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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-10-01
Disappeared on September 20,
Friends and Police Being I'm
able to Locate Him.
THINK HE WENT TO NEW YORK
Detectives in Three Cities Urged
to Keep Matter Silent While
Search Was in Progress.

Charles W. Morrisette. Of the firm
Of John l. Branch G. Co. who lives
at AZ Chamberlayne Avenue. Ginter
Park. disappeared from his home on
September 20. and while diligent ef-
forts have been made to locate him
he cannot be found. The fact was i'm
mediately reported to the police. but
the department was requested to keep
it quit on the belief that Mr.. Morrisette
would return within the next few
days.
On September 80 friends got a re-
port that he had been in Washington.
and while that city was searched no
trace of him could be picked up. \
few days later another report was re-
ceived here to the effect that he was
in Sew York. a brother Of the miss
ing man went there, put the matter in
the hands Of the New York police and
finally returned home when he found
that 4 continued search was useless.
II is thought that the secrecy which
has been thrown around the case may
have been the means of overlooking a
clue which might have been OF value.
Ca ASSIGN No Reasos.
So far as can be learned, there was
absolutely TO reason why Mr.. Morri-
settle should have left home. He Is
married. and his wife il almost dis
tracted after days Of waiting and
| watching. Mr.. Morrisette was a silent
partner in the frm OF John
/ East Broad Street. He left
his books in iirst-c!ass order He is
| thirty -on. years old. six feet tall ana
| weighs go pounds. according to a de-
scription furnished the police In New
York. Washington and Richmond.
When he left the city he was wear
| ing gray suit. black fedora hat
/ and a pair IF tan shoes. On the morn
/ ing OF September 20 NJ. Morrisette
: came down town and before returning
! 80 the store he had occasion TO talk
with Mr. Branch over the telephone.
/ The letter requested him to look at
ter some trivial matter and he an
! sw.red that he would do so as soon as
1 nc could go TO a barber shop. That
was the last anybody ever heard OF
! him.
! Ia Washington Major Sylvester. OF
the distric. police Investigated GER
tain clues a nd made every possible ef.
fort TO find Morrisct,e- although ne
could do nothing. IL was the same
ysv in New York Members Of ar
order to which NJ. Morriseffc belonged
I took a keen interest tn the mattel but
, ,h.v- too. have announced that the
mystery Is too deep for them q
Il solve.
/ Richmond detectives who went q
: work as soon A. the report was sem
20 s~aa,usYsers got hold Of Few
J! faces. psscns-, them together. but tn
trail led toward Washington FRIENDS
@. NJ Norrisct,e said last night tina
,h. cas-. seemed hopeless. and the,
announced tina; they would stronsil
: advize tho family 90 ask the help o
IN. newspapers. While u Is not feare'
that b. has met with foul play. thc'
are p, a loss 90 understands the ssrsns'
|! disappearance.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-10-01
RAILWAY TO MOVE
OFFICES TO-DAY
Richmond, Fredericksburg and
Potomac Begins Transfer to
New Home in Bank Building.

The Richmond. Fredericksburg ana
Potomac Railroad Company Will oesia
the work of moving its general omces
from the Byrd Street Station TO the
fourteenth and fifteenth floors of the
First National Bank building to-day.
Even with two floors. there VIII De
no space to spare. while seSetai os
partments will still remain at the oio
stand. The traffic department VIII pc
gin moving this morning. Althous
the Byrd street Station is not IKE
a sinking ship, President William n
White will be the last TO transfer MS
office. He may not get into the ne"
quarters for several weeks.
SUPERINTENDENT of Transportation
min will stay at Byrd Street, ana SO
Till Trainmaster Grady. and possibly
few others, but otherwise every
thing and everybody will be In the
.kvscraper. After the truck men nave
settled with Trahic Manager warren
p TAYLOR they will pick up the au-
d,tor,s stun and the auditor, too
Much of the space heretofore occu-
n,e5 by the Richmond. FREDERICKSBURG
ana Potomac will be turned over 10
,b. Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
those ofY,cers are somewhat cramped.
The building will still be used largely
for storing books and records. But the
big work Of the company VIII De car
ried on from its Main street nome.
The Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
has largely located its general omces
IN the bank structure where the COM
nany will remain for many years.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-10-01
WILLING TO SELL
HOME ON BEACH
Mrs. Augustus Post Won't Stand
in Way of Bullets From
Rifle Range.

