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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-09-09
ONLY FINED FOR
RECKLESS DRIVING
Hearing in Recent Fatal Auto
Collision Results in 500 Fines
for Burwell and Jordon.
NOT HELD FOR MURDER
More Serious Charged Not Made
Out in Opinion of Justice
Puryear.

Following several sharp clashes be-
tween the attorneys and severa1 wit
nesses. Magistrate T. j. Puryear dis
missed the charges against e. S. Bur
we'll and G. III. Jordan for killing Fl
w. Deputy and J. G.. Hollingswurth
in the horrible automobile accident
which occurred on the Cary Street
road on the morning of September
2.
Warrants charging reckless driving
were sustained and the attorneys each
argued briefly on the evidence.
Magistrate Puryear imposed a fine
of S1o0 each on Messrs. Jordan and
Burwell for speeding and reckless
driving In violation of the new auto
mobile statute OF 1910
The attorneys for both men voted
an appeal and the men were released
on bond for their appearance at the
October term OF Henrico court.
New Warrants Served.
Just before going into the hearing
Magistrate Puryear had constable c.
o. Burch. serve warrants on Messrs.
Burwell and Jordan. charging them
with being suspected OF killing Colonel
J. G. Hoiingworth. Warrants were
also served. charging the two men
with reckless driving and with ex-
ceeding the speed limit Of the COUNT.
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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-09-09
MEN SACRIFICED
TO SAVE WARsH|P
Three Men Who Lost Life on
North Dakota Martyred in
Floating Inferno
SEALED IN DEATH TRAP
TO PREVENT EXPLOSION
Dreadnaught Would Otherwise
Have Been Totally Destroyed.
Many Stories of Heroism
Told.
DEAD AND INJURED.

The official report of Admiral
Schroeder to the Navy Depart
nens nj Washington names three
dead and eight enjured. The
dead are,
JOSEPH SCHMIDT, coat passer,
enlisted an New York October Is,
1895 neat of kin, mother, Anna
Schmidt, I0ss Decatur street,
BrcekIya-
ROBERT GILMORE, coal pass
err; enlisted at Newport. r. L.,
January, 1910: next of kin, moth
err. Nellie Gilmore, Scsms street
Hartford, Conn.
JOSEPH STRAIT, coal pasaer.
enlisted at Grand Rapids, Mich,
June. f9S7; next OF kim. father.
Peter strait, 50 Bremen street,
Newark, \. j. Also has a sister,
Amelia l.. Letsche. IL COOK
street, ADwonts, Conn.
The injured are;
r.. W. ANDREWS, chief ma
ebinist, sisters, Mamie A. Cam
eron. @i23 Fifth avenue, New
York. and Carrie A. White. 1887
WaIiach Place. Warrington.
r. {. MeDoNoUGH, mschInist.
father, r. G. McDonoush, lSs
Park avenue. brooklyn.
CHARLES {. ROBERTS, ma
chinist's mattel enlisted at Nor
folk, Va.
SEBs>TIA< j. wFTTMER. fire.
man, arsf-class, enlisted MT Phil
adelphfa-
JAMES 4. BRADY, fireman,
fir~f-claes enlisted AT New York
LEO r. PtoREk. fireman, see
ond-ctassi enlisted nj Chicago.
JOHN 6. MORRISON, fireman,
nrsf-cias~; enlisted nj Boston.
FRED u. KINNEY, fireman,
Hrst-ciass. enlisted at Mare Is-
land. Cal.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-09-09
BABIES AND PONIES
HOLD THE BOARD
Beauty Contest and Races Consti
tute Features of Last Day at
Roanoke Fair.

