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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-21
AN ABSOLUTE NECESSITY.
so Thinks at Least Ono Travelling \

SO Thinks mt Least Ono Travelling Man.
! would az soon think Of starting out
to start out on a trip without a box
of .Stuarts Dyspepsia Tablets in my
valise, said travelling man who rep
resents a ST. Louis hardware house.
Why? Because | have to put up at all
kinds Of hotels and boarding houses.
have to eat good. bad and Indifferent
food at all hours Of the day and night
and l don't believe any mans stomach
will stand that sort of thing without
protest. anyway l know mine won't. It
fall and Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets is
the crutch fall back on,
Ny friends6often 'josh" me abo"t it,
tell me I'm an easy mark for patent
cines are humbugs,' etc, but | notice
that they are nearly always complain
ing OF their aches and pains and poor
digestion, while can stand most any
ready for my work when 1t needs me.
and / believe owe my good diges-
ton and sound health to the daily,
regular use OF Stuart's Dyspepsia Tab
let's, year in and year out and all the
'yoshing" in the world VIII never
/ used to have heartburn about three
times day and headache about three
or four times week and after stand
ing for this for four or five years
and found it when my doctor told me
the hest Investment I could make
would me a tlfty-cent box OF Stuart's
Dyspe psia Tablets. and have invested
about fifty cents month for them
ever since. and when | stop to think
that that Is what I spend every day for
cigars. feel like shaking hands with
myself, for can keep my stomach
and digestion in first-class order for
fifty cents month, I don't care for
any better life insurance.
Ny druggist tells me they are the
most nopular OF all stomach medicines
and that they have maintained their
popularity and success because they
do as advertised. They bring results.
and results are what count in patent
medicine as much as In selling barb
Mira ),
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-21
FEDERAL JUDGE WADDILL
OVERRULES DEMURRER
Decision In Action Now Pending In
Jamestown Exposition
Litigation.

Norfolk, Va, October 20.--Federal
Judge Edmund Waddill. Jr. to-day
overruled demurrer going to the root
of the general action now pending in
the Jamestown Exposition litigation by
which the exposition receivers are
suing to recover on many delinquent
stock subscriptions. To-day's demur-
rer was to the effect that the bill
could not stand as against defendants,
because it did not recite that before
the Jamestown Exposition Company
ever became corporation under the
law of Virginia 1t was necessary that
1T have before January 1. 1904. as much
as 100000 in stock subscriptions,
"collectible in law" and that if the bill
did recite this. 1t was incumbent upon
the plaintiffs to prove that the COM
pany did have before January l, 1904,
as much as S1,000,000 in stock sub
scriptions. "collectible in law"
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BLACKSTONE FAIR
is GREAT SUCCESS S
Exhibits Far surpass Expecta.
tons - Governor Makes
Opening Address.
Ispec,altoThe Times- pispatch.1

Especial to- The Times Dispatcl'.l
Blackstone, VA, October 20.--The
Blackstone Agricultural and Bduch
ltional Fair opened this morning under
most gratifying conditions. The agri.
cultural EXHIBITS FAR surpass the nosl
sanguine expectations of the manage
tnent. and owing to the unfavofaplo
weather yesterday and to-day, II mas
been decided to continue the fair sat
urday also. The opening address was
made by Governor william Hodses
Mann, soon after he turned the button
in the Mechanics Building and set thu
machinery exhibits in motion. The
Governor spoke on the agricultural
needs and possibilities Of Virginia to
an enthusiastic gathering of about
1,500 people. The counties of Lunen-
burg. Brunswick, Amelia, Dinwiddia
and Nottoway compose the fair, and
only these are permitted to contribute.
a distinctive feature is the fact thar
no admission fee is charged to the
grounds or any OF the exhibits YET
over $4,000 in premiums Will be given
away. allof which is furnished by tho
Fair Association and the merchants
and business men of Blackstone
Experts express the opinion that the
GoTu ana tobacco exhibits are lHe e'ludi
of any seen at any of the fairs in the
state this fall, Many of the other eN-
liibits arc equally as notable. the fruit
and canned goods attracting special
attention
j. Gordon Finney, secretary of the
Chamber Of Commerce of Petersburg,
delivered an address on the Importance
OF education in farming this after
noon
T. o. Sandy will deliver an address
on Farming" Friday morning, and SUI
perintendent E.ggleston, on ";duca-
ton" Special attention is also given to
tho subject of good roads.
Friday afternoon the grand tourna-
ment will take place, followed by tho
coronation ball. w. Moncure Gravatt,
of Blackstone. will deliver the charge
to the knights, and N. s. Turnbull, Jr,
of Victoria. will deliver the corona
ton address.
On Saturday several distinguished
educators will ne present to continue
the educational program. On Friday
afternoon the premiums VIII. be award
OIL s4f
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JURY EXAMINES
MANY WITNESSES
Alleged Irregularities at Norfolk
Primary Under Inves-
tigation.
Especial to The Times Dispatch.l

