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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-07-22

ASHLAND NEWS NOTES

special To he llfueS -DlSpatcn.l
Ashland Va. July Williamson
FoN. WHO las been ,i7itiag relatives
.ierc. has returned 70 his home in West
Nirsnla
Mrs powhatan Breeder. of Rich
mond was tho recent guest Of Mrs
James Chenery.
Misses COS and Radcliffe have re-
turned from Virginia Beach. where
they attended the Baptist convention.
Mrs Charles Hunter Miss Anne =
Hunter and Robert Hunter returned
Saturday from delightful Northern
trim
Misses Julia and ammo Herndon. who
hn'r becn visiting relatives in Sp"t-
srlVcnia county. havc returned home
NIr and Mrs. Charles Tuck have lcft
for an eNtended Northern trim. iuciud-
ing Niaeara Rails and New York
Mr. ana Mrs ". p. Cardwoll are
spending some time al tho soashorc
Mrs lveN Foreman Lewis leaves
Thursday 10 JOIN nr Lewis who is at
ne Marine biological I-aboratory.
Woods Hole. Mass
r-a Mrs. ri5ocr Il, Easlana has re'urnea
tended Tho state Normal : ,hool
Charles sands Of Richmond. and
aue-ts durlna The past week Of Mrs
Nilss alice Howlson has returned
from Ballston spa. y. Y. whore she
.p,nt ne winter with her aunt. Mrs.
dren win leave this week for Stauntor
io visit relatives
he hrtdse class mot with Mrs. Anna
Ftr On Friday morning. and de-
htilH san1c NJ auction was entov.,f
MISS Lou Reid made the highest score
.,H ir'lttd pretty pack of cards
guests We're N1csdarn.
Of Roanoke James
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-07-22

daughter Of alr and Mrs. William
Meyer. died very suddenly this morn
ing about @ o'clock at her home on
Edor Street.
Personal and othcr7visc.
Nlrs j. j. Pcrcivan and members of
the family are spending the summer
az Pudilerock ia Prince George.
Petersburg VIII send full quota OF
Representatives. TO the state reunion Of
Ellls to be held I'm Norfolk IN the lat
ter part of August Tine business to
be transacted at this session VIII be
of the highest Importance to the or
der N Virginia.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-07-22
"Berry's for Clothes"

Signal values in trOus ers
patterns that are on the top
wave OF fashion.
Serge, flannel, linen, du k
and fancy fabrics.
Every detail correct. Prices
So to ST.
a special line at SIS in white
with pencil line.
Belts, too, for soc to ST in
black, tan or gray.
Everything to keep man
cool, comfortable and w l
dressed.
Straws at q third OIL
Hose and scarves that We're
coo at So 1-3c.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-02-06
DR.. BELL QUITS
HIS PAS1ORA1E
RECTOR OF DEs MONIES EPlsco-
PAL CHURCH WRITES
-% HEATED RESIGNATION.

Des Moines. Feb 5.--Friends of the
Rev Robert H. B. Bell, rector of the
fashionable st. Paups Episcopal church
who yesterday read his resignation.
are today very indignant over the &C
ton of certain prominent members of
the church who have openly opposed
Dr. SELLS worth among the poor N
the city. The resignation Is to take
effect June 30 e
81 refuse to longer submit to the
abuse that has been heaped upon me
during the last two weeks said the
Rev. Mr.. Bell "All the animosity is
due to my broad views of Christianity
and my attempts to make the Episco.
pal church stand for something. Mem.
bers Of my congregation object to my
work in social service. / shall always
continue that work."
It is said that the resignation of the
rector was to be asked for at meet
ing of prominent members OF the
church this week. Rev. Bell recently
joined a labor union In order to be
closely in touch with the poor. In car
rying out his ideas Of social service
DR.. Bell has mingled freely with peo-
pie in all walks of life outside of his
congregation.
1t Is said that the present vestry
will not pass on Mr.. Bells resignation
but that the new vestry which is
elected the Monday following Easter
Sunday will determine the issues.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-02-06
ANSWER FILED
BY SUGAR TRUST
PLEA TO ESTOP FURTHER PROSE.
cUTION BASED ON RULING
IN KNIGHT CASE.

