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Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1909-11-25
Chez FL0ATED
SAFELY TO SHORE
GALLOWAY TWINS, WHO WE'VE
BRINGING CHECK, PERIsHED IN
WRECK or STEAMER HEsTIA.
WASHED FORTY NILES
Order On Galway Rank Picked Up On
Shore Of Nova Scotia-was Pay
able TO Virginia Commissioner
Of Agriculture

RICHMON VA - Special.
Like a voice from the dead comes q
draft for ninety British pounds. about
s{t0. payable 20 George " Koiner.
Commissioner OF Agriculture. and the
property Of the seventeen-year-old
twins. r. r. and John NJ Galloway,
Who we're drowned on October 18th
while on thsLr way 10 their future
home in Virginia
The lads we're passengers on the
Donaldson Line steamer HestLa. bouna
rem Glasgow. Scotland. 20 So. John.
New Brunswick. Baltimore and New
/ port News The vessel vas wrecked
on Grand Manan. IN the Bay % Fundy,
nearly all the men on her being losL
/ The Galloway brothers had been sent
y by their father. a prominent merchant
i OF GLASGOW. 20 a farm which he owns
I ln Culpeper county. Va. and on which
\ live two older sons. David 81 and Pc
\ Ger Galloway. David ~. Galloway Was
/ In Richmond the morning after the
I wreck. on his way Co Newport News 10
. meet his brothers. and FIRST learned %
f their death from Chief CLERK Miller. OF
the Department of Agriculture. who
had read che account n The Tines
. Dispatch
Washed Thirty or Foriy Miles.
The draft un tle British LINEN Sank
20 GLASGOW Mas washed ashore In "A
bunch 500 seaweed at Pembroke shore.
Yarmouth. Nota Scotia. lf was to De
given to Mr.. hUlner ulo Was 90 pay
au equal amount in cash to James
Welsh. with the Galloway brothers.
The DRAM Oh m h remarkably GOOD
state off presrr,ation. considering che
.nlt f.lt DO aaa Washed "a distance "a
tairu to FORTS miles DO Is accompa-
uiad ht receipt covering tne amount
The papers We're picked up on ths
Beach by William I'd Porter. OF Penn.
brohc Shore. Who noted the name OF
SIR koiner ou tlo 3ralr and fhe wore
. Richmond un tle receipt Bee wrote
Nr. koiuer regarding the matter an'
has now forwarded the papers ''r
Porter says he also found a wafct
. which NAV he Nr. Welsh's property
, Twenty of che bodies from the wrec
IN found their Way GO Pembroke shore.
y Mr.. Galloway. ST.. became interestc
.u Virginia property through SIR. Kn
=. uer The latter went into Nr Gale
.u ways place OF business I'm GLASGOW
- f purchase some clothing and in COT
Al rersafion with the proprietor he tol
lE him ~ the opportunities for agricu
To- ture boz this state. Mr. Galloway hl
=. recently spoken 90 finally locating
Culpeper county with his family. h
fhe bereavement may work a chanl
boz his plans.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1909-11-25
FIGHTING WATER FIRES.

II falls 70 the lot OF few % set the
river on fire. and. despite the tradi-
ton that the feat Is the quickest way
20 fame. the names OF those who have
done il never seem 20 survive.
But that many man can. and does.
set a river on fire is so true tnat in
vention has had 20 concern itself with
means for putting out those very
blazes.
They occur usually when petroleum,
gasoline. or some other liquid hydro
carbons spread on the waters surface
and happen to be ignited before their
spread has too greatly broken up and
thinned them. Whole ports, with their
shipping. are endangered
In Germany they have devised two
solutions. which. mingling as they art
poured. instantly raise a thick, tena'
cious foam. One solution IS composed
OF potash. alum. and sodium suIphate
the other OF sodium bicarbOnate
sodium sulphate, and licOrice root ex
tract.
The soapsuds-appearance OF tn
foam in reality covers an inert gas
which. spreading over the entire burn
ing surface. acts as a blanket and Ia
stantly kills the flames for want o
oxyg en.-Milwaukee Sentinel.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1909-11-25

