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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-02
JURY TO HEAR OF
THE SUBTLE ARTS
Norfolk Attorney Will Cause Ger
tain Women to Appear and
Answer Questions.
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special to The Times -Dispatch.l
NJ 5NORFOLN, VA, January 1.-Common-
weath's Attorney John G.1rilton this af-
ternoon took steps looking to an inves.
tigation of certain practitioners OF the
4subtenrts, who, 1t ischarged, are guilty
4of cruelties and eXtortions in dealing with
susceptible young women for treatment
for supposed diseases or for. giving ad-
Vice.
Mr.. Tiiton caused grand jury SUM-
mones to be&issued against Madame Anna
Bond Stephens, a palmist; Madame Smell
/ Newman, a. clairvoyant who has been
Fpracticing here for years; Madame Ilnabe,
a newcomer here, claiming clarvoSant
and other psychic powers; and Madame
{ l4ylo Brown. M
There are no criminal charges against
these women. They will be questioned by
the grand jury that they might tell all
they know about the alleged cruelties
Fand eNtortions,
Young Women. It is alleged are made to
believe by certain OF thoseato whom they
apply for relief that they are suffering
from on unlucky spell" or, "charln,''
Once getting them under their influence,
they demand q fee to remove the hallusi-
nation, which their victims are sometimes
unable to pay. In addition to the Young
woman who is reported to have gone In
sune MS tho result of5visits to one OF
B these practitioners, distressing cases OF
other victims have becn reported. y
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-02
SERIOUS CHARGE
AGAINST FARRELL
Brought to Danville Under Ar
rest-Young Girl Is His
Accuser.
.MAYs's CONDITION III CRITICAL
~ IT,. W.T. r-11
.MAYs's CONDITION CRITICAL
Man Hurt in Wreck at Chatham
Has But Slight Chance Of
Recovery.

fsnecia, 10 The rimes.Disnatcb !

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DANVILLE. va. January 1T c..
Farrell was brought back to Danville to-
day from Alebane. n. c., where he was
arrested several days ago on the charge
of the betrayal of young girl here.
Farrell formerly resided here, but left
several months ago. 1t has subsequent
ly developed that he has wife; and
child living in North Carolina. and de-
serted them several years ago. He is
wanted In that State for abandonment.
Farrell waived requisition. and this af-
ternoon furnished bond for his appear
ance at trial.
Stanburyg Mays. swho was seriously In
tured in><the freight wreck at Chatham
Sunday, Is at the hospital here In d
critical condition. Mays IS frightfully
hurt. and besides having a fractured
skull and several broken limbs, is bruised
on many parts of his body. He Is de-
lirious, and has only slight chance
for recovery.
- Grover : Franklin and Archie Wyatt.
two young white boys. who We're the COM
spanions of Mays. and who werc Instantly
killed. We're buried here Yesterday. A
large crowd attended the funeral.
Phil White. who escaped with, slight
Injuries, stated to-day that he and three
other hoys We're seated together In the
rear of an empty box car when the crash
occurred, All of the boys We're hurled
high in the air.
4 Caud 4. Lewis, car Inspector on the
Southern Railway. was caught between
two engines at midnight last night in tire
yards here and frightfully mangled His
thighs We're mashed and 1t was some
minutes before he WAS extrlcated from
his perious position. IN
Il Lewis was at work on thefrear of an
engine5when another ran into him from
behind. He is not expected . to live. u
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-02
bomb BURSTS
At RECGP I0N.
General Bell Has Narrow Escape
When the Explosion
Occurred.
TWO OFFICERS INJURED.
Accident Occurred at Officers
Club at Havana as New Year
Was Welcomed.
TWO OFFICERS
INJURED

# HAVANA, January 1.-Three hundred
persons, officers and members of their
families, had narrow escapes in a pre-
mature explosion OF a signal bomb being
fired last night to welcome in the New
Year.
Captains Furlong. Of the general staff.
and Geddings. of the medical corps, We're
seriously injured.
The accident occurred at the reception
being rendered General Bell at the Off
GERS club, and, owing to the number
present, 1t is regarded as most miracu-
lcus that but two We're hurt.
Both officers will recover.
General Bell to-day assumes his rank
as major-general. and sails at noon for
Washington. General Wint becomes COM
mander at Havana.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-02
TO INVESTIGATE
BLOCK SIGNALS
Commerce Commission
to Examine Southern and
3. & o.

