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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-16
JUDGE DELIVERS
LECTURE TO JURY
Declares Punishment Melted Out
Nothing Like What Pris-
oners Deserve.
oners Deserve.
Especial to The Times-Dispatch.l

lSDeClal TO Inc llmeE-D1Spat ten.
Bristol. Va, December ia sensa-
tional feature of the present term of
the Circuit Court at Abingdon was a
pointed lecture to the jury that tried
the criminal cases by Judge +. Is. Hut
ton, the presiding judge. After re-
viewing the nature of each case and
impressing It's gravity upon the jury.
Judge Hutton declared that the pun
ishment meted out in most cases was
nothing like what the prisoners de-
served. He told the jury that the peo-
pie OF the county had little to hope
for In meeting the ends of Justice un-
less the juries upheld the court in
melting out just punishment to GRIM
ianls.
In view of the determination of
Judge John a. Buchanan TO retire from
the State Supreme Court bench at the
expiration OF his present term, due to
Ill health. Judge Archer a. phlegar,
of Bristol, and Judge Frank B. Hut
ton. of the Circuit Court of Washing
ton and Smyth counties. are promi-
nently mentioned for tho position.
The friends of Judge Phlcgar ut his
former home in Montgomery county,
will urge him for the place lie for
merly served for a brief term on the
Supreme Court bench, and is rcHa rded
as one of the ablest jurists IN the
state. Judge Hutton is said to have
expressed his desire to be elevated to
the position.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-16
UNIVERSITY GETS
VALUABLE BOOKS
Gift to Medical Department by
B. Rand Wexford. of
Richmond.
Especial TO The Times. Dispatch. !


Charlottesville Va, December 10
President Alderman announced to-day
the gift to the medical department OF
the University of Virginia OF q valua-
bic and rare collection of medical
books by b. Rand Wexford, of Rich
mond. Some of these books are medi-
cal classics and others are treatises.
which. in few years, Will be curiosi-
ties. for very few medical libraries
have copies Of them. They arc of
students.
John S. Wexford, of Richmond. Some
ford. OF Richmond. and others be-
longed years ago to Dr. John S. Well
ferd's grandfather DR.. Robert Well
ford. of Fredericksburg.
Undergraduate students OF the Uni
vcrsity of Virginia are eligible this
year to compete for the Sl0O William
NJ. Baldwin prize. offered by the Ma
tionnl Municipal League, which held
It's annual meeting In Richmond last
month. y condition of the competition
is that only undergraduate students
in colleges and universities where are
offered distinct courses in municipal
government may try for the prize.
This condition Is met this year at the
university by the courses offered In
political science.
The competition Will take the form
of essays on the subject, The Appoint
ment of Higher Municipal Officers by
the Merit System The tire limit is
March Is. 1913.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-16
ASSESSED LANDS
HAD NOEXISTENCE
Auditor Scores Buchanan Officer.
Sidelights on Details of
His Report.

Auditional evidence of plain speakin.
81 the annual report OF State Auditns
T., ~ Donohoe, Just issued is found
rai9e OF real estate other than minerni
iahdS and standing timber, assessad
tabl the tb land u books for 1911. In this
the e enere is shown for each county
tue valuation placed on land, town
lots and buildings. 'o"n
me table leaves Buchanan coun,,,
ex rtlin, save Tor few town lots In
summation, the Auditor says: .sFiguraa
Tor Buchanan county relating TO real
estate are taken from 1910 land books
because the land books of that coun.
~ for 1911 contain assessmants "a
large tracts of lands which have n o1
existence in fact, therefore, to use
those figures in this table would 6s
misleading" -
No payment, 1t is understood has
oeen OF will be made to the commits
sloner as fees for listing of this land.
License Receipts. '-
In the table detailing license taxoa
Il is found that the licenses other than
iiquor assessed in the various coun-
Ties and cities amount to S697.4677o,
Is 1891 ,2l1.aS. The latter Is grea ter
than that liquor license total of the
preceding year. when 1t was $500
aya,ii. There are more saloons In vir-
Suliu IMAM a year ago.
Criminal charge tables show that
In criminal expenses the city of Nor
LOlk leads the state. with S3S,11S 49,
richmond, with twice Norfoik's pom
ulation. Is close behind. with ssS,-
o99. 81. Third is Norfolk county. with
$lI,o622l Charles City is the small
est. with s142o5.
Liquor dispensaries settle with the
state separately. depending upon tho
act authorizing each case. In most in
stances small percentage of the net
receipts Is paid the State in lieu or
taxes These receipts are not included
In tho liquor license fgures already
given.
Emporin has the most prohta BILE H..
quor dispensary, sending to the State.
FOR Its share during the year the sum
OF $3.416o1. 1t seems that Abingdon's
business. has fallen off a great deal
since saloons were opened In Bristol,
for the states part from that town is
now only s2,033.41. against s4,a75.IS
two years previously. Other dispen-i
saries paid as follows: Bedford, So
444.49: Boydton, s677.25: CORTLAND.
SSO4.02: F'nrmville. s2,936.97; Leigh Dis
trict. s62l.33: Martinsvllle, sl.7S7:
Ridgeway, s26l.4+; scottsville. 1,262.51
Nirgtlina. S317.7l; Waverly. SI.o7s3S
Total S17,040.72.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-16
Circuit Court of Annnuls,

