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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-16
SEVERED JUGUi.iR VEIN
WITH SLASH OF HtXOi;

llutchcson's body was found half
clothed and bent over Il bucket which
was nearly half fun OF blood. y glance
showed the physicians that Hutchinson
had severed the jurular vein OF his
throat with one slash Of the razor
which lay beside his body. and that he
had been dead for probably SIX hours
The man had evidently taken care in
planning his death for when he leaned
forward. after cutting his throat. he
was in such 4 position that practically
all Of the blood fell into the bucket
Detective Willy found no note or any
thing OF the kind in the room. It s
said that Hutchinson underwent n Sc
riouS surgical operation last Novc7n-
Der. and that he had been rather de-
SDondcnt since that time. Coroner
Taylor deemed an inquest unnecessary
Hutchinson is the son Of the late John
iiutchcson. who served with the Rich
mond iowitzers during the War Re
tween the States. He is survived by
his sister. Mrs David L. rullam OF
Forest Hill. and his aunt. Mrs. Shell
ton.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-16
Charged with uou.cbreo,k,,r

Andrew Washington. colored, will be
given Il hearing in the Police Court
on February % on Il charge Of break
Ing into the house OF Prince Smith,
ilO3 WILLIAMSBURG Avenue and steal
Ing clothes valued at $50. Policeman
Gary arrested the man
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-16
Taken 10 Washington for r,r,,,

charles y. wilder, the man arrested
carry yesterday morning by Detective
Serscants hhilcy aud Wiltshire, 1at tho
request OF the Washington authorities.
was taken BACK To that city for trial
yesterday afternoon. Tho man Wab ar
rested In bed at 1915 Eat Cary street
~" ~ charged with receiving stolen
goods.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-16
Sent to nustinp. co,,..

ROBERT Mayo. colored, arrested by
ioIiccmcn Akcrs and Pcndlcton, on a
cnnrse OF stealing Sl5.50 from tho per-
son Of Robert Bacon, was voatnrdo,
!sent on to the Hastings Court for trial.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-16
DisordcrIy Conduct.

Joseph Hill and Savannah Slaughter,
Allen Wyatt and Mabcllc Hill, all coll
orcd, and all arrested by Policemen
Whitlow and Carter on a charge of dis
orderly conduct, were fined SEQ and
costs each In the Police Court ycster-
day.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-16
JAMES F. STROTHER MADE
OFFICER OF SIGNAL CORPS
Elected Junior First Lieutenant AZ.
ter GOod-Naturcd
Contest.
INSPECTOR INSTRUCTOR CALLS
Command Receives Surprise Visit
FROM United States Army Officer
Detailed to Supervise Drill of This
Branch of Service.

James +. Strothcr was elected iuuio,
hist lieutenant of the Signal Coros las,
hiSh' NJ n meeting OF the company held
in its quarters In the Richmond i:r,,s.
NihorN. The election, which was hot
~ contested. was held immediatclv ar
yer 4 snort drill, and Mr. Stroth.r wa.
selected after several ballots had bceu
taken. ~ '''''
me signal Corps has been without
me services OF a junior officer si,c,
last November. and efforts 10 nnko -
cholcc failed at Two MEETINGS Sinc,
IN" last election, however the members
Oh the company got together and CON
ts" upon US" candidates. neither OF
"no'h mao been contestants before
Lieutenant STROLLER has served moro
than three years In the Virgins, voIu,
lcc's. having completed one enlistment,
IN 'ic richmond Light infantr. Elu.s'
battalion. He Is Observation-Disclosures az
the Narni Shine Polish Company. inc
an" - teacher IN the Southstdc pub.
he schools Lieutenant Strother ia ,
w"ll-known athlete. and has alrcod,.
taken the track squad OF the co,upony
under his instruction. Ills election will
be certified to Adjutant-GcneraI w "
sale to-day. and his examinations will
oc taken at once in order to have him
commissioned before the annual gov
eminent inspection on March 80
SURPRISE VISIT FROM
GOVERNMENT INSPECTOR
The Signal Corps last night received
a surpris" visit from First Lieutenant
j. y. Brockman. Eleventh Infantry.
United States Army. who has been de
tailed as an inspeCtor-instructor for
the various signal companies In the
East This was his FIRST official visit To
IN" local company, ana he highly com
p!imcEtch the company on It's quarters
ana equipment In the future he viii,
VISIT the company once each month for
instruction purposes and viii conduct a
correspondence course for the officers
PLANS are now on foot TO secure full
dress uniforms for the Signal Corps
and the committee which is looking
into the matter OF designs. reported
last night that progress is being made.
II is expected that the uniforms viii he
here in time fov the annual reunion
OF the United Confederate Veterans In
June.
Several recruits were enlisted last
night among them being three men
who have just finished enlisimcnts in
other local companies. The SignaI
Corps now has seventy enlisted men OH
It's roll and plans are being made 10
recruit IL up to a higher type. conse-
uucntly increasing its Importance to
the government The officers in addi-
ton to Lieutenant Strother. are Cap
tain Frank :. Splatt ana First I.icutcn-
ant Earle Lutz. both Of whom were
Instrumental in the organization Of The
company fifteen months ago.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-16
BROAD STREET TRACKS,
ARI; DECLARED UNSAFE

