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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-04
RICHMOND BRANCH
No LONGER EXISTS
Court Holds That Southern Loan
and Trust Company Is
Plain Lottery.
OFFICERS ARE INDICTED
Evidence on Which Grand Jury
Acted Secured by Inspector
Satfel in This City.

According to an opinion handed down
III Atlanta by United States District
Judge Newman. the Southern Loan ana
Trust Company, which op rated Il
branch in Richmond. is an out and out
lottery. Officers of the company were
indicted by the Federal grand jury.
They dcmurred to the Indictment, but
the demurrer has been dismiss ID and
the next step is n trial by jury
While tho company was conducting a
branch III this city, Post Office Inspcc-
tor Saffol made an investigation. on
complaints from citizens. lie worked
hard and intcllig,ntiy his report he
ing sent finally 10 the district attorney
IN Atlanta. who immediately put the
facts before the grand Jury.
satisfied ny to Evidence.
since That time Inspector Satfcl has
watched the proceedings with the ut.
most interest, being satisfied ali along
that the evidence Justified an indict-
mert.
The Inspector had a number OF inter-
views with the Richmond manascr. who
later decided that he would got out OF
inc business and take no chances with
the courts. If convicted the officers
VIII b" liable to maximum penalty of
si,uoo iine. or two years imprisonment
or both. Before the company was in
dic;ed il was placed in thu hands Of a
receiver There are said 70 be 200
creditors the liabilities being esti-
mated az 100000.
officers of the company arc dcfend-
ants in the Indictment, which Judge
nfWman sustained. They are Richard
Purvis. president; Il. o. Hem. vice
president; Guy King. secretary, and w.
n smith, former president
The Courts OninJon
In Diminishing the demurrer Judge
Newman ruled:
We ind, therefore. that the clements
oil consideration and chance exist I'm
this scheme. Was there n prize?
There Is little doubt iron. an examina-
non Of this loan contract. taken in
connection with the charges mace In
me Indictment. that the main feature
OF this scheme was the loan featur,
II was the desire to obtain loans on
nc Very attractive terms proposed by
the defendants. which made thesA Gun
tracts so much favored and which In
i"ced the purchase OF these loan con-
tracts There was nothing oarticu.
lariy attractive abou; Tho investment
feature. Anywhere In this c,urtry
money could be deposited in pcrfectlv
'oivent and reliable savings inscitu-
IONS on equally as good ana perhaps
't'tcF terms. The attractive thing
l'ecHssarily is the loan feature. rho
nance OF getting a low number .nd
thereby obtaining loan at an ea,ly
late was the priza held out in this
'cheme Anything of value NAV CON
''itute 4 prize. That the chance OF oh.
aiming these loans was consider,5
'aina bic thing IS clear. Prize. com
'ihed with the other features. chance
'hu consideration, which haya hoe,
oehd 10 exist make this sche,n. a ,ct.
cry. In my Judgment the indictment
'tates case for carrying on lottery
~ similar entarnrieaa"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-04
Come Home, Disabling Act Kill
cd,' She Cries, but Yet There
Is No Word From Him.

ilenncrrackcr police HAYS uecn asked
TO help locate Colonel William Ram
dolph Skillit. no word from whom has
been received here IN SIX wecka Foul
play Is suspected II has be-A dcl.
nitcly ascertaincd that he left :,
New on February 10. vita lhr1.i-h
ticket 10 l;ichmond but ne has dis
appeared complctcly. and his family
IS alarmed. y letter received q few
days ago stated that a man answering
his description had been seen ma
l<ittrcll \. G.. hit lcttera sent 10
friends Of the Skilts in talt town
have been returned the friends having
moved away or died
Larl.in w skiii, came 10 the city
when 4 message received at his home
during the day in,l,natcd that n? was
in town and i'll, but the report c0ulI
not ne verified.
When reporter cnlLd on Mrs Nish
skiliit Inst night shc was almost nelr,-
broken.
willie has never acted this ,.Jy
before" shc said. as snc wiped q scar
from her cy. with hsr amna "When
he started homo he aviiyn.iT read
something in the pa22rs about TINS
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-04
LIQUOR QUESTION
MAY SPLIT PARTY
Chamber Comes In for Criticism
in Sermon by Rev. Frank
L. Wells.

