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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-23
EBY now Held
IN HENR|C0 JAIL
Former Mayor Of Burkeville Will
Be Arraigned Here
Tomorrow.

Abram C.IEby. alias Adam, Smith.
formerly Mayor Of BurkeYille. was
brought here yesterday morning from
the Federal Prison in Atlanta, where
he has Just completed a5term OF one
year under sentence OF the United
States Court in Philadelphia for at
tempted 5blackmail. He was rearresteds
on his release. and now faces trial.
here on the charge OF having used the
United States mail in an effort to de-
fraud. He wassbrought9here In charge
of United States Deputy5Marshal NJ. w;
Scott, who turned him toverStoS United
States Deputy Marshal J.@F. Marchant
on arrival in Richmond.
After some formalilesf hadAbeensgonel
through with at theaFederal building
he was taken to observation-disclosures
jail. Deputy Sheriff gSydnor said that,
5cials that an application would be
!madeYon MondaySfor b~ailSpending the
new trial. He will be given %aYhearinEi
before a3Untted Observation-Disclosures and.
the mails in an attesmpt t. to edefrena,
the specific. charge being the. mailing:
OF threatening lettersatoSthe president
Ct the Norfolk and Western Railway
.G Sp raiIwyay stf SliaEes n E ths d E9ala ts, e'if.
large sums ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
to him. Sby8 formerly practiced law
In Richmond with ofiices IN the Shafer!
Building, He later moved to- Burke.
vile, and Was Mayorl5Hof that town
Eby. would not discuss the charges,
and his attorneys have not as yet in-3
dicated the nature Of the defense,
mated that an inquiry will DO made,
as to the prisoners sanity, Esome@of3
his friends having Observation-Disclosures
that his mind hadgbecomel u%nbalanceds
respected lawyer with good prac-
Itice to a mar convicted of sending.
abusive and Observation-Disclosures to rail-
wa " n fl ia q SHaS4$Af{M
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-23
SEE The PRESIDENT
steel Men Make social Gail mt White
[speciaIto The ieeGTimes-pispatch.l


Especial to NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
Washington,9 October GA dele
cation Of steei@men8 of thisiand q num-
Der Of foreign coantEiss; heade q BY
Steel Corporation, were received by
President Taft IN the Eas. Room q
said at the White House that the visit
Of the steel barons vas y, purely so.
reported contemplatsd suit : agaihnast r the
S 5rs q, apns ,ye Was ed the ivisiting steel
men ina short address on he import
Shortly after the departure q the
steel men, AttorneyzGeneral Wicker,
the published reporttthattthe
was contemplating the
Trust, The attitudeEofs the Department
Of Justice Is said tos.bes y WI
.aeter until the uni itssd,s|dat saPrem fe
the Sherman anti-trustE@law, which ls
on test through. thesgstandard.oll ana
Tobacco CompanyScases, now
before the tribunal. M
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Full Debate to Be Had on Pres
ent Plans for Destroying
Consumption.

