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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-01
NOTED PERSONS
DIED In 19 | |.
Statesmen, Scientists, Educators
and Authors Included
in List.

New York, December 3l.--Tho list
OF the noted mon and women who
were removed by death during the
year just closing contains the names
Oh many distinguished makers of his
tory Mt home ind abroad. of many
leaders, statesmen, diplomats and
prominent members OF the various
professions. men Of the church, scion
lists. educators, artists and others too
humorous to mention.
Among the prominent Americans
claimed By death during the year were
many closely Identified with public
life. John Marshall Harlan, associate
Justice of the United Statcs Supreme
Court; stephen d. Elkins, United
States Senator from West Virginia,
and formerly Secretary Of State under
President Harrison. and william p,
tryc. for thirty years United States
Senator from Maine, were probably tho
three most widely known.
The list includes the following
United States Senators and eX-Sena-
tors: Charles j. Hughes, OF Colorado
Albert Beard Eittredgc. of South Da
kota; George Wycliffc Mcbride OF
oregon; Roger @. Mills. OF Texas
author of the Mills tariff bill: Thoma
u. Carter. twice United States Senator
ana founder Of the Prudential Insur-
ancc Company of America.
Others were Hiram A. futile and
John McLanc, both former Governors
OF New Hampshire: George Washing.
ton Click, former Governor of Kan
sas: Frank w. Benson. Secretary OF
state and former Governor OF oregon.
Abiram Chamberlain. Ex-Governor OF
connecticut: Fletcher Dutton Proctor
FORMER Governor OF Vermont; Con
sressmcn and ex-Congressmen Nehe-
lfosf
tree delivery" system; sydney f. Nfudd
OF Maryland; Edmond II. Madison. OF
| Kansas; Henry Clay Loudenslager, OF
SeW Jersey: James p. Latta, OF Ne.
oraska; General George W. Gordon
OF Tennessee. Communicating chief o,
the United Confederate Veterans. ant
James Proctor Knott, ex-Congressmar
ana former Governor OF Kentucky.
| ne list of noted churchmen removed
oE death during the year includes Arch
| olshop Patrick j. Ryan. of PHILADELPHIA
Bishop Augustine van dc Vyyer o
richmond. and Bishop Thomas Bona
| cum Of Lincoln. all of the Roman Cath
ohc Ihurch: Bishops Willard +. Malta
ieu and OSCAR Penn Fitzgerald. OF tn,
nethodtst Episcopal Church. and tn,
following Protestant Episcopal bIsheps
| william Paret, of Maryland; AleSande
H. Ninton. OF West Massachusetts: Ed
| ward r. Atwill, OF West Missouri: o.
v" Whitaker. OF Pennsylvania: Alex
ander Mackay- Smith. Of Pennsylvania
ana John Mills Kcndrick. of !arizon
and New Mexico.
Literature deplores the loss of Davi
oraham Phillips. Mrs. Elizabeth Stuar
rhclps Ward, George Cary Eggleston
Thomas Wentworth Higginson. Vaugha
hester. Antonio Fogazzaro, Mrs. Kath
crime Cecil Thurston, William CIarl
Russell. Mrs. Arthur Stannard fJoh,
strange Winton) and Harry KelloE,
| Durland
Tho stage was Impoverished by tn
asa tn of Dcnman Thompson, Sydne,
Broush. Rose Eyunge. Wright L.orimer
/ rt""rd .Hurrin5an and Harold KyrI
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-01
BRIDE OF A WEEK
LEFT BY HUSBAND
He Takes $5s7 in Cash and
All Her Jew
cIrv.

