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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-11
Mr.. Lesrt. nillingsleY.

FREDERICKSBURG, VA. March II
Mrs. Lewis Biliingsiey. aged fifty
years. died at her home near King
George this morning after an illness of
six months. Mrs Biliingsley was the
oldest daughter OF the late Mr.. and
Mrs. Robinson Taylor. OF King George.
Sae Is survived by her husband. one
daughter. Molly and one son, Joseph.
The deceased Ii neice OK Mrs. Charles
j. Seton. OF Richmond. The funeral
will be held sunday
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-11
LIME BILL
PASSED BY THE SENATE

The Senate Friday morning passed
the pure lime bill.
Senator Foxes effort to get a vote
on the Casey bill requiring the cor
,porations within the State to pay
off twice instead of once a month
failed.
The House bill TO regulate the prac-
tice of dentistry was passed
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-11
OBITUARY
Robert n. t:sufdBar

Especial to The Richmond VirgIntan
KING GEORGE. VA. March IL
Robert H. Gouldman. SON Of the late
Jessie Gouldman. OF Westmoreland Co..
died in Washington. Thursday night. OF
pneumonia. aged thirty-one years. He
was there with his wife. who is Ill at
hospital. He is survived by his
wife. formerly Miss Bessie Taylor, one
SON. three brothers. Emmett, Arthur
and Harold, and one sister. Mrs. Goode
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-11

MANASSAS. VA. March 1I.--LeMis
C. Lynn. whose house Is near Manassas
ard who was operated on at the Ma
rine hospital Annapolis. Md, last week
for gladstone, died last night. The op.
grafton developed caneerous compiica-
tons and no hope Of his recovery was
held out from that time.
Mr. Lynn was one OF the best known
men In this section Of Virginia and was
brother of the late Robert Lynn. FOR
several years guard at the peniten-
tiarv at Richmond,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-11
ON Trail OF .Joy Riders. !

Special Officer Bendall. OF HsnrteN
county. has secured al Of the nslIle
bers OF the machines that went pa61
him while he MAS hiding bAh1A9 II
bush on the Boulevard laat 4nlnk
find the names Of the ownArA ~ I'm
cars. Then he will issue wArrante
almoct hundred Joy riders enA
Of the cases will be heard until &0&
day or Wednesday Of next veA
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-11
STRONG DEFENSE
FOR DD. Williams

CONTINUED from First rageD
him TO be a good doctor, did not
think he was the right man for the
Catawba Institution.
The Senator declared the Board OF
Health made a mistake In signing Il
contract DR.. Robert Williams.
and got rid of him. To this sena :
tor Noel replied by reading DR. Rob-
ert Williams voluntary resignation,
based on dissatisfaction with condi-
tions at the institution and intfrr,at-
ng that they had been misrepreser,t-
to him.
Site Most Suitable.
Senator Rison said the site was
ideal Tor treating tuberculosis. and
that the payment of Si;a5a to DIR.
Robert Williams was tustified, because
II settled a contract in which the
state had obligated itself to pay s2,-
500.
Senator keezeii read several letters
from physicians, who stated that the
site was most suitable. and the no.
sition of the board in the matter was
impregnabie. Among the missives
was one from pr. Ennion Williams,
stating that the use of funds and
All tha- acts t,f 4it~ board were open
to the public, and denying Senator
Noel's charges.
Senator keexeii said that. In view,
OF the fact that only d charge OF
lack OF Judgment had been made. and
that charge had been more than met
ana disproxed. he hoped the Senate
would not dtcrease the appropriation
10 the Board of Health,
SENSATIONAL and Unfounslsd.
senators Sims and Halsey smoke
briefly on Senator Noers charges
which they declared were sensational
ana unfounded. or at the worst.
charges Of lack OF Judgment.
That the State should transact more
or Its business directly through the
Auditor instead of through SO. many
boards was the position taken by Sem
ator Lincoln, who also resented the
craftsmanship manifested by the Demo-
cratic Senators In reply to Senator
Noel. MT Lincoln paid compliments
70 the members OF the Hoard OF
Health, saying they were good phy-
business mistakes. :,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-11
LARGE: TOBACCO SALES
Oh IYNcHuGHG MARKET

