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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-02-11
COMMITTEE FAVOR
BYRD PRIMARY BILL
Measure Reported With Recon-
mendation that Other Do
Not Pass.
SLIGHTLY A NE d ED
Will Add Several Strong Features
to State Elections and Reduce
Expenses.

The Byrd primary bill has been
fasorabiy reported by the House com
mites on privileges and elections
Slight changes are made In the ma
turs or amendments. pny the bin as
a whole II nearly as originally drawn.
The committee recommended that the
other primary bills introduced In the
Eouse do not pass-
The chief features OF the Byrd bill
are the adopting Of strict primary
system by the Democratic party or
by any party In Virginia with a rot
Ing force of not less than $4,000.
and the restricting OF candidates from
spending In any campaign an average
OF more than 10 cents each for every
voter who participated In the preyt-
Gus election.
Changes In the Riil.
Following are the amendments as
recommended by the committed:
Section I. The primaries herein
provided for shall be held in the
several precincts and ut the polling
places provided for by law; the ofii-
GERS of the election shall consist of
three judges and two clerks AT each
pre- net. These off3cers shall he ap-
poin ed by the several electoral boards
frem lists furnished said boards by
the local executive committee Of the
several parties taking part In the
primary. giving representation to the
two parties cAstinE the largest vote
In the last preceding general cleo
ton. In case only one party takes
part In the primary. the electoral
board shall select the said officers
from n list furnished by the local
executive committees OF the party 50
participating. The list provided for
In this section shall consist OF q num-
her OF such Offices, and such names
must he Of persons who are quail
fed voters at the precinct for which
they are to he appointed. The list
Of Judges and clerks must be APP
pointed and published At least twen-
~ days before the primary"
The above Ii to be substituted for
lines 4. 2. and 1. to and including
the word law, section I. page
Subsection b. OF section 6. a. to
''who may vote. and the kind Of
pleAGa pTbncrfhnd. adds thea Wnrda
IN eonnecston With the vetefs "And
provided. further. that whom qnes-
HonsA " the juAgoA x 10 shall
pledge htmeoR - support the nosai.
nees Of the party IN ths ensuing
election. he shall be allowed to vote"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-02-11
STROBE Bin BE
OFFERED IN HOUSE
Measure to be Introduced by Mr..
Myers and Speedy Hearing
Expected. ~

1t was learned Friday that DIR. H.
8. Myers. Of Amherst. will introduce
the Strobe bin ~ the House of Dele
gates probably on Saturday. Senator
Strobe represents the counties of
Amherst and Nelson. and 1t is appro-
pirate that the Bit should be intro
duced In the House by the dele
gate from Senator Strode's home
county.
The introduction OF the bin IN the
House will give an opportunity for
q speedy hearing In both bodies. and
place the bill .son the calendar of
both houses. This action Ia an indi-
cation that the SAnti-Saloon League
intends to press the Issue to vote
In both. houssss. and give to every
man an opportunity to show where
he stands.
II was also learned that the Anti
Saloon League Will begin to present
petitions in the House on Saturday
and continue 10 present them from
that time son az rapidly as they can
be handled.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-02-11

and nifty persons hurt. United Statss
Senator w. Murray Crane, will leave
Washington temporarily and take a
hand In the tight now on between
Pittsfeld and the car company.
Defiance Of the board of aldermen
by the car company which disre-
garded an order to close down the
road In expected to cause a series
OF arrests and the State Railroad
Commission will take a hand In the
war.
/ Pittsfield and other towns along
the line of the street railway are de-
termined to force equipment reforms.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-02-11
PAYS WITH LIFE
FOR MANY GRIMES
Howard Little Multimurderer
Put 10 Death in Electric
Chair.
DECLARES HIS INNOCENCE
Holds Out to the Last That He Did
Not Commit sextuple Muir
der.
DECLARES HIS INNOCENCE