lSpeClal TO Inc ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Norfolk. Va. October 2o.-The grand
jury INVESTIGATING the alleged irreg-
ularitos at the August primary took
a new eta *" to-day, when 1t announced
that only such witnesses as could be
reasonably expected to know some
thing of the inside facts will ,be
brought before it. Fifty voters and
officials in the Second Precinct of tho
second Ward were examined.
The probing was resumed at 10
o'clock this morning. after an adjourn :
ment of two days. About o'clock,
put through gruelling qrcstionings, the
grand jury sent for the poll books
used at the Courthouse Precinct, end
Or Powhatan Schenck, city chairman.
handed theri over to a deputy sheriff
Ten minutes later, Il. A. Bllisolysand
James z, Heath, counsel for the cit
1zens committee. In the State subcom-
mittec Investigation, were brought to
the grand Jury room.
AS every witness is examined alone,
end even the commemorative Attor-
ney is not allowed by law to be in the
Grand jury room. little leaked out as
to what was going on While tho jury
was in session. 1t adjourned at
oNioNN, 10 meet WSuHesus'y Hi"pNi''H'
at 10 O'clock.
Though no statement was given ont,
and even the list Of witnesses was
withheld from publication. it is the
general opinion of those most inter-
este1 that the grand jury Is finding
some things hard to explain In regard
to what happened in the Courthouse
Precinct while the votes We're being
cast In August.
UP to date 10l witnesses who We're
IN some way connected, either as vot-
ers or officials, with the voting at that
polling place have faced the jury. That
some OF them must have repeated the
weird recital of irregularities that
came out during the committee inves-
Hugation is conceded. but the politi-l
e,uhs nave not the slightest idea
themselves as to which sway the light
Gat all
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themiiins, was maid of honor.
| The bride was handsomely gowned In

chrysanth em,ims, was maid Of honor.
The bride was handsomely kowned In
ivory satin, with pearl trimmings, and
her tulle veil was held IL place By
n coronet Of lilies OF the valley. SHE
carried 81 shower bouquet OF Bride
roses and lilies Of the valley.
The bridesmaids were Misses Mary
s. Kidd. sister OF the bride, and Jose
phine s. Gregory, of Petersburg; Eliza
beth C. Hawaii of Norfolk: Pearl c.
Jones, of Middlesex; Florence Clayton.
OF Farmvillc and Mrs. james r.
Laughton. Of Lynchburg, all rttired In
white frocks and carrying ropes Of
emilas. The ceremony was performed
by the Rev. II. Il. Chenault.-
The bride Is the daughter OF Mrs.
Nettie a. and the late Richard Lang
don Kidd. Among tie out-of-town
guests at the wedding were Mr.. and
Mrs. w. A. Whenry, Mr. and Mrs. w.
A. Gills, Of Richmond; Mr.. and Mrs.
p. l.. Lash. Mr.. and Mrs. Ira q. White
and James p. Lash, of Norf ,lk; Miss
swain, of Danville. Miss Williamson,
OF Nottoway. Miss Sydnor, of Amelia,
AMI Mrs. s. r. Wheary, Of Southamp-
ton.
on Monday evening in the parlor OF
the residence OF the officiating min
ister Rev. w. H. Atwell, on High
street. Miss Willie Lee slaughter and
Clifford Earle short, both of this city.
were married A few intimate friends
were present.
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five new BISHOPS
NAMED BY CHURCH
With This Action, Work of Con
vention at Cincinnati Prac-
tically Ends.

