davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-06-23
ENTERTAINED IN COUNTY

Parnassus, June 19.-Mr. F. A.
Richcreek, who is travelling for Rose
Cliff Farm, is spending a few days
with his family.
Emmett Randolph is home for the
summer after attending the Staun-
ton High School the past term. En-
NETT reluctantly parted from his
many acquaintances.
Miss Gertrude Robson, of Mosey
Creek, and Miss Priscilla Moore, OF
Lewisburg, w. Va, are guests OF
Mrs. J. H. Silling. Miss Moore is
sister ofMrs. Walter Reeves of
Messy Creek.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. S. Silling gave
a delightful party Thursday evening
in honor of her sisters Miss Annie
and Nellie Hiner. Different games
we're participated in during the
evening and prizes ewarded to
Messrs. MacDriver and Emmett
Randolph and Miss Nellie Hiner, aft
er which refreshments were ser
we'd, ice cream, cake and punch. Mrs
Silling and Miss Mary Burton served
at the punch bowl. Those presen
were: Mr.. and Mrs. R. S. Silling
Mr.. and Mrs. Scott Randolph, Misse
Annie and Nellie Hiner, Mary Bur
ton, Clara and Margie Wilson
Messrs. MacDriver, Eugene Hanna
Emmett Randolph and Sam'l Routt
All feeling better for the occasion an
thanking the hospitable host an
hostess for the same, returning HON
was in order.
Misses Annie and Nellie Hiner al
tended a moonlight picnic at Moss
Creek park Wednesday night, report
ing a good time.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-06-23
HEAVY SENTENCE
FOR CIDER SELLER
SIX MONTHS FLAT TIME
Tony Scarpitto Takes an Appeal
From Judgment of Police Mag
is.rate Joseph Glasgow

Yesterday mornings session OF
police court proved disastrous to at
least two out of the three cider cases
which came up for trial. The only
testimony introduced was that of
the three police officers, Chief Lips
comb, M. A. Sutton and T. F. Doug
las, who had ecured and forwarded
the specimens to Richmond, and
DR.. E. M. Magruder, state chemist,
who had made the analysis showing
the percentage of alcohol in excess
of that allowed by the Byrd law.
In the case of Antonio Toscano,
who was charged with selling ar
dent spirits containing $500 per
cent. alcohol, the same constituting
his second offense, the court found
him guilty and imposed a fine OF
S1OO and costs, a sentence OF six
months in Jail and required a bond
of $1,000 for his observance of the
Byrd Law for six months. The bond
of $500, required in a previous case,
was ordered to be collected, the
! bondmen in this case being Messrs.
Gregory and Toscano. Through his
attorney S. D. Timberlake, Jr., he
noted an appeal. A bond of $500
was required for his appearance at
the next term of the corporation
court which eonvenes July 6.
The small matter of fermentation
was a big factor in the case against
George H. Armstrong. At the time
of collection, one of the specimens
obtained at his place was noticed
to be working" gas forming in
the bottle blowing out the stopper
The inability to prove to certainty
whether or not it was this bottle
which contained cider 6 13-1O0 pei
cent. alcohol, left room for reason
able doubt and Justice Glasgow dis
missed his case. Mr.. Armstrong
was represented by Mr.. Duncan
Curry.
An appeal was also noted in the
case of Mr.. George Weston who wa'
fined $4,000 and put under bond o
$4,000 for his observance of thu
Byrd Law for twelve months. Hi
appeal will be heard at the July tern
of the corporation court, bond o
$3.50 being required for his appear
ance. He was represented by w
W.Glass, an attorney of Waynesboro
One other case was disposed OF
Randolph Woodson and Melvill
Eastley being fined $3.50 each TO
crapshooting.
In addition to the cider retailer
cases to come before the next term
the corporation court two manufactu
ing concerns have been summoned
A. G. Bruce and Company, of Greer
wood, on the charge of being part
to the sale of ardent spirits in local Of
ton territory and the Rose Cliff Fru
Farm, of Waynesboro, on the charg
of soliciting orders for and being
party to the sale of ardent spirits
. local option territory.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-06-23
MISS STICKlEY TO
WE'D YORK HILL man
Popular County Girl Will Become
Bride of Frances Harvey Bear,
Ceremony in Union Church

