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The Cairo bulletin., 1911-11-13
HEALTHY
MOTHERS

Women who bear children and |
remain healthy are those who pre-
pare their systems in advance OF
baby's coming. Unless the mother
aids nature in it's prenatal work the
crisis finds her system unequal to
the demands made upon it, and
she is often left with weakened
health or chronic ailments. No
remedy is so truly q help to nature
as Mothers Friend, and no ex-
pectant mother should fail to use
lit. 1t relieves the pain and dis
comfort caused by the strain on the
ligament., makes plant and elastic
those fibres and muscles which
| nature is expanding, prevents numb
hess of limbs, and soothes the in
ELIMINATION of breast glands. The
system being thus prepared by
Mothers Friend dispels the fear
that the crisis may not be safely
met. Mothers Friend assures a
speedy and complete recovery for
1.-The mother, and she is left a healthy
woman to enjoy the rearing Of her
i3i's, H i sali MOTHERS
y s, for te s''' e ,as FRIEND
|expectant mothers which contains;
|much valuable information, and
many suggestions Of q helpful ma
ture.
BRADFIELD REGULATOR co.
| Atlanta. Ga.
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-11-13
An Objection TO Mathematics,

so you don't enjoy algebra?"
NO replied the candid youth. AL.
zebra keeps, asking you how many ap-
pies John has or how much fish
weighs, when you'd rather be eating
the apples or catching the fish,"
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-11-13

Gunners are facing possible closed
season of two years all over the coun.
try. This ought to help materially in
lowering mortality statistics.
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-11-13
MONEY IN CUTTLEFISH FARM
One of the Newest Developments of
the "5ack to the Farmr
Idea.

Cuttlefsh farms are among the
newest deYelonments Of the "back to
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-11-13

town to improvis d hospitals, SHARP.
shooters in the trenches keep a close
watch out for the enemy and, as
many OF the Arabs have modern
rifles and are good marksmen, they
must keep themselves under cover tc
avoid bullet
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-11-13
rHEATER MUSIC OF FUTURE
Automatic instrument to Do the Work
of SIXTY Individual
Players.

In every well-balanced theater or
chestra there is one Woodworking per
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-11-13
MOTHERS
FRIEND
TOOTHBRUSH FOE or GERMS
After Careful Brushing Of Teeth Only
125,ooo,oo0 Of Original 100000
900 Bacteria Are Left.

Everybody knows In general way
how important it Is to give the teeth
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-11-13
fashions
1zMe
[lIIQ]XII,I2 I
q = 50

= Jew YORK. Rich material.
beautiful color and superb
NJ trimmings characterize the sea
sons modes as whole; Dut
1t Is In the province OF inc
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-11-13

| child. Mothers
Friend is sold
at drug stores.
| Write for our
| free book for
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-01-11
AvoidabIs Causes Of DISEASE.

The medical-purity talks. for men
only, at the Central Y. NJ. {. A. are
being largely attended and are OF in
tense interest and help 10 men. Dr.
SperrT's riatteT~ Of fact way Of putting
Things. his humor, his straightforward :
ness. are attractive to men. He calls a
spade a spade. and does not stop to ask
II 1t IL agreeable to you To have him
do so. 1t Is the greatest Importance
that young men know concerning these
medical-purity matters, and Wednes-
day night Dr. Sperry's talk on Avoid
able Causes of Disease" will be of great
service 70 men. Dealers In patent med :
iclnes may not be especially pleased.
but ths drug habit Is one OF The strong :
est habits OF the day. and Dr. Sperry
viii convince any Intelligent man that
there IL better may than the drug
route. G..
Thursday night DR. Sperry's theme
Will be "As Man Thinketh SO Is He''
the effect OF mind on matter. a truth
becoming more and more realized
among thinking men. These meetings
are free to men.
The entertainment OF Friday night
win be for members OF the association.
but non members. ladies and gentle
men, may secure tickets at the associa.
ton counter
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-01-11
WON'T OELvE into
DEPTH OF Ml1;[R
COMMITTEE WILL ONLY CONSID-
F.R CITY ESGINEER'S REC
OMMENDATION AT MEET
ING

