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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-04-06
CREW FINDS BODY
OF MRS. GREEVER
REMAINS PICKED UP FLOATING IN
RIVER TWELVE MILES FROM
WASHINGTON.
HUSBAND NOTIFIED
soUTH CAROLINA WOMAN IS NOW
SUPPOSED TO HAVE CAST
HERSELF IN WATER WHEN
UNBALANCED.

WASHINGTON. April 6.-The crew
cf the harbor boat. vigilant. after an
all days search Tor, = body that was
reported seen floating down the river,
near Fort HINT. about twelve miles
from this city. returned to her pier
here late today. having on board the
wife OF well known and prominent
South Carolina minister. who disap-
peared from her nurse about tvs
months ago. while out for q walk.
{ Mrs. Greever had been In III health
for some. and wa1 brought 10 this
city for medical treatment. She eluded
her nurse Tor few minutes under
the pretext that she was going. to Z
nearby store. Failing to return. tho
nurse became alarmed and notified the
police. Search was made for days
missinR woman. Private detective
agencies. with the aid OF the police
Of the entire country. were had, Nnd
net spread over the entire coun-
Try.
Mr.. Craevcr. husband OF tho dead
woman. made personal appeals 70 the
police o. all largo cities. and every
EFFORT was made to locats the missing
woman.
No trace Of her could IS found,
and It was presumsd that shs mad
Gone To solae friends near this tity,
but tnvestiGation proved that she had
not hsen ssen b. any Of her acQuaiut.
ances sincs ths day cs hsr disaDpsar.
The andine q ~ body today clears
: mystery that has batned the -.
Iii hsaln ana - unbalanced n,nd y
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-22

Ducret replied: Il have never had any
thing 70 do with the police, and did not
give you away Then Nine. Ducret i'm
plored Lacombc 20 spare her husband
Her entreaees only enraged the bandit
Il have got an appointment at o'clock"
he exclaimed. and intend to Kill you
before then"
Nine. Ducret fell on her knees In suppl
cation. Lacombe was touched with pity
for a moment. What Is your age De
asked ''Twenty-four.~ she replied 1t
Is a pity % XIII you" he said but there
i no help for %. You and your husband
sold ne 10 the police. and must xiii you
both
Have pity. a. least. on my child" cried
the mother. ! will Kill MIN. too" said
the bandit. Then give me a moment 70
write letter 20 my mother pleaded the
weeping woman. Your mother,~ Knocked
Lacombe DO you think she cares what
happens 20 you7 she viii hear Of your
death soon enough"
Then. looking az his watch. he re-
marked. i must be quick. but viii
allow you O. die In your beds Ike decen;
people The teTror-stricken couple
obcyed and got into bed. Suddenly an
idea occurred 70 their tornentor. 1T Is
nov too late for me TO keep my appoint
mcnt.~ he said. We viii toss whether
you die nov OF at s O'Clock"
Taking q s-frznc piece from his pocket
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-22
DIVORCED WHILE
LIVING WITH HUSBAND
Wife Hears OF 1t Only When He
Arranges for Second
Marriage
COURT SUSTAINS NJ A n
PARIS, Dec. 2l-

PARIS, Dec 2l-
Stating that she did not know she was
divorced and only learned OF it when her
husband. a Paris banker. proposed TO con-
tract a second marriage, Nine. saint Bes-
appealed 10 the courts 70 prevent the
wedding
Throrgh her counsel Nine. Saint Beat
stated that she was married at the age Of
% but a year later her husband con-
v:nced her OF the necessity Of obtaining
a separare maintenance order She COM
Piled, and accompanying her husband 10
a friends house she signed. without read
irg them, a number OF documents pre-
sented to her She was astonished when
she learned that her husband had OBJ
tanned an order for divorce against her
by default and that judgment had bean
entered and registered at Bayonne.
IL was declared that when the divorce
Judgment was given the wife was actually
living with her husband and that he,
when absent from her. was in the habit
letters
" Saint Beats father and mother also
opposed their sons second marriage be
cause the first union had not been an
nulled by the court OF Rome. The banker.
IL his defense, asserted that Nine. Saint
Peat knew that she was divorced
The tribunal decided that there was no
legal ground for opposing NJ. Saint Beats
second marriage. His former wife and
his parents were, therefore. non-suited.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-22

