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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-05
ROCKEFELLER LOSES LAND
cannot Retain Tract Adjoining His
Po~apti~o HIIIs Estat~-

White Plains. y J.. December -
John y. Rockefeller will have to give
oil, frsc; Of land adjoining his big
estate AZ Pocsntico fiills. which he ac-
o,f-ed -e~entIy BY ou;bidding the CATH
ouc ForesEn Missionary Society. OF
Wv York. and turn = over % the
so~fef-. according - decision oy
supreme Cour: Justice Keogh-
The owner. Joseph OCssani. nad al
-ssdx negotiated with the society to
sell FOR Ss5.00o. the testimony N me
case ran when agents for the OF
uasnate. hnding that Ousssnis vile
had not signed tho contract bought
the land. and Mr Rockefeller took pos
session. He had disliked the prospect
- having a group y charitable build
frr-s erected 80 near his own land. u
e unserstoOd
The society sued 20 compel tire Ous-
ssnis 10 keep their agreement and the
court now has ruled that the contract
wac a valid one and ordered the Gus
qanis 20 carry u out The society VII
therefor. under this ruling. be able
90 take possession and proceed with
fne obstruction % IS buildings.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-05
NO LAW VIOLATION
Norfolk Coal Dealers Have Been Buy
Ing In Open Market.
Especial to The Times Dispatch.l

Special 70 The Times DisnatChI
Norfolk. Va. December 4.-UnIted
States Attorney d. Lawrence Groner
to-day decided there has been no vio-
lation OF the interstate commerce iaw
by the anthracite coal dealers here.
Mr.. Groner was Instructed by the De-
partment Of Justice at Washington to
ascertain If there was a com bine here
to control prices. but after eXar1in-
ing three witnesses the proceeding
was dismissed.
Dealers testified they bought their
coal in the open market and are not
under obligation 10 buy from any par
ticular concern or any particular pro-
duce and are at liberty TO Sell al any
rrice they see fit
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-05
SALE IS DESCRIBED
Witness Tells How Company Was alb
sOrbed by Trust.

ST. Louis December Meg citations
for the sale in 1902 OF the Plano Com
pany of Chicago to William c. Lane.
and later it's Incorporation into the
International Harvester Company,
were described this afternoon at the
Federal government hearings in It's
suit 10 dissolve the international by
o. W. James, OF st. Louis, collection
agent for the international. who was
a stakeholder in the Plano Company.
All negotiations were carried on
through George ". Perkins. Jones
testified and he and the other Plano
Company officers acted on the advice
OF the Piano Company's attorneys and
Mr. Perkins
Another witness introduced by the
government. John Plattner. Of the
Piattner Implement Company, Dem
yer, testified that his company began
manufacturing reapers in 1905. and
that every wear since the output had
doubled.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-05
SCHOOL TEACHER
HEALTH EDUCATOR
Rural Instructor Can Perform
Valuable Service for His
Community.

IEpacldl 70 ne INES ~ \ - lA.ii- ]
Washington. December 4-rhe coun-
try school-teacher should be a public
health educator. accordius 10 Dr.
Charles z North. OF New Nork CITY,
author OF an article On sanitation ln
Rural CommunlIcs.' just issued 10y
the United states Bureau OF Educa-
ton. As the natural intellectual leader
Of his community, the rural teach"f'
he maintains. can do for public health
in Tho country what the medical IN
spcctor and schoo. nurss are doing IN
Tho city-Doint tho way to clean liNlus.
Mere teaching OF physiology Is not
what IS needed Physiology may sat
isfy the curiosity Of children As TO
their internal organs. but IL does not
protect them IN any way against tuber-
culosis from contaminated milk or ty-
phoid from impure water. The rising
generation. whether in the country or
IN the cisv. has a right 70 De instructed
IN the Arst principles OF sanitary
science.
Far from being too difrcuit TO teach
In the elementary school the subject
OF public health can be made both un-
derstandable and interesting Sucn
a simple operation as wasnlnS the
hands for instance. becomes attractive
when studied with reference TO oac- (
terra. Personal cleanliness. purity /
Of food and of drinks. the nature OF
disease. and the method OF transfer
ence. are all things which can be eN-
pressed in the simplest terms an !
made clear 10 the understa nDinS or ?
children" asserts Dr. North. NJ TX I
its value as a food. the fact that II j
Is highly appreciated by bacteria and
that Il IS therefore necessary TO pro-
tect II against them-these are not |
TOO difficult for the child 10 under-
stand"
Dr.. North emphasizes the need OF
special training in this subject for
school teachers. He believes that nor
NAL schools and teachers COLLEGES
should have regular courses in pub
lio health. so that the country school
teacher may De armed with the es-
sential facts Of sanitary science.
Remsrkable results may be expected
- follow adequate public health Work
b. rural school teachers II Is esti-
mated that = effective sanitation We're
enforced the present average Of forty
pve wears for human life would be pro-
lcnged 20 sixty. .Iu rural communi-
ties annually 100000 persons die and
about 1000. coo others are seriously III
from infectious diseases II only one
hall OF these deaths and cases OF sick
ness can Be eliminated II means that /
an immense field OF useful work lies
az The hand Of the country school
teacher who viii become a public
health educator and VIII instruct the
children ano the mothers and fathers
how 70 prevent the transference OF
pois 1nous bacteria from those who
carry them - those who DO not"
P. n. MEG.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-05
AINSLIE WITH GOVERNORS
Franchise Ordinance Not Yet En-
crossed or Presented.