representatives OF the power com
pany told the committee that TN. East
Broad Street tracks were in an unsafe
operated over il with great peril The
Administrators" Board. they said, was
pressing the company to reconstruct
the tracks al once. IN view of the cir
cumStanccs rccitcd temporary re-
routing until The terms of the new
franchise wcr" definitely settled tn.
committee was told. was the only fair
solution.
Mr. sullivan found ii hard to believe
that the East l:road Street tracks like
The bcacon'S "onc-hoSS shay" had last
cd twenty years and then gone to
pieces all at once and simultaneously
With roasonnhi" amount of recon
struction in tho worst portions. the
tracks. he thought. could be made to
tax" care of the situation for several
months longer
we are told 10y the company that
this rcrouting is to be only temporary
- for several months. until the fran
chISc Application is disposed Of" Mr.
sullivan warned the committee. What
member of this committee. what mem
her Of Tho Council. is willing to pre-
dict when the franchise matter will be
settled: II may bc three months and
IL may be three years or ten years.
Tor ono do not intend to vote for n
new franchis" until every portion OF
TN" city is protected by it,
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-16
Arrested for Trc.pn.,inp

Albert liachand was arrested yester-
day by Detective J. T.. Walton, charged
with 'respassing on the property OF
the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad. He
was locked up In the Henrico County
T,l
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-16
Cocaine Charge Di.,,,.,

NAIL" Brown. colorcd. charged v,,h
n"vihs cocaine Illegally in her ross.s
Sl"'" was tried yesterday ~ the IIus,
'ntS Court. and acquitted.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-16
RONDED INDEBTEDNESS
TOTALS SIt305 OO5

From the increase in the c,y's
bonded Indebtedness the report dcducts
100000. which is the aggregate Of
3 l2 per cent special water bonds
retired on January /. 1915. leaving Il
net increase OF the city'S bonded in
dcbtedncss amounting TO S2,O33. $3.50.
The total net bonded debt OF the city
on February !, 1915. was i.361095.
Bills payable on account OF the proper
ton of debts OF annexed territory,
amounting to SlS9.G6S.2>. increase the
total indebtedness TO Sli .55G. !G3.2S
Only the fact that the city had on
hand large uncXpcndcd balances from
bond issues. Mr. Crenshaw reports.
prevented the Finance Committee from
being Obliged to negotiate temporary
loans TO meet current demands last
year. He recommends, however. that
proper steps be taken TO rccoup the
big deficit that has been carried over
The rcport concludes:
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-16
CITY IS ABLE TO BEAR
ITS FINANCIAL BURDEN
Auditor, In Report To Mayor, Shows
Excess Bond Limit of
S3,OO0,OOO.
WANTS DEFICIT RECoupED
recommends That Proper Steps BE
Taken to Wipe Out $5i3.S2t APP
parent Shortage Which Was BE-
queathcd From Preceding Year.

me unusual draft upon the city treas
urN due TO the liberal appropriations
OF last year which exceeded by 1868.
'Ho,'' the amount appropriated in the
budget of 1914. leads CITY A,,ditor
CrcnShaw. in his annual report to
Mayor Ains!ic, yesterday To recommend
mat proper steps be taken to rccoup
Inc apparent deficit of S5i3.S2i2O. witt
Whlch the current year began
The annexation of a large area en-
taillng heavy additional financial bur
denS upon the city has made such ac-
non more Imperative" reports Mr.
trcnshaw. while the pinch is felt
inns year. the city is unlucstionahly
able ana prepared to take care OF it's
financial burdens, having AN excess
bond limit, under statute of $4,000
200 in excess of the outstanding; and
authorized debt.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-16
CTIN'S TOTAL. RECEIPTS
WE'RE SG0"i or. so