After finding that his cow had al
ready been MIXED every morning for
the last week when he went 90 the
pasture 90 milk her. John Bassett of
Georgetown. Del. discovered the thie'
90 bee a large blacksnake which had
grown fond OF new milk for it's break
fast.
Bassett arose earlier than usual and
hid iu the pasture near the COW Tie
was astonished 90 hear the old cow De
gin lowing. while az the signal a bis
black snake crawled up 20 the COW
and began 20 drain the milk.
The old COW seemed 20 be as fond
OF the snake as IL IL were calf and
was with difficulty restrained from
following 10 when 1t escaped through
the grass.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1909-11-25
TAFT DECLARES FOR
GREATER NAVY
PRESIDENT ADDRESSES DEEP Wa
TERwAYS CONVENTION AT
NORFOLK.
FORTYFY HAMP TON ROADS
Would Make the Virginia HarbOr as
Impregnable rs GIbralta-Citizens
Give Him Great Ovation.

NORFOLK. VA Special. -Presi-
dent Taft was given a reception that
We'd with any accorded him on his re-
cent 13.OOO-mile trip. when he ar
rived here as the guest OF the Atlantic
Deeper Waterways Association. The
President came on the yacht Mayflow-
er, accompanied by his wife and
party OF friends.
A crowd OF several thousand was at
the wharf when the Asyhower came
In. But the reception did not end there.
Many other events were on the pro-
gram, including. among the most spec
tacular. review OF soldiers and sal
Iors. The whole city was decorated in
honor OF Taft Day and the celebration
surpassed any that has been held In
Norfolk in many years.
For Deeper Waterways
President Taft declared for a
greater navy in ais address be
fore the citizens OF Norfolk and
the delegates 10 the Atlantic Deep
Waterways Convention lie said that
the key 20 his naval policy was the
fertilization OF Hampton Roads TO the
point where II would be az impreg-
nable as Gibraltar. He declared IL
would be necessary TO csta blish "a great
fort in the center or the channel be-
tween Fortress Monroe and the Viz
ginia shore. He declared Chesapeake
Bay was the greatest strategical rem
devious in the United states. and
should be treated as such in the nava
appropriations. In regard 90 deeper
waterways on the Atlantic Coast
President Taft said.
ct am not ia favor OF distributing th'
millions for deeper waterways piece
meal. giving little 90 this section an'
n little 60 fraf. but believe every pro
feet should De- considered on IT'S merit
as national Improvement and no
upon tho benefit 81 viii give 90 com
paratfvely small section. Every 1ppro
priation We make should DE considerc
as an Investment Of the nation, an
should be expected 90 yield nationa
divide nds.
Celebrate Taft Day"
Sailors fIom the warships Mlnnesotf
Virginia and North Carolina. marine
and the Nirginia militia passed in re
view before The President amid tremcn
dous enthusiasm. Taft day Is "a hol
day i'm Norfolk, and thousand
poured i'm from the Virginia country
side. A great Erandstaud OF scho'
children. making huge American nal
greeted the President with Dixie
he passed.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1909-11-25
FOUR THOUSAND BIBLE
STUDENTS N MONSTER PARADE