1t was decided yesterday that the
coming conference on tuberculosis
should be held In Richmond on Decem-
Der Is ana 16. On this occasion there
will be discussed the various efforts
making to stamp out the white plague
In Virginia.
During the conference, the annual
business meeting OF the State Anti
tuberculosis Association viii be held.
Two sessions will be held each day.
AT the first meeting the discussion Will
be chiefly devoted to the medical as
poets OF tuberculosis. State Health
Commissioner Icnnion G.. Williams Will
call the meeting to order and conduct
an election or a permanent chairman.
iGovernor Mann will be asked to make a!
brief ADDRESS. after which the follow
ing physicians are to talkt.of the va
EDr. W. a. Parker. OF Richmond; DIR.
Harry Ct. MARSHALL, OF the University,
of Virginia. Dr.. Harvey Spencer. of
Staunton, and DR.. Kenneth Bradford.
The Air Cure.
Open-air treatment Will be the topic.
at the second session. h following
have been invited to speak: Carey
Shepherd. OF RICHMOND. on .GonstrqS-
b. Tewkesbnry, Of Catawba. on Open
Air1Treatment at the State tuberculosis
Sanatorium,; DR.. w. +. Drewry. OF
Petersburg, on "Open-Air Treatment at
Public Institutions" and Edmund
s~trudwick, on Municipal sanatoria as
Civic Assets"
A representative OF the Richmond
Fairgrounds Association will discuss
..Playgrounds and the Prevention OF
tuberculosis
AT the third session, tnberculosis in
the cities will be considered. DR.. Roy
X. Flanagan. OF Charlottesville, Will
read a ~ onss'Tuberculosis Problems
In Small Cities: DR.. 1T. Mastin will
speak on Tuberculosis and Penal In
stitutions," while DIR. =. c. Levy Is
expected to discuss the management
of tuberculosis dispensaries. A repre-
sentative of the Visiting Nurses AS
Will describe the part played
by this organization in#the treatment
of the white plague. and In the educa-,,
ton of&tuberculosis families, INC Geo.
". IBahlke, OF 4fths Metropolitan Life
Company, will speak on In
Companies and 2TuberculosIs.oos
Thegfourt dafihal n8willlbe
given 3 to consideration sof tubercu-
iosis. education. and publicity. John
Press and Tuberculosis.: John T. Ma
ginnis. of Kadford. OF What the
Papers NvantssfoE@ Health Education:
Charles n sGrandy. ION Municipal
Publicity, and tuberculosis Exhibits"
andaDr. .. freeman. on Statewide
tuberculosis Publicity.
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BACK IN AMERICA
Hondon Statne Commissioners Returns t,
Home In YirIlnIa.

Houdon statue Commissioner Returns to
Home in Virginia.
Colonel and Mrs. James Mann of Norfolk.
who have been absent from Virginia since
August 4. landed In New York yesterday
morning. and will return to their home at
once.
Colonel Mann was chairman OF the Houdon
Statue Commission, which ON August 10 pre-
sented n copy OF. the statue OF General
Washington, In the rotundd ofsthe Capitol.
to the republic Of. France. The copy was
placed in the palace of Versailles. where the
Bourbon kings of France spent their idle
hours and built up against themselves the
spirit of revolution. which cost one Of them
his head and his descendants their thrones.
The occasion was made one of much
ceremony. and the officials of the French
republic took part to an extent which In
dicated their interest. The commissioners
who, besides Colonel Mann, were Senators
Halsey and King. were IL entertained by
President Fallieries.
After the ceremonY.t the commissioners and
their wives visited othar European coun-
tries.
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Observation-Disclosures.

The home Of Mr.. and Mrs. John w.
Brauer, Of North Twenty-f1fths Street, Hen
rico county. was the scene of a beautiful
wedding on last Wednesday afternoon ut s
o'clock. when their lounges daughter.
Mary Lucille. became the bride Of Joseph
{Moshy Winston, of Raleigh..sN.8C Rev. r.
H. Potts, the brides pastor. performed the
The house was decorated with
ferns. .dahlias and palms. s
The bride wore a gown of blue cloth, with
hat and gloves to match, and carried Brides
roses. Hcr only attendants were her sister.
Miss Rosamond Brauer,5 gowned In white
lace and meslin. carrying pink chrysanthe-
nuns; Miss 9TheIma sBrauer. her niece. In a
dainty dress of lingerie and pink ribbons,
carried the wedding ring. Morris Green.
OF Raleigh was best man. The wedding
march was rende cred by Mrs. Eugene Brauer.
After many concentrations the happy
couple left for an extended trip in the West.
They will on their return make their home
IN Raleigh. f&
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-23
SUMMONS FoREM me-. RAAB

Is 2ChnrEed#With Causing Accident By,
Violating Traffic Ordinance.
summons#ha been issuedS for
Street, to appear In Police Court this
week and answer4to the chargesofY VIC
!latings thes5traftic$ ordinance. He was
In collision Friday nightg$With nv.
Tho Observation-Disclosures that
Mr.. Raabts cartilage was proceeding
on the lefts side of the. street. Mr..
sHunt5swas thrown fromShisSmount,ssand
his motorcycle was badly damaged.
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Mention.