During the fiscal year jus, ended the
citN's receipts iotalcd Si.02i. o"2.S0. di
ridcd as follows: balance ON hand Feb
ruary !. 1914. SlG3.iG2. 81 loans suisse
qucnty paid. $500 OoO; miscellaneous
items. S1.S1I.G2: revenue taxes, liccnser
etc. S2.SSI. iG?.12. water rents s3Oi.-
"23.16: gas rents. sj40,2>i.Si: bond sales.
SlS7n.oO".
The disbursements during tn. same
period We're S5.76S. j3G.1s, divided aS
follows: interest and redemption. SS23 :
33".'I; fixed charges, pay rolls. main
tcnancc. etc. $3.50 S9l.07: loans. bills
payable. SIO0.O0G: miscellaneous re-
funds, $n523.iS: permanent improve
ment, bond funds and Other funds. ST.
1i6,Ssai.. The cash balance on hand
on January ~, 1918. was S2j5.3SG.oG.
During the year the bonded indcbt-
cdness of the city was Increased So
i3N $500, as follows. / per cent bonds
dated January !, 1919, Sl,500,000; -
per cent bonds dated July |. 1891. S350,-
900; bonds OF Barton Heights. Gint.r
Park. Highland Park ana North Rich
mond. ana school districts OF HcnrCo
and Chesterfield Counties. S5SS.G36.jO.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-16
PREDICTS S,00.OnO
INCREASE IN REVENUES

The financial effect Of tho pcrina-
nent improvements installed during
the last five years Will be felt in the
new assessment Of real estate To he
made this year by the state assessors
II may be conSerVativclv estimated that
there will be added al least $50. 900, 600
to the taxable real estate values for
taxation during 1915. thus adding APP
proNiinhtcly 100000 to the present rev
cnucs. unless the State Legislature
passes laws materially affecting ;hc
city revenues"
Mr.. Crenshaw reports that In" past
year has been one OF enlargement and
progress OF the city and that his Of
flee has f"lt the pressure OF the many
demands made upon IT. His rcport
presents in summarized form the city'a
financial operations for the fiscal year
ending January II. 1915
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-09-06

should be permitted to drowse freely
 They thereby regain their strength Young people who are weak and blood less and consequently drowsy. should cultivate fresh air and good food. avoid constipation, and keep up perfect eli | imitation by frequent bathing internal and external, fresh fruits and veget
 ables, and take pains to preserve the general health in every possible way Drowsiness is one of the first signs of
 auto o-intoxication.
 A. H. R. writes: What is a proper diet to feed the nerves?"
 All good foods that assimilate well feed the nerves. The mineral consti-
 tuents of whole grains and of certain fruits and vegetables are especially val
 uable for the nerves An all round
 wholesome diet with sufficient outdoor air to lead to perfect digestion is the best sort of food for building up the nerves. It is not what you eat, as how you digest it. that is important
 R. F. P wants to know why one per son wants to become fat and another thin, and how to accomplish either
 One of the hardest things in the world is for a person naturally thin to be- come fat, and for a person naturally fat to become thin. Of the two a change is harder for the fat person The only thing for thin person that will do any good is regular hours, re- gular exercise regular sleep, and as much simple and nutritious food as can be taken without indigestion.
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-09-06

The Cordova Times, which has been nursing grouch ever since the govern ment railroad passed them by on the other side, says: Despite our desire to be entirely fair to our sister town of Anchorage, and the government of ficials who are bossing creation over there, we do feel that the sale of lots in Alaska at the prices asked for them by the land office. is subject to the severest criticism. The government of the United States is too big a cor poration, too important an institution, to play the part of land speculator and carry it off with good grace"
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-09-06
FoH sAlE-Piano. Inquire at Mug get office.
ARE YOU DOING YOUR PARr7

Are you enjoying the telegrapll'c service of the Nugget? Are you doing your part towards maintaining the efficient service which the Nugget s providing the pubic with?
 Are you/ a subscriber to the papnr which Is now giving to the people of Nome telegraph service from all parts of the world and daily happenings and the rapidly changing conditions in Eu- rope?
 Send us your name and address and join the many nugget subscribers and have a paper of your own which fur nishes you the most and latest tele- graph news.
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-09-06

