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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-11-20
LOCKED DOOR AND
TURNED ON GAS
Atlanta Man Attempts Suicide
After Asking People on PA
card to Stay Out.

hanging UP on the outside of a. door
card with the simple request, please
stay Out e. j. Hamilton, of Atlanta.
Sa'. attempted to commit suicide yea.
terdaS In his room at 71s East Frank
I'm Street by closing his windows and
turning on the gag
hamilton had been In his room GOV.
erat hours before any one knew what
was happening. Tho landlady smelled
escaping was, and traced It to tho
room of her most recent boarder There
the odor of gas became more pro-
nounced, and when she saw tho card.
bearing the printed request. she real
ized g, immediately what 1t meant
me door was broken in and Hamil-
ton was found in bed in an uncon-
sclous condition. All the wind oy.,
were opened. and the room was flood
ed with fresh air.
me city ambulance was summoned
and DR.. Harshbarger responded. He
TOOK Hamilton to the City Hospital,
Where he remained in an unconscious
condition for several hours Stimu
iants were administered. and he was
lnally restored to consciousness Ar
the city Hospital 1t was stated last
night that he would recover.
Hamilton would give no reason for
his attempt on his life. He is between
twenty and twenty-five years old. Hs
mad been here only short time
Mr.. Anderson Improving,
w. g. Anderson. of 1912 Park Avenue, whri
has been III at the William Byrd Hospital,
| is improving.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-11-20
WARRANT FOR JENNINGS
Man Who Disappeared Two Weeks
Ago Charged With Larceny of $500.

On complaint Of H. a. Frostick and
Paul-B. shafer. Magistrate T. J.. Nc.
against II. E. Jennings, who disap-
peared from his home. go South JEFF
ferson Street. on November z, charg-
ing him with the larceny of $500. I'M
mediately after the mans disappear-
ance rumors that his financial affairs
We're in bad condition were circulated.
but were denied After five days had
elapsed and nothing had been heard
by Mrs. Jennings OF her husband. sho
asked the police to institute search for
him. The search Will be made with
greater diligence now that warrant
for his arrest has been sworn out.
The specific charge against Jennings
is that he mtsappropriated funds from
the sale of piece Of property in
South Richmond. while he was in the
employ of Golsan & Nash. real estate
agents, the funds to have been turned
over to Messrs. Frostick and Shafer.
Jennings is forty-four years old, FIVE
feet five inches tall, weighs ISIS pounds.
and has sandy hair. light complexion
and hazel-colored eyes.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-11-20
SIX THOUSAND IN
SUNDAY PARADE
Bible Students to March silentl,
to Scene Of Great Mass
Meeting.
SIX DIVISIONS IN LINE
Every Protestant Church and
Every Section Represented.
Mcfarland to Speak.

Preparations arc complete for the
mass meeting and parade which will
be held this afternoon by the Rich
mond Federation OF Mems Bible
Glasses. 1t was announced last night
that fully 5000 men are expected &c
take part.
The parade will be composed of six
divisions, which will assemble at vari-
oua points in accordance with orders
which have previously been announced
In the columns of this paper. The
first division will move from Ninth
and Main Streets, to be Joined along
the line or march to the City Audi
forum. where the meeting will be
held by the other divisions.
The procession will move up Ninth
Street to Grace. In Grace to Fifth
in Fifth to Franklin. thence to Laurel
thence to Floyd. thence to Cherry. ir
Cherry to Cary. The chief marshall
of the parade is r. a. Miller. Assist.
ant marshals are: Judge j.. H. Wells
Frank T. Bates. N. G. Scott, o. S
Morton. e. r. Guy and Major G. o.
Savllle.
The first division will assemble a,
Ninth and Main; second at Fifteenth
and Main; third at Ninth and Grace;
fourth at Fifth and Grace. fifth at
First and Grace; sixth at Adams and
Grace. The classes composing tho
various divisions are asked to as
semble at these points not later than
2:15 p. III.
Address by Mr.. Mcfarland.
The speaker of the occasion will
be Henry b. f. Mcfarland, of Wash
ington. He arrived yesterday, ane
will be entertained in the homeJ of
friends during his stay in the city.
A feature of the service will be the
singing. which will be led by spe-
cial male choir, composed OF mem
bers of the regular church choirs,
under the direction Of Walter Mercer.
A final rehearsal of this choir is called
for to-day at p. NJ.
The past year has witnessed IN
precedented growth In both member
ship and enthusiasm of the local
Bible classes. and the total enrolment
at this time is far In excess of what
it was when the convention was held
last year. This justifies the belief OF
the committee in charge of the DEM
onstration that 5000 men will par
ticipate in the exercises this after
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-11-20
VISITS HUSBAND I'M JAIL
OF Alleged DaYgnEe Thieves

