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The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-10-28
OR' CRIPPEA TO Be EXECUTED
convicted Of Brutal Murder Of A..
treSs Wife and Sentenced to be
Hanged on November IS.

London.-Dr. Hawley r. Crime,
after a trial extending over five DAYS.
was on Saturday found guilty Of the
murder Of his wife, an American wo-
man, known on the stage as Belle Ell.
more. Lord Chief Justice Alyergtone.
who presided at the trial, sentenced
CripDen 10 be hanged On November
Is.
There is, however, the strongest
prejudice in England against execrt-
ing a man on circumstantlal evidence.
and an incident at the close of Grip
pens trial has caused the impression
that the jury may have recommended
a life sentence.
Alter Crippen was sentenced, the
foreman Of the jury handed to the
lord chief justice note, after looking
at which the Justice said; THAT
shall be forwarded to the proper
quarter The proper quarter
might mean the home secretary, who
has jurisdiction in such matters.
DR.. Crippen was convicted of the
charge Of having murdered his wife
and burying her body in quicklime in
he cellar at their home.
Ethel Clare Leneye, a beautiful
.ypist, is charged with being an &C
cessory to the crime. and is yet to b.
:ried. Crippen and the Leneve CIR
left England together, and were ar
cested in the United States.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-10-28

NJ. Lucien Magne. the French in
spector general of historical monu-
ments, has made one of the most re-
markabIe discoveries of recent years
in the old abbey of Fontevrault- That
certain of England's kings and queens
were buried there was well known,
but It has always been told that the
tombs were rified many years ago.
Henry II. and Richard l. were buried
there. as were the wives of King John
and Henry II.
The architects who were engaged
IN restoring the abbey, after digging
down to the original level OF the nave
and demolishing the seventeenth-cen-
fury partition. discovered traces Of in
scrfptions and paintings in an arched
recess of the northwest wall of the
trausept. It would seem that the alb
hess. Louise of Bourbon. in redecora-
ting the cloisters had closed up the
openfng of the tombs. and hence they
had escaped being rified as so many
other tombs were in the revolutionary
movement of 1889. And so they are
unearthed today-the actual remains
Of Richard the Lion-Heart. and of his
father. Here the Psychologists and
| other oulookers had before them all
| that remains of the once fiery Richard.
| The most curious detail. however. is
that the sfxteenth-century builders,
who transferred the tombs of the
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-10-28
Political Pot Is Boiling Furiously

nor Hughes and commencing the wis
dom of the president in choosing
Hughes for the supreme court bench
The keynote Of the Indiana cam
paign was sounded by Senator Beve
ridge in a speech at Indianapolis He
was merciless to the interests. which
he says have been controlling Iegtsla
ton for years He defied the cor
porate interests to poIlute the voters
of Indiana. He favored the revision
Of the tariff By gsnuFe tariff com
mission He gave Roosevelt credit for
inaugurattng the conservation move.
ment
Mayor ]. c. Dahlnan of Omaha,
candidate for governor OF Nebraska
responding TO rumors about his early
career, gave out = statement that he
shot his orother-fn-lsE in Texas foI
deserving his sister. fed the state and
assumed the name In Nebraska Of jim
Murray. The man he shot did not die
The only law he knew, he says was
the law Of the pistol and the quich
hand Il got to be pretty tough, ]
admit it, he says The country vas
full Of maverick cattle and no one
was q better hand with the rope
chasing down these strsys and put
ting the branding iron On them"
Missouri Democrats opened their
campaign AT Joplin. with Bryan, Folk
Francis, Reed and Stone as lasders
and orators. Addresses were delivered
afternoon and evening and the crowds
were greater than the capacity Of ths
meeting places
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-10-28
MTi0NS f4REE4T
Af EtE#4JIIR = ~
Large Cities Show Healthy Growth

