephone Company Publishes
Tribute TO Exchange Girls.

i One often reads In the account ot
Iar. or other disaster OF how "the tele-
lphone girl staid at her post" untll th'
last moment I'm an effort TO save life
land property. It's all In the days
news and the reader passes II over
Tightly. Just as hc passes over the
market reports. the doings of congress
and other matters which are published
every day. These Incidents leave mo
lasting impression. but the Bell Tele-
phone company has decided that thelr
employees at least. shall know OF the
deeds of heroism of the girls in 'front.'
of the switchboard.
ION Telephone Duty is the title OF a
booklet recently issued by the Bell
lTelephone company for distribution
among its employees. Copies are also
given the press but none are offered the
lpublic This booklet contains true
stories of the intelligence and GOODNESS
of the girl at the switchboard. II
reads with the gripping interest of a
series of adventure stories.
II tells among other incidents how
Miss Mae Donnelly, operator at the
freight house of the Wabash railroad
In Chicago, saved thousands of dollars
worth of freight by sticking TO her
post though the little room In which
she worked was quickly filled with
smoke and then wrapped in flames;
il tells how Jessie Clement, of Britton,
Mich, checked a band of robbers; IL
tells how Nina Harrigan. of kalama-
zoo. saved many who otherwise would
h We been injured or killed in hotel
fire; it tells through twenty -four print
ed pages of instances where lives have
been saved. fires prevented and acct
dents averted merely because the girl
at the switchboard knew what TO do
and did 1t, oblivious to the danger that
threatened herself. A remarkable In
cident not included I'm the booklet,
probably because of it's recent occur
renee is the heroism of the telephone
girls at Austin. Pa, al the time of
the big nooo who rang subscriber after
subscriber and warned them of the inn
pending disaster.
To do full justice to the subject IL
would be necessary To publish a volume
of several hundred pages, and ION
Telephone Duty" is only a little PAM
phlet. II is a notable work and an
earnest tribute to the young woman
whose "number please" greets one
as he takes down the receiver
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-01-04
BURGDERFER PLEAsEs.
impersonator and Humorist Enter.
tains a laros Audience


Despite the Indictment weather. the
Y. NJ. C. A. Lyceum course attraction
at the Calumet theater last evening
attracted a large audience. G. l.. Burg
derfer. impersonator and humorist.
proved an entertainer of rare merit
and his inimitable stories kept the
house convulsed with laughter. While
the entertainment can hardly be con-
sidered the best of the course at
fractions, it was of an unusually high
ronage accorded IT,
Mr.. Burgderfer is an impcrsonator of
great skill. His rapid fire make up
much OF which is accomplished on the
stage was excellent and added much "a
the entertainment. All OF Mr.. Burg
Gerfer's program was not humorous, in
fact several of his best numbers were
Iof pathetic nature including his
'Sadness-When the Kids are Away
and Back To- Grigsbee Station" by
James Whitcomb Riley. OF his hu.
morous approximations, that of "SillS
Sam probably was the best and tn,
entertainer carefully reserved IL for thu
closing number.
Burgderfers only failing appears I,
be slight inclination towards tn,
Give Me Your Kind Applause" atti.
tude, but it must be admitted. ther,
was little which was not worthy O
considerable applause.
During the evening he took occasion
to express some views on the sunra
gettes. which probably did not vii
him much favor with those in his au
dience inclined to favor that move
ment.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-01-04

The Philadelphia team was defeated
in the first game of the new schedule
Tuesday by Washington. Cornish
and Pollard we're the Philadelphia bat
terry and Phillips and White ofliciated
for Washington. Following is the
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-01-04
BASKETBALL AT NORMAL.
Teams Will Visit Copper Country Dur
ina the Spring Vacation.