New York, Feb. 5.--A plea to estop
the government from further prosecu-
ton of the so-called sugar trust case
is contained in the answer Of the Am
erican Sugar Refining Co., and other
defendants, filed today in the dissolu.
ton suit against it. The plea is bas.
ed on the contention that the United
States supreme court in deciding the
suit against E. C. Knight g. Co.. and
others, disposed Of the allegations
brought in the present suit. The Am.
ericar company was one Of the defend!
ants in the action against the Knight
company.
The defendants declar that their
business does not exceed forty per
cent of the entire sugar trade of the
country, and the chief reason for the
original combination in 1897. the ans
wer states, was not to restrict or mon.
opolize trade but by economic man.
agement to place the business on a
sound basis They also deny that the
underweighing of sugar on its admit
tance to this country was done with
the knowledge or consent and allege
that the frauds aggregate less than
two-thirds of one per cent Of the total
duties of s334,O00,0O0 which they had
paid.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-02-06
NEGRO IYNCHED;
BODY BURNED
coroner's Jury Finds That Death Of
Man WHO Attacked White Woman
Caused by "Parties Unknown"

p Macon. Ca, Feb. 5.-Charles Powell,
a negro. who attacked and robbed q
young white woman, here Saturday
night, was taken from officers and
lynched by mob early yesterday.
Members of the mob used automo.
biles and came up with the negro and
his two guards in the yards of the
Georgia Southern & Florida railroad,
four miles from the city, where the
negro had been taken to board train
for Atlanta. He was tied to q tele-
graph pole, and hundreds of bullets
fired into his body.
The negro's body was loaded into a
wagon and taken to the heart of the
negro section of the city and burned.
Coal oil soaked cross ties furnished
the pyre, and 80 quickly and quietly
was the work done. that the police
knew nothing of it until the torch had
been applied. GH.
Blame on parties unknown was
placed by the coroner's jury.
Admission to the county Jail here
was granted to mob bent on lynch.
ing Powell after he had been spirited
away. Several automobile loads of
men left the city and overlook the
negro and his guards.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-02-06
MURDERER DIES
IN ELECTRIC CHAIR
Negro Who Killed Another After
Trivial Argument Over the Tariff
5t.es.. Exss1ted at Sing Sing.

I Ossining, N. Y. Feb. 5.--While the
condemned inmates in the death house
in Sing Sing prison softly sang, safe
in the Arms Of Jesus" Charles Sven.
ton, negro, was executed in the
electric chair this morning for the
murder of Isaac Lee. 1t was the first
time in the history of the prison that
the condemned have ever sung death
dirge while another has paid the life
penalty.
Swenton shot and killed Isaac Lee
on the night of November 3, 1910, at
the latters home on West Goth street,
New York City Both were negroes.
The killing was the indirect result Of
a quarrel over the tariff. Lee said he
could not understand how the trust
could have got hold Of codfishI be-
cause there are so many in the sea. y
This remark angered Swenton, who
told Lee to "cut it out" The next
night Swenton went to Lees apart
ment and shot him.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-02-06
COLD PREDICTED IN
EAST AND SOUTH

Washington. D. c. Feb. Bitterly
cold weather will visit the eastern and
southern states the first of this week,
but there will be little snow or rain.
The weekly forecast Of the weather bu-
reau can see nothing but pleasant win
ter conditions generally after the cold
wave shall have passed. The forecast
says:
"Over the middle west temperatures
will average near or above the normal.
There are no indications that another
cold wave will cross the country the
coming week"
"The weather during the week will be
generally fair. except for a short period
Of SHOWS and rains attending dis
turbaDce that will appear i'll the far
west on Tuesday or Wednesday, cross
the middle west about Thursday and
the eastern states Friday or SATURDAY..
stormy weather is likely to continue
the coming week over the North Attain
tic steamship rnutes and Europe."
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-02-06
TAFT DESERVES RE-
ELECTION-CARNEGIE
Steel King Declines Invitation to Ad.
dress Oklahoma Roosevelt
Convention. ~

New York, Feb. 5-Andrew Carnegie
has declined an invitation by tele-
graph to address the Roosevelt state
mass convention at Oklahoma City
next Saturday. In his reply, Mr.. Car
negie declared he was an -out-and-out
supporter of President Taft.
Mr.. Carnegie's answer sent to A. E.
Perry, temporary chairman Of the Ok
lahoma organization reads:
Thanks for your invitation to ad-
dress the Roosevelt state mass con-
vention, Oklahoma. I beg to say that
am an out and out supporter of my
friend Roosevelt's chosen favor1te Tor
the presidency who has so fully justi-
fed the encomiums he lavished upon
him. 1t would be unfair not to give
President Taft second term and |
cannot believe ex-President Roosevelt
is not of this opinion. After President
Taft has served two terms it will be
time enough to propose successor.
"Andrew Carnegie"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-02-06
BRIEF MATTERS IN
THE DAYS NEWS
MINNEAPOLIS.-T Of circu-
lars has been issued by the Modern

