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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-12-18

but when coenizancc Is taken Of tho
fact that 25l,1l1 men were employed
in train service alone during the year,
IN addition TO the vast number OF tclcg-
raphcrh and OF the number or trains
operated in order TO provide employ
meut for so many men one almost
marvcls that tho volume OF traffic could
have been transported With such y
small proportion OF excess service"
on July |. 1913, in various judicial
districts of the United States PIG cases
involving nm aggregate Of 2,457 sepa-
rate Violations Of the hos of service
act were pending. whilo 25s counts
were pending AN appeal
Up To November !. 1913. tho total pom
altics collected from the railroads be
cause Of violations of this law amount
ed 10 Slj6,5G2.li, of which $4,000 had
been assessed because Of failure OF tho
carriers 20 report specific instances Of
excess service.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-12-18
CONVICT CAUGHT.
Wan Who Made Spectacular ,:scnn,.
Apnrehcuhch nj Mnshinrtnu
Especial to Tho Timcs-Dispa,ch !

special 10 Tho Times Dispatch.
.cWhern y. G.. December l1.-Wal-
ter Lawrence, Il notorious lavbraal-nr
who escaped from the Craven County
convict, camp about two weeks n,,o
was arpr"hemdcd on Tuesday at Wash
.hst"h' ana is now back al his ola place
IN lho chainganG. Lawrcncc's cscauc
was rather spectacular. on SUNDAYS
mo c"hvicts arc allowed TO remain in
tho stockade. and around ono nnl,l,
is fastened light chain, which is ut i.
t&chcd TO another chain In some way
Lawrence succeeded in slipping mis-
chaln from his ankle and gliding the
guard Ions enough TO make q SAT.
getaway The officers and guards made
search for him. but he could not be
found. on saturday he went TO Wash
ihston and was recognized by the Off
cials at that place from descriptions
sent out, and was at once taken into
custody and held for the Newhcrn nu-
thorities. The fugitive still has scy
cral months TO spend on the roads
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-12-18
PRESIDENT MUST
REMAIN INDOORS
Chief Executive Ordered by Ply
sicians to Take Abso-
lutte Rest.
Especial to The Times-Dispatch

special to The Times-Dispatch.l
Washington, December l7-Thc
PRESIDENT viii DO a prisoner in the
White House for at least week longer.
lie was making such progress several
days ago that il was freely announced
That lie would be out shortly. bat the
new to-day is that he Will have TO re-
main in doors. rho Presidents phyei-
clans have ordered this, in order 10
neutraii2e tho enccts OF cold. Which
Us described as obstinate. but not
serious
The President has not remained in
bed as has been stated from time to
ume He has been sitting up by {.
coy fire and st is snid that he hna
been endeavoring TO transact bus!neas
although he has seen no visitors
Within the last two or three DAYS AS
IN the Cardiac case. the President
mas not consulted physically with the
cabinet officers. but gave his instruo-
tions through the secretaries ut tho
White House.
II is learned toe day from Senator
close TO the white House that the
President has been ordered by his nhv-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-12-18
HAS NO JURISDICTION

Daniels Decides Kind of Fluid for
Christening Up to Shipbulidcrs.
Washington, December i7-Secretary
Daniels rules yesterday that he had
no jurisdiction over the kind OF fluid
mat may be used to christen battle
ShipS Protests have been made
against tho use of champagne i'm
launching the battleship Oklahoma.
me suggestion was made that "a bottle
OF pure water be dashed over the bow
or that white dove, symboliZi1ic
peace, be released from the deck.
MI Daniels decided that the ship
launchings.
II have no doves. no wines, no
champagne" he wrote. at is a thing
entirely IN the hands OF the huildars
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-12-18
OPERATORS ASK REDUCTIONS.
Black Mountain District Wants Lower Rates
In Connecting With ,IeIlIco

bIHCh -HnUntNIn DIstrfCt WANTS lower Katry
In Competing With JeIicO.
Bristol. Va. December I7..-Interstnte Com
Inerco Commission Is. j. Meyer yesterday
evening concluded the hearing in the coec
OF the Black Mountain fVlrginiu1 coal
operators aSainat the Louisville and Nash
vilio Railway. The operators have asked a
reduction Oh coal rates on account of The
reduction given by the Iousvilie and Nash .
Vile to .Ielllco. NY. II competitive field
rho day was devoted to the Introduction
OF evidence on behalf Of the railrond In sun.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-12-18

sicians to take absolute rest. and that
ne has indicated to Senators that after
.he disposition OF the currency bin
'heH heed not be in a hurry TO return
TO Washington after the HOLIDAYS 70
some people this attitude of the Prcsi
deht indicates that he has a double
purpose. nrst. possibly to reward Con
sress with long holiday for carry
ing out his instructions by sticking TO
the CURRENCY and the tariff until dis
rosed Of and second. that tho prcsi-
dent would realize the benefit Of a cos
Sation from work.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-12-18

