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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-14
NEGRO GETS FIVE
YEARS IN PRISON

Bonnie Richardson, negro. was
convicted OF second degree murder
yesterday afternoon by the jury in
Henrico Circuit court and given Ave
years in the State penitentiary He
was charged with Staying John JET
ferson. another negro. over Ave cents
In crap game shortly ovsr a month
ago in Fulton,
The two negroes had been playing
for some time when one of them
~, fell down shaft, a distance OF
the scene OF the game. Both OF them
claimed the coin and row ensued
In which Richardson told jefferson
that II he didn't give him the money
he would pay for It with his blood.
He then left IA place. but soon re-
turned with shotgun. Firing at
close range the load struck Jefferson
In the head tearing 1t almost en-
tfrely from his body.
In view Of the fact that Jefferson
also had a gun on his person. Com
monwealth Attorney Frank Suttop
asked for verdict OF second degree
murder. Richardson was represented
by James T. Lewis.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-14
JUDGE CRUMP TO
DECIDE QUESTION
MIR. STANSBURY SUES TO COM
PEI CITY TO FURNISH
HIM WITH WATER.

Judge Beverly r. Crump. OF the
Law and Equity court, will decide an
important question OF law today when
he announces his decision in the suit
OF S. s. Stansbury. who is suing the
city OF Richmond for failure to sup
ply water after he had made all the
necessary connections IN compliance
with orders which followed annexation
of certain of his property in 1905.
Aftt% annexation a period of sixty
days was given TO property holders
TO make the proper connection with
the city water mains. Mr.. stansbury,
according to his evidence, competed
the connections within thirty days. 1t
seems that the pressure was not great
enough and he has failed TO receive
his water supply. as guaranteed him
Under the anna xatt6fr proceedings
He brought suit against the, city.
and a jury In the Law and Equity
court yesterday awarded him dam
ages in the sum OF 1925. City Attor-
ney Henry r. Pollard demurred to the
evidence The question la now re-
7uced to a question at law. and argu-
"A ut on the demurrer will be heard
Jud~e Crump today, The property
III question is on Temple street
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-14
Highland ark

Mr. and Mrs. C. A Finch. who were
guests of Mrs. J. y. Laurence las,
week. have returned to their home
at Yorktown, Va.
. the regular nieeritfs of Inc. Moth.
ers' ciub will be held Tuesday after.
noon at $50 o'clock In the assem-.
bly, hall Of the public school,
Or. Men. Simpson. presiding elder
Of the Richmond district, preached at
the Methodist church on Sunday even
Ing.
Mrs. NJ r. Taylor. OF Norfolk. is
,he guest OF her brother, Rev. George
H. Wiley.
Mr.. c. w. vaughan has returned
from a business trip TO New YORK.
Mrs u, G. McGavock and little
daughter have returned from a stay
Of several weeks with her parents at
Chase City.
Tho Citizens association held its
regular monthly meeting on Monday
evening
MRS c. II. yanvalkenberg left sun
day morning to spend a couple OF
months 1t Charleston. s. G.
3fT. and afrs. Slower, of Roauoke
arc spending the winter with their
daughter. Mis-. w w Tiiler.
Rev. s II Tempieman has been
quite sick with grip.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-14
IS
BEFORE THE JURY
YOUNG MAN FACES A SERIOUS
CHARGE BROUGHT g4-A-
YOUNG GIRL.

w. A. Butterworth. thirty five years
the Hastings court on charge OF hav-
ing ATTEMPTED criminal assault on Rosa
sternsdorf, thirteen years old. nearly
a year ago. He is alleged TO be one Of
three men who lured young girls into
houseboat on the James river and
mistreated them.
1t took some time yesterday to see
cure jury. and when the case be-
gan at o'clock In the afternoon Judge
u. c. Richardson closed the court to
all except attorneys and those directly
interested in the case All the wit
nesses were separated, Butterworth
having called about forty in his de-
Tense.
On account OF the absence OF one Of
The witnesses, Grace Neathery. now
Twink pear, Charlottesville who la one
of the. Gem MA ixaantss. court waS sd;
tourned shortly before i o'clock The
Commonwealth had not then finished
with It's evidence. and II is probable
that the case will continue through
today, and may last until tomorrow.
The Jury was locked up al the Lex
ington hotel for the night, with strict
orders from the court not to discuss
the matter with outsiders Or to read
newspaper articles bearing on the sub
Ject. Butterworth was committed to
jail.
The other defendants in the boat
house case are Charles L. Gullett, now
in jail. and JOSEPH Gianotti, who is
out under bond The other compliant
ants are Lizyie Burke and Grace
Neathery, each alleged TO have been
only thirteen years old at the time, ana
Ruth Stephenson The prisoners elect
ed to be tried separately.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-14
VIRGINIA VOTES
FOR GOV. WILSON
TWELVE ELECTORS MEET AND
SUBSCRIBE TO FORMAL RCD
TAPPED DOCUMENT.