OND. VA - Special. -
Four thousand members OF the Fedora
ton of Mems Bible Glasses I'm Rich
mond paradcd Sunday up Main Street
without banners or brass bands, but
demonstrating i'm a sane way TO the
people oi IT,. city the widespread In
terest that is being taken in the sys-
tematic strJv OF the Scriptures. They
filled the city Auditorium 10 its ut
most caDa .ifl. and an eminent minis
ter declared from the stage that the
crowd made far more inspiring sight
than any observed at the Chapman
Alexander IeVivals
The parade was the largest religious
procession in the history OF the CITY
Mon o.. aV ~ves marched in the ranks
and one cha man. far beyond eighty
years of $3.50. Insisted OH joining his
Bible class and going with IL 10 the
auditorium. a great sea of upliftec
earnest faces met the speakers, AND
through the whole meeting there wa.
evidenced a spirit of genuine interes
and faith in On work of che federation
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1909-11-25
PLACES JUSTICE
AHEAD OF POLICY
SUPREME COURT or VIRGINIA 50
RULES INRAuROtD CASE.
ROUaOHOUSE NUISANCE
Person Injured by Dirt, SCOT. and Gin
dcrs Incident "Hostlering' Loco
motives. May Recover Damages

RICHMOND. Special.--ln de- .
cision just handed down by the -u-
Dreme Court OF Appeals ot Virginia. +
be- is ruled that "a property owner lF- .
iug near rouud-louse or terminal .
yard may recover damages for INJURY
to his property by dart. SCOT and other
corollaries of the work OF cleaning or
'hosuerinr" locomotives. This decis-
ION viii arouse the greatest interest
among the legal fraternity OF The Com
monewalth.
.ue case is tlat of Terrell against
le chesapeake and OulO Railway
ompany Ole Judgment OF the Cor
norati0n Court OF the city of Char
+ l0ttesveule is reversed.
In It's pieaiings the railroad COM
+ nany asserted that o. be- is made to pay
. damages in this case. and the principle
lis established as law in Virginia 10
f viii Dee difficult 90 perceive how, where
and when a railroad company in the
State may establish "a permanent ter
miual yard ora which DO may oo che
business necessary fO rle nOsDerlue
of engines. "lf the principle We're once
established" declared the ramlroad.
-the running 0f trains upon tle roads
viii become difcult-at best MOST
expensive matter. and possibly mas oe
prevented entirely
judge CardWeu. whose opinion
. shows the deepest thought saws n re-
uIv. III would be source of regret ID
in the administration OF Justice oy tns
establishment and enforcement of
sound principles. the prosperity of oul
b. people should Dee hindered or checked
but it would bee not only "a source o
regret. but OK reproach. II materia
prosperity were stimulated and en-
couraged by refusal 90 give every ciu
. zen a remedy for wrongs he may sus
tain. even though inflicted 0y forces
r. which constitute factors I'm our mate
- rial development and growth.
/. Courts have no policies. and can
q not permit consequences 20 infuenc
10 their judments further than 90 serv
as warnings and incentives TO thor
- ough investigation and careful consid
20 Grafton of the causes submitted
De- them. Those duties being faithful
3 performed courts may await the X
q suits with patience. II not always Wit
a. confidence, and say with the gre'
- Lord Mansfield: Fiat justitia. ru'
70 cOelum
he IL was alleged in this case by a
l- plaintiff Terrell that he was damags
by engines on the track. which rar
'h + their bells blew their whistles. emi
p ted prolonged and deafening rOars
IA steam. and filled the air with va
al clouds OF smoke. SCOT. dust, cinde
ed and ashes. which damaged the plai
pa tins furniture, clothes. bedding Gu
n tains and food. The railroad demu
lie red 10 the evidence which was uphe
10 by the court The Supreme Court nc
as overrules the demurrer, and remain
II the case 20 be further proceeded vi
pr. i'm accordance with the views expires
an ed.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1909-11-25
THE GOVERNMENT
LAND LOTTERIES