Pittsburgh, Pa, December 3l.-"Yes.
he's gone and / au glad OF it. But
he'd better not come around me again
and try to get me to forgive him or
I'll shoot IL hole through him In abou,
4 minute and half"
Mrs. Neal T. Kirk. sixty eight years
old, mother of four and grandmother
OF ten children in Oklahoma. where she
has lot of property. and bride OF
less than week, was peeved. almost
angry. Mrs. Kirk was deserted here
by her bridegroom, who took every
thing she had. Including 1857 in cash
and all her jcwclry. leaving her bu,
10 cents.
"iIc took my money. and he's far
enough away from Pittsburgh to-day.'
she continued. But nc was a big fool
to run away when he did. for Il he'd
stayed longer he might have man
aged to make me believe enough In
him to trust him with a great dca
more OF my money II he had even
waited until we got 10 Cincinnati he
could have got my trunk. too. and
raluables and money amounting &c
about $500 more. But fortunately ]
had checked my trunk straight
through.
But I'm not worrying. III admit
though, that for III. first few hours
after he left. did forr,. but I'm al
tight now. Money reached me thi,
morning from my h3mc and frzgn tn,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-01
MIDDLE WEST is
SWEPT DY STORM

Kansas City, No.. December 81
with snow falling over the CantraI
and Southwest from the Texas pan
handle TO the Dakotas. tho thcrmome-
ter carly yesterday registered in the
pakotas, Eastern Nebraska and Kansas
and northwestern Missouri a fall of
from fifteen to twenty degrees since
Friday.
The cold wave and snow was central
in the Southwest and was moving to-
ward the Mississippi Valley. Driving
snow in Western Kansas and Nebraska
delayed train service and caused much
suffering among live stock
Temperatures MS low ms II degrees
below zero arc reported from many
sections OF Eastern and Southern Col
orado.
st Lii Junta twelve inrhcs OF snow
covers ;hc ground and blankets all
feed on tho ranges. The waters ar.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-01
DATE OF HEARING FIXED
Iosb! vs.. Richmond Transfer Co. &c
Como Up january II.

Especial to The Tines ispa tch.1
washington. December 3I.-The In
terstate Commerce Commission has
mNGd January II as. the date upon
which II Will hear the case OF Cosby
against the Richmond Transfer Com
PAM and others. In Which COSBY. who
was Tor several years engaged in the
transfer business in Richmond. alleges
tnat the railroads entering that city
sonspired together and broke IN his
business by giving others preference
IN inc matter OF soliciting patronage
IN and around the railroad stations
ana upon various trains entering and
leaving Richmond. This complaint was
hlcd about year ago. and last sum
Incr special examiner was sent 10
i:ichmond TO take testimony in the
case The. matter now Will como up
mere on tho date stated, whom it is
expected the whole subject viii he
threshcd out. Cosby alleges that be-
cause of the Injustice done him. his
business has been ruined. and that, in
addition. people who have baggage
70 transfer In Richmond arc forced 10
pay higher price than they did when
nc was allowed TO operate in and
around the railroad stations
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-01
lOO'GEN|||S''.
DIN 1871.
NT IN QUALITY
&c Per Gent. Of Jewels
Wrought In Arc Dia-
monds.