The United states Circuit Court OF Appeals
reconvened yesterday morning at le:3O
o'clock with Circuit Judges Golf and Pritch-
ard and District Judges Boyd. Mcdowell,
Conner and Smith In attendance.
Court announced and handled down its
opinion In the following case:
No. l022-Statc OF Maryland, 10 use OF
James V. Pryor ct al, appellants and APP
peiiccs VS.. Andrew Miller ct al. appellants
and appellccs. and Mayor and City Council
OF Baltimore. and Board of County Com
missioners OF Baltimore county, appeliecs:
cross appeal from the District Court at
Baltimore. Nd Opinion by Judge WaddiIl
Decree OF District Court affirmed except so
far as II relieves the city o! Baltimore from
liability and reversed as to this, and cause
reminded.
". @. Beser OF Columbia s. c.. and
Roland Macfarlan. OF Darlington, S. c.. were
admitted TO practice in this court
The following case was argued:
No. l0j6-Actna Life Insurance Company.
Of Hartford Conn. plaintiff in error, vs.
BENJAMIN l.. Outlaw, defendant in error; in
error TO tho Circuit Court. at Florence, s
G.. Cause argued BY W. q. Beiser Of CO.
lumbet. for the plainIin in error. and by
Roland Macfarlan. of Darlington. and p A.
Wilcox and +. l. WILCOX. OF Columbia, for
the defendant in error and submitted
Court adjourned until this morning al
1880 o'clock.
To-day being conference day there will be
no cases In the call for argument
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-16
Remarkable Christmas
Present

Among the curious Christmas pres
ents of this year will be one for man
OF national reputation. which has been
all year in the making.
Way last January the present was
decided upon. and q friend OF the prom
inent gentleman requested the Burrello
Press Clipping Bureau, OF New York,
to watch every paper In America and
to take up every Item which appeared
concerning the man.
The clipping bureau people followed
tory of one year In the life Of this
especial man.
The history ends just after election.
and the 20,642 newspaper items found
include everything from q three-line
editorial mention to full-paKe Illus
tratod storios. These havs been mount.
ed on 5000 great sheets of Iriah linen
paper and bound into threo massive
At the head of oseh item is tho nams
and date OF paper clipped from, thiS
information having IOeH put In with G
serted SeUe 'g amount to 1ts's5a ofuA 'hus In
In actual time. very strict record
| of which has been kept. the work has
| required siEty-four working days
throughout the year. and has kent in
, employment during that time thirty
people, as readers. clippers. sorters
mounters and binders. Every news
paper of Importance Ia represented.
the unique orders which get into tfs
Burrelle Bureau. for the extent 10
which clippings are used by individuais
and by bcitress concerns seems to be
remarkable III
There are many people In private as
we'll as In public life who need press.
Clippings and don't know II. 1t might
be we'll for them to look up this man
Burreile. who Is said to be SO we'll
known that n letter simply addressed
"Burrelle. New York" will reach him
With no delay. sa.s
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-16
EXTRA POSTAL CLERKS
Post Office Ready TO Handle Heavy Christ
mas Mails

Extra clerks and carriers TO aid in the
handling of the heavy Christmas mails will
nc placed on duty in the post-office and
Stations a and Monday morning. 1t Is
not expected that the rush will actually be-
gin until next Tuesday or Wednesday, but
Postmaster Edgar Allan. Jr.. intends 10
have ample facilities to quickly cope with
the situation.
new feature of the work OF collecting
the Christmas mall this year will be hourly
collections from the star" boxes in Broad
Street. These boxes extend from Harrison
to Eighth Street. One wagon will make
trips each hour. THIS will be done because
most OF the holiday shoppers patronIze the
boxes between these points.
One OF the big basement rooms OF the
post-office has been equipped to take caro-
OF the overflow OF packages. most OF which
will be delivered by special carriers.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-16
CAUGHT IN ACT
Of ROBBING SAFE
Especial to The Times Dispatch. !