Officially Virginia did not cast its
vote for woodrow Wilson. for presi-
dent OF the United States. until yes
terday, when the States twelve cleo
tors met In the Office Of the secretary
of The Commonwealth, canyassed and
certified the States vote, and signed
their names to the red tapped docu-
ment which James NJ. Hayes, Jr., chief
clerk to Secretary James, will bear to
Washington, and lay before the presi-
dent OF the senate.
1t required Just about twenty minutes
for the electors to complete the cut
and dried formality required by law
and then as guests of Hill Montague.
elector from this district. they So
journed to the Business Mems club
for luncheon.
At 80 O'Clock in the afternoon they
.racsnYonesb~ at. the capitol and attach
I'D their signatures TO the Eorntd Bile
document which Chief Clerk Hayes had
prepared In the meantime. and which
ne will deliver. as official messenger
from the State, sometime between now
and the second Wednesday in February
Judge r. T. Duke was elected chair
man of the meeting yesterday, and
MIR. Hayes secretary. Two OF the cleo
tors were absent--Robert A. Hutche-
son, Of the Eighth district, and Pres
ton w. Campbell. of the Ninth, and In
their stead were chosen John w. Will
iiams, clerk OF the house, and DR.. J. p.
Mcconnell, president of Emory and
Henry college, who CHANGED to be
present. other electors present were:
AT Large-R. T. w. Duke. Char
lottesville. J. Norment Powell. Wythe.
First Dtstrict--R. l. Beale, Caroline.
Second District--Norman r. Hamil-
ton, Portsmouth.
Third District-Hiil Montague. Rich
mond.
Fourth DISTRICT. Gordon Bohan-
non, Surry.
Fifth DISTRICT. T. Clement, Pitt
sylvania-
Sixth District-Alexander Black.
Montgomery.
Seventh District-Aubrey @. Weaver,
Warren.
Tenth District~--Floyd W. King, Clif-
ton Forge.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-14
NO Dive RICE FOR
CORVALLIS VESTS

LONDON Jan. l3.--Friends OF Mrs
George Corvallis West, who was
Miss Jennie Jerome. of New York. to-
day Indignantly denied the rumors that
she had instituted divorce proceedings.
The immediate members of her fam
lily. including her son, Mr.. john
Churchill, take the same attitude. the
latter saying that he hadn't time TO
discuss such nonsense" Mrs. West
Is spending the weekend with Lady
Maud warrender. at Sye, Sussex, and
efforts 10 obtain statement from her
have thus tar proved unavailing. Az
her house in Norfolk street. nothing
IL known of any divorce. Lady Gwen
dolyn Churchill, wife of John Churchill.
who IL at the Norfolk street house at
present. declined TO dignity the report
with q denial.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-14
HUMAN HAND is
FOUND BY LABORER

The finding Of Il human hand in
the rear OF the Murphys hotel annex.
Eighth and Grace streets, yesterday
morning caused much alarm among
negro laborers and the matter was
reported 10 the police. r'he hand
which had been severed Mt the wrist
was in alf-decomposed conlltlon.
The hand was found near pile Of
terra+cotta tiles, purchased from the
Atlantic Terra-Cotta company, OF
Staten Island, n. Y. The police be-
lieve that the hand wss thrown into
the alley by some medical student
who had noticed the negroes at work
and thought TO friRhten them
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-14
BORROWS A BABY
TO ESCAPE JAIL

Nora Williams colored, charged
with selling cocaine and liquor, adopt
ed a unique plan to obtain the sym
pathy OF Justice Crutchfield when she
appeared before him yesterday morn
ing. She borrowed a baby from a
noighbor, and no mother ever looked
more fondly on her offspring than diG
Nora on the borrowed infant. But
her pretense was discovered by one
detective Just as another, with tears
streaming down his cheeks, was about
TO intercede for her.
Nora was sent on TO the grand fury
ON the cocaine case, and was hncu
500. sentenced to sixty days in ,1ail
and placed under security OF 500
for twelve months on the charge IF
selling Honor. The real mother claim
ed the baby,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-14
soOcfetV