MINNEAPOLIS.-Th of circu-
lars has been issued by the Modern
Woodmen assembly. organized here
January / 81, . to flght against the
adoption of insurance rates Of the
Modern Woodmen of America to
leaders Of the organization In all
{ parts Of the United States. The
circular asks all councils to SEND
delegates to mass meeting to be
held here February %, at which
plans will be made for fighting the
so-called Mobile bill adopted by the
organization at the convention in
Chicago short time ago.
JAW, sx.sK.-An old man
suddenly became insane today on
the east bound express near Swift
Current and empied his revolver
among the passengers, killing John
G. Klundt of Garrison, N. d. The
maniac whose name has not been
, learned then committed suicide.
WASHINGTON, D. G. ~ President
Taft is expected to send to the SEN
ate on Wednesday the nomination
of Judge William G. Hook Of Kan
sas for the place on the supreme
bench made vacant by the death
Of Justice Harlan.
SIOUX CITY.--An abrasion Of atm
ger caused by striking 1t against a
walnut shell while cracking nuts in
her home in Wayne, Neb., four
weeks ago. brought death to Mrs.
Anna Florence Grier in q Sioux City
hospital of blood poisoning today.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-02-06
NEW YORK BAFFLED
BY MURDER MYSTERY

New York, Feb. 5.--A package re-
ceived by Mrs. Grace Walker in an up
town apartment house Saturday night
exploded and caused her death almost
instantly. The mystery with which the
affair was clouded baffled the police
and detectives. The woman, who was
30 years old, was called to the vesti-
bule of the apartment by boy who
presented her with package and then
hurried away. She carried the package
to her apartment. and as she placed it
on table it exploded with a loud re-
port. DR.. Charles e. Perkins, who was
passing the house at the time. ran in
to aid Mrs. Walker, but she died in a
few minutes. The physician said that
in his opinion the package was an in.
ferna1 machine.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-02-06
TRIAL OF TEXAS
4! 4! !: :'URDER CASE
OPENED TODAY
J. r. Sneed, Who Killed Fa-
ther Of Youth Who Eloped
With His Wife, May Plead
"Unwritten Law

Fort Worth, Tex, Feb. 5.--Three OF
the most wealthy and influential fam.
lilies of Texas are involved In the trial
which began here today Of John r..
Sneed accused Of the murder OF Cap
tain A. G. Boyce, the milliopaire bank.
er. That the "unwritten law" will fig
ure conspiciously in the proceedings
Is indicated by the statement OF the
accused man and the movements OF his
counsel.
The killing was the sequel to- the
elopment of Sneed's wife with Captain
Boyce's son; and it is forecasted that
much of the defense will be pitched
on the claim that the elder Boyce aid
ed in the romance.
The killing occurred in the lobby OF
Fort Worth hotel several days after
Mrs. Sneed had been returned from
Winnipeg whence she and young Boyce
eloped. After the shooting, 1t Is al.
legged, Sneed said: 1T had to be
done" And predicted the reason
would be brought out at his trial.
All Texas, more or less, is lined up
on one side or the other for the trial.
The Sneeds, the Boyces and the sny-
ders-the latter the family OF Mrs.
Sneed-have been well known in Texas
since earlier generations began con-
tributing to the states history.
A. G. Boyce, Jr., remains in Canada.
At the earnest solicition Of friends he
has made no attempt to return to
Texas since the elopment and killing.
The trial jury was completed Satur.
day night.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-02-06
THREE SWEPT
TO DE- lIu IT.! ,.!!::':;s A. a.
NIAGARA FALLS
No Trace Found Of Man,
Woman and Boy Who
Were Swept Into Whirl-
pool When Bridge Broke.