H WASHINGTON, January. 1.-The Inter-
state Commerce Commission to-day
reached an agreement to investigate the
ablock signal system on both the Southern
and the Baltimore and Ohio Railways In
view Of the recent disastrous collisions
and ierailments on those roads, attended
by serious injury and loss OF life ys3i 4
II The first hearing, which Will he public,
will occurn this city Friday tho 4tl.
instant.
Tho commission will make its lnvestiga-
s;tion under a resolution OF Congress ap-
proved juno 3d., 1906, empowering the In.
terstate Commerce Commission to report
the use and necessity of block signal
systems and appliances for automatic
control Of railway trains In the United
States. K
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-02
JUDGE FULTON LIES
AT DEATHS DOOR
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lWYTIlEYlLLE,V VA. January Judge
+ IT. II, Fulton, Of Wytheville, former grand
commanded Of tho Grand Camp. Confed-
crate Veterans Of Virginia. lies in&ex-
trenis at his home. At6a late hour all
hope had been given up, and tho end
was expected at any. moment. G
Judge Fulton Is one of the lending men
of Virginia, and has been an uplifting,
dynamic force in4his section Of the State.
!; He has been III many weeks. his friends
and former mpnnlons-in-arms, who have
been always anxious to honor him, being
greatly distressed over his condition.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-02
SUICIDE RATHER THAN
GIVE U P DRINKING
7tSpecinl "a The Times. Dlspratch.

syyILMIEGToN, N. G. January L.
Wearied and distorted in mind from a de
bauch William j. Merritt aged forty-six
Atlantic Coast Line, killed himself at Iii
home here this morning. Merritt, after
breakfast, promised Il fearful wife, around
whom clung four little Children. that with
the New Tearhe would drink no more.
ana leaving their presence. Tho went to
his room, stretched himself upon a he'd
and sent a fbullet$into his brain,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-02
LADIES FAINT AS NEW
YEARS. BLAST EXPLODES
rsneclnl "a E1,he ,rImes. .Disnn ,ch 4

( ROANOIlI1, " A., january 4, "A contrnc-
tor on the 1ridewater work In this city
set off anS unusually heavy blast last night
in consideration of the New Year. The
explosion WAS felt all8over the city. and
badly damaged the home of Mr., Geo.
4. /. Demnnil.. I. & Nfindows were blown olit,
plastering fell IL ON the ceiling aud two
ladies tuiuted II ON fright, ss Il
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-02
Il AND DEsPONDENT,
COTTON MAN KILLED HIMSELF

NORWICH. N,,sJanuary 1.--Frod- :
,orick, S, Camp. one of the most prominent
mill LINEN In Eastern Conncctlcut, and
agent of the Ponemah Mills, the largest
cotton mills In. the country, took his life
by shooting to-daS. He. had been III
for about six months with Brlghts dis
ease and had been sdes espondent.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-02
REAR ADMIRAL NEVlLLE'S
FLEET FOR JAMESTOWN

I I4oNDON,l January 1-The first division
of the armored cruiser. squadron under
Renr-Admiral Neville has heen selected
to represent Great Britain at the James
town Exposition. %
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-02
EXPLODING LAMP
CAUSES DEATH
Mrs. Cammille Conley Dies From
Severe Injuries Received
Monday Night.
TO BRIGHTEN MRS. BAKER
Powell Brooks Says Now He Had
No Intention Of Killing
Lady.
TO BRIGHTEN MRS. BAKER
lsne,,al 10 The rImcs-pispatch. !. !

