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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-31
FARMERS COMING
FROM ALL POINTS
Midwinter Institute to Open Its
Convention at Jefferson Audi
forum Tomorrow.

According to several members who
have already arrived in tho city, at
tendance upon the mid-winter con-
vention of the Virginia state Farmers
Institute. which will open In the audi
forum of the jefferson Hotel to-mor-
row at $50 A. NJ. Will be unusually
large. In addition to delegates who
will represent every section OF the
State, many members OF the Legtsla-
ture who are also members of the In
stitutc are expected to attend as regu-
larly as their legislative duties Will
permit. In fact, this time was decided
upon mainly because the General As
sembly would be in session. thus en-
touch with the Representatives and
to have a better opportunity 10 carry
out the legislation desired.
The institute proper Will be in ses-
sion tomorrow and Wednesday, while
Thursday will be taken up with the
exhibit of the Virginia Corn Growers
Association. to be held under its aus
pices and managed by Professor Ly
man +. Carrier, of the Virginia Poly
technic Institute.
The exhibits arc now beginning to
arrive and, 1t is said. Will be mucll
better and more complete than those
shown at the State Fair last fall.
During the judging lectures on tho
practical and theoretical sides of corn
growing will be delivered BY members
will of the association.
The convention will be called to or.
der by President westmoreland Davis.
who is already in the city. Prayer will
be offered by Rev. Martin johnson.
Mayor d. c. Richardson will make the
address of welcome. Secretary Shep-
herd Is In receipt OF letter from
Governor elect Mann. in which he says
that 1t was his desire to welcome tie
farmers on behalf of the State, but
would not be able to do so because Of
the exercises incident to his inaugura-
ton
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-31
.COLDWAvE BOOKED
BY WEATHER MAN

Washington. D. c., January go
Moderate temperature until the latter
part of the week, when cold wave Is
likely to appear, is tho weather fore
cast for the present week. The Wealth
er Bureau tonight declared that pres
ent barometric conditions indicate
moderate temperature generally over
the country until near tho close of the
week Then cold wave is looked
for from the Northwest. which will
advance to the Atlantic coast.
Storms reaching the Atlantic sea-
board about the middle and close of
the present week will be attended by
sharp fluctuations in temperature from
the Lake region and Ohio Valley over
the Middle Atlantic and New England
States. and precipitation generally
east of the Mississippi in the middle
and Northern districts, partly In the
form of snow. In the Missouri and
Western Mississippi valleys the pre-
cipitation will be light.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-31
LEAVES TRAIL OF DEATH
within Few Minutes Train Kills Three

Mansfield, Ohio, January ao.-Penn-
sylvania train, No, 9, westbound. to-.
day struck and killed Mrs. Roy Covert
and fatally injured her husband al a
crossing, near Loudonville. Proceed
ing further, the train struck an auto
mobile on the outskirts of Crestline, a
few miles away. and killed ]. Fl. Sigler,
aged sixty, and Charles EchclberSer,
both of Hayesville.
In the automobile with EchelberScr
and Sigler was Curtiss Doerrer. of
Mansfield Doerrers shoulder was
crushed, his leg was broken and he re-
ceived internal injuries
The young woman, who was the first
to meet death on the track. was on her
way. with Covert. her husband, to visit
a neighbor. Her death was instant
Covert was picked up many yards away
and does not know OF his wifes fate.
The automobile party struck at LEAFS
Crossing, came upon the tracks in their
machine from the rear of an eastbound
freight, directly in front of the ex-
press. In an instant their machine was
lifted high in the air. When 1t fell
Slgler and Echelberger were dead.
Their bodies We're brought to Mans
field Doerrer, the injured man, was
taken to n Crestllne hospital.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-31
Isnecial to The Timcg-plsnatch !,

