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The Washington times., 1912-12-19
TAKE UP INCREASE
NR.AILWAY RATES
Alexandra's Board of Aldermen in Special Meeting
Names Committees to Confer With Officials OF
Washington Virgin Company.

corporation, Of this city. with the State
Insurance department. TO guarantee the
payment Of surety bonds issued by that
Judge sSD hsG that r.nots tse ,sa fs
by judge J. k. N. Norton ana Howard
psny: the heirs Of the BieRsr: estate.
Of Culpeper. and G. Harry Yohe. ,pe-
tonai Building and Loan Association
were not well taken. He held that the
claiu, Of the treasurer and school trus-
tees Of Nelson county should be In.
bv the receivers re- Of the trust company
prior to the proving OF their claims.
George Jones. colore. was adujdged
guilty YESTERDAY by Jury Jury; 'n snsnsn: the cSr
cocaine and was sentenced to two Ears
In the penitentisry by Judge Barley. e.
The funeral Of Robert w. French.
whose death occurred early yesterday
morning. will taks place tomorrow
OF Wheatiey's undertaking establish
pSn! sp% w BE- BE- sSndSsssa e psS Sy the Rev.
John Holiday was adjudsed. insane
yesterday by q commission composed OF
Justice Harrie White and Drs. W. A..
Va. IA, w
The funeral Of John W. Entvistie, the
King street drugsist, whose death fol-
lowed the taking Of an overdose OF NOR
prime on Monday night, will be held to-
morrow afternoon at 3 clock from the
residence OF his aunt, Mrs. Margaret
e. Leef.. 1905 King street.
The annual election Of Officers Of An.
drew Jackson Lodge. No. 100. A. r. and
a. M. will be held tonight at 1880 p.
m, Following the election the Officers
win be installed by Henry X. Field.
Grand Senior Deacon Of the Grand
Lodge Of Virginia.
The Washington times., 1912-12-19
RAILROAD
READY I.OCONT|NUE
WORK Of BUILDING
Final Financial Arrangement
Is Made to Insure Line
To Great Falls.

ROCKVILLE. Md, Dec. 1s.-Ai
obstacles In the way Of the eonstruc-
tlon of the electric railway from Beth
esda, this county, to the Great Fans
OF the Potomac. distance Of ABOUT
nine miles, have been removed. ana the
work OF construction, which began sew
eral weeks ago, will be pushed rapidly
to completion.
Monday. a deed Of trust from the rail-
way company to the Fidelity Trust
Company, OF Baltimore. securing the
payment Of the bonds and interest. was
fi,ed here for record. Under Its charter,
the company has two years In which
to complete the road, but those behind
the project declare the road VIII be IN
operation long before the expiration
Of that time.
warrington Gil'et Smith died suncay
n lingering illness. He was LOT many
years engaged in the -four business IN
baltimore. retiring about three years
ago because Of failing health. Twenty
three Years ago he married Miss MAI
garet Chichester, Of this county, VINO
with a daughter. Miss Margaret smith'
survive him.
trre a few days ago destroyed the
barn, "A large quantity OF gram, may
ana straw, and a number OF agricultural
imp,ements and other things on the
farm OF Roland r. Moore. near SANDY
Spring, enta!ling "a loss OF about SIG-
no Dartialiy covered by insurance. TNe
origin Of the fire Is not known.
The Washington times., 1912-12-19
Survey .--aS Map.

An Index to the stratigraphy oi
North America by Bailey willis. &C.
compsnied by q Geologic Map Of the
tinted states. compiled by the Geo.
logical Survey In cooperation with the
Geological Survey Of Canada and the
instituto GeoiOgico de Mexico. has just
been Issued by the Survey.
The Washington times., 1912-12-19
Rings Are Stolen
At Boarding House

thief entered a boarding house at 1908
X street northwest last night and stole
two valuable rings. From tho room OF
Mrs. Armelia Ritter he obtained q dias
mbnd ring valued Al SIS. and an ame-
thyst ring valued at SIS was taken from
the room OF Mrs. Clara Lewis.
The Washington times., 1912-12-19
First Hotel Pipe Organ.

The first pipe organ to be installed in
. hotel In this city 10 now in use at The
Hotel Powhatan. Although many OF the
large hotels In New York. noatbiy the
Assor and the Carleton. have this
feature. up to this week It was lacking
In washington.
The Washington times., 1912-12-19

Stockholders Of the Charlottesville and
Rapidan Railroad Co.. a portion Of the
Southern railway system, held their an-
nual meeting In Alexandria Yesterday
and elected the following directors:
George r.. Anderson, A. b. Andrews, II.
C, Ansley, Julian r. Burke. Edward J..
DainEerfeld. william DUPONT and f..
L, Sublett '.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1912-09-19
DEMOCRATS ARE NOMINATING
FULL COUNTY TICKET TODAY
WATER PROPOSAL
IS NOW APPROVED
Board of Works This Morn
ing Decides to Advertise
for Bids at Once.