Especial To The Richmond vfrginian. /,
IYNCHBURG. VA. March ll.-To-
bacco sales here to-day were zoe. 600
quarter for the week. Although much
OF 1t was injured by wet weather
prices have been high.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-11
MANCHESTER NEWS

10. Better clerks Office.
IL. Better express service.
IL. Better mail service.
ia. SBetter pay for officers.
Ia. Better pay for school teachers
Is. Better pay for firemen.
1e. Better pay for police.
II. Better gas for cooking.
Is. Lower tax rate.
10. More manufacturing pIAnfA
20. Better opportunity for work.
81. Better bridges.
%. No toll TO pay. M
%. Better streets.
You get all these things for -
money than you now pay.
Refused to Pay Board HAN.
Harry Burton. young man. 49,
arraigned before Mayor MAMxtcA ny
the police court Friday m0rn1n& ~
a charge of refusing to pay = heok4s
bill of $23. The charge wAe p1Ue
ferred BY Mrs. odelia Narkr0e4s
After promising to reimbursa 80
complainant the accused wa1 releaa~
ed by the mayor. ss1
City Assembly Meets.
A meeting OF the city assembly ~
scheduled to be held Friday nfxht
before the session of the board ~
aldermen when the latter VIII ee11-
slider the consolidation ordinaN0as
I'nis Will Dc the ES8uIaE AuVM&AA4}
will be ok sitz- shmldrau oil
meeting of the lower branch and Il
is probable that only routine work
will be disposed of.
The street committee has bees1
called to meet following the ssaulcnf
of the upper branch.
Will Be Taken to Asyiusn.
Mrs. Alma Allison, who TnuE16nN
morning attempted suicide n tA4
honre OF her mother, Mnt 0AxNM
Purcell. Spring Hill, has beAn mr.
Judged demented by iunacy c0IMn4t
sion. which met Thursday aff0FAoos
Arrangements are now being made ~
have her removed to the Eaoeet4
State Hospital for the Insane - ~.
liamsburg- It Is said that she VII
be taken there Saturday.
after failing to end her fifg wtflt
Hincture of iodine the unfortunate
woman attempted to slash her sth4oN&
with knife, but this, too, Wa NM
successful She was repofto4 &1des
day to be resting comfortably,
Briefs and Personals.
Joe Johnston Camp, GonfedefMto
Veterans, win meet Friday night ~
8 o'clock Mt the of1sce Of Squire r.. II.
Jordan.
A church sale was held Friday ~
ternoon from to o'clock 81 th0s
home of Mrs. W. g. Buroh for the.
benefit of the Asbury pafsona8s fulld.
An entertainment win take plAcMI
Friday night at the Manchester hl0k
school.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-11
men WANTED

The Philadelphia Rapid
Transit Company wants
for permanent position
men of good character
as motormen and conduc-
tors. Wages - cents per
hour increasing to %
cents according to length
of service Board and
lodging free until men
are permanently located
in Philadelphia, ample
protection for all men
who want to work. Apply
1645 w. Broad St, Rich
mond. Va; The Phi,adel-
phia Rapid Transit Co,
Philadelphia, Pa.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-11
Tclling HnnfihilIs

Among the various handhills and
cards distributed by the annexation.
lists. the following Is a sample:
d y
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-11

For Those Who Oppose Annexation.
|. Better care OF poor.
2. Ambulance and free hospital
The Detroit times., 1910-03-11
MRS. POTTER DELIVERS A
ROUSING TOAST TO WOMEN
You Men," She Said, Cannot Hei ,
Us Without 5etterng
Yourselves"

