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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-05-10
AUTO sMAsH-UP;;
WOMEN MAY DIE
Two Men Seriously Injured and
Another Hurt in Head ON
Collision.
BOTH CARS SPEEDING
Crash Together With Terrific
Force, Hurting Occupants
Many Feet.
BOTH CARS SPEEDING

ELIZABETH, N. j., May 10.--Two
women are believed to be dying and
two men are seriously injured and one
man slightly hurt as the result or a
head-on collision between two auto
mobiles near Bauer's. Road House in
Railway avenue. just before noon to-
dag.
The injured;
Mrs. ]. s. Applegate. wife of a
wealthy resident of Manalapan, in the
St Elizabeth hospital: badly lacerated
about the face and body and prob
ably has broken back; viii die.
Miss Adelaide Meyers, OF Newark.
in st. Elizabeth hospital: badly Lace
rated face. will die.
w, Fl. Mount, wealthy resident
of Kansas City, driver OF the car In
four ribs broken. badly cut about face
and body: will porbahly recover
DR.. A. Dallas, Of Pine Brook, owner
OF the car. In General Hospital. has a
severe scalp wound and fractured
hand: viii recover.
j. S. Brier, chauffeur for DIR. Dallas.
bad lacerations; will recover.
The cars came together with ter
rife force, as both were being driven
at a high rate of seepd. DIR. Dallas.
hrs cfIauffeur and two other men were
riding In a big machine, which was
taking part in the Around New Jer-
sey Reliability Contest" This ma
chine was going in the direction OF
Railway. The other machine. driven
by Mount. was runabout and In II
with Mr.. Mount were Mrs Applegate.
his cousin. and Miss Meyers.
The two Women were tossed about
ten feet TO an er.Sankment on the
side OF the road, where they lay I'M
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-05-10
SEMINARY DIRECTORS
HOLD LONG SESSION
Devising Plans for Raising En-
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS to Gradu-
ates by Lower Glasses.

The meeting OF the board OF d.
rectors OF Union Theological SEMI
nary will continue until late In the
afternoon Tuesday. since the board
found large volume Of business that
must be transacted.
The most important question that Is
recefving consideration IL that Of =
centennial endowment OF 100000. Tho
centenary OF the seminary il In 1912.
and the board hopes TO gather the
necessary money by that time. 1t Ii
stated that one-third OF the amount
has already been raised, and the board
viii now devise plans for securing the
remainder.
Other matters of Importance are TO
be attended to and the board Will
adjourn at late hour and be the
quests or the two lower GLASSES At the
banquet to be given Tuesday evening
to the graduating class.
M The graduating exercises will be
held Wednesday morning IN the 6emfY
nary chapel The degrees will then
BE- presented to the twelve graduates
and the annual address Will be deitv-
cred by Rev. d. Newton Donaldson,
IT Huntington. w. Va
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-05-10
TEMPORARY RETIREMENT
FOR TRAVELLING TAFT"

WASHINGTON. u. c., May 10
"Onr travelling President went into
temporary retirement to-day. and set
tied down to he President in WASH
ington In the old-fashioned way.
On his return from Passaic. n. j.,
tn-day the President reached the end
Of his immediate travelling program.
A trip 70 New York on Thursday
and trip to Atlantic City on May
FL have been cancelled. and 1t has
been practically determined that he
Will abandon proposed visit to Ohio
and Michigan. scheduled for the first
week in June.
Probably the main factor that de-
termined the President 10 settle down
was his absence when Congress be-
gan to chop holes in his railroad bin.
On his return from his Western trim
the legislative leaders criticised his
conduct. II was recalled that when
the Insurgents began their attack on
Uncle Joe Cannon and the Rules Conn
mittee Taft was of on an eight-day
jaunt. When he reached Washington
the battle was over.
Every time 1 get away from Wash
iRGton they start something Is the
way President TAFT feels about 1t. and
he has determined to be on hand the
next time things happen
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-05-10
CARRIERS BLOCKED
BY FOREST FIRES
Flames Reported Swiftly Sweep.
ing from Arnold MINI. to
Lake Superior.

