davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-05
News Of South Richmond

Street was seriously injured yesterday
morning at o'clock. while at work
at the Southside Wood and Coal Com
pany's yards at Twenty-frst and
Stockton Streets. The young mans
hand was terribly lacerated by ;ne ex-
plOsion. Two fingers were maDsled ana
amputstion was necessary Blunt was
given medical attention by DIT H. Tay-
lor Hawkins. OF the city ambulance
and was taken to the City Home for
further treatment
Bass-yaeob Marriage.
At high noon yesterday. Miss Jessie
Jacob. daughter Of Squire W. A Jacob.
of Forest Hill, was quietly married TO
Edmond f. Bass, of Woodland Heights
Many friends and relatives were pres
ent. After the ceremony. the young
couple left for New York Mr. and Mrs.
Rass will be- at home after December
10 at their home in Woodland Heights
Funeral of Mrs. T.. l.. Lester.
The funeral of Mrs Mabel Eastman
Lester. wife Of Iinwood l. Lester. and
daughter Of Mrs. Matte /. Eastman.
who cicd Tuesday night a; lo-45 o'clock
at her home on East Twelfth street
will be held this afternoon AZ oeiocS'
from the BainbridSe street Church DI-
Douglass Free man viii oHtNtdtt- -N'
internent will n in Maury Cemetery
Mrs. Lester was thirty-two years OH
Her death came suddenly. Besides heT
mother and husband she - survived ~
FIVE small children. three orctn-ts'
John T.. Thomas ". ana Richard D.
Eastman. and three sisters. Mrs Arthur
FeIch AMI Mrs. george Cole. II Nassa-
chusettes. and Miss Cora Eastman OF
South Richmond
Drasb Of Mrs Parkfnsoc-
Mr. Rebecca A Parkinson. seventy
seven years old. died yesterday morn
ing a. o'clock AZ tne home 81 her
daughter. Mrs r r Eastwood. ~
Decatur street. afte- short hiness'
She IS survived BY six children. Mrs
r Eastwood, Mrs a. 2. Garoer' NJ
Edward Turner. !. ? and W y fat-
kinson. % south Richmond. sni Thomas
caie Parkinson. % Isle OF wight
County. -
The funeral will be held TINS aftcr-
noon a. . O'Clock from the Decatur
S,rest methodist Church. OF which Mrs
Parkinson was ar active worker. the
service viii be conductca BY the Rev
n n white The burial VIII be il
zfaury Cemetery.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-05

involved is $4,000 for alleged personal
injuries received through the negf-
cence OF the defendant.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-05

offce OF Deputy Treasurer J. W Bro
rough. Jr., II was stated yesterday tnat
the time limit Is set at December O.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-05
Death Of Hrs- Parkf1son-


Voters have until to-morro~ nleht
90 -, ,ssir capitafion taves All who
80 :, 40 80 viii ~ barred from par
,1~g,a.ins tn the nsxt election. Through
-.isuuderrfsrfins mar, persons
90, informed that the taxes could Be
o.sd NJ TO Saturday night Al sns
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-05
Celebrate Golden Anniversary.

Mr. and Mrs. James Bellwood. OF
Bellwood. Chesterfield County, yester-
day celebrated their golden wedding
anniversary by taking a trip to Wash
ington. which was the objective point OF
their wedding tour OF fifty years ago
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-05
Kirk-Parrish Co.,
627 E. Broad. Near 7th).

