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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-01-13
QUARTER MILLION
TO DROP THE NAME
This the Price Demanded BY
Mrs. James Brown Potter, the
Divorced Actress.
NAME is HER TRADEMARK
1t Is By This That She Has Made
Her Support-Counse1
Confer.

Especial Cable to The Tines-Dtzpatch and
New York H<rald.)
Copyright, by the New York Herald Coz
LONDON. January 1s.-Mrs. James
Brown Potter. OF New York. who was
Miss May Handy, OF Richmond. Is appar-
emily annoyed by the fact that her hus-
bands first wife, the actress. still calls
herself Mrs James Brown Potter.
A few days ago Charles r. Honey. OF
A few days ago Charles r. Honey,
New York, called upon tho attorneys
of Honey and Keith. lawyers, OF
of Mrs. James Brown Potter, OF
London, and said he had come
strom New York to call upon them in
behalf OF the present wife OF James
Brown Potter. who wished to know II
Mrs. Cora Uruahart Brown Potter could
not be persuaded to use some other name
in order to oblige Mrs Brown Potter,
of New York. as the actress and the
present Mrs. Brown Potter are con-
stantly mixed in the imagtnauons of
ignorant persons.
The Messrs wortner. attorneys OF Mrs,
Potter. the actress. poined out to mz.Hon-
ey that she had made her name known
throughout the world as an actress; that
Brown Potter was practically her trade
marx and that. though she had been
his wife, she had no claim Whatever
upon sIr. James Brown Potter. and de-
sired to make none.
..Her name" the lawyers said, brings
her in an income upon which she lives,
and why, without q we'll arranged busl-
ness proposition, should she rellnQuish
her name In order to embrace the saoiol
position OF the lady who is now the wife
of her former husbandT'
Mr.. Honey suggested that possibly she
might be open to inducement.
Certainly" responded Mr.. Wortner.
who knew his clients views on this
point III you want to buy trade
mark you must pay for II. Mrs. Brown
Potter will not call herself Mrs. Cora
Jones or Miss Cora Urauhart or any
other undlstinguished title unless she be
paid s260.0O0 in cash" J.
Mr.. Honey then withdrew to consult
James Brown Potter by cable
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-01-13
{ MISS CRAY HAS LIEF /;
LOOKING FOR HER.
Disappeared Soon After Being
Confronted With Evidence
That Story Was Fake.
Especial to The Times-Dlspatch.)

PITTsBuRG. Pa. January 12.-The
Pittsburg police department. and United
States secret service mon are at work on
the case OF Katherine Gray, Who dlsap-
ipeared from the home OF q. w Bausman
her employer, last night, after being con-
fronted with eveidence that tended to
show her story about her Virginia ances-
try was a fake. Detectives have been
sent from here to Washington and to
iRichmond Va. In an effort to find some
trace of the missing woman,
. Inspector of Police Wilton r. Bailey. In
whose district. the East End, Miss Gray"
lived, did not hesitate tonight to condemn
her STORY as a, raw fake and to declare
his conviction that the girl with the aid
of confedei'ates, had made an effort to
get money out of Mrs Bausman by her
tale Of being helress to her fathers MIL
lions. Letters to Miss Gray continue toi
pour In at the Bausuian "hotse, but Mr..
Bausman Is promptly turning all of them
over to the postal authorities. Some OF
them We're opened to-day andNwere found
to contain offers of marriage, advice and
lreqpests for aid to charitable institutions
and individually tas
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-01-13
TRADE OF AN AUTO
LEADS TO NEW RAILROAD. a.
New York Men Who Exchanged
Machine for Options on Lands
Will Push Enterprise

CUMBERLAND. MD. January a.
Some time ago. while a party of New
York capitalists were touring through
Highland county, Va. In an automobile.
they were struck with the great wealth
of undeveloped timber land and rioh iron
ore. investigation revealed the fact that
q circuit rider. Rev. Mr.. Gilbert, who
had recently gone there from Ohio, had
secured an option on much OF the land.
The minister was struck with the nutomo-
bile. and traded his options, together with
their considerations, for the machine.
Now the capitalists have formed com,
pany and 1t was learned to-day that a
route has been laid by engineers and a
railroad will be built to start from
Romney, W. Va. and connect with tha
Chesapeake and Ohio at Staunton. Va.
II Is ruinored that ex-senator Henry G..
Davis and his brother. Congressman I.
b. Davis.will build the road but gem
tleman in town to-day, who.ha seen the
plans. states that the Wabash people will
construct It. Suoh road would open
up thousands of acres OF timberland.
The company has already bought sixty
Thousand acres In Highland county, Va;
and In Randolph and Hardy counties w,
yR. ~ N Isl
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-01-13
Especial to The Tlmes-Dispatch.

