davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-03-06
MYSTERY ENsHROUDEO
MOTOR CAR ACCIDENT
But THE FACTS COME TO LIGHT
THROUGH TANGLED WEB OF
CIRCUMSTANCES.

Why an air of mystery should be
thrown about an auto accident that
occurred on West Franklin street In
front OF the Jefferson Hotel late Sat
urday night Is not clear to those in
possession OF the facts In the case.
Though 1t was reported that = we'll
dressed man who refused to give his
name was Knocked down and run
over by an automobile driven by joy
riders, II develops that the injured
man was J. Y. Williams. OF Alexan-
dria. and that he Was struck by.
machine driven by A. L. Straus, OF
eli West Grace street.
Mr.. williams. II appears, had Just
aliGhted from an auto to enter the
lin struck him. He was knocked down
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-03-06
REVENUE AhO EXPENSE
BOTH SHOW INCREASE
CHESAPEAKE q OHIO RAILWAY
ISSUES COMPARATIVE STATE.
MENT FOR JANUARY.

The Chesapeake & Ohio Railway
Company has just issued statement
Of revenues and expenses Tor January.
Revenues for the month amounted
to s2.S35.l13.53, against $2.541,S5G0i
for January, 1910. The operating ex-
pensee increased from $1.510.317.17 to
This leaves the net OPP
Grating revenue $922,1s2.e8, as COM
pared with si,031.6S4.se in 1910, a
loss Of III per cent.
For the seven months from July /
to January 81 the operating revenues
increased per cent and the operat-
ing expenses 30 per cent The net
operating revenue decreased 7 per
cent. and the proportion of expenses
to gross earnings increased 10 per
cent.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-03-06
FALL FROM HORSE
RESULTS IN DEATH

Especial to The Richmond virginian.)
MANASSAS, VA, March s.--Roy
Adamson. eldest son of Rev. and Mrs.
r. j. Adamson, of Manassas. died at
the home OF Blair johnson. near
warrenton last night, of tuberculosis
The funeral will take place from the
M. e. church, South. tomorrow az
ternoon. Rev. w. r. Cover officiating,
and the interment win be In Manas-
sas cemetery. Some time ago Mr..
Adamson sustained a fall from a
horse fracturing a rib which pune
tured his lung. causing frequent hem
orrhages, which finally resulted In his
death.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-03-06
ORDERS ELECTION 4
IN POCAHONTAS
WITS" AND "DRYS'' Will AGAIN
LINE UP, MAY % BEING
.. /,
THE DATE.

Especial to The Richmond vlrginian.)
TA2EW ELL, VA, March ga
local option election was ordered at
PocahoDtas for the "a of MAY lay
Judge kegiey in the circuit court here
Saturday. II is stated that the dry
element in Pocahontas have ma
iority.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-03-06
REV. JAMES CANNON, ID. D..
breaches IN DURHAM

TRINITY COLLEGE, DURHAM,
n. c.. March s.--Rev. James Cam
non. Jr., ID. D., OF Richmond. Va. Ia
here visiting his son, James. who is n
student at Trinity.
DIR. Cannon preached at the Wash
ington Duke Memorial Methodist
Episcopal church in Durham yester-
day morning at the IL o'clock hour,
and last night he filled the pulpit of
Trinity Methodist Episcopal church,
preaching to large congregations.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-03-06
HUNT BEUTELL'S
BURIED FORTUNE

WINCHESTER, VA. March g.
Treasure hunters sre said TO have been
prowiing about the little farm of John
M. Beutell. q native Of Switzerland,
on the Valley Pike near this city,
since his death few days ago. 1t
Ia reported that ne left = comfortable
fortune burisd en his farm. NJ was
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-03-06
ESTABLISHMENT
OF NEW EPISCOPAL CHURCH

LYNCHBURG, VA, March Ga
letter has been received by Mayor G.
Brown from Bishop Randolph, of the
Southern Diocese of Virginia. of the
Episcopal church, approving the es-
tablishment OF new Episcopal
church at Rivermont.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-03-06
Judge Lowell Dies suddenly.