Willing to give the State Of Virginia
anything It needs, Mrs. Augustus Post
offers to sell TO the Military Board
her home on the beach between the
new rifle range and the ocean III
Princess Anne County. She has placed
the matter in the hands OF her at
torney. who is authorizes to negotiate
a transfer.
Mrs. Post came to Richmond yes
terday and called at the office OF the
She explained there
that she has no grievance against any
one. She is very fond Of the nome
she has established facing the sea. and
becomes more and more attacE>d 10
1t. But IL the State needs the 1ano
for a rife range. she will be content
to part with 1t.
While the Commonwealth has the
right to shoot over all the intervening
lot. by reason OF deed from the
owners Of. record. it was not con-
templated that anyone would 1--we
there. Mrs Poxt is supposed to have
purchased on contract. her Ciaim
not appearing on the records when the
deed to the state was MADE
representative Of the War Department.
making a recent Official Inspection
recommended that the site be approved
but only on condition that Mrs. POST
should not be injured
1t is presumed that some settlement
OF the question will now be reacnea.
II is possible the State may De anie
70 use the house in connection with
the annual camp OF m'litiamen which
II is expected to hold there.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-10-01
WALKER BECOMES
OPERATING HEAD
Made General Superintendent Of
Transportation of Chesapeake
and Ohio.

From the Offices OF the Chesapeake
and Ohio Railway In this city came
yesterday the announcement Of mum.
Der OF promotions and changes. all Of
which go into effect to-day. In gem
eral. these follow the recent practice
OF the company to tighten its ORGANIC
alton by the abolition OF some OF It's
Offices and the merging OF others.
Fourth Vice-President NJ. J. capies
announced the appointment Of Charles
c. Walker. formerly assistant general
manager. as general superintendent OF
transportation. The once OF assistant
general manager has been ABOLISHED.
In his new position Mr.. Walker will
have complete charge Of the operating
department OF the Chesapeake and
Ohio system and will report directly
to Mr.. Caples.
Z. =. Goodwin. who held the position
to which Mr.. Walker was advanced.
has been appointed general inspector
of transportation. with headquarters In
this city. w. T.. Hobson has been pro-
NOTED to the position OF master me-
chanic OF the Cincinnati division. and
II. NJ. Brown has been appointed shop
superintendent at Huntington. W. Va.
J. R. Gould, who has been general
superinte ndent of motive power. will
hereafter be superintendent OF motive
power. The change follows the aboli-
ton Of the motive power superinten-
dency on each general division. With
the removal of the division superin-
tendentS who were under Mr.. Gould
supervision, the latter assumes COM
plete control of this department for the
system
c. II. Terrell will assist Mr..
Gould and will be known as as
sistant superintendent OF motive power.
He was formerly superintendent OF
motive power at Huntington. W. Va.
His ONCE will be in Richmond
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-10-01
SHARP CRITICISM
Of VIRGINIA JURY
Said to Have Ignored Evidence
in Order to Favor White Man
Over Negroes.

r,or . charge that . Buckingham
coun,v Jury ignored the evidence IN
zee before il, in order TO give
;,,deneut for . resident wnite man
- AGAINST nonresident negroes. the
S,orcn,e Court of Appeals YESTERDAY
Tented . writ of error. The case Is
e.. ~ Harriet Coles springs. Thomas
r.xne and Minnie Payne, hcirs-at-iaw
a. 4 n. Coles. deceased. against JON"
y. Jamerson "a
Tne heirs claim q tract OF lana -
~ .axes- which they aseest wes wSsss
., ,n.sr father. J. u. Coles. by ms
..,,s r,as,cr-- the late John G. Meem.
Both Coles and his vile
h.,onsed TO the Ncem family VINO
,,,..a IN n house on tie lot on which
On. carroll Hotel in LyuchburG now
.,snd. Mr.. Meem left land In Buck
,,rh.m TO hts old faithful servant
y.mer.oo claims title under a tax
x~sd In defense Of the ejectmens pro-
..~s,n~s brought b. the negroes
.~.,n.t him. he asserted they could
no, prove title 20 the land.
the fury said. In q very lengthy
x.,d,r, ,ha, the identity Of the specific
\. "A nsd no, been established TO their
s.as.S.csson a. that which had been
cr,sd by Coles. The petition says:
-Tne unusual ana areumensattve
form Of tic verdict - well as the
iury-s disregard Of the evidence. shows
,h.x were NO; without bias In reach.
,rx shcrr conclusion. and 10 Is evident
tina, a anasns against white msn
81 their own county and In favor 81
nopressaent neeroes would not have
| DssD- - snsjg 0sssssecessA
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-10-01