Cleavage of party lines on tne liquor
question in Virginia WAS sueEcEtcd by
Rev. Frank l.. Wells, of Broad street
Methodist, Church In his sermon last
night. Il heard men leaving the Cap
itcl OF virginia" he said. who have
never scratched Democratic ticket.
and who say that II dry Republican
looks better to them than Il wet Dem
ocrat.
w IAN never got rid Of the saloon
by dcnunciut!on. / denouncc it as a
coward. skulk!ns behind screened
doors; as liar, deceivinE those &
wrecks, as a thief. stealing honor and
manhood; as murderer. killing hui
man beings.
We can only Hin by The ballot
Their ia sentiment rising in this
State which will wreck parties ana &c
write Constitutions In order to vote
on this question. The Legislature OF
Virginia cannot always prevent IL,
III is surprising" said Mr. Wells.
that The Chamber OF Commerce Of
Richmond. supposed TO be an assoc!a-
ton of successful business men. In.
dOrscs the saloon, a thing which is
financial loss instead OF gain TO the
community. and which destroys wealth
rather than creates IT.
Mr.. Wells thought there should be
some point al which the preacher and
the politician could meet for the com
mon good-wherc the minister could
descend from his pulpit and appear he
fore Legislative COMMITTEES for the
abolition OF what he regards as an evil
~ one time in his sermon IL looked
as though Mr.. Wells would advocate
the Immediate calling OF local option
election in Richmond, bu; he did not
mention II.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-04
DISCUSS BANKING
-i"d! Of Monetary Reform before Mem
bcrA OF business Mems Club

representatives OF Tho Natlonal Gil
"'hs League fov the Promotion of d
sound Banking system viii address
W. membership ~ the Business Men's
Gluo on Wedmesday afternoon Al q
o'clock This is N lime wlth tue .poIlcv
OF the director 70 have presented from
uine TO time subjects OF general inter-
~ 10 ne business men OF this section.
Only few MINUTES VIII he tatsn 10
present this matter 10 The rner,bDra
Tn National Citizens Leaeuo docs
nor favor any particular plan az NM
etary and banking reform. hut has hcr,
10, +eaoihs business mon
.,,t.a, S.AioiiS OF the country to
dcinand a hettermcnt in conditions
~ 6:S0 o'clock the mcinhcr. of ia
Legislature w.ll be entertained n, din
icr at the club
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-04
LECTURES ON EDUCATION
Expert In Child study 10 Appear Mt
itichmond College.

series of three lectures dealing
9ith the problem OF education through
study OF the child VIII be delivered
by Earl Barnes. lecturer and author. a,
richmond College on next Thursday
ana Friday nights at o'clock and sat
urday morning Al 1890. in the collage
chapel. His subjects Will be The Edu-
cation OF Our Lower Nerve Centres or
the Formation OF Habits" The Devcl-
opment Of the Sense OF Truth" and
no Family az Shaping Influence"
Mr.. Barnes. who wac formerly pro.
fessor OF education In Leland Stanford
oniversity. mas studied children from
many standpoints and By many meth
ods, individually and in groups--,nany-
thousands IN all HIS lectures arc. there
fore based upon the facts he has gath
cred.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-04
EXPERT CHESS PLAYER
Aiocrt bcnurcgnrd Hodges Ncct,
Nnny Richmond E,Nnrr,x