III New York, December 3l.--Gcm I'm
Tportations passing through this port
In the year 1911 exceeded $4,000. 900
in valuation, according to figures com
!. piled by the experts of the custom
house and mace public yesterday.
These figures. according to Maiden
Lano dealers. who went over them
carefully yesterday. have brought the
trade back to the high level or 1906,
when the importations. amounting TO
843,o0o,000. broke all records. Unlike
1906, however, the present gain Is due
moro to tho excellence of the stones
\ Shan to the quantity brought in.
d or the gems imported. So per cent.
were diamonds. The value OF pearls
passing through the custom house In
the year was approximately $500, 900
brought into the United states last
year. the government figures show,
passed through this port.
Julius Flnch. OF Is Maiden Lane a
dealer OF many years experience, said
Ayesterday that the nner grades of
#stones arc scarer in the market at
3present than he has ever known them
5to be. For clear brllllants OF fair
! quality, Weighing karat, he said
slSo Is now paid at wholesale. whiIo
ten years ago the highest gruac Of
Jngersfontein diamonds OF the Same
size could be purchased for 3icQ
stones OF ordinary grade, Weighing a
half-kRrat, said Mr.. Flach, are now
sold at the ratio of $3.50 karat, as
against $50 ten years ago. Quarter
Karat stones have -iscn In the sumo
period from $50 to $40 karat
In years of quiet business" said
hir. Flach yesterday. at has frequent
~ been possible to pick UP a bar
Gain lot Of stones in the jewelry dis
trict. but assure you there have boon
no opportunity OF this sort Of late"
IN the last ~ Q years diamonds have
Z been discovered in several parts Of
III he United States and Canada, but the
Ertcst reports from the Canadian fields
that the diamonds are of micro
3&R;opic size and explode, on exposure
WI light or heat. The making OF artl :
fial diamonds continues. bu. Tidy
NIB We proved OF little commercial ust,.
ee8S& Diamond dealers said yesterday thkt
.esa88ne most threatening danger TO dlik-
t'ff%lond prices at present Is the compt-
Np1tion OF two young companies w.Ih
~ he Dc Beers Company, which for yea His
%& ad enjoyed practically q monopoiy ,br
sT3hc diamond mining business Thcbe
sFSa9o mpanics arc The Premier and Rcs{e
accompanies, which have shown thiS,
qAthcy can control the market for Tile
3smallcr sizes Of diamonds. Tho P.l :
"a mlcr Company has tho largest PROUD
Ming mine In the world. its output hcinSg
II more than onc.halt that OF the Ibc
III Beers mines III weight. Tho stoneH.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-01
THINKS TAFT IS
CERTAIN WINNER

congressman Julius Kahn. of Cali
fornia, holds "a few views of his own
with regard TO the coming presidential
election.
i don't believe that either Wilson.
Harmon. Clark or Underwood stand a
Shos. OF a show TO land the nomipn
ton he stated to a reporter for The
llmes- Dispatch last night. 'Of course
am Republican, and perhaps haven't
any license TO speak about the opposite
camp but have watched the trend of
,n'nEs' ana III tell you frankly | am
DOCKING for dark horse to be noni
mated. Wilson Is the most promisinr
candidate mentioned so far. but he ISM
going to be the Democratic standard
bearer.
and the Republicans: Taft, OF
course. There isn't another man in tho
country who will come within a rilr
OF him. California will send solid
TAFT delegation, and as far as have
hcen able to find, so will most of the
lar Western States. And. of course
being of the political faith that am
am convinced that the next President
OF the United Suites Will be William
Howard Taft"
The reporter was curious 10 know
with what grace California received the
recent suffrage victory woman.
suffrage is in California to stay" said
Mr.. Kahn, and the people OF Cnlifor-
MIA are glad of 1t. Tho way they voted
IN Los Angeles puts an end, | think, to
the argument that women won't vote
II they have the ballot. And they knew
what they were voting for better thur
the men. Trust Il woman to inform
herself on a question when she really
wants to know. They have made Their.
selves felt already. and in future they
are force to be rcckoned WITH
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-01
CAPITAL STOCK CUT.
Another Step In Merger of Companies
Handling Edison Inventions.

west Orange. y. J., December al
another step has been taken in the
process OF merging all OF the com.
panies handling Thomas A. Edison's
inventions 1t was announced AT the
factory that the capital stock of the
Edison Manufacturing Company has
been reduced from 800 to So a share.
c"ttihs the aggregate capital stock
from 100000 to 10000
Thomas a. Edison, Incornorstod {.
the name of the holding company and
II was formed nine months ago. whom
the Edison Phonograph Works and the
national PhonoGraph Company were
absorbed. Ultimately one COMPANY
VIII control all the Edison output, in
Guiding the storage battery. moving
picture apparatus. and phonoEra phs.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-01
COMPLETES HIS SENTENCE.
Former Society Leader BIan,ea IL NM
= Tor Tenn FL