section. OF seven cities
whose rate exceeded 40 per cent. rwos
Newark, ". J., and Bridgeport. Conn,
are eastern; one, Atlanta, IL southern
and four, Detroit, Denver, Kansas City
and Columbus, are western OF the
two cities with the lowest rate, one 10
eastern and the other Is western
The rates Of increase for Atlanta,
Detroit, Denver and Kansas City are
phenomenalIy high. but most extraOr-
diuary Is the high percentage for New
York, which exceeds the average Of
20 cities by ia per cent, and iz IT
self exceeded only By the rates Of
seven cities
FIfty-f0ur cities Of between 5000
and 100, 800 show an aggregate popu-
tatfon Of z, Tz3, 4S8. as against 1861, TSs
in 1906, a gain OF 43.2 per cent, which
the census bureau pronoaIces "phs-
nomenaFIy high" Thirty-one Of tEsse
cities show higher rate Of increase
for the past decade than for the prevt-
GUS one. No decrease Is noted in any
one Of the cities
OF the larger cities the gain Of St
Louis during the decade was greater
proportionateIy than that Of Boston,
it's nearest competitor, while Kansas
City Is In twentieth place on the face
of the returns. Kansas City has
Jumped ahead Of PToFidence, R. l., and
Indianapolis. Ind, Providence falling
behind Indianapolis. which it led il
1900
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-10-28
HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION CAT

The heavyweight champion among
Boston cats is said to be Philades. q
2T-pound specimen of his race, and
the property Of Warren E. Leach of
All Cambridge street Philades is =
practical illustration of the benefcenr
work of the Animal Rescue league.
He was sent to the leagues headquar-
ye7s = B0Step frnm a town in she
Cape Cod region. snS whaaver shipped
the cat to his new home omitted sc.
pay the express charges This ex-
pense was assumed by the officers Of
the league and Philades soon found 4
home among appreciative friends who
now care for him as one of the fam
lily.
He is kind and patient animal.
given to playfulness. and despite his
great bulk, for a cat. Philades man.
ages to show considerable agility in
his pranks with the children Of the
nsighhorhood
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-10-28
Our Wood Fuel Bill Is $25O,OOO,O0o

tfou. and the remainder. or per
cent. in mineral operations. In these
four classes Of consumption the aver
age value Per cord ranged from sz.6t
for the hrewood used On the farms tc
sass for that used in the cities
The recent expansion Of Japan from
an island to s continental power
through the annexation of the LITTLE
Hermit Kingdom" Of Korea. makes
it possible for the American and other
governments to deal directly with
Tokyo in the securing of redress for
any wrongs committed on foreigners
in Korea. The japanese authorities
have now assumed full responsibility
for the protection Of foreign interests
in Korea
The latest reports received here es
innate that the revenues Of Eorea for
the present fiscal yeSr will reach $50,
sI5,sTS, and expenditures the SAINT
amount
The rubber industry is increasing
with such strides in the federated
Malay states that Consul General Du
Eofs believes that within the nsxt
three years. the value Of exports from
thu present acreage Of 100000 pars
plants will aggregate az least s5o,
600 600 Mr.. Dubois states that an
enormous capital is invested In rub
Der culture, aud he estimates that u
the Industry continues to grow at the
present rate within ten years an ad
dttional million people viii be required
for the labor necessary to put the
product on the market.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-10-28
Uncle Sans Health Zone Far Spread

fever. smallpox, typhus and plague,
these officials are required 70 inspect
American bound vessels and TO issue
bills Of health, without which the yes
sells might not enter American ports
During the last fiscal year they in
spected 1876 vessels and examined
1,433, f34 passengers. On board ship
the regulations Of these officials fol
low the immigrant. requiring proper
cleanliness and ventilation, and when
the vessel arrives in the United States
it Is met by another set Of health
service officers On duty either to en-
force quarantine rules OF to assist
the immigration officials in their work
In the latter capacity the public
health men last year examined 1Y2So,-
coo immigrants. certifying $4,000 Of
them az defective either mentally OF
physically
The paper also zbounds In facts
relative to the work Of the bureau in
preventing the spread Of infectious
diseases from one state TO another un
der the quarantine Law. making espe
ciaI reference TO the work In cpnnee
ton with recent yeIEoE-feEer epidem
les and the plague infection On the
Pacific coast of few years ago.
1t was under the direction OF this
service than 255,1fg rats and 1883
ground squirrels were destroyed, be
cause Of the superstition that thess
animals were largely responsible fol
/ the spread OF this disease.
The maintenance Of the services
/ costs the United States s.. 069. 600 an
rvySITu
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-10-28
NOVEL AERO SPRINKLER

