Bad Roads in New York. Memorial Signed by Motorists and Forwarded to Governor Odell.
Utica, July 28.
—Of the 23 automobiles in the St. Louis tour which left Albany at various times yesterday 22 reached here before 9 o'clock last night and the majority were in before 6 o'clock. They were covered with mud and the opinion of the autoists [sic] regarding the roads is expressed in the following which is being signed by all the motorists and will be forwarded to Governor Odell:
"The undersigned citizens of the United States and members of the American Automobile Association, crossing the Empire state en route to St. Louis, highly commend the work done by the state in road making in some sections, but desire to call your attention to the deplorable and dangerous condition of the road on the main thoroughfare between Albany and Buffalo, more particularly that section passed over by us between Albany and Utica. It is undoubtedly true that throughout the civilized world there does not exist a road in such a wretched condition that connects so many important cities and towns."
The tourists left here at 6 o'clock this morning on the run to Syracuse, where they will spend Thursday night.
Cortland Standard, Thursday, July 21, 1904.
Arises From Grave. Large Crowd Witnessed Resurrection of Chicago Man Buried In Hypnotic State.
Hammond, Ind., July 21.
—An unusual spectacle was witnessed in the moonlight at Wolf Lake park, near this city, at 10 o'clock Tuesday night. The body of Harry Zerkill of Chicago, who was buried alive at 3 p. m. Sunday, was disinterred from a grave six feet deep under direction of C. O. Johnson, a Whiting undertaker.
A crowd of 3,000 persons fought for a position at the graveside where they could see the exhumation, and it required the services of a squad of Hammond and Whiting policemen to provide a place for Marata, the Hindu Clairvoyant, to bring Zerkill out of the hypnotic trance in which he had lain for nearly 60 hours.
Just before the casket was taken from the ground the Hindu hypnotist who had stood guard at the graveside during the trance was partially overcome and cried out that he was losing his control over his subject. During the excitement which prevailed several women were injured in the crush.
The coffin was carried to a platform surrounded by raised seats, one side of which collapsed, pitching scores of people to the ground, but no one was seriously injured.
Marata brought Zerkill out of his long trance seemingly with great effort. The subject was very weak and failed to recognize his parents and sister, who were present, for several minutes.
Cortland Standard, Saturday, January 30, 1904.
Teachers Favor Corporal Punishment
New York, Jan. 30.
— The Brooklyn Teachers' association, through its executive committee, has petitioned the board of education to restore to principals of schools the privilege of inflicting corporal punishment on unruly pupils which obtained in Brooklyn before that city's incorporation [1898] in Greater New York. The communication states that sentiment in the association, numbering 3,543 members, is nearly unanimous for a return to the old methods. Under the present system in New York city children needing correction are reported to their parents through the principal, and it is claimed that the parents are inclined to take the word of the child against that of the teacher, the pupil thereby being encouraged in infraction of discipline.
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