ormer society Lender BIameH IL and
23 for Term in Prison.
Learenworth. Kan. December al
Harry Morris. former leader of the
younger social set OF Cleveland, O.. left
the Federal prison at Fort Lcavcn-
worth yesterday. completing his sen
renee OF two years. less five months
aIiowed for good behavior. Morris was
convicted Of attempting to blackmail
Mrs Dan o. Caswell, miliionaire
widow OF Cleveland. from whom he de-
inanded $4,000 under threat of kid
mapping her two children.
Morris mas always laid his convic-
Ion to the banefui Influences Of tho
hoodoo numbers ia" and "o3" and
70 the fact that his trial began Fri
day, May 10. 1910. The verdict find
ing MIN guilty was returned at twenty
threc minutes past o'clock and he
ties May 90. ~ =
Morris is said TO have been engaged
70 society, girl of Cleveland, wlo
noccncc 's M
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-01

frozen, and cattle horses and sheep
arc suffering. Secretary Whitehead, of
the state Humane Society. has been
notified.
that jack rabbits, quail, deer, wolves
and coyotes are docking TO range
houses AMI settlements In search Of
food. Yesterday the thermometer at
La Gunta registered 10 degrees below
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-01

home. Kemp, who Is rorty-tlvc wears
Old became suspicious that all was not
right. and ordered the youth from the
house, Mrs. Kemp, who is thirty five
and pretty. said shed leave If Bycrs
went, and she did, according to the evil
denGc before the master. The pair LEFT
on December Z, 1910, going to Moncs-
sen, where they lived In ono room.
Later they went to IIcrinInic where
they now have two rooms. Meantime,
the pretty ten-room house in Carnr-
gle has no mistress
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-01

8ho WAC Mrs. Martha
8r'stmas Eve. Is some
IT. her adventure. She
nays been independent,
u compan ionship. and
3ell recommended IL Il
| that she thought he
Right. So after ten
londence she consented
ut l nXcd al! my prop
|idn't set hold of IT,"
/ with some satisfac-
H for Cincinnati this
saying she wouldn't
|isband.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-01
LEAVES HUSBAND ron noY.
Wife Gives Up Good Home for Two
Room tuttaEc

Pittsburgh. Ia. December 31.-pre.
fcrriuS 81 life of comparative poverty
In one or two rooms with Frank BY
crs. n twcnty-two-yc ar-ol railront d
brakeman. to life in "a beautiful home
provided by her husband. Mrs. Harriet
G. Kemp, wife OF Charles T. Kcmu
superintendent Of police for the Pan
handle Railroad, refused to return 10
her husbands home In Carnegie Yes
tcrday master recommended tli-
vorce decree for the husband Mrs
nerminic Wcstmoreland county.
Byers formerly boarded at the ANN
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-01
FIRsT ESPERANTO BABY.
8Hc Taught Thnt Language In
Ference to English and German.

fEIcHtt 10 fIDEIiHh anu Wcrmnn.
Ioit. Mich. December 3I.-Albcrta
|sca Beutlcr. day-old daugh-
j. &. Beutlcr. hotel proprietor.
ts city, has the distinction. ncr
says. of being the first Espernn-
~ in America, both her mother
Eher being pioneers of the move
lin the United States. Alberta
iorn yesterday afternoon.
tBeutler. VINO Is ffty-ninc years
las playing with his grandson
time he was informed of tho
tf his daughter. He stated that
mis- firm intention to make The
barn tho Esperanto language be-
tier English or German. III.
hSs that nc Will bring her up
|, suffragctte.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-01

Immense snowdrifts in the mountain
passes arc delaying trains Colorado
and southern train No. j, due hero
Friday afternoon, is still at Tcxlinc
Santa l'c trains from Texas arc also
snowbound
Other trains traversing Kansas arc
arriving from two to twelve hours
lntc. --------
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-01
THE WEATHER.

