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The Washington herald., 1912-05-26
GERMANY ESTABLISHES
NATIONAL FLYING FUND
Backward in Aviation, the FatherIand Seeks Through
the Press to Obtain Contributions Toward
Building Air Fleet

enhanced. Moreover. with the help Of
the national fund, q techniqde which
is ever opening up new fields OF labor
ana industry shall be promoted. Nu-
merous and extended competitions viii
stimulate the inventive spirit, courage,
and energy, ana call forth ever proud
er achievements from man and ma
chine. In short. the German flying
machine. whether Il circles Yigilant IA
the air in the hour OF national danger
or in the peaceable competition OF ma
tions. speeds along as the latest means
OF modern communication, and. as the
winged herald Of the efficiency Of the
fatherland. shall at any moment bs
prepared and able 10 fulfill what the
need OF the hour requires from Il"
OF course the real purpose OF the
appeal Is primarily a military one. and
the fund Is merely an answer to that
which for some time past has been IN
existence in France. That is so well
understood that II has not been
thought necessary even TO ailude to It.
except in the vague reference to the
hour Of national danger Just quoted.
Has OmeIaI Character.
Some considerable time ago the Ger
man Air Navy League attempted to
start a fund. but its efforts met with
very little encouragement Subse-
quent TO the initiation Of the latest
phase of the aviation movement In
France. however, local subscriptions
were started In several town IN this
country. with the object Of presenting
aeroplanes to the army. u was this
stimulus which led to the issue OF
Prince Henry's appeal, and Il Is hoped
that the local subscriptions win not
be amalgamated with the national
fund.
Among the places where coutribu-
tions may be paid in are all the post
ofices Of Germany and the branches
OF the Imperial Bank. so that the fund
has distinctly an oficial character. The
Socialistic press has discovered that
before the manifesto was sent out the
editors OF the chief monarchiai papers
were convened in a secret meeting, and
their support enlisted for the movea
ment- No doubt they heard the magic
formula The fathsrland IL In dan
ger" with which wonders can be,
worked IN Germany. II
The Washington herald., 1912-05-26
PHYSICIAN VICTIM
OF DARING THIEVES
Liverpool Doctor Iured to Vacant
House and Attacked with
Poker by Robbers.

London, May 2.-Dr. Marshall J.
Campbell. q Liverpool doctor. was the
victim Of a remarkable outrage last night
About o'clock a boy called at his
house and asked him TO go to q woman
who was lying seriously I'll in q house
not many minutes walk away. The doc
tor went to the house. which was in
darkness and apparently empty, and
knocked at the door.
The door was opened by q man of the
working class type. who invited the doc
tor TO step In while he struck light
The doctor crossed the threshold. and
was immediately attacked from behind.
blow after blow being rAined on his
head with a poker.
The silk hat he was wearing saved the
doctor from the earlier blowa. but he
was soon unconscious with several Sc
we're wounds on the head
As he sank into inconsistencies he saw
a man rush by him into the street A
moment later some men who were pass
ing came In and took him home.
There was no doubt that the doctor
was Iured to the house in order that he
might be robbed. DR.. Campbell, who is
an elderly man, wears two very valuable
diamond rings and a gold watch They
were not taken, the robber having evil
IDENTIFY been surprised by the men who
came along the street as the doctor col
lapsed.
Police who visited the house afterward
found II empty. There was no patient
and no furniture. The assailant's blood
stained poker was in the passage.
A man OF twenty and q boy were ar
rested yesterday afternoon in connection
with the outrage, and will be brought
before the magistrate Monday.
Dr. Campbell Is progressing favorably.
The Washington herald., 1912-05-26
Not Come Within
Fifteen Miles of Woman
Distance He agreed to Maintain in Settlement
of Divorce Suit, and to Pay $4,000.

London. May S.-An agreement by
which wife's former lover was pro-
hibited from coming within ten miles of
her was enforced to-day in Justice Ewes
court.
At the same time. the man in question
was ordered to pay $l5. 900. which he had
agreed TO forfeit II he broke his under
taking.
In March, 1sI1. Henry Charles Upton,
Of Fyning. Foley. Rogate, Hampshire,
fled a petition for divorce against his
wife, Ellen Serenia Upton. citing as CO.
respondent Malcolm Margrave Hender-
son. who then lived at the Wilds, Llss,
within ten miles Of Fyning Foley.
There were negotiations, as q result
Of which Upton consented to forgive his
wife and take her back TO live with
him.
A condition was that Henderson should
bind himself by deed not. for nfteeh
years. to come within ten miles OF the
Fyning Foley mansion house. provided
that # remained IN Mr.. Upton's posses
sion.
rhs deed apO appointed trustees, Who
The Washington herald., 1912-05-26
CAT GUARDS BODY
OF DEAD MISTRESS