BOSTON, MASS. March e.---Judge
Francis c. Lowell. of ..he United States
Circuit Court, died suddenly at his
home here tao-day. He was a MEM
Der of the board of Harvard overseers
and a leader in educational circles
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-03-06
GRANITE SAVINGS AND
TRUST COMPANY FAILS

HAW RIVER, N. c.. March s.--The
granite Savings and Trust Company
has closed its doors, closely followed
wood Manufacturing Company, which
opersxes . big cotton mill here. had
agns inte voluntary bsniuuptey.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-03-06
CAMPAIGN OPENED
IN HENRICO COUNTY
SITUATION GROWING
INTERESTING WITH AN.
INDUCEMENTS or NEW
CANDIDATES.

With the campaign under way and
for Offices canvxssing erp-
port among friends and allies, the po-
utical fights In the arena Of Hspxino
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-03-06

p. j. Fishhurne. G. =. Davis, w. c.
Drummer and +. W. Michael
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1911-12-21
NEEDS SOME CLEARING UP
Suggestion of the President Certainly
Seems Worthy of Further
E~Iucidation.

Shortly before the organization Of
the steel trust the Carnegie Steel
company had reached a remarkable
stage of efficiency. Mr.. Carnegie told
the ways and means committee OF the
house in the tariff hearings that he
doubted whether there had ever be-
fore been so efficient an organization
In industry. The low prices at which
the Carnegie company was selling its
products and the panic of its com
petitors testified to the substantial
accuracy of his statement. When the
other manufacturers learned that Mr..
Carnegie was planning to branch out
into other lines, they organized the
rust, and paid him 5000, 000, 900 more
han he had expected to sell for the
previous year.
In connection with the presidents
message on trusts, the case Of the
Carnegie Steel company becomes of
especial interest.
Suppose, for instance, that the COM
Dany had enlarged its business and
aad continued underselling it's COM
o%etitors until it had forced them into
bankruptcy. Then it would have had
; virtual monopoly. How would COM
petition be maintained by law in such
) case?
Mr.. Taft has suggested that a COM
mission be named in the department
If commerce and labor to act as a
Sort of father confessor to the cor
norations and to notify them when
hey seemed in danger Of violating
he law. At what point would this
commission notify the Carnegie com
9any in the supposed case to put up
Is prices and to refrain from under
telling its competitors?
Or would the monopoly be permit
led to continue, so long as 1t kept
prices down and did not use unfair
means to club competitors out Of
business? And what would be "un
lair means?" How far would the com
pany be permitted, for instance, to
contract for the available ore output,
part of which would be needed by
possible competitors?
These questions are meant merely
TO suggest some of the problems that
must be confronted in working out a
solution along the lines indicated by
the president.
Evidently active governmental in.
%tervention is not going to be avoided
under Mr.. Taft's plan-unless the
present system Of futile supervision
by the courts is to continue.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1911-12-21
Taft's Growing Failure.

President Taft's interview Is evil
ience of his appreciation of the weak
less of his position before the coun-
Try. General Grant, when president,
vas credited with explanation Of GER
ain of his acts by saying that "des-
oerate diseases require desperate rem
sdies." In e~ndeavoring to justify
some Of the policies of his administra-
lion, by explaining, apologizing and
appealing, Mr.. Taft carries his ia
nous predecessors idea into practice.
He made a most %stupendous blum
Ter when he signed the Payne-Aldrich
tariff bill. He was forced by the re-
suits of last November's election to
Appreciate that fact.
Review of the results of his recent
,.oug trip shows him that his ire
nendous speech-making efforts have
1ot resulted in aiding his cause.
Now. he applies the desperate rem
sdy of an explanatory and apologize
interview to the desperate condition
Of his political prospects, His effort
IN that line is as significant a failure
as were his action on the tariff meas
ire and his utterances on his stump.
speech tour.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1911-12-21
(To BE c~oNTINUED.)
Short Weiaht.

