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The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-01-15
Ky. HEALTH WORK
SECRETARY DR.. j. N. MCCORMACK
REVIEWS RESULTS ACCOM-
PLfsHED DURING 1912.
$4,000 Spent in Fight Against Tu-
berculosis-There are Many Rea-
sons for Encou-aament-Preventa-
BILE Diseases.

Louisville, Ky.-Declaring that the
year 1912 was an inspiring one for
those engaged in health work in Ken
lucky and in the country at large, and
that 1913 dawns still more suspicious
ly, DR.. ]. N. Mccormack, secretary of
the State Board of Health, submitted
his annual report to the board at its
annual meeting. He quotes Charles
w. Eliot, whom he calls the nestor
among educators in this country, as
saying that preventive medicine is
capable in the future of doing away
with poverty and misery; or remedy
ing Industrial disputes and of con-
tributing to the cause of international
peace"
DR.. Mccormack also refers to the
$19,000,000 spent during the last year
in the fight against tuberculosis, and
compares the $5,162,316 spent in the
state of New York with the $4,000 ex-
pended for the same purpose in Ken
lucky. Hope is expressed for the es-
Enlistment of national department
of health and for the appointment of
county health officers who do not
practice medicine, but can devote their
entire time to the prevention of sick
ness.
There are many reasons for en-
couragement in Kentucky. For TWEEN
ty-two years the total appropriation
for the protection of the health and
lives of over 100000 of people was
only $1,000 year: for the next ten
years it was only $1,000, and counties
and most cities did as little proper
tionately, or nothing. A few times the
board has had the persistent opposi-
ton of a hostile governor and often
that of few leading physicians, but
it and its work have never had warm
er support than from the present state
administration, from the last general
assembly and from the best organized
and most loyal and united medical
profession in the union. This is in no
sense personal to the present mem
bership of the board, but because Of
the results obtained under great diff
cuities and practically without funds,
accomplishing the seemingly impos-
sible task of making brick without
straw. During some years our efforts
were very like those of Sisyphos with
his rock, but for years, as to-day, Ken
lucky is recognized as in the front
rank in health work, side by side with
those having millions to command,
and in advance of any and all in the
the enforcement of the laws against
quaekery and fraud upon the helpless
sick
I'm the absence of adequate funds,
all of this was possible only because,
after years of patient. persistent, tact
full effort, the board secured the sys-
tematic cooperation of various power
full activities of the national and state
governments. and of private organiza-
tons, all of them conducted without
expenses to it, or the state, except
the incidental one for. postage and for
travel to the necessary conferences.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-01-15
| DEAD; IA HURT IN WRECK
Big Four Train, Cincinnati to Chicago,
peraiIed Near Lafayette, Ind,
on Sharp Curve.

Lafayette, Ind. Jan. s.--Loose
trucks on the baggage car ofewest-
bound Big Four passenger train No.
Is caused bad wreck at Rex. twelve
miles south of this city, Tuesday. The
entire train. with the exception Of the
mail car and engine and tender. left
the track and plunged down a steep
MI at the side OF the track.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-01-15
MANY STREAMS AT FLOOD STAGE

Louisville, Ky.--Heavy rains Of the
last few days have brought ali streams
of the state to flood stage. Wasbouts
are delaying, and in some cases inter
rupting altogether, railroad trafic.
The Danyille water plant is flooded
and out of commission.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-01-15
CITY LIMITS ARE EXTENDED.

Elizabethtown. Ky.-The city council
has voted to extend the city limits.
The territory admitted is in the Mont
gomery division in the northeastern
part of the city and will largely in
crease the population and the wealth
OF the city. The city has twice before
attempted to extend its boundaries,
but on each occasion was defeated by
demonstrating taxpayers.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-01-15
NEW WoRkHousE A PALACE.
City and County To Unite in BUILDING
$4,000 Building.

DanFiile, Ky--This city is to have
new $4,000 workhouse. The city
mas voted $4,000 bond issue. and
the Fiscal Court has agreed to set
ASIDE $4,000 to help in the erection
OF the building. The town and country
Jointly own the old workh0use. which
VIII be sold at auction A building
to be occupied by the Fire Department
Is also to be erected.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-01-15
POE PLEADS GUILTY TO sleAMy

owensboro. Ky.-Robert A. Poe, who
who was married to Miss Verda Mad
dox. beautiful 19-year-old girl of this
county. few months ago, and who
was arrested on the charge of bigamy,
was indicted by the grand jury. plead
ed guilty to the charge and his trial
was set for next Monday. Poe is the
son of Wash Poe. prominent farmer
Of Todd county.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-01-15
HENRY SINGER is DEAD.