CharlestoWn, p Y. l., January 30.--
Charlottetown, p. Il. l., January go
q small settlement at the extreme
eastern end OF Prince Edward Island
have been thrown into a state of in
tense nervous excitement by a serie:
OF supernatural phenomena surround
ing young woman named Chinene
The ignorant farmers believe the CIR
is possessed of a devil. and Rev. Faith.
er Walker, OF Rollo Bay, the parish
priest, has been importuned to per-
form the ceremony of eXorism once
resorted to by the Catholic Church for
the purpose of curing one possessed
OF devils.
The Chinene girl is about twenty
years old. Since the"death of her par
ents. she has been keeping house for
her brothers, small farmers of New
Zealand. Several months ago tho old
est brother informed his sister that he
intended TO marry young woman in
the neighborhood, Miss Chinene, on
hearing the announcement, burst into
a fit of rssge,. and declared that she
would as sNosl have devil In the
family as that girl"
That night the household was arous
ed by loud noises, which seemed to
come from all parts of the house,
Then the voice of the girl. shrielsing
in agony. was heard from her room.
The brother, fearing his sister was be-
ing murdered, rushed to the girls |
the family. When they opene dthe door,
they declare, they saw the young wo-
manhoating In the air several feet above
her bed. She was talking incoherently |
and in langua~N much different from
that used by her in ordinary CONVEX |
vi 1lIv, ,y1ly Iarl 1,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-31
BILTMoRE AFFAIR
Is BEING PROBED
Especial to The Times-pispatch.l

Asheville. n. c.. January Coon
tidential Agents Kimball and Nichols.
of the Post-Omce Department., yester-
day began an investigation of the Bilt-
more post. office affair. Attorney Frank
Carter appearing for Mrs. j. r.. Reed.
who is seeking restoration to tho Of
fec from which she was removed sew
eral months ago on affidavits fled by
Congressman j. G. Grant, charging her
with seeking to bribe him. and her sue
cessor. b. j. Luther, by himself The
two investigators are here az tho result
OF the charges made to the President
that Mrs. Reed was unjustly treated
and removed on charges which Were
flied against her secretly. The officials
state that they Will hear any ono who
can throw any light on the situation
In any way.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-31
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
POSSESSED OF DEVIL
She Floats in Air, Talks Strange Lang
Gives Other Signs of Being in p
of Evil One.
Language and
in Power
Of Evil One.

staff at the Charlottetown Hospital
DR.. Conroy declares that in the Chnene
girls case nothing has happened which
cannot be explained by science. His
personal theory Is that the young wo-
man is suffering from auto-hypnotism
with "obsessive Influences"
He also advances the theory that
by involuntary hynotism Miss Chinene
creates decisions in the minds of those
around her. All efforts to relieve Miss
Chinene having been unavailinG, her
health has given way under the strain,
aud she was brought last week to the
Falconer Hospital for the Insane. in
inns city, where She viii be given
medical attention, with view TO
Kidding her of the strange influences
which have been wrecking her life
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-31
Be L|EvE VICTIM
KNEW HIS SLAYER
Heard Goodman Mutt
ter Name Before He
Died.
SHOT DOWN IN HIS HOME
Burglar Who Killed Manufacture
err Also Shot His
Son.
especial to 1,hc Ti,nes-pispatch.l

Especial to The Times-Dispatcl1.1
New York, January 30.-rhe detec-
tives hold 1t as a reasonable theory
that tho burglar who shot and Killed
Moss Goodman and seriously wounded
Isaac, his son, after struggle In the
kitchen of tho Goodman apartments
at 16 East 1o9th Street. at 2:30 o'clock
this morning. was known to the cider
Goodman and, possibly, recognized ny
him before he died.
Goodman was manufactures OF
shirtwaists. He employed between fit
ty and sixty men and women, all Of
whom had gone out In the general
shirtwaist strike called some weeks
ago On Saturday night. when the
family retired Moses Goodman Slept
on couch in the dining-room inAead
Of going to bedroom which he shared
with his wife off the hall in the front
OF tho apartment, and Isaac Goodman
occupied second bedroom adjoining
the dining-room
few minutes before 2.3o O'CLOCK
this morning Isaac Goodman, the door
of whose bedroom was ajar, heard u
strangled cry sounding In the kl,chen.
He ran into the dining-room ana saw
his father struggling with snort,
thick SGT man. Before the son could
reach his father the intruder pressed
revolver against the elder Gootman's
abdomen and fired. The father drop
ped to tho floor
Isaac made a rush at tho burglar
The burgler sent a second shot which
plowed through young Gootnan's left
arm and entered his side. He fell UNI
conscious.
Screams "Strikcrs."
Mrs. Goodman ran screaming, "Strik-
ers, strikers from her bedroom in
the front OF the apartment, and in the
darkness she stumbled over Tho body
of her son.
When tho neighbors who had heard
the shots and her call came into the
rooms and turned on lighr. the elder
Gootman was still alive. His lips were
moving arr, as some of the neighbors
afterwards told the police, they thought
they heard the dying man repeat a
name. It sounded like Jewish name.
they said, but they could not tell what
1t was.
The Harlem Hospital ambulance ar
rived. and after Dr. Conart saw that
Moses Goodman was dead he took the
son to the hospital where he was
operated upon to-day. The hospital
surgeons said that he was out of dan
ger.
The widow of the shirtwaist manu-
facturer could not tell the detectives
of any threat which her husband
might have received as to the posi-
bility of harm being done him, for.
said she. though he had been greatly
worried by the strike in his shop he
had not discussed business with her.
She was sure, however, that he must
have had some special reason for
giving up his bed and sleeping on the
couch in the dining room for the few
nights preceding his murder. for he
had never done sucl, thing before.
Isaac Goodman was too weak to be
interrogated by the detectives.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-31
WONDERFUL
HOW 1T CURED
Says Miss Gertrude Gatlin, Of Tim.
berville, Miss, After She Had
Taken Cardui For Her
Pains.

). Timbervilc, Miss.-Miss Gertrude Cat
lin, OF this place, writes:
i did not know that anything could
stop the womanly pains from which ! had
suffered Tor two years until tried your
wonderful medicine, Cardui.
Il had been troubled with various fc-
male ailments, but they were cured in a
little while. thanks to Cardui
When | hear any OF my friends say
they feel bad tell them to try Cardui
II is a blessing to womanhood.
Not every medicine can be depended
on to cure a wonlan's Ills.
Not evey tonic will bring back wonan's
health.
Cardui. the woman's tonic medicine,
will do both, by the power OF its unique,
specific, curative, strengthening ingre-
dents, especially adapted for Use in cases
of female ailments.
Composed exclusively of pure vegetable
materials, with gentle, strengthening
action on the system, Cardu is perfectly
harmless to young and old and can be
relied upon to have absolutely no bad
after-cffects.
Thousands of thankful ladies' have writ
ten to tell of the benefit Cardui has been
to them. Why not to you'
Will you try it?
Please do.
N. B.-11ritc 10: Ladies Advisory
Dept, Chattanooga Medicine CO., Chat
tanooga, Tenn, for Special Instructions
and 64-pagc book, Home Treatment for
Women" sent in plain wrapper, on re-
quest
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-31
appendicitis He leaves q wife and
sister. Mrs. Thontas Cooper. Of Salon.

tHDDVTulC1L1b. no |lGdNea n WIG HHu
sister Mrs. Thomns Cooper. Of Salem.
Funeral of MIR. Hobson:
Tho funeral Of Raymond l1obson.
who died Saturday ut his rcsidencc,
1903 NORTH twenty Seventh street will
be held from the home this afternoon
ut 3 oclock. The intcrlnent Will be
mado in oalswood Cemetery.
Gnptnin Louis u. NInrIss.
Especial to Tho Timea- Disnatch.l
Petersburg, Va January 3o.--Cap-
tain Louis u. Marks, one OF Peters
.burg's bcst-known and most honored
citizens. a veteran OF the War Of 1851.
'e6. and n veteran In business, died
very suddenly OF heart disease at his
home on Guarantee street about 1870
O'Clock this morning. He was in the
sevcnty-third year OF his age, and had
recently been subject to attacks of
heart trouble, but was in daily at
tendance on his business His sudden
death In the night was great shock
to his friends and to tho community
at large, in which. he was known TO
nearly every Individual. Captain
the evening, and retired In apparently
good health about 10 O'Clock. after ar
ranging for his church and Bible class
duties for this morning. lie was SUD
denly stricken and death came quickly.
Captain Marks was native OF Pc
tersburg. He served throughout tho
war in tho Twelfth Virginia Regiment.
Mahone's Brigade, and made fine
record as a soldier and officer. Ever
alnce the war lie had been extensively
engaged In the lumber business lie
WAS very prominent in church nna
Sunday school work. WAC the leader
OF large Bible class I'm Washington
Street Methodist Episcopal Church and
at times served in tho Virginia Con-
ference as one OF the lay delegates
from this district He was MEM
bct. and past commander of "A. y. Hill
Camp of Confederate Veterans, which
body VIII attend his funeral Captain
Marks was prominent in Masonic CIR.
cies. and was known to members of
that fraternity throughout tho state.
He is survived by hts wife. The ftl-
neral arrangements have not been COLT
nlpted.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-31
MANY CAUSES BLAMED
Mr.. TAYLOR Discusses Meat Problem ana
Tells Why Prices Are High.

In a sermon on Tho Meat Problem'
at Hasker Memorial Methodist Church
last night, the pastor. Rev. G. w. NJ
Taylor, spoke of the question as only
one phase OF the great struggle be-
tween men and money. "The unusual
demonstration of the past two weeks
that has assumed national proper
tons" he said, SIS only one note of
discord to mar tho music of content
ment in this great country. How
soon ,. other such RRt.es may be struck
The causes OF the present condition
of affairs were attributed not only to
trusts and monopolies. but to SELFISH
ness. stock market speculation, UNI
equal distribution of wealth, high tariff,
Wasteful extravaganza, and, most of
all, to the tendency OF forsaking the
country for the city.
Tho remedy. MIR. Taylor said. was in
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-31
TAKES HIS OWN LIFE
rnjor Noise Found With Bn,iet Hole
IT,, frrs,, IN

Major Noise Found With Bniict Hole
in Temple.
Sumter s. c.. January ao,Maior
Marion Noise. u lending lawyer and
hnancier OF this place, killed himself
with Colts revolver In his Office this
afternoon about 6 o'clock. He had
been in bad health recently and this is
supposed to have been the cause of
the tragedy.
About o'clock this evening Major
Noises dead body was discovered on
q settee In the Office. In his right
hand. which rested on his hip, was
his revolver. and in his right temple
was bullet wound.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-31
rhnnks to Mns.nchu.ett..

Boston. Mass, January 3o.--A cable.
gram was received from Paris to-
night thanking Massachusetts people
for the sum of 100000 francs forward
ed saturday for the relief of the flood
sufferers in Paris. The cablegram
reads, translated:
Profoundly touched by the admira-
bile generosity with which the peo-
pie of Massachusetts have responded
TO the appeal of the Boston Chamber of
Commerce, the government OF the re-
public of France addresses you ant
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-31
What Caused n.

Washington. January 3o.--An abb
normal distribution OF atmospheric
pressure was responsible for the heavy
rains and resultant destructive floods
which have played havoc in Paris and
the surrounding French provinces.
This was the declara ton made to-
night by Willis L. Moore, Chief of the
United States Weather Bureau He
says that there was shown re-
markable persistence of abnormally
baromcteric pressure over the Iceland
area and adjacent European coasts.
While great cyclonic areas prevailed
in the high latitudes of the Pacific
ocean and the Boring Sea. barometeric
pressure. he points out. was unusually
high over Siberia, the Azores, and the
tropical and subtropical regions of the
Pacific
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-31
requests you to expreus to them It's
profound gratitude. Let us shake
lands heartily"
= safer I'm Paris.

Washington, D. c.. January 40
That Americans arc safer i'll Paris
than they would be If they attempted
TO leave the city is the advice given
by Consul-General Mason in response
to many inquiries received by him
through the State Department In a
cablegram received by the Secretary
of State. Mr.. Mason suggests that
Americans should remain in Paris un-
til conditions become settled. He has
found no instance in which any Ame-
rican has suffered seriously from the
effects of the food
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-31
MOST COSTLY IN WORLD
ycw York's New subway VIII Cost
x23O,OOO,OOO.

E23O,OOO,OOO.
New York. January .3o.--Tfe new
railroad IN the world. The present
system cost ss5,ooo.ooo to build and
lay down. For equipment and extern
sions s4J0oo00o moro have boon spent.
making ss0.000.000 In all. Tho new
svstem viii cost slO0.000,0O0 to bore
and lay down. and when ready for
operation. with all stations built and
ar, adequate equipment OF power
stupendous sum OF s2io.0o0.00O. This
huge outlay will be expended on a
strip of tracks but little moro than
twcnty-six miles, SO that the average
cost per mile Will approximate $685.
1855.
Three scts OF plans are under con-
sidcration by the public service com :
mission and none of them, 1t Is exit
mated, will be adequate for more than
ten years. with a normal increase In
tho population.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-31
CASE COMES UP>TO-DAY
Flight for Tillmnn Children Starts In
Supreme Court.

Columbia. S. c., January 30.-Habeas
corpus proceedings brought by Mrs
B. r. Tillman. .Tr for the recovery
of her two children, will be heard by
the State Supreme Court tomorrow
morning. The court last Monday Is
sued a rule to show cause. returnable
January 81, against Senator and Mrs.
B. r Tillman, The petitioner may
attack the constitutionality of the law
under which B. r. Tillman, Jr:,, trans
his parents. Tho court probably will
give no decision, appointing referee
to take testimony in the case and re-
port later.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-31
Tickled to Death
on Boycotted Steak

PittsburE, Pa, January 30.-A
dozen foreigners discussed the meat
hOyc0tt mt brcakfaat in u Mulberry
Alley neutrality-suspicious. to-dny, aud
all except "NIic" Skoylnc, n Slav,
agreed to cnt no meat. Skovlac,
delighted with having the break
fast steak to himself, tackled it so
violently that he cholSed to death
on the lrst mOuthflll.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-31
Me,coric Career Closing.

New Orleans. La. January S0.-Threo
days ago Lewis Tewksbury. of New
YORK. proposed to promote the build<
ing of $3,000000 hotel in New Or
leans. Tonight he lies in what is
believed to be dying condition as
charity patient in local hospital.
He fell from a bootblack stand here
Friday and sustained fracture Of the
skull.
1t is said that Tewksbury had a
metooric financial career in New York
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-31
STILL LAUNDERING
ON FLETCHER BILL
Continued From First Page.)

Continued From First Page)
lions. measures for the regulation OF
numbers Of actual or supposed injus-
tees. will be thrashed out and ia
vorable reports on some of these bills
may be made and may reach consld-
Grafton. The bulk Of the work of the
session. at least so far as tho debate
on the floor is concerned, is yet to
come.
1t is thought bill covering the es-
Enlistment of State Banking Conn
missioner will reach the House for
action this week, This may cause
some debate over details, but there is
likely to be none whatever over the
passage of a satisfactory bill.
Talk to the effect that committee
clerks should be stcnographers may
result in bill amending the rules to
that effect 1t is argued that the COM
mittees have, or should have, to write
many letters to persons interested in
bills before the Legislature, and that
clerks with practical knowledge OF
shorthand would be of much advan-
tage.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-31
n. u. Rcrnnrd.
re,o,,,1 to'Tho Ti,nos- Tiisnatch I

Especial to The Times Dispatch1
Roanoke, Va. January Bob. r.
Bernard, a Norfolk and Western. con-
ducter, died here last night aged forty
SIN years, from Bright's disease,
William Barnfty.
Especial to The Times Dlspatch,J
Roanoke, Va. January 30,-William
Barnitz a merchant OF Salem and a
son Of the late Judge Barnitz, died in
a local hospital last night, aged forty
six years, following an operation for
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-31

tho text, n'ro you It shall be for meat"
saying that tho sun and the earth
belonged TO all men alike, and that
when they had learned the truth OF
that fact the question would bn nt-
awercd, and tho blessings OF God dis-
Lrihiliod cniinllv to all poOple.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-31
1,urn. on Tormentors.

Beaver rails, Pa, January so.--An
italian, whose sense OF humor failed
to appreciate a snow-balling from a
crowd of small boys. turned upon
them tonight with knife and stabbed
one of them, John Watson. near tho
heart. Tho lad Is In critical condi-
ton at the Providence Hospital. The
foreigner escaped. VII
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-31
GRIDIRoN FOR CREWS
Attorney Must Tell what He Knows
of Ilecf Trust.

Chicago. Ill, January 1o.-when the
governments Investigation OF the So
called beer trust is resumed by tho
Federal grand Jury tomorrow 1t Ia
expected tho books and documents OF
the National Packing Company will
be taken up. Ralph Crews, general
counsel for the company. is scheduled
to appear. Before the end of tho
week, 1t Is expected. officials of Armour
e CO. and Morris s. Co. and Swift &c
Co. will be questioned
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-31
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DEATHS

January 30, 1910, in
this city, at 2:30 a. NJ, ED" Ahb
i. KAISER. He leaves one brother
Funeral from Jos. NJ. kain's. 400
West Broad street, THIS tMonday)
AFTERNOON, January 81, 1911, at
4.30 o'clock. 1nteruient In st. Mays
Cemetery.
at his residence. sos
West Clay, January 80. at 500 Il. A.,
GRAY y. NICHOLAS.
Funeral notice later.
gowLER.--Dicd. AT her home In
Chesterfield county. Sunday morning
at 1915 o'clock after an illness OF
several weeks. MRS. GAY CARTER
BOWLER. in the twenty-1fth year
OF her age. She is survived by. her
husband and three small children.
Mrs. Bowler was the daughter of
Richard ". and s. 10. Carter.
Funeral VIII take place from
ROW (Tuesdayp AFTERNOON. Feb
ruary i. 1910. at . o'clock. Friends
and acquaintance OF the family In
yited to attend.
HoBsoN.-pied. at his residence. 1904
North Twenty-scyenth Street. Jan
uary 90. 1910, RAYMOND HoBSoS.
better known as Country" aged
forty years.
from hD&Ne TtsIucllSS a 80
fMonday) AFTERNOON at Q o'clock.
Intcrment in lakewood.
wARw1CR.-Dled. SUNDAY. January
80 GRACE BIGLoW, loving wife OF
Abram Warwick.
Funeral from Church OF the Holy
Comforter THIS lMonday1 At'FEk-
NOON at o'clock. Interment pri-
vate. No flowers.
at the Hygcia
Hospital, In this city. at 1890 o'clock
Saturday night. EMMETT A. SHEP-
HERD, in the forty-third year OF his
age.
Funeral from Emmanuel Episcopal
Church, Hcnrico county. THIS lalon-
day. MORNING. January 81. at 1870
o'clock.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS into rest at II
o'clock F. NJ. January 30, Mrs. BET
i TIE CAUTHORN LUNFORD, daugh-
ter OF DR.. Richard Starke LuSford.
Funeral notice later.