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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-08-14
MAKE NOA7TEMP1
TO HIDE identify |: q | |.
Oyster Tongers Think They Are
in Right-Polic Fleet
Ordered to Scene.
Isnecia1 to rhe ,rimes-Dispatch.lI

Isnecia1 to The Times-Dispatci.l
Newport News, August 13.-Ste GAMING
at full speed. the oyster police flas.
ship Commodore Maury. is now on her her
way from Irvlngton. Rappalhlliaa llr on ~.
River, to Days Point, the scene OF ' the
uprising among James River OYSTER sa1ttl;'
men. The Maury is expected to arrive
In Il amr ton Roads early Tomorrow $, y
morning, and she will be Joined by t ne
Viola and James River, OF the oyster
fleet, before proceeding up the sl'1.1s'
observation-disclosures Of Fisheries Lee dis
M tohed the flagship from Iryington,
t,t 20 : ,,,a 1,,a Z o make the trip him,
self. :. -, E.
No additional news has been rece1vs
"a from the seat Of trouble. It is salo
that the fifty or more ton gers W y, =.
gnnlled private stakes from Days Po .l -
to Mulberry Point Thursday, conn s, 3
dent Of having arted within + III, as the.t
tights are making no g fort TO con,
ceal their identity They nave aoo 1e =
cleared the river OF stakes placeu -. =.
what they claim to be natural oysee
}rnclks. and no further trouble - e @.
spected ilnmed iately. s, !, ]. 7 7, y ! !
IF ths planters should attempt " "
restore the stalk es, Wltnoul tA'o &. :,
bort Of police boats. however th : $ !,
Z no saving what light happen, IN =
snactor Lawson said to-nigh mt th tla ne
Would 20 to Days Point with the Pc :, :,
lice fleet, and secure warrants agaans.
ali OF the stake pullers, VINO can =
identified. s, Y, rs I, a,ora = =
s1sla Of Wight ma gistrate. !.
4 The inspect declares that she sta ~,
+orn IN were lawfully placed. accord
Ing to lines furnished by the county
surveyor, tho planters having leased
4 ha grounds from the state. Even
! No honeh the surveyor made the mistake
az ~ Including portions Of the natura
r roc in the grounds to be leased. the
in usm IL says. the State would have
= ns 'protect the interests Of the planters
apa,tnst tho belligerent tongers. The
~ ss season w!ll..not begin until Sep.
.sn, lH i s. During the closed season
tSa tongers arc not allowed to touch
he natural rocks. and they resent
what they term encroaching upon the
rncks ~ the private planters.
AT Memorial Hospital.
Sf,$ Ya =, es r Pettus, OF GOA East Mar
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MOUNTAIN nEsoRr OPENS.
Hundreds ON New Incline Rnilroad visi
SIS r&nClr I'M ,rr .5l4s

Hundreds on New Incline Railroad Visit
ItOcklcdgc Hotel.
Especial to The Times-Dispatch.1
Roanoke, Va, August 13.-The in
cline electric road, that runs from the
base OF Mill Mountain to the summit,
was opened tonight, and cars carried
OF feet above the city. Rockledgo
Hotel, which was built in Roanoke's
boom days, and has not been tenantei
in many years, mas beer reopened, and
to-nightis filled with guests. A search-
light. with thirty-two-inch lens, is
located In a tower on the top OF the
mountain, and is seen forty miles
away.
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PELLAGRA CASE
IN PETERSBURG {. ! R
Young Woman q Great Sufferer
and Experts Will Be
Called In.
NEGRO KILLS sTEPFATHER
Citizen Of Chesterfield Assaulted
While Passing Through
Pocallontas.
NEGRO KILLS sTEPFATHEl
mes-Dispatch Bureau,
100 North Sycamore Street,