DULUTH. MINI. May 1o.--Danger-
Gus forest fires are to-day sweeping
from Colbyvilie and Arnold towards
Lake Superior with alarming rapidits,
Calls for assistance were sent to the
Duluth Fire Department from the city
pumping station. which for a time to-
day was In great danger.
An iron passenger train had diff
Guilty in getting throuhg the fire dis
trfct to-day.
Forest fres ON the iran range have
assumed alarming proportions. and
grave fears are entertained for the
safety OF tho settlers Al Kerrick.
Mimi. forest fires are raging. II was
only by hard work that Nsckerson and
Duuuette were saved
Fires are also raging In Bayfieid
county and are threatening the large
tract Of timber Of the Hines Lumber
Company and the Rust Owen Lumber
Company.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-05-10
GIVING HIM DRUG
TAKES HIS CLOTHES
Willie Hagood Put Soundly to
Sleep With ChIoroform and
Robbed.
HAD TO HELP FRIEND OUT
Roommate Of Victim Not Ever
Left Suit in Which to Make
Appearance on Street.
HAD TO HELP FRIEND OUT

White he and HIS roommate we're
soundly sleeping in their room at No.
Sos North Seventh street last FRI
day night. robher entered. and after
chloroformsng Mr.. Willie Hagood. a
young man from L.aCross, Va. stole
practically all of the wearing Ep-
parei In the room and with the clothes,
all the money the young man pos
sessed. Four suits In all are said
to have been stolen. Two other suits
OF inferior quality were not touched,
Mr.. Hagood is positive that he was
chloroformcd, for he says that. not
withdrawing the fact that he sleeps
soundly, he awakes II any one en-
tors his room In the nighttime. The
next morning he felt drowsy and de-
tected the odor OF chloroform on his
pillow.
Mr. Hagood Ia the son of one OF
the wealthiest merchants In Neck
slenbnrg county. and has been in Rich
yuond for some time. He was board
ing at No. sos North Seventh street.
and had been told that q robbery had
occurred IN the house several weeks
ago, but thought nothing OF this
When he -aweke- Saturday morning
and found hfs ciotnfng missing ana
all of his money gone. he first
thought some one of his friends had
attempted to play practical joke
on him. Drowsiiy, he asked all OF
them.
Then an Investigation started. An
officer was told OF the robbery. ana
since that time the detectiya- fnrce.
as well as the uniformed men, have
been working on the case
There is no clue. 50 far as is
known. That Mr.. Hagood was chio-
reformed there seems little doubt.
bit how the thief rot into the house
= a matter Of contecture. II has been
suggested thar the foh WAS dona nv
4 seconti-stor man who used q little
air pressure pistol in shooting q fine
Stream OF the sleeping drug across
the bed OF his victim. This would
account for the fact that the smell
Of ehloroferm was on the pillow the
next morning. and also that neither
Mr.. Hagocd nor his companion,
whose name he did not remember
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-05-10
SUICIDAL WOUND
FATAL To SLAYER
John Going Who Killed Sweet.
heart and Shot Self Dies from
Injuries.
Injuries.

Especial Il, The Richmond FfrginiaH9
LYNCHBURG. VA, May i0.--John
Going who on Sunday shot and killed
Miss Nellie Banton during jealous
frenzy and then turned the weapon on
himself. died Monday afternoon about
3 o'clock from the effects of his self
inflicted wound.
Young Going declared his intention
of killing himself some time during
the past week. and his parents had se-
GREETED all of the weapons In the nome
for fear that he would carry out ms
threat In some way. however. he got
possession Of a shotgun and pistol
and disappeared from home Saturday
afternoon. 1t is believed now that he
went for the purpose OF laying in walt
for his rival.
The next time he was seen vas sun
day afternoon. on the road near the
neighborhood of Aliens Creek. he
suddenly appeared before Miss Ban
ton. who was driving In buggy with
Gatng,s brother and another young
man.
He fred the shotgun at Miss Ban
ton. the shot taking effect in her breast
and killing her instantly.
Her two escorts both grappled with
the slayer and succeeded in wrestling
the gun from his hands. but before
they were aware of his purpose he had
slipped postoIgnut OF his pocket and
shot himself in his side.
He was placed under arrest as soon
as he could be taken to his home
and the house was put under guard.
He died about twenty -four hours later
The whole neighborhood was thor
ougflfy stirred up over the AFFAIR. and
the suicide of the murderer probably
aiIayed any demonstration of histiIe
feeling.
Jealousy liz ascrifed as the cause ct
his acts. as ne had made several threats
regarding the attentions of others to
Miss Banton and had appeared to be
tgespondent over his love affair.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-05-10
SHOCKS FELT IN
VIRGINIA TOWNS
Laud Explosions Are Followed
by Trembling Of Earth and
Slight Recession.