NORFOLK, VA. January III, u.
lar Aelter, seaman. is in the hospital aboard
the United States Receiving Ship Frank
I'm. with bruised back. lie is lucky 10
be alive, for he was struck by a live
torpedo There has been much practice
recently In sending out torpedoes from
the reserve station, On "Wednesday while
Relter and others were out in a cutter a
torpedo changed Its course and jumping
over the cutter smashed Its sides, struck
!. .Iteiter.in the back and then dlved to the
bottom OF the river and stuck ts nose
harmlessly into the mud. 1t was pulled
out and examined afterward to and that
the propelling machinery bacame en-
tangled where It was in the water and
caused the eccentric moyements, Mean
time Relter and the broken cutter were
hurried TO the Frank In and both AFRO
undergoing repairs ,sS
The escape from the torpedo ls regard
I cd as rniraculo ous. Nv, M sA
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-01-13
A MEMORIAL CHAPEL
FOR DR.. HARPER S BODY.
Plan to Build One Gains in Favor
and Will Be Considered
To-day.
Especial to The Times-Dlspatch3


i CHICAGO, ILL. January l2,- A me-
mortal chapel to cost 100000 to be erected
by subscription and designed as a last
resting place for the body of William
Raineyi Harper, is finding favor among
the trustees of the University Of Chicago,
The Alumni Association will take action
on the plan tomorrow.
Trustee Rust said tonight that the
name Of President Roosevelt had never
been considered for the head Of the Uni;
versity as the Constitution Of the Uni
Yersity demands that the President shall
/ ta BAPTIST, President William II, r.
Y Faunce, Of Brown, as held by many in
university circles to be the favorite fer
the posltlop II g III 81 n. , VI ss v
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-01-13
AUGUSTUS SETON
now IN TONB5
is Charged With Negotiating
Forged Norfolk and Western
Bonds.
CONFESSION BY HUMPHREYS
(By Associated Press.)

NEW YORK. January &c. Augustus
Seton. the promoter. who was arrested in
Turkeytown. Nd. wednesday night.
charged with being a fugitive from JUS
tioe under charge Of grand larceny,
and who Is alleged to have been oon-
cerned with Samuel Humphreys In nego-
tattng the forged securities of the Nor
folk and Western Railroad Company. WAS
committed to the Tombs prison to-day
without bail When Seton was arraigned
before Recorded Goft to- day, Assistan.
District Attorney GarYan asked the re-
corder to fix tho bail at $4,000. He said
that the prisoner Is now Under Indictment
for grand larceny charges to the amount
OF $4,000, and that other charges are
pending against him for sranl larceny
and forgery. aggrsgating $5S. 900, He said
Seton WAS q wealthy man. and that in
August last he had a yacht in New York
harbor and was about to set sail for
South America to escape Jurisdiction.
Counsel for Seton declared that his cli-
ent was not fugitive from Justice when
arrested In Maryland. and was not re-
auired to appear until next Monday. The
other charges, he said. were mere vaga-
sries.
Confession of Humphreys.
Samuel Humphreys who is under ar
rest. charged with having taken part in
negotiating the sale of the Norfolk and
Western forged certificates. made a state
ment to-day, admitting his connection
with the case, according to the police.
He admitted that he Is Mr.. Collins, OF
Boston," who posing as a client OF Seton.
nJ,-f fSI0 of
t,fciates from Barnard and Clark and Is
the mysterious Mr.. 2. NJ. Green, of Pitts
burg, who offered the certificates which
led to the detection OF the forgertes.
A detective who is connected with the
case said to-day that IL WAS probable
that less than half dozen Of the cer-
tificates actually got into circulation, and
that the operat tors Got little money for
them.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-01-13
sTRoBHAR is INDICTED
AND SENT TO THE TOWER