London, May "a cats devotion tc
its dead mistress was described at ar
inquest at Chelsea yesterday on Mrs.
Sarah Ann Turnroe, aged seventy, widow
Of an artist, OF Gertrude Street, Chel-
sea
Mrs Charlotte Grihiths testified that
Mrs. Turnroe occupied half OF her house
''on Saturday morning." she said. my
little boy took up a cup Of tea, when q
cat. which was sitting on Mrs. Turnroe's &
shoulder, new at him and knocked the
cup out OF his hand. When he came
down and told what had happened q
servant went up and found Mrs. Turn
roe dead in bed"
she appeared to be asleep" said the
boy" ana when touched her the cal
hew at ne"
Death Was stated to he due to natural
causes. and q verdict was returned &C
cordingly.
I'VE some times hear Of q dog pro-
tecting q body" remarked the coroner,
but this is the first time have heard
Of q cat doing So"
The Washington herald., 1912-05-26
FLASHES FROM OLD WORLD
FIGHT LONG DUEL
IN PARIS SUBURB
Psruvians Engage in Eins-bOut
Encounter After Insult

Paris. Nay ga duel was fought 20
day at the Grande Rous BY two sons Of
former Presidents Of the Peruvian Re
public. senor Garcia Calderon and SenoI
Iziesias were the principals. There were
as many as nine encounters. mostly Of
an exciting nature as both are expert
fencers. As early as the second bout
senor Garcia cslderon received thrus,
In the forearm. and he Jared no better
In the third. Beth injuries being slight
however. Il was decided that the fight
could continue.
Nothing particular happened In the
three following encounters, but In the
next Senior Garcia Calderon scored AT
advantage. He wounded his adversary,
and there was q rather long pause while
the doctors who had been invited to be
present watched the case
IElesiaa Il Disabled.
They eventually pronounced the injury
not 70 be Buficientiy serious to war
rant the termination OF the duel. % the
principals were once more confronted.
The eighth bout. which followed. was
harmless; but IN the ninth Senior Igle-
sias was again wounded. this time with
q deem Trust IN tie right wrist, and as
Il Affected the muscle connected with the
thumb. and 50 put him in q decided po-
aition Of inferiority. the seconds. act
ing on the advice Of the doctors, brought
the fight TO q close.
Senor Gomez Garlic and Senior LARGO
del Vale were the seconds OF Senior
Garcia Calderon. and Senor Plaseneia
and n. Soyer acted in q like capacity
for Senior Iglesias. The combat was d.
rected By Lieut. Touny, of the First
Regiment Of culrassiers.
The Washington herald., 1912-05-26

were to receive $4,000 from Henderson,
and to pay him the income from that
sum so long as he kept HIS covenant. II
there were q breach the money was to
go to Mr.. Upton.
Justice Eve was told that Henderson
had on several occasions last summer
broken the agreement by coming to the
Wylds.
Mr.. Clayton. counsel for Henderson,
argued that the agreement was Invalid
because Il was against public policy. II
was Illegal. he pointed out, to withdraw
from a divorce suit for a monetary con-
siderAtion. and this was a similar case
The agreement also restricted the lib
erty Of the subject, and was, therefore,
an Illegal Imprisonment.
The Judge said that public policy was
better suited by compelling a seducer to
keep to his promise than by allowing
him to break It.
There would be an Injunction and an
order for the payment Of the $1,000 and
costs.
Il was arranged that Henderson should
have . weeks grace for the purpose OF
removing bis belongings,
The Washington herald., 1912-05-26
TELLS OF FINDINGS
In SOUTH AMERICA
A. 4. Savage Landor Returns to
London from Trip Through IN
explored Sections of Brazil