CARYSBRoOK. VA, May 10
Earthquake shocks were felt in three
Virginia towns Sunday afternoon all
at the same time. The shock was felt
here-at- xi5-e'eleek- anrf-ssyerai
buildings vibrated for q few seconds
and windows in nearly all the build
-IuRs IN -tnMn-- we're ratified
AT cartersville the shock was dis
tinctiy felt and came at the same time
rs that in Carysbrook. The windows
there were also ratified causing con-
siderable excitement for a few mo-
ments.
The third town to feel the shock
was Arvonia where practically every
citizen felt the vibratton--ThS- Quake
came suddenly in the nature of two
hea Wy explosions following by n
trembling of the earth and slight
recession which lasted for nearly a
minute.
A similar shock was telt at Arvonia
three years ago and extended as far
north as Charlottesville and as far
south as Crewe. The government
made an investigation and the center
of the shock was found to be between
Arvonia and Bremo q town four miles
away located on the James river.
Weather Burean Has Received No Re
port.
The officials OF the United States
weather bureau at Richmond state
that they have received no reports OF
the shocks and know nothing what
ever about them. They say that the
shocks must have been very slight or
else they would have been reported
from headquarters.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-05-10
BANK OFFICIAL
SHOOTS HIMSELF
---------------
G. Ashton Pretlow, of Suffolk. At.
tempts Suieide--Ill Health
Supposed Canse.

Especial to The Richmond virgtnian. 7,
SUFFOLK. VA. May I0.-Placinx
pistol to his mouth. C. Ashton
Pretlow, brother-in-law Of Judge
James L. McI.emore inflicted = fafal
wound upon himself this morning and
his death Is momentAriiy expected.
health and Q nervous hreakdown. 80
Until q fow weeks agU M. PretIow
Was faithful and popular official
In the Bank OF Suffoak He has been
on vacation for sevekaI weeks re
IL brother Of Mrs James q. Nc
Lemore. and Miss JennlS WARE FRET
low. 81 6nffoik, ana N. rosninenfiv
c0nnscted a. eoutheA1 countys
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-04-17

Thess were exceedingly difficuls Co
cAlculate at the pressnt appearance.
duo to the tact that the comcs IN In
Journey went closs 70 Jup tar and Saturn:
but In spite Of thess diincultiss covell
and Crommelln OF the Royal Observatory.
Greenwich. predicted the TINA when the
comet b olossst 10 the sum In is10 actually
within three days. To b. 90 prompt
40 Haliey's comet at lts pCNscnt appsar-
ance the TweDtieth Century Limited
would have TO arrive at In destination
within seven seconds of schsstuls time.
From observations On the comet since
len discovery Last September We now
know that u will be at perihellon. or
closest - ths sun. On April - - - p. y.
Eastern standard time. q date probably
correct within Q fraction OF an hour.
TMR coMEr's Pain sKEN Tnom rMR RAnFM.
We live and move and have our being
On hail oallsd earth. . very insignificant
spsck In thu universe when compared
with the dimensions Of the sun OF starr.
On this globe 80 are whiFled through space
In our annual journey about the sun st the
rate % lRsS miles q second. . thousand
timep faster than the Twentieth Century
Limited whom going az In greatest speed,
or ssvenfy five times a. fast a. the swiftest
moving shell that ever left q cannon's
mouth So swiftly do 70 move without
Jar OF accidsnt-compelled 90 do 90 by thu
pacs Of the suni The force Of the sun sx-
ertsd on tho sarth IN the same a. 10 10 were
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O'Clock this comet turns in ito course
and starts hack on its long journey out
into the depths of space. In the year 1879
the comet was at ns greatest distance
from the sun. three billion miles away.
and during the last thirty-seven years IL
has travelled with constantly increasing
speed. drawn thither by the pull Of the sun.
What changes this comet has Witnessed
as Il jOurneyed through spacel
Az il passed the orbit 81 Neptune the
sun appeared no bigger than a street lamp.
The heat received by the comet there was
% small that it was at n temperature far
below nero. even far Ices than that 81 a
polar night. The comet passed the orbits
oG Uranus. then saturn with hs wonderful
ring system. On past giant Jupiter with its
eight satellites. and when discovered on
September II. lSas. it was far outside
the orbit OF Mars at n distance oE three
hundred millions % miles from the earth
and sun. There the heat 81 the sun was
still 50 little that the comet appeared AZ
a tiny star without the slightest trace Of
a tail.
IL is now over seven months since tha
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ISL superstition still fingers even in the
modern day Of advanced thought.
The younger generation have not been
favored with the sight ~ a comet. for the
last brilliant comet vas that "a 1870.
Some Of the older one- will tell Of it's great
beauty. and its tine Towing tail. hut At
the same time will recall that England was
then fighting in Egypt and wall bark back
further and recite similar conctdeuces
between great wars aud comets; and they
will doubt the wisdom q the scientist
Who c.ares bslittle their belief that comets
bring disaster. Now after q lapse OF
twenty-eight years we are TO he treated
10 the novel phenomenon Of a great com
81 in the heavens.
The appearance % Halley's comet in
itself should be sufficient 60 interest the
general public. but Co the man % science.
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ton He took Kepler's laws and showed
the reasons for the planets moving ~ they
do: that they are compelled 10 do 80 by
gravitation- IL IN gravity which makes
q body fall TO the earth. is 10 the same pull
Of the earth which keeps the moon In her
orbit and IL is gravity centred in the sun
which makes the earth. the planets and
likewise comets travel in their orbits
about the CENTRE % our solar system.
Newton was the first 90 show that cumeta
were subject To the pull % the sun just
~ was the planets. and a. n result the
position and motion Of a comet oan 10
determined from calculation.
The greet comet oT 1850. which spread
terror throughout Europe. gave Newton
the chance to test his theories anew; but
Newton. though great. was % a very
retiring disposition and did NOT think 0H
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-04-17