HDeciat 10 IiincS- ltispatch.i
gloucester. Va December l7.-Firc
: estordny morning destroyed "Rowrs-
NMle. thc home of Mr. and Mrs s D.
1untiur netr Ecnu, Va Between 8
and oclQck Mrs Nanuic Rowe. a
guest ct the Family. was awakened by
smoke. The occupants were inrnc-
lely notified and scarcely had time
leave their rooms nnd escape the
lne- Furniture. clothing silver and
NH!utd possessions were lost
NAiic u Is estimated that tho in
: rance may cover the value OF the
1uuee Tho entire loss is beyond $4,000.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-12-18

port Of the contention that operating con-
dit!on- l.; the Black Mountain field Justly
railroad was prohihited by ihe Irtersttt.
Coinm-rce Commit -sion from advancing ill.,.
fnt- "a the SLACK Mountain Held when it
sought 20 40 so a. year ago. following which
" reduced the tariff effective IN the COM
peotive Jeliico nc!G. The Back Mountain
operator claim they acr compelled to absorb
the dihcrentIai
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-12-18
cITIzES's PARTY ENDORSES coLE,ra<
Refuses 10 Follow Norfolk County Citizens
WHO (hOOsn LnMInsA

Norfolk. Va. December IL Following III.
action OF citizens of Norfolk County VIII,
~ mas meeting on last Saturday indorscd
Judge Joseph y LaWless Tor rcappointlnent
"h Judge of tho Circuit Court or norfolk
COMFY N, executive committee OF tho C'!ti-
acn party last night adopted resolutions In
dorsihg 6 ". Cciemon for the position
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-12-18
caused by Derailmcn,..

AFFORDED tho most Droliiic cans. Of ox
'eEs service. oS,%l7 cases being at
'rihuted BY the carriers to that generic
cause In 1880 instances IN, dn,,,,e
were due 10 coupler and drawbor d..
ltcts, while 1888 cases were attrib,,t-
able to miscellaneous car drsect,
Landsiides, high water and fire we're
reported by the carriers involved as
responsible Tor 1885 cases: ana con
Ecsuon OF traffic resulted In 1852 en-
pioEcS exceeding the limit of service.
In 1850 instances the excess service
was caused by track defects ana oh.
sructions not resulting In collisions
or dcraiimentS: while $50 cases were
que primarily to collisions
Under the heading OF Engine De-
iays'' l5.5o7 instances OF excess ser
vice were reported as attributable to
miscellaneous mechanical defects. while
other engine delays usually Incident 10
mo operation of trains, wero rcspon
sibic for nearly 10000 additional cases
AS result OF the prosecutions in
stltutcd by the commission" the analv
Sis points out. the number OF in
stances OF excess service reported dur
ing the last six months. as comnarcd
WIN the corresponding figures for pre-.
cedins years. has shown = marked
reduction"
My belief is said Commissioner No
chord. that the carriers involved win
concede 10 tho commissions ANALYSTS
OF their reports such a degree of attcn-
ton h5 viii enable them by app,isinr
themselves of tho prcventahle causne
OF excess service to eliminate Tho mn
1oritY OF instances in which emnlnvns
heretofore have been permitted or re
CURED 10 remain on duty for longer
periods than sixteen consecutive houre i"
Under the head of employees in
Train Service" the ANALYSIS shows ~,
nt
employees returned to duty after six
teen hours continuous service without
having had at least ten consecutive
hours of duty, while PA Of such ON
pIoyes were returned 10 duty after six
teen hours of continuous service with
out having had eight consecntixo
hours of duty
Mutations Ivy operntors.
Inc law requires that telegram on
cr"'ora employed by railroads in train
operations shall not be on dutv in
excess OF nine consecutive hours. The
ao'ai numher OF violations of this law,
as shown by the analysis. was 2G5SS
while II is noted that in 1874 instances
telegraph operators in Offices oDerotcd
ph!y IN daytime were on duty for
LONGER periods than thirteen hours.
Iho total number of cases OF excess
service OF all Glasses reported Nv INC
railroads for the fiscal year was 2go o5S
The report says il is not 10 be as
sumed this number comprehends all
the instances in which employees OF
railroads Were on dusy during the wear
In excess OF the statutory periods.
TO tho lay mind that contcmnI,tos
the economic aspect OF an Industrial
situation in which. during a single
year. nearly 100000 men should have
been responsible for the operation OF
trains for periods in excess OF those
prescribed by law" SAYS the report.
these figures may appear abnormal;
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-12-18
GIVES UP JOB AS LABORER
Edmund r. Dana Accepts Professor.
ship In College.