Mayor AInSlie accompanied the VISIT
ing Governors 20 Norfolk and virginia
Beach yesterday. 1t will be several
days before the engrOssed copy of the
light and power franchise for the
Richmond and Henrlco Railway Com
panv is presented for his gnsture-
The Mayor has not indicated his view
in advance o: the subject being for
mallv presented to him
u = Supposed that the two com
NAMES infereSted-the Virginia Rail-
wav and Power Company. now engaged
in the light and power business. ana
;he Richmond and HenTicO ompany'
applicants tor the franchise. will de-
sire 20 DO heard before the Mayor
takes action on the paper
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-05
SNATCHED HER PURSE
Man Grabs Bag From Woman's Hands
and EncaIes In parkness.

As Mrs Mike Fahad. OF 1902 East
Main Street. was walking along
through the rain last night about 7.l5
O'Clock a man suddenly brushed close
to her AZ the corner OF Twentieth and
Broad Streets. snatched her nickle
handbag and sped of into the dark
ness. Mrs. Fahad screamed and rushed
in pursuit Of the flying figure. but
tue man was soon swallowed up in the
shadows and mist
The handbag, which was valued at
81 contained a little change and
powder puff. According 70 the descrip-
tor furnished By Mrs. Fahad the man
was about five feet s'x inches IN
height, and was dre-zed IN a long.
dark overcoar with SLOUGH hat pulled
down over his eyes. He = supposed
TO have been a negro
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-05
ADJUSTMENTS.
acndemy-adeInideT hurston In The
Love Affair"
R,jou-.Life'r shop window"
C0IouieI--N audeViIIe.
Fmpire-Niniature Musical Comedy.
fubin-N audcyfIie.
hurston In II he
loune musical Comedy al The Empire.

Having long ago laid out and Guilt
vates the field ~ popular-priced
anus weuts in Richmond. here comes
lake Wells with b-anc--ew crop.
which seems destined 70 prove as pop
ufs~ among theatre goers as alfalfa
is among agricuiturists
At-the Empire Theatre which =
leased and managed by the Dominion
Amusement Companv-w hich. being
translated. means Jake wells and lis
asSoriatcs-Jake Wells himself pre-
sents this week decided novelty IN
the form = musical comedy that
r.rS only an hour. Altogether TOO
long fo- q .'lnusica. sketch. and en-
rireIv too short for regular musical
comedy. the offering - appropriately
fernef a tabloid musical comedy. BE-
Besides the musical director. Fred
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-05
CLOSE ELLIS ISLAND
Suggested rs One Solution of immigra-
tiOp Problem.

Chicago. December I've should
close Ellis Island for about FIVE years
and make some Of the Southern c!'ie,
ports Of entry" declared Rev Charles
Stelze. speaking before the Fedora
council Of the Churches of Christ to-
day Rev Mr.. Stelze said that imm,-
grants coming to American shores
should not be permitted to lose thcir
idealisr and that their finer qualities
should be developed. He said he would
begin by closing Ellis Island He sug-
gested that labor questions were-prc-
erninentlv religious questions and that
the church could solve many OF the
differences between labor and capital
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-05
ROOSEVELT IN THE RANKS
Reported aS Not BEING DESTROYS OF
Leading His Party.

