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Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1912-11-20
$1.00 PER YEAR
WOULD TAX SALOONS
TO SUPPORT DRINKS
Superintendent of the Western State
Hospitals Idea

hOSplhdl > 1ucd
Druggists and saoon-keepers
would be taxed for the support Ct
the drunkards and drug victims
v no are cared for in State institu-
tions if DR.. ]. s. DeJarnette. sup
erintendent of the Western State
Hospital for the insane, bad his way.
In his annual report the superin-
tendent deals in vigorous manner
vita this important matter, and
makes very interesting recommen-
dations. His report in part was
as follows:
As usual in all my annual re-
ports, insist on the necessity OF -
special institution for this class, "a
they are knocking at the door OF the
State hospitals for the insane in in
creasing nun bers.
Il believe they should be sent to
a special institution for not less
than year at a time, and made to
work and in this way partly sup
port themselves.
i do not think they ought to be
burden on the State, though they
should certainly be under State con-
troll. This can be done by specially
taxing the saloons and drug stores
for the necessary funds to build and
maintain this institution, in proper
ton TO the number of drunkards and
drug habitues confined therein.
This will make the druu kard and
drug fend manufacturer response
Die for their products, and have
some tendency to make them more
careful in selling to this class"
The following extracts are taken
from the report Of the superinten-
dent:
Number inmates at beginning OF
fiscal year, male, 628; female, 694.
Total, 1922.
Number received during year,
male, 1865; female, 13S. Total. 303.
Number discharged during year,
male, 20; female, Il. Total, $50.
Number diod during year, n ale.
81; female, 40. Total, lO2.
Daily average attendance, 1873.
Number officers and employees,
l68.
About one-sixth of the patients
during the year we're sui
cidal and the suicidal wards con-
tinue crowded.
Last year fifteen died from tuber-
culosis, this year only eight, show
ing that segregating the tuberculo-
sis patients in their separate wards
is reducing the disease.
There are 5S vacant beds in the
male department, but none in the
female department.
Received from the State for sup
port during the fiscal year, $780,
1853 Subtracting the surplus.
Sl0, lSl.73, leaves $l26. 2S7.73. THIS
gives per capita cost OF S11l.72,
which includes repairs, transporta
ton, clothing, board. heating and
lighting, dental bills, medical sup
plies. attention and every expense,
being 50 "a lower than last year.
this being made possible by tas
yield OF the farm and garden.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1912-11-20
SCHOOL FOR FARMERS
TO BE HELD AT v. p. l..
Special Instruction Given Last Week
In December

The Virginia Polytechnic Institute
announces new course in Agricu'-
ture. The V. p. |. already has "a
four years course in Agriculture
for the training Of agricultural spec
iaists; a two years course in Agri-
culture for toe training Of young
men who expect to engage in farm
ing; and several courses OF one
month each, given in the winter,
for the instruction Of farmers and
their sons. The n"N course lasts
only four days, and VII be given
this year from December 31st to
January Bird. 1t is for practical
farmers who cannot spare longer
time from their work, hence the
name, Farmers Week.
The preliminary announcements,
just received, state that the four
days will be devoted to discussions
of some OF the most important prob
lens OF Virginia farmers, including
methods of main tanning soil fertility,
the use Of fertilizers, corn, grass
and potato growing, crop rotation,
dairying, the farm orchard, the
breeding and feeding OF live stock.
These and other subjects will be
discussed ~ practical way by the
agricultural faculty Of the V. j. l.
and 10y plumber OF speakers from
different parts of the State and from
other States. Two hours each day
will be devoted to demonstrations
OF important farm operations. The
Virginia State Corn Growers Asso-
citation will meet at Blacksbur
during Farmers Week, and will
have a competitive exhibit OF corn.
The expense Of attending Farm
ers' Week will be small 1t is pro-
bable that the railroads will grant
reduced rates, and visitors will be
boarded by the College at cost. No
fee is charged. Since Farmers
Week comes during the holiday sea-
SOP, when the regular students are
absent, the College will be able to
take care of all who come.
The idea that the Agricultural
College has a duty to the mature
farmers OF the State, as well as to
the comparatively few young men
who matriculate as regular stu
dents, is now generally recognized.
Nearly every Agricultural College
now offers short winter courses, and
at many Farmers Week, similar to
that established by V. p. L., has
been a profitable feature for several
years. We hope cur farmers will go
to Blacksburg in large numbers.
The Agricultural College was estab
lished to serve the farmers OF the
State, and here is a good opportuni-
ty for them to get in touch with it.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1912-11-20
Boy of Denever Claims Descent from
Stonewall Jackson