Georgetown, Ky-Henry Singer,
Wealthiest German citizen of Scott
county, died at the age of So. In cele-
brating his last birthday Mr.. Singer
presented each of his children with
check for 81 900.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-01-15
LOUISVILLE SOCIAL LEADER
Files Suit Against Daughter To Re.
cover $4,000 in JeweIry.

Louisville, Ky.-Mrs. Alice Brannin
Gaylord charging that her daughter,
Mrs, Elsie Gaylord Latham, unlawfully
has taken possession of jewelry valued
at more than $4,000, has filed suit in
the circuit court to compel her to re-
store the property and pay damages
of $4,000 for its detention.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-01-15
No New Haven Inquiry bv Hou,.-

Washington, Jan. -Congressionai
investigation of the New Haven-Grand
Trunk trafic deal in New England
will not be recommended by the house
rules committee, which has held sew
era! hearings on the subject
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-01-15
NICHOLAS COUNTY FAIR NEXT
FALL.

Carlisle, Ky-A fair for Carlisle and
Nicholas county is again being agi-
tated. The fair was talked of last
year and ground was purchased, it
was said. with that purpose in view.
However. no work on the grounds was
done.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-01-15
PADucAH GETS THE INSTITUTE

Padncah, Ky.-The state board of
agriculture selected Paducah as the
place for holding the next State Farm
ers' institute and fixed February rs.
26 and 81 as the dates.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1913-07-17
PUBLIC RALLY
TO URGE STATUE
OF GEN. SMYTH

Arrangements are being made for
reorganization OF the Thomas A.
Smyth Memorial Association. A
public meeting is to be called, to be
held in Brandywine park at Wash
ington Heights, when plans for a
statue Of General smyth will be talk
ed over. 1t is estimated that an
equestrian statue, showing the Cen
eral mounted on his favorite charger,
can be obtain for 10000 A site sug-
gested for the memorial is a parked
space on the Concord Heights pro-
9erty at the intersection of Concord
avenue and the Boulevard. Robert
Liddell is president of the Smyth
Memorial Association. General James
H. Wilson is being urged to head the
association when it is reorganized.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1913-07-17
.SHERIFF'S JURY
TOPUT VALUE ON
BUILDING SITE

Sheriff Burris yesterday summoned the
following jury to condemn the site of
the proposed joint county ana city build-
ing;
Horace L. Dilworth. Frcderick Brady,
Richard +. pilling. Robert a. Robinson,
Severson =. Cooling William H. rurks.
John II. Dandy. Charles r. Duhell Edwin
H. Brennan, Jr.. William G.. Phillips,
William a. Speakmau and George NJ.
Fisher.
The jurors reported promptly at ia
O'Clock this morning i'm the county court
room, and took their seats in the prH
box Reuben Sattcrthwaite. attorney
for Sheriff Burris. informed the Jury of
the number of eases 10 come bciora
them. there being nine different appeals
either on the part of The owners and
tenants of the properties on the plr-
posed site between Tenth and Eleventh.
streets. ON the eastcrly side of King
street. as we'll as by the CITY anf
County Building Commissions Sheriff
Burris read the oats in each case and
the jurors swore or affirmed The Jurors
signed the oaths taken m each instance.
There are nearly sixty witnesses 10 be
examined regarding the Nauc or the sew
eral properties ON the site of the pro-
posed Joint building. The jury will maNe
its return TO the September term of
court. John II. Dandy was chosen foie-
man Of the jury.
The hearing of witnesses began this
afternoon.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1913-07-17
MEDIA LICENSE BIG
ENOUGH FOR THESE NAMES

Since the passage of the new mar
riage law, Clerk Of the Peace Harry
A. Brown has had several peculiar ex-
periences with prospective brides and
bridegrooms Every day some couple
comes who does not know that they
have to wait four days before they
can get married here. Among this
class this week were two Austrians
from Philadelphia. These are the
names the young couple gave Robert
Armstrong who waited on them: Zene-
vitchsonizoenskoni ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
ski and Sevntwitiaciackusan Ivan
wskezavaickigitski
Secretary of State Miller will have
to have special marriage licenses
printed with larger spaces for names
such as these. When told they could
not get married for four days. the
young couple went to Chester.
They obtained the license at Media.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1913-07-17
BEATEN GIRL
WOULD LEAP
into RIVER
John MadOra Fined for Hitting
Sister, Who is Given Over
to Agent Stout
COMPLAINT OF CLERKS
LED TO TIE ARREST