Recommendations made by City
Engineer Boiling as to the reorgani-
zatton Of his department will be con-
siderad by the subcommittee of the
Council Street Committee at its meet
ing Wednesday night. according To
Chairman John J. Lynch, of the sub
committee.
"Other phases OF the investigation
win NOT lie considered at our meet
ing tonight" said MFR. Lynch Wed
nesday afternoon. We VIII proba-
bly, take them up later. ! don't think
our report viii he ready for submits
sion to the full committee before It's
meeting on January IS. Meanwhile
we will probably hold one or two ad-
ditional meetings"
As TO exactly what phases or the
City Engineers recommendation the
sub committee would likely adopt, Mr..
Lynch did not venture an opinion.
Messrs. Adams and Don Leayy, two
members OF the subcommittee, VIII
be out of town "Wednesday night, it
Is stated, and therefore will not he
at the meeting. Besides Mr. Lynch.
the other members are Messrs. G. c.
Jones and T.. Fl. Ferguson.
Air. Ferguson stated Wednesday
that he expected the deliberations of
the committee would be entirely har-
monious. Further, than that, he had
nothing to say Tor print.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-01-11
PATRONS COMPLAIN
ABOUT RAILROADS
PEOPLE OF FIVE COUNTIES
WANT BETTER MAIL SERVICE.
COAL COMPANY OBJECTS
To FREIGHT RATE.

Complaint has been made 10 the
Corporation Commission by residents
AZ Essex, Middlesex. Lancaster Math-
ews, King and Queen and Gloucester
counties against the late arrival of
mail in those counties, and a hear
ing on the question Of whether the
present service maintained through
them by the Southern railroad Is ade-
quate requested 1t IL probable the
hearing Will be held early in !febru-
airy.
The complainants declare the South
ern should run train from Richmond
at $50 o'clock In the morning in
stead Of at O'Clock, that they may
receive their mail promptly.
The commission has set February
I as the date of "A hearing on the ia
riffs charged the Huetel Coal and
Coke Company by the Virginia and
Kentucky railroad The coal com
pany officials declare they are being
charged 81 a car for switching. They
seek to have the railroad. which Is
but six miles long, restrained from
charging more than 81 a car or l-2
cents a ton.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-01-11
M0RGANF|E[D WANTS
CITIZENSHIP AGAIN
DISCHARGED TRAIN RoB6ER
CALLS AT GOVERNORS OFFICE
TO HAVE POLITICAL DfSA-
BiLiTiES REMOVED.

Evidently believing his disfranchise-
ment and political disability viii handi-
cap him In his contemplated tour OF
the State to dcnonnce Virginia peni-
Tertiary methods. Charles Morganfleld.
the recently discharged train robber.
called at Governor Mann's office to be
restored TO full citizenship.
Morganfield did not see the governor.
He explained his mission to Secretary
Ben Owen and the latter informed him
that ii was necessary for an ex- convict
to show by his life after leaving the
penitentiary that he was worthy OF
citizenship before the disabilities could
be removed. Morganfield insisted that
he came into possession Of his right OF
franchise immediately after leaving the
penitentiary, but Mr.. Owen declared
that such was not n fact and the ex-
convict left the executive Office.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-01-11
TAFT AUTOGRAPH ON
COMMITTEE LETTERS

With the autograph OF President
William Howard Taft thereon, Col,
John S. Harwood received a letter
Wednesday morning advising him of
his appointment as a member of the
Richmond committee of the Red
Cross endowment fund. The Presi-
dent Of the United States is also pres
ident of the Red Cross Endowment
Fund Association, and the letters to
the Richmond members of the COM
mittee are signed BY President Taft
in person.
The following are the members of
the Richmond committee: Mrs. Chas.
+. Boiling, Mr.. Robert Lecky Mr..
John Stewart Bryan. Mr.. Henry l..
Cabell, Mr., +. G. Leigh. Jr, Hon. 4,
j. Montague Hon. j. Taylor Eilyson,
Mr.. Milton E. Marcuse, Mr.. Henry
+. Baskerville, Mr.. John p. Branch.
Rev. James Buchanan, DIR. George
Ben Johnston. Mr.. A. II. Christian
Jr., Mr.. p. H. Mayo. Mr. f. W Scott,
Mr.. John Shelton Williams, Mr.. Allen
Potts, Hon. John S. HARDWOOD, Mr..
John G. F'arland, Hon. r. Carter Scott,
Hon. Joseph f. Willard.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-01-11