Especial TO The Times Dispatch
Cambridge, Mass December II
Edmund T. Dana, the socinlistic grand
son OF the poet Longfellow, has given
UP the idea of earning n livelihood bv
manual labor and has accepted IL pro-
censorship of philosophy and Cduco-
lion AT Washington College. Chester
town, Md Dana during the past year
mas worked as railroad fireman, farm
hand and car conductor
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-12-18
YOUNG MORGAN CHOSEN
Son OF Finnnrier Heads Hnrvnrds Most
Exclusive Climb

Especial 20 The Times Dispatch
Cambridge. Mass. December IL
dunius S. Morgan. Jr., OF New York.
son of the flnapcier has been chosen
TO head the Dclphic Club. of Harvard
the organization. better known as the
Gas House" gnng, Is the most exclu-
5ive at Harvard. Morgan is also n
member Of tho D. X. Il. and Hasty
Pudding Clubs
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-04-10
CAUGHT GUNMAN
IN THE SUBWAY.
Thrilling Pursuit Through the Dark
ness is Rewarded by Cap
ture Of the :
Crook.
Race of Four Blocks With Officers on
the Front Platform Of a
Speeding Express
Train.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.
NEW YORK, April 10.-Standing
on the front platform of flying ex-
press train, two policemen today pur-
sued a fugitive gunman through the
darkness of the subway The gun
man had leaped to the tracks in the
Spring street station, closely pursued
by the policemen, who had followed
him into the subway.
Passengers on the trains and those
waiting on the platform were thrown
into excitement as the man plunged
through the crowd, knocking men and
women right and left and leaped down
upon the tracks
AS the police followed, an express
train bore down at full speed on the
running men. Inspector Roth, of the
Subway Company, stopped the ex-
press just In time to save the police
men from being run down. When he
learned they were after a gunman
supposed to have shot man en-
Crosby street, the inspector com
mandeered the train and ordered the
motorman to put on full steam. The
train crew found the fugitive lying
huddled against one of the uprights
between the express and local tracks.
He had run four blocks through the
subway with the express train at his
heels.
The prisoner gave his name as
John Rizzio, strikebreaker. He was
accused of seriously wounding a
strike picket.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-04-10
Slipper snatcher.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.l
NEW YORK, April 10.-Detectives
we're stationed today at the stairways
of the subway stations to watch for
the slipper snatcher" whose opera
tions have spread terror among the
young women of the city who encase
their dainty feet and ankles in low
slippers and silk stockings. Miss sci
ma Graf, fifteen years Of age, was the
latest victim of this marauder's
strange mania. Her silver buckled
slipper was shatched from her foot as
she ran up the Fourteenth street sta
ton stairs yesterday, and she had to
be aided as she hoped to the nearest
shoe store to buy another pair. Hers
was the third case this week.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-04-10
SLIPPED MOORENGS
AND SAILED AWAY
Millionaire spiritualist Has
Gone to Join the Shades in
the Other World.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.l
DENVER, Colo, April 1o.-Alonzo
Thompson, millionaire spiritualist,
whose troubles, domestic and other
wise, have stirred the public prints for
several years, is dead here today,
aged eighty-one. With a poem on his
lips, verse said by him to have
been dictated by the spirit of his faith
er, the aged man sank back on his
pillow and went to sleep.
According to Mrs. Thompson, who
was divorced from the aged spiritual
ist last November the passing of her
former husband means the revelation
of plot to rob him of his great
wealth. She openly charges an at
tempt to defraud him by means of
spiritualistic seances.
Thompson during three years before
his death, wrote volume of verse a
book of 200 pages published at his
own expense He asserted that these
er. He always maintained that he
owed his whole financial success to
his dead father, whose spirit com
muned" with him whenever he went
into big land deal and whose advice
he always followed He also sur
rounded himself with strange looking
paintings of men and women which
he said were painted by spirit hands.
Strangely prophetic Of hrs death
was his last poem, recited to his
nurse a few moments before he pass
ed out" One stanza follows:
Sometime at eve when the tide is
low,
shall slip my moorings and sail
away,
With no response to the friendly hail
| OF kindred craft in the busy bay.
In the silent hush Of the twilight pale
When the night steps down to en-
brace the day,
And the voices call in the waters
flow
Sometime at eve when the tide is
low,
/ shall slip my moorings and sail
away
Thompson was born in Belleville
illinois, and his body was taken there
today for burial.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-04-10
Mrs. Pankhurst is on Hunger Strike
and Has Touched Nothing Since
Placed In
Jail.
American suffragette Who Was Forcl-
bly, Fed May Have Spoiled
Face as a Sou
venIr.