o. this city, and J. H. Bishop. Of Ports
mouth.
Seat On for Robbery.
Levi White. negro, was this morning
sent 10 the grand jury on the .cnaree
of assauiting and robbing David Bull
FAINT, Of Ettrick. near the wharf -ast
Saturday night. The evidence against
him was clear. Two other negroes.
Buck King and Milton Williams, ar
rested on the same charge, were ols-
charged.
Eagles Elect Officers
Petersburg Aerle OF Eagles last
might elected officers for the ensuing
term a. follows: Past worthy president.
Joel r. Brown. worthy president, J. A
Domenichello: worthy vice-president'
Jas. ". Wells: chaplain. +. V Lily. IN
side guard. F.. G. Beasley: OUTSIDE
guard. W. I. Wheelhouse. secretary. c
q Peasants; treasurer. Geo r New
som. physician DR.. w. p. Jones; trus
tees Jo>. T Brown. W. II Ramsay and
J. T Tench.
Personal and Otherwise.
Miss Catherine johnson. OF New Mex
ico who has been Ill with typhoid re-
yer in the hospital here. is improV-
ing. 49,
Miss Alice Clay. who has also oeen
IN with typnoid in the hospital. mas
sufficiently recovered to return TO her
home on Pine Street
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-05
Cheap at $500

The time is limited now to only
three days and any day may ex-
haust the supply. The Times-Dis-
patch will be busy, so COME
EARLY, as this great distribution
positively
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-05

o, this city and J. H Bishop. Of Ports
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-05

Like illustration is bound in full Limp Leather flexible,
stamped in gold on back and sides printed Bible paper
with red edges and rounded beautiful strong dura
be Besides the general contents peculiar to dictionary
there are 900 subjects beautifully illustrated by three
color plates nearly so subjects by monotone 10 pages OF
valuable charts in two coors and the latest Census OF the
United States Also will be found hundreds OF other valu-
able features never yet appearing in dictionary Judges
of educational books and binding say this book would be
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-08-15
CONGRESS NEARLY
THROUGH SESSION

WASHING TON, d. c., Special
Hopes OF an adjournment of Congress
by August 2Oth returned, follow
ing the agreement between the
Senate and House conferees on the
wool bill and the iron and steel bin.
These two tariff measures are to be
sent 10 the White House as a test of
the Presidents attitude toward the
Democratic insurgent plan of revision.
II the President VetoeS the bills
ana II IS believed he will-the tariff
program in. the House and Senate will
80 To smash and both bodies will be-
Sin cleaning up" for the quick get
away.
The leaders figure that appropria-
ton bills and other contested meas
ures may be disposed OF within ten
days in the event the tariff program
is abandoned.
1t is understood President Taft has
told members of the Senate and House
ne VIII take prompt action on the
WOOL and steel bills when they are
sent to him and Congress will be an
prlsed Immediately of his attitude. OF
course. if the President signs either
OF the bills this would encourage Con
gress TO remain in session a few
weeks longer in the hope Of reaching
an agreement on other tariff meas
ures
The probabilities are, however. that
Netoes await both the steel and wool
blIlS, known as the compromise La
roulette Underwood bills.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-08-15
CHALONER TALKS ON
The LOWER REGIONS

\ Hell-a merry throne. Upon said
$nrone sits Satan. His features are
precisely those OF Napoleon BOnaparte
at the apex of his power. In height he
IS considerably taller, but yet under
six feet, and. regarding weight. there
is no surplusage OF desh. lie is dress
ed in the costume of Michelangelo's
statue, The Thinker
The Hall OF Audience (heID Is an
immense apartment, 50 huge as 10 be
practically imcomprehensible to the
mortal ideas OF architecture. IL is
miles long, miles wide and miles high
Inc hail is of rubies. and they are of
the size OF ordinary building bricks and
OF the luster and fire Of rubies known
as pigeon blood" In place of mortar
binding the bricks and making n white
line, we have diamonds as large as
your thumb nail, and Of the purest
water. To soften and enrich the fiery
erect or such Splendor, the diamond
hhe IS broken every few inches by sew
eral inches of sapphires, as blue as the
mediterranean. The floor is of marble
that has the marvellous quality of he
ing capable of taking on the tone of
Whatever stands upon il, or is reflected
upon II, or flies over il. If a cherubim
mes over the floor, the marble at once
becomes tlnged with blood. The roof
Is or crystal, 50 pure that the eve can
pierce 1t as if it were plate glass
John Armstrong ChalOner's descrip-
ton of hell, as recorded by his sub
conscious mind" as announced YES
terday.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-08-15
ASK SCHOOLS To
&zs.-.. ELIMINATE BOOKS
VETERANS OF LEE CAMP RENEW
THEIR WAR ON ELSON'S HIS
TORY OF UNITED STATES.