Niagara Falls, N. Y. Feb. 5.-Al
though watchers were stationed at the
whirlpool rapids today, it was not ex-
pected that the ice churning waters
would soon. If ever, release the bodies
of the man, woman and boy who were
swept down the gorge with foes from
yesterdays sudden disintegratlon OF
the ice bridge.
The appearance of the whirlpool
was unusual and the grinding OF the
Ice which came racing within 1t echo
ed through the gorge. Great cakes OF
ice were being hurled down stream un.
der the bridge, where still dangled
the ends of the ropes which had prov
ed useless in the endeavor to resuce
the trio as they were being swept
down stream.
Nothing developed today to make
more certain the identity OF the man
and woman supposed to be Mr.. and
Mrs. Eldrige Stanton Of Toronto, Ont,
excepting that those persons had not
returned to their hotel. IT Is known
that they started for the ice bridge
about an hour before the sudden re.
lease of tons of Ice below the falls
swept it away. The father Of Burrel
Heacock Of Cleveland, tho third vic
tim, arrived today. After look at
the ice-piled gorge, he said he had no
hopes Of ever seeing the body of his
son, who, after being drawn by rope
part way up to the Cantil river bridge,
slipped back exhausted into the river.
Stonton twice put aside chances OF
rescue in order to remain with his ter
ror-stricken wife, and in the shadow or
death-1ust at the break In the rapids
spurned assistance for himself and at
tempted to bind about the woman's
body a rope dangling from the lower
steel arch bridge.
The lad, Burrell Heacock, was cast IN
the same mold. Had he not turned back
on the ice to give assistance to the
man, he, too, might have made the
shore y a....s.s :. y "
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-02-06
.LAFOLLETTE Is
BETTER TODAY
SENATOR, ON VERGE OF PHYsl-
CAL BREAK DAWN, coMPELL-
ED TO CANCEL DATES:

Washington, D. c., Feb. 5.-Senator
LaFollette was reported better today.
He will take rest of several weeks
but has not indicated whether he will
take sea trip or not, although that
is under consideration. He visited
Providence hospital today to see his
daughter who is improving.
Senator LaFollette, on the verge
of physical breakdown, has can
celled all his speaking engagements
for the next two weeks at Trenton, N.
j., and elsewhere, and will seek COM
plete rest. He has decided to drop en-
tirely all his work for fortnight.
Chairman Houser, Of the progress
sive republican campaign committee,
in charge Of Senator LaF'ollettes cam
paign for president, gave out the FOL
lowing statement in regard to the SEN
ator's physical condition:
TN addition to the senator's Official
work which, In view Of the pending
trust and tariff legislation In which he
is intensely interested has made a
severe draft upon his strength and
energy, his campaign work and the
strain upon his nervous system in
cident to the necessity for a critical
surgical operation upon one OF his
children, simply overtaxed his. almost
superhuman powers Of endurance. y
n "For some time his friends urged
upon him the necessity for tenn
porary and absolute rest. They at last
have prevailed upon him to yield to
their solicitations and he finally has
cancelled his speaking engagements
for the next two weeks and will drop
all work and take a complete rest.
II want to assure his friends
throughout the country that there is
nothing alarming in his condition. AS
above stated he reached and over
stepped the limit Of human endurance.
Senator LaFollette has worked un-
remittingly for years without rest Or
vacation, having remained at Wash
ington during the entire summer,
working from twelve to eighteen hours
day. No man could indefinitely en-
dure such overdraft on his strength.
His physicians assure him that short
rest will fully restore his health"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-02-06
TO-DAY IN CONGRESS

SENATE-In session at 2 p. m.
Lorimer committee held executive
session to consider Stenographer
Blumenberg contempt case.
Lorimer committee dismissed Mil
ton Blumenberg, its official steno-
rapher.
HOUSE-Met at noon.
President Taft transmitted a letter
of Secretary Knox giving sugar
prices abroad for use of sugar trust
Investigating committee.
Bill passed requiring governments
estimate of cotton acreage be taken
July ! instead Of June Is.
Secretary Fisher before public lands
committee advocated certain new
. and modification of old land laws.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-02-06
THIRTY PASSENGERS
STUCK IN SNOW BANK

ithaca, N. Y, Feb. 5.-Stuck in a
snow bank eight to ten feet deep,
caused by the blizzard of yesterday,
thirty persons spent last night on a
train on the New York, Auburn &
Lansing road between this city and
Auburn. A relief train was sent out
and met the same fate. Farmers
served coffee and lunches to the pas
sengers and many went to the houses
Of farmers for the night. Another re-
lief train dug them out this morning.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-02-06
.CRACK SHOT" KILLS
HIS STAGE HELPER

Kansas City, Mo-, Feb. 5.--The acci-
dental discharge of rifle caused the
death here today of George Rudolph
aged 18, who for months as a member
of vaudeville troupe, had held the
wand in his mouth while an egg bal
anced on the end Of it was shattered
by John c. Ray "a "crack shot While
Ray was cleaning his rifle in the
dressing room of a local theater last
Wednesday the weapon was dis
charged, the bullet entering Rudolph S
breast .a- s..--. .
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-02-06
UTAH WOMAN LEAVES
534 DESCENDANTS

Spring Valley, Utah, Feb. 5.-Five
hundred and thirty-four descendants.
running to the fifth generation, sur
vive Mrs. Sylvia A. Sanford, who died
here today, aged 81 years. Born in
Vermont Mrs. Sandford was one Of
the carly converts to the Mormon faith
and crossed the plains to Utah in
184S. She was the mother Of eight
children. Three great-great-great-
grandchildren recently came into her
family. ~
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-02-06
ELOPERSENO
THE|R[|vES IN
SUICIDE PACT
Frederick Noble, Plumber,
and Former Wife Of Mi
lionaire Walter Suydam,
Victims Of Tragic Death.