George T. Hulsizer Of Livingston,
n, j.. has successfully applied the
science of aviation TO agriculture In
a manner that may be adopted by
other grangers in that section to or
set the effect of the annual dry spell
Hulsixer's plants suffered severely
during the dry weather. SO, being of
mechanical turn of mind. he rugged up
biplane glider" the dimensions Of
which about equallsd an old style
Wright machine To this he attached
a I00-gallon boiler and equipped 1t
with sprinkler At the end Of q
rope attached to a windlass It rose
from the force of the wind in the sir
and when it had reached the right po-
sition over the farm the sprinkler was
opened by pulling cable. The water
descended in refreshing shower on
the plants. and the field was sprinkled
by simply drawing In or unwtndinS
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-10-28
PHILADELPHIA WINS PENANT.
American League Leaders Now
Worlds Champion Ball Players.

Chicago.-By winning from Chicago
IN Sunday by a score of to 2, the
Philadelphia team of the American
eague won the worlds championship
series, winning four out Of the five
games played, outbatting and out
ielding the veteran Chicagoans in
,very game but one. While the Sc
les was not the most profitable ever
played, the players share of the
money amounts to s79,071.93. OF
his, so per cent, or S47,443.15, goes
O the winners and $31,628.77 to the
osers. AS there are twenty-three
players on each team eligible to par
icipate, each of the Philadelphians is
entitled in round numbers to S2,062
ind each Chicagoan to S1,375. The
.otal receipts for the series were
;173,980. The two clubs get s38,755
apiece, while $17,398 goes to the ma
fonal commission. The total attend
lnce was I25,219 persons.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-10-28

also one Of the most distinguished
Hrs. Brandon is one hundred and ten
years Of age, is hale and hearty and
does her own housewOrk, washing.
ironing, scrubbing, and tends tiny
garden in the rear Of her humble
home just on the outskirts Of the city
She has seldom been i'll during her
long and strenuous career, aud then
only with slight colds. headaches. and
such minor ailments.
Almost one hundred years ago Mrs,
Brandon. but slip of . girl, Wniis
playing with her little brother, SUI
fered an accident, the marks Of which
she has carried through life. The boy
and girl were playing Indian, and In
discharging his crossbow. she young
ster shot cut the right eye Of his lit
tie sister.
This venerable lady was married at
the age of fifteen to man mucn
her senior. The couple were then
living in Ohio. their native state,
Tweuty-three children, two sets OF
twins, blessed their union, only one
girl. Sixteen of the boys served IN
the Civil war, fourteen fighting on the
Union and two on the Confederate
side. while all escaped the severe &C
lions with their lives. Every one was
wounded in battles, Evan, the young
est, now seventy years old, being shot
or stabbed II times, bearing the scars
today.
For producing the most soldiers o.
any woman for the war, Mrs. Bran
don's picture adorns the national gal
| lery at Washington. while at Column
! bus, o., she has been similarly non
ored by her native state
She is a smoker and says that he
pipe is her only comfort as the weigh
/ of years bears upon her Tobacco o
the strongest variety is the only kline
| suited to her taste, and her teeth ar
/ worn away where she clamps the pip
stem.
/ Her husband has long since 5eel
| dead, but ten Of her sons still i've an
all are the fathers of large families
| Her oldest, now eighty-nine. boast
that he never suffered sick day i
his life. He is a millworker, and live
at BeElaire, o. Her youngest. EEaI
is q coal miner and seldom loses
days work. though he was recentl
badly mashed by fall Of slate H
mas nine children. all grown.
Beside receiving personal MOTTO
from the government for her sons va
service, the aged woman receives
liberal pension, owing to her husbau
having also been a soldier Each Pc
sion day. the stopped figure may
seen vending its way toward the cou
| ty clerks Office, where she Teceiv'
her check. then tTamping back to b
cottage, distance Of over three mile
Beside this, Mrs Brandon also max
her weekly pilgrimage to market, I
turning with EeII-fI1ed basket
vegetables and staples on her arm
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-10-28