wife of the alleged baggage thief now
in Henrico county jail awaiting trial
on a charge of being implicated in~the
wholesale robbery Of trunks from the
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway. the
Southern Railway and others. visited
her husband In Jail yesterday and
remained closeted with hin! for moro
than an hour.
Mrs. Thomas came from her home
at Marlboro. Ulster county. n. Y.
where Thomas owns a farm. 1t Is
claimed for the prisoner that he was
involved with the famous Miller gang
Of thieves without knowledge Of what
their operations We're. \
Martin Jacobsky will be tried No
Of robbing the Chesapeake and Ohio
Railway Of trunks. and 1t is possible
that Thomas will be used as wit
ness against him,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-11-20
.BAP lists VISIT
SALEMORP HANAGE
Hundreds Of Delegates Inspect
Institution-Wiil Go Next
to Newport News.
S'peciaI to The Times -pispaicii

Especial to The es-DiSpatc
Roanoke. Va, November ls-Ihc
afternoon at salem visitang the or
phanage. Hundreds OF delegates saw
the orph<nage plant and the cnlidren.
At ; O'Clock about sixty alumni OF the
Southern Baptist Thsolosaeal seaman haop
Hotel. The Grocer. Seminary. alumni,
TWENTY-FIVE strong, also held ban
quet at the same hotel.
"Salvation-The Plan," was the SUB.
tect Of the devotional hour Of the, night
service, and Dr. Hamilton the leader
Rev. /. ]. Van Ness, D. p, spoke q
the work. OF the Sunday School Board
at Nashville. He announced that plans
are well on foot for the early punH ca
books OF the New Testament, prcpare 90
BY Southern Baptist authors AMONG
those at work on these volumes are
DR.. Carroll, Of Texas; DR.. z. !. Mullins
Southern Baptists are doing a most
effective work for improved Sunday
schools through six field secretaries,
State leaders and Sunday school pro-
fessor at the Louisville seminary.
Rev. Hugh c. Smith read the report
on systematic beneficence, and Rev.
W. II. Watson spoke to the report.
The next feature OF the evening was
che presentation OF new pastors by
Or. William e. Hatcher. Twenty new
vas ono of genial humor and tender
pathos,
Canada, spoke on the work among Bnp.,
lists on the Continent Of Europe. Al
though he began to speak at a late
hour he held a great audience by
his eloquent and thrilling story. Alln-
sion was made to what the Bapt1sts
are doing in little groups all over En-
rope. There are 10000 Bapt!sts In
n, an hod ~ (yexa aSf
The Baptists have been prosecuted In
Russia, going to Jail and showed all
nlnpaer Of indignities. One man was
logged in the public square until his
blood nowed down to the ground for
70 Canada. Or. Vining hopes to estah-
fish a college on the Con tinent. to train
Baptist preachers to 30 forth into all
these lands. Looking forward to the
Eaptists' World Congress- IN Philadel-
irerbered that this Worlds Congress-
Of Baptists was first suggested by q
man In Virginia.
Rev w. C. Taylor, D. D., offered a
resolution, which was PASSED. urging
s xEgna fo gaP s e rsse e Fl
tho Continent OF Europe. English and
Scotch Raptists have already sub
scribed large sums, IS
Practically all the .pulpits Of the
filled tomorrow BY the pastors at,
tending the association, Besides the
preaching services at the various
churches Tomorrow. there will be, at
8 II, M, nlass.meetlnK on State mis-,
land and y. n. Nv ats.
The local hospitality committee es-.
Inmates that there are between 500
and 100 delegates and visitors attend
Ing the association.
LIS thought by some that the as
isoctatIon VIII go next year to Newpprt
News A s3 s "a
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-11-20
JoKED AS THEY TOOK
HIaI INTO AMBULANCE

BY the collapse OF his wagon. Cor
nelius Elicit. coIored. of ITO Catherine
Street, was thrown from his seat at
Harrison and Broad Streets last night
and his right arm, was broken.
People passing by saw his predlca-
ment, and pulled him from beneath the
wagon, and the city ambulance was
called Or. thurman attended the man,
and he was taken home.
"She's been a good wagon he said
as he rode Off In the ambulance. "but
she done broke down.. People heard
and laughed. The street joke had been
brought home to them.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-11-20
WORK NOT COMPLETE
Board of Accountancy Works Till Midnight
op Papers.

