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The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-10-19


Halpin of the Detective Bureau to
search for five or six men who es-
cape. Once in a great while man
is captured and returned, but the
greater majority disappear, to come
into the imeight later when some
crime has been committed.
The Kankakee State Hospital is
not only for the insane, it is for men
who are suffering from mental troU-
bles or nervousness and need treat
ment and care to bring them back to
health.
Last night Abraham Kaminsky told
a reporter for The Day Book the Tea-
son why an abnormally large number
of the paroled men, who are allowed
the freedom of the grounds, escape.
AS he recently escaped himself he
is well qualified to do this.
On March Z, 1913, ,Kaminsky was
found suffering from mental disor-
ders and his family physician advised
him to go to the hospital before his
mind collapsed.
81 did as the doctor told me-" said
Kaminsky, land went to the hospital.
In spite of the poor food and lack of
exercise my health began to improve.
My mind became clear and 1 often
talked with fellow prisoners. All of
these talks ended up in political ar
guments. I am a Socialist and nat
uraIly argued Socialism. This was
about the beginning of December.
Soon noticed that the attendants
were treating me differently. Instead
of consideration I was abused. My
food deteriorated in both quality and
quantity. It had been bad enough
before. I was locked up at different
times in the violent ward.
1.-The thing which caused me most
suffering, however, was the small |
white pills they continually fed me,
either mixed with my food or taken |
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-10-19

constipation, from lack OF exercise at
the time and these pills they gave
me made it worse.
my sufferings were terrible. Viii
liam Wolff and John Larson, other
patients like myself, were treated the
same way. Finally, when l could not
stand it any longer, I gave them the
customary three days notice early
last Christmas week. That night l
was put in a single bed room. An at
tendant kept me awake all night by
prodding me in the ribs. The next
day Robert BrideweIl, an attendant,
and John O'DOnnell, a patient, beat
me up. They threw me on the floor
and jumped on me and kicked me in
the head until l was unconscious. l
was then locked up in the violent
ward for three weeks till my bruises
and cuts were healed.
81 was not released. I was not
even examined to see if I was cured.
When l had no marks left from the
beating received I was put in the
mild ward. The three weeks was
in bed increased my constipation and
l suffered agOnleS. One OF the other
patients, who had been treated the
same way, told me to drink lots of
hot water. l did so and began to
get slightly better. The attendants
noticed that 1 was getting better and
forced me to take more pills. Ire
sisted and they forced them down my
throat.
1.-THE doses were increased so that
the hot water did not do any good.
One day saw Dr. P. M. Kelly, the
superintendent, walking near the cot
tage on the lawn. l called him and
he spoke to me. I told him how they
beat me up and forced me to take the
drug and he promised to transfer me
to another cottage. This was done,
but the food was worse than ever and
l was still compelled to take the
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-01-28
FAVORS ROUNDING
CAPITOL CORNER
Senate Committee Recommends
Dedication of Strip Wanted
for Street Purposes.

In@ Senate Committee on Public In
sltutiohs and Education gave its an
prevail yesterday to the dedication bv
ne state Of strip of land on tho
ipfui"cSt corner OF Capitol Suu;,fe 10
ne rounded OF and merged with the
street IA the same manner az the south
vest corner Of the Square at Ninth and
TANK streets. The dedication was ask
y4 iol In q bni introduced by Senators
i.linan ana Cannon.
NJ ne. Improvement was recommended
nE CITY Engineer Boiling TO remedy
Tie congestion OF vchicuiar tra1ic M,
s,t,reh occurs at Ninth ana Capitol
lon under present conditions material
y impedes the ready movement OF the
Uaihc stream
ron the rounding off Of, tho corner
! #.lts also the paving OF Ninth Street.
( between CAPITOL and Broad Strects win
I aasphali blocks. y leftover aprroprial
.ioh 81 about $4,000 was dedicated by
the touncil for this work, but the I'm
J provemcn' was, upon the rocomm enda
tion OF me city EnRineer held up until
I the permission could be secured fror,
inc state 10 cmbracc in the paving the
| desIrcd STRIP If the northwest Cornor
/ OF Capitol Square.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-01-28
ALDERMAN GUNST
HELPS MRS. F|TTz
On His Motion, City Will Pay
Her $3.50 to Cover Funeral
Expenses of Husband.
KILLED BY FIRE AUTO CAR
Moschetti's Claim for Damages
Rejected on Advice Of Adj
rninistrative Board.
KILLED BY FIRE AUTO CAR

