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The Washington herald., 1912-11-24

on the scene. He Is the same man who
caught the grating members of the Ohio
Legislature. Harris introduced him as
the financier Of the proposed enterprise
the man with the money and the grafters
said they were pleased to know him.
The ordinance authorizing the cement
esplanade had already been written BY a
lawyer in New York. 1t was a work Of
art, in some respects, being an acrostic,
the first letter in every third line form
ing the phrase. a crooked DEAL The
ordinance, however, had to be submitted
to the attorney of Atlantic City. and he
wrote in some changes and ruined the
acrostic. Also a reputable engineer was
employed to draw the plans for the walk.
The grafters were delighted, but they
were afraid the public might kick about
the expense of the Improvement Harris
told them they would be paid S. 900 each
on the passage of the ordinance. Ad-
vance money. marked, of course, was
given some OF them in New York. Jersey
City. Philadelphia, and Atlantic City. A
dictagraph made record Of all that was
said on such occasions. wrote a strong
defense Of the project and Harris gave
,it-to a-eouneilman and he printed IL ard
circulated It as his own composition,
being ignorant of its authorship.
1T was arranged that I should fight
favored It might have caused the graft
ers to become suspicious called the
ordinance a steal, said that taxes were.
too burdensome already and so on and
SO forth. The boodIers were growing a
little uneasy when Francklyn, the finan-
cier, passed word down the line that
Thomas, editor of the Review, would be
taken in hand and siIenced- Later, the
grafters were told that / would leave on
a certain train on a certain day for Jer-
sey City where, at a certain hotel, I
would be given IS, 900 Two of the graft
ers were at the station when departed.
Spies, you understand.
They Thought Thomas Was Bribed.
Another CRATER was in the room next
to the one in which I, by my loud con-
versation, seemingly accepted a bride for
changing my attitude toward the or
dinance. He teIegraphed his confed-
crates in Atlantic City that 1t is all
right So there was relief in graftdom
Matters now appeared as good as settled.
Il began to hedge, editoriaIly, the next
day. Within a week the Review was
booming the ordinance. More money
was handed the grafters. A dictagraph
was put in room right over the bust
ness establishment of one of them, the
wires being attached at night and run
through a hole bored in the roof Of a
porch. Money was paid in that room
and two stenographers wrote down the
guilty dialogue. The night. during the
month Of May this year, when the or
dinance was to be passed came at last
The Washington herald., 1912-11-24

1t went through with thirteen votes four
OF which were honestly cast.
Harris and Francklyn vanished that
night, the former telegraphing back
that he had been called to P1ttsburg
on matter Of great Importance. 1t is
needless to say. perhaps, that neither re-
turned. Nor did l hear anything more
from Burns. Days passed. The graft
ers were furious, but could only COM
plain and speculate among themselves.
I thought that Burns was neglecting his
work. But he wasn't. He was waiting
for what is known as the psychological
moment. Suddenly he appeared, tele-
phoning me to meet him at hotel on
the Boardwalk. = am ready, he said
when / saw him, to spring the trap
Going to the telephone In his room. he
called up the councilman with whom and
through whom Harris had done most OF
his work only heard one end OF the
talk It was as follows and 1 think l
can remember exactly what was said:
"T am William ]. Burns, the detective.
and want you to come at once TO room
SIS at the Marlborough Blenheim.
Four Grafters on n Sofa.
= You say Vol are busy. Wen. you
are not too busy to keep out OF jail and
you had better run all the way II you
know what Is good for you
The man came Immediately. Burns
was kind and made no threats, nor did
he hold out any promises. He told the
man he had been caught, and there
he said, pointing to a pile Of letters and
stenographIc records on the bed. are the
documents
TT was the critical period in all the
work We had done. Burns was neither
brutal nor theatrical. He reminded me
OF a country doctor at the bedside OF
a patient. The man wavered a moment
and then confessed. Burns-and his
methods astonished me-sent him for the
second councilman The two came in,
dragging their feet and looking on the
floor. The second man confessed, and
Burns sent him for the third bribe-taker
telling the first one to stay in the room
and sit on long sofa against the wall.
The third man also confessed and was
asked to find the fourth one. There
were four men on the sofa, and 1t was
an amazing spectacle when the fifth man
entered the room. He would say moth
ing. Burns read him extracts from his
own conversation, but he sullenly looked
into space and remained dumb. He was
promptly arrested but the others were
permitted gloomily to go about their
business. Nine councilmen were indict-
ed later for grating. Their cases are
still pending.
Another Of Burns men arranged for
an interest In a local saloon. actually en-
gagged In the liquor business for several
weeks and found out about brides given
to city councilmen for licenses 1t was
The Washington herald., 1912-11-24
VALUE OF A LIFE.
From the Newark NeWA

