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Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1909-02-20

Two negro women, each bearing
the name OF Mary Jones. got into a
fierce quarrel last night on Boiling
brook Street. when one OF the Mary's
drew knife and stabbed the other
Mary, giving her an ugly cut on the
back OF the neck. Both women were
taken In charge by the police.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1909-02-20
Well-crounded Belief.

What are you going to be when
you grow up. Tommie.
"A conversat!onalist"
why do you think tSat7"
Because they say ] take after nam
ma."-Yonkers Statesman.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1909-02-20
NJ q II NORFOLK &
w W WESTERN
ATLANTIC COASTLINH

Effective JANUARY 3, 1908.
TRAINS LEAVE RICHMOND DAILY
p. NJ, 'n:53 p. NJ
For Norfolk: 800 A N. $500 P. N. and
and $40 p. NJ
For Petersburg: 900 A. NJ. 1910. 500. g 80
p N, 500 p. NJ. $40 p. NJ. 7:25 s.d mas
For coidsboro and Fayetteville: $50 p. N
Trains arrived Richmond daily: $40. ssse "a
l:oc A NJ, 'e:s5, lI:B A. NJ, s.lo:l5 A. N :
'l:zo p M, 2:oo. $50. 500 and Sis p. n
day only.
lime Of arrival and departures and connections
@. 8. CAMPBELL. D. p. A.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1909-02-20

Mr. T. ]. Blackwell. left Friday
for Raleigh. N. c., to visit his mother
other relatives and friends. He will
remain In Raleigh until the Sd OF
March when accompanied by his
mother he will go to Washington, ID.
c. From there he will return home
with his mother who will hereafter
reside with him in this city.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1909-02-20

Mr.. Joseph EvxaS. our agent e
Pittsburg, Pa. desires all HIS custo-
mers whose subscriptions for the
Richmond PLANET are past dine 40
call and settle at oncs.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1909-02-20

Mrs. Bacon-Dld you miss your
husband when he was away from
home?
Mrs. Egbert-Why. never throw
things at him when he's not al home.
What's the use?-Yonkers Statesman.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1909-02-20

BE list OF the
worlds great
men born In
1909 and whose
centenaries will
therefore be Gel
ebrated during
the present year
is surprisingly
large. The num-
Der reaches into
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1909-02-20
Always Young.

Sae-Thsy say mouse never gets
old. Nice seldom live over three
years.
He's that the reason they take
after the women ?-Yonkers States
man.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1909-02-20
LawIessness Deplorcd.

resolved: First. We deplore outrage
and lawlessness of every kind by
black criminals or white criminals
and stand with the law abiding citi-
zens and the Department of Justice.
In every just and legal method en-
pioyed in the apprehension and
punishment of the guilty wrotches.
Second. We, as law abiding citi-
zeRs, never have and never will give
aid, comfort or shield any criminal
Of our race; and as support and proof
OF this assertion, at no time has one
OF our respectable citizens been hail
ed before court for completely in
crime.
Third: We denounce the attempt
20 charge the whole race with the
guilt and crime OF the few. We dc
not deny that there are many bad
and vicious negro men and women
n condition common 10 every race
yet we feel that IL is the greatest in
justice TO US as a race. 10 make a
wholesale arrest, charging all guilty
and placing the burden of proving
ourselves innocent upon us, before
first establishing our guilt. In our
case. as i'm the case OF all criminals,
the presumption should be innocent
until guilt be proven.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1909-02-20
COLORED CITIZENS PROTEST

Pittsburgh, Pa, Feb. 12.-At the
request OF the colored pastors of ia
churches OF the North Side. fully 900
citlSens with their wives assembled
iast Sunday afternoon at three
O'Clock at the Metropolitan Baptis
church for the purpose Of discuss
ing the present strained relations be
tween the whites and blacks of Pitts
burg, as result of the alleged as
saults by negroes upon white women
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1909-02-20
Only n Pocket Knife.

The instrument with which Wat
kins cut Joe Jones was an ordinary
size pocket-knife, and the wound
proved fatal in twenty-five minutes.
The knife blade sank deep through
Jones's left throat. severing the
large blood vessels and inficting a
CHASTITY wound. Jones bled to death
before a physician could get to him.
The cutting occurred at 1925 and
at 1850 O'Clock Jones was dead.
The coroner and jury held an
inquest over the body this evening
at Wilkerson's undertaking rooms.
and rendered a verdict Of death
caused by stab wound inflicted by
William Watkins.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1909-02-20
The Purpose of the Meeting.