Especial to The Richmond virginian
RADFORD, VA. Sept 9.-This was
the last day OF the fair, and outside
the racing. the babies and the ponies
held the boards. In the babies con-
test facial beauty. conformation and
behavior counted. and the Judges
award James Lewis Thomas first prize,
Ralph Page second James Ralph
Martin. third.
The ponies show this afternoon,
The racing includes 2:27 trot, a $3.50
pace and free-for-all race. The
purse for the first is $500 and for
the other two 5000 each. There will
also be a five eighths mile running
dash for 500. Edge Hill Stock
Farm, Shawsville; F. r. Barnes. Roa-
noke; Bellwood Farm. Durham, ".
c.: r. C.. Leach. Norfolk; DIR. III. ID.
Allen, Miliedge. Ga. Major Sam wal
ton, Falls Mills. va.;A J. d. Gray,
Norfolk; M. e. Doyle. Lynchburg;
George w. Putney. xenia, o.: DR..
w. b. Fuqua. Radford; 8. Beswain,
Portsmouth, and B. J. Kirby. Roa-
noke. have entries. These horses go
from here to Taxewell, whose fair ID
from 4eptembey AZ to IL
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-09-09
PROJECTS BOMB
into HEARING
Mayor of Portsmouth Says
Telephone Co. Failed to
List Property
WILL PERSONALLY
SUPERVISE COUNT
Produces Letters Showing Value
TO Be Over Half Million
in Excess of Reported
Figure.

Mayor J Davis Reed, of Ports
mouth. known as the backbone
mayor" projected a bomb into the
hearing before the state corporation
commission Friday morning by .nti-
mating that the Southern Bell Tele-
phone Company had failed to make
returns on property valued at over
half million dollars,
The bomb did not explode. how
ever. though for a time IL sputtered
furiously Mayor Reed produced
documentary evidence which he or
fered to file HE was requested in
stead 10 make an investigation OF the
conditions he alleged to exist and 10
report to the commission Tuesday
morning.
Representatives Of the telephone
company had appeared TO protes;
against tho increased tax assessment,
and aled statements showing the tax
able value OF their property In NOR
folk. Norfolk county. Portsmouth anG
Princess Anne county to be only s2sR.-
coo.
Az this point Mayor Reed. who had
1ourneyed all the way 10 Richmond
10 give his Information. addressed the
mnission. declaring that the same
company in the recent merger trans
actions with the Southern States
Telephone Company had valued It's
property In Norfolk and Norfolk
Icounty alone at $90a, 600.
The telephone officials and attor-
neys Immediately produced additional
reports and statistics showing the diff
j ference between the various kinds OF
property and literally swamped tht
| commission with figures regarding
different kinds of telephone equip
ment- exchange apparatus ana quo
tations on wire.
Mayor Reed insisted on his con-
tention. however, and. being allow ed
to question representatives OF tbs
company. brought out several In
teresting facts regarding the ratio OF
assessment, II being shown that
where all the items were named the
company gave returna covering only
so per cent, of their cost values
As to the failure of the company
to return reports for the property the
mayor alleged TO exist. this property
being admitted in previous reports OF
the company. AN investigation was
requested. This will he conducted
by Mayor Reed.
He viii Immediately see that all
the properties In Portsmouth are
enumerated and accounted for. Every
telephone will be hunted out: all the
poles will be counted; the wires will
be measured. The commission Will
then fix its own value and take such
further action as may be necessary.
Following the case of the telephone
company the Postal and Western
Union Telegraph Companies were
called. Representatives Of both con
Germs were present They fled re-
ports showing the financial standing
and condition Of the two companies
The business of both corporations. II
was shown. has increased during the
year, but the taxable property is about
the same. and for that reason repre-
sentatives of both corporations asked
that the commission let the assess
ment stand as II Is at present
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-09-09

