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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-01
Hill--Byerley.

Especial 10 The Richmond Nireinian)
I'ARaINILIE. VA, June 30.--There
was q pretty home marriage celebrated
at the home or the bride, on High
Street. on Wednesday afternoon, when
Miss Marble. daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Edward Byerley became the bride Of
Mr. Clinton Hill. of Mississippi. the
Rev ". +. Proctor. pastor Of the bride,
officiating. Mr.. Albert Hill. Of Ala
bama brother Of the groom acted as
best man, and Miss Mollie B. Byerley.
sister OF the bride, was maid Of honor.
The wedding march was played by
Miss Matte Crute.
Mr. and Mrs. Hill left immediately
after the ceremony, for an extended
Northern tour. and win return TO New
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-01

trust for Mrs Elise Barksdale Wick
ham. wife or Henry r. wickhsm. At
her death II IL to he held for the
benefit OF ehr husband, II he survive
her. otherwise It is to be turned over
TO Mrs. Nielsham's heirs.
sale Buys Farm.
General William w. Sale. after
conaidera BILE time spent in n@gotia-
ton. has purchased a farm of 2s4
acres in Henrico county. and is now
engaged in moving In and taking
possession of~the property, The farm
is lust west of Lakeside Park. and
lies half a mile off Brook Road. There
is o nthe property handsome co.
lonial home Of some sixteen rooms,
and Il is in the very best possible
condition. There is every convenience
IN the. .hauaA. save that II has not
eral Sale said that the farm cost
about $4,000
Holly Springs Transfer,
Uoily Springs Lithia COMPANY of
this eity. has been bought out by
tba Broad Rock Mineral Springs Conn
panv, recently Incorporated con
Germ. having capital Of $3.50 600.
This now company has lust completed
the nurrhase Of the old Holly Springs
farm comprising 1870 acres, imme-
-tliateb surrounding the springs anu
opened negotiations with tho South ~
ern railroad for side track to lie
run into tho property.
II il aIse, proposed TO lay the land
around the Springs out SO rs 10 make
beautiful park Plans for q large
hot-ling house to DO established on
the property are row IN progress. and
To in
crease it's business tenfhld. The ship
rneut Of the water to New York. it is
said. has increased beyond AL eN-
pectatIons
The officers of the new company
are: J Preston Carson, president,
Thomas T. owen. secretary: Alex j
smith Of New. York city. treasurer.
r. J. Taylor OF Richmond, assistant
treasurer aud Joseph A. Giennon, gen
eral manager
The main Office Of the new company
will be Mt III Franklin Street, New
York cit.
The directors are the above OIL
GERS ard ] i. Montague. of Rich
moud. and Charles S. Mitchell, of New
York city.
This Agent is Active.
with the exception Of tbe several
deals noted there appeared to I've
something at q fuil in realty tFanSaC-
lions. although number of first rate
deals ere reported brewing. one
agent reports that lie is working on
several propositions aggregating more
than half million dollars and he is
confident OF putting them all through
Meanwhile he win continue TO keen
the surprise packages up his sleeve
not even taking the new spaper mcu
into Lis conddcucei
a report gained currency during the
week that w 4. Chesterman had
sold the Hanover Apartments at
Adams ard Franklin Streets for $780,
GOO but this was denied by MIR, Chess
terman He admitted, however that
be had been offered such an amount
for the property. NJ SAYS he is hold :
ing out for $l1S.000 and in fact has
already been offered that much I'm a
trade which did not suit him alto
gCthcr
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| com mission. He wrote the first let
ter. he said, after he MAD heard Segal
tell a party of business friends that
he was going to land his refinery on
the trust
Mr. Thomas had asked me about
Segal and his Camden reHnery years
before. gave him ali the facts /
could gather" said Mr.. Stetson, "and
he wrote me that they were turned
over to MIR. Havemeyer. Later segal
sold TO the trust but ] never got any
commission"
Mr.. Stetson told the committee that
George H. Earle Jr.. was the only
man that profited by the downfall of
Segal and Frank Nipple.
Charles G.. Harrison, one Of the
brothers who sold the Franklin re-
finegy OF Philadelphia 10 the Sugar
trust in 1892, testified that ne and
his brothers got 100000 IN stock
for their plant. The actual value was
about 5000. 600 and the stock re-
eeived would have brought close to
$4,000, GOO at that time.
Bonnpar1e 1ik Fiction.
BALTIMORE, June 3o.--~Charles J.
Bonaparte. former attorney general of
the United States, WAS asked today
If he had read the statement OF
George II Earle, Jr.. OF Philadelphia
tcstifNing before the fIardwick com
mittse that Mr.. Bonararte and Mr..
Roosevelt had ignored evidence pre-
scented against tho Sugar trust The
I former attorney general said he had
seen the head lines bu, had not read
the rest of the articles lie added:
4 am greatly Interested in contem-
porary fiction, and, Judging from ex-
I perience. ! should expect only that
form of literature from Mr.. Earle
The whole business is merely thresh-
ing over old straw. for sli the facts
We're made public months, indeed,
/ Years ago
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-01
LAND REFINERY
ON SUGAR TRUST
INTERESTING LETTERS ARE
READ BEFORE THE INvESTI-
eating COMMITTEE.