With the incorporation of the fol-
lowing new features into the water
works proposal contract, the board of
works. in session this morning. accept
ed the provisions of the water works
proposal and ordered bids advertised
for. to be received October 81:
Free water for the city building.
Free water for the market house.
Free water for manufacturers or
others who install automatic sprink-
ling devices for fire protection.
intermediate hydrants to be not
over 500 feet apart.
The profit sharing plan was strick-
en- out. and several minor changes of
wording OF the sentences made. The
finished document will be placed on
file in the clerks office as soon as
one page is recopied.
Bids will be advertised for on Sat
urday in both the local papers. and in
the Water Works Journal, weekly
publication. The publication will oc-
cupy two weeks time. Bids will be re-
ceived October 81.
One paragraph in the document pro-
vides that the appraiser appointed TO
determine the value of the water
works plant, may not place any value
on the unexpired term of the contract
held by the holding company. If the
city or any other company purchas
ing the city's option ever desires to
buy the water works company's plant
The board of works decided that
| free water for the city building should
be included in the plans and specifica
tions, for the benefit of the city and
that this would have no appreciable
! effect on the effort to secure low
rates.
The present water works contract
expires September 80.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1912-09-19
Crowds at Vincennes and
Other Places in Indiana
Cheer the Words of Fight
ing Candidate.
FRED LANDS ALSO
SPOKE TO CROWDS
"A Good Part of the State
Will Be Covered by John ,
son and He Ends His Trip |
Here Tomorrow.
(National News Association


VINCENNES, Ind, Sept. 19.-For-
,nally opening the Progressive cam
paign in Knox county, Gov Johnson, of
California, was greeted by a crowd Of
1000 people at 8 o'clock this morning.
The governor spoke briefly of the
new party as expressed in the plat
form adopted at Chicago in August,
as party whose duty was to conserve
human resources. He berated the pre-
sent Republican government as one
which has forgotten that it's chief asset
was it's people. No set of men like
Penrose, Payne and Guggenheim had
xhe right to transmute the minority
Df American citizens into majority,
the governor said, and no set Of men
have the right to nominate a president
of the United States who has been re-
pudiated by the majority.
That in August men and women
with a broad view met in Chicago to
form a new party as a government
for red-blooded men, women and chill
dren was emphasized by the speaker.
This party chose as it's leader the
greatest two-handed fighter, whose
word never fails, and the man who will
receive at the hands of the people this
fall what he has faithfully won, and
Theodore Roosevelt will come into his
home and will be elected by an over
whelming majority" concluded the
governor amid tumult of applause.
Johnson Has Busy Day.
The crowds at Shelburn and Sulli-
van earlier in the morning were small
,er and the stops very brief. At the
latter place Governor Johnson declar-
ed that the Republican national con-
,vention had assassinated that party
and now it intended to assassinate the
candidates named at Chicago.
Fred Lands, candidate for lieuten-
ant governor, introduced the governor
at Vincennes. Mr.. Landis touched on
the three principles which the Pro-
gressive party was giving the people,
and explained the initiative, referen-
dunn and recall. He denounced as vici-
'ous the Joss railroad consolidation
bill as one which is fit for the refer
endum and spoke of the official who
goes back on his trust as "a sweet
scented scrub, fit subject for the re-
call"
Governor Johnson's itinerary for to-
day included Princeton, Evansville,
Oakland City, Petersburg, Washing
ton, Mitchell, Bedford, Bloomington
Gosport and Martinsville.
He is scheduled to arrive at Indiana
polls at 8:15 tonight where arrange
ments have been made for a monster
meeting at Tomlinson hall. Tomorrow
Gov. Johnson will visit Noblesville
Tipton, Kokomo, Marion, Anderson
and Richmond, leaving the state at
the latter city.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1912-09-19
AN INQUIRY STARTED
Into Murder of Two Ameri.
cans in Mexico.
National News Association)