he handed II TO Ducret There. throw II
up he said. Heads. you die at .
O'Clock: tails. I will Kill you at once"
Heads he cried a. the coin fell 70 the
floor. you have won; you have stu four
hours to live. Like tho executioner. 7
must wal; Tor daylight" A moment later
he said 20 Nine Ducre;. If you want to
say your prayers. don't mind me
The Mex four hours. Nine. Ducrct says
We're ike centuries 81 agony. Iacombe
sang snatchcs Of ribaIi songs and INDUCED
In taunts and jcsrs az his victims. Nhen
4 vas nearly 8 o'clock the bandit ad-
vanced % the bed raised THE two Brown
Ing pistols and exclaimed. The hour las
come. and you must die" and discharged
both weapons. The reports caused The
lamp % 70 out. and the room was plunged
IN darkness Ducret vas - serioli rsiy
wounded that his life hangs BY a thread.
But Nine Dgcrct threw herself back on
the pillow and escaped unhurt.
Thinking ne had Killed them both. the
bandit Do; the pistols IN his pocket and
left she room. Nine. Ducret Jumped out
Of bed and wac abou; O. reiight the lamp
when STE heard step o. the passage
she had Just time - crouch behind her
child-s COZ when ne door opened and L.
combe reappcarcd. For a couple Of sec
o. d he stood mo;ioniess listening. Zen.
convinced that he ears had deceived him
and that the couple were dead. he disaD-
pesred-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-22
IMPRISONED BY TREE
MAN CUTS OFF ARM
Weird Tragedy Discovered in
Heart of the Australian
Bush
BODY TELLS AWFUL TAEE
SYDNEY. y. s. W. Dec. q.

SYDNEY, y. >. w, Dec Il
A fortnight ago a bushman named M
chael Daveney left Terrick cattle station,
near Longreach. IN Queensland Yester-
day his body was discovered in lonely
spot In the bush with one arm roughly
severed at the elbow. Traces OF blood
led to a large withered tree. The missing
arm was projecting from the hollow OF
a broken bough, in which was a nest OF
young parrots. There were horse tracks
under the bough. and close 10 the body
was found the mans penknife, covered
with concealed blood.
The man had evidently ridden under
the hollow bough TO get at the young
and so he stood on his saddle TO reach
it, Then he pushed his arm into the hol-
low 10 feel for the birds. The horse
moved away and left hum hanging IN
nidair, with his arm damned in the hole
Of the Dough.
In that position he probably remained
for a long time. The trunk OF the tree
was scratched as though by his spurs as
he sought 70 raise himself to the bough
in which his forearm was imprisoned
The agony-for his lips and tongue were
bitten through-seems to have driven him
TO madness.
With his pocket knife. probably opened
with his teeth, he began to saw at the
elbow Joint OF the imprisoned arm. The
crude process of amputation was COM
pleted, and he dropped to the ground
He staggered a few yards. them fell down
and died from loss OF blood.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-22
PARIS. Dec q

-uE wife OF the anarchist named
Ducret. who was shot BY motor
i car bandit named Lacofnoe al Ms
home in Paris early on Wednesday morn
ing. mas revealed 10 the police how she
and her husband were tortured VIA
threats Of death for eight hours oetore
D,,crot vvas wounded. The reason ior
the attack vas that the bandit ceheNeo
that Ds-rrf had gwen the police iniorma-
ton about him
About 10 O'Clock on Tuesday evening N.
and Nine. Ducret were sitting % INC
Ere. Their son Roger. years Oh. vas
sleeping in his cot. They were prepar.ns
to 20 70 bed when e nan ho.o.ng an
automatic pistol In each hand rushed IN
At once they recognized Lacomoe. 70
whom they had given asylum few week
before. lie turned the key In the lock OF
the door. saying. 1t IL better max We
should be alone
Coins. 20 to DDcret. VINO sat speecniess
and rlosor.ess. ~ exclaimed. rnenacing-
Is. You told the police" Then. turning
70 the trembling wife. he said: 7 an
ro.nx % XIII You both. ] have come 20
b. revsngc5. You tried % get me shot ~
the police in November. II u was necee-
sity that made you 10 vii forgive
you. I know what hunger and misery
are. they excuse many a crime. Confess
ard I VIII forgive you"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-22
AMERICANS IN FOREFRONT
OF FIGHT AGAINST CHOLERA
Hdeos Spectacle Presented by RaaOges of the Grim Terror in
Suburb of COnsdrtinOple