MIS-. HearVey Coleman 7BFUWn Tia sre-
tended visit to England..Sand is now
at her home, 22o9BMonument Avenue. a
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. II, Phaup and dit
tie son, formerly Of this city, who have
been on a visit hereafora SfeW days,
will leave for Springfeld.a K w. Tues,
day, where Mr.. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
In the tobacco buHihesS
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-23
tyirginiuns at tho Hotels.

Murphy's-Richnrd Bode, Fredericksburg;
Mr.. and Mrs. j. E. Moss. Waverly; C. S.
Hi, Virginia; II. @. Mclean, Norfolk: j.
N. Smith. Norfolk; w. R. Tyree. %staunton;
j. E. Alexander. Alexandria; Mrs. E.. ".
I q. Mason. Rocky Mount; George R.sKing,
Salem; T. a, Chick, Farmville; A. Ramsey,
E. w. Connolly. Alberta.
Park-H. !. Sanders. Virginia.
Richmond-Mr. and Mrs. w. s.$sCox. Little
Plymouth; s! D. Davis. Haymarket; EN-.
Flory. Harrlsonburg
Gilbert-E. 7. Van Lear. Clifton Forge;
j. Weaver and family. Clifton Forge;
W. c. Edwards. sArvonia: w. D.. Everett,
Davis-Mrs. Kendexter. scottsvllle; I. j.
DIX. tRoxbury.
Lexington-Mr. and Mrs. j. s Owen.
South Boston: r. S.. Carter. Isle of Wight;
H. Tyree, Norfolk; B.. e.. Watkins. Mid
lothian.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-23
Awnit Mnyor,a .signatnIe.

When Mayor Richardson returns to his
office Tomorrow morning he will find on
his desk the entire e1rolmentso OF ordinances
and resolutions recently adopted, by the
Common Council and BOARD of #Aldermen.
and which now await his signature before
becoming effective.
In the batch are theEapproval Of award
OF contract for a large number Of @impor-
tant sewers. Including tho main trunk 8of
the Doolcy eve and also authorizationsto
tho Street Committee TO invite bids fora
number OF other sewers,
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News of South Richmond

AH.HrF-EHL- r'LN.E rcEHEA
James Wilson and Dobbic Allen, both
white men, were each given thirty days. In
jail for trespassins on the property of the
seaboard Air Line Railway Company.
Russell Wyatt. Eugene Crockett and Al
len Atwell, all ,colored, we're given thirty
days in jail for the same offense.
George Redd, colored, charged with felo-
niously assaulting Abort Farmer, was sent
on to the Chesterfield grand jury by Magis-
,trate Cheathan, Yesterday.
Funeral of Mrs. Shelton.
The funeral OF Mrs. Florence Matte Shell
ton took place from Ashury Methodist
Church yesterday afternoon at 8 o'clock.
The interment was made In Maury Gene.
terry. She was the wife of A. B. Shelton,
and was twenty-eight years of age. She is
by three children, by three brothers
and three sisters, and by her parents. She
had been III for some time.
Notes About Town.
chesterfield Chapter. United Daughters
OF The Confederacy, will operate a booth at
the Chesterfield County Fair, which opens
tomorrow at Thu courthouse.
Policeman II. G.. Jones, who has been sick
since Wednesday. Is out again.
Mrs. Kenny, of Granite, will give n Hal
lowe'en dance atsh her home on Friday
night.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-23

Mr.. Figg ON the Mend.
Squire H. Figg.fof$2S1 ..Venab!lei
Street, who has been confined his
bed for the past week. is ~improying:,8
and hopes to be out in a&sfew days.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-23

s ss Confer Sublime De greesS
Dove Lodge,,3No b1.,8 e gandf Al !Mn,6 gWilI
hold az apecialI communicatlon on at the Ma.
sonic emplaSon r lay a ternoton ct s;sol
Eo'clock to- confer hes SUI llHle degree ,&ot
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-23