Albert Beauregard Hodges. forner
champion chess player of the Tinted
states and the only member of tho
american team tina, played in all Of
INC thirtesn cable chess matches win
nreat Britain without losing game
Is guest at Tile Jefferson Mr.
hodges has been in the city for sev.
eral weeks, and has entertained tho
members Of the Chess ana Wits, CHM
at 2o6 East Grace Street with several
coinpii mentary exhibitions OF his akin
al chess winning seventeen, losing
one and drawing one out of nineteAn
simultaneous games played Mr.
hodges IA the chess lecturer ~ ,ha
Brooklyn institute of Arts and sri
ences, and the founder OF the chess
club at Vanderbilt University Nash.
vile, Tenn, his Gatlve city. Purely
an amateur ne delights In promoting
the interest OF his favorite game. and
VIII endeavor TO arrange for a com.
Pimentary public exhibition hefore
leaving the city.
Mr. Hodges Is deputy governor Of
sailors Snug Hasbor, Staten Island
\. y, and IS an old member Of the
NirEinian's and tbs Tennessee Society
Of New York City.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-04

tanned should apply TO hotels 4; water
ing places and seaside resorts"
Descending from the bust of Pailas.
Mr. Stephenson departed. y senator
broke the silence: Il move that ;he
amendment he adopted" "Ayu.' shout.
ed the committee.
Having exempted resort hotels,
said member - move that We fur
Their amend by making the prohibition
not apply 20 any hotel" said another:
There is no reason why one class OF
hotels should be favored"
"Ays." said the committee
Mr. Chairman remarked a senator.
arising. 'it is class legislation 10 rorcs
everybody who wants To set a friend
up TO so TO hotel bar and neglect
other institutions of like character.
move that We exempt all saloons from
tho provision prohibiting treating in
any saloon"
The committee thought this a good
thing. ana passed it,
Why said "a member. IN the ut
most surprise. AS tho bin is now it
doesn't prohibit anything" Close
scrutiny proved this to bc fact.
Why, them asked one, should ",
cuinber the calendar and take up the
Senate's lime with II, to the exclusion
of bills to permit the supervisors OF
Redoak county to borrow SIS 10 build
u BRIDGE
The bin was passed by Indefinitely.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-04
RICHMONOERS IN
MEXICAN HOLD-UP
lnsurrectos Burned Bridges, but
Did Not Plunder-Night
Spent in Store.

Al the thrills Of hold-up in n
Iorc!Kn land, without protection and
at the mercy OF band Of lawlcss IN
surrectos, We're experienced In Mexico
ny H. VI. Smith, Jr,, and Berncv /.
MSets' or this city, who have Just
returned from trip 10 that land OF
fcw-iound alleged freedom. The Rich
mond men were passengers ON :, raj,
Whlch was delayed by tho burning of
railroad bridges, ana spent Il night
"ha pafe OF two days in momcntal.v
dread of the appearance of tho mon
VINO could have easily plundcrcd them.
ne occurrence was at II Pariau
between Pueblo and Ouxaca. south q;
MeNlco CITY. y band OF nifty insur-
fcci"a In fun view of the Indian in
habitants OF the village OF Ell p,riar
burned the three bridges and then re-
Tired In honr later when the bc
iated train came along. It was stoppcd
ana tho passengers were appraised Of
inc probable proximity Of n party ot
reckless briGands operating in The
name of rcvolutionaries. Their pur-
post might easily have been robbery
NJ the passengers proceeded to hide
thclr Valuahics as best they could i'm
various parts OF the train and about
the village
1t was expected every moment that
q
take the property OF everybody, II no,
'hcir ives Some of the passengers
We're badly frightened.
Mr. smith and Mr.. Myers were given
In ii grocery store in
me village. where they spent night
which was no comfort 10 them. either
in mind or body
On the next day the bridges were
epaired to tho extent that the train
could proceed. The insurrcctos did not
appear They may have merely de-
sired 10 ombarrass the government hv
acts OF depreciation OF this kind, al
though IT is believed TO have been not
Improbable that had the train been
on It's schedule time. the passengers
would have been held up while tho
hahd was AZ work on the bridges and
could easily have hccn pIundcred. 4
aay or two later the same party was
In combat with force OF ruralcs. and
fourteen of them We're Killed.
Madoro,S government Is doomed to
u failure, In the opinion OF Mr..
smith lie believes that 1t can last
but short time
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-04
Bill SklZlt: Please Write to Msh