The wedding of Miss Bessie Vir-
ginia Stickley, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. J. T. Stickley, of York Hill, to
Mr.. Francis Harvey Bear, will be
celebrated Wednesday evening at
eight o'clock in Union Church. The
R9v. Mr.. White will read the SER
e.
Tho brides gown will be of white
). lin 18th imported lace. Her tulle
/, 4 : IL be held in place by corO-
net Of lilies of the valley. She will
carry bouquet of La France roses
arranged in shower effect.
Miss Maud Stickley will serve her
sister as maid of honor and will be
gCwned in green vOile. She will
carry Killarney roses. The brides
maids, Misses Lila Bear, Carrie Sheets
and Margaret Gilkeson, will carry
out the color scheme of green and
white by being attired alike in white
marquisette, with green sashes, and
will carry maidenhair ferns.
Mr. William Buchanon, the grOom's
cousin, will be best man and Messrs.
Will Bear, Robert Bear, Tom Will
son and Richard Slower will usher.
| The bride will be given away by her
brother, Cleve. Stickley. Lohengrin
and Mendelssohn's wedding marches
will be rendered by Miss Ella Grace
| Wine. A reception will be given to
the bridal party this evening at the
home of the brides parents. Mr..
! Bear is agraduate of William and
Mary College.
Immediately after the ceremony,
! the young couple will leave for Nor
folk, where they will take steam
er for New York, visiting Niagara
Falls, Toronto and other points of
| interest.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-06-23
Returns From Wa shIngion

Mrs. H. P. McClung and little
daughter have returned from a two
weeks visit to relatives in Washing
ton. While there they had the
pleasure of being entertained by Mrs
Diebitsch and daughter, mother and
sister-in-law of Lieutenant R. E
Peary who was recently promoted to
be a rear admiral for his North Pole
achievements.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-06-23

Among the welcome summer vlsl-
tors to Staunton will be the Rev.
George B. Eager and wife and their
son, Walter H. Eager, all of Louis
vile, Ky. They will reside at lis
North Coalter street. At present
Rev. Mr.. Eager is in Lexington at
tending the V. M. finals.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-06-23

DR.. 0. F. Gregory and Capt w. II.
Kable went TO Philadel phia yesterday
morning where they will remain un-
Til Saturday in attendance upon the
Wolld's Baptist Alliance.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-06-23
MANY Callers in May

There were Last callers at the
Rest Room in May; 1,343 packages
and Sc suit cases looked after; 29
babies were cared for, while the es-
tablishment served as a lunch room
for 180 persons.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-06-23

conference. Major Hemphill merely
laughs when the matter is referred
to, and appears to be content to let
matters take their cours.
Strengthen Election Laws.
"Horse high, bull strong and pig
tight" will be the election laws OF the
State of Virginia after the next ses-
sion of the Virginia general assembly
if the body will pass the bill affect
ing elections which Speaker Richard
E. Byrd is engaged in preparing
at this time. 1t is even more COM
prehensive and plain statute than he
offered last session, and which died
in the closing hours of the session
Mr.. Byrd, in discussing the proposed
measure, said that he had given the
matter considerable attention, had
consulted prominent jurists as to It's
clearness and validity, and without
dissent they had agreed that the law
would stand the test of any court
and would make it absolutely i'm
possible for any person to engage in
! irregularities or fraud of any kind
in any election-regular or primary
and escape a term in prison.
| There has been a double construc-
tion of the statutes by different jud-
ges-and while three judges in one
section of the State have held then
invalid, three others have held them
valid, and the validity has been af-
firmed by the supreme court. The
demand throughout the State is that
the laws shall be plain and unmis-
taxable and +Nat violations shall be
publish -,
r's Ne on Registration.
- ~ .rrls ago Judge Frank P
'axs ,.a1,. of Lynchburg, in passing
On the validity of a prohibition cleo
ton in Lynchburg, held that he had
no power to review the work OF the
registration officers, they having du
ties to perform which made then
the sole Judges of their acts. L
was held that many voters had got
ten on the books who had not made
their applications in their own hand
writing, protest being made agains
the result of the election there OF
that score, when it was shown tha
many voters had been put on tn
books and changed the city from
dry to wet. That decision, how
ever, stood. The same question ha
arisen in the city of Suffolk, an
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-06-23