Ema lating from a Denver news
agency and accompanied by pictures
as evidence of authenticity, news
papers of the country are being
flooded with heroic accounts of the
efforts of Dee Telfar, a thirteen
year-Old great grandson of General
Stonewall Jackson, to support his
widowed mother The story would
be all right save for the well. known
fact that General Jackson left no
such descendant The only child of
the Confederate hero of ChaucellOrs-
will was Julia Jackson. born during
the war who married Colonel w. f
Christian. She died some years
ago, and is survived by her husband
and by two children, Jackson Chris
tian, graduate OF West Point and
officer in the United States Army
now in the Philippines. and Juii4
Christian, now Mrs. Edward Il.
Preston OF Charlotte, y c.
The Denver story, with pictures
to match, refers to Jackson. whose
ungai My attitude on horseback has
been a matter Of some comment, as Il
'dashing cavalry leader" Dee
Tel far is pictured as the office bov
OF Denver newspaper, at 50 per
week, supporting a widow ed mother
and two children. The father was
a printer by trade. According to
the story, the boys grandfather.
DR.. james Telfar, married Mary Jane
Jackson, the generals fav"ri'e
daughter" On account of his sup
posed distinguished ancestry the
news agency is appealing to the
nation for funds to give the boy a
technical education ana support his
mother in comfort mean While. Since
the boy observes newspaper hours
from = p. m. to 2 a. M, his plea
would no doubt be meritOrious we're
it not for the claim of ancestry on
which it is enormously based.
Pledging Democratic harmony in
the Senate after March 1, when the
Democrats will be in conhol. Sena-
tor Thomas S. Martin of Virginia,
Senate leader, endorses a special
session and OF the legislative reform.
This includes tariff revision and the
destruction OF protection, forming of
new monetary system, strengthen
ing of the Sherman antitrust law
and the laying Of an income tax.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-11-15
ROOSEVELT MAY
GET CALIFORNIA
Last Returns Give Him 66
Plurality Over WILSON,
Other Close States.

san Francisco. Nov. l5.-California
complete gave Roosevelt a plurality
over Wilson Of sixty-siX in consider.
ably more than half million votes.
These figures We're official from all
put three counties-San Francisco.
Los Angeles and Yuba.
In Los Angeles. a Roosevelt strong
hold. the democrats filed n petition
with the district court of appeals for
a writ of mandamus compelling the
hoard of supervisors to make an hon.
est count" Arguments on the appli-
cation will be heard Monday. Dem
ocrats maintained that the final count
would put Wilson several hundred in
the lead for the entire state. Pro-
gressives insisted that there would be
'no appreciable change
Gross irregularities are charged by
the petitioners. one of whom is Miss
Mary Foy. a wealthy resident of Pasa-
dena. 1t is alleged that tally sheets
in thirtN-eight precincts were removed
from the election returns by the
brea king of the official seals.
The tally sheets. it is asserted, were
made unintelligible by the judges of
ner that more than 500 votes were
affected. These votes. If counted as
originally intended. or if unintelligi-
Die, as alleged, and not counted at all,
would have materially reduced the
plurality of Roosevelt in Los Angeles
county. according TO the petition.
Assistant District Attorney Byron
Hanna will appear for the board of
supervisors Monday. He declared to-
DAY that the count had been conducted
In exactly the same manner as had
all previous canvasses. and that there
had been no tampering with tally
sheets.
Whatever the answer. Los Angeles
county holds 1t. Expected gains in
Alameda and San Francisco counties
for Wilson did not materialize TODAY.
Although the ctttcial canvass of San
Francisco was na j. complete this aft
ernoon. the city lregistrar estimated
that Roosevelt wt3nld gain thirty over
the unofficial ret,f ms. Unless an up
Set is waiting in Los Angeles it seem.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-11-15
TARR|NG CASE
NEARLY ENDED
Jury May Decide Fate of Ac.
cused Men Sometime
This Evening.