Cincinnati o., October 20.-Wt.h the
appointment OF five new missionary
bishops and the selection OF a successor
| to Bishop Graves, of licarney. Neb.,
to day, the last important action by
either OF the houses of tho convention
of the Protestant Episcopal Church
probably was taken. Tie business SEES
siops will end tomorrow. The follow.
Ing are the new bishops:
Rev. George Allen Berelr. OF Omaha,
to be Bishop OF Kearney Neb.
Rev. Theodore Payne Thurston, Of
Minneapolis, to be Bishop of East Okla
homa.
Rev. Francis l.. Fl. Potts of Shanghai,
China, to be Bishop Of Wuhu, China.
Rev. Louis Sanford, of Berkeley. Cal,
to be Bishop of san Joaquin Cal
Rev Julius Walker Atwood, Of
Phoenix, Ariz., to be Bishop of Ari-
zolla.
Rev Albert Temple. OF Waco, Tex,
to be Bishop OF Northern Texas.
In the opinion of a large number
Of the bishops, this convention has been
the most important ever held by the
church.
The most noteworthy actions of the
convention during its three weeks ses-
sion have been the creation of the
suffragan bishops, the calling of u
worlds conference for Christian unity
and movement towards Endorsing
JUNCTION to the sick for healing pur.
poses rather than for spiritual needs.
Bishop Arthur f. Lloyd, of Southern
Virginia. was elected president of the
recrganiZed board Of domestic and
foreign missions at the afternoon ses-
sion of the House of Bishops to-day.
Tho name OF Bishop Brent. of the
Philippines, was also proposed, but was
Withdrawn.
A resolution in the House of Depu-
ties. declaring that I'VE protest against
the unfair and inhuman treatment Of
the Jews in the empire of Russia was
lost by close vote. and the resolution
was placed on the calendar
Preceding the social service confer
ence resolution presented by Bishop
Greer OF New York, was adopted ask
ing help from every one to further the
laws against child labor.
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JUSTICE is SPEEDY.


Prisoner Convicted and Sentenced to
Death In Six Minutes.
Jackson, KY, October 20.-Accepting
sentence of death by electrocution
rather than face probable hanging at
the hands of mob. Charles Little to-
day PLEADED guilty In eodrt who 10 w sas
ambushed at his distillery near Jack
son Tuesday night. Tonight Little
is in Jail at Lexington. whittier ne
was rushed under guard Immediately
after sentence was passed on MN.
The judicial proceedings against Lit
Kentucky Warned that CRAWFORD
friends had planned to lynch him after
Mrs. Little had told officers that her
husband killed the distiller. the pris-
oner confessed and asked Tor an inl-
mediate trial.
The Crawford adherents were at.
tending the dead mans funeral, ana
knew nothing of the court proceed
ings. The Circuit Court being In SEES .
sion. jury was at once impaneled
and Little formally pleaded guilty
Six minutes later he was sentenced to
death.
Mountaineers who had followed
Judge James Hargis. Crawtord's uncle.
when that feudist was in his glory,
focke to Jackson late yesterday ana
last night
Assembled in darkened store room.
they discussed the killing and heard
the story or v. tJ. NlulllheIl, VI leS'hS
ton, who, with bloodhounds. had track
ed Little after the murder.
Mulliken related the confession of
Mrs. Little. who had told Mulliken
that the prisoner killed Crawford be-
cause the distiller refused to give hin:
whiskey. The feudists had planned
to hang Little and by torture force
a statement revealing the names o.
his supposed confederates. The first
reports of the killing were that three
men and woman were concerned.
Assured that only Little was respon-
sibe. the mountaineers dispersed from
the meeting from the dark. but carried
to-day and let 1t be known that
speedy punishment must be the lot
of Little.
The confession and sentencing OF the
culprit followed, and tonight the town
is quiet
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member of a. P. Hill Camp, Confederate
Veterans. Tomorrow night the camp
will entertain Mr.. Anderson.

member of a. P. Hill Camp, Confederate
Veterans. Tomorrow night the cam
will entertain Mr.. Anderson.
Sentenced for Robbery.
Four young white men of this city
indicted for robbing cars of the Sea.
board Air Line Railway Company
were tried and convicted in the Hust.
ings Court to-day. Light sentences
were agreed on, however, MS follows,
Malley Burnett. six months in jail AMI
SIS fine: John Wheelhouse and Chester
Warrenton, sixty days in Jail and ST
fine each, and Ernest Tyas. two years
in the reformatory.
The Petersburg Fair.
The management of the Southside
agricultural exhibit, to be held in this
city. October 21-29, is overrun with ap-
plications for space Every foot of
space in he large warehouse in which
the fair is 10 be held. have been sold,
and applications are still pouring in.
The stock exhibit promises to be a
Very full and fine one, the boys corn
exhibit will be great, and the house
wives of this section will show the
public what can be accomplished In
their departments.
Interesting Investigation.
The grand jury to-day returned a
number of indictments for minor Of
lenses, and then went into an investiga-
ton of rhe sale of the city's dredge,
for which. 1t Is alleged, no money was
received by the city. The Common
Council authorized the sale of the
derdge, but the proposition was de-
feated in the Board of Aldermen. The
city has since taken charge Of the
dredge. but the proposition was de-
grand jury. after the examination of
a number Of witnesses, were at their
own request. adjourned over until No
vember 9, fer further investigation OF
the matter
Election OF Omccrs.
At a meeting of the Congregation
Birth Achim last night officers were
elected as follows: President, Samuel
Cooper; Vice-President. D. Sharove.
Treasurer. Jacob Levinson. Rev. Sol
onion d. Myers was elected pastor for
two years.
Death in BlandfOrd.
Mrs. Louisa Bowles, widow of Albert
Bowles. died last night about ~ O'Clock
at Ter home in Blandford after long
illness. She was seventy-seven years
old. and leaves one daughter. Mrs.
Mollie Hite, of Prince George county,
and one son, j. Albert Bowles.
Pretty Church Wedding.
Washington Street M. E. Church was
the scene this afternoon at $40 o'clock
of beautiful wedding, the occasion
being the marriage of Miss Marion
Rebecca Kidd to Fletcher Melville
Milby, of Norfolk. The church was
,astefully and beautifully decorated
with palms and ferns, and large
gathering of invited guests and friends
was present.
The bride entered with her brother,
Louis l. Kidd, and was met at the
altar by the bridegroom and his best
man, P. l. Lash, Of Norfolk. Miss Nellie
L. Kidd. sister Of the bride. gowned
in whi-e silk. and carrying white
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John +. Jones.