He has excellent Neutenants in Mr. Philip
and the Hon. Maurice Barring.
There is yet a great deal OF work to be
done. need stin for funds. The war 4:
dragging painfully 70 It's close. yet for
d long time money viii be required &c
make smaller than would otherwise be
the case that titanic list of souls which
the cities. towns and villages OF the
Balkan peninsula Will have to nold in
remembrance.
A He'll of Suffering
Today. before coming here l went 10
some Of the mosques IN Constantinople.
There the conditions are stlN hideous be-
yond language. At Santa Sophia, for
instance, there are more tnan 400
stricken soldiers. mostly suffering from
cholera. They cram the sacred building.
and in the courtyard one can hear them
grooming and see them dying. Gordon Of
soldiers is on guard all around. The very
air seems dark with the shadow OF the
raven plumeKe OF death. For the last
week not single doctor has visited this
awful hell Of suffering. doctor who
passed there this morning counted 1876
dead bodies in the courtyard. The only
food which the poor wretches receive
Is hard bread in chunks. Yesterday two
municipal doctors were sent to see what
they could do. But they fed before the
kideous spectacle Some OF the stricken
drag themselves 20 the ratings. in the
vain hope that there may be some one
about who viii give them water But no.
The soldiers keep a wide. clear space
beyond the ratings; the ground beyond
is painted green with dislnfectant. Those
who have pity and might be able 10
render a little temporary comfort are
held at bay by fixed bayonets. NO one
may enter: no one may leave
In one corner Of the courtyard Is b
grim sight Stricken men look down on
A narrow street. There others are saw
ing wood and hammerlng at nails. They
are making the collins in which the
weary watchers Will soon De CARTEL
away.
That Is horror at its highest. Il Is
scarcely TO be believed. but 1t IS there
20 TIE gaze o. all.
Al the mosque OF the Sultan Ahmed the
same conditions prevail The proadest
and most sacred OF the edihces OF Islam
have been turned By the god OF war
into the most Internal jens OF horror
which Imagination can possibly con1ure
ID. The Black Hole OF Calcutta beside
them sinks into :ns.gulfcancs- The local
authorities confess oleir complete lHpo-
tence. and as one wanGers through SIAM
boul. one wonders that its twisting. rank
streets are not swept by an epidemic
which would clear i of the living Only
the cold, bright weather stands sentine!
and guard against a frighuul visitation:
/, is the only guard. for the pretect Oh
the city. Djenil PaSha. has declared taat
j. would be difficult TO combat an cpl
deric." And a confession Ike tha; means
much.
Should a spell OF warm weather come
,rd that is what Is expected at this time
~ the vear-a terrifying spread OF chol-
era IS Inevitable.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-22
MUCH-RIBBONED FRENcHMEN
One Out of Every Twenty-one Bears
Some Decoration

PARIS. Dec 2I.-From A volume just
published by VI. Jules Martin. II appears
that one Of every twenty-one Frenchmen
bears a decoration OF some kind.
France boasts no fewer than Cos DIFF
ferent decorations. OF which 81 are OF re-
cent date. There are many honors which
are unfamiliar to the public. though they
all confer TO an individual the right TO
wear a piece OF rruia-colo7ed ribbon in
the bu:tonhOie. The Grand Legion OF the
Merit ACricole IS worn by 72.i9f French
men. the violet ribbon OF Academic
Learning by more than 2co.0o Some
81. 40 members OF fire brigades wear their
own special medal. while 1ss.51 workpeo-
pie wear the medal and ribbon Of Labor.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-22
FINNISH WOMAN NJ. P.
ON VISIT TO LONDON
Astounded That Her Sex in Eng
land Cannot Secure Elec-
toral Franchise
WIZ IN TtuEV nm AT HON F
WHAT THEY DID AT HOME