Within ten minutes there were two
executions at the penitentiary Fri
day morning. when Howard Little. the
Buchanan county murderer, and Will
lie Blake. who criminaiiy assaulted an
aged woman of Portsmouth, paid the
penalty for Their crimes In the cleo
trio chair.
3. Little was taken to the chair at Z 80
O'Clock and Blake followed ten min
utes later Both executions We're sue
cessful.
Gave Undertaken Instructions.
Early Friday morning Little wrote
a letter to Mr.. c. J. Billups. under
taker, giving explicit directions re-
gardfng the disposition of his body.
The remarkable nerve OF the man
with death staring him in the face Is
considered astounded. MIR. Bfiffps de-
cftned to publish the letter. but told
the yirginian that he followed out
the directions OF the dead man.
Little's Many Crimes.
Little's crime. which was commit
ted last fall. was one of the most
brutal In the criminal history Of Vir-
ginia, and the people of Buchanan
county, when they heard OF the out
rage, were determined upon lynching
the man, but this was averted by his
removal TO the jail At Roanoke. II
Little made any confession the peni-
tentiary authorities are not aware Of
the fact. He In said to have stoutly
maintained his innocence.
He shot apd instantly killed Mrs.
Bette Justis. George Meadows, his
wife and three children. The deed
was committed late In the afternoon
when the man returned to the Mea-
- Sx-ua Hx-Iv
BILE In said to have been aroused on
account Of q woman. His wife Is said
ITO have been the only witness OF the
crime and her testimony was not adj
mitfed at his trial. He was convicted
partially on circumstantiai evidence.
but the proof, nevertheless. was con-
elusive.
. Had Committed Others.
II IL said that the sextuple muir
der was not the first crime OF the six
foot mountaineer. but that he was
convicted OF granddaughter whiie
United states marshal OF Kentucky,
sentenced to life term In the peni-
.tanttary, but was pardoned By the
0oyerncr Of the Blue Qrass State,
With whom he was allied politically.
H y sald 70 have confessed other
s6<amoA for which he was never ar
s4eted, TO his spiritual adviser, Rsv.
III. B. johnson. pastor OF the Venable
aekr4st Baptist church.
8 His career ended with the sextuple
tnuydsf. whom he killed the entire
Meadows family. He was given . thir-
fE-dayps respite by Governor Swanson.
I'D that ended Friday.
The body OF the laws victim was
l4ueusd sover to friends and taken to
MrDnvall county W. Va Friends.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-02-11
CRUSHED TO DEATH
. WHILE IN GARAGE ELEVATOR.

|. NEW YORK. Feb. 1t.---Walter
Madden. q chauffeur. was crushed to
deatf1s early to-day while taking his
taxica from the FIRST to the second
floor of. his garage on an elevator.
During the. accent the brakes of the
taxicab gave way and the machine
slid forward and was ground between
the rising elevator and the floor above.
Nell Burgman. who Was running
the elevator. knew nothing of the
accident and kept the elevator run
ming. He Ia under arrest.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-02-11
ATTRACTS ATTENTION OF CLERK
AND GRABS THE STAMP

BIRMINGHAM. ALA, Feb. IL
An eighteen-year-ol white youth dis
tracted the attention of the clerk at
the stamp window OF the post-office
here to-day and stole $500 In bills
from a shelf inside Of the window.
He was out of sight before any one
realized what had been done.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-02-11
HAVING KILLED HIS CHILDREN.
TIE DIES FROM OWN WOUNDS.