Plantagenets to this side chapel, did
not hesitate to bend forward the up
per part of Henry MS skeleton down
to the lower part In order TO shorten
the tomb so that it might serve to
support the yaulted arch designed to
protect the second pair of tombs: and
he who died of broken heart through
the fngratitude Of his sons was thus
cruelty and frreverently maltreated
after death. 1t is believed that the re-
mains Of all four soyereigns will be
reburied under its own funeral monu.
ment at the entrance to the choir Of
the newiv-restored abbey.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-10-28
Two Steamers MISSING.

Now Orleans.-That two steamers
lying between New Orleans and Cen
raj and South America ports sank
,robahle in the Yucatan channel, dur
NC the severe storm. with a total loss
II "a lives, is the belief in shipping
ircles here. These vessels are the
}ritish steamer Crown Prince, Captain
x Kirkwood, with 9 crew OF 3d.
md the Bluefelds, of Norwegian reg
ster CAPTAIN C. NJ. Lange, with ~
,arsons aboard, including captain
.ange'S wife.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-10-28

Considerable sensation was caused
On the Paris boulevards by a lady
with a monopIane hat. The hat, which
was exactly the shape of a BIertot
mouoplane, was fastened on with two
large pins having ebony prupellers BY
way of knobs. and these propeIIers
turned in the wind. The new fashion
obtained so much recognition that the
owner of the hat called a taEicab. But
to the crowds intense amusement, the
lady could not get in through the door
and the hood had to be lowered before
she could enter.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-10-28
Trying Postal Savings Bank System

Trying Postal Savings Bank System.
Washington.-The board of trustees
If the postal savings bank system
IN Saturday approved list of forty
eight second-class postoffices at which
he palm will be given its first trial.
The list includes one office for each
rate and territory. The offices des-
gnated include Globe, Ariz.; Oroville,
Tal.; Leadville, Colo; Occur d'Alene,
da.; Anaconda, Mont; Carson City,
Jev.; Ration, n. NJ; Wahpeton, n. D.;
klamath Falls, Ore; Deadwood, S
}. Port Arthur, Tex; Provo, Titan;
)lympia. Wash, and Laarmie, Wyo.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-10-28
E,nm Army 10 prlsen.

SEATTLE. Wash.-Nathaniel Bledser.
the negro soldier of the Twenty,httn
TTn,tad States infantry. convicted OF
assault on a white woman near Fofs
ynwtnp last June, has been sentenced
- rem wears imprisonment
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-10-28
kino of Siam Dead.

BANGKOK. siam.-King Chulialong-
corn | died Saturday morning follow
no an Illness OF only a few days
M Chulialougcorn l was born Sep
,srnber q. 1858. He succeeded to the
throne in 1868.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-10-28
,uords OF Praise tor soldiers.

MISUNDERSTANDING of the In
...ior BaIlinger has transmitted to
ths war department letter from w,
R Logan, superintendent OF the Cha
cisr National park in Montana, com
mending the United States troops
Lied out to fight the forest fires.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-10-28
Eather Il Nine Years.

paking,-The province of Chansi
has furnished the youngest parents
-" ~nO record. 4 lad of is the father
and his wife. a girl of s, is the moth.
or They are. of the aristocraey OF
the city Of Tai-Yuan Flu.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-10-28
LOWERING FREIGHT RATES.
interstate Commerce Commission
Renders Decision in Coast Cases.