disabling ac, and that undoubtedly
frightened him. Won't you please ask
AL the papers between here and Reno
TO publish an advertisement saying:
BIZ. conc home. disabling act killed.
" ne sees that am sur, he viii write.
me Winter has been unusually hard,
and must take eight * ny aoy5 OFT
OF school and put them to work.
.larktn, poor boy, is distressed. aod Is
on the verge OF nervous nrcstratioI,
Sometimes don't blame him to,
wanting TO leave. but II he will only
come back We can nurse him back 10
health ana strength. and we -5ill be so
rcrr, very happy. Mr.. SkiliiL Is 4 fl,xs
old gentleman. and he Is tbs deAres.
thing in tho world to me"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-04
LEGISLATOR ILL
Confederate Veteran of House Ia In
CrIticn1 Condition.

rItiCnI COndItIOn.
The condition of j. ". Gregory, mem
Der OF the House OF delegates from
Ilttsylvunin county. who Is critically
III with pneumonia al the Retreat for
tho Sick. was unchanged at late hour
last night MIR. Gregory haE not yet
reached the crisis OF the disease.
He is ono OF the Confederate veter-
ans In the House. and has served three
terins. having been in tho Legislatures
of 1902 and 1904, and having been
again elected last year His family. a t
lava. Pittsylvania county. has been
summoned 10 Richmond by DR.. s. T. A.
Kent, relative, who is in the House
from Halifax county.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-04
CAPTURE Ten I'm R,,d.

IN a raid last night by Omcers Ber-
iurci and Kidd. OF the First District.
zen negro crap shooters were captured
az %" North seventeenth street.
lleA5ant Jones, co!ored. was arrested
on the charge of maintaining , mn
lie gaming place.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-04
POLITICS TO HOLD
CENTRE Of STAGE
Democratic State Convention
Will &c Called When I.cgis-
laturc Adiourns.
AWAIT WORD FROM MARTIN
Convention May Instruct Tor Nir-
einian for Presidential
Nomination.

Immediately upon the adtournment
Of She General Assembly sine die next
saturday night. Virginia viii be
riunged 81 onoe into tho throes OF thu
nstlon0i campaign. The Democratic
sjetc Convention must Re called and
hold, and Will receive the attention Of
rNcvyhody who takes III, slightest
.ntcrcs: IN politics
About this convention clusters the
entire political life OF the state. Cndcr
tile primary system. but one gathering
OF the Democrats of virginia IS held in
four years. 1t is the quadronnial event
IL politics. for 81 shapes The platform
on which all candidates must stand
until the time again comes for another
convention. The party machinery is
ovcrhuuled. and party control is def
nitcly decided. i state chairman is
clcctad Delegates are chosen to the
National Democratic Convention. and
i!c honor OF being delegate is great
ly sought.
Centre Of Interest.
These ;acts bring together the party
adcrs from every city ana county.
All membcrs Of Congress arc pcrtorcc
on hand. What snail 20 into the plat
form is always q matter Of grave con
,nn y i'Rlll ".'f 'le pres
yar '' Tie r r"", ~ 'he,s : tins
I'm malns .orG ,E ', ,,,,, w''h an impact
i,a - ~ ".''sn '''i,e.
Interest about the meeting ~ .he Log
islaurc iha preparations for tile COM
,,o' 1890 ~ ~, i1nt "s' haN' n.''l IN
~ n,".n'mt Whln me
-, III !. se'''"s o'"t'ra 'ai for
n...41 ,''S '''''' mess hffpar" iIons VIII
I'LL as, nor Ill,
oe ,.", M''' "' " ISSUANCE
r.., ~ ~, A'e,'"I o. lha state
IN XII .i5 H., ',,"'' luEi'r hllE-
at,,,,in, ,,',; 49," ~ '"'S no
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-04
THREE NEGROES ARRESTED
For STEALING ONE TAN SHOE;

sam Wilson, James Bouger and
Lewis Murray, young negroes. were
arrested early yesterday morning on
. charge Of stealing one tan shoe from
+, w. p&bnsE y Company.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-04
WRONG TO THINK
SNOW CAME LATE
We'.e Had Ii Before in March.
and We've Had 1t Before in
April. Too.