WASHINGTON, Sept 19-The Uni
ted States will demand reperation
from Mexico for the death of Joseph
Meyer and George Retterman. Ameri-
cans, found murdered near the San
Pedro ranch. AS yet no report has
reached the state department show
ing that the Americans were killed
by rebels but Ambassador Wilson at
Mexico City was today instructed TO
make thorough investigation and re-
port TO Washington whether they met
their death while opposing the rebels
or whether they were murdered for
profit by irresponsible ruffians. II
the former is the case the United
States will make an immediate de
-mand on the Mexican government for
pecuniary recompense for the death
of the Americans, and will back up
this demand by a show of force along
the border and. if necessary, by a
withdrawal of the support with which
Washington has favored the Madero
administration.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1912-09-19
WILL NOT INDORSE
REPUBLICANS
palladium Specially

EATON, O., Sept. 19--For the pur-
pose of Strengthening the support of
the national and state progressive
tickets in Preble county, an organiza-
tion of Bull Moosers has been per-
fected by the selection of ex-Repre-
sentative r. E. Morrow of Jackson
township, as chairman and Jonas c.
Foster of Eaton, secretary. While it
has been announced that no progress
sive ticket would be placed in the
field, still the organization passed up
the regular ticket without indorse-
ment.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1912-09-19
MRS. 4, R, WISSLER
DRINKS CARBOL|C
Woman Died Shortly After
Husband Found Her in
the Kitchen.

Mrs Edna NJ Wissler. aged 2S, wife
of Homer R. Wissler, of 232 Randolph
street, suicided at her home last ev-
ening by drinking carbolic acid. No
motive is known for the deed. She
left no note in explanation of her act
At sos last evening the husband
coming home from his work stepped
into the kitchen, and found his wife,
lying on the floor unconscious. A
glass on the table, containing a di-
luted portion of carbolic acid was
mute evidence of the agency used by
the woman in her self-destruction.
Wissler made an effort to revive his
wife but failed and called DR.. Bulla,
but the physician was unable to re-
store the woman to consciousness and
she died at 7 o'clock, unable to ex-
plain her act.
Her father, John Ball of sol Lin
coin street stated this morning that
his daughter had been despondent for
some time but that he was unable to
ascribe her dependency to any partic-
ular cause. He stated she was sub
ject to violent headaches, which near
ly drove her insane when she was in
the grip of one of the attacks, but
otherwise said she had been in good
health. He knew of no domestic
troubles.
The deceased leaves no children.
Beside the husband. two sisters and
her father and mother survive. The
sisters are Mrs Liona Kleinknecht of
Chicago and Miss Inez Ball, who lives
with her parents.
The body will be taken to Milton
for burial Friday afternoon at three
o'clock. Burial at the West Sile GENE
terry.
Where Mrs. Wissler secured the
poison is not known for the bottle
which originally contained the acid
cannot be found. The poison was un-
doubtedly mixed with water and then
taken from a glass. 1t is not known
how much she drank. Her mouth
was only slightly burned.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1912-09-19
H|CCOUCHS HIMSELF
TO SUDDEN DEATH
John Croker, Negro Team
ster, Succumbs to Attack
of Hiccoughing.

John \. Crocker, aged rs, one of the
best known of the older colored resi-
dents. died at his home, 4o7 South
Sixth street, Wednesday evening from
protracted attack of hiccoughing.
This was the second time that he had
been attacked by the malady.
A year ago Crocker began to hic-
cough and physicians despaired OF his
life. He rallied from the attack and
was able to follow his work as teams
ter. He was over taken by another
attack of hicconghing several davs
ago. Physicians were unable to give
relief, and he died last evening at 9
o'clock
He is survived by a wife and five
sons, Dr. ]. Norman Crocker. of Chi
cago; Ruben E. of Toronto. Canada: !:
Frederick D.. of Chicago: Jahy and
Orange, of Richmond Funeral ar
rangements will be announced later.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1912-09-19

BY acclamation Fred Krone. of Rich
mond, was nominated as candidate for
representative, and Joshua Allen as
candidate for prosecuting attorney.
Wayne townships seventy delegates
voted by depositing their ballots in
hats held by tellers. When they re-
tired to the rear of the stage to count
the vote, George Noggle. a delegate.
who could not see the tellers for a
piece of scenery, demanded that the
tellers be brought forward to the front
of the stage. In the same breath he
shouted at Thomas T. Study, another
delegate. who had criticized the meth
cd employed in taking the vote. that
"all Democrats are honest" The dele
gates and spectators laughed and ap-
plauded. and the tellers emerged into
public view.
After counting the Wayne township
vote il was discovered that there was
one more vote than authorized. This
caused confusion until II was ascer-
tanned that the odd vote was cast by a
member of another township delega-
ton.
Frank Geisler. of Hagerstown. was
nominated for treasurer on the third
ballot over Mandus Mason. Cambridge
City. w. ID. Cook. Centerville. and VIII
liam E. Klopp. Richmond. The third
ballot follows:
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1912-09-19
GREENSTREET PAYS
C0MPANY'S CLAIMS
Settles with Stockholders of
Company with Which
He Was Connected.