Especial to The Richmond virginian.)
NEWPORT NEWS. VA, Sept -
Owing 10 the fact that the injured
men are all doing well aboard the
hospital ship Solace. the naval board
inquiry began its Investigation of yes
terday's disaster on the North Da-
kota at ii O'Clock this morning, ex-
aiming all the wounded men who
We're able TO testify.
The most interesting development
to-day is the report that the men
who lost their lives were not killed
by fire, but were probably overcome
by fumes and gases and caught and
drowned when the room was flooded
1t is known that at least one of
the men met death this way AS the
only way to save the ship from de-
struotion from explosion from maya
zines was to flood fireroom, the loss
of the lives of these men is believed
10 have been necessary and they died
martyrs.
The North Dakota. anchored of
Old Point late last evening and this
morning everything seems quiet
aboard. Many stories OF heroism of
the battleship's crew are told, scores
OF members OF the ships company
rushing into the burning room to
rescue comrades who had been over
come. the conduct OF the men being
in accordance with best tradition OF
the American navy.
A Disconnected Pipe.
The explosion was the direct result
of pipe becoming disconnected from
the oil tank through which oil was
fed to the engines. A test or oil as
fuel was heing made at the time Of
the explosion, and 1t Is believed that
the engines becoming overheated from
the strain they We're under during
the run caused the fuel to ignite.
The flames ran along the pipe to
the mammoth tank in which it Is said
there were 1000 gallons OF OIL The
men In the engine room made frantic
efforts TO extinguish the flames and
many Of them were horribly burned
The three dead coal passers, who were
closest TO the tank when the accident
occurred. died I'm efforts to prevent the
fire from reaching the big tank, and
to their efforts and those OF others In
the engine room the 1000 other men
on their ships may possibly owe their
livcsS The safety OF the ship itself
was at one time In jeopardy and be-
cause OF this fact she was not per-
:. fCsoukfnnad ~ Uix{S sRnT1Y II
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-09-09
DRIVE SALOON OUT
Of OLD DOMINION
Strong Report on Temperance
Made to Farmville Confer
ence at Blackstone.
ARE FOR STATEWIDE
Unanimously in Favor of Giving
People Right to Vote on
Question.

BLACKSTONE, VA. Sept 9.--Spe-
ciai interest rs taken In the proceed
ings of the Farmville district confer
ence now in session here The at
tendance is large and the proceedings
full of interest.
One Of the special features OF
Thursdays session was the discussion
OF the subject Of Temp<rance. which
was participated in by a number of
delegates. Rev. J. D. McAlister. gem
eral secretary of the Anti-Saloon
League OF Virginia. was given the
noon hour and delivered a strong ad-
dress. The sentiment OF the gather
ing seemed unanimously In favor of
tSate- wide prohibition.
Report on temperance.
The report submitted treats this
subject in a direct and strong man
ner. 1t says:
Resolutions Temperance.
Our Lord and Master set forth our
duty to the State in his sweeping
declaration, Render unto Caesar the
things which are Caesars. and to God
tho things which are God s."
While citizens of the Kingdom OF
Heaven, we still bear relation to the
earthly government under which we
live. and We are responsible to God for
all our actions as citizens of Virginia
and of the United States.
Especially Is this true in reference TO
all questions pertaining to the moral
welfare of our country. The Church
of God must cry aloud and warn the
Continued on Tenth Page.)
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-09-09
FRESHMEN CLASH,
IN FINE STYLE
Many Healyites Nurse Broken
Heads-Priests Assaulted
Police Save Leader.

DUBLIN, Sept. s,--Irish faction
lists In Tim Healy's county I4outh con-
stituency are nursing bruised heads
to-day as the result Of regular Kill
kenny clash last night at a political
meeting in Dundalik. Followers of
John Redmond mustered a heavy
force and took possession Of the hall
where the meeting was to have been
held. When the Heaiyites tried to
enter, a free-for-all fight ensued.
Healy's appearance brought the
disorder to a climax and chairs and
tables were broken In the melee.
Two priests tried to pacify the bel
ligerents, bat they. too, were assault
ed. The Hsalyites were driven from
the hall and Healy himself chased
to his hotel. Only the Intervention
of police. with drawn hayonets, saved
Heaiy from rougher treatment. AT
least forty persons were injured. The
fight indicates that the nationalist
split is becoming more aggravated.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-09-09
Monitors Take Them Out For
Commencement-Are
Guests of Park
TWO HOURS OF MAD
LAUGHTER AND FUN
How Children Are Cared for and
Taught Wholesome Games
Origin and Growth of
Movement.
Photo by Foster for the vlrgtnian