Salisbury, y. c., December Is
Caught in the act of robbing a safe in
the store of George II. Shaver, In Sails
bury, at midnight last night. Ben Hud-
son, a young white man, was lodged
in Jail here to-day. He had been en-
ployed by firm formerly occupying
the store building, had a key 10 the
door, and knew the combination on
the safe. Money had been missed fire.
quently, and Deputy James Krider
stood watch. catching Hudson at the
midnight hour. C. D. Watkins. a mem
Der of the firm, formerly In the store.
was implicated in a confession by Hud-
son, and was also arrested Both men
are held for trial.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-16
withdrnrs From state.

The Capital Fire Insurance Company
OF Concord. y. H., has reinsured Its
business in Virginia vNh the Milwau-
kee Mechanics Insurance Company. of
Milwaukee. Wis. and has withdrawn
from the state An order was issued
yesterday allowing II to secure $4,000
OF bonds on deposit with the State
Treasurer The Milwaukee concern
has placed $4,000 of bonds on deposit.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-16
VIII Sign II To-Day.

non OF an Administrative Board for tho
nahhsement OF tho business affairs ~ tha
eIty' now IN the hands OF Council commit
IS was ensross"d yesterday by CITY clerk
zen zen l. August and viii be presented 10 m.
Ma!o OF ior MS approval this morning. Tn.
sh s.ossed copy has been attcs;ed by Presi
ell, and President Robert WHIT, ,
nv M Doard OF Aldermen. and is an i,npo.ins
, LOOKING Document The Mayor has inaica,sS
~ ms an,ehuon of signing the paper. provided,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-16
BURNS MAY PROVE
. FATAL TO WOMAN
Especial to The Times-pispatch.

Crewe. Va. December 15.-Slrs. Mani
m1ie Graves was badly burned this
morning at tho home Of Mrs Dick
Marshall, with whom she has been liv-
ing for some time. She was dressing.
and a part OF her clothing came in
contact with the heater and she was
found enveloped IN flames, She is not
expected to live. She has no imme-
diate relatives, having lost a son and
daughter this year.
a. civic Improvement league. having
for its object the betterment OF the
school and town, was organized Tues
day evening at the Y. NJ. C.. "A, Mrs.
Thomas J. Ceilings was elected presi-
dent. h Il r ~ : N ~ F
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-16
POLICE COURT CASES
Man Charged With Robbing store of Lead
Eoil sent On Il Granl Jury.

Man Charged With Robbing store of Lead
Foil Sent On to Grand Jury.
NJ. (. Miles was called In Police Court
yesterday morning to answer 10 the charge
OF having pickles and mustard stolen from
the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company
in his possession. The hearing contin-
ued by Justice Crutchne!d TO December 80.
jeremiah Douglas. colored, charged with
having broken Into the store of Radcliffe &
Tanner and stealing therefrom u quantity
OF lead foii and safety razor. was sent
on to the grand Jury.
Beverly Morton, charged with shoo,ins
Robert Yancey with intent 10 kill. was
fined So.
Ben Mayo. charged with stealing So from
the person o! William Hooper, was sent
on the grand Jury.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-16
File brief In hook C,,e.

BY an order Issued yesterday by the
state Corporation Commission. the at
torneys for the Commonwealth and for
the American Book Company are given
sixty days in which TO file tJeir briefs
in the matter of the rule Intended to
enforce collection of foreign license
fees.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-16
GET UP FISH REPORT
Commission VIII Have Meeting Here
Next Wctlncn,iuy

For the purpose OF preparing It's an
nual report and OF getting 1t In shane
for the printer the State Commission
OF Fisheries has been called to meet
In this city on December 90. Much Of
tho data has been gathered and is In
shape, large portion having been
printed in The Times Dispatch more
than a month ago
1t has been stated by Commissioner
Lee that the season for fish and oysters
Tor the past year was fairly good. the
Industries incidental thereto growing
apace in most lines.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-16
Governor 10 Make Speecb,,

Governor Mann. who is now in New
York TO attend the marriage of his
nephew. DR., Herbert Mann. and Miss
Agnew, will stop in Philadelphia on
his retpurn 10 deliver an address on
Monday night before the New Jersey
Society of Pennsylvania.
On December % the Governor Will
deliver an address at Charleston, S. C..
before the New England Society iof
Charleston
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-16
SMALL SUM TAKEN
FR0MP OST-OFFICE
Especial 10 The r.mes.p!spa,eh. ,