London, May "a H. Savage Ian
dor has Just returned to England from
an eighteen months journey In the un-
explored parts Of South America In an
interview with a correspondent to-day
he said:
My journey included the whole OF
the unexplored part OF Brazil between
Rio and Manaos, in the great central
basin OF the Zingu, Tapajoz. and Ma
deira Rivers, a region which the Bra
zilians themselves have always regard
ed as impenetrable.
After crossing Brazil. I went over
the Andes through Peru. to Lima,
thence to Cuzco and Lake Titicaca, to
examine the Inca ruins. Next I went
across Bolivia and Chile to Antofagas-
ia. From this point to Valparaiso py
steamer, and once more across South
America to Buenos Ayres."
Mr.. Landor stated that he studied sew
eral new tribes, made yocabularies OF
their language, and made some inter-
esting geological. geographical. and
anthropol0gical observations.
Even when travelling In unexplored re-
gions he met with no hostility on the
part OF natives. and declares with pride
that he did not even carry a rSS-Sver
or q knife with him.
his ztgzag route over uneXplored or
httle-known country in rBazil covered
about 5000 miles. and the Brazilian gov
ernment Is so astonished at the sue
cess at what they had regarded as i'm
possible that congress voted q grant
OF $4,000 to the explorer.
The expedition suffered q good deal
from insects Of all kinds, particularly
mosquitoes, ants. the tiny PUN, q spe-
cies Of gnat. which makes life almost
unbearable. and from millions Of bees,
which. although they do not sting.
swarm over every uncovered portion OF
the body.
Mr.. Landor added that this was the
last Of his twenty-five years exploring.
The Washington herald., 1912-05-26
CHAUFFEUR SHOT
BY TAXI OCCUPANT
John Stewart Attacked in Lonely
Road by Man in Vshicle-was
Former Soldier.

London. May ga mysterious shoot
ing outrage, the victim Of which was q
taxi driver. who was shot by his fare, .
occurred early this morning near Stock
port.
Shortly before s O'Clock In the morn
ing q man staggered into the engine
house at Fredbury Colliery and gasped:
I've been shot: I'm dying" A drink
OF water was given TO him. and he then
stated his name was John Stewart. and
that be was employed as q taxi driver
by the Manchester Motor Hiring Com
pany. He picked up a fare. he said. al
Manchester, and was told to drive to
Bradbury. eight miles distant
On reaching q lonely country lane. the
fare. who appeared to be I'll, asked him
to stop the car and get q fern out Of
the hedge. and he was doing so when
he was shot in the back.
This was all the information that the
man. who was In q state OF collapse.
could give He was taken 70 the in
firmary, where Il was found that he had
bullet wound In the right side The
bullet was extracted, and although the
man is In a serious condition It Is thought
he may recover.
Stewart Is an army reserve man. He
served with Kitehener's Scouts, and holds
the v. G.
Ponce Investigations showed that sew
eral bullets must have been fired, for
two were found in the road. and another
fell out OF the mans clothing, having
embedded itself In his belt
After being shot Stewart left the car
in the road and staggered for assistance.
He was unable to rouse the occupants
Of nearby cottages, and tried to get
help from a signalman on the railway,
but the signalman could not leave his
post.
No motive can be assigned for the
shooting. and no trace can be found OF
the assailant. though the police have
made a thorough search and have been
assisted by bIoodhounds. The hounds
lost the scent at some pits close by, and
these were subsequently dragged, but
without result
The Washington herald., 1912-05-26
SPIRITUAL SWINDLE
BEFORE LONDON COURT
Remarkable Case of Man Sending Postal Orders for
Rescue Work Among Spirits Surprises Barristers
HeadIess POstman Carried Spirit Mails.

I world. !" said Mr. Bodllin. - REGULAR post
man was employed-Lauron. q French
man. who lost his head during the
French revolution. This postnan took
the letters to the spirit world. dema-
terialized them to make them invisible.
and rematerialIzed them again when they
reached the other world.
Then syms was told that the splritl
were conducting q Rescue Society for
people, who had been undesirable mem
bers Of society In this life, and to aid
the funds Of this society, Syms sent
scores OF postal orders for 3 cents to
be transmitted to the other world.
Kept Up Rescue work.
''syrns" business began to tan: yet he
was saturated with the belief that he
must send money for the rescue work.
which would stop with his donations.
'Tn the course OF q spirit letter ne
said that the dock and cell were his
future II be could not repsy the money
he was taking to satisfy the demands Of
the spiritR
zone must be kind and charitable. {"
said Mr.. Bodkin, TO q man under these
circumstances, notwithstanding his self
confessed dishonesty IN regard 10 his
clients. There are q great many people
who believe that through the wonderful
sympathy between brain and brain. there
may be, even after death. some sort OF
communication That may be true spirit
ualism. The question IN this case is: Il
not this using the subject Of spiritualism
for the sole purpose Of q vulgar Bvindle.
easily carried out upon q man who Is
ready to believe anything connected with
spiritualism for the purpose Of arriving
at a communication with the woman he
had Ioved?'
Mr. Bodkln called Mr.. syms. but the
court adjourned before he entered the
witness box.
The Washington herald., 1912-05-26
FELT YOUNGER
THAN ACTUAL AGE

