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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-15
EVERY CHRISTIAN
IS RESPONSIBLE
Rev. Thomas B. Southall Makes
Plea for Clean
Sabbath.

LEXINGTON. VA. January I4-Rev.
Thowpsou B Southa-ll. pastor u the Lex
iugton Presbyterian Church. occupied the
pulpit ~ Trinity Methodist Church sun
Gay morning and preached an able and
convincing sermon in advocacy of sup
pressing the illegal sale OF liquor in Lex
lrgton. in which the sale Of intoxicants
i- forbidden under local option laws.
1ir. SoltlaIls subject was THE King
dom ~ God.' which be defined 70 be
tile complete reign Of God over society,
public as Well as private AFTER num-
crous bible quotations. justifying his
position as 70 what the kingdom ~ God
Us. Mr. SouthaN threw the burden of re-
sponslalhty for clean municipality on
every Christian in tie community He
declared The failure 70 break up the
blind tigers .n operation here due
either % securing insur.icieI-- >>rldence or
tla miscarriage OF Justice. AS means
ot arolsiug a wholesome public sent!-
ment favorable 20 better conditions. be
advocated the organization OF a civic
league, 70 De- composed Of the good peo-
Pile of the community. and declared that
no evil can continue when condemned
by public sentiment.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-15

and obligations 70 the public from
the standpoint Of reasonable comfort.
safety and efficiency OF service have
been recognized ana performed.
The performance Of this fundamen-
tai obligation OF the corporation 20
tho public should be enforced with 81
possible vigor. and yet safety will not
be secured 90 the citizens until the
individual representatives OF the cor
porations guilty OF criminal negligence
shall have also been made answerable
therefor 20 the state in the courts
OF the Commonwealth. The criminal
negligence of an empIoye resulting i'm
Injury 20 person or loss Of life should
ho severely punished. and ~ IL appears
that there was also criminal negligence
"f higher employees or officers. direct
~ contributing 20 such disaster. such
officer should also bee punished. and
thus criminal negligence. wherever
found. and by whomsoever committed.
should be clearly defined by law and
punished Ike other criminal acts II
the laws now On existence are adequate
10 this end they should be enforced:
II additional legislation Is needed it
should be promptly enacted The COM
mission IS without jurisdiction In the
enactment or enforcement Of criminal
laws. hut II is within the Jurisdiction
and one OF the duties Of tho commits
sion from time 20 time 10 call public
attention. as 10 now does. 20 what ir
conceives To- he needed or desirable
remedies for evils connected with the
operation Of public service corpora
tions."
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-15
Delightful Entertainment

Especial 90 The Times Dsspa-cn.;
NICK ENNEN. VA. January IA very
neightful event az last week was the
Informal social given last Friday eyor-
Ing by MIS-. y IT, Doyle. at her home. i'm
honor of her guests. Miss Betrie Powell
end Miss Maud Newcomb. The evening
was pleasantly spent in music and games.
after which refreshments were served
ne table decorations were especially at
tractiFe. Those present were Miss Bet
te Powell. and Mr. r. ~. Gee. Miss Maud
Newcomh and Mr.. John T. Bate. Miss
Eva Butterworth and Mr.. George j..
Powell. Miss Sallie Zehmcr and Mr. J
IT. Idgonh Miss Nettie Rutterworth and
Mr.. Richard Harrison. Miss Nan Bar
row. OF Blackstone. and Mr.. r.. J. Powell.
Miss Addio Powell and ar James
Thweatt. Miss Butterwortl and Mr.. j.
p. Zolmcr. NJ. and MIS-. VI Z. Tuok.r
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-15
BOYS ADMIT THEY
TRIED TO WRECK TRAIN
One Is Sent to Prison for Two
Years, Other for Six
Months.
Especial b me Tim+,s-Dispatch.I

STUFF ok VA. January l4.-In Nan
semond Circuit Court to-day Charles
Williams and john Outlaw. boys. were
indicted for attempting to wreck an At
l4ntic Coast Line passenger train boy plac-
Ink obstruct.ons on the track. Both
pleaded guilty. Charles got two years and
Outlaw six months.
For setting on IRE the Nanscmond
county Jail with 81 view OF escaping. Ma
thaniel Parker received dve-year sent
ence. with four years additional for cow
stealing. lie pleaded guilty on each
count.
John Harrison was indicted fc~ tho
murder Of sam. Haskins. Joseph Wilson
for forgery and George Taylor for throw
ing bottles into "a Southern Railway pas
senger train.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-15
DANDRUFF KILLS HAIR
Cuticura Soap Kills Dandruff