Two hours NJ riotous good time. OF
mad. wild pleasure, and laughter and
fun; one hundred and twenty min
utes OF merry go-round and roller
coaster and dancing and peanuts and
popcorn-that's what is fresh in the
memory of Richmond's playground
children, for Thursday they were the
guests OF lakewood Park, and few of
them will ever forget the reception
given them.
The Fairgrounds have closed. All
summer they have been in full blast.
the bright oasis in the lives of hum
dreds Of children: but now that the
schools are opening again the play
ground period has coma to an end,
AS commencement" the ladies In
charge of the seven Fairgrounds,
through the kindness and courtesy of
the management OF lakewood Park,
arranged a regular fete. The chill
dren were notified and responded
with that happy enthusiasm indicate
ing their faith IN the teachers or
monitors TO provide a good time.
In companies and squads and bat
talions they arrived at the park. each
consignment in charge OF a monitor.
Scarcely waiting for the cars to stop.
they piled of. and with shouts of
pleasure stampeded down the long
plank walk like herds OF cattle. the
patter Of feet resem bling the thunder
of dying hoofs.
There were large girls and small
girls, big boys and little boys, grown
up and babies, girls beribboned and
sashed. with pink and blue bows in
their carefully smoothed hair. boys
barefooted. their chubby legs brown
Continued on Second Page.)
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-09-09
REsENTs REMARKS
ABOUT HIS WIFE
North Carolinian Hunts Up Man
Who Made Alleged Aspersions
and Shoots Him.
WOULD NOT APOLOGIZE
L. A. Currin Who Defends Good
Name of Spouse is Beaten
With Brass "Knucks".
Especial to The Richmond virginian.)

Especial to The Richmond yirginian)
OXFORD. n, c.. September s.-Re-
senting alleged aspersions upon his
wife's character, l.. A. Currin fired
five shots at Lee Harris last night,
severely wounding him In the right
thigh. and was in turn badly beaten
about the face with brass knuckles.
Both men are In a serious condition.
The participants in the ARRAY are
prominent In social circles here, being
descendants of two of the oldest fanli-
lies in this part of the State. MIR
sCurrin said to-day that he had been
informed a week ago that Mr.. Harris
had made insulting remarks about
Mrs. Currin. When the two met about
twelve miles from here last evening
Mr. Currin demanded retraction and
apology.
Refuses to Apologies.
Upon Mr., Harris refusal to with
draw his remarks or apologize, Mr.
Currin drew revolver and opened
fire upon him. His excitement was
great and his aim bad, -Four shots
went wild because OF his inaccurate
craftsmanship and the fact that MIR
Harris, who was evidently prepared
for an encounter, grappled with him
and rafned blows upon his face with
the metal knuckles. Mr.. Currin's fifth
bullet took effect In Mr.. Harris thigh.
As Mr.. Harris fell to the ground.
from the bullet wound, Mr.. Currin
reeled into q ditch, from loss OF blood
and serious injuries to his face from
the brass knuckies.
The physician. who attended the two
men say that the wounds OF neither
will prove fatal.
The affair Is one Of the most depor-
able that has occurred here in many
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-09-09
DISLOCATES HER HIP
FALLING DOWN STEPS
Nurse Trips at Top of Flight and
Rolls of Bot
tom.

