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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-27

Especial to The Times Dispatch,l
Harrisonburg. Va, September 26-
Mrs Barbara Fravel, fifty-nine years
old. widow OF Samuel Fravcl. Is dead
at Mt Olive. Shenandoah county. She
leaves three sons and six daughters.
She belonged to the Reformed Church
Nrrs, Jane Hcatwole.
rSpecial to The Times Dispatch.1
Harrisonburg. Va, September 90
Mrs Jane HeatWole. tWehtS-s seven
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and the interment took place in the
Amherst Cemetery. Before marriage
Mrs Campbell was a Miss Woody.
daughter OF Lee Woody. OF Madison
band and three small children
a. II. Holder.
Especial TO The Times -Dispatch.l
Danville. Va. September ga. p.
Holder. n well-known farmer. residing
near Mosnt Cross. this county. died AZ
his home at 0 o'clock. after briefs
Illness OF apoplexy. He was forty
nine years OF age and q native OF thiA
county. where he had resided all of hia
life. Mr.. Holder is survived BY his
wife and eight children, as follows:
James. Alanza. Edward, Claude and
Lloyd Holder. all OF the county; Mrs.
Murray OF Danville: Mrs Jennie
Scarce. of Henry county; Mrs. Charles
Thomas, of Mount Cross. The funeral
services will be conducted tomorrow
AFTERNOON at 2 o'clock from the resi-
|dence. Intcrns.nt Will be made in ths
family burning ground.
Mrs. j. r. Goodwin.
Especial 20 The Times-Dtspatch.1
Gordonsvilie. Va. September 30
Mrs J. f. Goodwin died at her home
on Mayors Hill this afternoon after
an Illness of two weeks with typhoid
fever, aged scventy-hve years She IL
survived by her husband. three sons
and three daughters-J. G. Goodwin.
| of ST Louis. Mo-. T. r. Goodwin and
| Mrs f. J.. Lomax. of Washington. d.
tC.: p. NJ. Goodwin and Mrs. C. r. Faul-
lconer, of Gordonsville. and Mrs. e. s
Fcagans. of Alexandria.
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Sn,lre,y X. Fulton.

WytheVille, Va, September 26.--An.
drew X. Fulton died this morning ming at 5 :
the scventy-eighth year of his age
Mr.. Fulton was the eldest son OF the
late Judge A. S. Fulton and brother
OF the late Judge John Fl. Fulton. He
ton and uncle Of Mrs. j. Norment Pow
ell Mr. Fulton was never married.
The funeral will be held TUESDAY
morning at 10 o'clock, and Will BIO
Mrs. Hose G. Williams.
Especial to The Times D!spatch.l
Winchester, We, September 26.-Mrs.
Rose Grim Williams, wife of Larnsey
an illness of tuberculosis. aged thirty
six years. leaving her husband. seven
brothers two sisters and mother. Mrs
Catherine Grim.
Mrs. Snllie a. TURNKEY.
Especial to The Times-Dispa tch.1
suffolk. Va. September 26.-Mrs
old. widow of ]. w. TURNKEY. died to.
day. Two daughters, son and several
grandchildren survive her.
Especial to The Times D!spatch.l
Winchester. Va. september 2s.-
Following Lnssaring illness, Mrs;
Catherine Lemley died at her home In
was native of Shenandoah county,
and leaves two sons and four daugh-
tiers. Her husband. Jacob Lenley, died
suddenly, four months ago.
Especial to The -Dispatch.l
staunton. Va, ,Septetlber 26;-Mrs;
F. Bell. distinguished member OF
afternoon. aged fifty-seven years, leav-
ing five children. She had been in fail
iAs '''a'sA t JAMES pri iid.'s'
old, died at the Soldiers Home Yes.
served in Company I. Fiftx-seventt
Virginia Infantry, during the Civil
War. He was born in Tazewell county
End md, entered the home 1899
dren in Salisbury, N. c., have beer
notified of his death.
George r. shnrer.
Especial to The Times Dispatch.l
years old, died last evening at tn,
Alexandra Hospital, following brie
illness of typhoid fever. His wife sus:
| Wives.
Funeral OF Miss Irwin.
Especial to The Tlmes-Dispntch
The body Of Miss IS. Mary ssp irwin irwin. a for
mer resident, was brought Here to-da!
from Washington and buried.
William II. Jones.
Especial to The Times Dispatch.1
Washington. N. c.. September 26.--
William H, Jones. of Lake Landing
Hyde. county, died at the Washingto
Hospital Sunday afternoon lie wa
between fifty and sixty years Of ags
He was one of the largest and mos
| |prosperous farmers In Hyde count,
He leaves widow and one daughte'
The remains We're taken to Swanquar
ter last night and from Swanquarte
| tnH Tn i "a Y "a m
Ewhere the funeral was held to-day.
| Mrs. Floyd Cnmpbell.
[Specinl to The Times DISPATCHED
Amherst, Va. September 26.-Mr:
| yesterday afternoon, aged about thirty
/ live years, Her funeral services wer
Iconducted at O'clock this afternoo
by her pastor. Rev. g. T.. Blankenshil
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OBITUARY
state Auditor Dixon.