Miss Sarah Robertson and Messrs
Alex. F. and A. Stuart Robertson
have gone to Philadelphia for a few
days.
Miss Tessa Hamrick has gone to
Charlottesville to attend the Summer
School of Methods.
Misses Amelia and Isabel Money
have returned to their home in Cis-
mont after a very pleasant visit to
Mrs. l.. S. Merriken.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-06-23
MARTIN TO Be HEARD

Richmond, Va, June 19.-An-
nouncement that Senator Thomas 8.
Martin will address the people OF Am
herst county at Amherst Courthouse
Monday, Aug. IA, was made by Man.
ager G. B. Garnett, of the Virginia
Democratic League today.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1911-08-27
Negro Murderer Is
CAPTURED in Memphis

Miller Washington, negro, wanted
here for several months to answer a
murder charge. was arrested in Men,
phis yesterday by Chief of Detectives
James P. Roper, and will be brought
back to this city tomorrow by Con-
stable Frank Stewart, who left last
last night for Memphis to get the
prisoner. Washington shot and killed
another negro near Swan Lake about
a year ago and then made his escape.
Constable Stewart located him recent
ly in Memphis and wrote the Memphis
authorities to arrest him. A telegram.
telling of his capture. was received
here last night. 1t was stated that
Washington refuses to return to this
state without requisiion.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1911-08-27
SONG SERVICE AT
FIRST M. +. CHURCH

The Epworth League will give an
evening of song service at the First
M. f. church Sunday evening, August
9th, at 8 o'clock Everybody cordial
ly invited.
Following is the program:
Hymn-By choir and congregation.
Internationally Rev. w. C. David
son.
Onward, Christian Soldier" lex
cell). by choir.
Prayer-(Meredith) by Misses Shan
non and Matthews.
sim a Pilgrim"-(Johnson), Miss
Jessie Banks.
Gather We Here"-(GabrieD by
choir.
Announcement and talk. by Rev. w.
G. Davidson.
Solo-selected-(Of fertory), Miss
Lucy Hearn Broadstreet.
"Twill Not Be Long"-(Feris) by
choir.
o-Selected-Miss Margie Belle
Atkinson.
Doxology.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1911-08-27
\. VI. {. 4. OFFICIALS ANNOUNCE
tLosE OF SWIMMING CLASS
LIST FOR LADIES AND GIRLS
IT IS A NECESSITY
Cannot Accomplish Desired Work n
More Members are admitted
to the Class.

Notwithstanding that the manage
ment is more than pleased with the
progress of the ladies' and girls GYM
nasium and swimming classes, Secre-
tary w. S. Blanton, Of the Y. NJ. C. A.,
yesterday announced on the part Of
the management and Physical Diree-
tor G d Wilson that they would be
, forced to close the class list Monday.
Several applications that have already
been issued will be accepted and the
candidates let into the class at the
next meeting Monday afternoon, but
Mr.. Blanton states that after this date
there will positively not be another
candidate given membership.
After Monday the only way men,
bershp Will be allowed to other lad
ins and girls is for a member now
holding a card 10 drop out Should
any other person have an application
ia the office they will be given the va
cant place.
The closing Of the class list was
necessity. Physical Director Wilson
states frat he is now carrying every
possible lady in the class that he can.
With any more attending he says it
would be impossible 10 give them the
attention and instruction that they
deserve. To give the present MEM
tership every benefit of the work Mr..
Wilson does not wish to have the
floor of the Gym" over crowded to
such an extent that he will be unable
to teach everyone. He is of the opin-
ion that should the class be too large
that no one could benefit from his In
struetions that the present members
who started the class by first Joining
would have a kick coming for allow
ing other members to crowd them
out.
I The class at present has member
ship Of 40 The average attendance
Of these members Is 80 at each class.
This makes the largest class that can
POSSIBLY De ndndleu. InlS attendance
together with spectators makes the
crowd at each class exceed one hun
dred ladies and girls. Mr.. Wilson says
that if he was able to handle the class
on larger scale he would be more
than pleased to do so.
Secretary w. S. Blanton stated yes
terday that owing to the reduction
from $3.50 to S. per year for senior
members that over hundred men,
bers have come into the Y. NJ C. A.
This offer closes on next Thursday.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1911-08-27
MORM0NS WORK
in ARKANSAS
Christian Religion in Fort Smith Re-
ceives Shock When It Comes to
Light That Border City Is
Mormon Headquarters.