According the the United States Public Health Service, there will be a falling off in the sale of false teeth in the future. This is due to the dis covery of the cause and method of treating what Is known to the scientist as pyorrhoea dentlis and alveolaris or Riggs Disease. This is suppuration around the roots of the teeth and causes an inflammation which produces loosening and loss of the teeth. At one time or another practically everybody by a minute single celled parasite which destroys the delicate membrane which surrounds the roots of the teeth and causes them to fall out.
 The necessity of good teeth in order to have good health has been long re- cognized, but only recently doctors worked out the relationshinp between decay of the teeth and Riggs disease on the one hand, and rheumatism, and IT. have these facts been proven that the up to date physician begins the treat ment of such diseases by an inquiry into the condition of the teeth and their sockets. If these are found to be dis eased, the condition is cured before the treatment goes further. The discovery of the cause of Riggs disease is, there fore, of the very greatest importance.
 It has long been known that ipecac caused by infection of the intestines with endamoebae. From this it was deduced that a similar treatment would cause the destruction of endamoebae in the mouth. This was found to be the case the emetin, the form of the drug used, is now administered by phy- sicians for the cure and prevention of the disease. It takes considerable time to get rid of alf the malignant germs in this way, but the results have been remarkably good. The treatment is both local and general.
 In preventing mouth disease. it is i'm portant that the mouth be cleaned several times day, and that dentist be visited frequently to remove the tartar and the yellowish matter which accumulates along the inner edges of thea teeth and between the teeth. This is particularly important in the case of children, because it has been found that many a child is apparently dull who is in reality suffering from a chronic poisoning produced by mouth full of decaying teeth.
 The number of sufferers from Riggs disease in the U. s. is very large and the U. s. Public Health Service is daily receiving inquiries as to the method of curing and preventing the disease.
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-09-06

Following the expressed wish of the governor that a new name be given to the town of Anchorage "Matanuska" is suggested as being appropriate because of the geological position of the town in relation to the coal fields. This will doubtless be the shipping point for Matanuska coal and is a name well known throughout the United States identifying this section of Alaska. The town in the coal fields could be called
 ch1ckaloon" and the junction could be designated "Chickaloon Junction. Cool Inlet Pioneer.
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-09-06

Doctors Sloan and Romig, of Seward of the insane people of Alaska.
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-09-06

Governor Strong has announced hi intention of going for a hunting triI
 out in the vicinity of Seward 1T October.
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-09-06

The Fairbanks town council has by ordinance reduced the price of electric juice from BOG to 25c per kilowat hour
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-09-06

Seattle's claim to be the gateway of Alaska is consistently reiterated on every occasion where Alaska is in for a share of glory.
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-09-06

best wishes to the baby. The wee girl was for long the only representative of her sex In camp.-Springf1eld Repub- lican.
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-09-06

Twenty thousand dollars worth oi furs are hung up for display in tho Bank of Seward. The gerater part o1 the furs came from Attu island.
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-09-06

The Petersburg Commercial Club has decided to offer prizes of $15, $10 and $5 for the three best written articles setting forth the industries, resources, climatic conditions, location and gen. eral information relating to the town.
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-09-06
ALASKA
 NOTES

A dog poisoner got two valuable canines at Petersburg recently.
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-09-06

At the head of Palmer creek, near Seward, man named Hersey has a one-stamp mill crushing a. ton of rock per day, and the rock is said to pro- duce $500 per ton in gold.
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-09-06

Walter Capen was brought to Petersburg recently from Rake suffer- ing from four wounds inflicted by a 32- calibre pistol in the hands of his wife.
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-09-06


 D. J. H. writes: Why should an athlete break down from nervous ex- haustion?
 Because muscle work may tire the nerves. That is why intellectual work CTS should not engage in physical ex- ercise that is too strenuous.
 P. D. P. wants a simple relief from toothache.
 Take small quantity of mustard oil in a bottle, and after cloisng one nos tril inhale the fumes of the oil. The first effect is reckoning of the face, flow of tears and difficulty of breathing. Within a very short time all pain in connection with the tooth will disap- pear.
 E. B. B. asks: "Why do aged people become drowsy so easy?"
 Old people are drowsy because the amount of blood that circulates through the brain is too small Old people
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-09-06
Care of the Feet.

It is a universal desire among women to have small and shapely feet and the methods employed to bring about this result are responsible for the corns, bunions and distorted joints which adorn the feet of womankind. It is en- couraging to note that women are get ting more sensible in the matter of shoes and are saving themselves much torment by buying shoes that fit the form of the foot.
 Soft corns are not difficult to cure, as they are usually the result of ex- cessive precipitation, all that Is nec- essary. therefore. is to absorb the mois- sprinkling a bit of absorbent cotton with powdered prepared chalk and placing it about the corn, of course changing the cotton each time the shoes are changed, until cure is ef- fected. For excessive precipitation of the feet or for aching feet not due to corns, bathe the feet every night in hot water in which a little washing soda has been dissolved. After bath ing use any of the prepared powders that are on the market, or home pre- paration consisting of fine corn-starch may be used and will answer the pur- pose.
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-09-06

By the fire at Valdez, Colonel w. P. Richardson has suffered losses that can hardly be estimated. Among the papers of his that were stored in the Road Commission office were his commits sions in the army al the way from the rank of lieutenant upward.
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-09-06

Built at Alameda, Cal. in 1899, the wooden steamship Bertha found it's grave on the northwest coast of Kodiak island, where, after striking a rock, she was beached and consumed by fire, together with her cargo consisting of lumber and other material that was to be used in the construction of can nery at Koggiung No lives were lost. She belonged to the Pacific Alaska Navigation 'Co., the Admiral line.
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-09-06

The father of Mae Eldrado Edgren, famous in gold rush days as the "Klon- dike baby," died recently in Minnesota. Tn 1898, when just graduated from
 Wisconsin university, he married classmate and together they sought wealth in the great North. The mother died in camp there. but pounds of gold were contributed by "the boys" with
Evening star., 1915-12-07

tho expositions at San Diego and sar
Francisco.
Mrs. William F. Draper and Mis-.
theater party. last night, when theiI
guests were DR.. and Mrs. Mitchell, Miss
Alice Whiting. Mr.. Robert Batchelle,
and Mr.. John Cochran.
Mr.. William Cranch McIntire an
nounces the marriage Of his daughter
Miss Marie Zelina McIntire, and Mr.
William Kramer Forrest Of New York
city. The ceremony was performed
yesterday at st. Matthews Church
Rev. Father Buckley officiating.
Mr.. and Mrs. Forrest, after a visit in
route to San Francisco.
They expect to be absent travelling
for the next six months Or longer.
Mrs. Mignon Ulke Lamasure has gone
to New York city for a visit Of two
weeks
gave a dinner of twenty-five covers
last night in compliment to Baron
Shibuwasa OF Japan and his two sons
and grandson, who are members o1
the party accompanying him to this
country.
Miss Margaret NJ. Renshaw. daughter
of Mrs. Lewis S. Renshaw Of Chestnu
Hill, Pa, and DR.. Ethan Flagg Butler
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Henr,
Butler of Washington, will be married
at noon, on Saturday, December IS, II
the Church of St. Martin's-in-the-Fi Field
Chestnut Hill. Rev. Jacob LIE Roy, thu
rector, will officiate.
Mr. and Mrs. Alexander B. Garder
celebrated their silver wedding ami
versary last evening at their home or
Minnesota avenue by inviting relative.
and friends to spend the evening will
them, not telling them the occasion.
Old-time songs were sung and Miss
Annie Butler gave several dialect recl'
ia tions during the evening. When the
refreshments were served a huge wed
ding cake was cut by Mrs. Garden
Among those present were: Rev. Mr.
Evening star., 1915-12-07

D. Ascough of Hartford, Conn; Miss
Margaret Foley of Boston, Mass; Mrs.
Mary Howe and Mrs. Grace Denfiel Cot
teril1 of Seattle, Wash.
Mrs. John Crayke Simpson entertained
at a luncheon today at her residence,
l42l Massachusetts avenue, in compli-
ment to her niece. Miss Barbara Kauff-
mann, whose engagement to Mr.. Lewis
Newton Murray of Dunkirk, n. Y, was
recently announced.
II!
Mr.. and Mrs. James w Gift viii be at
home informally Saturday evening from
. to- $3.50 at their new residence, the
Copley, 1851 Chestnut street.
Mrs John W. Thompson entertained
at luncheon yesterday in honor Of Mrs.
Riley of Goshen, Ind.
Miss Elizabeth F. Pierce Of the Port
ner has returned from California,
where she attended the annual meet
ing of the Woman's Foreign Mission
ary' Society of the NJ. E. Church; also
Evening star., 1915-12-07

The Third Assistant Secretary OF state
.nd Mrs. William Phillips entertained
at dinner last night in honor OF the
Secretary of State and Mrs. Lansing
The other guests included Senator and
Mrs NewIands Senator Hollis Repre-
Evening star., 1915-12-07

Miss Maud Holland and Mr. Watson v.
shelton were quietly married at the
residence of the Rev. George G. Mark
nam, Douglas Farm, at noon yesterday.
few friends and relatives were pres
ent. Mr.. and Mrs. Shelton left imme-
diately for short trip through New York