Boston. Mas. December +-TeoHore
Roosevelt was quoted As SAVING that
he would not he a candidate again for
rhe presidency by Charles summer Kiro
defeated Progressive candidate 70,
Governor. N an address AT the fio-
r-essives' banquet here last night
NJ Bird conferred with Colonel Roose-
Welt recently r. View York
At this conference. according 20 M.
Bird. the former Presid ent said that he
no longer desired 10 lead the farty.
but that Re would continue 20 support
IS policies with the rank and fl, y
the party.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-05
STABBING FOLLOWS HAZlNG
Bow Dies OF Misunderstanding student
Under Arrest.

Springfield. No. December bryan
Crane sixteen year-old son OF / '. IS
Crane. OF this city. died to-day at
hospital Of two knife wounds In the
abdomen. inflicted Saturday. following
4 hazing party al Morrisville college
Willard Copeland. a twenty-siX-year
old divinity student. is under arrest.
charged with the stabbing. After the
hazing Of Copeland he is said ID have
Crane.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-05

II was reported last night az his
home that Thomas 2. Jerres's capi-
tslist and executor Of the Lewis Ginte-
estate, who has been al AT his country
home "Neadov-oro - recovering
and WI be ou, again within a few
days NJ. Jerress is not thought -
be seriously III. He - president OF the
Crystal Ice Company, the Worterdyke
Manufacturing Company, executor OF
the Girrer estate and "a financially
interested In numerous other concerns.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-05

Macon. Ca, December Walking
70 the gallows singing, Il don't know
where ! am going.
But I'm on my way
Oscar Clyde. negro. was hanged
here to-day Tor the murder Of his
wife and erother-in-law. Previous
20 the springing of the trap the negro
asked and received permission to take
OF his shoes. the condemned man
saving - do not want TO die With
nv boots on
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-05

Especial 70 The Times DispatCh-l
Iynchburg. Va. December Mar
shan Lodge. A, =. & \ NJ. one OF the
Oldest IN the state has elected the
following officers for the ensuing wear
Worshipfli master. J. L Brown.
senior warden. :. Y. Patterson. il.
-u-ior warden. :. .. Anspsch. secre-
tarv. z. =. Nenefee. treasurer. w p
Holt. senior deacon : T. Weigand.
4uutor deacon. 2 l. HAYES. tiler. ?. +.
Price
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-05
PRAYED FOR FORGIVENESS
Hickey Later Given Money h. ". & 7.
L Worker In Boston.

Boston. Mass December Saving
thst re wanted 70 make himself right
with Cod" J. Frank Hickey. the CON
fessed BOY murderer. went - the head
quarters Of tire Massachusetts Wo-
mems Temperance Union November l..
and in ne presence % Ms Katherine
Lent Stevenson. president . ths union.
PRAYED for forgiveness.
Mrs. stevenson gave 50 70 help him
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-05

to grant motion Of the defense to
take the case from the jury.
Counsel for Fitzgerald contended
that only the Subtreasurer could be held
responsible for the loss OF the money.
and as Fitzgerald was clerk he was
relieved OF all responsibility.
Judge Carpenter. I'm making his rui-
ing, said he investigated this phase OF
the case ard found that the defense in
law was groundless.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-05

the Hastings Court returned d verdict
II twelve months in jail and s. fine.
Shelton was arrested last June by on
Ger Traylor after long pursuit. on
the charge Of breaking into the house
lat BIS West Main Street. His fiVsr
trial resulted IN a hung jury.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-05
List of Dead Is Eleven.

GAINESVILLE. D. December 4-Eleveo
dead. one probably fatally injured and
four Others seriously injured vas the
CON plsfe toll announced to-day OF ths
rear-end collision lsst night betwe Il
Cincinnati and Musk n gum Fall pas
sarxer train No and Cleveland. Ak
ron and Columbus passenger train No
t25. IN which the rear coach OF ths
Cleveland. Akron and Columbus train
was .elescoped.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-05
QUARLES RESPITEO
Negro Sentenced to Die Tomorrow
Given Extension TO January 3

Richari 7 Quarles, septenced 20 de
in the electric chair tomorrow for
capital crimes against Mss Myrtle
Rouse in Ashland, and Miss Maggie
Robinson in Richmond. has been re-
spited by Governor Mann until Jan
uary g. Unless clemency is again IN
voked he will die on that date.
The respite was officially granted
Tuesday. For some reason, however.
no announcement Of he tsct was made
from the executive Offices until yes
terday Attorney Harry II Smith. for
the convicted negro. mas announced
that no appeal from the cerdIct OF the
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-05

nav his fare from this city TO New
York. lie said he had friends IN New
York who would furnish him with
TRANSFORMATION 70 Whiting. y. j., where
A week later he was arrested. charged
with the murder OF Joseph Joseph, OF
Iacka wanna y Y.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-05