Having put the Louisiana and other
big lotteries out OF business years
ago. the government tolerates no com
petition i'm promoting similar schemes.
IL is very particular that nobody i'm
frinces ON it's gambling monopoly. The
Occur a.AIone land drawing recently
was a huge success. and with their
unparalleled opportunities for adver-
Using the Standing Rock and Chor-
eune River land lottery, in North and
South Dakota. next October is being
handled by the Washington author
tiles iu a way 90 make it go with a
rush.
OF course. the Interior Department
runs a thoroughly moral same of
chance. To must be moral for all
other lotteries are illegal and are for
hidden the use of the mails. They
are SO highly criminal that the gov
eminent undertakes 20 send 20 jail
f tho people who operate them. Accord
ing 90 the official prospectus. IL runs a
square game itself for 100000 acres
are 90 be allotted In prizes.
Naturally. all the settlers and spec
ulators who are attracted 10 Aberdeen
Tor the drawing cannot win prizes
Most of them Will probably be ouf
their time and money. but that is tn,
. 'ult I'D lolleIleSs HuelAeE lue lAlAtA
states government or a lot OF Confed
crate generals lend their names Z,
hem The only party certain 10 vii
40 SAM ling is the one that runs th
; game. The government is on the SAT
side.
But for these Western land draw
ings the lottery has been abolishe
b. outside OF church fairs and like char
table enterprises Only exceptions
E moral influences make IL an IRE
{ prcachable must be an engine G
81 morality. because 10 outlaws every
body else When the public domai
s. Is exhausted. by way OF good exam
pie it may DE compelled 90 rattle o.
3. the Federal offices ON the same iu
y partial plan.-New York World.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1909-11-25
DRUG CLERK HELD Up
AT POINT OF PISTOL
RICHMOND. Va = Special.

RICH MOND. VA. - Special. -
While already engaged In mvesu-
eating the robbery OF drug store.
another was added 20 the list la
night. and the Police Department now
has the task OF capturing a yOung
man who. il was stated BY Stanton J.
Eversoie. clerk at the Homeopathic
drug store. Fifth and Main Streets.
entered that place last night about
$50 o'clock and held him up, while
ne rifed the cash register and made
of with a sum OF money ranging be-
tween SIS and 500. and a ring be-
longing 20 young EversOle. which the
robber ruthlessly Jerked from his fin
ger.
There is great similarity between
this robbery and that several weeks
ago in a West Broad Street drug store.
They both read like tales OF the wild
and wOoIly. and but for the fact that
they occurred in this highly civilized
and in the early hours OF the even
ing. while the great mass OF people
were yet astir. they would be hard 20
believe.
According to Mr.. Eversole. ne was
standing in the store last night alone
\ Or. George +. Bagby. the proprietor
having just gone out. a young man
entered and inquired about some rat
poison. Mr.. EVerSOle turned 10 look
in the place where such stuff Is kept
when the stranger suddenly drew two
Colt revolvers and commanded him &C
keep still Then the bold intruder
quickly stepped to the cash box anC
took possession OF the accumulate
funds. Following this he grabbed a
two rings worn by the frightened
clerk.
"Do not take that" pleaded Mr
EversOle. my mother gave II 10 me
To show that he was not aitogethe
Iheartless. the bold robber threw on
ring back toward tie trembling vic
tim, backed to the door. opened Il
stepped into the darkness OF tn
street. closed the door with a reSound
ing bang and disappeared.
Alarms were sounded and peopl
rush ed TO the scene. The police wer
notified and Bicycle officer Palmer. O
he Second District. mounted his siler
st~.d and sped TO the drug stOr'
. where Mr.. Eversole related the st0r,
: The description OF the robber
? vague. but the intrepid officers wi
do all they can TO land the scoundre
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1909-11-25
CRANE WAS MARRIED.
IN SPITE OF PROTEST