Norwalk. Ohio, Nov. l5.-The resuIt
Of the first of the cases brought by
court Prosecutor Dan Young against
SIX West Clarksfield men, Charging
them with "riotous conspiracy in
stripping and painting Minnie laval
ley. a girl of the village. on the night
OF August 30 last probably will be
known before night.
Taking Of testimony in the case Of
Ernest Welch. the first o fthe six in
dicted men to be put on trial. was
completed yesterday afternoon. The
jury then was excused until this
morning when arguments were begun.
The defense called the young mans
mother. Mrs. Alice Welch to the stand
today and sought by her testimony to
prove that he vas at rome ali of TIT.
evening on which the tar party" took
place. More testimony to the effect
that Minnie LaNalley's character was
bad also was adduced.
In case of conviction, the charge Of
'riotous conspiracy" will allow the
state to send Welch to the penitentiary
for term of from two to ten years.
The defense has sought to show that
the painting of the girl was merely
assault and battery and that the de-
fendant proved an alibi. Prosecutor
Young has intimated that an acouit-
tai means the dropping of the other
cases.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-11-15
CARD PARTIES
ARE GAMBLING
Kansas City Court Stirs up
Club Women Over their
Diversion.

Kansas City. Mo-. Nov. 15.-Wom.
ems card parties conducted under the
name OF clubs. not requiring a mem.
bership card or a special invitation
were branded a violation Of the gamp.
ling law by Judge Burney in the mu.
nicipal court today.
The case in court was that Of Mrs.
Laura Setter. charged with disturbine
the peace. following quarrel with
Mrs. Frances Thompson at a meet
ing of the Progressive High Five club
at the home of Mrs. Connie Stewart. a
teacher in China painting.
The court room was nlled will,
women. Witnesses testified various
ly that Mrs. Setter gave Mrs. Thomp.
son the first slap and vice versa. Aft
err Mrs. Thompson had administered a
friendly but resounding slap on the
cheek Of her attorney. George Birm-
ingham. to attest to the severity of the
blow she received the court DISCHARGED
the women with a reprimand.
Testimony showed that the club of
ten had met in a public hall. that Is
cents had been charged players. and
that ae many az fifty women had TAX
en- part in games for prizes. The club
was placed under the ban of the court.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-11-15
Turks Surrender.

Belgrade. Nov. 15.-Another Turk
ish force hoisted the white flag and
surrendered to the Servian cavalry
near Monastir yesterday. The Servian
army attacked the Ottoman troops at
Debromira about five miles to the
northeast of Monastir and in spite OF
q calling fire succeeded in dislodgins
the Turkish advance posts from the,I
strongly entrenched positions. The
Turks retreated and were pursued as
far as the village of Morado close to
Monastir by the servians who sur.
rounded them there and poured in
such heavy fire that the Turks Off
Ger in command decided it was useless
to continue fighting and ordered his
men to throw down their arms.
The advance of the Servian army
has been temporarily stopped by the
floods.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-11-15
Cholera Endemic

Constantinople. Nov. 15.-The chol.
era epidemic among the Turkish
troops holding the line Of fortitications
at Tchatalja in front of Constantine.
pie Is rapidly becoming worse. More
than 500 cases are reported daily and
the total number already exceeds 5000,
Whatever hopes the Turks may
nave had of maintaining the lines of
defense at Tchatalja have been dissi-
pated by this outbreak of cholera. An
eye witness declares he saw 263 corps
es buried in one big trench at Had
embeui. the headquarters of the Turk
ish commander-in-chief. on Tuesday.
The bodies We're dragged to the spot
on hooks and dropped into the trench,
which was not nearly deep enough for
the purpose. and the covering of earth
was very shallow
While cholera is undermining the
turkish defenses it also constitutes a
most formidable opponent to the Bull
Earian advance and 1t is generally be-
lieNed here that the outbreak has dis
posed Of the question of even a tenn
porary occupation Of Constantinople
ny the Bulgarian troops. 1t is unlikely
King Ferdinand of Bulgaria would
risk the life of his soldiers where he
can avoid it. 1t is stated on good au-
thoritN that the cholera has appeared
among the Bulgarian troops.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-11-15
BULGARIAN ARMY
PRESSING CLOSE
TO OC0NsTAN|N0PLE
Have Flanked the Defending
Turkish Army and are
at Thrernpia.
CHOLERA EPIDEMIC ONLY
SAVIOR Of THE CAPITAL
Turkish Troops in Defenses Before the
City are Dying Like Flies and Epi.
dennic Has Spread to the Bulgarians
Now Advancing.

