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INSANE PATIENT '
POISONS TWELVE
INMATES; ONE DIES
' Eleven Believed on Way to
Recovery After' Unem
ical Dose,
FRIEDMAN ADMITS ACT
One Insane tubercular patient nt By
berry Farms -la dead and 11 others nre In
a. serious condition1 as the result of drink
In a solution of iWhinlln mixed with
epsom salts last Wednesday, which was
secretly prepared by another Insano Inmate,
David Friedman, according to a story made
public last nlsht thfough tho Department
of Public Health arid Charities.
Tohn nosakoff, a derelict committed from
this c(ty, la" tho dead victim. Ho died yes
tcrday nbout noon. Tho others were saved
bnly when tho physicians nt the municipal
Institution adopted heroic measures. The
physicians said last night that they believed
all these victims would recover.
Mayor Smith, when ho learned of the
crime said that frequent Inspections mada
of thd Farms, by himself and Director
Krusen at onto had convinced him that
quick action was Imperatlvo nhd that ho
woutd at once devote nttentlon to obtain
ing adequate quarters nnd better protec
tion for tho helpless sick and Insane.
In dlscusslntr the polsonlnff.'tho Mayor
'said! "Conditions nt Uyberry nro awful,
and I have been more fearful of flro Jhan
for any accident of this kind. My platform
shows that I consider a new hospital sys
tem the most Important of all thd many Im
provements planned, nnd my first attention
has been directed toward plans, on which
Director Krusen and I hnvo bc"on working,
for new bulldltiRs at Byberry as a first step
to securing relief from crowded conditions
at Blockley,
"Tho buildings are, many 'of them, poorly
constructed. They nre Inadequate. The
working forco Is Inadequate, and It Is next
to Impossible to keep competent physicians
nt work at tho small salaries now paid to
them. With the poor equipment their work
Is doubled.
Director Krusen and I havo discussed
plans for reorganizing tho striff of physi
cians and attendants at Uyberry 'and tt.
Blockley as well. This case following tho
sagging of tho South street bridge must
convince even tho most skeptical of tho
wisdom of borrowing money to remedy old
conditions."
SOME 1MPIIOVEMENT
"At Jllockloy changes are being made that
will help a, llttlo. When the big heating
plant at Byberry Is completed two new build
ings will bo put Into Bervlco next fall They
will help, but a new scries of buildings will
havo to bo constructed without delay nnd
better provialonmade to guard against any
possible repetition of "such nn occurrence as
the ono Just reported.
"I believe that when wo get tho money
to go ahead with tho twq, years' work
mapped out by Director Krusen It will be
much cnsler to keep the working force In
good shape nh'd to keep them satisfied and
interested In their manj tasks. Reorgan
ization will be undertaken when all our
plans for rebuilding nre completed."
Since the overcrowding nt Blockley It has
been the custom to send the tubercular In
sane to tho city farms. There were 12 of
them, and they occupied a fresh-air pa
vilion that once had been devoted to sano
tubercular patients. In order to convert
the building Into a hospital the pavilion was
subdivided Into compartments. At tho end
was the drug store, where tho medicines
were kept.
Friedman has nlways been known as a
shrewd, tricky patient, nnd has been under
espionage several times. Of late ho has
been permitted the same liberty as given to
the others. On Wednesday ho obtained a
small ladder In somemanner and climbed to
the medicine shelve;, which are Borne dis
tance above the floor., ,
1 MIXED IS FORMALIN.
Among the things stored then was a
quantity of formalin, which Is used to
make a disinfectant solution with which
the structure Is treated weekly. Friedman,
with the cunning of tho Insane, knew nlso
that Wednesday was the day on which each
tubercular Insane patient la given epsom
salts. He took the, formalin and mixed
U with the salts.
Then he took the ladder back to Its
original place and slipped out of tho pa
Mllon himself, .hiding about the premises.
Bhortly before the noon meal the guard on
duty In the building lined up the patients
and handed each his portion of epsom. Im
mediately after they took the solution
they began to show signs of poisoning.
The guard hurried to the ofllce and noti
fied Doctor Qabarlo and his assistant. Doc
tor Halprln. They used every measure to
aid the 111. The fact that most pt the pa
tients had found tho combination nauseous
probably Baved their Uvus.