brought out the fact that at the first
call Hupp learned that Schenk pre-
sumably was suffering from lead pois-
oning.
u'Isrien tried TO get the doctor to
acknowledge that mercury and iron
in medicines tend to produce a
dark line on the gums similar to the
mark on the packers gums. which
Hupp claims indicated his poisoning.
Witness would not make an affirma-
tive answer.
Or. Hupp said one dose of lead
might, in physically weakened indi-
xidnals. cause. the symptoms which
he first noticed in Schenk He ac-
knowledged that other minor symp-
toms. evidenced in Schenk supposed
ly al tho result of the poisonous doses
were not confined to such cases. He
recalled a conversation with Mrs.
Schenk In which she said the strain
of caring for her husband had sick
ened her.
Instructions Not Carried Out.
The cross examination was halted
while Mrs. Schenk talked earnestly
with o'Brien. The attorney then re-
ferred TO Dr. ~Hnpps statement on
direct examination that certain in,
structions as to Schenk's medicine
were not carried out Some of these
Instructions were given to Mrs. Deep
kins, Schenk's sister. Mrs. Schenk
suggested the employment OF a nurse,
Hupp said, after Mrs. Schenk had Wig
orously whispered 10 O'Brien. She
leaned back and smiled with satlsfac-
ton when the physician answered.
DR.. Hupp said one medicine pre-
scribed for Schenk. about month
before Mrs Schenk's arrest contained
a compound Of Iron and arsenic He
could not remember on any call of
seeing Albert Schenk, who, the de-
Tense claims, influenced the s'conspira-
cy" against Mrs. Schenk.
O'Brien attempted 10 produce from
Schenk's statements to the physician
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-01-11
NO DECISION REACHED
ABOUT CAR SERVICE

The Westhampton Citizens Associa-
ton held a meeting at stop % Tues
day night to discuss better street
car service.
1t was stated that the Country Club
had a tentative agreement with the
Virginia Railway and Power Com
pany, whereby a straight fare of five
cents should be charged from the
clubhouse 10 Ninth street in Rich
mond.
A vote on this proposition was TAX
en-, which resulted In forty in favor
of approval and twenty EIGHT against
1t. A strong fight viii be made for a
fifteen minute schedule and transfers
to all parts of the city on one fare.
The present arrangement Is a thir-
ty-minute schedule and transfers on
one fare.
President Narthrup, of the Fir-
gtnia Railway and Power Company.
Is In New York and could not be seen
to-day.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-01-11
SENATOR HUGHES
DIES At DENVER
BRILLIANT COLORADO STATESMAN
PASSES AWAY AFTER LONG
ILLNESS,

DENVER, COL. Jan iI.--charies j.,
Hughes. Jr,. limited States Senator from
Colorado. died at 1850 to-day. at his
home here after an Illness extending
ed to have Resulted from paralysis
The senator had been, ailimg for two
years but his real breakdown came at
the "Chuck' dinner given by the Den
yer Press Club 10 Col. Roosevelt here
last August. Senator Hughes was
stricken while talking to Colonel
Roosevelt, and had to be hurried home
in his auto. He spent several weeks in
Hawaii In search OF health hut showed
no Improvement and came back last
fall. Since then he has been slowly
declining and his family had expected
his death for several days.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-01-11

evidence that the packer was sick on
his European trip. DIR. Hupp deciar-
ed the millionaire WAS only slightly
III on two occasions once from chill
and again from neusea. The fire.
quency of arsenic and lead in COM
monty used compound medicine was
then brought out by OBrien.
Have you ever heard Of lead pol
soning for homicidal purposes"
O'Brien suddenly asked.
The witness had not.
O'Brien went back to the medicine
which contained the element ot arse.
mic. He brought out that Schenk took
a tn blespoonful three times a day for
six DAYS or eighteen dosees.
At this point O'Brien abruptly stop
ped his examination and hurried with
his co-counsel into private room. DR..
Hupp was left in the witness chair
Noon recess was called before the
defense was ready to resume.
Wanted John to Die.
when Or. Hupp left the stand at the
conclusion of yesterdays session ne
had established the first direct ext
dence against Mrs. Schenk. The fam
ily plot theory was roughly handled
from the time the physician began
his testimony. The defense can hard
~ hope to shake Dr. Hupp's DELHI
crate recital of his conversation with
Mrs, Schenk, in which he quoted her
as saying:
Perhaps ! would be mere satisfied
If John were to die
The defense late yesterday hurried
~ summoned two more physician wit
nesses. Dr. s. l.. Jepson and DIR. J, J,
osborne. They are to be used, IL was
announced, In combating certain
points of Or. Hupp's testimony. espe-
cially with regard to the effect OF
arsenic in the human system.
But the Schenk defense has de-
clared it will not deny that some one
who ii does not know. gave the sick
packer poison. With that in mind
the belief that the two doctors vii
be used in bolsteruR up the insanity
plea seems more likely.
Will 60 on Stand.
Mrs. Schenk will go on the stand
This definite announcement was made
by her attorneys to-day. She will moi
be subjected to cross examination un.
til near the trial close, however
We are not in the least afrait
of any questions the State cares t.
ask" Attorney O'Brien said to-day
Precautions were taken this morn
/ ing to prevent a repetition OF yes
I terdays confusion in the court room
| when one woman was knocked down
! a man robbed and another woman!
/ shoe lost in the fight for seats
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-01-11
LIBRARIAN HANDS IN
HIS ANNUAL REPORT