Petersburg. Va, August Is. I
Miss Mabel Beaslcy has been quito
Ill at the home of her parents. on:
New Street, for some time, and 1t IS
stated that her disease has been
diagnosed by the attending physician
as pellagra. She is great sufferer.
and her case has excited much inter-
est and sympathy. It is probable that
DR.. E. G. Williams, president OF the
State Board Of Health. or some other
expert, will be invited to see the
young woman.
With the exception OF one at the.
Central State Hospital some time ago.
this is the first case Of pellasra re-
ported in this section.
Killed His Stcpfnthcr.
Herbert Parham. colored. has been
lodged in the jail at Sussex county
to answer the charge OF killing his
stepfather, stephen Edwards. near,
Wakefield. The two men quarreled. It
and met to settle the trosble the fol-
lowing morning. The stepfather was
shot twice and soon died OF his In
juries.
Family Reunion.
A reunion OF the members of the
VIM family. OF Dlnwiddie county.
was arranged to be held to-day at
the old home, near Reams's Station.
1t was expected that many OF the.
members and descendants OF this fam
lily and other guests would be pres..
ent.
Snvmill Burned.
The sawmill in Nottoway county,
owned and operated by George T.
Meade, was DESTROYED by fire at an
early hour yesterday morning. It Is
not known how the fire originated. Mr..
Meade, 1t Is stated. had an insurance
OF $500 on the mill, which will cover
about one-third OF his loss
Assaulted by Negro.
William Hensnaw. q citizen OF Ches.
terrified county. while passing through
Pocahontas this morning. was halted
by a negro who asked him for money
Mr.. Henshaw refused, whereupon the
negro knocked MIN down with brick
and fled. The negro is not known.
The members OF Petersburg Com.
pany No. 16, First Virginia Regiment
Uniform Rank. knights OF Pythias.
who went to the encampment at Mill
waukee. have returned to the city, all
OF them greatly pleased with their visit
and the reception given them.
Personal Notes.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. NJ Mes. Buchanan
left last evening for New York. where
they sailed to-day for trip abroad
They will visit relatives and friends in
Scotland. They were accompanied by
Captain Hawthorne and daughter, Of
Lunenburg..
Mrs. George j. Rogers. OF this city,
who has been spending some time at
Covington at the home OF her son, the
Rev. George Floyd Rogers Is now visit
ing her son, Professor Relnhold Rogers.
OF the University OF Virginia, at Char
lottesville.
Rev. j. T. Bosnian. pastor Of Market
Street Methodist Episcopal Church, has
returned from his vacation. and Will
occupy his pulpit tomorrow.
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AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT {: u !.
F,ectric Car strikes Dray, Mrs. Hers
rnann Schmidt becomes HyAtcrical.

FIectric Car Strikes Drays Mrs. Her'
mann Schmidt becomes Hystcrlcal.
While driving along Grace Street;
between Third and Fourth. Mr.. and
Mrs. Hermann Schmidt met with an au.
tomobile accident early last night. but
an electric machine and collided with
q heavy dray twisting the back axle
OF the car. Thinking that something
serious had occurred. Mrs. Schmidt be-
came hysterical and was taken into
the office Of DR.. e. Fl. Terrell, 304 East
Grace Street She was created, and
was able to leave for home. DR.. Ter
!rell stated last night that she was
not injured. and that she suffered only
from hysteria.
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EXTRA ALLOWANCE MADE.
Judges Who Will Conduct Congress.
1OhnI Primary to Receive SO n Day,

Judges Who VIII Conduct Congress.
1onnl Primary to Receive SO Day.
Especial to The Times Dispatchl
suffolk. Va, August 13.-Ata meet
Ing OF the Nansemond County Demo
cratic Executive Committee, thirty
nine judges who will conduct tho con-
gressional primary August 90 were al
lowed So a day, instead OF $3.50, rs at
general elections Both candidates,
Harry L. Maynard. incumbent. ana
William A. Young. We're allowed rep
3resentation among the Judges. May
.nard attended the meeting. and Ioun6
sent a list. It appears that the $1,000
assessment of candidates will be In
sufficient for primary expenses.
"A new Episcopal Church at Boyklno.
which was built without member or
any church organization, will be ready
Tor occupancy tomorrow.
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Negro Killed by Lightning.

Special to The Times-D1spatch.
Bowling Green, Va, August ia
severe rain. hall and electrical storm
passed over this place Friday evening.
During the storm William Evans, q
colored man. living short distance
from this place. was instantly killed
by q bolt of lightning passing down
the chimney to his house. One Of his
children was also badly stunned.
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THREE NEGRO boys ARRESTED.
Charged With Attempting to Wreclt
Train on the A. G. L..