How to persuade the blonde delica
lessen store clerk to remove her hand
from the scales when weighing cheese
and bologna. so he would get sixteen
ounces to the pound instead of twelve
or thirteen. was the problem con.
fronting the man who lunches late al
night In his own room.
TRY a few affectionate little pecks
at her hand with accompanying com.
%plimentary remarks and she will let
GO all right" said an experienced
friend.
The night after receiving that ad.
vice the man asked for a pound OF
smoked pork tenderloin. AS usual. the
blonde young woman rested her hand
on the scales to steady them, and,
hesitatingly, the man laid his palm on
her stubby fingers. When he got
home half an hour later and weighed
the pork tenderloin on his own scales
he found that he had eleven ounces
instead of the customary thirteen. But
strange to say. he was not angry,
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1911-12-21

AS ! spoke | swung the sergeant's
horse around to my side, where
could control him more readily.
There was no reply from the wom-
an, but | noticed she endeavored to
draw together the tapping cape of
her cloak. as though she felt chilled
by the wind and her figure seemed to
stiffen in the saddle.
1t came at last-not the sharp flash
of a musket cleaving the night in
twain, but merely the tall figure of
the sergeant, stealing silently out OF
the gloom like a black ghost, and
standing at our very horses heads.
"All clear, sir" he reported in a
matter-of-fact tone. But we shall
hev ter move mighty quiet. fer Their
main picket post amt more nor a
hundred yards ter the right o. Their
crossin'."
He did not remount, but, with reins
flung loosely over his arm, led the
way slowly forward. and carefully we
followed him.
What had become of the sentinel
did not know, respecting Craig's evil
dent desire for silence; but as we
drew nearer the White Briar road
sought in vain to pierce the dense
gloom and note some sign of a strug-
gle, some darker shadow where a
body might be lying. There was moth
ing visible to tell the story.
The sergeant walked without the
least hesitation across the open space,
! directly into the deep shadows oppo-
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1911-12-21
CHAPTER ~.
A Woman With a Temper.

- Womdn WIKI a ! empeTs
think we must have been fully an
hour at it, riding at no mean pace,
! and with utter disregard Of danger.
Although | knew little of where we
were, and nothing as to the condition
of the path we traversed, yet so com
| plete was my confidence in Craig that
| felt no hesitancy In blindly following
the pace he set. Then a black shape
doomed up before us SO suddenly that
1t was only by a quick effort | pre-
vented a collision. Even as | held
my horse poised half in air, per-
ceived 1t was Craig himself who
blocked the way.
What is 1t, sergeant"
IA picket, sir, at the end Of the
road" he said, quietly. Il kinder reck-
oned they'd hev some sort o. guard
thar, so ! crept up on the quiet ter be
sure. The TELLER helped me out a bit
by strikin' a match ter see what time
twas, or reckon I'd a walked over
him in Their dark"
Had we better ride him DOWN." |
asked, thinking only how rapidly the
night hours we're speeding and OF the
Importance Of the duty pressing upon
us.
mot with Their woman, SIR" he an
swered In a low, ~reproachful voice.
Besides we never could git through
without a shot, an If by any dern luck
1t should turn QUITO be a cavalry out
post-an' | sorter reckon that's what
1t is-why, our horses are in no shape
fer a hard run. You uns better wait
here, sir, an let me tend ter that soger
man quiet like. an then p'raps we uns
kin all slip by without a stirrin' up
Their patrol"
Well" said, reluctantly, yield
ing to what | felt was doubtless the
wiser course, and mechanically grasp
ing the rein he held out to me, "go
ahead. But be careful, and don't
waste any time. If we hear the sound
of a shot we shall ride forward under
spur" (,
All right, sir, but theren be no
fuss. fer | know Just whar 'ther Teller
IS"
Time seems criminally long when
one is compelled to wait In helpless
uncertainty, every nerve on strain.
Hold yourself ready for a sudden
start said. warningly to my com
panion. III there is any noise Of a
struggle yonder ! shall drive in the
spurs."
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1911-12-21