Raleigh, N. c. September 26.-State
Auditor Benjamin r. Dixon died here
tonight at 1870 o'clock at Rex. Hos
pital, where he was taken week ago,
suffering from an acute attack OF an
gina pectoris.
Auditor Dixon was horn IN 1919
He was an officer in the CIVIL War and
also served his country in the Spanish
American War being major in the
Second Regiment, North Carolina Vol
unteers He was a licensed physician
and an ordained Methodist minister
He was formerly SUPERINTENDENT of
the Masonic Orphan Asylum at OK
ford, N. c., and few years later was
made president of the Greensboro Fe.
male College.
In 1900 Major Dixon was elected
State Auditor of North Carolina and
was serving his third term when
taken Ill
stephen Shelton.
Stephen Shelton. who was actively
engaged in business in Richmond up
to ten years ago, died at his home in
8ennettsville, S. c. early yesterday
his age. He is survived by his wife.
who was Miss Caroline >Matherson, of
Bennettsville, and three sons. He
leaves four brothers-H. w, r. c., j.
ID. and c. Il. Shelton--all of Richmond,
and four sisters, all of whom are mar
ried
The funeral services will be held in
Bennettsville this morning at 10
o'clock
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Mrs. DnrbNrN FrnvcI.
r cpecio1 RI The r I'm eS- DiSpat

The funeral services will be held In
Bcnnettsvil1e this morning at 10
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THE WEAT THEIR
Forecast, Virginia and North Caro-
linu-Gencrnlly fair Tuesday and Wed-
ncstlny; light, variable winds.

CONDITIONS YESTERDAY.
s A. NJ. temperature. ............. 65'
Humidity Observation-Disclosures. o.
Wind, direction Observation-Disclosures South
Wind, velocity .................
Weather Observation-Disclosures. Clear
l2 noon temperature. ............ 50
p. NJ. temperature. ............ IS
Deficiency in temperature since
[ March ! observation-disclosures. o9
Accum. deficiency In temperature
since January Observation-Disclosures. %
Excess In rainfall since March Ia. 5.11
January / ..................... 2.2s
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Especial to The ispa tch.l
Alexandria, Va, September &c.
George Francis Shaffer. thirty-seven
years old, died last evening at the
Alexandria Hospital. following a brief
illness of typhoid fever His wife sur
S,(y
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-27

Il think this charge by Mr.. Gris-
com and others, charge by Republl-
cans against Republicans, is the most
piece of business nave
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Funeral OF Miss Irwin,

Funeral of Miss Irwin.
ISpecialto The Tlmes-Dispntch.1
Alexandria, Va, September 26.-
The body of Miss Mary Irwin, for
.mer resident, was brought Here to-day
from Washington and buried.
NX'nIl.,,,, Vnuna
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-27

Sun rises.,. 500
sun SETS. 500
| Moon rises. 200
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1910-03-18
JAMES MCINTOSH,
President.

Is it at all probable that this
comet will strike the earth? Yes.
What is the probability It has
one chance out of 281,OO0,000, so
the astronomers tell us. They tell
us that the world has existed many,
many million years. It may be that
this time it will strike the earth.
The earth would then be a burning
star.
Ordinarily, how near is this COM
ct to US? 3,4OO,OOO,OO0 miles.
When we see it next May how
near will we likely be to it? Fifty
times the moons distance from the
earth. That is the. calculation Of
astronomers. Yet there is a chance
for it to strike, the earth and it is
we'll for all to be ready for any ca
lamity that may be caused by the
comet.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1910-03-18
Congress and the North Pole.
Greonville News.