From the Newark NeWE
What is the value OF a life? Many States
are fixing this value legally. at least as
far as workingmen are concerned The
latest State to take this action is Michi-
gan Its workmen's compensation act
went into effect September 1. and the In
dustrial Accident Board which admins
tiers the law. has promulgated its sched-
ule. This rates the life Of the average
laborer as worth s., 750-that is, OF a man
earning SIS per week. The same schedule
provides that II a man suffers the loss
Of both eyes, both hands, both feet, both
arms or both legs, he is entitled to re-
receive SS.750 under the compensation sec
ton Of the act
The Michigan schedule Is higher in case
of death than the schedule fixed by law
in New Jersey. The maximum amount
that can be collected under the compen-
sation feature of the New Jersey law
for an accident that results in death is
s., 100. To secure this maximum, the de-
ceased must have left widow and five
or more children. The minimum amount
for a death where there are q wife and
FIVE or more children, Is 5000 For total
disability, however, the New Jersey sched-
ule Is higher than that in Michigan. Here
such an injured workman can collect q
maximum of 1900 and a minimum of
2,5o0-the latter in case the injured man
was earning not more than S per week.
In some States the rule adopted has
fixed the life OF a workman at 5000. and
no more could be recovered under the
law. In case OF the recovery of such
an amount, however, a considerable pro-
portion of the total has ordinarily gone
for court costs and lawyers fees, so II
is altogether probable that the new COM
pensation schedule gives considerable
advantage IN actual cash to the depend
ents Of fatally injured workmen over the
amounts recovered through suits at law.
Many great industrial combinations have
been In the habit of contesting sucn suits.
taking the ground that the life Of a work.
man is not worth over $1,000, and refus-
ing to make a settlement out OF court for
more than that amount.
In the State where workmen's COM
pensation laws are in effect, such a low
valuation can no longer be successfully
maintained, even though the employers
refuse to accept the compensation sec
ton, for with the doctrines of assumed
risk" "fellow-servant" and "contribu-
tory negligence" eliminated as legal de-
lenses, IL will be almost impossible to find
a Jury that would deliberately go on rec
ord as declaring a mans life TO be worth
only 1900. 1t Is further Of significance
that the schedules adopted by States are
so nearly in agreements fact that cannot
help but have its influence on jury YER
diets where suits are brought in courts.
The Washington herald., 1912-11-24
NEW KIND OF, TURKEY
COMING FROM YUCATAN
OsciIIated Bird to Be Crossed with Local Kind to Inn
prove Both Flavor of Meat and Appearance of
Fowl-Has Eyes" on Tail Like Peacock.

I ence between the two. The tips Of tbs
taii-feathers OF the Mexican turkey Gin
it's wild state), and Of the feathers over
lying the base Of the tail. are cream
white. The same feathers in our Wild
turkey are always brown.
Infusing wud Blood.
The vigor of our domestcated turkey
stock Is maintained by frequent infus-
ions Of wild blood-the two species cross
ing readily. Sometimes wild gobblers
are secured for this purpose by Matching
them from eggs found in the woods.
Though at frst they are difficult to ham
die. they soon become fairly tame. But
II often happens that a full-grown wild
gobbler win come out of the woods OF
his own accord. and make himself at
home with flock OF tame turkeys. cas-
lily driving on or killing the domesticat-
ed gobbler 10 whom they properly be-
long.
Nowadays there is large demand for
what are called turkey broilers'-that Is
to say, young turkeys weighing only
two or three pounds, Fancy prices are
paid for them Young turkeys are no.
toriously hard to raise. and many farm
ers are glad to sell them at this stage
Of their growth, in preference to keep
ing them until they are mature, and
taking the incidental chance Of losing
them Dealers say tnat II farmers could
find a way to force turkeys as they do
chickens. they could get almost any price.
for them in the summer time from
wealthy consumers
The turkeys nearest relative, the
guinea-fowl, Is gaining a steadily aug
mented appreciation as a table bird ap-
propriate to the Thanksgiving season 1t
has a game flavor strongly resembling
that Of the partridge, and some people
are very fond OF its eggs, which COM
mand a high price in the market.
This bird. originally fetched from AZ
RIGA, has never become more than half
domesticated, and to this day 1t roams
wild In fiocks over much OF the island
OF Jamaica There Is money In breeding
and rearing guinea-fowls. and our own
Department Of Agriculture 10 advising
American farmers to go into the business
on a reasonably extensive seals. II a
fertile cross between this species and the
turkey can be obtained. a new and valu-
able kind of poultry will contribute to
the profit Of the working agriculturist
and to the appetite Of the bon viyant-
RENE BACHE
The Washington herald., 1912-11-24
Even BluebeartI.