The purpose OF the meeting was
outlined by the pastor OF the church
DR.. James II. Holder, who took the
position that the responsibility rests
equally upon both races. He claimed
that the women OF both races must
be protected, and that 1t must be
done by the men OF both races.
Following DR.. Holder, the Rev. c.
M. Tanner. ID. D.. pastor OF the
Brown Chapel. A. NJ. E. Church, pre-
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1909-02-20

sented the following resolutions for
consideration and adoption:
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1909-02-20
SEABOARD
AIR LINE RAILWAY

A LIND HALLWAY
soUTHBoUHD TRAINS SCHEDULED 10 rzs4n
RICHMOND DAILY.
s:ls A. M-LocsI 60 NarIin,L RsI.axA Co..
lotts. Wilminstoo-
s'1o =. h-sieepep and coaches. AflszAA.
Birmingham, Savannah, SaeksosvtslE
and Florida poines
lo:1 p h--E1orida Lmited
nsco A. A-Sleepcu and coaches. asv.~a.z-
Jscksonvtile and southwesk.
NokTHBoUND TRAINe SCHEDULED - 49,
RIVE RICHMOND DAILY.
s:s A. L.. s:u A. -. visrsAs u~fs.A sas
p Il: s:B ?. y
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1909-02-20
Watkins Tells IL.

Watkins says that about I1:45
O'Clock last night. with three COM
panions. he was walking out Harri-
son Street, when they passed Katy
Jones. her sister Alice and another
woman, who were going in the same
direction. When they got near the
corner OF Harrison and Early Streets.
Katy Jones grabbed him. and he told
her to let him loose. Katy said: 81
am going TO kill YOU" She grabbed
him again when they turned into
Ransom Street and pulled a pailing
from a fence with which 10 strike
watkins. The latter says he took
the pailing from her and threw Il
away. when she began to curse and
abuse him. Her sister Alice and her
brother James tried TO quiet her. but
she caused so much noise that neigh
bors told them TO hush up and go
away
Could not Carry Her in House.
Her brother tried to carry her in
TO her fathers house, when her father
Joe Jones. came out and asked Wat
kius: Why in -- didn't YOU
BRING her homer" To which Wat
kins replied: II couldn't do any more
with her than you could. and you
couldn't do anything with her" Katy
told her father TO go away: that she
could settle II. She showed her IA
Their aside, but the latter cursed Wat
kins and said; I'm going TO kill you
anyhow" Watkins says he then COM
menced TO back away toward the
middle OF the street. with Joe Jones
following and his son Jim standing
/ near with a brick in his hand. Wat
kins said he stumbled and Joe
Jones grabbed and fell on him. While
Jones was choking him Watkins
says he cut him. When he got away
from Jones he went to the house of
Detective Heelan for protection and
TO surrender himself. Mr.. Heelan
was not at home. and he went with
Horace Thompson to the station
house and there surrendered himself.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-12-09

Washington, December S.--An interest
ing gathering of prominent factors in
Ohio politics as the personal guests of
the President at the White House today
set political watchers gossiping at a live
Iy rate, although none of those directly
interested would admit that their coming
together at the White House had any sig
nificance whatsoever. Former Gov. Myron
Z. Herr1ck of Cleveland, and Charles p.
Taft of Cincinnati the Presidents broth
er. are stopping at the White House. This
combination in itself was sufficient to
indicate to many that politics might have
at least tiny p1ar in their discussion
with the President. When Arthur I. yorys
went to the White House for luncheon
with the others and remained there In
conference until late in the afternoon, it
was Immediately assumed that Ohio po-
litical affairs of an important nature
were surely being considered. c. P. Taft
said. however, that his vsiit was but one
of many he hoped to pay to his brother
during the latter's term of office. Gov
ernor Herrick vowed that his visit was
of purely personal character, and yorys
further complicated the situation by an
nouncing that until he arrived here he
did not know that either Mr.. Taft or
Governor Herrick was in the city. His
invitation to luncheon, he said, dated only
from the moment early today. when he
asked an audience of the President. Mr..
Vorys was President Tafts chief of staff
during the campaign of last fall He was
for several months in charge OF the cam
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-12-09
GREAT SUFFERING
CAUSED BY COLD