Sunday morning found the State Board
OF Accountancy still hard at work upon the
arrang ement. examination and classification
Of the papers of tho applicants before 1t Tor
license to practice the profession OF certified
public accountants in Virginia. Tho work
Viii probably not be complete before to.mor.
row, so that the names OF the successful
men can be announced.
The members of the board determined to
make this their first examination, perfect
" fair The papers are Identified only. by
a number, and the key is in charge OF Coll.
oncl John w. Richardson. Register of tho
Land Office. No member of the board
knows who Is the author OF any one of the
papers. The examination results are being
graded strictly on their merits.
Tho papers were completed yesterday at
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-11-20
MAY GET OPINIONS
Action of Cour. ms TO Thanksgiving
Day Is InknONyn.

No session OF the Supreme Court Of
Appeals will be held on Thanksgiving
Day. and the matter OF handing down
opinions is in doubt. as Thursday is
the regular opinion uay Sometimes
the court hoias a session on the Satur-
day of Thanksgiving week to make
UP for the lost day; sometimes 1t does
not At times 1t hands down decisions
on the day preceding Thanksgiving.
and at other times It does 50 on the
day following.
1T is quite possible that If any de-
c'Sions at all are made during the
coming week. there may be one on the
Richmond, Fredericksburg and po-
,omac tax matter. Several criminal
cases may also be reauy by that time,
while there still remain some unde-
cided causes heard at stanton during
the September session of the court.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-11-20
In,urancc Hearing Next Week.

a postponement has been had Tor
one week in the hearings of fraternal
beneficiary insurance societies before
the State Tax Commission. These con-
ferences, which are to be informal. will
begin on November IS. It is probable
that the representatives OF these So
cieties will be asked questions as to
a tax on their gross receipts in yir-
giniu.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-11-20
Com omissions Issued.

Acknowledgement w. w. Sale yester-
day Assued the following commissioning:
Charles Delavan Montague. to be
first lieutenant of Company L. First
Infantry, at Fredericksburg.
Davis S. Einstein. to be captain and
adjutant of the Fourth Infantry, With
headquarters at Norfolk.
Robert S. Phifcr. IT.. to be first
lieutenant. and Edmund II. Dabney to
be second lieutenant. Of Company NJ.
First Infantry, at Danvillc.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-11-20
CHARGED WITH THEFT
General Manager of New York COM
many In Arrested.

Especial to The Times-Dispatch.l
New York. November 19.-William
Fl. Cutler. general manager of the
Seward Developing Company with Of
fees at ] Madison Avenue, was arrest
cd tonight on q charge OF grand lar
ceny, preferred by Alfred s. White. the
president OF the concern. It is alleged
that Cutler was sent to Alaska In 1909
to establish fur stations. and was
given $4,000 for that purpose. After
he returned, White charges, he Sc
cured afldavits repudiasing the con-
tracts which Cutler said he had made,
In 1910, it is alleged. Cutler went to
Alaska again with sl0o.7s5, and re.
ported upon his return that he had
paid $4,000 for a mine. White al
leges that the deed to the mine is
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-11-20
Mr.. John stewart nl.

Mrs. John Stewart, of Brook Hill
near this city. is very III at the Buck
ingham Hotel. in New York City. She
has a slight attack of pneumonia. ier
daughters and grandchildren are with
her. Mrs. Stewart has been spending
tie summer at Magnolia, on the NIassa-
chusetts coast She went to New York
from Boston about ten days ago.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-11-20
omcer Elected,

Elmer L. Johnson has been elected
second lieutenant of Company D. First
Regiment, at Charlottesville. to sue
coed t. c. conlon. according to advices
received yesterday by the. Adjutant-
General.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-11-20
The Weather

Forecast. Observation-Disclosures sun.
day, Monday, fair, moderate north
winds.
North Cnr0llna--Unsettled, with rain
on the coast Sunday; Monday, fnirJ
brisk to high north and northwest
winds on the coast.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-11-20