OEeouFI1le NEWS.
Certainly, it will not be denied by
the unprejudiced that Congress is
entitled to see the polar records of
Lieut.. Peary, the government hav-
ing been paying the explorer sal
ary for the past twenty-three years
to gather this same disputed data.
We are informed nevertheless that
Mr.. Peary could not-and would mot
let Congress have those proofs and
things, because Mr.. Peary has bound
himself up in certain contracts with
magazines and publishing houses
that will not permit Of the same. It
was pointed out that the breaking of
these contracts would entail much
financial disaster upon Mr.. Peary.
To tell Congress all about that Won
derful journey into the far north
would be but to tell to the world,
for Congress would, In justifying its
honoring Of Mr.. Peary, necessarily
divulge to the people at large just
why.
And in addition to this informa-
ton comes the statement that Mr..
Peary will no submit his data to
Congress, because Congress would
mot understand a word of it if he
did. It would be, in fact, casting
pearls before swine. In other words,
Mr.. Peary hopes, by means Of this
data, to convince the world at large,
via the magazines and the lecture
platforms, that he really and truly
did discover the north pole, but he
shrinks decidedly and positively
from endeavoring to convince Con-
gress Of it, even with the same data!
And, too, now comes one DR.. Sam
uel S. Gannett, who was one Of the
three members of the committee Of
the National Geographic Society that
passed on Peary's proofs and pro-
claimed him to the world as the dis
coverer of the north pole, and de-
clares that if this data was present.
ed to Congress it would be "mean-
ingless and confusing to the lay
nind.'''
That's what happened to Cooks
records in Copenhagen. They were
meaningless and confusing" to the
Danes. And Congress, and some
people, will continue to doubt till
they see the records and have other
evidence beside the corroboration of
Matty Henson.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1910-03-18

story is the same as Cooks. What
is the best proof that Cooks story
is correct? 1t is that Peary's story
conforms to Cooks, thus confirm
ing it.
"Did Peary fake his astronomical
figures in the Roosevelt? He went
alone to the pole. Why?
"What proof does Peary bring
save his own word? Cook brings
the same, and as good. Where was
Cook? Did he spend the time in a
snow house with his dogs, etc ? If
he stayed at one place for months,
it would have gotten out.
"Peary, to destroy the value of
Cooks narrative, must first discov-
er the value of his own. Two horns
Of a dilemma. IF Cook has handed
US a gold brick, Peary has handed
us a paste diamond, or for a silver
platter, has given US a basin made
of very cheap grade Of pewter. It
is up to- Peary to explain how
Cooks story can be false, and his
identical story can be true. The
American people will not accept his
smile as proof that he is not as
great a fakir as he charges Cook to
be.
"Fantastic snow shapes, riffs in
the ice, colored, ice, the sun going
in a circle, not setting, ice-covered
sea, as described by Peary, are al
most as Identical with similar de-
scriptions from Cooks narative."
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1910-03-18
Peary and Cook, and Their Proofs

Peary and Cook, and Their Proofs.
The cases Of Peary and Cook in
regard to the North Pole discovery
claim presents a. striking parallel,
which is increased by each new de-
velopment. Each returned from a
winters stay in the far north, with
the claim Of having reached the
pole, on almost the same day Of the
year twelve months apart. The
announcement Of each was received
with enthusiasm, and both were
greatly honored. Both published
stories Of their journey, which in all
their main points were very muck
alike. Both described the scene at
THE pole exactly alike. And both
proceeded to coin their adventures
into money, by means Of the lecture
platform and publishers checks.
Both also were slow in submitting
their proofs. When DR.. Cook final
ly did so, and sent his proofs to a
competent and disinterested board,
they were rejected as insufficient to
sustain his claim. Peary so far has
mot submitted his proofs to such a
body. He did show them to a COM
mittee of his friends. who said they
were satisfied with them, just as
Cook had previously shown his
proofs to his friend Rasmussen, who
said they satisfied him. But Peary,
. in all these things after Cook, has
so far not submitted his proofs to
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1910-03-18

competent and thoroughly impair
tial body.
He positively refuses to do so.
His friends are urging congress to
bestow some great honor upon him
for his discovery, even as Cook was
honored by the King of Denmark,
and the committee on naval affairs
is considering the matter. Some
members Of the committee object
to such action-having probably in
mind Denmark's experience with
Cook-until Peary's proofs shall
have been submitted. This commit
tee learned that the friends who
had examined Peary's proofs, though
satisfied with them, admit that they
contain no positive evidence of his
having reached the pole, and they
have called on Peary to submit his
proofs to them, which he has posi-
lively declined to do on the plea
that he has signed contracts with
publishers which forbid it. He is
putting off the submission Of his
proofs as long as he can, just as DIR.
Cook did, and meanwhile coming
money out Of his story.
So far the parallel between the
two is complete. It will continue
still further in that Peary, like
Cook, will be at last compelled to
submit his proofs to competent and
impartial judgee. VIII the paral-
lei them continue to its final end?
Will Peary's proofs be also de-
clarad Insufficient to establish hi!s
claim beyond a doubt? This is
what most people are now begin
ming to expect.
Peary may put off the fateful
day longer than Cook was able to
to because he is not being pushed as
Cook was. But eventually he must
bring them out.
And then, will he go to join DR..
Cook, and the two organize a Mu-
tual Comforting Socidsy ?-Augusta
Herald
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1910-03-18
WHY DOUBT COOK
AND TRUST PEARY
Augusta Chronicle.