-Four more labor cases. prce~cusea
by J. r. CIindedin.'. Inspector OF the
Rgrea, % Labor. VIII come 10 IN
Portsmouth this uaorniae. Tor frtsL
They involve alleged violations 81 the
tsn-hcuy Law as applied 20 women.
Ten convictions Of the sanitary law
uere secsred ia Portsrcuth saturday
nd there was one ten-hoyr case ~
Norfolk county. which resulted IN con-
vtctfSn and On. Sentence was svs-
pended In the sanitary CASES Tor thirty
days, which time - given The oaeDessS
20 eDpav V5sb ~ 1oWs -
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-10-01
CHAS. w. MORRISETTE
STRANGELY MISSING
HOW TEMPERANCE
IDEA IS GROWING
Mrs. Hoge, in w. c. T. u. ADJ
dress, Says Fight in Virginia
Has Not Reached End.

With 173 delegates in attendance.
ZACH wearing a small bow Of white rib
bon, the Virginia Womans Christian
Temperance Union began its thirtie'h
annual convention in Broad street
Methodist Church last night \ totai
membership Of s.sSI was reported by
Mrs. Howard ". Hoge in her annual
address as president These ngures
show a gain of s35.
The convention was called to order
at s o'clock. After An opening hEHn'
Mrs. W. l. Bales sang solo. ana
Rev. Frak l. Wells offered prayer
Mrs. W. j. Maybee read some verses
from the third chapter OF Revelation
and talked tor a short while on ihe
Enriched Life"
Mrs. Hpge reviewed the development
of the womans Temperance Union
from ats organization in 1859 to the
present time. She expressed gratihca-
ton at the progress o. its work, and
resre, that some who had formerly
been interested should have Jagged
behind. There Is no need Tor DIS
couragement, she said, for by the slow
process Of education the germ idea OF
prohibition will develop and grow.
In this connection. Mrs. Hoge com
mended the increase OF lectures OF
temperance subjects In the state
schools and the additional methods
adopted to bring the evils OF the liquor
tYaf!c before the boys and girls oi
Virginia Other phases OF the union:
activity were taken up and discussed
Mrs. Hoge denounceI the shipment
of Eouor into dry territory. She re-
counted the struggle for the enabling
act, which was waged in the last
Legislature. and announced that th'
fight was no; yet over. She stated
that 100000 persons perish annual,
through the use o: whiskcy in this
country.
In regar1 TO conditions IN Virgini;
cities Mrs. Hog. said that one perso,
out Of twenty - Imprisoned in Nor
folk even yea In Newport News. tn
proportion is one out o; seventeen: !,
DaaviIie. one out Of eight. In con
srest TO these places. the proportion
In dry Fredericksburg is one OF, o
AS.
The morning session to-day will b
9iven over TO reports o. cornu!itt..
aad officers. The afternoon session vii
hear further reports: at this session
number sf SIstinru.shed women ci
Virginia Including Mrs. william
Hodges Mann ard Mrs " r. yalentin.
yin be presented {" the convensio,
To-n'Gr- addreszeS % welcome an,
resvonsss sSe scheduled. Omesrs -
=. s-ec-e. Tomorrow morning. tn
sxecative committee ree,s ever
morning during tire convention =;
O'eJoek.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-10-01

Members 81 Mayor Ainslic's cabinet.
which IL composed Of the heads Of the
principal departments 81 the city gov
eminent were In session yesterday
afternoon. inspecting the working OF
the Gas and Water Department ofdces
az tire city Hall u Is the object Of
the cabinet 10 famiI!arfxe each OF the
deparSment heads with what his broth
or officials are attempting to accom-
plssh. that there may be more unity
Of acton Ia regard TO a city's Affairs
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-10-01
WORTHLESS COUPONS
Ca0e FroR Randall BOnao, and state
Of Curse. Went Pay.

Of curse. WOa't Pay.
More coupons from the old Kendall
bonds. which are valueless. came TO
Acting Second Auditor W. Chase
Morton yesterday. and were taken up
and filed away. These coupons ar
rived through the First National Bank
Of Richmond for collection. from Bos-
ton
These bonds. after being engraved,
were refused by the state. and were
sold in a tot lot. Occasionally they
turn up. perhaps from innocen. pur-
chasers who think they have Virginia
bonds. Something like 5000 worth
Of bonds and coupons have been Sc
cured and locked MP in the Second
Auditors safe. The bonds are entirely
value!css.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-10-01

Company d. Fourth Infantry, VIII
he mustered into the service OF the
Virginia Volunteers in Norfolk to-
night by Inspector-General 10 Lane
Stern. It's first offcers will be J. l.
Mitchell. captain: F. II. Bondurant.
FIRST lieutenant: Charles n C. Doran.
second lieutenant.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-10-01

Two Sons and Daughters Of the Forest,
tired Of swaying to the breeze In
loneliness. have banded together FOR
their common good. They got a charter
yesterday. which brings the oaks and
pines and the tender clinging vines
into close communion. The order is
located at TOWNSEND. Va.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-10-01
Monu.en. aethodi., social.