Forecast Nfrginin-FaIr, colder Mon
day, much colder ct night, brisk west
I" northwest winds, Tuesday fair.
North CRroiina--I'nfr, COLDER Tues
day fair; west to northwest winds.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-01
fE OF LARCENY.
EIaxlc

x Dynamite Plot Proves
L FizLic.
s 3a.. December 3l.-3ro-
lnamite plot has ffzzled
plot; there never has
II STstS8fsFfSe9,l there IL to 1t Is a
q Ms 3rceny, according TO the
$EssSsst ,ecret service men who
I tinS on II for a week.
r fs%ny they figure II out
ridges. who was arrest
in Il berroom. with a
whiskey. needed money.
u ompanion In crime, thus
INT to tho Henderson mine
SiSfeId stole the dynamite and
Ing to sell Il for about
49, known they had begun no
@ with quarry man for the
S3he explosive.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-01

Special Local Data for Yesterday.
Y noon temperature ......... "a
AL: temperature ............ 81
qua Nimum temperature up to S
~. NJ ............... ...... CT
minimum ~ temperature up TO
=, N. 40
Mean temperature ..... "a
Normal temperature ... IA
excess In temperature n
March I e.
Accum. deficiency in temperature
since January ...... rs
Nalnfall last twehty-tour hours. rs
octicicncy in rainfall since Marcn
u ...'... 90
Accum. deficiency in rainfall since
JdHuaTS ..,..... = 81
Local Observation 3 =. VI. Yestcrduy.
Temperature 5s
,tuh,u'tH .'......... SIS
W,,,i', erection ...:.......-.....S IS. w.
Rainfall las, twelve hours ..S
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-01
MNIATuI.E ALMANAC.

+ January / .-19l2.
~ rises .,............... 7:25
ue seh ..----.......,. 1850
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-12-30
HOUSE WAS SEARCHED
SNYDER, Confessed Murderer,
Still at Large.

Reports to police headquarters that
Joseph Snyder, the confessed murder
er of Henry Dayton, was being shield
ed by Mrs Dayton and hid in the attic
of the home on North l street were in
vestigated and found to be false. When
ever a visitor crossed the Dayton
Threshold said an officer today mem
bers of the family appeared to !,
afraid that something will be found
against them. Neighbors are of the op-
tnion that the Dayton family is a.
quainted with the whereabouts of Sny-
der and are keeping him posted as IL
the actions of the authorities.
Mrs. Dayton has recovered from the
nervous breakdown which followed
the finding of her husbands body in
the cellar beneath her home. Nothing
new has developed to aid the police
in their search for Snyder and his cap.
ture will be a matter of months and
possibly years, it is believed. His guii.
ty conscience will not betray him the
police believe.
The signature OF the suspect who
registered at the hotel at Greensboro
the night Of Snyder's disappearance
has been procured by Prosecutor Allen
and will be, turned over to the police
The signature is believed to cores
pond with the hand writing of Snyder
proving beyond doubt that he passed
through Greensboro and that it was
he who was seen by Patrolman koons
of the New Castle police force the fol
lowing day.
After searching the home of the
Dayton's Saturday afternoon, Patrol
man Lawler reported that he. saw
nothing which would indicate that a
man had been hiding in the house and
that the reports We're false.
Elwood police authorities are work
ing on the report that Snyder Is work
ing in that city.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-12-30
PROMINENT GERMAN
DIPLOMAT IS DEAD
Baron kilderlen Waechter
Expires from an Attack
of Heart Disease.
(National News Association