RICHMOND, VA, SpeciaI.-Those
of "Marse Roberts" old soldiers
W no now constitute the mem
bership of Lee Camp. COnfeuet.,,
Veterans, Friday night once more lei
loose their oratorical shot and shell
on Elson's History of the United
StateS-a work which ifs declared I,
do the South the grossest injustice.
This most Objectionable text book.
II VIII be recalled, was at one time
in use at Roanoke College, but the
indignant protests of Confederate vet
Grams resulted i'm its being discarded
10y that institution.
At the last meeting of the United
Confederate Veterans i'm Macon n res
olution condemning the history was
adopted. This resolution, which was
considered last night at the session
of the camp, reads as follows:
This convention Of the United
Confederate Veterans desires to place
upon record its cOndemna ton of Ell
sons History of the United States.
That such a text book should have
been used in any OF the schools of
the South is an insult 10 the men
and women of the Southland. We be-
heNe that IL should be repudiated by
every decent representative of the
traditions and history Of the south
and we regret that in the great State
of Virginia defenders should be found
who condOne il. We urge upon all
members OF the United Confederate
Veterans to investigate and learn if
this volume is still used in any Of
the schools and localities in which
they reside and TO take the steps ne
cessary to eliminate this disgraceful
volume from the use OF the children
of the South"
Although it is not believed that FL
sons History is now used in any Nir-
ginia school, the veterans designated
Attorney General Williams Judre
George 7 Christian and Colonel w.
i. Freeman as a committee TO pre-
pare report in connection with the
work for presentation 10 the next con-
Nention OF the old soldiers. which will
,4..>A4 tlI4- lalI.
y careful INVESTIGATION will be mad,
~c---r- af -, vi, orl,o~ or no
the book has been repudiated by all
the educational Institutions of the old
Dominion
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-08-15
AGED HERMIT PINNED
TWO NIGHTS IN TREE

LIVINGSTON, y. J., Special. James
Farrell, 81 aged man who has lived
for many years as a recluse. was held
for two days and nights in the fork
OF an apple tree i'm the Kent woods.
with one thigh we6ged there. He was
round and released when death bv
starvation, thirst and exposure threat
ened him.
Farrell had a hut i'm the Kent woods.
almost a mile back from the road and
TAR away from any other habitation.
He has lived there alone. half hermit
and half woodsman, avoiding curious
visitors. lie lived on berries. fruit.
nuts, small game and milk. lie got
the milk at the farm of Munson Il.
Kent
Thursday afternoon Farrell climbed
an apple tree and filed his pockets
with fruit. As he was descending. a
llmb broke beneath him and he fell.
landing In fork of the tree. The
iorce OF his fan so wcdged his body
IN Ohe Iork that he was unable TO eX-
tricate himself.
Farrell was exposed 10 the heavy
storms of Thursday and Friday. His
only fOo0 was the apples in his Docl1-
cts. saturday that supply was ex-
hausted. He had given up hope of
spot.
Mr.. Kent, however. became uneasy
When Farrell did not make his accus-
toned visit TO the farm. Saturday even
ing he started for the hut. While
passing the edge of the WOODS he
heard a noise i'm an apple tree. At
hrst he thought it was a wildcat and
was about TO look for his own safety
When he made out the sound to be a
repetition of his own name. Farrells
throat was so dry that his cries sound
ed more like those of an animal than
a human.
Mr.. Kent freed the aged man. as
sisted him to his but and bro,,.-l,t
iood. He offered To attend Farrell
but the recluse said he wanted no in
ruSion and would nn0 a way To at
tend To his own Mnnts
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-08-15
TRAVEL DE LUNF
FOR $4,000 DOGS