ATLANTA. GA. January l2.-James N.
strobhar, agent Of the Atlantic Coast Line
Railroad at Gainesville. Fla, was brought
here and, in default of $500 bond, was
landed in the Tower this afternoon, after
being indicted by the Fuhon county grand
Jury. d. McCaig, travelling auditor for the
Atlantic Coast Line, and Bradbury Will
liams, representing the American Surety
Company, of New York. appeared before
the grand Jury against Strobhar, who Is
charged with embezzling $2O,SO0 from the
Atlantic Coast Line.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-01-13
NO FIGHT MADE
ON CAPT WILLARD
Unanimously Confirmed AS Cor
poration Commissioner for
Six-Year Term,
IMPORTANT BILLS OFFERED
Great Number in Senate and
Many in House-Both Bodies
Meet at Noon To-day.

The Legislative session yesterday was
chiefly interesting for the introduction OF
numerous bills in both branches, and
for the unanimous confirmation of the
nomination OF Corporation Commissioner
Joseph e. Willard for the unexpired term
of Hon. Henry Fairfax. resigned, and
for the new term OF six years. beginning
February /, 1908.
The joint session, which was executive.
lasted but a fey moments, and the body
acted with perfect harmony and una
nimity on Captain Wizards appointment.
There was never any question OF the
new commissioners confirmation, and
since the members arrived on the
ground they have uniformly expressed
the belief that there would be no fight.
Before the joint session convened, Dele
gate Byrd. of Winchester, who is well
posted in matters political around the
Capitol, along with other prominent mem-
bers. predicted that there would be no
friction over the matter, and their fore-
casts came true to the letter.
Judge William Hodges Mann was the
only speaker. The Nottoway leader and
Captain Willard had competed nnsuccess-
fully for the honor of Governor, but they
have remained friends. Judge Mann
spoke but Few moments. He urged
the Assembly to confirm the appointment
unanimously, and without dissenting
voice.
Praised Him Warmly.
He praised Captain Willard as man
OF ability. high character and experience,
and when he concluded and his motion
was put. everybody voted AYE" and
the joint session dissolved
The first bills of the session came
In on the House side, and like the sands
Of the seashore" they were numerous.
There were forty-three of them. and
many were OF public interest
Captain Canlm Patteson offered a res
olutlon which WAS referred, directing tho
Committee for Courts of Justice when
appointed to draw and offer bill, oarry-
ms into effect the Governors recommen-
dations concerning change in the
system of accounting and OF handling the
public moneys through the ofIlces OF
treasurer and first and second auditor.
Interesting road measures were offered
by Senator Sims. one OF them providing
for wide tread tires on road wagons.
general primary bill was offered by
| Nr,v, fly1tyn H,,,,H cy,.~ D.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-01-13
CONDITION OF mr.. FIELD
SHOWS LITTLE CHANGE
4 (By AssocIated Presss \

171 1-IIfe-s731 y1'y ktHSUCIattu t'TESS,J IH'I
a NEW YORK, january 49, AT II q clock
tonight the physicians attending Marshall
Field, OF Chicago, who Is Ill at a hotel
in this city. issued a bulletin, saving;
Mr. Fields condition remains un-
changed The disease has not extended,
1Ia = no worse.'' y. ~
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-01-13
MAY FIND BONDS
IN SETON'S VAULT
THE WEATHER

Forecast: Virginia and North Carolina
Fair in west, rain in east. portions Sat-
urday; Sunday, rain; brisk northeast
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-01-13
Conditions Yesterday.
ichmond's weather yesterday wa
Idly and moderate Range Of the ther

Highest temperature yesterday l......,. AZ
Lowest temperature Yesterday ,....... 81
Mean temperature yesterday ..,....... AZ
Normal temperature for January -. 81
Departure from normal Temperature. O5
Conditions in Important Cities.
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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-01-13
cat S r. NJ. Eastern Time }
90 t''s Ther. Tfluh n II
,Thern.orneter This Day Last Year,