A. c.. Lindemuth, attorney for the
stockholders of the Charter Oak and
Handle company, announced yester-
day that Jos. A. Greenstreet, of New
Castle, had made a complete and
satisfactory settlement with the
stockholders of the company, which
claims have been standing against Mr..
Greenstreet since the closing of the
business in 1909.
The settlement was a compromise
and covered promissery notes amount
ing to $2,500 and "other claims held
by the Handle company against Mr..
Greenstreet."
The exact amount of the settlement
was not given out by the attorney for
the stockholders, but he did not deny
the fact that the outstanding claims
of $2,500 were liquidated in the set
tlement.
Immediately following the district
convention which was held in Rich
mond September 3rd, Mr.. Greenstreet
made the assertion that be did not
consider that he owed the Charter Oak
and Handle company any money and
that if they had any claim against him
he invited them to collect it, stating
that he was collectable. He said that
he had an undivided third interest in
his fathers estate, which estate was
valued at $4,000.
After Mr.. Greenstreet's statement
was published the stockholders
through their attorney Immediately
took steps to collect the amount due.
A demand was made and suit threaten
ed, with the result that satisfactory
settlement was made yesterday.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1912-09-19
FIRST MAN SHOT
AT CHICKAMAUGA

James W. Gormon, of Kokomo, Ind,
a veteran of the civil war. who is in
this city today attending the reunion
of the Eighty-fourth Indiana volun-
teers, is also celebrating another ami
versary 1t was just forty-nine years
ago today that Gormon- then lad
of nineteen, was one Of a party of
skirmishers thrown out by the union
forces before the battle of Chickamau-
ga He was shot through the left
leg by rebels, the first Union man
to be shot in this big battle
Mr.. Gormon is a brother of Chief
OF Police Gormon and spent some
time in the city today renewing old
acquaintances and meeting other
members of his family here
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1912-09-19
GRAND JURY DOES
NOT FIND BILL
Ed Stegall, Held on Charge
of Arson, Released from
County Jail Today.

Ed Stegall, held at the county Jail
on the charge of setting fire to the
barn of his father-in-law, Albert Pax
ton near Hagerstown, on August Z.
was discharged today.
The grand jury, which investigated
the charge of arson preferred against
Stegall, held that the evidence sub
mitted was too flimsy to hold the man.
The affidavit against him will be
dismissed at the session of circuit
court Monday.
Judge Fox ordered Stegal released
from the county Jail today. Stegall is
suffering from consumption and his
confinement aggravated the trouble
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1912-09-19
Campaign of Progressives in
Wayne County to Be Op-
ened Next Tuesday by AL
bert ]. Beveridge.
TO HOLD MEETING
AT THE COLISEUM
Former Senator Will Speak
at New Castle in the Aft
ernoon and Will Motor in
to This City.

The first big gun in the Progressive
campaign in Wayne county will be
fired next Tuesday evening at the
Coliseum when former Senator Albert
J. Beveridge, Progressive nominee for
governor, will deliver an address on
state and national issues.
Mr.. Beveridge will speak at New
Castle in the afternoon and will be
in Richmond at an early hour in the
evening, coming here in an automo
bile. Progressive campaign manag
ers promise that there will be no de-
lay In his appearance and that the
meeting will open at O'Clock sharp.
The presence of Mr.. Beveridge here
at an early date in the campaign fol-
lows the decision of the state COM
mittee to send the former senator to
important political centers as early as
possible.
Second Speech Here.
When Mr.. Beveridge spoke here a
| few weeks ago at the district conven-
tion he promised to appear again and
to discuss at length the state issues
that cronfront Indiana voters. 1t is
expected that he will devote much
time to a consideration of the Demo
cratic administration and the Demo
cratic state platform.
| A committee Of twenty-five women
was appointed this afternoon at a
meeting held at the home of Mrs. Will
liam Dudley Foulke to represent the
women of the city and county at the
Beveridge meeting.
| The popularity of the former Indi.
ana senator in Wayne county has not
abated since his retirement from che
senate, and IT is believed" that the
Coliseum will be unable to seat the
crowd that will appear The doors OF
the hall will be opened at o'clock to
accommodate persons anxious to Sc
cure seats.
The hall will be decorated for the
meeting. The work of beautifying the
Coliseum has been placed in the hands
of committee consisting of Henry
Sieckman and Clayton B. Hunt.
A large number of vice presidents
selected by John Deitz, Walter Knoll
lenberg and B. F. Parsons will be seat
ed on the platform.
Professor David w. Dennis, of Earl
ham college, will preside at the meet
ing and will introduce the speaker.
The reception committee consists o.
r. G. Leeds, D. w. Dennis and Omar
Hollingsworth.
large crowd will assemble at the
Pennsylvania depot Friday afternoon
at 3:45 o'clock to hear Hiram w. John
son, governor of California, and candi
date for vice president on the Pro
gressive ticket He will speak from
the rear of the train.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1912-09-19
CHURCH BREAKERS
DISMISSED TODAY
But the Lad They Rescued Is
Bound Over to the Cir
cult Court.