The story Of brutal treatment at
the hands of her mother and broth
ers. of which clerks of the Harlan
and Hollingsworth Corporation had
complained to the authorities. was
revealed in City Court today when
John Madora. of No. 1876 Justison
street, was charged with assault and
battery on his sister. Anna MadOra.
Judge Churchman imposed a fine of
SIS and costs on MadOra and at the
renuest of Humane Agent Frank
Stout the girl was placed in the GUS
tody of the Society for Prevention Of
Cruelty.
The girl yesterday afternoon ap-
pealed to Mr.. Stout for protection
from her brothers. who had beaten
her she said and she threatened to
jump into the Christiana river if he
did not provide her with a place to
live. Mr.. Stout today said he be-
lieved the child would have carried
out the threat If he did not keep her
with the matron at the police sta
tion.
This morning, in City Court. the
girl said her brother accused her Of
being bad and struck her in the
mouth and nose and pulled her hair.
This was borne out by other wit
|nesses who said another brother,
Frank, also had beaten the child. The
mother of the girl. who was in Court,
started to talk while the child was
telling ner story. but she was stopped
lby Judge Churchman.
Mr. Stout said he had investigated
the case and found that the child had
been raised In convent and later
had lived with an uncle, It was her
desire TO return to tnls uncle that
caused the trouble Mr. Stout said
the stenographers of the Harlan and
Z Hollingsworth Corporation had COM
planned of the abuse, but they did not
care about appearing in City Court as
( witnesses.
Judge Churchman. after hearing
this evidence. said the defendant did
mot appear TO have any control over
tho girl although he thought he had
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1913-07-17
HARRINGTON
SQUIRE, ACCUSED,
is FINED $40

: Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
HARRINGTON. Del, July 17-Jus-
sice of the Peace George r. Jones, Of
this town. was arrested today on a
warrant sworn out by a resident of
harrington. charging Jones With dis
orderly conduct based on his alleged
improper behavior on Sunday even
ing. near the outskirts of the town
in the present OF family who, with
some visitors, were occupying their
front porch Town Bailiif Benjamin
Emory made the arrest this morning
and took Mag strate Jones before
Alderman William H. Graham, who
imposed a fine of ten dollars and
costs amounting to twelve dollars
upon Squire Jones for his alleged
improper conduct In default of inn
mediate payment of the fine and
costs the magistrate was compelled
to spend two hours in the town lock-
up, but he then paid the bill and was
released.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1913-07-17
THREE ARMIES
CLOSE In ON
BULGARIA
Casualties Enormous as Greeks
ServianS and ROumanianS
Crush Former Friend
SINK TORPEDO BOATS
TO SPITE THE ENEMY
By The United Press.
InNfnnN rf

By The United Press.
LONDON July l7.-Greek. Ser4
Wan and Roumanian armies werol
today rapidly closing in on Bulgaria.
From Belgrade came an Official REL
port that the Serbs stormed julikaA
mix, near kustendil, yesterday, rout-,
ing the Bulgarian right wing. Thel
casualties were enormous, il wasl
stated
The advance of the Roumanians
continue unopposed and the Bulgar-
ians sank two torpedo boats and
steamers in the Danube to prevent
the Roumanians. from capturing them.
King Charles the sevonty-four year
old monarch OF Roumania has gone
70 the front
Roumania has made no official dec@
laration as TO how far her troops
will advance, but the powers bolicvel
that the line bounding tho territory
King Charles claims as "a reward for
neutrality in the Turko-Ba War
will not be crossed.
Advicos from Sofia declare that
Thracian Christians are fleeing to-
ward Bulgarian territory before The
advance OF Turkish troops The Ot-
three columns and reports declare
tha, one division Is already twenty
miles between the Enos- Midia line,
the new boundary of Turkey cstab-
lished by the London treaty This
has given rise to the report that
/ Turkey intends 10 press ON to
Aurianople. and retakc that city
which was lost In the recent war.
lt Is believed that il the Ottoman
troops continue their advance to-
ward the city protest will be lodged
by the great powers.
As a result of a conference be.
tween a Greek and a Roumanian ON
Ger at SalonilNa. IL was reported ,ha
the Greek, Servian and 0oumlniaI
armies all planned TO march on Sodl
ana force Bulgaria to sue for peace
Should this occur however, an i'm
mediate protest is expected fror
! Russia and it is not believed th
J powers would oountenance the con
j. plete crushing of Bulgaria by th
G three forces.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1913-07-17
RAILROAD
SITUATION
NOW TENSE
Workers Threaten Strike Un-
less Owners Withdraw
Their Arbitration
Demand
COMPANIES MAKE
PUBLIC THEIR ATTITUDE
By Nc United Press.