Especial to The Times-Dispatch.1
Suffolk, Va, August l3.-Accused OF
attempting to wreck q passenger train
on the Atlantic Coast Limo Railroad.
charlie, Startling and Willie Wood. ne.
groes. ranging in age from eight To
twelve years, to-day were arrested by
Hurricane Branch. and held for trial
next week. !
Tho attempt occurred at Nanse.nond
Station. The boys in some unaccount-
able manner secured a key anu VII
locked and turned a switch, shorty
before the trains coming. a tIack,
walker discovered the nisp!aceu
switch Just before the arrlVal Q, tne
EXPRESS. and disaster wa. averted.
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CIRCUIT COURT ADJounNs.
negro Sentenced for Misunderstanding.
s school Board to Meet.

School Board to Meet.
Especial to The Times-Dispatch1, W.
Williamsburg, Va, August l3..W.1
liam r. Belmore. colored. was tried and
found guilty Of housebreaking, and sen.
fenced to one year in the penitentiary
in the Circuit Court hero YESTERDAY.
Judge Tyler adjourned court this even
Ing until next Tuesday morning. :,
The James City School Board VIII
hold its annual meeting at Toano next
Tuesday, August 16. The new school
census in James City shows decrease :,
in the number Of children OF scnooi
age. In Williamsburg, there IS an -. M :
creas. Of over Is per cent. over the
census of 1905. r,,,,... =,
Registrar H. L. Bridges. OF Wtliiam
and Mary, says there are indications
OF a large attendance at that 1nstltu-
ton next session. and places che hsu '''
at 800.
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Mr.. and Mrs, james Garwood 5o,kee ~
and little. SON. j mes GarWood Keeffe.
IL. Of Newark, N. have been !, visit.
Ing the formers parents, Mr. and MIS-
n, %. O'Keeffe, for the pa two " ee !
Mr. o'Keefte returns to Newark TO.
day. and for the remand or OF August
Mrs. O'Keeffe and son will be with !, ner
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew wv .Iy' --
rec. TIT West Main Sire et.
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Thrown INTO uvER.
Party OF Three, Returning From Churcn'
n 80 In Serious Accident.

so Special to The NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. -
Spotsylyania, Va, August 13.--Chas :
tine Morris and his two sisters. while
going home in a carriage from rel ls
ious services held last nightain Massa,
twenty feet OF Of Smiths Bridge into
the river, and sustained very painful, !, !,
not serious. injuries. It was dark, ana d
the horse in crossing the bridge broke e
: raer and niunre. and threw him
self. the carriage and its three. occu-
pants into the river. The carrlage
was broken to pieces and the horse
badly injured. Other persons s,T rH.ur M
his sisters in getting out Of the river lr.
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Pur.e-snatcher shot by omcer.
Especial to Tho rimes-Dispatch. j

Especial to Tho rimes-Dispatch.l
Lynchburg. Va. August 13.-Willtanl
ly wounded at the City Hospital. his
wound having been indicted late last
night by Policeman Kelly, Ms he was
endeavoring to elude arrest for snatch
ing money purse from Mrs. j. II.
Poole, who WAS sitting in front OF
her homo on Twelfth Street. Wonder
is expressed that the negro has lived
this long, and he can hardly survives
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-08-14
Kn,eht. Re m,lplar Return To-Day.

Richmond knights Templar. who at
tended the triennial conclave in Chi
caEo. are expected to return home to-
sdaY.T's Among them is Colonel Henry NJ.
fBnVkin. who was appointed captain
Of the guard at the conclave. The visit
Of the Providence KNIGHTS to Richmond
has been declared of. owing to the
recent death Of Grand Master Henry
w. Rugg, of Providence.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-08-14

Miss Annie M. O. Conner has retu Il q!
to the city; after a d delightful stay OF
two months with rela tives In NVilnln 8
ton, Del, also visiting Phtla az ma,
Camden, washing ton, tlantic city ano
other points of interest.
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Y ()l)