limited Press Leased Wire Service. ]
LONDON, April 10.-Policemen sur
rounded Holloway jail and promptly
dispersed the crowds attempting to
gather in expectation of Mrs. Emme-
line Pankhurst's release today. When
5000 or 10000 persons were gathered
at the prison last night waiting to
see the famous militant leader carried
out, an unidentified woman was ar
rested with revolver in her posses
sion. Immediately Scotland Yard or
dered that no lettering be permitted
around the jail.
The release of Mrs. Pankhurst, un-
der the provisions of Home Secretary
McKenna's "ticket-of-leave' plan, was
hourly expected as it was known that
the leader is perceptibly weakening
now under her hunger strike. This is
the seventh day that she has been in
Holloway jail and Mrs. Pankhurst has
not touched any food since few
minutes before Sir Charles Montague
Lush sentenced her to prison for
three years for melting the bomb ex.
plosion that partly wrecked the coun.
try home of the chancellor of the
exchequer.
Suffragettes at the women's social
and political union headquarters are
authority for the statement that Mis-:
zelie Bmerson's nose was broken ii
the process of forcible feeding II
Holloway Jail and that the American
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-04-10
GENERAL OJEDA
is BRAVE FIGHTER
Getting Ready for Hand to
Hand Conflict With su-
perior Number.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service /
NACO, Ariz., April 10.-At daybreak
today General Ojeda and his little
band of federal defenders went to the
outskirts Of Naco, Sonora, prepared
to meet the Hladerista forces in the
third days battle about the little
Mexican town. Flushed by his sue.
cesses in the first two days fighting,
Ojeda is said to plan taking his force
into the open early in today's clash
and meet the superior numbers of the
rebels almost hand to hand.
The skill with which Ojeda has de-
Tended his position is the admiration
of the United States army officers
here. Although out-numbered more
than five to one, the federal COM
mander and his handful of barefooted
troops have not hesitated to sally
forth at intervals to meet their enemy
In each of such engagements the
federals have come off victorious, the
Maderistas showing wholesome re.
spect for the defenders fighting abil.
ity.
This is chiefly due to the super
iority of Ojeda's artillery, the Nader
istas being without anything but ma
chine guns, while the federals have
several big cannon with which they
are able to rake the enemy's ranks
from distance.
During yesterdays engagement
there were fewer casualties on the
American side of the border and botf
Maderistas and federals are exercis
ing great care in keeping bullets from
flying to this side.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-04-10
Continued on page 81
SHE WANTED TO TASTE
THE HOT FIRE OF HADES

hare feet inside a redhot stove. To
day she is dying. She recovered con-
seriousness long enough to explain her
acts to DIR. Nathaniel Berry who is at
tending her.
While her husband and their two
children were away she built fire
in the sap house in the rear OF their
home and then stepped into 1t. With
her clothing burning fiercely she ran
across the fields to her home and with
an axe severed her finger, then rushed
into the kitchen and after taking off
her shoes and stockings put her feet
into the oven. Her husband found
her unconscious
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-04-10
Fever Has Disappeared But His Hear.
Action Is Feeble and This ls
Giving Grave
Concern.
REFUSED TO TAKE FOOD
For Three Days He Would Not Follow
tho instructions of the Physi-
clans and Take Any
Nourishment-