Once the 12 Inmates were resting easily,
the physicians began an investigation.
Friedman was found and because he had
not been with the others was Instantly sus
pected. He tried to evade the questions,
but under pressure broke down and con
fessed that he had mixed the deadly solu
tion. He was sent to a separate room and
kept constantly under guard.
As the patients showed signs of re
covering quickly, the authorities kept the
affair secret. Rosakoff, who was brought
tp Blockley nnd transferred Immediately to
Byberry, had been taken from a lodging In
this city, nnd through poor nutrition and
exposure was enfeebled. Hlsvltallty was
Unable to stand the shock and he sank.
flying yesterday at noon. In view of this
fatality the physicians sent a report to
Director Krusen. Through his oince the
ttory became public.
The physicians at Byberry declare that
under normal conditions this would not have
happeried. Owing to the overcrowding nt
Blockley Insane patients are sent to de
tached buildings that have to be converted
Into rude hospitals. Conditions are news.
arlly such, the doctors say. that natlents
can obtain access to places that lu u mod
ern hospital they could not enter.
Dr. M, R, Gabarls, the physician In charge
at Byberry, refused last night to discuss
the matter. He said that all Information
In relation to the poisoning would have
to come through Director Krusen.
YAKES cUlM 34 WARDS
Leadera Concede Only 11 to Penrc-se-
IfcNichol Combine and Declart
Three Doubtful
With the organization of the new ward
committees on Monday night revealing the
fon'rrl t the Republican City Committee,
the Vare forces yesterday declared that the
vare-Martln-Lana -Administration coalition
would have the, support of 34 wards In the
city organization. Three others, they
claimed, were doubtful, and they allowed
that the Fenrose-McNIchol combination.
Would have only l wards pledged.
The completion of the new City Com
mittee, according to these Vare sources,
would be as follows:
trXil''i allles-Flrst Ward.aore Hoesi 2d.
GMV JiP'rt 4th' 0muei w. ti&Uui ism
John Vlrdlnt loth, Davia Martins otn. 'dvM
Ur Joe. 21st, Joseph Sumntri 22d. Thomas F.
W.uoni 33J Wllllam'McKlnlwf Win YmeJ
Bt..H,?i,t,J 2Ttbl inward "W. Pattoot 2Sth.
Wilton lUklraoy.r; 28th, Patrick Cannon smb.,
IiACt,v,t0!ijCoo'W- Albert B. Waldron;
SXs. ,?e,Btt.Fy AH' Atkinson Cwteltoi 34th.
TS5P-F,?Av!fl !. Clarence Croiuiant XCtta.
lnrtii8n,,uM,V,l!j 0sar No". "8th- William,
j ?8hami astn, 8ntor Varsi 40tb. William
J. WaUht t. Vtttr E. Cotelloi 424. Dr.
sS5,'..L J?euS.tJS, .tM' William Wallace
W ' Knlrbt. Jr.; 48th, Kerry IA. Uukeyi
Hal. 84er " 6n"ttl im' C- W&Ur OTaegow.
B,S0?!?SUtcJi?, TOrt if art, Hy TraUj.r;
l!S JM A. Cat! pth. Char l It. Lovei
& tl1 lfih' Joh y' "M w Hurnr
nlhura tare: s1r r Ka. inuVifiit .i4U
: ese votes 4urtnr tatCfo t th Swjltb;
Mil. FLEITZ DISCLAIMS
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Says llo hfever Made Statements About
Far View Hospital Attributed
to Htm
Frederlch W. Flcltz, of Scranton, who
vns quoted In a dispatch from that city
yesterday as saying that control of the
Far View State Hospital would soon pass
from Henry F. Walton, a Tenroso ndherent,
to. a board domlnntcd by friends of Gov
ernor Brumbaugh, today disclaimed em
phatically that he had ever made such a
statement.
RADFORD AND VICINITY
SUFFER $100,000 LOSS
BY STORM AND fLOOD
i
Mnny Persons Rescued From
Houses Surrounded by Wnter.
