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Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1908-05-20

Entered at the postoflice at Berrvville. Va.
as second-claSs mail matter
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1908-05-20
A Fraudulent Tax

A we'll TO do German farmer I'm a
western state came into the town OF
which he was accounted a resident to
pay his taxes. The bin was handed TO
him. itcmized as follows.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1908-05-20

in. ECHOLS Co. Lynchburs. "a.
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Yours truly

50 = w DEVOE & co
P :. NJ Puliiam & Son sell our paint.
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Southern Railway

\; B.-Following schedule figures are
published only rs information and are no,
guaranteed
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-02-23
Morning Session

j. G. Griffin. of Elizabeth CITY coun-
W was the first witness at the morn
ing session He swore that he saw
Judge Blackstone In an apparently in
toXtcated condition In Hampton during
the July term of his court In 1906 He
saw him again in the same condition
between Hampton and Phoebus some
time last summer.
The witness was cross examined bv
Mr.. Collier, and his memory was some
what uncertain as to dates.
Sheriff on Stnnd,
Sheriff r. *. Curtis. Of Elizabeth CITY
county, testified first as to the allie
cation that Judge Blackstone had fail
ed to open his court on the usual day
Of a certain term. He said the Judge
was not present on the regular opening
day. and at the request Of two lawyers
he went to look for him. The sheriff
found the judge In Phoebus in a place
of questionable reputation, and went
back for him the next day, when he
returned and opened court.
Have you ever seen Judge Black
stone on the bench in an intoxicated
condition." asked Mr.. Lewis.
Not SO as to prevent him from at
tending to business" replied the sheriff.
Have you ever seen him intoxicated
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-02-23

Mr.. Hill Carter, counsel for the Rich
mond. fredericksburg and Potomac.
Mr. Wickham examined no witnesses.
He inspected the exhibits. however, and
took copious notes of everything that
While his company's method
of doing business was being criticized
most severely Mr.. Wickham said moth
ing, entered no objection. but simply
waited for the time to take leading
part in the litigation. 1t was the i'm
preston of the government that he
was representing the corporation, and
not its officials. for upon conviction
the former may be heavily fined. MI
Wickham has paid no attention to the
rumors which have been drifting about.
but which did not get into the record
To Correct Shipping Evils.
Speaking generally, Commissioner
Lane has emphasized the point that It
is not the desire of the government to
upon sending somebody to prison, but
pers may have a square deal. Unless
| it can be proved that Mr.. Hotchkiss
| had knowledge of the false billing he
can hardly be indicted. The same is
| true of w. r. Johnston and members
| of the firm of w. S. Forbes & Co. The
men in most jeopardy are Mr.. Gilbert
and Mr. Sullivan. neither of whom Is
| immune.
Concerning the possibility of indict-
| Ing Mr.. Gates in the State court, 1t
was explained yesterday that the law
that a man connot be convicted out of
his own mouth. If this construction of
the statutes is correct, he is clearly out
of the legal meshes.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-02-23
About Rates and Rebates.


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TO
dions most American, ncheve fair
IN even to excl hem ON
wi
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such
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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-02-23