State Librarian McIiwaine deliver
ed his annual report at the Cover
npr's office "Wednesday The Cover
nor had Just left for Petersburg, from
which place he went TO Roanoke, and
DR. Ilpaine's report was not given
cut for publication.
The Librarian stated there we're sev-
eral things of Importance in the re-
port. but he did not feel at liberty
Ia mention them until the chief eN-
ecutiye had gone over the document
Governor Mann will return 10 Rich
mond from Roanoke Saturday and the
report will probably bc made public
then. Dr. McIiwaine's review Of the
year completes the lists of annual re-
ports Of the State Offices,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-01-11

The Independent order R'Rith Sho-
iom held Its regular meeting Sunday
night In Fraternity Han. The pros
perity of the lodge is evidenced by
the records submitted By the retiring
officers The membership has increas-
ed and the finances are in an excel
lent condition.
The following officers were chose n
for the ensuing year. l.. Stein, deputy:
NJ. Goldstein, president: .. henner.
president; NJ Kaminsky. treas
urer; j. Ediss. recording secretary: l..
Rhodes, financial secretary: J. Bicof.
outside. guard; Ia.- Carp, physician; b.
Jacobs. n. Weinstein and s. Rutten-
berg. trustees. At the Installation OF
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-01-11
TRADING IS DULL
|. WITH NO FEATURE
PRICE CHANGES CONFINED TO
SMALL FRACTIONS AND ABOUT
EVENLY DIVIDED.

NEW YORK, Jan. 11.--Trading at
and after the opening of the stock
market to-day was without feature.
price changes being confined 10 small
fractions and about evenly divided
between unimportant gains and
losses.
Fractional declines in few stocks
marked the trading in the first hour.
Governments unchanged; other
bonds firm.
After the first hour there was "a
decided Improvement in the tone and
prices in the last half OF the fore
noon, joined in a general upward
movement.
The tone became heavy in the af-
ternoon, with pronounced weakness
displayed in a number of specialties.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-01-11
Lieutenant Alexander Returns.

Lieutenant W. II. Alexander Ander-
son, who is spending Il furlongh at his
home In this city. and who spent sew
eral weeks in Panama gives an IN
structiye account of the Improvement
in health conditions in the Panama ca-
nal zone since the determination of the
mosquito and the f!r Cleanliness has
been the death warrant for the fly, and
the use OF oil on the pools OF standing
water which contain wiggletaiis. from
which the mosquitoes evolve, has
sounded the death knell for these pests.
Lieutenant Anderson believes that by
these same methods Richmond could he
freed from these disease spreading In.
spCfS
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-01-11
SUIT WILL TEST
PURE FOOD LAW
JOHN W. FLETCHER ALLEGES
THAT CREAM PUFTs MADE
CHILDREN ILL.

Ivan Mueller, baker at 410 West
Dread street. 10 named as defendant
IN two suits for damages which will
iikelg test the State pure food laws.
Damages In the sum Of S4,5ea IL ask
"a in. both suits, which have been
filed In the Law and Equity Court
The first is filed In the name of
Grace v. Fletcher. a four-year- old in
FAINT. who sues through her father.
John w. Fletcher, as next friend.
The other action il similar In char
aeter. and IL In the name OF Josephine
II. Fletcher.
Mr.. Fletcher alleges that his two
chiidEen were made violently III by
eating aorpe cream puffs purchased
from the baker. and have since con-
tinued In bad health. The cream puffs
were purchased on October Is. 1910
the petition states
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-01-11
No Imtention a Rcsigning.