WASHINGTON. june 40 David S.
Ststson. "A cousin uf Washington Is.
Thomas, president Of the American
Sugar Refining Company, testified be-
fore the Hardwick committee today
that ha suggested TO the trust through
Mr.. Thomas, that 1t might purchase
the pennsylvania gSuger Company as
Adolpf segal.- the promoter was IN
financial trouble,
All the correspondence that $eok
place between Thomas and himself,
he said. was sent to the former, when
George II. Earle, Jr.. commenced his
suit in connection with the failure OF
the real estate trust company.
the Real Estate Trus, Compapy>
Thomas s, Fuller. attorney for the
American Sugar Refining Company
voluntarily read to the committee all
Of these letters. except enc that he
rsaid he had not been able TO locate
Erhe letters gave elabora.e information
about Segal and his financial affairs
Mr.. stetson was endeavurfng 10 ne
gctiate q sale SO thar ne could get
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-01
YOUNG PIANIST
CONSIDERED GENIUS

GfF~
In Winston Boiling. seventeen years
old, son Of Professor f. L. Boiling Of
t017 Floyd avenue, Hscnmond. has a
musical prodigy who probably ls
destined TO take rank with the fore
most piauists Of the day,
In a recent recital at the home OF
his father the youth exhibited mas
terry of the piano that was termed phe-
nomenal by the critics present AL
though student but few years, tho
youth has attained a rnesse which is
regarded as remarka bs-.
Al the recital he demonstrated his
ability TO inject fire and spirit into
his music by a heautifuI rendition of
Grand Polonaise" by chopin To
show his capability for sustained wrist
manipulation he gave "Tremolo," by
Gottsehalk. With Kuliak's Concert
Octave Study" the young pianist
startled his audience into applause
with fis rapid octave work. -
He also played. Brahms ''valse In
f, LISTS Regatta Veneziana" and
MacDoweils Concert Etude," rem
dering all OF the compositions from
memory.
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Ashland