Augusta Chronicle.
Atlanta, Ga., March 14.-In view
of the fact that Commander Robert
E. Peary, widely advertised as the
discoverer Of the North Pole, will
be in Georgia this week on a lecture
tour, Gov. Browns views of the
merits of his claims as an explorer
will be of general interest.
It may be said right here, by way
Of preface, that the views of the
states chief executive on Arctic ex-
plorations are by no means to be de-
spised, as he has a full set of the
printed records Of the Royal Geo.
graphical Society Of England, and
has made a careful study Of them
for years. In fact, polar explora-
tion is one Of the governors pet
hobbies, and it is doubtful whether
a man in the state is more familiar
with what has been attempted along
these lines than is Gov. Joe Brown.
And when it comes to Peary and
his claim to be thu sole discoverer
of the pole, the governor is very
"muchy from Missouri He will
have to be shown, and he hasn't
been shown yet, that's certain. In
the opinion of the governor, if DR.
Cook is a fakir, Peary is all the
more one, because Peary's desorip-
tion of his trip to the pole is very
largely a duplicate of that given
by Cook; and Peary has been more
reticent about disclosing the proofs
of his trip.
Little Joe' and the Polar Row.
In discussing the matter the gov
ernor said to-day:
1.-The public, while discredltlng
Cooks story, makes the mistake OF
supposing Peary's true, yet Peary 5
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1910-03-18
Look Out for the Comet.
Herald.

AS it rushes by us on May 18th
it will pass directly over the disc
Of the sun.
It is not improbable that the
earth at that time may become in
volved in the nebuTosity Of its tail,
but the matter composing the tail is
so extremely tenuous that the earth
will in all probability pass through
it without any sensible effect. Thy
transit of the comet across the face
Of the sun will take place during
the night on the western hemis-
phere, and hence we could not see
it any way, but astronomers on the
opposite side of the earh will doubt
less observe this phenomenon with
great care.
The orbit Of Halley's comet is a
very elongated ellipse, extending
out into space 5OO,OOO,OOO miles be-
yond the orbit Of Neptune. At its
perihelion it's distance from the
sun is 100000 miles or somewhat
less than the distance Of the planet
Venus. It makes a revolution around
the SUBJ in about rs years, though
owing to the disturbing effect of
the larger planets on its motion, this
period may vary one or two years.
It's motion in its orbit is retro
grade; that is, it moves around the
sun in an opposite direction to that
Of the planets. Its orbit is inclined
about Is degrees to the plane Of the
earth's orbit, and these orbits are
so related that a collision between
the earth and the comet is impossi-
Bile.
Halley's comet received it's name
from Edmund HALEY, a distinguish
ed English astronomer, who OBJ
served it in 1852 and who predicted
its RETURN in 1859. His prediction
was based upon the fact that its or
bit in 1852 was nearly. Identical with
that Of 1907 and 1881. He also
found references to remarkable
comets in 1856, 1901 and 1906. As
the interval between the returns of
these comets was about rs years,
he concluded that they were ONE
and the same body, and this conclu-
sion proved to be correct. Q
The history of Halley's comet as
it has been traced back through the
ages by its period of rs years, is
quite eventful. In 1865 it was re-
garded as the forerunner Of the
victory of William Of Normandy.
Its size then was equal to that OF
the full moon. In 1456 it's tail
reached from the horizon to the
zenith. and the widest excitement
prevailed.
Indeed, at every return Of this
remarkable comet the nations OF
earth have looked upon it with awe
Its first recorded appearance was
was l3O B. c., when it was supposed
to herald the birth Of Mithridates.
At this return the conditions will
be very favorable for a magnificent
view Of this historical celestial Wis
itor, and the impressions made upon
the minds Of those who behold ii
will doubtless remain throughout
life.
What would be the result if this
comet should strike the earth? The
earth's history would be closed; all
debts. paid! < 4 !:
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1910-03-18
Bargains!!
Bargains!