Business Houses and
Dwellings Damaged
FARM PRODUCTS RUINED
BRADFORD, Pa., Juno 3. This city Is
trying today to recover from tho loss suf
fered Inst night, when Bradford and vi
cinity was damaged by n rainstorm, which
'for n hnlt hour resembled a cloudburst. It
Is estimated that the financial loss will reach
$100,000. The. Storm came after a warm,
sultry day. At 0:30 o'clock, tho flood be
came so serious that telephone calls ,wcrc
sent to tho flro department for help.
In tho 3d Ward tho hook and ladder out
fit was brought Into use nnd many persons
Were rescued from houses surrounded by
water. In tho vicinity of Washington and
Bennett streets tho water carried away
sections of the sidewalk, and nt 79 Chest
nut street tho flrclnen removpd nn aged
woman, through whoso home the water was
running a foot deep.
Basements and business places were
flooded. Retaining walls on the hlllsldo
streets wero washed nnd became danger
ous. In some sections of tho city the re
taining wnlts were unablo to hold back
tho earth and water, and sand poured
througli the stores and houses.
On KaBt Main street , tho W. N. Y. and
P. Trnctlon Company had a forco of men
Bhovellng sand and gravel from Its -tracks
to allow cars to run. The- basement of
tho First Presbyterian Church was flooded
and tho new nnncx to the high school,
costing $30,000, wns damaged.
In thn rural districts crops were ruined,
ravines being washed out, while tho low
lands nro flooded.
The street department Is today remov
ing the debris from tho strcots. In sec
tions It has been found necessary to remove
sidewallis to allow teams to p'ass througli.
Manufacturing plants wore In many in
stances forced to shut down owing to the
high wnter. Washouts are reported along
tho railroads.
PROMOTIONS ANNOUNCED
IN UNIVERSITY FACULTY
One Professorship and One Assistant
Havo Been Created
One professorship and one assistant pro
fessorship have been created In tho Gradu
ate School of the University of Pennsylva
nia for tho year 1910-17. according to an
nouncement mado yesterday by Provost
Edgat- Fahs Smith. Four Instructors also
have been appointed to tnko charge of
classes In that department.
Dr. Roland G. Kent, assistant professor
of comparative philology, will be professor
In tho same subject beginning next Septem
ber. Ho has been connected with the Penn
sylvania since 1902 and Is the author of
many treatises dealing with classical prob
lems. ,
Dr. W. Max Mullor, who since 1910 has
been a lecturer In Egyptology In the Grad
uate School, has been made an assistant
professor in the same subject. He Is a na
tlvo of Bavaria and received his training In
tho Universities of Erlangen, Leipzig, Ber
lin and Munich.
Dr. Albert J. Carnoy, of the University of
Louvaln, who has been connected with the
Graduate School since the beglnnlng-of the
1915-16 session, has been reappointed as re
search professor of Greek. In addition, ho
will offer Instruction In "The Science of
Language"
The following members of the Graduate
School faculty whose promotions have been
announced by tho college, also will take
effect with the opening of the next Univer
sity year: Dr. Louis W. Flacous, professor
of philosophy; Dr. Isaac Huslk, assistant
professor of philosophy; Dr. Henry B.
Smith, assistant professor of philosophy, and
Dr. Robert Lee Moore, assistant professor
of mathematics. The following appoint
ments of Instructors also will take effect:
Frank A. Waterhouse, instructor In Roman
ics; Frank H. Relter, Instructor In psychoid
ogy; Charles H. Crennan, Instructor In com
merce, and M. Honiara Navarro, Instructor
In Spanish.
STRIKE OF TELEGRAPHERS
AVERTED; WILL MEDIATE
Western Union Lockout at Boston to
Be Probed
NEW YORK. June 3. The Immediate
danger of a nation-wide strike of tfie com
mercial telegraphers passed today with the
appointment of a committee by the tel
egraphers' convention to take up with the
Western Union the lockout of the Boston
operators, who belonged to the union.
The committee was appointed at the sug
gestion of United States Commissioner of
Mediation and Conciliation Rowland B.
Mahany, He will act with both the tel
egraphers and the company.