Especial TO The Richmond yirginian.)
ASHLAND. VA. June 3o.-The
pastor of Duncan Memorial church.
Rev. Frank l.. Wells. will preach
al the morning service Sunday a ser
mon appropriate 10 Independence
Ills subject will be Christian Pa
triotism'' This will be Mr.. Wells
last sermon before his vacation. He
Will conduct. services at Kenwood
Sunday afternoond ard there will be
no evening service.
Rev. Or. II, II. Pitt. a former pas
tor who is greatly beloved here. will
fiji the pulpit of Ashland Baptist
church on Sunday He will speak
Sunday morning on the Baptist
Philadelphia.
Dr. and Mrs. Frank l.. Day will
leave on Tuesday for Baltimore.
where they will spend good part
Of their vacation.
Or, K +. Blackwell left Yesterday
for West View. Fauquier county.
whore he viii spend a few days re-
cuperating and fishing in Broad Run.
Miss Matte Dawson, who has been
visiting Mrs HAIL Carter. left this
Week for her home in Norfolk.
The three Ashland boys who grad
uated q, V. Y. /. this session have
all secured fine positions and left
Ashland yesterday for their new
homes. William Jenkins and Carroll
'wef#fget 20 20 Atlanta. Ga, TO work
for the a, r. and s. and Field Pros
ser goes TO Biueheld. w. Va, with
the Pocahontas Coal and Coke Com
panT.
Miss Barbara Redd OF Hyhla, Han
over county, is visiting her sister,
Mrs. Hill Carter,
Miss Page, of Cumberland county,
is the guest of her sister, Mrs a. r.
Guiibert.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-01
DEAL INVOLVES
$4,000 OUTLAY
REUBEN BURTON GETS sse,0eo ron
VALUABLE CARY STREET
PROPERTY.
WAREHOUSE IS 5 OLD
GENERAL sAfE Htxs TARMIN HEN
moo At COST or s.5.0oo-~Hol-
~ SPRINGS CHANGES
HANDS.

Finishing touches were rut or u %
s7eofs del g7vo STADiLN CHrpHIU
iaE deals dnrlng the "a eek involving
IN outlay Of $f26.no1. one Of these
had 20 do with flIe so-called Smith
courtney cEta hHshtnsnt a Eighth ard
SaHa' streets which Rcuben Burton
sold to Hunter Il. Frischknrn for
sso.oea. The other involved the
Blanchard warehouse on Virginia
street, which passed from w 5.
Forbes. 4. &. Young. W. q. Dung
10 Henry Tarler. Jr.. trustee, for
the consideration If s45.o0
lFiam and Funston negotiated the
deal
Tire property has frontage Of 81
feet. and sold. consequently. for
nearly $500 a front foot
According to the terms Of the
deed the property is 30 lie held in
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-01
For Nine Hour Day.

Al a meeting of the council CONS
mittee on streets last night feso-
luton vas passed providing that the
ordinance fixing the working hours of
employees of the engineer. water and
gas departments engaged in manual
labor on the streets and alleys az thu
city at nine hours ont of every fwen-
ty-fonr be amended SO as to Include
tho lahorers employed In thu stre3
cleaning department. go $" s'sj Co.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-01
once Of City Engineer,
Richmond, Va, June 29, 1917
NOTICE TO BUILDERS.

Sealed PrOpO~aIs VIII be received ut the
office until r. d. July 8, 1911, for the
erection of Keepers House at Joseph
Bryan Park. Plans. specifications and
information can be obtained upon ap-
piicAtion at the office OF Messrs. Car
neal & Johnston, National Bank OF
Virginia Building.
4 certified check for $4,000. pay
Able TIC the City Treasurer. must ac-
esf5rany each bid as a guaranty Of
e&ecut<on OF contract
The Committee on Grounds and
Buildings reserves the right TO reject
: any and all proposals.
CHAS. r. BOILING,
City Engineer.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-01

ago. 10 break up the practices or xiv.
ing commissions to the servants Of
cottages to hold their trade. All New
port Is discussing Mr.. Garretson'n ad.
vertisements in the local newspapers.
Nnder the heading mo commissions
given to servants he rccftes all the
evils or the practice
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-01

old Point lost the second OF the
series to Newport News to-day, to
8. Errors let in three runs In spite
OF the excellent game Wallace pitch
ed.
Tho score. II.
Newport News -. q O o 0 O q 0 -
Old Point ..0 0 O 0 O q q G.--~3
Batteries: Wallace and Riddick;
Flood and Slennick. Umpire, War
ner. Time. 1;S5
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-01
South Atlantic Inrne,

Savannah. 9; Charleston. I.
Augusta, s; Columbia. 8.
Columbus, g; Albany. s.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-01

Orleans by water. and thence TO their
future home in Mississippi. The bride
was favorite in the social circle OF
Farmyille, and the groom Is a promi-
nent business man of this State.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-01
Southern League.