Fort Smith, Ark, Aug. 26.-Church
folks of the Border City have been
greatly shocked this week by the dis
covery that Fort Smith is headquar-
tiers for band of Mormons working
over Arkansas and Oklahoma in an
effort to convert the people to their
belief.
From the Mormons in this city it has
been learned that the missionaries in
other sections of the state, also those
of Oklahoma, report to Fort Smith
Headquarters, the officers of which
are in direct communication with the
high officials of the church. 1t is fur
Their stated that there is a large fund
behind the Arkansas Oklahoma move
ment, and that no interference will
prevent the church from working the
territory thoroughly with the pros
poets of putting in places of worship
in all sections Of both states.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1911-08-27

ly these were cleared and the rcsru-
ers began looking for other injured
Many of the lesser injured people
had been lifted from fire escape and
hurried to their homes, where physi-
clans were called to attend them.
Sixty injured were also piled With
the uninjured in a writing, crushins
mass of human beings, ten feet high
in the narrow stairway leading TO the
entrance of the Opera House.
The corpses were laid in row along
the sidewalk while relatives of those
who knew moi the fate of their loved
one, shreiked and cried and tried 10
break through the Gordon of fremen
to see if any of their relatives had
been injured.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1911-08-27
Big LAND DEAL
At J0YNfR, ARK.
F. Scott Miller, of Memphis. Sells Mis-
sissippi Plantation and Invests
in Arkansas Soil.

Memphis, Tenn, Aug. 26.-F. Scott
Miller, of Memphis, who recently sold
his plantation in Bolivar county, Mis-
sissippi, to the Belgian Syndicate,
closed deal Saturday for a thirteen
hundred acre place near Joyner, Ark
ansas, involving about 100000. The
purchase was made by W. D. Waddell
and the property is improved and said
to be one of the finest cotton farms In
that section of Arkansas. 1t runs
right up to the levee at Plum Point.
Mr.. Miller says he will operate the
place and make such improvements as
are needed, he having been influenced
to sell his place in Mississippi for fear
of the boil weevil invasion within the
next year Or so.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1911-08-27
OFFICIALS GO TO
DESHA COUNTY

Circuit Judge A. b. Grace. District
Attorney T. Havis Nixon and Court
Stenographer II. l.. Sternberg will
leave today for Arkansas City, whore
on Monday the August term of the
Desha circuit court will convene At
this session Of the Desha county cir
cult the investigation of the
murder of Constable Vital Ar
chard near Dumas. several months
ago will be made. w. S. Rhea.
charged with leading the negro mob
alleged TO have shot TO death the Far
rell constable, has been in jail in this
city since the killing, and four ne
groes, charged with completely in the
affair. are now in Jail ut Arkansas
city
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1911-08-27

held a fine meeting last night and
some good talks were heard on the
good of the order. Mrs. g. w. By
ington presented an interesting review
of the good work that is being accom-
plished at the Widows and Orphans
Home at Batesville, Ark, and her talk
was much enjoyed At the regular
last night the members vot-
ed to change the meeting nights from
Saturday to the first and third Friday
nights of each month. All members
Will be governed accordingly. The
next meeting will be held Friday
night, September /.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1911-08-27
TO THE LABORING MEN OF PINE
BLUFF AND JEFFERSON COUNTY.

Pine Bluff, Ark, Aug. q. 1911.
In addressing this letter to YOU and
soliciting your vote it is the only
means | have of presenting my case
for your consideration except in per-
son and to see every man before the
election is an impossibility. think
] am entitled to your vote.
LIST. Because l am fully qualified
for the position.
End. Because l have demonstrated
by every act of my life, both private
and official, that organized labor has
had my sympathy and support where
ever it could be given.
3rd. I have never yet let pass any
opportunity to assist individual labor
ers when in my power to do so.
4th. My contributions to the Y. M
c. A., since the Cotton Belt railroad
men have become a part of this work
will show whether stand by the la
boring men or not. Go look at the re-
cord.
5th. While | do not think it the
province of any candidate to say how
he will or will not vote OH any mat
ter in the National Congress, I'M
hesitatingly say that every demand or
request of organized labor for legis-
lation for their protection will be
courteously received. and given that
attention that you have right to be
given by your representative | have
been Your friend in tho past. Why
should YOU not trust me now?
Yours truly,
JAS. GOULD
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1911-08-27
PHILPOT GETS
STEAMER GRAND
vii! Replace the Ill Fated Hardin in
the Pine Bluff and Mississippi
River Trade.