Believing that the city was morally,
though not legally. under obligation
| TO Mrs. Matilda Fittz, whose husband,
John 10. Fltt2. was run over and Killed
on Broad Street a year ago by the au-
tomobile OF Assistant Fire Chief Wise.
commended that she be reimbursed for
! the funeral expenses In the sum OF
$3.50. Tho motion was offered by Aldor-
man Gunst. and it was unanimously
adopted.
and Ninth, Streets. when the automo-
bile containing Assistant Chief Wise
and his chauffeur running at esti
mated speed. of forty miles an hour,
struck and almost instantly killed him.
The machine was not stopped until it
Fittz was picked up and carried into
n drug store. where he remained un-
Identified until recognized by Detec-
tive Sergeant Wiltshire. Chief Wise
was arrested and bailtd, and was later
eHonerated by Il coroncr's jury and in
Police Court
The committee also recommended that
Oscar Johnson and Mrs. Bessie p. John
son be reimbursed In tho sum of S3e632
for damages done to their property by
paving and street improvements.
On the recommendation OF the Adj
d. Moschetti. of 1000 Ashland Street
for Sl,569 damages caused by fire. was
rejected. MIR. Moschctti claimed that
fire spread to his property from city
dump. Investigation conducted by SUI
perintendcnt Cohn. of the Street Clean
ing Department, on Instructions OF the
Administrative Board, showed conclu-
sively that the fire had It's origin on
the inside of the fence separating Mr.
MoSchettfs property from the dump.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-01-28
DATES ANNOUNCED
FOR INSPECTIONS
Sanitary Troops and Field Artil-
lery Will Undergo Annual
Ordeal Next Month.

Orders relative to the annual inspec-
lloi OF the sanitary troops and the field
artillery OF the Virginia militia were
eral w. W, Sale from Major-Gencral
larry, United States Army command
Ing the Eastern. Department. Both in
spections viii be held early next month.
under the direct supervision OF army
officers detailed for that purpose
General Barry has assigned Captain
-. y. 3oiscau, field artillery. to Inspect
the field artillery, which consists OF n
Hendquarters and three batteries. The
following dates have been set:
headquarters and Battery a, Rich
Nattory j. Norfolk Light artillery
- t'ebruary Is and 10. and Battery
Is Instructor ms pector for the division
embracing Pennsylvania, Virginia,
Maryland and the District OF Colum
bia. Is well,known here. having con
ducted similar inspections. He viii
pointed by General Sale.
me Sanitmry troops Will be inspected
by Major Theodore c. Lyster, Marine
20 ns, me dates are as follows:
surgeon generals office and hospital
corps attachments, Fourth Infantry
ana Battery Il. FRS, Field Artillory
S. otio!k, FEBRUARY 3: hospital corps
d,igiii atsi BATTERY G. First Field Ar
pltal CORPS attachments, First infan-
iiy. and Battery a, First Field Artil-
iyiyi richmond February 10: and hos
pltai CORPS detachment. Second Infan-
'rX: Chase city, February IL
Thc inspection of the Infantry or.
E t,.Sii ],l(tions VII begin next week and
wiz cover period Of nearly TWO
months CAPTAIN Arthur NJ Shipp
80, 'ritvV 9iates army, instructorin spcc-
tho work. N"''" uo'
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-01-28
BURKE APPOINTED
INCOME INSPECTOR
Richmond Man Lands Important
Post-James A. Kerr Succeeds
Peter H. Larkin.