Atlanta, 2; Memphis. 4.
Nashville. 10: Chattanooga. l.
Montgomery. s; Mobile, 2.
birmingham. s, Naw Orleans, ..
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Norfolk Beats Portsmouth.

Especial to The Richmond virginian.)
PORTSMOUTH,, VA. June 3d.
The Rockies defeated Portsmouth on
the home grounds to-day. 4 to /. chief
ly because the Norfolk batters hit
when hits were needed
The score: r. II. r.
Norfolk -. o 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 O. IA /
Portsmouth / 0 0 Q 0 0 0-1 4 0
Batteries: High and Lucia; Henchv
and Cate. Umpire. Mace. Time, 2
hours and minutes
Newport News Wins.
Especial to The Richmond Nfrginian.)
.,.. NEWPORT .NENSse~N A,..sIunA sQ4
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-01
ST ART WAR ON TIPS
TO DRAW RICH TRADE

NEWPORT, r. l.. June SCI. Y
Garretscn, former mayor OF Newport.
and now grocer. has renewed the
,eana1taiEm, s,shtet, Ia essaseeso,epss, sssrars
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-01
Naval stores.

SAVANNAH, GA. June ao.-Tnr
pentint firm. 81 lie 953 Lee. Rosin
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Notice to Ladies
Your Hair is Importa1
Switches! Switches!
Switches!
Pure Hair Switches.

, We ss,s5 selling c r",e s, ..soso
today and all next week
All sbades IN etort
=.
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a.,i.l .re,, h,r.,;,e ,o-da,. a,d
~, veet
have = color;re v,b,cl, viii ~ once
,.,r,, ,.o,r hair. hoo-o,.ar or,, r. ;,s
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-10-13
The Life Insurance
CBy ]. Joseph Renaud

LANDING in front Of her husbands
desk. the little wife tremblingly
~ tried one key after the other in
the lock. One of them fitted She
quickly opened the drawer on the right
The revolver it contained was musty
and empty-foutunately
The doctor had said to her: Watch
vour husband, for the terrible pains
that accompany this form Of cancer Of
ten cause patients to commit suicide
and she had followed his advice Pooay
"a bile her husband had gone away 10
he city on business as usual
AS she was about to close the orl I@-
or she discovered the diary IN WnlCn
her husband wrote a rev llISS -
evening. She should not resist the temp
tation Of reading It z .-s
Tuesday, Z o'clock 1 suLIeEeu 49,
b1v- 1T seems to me as II the cancer
from which my sickness derives It's
name terms my throat with It's IIl-
HE claws. 1t seems 10 sleep during tho
day and to wake UP az ousA- NoDo-]y
can imagine how dreadful is the pam i
suffer Every evening IS an unenuuL
able torture. Morphine relieves the pan
Somewhat but it makes me IeeI very
sick Tomorrow ii viii be worse
sLe1I find no relief until / am In my
coffin. I have already begun TO ole'
every mirror 1 look into SHOWS me d
haEgard ghost Of what used 10 DC DS
fore Soon 1 shall not be able to go out
and I know that I shall also soon pc
gin to feel signs of mental decay, LOt
even now the simplest brain eLLoIt III ss
me out e., 18th,
vet No human skill viii be aple Lo
Dr0lone. my existence beyond that 1
have already lived longer than most
sufferers in my condition and my pow
81 of resistance surprises myself. II
&c now autumn, the October winds are
denudine the trees of their foliage anq
] shall never see them green again i
shall not live to see another spring.
NV ambitiOn2 Why I can no longer
form a plan. 1 envy the tremDnng re-
he old men, who may last Tor years
Vet Sometimes I dream that 1 am Wen
and strong as before but my dream Ls
like a nightmare, for even in my sleep
/ feel IL is not true, and that am
.s,To escape from my physical and
mental torture by suicide is lmpossl-
HE cannot do it. 1 have insured my
life in favor of my adOred VIE ana ~
I took my own life the company WoGI4
refuse to pay. The policy is very strict
on that point 1 am prisoner IN my
pain. --,.--fa,7 her
she was q steuOgrapher and N OLAel
LONG hours in a miserable dreary oLL-Ce
without any air, and she had lhcl llellt
cousunDtfon nursed her back 70
besIfh and cured her. To think that II
sc did not get the life insurance she
y-o711d have to 20 back TO her old un-
healthy occupatiOnl She would be nope
IegsIv lost. She would begin to cough
Oh her coughi when my courage rams
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-10-13
IA Years Ago To-
From The Herald or h.
This Date 1897 U@y