BY The United Press.
NEW YORK July 17.-An exceed
ingly tense situation was presented
today when the conference committee
of railroad managers and the COM
mittee of 100 representing the con-
ductors and trainmen of the eastern
railroads began their conference as TO
the arbitration OF wage increaes de-
manded by the men. An element Of
insurgency among the delegates rep
resentng the western portion of the
eastern division had developed. II
was declared that these men favored
calling of all negotiations and or
dering a strike unless the railroad
managers receeded from their stand
that eight demands which the rail-
roads now make upon the employees
be brought up for arbitration with
The demands of the union leaders.
AT the same time word came from
the committee considering the Erie
situation that no statement would be
issued there until 10 o'clock tonight.
Il was reported that the Erie had
been given until that hour to agree to
come into the conference and abide
by the decision of the arbitratOrs or
face an immediate strike.
The railroad managers were firm
today in their stand that demands
against the employees should be arbi-
tratcd as we'll as demands upon the
railroads. A formal statement was
issued I'm which the managers declared
they were amazed at the attitude of
the union leaders.
"They take the attitude that they
are not the only side which has a right
to ask arbitration the statement de-
clared I'VE think differently, how
ever, and we are convinced that the
public will support us in our attitude.
We will insist that our grievances be
arbitrated as well as theirs The
railroads stand pat on Mondays LETT
ter and will not recede from their
positions"
Attitude Of Railroads.
Declaring they, too, have grievances
that must be submitted - arbitration
and asserting that if there is TO Dc
arbitration it must include The side OF
the railroads as we'll as that of The
conductors and trainmen the Confer
ence Committee OF Managers of the
Eastern Railroads last night sent q
communication 70 the presidents @
The two brotherhoods making eigh
specifications of alleged grievances
which they demand shall be read
justed
This is the inst time IN the history o.
strike disputes tiiat q railroad has inti
mated that it bad grievances that wer
worthy of consideration. These specih
catiep- vc.c sent Into Inst night 60 th,
trainmen in "a communication whc
read
'Alr A. b. Garretscn. President Orde
Railway Conductors; Mr. w. g. Lee
President Brotherhood of Railroad
1rammen Herald Square Hotel New
York City:
"Gentlemen: Referring TO our letter o
July IA and TO Our conference this morn
inc, we hand YOU herewith for your in
Continued on Second Page.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1913-07-17
JUDGE LENIENT
ON WILLIAM WHO
DENIES CHARGE

Sallie Clark, colored, of No. 1907
Lincoln street, who served time in
the workhouse for assaulting Will
liam Willis. colored. last spring, ap-
peared against William in City Court
today Sallie said the man came to
her house and said she was his prop
erty and he was going to drag her
from the house and kill her"
William was charged with threaten
ling bodily harm. He was represented
by Frank l.. Speakman.
The Clark woman said Willis had
followed her ever since she was re-
leased from the workhouse for hitting
him with a pitcher
In his own behalf, William said he
made no threats, but called at the
home of Sallie to see her. When asked
if he made threats. William said mo
sir, as sure as I stand before the LORD
and the angels"
When asked if the woman and h'
did not have trouble two weeks ago
William said. "No, sir, she has beer
more loving during the past tive
weeks, but l don't want to personat'
her before these people,
James H. Morris and PatrolmaI
Grussemeyer gave Willis a good repu
tatiOn.
Judge Churchman held Willis unde
a $500 peace bond. and warned him q
stay away from the woman or hl
would send him to the workhouse j
he came before the court again on
lcharge by the woman.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1913-07-17
ARDEN DOGGIE,
BANNED ATDANCE,
WINS In FIGHT

"Muenster," the bull dog owned by
William Worthington. of Arden, who
was ordered kept from the floor Of
Guild Hall. where dances are held,
got revenge yesterday, when he met
Jerry another Arden canine, in front
of Arden Inn, and proceeded to chew
him.
Noise Of the fight, coupled with
shouts OF the colonists, soon caused
crowd to gather, and before the
dogs we're separated, all Arden had
turned out. "Muenster" won and
now residents of the colony are won
dering whether he should be allowed
to do a dog trot" in Guild Hall dur
ing the dances, or if he should be
housed in a tree top where he could
do no harm.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1913-07-17
JOHNS RELEASED,
CRISPELL CRIME
NOW MYSTERY
by The United Press.