The average term of inmates Is four
years, three months and four days
Fifty-one prisoners are in on their
second convictions. three on their third
convictions and one on his fifth con-
viction.
Appended are the annual reports of
DR.. Charles v, Darlington, surgeon at
tho penitentiary: r. NJ, Johnson, as
convict road forces. and 7, j. Davis.
SUPERINTENDENT OF the State Farm.
Chariton courier., 1910-04-29

was here last week LOOKING after
his fences. He says that new
office room in the courthouse,
now occupied by Prosecuting
Attorney Montgomery, ,looks good
to him.
John Ford is building q flying
machine, or rather having it
built. He ssys it is for the bene.
fit of old bachelors and things
like that that don't amount to
much. The trial trip will be
made to the river as soon as the
weather moderates. Then we
will tell how it behaves.
Jim jackson has been strutting
around worse than an old turkey
gobbler since that new lady
boarder appeared at his house,
but the doctor thinks Jim will
soon look like himself again. He
puts in the most of his time now
calling for paregoric. The
mother and babe are getting
along nicely.
A little ''furse" and q little
fight was what happened at the
schoclhouse Friday night after
the reading circle had adjourned.
Chariton courier., 1910-04-29
Curry Cuts.

Mrs. Laura Dorrell is on the
sick list.
Mrs. Ethel Curry is visiting
her sister, Mrs. Edna McCsuslin.
Miss Eta Holt spent Saturday
night wilh her sister, Mrs. Mae
O1inger.
Kirk and Ross Glover left the
last of the week to secure em.
ployment.
Mrs. Verona Olinger spent
Monday with her aunt, Mrs.
Charley Wiseman.
Miss Anna Oldham called on
Misses Goldle and Beatrice Cupp
Tuesday afternoon,
Several from this nelghbor.
hood attended probate court at
Keytesville Monday.
Glen, the little son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Wm. Kintner, has been
quite sick, but is now on the
mend.
Mrs. Ethel Curry speut Thurs.
day with her father.in. law,
James Curry, and daughter,
Hattie.
Attorneys H enry West of
L rookfield and Clarence Ken.
drick of MarceIine took dinner
with D. G. Cupp Monday.
Clarence Lain, wife and chill
dren, jess Olinger, wife and
Mother, Mrs. Catherine Olinger,
spent Sunday with d. G. Cupp
and family.
While ohopping wood Monday
Charley Adair happened to quite
a painful accident, a stick CT
wood flying up and striking him
in the eye, cutting the eyeball in
two places. DIR. Ola Putma
was called at once aud put medi
cine in the eye to stop the suf
fering. 1t is thought the injury
may impair til 9 eyesig-t {,
though Mr.. Adeir was getti~ y
along very well at last accoun ts
Chariton courier., 1910-04-29

We are not advised ss to particu.
lars, and will not mention names
this time, but will say for the
benefi. of those concerned that
our school board will not tolerate
q repetition of such an oc-
currence.
Plenty of measles and some to
spare in this locality, the families
of William johnson, John
Chrane. John Palmer, Willis
Callahan and E. H. Collet hav.
ing "m messly" patients. Will
johnson has moved to the barn
individually to escape measles
and Lorenzo Stands won't SO
much as trust his nose outside
the house.
Chariton courier., 1910-04-29
Salisbury ScrIbblInas.

Mieses Hattie Virgin and
Carrie West are at home for their
vacation.
The I. o. o. F. lodge has treat.
ed it's members to new robes and
they look fine.
Mrs. Carl Pratt of Kansas City
visited the family of J. F. Pratt
since our last.
Mrs. J. o. Richart and son
Paul, of Florida, Mo-, are visit.
ing friends here this week.
Mrs. }. A. Dry of Randolph
county is wishing the family OF
her father, Rev. j. P. Rice.
Mrs. r. G.. Freeman has pur-
chased the Tom Singleton resi-.
dence property in sPeter's addi-
ton.
c. n. Munsell. our telephone
msrager, and Miss Georgis
Berry were married at Excelsior
Chariton courier., 1910-04-29
Dean Lake DoingS.

Mrs. John Crew is visiting rel.
atives at and near Bosworth.
Mrs. Andrew Groves spant the
day with Mrs. Nora Allega OF
Triplett Saturday.
Mrs. Chas. Clark visited her
cousin, Mrs. Kiuls Mahsney OF
Triplett, Saturday.
Mrs. Jas. E. Dempsey and
daughter, Judith, are visiting
Sumper relatives at present.
Joseph Ksssmep, one of Bos.
worth's most prominent mer-
chants, was in our midst Mon.
day.
Mrs. Lewis Daniels and chill
dren Of Triplett are here visiting
Mesdsmes Laura Cain and Ethel
Isle.
Miss Nellie Clark of Bosworth
was the guest OF her parente,
Mr.. and Mrs. josh Clark, Sun
day.
Remember preaching services
by Rev. Daily Sunday, May /,
also the baptism after morning
service.
Roy RryaLt and wife spent
Saturday and Sunday with his
mother, Mrs. Anna Bryant Of
nesr Sumner.
Mr.. anl Mrs. John Fleetwood
o: Strngtown were the guests of
the la.ter's mother, Mrs. Tag.
gart, Sunday.
Chss. Clark got hit on the
head Monday by a smokestack
at Rothville. He was uncon'
scious for some time. but il Del'
Chariton courier., 1910-04-29
Pee Dee PrattIe.