I was troubled with dandrud on
my head ever since I was twelve years
old. / had beautiful hair up % that
time. The dandrud destroyed nv
hair. ] tried everything I could hear
d. had no doctor. but I went into
drug store where was well acousfn-
ted and asked the druggist Il be knew
81 anything that would be good for
me. He said: OF course I do. just
get cake Of Cuticura Soap I got
Il. and IL did my hair good the frst
time / used IL. Ny sister in law
couldn't keep the dsndrud OF the TOP
q her bRby's head, and the hair
wouldn't grow. ] was there. had A
cake u Cuticura Soap with me. I
told her about IL. and gave her the
Cuticura Soap. and in about three
months / went there egain, the child's
head was covered with hair and not
q sign q dandru1. Ny sister said il
was the Cuticurs Soap. The child il
not past three years old and has q
lovely head q hair. Nrs. f. ". Shiglev.
Columbus, Kan, Oct. %. 1905"
Coursts EEtsrss .na Iptsrnsl Ir-a,rnsai sor Eve-y
sasa 49, 70 q sanss u ss- Cu-iourz Ort1rrf zoe
Z Tea - san 40 cuii-ura Rssovsrt o. . a. ,hs
fvrr = Chez ste CJata1 Pc IS per va b -f-v
- Bod scid H'uvEhout tns uor'd Fo-t-r D-ue
Lhsul C.rp Sole Pfrps Borfcr, Msss
- Atie1 fr-e, ~ Mes - Page skln BOX
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-15
ENGINE STRIKES LlNEMAN,
lNFLlCTING FATAL HURT

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. va. January
) IVY. J. Lloyd ~ G0rdorstlia. "A lines
man for the Western Union T.l.g-ar.,
Company. while examining the lin., along
the Rirh moud. fredericksburg ard Fot,-
mac Railroad. travelling ou bis hara-rsr
vas to-day seriously injured his car
i"lrs struck by an engine. which came
S-HleH.y around t-ru. travelling az %
tls- rate ~ speed. and struck the car
before Mr. Lloyd had time 70 NOV. IL
from the track. Lloyd was severely
Injured about tho head and the body
IT, was brought % the Mary Washington
Hospital here. where Dee died from his
INJURIES two hours later He was un-
married
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-15
MOOTED QUESTION.
Location Of New Public Building
Undc~ Discussion



OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES VA. January H.
Rival delegations left here to-day for
Washington 10 appear before the officials
in tine Treasury Department each advo-
eating q different site for the public
building to- Dee erected here by the gov
eminent. to-day having been fixed as
the last day on which hearings would be
granted by the department. Many ciu-
zens desire To- see the building erected on
Main Street. the main thoroughfarc here.
which. however. is on one side Of the
town. being only one square from and
running parallel with the river. others
prefer the corner of Prince Edward and
George Streets. point more nearly the
centre Of the city, but somewhat removed
from the principal business section.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-15
NORFOLK YARD TO
REPLIR WARSHIPS
Equipment to Be Made So That
Foreign Ships at Exposition
May Be Accommodated.

NORFOLK. VA. January 1l-Itear-Ad-
pniral Rosseau Of tho United states Navy
who has just succeeded Rcar-Admiral
Endicott AS chief OF the Bureuu OF Yards
and Docks. inspected thc Norfolk navy
yards to-day. simultaneously with the
coming OF tho rear-admlral. announce
Tnent is made that this ward will bee put
IN readiness 20 make any repairs that
may be necessary 10 foreign warships
that will be here during tho jamestown
Exposition. The ships viii bc hore on
the special Invitation If the United states.
and etiquette Will demand that they Doe
provided with necessary recommendation.
The coming OF the f0rCiguers win mean
that tho number OF workmen employed
Ct the yard viii have to bc Increased
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-15
BADLY AFFLICTED ,
WITH ECZEMA
For More Than Two Years-Tries
Physicians, Patent Remedies, Old
Women and Quack Cures and
Found No Relief.
USES CUTICURA AND IS
SOON SOUND AND WELL