In Police Court.
Henderson il. Robertson, colorcd, was
fned $3.50 yesterday by Justice H.A. Mau-
rice for attempting to choke Rosa Mayo.
Rosa was fined $3.50 for throwing an iron
at Robertson. and both went to Jail In de-
fault of payment
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-23

chairman Adams and other members
OF the street Committee are vehement
1n INSTRUMENTATION OF the ahold-up"'s
Motley pursued by some ttizens,.3Slwho
have in some Instances collected en-
cessive damages, and IN sothers have
caused the delay OF iMnortant work.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-23

had been lifted from
legs broken of az
The damage
The house at 1903
had been reate In
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-23

Ali the houses the boys have robbed
were vacant investigation Will show,
1t is believed, that many other vacant
houses have been damaged by this
gang. The arrest Is regarded as most
Important, especially in view of the
statement. from Loving that other
.houses X~ereEtoEhaXe b~eenMrobbed.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-12-29
IT'S ALMOST COMPLETE
New "Gas House" Sewer Fast
Reaching the End.

Three hundred feet of new gas
house sewer was completed at $500
o'clock last evening. The remainder
will probably be completed by this
evening. There is a total of about
400 feet and the workmen have been
several days in laying it. The new
line of pipe, IS inches in diameter,
connects the gas house sewer, cor
ner of H street and Third avenue
with the sewer running west at the
intersection of Fourth avenue and II
street Twenty men in charge of
James Myers have been doing the
work and they have made fine pro-
gress. The new sewer will elimi-
nate the vast amount of trouble that
was formerly had with the old one.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-12-29
'SOME DEALS IN DIRT
Record In Recent. Real Estate Trans
fers In County.

Arthur J. Covey and wife to Jud
son NJ. Covey, y interest in WIZ OF
ne. 4, and VIZ of sc. 4 of section
"a, township IS, range II W. Consid
GRAFTON s1.00
Judson NJ. Convey and wife to Ar
thur ]. Covey, Il interest in u OF
NV. a and e. Y of sw. 4 of section
"a, township IS, range II west. Con
sideration Sl.0O.
Simon Covey to Arthur J. and Jud
son NJ. Convey, W. Y of ne. 4 and e
y OF NV. 4 and W. y of Sc. a and
e. Y of sw. Il, section "a, township
IS, range II west, containing 3lS
acres.
VIM. Hart, decd, by HEAR, to ]. B.
Muir and wife, lot No. 2 of sub-diyis.
ion o. L. No. II o. p. Oskaloosa
Consideration $4,000.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-12-29
FEAST FOR VETERANS
Delicious Dinner for Soldiers Home
Members Christmas Day.

There was no want of good things
for the annual Christmas dinner OF
the members of the soldiers home at
Marshalltown, which was served at
noon Sunday. The following was the
menu of the good things that the
members enjoyed:
Roast Turkey
Oyster Dressing Giblet Sauce
Mashed Potatoes Dreamed Peas
cranberry Sauce
Cucumber Pickles Tomato Pickles
Brown and White Bread
Mince and Peach Pie Cheese
Fruit Cake
Apples Bananas Oranges Candy
Coffee Tea Milk
In getting together the ingredients
for the sumptuous dinner at the home
the state expended for turkeys alone
the sum of $246.74, it having required
seventy-five turkeys, weighing dressed
$40 pounds, which cost 26 cents per
pound. Twelve bushels of potatoes
were used for the dinner, and fifteen
gallons of oysters went into the tur-
key dressing. There were also used
for Tie dinner 100 quarts of cranber-
ries, five barrels of apples, 800 peach
and mince pies, 144 cans of peas, sew
five-pound loaves of bread,
thirty large pans of songe cake, sew
ell boxes of oranges, $50 to the box;
100 dozen bananas, and 200 pounds of
candy.
The canned fruits and jellies were
furnished by different branches of the
w. r. C. throughout the state. .
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-12-29
$4,000 Fire.