From Judge.
Bluebeard showed the forbidden cham
Der.
Nevertheless, I should advocate WON.
an Suffrage If needed their votes" he
cried.
The Washington herald., 1912-11-24
A Feminine Notion.

From Judge.
Mrs Post-But why adopt a baby when
you have three children OF your own IN
der five years old!
Mrs Parker-My own are being
brought up properly. The adopted one
is to enjoy.
The Washington herald., 1912-11-24

No more free maps School-teachers who wish the
ocean charts published By the United States Hydro
graphic Once viii hereafter have To subsIibe for
them at 10 cents copy. The Pilot Chart is pub
and Indian OCEANS quarterly for The South Atlantis
and South Pacific ooanA
The Washington herald., 1912-11-24

Burning lump Of cAnphOs IN room WIN nd it
Of insectA
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-03-08
RICHMOND COLLEGE
WILL PLAY COLTS
SCHEDULE FOR SEASON SHOWS
long list OF GAMES FOR
JASPF.RS.

Thre days after the Richmond colts
report here they will play the Rich
mond College boys, 1t will he the
first real tryout OF the season for the
Jaspers. who expect to put together
a winning aggregation this year.
few more victories like those re-
Gently won by the track team and the
Red and Blue warriors Will be able
TO play bah with the best Of EN-.
Winning at one branch of sport Is
an incentive for victory in another.
The Jasper team had little 10 en-
courage the members last year. This
season the outlook Is more Promising
and the boys should have a fair
share OF victories.
The schedule to date is as follows.
March 2Sth-Richmond CLUB o, tne
Virginia State eaEue. at RLdchmond
April 4th--Frederickseurg College.
at Richmond.
April sth-Medieal College OF vr-
ginia, at Richmond,
April l3th-Union Theological
Seminary. at Richmond
April l7th-Randolph-M Macon Eek
hibition) at Ashland.
April lSth--University of South
Carolina, at Richmond.
April 24th--VirEinia Military In
stitute. at Lexington.
April 26th--virginia Christian Col
lege at Lynchburg.
April 27th--UniverSdty Of Virginia.
a. Charlottesville So {,
April aoth--Hoanoke College, -
Richmond.
May 3d--Hampden-Sidn tcham-
pionshipD. At FArmville.
May Sth---William and Mary (cham-
pionship). at Richmond.
May 15th---Richmond Blues {pend.
ingl. at Richmond.
May lSth--Wiiilam Si. Mary
(championship). at williamsburg.
May 32d--Hampden-Si Sidney fcham-
ptonahip. ut Richomnd.
Ees. May 7ti-- Randolph If a. . D n
tehampionahipl. At RicAmond.
Before these games the John Mar
shall High School. McCufress and
Richmond academy viii line up
asainst the Spiders In practice games.
A., soon N the snowa clears on
Coach Mcneil will have ~ quad OF
about forty men on the field.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-03-08
Viola Alien in 1.-THE Hcrfords. .