SAN FRANCISCO, Special.-That
her pets may not he annoyed on their
journey TO New York. Mrs. Malcolm
Whitman. formerly Miss Jennie ~
Croker. has engaged a special car
for score of high-priCed animals. in
Guiding Sir Barney Blue. the cham
pion Boston terrier. and HalcyOn Alex
andre. the famous French bulldog.
The negotiations for the special car
We're conducted by Jack" Cawlxwell.
manager of Mrs. Whitman'S kennels.
CaWkweu explained TO the railroad
agent at San MateO that Mrs. Whit
man had at first thought that she
could put the dogs i'm her own private
car. However, lack of space inter
Vened
IL is probable that the dog special"
Will be htched on in front of Mrs
Whitman's car SO that her pets Will
have the advantage of being cared for
10y their owner.
Several weeks previous to her mar
riage Mrs. Whitman wired Cawkweu
from New York TO dispose of most of
her DOGS. with the exception of her
string of champions. Sir Barney Blue
and Halcyon Alexandra. perfect speci-
mems of their type. valued at $4,000
each. We're not to be sold under any
circumstances.
The manager disposed of about forty
and there are a number vet
70 Ice sold. They Will he taken to the
New York market. The Wonderland
Kennels. in its prime. represented an
investment of more than 100000.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-08-15
LONGER SKIRTS. FULLER
SKIRTS, HIGHER BODICE

CHICAGO, ILL, Special.-Longer
and wider skirts with the waist cut
SO That the bosom is not exposed. is
the remedy for the wide criticism now
ShoWcred on WOman-s attire. While
inc SKIRT should not be long enough
10 strike the sidewalk. it should be
lohg enough to conceal the ankles.
ms Is the view of Chicago women.
VINO have given the subject study.
Miss Mary +. BalcOmb president of
the Young Peoples Civic League. ia
Nors the longer skirt and the higher
cut bodice.
The big CRY Of annoyance on the
street and public places. from men.
which girls are now making. is largely.
due TO their foolish mode Of dress
ana manner she said. Year by wear
ana month by month the garb of
women has been growing shorter and
tighter Now Il big woman looks
awful IN the present style. Only the
jumping girl can wear the costume
ana her figure is SO accumulated that
comment and annoyance follows
The skirt should be long enough
To cover the ankles and be at least
one-third fuller about the hips Many
skirts are now above high shoe tops.
ana when the Wearer sits down in
puolc the tight mode forces the skirt
many inches higher"
Tonight the Civic league sent this
resolution 10 the chief Of police:
Clean men constantly and empha-
ucany condemn. by word and act.
men who speak OF girls and women.
or treat them i'm such manner as
they would not tolerate from any man
toward their own sister, sweetheart.
wife. or mother.
That men and women alike insist
upon decent standard of dress
among girls and women-becoming.
charming, but not suggestive. and in
SYST that no girl or woman who is a
true. thoughtful lady will dress sug-
gestiVelY."
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-08-15
AVIATOR USES GRAPE
AS GOOD-LUCK OMEN

BERLIN, CONN, Special.-Before
a large crowd at the local fair grounds
thlS afternoon Nels J. Nelson and c.
* Hamilton, both of New Britain. be-
'an an aeroplane duel to settle thei
supremacy as airmen. The aViators
ontest is on a point basis. six event
ouay and an equal number tomorrow
ne winner to be decided on the larg
ST number of points to his Credit.
loday'S events, with the number O
'olhts Tor each, are as follows: Quicl
rtinS, 20 points; accurate Iandinc
10; bomb dropping, 20: altitude clinL
~; executing figure Fights. 20. anC
hVe-mile rate, 20 points
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-08-15
BRDMAN KILLED
BY FATAL PLUNGE
LINDSEY CAMPBELL, BRILLIANT
AVIATOR, ADDED TO THE
LIST OF DEAD.