produced and which we had before he
was communicated rith.''
Much important evidence was Sc
cured when L. NJ. Gregory. correspon-
dence clerk in the office OF the general
freight agent OF the Chesapeake and
Ohio. was sworn. He had been re-
quested in his subpoena to produce
certain files, showing letters written
by Mr.. Gilbert, and the replies He
admitted that the documents desired
were not filed: they had no file number,
but he got them from Mr.. Hotchkiss' s
office. They had simply been held at
the desk, lie said, since November.
These letters said Mr.. Marble, as
he examined them are first carbon
copies written by Mr.. Gilbert to Mr..
.Capps, general freight agent of the
seaboard Air Line, and to Mr.. Perrin,
general freigh. agent of the Atlantic
Coast Line. on November LIST. notifying
been in effect. Mr.. Caps was in
formed that grain from the West had
been shipped from Richmond as grain
originating in tho Virginia Valley. He
calls attention to the unlawfulness of
the practice, and said that ne had noti-
! fed the shipper of the undercharge
and had asked that 1t be paid" A sim
liar letter was addressed to Mr.. Perrin.
Protest From the Seaboard.
A reply from Mr.. Caps was read
"As these cars were delivered to us by
your road said the letter. i've will
ask you to deliver us a new billing
and hand us The additional money.
Inasmuch as you say that these irregu-
lar shipments occurred between August
18th and October 9Th. isn't 1t possible
that there were other irregularities?
The responsibility rests with you and
I would suggest that you check back
for several years"
The Atlantic Coast Line wrote for a
corrected billing.
Commissioner Lane was interested.
He had the Gilbert letter read again.
He could not understand the admis-
sion of false billing for three months,
when 1t had continued for three or four
Years.
1T would appear" said Mr.. Lane
that the Chesapeake and Ohio was not
exactly frank with the Seaboard Air
lime and the Atlantic Coast Line in
regard to this information"
Mr.. Lane wanted to know If Mr.
Caps and Mr.. Perrin were in the city
The deception to which Mr. Gilber,
was subjected by Mr.. Gates through
a series of years was SO complete" saic
Mr.. Marble, smiling. thai even after
IL had been disclosed to him he coult
take the disclosures as applying to c
period Of three months only"
| Gave Only Partial List.
Chief Clerk Chappell Of the Chesa.
peake and Ohio freight station. testi-
fed that Mr.. Gilbert called him up owe,
the telephone after the discovery by
Special Agent Johnson to say that the
erroneous records had to be corrected
He told me-" said the witness. "tha1
Mr.. Gates would fix it on the thirteen
unsettled cars, and that I must issue
the new billing. I told him 1t woult
be impossible to clear up all the pas
work. Then he instructed me to fur.
nish him with a list OF the erroneous
billings back to August list. on which
he would invite claims from connect
ing roads. 1t was big undertaking tt
correct ALL" He did not know how
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-02-23
FATAL BLOW TO
BLACKSTONE AT
SECOND HEARING
Continued From First Page.)

day on which either house of tho Gcn-
cral Assembly shall act thereon"
Section 81. providing for the I'M
peachment OF state officials, reads thus:
"The Governor, observation-disclosures
Attorney General, Judges, members OF
the state Corporation Commission, ana
executive officers ut the seat OF gov
eminent, and nll officers appointed by
the Governor or elected by the General
Asscmbly, offending ngainst the State
by malfensnncc In Office, corruption,
neglect of duty or other high crime or
misdcmennor, mny be inircnched by the
House OF Delegates, and prosecuted be-
fore the Senate, which shall have the
sole power to try Impeachment. When
sitting for that purpose the Senators
shall be on oath or affirmation, and
no person shall be convicted without
the concurrence of tSyo-thirds OF the
Senators present. Judgment In case OF
Impeachment shall not extend further
than removal from Office md dlsqunI-
iHcntion to hold and enjoy my Office OF
honor, trust or profit under the State J
but the person convicted shall never
thcless be subject to Indictment, trial,
Judgment and punishment according to
law. The Senate may sit during the
ECCcsS OI Tue NencEUI assembly ZOE the
trial OF impeachments."
Situation Changed.
Though there had been testimony
indicating that Judge Blackstone had
fallen asleep once or twice on the bench.
and that he had been seen on the
streets of Hampton and Newport News
when witnesses thought he had been
drinking too much, nothing had come
out up to tho end OF Thursday nights
session OF the committee which was
considered positively dangerous, pro-
vided his witnesses made a good show
ing for MIN. But the developments
yesterday came with al! the force and
suddenness of q sensational surprise
The three men who gave this most
damaging testimony concerning tho
moral llfe of Judge Blackstone aro all
public officials, and none of them are
signers of the petition asking for his
removal 1t was with great reluctance
that they related incident after incl
dent which had come under their OBJ
serVation. and the plain truth Is, the
information had to be fairly hammered
out of them by Mr. Lewis. counsel for
the petitioners. aided now and then
by members OF the committee, who
demanded that certain questions !
answered. These three public officials
We're Sheriff Curtis. Of Elizabeth CITY
county; Mayor Furness and Chief ~
Police Williams, of Phoebus. One Of
the charges. or rather the testimony. OF
Mayor Furness, with reference to n
serious charge. was admitted Mt the
afternoon session In public state
ment by Judge Blackstone.
indications are that there will be hu.
one session Of the committee to-day.
VII begin at 10 o'clock and end
at P. NJ. ..'.'
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-02-23
HEARING IS CONCLUDED
Testimony Of Witnesses in Detail and Text Of Letter File
by Comptroller Sullivan Referring to Destruction
of Records. Gates on Stand Again.