Know / handle Oak, Pine, Hick-
DRY and Slab. You know saw it
in all lengths, split it in all sizes,
You know have Wood cut and
piled on the railroad in the right
season. You know Wood is worth
less as a heat-giver unless it is cut
in the right season. You know
have the best facilities and largest
capacity to handle Wood. You
know / am the real Wood Man all
over Richmond, etc. That's all,
Five phones.
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HERE AND THERE

william e. Word and Mrs. Word left
Yesterday by the Merchants and Min
ers, Line for Boston. their objective
point being Portland. Maine. Return.
ing via the Hudson River. they Will
stop over at Kingston and New York
city, returning home by the Old Do
minion Line.
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Mrs. Alice Carter has returned, nome,
having been the guest Of ~ mrs N MYTHS ly,
II, 'Riyes FOR two weeks at Ocean.Y View.
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Mrs. Ivanhoe Sclater has returne % ~
the city, after spending some We Nsas
visiting friends and relatives n Z - -
myra and Fork Union.
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Mr.. and Mrs Landon F. Jones have ~;
returned to their home at Burkeyillles
after delightful visit to Norfolk ana an
Ocean View 5,4t
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Miss Josephine Rabineau and her
cousin. Miss Myrtle Ellerson, with a
party Of friends. are spending two
weeks at the Haynes Cottage. Ocean
View.
Miss Gcrtie Rabineau, OF IL East
Clay Street, who has been on a visit
to Roanoke and Lynchburg for tbeAlast
two weeks, has returned to her home,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-08-14

Miss Mary Kracke left last We'd
nesday for the Blue r dge Mountains
and Will remain for the rest OF the
summer In Alhenlarle county
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-08-14

Main Street, is spending her vacation
in the mountains with friends at A. AZ
ton and Waynesboro and will return
In the course Of two weeks.
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Misses Elizabeth and Agatha p O.
herty, daughters Of Captain Frank 8,
Doherty, Of Lynehburg, are the guests
Of their aunt. Mrs, Joseph ~. Helndl,
at 200l West Main Street.
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INDIANS WOULD
BECOME PAUPERS

CONTINUED From First Page.)
influence and experience to work
among Congressman. there
Cecil Lyon was on the stand all
morning. In previous testimony D. c..
iMcCurtain, ono Of the chiefs OF tho
sChoctaws, had asserted that In 1906
in the lobby of hotel at Washing
ton McNurray had offered him a $25.-
900 bride u withdraw opposition to
tho contracts. At the time tho offer
was made. McCurtain testified. Nc
Murray had been talking with Mr..
Lyon, but the latter had walked away.
Mr.. Lyon to-day said II any bribery
had been attempted he knew nothing
about It.
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{. Mrs. Thomas w. Brooke and chill!
dren, of Newport News, ARE visiting
Mrs. Brookc's father, Warren Reeves.
OF 330S East Marshall Street.
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~ NIemorial Hospital

At Memorial Hospital
James r. Pettus, OF GOA East Mar,
shall8 street, As at the Memorial Hos
gnital. where he successfully unde rwent
~ - serious operation = few! days aKo, 4.
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FAILS TO SQUARE
W|TH.C0ITR

Continued From First Paye.)
able element of the Inter-Continentai
Rubber Company. With working
agreement, or a harmonious arrange
iment." as stated by President Colt. OF
tho Rubber Manufacturers Trust hos
tween tbs latter trust and the Aldrich-,
Ryan trust, the production. ,nanufac-
ture and distribution OF rubber in the
UnitAd States will BIO absolutely under
the control OF Senator Aldrich and hia
associates. They Will get the full ben.
eft OF the increased tariff on rubber
manufactures carried in the Aldrich-
Payne bill.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-08-14

a reunion Of the men, bers Of tho
VIM family. Of Dinwiddie county,
was arranged to be held to-day at
the old home, near Reams's Station.
1t was expected that many OF the.
members and descendants OF this fam
lily and other guests would be pres..
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-06-20
DRY GOODS MARKET