New York, Feb. 5.-The suicide pact
which caused Mrs. Louise Lawrence
Suydam Noble and Frederick Noble to
end their lives yesterday by gas as
phyxiation is believed to have been
entered into within q few days Of their
marriage a month ago. The couple
were found dead In their apartment on
West Twelfth street. lying in front OF
a gas range and all Jets turned on.
Death closed romance which five
months ago, when young Mrs. Suydam
fed from her millionaire husband $
home at Blue Point, l.. l., with young
Noble. Suydam obtained divorce
and the eloping couple then married.
Close friends of Mrs. Noble say
they were not really happy together
and that in fact they never really
loved each other. Noble, too, showed
that he had grown disgusted. Mrs.
Noble felt, her friend say, that she had
never really loved any one except her
former husband, Walter Lispenard
Suydam and that once Noble heard her
say in the presence Of callers: "
"My friend, you and I and Fred may
laugh sometimes at old things like the
law and religion, when they say Thou
shalt not We may think that phrase
was written for old fogies. But, my
friend, there comes to all of us, some
times, the knowledge that the law and
religion are right. What they say we
shall not dove cannot do without
suffering. | have learned that. Alas,
the wages Of sin is death. It's worse
than death-its hell on earth.
The police say today that the young
couple undoubtedly made a previous
but unsuccessful attempt at suicide
last week by taking poison. A physi-
clan told the officers that he had been
called in and found that Noble had
taken some drug and that Mrs. Noble
looked pale and III herself. Mrs. No.
BILE is believed To have sought, even
after her marriage with Noble, a arecon-
ciliation with her former husband,
Walter Suydam and to have told him
OF the fearful mistakes she made In
running away with the young plumber.
Mrs. Noble will be buried in Phil
adelphia in the family plot Of an aunt.
Mobiles body will be shipped today to
Patchogue, l.. l., for burial. ,r..s S.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-02-06
ARSENAL WORKERS
MAY LOSE JOBS

Washington, D. c.. Feb. Sat the
war department 1t was indicated today
that should employees OF the Rock
Island arsenal strike because Of the
test of a scientific management sys.
TEN, the government would attempt
to procure other employees, or failing
in that, would transfer the work to
another arsenal.
instructions have been sent to the
commandant to install the job card
system. as he was ordered to do.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-02-06
EXPLOSION SHAKES
A MISSOURI TOWN

Jaudan, Mo-, Feb. 5.-When watch
man employed by railway construc-
ton company here, forgot the fire he
had kept burning during the night, to
keep a quantity of dynamite and
podwer warm, the magazine caught
fire and two tons of the explosive
blew up early today. Window panes
were broken for miles around. No one
was injuM<
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-02-06
STARVATION DOCTOR
DECLARED GUILTY

Seattle, Feb. 5.-The jury in the
case Of Mrs. Linda Burfield Hazard,
accused of having starved to death
Miss Claire Williamson. a wealthy
English patient, at the Hazard
"Starvation Sanitarium," returned a
verdict of manslaughter Sunday night.
The case was tried in the superior
court at Port Orchard.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-02-06

8 Washington, D.. c., Feb. Col.
George Harvey, editor of Harper's
Weekly was politely told by Presi-
Dental Aspirant Governor Wilson that
his services were not needed in con-
nection with his boom. The recent
editorial comment by Col. Watterson
has brought this Infinitely into the
foreground as an important factor in
the 1912 fight
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-02-06
JUAREZ QUIET; CAR
TRAFFIC RESUMED

Ell Paso, Feb 5.-Street car traffic
between Ell Paso and Juarez was re-
sumed this morning and the refugees
from the disturbed town are return
ing to their homes. A dozen or more
stragglers from the troop train which
Orozco took to Chihuahua yesterday
are coming into Juarez this morning.
The men, it is said, slipped away from
the train whenever stops were made.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-02-06
Kansas Crude OH Advanced.

Independence, Kas., Feb. s. TIE
Prairie Oil & Gas Co. today advanced
the price of crude oil three cents to
sixty cents barrel. The reason for ad-
vancing the price, it was stated, was
the alarming demand upon the re-
serve stock and the rapidly decreasing
production.