Fully nine out of every ten cases
of rheumatism is simply rheumatism
Of the muscles due to cold or damp,
or chornio rheumatism, neither Of
which require any inrernal treat
ment. All that is needed to afford
relief is the free application Of
Chamberlain's Liniment. Give it a
trial. You are certain to be pleased
with the quick relief which it affords.
Sold by W. E. Pelham & Son.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1910-03-18
W. 81. Bright Succumbs to Wounds.

Gafney, March 15.-W. H. Bright,
who was shot by his son, Travis
Bright, in this city yesterday NOM
ing, died at the Office of DR.. Pittman,
in this city, last night at II o'clock:
Bright never reused from the shock
of the operation. A statement was
made by him just before his death,
to the clerk of court, but this has
not yet been made public, and it's
contents are not known. The coro-
ner's inquest was held to-day, and
the verdict was that the deceased
came to his death by a gunshot
wound, inflicted by his son, Travis
Bright.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1910-03-18
NEWBERRY UNION STATION.
Arrival and Departure Of Passenger
Trains-Efecti7e 1901 A. n.
Sunday January 2, 1910.
Southern Railway.

No. Is for Greenville.. .. 8:51 a. m.
No. 18 for Columbia. ..l0.58 a. m.
No. II for Greenville.. .. .2.48 p. m
No. Is for Columbia. %. 1850 p. m.
c., N. & l.. Railway.
mo. % for Columbia. ..8:47 a. m.
No. 50 for GreenVille.. ..12.56 p. M
Nc. So for Columbia. ..320 p. m.
No. 81 for Laurens. ..7.25 p. n
" Does not run on Sunday.
This time table shows the times
It which trains may be expected to
depart from this station, but their
departure is not guaranteed and the
time shown is subject to change with
ou! notice.
G. L. Robinson,
Station Master.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1910-03-18
YOUTH SHOOTS FATHER.
W. H. Bright, of Gafney, Probably
Fatally Wounded by Son.-In
Defense of His Mother.

The State.
Gafney, March l4.-W. H. Bright
is lying at the office of DR.. Pittman
in critical condition, from a gun
shot wound through the bowels, fired
by his son, Travis Bright, at the
nome of Mr.. Smart, in Gafney,
this morning, about 5 O'Clock. The
wounded man and his son have been
conducting a meat market in what
is known as West End for several
months and have been doing a fair
ly good business, except when Bright,
Sr., would get on a drunken spree,
(which happened pretty frequently,
and at such times he was very vio-
lent. =.
Struck His Wife.
Yesterday he was drinking when
his wife went to help her daughter
nurse a sick child, he followed her
and ordered her, to go home at oncr.
Travis Bright, who is about 20 years
of age, and who is married, was at
his sisters also. When Mrs. Bright
refused to 80, her husband struck
her a heavy blow in the face, which
left a deep mark, and when Travis
attempted to interfere, his father
struck him also. This was about
a. m. Mrs. Bright then went up
town and demanded protection from
the police, asking that she be locked
IN jail, as she was afraid that her
husband would kill her. She re-
manned in the waiting room at the
station until almost 5 O'Clock, when
her husband came up and persuaded
her to 60 home.
Shot For Slap.
Mrs. Bright refused to stop at
home, but went to Mr.. Smart s, who
lived near, where she found Travis.
Bright then came up and accused
Travis Of keeping his mother away
from home, and when the young man
denied having done so, his father
slapped his face. The young man
then shot him. Immediately after
the shooting young Bright went to
the county jail and surrendered to
Sheriff Thomas. Travis has the
reputation Of being a quiet and So
ber young man.
The intestines Of the wounded
man are punctured in two or three
places and his chances Of recovery
are thought to be small. Drs. Steed-
ley and Pittman have been giving
him surgical attention and every
thing possible is being done for him.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-03-23
TEMPERANCE FORCES
NOT READY FOR CONTEST
Richmond Ministers Discuss AdVisa'
biIity Of Entering Into Local
Option Fight.

RICHMOND. VA, March 22.-FOl-
lowing 4 lengthy discussion of the
question whether it would be advisa-
Bile to enter at once upon local OPP
ton fight for the adjustment of the
saloon in Richmond or to wait Hntil
a time when the occasion seems more
propitious and favorable. ministers OF
Richmond assepbled in special ses-
sion yesterday in the quarters of che
Presbyterian Publication Committee.
on Sixth street near Broad finally de-
cided to refer the matter TO commit
tee of five. which shall map out plan
of procedure and report next TUESDAY.