Tho appointment of T. n. ArchIs
Burke. OF this city. as an inspector in
tho Internal Revenue Bureau, under
tho income tax law, was announced
yesterday by Secretary Of tho Treasury
TO tho STAFF of Collector ~ X Lowry,
and Will hayo charge of tho outside
W hs gs rha hs tax in
ing allowance Of $500 additional
as follows:
-. J. Burke#. field deputy. Mathews,
Charles J; Johnson. office deputy. Nor1
noke; Thomas a. Wiliiatns. once
deputy. Falls Church; Robert L. Jor.
dan, revenue agent. Radford. d. j.
Porter revenue agent. stanton.
Collector Lowry Is expecting to re.
ccive announcement of the appoint.
ment OF an additional oncc deputy to
In the local office. The position will
pay $1,000. A large number OF appii.
e ,;n took examina,ions for the posi-
pointment Will be made within a fow
days.
mated yesterday by Collector Lowry 10
take tho post OF division deputy col.
iect3r. with headquarters at Norfolle.
Of Portsmouth. who died suddenly two
weeks ago.
The position is ono OF the most inn
Norfolk division takes high rank In
the service, as 1t embraces the cities
OF Norfolk, Portsmouth and Sufroie
and the counties OF Isle OF Wight.
southampton. Nnnscmond and Surry,
mere are many corporations in tho
district. and the Income tax Is c1-
pccted 70 be very heavy. while the in
diVidual returns are also expected TO
DC large source Of revenue
Mr Kerr Is now a deputy commits
sioner or revenue under Coinrnissioner
r. j. Doran. of Norfolk He IL a ma
i've or Petersburg. and before enter
ING mo government service was n prac-
t,icimR attorney. His new position pays
! sii;ouv year. and carries a travelling
allowance OF $500 additional
mr. burke. who becomes the nrst
new income tax law, IL travelling
salesman OF wide experience and his
familiarity IA with this work is expected
10 provo OF great advantage to him I'm
performing his new duties, which will
consist of visiting and checking tho
accounts OF corporations within tho
district He Is widely known through
out Virginia. both a salesman, and
through his connection with fraternai
WORK. IN which he takes an active in
tercst For several years no was sec.
rotary OF the Richmond Lodge, b. =.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-01-28
SUPREME COURT
TO REVIEW ORDER
Grants Writ of Error in Famous
Telegraph Road-Cross-
ing Case.
NEW QUESTIONS PRESENTED
State Corporation Commission
Reversed Its Former Ruling in
Telling Roads to Act.
NEW QUESTIONS PRESENTED

The Supreme Court decided yesterday
to review the proceedings in the now
famous Telegraph Road crossing case
in. which the state Corporation Com
mission reversed It's former rulings by
cXcmpting the County of Fairfax from
sharing in the expense OF eliminating
the grade crossing Mt Telegraph Road,
Just outside of Alexandria. Tho case
is styled, the Commonwealth of Nir-
ginia. mt the relation of the State Cor
poratton Commission, against tho
Southern Railway and the Washington
Southern Railway Company.
The court granted the railways n
writ Of error in their appeal from tho
state Corporation Commissions order
of October 81. instructing them to pro-
coed at once with the elimination Of
the grade crossing ut Telegraph Road
at their own expense. Heretofore the
commission interpreted tho law TO pro-
vide that the expense of eliminating
by the railway and the county. In
this case the county WAS not ordered
to contribute toward the expense.
In tho petition for writ, the rail-
ways asserted that the commission act
cd enormously In refusing to mako tho
hoard of supervisors of Fairfax County
again In failing to require the County
of Fairfax to bear Its due proportion
Road.
Hallway. Should Sue in Court.
The commission, in an opinion writ
ten by Judge Rhen. declared that the
N'i'ui'ich "a tHiS eTduc CROSSING Is very
serious and should DO rcmedici at once
me, tho railways and the county having
been unable to agree upon the kind OF
engineering to be done to eliminate
the grade crossing, the commission In
structed the roads to proceed at once
with the building OF a tunnel under
meath the tracks. Whatever claims the
railways may have against the County
or Fairfax In connection with the OK
pense OF this engineering must be set
tled In the proper courts of the Com
monwealth. says the opinion. and not
by the commission.
At the point In question seven parallel
railway tracks cross the Telegraph
Road Mt grade level. II has .becn the
scene or numerous accidents, and is re-
gnrded as one of tho most dangerous
CROSSINGS In the State. Because OF the
tact TINT there are seven trucks there
the elimination OF the grade crossing
Is really an expensive undertaking, and
mas been productive of much LITIGATION
between the railroads. tho County OF
Fairfax and the State Corporation Com
mission. Between 200 and $50 freight
and passenger trains pass over these
tracks daily.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-01-28
ADVERTISE TOWN
IN MANY STATES
Trade Extension Bureau Makes
Big Plans for Spring
Trade Week.

The executive committee of the Trade
Extension Bureau OF the Chamber or
Commerce is preparing 20 launch u
comprehensive advertising campaign in
Virginia, North Carolina. South Caro-
lima and Tennessee TO boost the Spring
Trade Week." which Is TO be staged
here for the entertainment of the re-
tall merchants who do their buying In
Richmond. Tho committee has author
lied Horace T. Smith, the publicity man
or the bureau. to place large adver-
Using contracts with the leading news
papers in four States and some space
viii be taken In the smaller weeklies.
The local boards are being cleared
OF everything else except trado week
matters for March 8, 4, 8 and 6. and the
and bankers are presenting n united
front for the entertainment OF the
visiting retail merchants. Tho COM
mittee expects TO get the first batch
of the 100000 invitations from the
be Immediately distributed among tho
firms In the bureau. and will be sent
broadcast by them in mail to their GUS
toners The invitations are being put
UP in the form OF an attractive folder
and set forth tho entertainments OF
Spring Trade Week" in alluring notes.
Between the newspaper advertising,
the 1000 invitations, and the booster
talk of the travelling statesmen OF Rich
mond houses, the city will obtain more
publicity out Of Spring Trade Week"
than from any advertising feature over
attempted here.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-01-28
PLATTER GIVEN
YEAR IN PRISON
Texas Faker, Who Served Term
in New York, Pays for Defraud-
ing John Landstreet.