Gilbert. when the cash rebates were
stopped" he said, Il devised the
scheme of shipping south as by Lynch
burg. in order to get the benefit Of the
lower rate. When that was stopped
devised the Valley scheme
Then you went to Mr.. Gilbert?"
asked Mr.. Marble.
Yes, sir"
"Are you sure it was Mr.. Gilbert?
Yes, sir"
WAS any one else in the room at the
time?"
THE stenographer may have been
there but no other official was pres
ent~
Mr.. Gilbert was chief clerk to Mr..
Hotchkiss at the time, and you mean
to tell me that the chief clerk exercised
this authority"
Yes, sir"
"Then and there?"
''No. He took 1t under advisemcnt,
and said he would let me know in three
CT four days. l went back and he told
me 1t was NIL right; to go ahead and
work it. We began 1t Immediately"
Mr.. Gates said the plan worked fairly
we'll The work went on for several
years without serious difficulty On
S.. c., there was complaint. which
reached the company's headquarters In
Portsmouth, the agent being advised
to protect the Seuboard rates on his
division. The Seaboard thought 1t
strange that car should be shipped
/ from Lynchburg to Anderson via Rich
mond when the direct route was over
| the Southern.
| Il told the Seaboard," said Mr.. Gates
! that the car had como here to reach
the Seaboard, and that allayed his
suspicion"
Ever tell any other shippers about
this Lynchburg or Valley DEVICE
asked Mr. Marble.
We'll hardly" said Mr.. Gates with
a smile. Il generally keep my bust
ness to myself. Mr. Gilbert never said
anything to me except to be careful
| about this business. l told him ] APP
preciated that. | am sure he said /,
on the occasion OF signing one OF these
! authorizations"
Had Facts on Gates First.
/ At this point Mr.. Marble made this
| statement:
at various times since MIR. Gates
| first testified some of his neishbor.
| have remarked that while his schem,
was Ingenious, he did not do right III
giving information to the government
We are not nat all indebted to MIR. Gate,
Tor our knowledge. We got ii by IN
examination OF the records of tn,
Chesapeake and Ohio, and we had til.
st"ry In Its outline md principul dc.
thiis before VIC knew Mr.. Gutes's face
Mr. Gates Was put on the stand ugains
his protest under subpoeuu, and heinz
put under oath, he, of course, has don,
what any prudent man would hay,
u"he' lie has given testimony whici
~ exactly In line With the records ~
'he railroad companies, which we Aat
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-02-23
Why He Uses. Press Clippings

Did you eyr stop TO consider" said
New York business man recently to
friend, how many persons subscribe
for press clippings?"
L never did" replied the friend.
Well explained the business man,
ITS true l am not prominent, and yet
/ have been a subscriber to press
clipping bureau for years.
you don't know how much money
you are losing by not using press clip
pings. Let me explain my own case.
figured out that l would know when
ever my name was printed in city pa
pers, but 1t occurred to me that pos
sibly papers throughout the country
might also carry my name. So I be-
gan to use press clippings
How did you select the right bu-
reau?"
II found" explained the other, "that
press clipping bureau-in New York
which had been in existence a great
many years. I found many small bu-
reaus. but instead Of reading 1900
newspapers a day, as the Burrelle's
bureau does. they might possibly read
half that number in month. I found
Burrelle's was the largest in the world,
and that they didn't charge any more
than incomplete bureaus; so I selected
bu!fellt s.
"Now, here is the strange result
For two or three months received
few clippings where my name was
mentioned. But one day the ferryboat
on which was passenger collided
with another boat. was not injured
but my suitcase. containing some val
liable material, was lost.
The next day accounts appeared In
the papers of the accident, and as my
name was mentioned the Burrelle peo-
pie sent me all the items.
Here's tho sequel put in claim
against the ferryboat company to
cover what ! had lost In my suitcase
The question arose whether I could
prove that I was on the boat at all
I knew OF no one who had actually seer
me on the boat. My lawyer told me
I had no case
Then had an Inspiration. went
to my clippings. There found In the
printed stories list of ten people
who had been on the boat. In two
| days / had SIX people who had seer
mo on the boat, collected my dam
4 ages"
I "Well, that certainly puts press clip
pings IN new light to mo, ~ SUB
scribe Tomorrow. What form do, YOU
go through subscribing?"
i "Well You simply send note u
4 Rurrelle. 45 Lafayette Street New YORK
j and say: Send me all references to my
self found In the, newspapers Of Amer
ica.' Burrolle will do the rest"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-02-23