By The United Press.
WILKES BARRE. Pa. July IL
With Herbert Johns, of this city, dis
charged by Judge II. A. Fuller, be-
cause there was not sufficient evidence
to connect him with the death Of Alice
Crispell in Harveys Lake on the night
of July A. the mystery will probably
go down as an unsolved crime. Dis
trict Attorney John H. Bigelow and
the police admitted that they have ex-
hausted every clue and are now as
much at sea as ever. They admit that
they have nothing tangible to work
on since Johns is eliminated.
Since the finding of the girls body
on the morning OF July Z. the police
have been working with "a view to
holding Johns % answer for the girls
mysterious death That il was a
murder, all believed, but there is no
iconcrete evidence as to how Miss
/ iCrispell got into the lake. Many in
tresting clues and suggestions have
been offered the police-the latest, the
story Of a spiritualist, that the girl
jumped into the lake from boat into
which she had been dragged by three
men with the alleged knowledge OF
Johns. The police have run dowr
levery tangible clue without result
Johns. liberated after nine days in
Jail. expressed the opinion that the
girl was murdered, but is at a loss tC
say how or by whom However, the
Sweetheart of the mystery victim, was
more concerned with his own future
fthan the cause of Miss Crispell''
death, and says he viii give up ths
lwhite lights and join a church"
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1913-07-17
WILL TEST
The RIVER
FRONT ACT
Council, Following Mandate
Of People, Orders City
Solicitor to Proceed
FORMAL ACTION ON
SUBJECT TONIGHT

Members Of City Council sitting as a
committee of the whole. last night CON
ferred with City Solicitor Daniel o.
Hastings on the two river front ques
tions voted'on at the city election June
Z, and decision was reached to 20
ahead with the proposition at once.
City Solicitor Hastings will be direct
ed. in a resolution TO be passed by Coun.
ell in the regular meeting tonight, to
proceed at his earliest convenience 60
test the constitutionality of the act Of
1901 to establish bukhead. wharf and
pier lines ON the Delaware river, in front
OF the city OF Wilmington
The first question voted on was
whether the Mayor and Council of Viii
mington shall direct the city solicitor to
avail himself Of the FIRST opportunity to
deermine 10y appropriate litigation the
constitutionality of the act Of 1901.
Another resolution will be pre-
sented tonight referring the second
question to the navigation commit
tee TO make a thorough investigation
with a view to recommending to
/ Council how much land the city
should have on the water front
This question cites: shall the
mayor and council of Wilmington
take immediate action to acquire by
purchase or condemnation proceed
] ings all or such part of the land as
( is deemed advisable. lying east of
the old Hay road. or Marsh road. to
the Delaware river. and between the
land of the United States adjacent to
the Christian river on the south and
the boundary line of the city Of VIII
mington on the north for the benefit
and development of the said city of
| Wilmington"
The vote on each question at the
city election was almost unanimous
/ ly yes and the matter would have
been taken up by the last City Coun-
ell had it not been for the fact that
that body was about TO retire from
Office. The work was left to the
new Council to undertake and the
present body. urged by the almost
unanimous vote in favor OF the river
front for Wilmington. took up tho
question as soon as it came into Of
fee.
II did not take Council long {,
reach a conclusion last night aftel
Mr. Hastings explained the two
questions and read the law under
which they were submitted 10 the
volers Mr. Hastings was asked a
number of questions to all of which
he made clear replies and at the
conclusion of the meeting there was
not a member of Council present
who did not thoroughly understand
the proposition
When City Solicitor Hastings was
asked today by a reporter for THE
/ EVENING JOURNAL when he would
begin action to test the constitution
ality of the bulkhead act he re.
piled
Il don't know of any means at thi.
time to determine the constitution.
ality of the act. but / can conceive
the possibility of raising the question
if the city would undertake to con.
demn the land"