80,
INC worst feature connected with
that delightful snow storm which
came rno,.,,
N'S''FuaF Is that
w ~ 'ho men VINO write cdi-
tofial paraSraphs full license 10 bring
from its hidinr-plnce M tt.o,,,,.
saving tbot vi,,o al,
inter sun myers In the
foolish E,, ,,. -
had M ,,.,,,. S''" i
deci'hed while the
""s SH'hihE, :" IT is proper to
pass up the tribe ana iallz sarea
I'hcre are other I,,,inf,r,,,
VIM fo,.1 pI'S"I's
,"e "o"'h"f fruitful topic
" si'"'I thik ana who declared yestor-
day with much susto thai i, ,.os ,,,,
unusunI 10. pt.l,,, i'''e
1ra..,, @ '>I"ni'n" 10 get snow in
49, ~ rV'r 'hink OF that fare back
IN WASHINGTON the day Taft was in
angnratcd and the terrible wontbc,
which prevailed over E;ob,no,d7 ~.
not remember the hin snoy,. 80,
which blew III suddonI, la,n i, 49,, -
ana even sproad itsrIr ~ ,',
two inches over tho uncisr+ a,,i -, -
able Newport Ne,ysq Inrnrr, ,,,''..o,.
and give those uuo,y- o1itors a,.r,
20 tNirl their IillStTtIipc
10y tho card. DIrcctor rt.n NJ
Weather Bureau said lac. ri,,, ~
this town ms had snow -, 80,
while il /. no, oCt ,oii; ,''',''' -
that month. il mas hcon ha,e ~, M =,
may come again Nobodv tno,rs te,,,
The point 10 bc c,nnrasiyo6 ~ . i'".
snow on Narcl, . &c 49, " -"
or unfashionnhle "''S'' o''''"l'
ohcialiy One Inch.
The nist nurry spread through ire
Ky Yesterday morning AT 1880 O'clock
but II WAS not much snow !, 6idn',
SICK Two hours later ii became
STonG' melting then as rapidly as 1t
zen, nut late In the afternoon and last
nlsht there was some snow. The
DNfeun records put It down officially
az ono lnch though counting that
which didn't stay, the city was entitled
!" an invisible depth OF two inches by
~ o'clock las; night. II was moro
IMAM that in spots.
Ii was simply flnc 10 get on IN tho
midst of il YESTERDAY afternoon nron-
The Dickinson press., 1912-11-02
LOCAL NEWS

John Charmley. the Mott Spotlight
man. brought L. B. Hanna overland to
Dickinson to take : . the train east the
first of the week.
Belield Times: Mesdames Russell,
Price, Caesar. Corbett, Milsten, Sutton
and C. E. Ward enjoyed a very elabor-
ate luncheon with Mrs. W. W. Beebe
Monday afternoon, which was given
complimentary to her guest, Mrs. W.
H. Byrns. who came up from Dickinson
to spend the day.
Miss Ruth Rosenkrans and Albert
Altman were married on October 23rd
at the R0senkrans home near Daglum
by Rev. H. W. Tenny of Bel6eld.
A sumptuous wedding supper and recep-
tion was enjoyed by about. 80 guests.
The groom has a fine new house just
completed on his Daglum homestead
where he will take his young bride to
live.
Robert Stenquist returned the past
week from Canada where he had been
during the summer. His wife returned
earlier and had heen with her parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Summers. MI. Sum
mers was also in Canada but returned
about q month ago and is now at worl
on the Elk building. MI. Stenquist is 8
mine machine operator and may worl
at Lehiah during the winter.
The Dickinson press., 1912-11-02