NEW YORK, Feb. 1f.-Daniei
Ryan, Jr., who on January 81 gave
his children his last 1--WE cents to buy
candy, and then shot and killed Emily.
his -year-old daughter. and VIII
lie, his .two-year-old son. and after
wards fred bullet into his own tenn
pie. died early to-day at Flower Hos
pftai. He did. the shooting. he de-
riared. TO keep his children from star
Walton ss sf.{
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-02-11
PAWNs pTgTOLs HOR MONEY !.
70 FOLLOW CHORUS GIRL

Especial to The Richmond virsfnIan.
NORFOLK, VA. Feb. il.-H. Nc
Cam. ! young sailor, was given
thirty days by Justice Simmons to-
mond member OF the I'm Panama
chorus. with whom he was infatu-
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-03-24
GILL WILL TALK
WITH CREIGHTON

Whether Health Commissioner
criChtpn retains bic JOB nifh the
new Standardization depends upon
nlH willingness % make changes in
hia department thai aiu Be- request
80 hy Mayor gln
. don't sse Why Or Crlrhfon
shouldn't hold thaf SOB az wrii an
anyone " he viii run the depart.
fnenf lu the manner that / wasld
demand ~ auy one. no matter who
he wna. az the bead ~ that depart
menf said Mayer can ellis morn
iuR
q arr responsible FOR this admin
lHffaiien and its up to me ~ look
Dut Or every department think
fhs healtH department De- costing too
much There are ion many lnspee-
tore % cnats too much % catch
rats and ! can SEE m reason for
paving doctors tu care for che sick
in the hospital when the medical
society uin furnish doctors for
nothing The doctors too much ~
an enthusiast Hia department ia
costing Zoo much ] am going o.
have o. talk with him."
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-03-24
RELATIVE Of
CHIEF WARD
SHOOTS SELF
Tressler, Brother-in-Law Of
Late Police Head, Com
mits Suicide.

Sick ana dcFpeudsnt after a pro-
trAgted spree. EDWARD y Trceslsr.
brother III law % former chief of fss
Ice nFias Ward. committed suicide
b. shooting himself ~ ~ O'Clock this
rapFning n MS rnaa At the Ward
residence is6 9eth a.
fir was a. year, old. unmarried.
and made he home with the Wards
since election day he had .heen
drinking heavily. ard he'd not been
AZ home Last night biz sister boz
Gated HIN Ga down toen lodging
house. SHE had him broueht home
and q Sector had Just prescribed
some medicine FOR him and ieft the
house tnis morning Fhsn BE- took his
NE Ne VIVA alone when he fired
ihe shot
Trcsslrr showed e large Colts re-
voiver Far under his chin and fired.
the bullet blowing through hia
threat and causing almost inrian-
tanseua desfh The former chief
was 30 ihe fret floor - tho house
when be heard the shot whercupnn
be rushed zap stairs 90 hia brother
"a laws room. There was stilI n
tpark ~ ufe left in the body. but
Yrcnaier died a few seconds later.
without reKaining eonsciousnesa
For -four months b. bad been a
guard or thc citys chain gang and
prior to that was employed aH a
driver by the street department for
five yearn Tho remains viii be-
taken 20 Vancouver wash FOR in
trrmnnt.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-03-24
GLADYS JOHNSON
JURY FAIL TO
AGREE

~ we could send out and set
witnesses that could have been
called IN this case and have them
testify believe we could probably
agree Otherwise we cannot"
This was the odd explanation
made 90 Judge Ronald thls morning
hy the foreman " the jury that had
been dellberntlnn ali might IN au at
tempt 90 determine the guilt on In
noceuce Of GLADYS Johnson. charged
with assault with intent go Kan
when the court informed the iury
that mo ease must bc decided on
nll che testimony given az ihc trlal
and that the jury could not have a.
De- opened 30 get evidence on the
points that were pcrplexing them.
tho foreman told the court That q
wua practically an imposalbnity for
them GO agree.
The Jury however, retired FOR "a
fow minutes more. and then returned
10 court and was discharged without
arriving at a verdict
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-03-24
WAR DECLARED
ON VICE AREA
Councilman Way Says 1t Must Be Moved From His
Ward He VIII Quit the Council 49, Mayor Gill
Passes the Trouble on to Chief Wappenstein-It
Stays for the Present, Says Wappy.