{. e. PhilpOt, of this city owner OF
the Steamer i. n. Hardin. which went
down at Cummins, thirty miles below
this city on Friday. when il struck
a snag. yesterday chartered the Steam
er Grand. of the Little Rock Packet
Company, which has been laid up in
Little Rock, to remove the cargo from
the Hardin and take it to the mouth
OF the river, whore connections will
be made with the Kate Adams into
Memphis
Captain Ed Bottsford who
was in charge of the Hardin when she
went down in about seven foot of wa
ter after the snag knocked large
hole in the boats hull. has gone to Lit
tie Rock to take the Grand and pilot
it down the river to take the Harbin's
place. The Grand will pass Pine Bluff
this morning and Mr. Philpot will
board her here and go to the scene
of the accident
Mr.. Philpot stated yesterday that he
was unable at this time to give any
estimate whatever of his loss. He
stated, however, that if the boat was
damaged to any extent and part of the
freight was lost that his loss would
run into the thousands He recently
purchased the boat at commission
er's sale in Memphis. The boat was
only partially insured.
The Grand has been laid up in Lit
tie Rock for several months. 1t is
stated on authority that the masters
and pilots license held by Captain
Henry Daniels, who was in charge of
the boat during its operation in the
was taken away by the
government officials. 1t is also re-
ported that the boat company was in
addition fined $500 The report says
that Captain Daniels license was per-
withdrawn
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1911-08-27
MIDGET JAP BEAT
MODERN GIANT
Border City Fight Fans Have Sensa'
ton of Seeing 1O5.POund Man
Knock Out a 19O-POunder.

Fort Smith, Ark, Aug. 26,-Before
the largest crowd that ever witnessed
a boxing contest in this city Young
Togo tonight knocked out Jim
Downing in the eleventh round OF
what was scheduled to be a. fifteen
round bout.
Togo weighed but 1O5 pounds while
Downing tipped the scales at l9o'
Togo is but four feet, ten inches tall
Downing stands six feet, one inch. Al
though handicapped by eighty-fiVe
pounds, the little Jap easily proved
himself the master of the giant,
Downing.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1911-08-27

from where the pool of blood was
with the car in its present nos,t,or
He didn't know just what to say. but
after time backed up the machine ran
it over to the other side of the blood
spot and said 1T must have been this
way
incidentally, Scherer said that Baat-
tie exhibited no grief and no interest
in the investigation. First he said the
hlghwayman had gone into the woods.
again that he had run down the road.
He did not know whether the man was
white Or black. merely that he was a
tremendously powerful individual, He
had wrest1ed with the man and taken
the gun away from him, Scherer de-
clared Young Beattie said.
Il asked him then" the detective
went on, "how he a lightly built youth
could have wrested the gun from this
giant. He replied I guess excitement
must have given me extra strength
But when I asked why, with this
strength he did not overpower and
capture the highwayman, he replied
MY first thought was for my Wife"
Detective Scherer told how he made
a quiet investigation about the gay
resorts in Richmond and learned of
Young Beattie's infatuation for Beu-
Ian Binford. Also he discovered that
they had been together the night be-
fore the murder. On the day of Mrs.
Beattie's funeral he called the boy
aside and asked him about Beulah.
Il haven't seen her in long time"
Beattie replied, according to the wit
ness. Then Scherer surprised him by
describing his recent movements with
the girl. Beattie then asked him
anXiously:
where is Beulah? Is she under
arrest?"
Scherer would not tell him. The boy
then broke down and admitted that be
had spent many recent nights with the
pretty girl.
The court adjourned at this point
until Monday, when Scherer will be
cross-eNamined. When that is over
Beulah Binford will most likely tell
her life story, after which the state
will wind up its case.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1911-08-27

Miss Florence Howard, of Louis
vile, KY; Miss Rose Smead, of Cam
den, Miss Allie Banks and Miss Mary
Banks will accompany Miss Sallie
Jarvis to her home at Sweden, Ark,
today and spend several days on a
house party with Miss Jarvis as hos
tess. Misses Howard. Smead and Jar
Wis have been visiting the Misses
Banks here for a few days.