Grover Laird is caring fol
some of Jobs comforters this
week, much to his Inconvenience.
"Unole" Sammy Kelso deliver
ed more hogs Monday to A. A,
'Cloyd, the Salisbury buyer, at
;:S8 per hundred.
The first prize-S2 in cash--in
1.-The clock scheme of Arthur
Walter was drawn Saturday
afternoon by Mrs. Ella Littler.
The new Kentucky Baptist
preacher failed to fill his ap-
pointment here last Sunday
owing to the inolemency of the
weather,
The continued freeZin weather
has made it a sure fact that we
will have no fruit crop this year,
and most of the garden truck
sand early crops have been killed.
T. j. Littler returned from
Webb City Sunday where he had
tbeen called last week by tele-
gram to attend the last illness
and funeral of his brother, Elszar
Littler.
Roy McKittrick of Salisbury
Chariton courier., 1910-04-29
ter at present.

Robert Bunch and his crew of
men left for Gorin, Mo, Sunday
night where they will begin work
for the Santa Fe.
Henry Curran and little son of
Polo, Mo-, visited the formers
g ster, Mrs. Mollie Clark, q few
days last week.
nRichsrd Fleetwood had one of
those portable houses from the
grading camp moved to his house
Monday to be used as a smoke.
house.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Lyrzell
and daughter of Carroll county
visited the lstter's parents, Mr..
and Mrs. George Stricklin, last
week.
Chariton courier., 1910-04-29
Ecc1eS Echoes.
Several around here are work
the roads.

Several around here are work.
the roads.
John Kinzle spent Sunday
with Homer Gee.
Mrs. Idells Cox is visiting Mrs.
Addie Bennett.
Miss Katie Gee spent Sunday
at James Bennett's.
Mrs. ]. y. Perkins spent Sun.
day at James Bennett.
Mrs. J. v. Pointer spent Sun.
day with Mrs J. N. Jaco.
Mrs. ]. v. Pointer spent Sun.
day with Mrs. Addie Brooks.
Mrs. Collet spent Monday with
her friend, Mrs. Jimmie Jackson.
Tommie Pointer has been vis-
iting homefolks for a few days.
Rev. r. M. Sears appointment
ia next Saturday, Sunday and
Sunday night.
Mre. Zoe Griffin of Marceline
is visiting her daughter, Mrs.
Charlie Bennett.
Chariton courier., 1910-04-29

Springs and will make this place
their home.
The P..S. engine has been
bucking like a broncho for a
week, and had to be sent to the
hospital,
]. w. Cooper is in Texes on
business in connection with the
insurance company of which he
10 president.
John Hayes is making exten.
sive repairs on his bottling
works plant by putting in a Few
fountain, etc.
j. F. Rolling, the machine shop
man, is building q fine nine.room
two story residence, near the
Catholic church.
John w. Bailey bought the
Edwin G. Weatherford farm, neGr
Asbury. church, for S4,432, be-
ing $50 per acres.
Our fruit crop is "busted" and
80 far as we are concerned the
other hslfof our appletree may as
well blow down.
AS soon as winter is over,
there will be a building boom of
small dimensions in our city, in.
cluding two up.to'ds church
buildings.
g. H. Sears, book.keeper for
the Farmers e Merchants nat
ionsl bank, has been at home for
q week trying to recuperate his
broken health.
Word comes from st. Louis
that Mrs. Eli Shire has under.
gone an operation for sppendi-
otis and is getting along as well
as could be expected.
T. J. Jackson, one of our old
citizens is very i'll and his recov-
cry can han dly be expected. His
children are at his bedside and
the end may come at any time.
r. L. Osbourn. returned from
Brookfield Monday where he
went to attend the burial of his
eister, Mrs. Maher, who died of
cancer of the head. The family
formerly lived near here.
A little child of Mr.. and Mrs.
Hardwiok, which had been sick
some time, died Sunday and was
buried Monday, Elder Bassett
preaching the funeral. Our sym
psthy goes out to the bereaved
parents.
All of our school teachers
have been re. employed for the
ensuing year. The graduating
class this year will be larger than
usual. A summer school for
teachers will follow the close of
the public school.