Kansas City. December S.--After two
days OF temperature ranging as low as
zero and no higher than 10 degrees above.
the southwest has no promise of relief
from the government forecaster tonight
Official records show this December to
be the coldest on record throughout Kan
sas, Oklahoma and western Missouri Lo-
cally there is much suffering on account
OF the failure OF the gas supply Scores
of people are removing their gas fixtures
and returning to the use of soft coal fur
naces. Plumbers are working into the
night to relieve the suffering.
Governor Stubbs OF Kansas today or
dered Attorney General Jackson to begin
injunction proceedings against the Kansas
Natural Gas com any to prevent it from
piping gas into II. Joseph, Mo-, and KAN
sas City, il r deemed such action neces-
sary to pr6.ect Kansas towns. Many
stores are closed In Topeka ON account
of the cold.
George King, negro. was frozen to
death near Bonner Springs. Kan, today.
Cattle are not now suffering greatly,
as no Snow is falling. An average of four
inches of snow covers the ground.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-12-09
Still Much Mystery
Surrounding Death
OF Mrs. Ocey Snend

technical charge of vagraney could be
preferred against her. he said. and
she could be held until this case has
been thoroughly investigated
Mrs. Martin, however. has shown no
desire to visit Jersey. She did not appear
at the funeral of her daughter and the
only representative of the family at the
grave was Mrs. Mary Snead, mother of
Fletcher Snead. the missing husbs I'd.
shaken by convulsive sobs.
I'VE are the most prosecuted family
in the world" she said, after the funeral.
"Ocey was a sweet, retiring girl. Her
mother loved her dearly, but as school
teacher, she was accustomed to exact an-
thor1ty There is no other foundation for
these stories of hypnotic eompulsion. So
far as the insurance Is concerned. the
agents got hold of US and begged us to
take out policies"
Mrs Snead would not tell whether her
son is alive or dead. Franklin Fort. Jr.,
her sisters counsel, had advised silence.
she said
Mr. Fort admits. for his part. however.
that the reticence and intense pride of
the family have hampered him in mat
ters as to which he desires fuller knowl-
edge. Both Mrs. Mary 5nead and her
, mother, Mrs. Martha wardlaw, he said.
would be In seolusion tonight.
THE whole solution of the case" he
said, now rests IN the note found be-
side the bath tub. Friends of the family
| have provided plenty OF money for the
| expense of the trial and We shall retain
experts TO prove the note genuine"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-12-09

New York, December S.--The body of
Mrs. Ocey Snead was buried today, but
an nncompromising inquiry into the man
ner of her death goes on unabated at
East Orange. N. j. where Virginia Ward
law. her spinster aunt. Is held a prisoner
pending an investigation by the grand
jury.
Sentiment aside. said the chief of
police today, there remain the brutal
facts in this case, and nothing in ex-
PLANTATION OF them have been offered. We
have a girl found dead in u inches of
water In bathtub on one hand, and on
the other the woman who last saw her
alive. but failed to report her death until
"a hours after 1t must have been dis
covered. Aunt and niece lived in the same
house; 1t is incredible that the bath room
could have remained unvisited for that
length of time or that in their closely
related life one of the two could have
been absent SO long from the house with
out arousing the anxiety of the other.
These two basic facts alone are suffi-
cient in themselves to warrant the pre-
sentation to the grand jury, even II there
were no tangle of insurance to unravel,
SIS by reputable physician. no dupllea-
tion of wills and no attempted purchase
of chioroform to kill cats"
Mayor Cardwell of East Orange issued
an order this afternoon that Mrs. Caroline
Martin, mother of Mrs. Ocey Snead, be
arrested II found in New Jersey. "A
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-12-09
Conference of Officials.
SUGAR FRAUDS ARE
NOT NEW SCHEME

New York, December 8.-Underweigh-
ing sugar and cheating the government
out of duty is not O. new art, according
to testimony introduced today as the gov
ernment continued its prosecution of six
former employees of the American Sugar
Refining company. James Comfy, former
customs weigher, testified that although
he had apprised his superiors of the ex-
istence of fraud more than ten years ago,
nothing was done to punish the guilty
persons until after the death of Fl. o.
Havemeyer
Thomas Kehoe, one of the defendants.
was implicated by Conly's testimony,
when The latter swore on two occasions
he had seen Kehoe manipulate the
scales by special appliance. He seized
the instrument, so he testified, but in the
first instance returned it after Kehoe
had pleaded with him. Later, he tes-
titled, he reported the matter, but 1t
brought no results.
The sugar fraud cases were the sub
1ect of a caustic resolution adopted today
by the New York hoard of trade and
transportation urging that the most
searching and impartial proceedings
should be prosecuted to the utmost limit, "
against all those found to be involved in
the alleged conspiracy to defraud the gov
ernment.
Collector Loeb and other government
OFFICIALS who assisted him in bringing to
light the alleged fraudulent practices
were highly commended by the board.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-12-09
Conference AT White
House Sets Tongues
Waggi1g On Politics