IT was very badly afflicted with &C.
zenR for more than two years. Tho
parts affected were my limbs below
the knees. l tried al the physicians
in the town and some Ia the surround
ing towns, and / also tried all the pa
tent remedies that I heard Of, besides
ell the cures advised by old women
and quacks, and found no relief what
ever until ! commenced using the Gu
ticura Soap, Cuticura Ointment. and
Cuticura Resolvent. In the Cuticura
Remedies l found immediate relief.
and was soon sound and well. c. Y.
Beltz, IipPecanoe, Ind, Nov. Is, 'O5."
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-15
FALLING TREE PINS
FARMER TO GROUND

WlNCHESI ER. VA. January IA
Pinned TO the ground under "a big tree
which had fallen on him. William Nc
Farland. a prominent farmer of Cham
bersville. this county. had a rennarIeabl,
escape from death to-day. lie was en-
gaged tn hewing timber. when a largo
ire" tel. Knocking him down. Being
alone, II was a long time before his cries
for help attracted the attention Of Asa
Shanholtz who. with others rescued tho
man from his pcrilous position in an
exhausted condition. His left limb was
Sadly crushed and ne Is Internally in
faTeaa hit not fatally.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-15

they performed their duties was not
made the subject of any special i'm
quiry 10y any officer or superior
charged with that Immediate respon-
sibihty. The method OF selection Of
operators seems To have been loose
and unsystematr the degree II
knowledge and experience, not 10 say
skill. OF these operators seems not to
nave engaged the sariOus attention ID
which this important question was
entitled; nor did the subject OF general
fitness of these operators. from the
standpoint OF character and habits.
both before and after employment. re-
ceive such official attention as the
public interest required. The block
sheets kept by these operators We're
not examined from time to time hv
any supervising agent or officer. an
omission which destroyed In a large
measure the element Of safety which
these sheets We're Intended to provide
IL was further shown that these on
orators We're iu the habit Of exchangina
work with each other. resulting in
continuous service on the part ~ one
operator for eighteen hours or moro
a period beyond Tho safety limit which
should have been promptly detected
and remedied in tae ordinary corrs..
OF business
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-15
GETS SECOND DIVORCE
FROM THE SAME MAN

DANVlLLE. VA. Jahuary l4-In the
Corporation Court to-day Bette L. Bos-
we'll was granted an absolute divorce
for the second time from her husband
John T. Boswell who IS "a local har-
ness-maker The couple were married
for the first time I'm 1898 IN Richmond.
and after several years Mrs. Boswell
was granted 10 divorce. A few years
later they were reunited. The divorce
tn each Instance was granted on the
grounds of cruel treatment and unfaith-
flInnes
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-15
NEGRO CONFESSES
ASSAULT ON TWO MEN

FREDERICkSBU Va. January
14.-Aiessrs. John Payne and *. y. Sav,c,
both of Spotsylvania county. as they
We're leaving the city for their homes
late saturday night. We're assaulted. and
Mr. Savce was $50 badly hurt thai Le was
carried 10 the Mary Washington Hos
pitaL where he was treated. lie left
the institution to-day. officers Robinson
and Hall arrested George Scott. ID negro.
on suspicion. and he has since contested
his guilt. Mayor Wallace to-day sent
him on 90 the grand jury
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-15
Runs Into Open Switch.

Special To- The Thine. DiSnatchl
AbESBJR re- VA. January IA pas
eenger train Of the Bluemont Division Of
the southern Railway. scheduled 90 ar
i've mere on Sunday evening at $50
CLOCK ran into an open switch near
the freight depot In this place last night
and was derailed 80 one was injured.
nut the coaches were BADLY damaged
the track torn up. and traffic delayed
fOr several hours.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-15
UNION BOILERMAKERS
OF NORFOLK ON STRIKE

t- 70 ne Aifnes-l Dispatch D.
NORFOLK, Va. January IG-T-nion
boilernakers 81 Norfolk are on strike.
They demanded AN increase ln wages
from $40 to s. a dav ana eich. hours.
Work instead OF nine. as az present
Employers are seeking % secure non
union men In Newport News and Ralti-
more 10 take the place OF the strikers
q few men are at work in the shops.
AnUue contract work is tied up.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-15
TOWN VOTES TO HELP
AUNT OF ADMIRAL DEWEY
lsneeIaI b IA TImes- plsnatchl

LEXINGTON. ny. January LITTLE
trustees Of Elizavillc. little village. near
this city. to-day met and subscribed
$40 weekly for the maintenance Of Sarah
Dewey, aged sevcnty-five years. who Is a
first cousin to Admiral George Dewey. a
hero OF Manila Bay naval fight Miss
Dewey is penniless and helpless.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-15
Some Conclusions.