Renders DecIsIUH TT SUasI OasSS'
Washington.-The interstate com
nerce commission decided on Satur-
lay that it's order in the Reno rate
case, involving class freights, shall
become effective or December l. Or
lers in other Pacific coast cases in
yolying commodities will become eff
ective within the next few months.
The decision OF the commission at.
,ects all class rates on both east
pound and westbound traffic destined
o Nevada points common to Keno
Material reductions were made on the
class rates.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-10-28
,,,,,,o,ions AGAINST Saloons.

Memphis. Tenn.-Federal Judge
Mccall on Saturday issued a writ OF
:nfnnctiops against 113 saloons, de-
barring them from selling intoxieat
ing liquors,
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-10-28
BROTHER of En9land's Queen Dead

rondon-Prince Francis Joseph
Leopold Frederick Of Teek' orotner
~ Queen Mary. died Saturday. He
b.a been i'll for sCme time, and re-
cantly submitted to two operations
Tha nrincs was born in 1870.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-10-28

county. The use of these little two
trough bridges makes accessible many
parts of the country that previously
could not be reached in an automo-
bile.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-10-28
WOMAN Is ACTIVE At 40.

Mrs. Sarah Brandon OF MoundsTtlle,
W. Va. is said by many to be not only
the oldest woman of her state, but
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-10-28

the rope on the windlass- Hulstzer's
crops fourished while those of his less
enterprising neighbors Jagged
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-09
Chase City Social News.

Especial to The Times-Dispatch.l
Chase City. Va, oetobcr s-Mi 3 3.
Cluster Springs. where she will teach
'A Tho saaa; WORKMAN, of Richmond. is
visiting his parents on upper Main
Miss Helen Coley who has been
visiting in North Carolina for some
time, returned Saturday.
I.eftwich Mason, of Clarksvllle, was
In town this week.
Morton Goode visited his brother
Thomas Goode. this week,
Mesdames NICK ennon and smith lelt
Monday for Richmond -
Mrs Carrie Waters, who has been
visiting Mrs. M, e. Gregory, lett Mon
a Mesdames Dora Smith and W. a.
Fl. Ferrell returned to their homes
In panville Wednesday.
Mrs II. D. Henley left "Wednesday to
visit friends in Richmond, Williams
burg and Newport News.
Tom Haskins and Haskins Williams,
of Boydton, were visitors In town this
Miss Della wilmouth is visiting her
sister In Richmond
w. D. NOVEL; was out OF town THIS
Mrs Mrs Branch is visiting her sister,
Mrs r. L, Jeffreys. on Academy Street.
Mr. and Mrs. L, N. Dodson, who have
been visiting here. returned to their
home in Danville, Monday.
j. w. Roberts visited friends IN Rich
mond this past week.
Herndpn Jeffreys attended the Rich
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-09
Wytheville Social News.
Especial 10 THE Times-pIsnatch

lSPeGldl 10 Inc I!neS-DlSpatch.1
Wythevtlle, Va, October s,-Mr and Mrs
Robert Pierce entertained number of
friends Thursday afternoon to celebrate the
christening OF their little daughter, Eliza
beth Lawson. The ceremony was perform
ed al 81. Johns Episcopal Church by the
rector. Rev Francis CraiGh!ll. after which
the guests were invited to the house and
charmingly entertained
y Mrs. James Kelley was the hostess OF an
ENJOYABLE dinner on Wednesday In honor Of
her house guests, Mrs and Miss Repass, Of
Allentown, Penn.
Mrs. w S. sayers is visiting her father,
Cecil Billups in Norfolk.
Mr. and Mrs, Fontaine Broun and little
son. who have been spending the month OF
September with Mrs, Virginia p. Kent. re-
turned Thursday TO their home in Charles
ton W. Va.
Miss Priscilla Dodson, Of Wilmington, N
G.. Is the guest OF Mrs, Herman Heuser fol-
few weeks i&yie
Miss Susie Fox will leave in a few day,
for Charlottesville. {s n
Mrs. Francis Repass and daughter, OF IA;
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-09
Montvale Social News.
-snecial to 1.he Times-pispatch.l