THE Herfords." as far as can be
Judged from what has been written
about II. Is a. play about a woman
who finds that she has a career. Her
husband and the neighbors never sus-
pected 1t until she won prize Tor
which husband had strived in vain.
Then he becomes grumpy and there
b a matrimonial muss. A daughter
fresh. very fresh. from girls col
lege. helps make the home circle
lively and in New York they said
Boston married life.
The Boston critics refused to ac-
cent this statement One declares
that the average married folk are
settled. comfortable people with wives
who do not have careers and are con-
tent to let husband hustle for the
wherewithai TO provide food. shelter
and fnairnent. The Herfords, ii Is
clear, were different. or they would
not figure in Mrs. Rachel Crothers'
play.
Speaking of Viola Allen one familiar
with her career says:
"Theatregoers who have witnessed
THE Hersford.' Miss Aliens latest
play In with she has scored very
great success. have wondered at Miss
Aliens clear enuneiation and the
strength and fibre of her speaking
voice, so soft and resonant are its
tones 1t was the intention of her
parents to train her for the concert
stage. Her father. the famous char
acter actor. G. Leslie Allen. a men,
Der of the famous stock company at
the Boston Museum. was unwilling
that she should adopt any profession.
but insisted that she should be train
ed to speak rather than TO sing. MIR.
Allen was trained in the old school
OF actors who found the full melody
of words in Shakespeare and other
verse plays, an6 he contended that
there was as much music in spoken
words as in song, II the speaker can
bring IL out Under her fathers tute-
lage Miss Allen learned to speak
blank verse and prose with a skill
that can be surpassed by no actress
on the stage today
There were many good actors In
the old Boston Museum stock COM
parry even after the time of William
Warren. There was John Mason. once
the. handsomest actor. now one OF the
best actors in America. There was
Edgar l.. Davenport. not forgetting
Charles Barron and Annie NJ. Clark
and Emma Sheridan and George Will
son, and Nat HartwIg. and Fanny
Addison Pitt and Mary shaw. II MEM
DRY serves. and II. NJ. Pitt and Mana
ger r. NJ. Field. the good old man
who taught much stage lore instead
OF paying large salaries.
There is no doubt about the ability
OF Viola Allen, and any play in which
she appears IL bound to be inter-
esting even II 1t be 1.-THE White Sis
ter" or THE Herfords" which she,
brings to the Academy. Monday night
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-03-08
NEW YORK OFFICIALLY
BARS KIDNEY PUNCH

NEW YORK. March AT the
regular weekly meeting Of the State
Athletic Association. 1t was announced
that the use Of the kidney punch has
been prohibited in boxing contests
IN this State Referees Of all clubs
hare been instructed to see chat the
.neM rnle u tsneyed. The kidney pufich
must now be considered III foul
blow ana the delivery Of 1t VIII cause
disqualification. the same as II a
punch is landed below the belt. Re-
Gently officials Of the National Sport
ing Club Of London. SITTER having had
proved to them by british doctors the
INJURIOUS after effects Of the kidney
punch, barred the usA OF the blow
IN ali contests held under the clubs
direction
While the. ao-caslcd kidney punch,
which II blow IN the small Of the
back, seldom has tho direct effect Of
a blow that lands on the solar piexhs
It has been shown that in many cases
such blows have been the direct
GAUGE OF kidney troubles and other
Complaints which develop months af-
ter the blows ARE landed The blow
requires little skiu to deliver and the
general oSinibn among fight experts
IL that the Commission has done well
III forbidding ~ upa,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-03-08
MAKING AUTOMOBILE TIRES
Process of Uniting Cotton Fabric and Rubber is Mat
Involving Much Care, and More Science When IN
Described i'm Detail

the factories with regard to- tho B44
portion OF sulphur used ana tn
tensity of heat applied in the pr
OF manufacture.
Crude Rubber Eresxss. z 7-- s 44z1
Crude rubber freezes at apOuk 23
degrees Fahrenheit and meits At 49,
100 degrees. but when the heat
sulphur have acted In contunctl1 H.
Yulcanize The mass, the fupp< b.
made almost iinpcrvious to Ofu11a
temperatures. Of course ii VIII
melt II enough heat Is applted -
and it will freeze under some cHcN
stances. but the process of yulcAn4A4M
lends to the crude rubber the Q0Axs
of permanency II also increases sa1
elasticity. While IL Is doing
however. IL has likewise taken ANM&
large degree of Its convertiOtllk&
Experts say that once rubber - y1~
canized il can never be reformed WNl
the ease and satisfaction that WN9M
possible before. For this reason 40*
tomobile tires made of revuIca0txNN
rubber must Of necessity be fnH4R1A5
to the goods made of crude rurn9rs
The finished tires are subject ~
searching examination at the fecxg1
and the usual percentage OF defeCt3y
tires so discovered is about two ~ r.
hundred. Tires are tested with u
pressure Of about 400 pounds to tN
square inch in several of the AeMH
ordered factories before being RENT
to the stock room. 1t is said that IT,
new tires vii Withstand a preaenH1
of 1904 pounds, but such test
given them only on special 0ccAsiouAS
Making lnnsr Tubes.
The making of inner tubes n
much simpler process than that a.
making the tire shoes and Otite4
tubes The inner tubes are mA0A Il
a single layer OF pure rubber. VIII
the delicacy Of the inner tubes hNM
always been more or less OF q pfobI64
to motordom. and while strength 60
proximating that Of the tire D104
would be very desirable. such q thtM
has never been accomplished. A laye3
of cotton fabric, inclosed between tW4
layers of rubber, would make q mM&M
veiousiy strong inner tube, but umfG@
tunately the presence Of cotton III xn1
mixture would defeat its own en4
The porous fabric would not % ~
tight for any length of time. II ~ ANs
and as that one quality Ia the founGQa
ton stone upon which all inner fu69I
rest. the idea is not regarded - neQ
teal In the fiscal year OF 1e04 34.AE
tons OF rubber. two-thirds Of N11
, Was from Para, was imported e1&
| the United States. During thu 6&0m
year ending June 80. 1871, the iu1pc&4
into this country amounted 10 ovN
$4,000 tons, with the percentage 0NM
Para slightly less. III
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-03-08
CHARLEY STRAIN TO
PLAY WITH ALCOS