New York, June 19.-The feature OF
the cotton market is the increasing
curtailment of large mills and finish
ing plants. because of their inability
to meet the low prices buyers are will
ing to pay. The jobbing trade has
DELAYED the placing OF It's usual bust
ness on domestics for fall, and move
ment is now being made for final
revision in prices which will be guar
anteed to October. It is hoped that
this action will stimulate purchases
and production, and thus prevent an
abnormal scarcity which will lead u
higher prices when buying does start
In
Printed goods are in quiet demand,
sales being in trifting lots. Bleached
goods have ruled quiet all week. Drills
and sheetings are slightly easier for
spot delivery. but mills are declining
many contracts for late delivery ten
dered at reduced values. on the last
day OF the week there was consider
able nervousness in the trade, trace.
able to the uncertainty of cotton spec.
ulation as affected by court proceed
ings. Export trade is dull with thu
far Eastern countries. but the balance
holds up quite steady. Spring lines Of
fine and fancy cottons are being
opened. and the showing of fancies 1.
the best in the history of domestic
cotton manufacture, Spring lines Of
staple hosiery and underwear We're
opened during the week at prices
showing very slight advances ovel
last year. and recession in prices from
those recently current on spot goods
This action taken at a time when cot
ton Is 35 per cent. higher than a yea
| ago, is tvpical OF the trend of mer
chandising for the moment
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.BEARISH ACTIVITY
RESUMED IN COTTON
Early Part of Week Is Dull and Uneventful
Wall Streets Views of Government S
Subtitle Crop Situation

New York, July le-Until Friday the
cotton market was dull and uneventful.
Then resumption of bearish activity
with some scattered liquidation by
the trailers TO the position of the bull
interests in the old crop months caused
moderate activity and break OF so
TO 12 points from Thursdays prices.
This was under the lead of the July
and August options, in which there
had been evidence OF liquidation in a
moderate way early in the week.
The decline Friday brought July
down TO 1870 again, While August
broke to 1895. September 1895. October
1924, and December TO 1911 At that
level the market showed a decline,
however OF only 20 10 IS points for
the crop options from last saturdays
closing prices and bul 10 points for
the new. Up TO Friday the trading
had been very light, approximatins but
l50,0u0 to 10000 bales per day In
Fridays trading the volume or bus
mess, however, again ran up to about
100000 bales.
Federal Investigation and Threatened
Anti-Option Legislation,
The principal features weakening
the market the last several days have
been the revival of aggressive attempts
al anti-oplton legislation in Washing
ton. and also the efforts of the De
partment of Justice to secure indlct-
ments from the Federal grand jury in
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MARKET SENTIMENT
is BADLY CONFUSED

in commodity markets has kept pace
the country's foreign trade for May
shows the effect in the expansion IN
exports and the falling off in imports
resulting from the correction of the
abnormal price levels which have been
maintained. The readjustment, while
still in progress, is necessarily so much
nearer completion. IRON has notfound
a stable price level yet, but buying Is
increa sing The Improvement is not so
clear in copper where production has
been maintained al near the maximum
figures. Unreasonable weather delays
the maturity of the crops, but conf
dence in the abundance of the final ha.-
vest is not impaired
The money market gives evidence OF
The Incorporation already effected in the
credit situation. The easy tone of call
and short time loans owes something to
the disposition of lenders to keep funds
available for the fall development,
With the passing of the July settle
ments and the falling due of British
treasury bills now imminent, a plethorio
state of money in London Is likely to
result, Abundant resources to meet a
call for funds from New York in the
fall thus seem assured. The call Il
the Controller of the Currency for a
statement OF conditions, now imminent
will be awaited with the expectation
that some correction of the extended
credit position of the banks Will be
shown Gal-laGs .1stut 5t
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gust has not of late been the active
month it promised to be. and there is
a strong chance that 1t will not dis
play much activity this week II some
predictions turn out correctly. more
or less cotton Will be picked this week,
and ii is possible that the first bale of
new cotton may be reported.
The price Is high and unusually good
premiums are being offered for first
bales this season, therefore the incen-
tive is there for farmers to get first
bales on the market earlier than usual
Increasing the tendency of the trade
to walt for decided developmnts either
way will be the fact that Saturday
will end the period to be considered
In the second report of the government
on the condition of the crop This
report will be issued on July 1, and
will be of much more Importance than
the first report which was issued on
June 2 Neither bulls nor bears will
care to increase their commitments to
any extent with this report hanging.
The weather will, of course have
much to do with the daily swing of
prices. If fair weather continues
throughout the week it is probable
that some sections of Texas will begin
10 ask for more rain Dry weather.
however. will suit the larger part of
the cotton industry