Emposia Va. December l5-Thc post
oH!ec OF GaskiHs. this county. was bur
s'afiEed last night. A small sum OF money
vas taken from tho cash drawer The
'h.eHes arc supposed 10 have been nesroe.
VINO !lvs In ths neghoorhood
B!oodhounds failed 10 locate tho nou,a
u neh ty ths burglars in thcir escape
ih!a is the third time the Ciaskins po,t
oHlSe mas been robbed within fye years
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-16
News of South Richmond

will preach at both services. taking for ais
mernins theme The Power OF Faith" and
a, night The Crown OF Life" Mrs oscar
Is. Harris, OF charlottesville. and j. Rem
ner VIII sing at the morning service, .GlysI
Me lhinc Heart" At the evening service
quartets and choruses by the choir ~
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-16
ReauIrition Hnnor.d

requis!tion from Governor John
*. Tener. OF Pennsylvania, for the per-
son OF Lloyd Thornhill vas honored
yesterday. Thornhill is in jail at
LynchburG. and Is wanted In West
moreland county. Pa. for murder
Officer John a. Gilmore came to Vir-
ginia for the prisoner.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-16
THE LAx-Fas WAY.

II you had q medicine that would
.Itrengthen the liver. the stomach, the kid
neys and the bowels and nj the same time
make you strong with q systemla tonic
don't you believe YOU would soon he well?
That's "The Lax-Fos Way"
We ask sou to buy the frat bottle on the
druggist Ia Soll ron tho second. .ll
II keeps your whole nsidex right
There ia nothing elHe made like Lax E'oa
EsMapesS thA .Eans-.1AH.EgQAzAaYA
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-16
THE WEATHER.

forecast; For N1rgInia-Rain Satur-
Sun,,, .noosrnte east to southeast yvinds:
S"nda! clearing and colder
for North Caroiinn-RaIn Saturd
, mnrcr central portions sunday Glen,
ing nhd colder; moderate southr..t ~
s an. Winds becoming northwest sun.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-16

Pen

The one gift that he is bound
to apPreciate-delight in day by
day-for years to come.
You may select here from
Richmond's largest assortment Of
Fountain Pens all styles of Water
man. Conklin. Moore. Sterling and
Boston Safety Pens.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-16
Pnx nnIIs Anprnred.

The Council Committees on Improve
ment of the James River, Street Clean
ing and Markets held brief meetinsg
last night for approval of pay rolls
and other business of a routine char
acter.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-16
Ask YOaaf- Doctor

No sense in running from one
doctor to anotherl Select the
best one, then stand by him.
No sense in trying this thing,
that thing, for your cough. Care
fully, deliberately select the best
cough medicine, then stick to it,
Ask your doctor about Ayers
Cherry Pectoral for throat and
b,pf Sroj,hloc 10. Aver Co,
ioAAes lOSofSS. Lowell, Nen
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-16
Indinns Dying ON in Alnrka.


President Taft had n conference to-
day with Bishop p. 7. Rowe, of the
Episcopal Church of Alaska, intro
duced by Rev. DR.. Cotton Smith. OF ST.
Johns Church. this city. Bishop Rowe
came all the way from Alaska to make
plea for the dying and destitute In
dians OF that Territory. He told tho
President that the natives of Alaska
Indians and Esquimaux. are dying off
80 fast that In few years they vii!
be extinct unless there Is prompt help
from the government. Bishop Rowe
stated that the Alaska natives. who
have been dwindIing in number at
terrific rate for years are living In
email Isolated places. away from edu-
cational Influences and medicines. The
game laws of the Territory have great
~ restricted them in the accumulation
of winter supplies, and they are not
only being killed off by disease, but by
actual hunger.
Bishop Rowe, who was sent to Sec
rctary Fisher by the President. advo-
Gates the grouping together of the ma
tives in parts Of the Territory where
they can be given a wise supervision
by government agents. trained TO work
and" to become self supporting. They
are not lazy, he said. but need direc-
tion and supervision until they learn
what is to their best interests.
The Alaska clergyman, whose story
greatly interested the President, hopes
30 get action from Congress at the
coming session.
Artist Painting Tafrs Portrait.
President Taft this afternoon gave
sitting TO Arthur Halmi, the Hun
Earian artist of New York. for n por-
trait to be painted for the Hungarian
Republican Club Of that city. This
club. which has often Entertained Re-
publican Presidents wants Mr.. TIfts
picture among the others.
Joaquin Mendez. the new minister
from Guatemala. presented his creden-
tials to President Taft this afternoon
end the two exchanged Fluctuations.
ii. Clay Evans. former Commissioner
Education and Health in Chattanooga.
mcnt there, saw the President
President Taft and his Cabinet were
treated to an ocular demonstration to-
day of just how the battleship Maine
was blown up in Havana harbor.
Rear-Admiral Vreeland, u. g.. NJ, and
Chief Constructor r. NJ Watt, both
members of the Maine investigates
foard, put on the show, and the CATH
net was intensely interested in the en-
hibition. The model of the Maine con-
structed In Havana and brought to this
country by the investigating board
was used In the demonstration 1t
shows the Maine as she was before the
explosion and as she lay in the mud on
the bottom of the harbor afterward
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-16
- ? -
.PRESIDEnTGROWS
WEARY RUMORS
His Friends A1lege That Mis-
representation Has Been
Deliberate.
EFFORT TO DlscREOIT HIM
Denial From Leaders Said to Be
Aligned Against Renomi-
nation.
EFFORT TO DlscREDlT HIM