NEW YORK Special.-Just before
the close Of the Marriage License Bu-
reau Thursday young man and SO-
Brewer Crane. OF Wsstheid. Mas.
manufacture OF automobiles. and
George Mildred Walters OF Fair Ha-
ven. Conn. took out q license. Both
appeared nsrvcus-
Young Mr. Crane said his father -Ss
James Arthur crane and his mother
Vas Clara Kittrsdge. Miss walters
said her father Vas James walters
and her mothers maiden name ~ss
Peterson.
The couple went 20 the ~Cupid's
Bureau" where Alderman James
smith married them. A. ~ vas about
10 do so two men stepped forward and
protested. Alderman Smith asked 81
they were relatives OF Crane.
NO" replied one. but be and
I are fellow students and know thal
take place ne would do everything lr
I his power Go prevent g."
The Alderman asked Crane ~ h'
wanted 90 marry. lie replied. Yes
How long have you known thu
young woman"
Pour years" was Cranes reply
similar questions were asked tn'
toung woman. who replied ln hk'
1nonEcr. adding - love sir. Grams
cry. very much"
After the ceremony the young peo
uIc Kissed ench other ana went aun'
.n motor cab which. no wla elIa
came trom tte Hotel knIckcrnocael
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1909-11-25

across the goal line and lost II an
corbess made a successful dive for its
possession.
Harvard. on the whole. played dis
appointing football. but the Crimson
klckers were sfirly defeated. the New
Haven men showing greater s'eadiness
and a superior knowledge % gridiron
tactics. which undoubtedly carried the
day. Following Harvards safety. Coy
made HIS frss drop kick for goal with
success. and the FIRST half ended with
the figures 5 70 0.
Coy's second field goal was one q
the brilliant features OF the second
period. and placed victory well be
yond the reach OF John Harvard's sons
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1909-11-25
NATURES NINDrC ArloN coz
THE SWEET rooTu

Sweetness is to tae tasfc aAaf beauty
ls to the ere. aHrma u- Woods Hutrr.
rron--ratrre.s stamp of approval an.
tIniicaNnn ot vholes.n. s..nr.
.aFs tnIs authority. l- one of the MOST
universal Hators of foodstura knnur.
over one-half 90 our r.aI foods taatr
sweet or swertish--that ia. ther GONE
calm suear in some form. About ONE.
third taste salty. NOS more than One
tenth taste either bitter or sour. The
experience of millions OF years. reach
ing Gar beyond even our arborenl an
cestors has taught us beyond possl-
hHty OF forgetting that. while there are
hundreds OF things that taste salty
which have no food va.lc and scores ui
.nIuse fUaI taste bitter tnaL nut only
nave no food value, but are even pots
. nous. auI thousands or things lake
raves and sun dust and cOrununf mat
.u-. which have mo- food value af al
4 ufU ad.erfised an breakfasf fonls
+ NrIe are comparatively fea fninEn tna
4 tefe sweet which are not real foods
very Few 90 these sweet -taaf ni
rfrcs while real foods. are also pois
rnous. huf these We soon learn 90 te
acf nr' beware of--Current Lfteratur
NoNrmucrl
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1909-11-25
YALE DEFEATS
HARVARD 80

CAMBRIDGE. MASS Special. -
Surrounded by 10000 red-bloOded
Americans, Yale conquered Harvard
in the big football game at the Stadium
Saturday afternoon by a score OF s 70
o.
Yale's points were rolled up by a
combination OF a safety by Corbett, OF
Harvard. and two beautiful goals from
the field by Ted Coy. Yale's gallant
captain. fitzpatrick. OF Yale, just miss
ed scoring a touchdown for the Blue,
when, after a blocked kick in the first
half. he juggied the ball as II rolled
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1909-11-25
STANDARD OIL TO
Be DISSOLVED
UNITED STATES CIRCUIT COURT
DECLARES 1T ILLEGAL COR
PORATION.
INJUNCTI0N 0RDE D
Decree Is Entered at IT. Louis and St
PauI-Au Judges Of the Court Con-
eurring-Take Eject In 30 Days