LONDON, March l1.-At the wo-
mans dinner OF the Imperial Industries
club at Princes restaurant, Mrs.
Brown Potter replied TO the toasst OF
The Ladies'
Women" said Mrs. Potter. occupy
a great place in the field OF work TO-
day. They go shoulder TO shoulder
with men Men cannot better them
selves without helping us. You cannot
help us without beCtering yourselves.
i he greater your power and infiu-
ence, the greater ours. We don't think
il matter much whether you care TO
let us pass 4 little bit Of paper III
the ballot box We influence your
Politics, science, art and industries.
Mostyn Pigott. proposing the toast
said ne bad come back from very
strenuous time campaigning, and lie
lad come back strongly OF the opinion
that II there were no women In the
country there would be no politics.
There was no single occasion on
which candidate made a bright re-
mark, he said, but the women We're
the first TO see the ieke and were the
only people in The audience who did
see ii sometimes.
He had found out that the only way
Il, work an election was 10 appeal 10
the women That is he declared, the
chef reason why they should never
give women the vote; they are TOO
strong as II is
The Detroit times., 1910-03-11
MURDER JURY IS
NOT LOCKED UP
Judge Mandell, in 0blaser Case. De-
parts From Practice, Taking Ad-
vantage of Recent Amendment.

For the lrst time i'm the history o.
Wayne county, Judge Mandel ruled,
Thursday afternoon, that the Jury So
lectedsto try August Oblaser, charged
with the murder Of Mrs. Martha
GGlahn. will not nave 10 be locked up.
In making this ruling the court took
advantage OF an amendment TO the
law. passed in 1909 Attorney p. ii.
McHugn, for the defense. objected
strongly TO the ruling. declaring that
II would work 10 the disadvantage OF
the prisoner.
Judge Mandell stated that he was in.
nuenced by the objection many jurors
have OF being locked up. and pointed
10 the case OF Juror Tuomey as an
example Tucmey al first stated that
he had formed ali opinion that couli
not be changed but later he admitted
that he could not remember whether
Oblaser was accused OF killing d man
or woman, and whether the victim was
shot, strangled or poisoned He dd-
mirted that II not locked up he would
have no objection 10 sitting on The
case and admitted that his opinion did
not amount TO much.
McHugh saws lie will carry the mat
ter to the supreme court, and have the
ccnstitutionality OF the amendment
passed upon.
The Detroit times., 1910-03-11
NEW NAPOLEON PLAY
A SUCCESS IN PARIS
Armys Retreat From Russia Made
the Basis Of Strong
MelOdrana

PARIS. March 1.-THE fortunes of
Napoleon still furnish the favorlte his
toriCal theme OF the theaters of Paris.
The new play al the Antoine "1S12
by Gabriel Nigond, puts into pictur-
esque scenic effects and melodramatic
action the terrible experience of the
army retreating from Russia,
The thread of love running through
the story does not need 10 be followed
i'm order TO Judge OF its general char
acter. There are bloody and thrilling
incidents. In one a bombshell strikes
"a wounded man, who topples head
long, leaving his rescuer, who was
taking him off the field, with both his
arms shattered. The snow fast shrOuds
the dead mans face, while the other
man lies beside him IN deirium and
the vivandiere croOns 10 the latter a
half-forgotten nursery song
1872" is probably destined for a
long and popular run.
Nine. Sarah Bernhard appeared at
her theater this week In new drama.
La Beffa,' THE JEST, translated by
Jean Richepin in sonorous verse from
the Italian The scene Is laid in me-
diaeval Florence and the plat begins
with the mutual hatred OF two men
over a woman Upon one Of these a
barharous and bloody jest. called "A
Beta. is played by the other and his
brother. The rest OF the piece marks
the vengeance of the victim who CON
trives so cleyerly that one brother by
mistake Kills the other. The action
and the situations are very strong.
The Detroit times., 1910-03-11
NO AUTO MERCER.
SAYS FLANDERS
Combination Won't Result From
Purchase of EMF BY Morgan &
Co.-Plant To Be Enlarged.