WARRINGTON, p. G., Jan. liz
absolutely and ridicuiously untrue"
was the way Secretary of the Treas
ury MaeNeagh to-day characterized
the rumor that his resignation had
been accepted by President Taft and
that former Governor HA-rick, 81
Ohio, had been chosen to succeed him.
Il have not resigned and have
no intention Of doing so. at least not
in the near future" Secretary Mac
Veash declared. II have no idea
where the report originated
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-01-11
DR.. STEVENSON TO
REMAIN IN SENATE

DIR. Stevenson. member Of the House
of Delegates from the district COM
prising York, Warriek, James City and
williamsburg has announced his in
tention of running again. He had de-
TERMED to retire at the end of his
present term. but his friends, Sheriff
Curtis declares made the pressure
too strong for him to remain out of
politics.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-01-11
HOPES, PRAYs AND RELIEVES
LODGE WILL BE ELECTED

BOSTON, MASS. Jan. -ColonaI
Theodore Roosevelt hopes, prays and
believes" that United States Senator
Henry Cabot Lodge will be returned
to his seat in the national Senate.
The former president made this stats-
was asked for some statement on the
senatorial situation In Massachusetts,
He refused further oomma1A
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-01-11
COAL COMPANY Is SUED
BY CITY OF RICHMOND

John NJ. King, trading as the kicn-
mond Coal Company. and the Empire
State Surety Company were named
defendants Wednesday in 81 suit en-
tered by Assistant City Attorney Ar
derson in the city Circuit Court on
behalf of the city Of Richmond The
suit. which is an action of debt, is
designed TO recover on bond OF
$l,00a.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-01-11
SHERER APPOINTED
MEMBER OF BOARD
&. IL q. CLAIM AGENT SUCCEEDS
MIR. HARRIS, OF BLACKSTONE,
.sS PENITENTIARY DI.
RECTOR

Governor Mann Wednesday APP
pointed l.. l.. Sherer, general claim
agent OF the Chesapeake and Ohio
Railroad, u member of the board Of
directors of the State penitcnttary.
Mr.. Sherer will succeed Mr.. J. Al.
Harris. OF Blackstone. Sottoway coun-
~, whose resignation from the board
was received by the chief executive
last week. In his letter OF resig-
nation MIR Harris declared that his
business and other private affairs
made such heavy demands upon his
time that he could no longer continue
his duties as a member OF the board.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-01-11

An ail-day meeting will be held
Thursday In the West End Mission, SOS
West Cary street. Services will he held
as follows: 90 A. NJ, service for
prayer and Bible reading. 3 Z. NJ,
meeting for divine healing; F. NJ. ho-
illness revival. All are welcome at
these special mission services.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-01-11
GETS THREE YEARS FOR
SHOOTING SWEETHEART

Especial to The Richmond Nirginian.l
STAUNTON. VA, Jan. 11.-Robert
Carr, negro, for maliciously shoot
ing izetta Cahell to whom he was pay
ing court, was convicted in the cor
poration court and sentenced to three
years In the pententary.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-01-11
PRICES RULE EASY
/ IN COTTON MARKET

NEW YORK, Jan. 11.--At the OPEN
ing cotton was easier, to points
lower. Shortly after the call. covering
by sellers on the early upturn OF yes
terday gave the list some support, but
there was no Improvement In the un-
dertone and prices later ruled easy
Prices: January, s14.S1m14.S2:
March, s14.s2a14.ss: May, l4.a5914.as.
July. $14sSGf4sS; September, S13.T5D
1877: October. 1895.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-01-11
WEATHER CONDITIONS.

tbs mid weather everything The MIS-
eastward causing marked rise in
temperature throughout the Atlantic
Coast states. This change to warmer
Is being followed by falling tempera-
ture which is caused by the eastward
advance of the most severe cold wave
OF the winter In the upper Mississ-
ippi Valley this morning tile tempera
lures are below zero and from Mani
toba to the Canadian Rockies they
range from 80 to 40 degrees below. An
extensive area Of precipitation is fol-
lowing the cold wave
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-01-11
TWO NEGROES BURNEn;
NOT EXPECTED TO LIVE

Two negroes. r. J. Lucas and Geo.
Taylor. were burned in an accident on
branch of the G.. e. 4 o. railroad
Wednesday afternoon. They were
brought to the City Home, 1t il
thought they will die.