LONDON, Special.-Lindsey Camp
bell. one of the brilliant vounp re-
cruits to the ranks of the birdmen.
was killed early Monday morning
while flying near Byfeet village.
Campbell apparently had his aero
plane under perfect control and was
lying smoothly. when suddenly his
motor went wrong
He was several hundred feet in the
AR and started TO Volplane to the
earth, when gust of wind overturned
his craft and he crashed to the
ground He was dead when those
VINO VINO witnessed the accident reached
Campbell was an Australian. thirty
HNe years old. and came TO England
TO learn flying in order to return TO
Australia rs an instructor in aviation.
lie obtained his certificate five
weeks ago.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-08-15
god BLESS YOU" rs
SAID MRS. GRACE
FERVENTLY TELLS THE JURY
MEN SHE FELT LIKE HUGGING
AND KISSING THEM ALL.

ATL ANITA, GA, Special.-"God
bless you. gentlemen" cried Mrs
Daisy Ulrich Opie Grace at 4:4O
o'clock yesterday afternoon. when the
jury found her not guilty of the
charge of shooting her husband
There was a note of hysteria in Mrs
Grace's voice and seemed on the verge
OF collapse, but her lawyers patted
her on the shoulder and urged her
10 restrain herself, and she soon be-
came calm. Then the crowd in court
cheered the verdict and surged about
Mrs. Grace, many of the women
weeping.
vt last the deadly whiteness of Mrs.
Grace's face was relieved by a flash
and she began to smile
Ihen she approached each of the
twelve jurors and gave them thanks.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-08-15
BELASCO TELLS
HOW HE STARTED
SUED FOR AN ACCOUNTING OF
PLAY. WHICH HE Is CHARGED
WITH APPROPRI ATING.

NEW YORK, Special sold pa
pers on the streets OF San Francisco
and l opened a cigar store at Z
o'clock in the morning and scrubbed
the floors. l carried a spear in the
theater at night L was not always
play producer"
In these words David BelascO told
of some of his life occupations on
the witness stand before United States
Commissioner Gilchrist Wednesday i'm
the suit for an injunction brought by
Abraham Goldknopf 10 prevent Mr..
lSelascO and Mr.. William &. De
Mile from producing The Woman"
play which GOldknOpf claims was
plagiariZed from his Tainted Philan-
throphy." The complainant also asks
an accounting of receipts Of the play
which Belasco claims was written to
order by De Mile.
Belasco's confession of his Iowly
start in life was brought about by
question of counsel for the plaintiff,
who felt nettled when BelascO re-
marked:
Il am always being sued by bar
bers and servant girls for plagiariz-
ing their plays"
The playwright. after describing
the occupations he had followed in
his early days. explained that he had
meant no offense to the plaintiff.
whose occupation he did not know.
Il started my play bureau Be
laScO continued, TO encourage young
authorS-young AmeriCans-and
have produced more OF their plays
than any two producers. I have been
sued for every play I have produced.
bat never by responsible authors.
Il get fifty and a hundred manu-
scripts every day. The bureau costs
us from $4,000 to $4,000 a year
and ] never got a play from il that
brought me i'm cent. That is what
it has cost me to encourage young
authors"
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-08-15
INNENTS y WAY TO
BE SHOT TO SLEEP
WASHINGTON. Snocia1

WASHINGTON, Special. - AIexan-
IiuInp hrey, of Pittsburg, is en-
'.l oilhS 10 impress the War De
partment with the desirabiIitv ~
equlppinS the United States Army
win ms new sleep producing bullet
according to the claims of the i'm
ento[' the Humphrey sedative bullet
- coated with a preparation of NOR
Prime. which renders il nainIass o..
tlIhe after IT has entered the body
instantaneous pain at the moment Of
impact and then sweet drearnIoss,
s.eeP is promised for the enemy who
9'opS one OF the new prOjectiles.
At the War Department il ie Sto..,
thaI no Officers or men of the army,
nave Yet volunteered their bodies for
experiment as targets for Humphreys
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-08-15
MANIAC RUNS
AMUCK IN TOWN
DENVER COL IN.