Pleading guilty to the charge of de-
fraudinS Captain John Landstreet out
or S2V0 by means of II worthless draft
IL. q. Platter was sentenced yesterday
IN the Hustings Court to one year in
me penitentiary. Platter had been in
the CITY Jail since August g. 1913. trial
having been postponed from time to
time on his own motion.
Platter visited Richmond In March,
1911. He became acquainted with
SER TO be director in n Northern to-
bacco company, and was entertained.
On March 81 he said that no had to go
10 Washington to meet his wife, and,
being without funds, asked Captain
l.andstrcet to honor his draft for 5000.
that was the last heard OF Platter un-
I'll Captain Mcmahon learned that he
was spending little time In Auburn
Prison. New York.
After leaving Richmond, 1t seems,
Platter passed q worthless draft In
and sentenced to four years In prison.
lie served little moru rnan two years
or his sentence, and was then brought
to Richmond for trial. Attorney IL
NJ Smith. Jr. counse! for Platter,
term. and was still under parole. and
tho sentence was made only one year.
John Davis, colored. pleaded guilty
TO the charge of selling cocaine, and
was sentenced to one year In the peni-
Tertiary
on the earnest plea of his wife. j. w
Whitlow was not prosecuted for stab
ping her, and was acquitted. Ho was
however, placed under $500 security
Tor MS good behavior for twelve
months. 1t was represented that there
were several children dependent on
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-01-28
COUNCIL CALLED
IN Joint SESSION
Special Meeting Ordered to Elect
George S. Crenshaw City
Auditor.

y joint session OF the Common Coun-
ell and the Board of Aldermen has
been called for S:45 o'clock tomorrow
night to elect a City Auditor. George
IS. CrenShaw, who has been acting in
that position since the illness of Ed
ward j. Warren more than II year ago,
Is the only candidate. Mr.. Warren
term expired on December 81. 1913, and
The present term Will be to July /,
n term of two years.
Mr.. Crenshaw has no opposition. He
has served as acting Auditor with re-
narkable ability, and has been OF great
assistance To the, Finance Committee
In making UP Its budget for 1914
The Board of Aldermen will meet at
5 o'clock. md the Common Council MT
$50 o'clock tomorrow night, to con
slider the subject OF proposed changes
In the city charter The board Will ro-
ceivc the resolutions adopted at call
ed meeting Of the Common Council |,
Is regarded as doubtful that the Board
VIII concur In the action OF the lower
branch. and it is likely that a Joint
resolution VIII be offered to authorize
tho City Attorney 10 go before the
Legislature to ask for such changes
In tho charter as both branches are
agreed upon.
AS the budget is now In the hands
of printers and will be ready by To-
morrow night, Il Is probable that II
VIII be presented to the Council FOR
first reading so that 1t may he acted
upon at the next regular meeting.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-01-28
SUNDAY SCHOOL INSTITUTE
Many Distinguished Speakers to he Heard nj
Grncc PrcsbS tcrinn.

! Prominent spo arcrs from Virginia and
other States Will address the Sunday School
Institute which Is 10 be held In Grace Street
Presbyterian Church. beginning at o'clock
on Monday afternoon. The convention IS
| to be held under the direction of the Pres
byterian sunday School Union of this city,
and "A committee OF the East Hanover Pres
hytery.
An elaborate program has been prepared
! 90 cover ull departments OF Sunday-school
work Among the speakers will 10 DR.. 6.
/ c. Mitchell, president of the Medical Col
/ logo OF Virginia. the Rev. X. E Vinson d.
! n, president OF the Austin Theological
Seminary. and the Rev. James I. Vance, D..
D., OF Nashville Tenn.
/ Ono OF the features will! be the round
table conference" led by the Rev. W. l..
! l.inglc. ID. D.. professor of Sunday-sch COL
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-01-28
STERN TO MUSTER
THREE COMP AN|ES
Assistant Inspector-General OFF
to Inspect New Militia Com
mands in Southwest.