paign in Ohio, and at olf time it was
rumored that he was to become national
chairman of the party.
Gossip as to todsy's conference turned
largely upon tie possibility OF available
material In Ohio for candidate to OPP
pose Governor Harmon for the governor
ship next fall. It Is supposed here 10
be taken for granted by the republican
leaders In Ohio that Governor Harmon
will be renominated, and is also con-
ceded by them that II heSn 4 be elected
for a second term. he q, O. a formidable
factor IN the presidep.s ,e in 1912. The
Dental campaigns 1t relish the idea
of losing the gc0,r, ship to the demo-
Gratis twice ineSo ssion and are anxi-
GUS that the Sc, st possible man should
fall. y
Since 7 ppointment of Henry A.
william. a national bank examiner
the repub..>an organization in Ohio has
been without a state chairman and this
was another subject which may have
held the attention OF the White House
conference today.
The legislature, which Is to be called
next fall, will elect successor to United
States Senator Dick. He is an avoued
candidate for reelection and has an
nounced himself as being in favor OF a
primary choice for the nomination
Charles p Taft was q candidate last
year for tho senatorial nomination, but
finally withdrew from the race and made
certain the election of Mr.. Burton. He
intimated at that time that he was
through with politics for the present, but
did not say then, and has not said since,
that he might not be candidate at
some future date
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-12-09
WESTERN UNION MERGER
WILL BE INVESTIGATED

New York, December s.-Theodore n.
Vail, president Of the American Tele-
phone and Telegraph company, the Bell
interests, and Robert C. Clowry, presi-
dent of the Western Union, have been
subpoenaed to appear before the legisla-
tive inquiry into the telegraph and tele-
phone systems of this state, now going
on in New York
Mr.. Vail will testify tomorrow and Colo
mel Clowry will be called later.
This will be the first investigation into
the recent billion-dollar merger, whereby
the Bell interests obtained control of the
Western Union by the purchase of Gould
stock.
A large part of the Gould interests
In the Western Union Telegraph COM
pany were retired today at q meeting of
the board Of directors and they and others
affiliated with the Goulds were succeeded
by men representing the American Tele-
phone and Telegraph company, the Harri-
man and Moore interests. The dividend
of per cent per annum was not changed.
a quarterly dividend of q of l per cent
being declared.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-12-09

Bond issue for waterways favored.
Conference held at White House.
War in Nicaragua will soon end.
Still much mystery In Snead case.
Wealth of country shown in bank re-
port.
Northern negroes will be favored for
Office.
Telegraph merger will be investigated.
Bridgeport plant may be abandoned.
2-Pay day at the Ensley steel plant.
S-Tunstall just looking around.
Petition seeking pardon for Burge.
EEditorial comment
5-Judge Fort knocks out Jefferson
county jury law.
Southern club holds annual meeting
Five Hundred club idea spreading over
south.
Chamber of Commerce planning en-
tertainment of Judge Gary.
Music festival next April now prac-
tically assured.
Special meeting held by Birmingham
Realty stockholders.
United States Express company to
open office here January l.
Three fires caused yesterday by de-
fective flues.
7--Birmingham social events.
Dolly Dalrynples department.
6-Indicted while at deaths door.
9--Serious charge against Dr. Cook.
should keep Chattanooga.
11-stoclS market on the up grade.
Cotton goes up materially.
strong advance made. In wheat
12-General sporting news.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-12-09

Few of the retiring directors attended
the meeting and when their designations
were read and accepted the new direc-
tors were elected and introduced at the
meeting. George j. Could, chairman of
the board, and until recently accredited
the largest Individual stockholder. did
not retire. Neither did Robert Clowry,
the president and general manager. who
is also a member of the board.
The following directors offered their
designations, which were accepted: Frank
Jay Gould, Howard Gould, Kingdom
Gould, John Terry. C. Sidney Shepard.
G. w. E. Atkins. Thomas r. Clarke, John
3. vanEvery, William L. Bull and Alvin
w. Krech.
These men were succeeded by Theo
N Vail, president of the American Tele-
phone and Telegraph company; Henry
s. Howe, John L. Waterbury, Robert
Windsor, Henry P. DAWSON William IL.
Moore, Robert S. Lovett, representing
the Hartman interests; Edwin j. Hawley.
Union B. Bethel and Henry B. 1hayer.
Many notable miIlionaires attended the
meeting, among them being John Jacob
Astor, George j. Gould and Senator c.
M. Depew.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-12-09