ST. PAUL. MINN.-Special.-I an
opinion written by Judge Walter II.
Sanborn. OF St. Paul. and concurred
IN by Judges Vandeventer. Hook and
Anes. with a special concurring opin-
ion by Judge Hook. the United States
Circuit Court for the Eastern District
OF Missouri has handed down an opin-
ion declaring the Standard oil Com
pany OF New Jersey an illegal combi-
nation operating in restraint OF trade,
and ordered its dissolution.
The opinion OF the court was filed
/ simultaneously in St. Louis and In ST.
/ Paul.
In this decision the government Of
I the United States wins a sweeping vic
I tory, and according 10 Frank b. KEEL
/ logg. OF this city. who was the govern
ment's special prosecuting attorney,
the government has won every point
for which IL contended.
The case will be appealed direct 20
T the United States Supreme Court as
. the judges who signed to-day's de-
/ cree are. fra effect. the Judges Of the
. nited States Circuit Court OF Ap-
peals. although they were sitting for
the purpose of trying this case as the
Circuit Court for the Eastern District
of Missouri.
The decree of the court dissolvlng
the standard oil Trust becomes encc
q. tive in thirty days. when no doubt q
stay win be granted for the purpose
of an appeal.
When the decree takes effect unless
. a stay is granted am injunction vii
issue restraining the Standard Oh
of IT'S business under It's present for
nation
2 Monopoly VIII Disappear.
~ appears from the concurriug opin
] iou written by Judge. HOOK that th
b company cannot do business under am
form without sitting competition. Ga
= DE saws. ON this subject, that DO
D thought that With the end OF the con
j. biuauou the monopoly viii uaturan
a disappear. but should 80 not do $50. an
8 the members OF the combination n
tire from 70 except oueIwho might pc
= petuate the monopoly Boy the aggreg'
n tion of the physical properties and q
3. strumentalities. Do would constitute
~ violation of the decree OF the coui
.e I'm the trial OF the case the poi
"a was made that the Standard oil Cor
l- pany was "a benehcent corporation
20 that it was using economy I'm oper
IN ton. and IL reduced the price of
ne product This. Judge Hook said. c
IT, have no weight.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1909-11-25
NATIONS JOIN IN
SEARCH FOR ASI0R
Foreign steamers and Warships Take
Up HEnt for Missing American
Millionaire.

NEW YORK SpecilI--IR an in
ternational search for the yacht Nour-
mahal. on which Colonel John Jacob
Aston and his son. Vincent. were
cruising at the time of the West IN
dian hurricane. score OF vessels
were securing the Caribbean and
the Atlantic. The British cruiser
Scyma has left Jamaica 70 join in
the hunt for the yacht. which has not
been heard from in fifteen DAYS. An
other revenue cutter. the Yamacraw.
was ordered hy the United states 10
aid. ln conjunction with Algonquin. al
ready in Gne search. Flashing fresn
wireless inquiries the Namacraw hur-
ried from Charleston.
The uneasiness Of Colonel Astor's
friends. particularly the members or
the New York Yacht Club, grew
in spite OF a report from Havana,
which arrived early in the day. 20 the
effect that the collector OF customs AZ
Santiago had heard that the NouE-
mahai was at Watiing's Island ~
was thought that the Santiago Official
merely caught an echo or the report
OF Captain Durye, Donald Line cap
tain. who declared on his arrival here
Thursday THAI ne had sSsa yacnt
which might be the Nourmanal. AZ
Help In search.
The cooperation OF the Panama.
bound FOR Colon. ana the CristOoal, on
her way % New York from Colon.
u-as asked BY wireless. however. Iney
are near the island. The N00rmah2l
has no wireless.
It is known that there has been
. wreck al Hawks Nest, Waiting YES
scIs arriving in New YORK nave
brought no mixing Of the whereabouts
of the missing craft. but ten IFesu
! no havoc MHUrIEME Oh LAc
hurricane. which held the West indies
, In It's grip for a week. other NesSci i
> that have not been heard from ar'
also being hunted. Among them are
i, the =. v. I-uckenb0ch. which lett Nee
YORK for Porto Rico November otn
b the Ponce. OF the New York and Porte
Rico line. a passenger boat; the tru.t
= er Amelia. and the simon DNmols
I The liner Maracaioo three days over
due. arrived last night.