M, 30
9 NJ 80
Y midnight ~
...,,.,..,44 2 81.
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-11
Coons Can't Be Stung
A COON'S fur is so thick that it (

A COON'S fur is so thick that it can rob
bees without being stung.
Herds of giraffes interrupt the telegraph in
Central Africa by getting their necks tangled
up in the wires. The elephants also pull them
down. The journey by rail is like travelling
circus, except that the spectators do the
travelling instead of the circus. Almost every
specimen of African animal shows itself to the
passengers without charge, and when the train
stops some of them poke their heads in at the
windows
OF all animals the fox loves its neighbor
as itself. Partridges, rabbits and other ami
mails on which it preys are perfectly safe
when their nests are on the same side with the
foxs den.
A chipmunk that was rescued from freezing
to death in the winter on the Central Vermont
Railroad by being taken into the caboose of a
freight train has ever since refused, even when
the door is open, to leave the car. 1t doesn't
intend to take the chances of another freeze,
even in midsummer.
The wolverin, now almost extinct, is one of
the greatest gluttons and thieves among ami
mails. 1t robs the hunters trap of his game,
and his hut of blankets, gun, ak, knife, and
dishes. When anyone approaches it sits up
on its hind legs and shades its eyes with its
paws
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-11
A Fish's Home

THE walking fish of the Sargasso Sea makes
L nest of weeds as round as a Dutch
cheese and cements it with Shiny excretion.
At the call of the wild" recently St.
Bernard dog in Lake Superior lumber camp
joined wolf pack and married of their
number. He used to come into camp for food
but as his mate would never venture within
gun shot, he carried a part of his meal out to
her. A bull terrier attacked him near the
camp, and he was getting the worst of it when
the she wolf ran to his assistance, and between
them they nearly killed the terrier.
In the Malay Archipelago is a reptile much
like the mythical dragon. 1t has false ribs
that extend the loose skin and form its wings.
There is also frog with spreading feet that
make a parachute which enables it to fit from
tree to tree, and flying lemur that can spread
out it's whole body like an umbrella and leap
and fly a hundred feet at time, from the top
of one tree to another.
An Indiana hunter shot wild duck that
fell into pond. Two muskrats went out after
it, headed it off from the shore, dived, pulled
it under, and robbed the hunter of his game
right before his eyes.
Some South African balloons ostracize the
aged among them, refusing. to help or feed
them whenever they are unable to do anything
for themselves.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-11
If Men Were Fleas or Ducks

A FLEA is the most powerful broad jumper
"A for its size in the world. 1t would take
about twenty of these insects to make an inch
in length, and athletic flea in good training
can hop about forty inches, or eight hundred
times its own length.
Just imagine a jumping that far in
proportion to his height. He would cover at
a single leap four thousand four hundred feet
or nearly mile. 1t would be no trouble at
all to jump across the Hudson River and the
railroads would lose vast amounts of money
by having their suburban traffic diminished,
for the business men who have their homes
near the cities could, by merely executing a
series of hops each day, reach their homes in
exceptionally rapid time, and with no expense
save little muscular exertion which would
probably be beneficial after being cramped
up in an Office all day.
A teal duck flying down wind attains the
speed of ninety miles an hour, and one of
these little birds weighs about three pounds If
a man could travel as fast as one of these ducks
in proportion to his weight he would be a sort
of human projectile. Surprising the average
man weighs one hundred and fifty pounds,
then he would be able to attain the terrific
velocity of four thousand five hundred miles
an hour, and any part of the earth would be
within his reach in three hours travel
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-11
If Men Were Insects

nUT of every five animals in the animal
~ kingdom, four are insects, of which
there are two hundred thousand species In
human world of that sort, for every gi-
gantic there would be four pygmies and
of the pygmies two hundred thousand distinct
races.
These pygnies would be made up of head,
a middle body, and hind body, each of which
would be composed of hard, shell like rings:
and because their bodies were thus divided,
insected, they might be called insects
Their legs would grow out of either the middle
body or the hind body. They would breathe
through holes in the middle body, and eat,
drink, see, smell, with all kinds Of apparatus,
made for the purpose, in various, and often
widely separated, parts of the body.
If some OF these pygnies were young, weighed
pound, and ate like a sikworm, they would
in two months devour forty-five tons of food
1t is scarcely remarkable, therefore, what
millions OF grasshoppers will do to corn field
or gypsy moths to an apple orchard.
If man was constructed like the caterpillar,
he would have four thousand muscles, one
thousand of which he would use in walking.
Were he as strong and as agile as the flea, he
could leap up nearly quarter of a mile If
he was like a fly, his head would be mostly
eyes, and yet he would see an object singlv,
just as man does with his two eyes. If he
was covered with small hairs, like some insects,
he would see and perhaps smell, hear, and
taste with any part of the body.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-11
A Bee Saved His Life