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
ROME. April 1o.-The condition OF
Pope Plus X apparently was un-
changed early today after restless
and trying night His fever had dis
appeared this morning and his tenn
perature was normal His heart ac-
tion however, was feeble and gave the
papal physicians grave concern.
Professor Ettore Marchiafava, chief
OF the vatican physicians. declared
that his holiness is suffering from
nothing more serious than the conse-
auences of influenza naturally would
be to any man OF his years. He will
be IS years Of age on June g.
The refusal of Pope Plus to follow
their advice is blamed by the physi-
clans for the seriousness of his condi-
ton. Today Doctors Marchifava and
Amict We're authority for the state
ment that for three days the pope re-
fused all food, finally consenting this
morning to drink mixture contain
ing cordial, milk and the yolk OF an
egg.
It is the belief OF his physicians
that the pope now has successfully
passed the crisis OF his relapse,
though the crisis Of the influenza and
fever is yet to come.
His holiness is SO weakened that
! the doctors today forbade his sister
| to talk to him. He has not slept nor
mally for forty-eight hours and his in
somnia alarms Doctors Marchiafava
and Amici almost as much as his re-
tarded heart action.
i
Determined to Recover.
ROME, April 10.--Pope Plus x raj
| lied considerably this afternoon and
talked with Cardinal Merry del Val,
papal secretary Of state. He told the
cardinal that he was determined to
recover and would be we'll in time
personally to celebrate Pentecostal
mass in st. Peters on May II in hon
or of Constantine year
The pope's improved condition, DR..
Amfci said, was due directly to the
! fact that his holiness took nourish-
ment this morning. Ignoring the in
junction of his physicians, the pope
for three days refused to eat anything,
but was persuaded to take the yolk
OF an egg in milk and cordial. This
gave him strength and when his fever
disappeared as 1t has previously at
midday, he felt much better
Pope Plus has exhibited no symp-
toms other than those always attend
ing influenza and 1t is only his adj
vanced years and his apethetic atti-
tude that have made his condition
alarming.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-04-10
DEFENSE WILL
BE TO PROVE AN ALIBI

schmidt charged with four murders,
is being he'd. The state closed last
night and the defense was given to-
day to prepare its case.
1t was admitted today that though
an attempt to prove an alibi was the
most probable defense. no intimation
in reality had been given by the at
torneys for the defendant as to their
intention.
The defense probably win take a
week. It's attorneys today said that
the case would be ready for the jury
next Wednesday.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-04-10
orlalnaI Play.

NEW YORK, April 1o.--one of the
unique entertainments of the spring
dramatic season tonight and Saturday
will be the original play of the New
York evening high school for men al
the Berkeley theatre. THE Three
Tribes of Helvetia" was written by
Miss Myra Wren who also coached
the company and designed the cos
tunes.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-04-10
USED THE KNIFE
ON TEE DUCHESS
King Georges Aunt Underwent se-
we're Operation to Cure Her
Of PeritonitIs.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.
LONDON, April 10.-The Duchess
of Connaught today underwent se-
we're abdominal operation and her
physicians said she was as well as
could be expected under the circum-
stances.
The duchess is the wife of the gov
ernor general of Canada and the aunt
of King George. The operation was
undertaken to relieve the chronic peri
tonitis from which she suffered al
most all the time she and the duke
were in Canada.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-04-10
Sent to School.

NEW YORK, April 1o-In order
that their efficiency might be increas-
ed, sixteen girl workers will be given
a public school education at the ex-
pense of four manufacturing concerns.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-04-10
t axe Your Pick of
the New STYLES.

Are you going to wear your
last years hat this spring? I'm
doubtedly you will get a new
outfit and are scanning the at
tractive new styles to that end.
1t is time to act, for spring is
here.
Now is the time to buy, for
the supplies of the tasteful
things in the stores are at their
best and freshest. Delay means
that you may have to take sec
ond choice and even then may
not get what you desire.
Shop now and take your pick
of the styles in hats, gowns,
and dainty new things. The
shops are now telling you every
day in their advertisements in
THE GATE CITY of becoming
things which you can get.
Read the advertisements to-
day and decide on articles that
suit your taste. The wise shop
per when buying never has to
take second choice.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-04-10
Continued on page O.,
Insane Woman's Terrible Act
Which Will be the Cause
of Her Death.

United Press Leased Wire Service ]
TUFToNBURG. New Hampshire.
April 10.--Desiring ito get taste of
nell fire" Mrs. Annie McKeen, tenn
porarily insane. set herself afire,
chQpped off one finger and placed her
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-04-10
No Session of Court Today in
Case Against Man Charged
With Murder.

limited Press Leased Wire Service. j
QUINCY, H.. April 1o.-There was
no session of the Adams county court
today, in which the trial of Ray Plan