Willie Monroe. colored. vas arrested
by Detective Sergeant ?. \. Bolton yes
rer5av on the charge Of cruelty beat
ing mule. W Douglas Gordon IL
witness n the case
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-05

Miilard Watson. formerly OF North
Carolina was arrested yesterday for
nouSupport upon a warrant sworn out
10y his wife He VIII appear in Police
Court this morning TO answer the
charge
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-05

trial court in Hanover County WI be
taken. and II Is not thought likely that
Governor Mann will interfere with
rarN 2
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-05
COURT REFUSES MOTION
Decline. 20 T.ke Pttze-r.Is Gao From
.gury.

chicago. December t.-counsel Tor
George " Fitzgerald. who IS on tria!
for d.. alleged theft - tI5Sooo from
ne United states Subtreesury ~ chi
-aro fn fs07. MI begin cn~ring to-
'f-uo-v N t~nsif ~ sheir client to-nlor-
49, 81 ne ruitNd %st~- District
Curt. IuSE. Carpenter to-day refused
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-05
TWELVE MONTHS IN JAIL

Robert shelton Found Guilty of Enter
ing House on Main street.
The second trial OF Robert shelton.
coiorec. on the charge Of burglary re
s11ltef in conviction for the lesser
offense OF entering without house
breaking Yesterday. when the jury OF
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-05-10
FALSE ARREST.

Every now and then there comes an incident
which makes anarchists of us all Consider
the police, force abstract proposition, and
1t Is an easy matter to understand its necessity
and usefulness. Take the police force in the
concrete. come into contact with man of
bulk and authority who preremptorily orders
you TO move on" and philosophy goes out the
window, In an instant the beneicent force thar
guards our homes, saves lives. preserves
cur property, comes to he an agent of oppres-
ien' repression and subsection. Can freeman
e'er be slaves? They can. when the man in the
blue coat concludes to frown instead of smile.
But 1t Is carrying the principle little far
when the police arrest dog fight. Nothing
SO adds to the gayety of nations No other
fight is blessed tonic that cures the sickly
day, No one can look at II and remain un-
moved, No stole has yet been found who will
not let cheer, il he do not lay bet Whether
the locus BEN be the crossroads store or the
&c Lasf thoronehtare OF the worlds greatest
city, the dog fight takes Immediate precedence
over business, pleasure, or what not
IHe dog nght diners from all other fights in
glory. 1t is real. and 1t is earnest. II has both
action and proclamation. There is about il
nothing OF the dead silence with which ROSTERS
for instance, engage in struggle to the death
The dog fight makes the waikiki ring and sis,
audience always calls for more II has about II
all the elements OF tragedy. and all the fun of
the slap stick artistic Ii is both sauce and des-
sert, vivid, exhilirating. pulsng bit of life in
the raw with raw steak as the reward of the
victor when finally he is pulled away. In one
of the versions of Francesca de Ri8,iai the
author puts into the mouth Of the outraged
Duke .the lines, ,s.- e. .e. (, .,r.
That in which We once have sci our teeth
We lose with agony.
To a bench-legged bulldog come away
with the loot OF the remnant counter may not
he pleasant to such pale mauye souls as faint
at nose bleed but policeman ought to have
better nerve. When guardian of the peace
OF only breaks up n promising controversy be-
tween two gentlemen dogs, but arrests their
owners aiders and abettors of the ARRAY 1t
is time to tear up ones season ticket and rum
mage IN the attic for the ping-pong table.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-05-10