Tho best time Ca SO tho comet in the
morning will he from MAY 10 90 May 10.
when on the latter date the comet will
be twenty times a. bright ~ IL was this
morning. After May 10 the comet draws
In toward the sun quickly. and on the
evening % May ~ IL passes between III
and the sun. and after that date IL will
be In tho evening sky. sitting after the
sum- On May 10 HaIley's comet will be-
At In brightest. thirty-nve times more
brilliant than 10 n to-day. IL will be soen
in tho west just after sundown.
For the next few days thereafter the
comet should present a magnificent spec
tacls in the evening sky, with q tail point
ing up from the horizon stretching I'M
doubtedly for 10 degrees. Ons-third og
ths distance from hSrizGa to zenith.
Zach night the comet will sst later. A.
that time IL will he seen better with the
naked eye than with TELESCOPES. Through
out May Il should bs a fine object. but
each night 10 gets fainter till IL will vanish
20 the unaidsd eye probably before JulyI.
IL n impossible to tell With certainty
now just how magnificent it will be when
brightest ON May 10. Tho 1855 appear
Ance showed q lers brilliant comet than
not that the comet in itself had decreased
In brilliancy but rather that tho comet
was so situated In ita orbit that Il did not
get close TO ths earth at the time that tho
comet was In the night skies. From the
way u hes frightened up since a became
visible on April In the morning sky.
and from thu fact that On May 10 We
came within tho short distance of 10 600. 600
miles Of it. it must be that Hailey's comst
. few days before and after that date
should bs . wonderful sight. and no doubt
ws viii fondiy tsll our grandchildren gen
Grafton hsDos OF the fine comet Of 1910.
However. to he sure to So the comst.
the writer of this article would suggest
"a the lazy ones who prefer a warm bed
20 a glimpse Of this fine comet in the early
morning that IL is we'll TO remember tina.
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ths ansronomsr. Hallsy's oo@st hAs .
spsc.Al aatrRsesen: Firsf. booauns 10 waB
ths arss comet which fswisitsd In eaFth
aocordinG % eaAsulntion. Ia The Second
place this ooS,ase - 60 prsaHus IN unmBnal
phenomsnon % cFonslng tho faoS a ths
cum and. -thirdlv. ne. are 90 10 Swept
through M tail Tho date May - 10
&c Cor thsss happsnines. and thai day win
BE- thS m,owe interesting that has coeas %
sn4 a@arunomer fur a lang time.
To take up the poanfs a interest," re-
eATding HAliey'a comet lee ~ START with
In history. In the early days u scssooS
ittlS wa known % comets. whsro they
came from % hoW they moved NAtu-
rally IL was thought they might be the
result % volcanoes and had been thrown
mp from the carth or perhaps from the
moon Or possibly from. thu sun. u was
not tin the nsventeenth century that
anything Was dshuitsly known Of comets
other than these vague Gue~sss. Early
In that century the renowned Oerman
John Kepler had investigated the move
msnts of the planets and had 'publiHhed
three great laws Of planetary motion.
At the baais % oar modern enact as
tronomy. Kepler showed that comets
did not move in haphAzmrd fashion
Ia iSS2 was born tho gre&eest scientist
the wOrld'has ever seen. Sir Isaac New
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bound to the sun With hands Of high tsnsile
steel 5000 miles in diameteri And 90
from our moving earth revolving about
the sun and rotating on its axis can 80
behold the comet. and in plottipG whore
the comet 10 20 b on q certain day we have
to allow for the motion Of ths earth
This part Of tho problem IL remarkahly
simple and o=5 10 solved easily from tho
accompanying diagram showing tho sun
and near planets and the path OF the comet.
Leo N pAace ourselves on tho earth and
look on the diagram In the direction Of tho