-10000 TO BE STRIKE .PICKETS
Trouble Expected at Reopening of New
York Garment Shops
' NEW YORK, June 3. There are fore
warnings of trouble on Monday when the
cloak manufacturers will attempt to re
open their shops, having ended the lock
out. Orders have been Issued for 40,000
striking workers to act as pickets, and
unions say they do not believe the employ
ers protestations that they will not use
strike-breakers.
"The Btrlke next week will cost $10.0,000,
and the same amount every week there
after," said Benjamin Echleslnger, of the
International Ladles' Garment Workers'
Union, "but we believe the strike can be
kept up until a closed shop Is won. On
Monday the strikers will persuade every
strike-breaker to join the strike, we be
lieve," FRAUD IN VOTE ALLEGED
Petition Asks for Recount of Ballot in
Somerset
SOMERSET, Pa.. June 8. Alleging fla
grant violations of the laws at the pri
maries, a petition was presented to Judge
Ruppel here asking for a rule on the Coun
ty Commissioners to shdw pause why the
ballot boxes ill .six dlstrlctsshould not be
opened and a recount made. The rule Is
returnable next Monday.
The returns show that Morris W. Spelcher,
unpledged on the liquor question, defeated
John P. Statler. local option candidate for
the Legislature by 160 votes.
The petitioners say 250 fraudulent votes
were cast In the six election districts.
I llll II ' ''I I ' " "
New Yorker's Body Found In Alps
li ERNE. Switzerland. June 3. -Swiss sol
diers yesterday discovered in tlje valley of
the EsehUt. la the Ejjgadlne Mountains,
tha body gjf Ifwiry Hoffman, ot New York,
who was Wiled W avalanche on. Febru
ary 10 hut wMta tkilxig. n
CRIPPLED HERO OF HOSPITAL
9hHhHhhSjj &&&,. -tffeii-h. " jiw MfewMSBHiMiBBM
Thoto by Surf Photographer.
Dr James W. Keath as he appears today in his room at the Jefferson
Hospital.
"CUT IT OFF," SAYS DOCTOR KEATH
OF HIS ONE REMAINING LEG
Continued from Puie One
tho hospital or wheeling himself nbout on
the sixth floor, he's been studying that leg
and thinking about It while the doctors who
have charge of his case are considering
what to do with It.
He believes It ought to como off; and
that's a doctor's opinion.
"But I wouldn't think of placing my
opinion on a par with Doctor Stewart's,"
he said modestly. Doctor Stowart Is the
surgeon who performed the dcllcato opera
tion on "Smiling Jim's" back thnt probably
saved his life. Doctor Stewart also cut off
tho left leg. And now Doctor Stowart and
the. other surgeons who know the case hesi
tate nbout further amputation.
NOT RESPONSIVE TO TREATMENT'
'There's a bare possibility that life will
return to the leg." Doctor Keath said In as
matter-of-fact a tone as If he wero talking
about, a leg belonging to an utter stranger.
"But It's not probable at all. Records say
that after all the time and treatment thli
leg has had It should have responded. But
It hasn't."
He lnughed as he said It, as If It were
an excellent Joke his leg was playing upon
him and 'Doctor Stewart. To look at his
twinkling eyes no one could have Imagined
that this man wns suffering from such a
thorn In the flesh ns.a leg deadened to all
sensation and utterly useless.
"I have a theory about this leg," he con
tinued. "And again I'd Ilka to say that
I'd be an Ingrnto If I, newly graduated,
should place my opinion In contradiction to
Doctor Stewart's. My theory Is that If the
leg la amputated, say three-quarters of the
way up the thigh, life would return to the
stump Just like It has to this Btump." And
he gave a few approving thumps through
tho blanket to the Inches that remain of
the left leg.
"Then," and his expressive eyes grew
enthusiastic, "perhaps I could be rigged up
with artificial legs."
He was silent n moment. "Smiling Jim's"
face grew serious as ho thought of his long
deferred career. He has been dreaming
about that and, planning for It.
OPERATION DANQEROUS.
"Of course, the operation would be dan
gerous," he said In a very professional tone.
There's a certain risk, for this leg would
offer very little resistance. The shock Itself
wouldn't be very great, with anesthetics,
but the resisting power of the leg Is almost
nil. But I'm willing to take my chance."
Two years of helplessness, with only
occasional automobile rides In the cars of
friends to break the monotony of reading,
and studying about his leg, have not taken
the "spunk" out of Dr. "Jim" Keath.
"I want to get out and go to work." he
exclaimed, waving his long arms, tipped
with hands that spoke of latent power.
"If I get my grip on anything I'm an
right It's only this leg. It's not only
The Case of Dr. "Jim" Keath;
Read It If You're "Blue"
"Smiling Jim" Keath fell three
stories and broke his back April,
1914.
Paralyzed from the hip down, he
was given up to die; grit kept him
alive, smiling.
His infected left leg was ampu
tated January, 1915.
Ho ambitiously completed his
studies at the Jefferson Medical Col
lege lying in bed at the Jefferson
Hospital.
"Jim" Keath became Dr. "Jim"
Keath June, 1915, when he was
wheeled to the platform to receive
his diploma as a physician.
Undismayed by the failure of his
,limp right leg to respond to treat-J
merit, tic continued his medical read
ing and studied his own case.
Now, June, 1916, he believes tho
leg must be cut off if he is ever to
return to the outside world. "Cut it
off" is his earnest wish; but he
doesn't think his opinion is worth as
much as his surgeon's.
"I'll surely get out of hero some
time," ho laughs. "It may be on a
stretcher, it may bo on artificial
legs." Dr. "Jim" Keath isn't worrying.
dead, but It's a drag on tho rest of me.
When I crawl Into bed from my chair,
there's my leg behind me : Bomebody has to
putMt In bed for me. When I crawl Into
the chair from bed, there's my leg behind
me; somebody has to put It In the chair
ror me. its almost maaaenlng. I don't
suppose I'd mind It If I were sick, but for
a man who's accustomed to being active,
this dependency Is palling."
Dr. "Jim" Keath's wife he married her
only a short time before the accident and
they have a little girl echoes his hope to
"get out.''
"It's your leg, Jim, and you're a doctor,"
She tells him. "It Is for you to decide
what's to be done."
But "Smiling Jim" will not decide. He's
professional enough to let his surgeons de
cide the case.
"But I can't help wanting to get out." he
smiled whimsically, "And'I will, too, Some
day I'm going to leave here, That's set
tled, Isn't It?"
And he Is not worried about the manner
of his going, whether It wIl be to go to
work or as a cripple, helpless for life; at
least If he does worry about It, no one
knows that fact except Dr. "Jim" Keath.
ST0NEMEN TO ERECT
CHAPEL'AT NAVY YARD
Rev. H. C. Stone Announces Per
mission Has Been Granted.
Cornerstone to Be Laid Soon
Permission to erect a chapel at the navy
yard has been granted to the Stonemen,
and1 the Rev. II. C, Stone, leader of the or
ganlcatlon, announced last night at the
Philadelphia Today and Tomorrow Clvlo
Exposition that the cornerstone will be1 laid
on the lost Sunday In September,
In an address from the bandstand, con
cerning the chapel, ha said: "I believe Clod
has set me aside to' bring Ills choBen people
together In one body. One of the greatest
monuments members of the Fellowship can
hand down to (he next generation Is such
a chapel, and If you do that lot of things
that have happened In the past will not
happen again." ,
The navy yard, he said, had been secured
for another great meeting on the Sunday
preceding Memorial Day next year. Since
the meeting of several days ago, Dr. Stone
declared, men In Wilmington nd Harris
burg, after reading the newspapers, asked
to Join' the organization. "It pays to ad
vertlse," Dr. Stone stated.
'Some minister has described the Fellow
ship as a "rellg'""" Coxey's Army, ' he said,
We are religious in the right way. The
Fellowship ts not an organization on paper
When You Motor J
B!nn nn TdUr WBV B.I l&A T .ZZ. T
I4TTIJS WUITU
VCta )nutfe
UvUtr aw... a.
BrvakfMU, dlnlr lunch.
tcm. etc.
tS6ESSl
SI EftfaSJI
only. The Immense gathering of Sunday
Bhows otherwise."
After saying that women may wear the
Fellowship emblem If they are related to
Stonemen, the leader offered to marry with
out charge any sweetheart to a Stoneman
so that she may become related and be
eligible to wear the button. The Clerman
town Band furnished music.
U..S. Court Employes on Outing
The annual outing of the attaches of the
Federal courts In this city Is being held to,
day at the Spring Lake Country Club, Al
monesson, N. J, The program Includes boat
races, field sports, a baseball game and
shooting matches. George Brodbeck. Harry
O'Neill and James J. Kenney are on the
Entertainment Committee,
Leg Comfort
fkin'1 inlFi, fram V.Hmu
Veins. Lei Ulcen. Weak AnkWs.
HnolUn !( or other l.t
troublta which nJ cooiunt, cr
tain support.
COII LI8S LACFD BTOCKINO
will mites you bopy end eaar,
7 'brow away torlurlnf lastlca or
roublcsoma bendsscs. end. forgtt
let troubles. Oirllss Blockings
meae to measure, wunoui ensuo.
wear for many months. Wash
able end sanitary, llzht end dur
ahla. Clamt onlv S1.7& aach. ai
two for the earns limb. S3. 04. and
'ou'd e-ladlr cay much more for
(be support and eas. Call end
ba measured free, or write for
lf-measuremnt blank No. C.
Hours 9 to a daily, Sat. to 4.
We also make abdominal belle
fnoo. slaatld) to ordsr.
l'eoua. Cetllss limb Specialty Co.
1211-18-13 FUbsrt St., Pblle.. Pa.
Bulla -U0, l)ll phon Walnut SSI.
Electric Fixtures
Laracst selection, end
lowest Brio,
Oil at our showrooms.
RELIANCE GAS
AND ELECTRIC
FIXTURE CO,
J3JrAnASt,
APACHES KILL CHIEF
OF SMALL VILLA BAND
AND ROUT FOLLOWERS
Twenty Real Americans From
Arizona Under Lieutenant
James Shannon Wound One
Member of Gang
CONFERENCE SATISFIER
AMRHICAN FIBIiD HEADQUAnTUHS,
NRAH NAM1QUIPA, Mex June 3. The
20 Appncho Indian scouts from Arliona
routed a Vllllsta band near Las Vnrns pass
yesterday, killed the bandit leader nnd
wounded another Vllllsta. The Indians,
commanded by Weutcnant James Shannon,
of the Kleventh United Stales Cnvnlry, suf
fered no casualties.
WASHINGTON. June 3. Tho Pershing
davlra conference upon Mcxlcnn-Amerl-can
military subjects litis closed. The Car
rnuzlstas hnvo shown nn entirely amica
ble Bptrlt of co-operation. Secretary of War
Baker nnnounced today, following receipt
of a detailed report of the seslons.
WASHINOTON, June 3. Upon the
strength which General Zapata can muster
In his renewed operations ngnlnst Mexico
City depends largely tho course which Gen
eral Carrnnza must pursue. In tho opinion
of War Department ofndals here.
If, as tho State Department Is Informed,
Zapnta Is taking advantage of the dispatch
of Cnrrnnza's army to the northward, to
harass the Mexican capltnl, the Carrnnzlstns
may have to return to defend tho capital.
Hcncwcd reports of dissension among
Carrnnzn's chieftains continue to reach
Washington.
It Is known now that Cnrranza's insolent
demands on tho United States In his latest
communication were mado partly to satisfy
such radical leaders ns General Luis Her.
rcra, of Chihuahua, and General Nnfarctte,
commanding tho Carranza forces around
Tnmplco, Both of these generals counseled
nn attack on tho American column. Their
dissatisfaction with Cnrranza's course Is
thought here to foreenst their defection and
possible union In a now reolutlon. No re
ply has yet been framed to the Cnrranza
note.
PERSHIXO BANQUETS GAVIRA
AFTER HARMONIOUS PARLEY
COI.ONIA DUBLAN, Mexico, June 1 (via
radio to Columbus, N. M Juno 3). For
four hours today General Pershing and
General Gavlra, without Bide nrms, sat side
by Bide In a Pullman car on a shadclcss
track between Nuovo Casus Grandcs and
Colonta Dublan discussing tho problem of
policing the State of Chihuahua. General
Gavlra, speaking for tho de fncto Govern
ment of Mexico, outlined what It proposed
to do to stamp out banditry, declaring tho
Carrnnza forces would co-operate within
certain sections to relieve the forces of tho
United States, now strung out compara
tively Inactive, between Columbus nnd
points south of Namlqulpa.