Tomorrow evening from $50 TO
1880 o'clock the congregation of Aonu-
ment Methodist Church Will hold a
social to its members and friends.
The Sunday school room, men Bible
class room, parlor, pastors study and
board Of stewards rooms of this new
building have been completed, and Will
be thrown open for inspection The
public generally is invited.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-01-24
ARMSTRONG WANTS
HIGHER STANDARDS
New President of Commercial
Club Says Committees
Must Hustle.

IN Inc with his avowed policy Of NAM
Ing only such men on the clubs stand
Ing committees as will give full and Wig
orous attention TO all matters entrusted
president Of the Commercial club. yes
tcrday addressed letters to each mem
ber, frankly asking whether or not he
is willing to serve on the committees
with such an understanding
Being the medium through winch the
club directs most of its diversified ac-
t!vitics on behalf OF Salt Lake and Utah,
the new executive Is determined 10 raise
the prestige and efficiency Of the stano :
Ing committees to a higher standard
9onnel CT each committee. attention will
be given TO qualifications, and each mem
Der Will be asked 10 state his preference
as to which committee he desires TO
work on
In the letter sent out yesterday. there
is given Il list Of the various committees
to be appointed, and the members are
asked TO mark their choice and return
the list The acceptance of an assign
ment on any committee will be consid
activity in that committees undertake
ngs.
The committees 10 be named follow:
Arbitration. automobile, convention. edu-
cation field sports, fish and game, hotels.
irrigation. laws and legislation life, acct
dent and casualty insurance, member
ship. music, promotion. public improve
ment and parks, railways and trauspor-
tation. sanitation and public welfare,
banquet. art and literature. commerce.
good roads, immigration, lands. lecture
manufactures and new industries, mines
and mining. oil. coal and gas, public en-
terlainment. public service and utilities
real estate, social. statistics. water and
electricity, ways and means, associated
rluDS
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-01-24
BLAME FOR WRECK
NARROWED TO THREE
Accident in Which Harahan
Lost Life Is Being Thor
oughly Probed.

BY International News Service.
CHAMPAIGN. Ill. Jan. 23.-Reaponsi
biity for the Illinois Central wreck at
kinmundy narrowed down today TO three
men as the result of a searching Inquiry
conducted by Vice President w L. Park
Of the railroad
Henry j. Broecker. flaenlnn and John
Braincrd. conductor OF train No. 20. 10
which was attached the Harahan private
car. and Robert Stuart, engineer OF train
No 8. which crashed into No. %, may
be blamed.
The conductor and fiagman probably
will be charged with falling TO take nee
ossary precautions To warn the approach
ing train OF their proximity, while En-
gincer Stuart may be ccnsured FOR not
having his train under control.
/ Tonight the board OF inquiry lmpancled
by Vice President Park lcit FOR KIN
mundy where at midnight the passage or
the same trains will be noted under con
those OF Sunday night Tine party VIII
return 10 Champaign in the morning.
The theory that the airbrakcs on train
No ) failed TO work properly seemed to
be thoroughly dspelled by evidence in
today 3 inquiry.
There was dramatic scene at the in
puiiy when Engineer Stuart testified.
Bruised and battered. he excited the sym
pathy Of all. His head was bound in
bandases ana his face was mass Of
bruises
Evidently scen,ing an adverse finding.
the engineer asked permission To make a
statement, which was granted. lie said I.
FOR twenty-five years | have been IL
ailroad conductor. and no man has ever
been hurt by my negligence. One of the
hest friends / had died in that wreck,
J. T. llarahan. No ina tier what tho YER
dict is. want TO say that l have told the
truth. that I could not see the tail lights
OF the other train. | want 10 be excused,
have been unable to est anything today
and | am weak
You have all our sympathy" said MI
Park, as the engineer tottcred from The
stand.
The evidence developed the fact that
the Two trains were running on the mar
roWcst margin allowcd--ten minutes.
t'laGman Broccler had been ordered by
mis- conductor TO lookout for No. o. AS
he 'aishtcd ut kinmuudv he saw the
headlight Of the approaching train and
ran TO fla- il.
Three Inspectors OF the interstate COM
mcrce commission took notes and asked
questions. They We're apparently Satis-
fled that the investigation WAS suffl-
ciently searching.
The conductors OF the two traus dis
agreed rs 10 the Tine OF the accident.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-01-24
University Notes