comet and that OF tho sun Using q
straightedgs and passing II through stimuli
tansous portions Of earth and comet IL
win be sssn that since tho comets dis
covery last fall the line tO II has gradually
approached that to the sun. the comet
boin9 10 thu left OF the sun.
To the lat Of the sun a. Ne face u means
that tho comet through the past winter
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has 80 after ne Gun. ssd % was vlsihls
IN thS evening ssy. During March tho
lins % tho comet tame very cioes % That
% ths sun and the comst was soon Tor
oaly . short time after SUNSET. Aftsr
March Is tho comet sst % soon after tho
sun that % was Lost In the suns rays and
u became invimibls. On March - the line
% The comet pAassd through thu sun
and the comet moved % the right Of the
siEn. and m q rsanlt rose before u and
appeared then a. . morning star.
II took ths comet a few days 20
move OUT Of the suns rays and Il was
nrse picked up on the morning % April
while still At q distance Of ~. 0oo. 900
miles from the earth During April and
TIN flrss half of Nay this distance viii
dscreass very rapidly and an q conss-
Qusnce the comet viii enormously increase
In brillianSy. The brightness Of q comet
depends on two things: Its distance from
the sum and its distance from the earth.
when closest % the sun the suns heat
causes the comet 70 b most active and lie
tail 10 then the longest and lie intrinsic
hriIlianGy the greatest.
Thus on Tuesday evening next. April 10.
the comet will he brightest. but { win
mot appear most brilliant 10 IN for the
aAme reason that q candle held in
tho hand will give more light than an
electric light block away. Al earth and
comet approach each other the comet
enormously increases In brightness. at
Iirss slowly. thsn quicker and quicker.
On May 1 tho comet will be fully twice
a. bright n Il 10 to-day; On May it will
BE- three times and on May four times a.
bright On May 10. when at in brightest.
% win BE- thirty-hve times more brilliant
than u % to-day.
Ths comet win remain q morning OBJ
ject. rising before tho sun. TIN May 10.
To find the comet before that date look
70 the east toward the point where the
sun 10 30 riss. The best time TO SEQ it viii
be little over an hour before sunrise.
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the wemshsr IN ssw tofs e. ths rn,ddls
o. hay n aps % % qaats cloudy. Those
Who tired 20 go Comet a. 1870. n Jant.a-v
VIII Fensmbsr ths Mmcuit'es ezp~nenc-d
tnen tnroegn Nay eno eso9ny evening"
No a. not 10 be dsAppoanton. ese 40 some
morn.nG between mey 10 snd MAY a.
Halirys comet Stn DO more or'EiHn'
on and ast~r Nay l@ anu you can -"
ughe efser snnsst-S"s me weather m'ght
possihiy be cioudy Tor . long spell
Moreover. the people IN q o,g c,iv
bke New Nork cannot expeea TO 6e favored
WIN GOOD view o. mmay comet, ior
the reaenn that the duse and smoke OF III"
city and the glare OF the csy : hsh.s VERY
much weahens the cons.s hsht 10 scs
q I'm all its glory you ahoald grt a~ay
from the city
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ii NAV Nov &c Sen Before
Dawn In tho East
en Sky.
Deep Interest Of Astronomers
ln the Celestial Visitor

On TaesaaS NIshs the csmet wm Turn
N ls Coarse About the sun and
start Again On ne JSarne, late the
Depshs % spaee--Wua Ne Nearest the
Rarsh % May 10. when We MAY Pass
Tnrsash ns TAs-The Nssthern
IAshts MAJ Mara the Event Reassas
WY Men &C scaenee Are Reepsy In-
terssted IN Haileys Csuet-Its Long
History - the Nature sr Csmets.
pr PnoR. q. a. MITCHELL. COLUMBIA UNI
vRRsTTY.
To 80 the much talked OF HalIey's
comet Est up tomorrow morning about
q O'Clock. look in the direction where the
sum 10 to rise. IL the morning is Clear. and
you yin find the comet with its tail point
Ing up 10 the morning star. Venus.
TN Tuesday night OF this week at Il