Cedar Rapids, Dec. 27.-Special:
Fires which caused loss of 100000
ragged at Marengo yesterday and for
time the town was threatened. The
following business houses were total
ly destroyed: Henry Dodds, dry
goods; the Hub clothing store, the
law offices of Haznor, Copeham and
T. J. Sullivan. The DR.. Henderson
office, with all it's contents, together
with the DR.. Reed dental parlors,
were destroyed. Cause unknown.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-12-29

he been so disposed, could have adj
vanced his personal interests to al.
most any point, but it is stated on
very reliable authority that when
John p. White has been approached
in this direction, he has always re.
Trained and advised against such
methods. Having been denied the
has advanced steadily in the estima.
ton of all who know him, and today
is one of the best friends education
has. He is pleading in every branch
of his organization for the boy of
tender years in the coal mining
camps. His struggle for those ideals
that will surround the child of the
miner with more opportunities than
what were afforded to him in his
boyhood days have been untiring,
and he believes in every boy and
girl having the opportunity of a col
legiate course and thus be equally
prepared With others for life's re-
spOnsibilities.
1t is safe to say that if John p.
White was devOting his time and
energy to the services of a corpora
ton his services would be indispen-
sible, and he would be we'll reward
ed for his labors, but those who are
intimately acquainted with him.
state with absolute knowledge that
the thought of leaving labor interests
and the work that he has been so
long identified with, never enters his
mind, and all OYertures in this direc.
ton have been spurned aside.
He has endeayored on more than
one occasion to establish home for
aged and homeless mine workers in
District IS; has endeayOred to es-
tablish hospitals, but the time. was
not OppOrtune for such undertakings,
and the membership could not ap.
preciate the motives that prompted
him to this humane idea, but there
is one thing sure, he succeeded in
getting them to discuss the necessity
of such institutions, and it is safe
to say that in the not far distant fu-
ture his ideas will be crystalized
into law, and what seems unsur-
mountable today will be easily over
come when prejudice gives way to
light and reason, and when such will
have come to pass no one more than
John P. White will deserve the credit.
He met with a great deal of oppo-
III afa al tylAT mo mt nt a
Death and Endowment Fund in the
Iowa district, but yet today it is one
of the finest features in connection
with the organization, and the
thought of abandoning it today
would be met by united protest
from the membership. Yet it was
he who foresaw the necessity of this
and it has worked SO successfully
all these years that it has proven
of great worth TO the organization
He is man OF deep sympathy with
labor's cause. His father having
died when Mr.. White was but two
years of age, John p. White always
proclaims that what little he is today
he owes to devoted widowed moth
er, who is still living at the adyanc
ed age of 81 years. 1t was through
her, more than anyone else thai
John p. White drew his strength o.
character. Reared in the realms Of
poverty he can sympathize with the
struggle OF the workers. The fey
years of school laid the ground woEi
for useful career, for John +
liWhltes II the boysgo Of the present
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-12-29