site, where the cross-road continued
to hold way. Crouching low in the
saddle, we followed him as silently
as though we were but spirits of the
night. Up the road | caught the red
CLEAN of a fire almost spent, and a
black figure crossed us, casting an odd
shadow against the face Of the rock
where it was lighted by the Pickering
red blaze. 1t was all over in a mo-
ment, a mere glimpse, but 1t formed
one Of those sudden pictures which
paint themselves on the brain and
can never after be effaced. | recall
yet the long shade cast by the mans
gun, the grotesque shape Of his flap
ping army overcoat, the quick change
in the silhouette as he wheeled to re-
trace his beat. But there was no
noise, not eve the sound Of his foot
steps. reaching us. Even as l gazed,
lying open at full length upon my
horse, we had crossed the open, and a
perfect tangle Of low bushes hid us
as completely as If we had entered the
yawning mouth of a cavern
A hundred yards or more of sharply
curving road densely lined with shrub
berry on either hand, and then Craig
swung into saddle and again gave
| spur to his horse.
I'VE must ride for 1t now" he said,
tersely. When tibet patrol makes
their round, them fellers will be after
us hot"
| urged my tired horse to a gallop,
pressing upon Craig's heels as closely
as | dared; nor did l glance back, for
| knew we'll that a dead picket was
lying somewhere by the crossroads.
and that his comrades would be heard
from before dawn, We were moving
bravely now; for the road under foot
grew better as we advanced, and gave
back the dull thud of soft earth in
stead of the rafting clang Of the
rocks We had been so long accustomed
to. Then. suddenly, my horse was
jerked almost to a standstill. the hand
upon his bit seemingly as hard as my
own, and wheeled in the saddle,
pressing my knees tightly to prevent
being thrown, only to perceive the
woman tugging desperately at the
lines.
What now" | asked sharply, and
in sudden anger | forced her to re-
lease her grasp, I'VE must ride, and
ride hard, madam, to be out OF this
Gordon by daylight"
Ride where?'
She faced me stiffiy, and there was
a slight sting in her voice, ! felt.
"Where?" | repeated; then partially
gathering my scattered wits: Why,
to the camp we are seeking. OF
course"
was conscious that her eyes ERE
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1911-12-21
At the Treasurer's Office.

It appears that the next national
Republican convention is to be held in
Chicago. The National committee
which usually decides such matters,
has not acted as yet, but one of it's
officers has settled everything and
all that its members will have to do
g to acquiesce. incidentally it is i'm
portant to note the fact that the all
powerful person referred to is Fred
W. Upham, treasurer.
When the treasurer of the Repub-
lean National committee says any
hing must be done it is useless to
protest or to ask questions. He moves
n a higher sphere than anybody else
ind the considerations that control
his judgments are not to be explained
IN detail to the groundlings.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1911-12-21
Disaster Repeated.

A notable salvage feat was accom.
plished at Queenstown harbor the 9th
er day when the huge Cunard liner
Ivernia, which struck on a submerged
reef at Daunt's Rock. Queenstown.
was relocated. The Ivernia is a $4,000
ton ship, 532 feet long, and her sal.
wage was no easy matter. After she
was beached in the harbor many Of
her compartments were flooded, and
at high tide there were six feet Of
water on her deck forward. The
weight Of the great ship carried her
down into the sand until some Of the
torn plating was buried. While the
divers were working on the lvernia
they found some timbers Of a ship
embedded in the damaged plating. The
Ivernia must have struck the rocks
at a point where some wooden yes
sci was wrecked years ago.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1911-12-21
We will halt where we are until you

We will halt where we are until you
return"
He swung forward his carbine
where it would be handy for instant
service and trotted ahead into the
darkness. The woman's horse, being
comparatively fresh and restless.
danced a little in an effort to follow,
but | restrained him with a light hand
on the bit. and We sat waiting in ST
lence.
was eager to be off. to make up
by hard riding the tedious delay of
this nights work, and constantly lis
tening in dread for some sounds of
struggle down the roadway. But all
remained silent until | could dimly
distinguish the returning hoof-beats
of the sergeant's horse; and SO anx-
ious vas ! to economize time that
was already urging u mounts for
ward when his shadow grew black in
front, and he wheeled in at my side.
mo picket, sir"
Very well, sergeant; when we
come to the turn you are to ride a few
rods in advance of us, and will set
a good pace. for we must make up
for all this lost time.
Very we'll, sir; here is the turn
to your right"
| could dimly distinguish the open
ing designated, and as we wheeled
into it he at once clapped spurs to his
horse and forged ahead. In another
moment he had totally disappeared,
and as l urged our reluctant mounts
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1911-12-21
"That Man Is Roosevelt"

What is to be the outcome? II
Taft is beaten in the convention, only
one man can beat him. That man is
Roosevelt. La Toilette cannot do it
There is no other candidate; there is
Nobody else with the essential quail.
hcations of a candidate.
All the elements of a divided and
1emoralized party would rally around
aim. The insurgents would accept
him as an insurgent. The standpat'
:ers would accept him as a standpat.
Ter who never lifted a finger against
IN extortionate tariff. The old-line
Republicans would find in his candi-
lacy a chance to save the United
States senate. Wall street would well
.ome him as the destroyer of the
Sherman law and the hope of Con
structive" legislation satisfactory to
big business.
The first thing to do, however, is
10 make Taft's case hopeless, and Mr..
Taft himself is attending to that.
Roosevelt will do the rest.-New York
World.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1911-12-21
A Do-Nothinu Session?