w. J. Harris, Of Ysleta, is in town
o. g. Section has some to Iowa on a
visit.
E. Langston went to ST. Louis this
morning.
Miss Eva Ridley is visiting relatives
"a San Angelo.
C. II. Kistler has returned from his
Maria business trip.
j. r. Blanton. Of Corpus Christi, will
remove his family to this city.
The family of Felix Martinez has ar
rived and Joined Mr.. Martinez.
w. G. Wall is in the City of Mexico
locking after his business interests
there.
The river is on a tear It began ris-
iEg last night and is now running over
the banks
It is reported that Mr.. Sheldon has
pUt up $500 on mis- Grand Central prop
Deputy Sheriff Jones is back from
Farstow, where he went to arrest a
horse thief
Three cases Of diphtheria were re-
ported this morning in the bottoms be-
low the Santa Fe bridge.
B. F. Hammett, jr-, has let the con-
tract for two five rOGm brick houses at
wyoming and Florence streets.
DR.. Yandeu does not believe there is
anything in the report from San An
tonic that there is yellow fever there.
D. D. Mccarthy has returned from
what he CharacterizeS as that oven
ike country, Phoenix and viii make
his home here.
Rev. T. L. Adams, who has for the
past year presided over the Door of
Hope mission, on South Oregon street,
has resigned and will go to Magdalena,
n NJ
zach White looks for an electric
street car line in Ell Paso within a year.
He says there is now ample power for
a street car line suited to a city much
larger than this.
W. A. Hawkins. who arrived this
noon from the north, says he looks for
action at any time by the government
ia the matter Of the irrigation dam ap-
zeal He says a good many are fight
ing teeth and toe naL against the Ele-
plant Butte dam project.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-10-13
The HeraId's
Daily Short StOry

me when an open window attracts me
too much, or the waters Of the Seine, or
1 hear her dry cough, and my hrmness
returns"
The young wife felt like fainting.
Black spots fitted before her eyes she
knew about the insurance policy. she
knew her husbands condition was
hopeless, but she had never suspected
that his suffering was so terrlDle- II
was for her sake that he endured II;
What was her duty as VIE! 10
allow him to go on suffering tortur eS
until the end Came2 Or should she XIII
him painlessly, thus relieving him from
his sufferings, and herself avoid the
dreadful sight Of seeing him growing
more repulsive looking every day?
But the doctor of the insurance com
pany and the police would discover ne
they would suppose he had committed
suicide. In neither case would the in
ance money be paid. To free her nus
band from pain would pc TO SacrlLlce
her own life, to doom herself to die
from consumption. That did not matter.
SHE could not imagine life without him.
But did she possess the courage
Did she love her husband too much
or did not she love him enough to act?
He came back soon afterwards. His
suffering made his step heavy ana
distorted his features He did not speak
set his teeth less firmly. Leaning on
chairs and tables, he dragged himself
TO his room. She heard him undress and
60 to bed. Then he called.
Please give me an injection, dear
She entered his room. Her heart was
thrcbbing and she was gasping Tor
breath. If he had looked at her, he
would have understood; that she knew,
but his eyes were closed.
She took the hypOdermic syringe
dipped it in the bottle which contained
just enough morphine to produce death.
Trying to calm herself she prepared
the spot on his skin with ether and al
cohOl to make 1t aseptic. Then she took
hold Of the flesh-no, she could not do
it, but her husband looked at her In
surprise and the dreadful sight Of his
distorted face, which already looked
like that of a dead man, gave her
back her courage and she emptied the
syringe into his arm
Ct do not suffer any more, It is SO
good, darling" he whispered almost i'm
mediately-
She stopped over him terrified. Grad
ually his breath grew fainter and slow
er. At last 1T stopped and his face turn
ed pale. An expression Of peaceful beau
" spread across his waxen features
Often she had watched him while he
was sleeping forcing back her tears,
but now she sObbed without restraint
and warm tears fell like a shower on
his senseless face. She bent forward
to kiss the hand resting heavily on the
sheet It was as II lips touched cold
marble, and with a cry she rushed from
the room.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-10-13
IS Fatally SHOT
WITH OWN PISTOL
Pole, Heavily Armed, Re
sists Arrest by De
tective Wood