DE Nv L X, COL, Special
sheriff Daniels. OF jefferson cOun-
~. with a posse OF heavily armed
men. and a number OF nurses and
doctors, Is on his way to
South Platte. where George Bal
lew. aged twcnty-ninc. believed
To be maniac. ran amuck with
"a double barrclcd shotgun.
woundinS five persons and setting
fire to the hotel.
The structure was burned to-
the ground.
Ballcw went TO the telegraph
station and drove away the Opcr-
atOr TO prevent his warming Den
yer.
The warning had already been
given.
The maniac, with his shotgun.
Forced the people who were at
tending the injured to stand back.
lie kept them lined up all night.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-08-15
NGISFORTUNES DER FOR
lizard LUCK 20
PTTTSBUCH- Snecia1 a.vf,

-
as misiortune's child he had "pI /
out his string Hard Luck JohnrS,'
Neil. well known character of thi.
city, committed suicide By carbolie
acid early Friday.
Hard Luck JOhnnie's" troubles be.
gan years ago after ne had met Clara
ffy, pretty DOnOhue, Pa. girl at a
picnic ON his way home from the
Try residence that night an unknown
person sprang on him from the shrub
befy 10y the side OF the road and al
most literally cut him 20 ribbons He
WIS ialer picked up by a freight train
crew, more dead than alive. and taken
10 the WestmOreland County Hospital.
Ills next call at the Pry home was
IN september. 1910. Going home that
evening ne was the target for three
SnotS from ambush, two of them going
through ms left lung. He was again
taken 10 the WcstmOreland County
Hospital
But Johnnie would not down. As
soon as ne had recovered he headed
Tor the Pry home. ON his return he
was mt by a train and picked up I'M
Following this mishap he shot him
self through the shoulder while load
ing gun, broke his left Leg and knee
cap playing FOOTBALL, went under the
surgeons knife for appendicitis. and
had sundry other injuries.
Inc worst dow came to Johnnie
when he proposed and was accented
by Miss Pry. The couple came to
Pittsburg in June and cot their mar
riage license. While here JobnDia
gave Miss Pry $500 TO buy her trous-
seau. He remained outside the de-
partment store Miss Pry kept going
with the dough- and Johnnie re-
turned home discouraged and dis
heartened, and after a months pininn
decided to end it an.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-08-15
orr TO CHICAGO.
BALTIMORE, MD. SDpcia

I'm a special Pullman over the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad the
sixteen delegates and sixteen al
tcrnatC~ from this state To the
RoCScvCit national convention mt
Chicago left today. They are due
90 arrive i'm the Windy City early
tomorrow morning and will he
located at the Hotel LaSalIc.
yesterday afternoon Colonel L.
{. Darlington. Charles X. Schirm
and Gaien l.. TAFT left Baltimore
SO they could attend the confer
cncc of Roosevelt State leaders
at the Congress Hotel. Chicago.
this afternoon.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-08-15
HUGE CASKET FOR
THE LATE MIKNDO

TOKYO, Special.-Business in the
capltaI ana generally throughout the
country. which came to q standstill
II" me ueath on TUESDAY morning Of
the Emperor Mutsuhito. was resumed
Wednesday; the Emperor Yoshihito
having expressed the desire that there
should be no further cessation OWN %
10 the losses entailed on the poor and
changes. "a
The Emperor Yoshihito was kont
pussy throughout the day. during which
ne ISSUED an edict prOclaiming his
concOurse of high officers. He also
personally proclaimed his succession to
the command of the army and navy
Ihe Japanese foreign Office has mott
fed the foreign powers that the i'm
perlal birthday has been changed from
November 30 (Mutsuhito's natal daV)
TO August 3lSt (HOShititO'S birthday
Following on the farewell taken of
the EmperOr's body by the members of
the imperial family, the body wa