Senator Lodge is quoted to the eff
''ect that no tariff legislation will be
enacted at the session Of congress.
Other public men have been express
ing the fear that nothing whatever
will be done by the national legisla-
ture between now and next June.
Politics" will stand in the way of
business; the parties, factions and
groups will be playing for position
and thinking of the presidential cam
paign; capital and ammunition will
De busily manufactured, and the peo-
Plies affairs will be neglected.
We hope this forecast will be total
" belied and discredited. There
would be no reason, expediency or
good politics in a %do-nothing policy
Chicago Record-Herald.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1911-12-21
Not Real plsinteoratjon.

The president vigorously upholds
he settlement reached in the case Of
Se tobacco trust IS g. model for such
establishments. We are afraid the
sentiment of the country will not go
I'll the way with him hero This set
:lement left the same officers on the
!ieck Of the tobacco craft, with the
same crew under them. 1t makes RI
Inference IL the are nominally d.
5ided into fifteen oy twenty ships
companies, while in ieality they are
pne. They cannot be tnrced to mafo
war on onA another.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1911-12-21
Finally Admit the Truth.

1t took a good many years to get
he managers Of trusts to admit that
they were selling more cheaply
abroad than at home. 1t being i'm
possible to deny it any longer, the
:harge is now frankly admitted.
Judge Gary has said that the thing
was done, and that as a result it was
possible to run mills at a greater
capacity. In all the suggestions we
see nothing in regard to the tariff,
which makes it possible for the trusts
to make up for the cheap foreign
prices by soaking" Americans.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1911-12-21

knowledge. She had come to us unde-
sired and in darkness, her form en-
veloped in a cavalry cloak, her face
shrouded by the night. As to wheth-
err she was young or old had scarce
means oi knowing, saving only that
the tone of her voice and the graceful
manner Of her riding made me conf
dent that she had not lost the agility
OF youth. But beyond this vague Inn
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1911-12-21

Mr.. Jay of New Yosk told the ex-
act truth at the bankers convention
when he said that during the panic OF
1907 j. P. Morgan controlled the cred
1t of the whole country. If It comes
to a choice between j. p. M. and a
great central bank there are people
In the United States who will feel
like taking to the woods.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1911-12-21
Makes the Colonel Tired.

~ this agitation of the trust issue
makes theodore Roosevelt tired, He
settled the whole matter when he
saved the country BY permitting the
Tennessee Coal and Iron company to
take inside passage with the Steel
corporation.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1911-12-21
SYNOPSIS.

The story opens In a Confederase tent
at a critical stage of the Civil War. Gen.
Lee imparts to Capt. Wayne an important
message to Eongstreet. Accompanied by
Sergt Craig, an old army scout, Wayne
starts on his mission. The two, after a
wild ride, get within the lines of the
enemy. In the darkness, Wayne is taken
for a Federal officer who came to keep an
appointment.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1911-12-21
caution.

This looks like an exceedingly
good thing" Sanibad the Sailor said.
when he had discovered the thing
Now the thing to be done Is to real.
tie on this wealth before the conser
vationists get busy and police the
joh..'
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1911-12-21
CHAPTER v.
A Disaster on the Road.

To me she was merely a woman
whom it had become my duty to pro-
tect, and whatever Of ~chivalrous feel
ing | may have held toward her a
based upon nothing deeper than this
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1911-12-21
LocIcai Profession.

Why is II these seers always make
money!
rBecause II there wasn't money 81
4 ,hese aouldn', be any proita
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1911-12-21

do you believe NECESSITY is the
mother of inventicn7
Eyes. and she is also closely relas.
ed 10 the prornissory note.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1911-12-21
Laying Firm Hand Upon Her Horses Bit, Led Forth to Where Waited.

to more rapid speed all sound Of his
progress was instantly lost in the
pounding of our own hoofs on the
hard road.