ncent cathedrals and palaces, it's
multitude OF uueducated peasants,
and It's government that makes one
man. "A slave Of heritage and pris-
oner OF fear" the irresponsible ruler
Of millions Of suffering subjects was
sketched bv Mrs Kate Langley Bosher
yesterday afternoon at the Woman S
club Mrs. BOSher spent some weeks
travelling tn Russia during the past
summer and IL seems impossible that
such an intimate knowledge of man
ners. customs buildings and people
as were displayed in the address yes
terday afternoon could have been
gained, IL brief tour through the
country. Evidently Mrs Kosher car
ried with her to Russia that same
sympathetic understanding If human
mature ard events that have made her
books factors So the literary world
and that SUR e--.msSSx-i her talk on even
WAS felt Pay e,t.s listener. IL IS one
of the NEST brilliant addresses th8t
have been made at the r}uh IN years.
beth iu us subject matter and the
uaAga.tism and elouGence Of the
speaker. Miss 3aEe GAtberfooTd IN
lieu Of the customary REPRODUCTION
for Mrs Bushsr needed no word OF
introduction t. the members or the
club, expressed the pleasure Of the
women On 'ue ''.4 - Ing '',l
~. '-l'..y - ~. -. - ~
80 ~ ~ ". ".'.' al t',
-. -. go. $50. - t.sar[ az
tnr5.,e - ....r~s,,..' - ~ c,,,er
iences Iu the former CITY, She told
some interesting little details Ebpu}
Tr}nIerd ann ~. ...f, ,,fr71zfrfr accom-.
~ ~ 1yst Tl-.ss,-7, s,,y,,er T,s can.
itat Of .r5s .,reat er5t,|rs ffnurese..8
on4 as 1rfents4 rather tAan Fnropean.
aat6 Mrs Kosher ygha described the
UNIQUE features ana fra grandeur OF
many az the noted cathearais there
and the ears winter Palace The
drastic laws Of the Russian church,
and the Churcnes rs the imperial fac
tor OF the empire tn regard to women
were revealed II tire speakers party
one after con when they were told
that no woman was permitted to enter
the tiny room la one OF the temples,
known as the Holy Of Holes. Amy
KIND OF man may enter this sacred
chamber, hut re kind a woman
as their guide explained 70 them. The
magnificent grandeur 81 Inc great
palace IN winch the ear II atraid 10
sptho one n3Eh' was bfa a}ii4 t5 pc
tafed oy MIS-, IesheE' ~H9 seq ln
golo ,'e h,N 10 russia ne Pil'atI'
PIE. ~ q 'ae pt3s.'iilS aIa men gu
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St-e e.'',i-'i.t - ~
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p|.t ,,.,.,.lilH -,f['s',f-,.7 80
sbn,s,., ,~ yysrsoy,v 5,,5 ~ tgI5 y,urb
- ,rterest sh@[f fhsse erc, s, ana
historir rlarre
VIZ snaa{es,f, - esraa4 t2ue.
xian arf{gt whose work ae master
painter Of the horrors Of war Is TO
be seen in the museiura Of modern
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-14

When going to Norfolk. take one
OF the fast Norfolk and Western
through trains and get the best ser
vice. Laavs Richmond . A. NJ. and
81 r. u
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-14
WHOLE SALE SLAYER
CAUGHT IN BERLIN

BERLIN. Jan. i3.--Ths hired man
VIII killed his employer and mis- wire,
at Main. last Thursday. for the pur-
pose of robbery, was tonight iden-
titled as Herr sternicker. the whole
sale murderer. who terrorized Ger
many eight years ago. and was never
captured. A reward OF ten thousand
marks for his capture has been out
standing Tor seven years
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-14
Protest Railroad. Service.

A delegation OF prominent citizens
from New Castle, on the Craig VAL
ley branch OF the Chesapeake and
Ohio railroad called on the officials
OF that system yesterday to request
the improvement OF the service on
that branch, which Ia twenty-six miles
long and trnyerses an important ter.
ritory. Representative N. e. Spessard,
OF that di&trict headed the delegA-
ton.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-14
MINER KILLED BY
FIFTY FEET FALL.