Dewey Wiggans aged IA, will be
bound over to circuit court on the
charge of interfering with public wor-
ship and Harrison Jaconi and Lawr-
ence Wickemeyer, accused of break
ing into the Holiness church to rescue
Virgins after the latter was caught
Monday evening by the Rev. Hetfield,
were released with a severe lecture
this morning in police court. Wicke-
meyer and Jaconi both testified they
went to the church TO get the boy,
whom they claimed the minister was
choking. They admitted breaking in
to a. window and taking the lad from
the preacher. but denied threatening
to shoot him. The minister and sew
eral witnesses swore to the Jaconi
threats against the preacher.
When the two young men had been
released and the mayor had delivered
an hours Grafton on respect for
church property and what he would
have done had he been in Jaconi or
Wickemeyer's place. the owner of the
land on which the church revival is
being conducted beneath a tent, in
vaded the police station and threat
ened to take the law in his own hands
to maintain peace
Daniel S. Van Etten, owner of the
property on which the Apostolic Holi-
ness mission is located, today issued
a statement in which he denounced
the action of Mayor Zimmerman in
dischareing the disturbers without a
serious reprimand. Van Etten said
that he is the owner of the property
and that he will adopt measures to
protect the meetings from further in.
terruptions on the part of persons
who attend to create disturbance.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1912-09-19
GOVERNMENT AIDS
MISS BROOKS NOW
(NationaI News Association

CHICAGO, Sept. 1e.- Detectives
and postal authorities today joined in
a search for the writer of anonymous
letters that threatened death by dyna-
mite to Miss Virginia Brooks. leader
of the West Hammond anti-yice cru
sade, and TO the mayor and a number
of the members of the city council.
The writer of the letter had only part
" effaced a return address on the en-
velope mailed Miss Brooks. With this
as a clue the detectives believe they
can locate the writer The letter was
written by some other person than the
writer of former threatening letters
to Miss Brooks.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1912-09-19
Organize Convention.

oFSdntxc SONschtioH.
Organization and reports of COM
mittees required the entire morning OF
the Democratic county convention. b.
r. Mason of Hagerstown and Joseph b.
Waterman, of Wayne township, were
chosen permanent chairman and sec
retary, respectively. DR.. w. r.. Lit
tell. of Cambridge City. acted as tenn
porary chairman of the convention.
The resolutions committee, compos-
ed of b. B. Johnson. chairman: Milton
Woolley and Elven Benson; the rules
and organization committee composed
of Mark Stevens, chairman: W. b.
Dye and Willard Pedro; and the Gre
dentials committee composed of Mar
tin j. Brown. chairman; George Ire
Ian and S. S. Clevenger. all reported
shortly after appointment.
The resolutions referred to the di-
vision of the "old-time" opposition par
ty; endorsed the Democratic platform.
national and state: denounced the "in-
justice of the so-called protective tar
iff'; and pledged the convention to
the nomination of candidates for coun-
ty offices.
Report Upon Rules.
The rules and organization commit
tee recommended Mr.. Mason and Mr.
! Waterman as permanent chairman
and secretary, respectively: recon-
mended the seating OF delegates in
townships. the votes to be called al
phabetically, the chairman OF each
delegation calling the votes as given
him; that nominating speeches be
limited to three minutes and that the
"old Democratic principles OF a ma
jority vote be used to determine the
successful candidate for each office" :"
, This report was accepted.
The credentials committee reported
that there was no contests.
Appended is the report of the reso-
: lutions committee:
Resolutions Report.
The Democracy of Wayne county in
delegate convention assembled con-
graduates its members on the spirit
of hope and harmony that pervades
the party. not only here, but through
out the republic We rejoice that,
while the leaders of the old-time oppo-
sition party are divided and their fol-
lowers distracted by bitter factional
strife-and that, too. over men rather
than measures-the national Demo
cratic party is serene. united, enthusi-