London. Nov. 15.-Rulgaria and =
Turkey have agreed upon an ar =
misttc. according to special :
News Agency dispatch which !.
reached here this afternoon from y
Eucharist. Roumania. .
X 4 X X X X \ X X \ + X Il X
London. Nov. 15.-The announce
ment that the Bulgarians had reached
the vicinity of Constantinople came in
a single telegram from Constantinople
this afternoon. 1t lifts corner of the
veil which has been battling observers
for some days regarding the move
ments of the victorious invaders in
front of the capital.
Their appearance at Kilios shows
that they have managed to creep
behind what is known as the forest
of Belgrade. on the outskirts Of Con-
stantinople and are now in close prox-
unity to Therapia, the summer resort
OF the residents of Constantinople.
From Thermpia a good road leads to
within few miles of Kilios. Moth
ing has yet come to hand to show
whether the Bulgarians at Kilios are
In strong force or merely a detach-
ment Of cavalry scouts blazing a new
route OF approach to the Turkish cap
ital.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-11-15
Found Beaten into Uncon.
sciousness in Room at Sar-
atoga Hotel Last Night.
BIBLE WITH MARKED PASSAGES
INDICATES RELIGIOUS FANATIC
Woman Registered as Wife Of George
Rennes hut Mans Shirt W,aned
About her Head Bore, the Name oc
George kObcl. Detroit.

Chicago. Nov. 15-The police con-
tinued the search this afternoon for
George Remnee." who is believed to
nave been the companion of the wom-
an who was probably fatally beaten in
a room of the Saratoga last night.
The woman, who is So years old, did
not regain consciousness in the hospi-
tai today. A mans shirt wrapped
about her head when she was found,
pore the name George Kobel, De-
troit."
The woman was registered az the
wife Of George Remnee." A bible
was found in the victims room with
passages underscored. one reading:
And they shall not pity but life shall
go for life. an eye for an eye, a tooth
for tooth. hand for a hand. foot
for foot"
The case is veiled in mystery. Other
marked passages indicated that the as
sailant might have been a religious
maniac.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-11-15
P|T1SBURG HAS
REAL BLUEBEARO
Killed Wife and Ex-wife and
Then Took His Own
Life.

Pittsburgh. Pa. Nov 15.-John Ad.
Olson Matthews. an insurance agent
yesterday shot and killed Blanche Gil.
ger and Mrs. Pauline Matthews. his
first and second wives. respectively
and then committed suicide.
The tragedy occurred at the Matt.
hews apartment on the north side.
1t is said Matthews. who was 80
years old, was despondent over domes.
tic troubles.
How the first wife happened to be
In the apartments probably. never vii
be known. When the police arrived
both women were dressed in gray
travelling suits and Matthews wore
a heavy overcoat. Furniture in the
room was overturned. The door was
wide open and the blinds were drawn
Matthews was found lying on the
floor; his divorced wife on a bed. and
his second wife sitting in a rocking
chair In another room dead.
Matthews left two letters. one to
his father. living in. st. Petersburg,
Pa. enclosed q will. and the second
written to a brother. living here. said:
cat the time you receive this line
l will not be among the living. Don't
let anyone see this letter. 1 am
tired Of life"
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-11-15