CIRANGE instances OF devotion and in
~ telligence among animals, even of the
lower orders, are remarkable though not un-
common; yet if one would say that a bee
through reason once saved its masters life he
would possibly be discredited. Nevertheless,
this is fact
The man had passionate fondness for ami
mails of all sorts. Among other queer pets he
had some bees. For one of them in partic-
ular he professed peculiar fondness, and this
particular bee never seemed more at home
than when in it's masters room, where it used
to crawl around the bureau and often on his
face and hands. The strange thing about it
was that it never stung him. He could shoe
it away with impunity, tumble it around, and
tease it with piece of folded paper. but the
bee was invariably good natured.
Adjoining his bed chamber was a roomv
closet, through which a chimney. One
morning about two o'clock when he was
soundly sleeping the chimney became over
heated and started a conhagration among the
clothes which were hung around it The bee
few to the bed and sunk its black sting deep
into its masters face. The man started up with
pain. The house was an old finder box, and
he had Just time to seize his clothes and escape
to the street, when the building burst into
flames The poor bee that had saved its mas
tiers life was less fortunate; it was never seen
again.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-11
Dogs That Don't Bark

WlLD dogs never bark, and so always
w bite.
A gray horse lives the longest, black one
the shortest.
A blue eyed cat is always deaf; but all
deaf cats are not blue eyed.
An Asiatic squirrel climbs tree like a
telegraph pole climber. 1t has large horny
scales on its tail for the purpose.
The flying fox or tropical bat will pass the
night drinking from the vessels in which
cocoa is distilled, and go home intoxicated in
the early morning, or Sleep it off at the foot
of the trees.
The big snow shoe rabbit or northern hare
is something of a dresser. 1t wears white
coat in winter and gray one in summer, the
better to conceal itself from it's enemies by
looking as the ground looks in the two seasons.
To be blind bat" is not to be very
blind, after all. 1t can have its eyes removed
and see" to fly as well as before. 1t can
dodge around corner and avoid all obstacles
in its flight. 1t guides itself by some sixth
sense that warns it of distractions.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-11

slippery incline of mud which they make
themselves.
A frog was once to come to the aid of
its mate that a snake was about to swallow,
by Selling the serpent by the neck and pulling
its head under water, until in order to escape
drowning it released its prey.
When hyenas plague lions by stealing pieces
of the prey, the lion will throw chunks of me at
toward them at shorter and shorter distances,
until they get within reach of its paws and are
finished by blow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-11
Forewarned About Fires

WITH the exception Of nesting birds, few
w wild animals perish in a forest fire They
have instructive knowledge of it long before it
reaches them and fly to swamps and large
rivers They can generally outrun the flames.
Human lives have been saved by horses in
stinctively taking to water.
Geese will duck their heads going under a
barn door, no matter how high, for fear of
hitting them. Sometimes, for this reason,
they cannot be driven into barn
Turkeys will never escape through an open
ing where they have to look down instead of
up. A pen of rails over an open trench will
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-11
The Lobster

THE lobster turns
L red when it is
boiled because the shell
is imbued with a black
or blush black pig
ment secreted by the
true skin, which also
gives out the calca-
reouS matter after each
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-11
IN THE ANIMAL KINGDOM

catch them just as
easily as though the
trench was closed at
both ends.
Offers are the most
playful of all the ami
n romping, wrest-
ling, playing tug of
war with a stick, in
stead of a rope, and
S1ijinu Joxrp hill m
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-11

mott, so that lime and pigment are blended
together This pigment becomes red in water
at high temperature, and the same effect
is produced by the action of alcohol and vari-
Gus acids.