New York, December s.-"Iiar,' with
qualifications of varying intensity was
one of the mildest epithets w. Gould
Brokaw, the millionaire yachtsman was
accustomed to apply to his wife, accord
ing to her testimony in court today
Mrs. Brokaw, who was Mary Blair, IS
sueing her husband at Mineola, l.. L.,
for separation and alimony of 10000 a
year ON grounds of alleged cruel and
abusive treatment and failure to provide
for her support The Brokaws were mar
ried in 1907.
I'VE shall show said her counsel In
addressing the court today, that abuse
of the bride began two hours after the
marriage ceremony. Brokaw was mad
ly Jealous for no reason. He often forced
his wife to eat alone and keep to her
room for the entire day. During the
honeymoon they ate only four meals to-
eether. He broke into her room at all
hours and on one occasion when the door
was slammed In his face. smeared red
ink on his forehead and ran around the
hallway In his pajanas crying and COM
planning to the bellboys. He was habit
uallv Intoxicated and frequently used
abusive language"
Mrs Brolkaw testified her husband was
Jealous of her brothers, that ne accused
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-12-09
NORTHERN NEGROES WILL
! BE FAVORED FOR OFFICE

of colored men holding important Of
fees in the south under the federal gov
ernment includes the following:
Robert Smalls, collector of customs at
Beaufort. 9. c.: Henry A. Rucker. col
1ector OF internal revenue at Atlanta, Jo-
seph Lee, collector of internal revenue at
Jacksonville. Fla; Nathan II. Alexander.
register of the land office at Montgomery
Thomas V. McAllister, receiver of public
moneys at Jackson, Miss; Walter L..
Cohen, register of the land office at New
orleans; Alexander B. Kennedy. receiv-
er of public moneys at New Orleans;
John E. Bush. receiver of public moneys
at Little Rock.
The course the President will take in
the matter of appointing colored men is
likely to be illustrated In the selection of
a successor to W. T. Vernon, register of
the treasurer. Booker T. washington and
other colored leaders have given their
support to j. C. Napier of Nashville for
the place. But it appears the President
will probably select colored man from
the north.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-12-09
BROKAW DIVORCE CASE
is VERY SENSATIONAL

her of flirting with his uncle, his nephew
and his doctor.
What were some of the names tnat
Mr. Brokaw called you when you denied
his charges?' asked counsel.
The witness wrote her reply on a sneet
of paper, which was not read.
On New Years eve. 1907, occurred an
incident, Mrs. Brokaw testified. that
caused her much humiliation. 1t had
been her husbands custom, she said, 70
serve her at dinner ginger ale poured
from q champagne bottle. while he and
his guests drank champagne. BY mis-
take tho butler gave her real wine. When
she raised her glass her husband be-
came furious, she said, and ordered her,
before her guests, to go to her room.
The witness wept as she related this.
Before court adjourned Mrs. Brokaw's $
attorney announced that he would show
how Mrs. Brokaw, in February. 1903, at
tempted suicide in her husbands shoot
ing lodge at Fairview, n. c.. after a
quarrel, because of Mr.. Brokaw's treat
ment of her.
w. Gould Brokaw was divorced from
his first wife, who was Miss Coralia
coudert, in 1893. Before marrying again,
It is said, he paid $4,000 to Katha'.ine
Poillon to settle breach of promise
suit.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-12-09

Bridgeport, O., December S.-Onicials OF
the Tin Mills company tonight would not
deny or confirm reports that the United
states Steel corporation heads IN New
York city have ordered the immediate
dismantling of the Aetna-Standard plant
and the abandonment Of Bridgeport as a
district for the manufacture OF sheet and
tin plate.
However, 1t Is known that orders are al
ready being transferred from the Bridge
port plants to the various plants in Wheel
ing, w. Va. New Castle, Pa, and Mari
eta, o.
The Ohio Standard plant is one of the
Oldest tin plate plants In the United
States, and its annual payroll means
much to this city. Labor troubles have
been infrequent here until the announce
bent of the steel corporation months ago
that henceforth all OF its tin and sheet
mills would be run on the open shop"