Especial to The Richmond virginian j
IIARR1SONBURG. VA, Sept. -
Mrs. Robert Myers, a trained nurse.
left the sick room at Broadway TO en-
ter an adjoining room, when she fell
down Hight OF steps. dist0catinx ner
hip and injur1rg her ankle
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-09-09

WASHINGTON, Sent. 81 supple
rnertarv crop report issued by the
Asr,cuIturaI Department this after
noon shows that the aggregate crop
eonditirrs In the United States on
September 1st. Tor harvest timel were
about 1 rer cent. lower than a year
ago ana rs per cent. lower than the
average for ten years
with 100 representing the ten year
ayerere condition some Of the more
Important crops ~ Septemher I. show
~ peaches fproductior1 1fs:i: winter
wheat {yield par acre) tfo,6. Oats
l6<,S: cotton, SIS: corn. ss.4; tobacco,
M And apCapg wAsaE so.k
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-04-19
Health and Beauty Queries

that will rid you Of that .shtny.
greasy look and give your akin q clear.
fresh aad youthful appsarancc II Win
lasts much longer. Apply u also to
your neck and forearms. rubbing gent-
until d ~. .sors se to 9 and c
nesks that again will be the fashion
this snmmer:
80. freely while comhing It. you should
take immediate steps to restore your
scalp and hair TO healthy condition;
b. germs which can be DESTROYED by
the use Of good aainine hair tonic
In half pint of alcohol. and add half
pint Of cold water. Rub this tonic into
f fir s wsk sn s.ery 1xn e sor sSs
brushing the hair thoroughly each
time. II anything will give you y new
treatment is invisorstins and refresh-
ing ana 1t keeps the hair soft and
Glossy. SO that il IL easily managed
wish.
Miss Nobody: Yes. you weigh about
san
weight: Get from your druKgist four
ounces of parnetis and dissolve Il In 2
PINT ,s 90 no. r wassr ash Secre
each meal. You with feel better when
you are rid Of that superfiaous fissh.
1. NJ: You can help YOUR dead. and
dull eyes. stop Inflammation and do
away with rcdne&s II you use an eye
tonic rnade by diasolvtng one ounce OF
crystos in pint of water. Drop one
or two drops In each eye whenever
they are tired or feel weak. II will not
smart or burn. It's regular use will
make your eyes bright and sparkling.
Crystos is also recommended for gran.
ulated cselids. 1t can be purchased At
any first-clnss drug store.
Anxious. My dear girl. you exag.
gerate the unsiGhtliness of the black
heads YOU saw you are afflicted With
They will disappear II you use faith
fully cream Jelly made ~ follows:
/ Get from your druggist one ounce Of
aimoz Otn. put II in half pint OF cold
water and add two teaSpoonfuls OF
| glycerine. After atirring briskly. allow
to stand one or two hours. 0AesAge
your face with this almo1oln cream
and II viii thoroughly cleanse the
pores. Dust and Crime that sOaD and
water never touch will roll out and OF
| the skin. This treatment tends to make
large pores small and prevents the re-
turn of biackhcads. It clears the skin
and keeps 1t smooth. soft and pliAb1e.
You can use almoxoin ~ q face and
massage cream just As freely ~ YOU
wish, for II contains no oils or IAN
that will cause q growth OF superfauous
hair.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-04-19
A LOVERS ACTION
Gives Up Fortune to Wed
Sweetheart and Then
Committed Suicide.
HE FLED FROM HIS WIFE