IL a sufficient number OF students can
De enrolled, a class In Italian Will be
started under Professor Arnoldson next
semester.
The French circle will meet tomorrow
evening at 1880 at the home OF Catherine
Richards in Eleventh East street.
Professor Cummings will give n lecture
on the ruins OF ancient Rome at 9:3O
this morning IN the museum building.
Inc lecture VIII be illustrated by lantern
slides.
The Scrlbblers' club will meet at 4
o'clock this afternoon
The examination programme for the
nnal examinations is made out and Is
published on the board In the library
building.
There will be a Junior work party Sat
urday night at 627 Third avenue
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-01-24
WANTS APPROPRIATION
TO SUPPRESS WEEVIL
Special 10 The Tribune.

Special 10 The Tribune.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 23.--Senator Ciug-
nenheim today offered an amendment 10
the agricultural bill approPriatlng $35.-
600 TO enlarge tne investigation for the
suppression OF the alfalfa leaf wecvil in
Utah. Colorado and other western states
where the pest has appeared. Ten thou
sand dollars OF the amount Is 10 be i'm
nediatelv available,
The amendment has the support OF the
department OF agriculture. which is MAX
ing vigorous efforts TO eradicate the
wecyll He also proposed an amendment
appropriatinE $4,000 so investigate and
prevent the spread in western sugar beet
states OF sugar beet insects,
Senator Nixon introduced a bill TO sp-
propriatc $4,000 for n fish culture sta
ton in Nevada.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-01-24
RECORD BREAKING
AUTO CONSIGNMENT
Fifty Carloads of Buick Ma
chimes to Be Shipped
Over Rock Island.

Tho largest shipment OF automobiles in
the history OF the auto trade Will leave
Chicago by way of the Rock Island Route
Saturday The shipment consists Of
train OF fifty cars. loaded with Buick au-
tomobies. stretching more than half
,mie In length. The cargo is valued at
Mich. at the Buick factory and all OF
the machines are Bucks. consigned to
the Howard Automobile company at san
francisco. The train WIN run over tine
ROCK Island Route 70 Denver ana Will
there be transferred To the Hartman
tracks, this company taking II the re-
Mainder OF the way TO San Francisco
Nothing will be hauled on the train ax-
cept Buick nutompbi!es and the train
may be divided into sections over some
parts OF the Journey. II is scheduled 10
arrive In San Francisco February s.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-01-24
OWNERS OF AUTO ARE
SUED FOR DAMAGES

In an action filed in the Third district
court Tuesday morning hlonZo Mackay
is suing j. >. Sharp and II. 3 Sharp for
$500 for personal injuries 10 himself and
To q horse and buggy, whcn An auiomo-
bile owned by the defendants struck the
plaintiff vehicle on October il, 1911, on
Main street between Tenth and Eleventh
South streets.
Mackay alleges that the horse was hurt
and tho buggy demolished in the accident
and ;hat hc received painful injuries lie
charges tho defendants with exceeding
the speed limit and driving rcCklessly
and carclcssly. lie asks $500 actual dam
ages for personal injuries, $5uo cXcm-
pary damages and $500 damages TO the
horse and buggy. The horse and buggy
were owned by John G. Mac5ay. chair
man OF tine board OF county commission
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-01-24
Township Plats Received.

The United states land office ycstcr-
day received from the United states sur
veyor- general for Utah. the following
township plats:
Township II south. range cast. Salt
Lake meridian; township 81 south, range
east. Salt Lake meridian: township 3"
south. range east, Salt Lake meridian.
township j. south. range east. Salt Lake
meridian. The lard office also is in &c
ceipt OF fractional township plat Of
township rs south. range Is west, Salt
Lake meridian.
The pats will be fled in The land office
February 23 and will be subject to entry,
II at ALI under such of the public land
laws applicable thereto with reference TO
the notations on said plats.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-01-24
The Danger Of La Grippe

Is its fatal tendency TO pneumonia. To
cure your la grippe coughs take Foley's
Honey and Tar Compound. r. L. Fisher,
Washington, Kas., says; ~ was trorb-
led with severe attack of la grippe
that threatened pneumonia. A friend
advised Foley's Honey and Tar Com
pound and / GOT relief after taking the
first few doses. took three bottles AMI
my la grippe was cured.' Get the gen.
uinc, in the yellow package. Schramm.
Johnson, Drugs. 'Thc Never.Substi-
tutors.' Five 60 good stores,