Geneva, Switzerland, May "a wom-
an was fined $s and costs at Zurich to-
day for falsifying her birth certificates.
She was about to be married and had
presented the certificate at the town
hall, where It was discovered that she
had changed the date Of her birth from
lSS3 to 1856.
She explained to the Magistrate that
she felt at least three years younger
than her age
In delivering sentence the Magistrate
smilingiy remarked: "Ah, mademoiselle! !
The Washington herald., 1912-05-26

London, Nay s5.-'T am unable to recol-
leet any more remarkable case having
been tried at the Central Criminal
Court said Mr.. Bodkin to-day. IN
opening the prosecution against Mr.. and
Hrs lizard, who are accused OF obtaining
money from Thomas syms on the pre-
text Of sending II TO inhabitsrts OF the
spirit world"
The case arose out Of the bankruptcy
Of Syms. who was a solicitor with a
large practice in London and Manchester.
In the course OF the Investigation II was
found that he had misappropriated SLsl5
received on behalf Of q Mrs. Burgess. He
pladed guilty IN Central Criminal Court.
and In view OF the statements made by
him sentence was postponed. while crimi-
nal proceedings were opened against Mr..
and Mrs lard.
Some years ago. Mr.. Bodkin explained.
syms seemed to have formed deep at
tachment for lady who died In 1906, and
having dabbled to some extent IN spirit
ualism, he seemed 70 have conceived the
idea that he could continue to commit
uicats with her after her death
He became acquainted with Mrs. lizard
who promised TO do her best to put him
in touch with his friend. who was known
throughout the business as m i. o."
my Loved One). Mrs. lizard represent
ed that she communicated with the other
world through 'Dr. R." and q "Dr
W."
"s. o. s." for an. L. o."
In each of the years 1sOs-7-s more than
100 seances were held, At q fee OF a-S
per time, and in course Of time mes
sages from M. L. o. delighted the
heart Of Syms.
His letters to the spirit world was sd,
dresses TO ''Dr. r. care Of Mrs. lizard"
yet, to show how remarkable was his
character, he kept q press copy Of prac-
ticaIly every letter that he wrote
Between this earth and the unseen
The Washington herald., 1912-05-26
BEAT OLD WOMAN TO
cast OUT DEVIL" L"

London, May IA case Of casting
out the deviI' from an old woman is
reported from the Swiss village Of Noir-
mont, near Geneva.
The peasants Of the village, whose
cattle had become Ill, accused an old
woman, living alone, OF possessing the
evl eye and casting spells on the cat
tie. She pleaded innocence In vain, and
the credulous peasants appointed q dele
gate to cast out the devil from her.
This man met the old woman and
thrashed her severely. He has been
tried and sentenced to two months i'm
prisonment. and ordered to pay so IN
demnity to the old woman and IS costs
The Washington herald., 1912-05-26
SMOKES IN HER BED;
BURNED TO DEATH

London. May "a tragedy. due to
smoking in bed. was revealed at an In
quest at Westminster to-day on Mrs.
Stella Maria Condor, OF Eaton Square.
Flames were seen at the window Of
the room In which Mrs. Condor was
lying I'll. The butler went up and ex-
tinguished the IRE, and Mrs. Condor, who
was conscious. said to him;
II am sorry. / could not help Il ]
did It myself ] was lighting q cigar
ette."
It appeared that Mrs. Condor who died
some hours later. tried TO get up and
ring for her maid. and thus the flames
had been seen at the window. Her
nightdress was burned on. and the maid
found a burned wax vesta IN her hand.
A verdict Of accidental death was re-
turned
The Washington herald., 1912-05-26
PARIs sTRIKERs sURRENpER.
TaxieaB ChauReurs Yield to Em-
pIoyers After Long Fight.