Says the Marquette Mining Journal;
Basketball promises TO occupy the
center of the athletic stage at the
Normal school for the next few months.
A first and second boys team and a
first and second girls team are now
being organized and games are being
arranged with local as well as outside
teams. There are about twenty five
boys who are candidates for the boys
first team, most of whom have had
basketball experience anu IL is hoped Ia
develop one OF the fastest teams. in
the upper peninsula The first game
will be played with Guild Hall at the
Normal gymnasium Friday night. at
which time there Will also be game
between two OF the Normal girls
teams.
The Normal teams will play with
the following high schools: Marquette
Ishpeming. Negaunee, L'Anse and Mum
ising. Games VIII also be arranged
with all the local teams. During the
week Of Feb. i6 the boys team intends
10 take a southern trip, playing with
high school teams at Crystal Falls
Iron Mountain, Menominee Marlnette
Escanaba and Gladstone. Some of these
teams will be given return games al
Marquette.
During the spring vacation both the
girls and boys teams intend To take
a trip to the copper country, in the
course of which games will be played
with the Houghton, Hancock, Calu-
met and Lake Linden high schools, the
Calumet Y. NJ. c. a. and the Michigan
College of Mines.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-01-04
FEWER BIRTHS
+. IN THE YEAR 1911
FALLING OFF IN THE TOWNSHIP
FROM THE YEAR 1870
DEATHS ALSO SHOW
DECREASE.

Township Clerk Martin reported this
morning that the total number OF
births fer the month OF December, 1911
was a. while the number of deaths
for the same month was Is. Both tn.
birth and death records are slightly
below the average for any preceding
month Of the year.
The Finnish population. as usual
heads the list I'm the number of births
having total OF IL. while children
born Of English parentage. come Sec
ond with total of s. The births by
nationalities follow:
Finnish. 70; English, s. Slovenian
Croatian. Z; American-born. s.; ltal-
ian 4: and Scotch. Hungarian. Ger
man. French. Norwegian, Polish and
Irish. one each.
or the eighteen deaths, tuberculosis
claimed three. while cancer. pneumonia
and spinal meningitis claimed one
each. There was one violent death.
Clerk Martin has also compiled the
total number of births and deaths for
the years 1910 and 1911 by months
The total number of deaths for 1911
was 256. as against 26l for 1910, de-
crease of FIVE for the year just ended
The birth-rate. however, compared
pared with 1870 shows decided fall
ing off Last years total numbered 666.
while the number of births for 1910
was 7O5. The following is a table OF
births and deaths from the month of
April, 1910. when Clerk Martin took
hold Of office down to the present
timc:
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-01-04
NEW SCHEDULE ARRANGED.
Only Three Teams Remain in kear
sarge Wolverine LEAGUE.

AT meeting of the Kearsarge.
Wolverine Indoor Baseball league re
Gently, the Boston and Brooklyn
teams were merged to form the Phlla.
delphia team. \ three team schedul,
was adopted. providing one game fol
each team every week, and two game,
every third week. as follows:
Jan. 2, Philadelphia VS.. Washington.
Jan. 5, Philadelphia VS.. st. Louis.
Jan. 3. Washington VS.. St. Louis.
Jan. H.. Washington VS.. Philadelphia
Jan. 10, st. Louis VS.. Philadelphia.
Jan. 10, st. Louis VS.. Washington.
Jan. 20. Philadelphia VS.. Washing
ton.
Jan. 26, Philadelphia vs.. st. Louis. 3
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-01-04
10 ACRES.

VIII make you comfortable and in-
dependent from the start and rich In a
few years Come at once and see FOR
Yourself. Excursions leave the Copper
Country for Houston. Texas, every
second Monday Round trip $500. For
further information write or call Mag
gle Walz, Wall Block, Pine St, Calu-
met, or Hancock Dry Goods Co. Han
cock. Mich. Thomas A. Scott 1lO6
Seaman Building. Houston, Texas. a
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-01-04
WILL TAKE TRIP TO TEXAS.

Miss Maggie Walz of Hancock. was
In Calumet last evening on business
Miss Walz stated that she viii leave
soon for a visit to Houston and other
Texas points. with view to looking
over farm lands for colonization pur-
poses She has a number of requests
from farmers in Finland to look over
suitable ground for them. with a view
70 locating in this country.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-01-04
New Team Loses First.

other games in the same order on
o., rz..t,a,.- o.r.nfnng
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-01-04
NEW BASKET BALL LEAGUE.

have organized basket ball league,
to he known as the Senior High School
league Four teams have been formed
Princeton. Yale. Michigan and Har-
yard. The league schedule is be-
ing prepared. the opening games Of
which win be played next week.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-01-04