Especial to The Richmond virginian.)
LYNCHBURG, VA, Jan. Ia
James D. Chism, of PittsyIvania coun-
ty tell down q shaft. a distance Of
fifty feet, at the Piedmont manganese
mines. near Six mile bridge, Saturday
and ide here. after being brought 10
a local hospital. 1t Is thought that he
was knocked from the mouth OF tina
shaft by the car which must havs
become unmanageabie for some rsa.
SON.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-14

Marriage licenses were Issued yes.
terday In the Hastings court to VIII
liam L. Taylor and Carrie McLane.
Eugene Oehischiaeger. of Clostar. ".
J., and Clara Louise Bentel, Gilbert
III. sneison. OF Rocky Mount N. O.
and Grace A. Eavea
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-11-07
SCALP ITCHEO AND BURNED

Greenwood, Ind-"First my hair be-
gan to fall. then my scalp itched and
burned when l became warm. l had
pimples on my scalp; my hair was
falling out gradually until l had
scarcely any hair on my head. l
couldn't keep the dandruff off at all.
Ny hair was dry and lifeless and 1
lost rest at night from the terrible
itching sensation. / would pull my
hat off and scratch my head any place
l happened to be.
For several years / was bothered
with pimples on my face. Some of
them were hard red spots, some were
full of matter, and many blackheads.
! was always picking at them and
caused them to be sore. They made
my face look SO badly l was ashamed
to be seen.
Il tried massage creams for my face
and all kinds Of hair tonic and home
made remedies, but they only made
things worse. Nothing did the work
until l used Cuticura Soap and Oint-
ment. l washed my face with the
Cuticura Soap, then put plenty of
Cuticura Ointment on. Three months
use of Cuticura Soap and Ointment
has made my face as smooth and
clean as can be-" (Signed) C. M.
Hamilton, Sept "a, 1912.
Cuticura Soap and Ointment sold
throughout the world. Sample of each
free, with 32-p. Skin Book. Address post.
card "Cuticura, Dept. l., Boston. ADV.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-11-07
PLEASANT FOR MISS SMITH
OF Course Harvard Man May Not
Have Meant Anything, But
Then Again.

There Is a man in this town who
knows good story with which to be-
gin an after-dinner speech He has
saved it for two years, and has not
had chance to use it. He has not
heard anybody else use it in that time.
He offers il here in the hope that it
may aid those martyrs-not listed in
Fox's book-of whom the POSTMASTER
demands that most difficult oratorical
effort-the happy after-dinner talk
about something which one speaker
has already discussed. Here it it,
very short, but lending itself graceful
ly 10 elaboration:
A Harvard graduate student went to
Chicago to pursue his studies. At one
session of the class he attended the
first speaker was Chicago woman, a
doctor of philosophy, severe and plain,
but learned. The Harvard man was
called on next
'The discussion offers room for end
less discussion" he began. Then he
bethought him of chivalry, but really
when my learned colleague, Miss
Smith, rose to her feet, it seemed that
the ground was covered. Newark
Evening Star
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-11-07
How Menier Bouqht Anticosti.

This is the story of how Henri
Nenier, the famous chocolate manu-
facturer, whose recent death was re-
ported by cable, came to buy Anti
cost: An Englishman named Ken
drick walked into Menier's office and
stated he was prepared to sell the is
land for $125,000.
Il am the secretary Of company
which bought it ten years ago. he
said. 1--WE have not enough capital
to make a success of it and cannot OBJ
tain any more"
The amount asked was a mere trifle
to the chocolate king, who had paid
twice as much for steam yacht, and
after obtaining an option from Ken
drick he sent three men to investi-
gate. They cabled: The soil is fer
tile, the fishing magnificent, and here
are almost enough spruce forests to
supply France with wood pulp" His
business instincts satisfied, Menier
closed the bargain and became sole
owner of an island 40 miles long
and 80 miles wide at its broadcast
part
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-11-07
Sociology on SUNDAYS.

Sociology will be taught in the Sun,
day schools of all the Protestant
churches in this city if the present
plans of the County Superintendent
association are fulfilled.
At meeting just held here E. K.
Mohr, of Chicago, said to avoid the
subject was a libel against the Al
mighty.
Ignorance is the greatest enemy of
purity in the world" he said. why
do we hesitate to take steps toward
dispelling that ignorance? We must
not only give enlightenment but en-
listment. 1t is not enough to teach
girls and boys to love purity, but we
must enlist them in some definite
work that will afford an outlet for
their pent-up energy. Social service
offers a wide field for such work"
After his address the superintend-
ents acted favorably on the matter
and the work of teaching that subject
will now depend upon each individual
Observation-Disclosures Special to the
New York World.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-11-07
What So Precious
AS a Healthy Baby?
Digestion if CiUen q Good
Baby Laxative.