Special Lie eEllLlcs-l)lSpdtcu.1s
WINCHESTER, VA. January Mrs.
Cammille Conley. wife of Thomas Con-
ley, a prominent resident of Wardens-
willie, was so terribly burned as the re-
suit Of the explosion OF lamp, which
she attempted to light last evening that
she died this morning, after suffering
intense agony. The explosion threw the
burning oil over the room and set fire
to the house, but the timely arrival OF
the neighbors prevented the spread of
the flames.
Mrs Conley was a. daughter OF the late
p. Camllus Baker. of Wardensville, and
was forty-eight years of age. surviving
her are her husband and two small chl.-
dren.
Brooks Regretful.
A. Powell Brooks. son Of w. r. Brooks.
& of Alexandria, who Is In Jail in this city,
charged with attempting to kill Mrs.
Alexander NJ. Baker at the Winchester
Memorial Hospital Sunday night, made
a statement to-day through his attorney
in which he disolaims any intention of
killing Mrs. Baker, and that he only
intended to frighten her. | took excep-
tions to what thought was the un-
kindly attitude of Mrs. Baker toward
me, and merely to scare her 4 took out
my pistol and pointed 1t at her. When
she became alarmed and summoned as
sstance, I handed the weapon to the
head nurse at the hospital knew what
I was doing, but then, you know when
a fellow Is nervous and unstrung he Is
impulsve and irritable. ana is liable to
do things which he lives afterward to
regret It Is an unfortunate affair, and
L deplore the notoriety which Mrs, Ba-
ker's visit has caused her and my family.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-02

Ate o'clock the fire was not under con-
troll hut it was believed at that hour
that 1t could be kept within its bound
aries Several persons are missing from
the families who occupied the tencments.
hut 'inftle confusion5itf was impossible to
determine whether loss of life had oc-.
the i hospital dangerously, and, 1T is
.tllniIpl,t fatally burI,od
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-02

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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-31

the attention of the subsidy men. They
refused to be daunted in the least.
They assumed the talk to Mr.. Cannon
was not intended for them, but rather
that he delivered it for the enlighten-
ment of those misguided ones who i'm
agined that money the subsidy people
have had their eyes on for a long time
could possibly be devoted to deep wa
terways. In fact the subsidy men feel
encouraged over the statement that
the deep waterway advocates are to
get nothing at this time, for that will
leave the money to be spent in another
way, say in subsidy If there is any
thing in playing a stiff game of bluff
the subsidy folks will land the game
in one of these forays.
But Uncle joe can hardly afford
TO let them do it this time; it might
interfere with the getting of delegates
from the Mississippi valley. This sub
sidy is another matter that should be
put off until after the presidential cleo
| ton.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-31
A New Years Thought.

There is no more pathetic case of
self-conviction than the annual sum-
ming up of memory before the tribunal
OF hope at the close of the year.
Taking an honest inventory of stock
and sales, what one of us is not des-
perately in debt, wickedly reckless and
eXtravagant of others confidence and
trust, worthy of Punishment from de-
luded society, quite misplaced and
falsely estimated? There are novelists
who would fain be painters. actors who
yearn for the authors name, soldiers
who know that they should have stud
led medicine; nay, there are even
lawyers of brilliant reputation who
would gladly exchange lots with the
starved teacher, the discouraged cler-
gyman, the obscure poet
Out of the very depths of our rest
lessness and discomfort comes natures
fairest vision, the unuttered and unut-
terable word of our secret powers
Every vivid, sensate thing in creation
is conscious of possible, unexpressed
power; this consciousness it is which
gives zest to life. And one of the con-
ditions of effective existence is the
simultaneous desire to energize our
powers. We need no prophet to make
us sure that just the bundle of rela-
TONS which produced this particular
entity have never been co-ordinated
| for another, and will never again be
repeatedly by infinitely experimenting
nature. We are rightly indignant,
| then, with the poor return We are MAX
ing upon her investment, says Philip
Becker Goetz in January Lippincott's.
Power and the unquenchable desire
to express that power in distinct, orig
inal. adequate terms, nature implant-
ed at birth in each of us.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-31
A FOurteen-FOot Channel.