Taking up the more general aspects OF
the situation, the commission declares.
THE Investigation Of the immediate
cause Of this unfortunate accident is
OF secondary Importance as compared
with the investigation Of the general
conditions under which this and SINH
lar disasters have been occurring on
the southern Railway with alarming
frequency. The commission is author
lied and presumably directed by the
Constitution of Virginia and by acts
Of the General Assembly to conduct
such Investigation Of accidents on any
transportation line as tho public in
terest may require. Such investiga-
ton would fan far short Of its mani
fest purpose and be well-nigh barren
Of beneficial results were il a mere
recital OF facts developed by the evil
dence as fixing the liability on this or
that officer or employe In any pa~ticu-
lar case. tt IS the broader question
of the organization and MANAGEMENT
OF the Southern Railway. as IL affects
public safety. that must more serious
ly engage our official attention. with
n view TO such recommendations and
orders In the public interest as the
facts and circumstances may seem to
Justify and require.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-15
What Commission Says
of Southern Railway

There can be no reasonable doubt OF
the fact that the operating staff Of the
Southern Railway has been greatly
overtaSed.
Further contributing 20 the dangers
OF travel Is the seemingly high rate OF
speed Of many Of the passenger trains
operated over the Southern Railway.
The commission is Of opinion that
the operation Of signal station at Law
yer's BY Operator Jacobs was highly
unsatisfactory, and his evidence In the
Investigation also unsatl sfsctory
Il has been brought 20 the official
attention OF the com mission in this
connection that crews on freight trains
are sometimes permitted 70 be on duty
as much as forty TO forty-hve hours
in succession.
The evidence tencs 70 SHOW, that o.
orators or sisnalmen were and have
been employed without sufficient sx-
Perience, ana after the slightest and
most insufficient examination as to
their qualification TO perform the duties
Of their position.
However much sucn who leson1e laws
may ACT as QGLcIf dflNS upon corpora
tons from the sacrifice Of human life,
the fur measure and power OF the law
In this regard viii not have been
reached until IFS strong hand has been
laid heavily upon the Individual, be he
president. manager or brakeman, whose
negligence or tntoeiity 10 trust has
brought death and suffering 20 MS
fellow man.
cIr.4e1 has the right to ask and
expect At the hands OF the State the
enactment and enforcement OF laws
which Will reach the guilty corporation
and also the guilty individual repre-
sentative o. the corporation, be ne
officer CT enploye OF that corporation.
The criminal negligence OF an en-
ploye, resulting in injury TO person
or loss OF llfe. s7ould be severely pun
lsheo, and II Il appears that there was
also criminal negligence Of higher en-
ployes or officers directly contributing
70 such disaster. such officer should
also be punished.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-15
High Rate of Speed

furtner contributing to the dangers
"t uaNel is the Seeningly high ratA
or speed or many Of tha Dsssoroor
trains operated over the Sourbe-r,
Railway. II was shown by the owl
dence Of some az tho Oldest and most
trusted employees or that road. lnciud-
Ing engincmen of undOubted inteiif-
gence and judgment that the rete ~
speed Of several passenger trains was
beyond the limit ~ safety. These
unduly fast schedules necessarily zoe
suited in a failure - maintain them
with the consequent confusion and
added danger from the oDeratin-
standpoint. and great Inconvenience
TO the travelling public. The efforts
10 maintain these schedules over tho
grades and curves NJ the Piedmont
region and along single track over
crowded with traffic. were necessarily
attended with considerable degree
Of hazard. while 80 kept the operating
department and tho train crews unde5
more or less az 90 nervous strain in
the effort ~ accomplish the impossf-
Bile. thus adding new elements Of dam
ger ON every hand.
1.-THE commission. while not I'M
dcrtaking 10 control the speed OF
passenger trains or 70 discourage
reasonably fast schedules. must. i'm
the interest OF public safety. hold
that schedules should be fixed with
reference 20 physical and operating
conditions. and not by the passenger
department Of the road with single
View 20 meeting competitive condi-
lions In passenger traflc
THE duty OF the company Is first
70 consider their roadbed. track.
grades and curves. together with tho
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-15
Glenn Granted Divorce

Judse Allen m superior Court. to-day
granted an absolute divorce To- g. n
Glenn irom his wife IDA r. Glenn Tl.
couple have "a beautiful little child WHO
was given into tnr custody or thc flther
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-15
Wanted in Rrooklun

Fnr local polcr have been asked O..
he con- the lookout Tor HARRY =. Hoieht.
D YOUNG man charged with larceny n
Brooklyn. The Brooklyn police r..
c'lNed information th4t Holsat h.l
come 20 Richmond.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-15
The First DUTY.