Montvale, Va. October s.-The Mont
vale High School opened on Monday
morning, October 3, with an enrolment
OF 10S pupils. and Professor P. A..
Scott, as principals; Miss Alice Scott,
Miss Nellie Atwood and Miss Nettia
Day, as assistants. An effort is be-
ing made to put a first-class instru.
ment in the auditorium that music
may form one Of the attractive
features of the institution.
Miss Mamie White, Miss Lakes and
Mr. Parken from other districts N
the county, are attending school 1T
Mrs. Bradley. of crewe, is also here
fer the school term, to give her son
the benefit Of the school and the ell
At a congregational mce,lng. held on
charch suf r. G 81 me was to
the office OF Sunday school superinten-
dent to iii the vacancy occasioned by
the death OF c. G. Williamson. w, NJ.
Everett was elected deacon, ana Lacy
Biggs ruling elder The ordination
will take place on the first Sunday IN
tSD Rev. ". w. Royal. of Bedford;
visited the High School and addressed
the pupils on Tuesday morning.
Mrs. Llewellen, of Esmont, was the
guest this week of DR.. and Mrs, Ber-
nard Early.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-09
Keswick Social News.
Especial TO The Times-Dispatch.l
Z, s.u,iolr No. nofnher. -Thn K

Especial to The Times-Dis Itch.
Keswick, Va, october S.-The Kes-
wick Bridge Club was most charming.
" entertained TUESDAY afternmon at t.
.Boocock, Owing to there having beer
50 many members OF the CLUB absent
for the summer, these meetings have
been rather small, but now With these
beautiful October days and the gath
.ering Of the clan; the club has taken
on Ito old-time spirit and a delightful
season is promised. The game vas az
called at 8 o'clock, and was spirited
At the close. Mrs. Ber-
nard Horne was found to hold tho
largest score, and wes awarded the
prize. After the game delicious re-
freshments were served Those pres
5ent were Dr. and Mrs Shackelfnrd.
Mr.. and Mns Magruder, Mr.. and Mrs.
Horne, Mrs. Joslin. Mrs, Townsend.
Mrs. Leonard, Miss Dexter. Mrs. Thur
man. Mrs, Crittenden. Miss Fannie
Long. Miss Bessie Long. DR.. and Mrs;
Moritz, Joseph Everett. Mrs. Carridine.
Miss Ingersoll and Mr.. and Mrs. Boo
cock.-SSThe next meeting VIII be at
3"Glehvfew,' when Mr. ana MIS- Horne.
will entertain, October H.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-09
Fredericks Hall Social News.
Especial to The Times-Dispatch.

Especial to The Times-Dispatch.]
Fredericks Hail. Va, October SIN
vttations have, been issued by Mrs.
Nathaniel ClaYbrooke Harms for the
marriage of her daughter, Vera Mil
on Wednesday, October ~, at 9 o'clock
r. NJ. Bethpage Christian Church.
Miss Maud Poindexter Is visiting
relatives in Richmond.
Miss Myrtle Atkinson has returned
homo after a pleasant stay with friends
near Washington.
Dr., q. g. Sherman and w, A. q.
Petit spent several days In Richmond
Mrs, Phillips. of Mineral was the
guest of friends here during the past
week.
.bergh are visiting relatives III Rich
mond.
his home In North Carolina, after a
short VISIT relatives here.
/ Mrs. Brononl Quinn. Of Rutherford
town. N. G., Is the guest of her mother,
Mrs. N. G. Harris.
Edmund TERRELL left. last week for
Fishburne Military School, where he
will resume his studies for the COM
Ing winter