President Chester A. Arthur vetoed
a river and harbor bill calling for a
modest appropriation of less than $2O,-
100000, and the veto cost him the
nomination of his party for president
in 1884. Roger @. Mills had no love
for river and harbor bills, and that at
titude cost him the speakership of the
American. congress in 1891.
1t is computed that congress has ex-
pended on our rivers and harbors
s470,0OO,O00. France, that is about
half as big as Texas, has expended in
this behalf $1,120,000,000, and it is
scarce eXaggeration to say that France
has as good idea of the value of a
given sum of money as any other ma
ton on earth.
Transportation, the easier and the
cheaper it is, makes for the convent.
ence and the profit of a people. Civili-
cation may be defined to"be the child
of communication between peoples
The tropics are near the Arctic circle
i'll our day. In the time of Abraham
and Lot the distance between the
equator and what is now Italy was as
broad as the gulf that separated Dives
and Lazarus.
Our railroads have done more fol
the aggregated national wealth of this
people than any other agency, simply
because they make exchanges easy
between Kentucky that makes tobacco
and Minnesota that makes wheat; be
tween Mississippi that grows cotton
and Iowa that grows corn.
Some of these days our standpat
| friends will awake to the profound
and irrefrageable philosophy that what
ever facilitates exchange. trade, bar
ter, if you please, rebounds to the good
of the world.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-31
BRYAN 10 SUCCEED Roosevelt.

There is large independent vote
which might, in great measure. have
gone to Roosevelt next year. anti-third
term sentiment to the contrary not
withstanding, which must, perforce go
now wholly to Bryan. as the original
exponent of many of those policies
which Mr.. Roosevelt, quick to catch
the public trend, has sought to bring
into play. In addition to the fore
going, there are certain well-establish-
ed democratic policies, notable among
them tariff revision. that will strike
at the root of present evils. in con-
nection with which no relief can. be
expected from republican sources.
The fact that the democracy stands
for all these reforms which are now
most in popular demand, can mean
only one thing, and that is democratic
success. And it is a foregone conclu.
sion that democratic success means
President Bryan.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-31
When to Go Home,

From the Bluffton, Ind, Banner:
when tired out, go home. When you
want consolation, go home. When
you want fun, go home. When you
want to show others that you have
reformed, go home and let your fam
lily get acquainted with the fact. When
you want to show yourself at your
best go home and do the act there
When you feel like being extra liberal
go home and practice on your wife
and children first. When you want to
shine with extra brilliancy go home
and light up the whole household" TIC
which we would add, when you have
a bad cold go home and take Chamber
lain's Cough Remedy and quick
cure Is certain. For sale by all drug
gists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-31

Wanted, talented and vivacious
young woman fond of children and of
art to accompany mother and son
abroad. Must have red hair
well. of all thingsr' exclaimed
Zephine Holiday. What a funny ad-
vertisement. and if it doesn't hit me
off to a T."
She read 1t over again. as If to con-
vince herself that it was really not an
optical Illusion. Then she settled down
to think 1t over.
A large half packed trunk stood open
before her, and about her on table.
chairs and floor were piled all her
worldly accessories. for zephine was
to start the next day. for a distant
western city, where she had accepted
the position of teacher of everything
from elementary arithmetic, which she
despised, to the history of art, which
she loved, but had no particular desire
to try to make lot of giggling young
girls love with an equal ardor.
Still there seemed nothing else to do
now that the college course was over,
and there were no surplus funds in the
family exchequer.
"Tll answer that ad. in person.
Zephine announced to the trunk.
whose expansive yawn indicated ex-
pressively its amazement. "A kinder
garten of one somehow sounds more
attractive than boarding school full
of scatter Drained girls, especially
when 1t has with it trip to Europe
thrown in"
When Zephine rang the Maxwell bell
that afternoon at the address given In
the advertisement, she looked captivat,
ing enough to adorn any European
party, no matter how fastidious, its
constituents. Her smart little autumn
hat and her trig tailor costume both
toned in tremendously with the gold
bronze of her hair that blew about CD
quettishly in the stirring breeze
After sending up her card Zephi1e,
with half conscious sigh of apprecja
ton, sank down into the CUSHIONED
depths Of a luxurious easy chair K
await the presence Of the myster u:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-31
8he Hrgus Daily Short Story
Her Titan Rival BY Martha Cobb Sanford.
by Homer sprague)
copyrighted 1907, by Homer Sprague)