While attempting to shoot detective
W NJ Wood. Paul Kalimonsky, a Pole
aged % years, was fatally wounded
Friday forenoon, when detective Joe
T4ausinger caught his hand and, IN
wrestling with him, turned the plslOL
upon the wOuld-be assassin. hallInO4-
sky was shot in the abdomen ana, 10 Is
believed, he viii die he was IaA9--
to the county hospital.
The shooting occurred IN front OF
$40 South FL Paso street. eI 1U-og
o'clock Detectives Hausinger ana
Wood were together and had sIoppsu
Kalimonsky Of whom they were Sus-
picfous He answered their questions
but when they attempted TO search
him. he pulled out an automatic pistol
and leveled it at Wood, the oLLlceIs
say Hausinger caught his nand anu
the two began to wrestle for the gun.
1t was discharged. the bullet striking
Fights After Being Shot.
Even after he was shot, Kalimonsky,
who is a powerfully built man. fought
the officers until OverpOWered, and at
tempted to draw dirk knife aILer the
pistol had been knocked from his hanQ-
The injured man was loaded down with
ammunition. On his person was found
q heavy leather belt containing ~
rounds of cartridges fitting the 81
Colts automatic pistol which he car
ried. Nearly 100 Of these were ar
ranged in clips" He also carried a
bullseye lantern, a long dlrk knlIe ana
q rubber tube of the sort used by SAFE
crackers for carrying rO-glycerin.
Native OF Poland
He was taken to police headquarters
in the patrol wagon, where his wound
was dressed by DIT A. II. Butler, as
sistant city physician. At the station
he made a statement to the physician
and the officers, in which he said that
he was a native OF Warsaw, Poland,
and had been in this country four years
He said ne had been employed as a car
repairer in Chicago and had come here
attracted by the strike, thinking TO get
work as a strike breaker, but had been
here only a few days. The address Of a
brother, Joseph KalimOnsky, who works
for the Crane Car company in Chicago,
as given as 629 Bonker street He
stated that he had been arrested
about a year ago in Chicago for carry
ed to use against the officer.
Believed Wanted in Chicago.
kilograms were sent to the Chicago
detective department regarding Kali
monsky and his brother was also noti-
fled.
KaIimonsky is smooth shaver and
stands about five feet, 10 inches in
height. He weighs about 175 pounds.
Though he gave his first name as Paul,
letters were found addressed TO him by
the name Of Phlik KaltmOnsky. Seven
dollars in gold and silver were found
on his person.
A telegram from John T. Cameron
Friday morning stated that a train OF
cattle which he was bringing to Ell
Paso was wrecked near ConchO, a sta
ton on the Mexican National lines.
No details Of the wreck were given,
but the telegram stated that it was Sc
we're.