Billy Hay 10 discousolate. His bat
terry partner. Charley strain. has gone
to work with the American I1ocomo-
tive Company and will play on Man.
ager 6eamon's Alec team this season.
no Hay says.
Strain 10 about a. good q pitcher
~ may b found In amateur or semi
professional ranks. HeaEave a better
exhibition than joe Boehling In the
intsr-city championship series ana mis-
performance against the Petersburg
team Of the Virginia League will not
be forgotten for \ long time.
Strain in eager to play professional
bail and 1t IL believed he might land
in the Virginia League II he cares
To make n try for q position. Lucia.
OF the Richmond team. has a nign
opinion OF tho young pitcher and
Manager Griffin has stated that he
would give Strain a trial.
President LAndgra1. OF the United
States League. would make a hit with
local fans by giving Strain a trial
with his team.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-03-08
INDIANAPOLIS GETS
READY FOR RllG
EXPECTS RECORD eREAt<ty
CROWD TO SEE 5oo-MiLl
SWEEPSTAKES FOR Aurc III
'sS3',2 MoBitEs. IS.

INDIANAPOLIS, IND. March E
Thirty-four square miles Of 0@
space in one hotel is what vt14&l|
to the second annual 500-mtle inte4
tional sweepstakes race will ma W
they come TO indianapolis o.
80. This entire city In being fo4
into huge hosiery TO care ~
visitors expected here to witn494#
worlds greatest motor conte1es
thousands of.the best pr!vMtA
os the Hocsier capital are being
ed into one great lodging houee
the motorists who viii come o
other tarts OF the country. s5 W
The Speedway has organiz6d
partment known as the Room Hu3
which is listing the rooms AttQ
ranging them in the same lIiannlE
hotel keeps records OF tto 4&41
modations and guests. ThostS41
rooms already have been obtain
the nights OF May - and N
reservations are being made ~
The indianapolis hotel keer
recent meeting arranged
operate with the speedway ~
ment and to provide every
with accommodation whether
tells or in private homes. EvetS
Office will be = branch Of tn
way bureau. and will hAS4
assigned TO il from the me-
at Speedway headquarters.
timated that 100. 600 visitors
accommodated easily In thiD
The advance seat sale Tor N
indicates that the crowd thie IN
surpass that OF last year.
Ing capacity At the Speedway
than 50. 900. and about 10sN
have beck reserved alTeakl
are fourteen entries In Tor
with tentative entries a MkH4&
Tho Held 10 to be limited
starters.
Harry Knight, who will ~
cylinder Lexington rncin4
second annual Se0-mtle ex11
Of the latsSt entrnnts.
victim az one q thu m
accidents ever aeen ~
when IN she lAAk &4os
aktlded into the m Mn
f4hed hia ear. als6 91
eaiiy nnin5AsGd-
Icxnis of M aer ut
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-03-08

No Chance For 6eries.

SAN ANTONIO. TEXAS, March 4.
THE Atiietics xTrived this morning,
but rain prevented practice. The only
important development OF the day
was a conference between John
brush. Manager Mack and Morris
Block. president OF tho local club.
with reference to the series between
New Fork and the AthleticA Nego-
tiafiona have reachd = point where
only q question OF location keeps the
teams apart The Athletics are WILL
ing to play, II the contests take place
on March 18th and nth, at San An
tonic. McGraw was satisfied with
these dates. but wants the Athletics
to 70 to Dallas. which they decline
to 10.