Washington. D. c.. December Is
TAFT supporters who daily visit tho
White House are beginning to show
irritation over what they claim is a
Systematic Misrepresentation concern
ing the attitude of various Republican
leaders toward the President They
frankly admit that there Is some oppo-
sition to the President on the part OF
Republicans. but they point out that
no Republican has ever been nomina ted
10 lead his party without opposition
prior to that nomination. They do
claim. however. that the opposition Is
1aBt lesHening. and declare that sew
eral months before the convention Is
held the Republicans of tho country
Will be virtually united upon the Pres.
tdent for the campaign TO follow.
The hint Is conveyed that a set OF
Hen or un organization is spreading
many OF the runors OF luminosity 10 mo
President. regardless OF the truth OF
these rumors. and with the idea that
tho truth will not be able TO overtake
1alsehoods, although the falsehoods
may accomplish tho purpose of causing
classification and distrust
Z, INSTANCES Cited.
4 4 number of instances were given bv
IA prominent man to-day OF this ailxged
campaign OF deliberate misrepresen Ia.
ZION. The game began several weeks
ngo." he said, with the story that SEN
htor Crane or Senator Nelson had writ
fen Ex-Presldent Roosevelt a letter
urging him to allow his name to be
nsod az candidate for the Republican
nomination Both these men called on
PRESIDENT Taft and gave the yarn
Knockout blows. Then came the story
that Senator Pcnrose would not de-
ciare for TAFT, which the Pennsylvania
statesman promptly put out OF business
by announcing himself for Taft The
next instalmcnt was that Governor
Foerhardt, OF Minnesota, opposed the
president This. of course, was prompt
ay denied by the Minnesota Governor.
Following IN quick succession, de-
malls being prompt. were stories that
Representative Willis, OF the Eighth
Ohio District, had said the Prcsiden,
could not carry that State; that Frank
khox. Republican State chairman of
Michigan. has said he would hold aloot
from TAFT and that Sam Perkins, Re-
publican national committeeman of
Washington. had said his State was
against TAFT on top OF this was the
etory from New York that State Chair
man William Barnes was out against
tart. promptly and cmphatically denied
by the astute politician from Albany.
1t mas been G good many presi-
dental years since so many false
storits were circulated but | do not
believe they are serving the purposes
Of The people putting them out"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-16

John Parham (negro) WAS released
from jail day or two ago. after serv-
Ing term for assault and beating q
colored woman. Yesterday he beat up
the woman again, and. forcing her to
accompany him outside tho city,
threatened to kill her and make "an-
other Beattie case" OF II. The police
had heard Of Parhams threats, and,
following quickly. arrested him be-
fore he could carry his threats into
execution. Ho was sent to jail for
sixty days this morning.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1911-02-26
WANTED HELP-MALE AND
FEMALE.

WAITRESS tout Of town.. $4,000
per mo. room and board: chamber
maid tout Of town.. $4,000 per mo.
room and board: man cook (out Of
town. $4,000 per mo. Call at office
Sunday. Monday, between 1880 ana
1900 O'Clock. Waitress (city), $4,000
pr mo. and board: woman house
work: good mixer. Phoenix Employ
ment Agency. Phone Overland 651.
- East Adams St. DIM