Youngstown, O., April 19.-That Ar
thur Erpf, who died here suicide on
March 81. fled wife and a fortune
of $2.5OO.OOo in Hungary five years
ago, to wed here pretty young WON
an who followed him to this country
was disclosed here few days ago.
At the time of Erpf's death strong
efforts were made to suppress the
fact that he died by his own hand
Friends knew that his first wife had
crossed the ocean, and from New York
had directed messages to him show
ing she knew where he was in hiding
That these messages appeared to Erpl
to be threats is the belief of his
friends.
Not until after his death did it be
come known that Erpf had not always
been the poorly paid drug clerk he ap
peared in Pittsburg and owner of a
small drug store. as here. Messages
from Hungary disclosed that he had
fled his home town in Hungary five
years ago, leaving behind wife
though fortune. much of 1T in prop
erty which could not be speedily trans
ferred into money, was his.
Trace of Erpf had been lost by his
friends in Hungary. They knew, how.
ever. that young woman of Erpfs
home town had crossed the ocean lat
er. 1t was in Pittsburg. where Erpi
then worked as drug clerk, that the
two were welded. it is said by his
friends
A few months later Erpf and his
bride came to East Youngstown,
where he opened small drug store
It was in that drug store he was
found dead. following the receipt OF
messages from his first wife, who had
reached New York
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-04-19
Poet CARTER FREE
Famous Convict Writer Of
! Rhymes Leaves the Min
nesota Prison.
HIS FAREWELLs SIMPLE

St. Paul, Mimi, April lg.-In a new
black sack suit picked from the stock
in the prison tailor shop--a suit which
didn't tit well, and which, he said. he
would replace as soon as possible. and
with 500 in his pocket.--John Carter.
poet. essayist and musician, left the
state prison yesterday and rode to st.
Paul, smoking on the tail end of troll.
ley car.
His first experience here brough;
disappointment. Former Judge John
w. Willis had not waited at his office
to greet him. Judge Willis is the man
who presented John Carriers case to
the Board of Pardons. obtained a com.
mutation of his ten-year-sentence, end
ing it yesterday, on the poets twenty
fourth birthday, after he had served
four years and nine months. Finding
that the Judge left word for him tc
come to his house and spend the nigh,
Mr.. Carter took dinner down town and
later in the evening, went to the Wi!
lis residence.
Mr. Carter was asked whether he an,
ticipated any trouble in casting off his
prison identity and taking UP life again
under his own name. Il do not SEE
why that should not be possible he
replied.
Il have almost forgotten what 3
good cigar tastes like" he said, accept
ing one that was offered to him in tbs
warden's office.
One of the men in the office sale
jokingly, well, Carter, are you coins
to let your hair grow long like rea
poet when you get outsider
There will be no long poetic locks
he said. but you must remember thai
around here have got pretty sick Of
hair cut short"
The farewells were simple Witt
the men whose duties about the prison
give them a certain sense Of freedom
such as the convicts in the rooms o.
the Prison Mirror. in the tailor shol
and in the dining room, he shook hands
quietly, His good bys to the men whit
work In the twine factory and in thu
shoe shop were said some days ago
There was no send off, He viii
remain here indefinitely. pending de
cision as to his course in life and his
occupation.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-04-19
a uNlvERSAL FOOD
Following Natures Footsteps.

II have q boy. two years old
weighing forty pounds and in perfect
health who has been raised on Grape
Nuts and milk.
This ID an ideal food and evident
" furnishes the elements necessary
for baby ~ well a for adults. We
have used Grape-Nuts In large quaint
ties and greatly to our advantage"
One advantage about Grape-Nuts
food Il that It il predigested in the
process q manufacture: that -. the
starch contained In the wheat and
barley 10 transformed into form oil
sugar BY the same method 40 this pro.
cess 10 carried out In the human body
that II, BY the use OF moisture and
long exposure to moderate warmth,
which Grows the diastase In the grains
ana makes the remarkable change
from starch to sugar.
Therefore. the most delicate stom.
ach can handle Crape-Nuts and the
food II quickly absorbed into the
blood and tissue. certain parts OF II
going directly to building and nourish.
ing the brain and nerve centres.
Msde 1t the pure food factories Of
the Postum Cereal Co, Ltd. Battle
Greek. Mich.
Read The Road to Wellville' found
IN plEgs. There's . Reason"
Gvor resd the above letterf A new
esse appeass from time % time. They
- eeNulNA trUe, and full ~ human