mother. When the latter entered the
drawing room Zephine gazed upon her
with frank admiration. She was state
ly and beautiful and above all unde-
niably motherly.
You came in answer to my adver-
tisement in the morning paper?" she
asked. Her sweet naturalness quite
banished all Zephine's embarrassment.
Yes. II thought / would like to
know more about It," the girl answer
ed cautiously.
you are fond of art, Miss Holiday
do you paint?'
I'm not an artist, if that is what
you mean. but l am very fond of pic
lures and paint q little for my own
amusement Do you wish me to teach
your son how to paint, Mrs. Maxwell:
I'm afraid
ooh. no. indeed; just help him out Il
bit now and then with suggestion.
He likes to have his own way about
doing things. only he needs some one
who is In sympathy with his little fads
and fancies. You like children, do you
not. Miss Holiday? OF course that is
essential
II can't live without Them" Zephine
replied with glowing enthusiasm. (And
how could she? If 1t were not for chill
dren her chances of earning q liveli
hood would be small indeedD
IF you are vivacious, 1 do not need
to ask" commented Mrs. Maxwell
glancing at Zephine with genuine ap
prevail. II like to have Ralph have
lively companionship. He's so stirring
himself. He leads me altogether toe
merry a chase"
But why is red hair essentiaI?'
, Zephine finally plucked up sufficient
courage to inquire. at the same time
blushing bewitchingly.
Mrs. Maxwell laughed softly.
| "Oh. that's just to satisfy one OF
Ralph's whims. He's so cranky since
/ ne got over his long illness, poor boy
that we do all we can to please hin
IN every little way. And he simply
dotes on red hair Why, he always
paints women with red hair, and last
Christmas, when we were selecting 8
doll for little girl friend of his, he
insisted on her having red hair.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-31
Badly Mixed Up.

Abraham Brown of Winterton, N. Y,
had very remarkable experience; he
says. Doctors got badly mixed I'D
over me; one said heart disease; two
called it kidney trouble; the fourth,
blood poison. and the fifth stomach and
liver trouble; but none of them helped
me; so my wife advised trying Electric
Bitters, which are restoring me to per-
feet health. One bottle did me more
good than all the five doctors pre-
scribed." Guaranteed for blood poison.
weakness and all stomach, liver and
nnhg all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-31

Millionaire Crane of Chicago main
tains that $5,COO,O00 made honestly is
better than $1O0,00O.OOO made by trick
cry. Would he go farther and say
that $4,000 made honestly is better
than 100000, 900 made any old way?
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-31
A Real Wonderland.

South Dakota, with its rich silye
mines, bonanza farms, wide range
and strange natural formations. is
veritable wonderland. At Mound Cay
in the home of Mrs e. d. Clapp, ;
wonderful case of healing has late!.
occurred Her son seemed near dealt
with lung and throat trouble. "ES
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-31

When Uncle Joe Cannon came from
Washington for the express purpose
of visiting the state senate and led the
senators up into high mountain on
the primary election law he probably
did not think that they would see the
handwriting on the walls of heaven.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-31

The liquor interests claim that they
have discovered several loopholes in
the local option bill as passed by the
legislature. The legislature has passed
so many laws within recent years
with its republican majority, with loop
holes in them it would not be surpris-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-31

Mark Twain set the pace for New
Years resolutions. His diary reads
Jan. 1-Swore off smoking. Jan. 2
Swore off smoking again. Jan. 3
Swore off smoking again. Mark was
bound to start the New Year right.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-31

About the best bit of information
that has yet come from the east, is
that japan is figuring with the United
States for commercial annexation of
the Philippines. The best thing this
government can do is to reserve a
coaling station and give Japan the
whole bunch if it will assume the
cost and debt
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-31

hausting coughing spells occurred
every five minutes" writes Mrs. Clapp.
when l began giving DR.. Kings New
Discovery, the great medicine, that
saved his life and completely cured
him. Guaranteed for coughs and
colds, throat and lung troubles. by all
druggists. so cents. and 81. Trial bot
tie free.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-31

One by one the roses fall; one by
one the years go by. Yesterdays to-
morrow is here. 1t will be but twink
ling until the year not yet born will be
on the Threshold of the past. Oh, why
should the spirit of mortal be proud
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-31

Grover Cleveland is worrying over
some plan to relieve the suffering of
our ex-presidents. By all means let
this plan be formulated before we be-
come overrun with them.