Iowa is because Z he has the conf
dence of the men he represents as
well as the public in general. With
few exceptions, public men in Iowa
regard him as a type of leadership
much needed in the labor movement
Wherever there iS a, public CHEERING
where labor's cause is to be espouseC
invariably John r White is notified
to speak for the organization thai
he has so ably represented, IT,
Judging from the command of the
press in other sections of the country
where John p. White has appeared
as a speaker. he { has received the
highest praises and is regarded by
many TO be the best orator in the
ranks of the miners organization.
He has triumphed over his enc
mics; not by SANDER and abuse, but
rather to the contrary, by his strong
personality, and because he has al
all times been absolutely honest. He
endeavors to surround himself with
men of ability in discharging the du
ties of his office, and even has faced
stern criticism, because he could
not and would not. be governed by
political eXpediency and dethrone
ability and competency in the ad
vancement Of the miners interests
He has plead from the public rOs
trum, as well as, through the cOun
sells of the miners organization and
the joint conference for those re
forms so essential to the future pro
gress of the miner. He has appear
ed before legislative bodies and Wig
orously pleaded for legislation that
would better safeguard the lives OF
the mine workers, and only in the re
cent conference DIT Des MOines, Ia.
succeeded in establishing a move
ment for The Improvement of the so
cial. sanitary and moral conditions
of the isolated mining camps. The
movement is just in its infancy, but
is designed to bring about radica
changes in the environment of the
miner. -"<-g. na..
1t will indeed be hard for the min
ers to find another that Will be able
to take the work up that he has Sc
far advanced and discharge this duty
so ably as he has done. for the oper
ators of Iowa are a strong organiza
ton, and their representatives who
seal with the organization are mel
of great intellectual ability and are
thoroughly con7ersant witty every
phase of the mining industry, and |
is safe to assume that John p
Whites voice and influence will b.
greatly missed In the counsels of thu
miners affairs in this district, TO
no man could be more devoted to thu
! cause of labor than he has been
The affairs OF the United Mine Work
ers will pass into excellent hand
after April 1st. .La.. a
One of the elements that enter
into his success Is his genial dispo
sition, for II has been well said
him that on numerous occasions
when strife, turmoil and unrest wer
manifest everywhere. that 1t was h
who added his good cheer to hi
eounsellors. and when matters wer
terminated satisfactorily all woul'
join in one accord In saving tina
Whites influence in this direction
together with his ability, was largel
responsible.
4 He is an, unassuming type Of worl
| er, caring little or nothing for noto
iety. and any mani with his abilit
and the Opportunity he has had, ha
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-12-29
Killed in Runaway.

Glenwod, Dec. 27.-Special: Mrs.
Aaron Burson, of Balfour was thrown
from buoy yesterday afternoon and
instantly killed, her neck being brok-
Ell by the fall. Mrs. Surbour, her
mother, also dropped from the buggy
and was badly injured. The horse
was frightened by broken shaft.
Mrs. Burson was the wife of the
postmaster at Balfour. She was 20
years of age and leaves five young
children.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-12-29

day can comprehend fully what he
has been able to achieve with the
beginning that he had, all would real
lie the advantage to be gained by a
good education. 1t is for this prin-
ciple, along with many others, that
John p. White has been contending,
in order that the child of the miner
may be surrounded with more advant,
ages and opportunities, for it is
through the medium of advanced
education that the workers hope
lies, and no oe realizes that more
than John P. White.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-12-29
Eounties Paid.

One rattlesnake, four ground hogs
and SO pairs of gopher claws costing
the county $500 tells the story OF last
weeks business in the bounty depart
ment OF the auditors office. Hugh
Dickson with sc pairs and Earl Pow
ers with 80 pairs of gopher claws hold
the record for the week. Forest Riy,
ers had the distinction of receiving
bounty on q rattlesnake, probably the
last of 1909. The ground hogs were
brought in ~ tic following: Earl Nc,
Curdy l. IN Hesling and H. B.
Lundy 2.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-12-29
Remarkable Record.

Villisca, Dec. 27.-Special: Thos.
Doyle, formerly of Des Moines, at
work on the right-of-way of the new
Atlantic Northern & Southern rail-
way, yesterday laid 9,400 feet of
track between Grant and Morton
Mills. His actual working time was
eighteen hours. This is generally
regarded by track men as remark
able record, from 1000 to 5000 feet
being considered a good days work.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-12-29
Valuable Horses Burned.

Sioux City. Dec. 27.-Special: Nine
valuable horses belonging to Tuck
Conley, burned to death at an early
hour this morning when six barns at
the Woodland track were destroyed
by fire. For time it was thought
that William St. John lost his life
in the fire. The loss is $4,000. The
fremen worked desperately for a
long time before the flames were I'M
der control. The cause of the fire
is unknown.