"The FIRST duty of the CORPORATION
is to rho public Do has undertaken Co.
serve. and It's duty 90 tho stock
holders only begins when this pri-
mary and paramount obligation to
the public has been fulhued Econ
omy OF expenditure hy corporations
in the Interest 90 tie stockholders
can only be Justified after its duties
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-15
The Great Wreck.

me commission recites the details ~
the collision between soutbbound passen-
ger trains Nos. 81 and %. Of the Southern
Railway. near lawyers. Va. November
2sth. and the disastrous and fatal conse-
quences. u recalls the fact that the
commission. on the f1th u December had
an investigation 70 ascertain the causes
~ tho wreck. IN which the train crews
tho road testified
"lin tnis preliminary statement the
Commission SUMMARIZES Its conclusions in
eight separate sections as follows.
D. Inat Block Operator Matt0x ~ Ran
goon- failed 20 ascertain that the block
was clear. and 80 notify the operator AZ
Lawyers. and have received from him
The message signal displayed. both OF
Which he was required by regulations 20
Do before allowing No. 90 70 enter the
block.
2 That Conductor Loving erred In not
cutting out the defective car at lynch
burg. owing 20 which the delay % No.
30, which contributed % the accident,
was caused later. He should have re-
ported The condition OF his train 70 the
dispatcher and asked instructions
g. The conmissio is IN doubt from the
evidence whether Ffag1nan Bennett went
back as far IA rear Of the parted train.
No 81. rs the time AZ his disposal per
mitted. but even If he had he could prob
ably not have prevented the collision
4 That The rule requiring the farrnan
n 20 back "a required distance 10 flag
appro aching trains could not have pre-
vented the disaster. owing 70 the failure
OF the block signal-man 70 observe the
rules. rule requiring a time separa-
ton Of trains is suggested as an addf-
uonal safety-gusrd
s. The commission declares that the
operation or the signal station at Law
yers by Block Operator Jacobs was high
ly unsatisfactory. as was his evidence.
.. The commission strongly condemns
the lack Of supervision Of the signalnen
ny some one In authority 70 see that
requirements were fulfilled by them: 70
prevent their exchanging turns and 10
require them 70 turn IN block sheets
for inspeo ton. and their allowing visitors
IN the office
Z. The evidence adduced shows that
operators We're employed without sum
clent experience and after Inadequate
examination as 10 qualifications
5. That Dispatcher Thornton al lynch
burg should have known Of condition Of
train 3s. and that definite instructions
should have been given the conductor as
q handling the car with defective coup
ling
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-15
Greatly Overtaxed.

Proceeding on this line i'm the light
~ the evidence adduced IN this case
and other cases involving loss Of life
ON the Southern Railway which have
engaged the official attention Of the
commission. 81 becomes necessary 10
consider the general plan OF organi-
cation Of the Southern Railway I'm so
far as tho same may come within
the jurisdiction Of the legally con-
stituted authority Of this state.
There can hc no reasonable doubt
Of the fact that the operating STAFF
OF the Southern Railway has been
greatly overtaXed. The Danvule d.
vision. ON which the wreck now
under Investigation occurred. con-
sisted of 637 miles Of track. all under
the immediate management Of
single division superintendent Such
an amount Of trackage cannot be
successfully handled bv single
officer, be his ability and zeal ever
SO great. q lack OF localization and
Capitalization Of competent authority
must inevitably follow such condi
tions Directly flowing from this con-
dition we find that the discipline
which must obtain on a well-regu-
lated railway was conspicuously lack
ing in several Of the operating do
partments under investigation
1T was shown that the operators
and signalmen charged with the i'm
portant duty Of directing the move
ments Of trains We're under no imme-
date supervision: the manner In which