President Walter +. Flanders, OF
the EMF Co. returned from New
York Thursday and lost no time in
getting back TO his desk in the main
office on Piquette-ave. He announced
that plans are already under way 10
increase the capacity of the plant one
third. the work To start Immediately.
The new board OF directors. in meet
ing held in New York. voted 100000
for new buildings.
MIR. Flanders denied emphatically
thar the purchase OF the EMF. by
Morgan * Co. means Il combination
with other big auto interests No such
combination is contemplated he says
There will be no change in the bust
ness policy OF the company he AN
nounced, and the new board has al
ready ratified existing contracts with
agents throughout the country
The Detroit times., 1910-03-11
HAS HAD CAREER
Of ADVENTURE
Hero of British Army, Now Motor
man, Will Get 100000 Ii
He Marries.

SEATTLE, Wash, March Hills
at the car barns know
him only as Harry Dodd. 2S years Old,
and good fellow. On the companys
books he is No $50
Now II appears that Dodd is Capt.
Henry Fewster Dodd. formerly OF the
British army. holder OF the King )
medal, the Queens medal. the Distin-
gushed Service Order and the much
coveted Victoria Cross, as well as hei:
to 100000 in money and South
African mining stock.
The honors' came from distinguished
and daring service through the Indian
campaign and the bitter struggle with
the Beers. lie was hardly more than
= boy then. The money comes from
his uncle. Col Harvey r. Dodd. who
commanded, up to the time OF his
death, the Kings frontier forces in
South Africa.
But this isn't all about Captain
Motorman Dodd
There's curious string on Dodd's
legacy
Harry Dodd can't claim that $100. 900
The Detroit times., 1910-03-11
D RU NKEN MAN IS
DROWNED IN SIX
INCHES OF WATER
Dead Body of Henry C. Miller, q
Bricklayer, Found Lying Face
Downward in Ditch on
Ferndale-Ave.
Foul Play Suspected at First, But
Inquiry Reveals That He Met
Wretched End While Intoxicated.

Lying lace downward in a ditch. In
'front.' OF No. 800 Ferndale-aye.. the
body OF Henry c. Miller, a bricklayar.
No. l169 Lawndale-ave, was found as
. o'clock Friday morning by a con-
ouctor on the Springwells plug"
line.
Suspicious OF foul play sent Detec-
lives Cotter and Kane from police
headquarters, and Detectives Bowden
and Thomas from Delray station. out
investigation showed that Miller had
met wretched end by falling into
the ditch while intoxicated, and drown
ing in six inches of ditch water. Mil
Ter, who vas AZ years old, and leaves
q widow and five grown children. He
was seen IN an intoxicated condition
at midnight.
He had apparently fallen into the
ditch, In drunken stupor, and was
unable to help himself as the water
covered his face and drowned him.
Coroner Bennett was called and liz
investigating further The body was
removed TO the county morgue.
Miller sold a house, Thursday, to
Dennis Kirby, No 2174 Fort-st. west,
getting SO down, and with this money
went on a spree
The Detroit times., 1910-03-11
SAYS HIS WIFE MADE HIM
EAT PICKLED BILLYG0AT
Michigan Farmers Menu Also Included
Frozen Horsemeat-Files SUIT
For divorce.