LONDON. Dec. q.
DR.. Thekla Hultin, the most eminent
woman In Finland. and one of the four
teen women who sit IN the Finish diet,
Is now in London and last evening was
the guest Of the Anglo-Finnish Society
at an lat home in the Graystoke place
L. c. c.. Day Training College. Cham
Gerry lane.
Doctor Hultin. a woman OF great per
sonal charm and wide culture. Is the
first woman in Finland upon whom the
high degree OF doctor OF philosophy vas
conferred, but there are now many others
Of her sex who have qualified for the dis
tinction. She was elected to the pariia-
ment OF Finland IN 1903. but was not the
first woman to take seat there
II am simply amazed said Doctor
HuItin. that English women stu have
TO struggle for recognition IN citizeh-
ship. for just the broad basis OF cNizen-
ship OF which the vote is the oo1ect ~
Finland women have had the vote SINCE
1.ls and nhAy exercised the franchise IN
1906 There is no Limit 20 the number OF
women who may sit in parliament
Furnish Women Free
when the men of Finland gained full
citizenship. they insisted that the women
who had stood by them in times OF poiu-
cal difficulty and danger should snare
their privileges, and not voice was
raised against theif eligibility as parma
mentary representatives.
Doctor Hultin explained that during the
last four parliamentary elections 5S to
60 per cent OF the women voted. anu that
she considered a satisfactory proportion
when II was remembered tnat ois'ancss
are great and communication often DIM
cult in a country OF great lakes ana
forests The proportion of men voters is
between q and 20 And l may say that
strange ideas held by
others about Flnland's women members
OF parliament. they are not CHOSEN tor
their appearance. or the tit Of their Dress.
but for other qualities. They are treated
as comrades by the men. We do not ask
fer chivaIry from men members. but we
.nnreciate the confidence they place IN
US"
The women members of the Finnish
parliament work with their own parues
and have not formed a woman party Oh
Their own account Members are paid and
II tbev absent themselves without special
leave OF absence they lose their payment
and are. in addition. fined $50 day
Are Regular Attendants
Il may say" added Doctor Hultin.
With a humorous twinkle in her eye.
''tLat the women attend the sitt!ngs more
regularly than the men, The women
members have endeavored TO bring about
improvements in women's position. espe-
cialiy In its legal and economic aspect.
Bills introduced by women have been con-
cerned with the raising OF the age OF con-
sent. securing equality OF the wife with
the husband in the control Of the chill
dren. motherhood insurance. the right OF
women 70 enter the legal profession,
end so forth
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-22
.DOPED, RACE HORSES
Two Animals Given Stimulsnt Barred
From Race

PARIS. Dec. 1.-THE stewards OF tho
societe des Steeplechases yesterday de-
cided TO disqualfy two more race horses
on the ground that they had been "doped-
(given a stimuianD before the races
which they won
The decision affects the horse Anderson.
which won the Prix de IA Maurienne at
St. Ouen. and Monsieur Monestyr, the
winner of the Prix Guiistan on November
%. The betting against Monsieur Aones-
tyr was s. 10 l.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-22
AIRMAN WRECKED ON LAKE
Has Narrow Escape From Being
Frozen to Death

GENEVA, Dec. 2L - A Swiss a'rman
named Gysell had a narrow escape from
being frozen to death while flying In
hydroplane over Lake Constance yester-
day.
He vas caught In a violent snowstorm
above Merse5urg. and his motor stoppei
GyseI was obliged 20 dscend on the rough
surface Of the lake. where he RENAME
clingfng 70 his wrecked hydropiane for
two hours
Owing to the binding snow he could no;
be seen nor were his cries heard on shore.
When the snowfall ceased he was rescued
by boatInen-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-22
Too Much Hero-Worship

BUENos AIRES. Dec. H;.Gregorio
Finimoaci. an Italian ex-soi1leT, 49,
distinguished himself in TripoI. mas ap-
psaIed through the press OF buenos
Aires where he now resides: 10 us
countrymea to cease from feting Hlin,
A. their hero-worship will drive 1'h "
xutrtde
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-22
CARS SON MAY Be
A CRIPPLE FOR LIFE
Surgeons Not Certain That He
Will Recover Use OF
Left Leg
Is NOW BED-RIDDEN
sT- PETERsHi- re. Dec. 3

ST PETEk-EI 10. y. =
The cars s-year-oid son u siii peo-
ridden ~ Tsarskoe Selo the imperial res
dence. 4 doctor is To CONTINUAL et'en'-
anCe.
An apparatus FOR The support % the left
rhixh and lex Is being made FOR the jour
uey 90 Gagry. OF tte Black sea coast
on which the doctor Insist
II v not YET certain vhether The neiT
10 All the Ras..Ias vii ever recover the
use OF his left lex
The boy IL parricu.ariy attached 70 crs
doctor named Dcrcvenke- which. BY co
incidence. = aisD The name 81 TIE sailor
who T. the BOYS personal attendant.
Tho car and czarina dit not believe IN
the gravity - tne illness Tor long
time. and we're not Convinced - u untii
The arrival 20 spaia. IN Poland. where ire
imperial family we ffcn staying. - the
specials Professor FcdoroN.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-22
Orang-Outang as Cook

HAMBURG, Dec 21--Johanna a fe-
male 6-year-old orang -outang. held
reception at Hamburg. when the guests
were served by the animal with omelettes
she had cooked in their presence. Jo-
hanna was dressed as a German kitchen
maid
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-22
$4,000 in a Miser's Bed

VIENNA. Dec. H.-Banknotes amount
ing to 5000 were hidden in an old mat
tress on which a miser named Anastasin
Orientane died of starvation. in BUk-
narest Roumania- He owned house prop
erty worth $4,000.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-22
Election in a Belfry