Immediately after Commissioner Lane
entered theJC6urtreom yesterday morn
ing he askes% AIR Wickham If he de-
sired to make any statement bearing
on the testimony Of Auditor Ens1ow.
given on Thursday, with reference to
the destruction OF Chesapeake and
Ohio papers.
Mr.. Enslow," said Mr. Wickham,
testified that he destroyed the papers
Ivan. the comptroller. am furnished
the following statement by Mr.. Sulli-
van, which I will read:
".Some time In the early fall of 1907,
think during September, 1907, PERMITS
SIGN was asked of me by Mr.. l.. H.
Enslow, auditor of Disbursements, to
destroy sundry old papers, tissue hooks
tickets, etc, underlying paid vouchers,
reports from agents, etc, the said
vouchers and reports to be retained
as evidence of the proper discharge of
the liability under the voucher and the
accounting for the tickets, respectively.
'''The reason for the destruction or
the papers, ETC., above referred to was
principally the lack OF storage room,
necessitating the filing of the papers,
ETC., in the basement of the ndioinInl.
building, where they could not be kept
H'pSi pfopeE SuINSalanccs anu where
they We're so mutilated by unauthorized
persons as TO render them valueless fol-
the purposes of reference.
81 gave my consent to Mr.. Erslov
to have them burned, as i did no,
wish them 10 be III the disposal of juni
dealers or other persons.
"'Ihis destruction OF papers, etc.
WAS in line with our practice during
the past eighteen years, aud wa. iuya
riahly enforced by the limited stora.,
facilities, and the practice would HAY,
been continued from time 10 time hat
4 not received on January ii, 1908, tn.
order OF the commission, dated Deem.
bef 9th, relating TO the destruction %
papers. ln to that time had no
considered such papers ms consent a
10 he destroyed 10 be covered by tn,
Interstate c0mmcrce act, and ncithc,
AT the time that 1 consented for III,
papers In question to he DESTROYED. no,
uf any other time, did advise with 81
consult with any other official of IN,
Shesapeake and Ohio Railway Com
Puh!' l.. T., SULLIVAN,
"'ComptroIlcr.'n
Mr. Wickham added that Mr. sulltva,
was in court and would be glad 10 am
swer any questions. The commission
CT declined, however to examine nm
Says Gilbert Agreed 10 Scheme.
Then Councilman II. o. Gates wa
recalled He repeated much of hi
former testimony as 10 THE authorize
4 tlon for car transfers signed by NJ
t T.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-02-23
SKIN CURE a SIMPLE WASH.
Extcrnnl Remedy for Ecscmm Sufferers
Grcnfly sinpllncs the Treatment.