Neither would go Into details. Each will
submit a report to his Government, but It
Is uncertain whether even then tho public
will bo apprised of the details.
General Pershing gave a "field banquet"
nt camp headquarters to General Gavlra
tonight. General Gavlra arrived In camp
in an army motor. Ho told General Persh
ing that he. General Gavlra, firmly believed
Villa wan dead, as nono could survlvo the
condition In which Villa, was reported to be.
"I don't believe It," lnughed General
Pershing; "but even If true, tho problem
would bo to prove It proof of tho death
might have nn Important bearing on this
expedition."
The dinner wns a great success. Toasts
were drunk to both President Wilson and
General Carrnnza. General Gavlra paid a
tribute to President Wilson, whom ho char
acterized as a peace-loving man q honor.
DEAF GIRL LEAKNS TO SING
Columbus, O., Woman Accomplishes
Feat Regarded as Impossible
COLUMBUS, June 3. Teaching a denf
person to sing, a feat which hitherto gen
erally has been considered Impossible, has
been accomplished by Mrs. Christian Born,
wife of a Columbus brewer, after weeks of
experimenting with Magdalene Sattler, an
18-year-old Cleveland student at the State
School for tho Deaf here, according to an
nouncement today.
Miss Helen Keller, of New Tork, the
eminent deaf and blind student. Is In Colum
bus to test Mrs. Bom's new process. Thomas
A. Edison also Is said to be Interested in
Mrs. Horn's experiments.
The new teaching method consists of
facial expressions accompanied by piano
tones, which the student cannot hear. To
date tho Cleveland girl has mastered more
than an octavo of notes, enough, scientists
say, to provo that tho new method Is a
success.
Library Buys Girnrd Ave. House
The Progressive Library of West Phila
delphia has purchased from the Congrega
tion Israel, of Parkslde, the three-story
stone and brick dwelling, 4035 Glrard ave
nue, Iqt 18 by 95 feet, for a price not dls
closed, subject to a mortgage of $3500. The
assessed valuation Is J100O.
Tapestry Mills Buy Site
The Philadelphia Tapestry Mills have
purchased, through J. Walter Rosenberg,
from W. Frederick Snyder a large plot of
ground on Westmoreland street, extending
from Mascher to Hancock street. A large
mill will be built on the site.
JLonar
Sunday
Dinner
The calendar and ther
mometer both indicate the
necessity of "cutting out"
bit? Sunday hpme cooking.
Our air-cooled spacious
cafe and balcony add a
comfortable atmosphere
to an incomparable and
palatable menu.
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JAMES J. HILL LEFT $1)0,000,000?
MADE NO WILL FOR ITS DISPOSAL
Railroad Builder's Property to Bo
Divided Among Heirs
MINNEAPOLIS, June 3. James J, Hill's
estate, valued variously nt from $90,000,000
to $250,000,000, will be divided among his
heirs according, to tho Minnesota statutes,
one-third vof tho proceeds of tho estate
held Intact In trust for the widow and the
remainder among his threo sons nnd six
daughters. The railroad builder left no
will.
This In tho opinion today of his heirs
nnd men who wero very close to "Jim"
Hill during his lifetime. Tomorrow morn
ing, or Monday morning nt tho latest, a
statement will bo Issued through the North
western Trust Company, to tho effect that
n search begun last Monday, tho day of Mr.
Hill's death, has failed to'rovcal a will nnd
that the heirs nre convinced that no will
over wns made. Tho announcement will
say that tho Hill estate will be placed under
trust, tho proceeds of the trust to be shared
by tho heirs In the tamo ratio that they
would share If the property were distri
buted under tho law.
TYPHOID HITS DOWNTOWN
Eighteen of Thirty Cases Reported
This Week Are in Thnt Section
1 of City
Ulghtccu of tho 30 new typhoid fover
cases reported this week nro in downtown
wards, where an outbreak of the disease
was noticed Inst week, when a total of 18
new cases throughout tho city was reported.
Deaths from typhoid totaled seven during
tho week.
Deaths throughout tho city from nil
causes numbered 485, ns compared with
480 and 412 In its corresponding week of
last, year. Tho deaths this week wtfro di
vided ns follows: Males, 258; females, 227:
boys, 65, and girls, 57. The causes of death
were : '
Typhoid fever 7
Meafllen , R
Srnrltt foer 2
Whoopltis: cough U
Diphtheria nnd croup Ill
Influenza 1
Kplilemlc diseases '-'
Tuhemilosln ot lunitx 4t
Tubcruiloun meningitis ,.,4 2
Other forms of tuberculosa Al
Cnarer nnd mnllRnnnt tumors -in
SltMile meningitis 1
Apoplexy nnd floftentn? of,braln 17
Orffnnlr dlsenses of heart Gl
Acute bronchitis A
Chronic bronchitis u
Pneumonia 2A
Ttronchopneumonln 113
DtflcnseH of respiratory )fttem 11
Dtseniten of Momach tt
Diarrhoea nnd cnlerltln , 7
Appendlcltla nnd typhlitis 4
Hernln ...., S
Cirrhosis of tho liver 4
Acute nephritis nnd Ilrlaht a disease 5.',
Diseases ot trenitnT orenns 1
Puerperal neptlraemla 1:
ruerpernl nccltlents 7
Congenital debility S.I
Old age a
Homicide
Violent denths 3:t
Suicide 4
All other diseases 01
Coroner's cases rendlne !i
Total 4S3
PHILADELPHIAN ELECTED
HEAD OF LEATHER CHEMISTS
Trade Said to Bo in Exceptionally Good
V Condition
ATLANTIC CITY. June 3. C. IT. Over
fell, of Philadelphia, defeated Robert W.
Grlfllth, of Canton, N. C, for president by n
margin of live votes nt. tho closing session
here today of tho American Leather Chem
ists' Association. Charles- Eachus, Boston,
was elected vice president, and H, (C. Heed,
New York, secretnry-treasurer.
Tho convention voted to return here next
yenr. Tho leather trade was declared to
be In exceptionally good shape. It -was
predicted that In a few years the United
States will bo largely dependent upon South
America for Its hides for shoe leathers.
THOUSANDS AT LEHIffl
JOIN CELEBRATION OP
GOLDEN ANNIVHISAiif
Old 'GradV and Young Gral
Their Friends and Fai&llee
Participate in tho
Festivities
ASA PACKER HONORED
Du a Staff Cerrtiponient
SOUTH BETHLEHEM, Pa., Juns
They are here in hordes and droves. Like
the Russian hostB they have poured out on
the beautiful campus of South Mountain;
old grads, young grads and undergrade,
all hero to shnkn hands with the shade of
Asa Packer who, GO years ago, laid the
first brick of Lehigh University,
It Is estimated that nearly 4000 visitors
arc In town for the golden jubilee of the
college. It's nlumnl day, too. Old boys of
the reunion classes strutted nbout tho cam-
pus fantastically dressed as Chinese con
victs, wnltcrB and even girls to renew their
collego days 'ncnth the spreading chestnut
trees, while black-robed, dignified seniors
paraded nbout with proud parents and awe
Inspired "kid" brothers,
Crowds of visitors poured In and out of
tho frntcrnlty houses that fringe the cam
pub. Tho gay colors of tho feminine guests
mado n rare picture against the stretches
of green turf, tho towering elms and the
gray stono of tho great engineering labora
tories and classical buildings.
Threo hundred grads slept "de luxe" on
cots In the quartcr-mllllon-dollar gymna
sium, where they had to go due to the
crowded condition of tho hotels and board
ing houses.
Drown Hall was thronged this morning
at the annual alumni mooting. Enthu
siasm wna Intense, nnd business was fre
quently suspended because of the cheering
that greeted new proposals. The following
offlccrs wero elected: President, Henry H.
Scovll, '00, New York; vice presidents, Wil
liam C, Anderson, "04; John J. Gibson, '96;
archivist, Howard Eckfoldt. '95; secretary
treasurer, P. A. Lambert, '83, and honorary
alumni trustee Bobert S. Perry, '88, Philadelphia.
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