CHICAGO, March 1l.-Henry WIZ
tig. GA, owner of farms IN Wisconsin
'aad Michigan, says he can eat nearly
anything but he draws the line At
frozen horsemeat and picked billy'
goat.
Today ne filed suit for divorce and
alleged cruel and inhuman treatment
Wittig declares that last December
while he and his wife were living al
their Michigan farm, the climax OF her
cruelty came. fhs was when the
woman slew an old pet horse that nc
had had Tor 20 years, froze the carcass
and fed him the meat Wittig says
he iebeiled in vain, but he had %
finish the meat
Wien that ran Out Wittig alleges,
and he wanted TO buy some real
meat" Mrs. Wittig, killed a oiiiygoa'
that had been prancing about the tarm
and fed Wittig the meat
The husband submitted TINS was the
limit OF cruelty and he wants decree
and the restitution of his two farn's
v hich he saws are in his wife's name
but belong 10 him.
The Detroit times., 1910-03-11
BROWNS At TER
TIGERS CAMP
George Leidy. Local Manager Saved
II This Year, But Detroit May
Have To Bid for 1t in 1911.

GAN ANTONIO Tex, March IL
1not there are other CLUBS that co'e'
,be Detroit clubs spring training
ANN is no surprise TO anyone conFel
am with the supreme advantage pos
.essed by san ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
hitch really place the local resort III
, class by itself for basebaI PURPOSES.
.,hot however. Detroit came very hea'
lnsine ont on the contract Tor the use
tho Acid this year was not KNOWN
Mi today. Manager George Leldy' oi
Inc Soutone Branches was really the
man who saved the camp ior me
rieers according to his statement nc
Am which came near taking the
T,.uoya aray was the st. Louis
browns. ,Ioa,es
NJ The Browns was ready TO MAKE az
most any offer within reason pIoVluea
hat Ieidy would assure him IL "ouiu
lee considered. leidy ana fIesiuen'
Norris Block Of the Santone ciu0 con
f.rrod on the rsatter and, on LeiuE
advice. Block decided 10 inform the
,uuer of The Browns that the DetrolI
cl1b came first and that verDai a."
,3ugements made year ago "ouiu W
considered binding.
The friendship between Leldy anu
Jennings ana the fact that the Tigers
ar, admittedly a better drawing. catu
u,,n the Browns worked together To
mis- end. II is very probable, how
,rer that Detroit will be- asked to turn
over a player or TWO 20 Leidy TINS
.tning. George is said to covet Harry
nan and John Ness in particular.
BRUSKE
The Detroit times., 1910-03-11
MONTGOMERY TO QUIT APRIL /.
Will Leave Supreme Court Bench
When Pending Cases Are Finished.

Justice X. Nj. Montgomery will retire
from the supreme bench about April /
30 take up his duties as chief justice
of the new customs court of appeals.
He made this announcement while in
Detroit Thursday. or his way back TO
ansing from Washington. The JUS
tice figures it VIII take him the rest
of the month TO clean up the cases ne
now has on hard
Justice Montgomery's successor Will
be appointed to serve only until the
vacancy is filed at the general cleo
ton next fall Justice Montgomery
term expires Dec l. 1911 and his sue
cessor for the ful! term will be elected
at the spring election in 1911.
| 1t is generally conceded that Judge
Sessions, of Muskcgon. stands the best
lshow OF getting che appointment, and
the man VINO gets the appointment nat.
Iurally stands the best chance at the
uO1ls
The Detroit times., 1910-03-11
POLICE D|SPERSE
D|s0RDERLY MOB