Especial to The Times Dispatch1
Henderson. N. c., October 20.--Jonu
T. Jones died suddenly this morning,
aged sixty-eight years. Mr.. Jones had
been In i'll health for several years,
but his death was unexpected. tie
was a son of the late MIR. ana Mrs.
Alexander S. Jones. OF Meckienburg,
Va. and was relative of the late
Beverly Jones OF Boydton. The funer-
al services VIII be conducted at the
Church OF the Holy innocants to-
morrow, and interment Will be made
in Elmwood. The remains VIII be at
tended to the cemetery by the old Con-
federate C,uprds
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FIRE DESTROYS
PEANUT FACTORY
Loss to Petersburg Company
Will AMOUNT to More
Than 100000.
MONUMENT SITE SELECTED
-Four Young White Men Sent
enced for Robbing
Cars.
'Times-Dispatch Bureau,
100 North Sycamore street.


The large tour-story brick factory OF
the Levy l,eanut Company Qnc.).
operated by stock company, located
at the corner OF BolinEbrook and Sec
ond Streets, was practically destroyed
by fire this morning, the origin ot
which is not known About 10 O'Clock
the manager. Sidney Fisher, while sit
ting In his office was lurriedly mott
led that the building was on fire, and
rushing out found that the second
floor was on hre. and that the flames
We're being communicated by the ele
vator shaft 10 the third floor. The in
terror of the building was soon mass
OF flames, and great volumes of smoke
poured out through the windows. The
entire department was called into &C.
ton, and though unable to enter the
building on account of the smoke, ana
lighting at a disadvantage for this
reason, succeeded in confining the
flames to the interior of the factory.
which, however, was thoroughly gutteo
The loss is over $4,000.
The valuable machinery of the COM
pany, used for handling, cleaning as
sorting and shelling peanuts on large
scale was practically ruined. tortu.
nately the sock of peanuts on hand
was not large-tho old crop being
pretty we'll exhausted and the new
crop not yet coming in The company
had policies OF insurance as follows:
on stock and machinery, S50.oUU in the
America and $1,000 in the London In.
surance Company: on stock. $4,000 in
the Royal, OF Liverpool. and $500 in
the Springfield (Mass) Fire and Ma
rlne Company, all through local agen-
oies of their companies.
The factory building was owned by
w. w. Donnan, and was insured for
about $4,000. of which $3.50 was IN
the Virginia Mutual. 1t was valued at
about $4,000. The three upper floors
and the roof were burned The Levy
Peanut Company is very large con.
Germ. and handled great quantity OF
stock.
Site for Monument.
With the exception of Commander
James Anderson. of Springfield. The
Massachusetts Battlefield Commission
ers. appointed to select a site at Pc
tersburg for monument to the SOL
diers of that State who fell around this
devoted CITY. have returned to their
homes.
The desire of the commission was
to erect the monument at or very pear
the Crater, but it was found that a
valid title could not he given for a
site. though the owners. who nave only
life interest In the property We're
willin gto donate the site The COM
missioners therefore We're forced to
look elsewhere for site, and nego-
tiations We're opened for the purchase
of piece of property about one mile
from the Crater, on the old Jerusale m
Plank Road. These negotiations are
now in progress.
The citizens of Petersburg. the Con-
federate veterans especially, extended
every courtesy and aid to the com
mission in the execution of their mis-
sion.
Commissioner Anderson is COM
mander E. K. wilcox Post, G. a. r., OF
Springfield, and is also nhonorary
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SENTENCED TO pENITENTLARY.
cErO Found Guilty of Holding III
Assistant Bunk Cashier.