Colonel 10 Lane stern, assistant in
left last night for Southwest Virginia
TO inspect the three companies of in
fantry recently organized in that sec
ton. II the new organizations meet
the strict requirements of the War De-
partment, Colonel Stern will muster
them Into the state service Mt once.
The three companies are said to BIO
composed OF excellent material. and
il is expected that their acceptance will
be immediate. They will complete the
five companies ordered by the War De-
partment to bring the three regiments
of infantry up to the peace standard Of
twelve companies each. The other com =
panies. one at Franklin and one at
Highland Springs. have already been
mustered In The new commands Will
bring the infantry branch up to n total
Of forty companies, divided into three
regiments of twelve companies each.
and one separate battalion, the Rich :
mond Light Infantry Blues, of four
companies.
Colonel Stern Will inspect the com
pany at Big Stone GAP tonight In
entail residents OF the Southwest,
among them being John Fox, Jr.. the
novelist. Colonel Stern win GO to
Wythcville on Thursday and Pulaski
on Friday
Adiutant General W w. Sale. the War
Department had Agreed to the assign
sergeant to special duty with the Vir-
ginia Volunteers. MajorGeneral Leon
ard Wood has detailed Sergeant John
j. Mcmahon, Company I, Twenty n
Infantry, stationed at Texas City, Tex
for this duty. Sergeant Mcmahon will
will probably be assigned to instruct
the new companies in the preliminary
work.
There are now three regular army
serEeants with the State militia. two
being assigned to tho infantry and one
10 the artillery branch OF the service.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-01-28
CHARGES HIM WITH
GIVING BAD CHECK
Man Under Arrest in Baltimore
Alleged to Have Swindled
Rothert Out of S13.

J.. w. Rothert of the firm OF Rothert
x Co, furniture dealers, OF 319 East
Broad Street, yesterday swore out q
warrant for the arrest OF Philip Mosely
now in custody In Baltimore. He
charges him with giving worthless
check for Sl3 on January II IN pay
m1ent for a small purchase and received
Mosely wtt arrested In Baltimore
with Arthur snyder. When he was
searched several checks wero found in
his possession drawn on Richmond
banks, and he also had in his possession
a letter from Rothert & Co. notifying
him that check no had given had
been returned by the bank This led
INC aBltimore police 10 inform tho local
authorities and caused Rothert to
swear out tho warrant The charge
being a misdemcanor. Mosely cannot be
brought back for trial unless ne Is
willing 20 como without cXtradition
papers. Word from baltimore is now
being awaited 20 SEQ whether no viii
light oxtradition
AS far as Is known, Snyder is not
wanted IN this city.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-01-28
Y. MI CADET CORPS
ORDERED TO PARADE
Crack Command Will Arrive in
Richmond on Saturday Night
to Attend Inauguration.

sale to oraer the
f fnst, ,, corps Of the Virginia Military
Monday. February 2, to particlpate in
the exercises incident to the innugura-
The inaugural committee has been no.
titled OF tho order, and will assign tho
corps prominent place in line
The board OF visitors of the institute
has arranged to have tho corps leave
lexington aboard a special train over
me Chesapeake and Ohio Railway at /
O'Clock on SATURDAY,; arriving In Rich
probable that the corps will be met by
representatives of Richmond militia or
EXAMINATIONS la Whiie here the cadets will
sixth and Marshall Streets They Will
remain here Sunday and Monday, being
Richmond Light Infantry Blues Bat
TALON. Their special train will leave
for Lexington about 10 o'clock on
tuesday morning.
Ticket Famine Looms Up.
~ this early date there is already
evidence of n ticket famine. The mem
hers OF tho Legislatures inaugural
committee. the members of the House
and Senate. and every man connected
with tho state government, is being
swaInped with requests for tickets for
Monday AS each member Of the Gen
eral Assembly VIII be given only two
tickets. IT is apparent that great
llbHy applCHntS VIII DO disappointed
There Is space for only 500 seats on tho
portico. and the committee has arranged
10 Invite 100 guests at the request OF
Governor Mann. Governor Elect Stuart
Lieutenant Governor Eliyson and tho
General Assembly.
Among those who have been formally
invited By the General Assembly to oc-
cupy seats on the portico at the In
auguration OF Mr.. Stuart are the fol-
lowing representatives in Richmond OF
foreign governments: Arthur l.. VIII
OF
imperial German consul. Fred f. Jolt
ing, belgian consul. and g. Droste, i'm
perial Austro- Hungarian consul.
The inaugural committee has in
structed Delegate w 81. Myers, who
has been given charge of the military
feature of the inauguration. to let ALI
militia organizations know that accom-
modations will be furnished them while
here in the largo arinorics of the city.
Out of-town organizations planning 10
attend the inauguration should wire
at once TO Delegate Myers