PHILADELPHIA, March IL
Twenty thousand strikers and their
sympathizers. who tried TO city hall
were routed by the police yesterday
afternoon Hundreds of them We're
pounded TO the street. trampled by
men and horses, kicked and cuffed and
whirled headlong to the side streets.
The police troubled 10 make few
arrests, but after the mob was broken
there were to be seen scores OF men,
now and then a woman, whose heads
had been cut open by savage blows
of a club, whose faces were bloody, OF
who were nursing an arm paralyzed by
the smashing impact of the police
mans face.
Citizens generally are aroused over
the prospect that a state and eventu
ally a national strike may grow out
OF the present situation and con
certed movement to settle the trouble
In Philadelphia is we'll under way. A
mass meeting of all business interests
is 10 be held tomorrow afternoon to
devise means of settling the labor
war" and bankers commercial lead
ers, religious organizations and IRA
ternal societies are uniting In the
matter.
The meeting is expected to handle
both the city authorities and some OF
the labor leaders without gloves ana
TO declare that the time has come
when the industrial strife must be
settled at once.
A trolley car was dynamited last
night at Germantown avenue ana
Logan-st., In Germantown. The eX-
plosion lifted the car on the track
and set it down crossways with a
crash that smashed every WINDOW
pane ana hurled 20 passengers against
the seats and sides of the car.
The conclusion broke window
glass in dozens Of the houses along
the avenue and produced panicky
feeling In the neighborhood that last
ed for hours. II was remarkable that
none of the people in the car were
seriously hurt.
Apparently dynamite cartridge
with a percussion cap had been hXeu
10 a rail. When wheel OF the car
rolled over the cap the charge let go
throwing up the front end OF the car
as a horse rears. The roar OF the ex
plosion was heard a mile away
The Detroit times., 1910-03-11

until he has been married ten years
and he'll have 20 get good conduct
mark from his wife then.
The explanation is this: Colonel
Dodd had a son. Pervical, a good
chap. but reckless. The boy turned
away from The position ana opportun.
lty his father offered. and finally the
colonel lost all patience. RE altered
his will in favor OF the nephew. whJ
had shone so brilliantly In the Boer
war But with a lingering doubt. ne
inserted the ten year clause in the
will.
Harry Dodds was found here 1y
agents of London solicitors al the car
barns.
And he wasn't even married
But I've got hopes" he admitted
However I'm not going 10 get excit.
ed about the money I'm going TO try
and find Percival, my cousin. and make
hi intake il. I'd have To wait ten years
for il, anyway"
Dodd has had an adyenturioue
career since leaving the British army
He rode the plains as a cowboy. was
in the engineering corps az Panama
got the fever and went 90 Banff. B G..
to get over 1t; Joined the L. 8. revenue
service and saw three years CRUISING
in Alaskan waters. and on his dis
charge. went To worl, on a street car
FOR want Of something better 70 do
The Detroit times., 1910-03-11
SAYS RATS MEAN BADNESS.
Boston Physician Declares Women
Should Never Wear Them.

BOSTON. March 11.--Dr. c. j. White
is cut with the statement that women
should never wear rats unless they
wish TO lay themselves open TO bald
ness.
II some sort OF hair dressing must be
employed TO conform with modern
STYLES. he advocates the usage of wire
puffs. because they admit the air.
Another custom which ought TO 5e
stopped. Or White says, is that OF go
ing around during the summer without
head covering They tell you the In
dams did this. The Indians scalpe
were much different from ours A wo
mans hair after a summer OF exposure
loses its color and lustre; in fact, IL s
I'm condition Of fever
The Detroit times., 1910-03-11
DUCHESS HAS STRANGE
MISADvENTURE AS HOSTESS
Valet, Entrusted With Sending Invita-
lions, Addresses Some To Poets
lorc Dead.

PARIS, March 1.-THE Duchess de
Rohan. a grande dame OF Paris, VINO
dabbles in literature (she has written
three volumes. watch have brought hel
fame), has had rather curious misau'
venture, which has caused her W'ue
,5rcle OF friends and acquaiptances 10
smile.
In her capacity OF litterateur the
duchess holds receptions of authors al
her sumptuous Hat in the BouievaIl
des Invaides. These receptions are
neld every Thursday and naturaliy
the duchess likes the most dis'lh
euished poets TO handle her tea cups
The duty o. sending out the luNl'a
lions was entrusted 10 her valet anu
avs "Throne and Country" IL is stated
that he addressed invitations TO NJ
paul Ve.laine, NJ. Alfred de Musse .
NJ. de Vigny and other talented poe's
who have long been dead.