THE dissoute who all city
being driven TO the old King district stay
porary, until district is dessnaedchsf Of Police
psnstsn.
q" have turned the whole Chief wsppensten
believe In hs ability cope with Up
Tire end fight having anything
to about Il Wsppy' Mayor Gill.
q" eeubt this talk about going there only temporarily
but that
They district. endo am
fight 10 win and going 10 win viii method
able viii carry fight necessary.
will do anything and everything, matter
take from going 70 ~in"-Eugene Way Councilman
from the Second Ward.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-03-24
DO YOU WANT TO WORK ON A RANCH /?

might be married man who would
come over, with his wife. and 1.-Two
with them. the husband 20 work on
the place, the wife 20 assist In the
light housekeeping Mrs. Gordon
wants the wife more as compan.
ion than anything else The man
must be conscientious, ahle,bOdied
and willing TO work
With the wages she win pay. Mrs.
Gordon thinks that a man and wife
can live comfortably and clear more
az tho end of a month than they
can by staying ga the city and earn.
ing 81 on S2.50 a day
The Star publishes this IN the
hope that it may bring work for
some man and wife who need lt
Mrs Gordon can be reached till TO-
morrow noon at lt22 Fourth ay.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-03-24

" EANItO Ta MaFIh -IThls a n0i 8fdTy 10 Inter
IL ss9 he setting 81 historical beside
~ aataay uttered words &c vho played important
"A d mkng 3 tas facts
1uFzfises i iussrestlag aad iese important
n AAzeaisry chapters % years 4nfdld history
n9s spsernnent but largely possible
nsf ~ writing of future chapters
suRoENEp VITA PoMp
AN4rhy y the Hs IL the union mayor
'apAn fierte4 anti reform platform Mccarthy a
~ - sorked from carpenters apprentice IL 70 fhe
e 4ksst CITY of the 49, He Ia little phya
80 MeaifsFed sell musced Nh the hard powerfui hands
t zAn Elected the ticket 81 party standing FIRST
- smoeraey. eggaitJ he has duu9 his first
- enea holiness ~ without precedent IN
n Axse~a hAFs hecone audiences" QuestIous put
a1tu he anawerz
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-03-24
MOB CHASES
CALF ORNIA
EVANGELIST
"a Woman Who Attends
a Dance Is a Prostitute"
Said the Preacher, and
Started a Riot.


pkIEkNiLLE. Cal. March a.
A riot which lasted until an early
hour today was started 81 a church
here last nlEh, when Leroy Clark.
an evangelist. declared that the
morals ~ the women ~ Porfervills
wure lax During the progress %
the disturbance Clark Was chased
Through the streets 81 the town 10
the hotel hy the crowd. and was
rotten esged Later he was visited
By delegation Of citizens and in
structed 20 leave town
With O. w Clark Leroy Clark
has been conducting a revival in a
local church During an impas-
stoned address be remarked that any
woman who attended dances WAS 10
be classed with immoral women
Then Boy Threw sn Eas.
short time afterward small
boy hurled an egg through the
church window which struck the
evangelist
Immediately the congregation was
IN IN uproar which was Quoted
Finally SO Clark could conclude his
speech
A. De started to leave the church
Ia large crowd formed M the door
way and Missed him as he passed.
He Increased his pace. and AZ the
crowd chung 90 his heels. he broke
into a run.
Shouting his pursuers followed.
meanwhile peltinE him with eggs
which had been requisltioned from
a nearby grocery store
After Clark had reached his hotel
the mob started 10 riot IN the street.
Sheriff Collins ~ NisaHa was called
and deputized 80 men. who quelled
the disturbance after the sheriff had
attempted 20 stop the riot hy adj
dressing the trouble makers
Sardis Templeton. the boy who IL
IS alleged threw the esq which start
"a the rioting, was arrested today
on warrant sworn 90 by Clark.
Within few minutes after the news
uf the boys arrest became known,
citizens subscribed $3.50 for an at
iorney 90 defend The lad
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-03-24
POLICE GUARD
7. R. CLOSELY
FEARING THE
NATIONALIST
Roosevelt Stirs Up Hornets
Nest Among Egyptians
With His Pro-British
Speeches.
10y a staff corresnonaent Of the
United prcss.i