All members of Court Robin Hood
No. 62SS A. o. +. are especially re-
quested to be present at the next reg
ular meeting which will be held at s. 80
O'Clock Saturday the 9Th inst Bust
ness of Importance is TO be transacted
after which social time will be had.
Q Il. Mills. c. II.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-10-21

straight from whitman's man that
Lefty Louie will tell ALP And did
Becker say, "Oh, hell what does II mat
teri The public will give me
pension for killing RosenthslY' AsNo
sir.
Here Mr.. Whitman took up the cross
examination.
q. You were convicted in 1910 for lar
ceny? A. Yes, sir.
q. And again short while ago Tor
carrying concealed weapons? A. Yes,
sir; got six months.
q. Did you murder Morris Bronson?
A. No. sir.
Q. Have you talked to Becker since
you have been in the Tombs? A. Yes,
sir; he has been lending me books.
The boy told how news gets around
the prisoners in the Tombs.
The fellows all know what goes on
in the Tombs." he explained. " Lusty'
goes around all the cells and tells us
everything. That's how I knew White
was arrested "
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-10-21
enced by the Court. Then Mr.. Moss
continued.
CURE HE UNDERSTANDS CUES
TjONs ABOUT REPUTATION.

O. You understand that the question
asked you related especially to VIVA,
people said about the defendant and not
what you read about him in the news
papers! A. Yes 49,.
q. Did you hear that on NOV. TO- l"S
the defendant Becker. represented To
the police authorities that he mad res
cued one James Butler from drownlht
and that as a result he got medal ana
honorable mention. and did you hear
that he had far ely represented that ~
had rescued said James Butler? a. No
SIR -.
Didn't you read that In the papersT
Mr.. Mcintyre was on his feet shout
ing: Now, Your Honor, | ask for the
withdrawal of a Juror on the grounds
that the language OF the District
Attorney II calculated to bias the
minds of the jury"
The Court-Overruled.
Mr. McIntyre-May the jury be or
dered to disregard the questions of the
District-Attorney'
The Court-The jury IL On ordered.
q. (By Mr. Moss) Have you ever
heard that on the occasions OF hiH
raids Beer was excessively bruta!
and violent without cause. and inflicted
injuries On people In places where raids
were made? A. mover heard such
things.
Q. Didn't you have a brother on the
CONTINUED on Fourth Page)
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-10-21
SENT WORD TO BECKER HALLoN
WOULD soUEAL.

q. CBy MIR. )-,How did Mr..
Becker know you had heard White talk
ing? a. Hallon told me he was going
to testify against Becker. and sent
Becker a note telling him Hallon was
going to squeal.
q. Saueal? A. Yes, squeai; don't you
know what squeal means
The boy narrated a row he heard In
the Tombs between Becker and Hallon.
in which Becker upbraided the forger
for his testimony about the White con-
versation.
Then I sent Mr.. Becker a note. and
told him I heard that talk" said the
boy. who had constant recourse to II
don't remeber'' when Mrl Whitman
penned him down to dates or facts.
The hrst character witness called by
the defense was Charles +. Opp OF 1j04
Charles street. manufacturing jeweler.
said he had mowon Becker for fifteen
years.
q. What Is his reputation among those
who know him? A. Good.
Mr.. Moss cross-examined.
q. In what way had you known Beck
err? A. l had met him socially and In n
business way.
Q. And have you noticed what people
said about him previous TO July ~?
A. Yes.
q. BY the way. have you any rela-
tlves In the Police Department? \. No.
Q. Any friends? a. Yes. many.
Q. Do you know any officers? A. Yes.
Lieut.. John Becker, brother OF the
prisoner.
You say YOU have heard OF him.
Have you read what has been pub
lished about him?
Il object to that" shriekcd Mr.. Me-
Intyre why. Mr.. Moss II what the
papers have published about you and
me are to be taken as a basis for our
characters. we would have none"
Tho Court-"That Is highly i'm
proper. Mr.. Mcintyre; take your seat,
tBy Mr.. Noss.)-Have you followed
the reports OF the defendant. Becker's
reputation and do you base your esti-
nate Of his character upon what you
have read and heard? a. Upon what I
have heard.
q. But you have read about him in
the newspapers? a. have
Q. Did you read on Feb 10. 1907, that
Lieut.. Becker had arrested a respect
able woman on a charge Of, being disor-
DERBY and that on the foilow.n~ day.
after she had been locked up al. I ;ht,
she was discharged as a respel table
woman?
Before the witness could answer. OPP
posing counsel had become involved In a
broken wrangle which was finally sill