In spite of the greatest personal
care and the most intelligent attention
to diet, babies and children will be-
come constipated. and it is a fact that
constipation and Indigestion have
wrecked many a young life. To start
with a good digestive apparatus is to
start life without handicap.
But, as we cannot all have perfect
working bowels, we must do the next
best thing and acquire them, or train
them to become healthy. This can be
done by the use of a laxative-tonic
very highly recommended by a great
many mothers. The remedy is called
DR.. Caldwells Syrup Pepsin and has
been on the market for two genera
lions. 1t can be bought conveniently
at any drug store for fifty cents or one
dollar a bottle, and those who are al
ready convinced of its merits buy the
dollar size.
Its mildness makes it the ideal medi-
cine for children, and it is also very
pleasant to the taste. 1t is sure in its
effect, and genuinely harmless. Very
little of it is required and its frequent
use does not cause it to lose it's eff
feet, as is the case with so many other
remedies.
Thousands can testify to its merits
in constipation, Indigestion, bilious
ness, sick headaches, etc, among
them reliable people like Mrs. James
r. Rouse, of Marinette, Wis. Her lit
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-11-07
NO CLOTHES FOR FAT PEOPLE
Verdict of German Physician Who Has
Made Study of Adiposty and
Its Cure.

Fat people ought to wear as little
clothing as possible. In fact. they
ought to wear no clothing for as much
of the time as conditions will allow.
This is the bold statement of an
original German physician who has
been making a special study of adj
posity and it's cure. He Gwells upon
the fact that fat is in itself a disease
when it becomes adiposity Every
person should be plump, i. e., have fat
in certain parts Of the body, and a
layer of fat of no great thickness
should underlie the skin for its pro-
lection.
But the taking on of too much fat
is an evidence of faulty assimilation
of food. Too much is being made into
fat and too little into the harder tissue
Of the muscles, 1t is for this reason
that many specialists insist upon their
stout patients taking all of the exer-
else they will, for exercising serves
the double purpose of correcting the
malassimilation of food and burning
up of the fat already accumulated by
the action of the muscles. Fat is, SO
to say, burned up by exercise, the
little globules being melted away by
the heat Of the activity of the mus
cleS.
If it were possible to oxidize the fat
in our tissues, it would melt away just
as it does when put into a frying pan,
but exercise is INDUCED in by the
stout only at great expenditure Of
will power.
The stout person should wear as lit
tie clothing as possible, in order that
the oxygen of the air may act upon
the fat through the pores of the skin.
for while oxidation is not as rapid in
this way as it is by the muscles, it is
more continuous and does take place,
as is plain from the hardened fat of
the hardy, exposed person, when COM
pared with the flabby fat of the cod
died stout man or woman who is al
ways wrapped in heavy garments and
furs. Under the action Of the air the
fatty globules lose much of their mois-
ture, and become hard, shrinking
somewhat and serving the purpose for
which nature intended the fatty layers
protection of the more delicate tbs.
sues beneath it.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-11-07
King George Is No LuculIus.

King George is a particularly heart
breaking subject for a chef. If he is
interested in conversation, King
George eats whatever is set before him
without noticing what it is or how it
is cooked, and although the chef is al
ways inventing new dishes, if it were
not for the queen and the younger
members of the family he would get
very discouraged.
The general idea that royalty, like
Lucullus of old, feasts every day, is
certainly not warranted by the meals
eaten by the present king and queen,
especially at Balmoral, where follow
ing the custom of Queen Victoria
preference is given to Scottish fare,
and while the breakfast table is en-
riched by all the good things apper-
tanning to breakfast and tea in Scot
land, very few French dishes find their
way to the dinner table.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-11-07
Woman's Infinite Variety

What women really want-and what
they are gradually gaining, if only
they would understand it's the
worlds realization of the fact that age
cannot wither nor custom stale the
true woman's infinite variety. that the
years give more to her than they take
away, and that the longer she lives the
more competent she is to warn, to
comfort and command. Slowly and
surely the world is learning to under
stand this: every generation pushes
the age-limit of a woman's reign fur
Their on. Juliet's balcony scene &C.
Cured at fourteen; Jane Austen
unmarried heroines were on the shelf
at twenty. But we are changing all
this. The women of today are eligi-
BILE for balconies in their thirties. and
ineligible for shelves until their sew
enties-and even then the shelves are
quite prominent and comfortable rest,
ing places.-Ellen Thorneycroft Fow.
Ter
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-11-07
The Face of CaracaIIa.

CaracallA and Julia Pia are on ped
estals on the landing of the great
southern stairway in the New York
library. At the risk of offending
Julia Pia, whose comedy marble head
looks across to Caracalla S, it must be
said that her son is homely His
locks, which should be hyacinthine,
are nearer to being kinky, and his
face-well, look at it for yourself
some time.
A library attendant who has no ad-
miration for this bust of one once
Roman emperor affirms that on a
summers day came a buxom negro
woman with her daughter from the
high school The mother stopped and
bent a disappearing eye on Caracalla
My Lawd, Lily she said at last
''ain't dat rock man plain! New
York Evening Post.