tEwsyed ny pTIrr rrfUrfuu Htvauce the rur'rtunr
good.
There is Fire Commissioner John Mann. Jr..
who In AN afternoon paper tells how he did
everything In his power to take the primary odt
Of the class OF sporting events At meeting Of
the workers" Mr.. Mann tells US, one Of his
first acts was to impress upon those who were
charged wit HE fair name of the primary
chat there should be no betting Unfortunately,
II appears. MIR Folkcs not present when
Mr. Mann laid down his edict The oversight
necessitates the statement from AFR. Mann
that:
/ understand Mr. Folkes placed 81 bet on Mr.
Welsh but want 10 say in justice 20 Mr.. Foikes
that ne was not nj the meeting when prohibited
betting
Mr. Mann Is member Of the grand Jury
which will probe the occurrences In jefferson
Ward. He is. from his own statement, utterly
qualified for his position. He knows exactly
what vent on and why. He issued the ordeTs
for pure election lie was the boss" of tho
'workera" As he himself says. he had no in
terest in the result outside of the wish that a
Democratic primary should return Democratic
fine air of impartiality, lie commanded that
there be no bettlng, probably for the double
reason that he does not approve practice
tending to make the selection of city officials
81 gambling incident and because he doubtless
felt that much money spent In the interests of
any particular candidate might operate to les
sen the chances OF the candidates In fair and
open field. who were seeking the votes OF the
people
II anyone should undertake to ask how 1t
happened that Mr.. Mann was passing along
hts orders TO meeting of workers" we can
only reply that all the evidence at hand tends
10 show that the workers We're laboring in the
Interest Of no candidate. On the contrary the
work they were engaged in was that of purify
Ing the primary. II. in spite Of their efforts and
their Instructions, something suspicious took
/ place, it only shows the ingenuity of the ser
pent to find hole of entrance into the highest
walled and best protected Eden
We are fortunate, II there must be a grand
jury Investigation in having Mr., Mann as one
! Of its members. " hat he docs NOT know about
jefferson Ward politics is manifestly not worth
knowing.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-05-10
Turning Nipht into Day.

The editor OF the Washtuena Enterprise, hA
the State of Washington. is serving out thirty
day jail sentence for perjury. What were the
circumstances Pertaining the ouenSe does not
appear in the dispatches relating to the case.
but II Is stated that the superior court has ruled
that he may turn night into day In way that
rarely IL ever has been attempted before, though
editors as class accustomed TO turning
night into day.
The court permits the editor to serve his
thrty-day sentence at night. Each morning he
is released from jail. and proceeds to the office
of his newspaper. Soon as the shades OF night
prevail, at the hour when the plowman pleds
his weary way, the editor turns his footsteps
toward tire itiis to-br locked UP white he lis
enjoying his well-earned sleep
1t may be that his newspaper Is the only one
In the place and that the judge thinks Ii would
be furnishing the citizens than the editor
10 enforce the law against the latter In, such "A
manner to stop the publication of his paper
Milwaukee Wisconsin,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-05-10

This paper wishes the two competing COM
panies every measure of success 1t ought to
he said however, that investigation of other
communities shows that the rates for lighting
In Richmond are as low. or lower than they
are In many other communities where the
field is larger and more profitable. The course
Of the citg in such q controversy should be one
OF absolute impartaiity, of selhshness
The whole question should be made 10 turn on
how the city OF Richmond Will be adyantaged
or disadvantaged. Relative rights Of warning
corporations have no logical place in the dis
eussion. The question OF whether the Rich
mond and Henrico gets q franchise Is that
should he settled solely from the point of view
OF the people who buy, rather than of the peu-
PIE who sell the electric current
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-05-10
FINDING ONES FIELD

Necessity IL the mother Of more than in
sention She is the incubator of most OF the
new thought, strange ideas. unheard-of actvi-
ties that 80 speedily become matter of course.
4 small portion OF the world gives the inven-
tor credit; the vast majority OF us accept his
marvel as a matter Of course,
James Farley, reported dying. was an orgi-
nator. He applied military methods 10 bust
ness conditions. He sought the most unpopular
work that u man ever attempted He antag-
onized the human instinct which is always
strong for the under dog Farley, with a
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-05-10
PRO BONO PNBLtco.

We still think that the grand jury investi-
cation into Irregularities in the recent primary.
In Jefferson Ward, is vain piece of exercise
The charges do not appear to constitute crime,
even IL substantiated. against the primary as
Lov governed BY law. The grand Jury may yet
become very busy, but the probability is that 1t
will have nothing more than lis business for
.ts pa;ns
Nevertheless ii is interesting 10 note the
swiset into which many OF those Interested III
city politics have been thrown by the investi-
raton. There are denials by the score eyasions
by the dozen. pious protestations by the yard
from nearly every one OF the patriots who lend
Themselves to the Delphic decisions of city pol
itics. II ID interesting TO know that men whom
the public had falsely credited with selfish mo-
Tires IN their civic activities are in reality only