Especial to The Tlmes-Dlspa at
Meredith, colored, was this morning
found guilty Of holding up Roland
Andrews, assistant cashier OF the
Bank OF South Hill. and robbing him,
and, at the point of the pistol, order
ing Mr. Andrews to open the banks
vault Meredith was given ftteen
years in thes penitentiary DICK
Cousins. who Is charged as an &C.
complete, was at once placed on trial
by the court.
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Chnric. F'nyette Bali. !,
Especial to The Times-Dispatcl

Especial to The Times Dispatch.1
Washington, ID. c.. October 20.-Chas.
Fayette Ball. a well-known farmer of
Leesburg. died this morning at the
residence of his father. G.. W. Sail 1910
O Street, Northwest, while on visit.
Besides his father, Mr. Ball leaves one
brother. r. Y NJ Ball. Z. S. N. and
four sisters. Funeral services will be
held in LeesburE Saturday. and burial
will be in the family lot
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| " WatSlllS DuIkHeHuS. ID
me Gigantic measurements OF this
vessel are best appreciated when 1t -
Known that In length the Olympic
overtops the height of the Metropolitan
rover In New York by 1872 feet, is
twice as long as the height of tho
dome OF ST. Peters at Rome. and
EQUALS IN length the total drop of the
FAMOUS Bridal Veil Fall in Yosemite
valley. Indeed. II the Olympic and
her sister-vessel. Titanic Csoon to be
iaunched). were placed end to end
under the Brooklyn Bridge. they would
completely block the East River, and
extend over the shore 100 feet on each
side. 1t Is also interesting to note
that the length OF each OF these ships
is FOUR times the height of Bunker
Hill Monument.
In each ship 100000 steel rlvets,
weighing in all 1900 tons, have been
employed to bind the massive steel
plates, insuring the greatest stability:
ana the rudder of each vessel weighs
100 tons. yet will be moved by cleo
tricity almost as lightly as feather
These monsters of the deep will each
accommodate $500 passengers carry
ing crew OF $50, and because of the
enormous size OF the ships the accom-
modations. both as regards the several
public apartments and the passen ger
staterooms. will be exceptionally
spacious. while the beauty and luxury
OF the appointments will surpass any
thing hitherto attempted.
Special attractions, such as Turkish
and electric bath establishments, SWIM.
ming pools, tennis courts, sun parlors,
sports decks and palm courts. will be
provided in addition to restaurants.
dining saloons, lounges, smoking apart
ments. elevators. etc. all of which will
add much to the pleasure of voyage
on these marvels OF marine achieve
ment.
The Olympic and Titanic will be pro-
PEELED by unique combination of re-
ciprocatjng engines with low pres
sure turbine. such as the White Star
Line has employed SO successfully on
It's Canadian service steamer Laurentic.
BY this ingenious system vibration ~
eliminated and mal.de-mer conquered.
A speed of twenty-five knots per hour
will be maintained.
Since the advent of the Great East
ern in 1858 no steamer has created such
general interest as the Olympic not
not only on account of her surprising
size, but also because of the immense
forward steps thus marked IN other
lines OF marine accomplishments, the
outcome OF many centuries OF conflict
with the sea.
The Olympic will join the White
state Lines mail service between New
York. Plymouth. Cherbourg and South
ampton next summer. followed by the
Titanic in the early fall.
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EMePiazo r.
Madison 2734 213 f. Broad
[33;y1lslIS IsTl,y' IIEllHlY

waite. and eight children--aiisscs
Louise and Lola, William. Marshall and
Hugh. OF Harrisonburg; Brent. OF
Charleston, w. Va; Murie, of Detroit,
Mich and two brothers-Wiiliam ana
Henry. of Moorefeld w. Va.
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Mrs. Alonza DIyInc.

Especial to The Times-Dispatch,l
Leesburg. Va. October 20.-Mrs. d.
vine, widow of Alonza Divine. OF Lees
burg. died yesterday at her home In
this place, of pneumonia, aged sixty
years. She is survived by one daugn-
ter. Miss Jessie Divine, and by ono
con, Arthur L. Divine. editor and own
CIR of the Loudoun Mirror
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Alexandria Bank Applies.

Especial to The Times -DispatchJ
Washington, D. c.. October 20-The
Citizens National Bank, of Alexandria,
to-day made application to the Post
tary for postal savings funds.
p. H McC,