procured hunting licenses and went
with the party to Conover. and then
to camp five miles in the country.
On November g. said McMani-
gai. missed James B. and started
out alone to look for some deer.
Standing on tree stump l suddenly
heard the crack of a pistol. but look
ing around saw no one. Every one
was supposed to wear red cap to
distinguish people from deer. saw
no red cap. but presently saw James
b. Suspicion flashed into my mind.
l accused him right out.
Planned Murder.
~ think YOU were taking a shot
at me- said. If you do. you had
better be quick about 1t. This is a fine
place up here to get rid Of man
just shoot him and the coyotes will
eat up his body
He replied he Just did it to scare
me. Then, we being alone for the
first time. he sat down and told me
about the Los Angeles job. He said
when he went to the coast in July he
got in touch with Tveitmoe ana
Clacy. according to instructions from
his brother at the headquarters of the
ironworkers' union in India napolis.
Tveitmoe and Clancy. he said. put
because they had been working for
the California building trades council.
Schnitt was too much of talker, he
said. and when he blew up a Job in
Oakla nd August 20 he made Schmiti
stay in San Francisco. When he re-
turned to San Francisco. Schmitt was
waiting for him and on the strength
Of the fact that the bombs had been
set in Oakland went to see Tveitmoe
and got $500 from him that night.
J. B. said he also did the Seattle Job
August 81.
Leading up to the Los Angeles ex.
plosion. J. B. said he found you could
get all the money you wanted on the
coast He said Tveitmoe was the big
payfaster and there never was any
thing to fear for Tveitmoe was u
friend of Mayor Mccarthy. and In
fact Tveitmoe was the mayor of San
Francisco.
He said Schmitt had a scheme to
set off bombs by chemicals which he
had learned from a friend of Tveit-
NOES. but when he (McNamara)
showed them the alarm clock scheme
they all decided It was hest. Schmitt
and ]. B. went to Los Angeles and
looked over the Llewellyn and Baker
iron works plants and the Times
building. James b. sent hack to his
brother postcard on which was part
ly written and partly printed: 1T
CONTINUED on Page ~
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-11-15
NEW CHARGE IN
BAKER WILL CASE
Declare Christian Science i.
Not Religion But Pri-
vately owned Business

Concord. N. H.. Nov. 15.-Amend-
ments alleging that Christian Science
is not religion hut privately owned
business conducted for money profit
were filed today in the superior court
in the case Of George Glover of Lead,
S. D.. who seeks to have set aside the
residuary request made by his mother.
Mrs. Mary Baker Eddy. founder of
the denomination and OF the First
Church Of Christian Science at Bos-
ton. Former Senator Chandler, as at
torney. filed the amendments to
Glover'S bill.
The petition. if allowed. would cause
the bequest estimated at s3.O00,O0O,
to revert to the natural heirs.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-11-15
Mcnamara Detailed Blowing Up of
Los Angeles Times to Mechanical

| India napolis. Nov. 15.-For the first
time since the twenty-one persons
We're killed in the blowing up of the
Los Angeles Times building on Oct.
II. 1910, James B. MeNamara's de-
tailed confession to having caused the
it. was related on the witness stand
in the dynamite conspiracy" trial.
Ortic T.. McManigal testified the
confession was given to him while he
was hiding Mcnamara in the woods
five miles from Conover. Wis. both
of them having gone to the Wisconsin
woods on the pretext of being hunt
crs.
Olaf A. Tveitmoc and Eugene A.
Clancy. San Francisco labor leaders.
McAlanigal testified. were named by
Mcnamara as having made arrange
ments for the Los Angeles explosion
and as having furnished the two men
F. \. Schmitt and David Caplan-
to assist in buying the high power
caplan had been regularly employed
on the coast by the building trades
council Of California" Tveitmoe and
Clancy are among the forty-five de-
PENDANTS OH trial. Caplan and Schmitt
were indicted in Los Angeles county.
with James e. Mcnamara on charges
of murder. hut they never have been
been informed that Caplan was killed.
When he asked Mcnamara why he
twisted off a gas jet in the basement
of the Times building before the ex-
plosion. McManigal testified that this
conversation ensued:
McManigal-Why did you break OIL
the gas Jet?
observation-disclosures when the ex-
plosion occurred I wanted the whole
hu}16{ne r., to hell
NORTHUMBERLAND you knew there
was So many people in there. too?
Mcnamara a--Whats the difference?
l was to make a good cleaning out
and did 1t. But ! am sorry so
many were killed. I hoped to get
General Otis.
McManigal said that on Nov S.
1910. he was at his home in Chicago
and expected to leave the next day
for Kenosha. Wis. when he was to
start with hunting party In charge
of Marion Sharpe. That very day. hs
said. John P. Mcnamara. brother OF
the Los Angeles Times dynamiter
asked him to take James 3. on the
hunting trip. McManigal said he had
learned that James r. had been in
hiding on the way back from the Pa
cif1c coast and was two weeks with
j. f. Munsey in Salt Lake City.
He said he went to Kenosha and
James p. Joined him there. They