10y staff correenonaent Of the
United prcss.t
CAIRO, Esyps. March 24.-osesr
>. s,raus, responding 70 q cable
message. met former President The
odore Reosoxsit 81 Caire to-day.
strsus, Who vas secretary % com
ueres and labor under Roosevelt.
ard y now ambasaadas Al constar
tiaopls. Vas ono Of those Who uraes
Cd the colonel on his arrival here.
ssrsvs hurried from Constantine
PIE W response 20 q MESSAGE from
Roosevelt. aaA,ng him 70 oors fer
q conferences, u vas learned here.
u supposed that IN the series 81
taFks the Ambassador and former
president Rave planned 70 have.
Roosevelt will get "frss haad" IN
formation shout political conditions
N the United states since I've has
been ab~usa.
RoessVeit is not alarmed b. the
aaisasion 81 the nationsllsts hara
Ne will deliver a. address Monday
~ shs un.vsrsiiy 81 Esrpi. and De
s'arrd he will discuss Egyptian ~
fairs freely.
"if I FEEL called upos 20 repeat
statsmsHss made IN NJ address a.
kharsouv, I ahau certainly DO 50 +"
he said.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-03-24

WALSH REACHES
CAPITAL ALIVE

WASHINGTON. March "a. -
Thomas + Walsh. the millionaire
mining magnatc. disproved rumors
that bis death was impending today
by walking uuaided from the train
oAau automobile. n few minutes
after his special train had pulled
into the station.
Ever since Walsh left San An.
tonic for Washington. 1t has been
persistently reported that he was
near death and not expected TO
live 20 reach Washington.
He appeared to be Ia a serious
condition when he arrived here.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-03-24
ODDS
AND
EN- DS

LoUpENviLLE. Having ok
hauafed two posses and a pack Of
bloodhound Robert Green. the for
mor Southern Indiana banker who
broke iaii ~ Eiyria Monday ia now
loat Ia the Wild country south 81
here. and viii probably escape.
CAIRO Ili-That Cairo may never
again rne the iynchiua ana lHwicas-
ness nf the past two years, ~ riot
gunH Will be- purchased at once for
the county jain 90 protect prisoners
from possible muhs in the future.
The iaiI viii also Doe strengthened.
NEw YORK Daniel Roe. who
twice art afiru tenement who're
woman who had repulscd his uffec-
lions lived. was sentenced Go 90
years 81 the penltcntlary today Ho
la e.
INDIANAPOLIS. After creating
"a reiRu of terror ln the little town
OF Castletnn near here last night.
and wuundina four mon. one fatally,
Perry Roberts killed himself az mid
night whom brought Co bay hy "a
.Hhcfiffa posse.
KANSAS CITY Edward pnyson
Weston left AthortOn. NJ miles cast
of here. early this morning ne eN-
poets To- reach Chicago week from
Saturday night
MHssfNA Italy Mount Aetna.
on Tho island OF Sicily iH IA crup-
ton a large rreYasao has opened
I'm the mountain and steam and lava
arc pouring ont Messlua folt two
severe shocks today.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-03-24
REV. DU MOULIN
ASKS A DIVORCE

Walter S. Du Moulin. formerly
"a yell known Epl8oopallan clergy
man iu San Fraucisco, has com
moucod auit in the superior court
against hia wife for divorce AZ
though the woman IN several inter.
views some months ago declared
that che had commenced divorce
proceedings, nothing has developed
s0 far
The wife declared that she had
separated from her clergyman nus.
band because he had insisted that
she pose for nude photograph.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-03-24