STUTTGART, Germany, Dec. 80
Baron Alfred Won Kiderlen Waechter,
secretary of foreign affairs for Ger
many and generally referred to as the
new Bismarck of the German en-
pire." died suddenly today OF heart
failure in his sixtieth year.
Herr Kiderlen Waechter who was a
Bavarian by birth, represented a new
school of diplomacy in Germany and
was the moving spirit in politics
which was played with France and
Spain over Morocco. At the time of
the Agradir incident when Germany
sent troops into Moroccan waters for
protection of German interests, Herr
Kiderlen Waechter became known as
the stormy petrol of continental di-
plomacy.
The late statesman fought in the
war OF 1871 and later entered the
diplomatic service, being in turn first
secretary to the German embassy at
St Petersburg and Paris and later
councillor to the German embassy in
Constantinople.
Herr Won kiderlen Waechter was
the second of Germany's first rank
statesmen TO be removed by death in
the past few months. the other being
Herr Won Bieberstein, ambassador to
England.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-12-30
A PROTEST ENTERED
Over Lifting Lid in Naugh-
ty Chicago.
(National News Association)

tNatlonal news ASSOclatlOn)
CHICAGO, Dec. 30.-Trudging along
rain soaked streets, five hundred men
today went to the city hall to protest
against lid fitting on New Years eve
The men who protested are those who
answered a call in the churches yester.
day to join parade planned by the
Chicago law and order league, the
church federation, the anti-saloon
league, and similar societies. The pa
raiders met today at the First Method
ist church and from there marched to
the city hall through the loop district.
Some days ago the chief of police
announced that patrons of cafes and
restaurants who had ordered drinks
before one o'clock might stay and con-
sumo them up to o'clock New Years
morning. The parade was a protest
against the extension of the one o'clock
closing hour.
Attorneys armed with law-books
marched in the van of the parade and
read the closing ordinance to the
chief. The mayor and city council
were also to be visited by the cru
SaderS
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-12-30
GIRL DIES; USES
ACID AS A LOTION
Wanted Glycerine for Chap
ped Hands-Makes Mis-
take in Bottle.
SUCCUMBS TO SHOCK
Mother Calls Three Physi-
clans in Vain Attempt
to Save Girl.
'SUCCUMBS TO SHOCK

Going into pantry about II o'clock
Saturday night to secure glycerine to
rub on her hands, Olive Shelley, aged
twenty-three. 316 North Nineteenth
street, picked up small bottle of car
bolic acid and before detecting her
mistake poured the fiery liquid on her
hands. Calling to her mother who had
retired, the girl screamed and swooned
dying almost Immediately. The coroner
states that death was due to heart
failure, brought on by the shock when
she learned of her mistake. The case
is a most peculiar one, the coroner
states.
Miss Shelley, who was employed in
a Main street store, had just taken a
bath. Her hands were chapped. AS she
believed that she knew where the de-
sired bottle was, she did not take a
light with her to the pantry. After the
discovery of her mistake three physi-
clans We're summoned by the young
woman's mother who was under the
impression that the girl had merely
tainted from the burns caused by the
acid.
Instant Death.
The terrified mother, in an attempt
to ease the pain. applied soothing To-
tions on the girls hands and used 9TH
er restoratives to bring her from the
state of unconsciousness in which she
was supposed to have fallen. Upon the
arrival of Coroner Pierce, it was learn
ed that death had resulted instantly
from heart failure. An examination of
| the girls mouth was made to deter
mine whether she drank any of the
acid but it was found that none of the
acid had touched her lips or mouth,
as they were not burned.
The young woman, who was born in
Scott county, Virginia, has lived in
this city since the age of six years
and was well known in church circles
She attended high school until she
reached the junior year when she left
the high school to take a business
course. In her school work she estab-
lished enviable records.
Prior to a ten-weeks sickness from
, which Miss Shelley had only partially
recovered, she had been actively en-
gagged in Sunday school and church
work at the Grace NJ. E. church OF
which she was a member.
She was able to leave her bed about
a week before Christmas for the first
time within six weeks and was look.
ing forward to taking up her church
duties. Saturday afternoon she had
spoken to her employer about the TAX
ing up of her office work
She is survived by her mother and
three sisters, Ethel, Alva and Junia.
The funeral will be held Saturday
afternoon at 2:30 o'clock from the
Grace M. E. church. Burial in Earl
ham cemetery