the news came flashing over the wires
how the slckenines pain came to our
hearts, how our silent prayers went up
and our sympathies went out to those
in their sorrow and distress. But do you
know. more people die in this state of
preventable diseases every year than
met their death in the Titanic disaster
and We pass it by without a second
thought.
There is no more righteous field of
action for noble men and noble women
in the world today than that offered in
the field of educational work along the
lines of disease notwithstanding
the lesson of right living, of personal
hygiene and of household sanitation.
1t is \ fight against evil but no one ever
amounted to shucks in this world who
did not fight. You will meet with OBJ
stacles and disappointments but remem-
Der that a life seriously lived in any
direction is full of disappointments,
sorrows and heartaches. These are the
Christening fires that bring out the
sterling stuff that is in US.
''Work in conjunction with
your city health officer and dive him
your loyal support. See that there are
no places in the city for the breeding
of disease germs. Clean Up! There
is an obvious need for a movement in
this direction. Grow grass on your
The Dickinson press., 1912-11-02

F. E. Deiters has been summoned to
Fargo on November '7th, as q member of
the U. S. Grand jury.
Mrs. Floyd Wilson returned Saturday
from Fayette, where she had spent the
week with her husband. who is breaking
horses for F. A.. Little.
Attorney W. F. Burnett was in Bow
man the past week as special prosecutor
for Bowman county in another GRIM
inal libel suit brought against Editor
Geo. A. Totten of the Citizen. This
is the second criminal action brought
against this party by j. E. Phelan.
Two civil actions are also pending
against Mr.. Totten. file was bound over
to the district court, bail being given
in the amount of ST, 600.
L. r. Woolery, who has q homestead
about IL miles north of Antelope, was
up from Hebron on Thursday. Mr..
Woolery has 200 acres of wheat in
shock. His 80 acres of flax is in stack.
He carries on his fathers land near
Hebron and had just finished threshing
4. 600 bushels of grain there before the
snow storm. and had it not been for a
breakdown of the separator in the crew
with which he is working. the thresh-
ing at his homestead would have been
completed. Mr.. Woolery does not think
the storm is going to be as bad for the
grain still in shock as some people have
thought. His plan was to stack just as
| soon as it dried out a little. In driv-
ing from the Woolery homestead to He
bron. four counties are traveled-Dunn
Mercer. Stark and Morton.
The Tribune Curb Stone'' man has
another about Auditor McGreeor as fol-
lows::-''Well sir, it is funny" said
q Bismarck insurance man. but the
silence of j. A. McGreeor, auditor Of
what is left of Billings county, is truly
wonderful. You will remember how he
talked hunting the other day when he
was here. And the way that man josh
ed Judge Crawford was q caution. MAI
said that he was; the greatest shot that
ever put one over. He had a lot ot
people believing it, too. But he went
out east, waded around in the slought
and ponds for days, shot the atmos'
phere full Of holes. used a hundred dol
lars worth of really good ammunition
and came into Bismarck with two mut
hens. He went right on home. HI
didn't want to see his old friends
around the Mckenzie, at all. Not much,
He just hurried back. Now don't use my
name, be cause Jack will think that
have violated his confidence after sleep
ing with him for a week."
The Dickinson press., 1912-11-02
BUSINESS LOCALS

Select oyster stews at the Grill Cafe.
2-o-tf
Come in and see what we serve at
aeon for CSC. The Grill Cafe. OFT
For rent-my Groom house on Fifth
Ave. West. F. S. Cunningham, III
Sims St.-adv.. 1o-Io-tf
Wanted, competent girl for genera
Homework. House modern. good wages.
Mrs. M. L. Ayers. Stiff
Money on hand for Farm Loans.
No delay. See Everett. 46-ti
Six room house for rent on Sims street
one door south of Dr.. Perkins resi-
dence. Inquire of r. H. johnson. adv.
1O-12-tf
For screened Lehigh Ignite, Bitumin-
Gus Coal and kindling, order from the
Consolidated Coal Co. Prompt service
and two thousand pounds to the ton
guara nteed. 12.o-tt
Wanted: salesman for general mer-
camille trade in North Dakota to sell q
new proposition of merit. Attractive
commission contract for balance of year
and all 1913, with liberal weekly ad-
vances. Miles F. Bixler Co., Cleveland,
Ohio.-adv. II