JUNEAU. Bearing tho first news
LOO the much talked of placer strike
1885 milcs up the Taku river. Il NJ
Saunders Jack Johnson and Burt
Macock have arrived here They RE-
port excellent prospects and much
coarse gold on the surface.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-03-24
ASKS DIVORCE
FROMHUSBAND
BENT ON DYING
Wife Tells Strange Tale Of
Man Equally Averse to
Life and Amy Sort of
Hard Work.

while josie ". Stoddard was
sleeping. her husband. Charles W.
Stoddard. stole from bed, and. clos.
ing all the doors and windows.
turned on the gas When the wife
Awoke the husband pleaded with
her TO lie down and 20 to sieep.
we will both 90 the same
road" he said. we will both
be better OF dead. We both
have life Insurance ard BY dy-
ing ne will be o. more use to
cur children than II We were
alive" When she tried 70 Oct
out Of bed her husband tried
70 force her 10 remain.
Mrs Sgoddard told Judge Main
t;sis story this morning She told
Of coming home FROM work tn a
department store and finding her
husband lying on the kitchen sofa
with the EHs turned on when she
turned II off he upbraided her. say
ms that everything would have
been AT right II she had stayed
away an hour longer she wants
a divorce
Wouldn't Work.
Also. according 90 the wifc's
testimony. her husband wouldn't
work When building a house on
ranch az Ronton the wife did the
bulk Of the labor.
Turning 20 the court. she said
They say woman cannot drive
a nail have driven thousands
You can look al the house did
most of the work They have been
married 20 years
During their married lile the
woman declared she had been the
worker Every kind OF work that
a person could do the woman told
the court she had done 20 support
her husband and her children
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-03-24

NEW YORK Five women. prob
ably the first ~ their sex Go be- ln.
dicted as vioiHtora Of the anti trust
law are among the 81 poultry deal
ers charged today by grand jury
with conapiring 10 restrain trade and
boost poultry and egg prices
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-03-24
stoek ads Chaplain.

> Patrolman g. a. Matthews
. was today reappOluted chap
q laln ~ the city iall stockade
. by Chief Wappenstoln. Patrol.
4 man Matthews o. also pastor
. of the First Presbyterian
= church.
= 49, ~ - 49, 4
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-03-24

now who needed work" Then she
went ON with her explanation
Must Be Willing.
The Gordons have a small ranch.
They need man TO help about the
place The work isn't especially
hard, but not especially easy. she
said. Her husband has 20 be away
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-03-24
n NEW ENGLAND OPPOSES THE TARIFF

pmt the
Al ur country the
the
"A
~ n q
Nlanu al andf ha
Western 90 cen
the
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-03-24

SILVER CITY ~ NJ - Allen
Moore NJ Pine Altos was serving on
"a jury here yesterday lie asked 20
ho excused "a moment the Judge
granting tho request Ho went 20 an
0uthouae and cut bits throat Tho
cause Of the suicide ~ unknown.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-03-24

DO you want TO work a rancho
a married odd Jobs, and
struggling and assessments
the
find yourself anything out OF 81 TO $3.50
day maker
Would YOU like homo yourself your a
10 save a
II there ia anyone just situation this article
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-03-24

CAIRO. Egypt March "a That
the British government actually
fears Tor fbe safety Or Former
President Roosevelt because Cairo
ls the tothed oi Tho Ekypilhu na
iiouAiiAte. wag shown today hy The
thruuga " police detailed % guaFd
The distinguished Visitor
Prom tie ume the Roosevelt
party irfi fhe tfHsn whleh arrived
III O'Clock. anfii the khsdiFe's
esrrisge lnfo whlch TIE members
Of ne party atepped. reached she
sheppard hotel. the police guards
held back the crowds Tho ear,
rlsEa was surrounded - police
escort