Ta1Aeab Cnaumeurs Yield to Em-
pIoyers After LOnE Fight.
Paris. Nay S.-Ths long drawn-out tax
icab strike. which has lasted since No
vember ., has come to an end through
the sheer exhaustion Of the strikers.
The companies have persistently refused
an increase Of % per cent on the profits.
which the men make, as II would have
been impossible to work on that basis.
A large number OF chauffeura have al
ready returned. Some 500 resumed N
one company alone. and another has
1.50o applications.
There were at one time 5000 men on
strike. and Il may be remembered that
the Incidents on several occasions were
exciting. These included bomb throw
ing. the exploding OF cartridges in ta-
booed cars. and the firing OF revolvers.
Many Of the striking chauReurs have
left the neighborhood Of Paris and sought
occupation elsewhere The net result OF
the cessation OF work Is simply a loss
to both the men and the companies.
The Washington herald., 1912-05-26
PnLoRY STILL LEGAL.

Penalty Il Provided in UnrepeaIed
Act of British Parliament.
London. May S.-If all our laws were
enforced carpenters and joiners would
have busy time erecting stocks through
out the country. The pillory has been
formally abolished, but a stil unrepealed
act Of 1sH pealizes with two hours in
the stocks any person who shall doe or
exercise any worldly Iabour. business, or
worke Of his ordinary calling upon the
Lords Day or any part thereof :
shall travel or come into his inne or lodg-
ing upon the Lords Day or shall
use, imploy, or travel upon the Lord's 8
Day with any boate. wherry, lighter, or
barge, except It be upon extraordinary
business to be allowed by some justice
OF the peace"
The Washington herald., 1912-05-26

In response to a pressing invitation from
the Rhodes National Memorial Commit.
tee, Cape Town, has promised TO visit
South Africa to dedicate the memorial
to the late Right Hon. Cecil Rhodes,
recently completed on the side Of Table
Mountain, on the Groote Schuur estate.
Hfs lordship. who win be accompanied by
daughters. leaves Southampton on June
Is. The dedication win be on Friday,
July 5-Mr Rhodes birthday-and. later
It IS expected that Lord and Lady Grey
VIII 60 to the Victoria FauG and spend
soma time n RhodeSia.
The Washington herald., 1912-05-26
VICAR IN DIVORCE COURT.
wife Claims He Brought Woman
Home to sIook After Him.

HOme 10 "LOOk AIteE HIIns'
London, May S.-How q country vicar
nearly eighty years old donned a "trilby''
hat. blue tie, and green coat, and stood
outside a London hotel where his wife
was staying to keep watch on her move
ments was to-day told in a divorce
court.
Mrs. Ellen Mary Tanner asked for q
separation from her husband. Rev. Will
lam Huddleston Tanner. vicar Of Dundry,
near Bristol, on the ground Of cruelty.
Some OF the allegations were that he
threw things at her, including the milk
man book. that he struck and kicked
her. that he brought accusations Of i'm
proper conduct against her, and that he
made It impossible for her to live with
''to look after him"
The Washington herald., 1912-05-26
BELGIUM ROADS PRoFTTLEsS
Authority Condemns state Owner
ahip of Railway in Report.


Brussels, May B.-Col H. A. Yorke's
report on the construction and working
Of light railways in Belgium contains
material for q strong indictment Of State
ownership.
The dominant factor" he says, SIS
the question Of finance, and It is here
that the greatest difficulty would arise.
Even IN Belgium, the average divi-
dend Of all the light railways Is to-day
only rs per cent. and o steadily decreas-
ing. Many lines pay nothing and the
dividend d obtained by setting the re-
ceipts from the prosperous lines against
the losses on the nonpaying lines.
such a dividend is, therefore. only
possible when all the lines are in the
same hands, and even then Is not suf-
hcient to attract the investor. In Eng
land the experience has been much the
same, though on much smaller scale.
The Washington herald., 1912-05-26
DUELIEG IN IRELAND.
Fighting FIourished IN Emerald
Lie in parE Of Land SnuIrss.

IsIe in Days of Land Suuirss.
Berlin. May 5.-The controversy cen
tered on the duel in Germany recalls
how duelling hourished among the Irish
squires Of the past. II was the desert
on the dinner. There Is the story OF
the Galway gentleman who was seen
practicing with the pistol IN his back
garden, his explanation was. I've a
dinner party OF friends this evening and
I am getting my pistol hand IN prsc-
tice."
one recalls, too. Mr.. MacDonagh's note
OF dying squirs's last words OF advice
70 MS son. God bless you, my boy"
ne said I leave you nothing hut debts
and ,mortgages. but I'll give you one
pleceN Of advice-never drink with your
back to the IRE and never nehf 4 duei
With your faes 70 the s9n.7