~'.sS SsnUtahSb tuC 'AEGutIucUts
II you arc suffering from any burn
ing, itching skin disease, the only way
to cure u 10 To 30 right after tho real
Thousands or patients hnvo suffarad
FOR months. In vain attempts to doctor
their blood. when tho whole trouble
was bacilli feeding upon tho skin and
sores.
Skin specialists now prescribe sim
pie LIQUID wash, easy to apply, which
gives instant relief. This remedy ia
composed OF oil of wintargrcen, to
which are added healing vegetable REM
edles. OIL OF wintergreen alone Will
not cure, but a coterie OF experts In
chleaEo headed hy neted rpesialIs.
properties until they found the proper
preparation The result OF their Of.
forts is called d. D. D. Prescription. q
sure specific for the cure OF skin dis
eases.
Here is only ono instance OF what D.
D. d. Prescription has done: MY little
girls head was n running sore. D. D.
D. Prescription has cured her sound
and well."-B. l.. Hipp, Phil Campbell.
Ala.
II you arc suffering from any skin
disease. would Il not pay you to try
ono bottle. of D. D. D. Prescription?
the cost OF one bottle vainly trying
to stop that awful. burning itch. Ow-
ems g. Minor Drug Company. Call Mt
our store for n free booklet on tho caro-
and nutrition OF the skin. with sugges-
lions ns to the use of D. D. d. Soap.
This valuable booklet is absolutely
free.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-02-23
r1L1p1Nos NOT A BURDEN
Not Cent Paid Ont of treasury ior
,rh.ir Snnport, Taft Declares.

WASHINGTON, February al.--1These
is not cent paid out OF the un'. ~
states Treasury for the support OF inc
Filipinos." This statement to-aay ~
Secretary Taft to the House Ga aaa ~ !,
tee on Insular Affairs Is regafu ',, ~.
the administration as decldeuiy mp,
tant information. The secteay ~
one exception, the small ~. tho
pended In charting the rosa+,n sn,-
vey, and 4 expressed the opinion ". INV
the information thus gained was chea ~
~ obtained for the benehI 9 VIZ
navy.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-02-23
THE WEATHER

Forecast: Virginia-Fair saturday
and Sunday; warmer Sunday; light west
winds.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-02-23
reversals in Judge Blackstone's cour,

reversals in Judge Blackstone's court
during his present term OF office: !.
III, III. Stewart Jones, clerk of snid
court, do hereby certify that since thu
first day Of Jnnnnry, 1904, there hnye
been allowed thirty appeals from Judge
Blnckstone's circuit, sixteen OF which,
lnvc been reverscd, two reversed In
pnrt, three dismissed, four affirmed ana
1--WE nrc undecided"
Mr.. Collier objected. unless the re-
cord was made complete, so as to show
now many wits Of error had been de-
MED by the upper court. The commit
tee Indicated that this evidence was
immaterial and a recess was taken
until 4 o'clock p. NJ
summoning Witnesses.
sergeant-at-Arms p. u. LIpscomb. OF
the committee, left yesterday to sum.
defense: sio
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-02-23

Gets Thirty Days .,,,, .nend
Clarence Fauntleroy {colored1 stsnllng sa
the next thirty days in iall 70 1op sshop.
worth OF underwear from ~ we $50. a, 81
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-02-23

L. w. w. Brock
ingbrough.
G. r. Nottingham,
X. NJ. Nottingham,
Samuel A. James,
of Eastville;
John T. Daniel,
OF Cape Charles;
j. e. Nottingham,
Jr., Franktown:
f. T. wilkins.
OF Cape Charles;
Hon. S. S. wilkins,
of Birds Nest;
Floyd Mock.
S. T. Ross.
John s. Grant.
Lee B. Kellam.
of Accomac;
J. Harry Rev.
Roy D. White.
OF Parksley.
Warner Ames,
OF Onancock.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-02-23

Or. j. w. Hope.
s. j. Dudley,
=. u. Mon tague.
II. Fl. Holt.
f. L. Causey.
OF Hampton;
w. II. Power.
OF Phoebus;
p. W. Mllstead.
D. g. Smith,
c. r. EIaskins.
w. G. Stuart.
7. J. Christian. Jr.,
a. G. Garrett.
%. S. Robinson.
j. d. G. Brown.
r. q. Bickford,
w. T. Moss.
Philip Wilcox,
Newport News;
Ohio Mears,
p. j. Spady.
Thos. B. Robertson.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-02-23

Record In Supreme Court.
The committee heard Mr.. Lewis brief
ily in favor OF his motion to offer the
following paper from the clerk Of the
Supreme Court, showing the number of
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-02-23
MINIATURE ALMANAC.
February 22, 1908

Morning. sos
Evening....,,8;27
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-02-23
CONDITIONS YESTERDAY.

Richmonds weather was clear ana
Range of the thermometer: