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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-08-26
R|v Err CLAIM S
ANOTHER VICTIM
Percy Pine, Machinist, Drawned
While Bathing Off Cherry
Island.
GRUEsoME FIND BY BOYS
Had Been Swimming Near
Scene Of Death Without
Realizing 1t.

| The body Of Percy Pine, machinist
about thirty years old, of 1870 Perry
street, South Richmond, was found a,
| the bottom of James River. near the
foot of Twelfth Street, and brought
ashore yesterday afternoon about
o'clock by S. r. Adair, of 215 South
Third Street, and L. T.. English. of LII
South Third Street. while In bathing
1t is supposed that Mr.. Pine. while In
swimming. was seized with cramp and
drowned.
The young men noticed mans
clothes on the rocks when they were
preparing to go in bathing from little
island known as Cherry" some dis
lance out in the river. They supposed
the owner was taking a sun bath out
OF sight behind the rocks. and dismissed
the matter from their minds.
How They Found Body.
After half an hours swim Mr.. Eng
to dress. when Mr.. Adair. who was still
enjoying his dip, shouted: Here he Is,
come and look at him. The next In
slant young Adair dived to the bottom
of the stream. He came UP with a
acream of fright. He had touched tho
body of man with his foot. The
young man had called to his friend
/ that ne saw man out Of a spirit OF
fun, and had no idea that he would an
Instant later find his body
| For a few minutes after finding the
body the young men sat on the shore
and held consultation. They rocov-
rescue the body. Mr. Adair dive6 IL
| ha NJ CT bt
the dead mans arm. and Mr.. English
stood on shore with stick. which nia
companion grasped with one hand and
pulled the body to the bunk.
| Called for Police.
| While Mr.. Adair kept vigil beside the
body, Mr.. English hurriedly put on his
clothes and Went to a telephone. where
he notified the First Police Station
and Sergeant Jeter dispatched Officer
Gerring to the riverside. In the mean
time Coroner Taylor was notified. Find
ing 1t impossible to leap from stone to
stone in the river to the little island
/ where the body lay, DIR. Taylor sum
moned Undertaken Bliley and requested
him to bring the body to the mainland
After more than an hours work Of
fcer Gerring and Undertaken Bliley
succeeded in getting the body from
the island to the shore. In the pockets
] OF the clothing found on the bank
| several postcards and machinist's
union card bore the name of Percy
Pine.
| Alone on the Island.
II is believed that Mr.. Pine wen,
4 alone to the island and was taking
swim when he must have been seiIat
by crarp and sank In fifteen feet Of
water to his death with no one II
\, hailing distance to call on for help
4 Coroner Taylor said the body had beer
I In the river for several hours. He
! decided that an inquest was unneces
sary, as apparently it was case Of
accidental drowning.
No one had appeared at Undertake.
Bliley's establishment at an early
hour this morning to claim the body
1t Is not known where Mr.. Pine wa.
employed. He boarded at 1920 Perry
Street. South Richmond.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-08-26
ATTHENS NAMED
TO HEAD COMP ANY
Former Captain Johnson Elected
First Lieutenant of New
Command.

Organization Of the new Company H,
First Virginia Infantry, was partially
completed at meeting held last night
at the First Battalion armory. The
election of officers resulted in the
choice Of First Lieutenant Luther T..
Matthews. now Of Company B, in the
same regiment, as captain, and of C. e.
Johnson, once captain of the old II
Company. as first lieutenant.
These selections were made without
opposition The attendance of mem
bers of the new company was good
and an earnest feeling was manifested.
It was decided that weekly drills
will be begun on Friday night. Sep
tember 2. Company BIS room Will be
used for the present. or course, the
new command will have no equipment
until after it Is mustered in, but with
administrative heads selected 1t is Ia
licved that the necessary number Of
recruits will be enrolled within a few
weeks, and that the organization Will
be a regular company Of the organized
militia by October /.
A second lieutenant will also be
elected next Friday night
Had Long Record.
Lieutenant Matthews has long and
honora BILE record as an officer. He was
first elected second lieutenant of Com.
pany b in 1900. Two years later he
was chosen first lieutenant, succeeding
Lieutenant S. B. Ragland, Ileutenan
Matthews resigned from the service II
l1904. but was reelected to his OLE
position in 1908. He Will not resign
until Company II is mustered In.
Captain James II. Price, now adju
tant of the First Virginia Regiment i
| spoken of for Lieutenant Matthew'S
| successor. Captain Price has recent
\ moved to Richmond from stanton.
| Mr.. Johnson, who will be the neT
company's first lieutenant. served In al
three offices of the old Fl Company
second lieutenant, first lieutenant an
captain-resigning the latter office som
time before the command was mustere
out In 1907. He was In command TO
about fourteen months. The men VIII
served With him speak off him as
thoroughly competent officer,
i Accepting the election, Lleutenan
Matthews delivered the appropriat
impromptu speech which he is said I
have been rehearsing for several week:
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-08-26
TELIE AUSTIN cAsEIs
POSTPONED BY COURT

The hearing of Telie Austin, colored.
a driver for Josph Shafer, a contractor,
charged with running over and injur-
Ing Louis Hawthorne Foos, nine
year-old white boy, was yesterday
postponed in Police Court by Justice
Crutchtield until September 1.
The Foos boy was injured on July
12. at Fourth and Canal Streets, while
playing in the street with several COM
panions. II is feared that the child's
injuries will be permanent.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-08-26
DAUGHTERS WANT
FEWER SPONSORS
Mrs. Randolph Commends Grand
Commander for Cutting
Down List.

Mrs. Norman Randolph, president of
Richmond Chapter. United Daughters
of the Confederacy wrote a letter to
the grand commander of United Con-
Tolerate Veterans of Virginia yester.
day congratulatlng him on the action
taken in reducing the number of con-
venton sponsors and maids OF honor
to bare State representation.
1t was twelve years ago, In 1898
at Hot Springs Ark, that Richmond
Chapter adopted resolutions against
anything but the necessary attendance
at reunions of Il sponsormaid contin-
gent. These resolutions were submit
ted in convention to tho body-general
of Daughters, and were unanimously
adopted and Endorsed. Individual state
action on the part Of Kentucky and
Florida added weight and emphasis TO
concurrent protest
The resolutions adopted by tho
Daughters were forwarded to the vet
Grams. But no official action further
irg the weight and intent of these res
olutions was forthcoming on the part
OF the veterans. The appointment of
the young women to act as reprcsen-
tatives of various organizations has
gone on up to the present moment,
when necessity has probably proved a
potent influence in bringing about
what the Daughters felt should have
been done long ago.
They felt that the introduction of q
large number of girls bent on social
pleasure aud entertainment obscured
the real purpose of Confederate re-
unions, taxed cities entertaining often
up into the thousands, and pushed into
the background the veterans, who
should be the most important and hon
ored 6uurcs of all such gatherings.
brought Up Again.
Accordingly, five years ago the mat
ter was again brought forward at the
Daughters convention, the resolutions
being offered at this time by Mrs Car
rington Mason, of Tennessee. Mrs.
Mason was thanked, and her motion
approved and again forwarded to the
! Grand Camp of Veterans. with as little
success as in the first instance.
The Daughters of the Confederacy.
those who are members of the organ
| ization, by virtue of who they are and
what they have done, have left moth
| ing undone to make plain their atti-
| tude on the question of the overplus OF
sponsors and maids, steadily increas-
| ing every year. coming between re-
union delegates and the more Import
ant business of their assembling, and
detracting from the real dignity OF the
! body and the occasion.
1t seems a fortunate thing, accord
ing to the Daughters, that the grand
| commander has tardily aroused to n
proper viewpoint OF the matter, and
that hereafter the reunions may take
| their accustomed course without the
bugbear of enormous expense being a
part regarding them. to be met as a
d:sagreeable aftermath.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-08-26
Husband and Wife in Hospital

was thrown heavily to the ground and
was badly stunned The accident oc-
CURED on Semmes Ayenne, near
Thirty-secpnd Street. DR.. John ",
Brodnax w!as called and rendered Inn
mediate medical attention. and later
he was assisted by Or. n. Stuart Mac.
Lean. physician or the Virginia Rail-
way and Power Company. Mr.. Wood
was taken to the Virginia Hospital
yesterday morning, where last night
1t was stated that the exact nature
of his injuries had not been uscer-
tanned
Mrs. Wood has been a patient az
the Memorial Hospital since Augnst
8. Her condition Is regarded as crit
ical. and she has not been told of the
accident to her husband.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-08-26
REMOVED TWO BULLETS
Memorial Hospital Surgeons Perform
Difficult Operation safely.

Memorial Hospital Surgeons Perform
Difficult Operation safely.
Physicians at the Memorial Hospital
whereby they removed two bullets
from the roof of the mouth of L. II.
Sullivan, a former guard at the State
Penitentiary, who on July 2. In Res
ervoir Park, made an all but success
Sullivan's attempt at self destruction
was sensational. While under the in
fluence of liquor, and in the presence
of several hundred pleasure-seekcrs IN
cnlibre smith Il Wesson revolver to
his mouth and fred twice. He was
taken to the City Hospital. and later
was removed to Memorial, where the
operation for the removal of the bull
lets was performed. sullivan Is al
most completely recovered from the
effects of his rash act, and is expected
to leave the hospital in few days.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-08-26
Mrs. Wood, Ill at Memorial,
Hasn't Heard Mr.. Wood
Was Seriously Hurt.

Lying desperately Ill Mt the Memorial
Hospital. Mrs. &C. L. Wood, who lives
near Bon Air, Chesterfield county. is
spared the knowledge that just three
blocks away at the Virginia Hospital
physicians fear that her husband may
be suffering from concussion of the
brain as the result Of a fall from q
street car in South Richmond on We'd
nesday night
1T is supposed that in attempting
to alight Mr.. Wood stepped from tho
car while 1t was still in motion. He
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-08-26
VIII Resume Drills,

Drills will be resumed for the sea-
son by the Howitzers on Tuesday
night September 6. This Is the last
of the local military organizations to
discontinue its summer rest, the heavy
work Of the battery making drills dur
ing the hot weather impossible.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-08-26
nela Far steallnr rlour.

Charged with stealing several sacks
OF -four from the Virginia Bonded
Warehouse Corporation. S, II. Tinsley
arrested last night by Ofncers Wilt.
shire and Folkes. He was locked UP
|, at the First Police Station,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-08-26
Coming Here From Chin

Joblin Miller, formerly of Richmond:
now representative of the Standard
Oil Company. at Saigon, Indo- China,
will arrive in Richmond at O'clock
to-day, and will be the guest Of his
uncle William r. Miller, 11s North
Third Street. for several days.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-08-26
Roy Scouts Organize

Fulton has an organization of Boy
Scouts, composed so far OF twenty FIVE
youngsters. who have begun weekly
drills. Recruits are being taken IN
the only company OF the sort south
OF Boston.
Barbour County index., 1910-11-23
MacGregOr Case Appealed

Judge Gillett made his findings in
the MacGregor tax case last week in
which he held for the county, and
Col. MacGregor's attorneys are pre-
pared an appeal to the supreme
court.
This case has occupied the cen
ter of the stage for nearly two
years. 1t involved contracts, notes,
options and other devices common
to real estate juggling and the
newspapers and the lawyers have
dtgested it hide, hair and soul, time
and again so that it is not neces-
sary to review it again. Suffice it
to say that Col. MacGregor refused
to list the thing received in ex-
change for his farm, whether that
be note, contract, option or what not,
and Assessor 1. w. Stout, now de-
ceased, listed it himself, which he
conceived it his duty to do, and
Judge Gillett sustained both DIR.
Stout and the county commissioners.
Col. MacGregor and his attorneys
still maintain that the contract, note
or option is not taxable and in the
course of time the supreme court
will make a final guess.
A great many people are watching
this case with interest, If the su-
preme court should hold that an
asset of this nature is not taxable it
| will be an easy matter for men of
wealth to escape taxation.
Barbour County index., 1910-11-23
New Railroad in Court

T. E. Luttgerding of Wichita
brought suit in the district court
of Barber county against the Kio-
wa, Hardtner and Pacific Railway
Company, on Tuesday of last week,
claiming a balance OF $5,536 due
him on commission, and asking for
an injunction restraining the sale of
the road by the company until the
claim is adjudicated.T The hearing was
held in Anthony on Saturday and by
agreement the Company gave a. bond
of $4,000 to Mr.. Luttgerding, Sc
curing for whatever might be
found was due him from the Com
pany. The sureties on the bond are
Jacob Achenbach and H. S. Sterling
of Hardtner.
1t is understood that the new roa
is soon to pass to the ownership of
the Missouri Pacific Company and
under the arrangement made at An
thony the sale may proceed and at
the same time the rights of all par
ties will be protected
We do not know how far Mr.Lutt-
gerding and the Company are apart.
They worked ? together long and
faithfully and it is unfortunate that
they do not agree in the windup.
Barbour County index., 1910-11-23
Rouse Got Present Anyway

The"Good Cheer class of the Au-
tumn of 1910, Scottish Rite of Free
masonry, in spite of many repeated
protests on the part of the recipient
and the Consistory, slyly worked
their rabbits foot and presented to
the class Director, Wallace T.Rouse,
a handsome and costly Meerschaum
pipe in a beautiful case and a gold
fountain pen. The custom of giving
presents to the class director of the
work, the Consistory and other Of
ficials and bodies prevailed for many
years, but of late this has been
frowned upon as too great a tax ON
the members of the classes.
MI. Rouse himself, while thorough
1y appreciative of the spirit which
operated to suggest such an ct,ask-
ed the class not to spend any money
on him.
After the banquet and toasts were
over Thursday night Mr. Sims, the
secretary of the class, grouped his
companions, 240 strong about him
and en- masse corralled Mr.. Rouse
and in a few fitting words made the
presentation. The presents are
beauties, much appreciated by Mr.
Rouse, who labored zealously to
make it easy and comfortable and
entertaining for the class members
during their nearly four days Of
-arduous toll in the degrees.-Wichi-
ia Eagle.
Barbour County index., 1910-11-23
The Sculpsor's Dream
May Stewart, supported by an

May Stewart, supported by an ex-
cellent company of fine artists, pre-
sented The Sculptor's Dream to
an appreciative audience in this
city Monday night The scenery an6
costumes were something very much
out Of the ordinary both for beauty
and historic effect The time and
place represented was 500, B. C. at
Athens and the play depicted the
customs of those times with historic
exactness that excited the highest
admiration. Comedy and pathos and
literary refinement were harmon
iously intermingled and there WASH I
a dull moment in any part of the
performance
The electric lights also contributed
much to the perfection of the play.
Messrs. Ewing & Schmidt are the
recipients of many hearty congratu-
lations upon securing such a high
class company
Barbour County index., 1910-11-23
Birthday Party

Misses Mamie McCracken and
Glenola Wilkins entertained a party
of friends at the formers home
Tuesday evening, November 18th, in
honor of Miss Caroline Read. The
party was in the nature of a sur
prise to Miss Read, it being her
eighteenth birthday. The evening
was pleasantly spent indulging in
various games and select music. Dur
ing the evening a delicious three
course luncheon was served. In
the center of the table stood huge
birthday cake surrounded by eigh-
teen candles. The place favors were
large pink and white chrysanthe-
NUNS. Misses Mamie and Glenola
gained for themselves an enyiable
reputation as charming hostesses.
Barbour County index., 1910-11-23
Traded for Stolen Horses

Two men. one from Coldwater
and the other from Fowler, Kansas,
were here Monday to reclaim some
stolen horses traded for by Frank
Stewart, east of town. Each of the
men had team, buggy and harness
stolen and the thieves passed
through this place about two weeks
ago. They succeeded in trading the
Fowler mans team to Mr.. Stew
art and he was obliged to surrender
the horses to the owner who took
them home yesterday.
So far there is no trace of the
other team and vehicles. The Cold
water mans name is Jack Alley. The
name of the man from Fowler could
not be learned.
Mr.. Stewart says he did not sus-
pect that the horses were stolen
when he traded them. He was an
unfortunate victim.
Barbour County index., 1910-11-23
Mr.. Strickland w. Gillian

The next number of the lecture
course will be Mr.. Strickland W..
Gillian, Humorist, December 8th.
Mr.. Strickland Gillian, since
his taking up the lyceum work has
been a steady grower. He has new
er gone back.
His is one of the positive and
distinct personalities presented to
the world through the lyceum and
the public prints.
The January Ladies Home jour
nal contains five poems of his, with
an Introductory paragraph by the
editor, who commented upon the
versatility of a writer who, being
author of the five tender and ser
ious poems there given, had also
written the famous "Off agin, on
.agin, gone agin-Finnigin."
Barbour County index., 1910-11-23
Surprised and Entertained

The employees of the Chase Hard
ware Company, assisted by Mrs.
Chase, remembered the proprietor
Mr. Waldron Chase, most handsomely
ly on Sunday evening in. the way of
a surprise Birthday Party.
All the employees of the Telephone
Company and the Hardware Store
except Emmett McClearey, bookkeep-
er, who was not in town, were pres
ent and it was a merry gathering.
Pianola and vocal music featured
the evening which, with an abund-
ance of wit and humor, as a side
line, made it an extremely enjoyable
social affair.
A three-course luncheon was serv-
ed and covers were laid for eleven.
Mr.. Chase has just entered upon
his 54th year. He has been in bus
iness in Medicine Lodge twenty
three years and is apparently as
good physically and better mentally
than when he set foot on Barber
county soil
He employs more labor than any
business firm in Barber county and
is postmaster at inspiring and re-
tanning the confidence and good
will of his employees, as evidenced
by this social event.
We think both Mr.. Chase and his
working force are omen TO conprat-
ulations.
Barbour County index., 1910-11-23
DANIEL MATS
and family.
Not Guilty

Percy Finn, the young man from
near Sun City who was arrested a
few weeks ago on a charge of cut
ting Earl Bowman's fence, was tried
in Justice Collins's court III this city
before jury composed of ]. C.Free-
man, l.. w. Stevens, R. H. Clay, B.
S. Kaufman, Chas. Priest ard w
B. Springer, on Monday, and was
acquitted. There was some evi-
dence connecting him with the of
fense but succeeded in creating a
doubt in the minds of the jury
which operated in his favor.
County Attorney Field prosecut-
ed and Samuel Griffin defended.
Barbour County index., 1910-11-23
MarTiaUeS

Hubert Walker and Pearl E
Thomas, both of Kansas City, were
married by Probate Judge Garrison
in this city last Wednesday, Novem-
Der 10th. After visiting with the
brides sister in this county fow
days, the couple departed for their
home on Saturday.
Ernest Kennedy and Jessie Sheddy
Of Hardtner, Kansas, were married
in this city on Monday morning,
November 21st, by Rev. G. L. Ruiz
son. pastor of the NJ. E. Church The
happy couple departed Immediately
after the ceremony.
Barbour County index., 1910-11-23
District Court

The adjourned term of the district
court convened on Monday, Novem-
Der IA, but on account of the alb
sence of Judge Gillett was adjourn
ed by Sheriff Mathews until No
vember 18th, when the judge arriv-
ed and the following business was
transacted:
Ed. L. Peckham VS.. M. J. Lane,
plaintiff was awarded 200 feet right
Of way across quarter and defend
ant awarded balance of land. This
is the Gerlane townsite controversy
which has been in court since the
building of the D. K & G. railroad.
Lane contracted to give the COM
pany eighty acres of land for town
site on certain conditions. After the
townsite was located he refused to
execute the deed on the ground that
conditions were not fulfilled. Mr.
Peckham sued for a deed, as presi-
dent of the company, and under
Judge Gillett's decision loses ex-
cept as to right of way. The case
was tried once before and was re-
versed by the supreme court. It is
not probable that it will be appealed
this time.
Lizzie Brown VS.. A. w. Brown, di-
vorce denied for the present. The
parties to this suit reside In Sharon.
They had some trouble in the sum-
mer and Mrs. Brown alleged that
her husband struck her. She
brought suit for divorce and Mr.
Brown was also arrested ON a charge
of assault The criminal case is
still pending. Judge Gillett advised
the parties to compromise their diff
ficulties and live together. In the
meantime his decision will be with
held.
A number of default cases were
disposed of.
Court adjourned Tuesday night.
Barbour County index., 1910-11-23
Stole a Ring

A man travelling by wagon was
arrested in this city on Saturday.
charged with having stolen ring
at G. G. Shigley's store at Lake
City. He was caught with the goods.
.'fessed up" and was fined $40 and
costs, $22.50 being the entire bill,
gave back the ring and went on his
way. He gave his name as Rose and
was said to have with him several
sweet-scented rosettes. Such is life
in the far west.
Barbour County index., 1910-11-23
Obituary

Mrs. Eva MATHS, the devoted wife
of Daniel Matis passed to her eternal
reward on Saturday morning, No
vember 18th, 1910. She was born
in Poland, Europe, March 9, 1873,
and was married to Daniel Mats
November %, 1867. They came to
America May Is, 1875 and located
in the state of Missouri where they
resided until four years ago when
they moved to Sharon, Barber coun-
ty, Kansas, where she resided until
her death. She was IA years, z
months and days old. She was
converted to God at the age of 16
and lived a consistent christian life.
She was the mother of 10 children,
of whom preceded her to the glor!
world. OF the others, three reside in
Sharon-P. d. MATHS, Mrs. John
Luthy and Mrs DR.. Schloetzer. John
Mats resides in Waller, Montana
She was a devoted wife and mother
She leaves a husband, 4 children, Z
grand children and host of friends
to mourn her loss. The bible was
her constant companion all these
years.
The funeral services were held in
the Christian church at Sharon, con-
Quoted by Rev. j. B. Hargadine.
Many were present to pay their last
respects to a departed friend She
is gone but not forgotten.
Eriand
Barbour County index., 1910-11-23
Gard of Thanks

We desire to tender our sincere
thanks to all who in any way assist
ed us during the sickness, and those
who had part in furnishing and ar
ranging the flowers during the fun
eral of our beloved wife and
mother.
DANIEL MATS
and family
Barbour County index., 1910-11-23

Mayor H. w. Skinner is expect
ed home from business trip to st.
, Joe today. If reports are true, the
mayor is a much wanted man just
now.