LONDON Dec. 2I-In accordance with
.-sditiou dating from the fourteenth cen
;ury. the mayor Of Brightlingsea, Essex,
We chosen yesterday In the parish
beifry. Tho new mayor Is Douglas stone
saip5Uiider-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-22
Free Picture shons for soldisrs

GENEVA. Dec. zi-Niffary authorities
a. Zurich. switzerisnt. have arraneed
for periodical distribution OF free sdmis-
sion tickets 20 cinematosraph shows
-ama1g lhe- soldiers Of the garrison
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-04-06
Hickman Levee Breaks.

st. Louis, April 6.-The break in
the levee below Hickman, KY, is $50
feet wide, and no attempt has been
made to stop up the gap, according to
an official report received here to-
day from the weather bureau at Cairo,
Ill.
"The river has fallen three inches
at Hickman, and foot at the break .
said the report,
Mack Harper, a railroad engineer,
arrived here today from the flooded
district.
He said: Conditions at Column
bus, KY, are terrible. People, who
were perched on top of housetops
and trees were floated away on the
flood waters. A common danger
among the flood victims is the fear
that some relative has disappeared,
and they refuse to leave the threat
ened territory until they receive as
surances that other relatives are safe.
"As l was leaving Columbus I saw
a snake, rabbit and chicken all float
ing down the river on one log.
could not run my engine fast in COM
ing here because of the danger of the
water extinguishing the fire in the
firebox.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-04-06

A deed has been filed in the county
recorders office conveying to the La
bish District Improvement company
all the water rights of w. Waiter
and others to the land at the mouth
OF Lake Labish, which is near Pud-
ding river at Parkersville, this county.
This is the end of litigation that has
been in progress for the past 80 years.
The Labish District improvement com
pany has been recently organized with
NJ L. Jones, of Brooks, as president,
and julius Voget, of Salem, as its sec
retary. The consideration of the deal,
which means so much to that locality,
is $4,000, and now that the last bar
rier has been removed the lake will
be drained and thousands of acres of
the most fertile land in the Wallam-
cite valley will become available FOR
agricultural purposes.
The deal mentioned above is a di.
rect result of a suit to condemn tho
water rights of the Waiter interests
at the mouth Of the lake, which was
put up to the improvement company
in the form of a compromise and set
tlement.
This morning at 10 o'clock a large
number Of people congregated at the
outlet Of the lake to witness the blow
ing up of the dam by the use of dyna-
mite. Several went from this city to
take part in the work OF destroying
the impediment to the drainage of the
lake, among them was Mr.. Voget, sec
retary Of the company.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-04-06
IuSIrED PRESS LEASED wIRn.l

Memphis, Tenn, April 6.-All hope
of saving the st. Francis levee and
the st. Francis basin was abandoned
today by government officials and en-
gineers, A dozen weak spots were
reported shortly before noon in the
st. Francis levee, and it appears GER
tain that the dykes will soon go out.
This means that thousands Of acres
of tillable soil in Tennessee and Miss
issippl will be inundated.
1t is feared that a break in the st..
Francis levee will destroy the $5,00O,-
900 railroad bridge here. The crest
of the flood is not expected before
Saturday, and, with the bursting OF
the levee, 1t is not believed the struc-
ture will be able to Withstand the
terrific pressure which will be placed
upon it.
Practically the entire eastern part
Of Arkansas is covered with the back
water from the flood. Thousands of
refugees are arriving from the low ly-
ing districts. They are being tempor-
arily quartered in the public build
ings and private homes. Thet situa-
tion in the surrounding country is
growing worse hourly 1t is conserv-
atively estimated that 10000 persons
are homeless.
In Louisiana and Mississippi the
farmers are gathering their families
and livestock, and hurrying to higher
ground Warnings to farmers to leave
the threatened district at once were
sent out from here today.
Five hundred refugees, who arrived
here today from Tiptonvllle, Tenn, re-
ported that every house in Lake coun-
ty, Tenn. was completely submerged.
The sudden breaking of the levee yes
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-04-06
SOCIAL UPLIFT
MEETING over
IN YEW PARK

The second Of the Friday night
neighborhood rallies held at the Yew
Park school was a great success.
About 200 of the fathers, mothers and
young people attended and a fine pro-
gram was carried out for general So
cial uplift. A good practical talk was
made by Mr. Bonnell, supervisor Of
the manual training department. on
shop work. It was plain talk and in
terested all This was followed by q
violin solo by Jesse Hoffman, accom-
panied by his sister. colored young
people, and they were given recall.
Miss Marvin made a fine, rafting
good practical talk on the customs of
the children in European countries,
especially connected with their social
life. and described model schools in
Germany Switzerland. Sweden and
Italy. Her talk was illuminating and