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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-02

Al a meeting Of the board 81 directors
of the Adams Grain and Provision Com
nary. W r. Seifcn was elected vice-pTcsi-
dent Of the company. he company has
f-.~~re~ IN Charlotte. Fayeftevllle and
kshevfflc y. G. AR. Sciden Vas formerly
r1-a-arer Of tho Richmond branch. and utii
continue 70 make this city MS hesdquar-
trre
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-02
HELD AS BURGLARS
Two Youths said to Have Admitted Com
mitting Several Recent Robberies.

UIlstIslL
Henry KIRK alias Kirk johnson. and car
ence Pegram. both nineteen years old were
sent on to the grand jury yesterday in Po-
lice Court for burglary. They are under
stood 10 have confessed TO the police OF
several recent cases OF househreaking. IN
cIudtnE the robbery at the store OF the
--Binfo-d Electrical Manufacturing
Company. They are also said 20 have ae-
rnitted robbing several offices few nights
ago in the old building OF The Times-Dis-
patch at Tenth and Bank Streets
E I. Loving. twenty years old. believed
by the police to be implicated with Kirk
and Pegram was arrested yesterday by
ective-Sergeant Bolton and Patroiman
Bertucci and locked up AT the First Police
Station as a suspicious character
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-02
HoYs ~PEND NfssHT ~ jan.
r,,.hnrpf Melted Ouf for Shooting and
KILLING Nero.

fSrecfaf g. The Times Dtfpatcnl
Raleigh. y G.. February I-Nullens NC
r.o--.fI ft.~ e.c0rr-year-old white .bcr who
go and killed Ilnde1y smith. n negro boz.
,-ae rrIeaeed on .ond fniS afferuoou. SIC
cher sncrnhcrs - the cans 81 yolng white
,.,,shs having been released earlier IN the
dav The boys spent the nieht ~ tnii. lney
vcrr committed Friday nlrht Ene oui-
r~enf might ravr The effect ~ breaking up
sosu1 ~ the Eangs o. small white boys that
fnfest Ealeisn-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-02

.ea~- old vas yesterday sentenced ~
IuSr- r. carter scott IN she Hcnricc Cir-
rnIf Court o. serve I've years on the pubic
roaas lie Was recently found guilty q
~rarrfaurhfer. Sentence vas suspended
r.rIlrr arrliratlnn Tor NV trlaL
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-02
EXAMINATIONS OVER
xt;x.,,t., Hiet, school Graduates VIII Be
Announced To- MORROW

Announced To-Norrow-
r-x.r,f,srions AZ the Iohn Marshall Hieh
srhsoi have been completed and the mid
y-irter graduates viii be announced on Mon
80 Tbe school will reorEanize to-mo .
49, and all new pupils promoted from the
Elementary schools or entering for tae hTst
~. as haIf term Of the High School
has bs@n very successful. with ~ ruri.s
enrolled. Beginning hondsy night ~ 10
o'efork units wfu be admitted for -be sec
o,d tern Of The nigh. SCHOOL Application
shouId be made to no principal W c
Locker.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-02
u.Id n Hirhuuxman-

WrIiar1 Anthony. colored. was held Tor
the grand jury yesterday morning on the
charge Of highway robbery lie Is alleged
10 haze assaulted and beat Harry Ulrich,
White into insensibiity on the night OF
January & and then taken a watch and
chain. valued az s.. from MS victim
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-02

James Fleet coiored. was arraigned in
rba~xe 81 killing Jesse Crawley. also col
or~d but his hearing went over until next
Thursday Fleet Is alleged TO have assault
81 Crauiey with a fence paling. fracturing
hts skull whrich resulted m his death
few days later at the city Hospital
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-02
one Defendant Present.

Although four defendants were men
toned in the suit. only one was in
court The others reside in Memphis
Tenn. and were unable 10 be present
owing 10 unavoidable causes. Law
rence A. Heaton, the one defendant on
the scene is editor OF the Blythevile
Courier. Of Blytheville, Ark. He ex-
pressed himself as reSrettinS the ter
rninati0n of the suit without having
an opportunity TO take the stand TO
refute the testimony oe Mrs. Ross.
Harry A Ross. husband Of Mrs.
Ross. is printer by trade. He Is now
en- ployed on a San Francisco paper
A suit for "A divorce from his wife is
now before the California courts.
Pending the hearing Mrs. Ross re-
ceives $3.50 a week toward the sup
port Of herself and children. This
amount is said to be paid by the prin-
cipaI defendant ir the present suit.
The suit was first brought through
the late William l. Royal on May 10,
1919. Mrs. Ross mas made fou- trans
continental trips to prosecute her
claims. She is the mother OF two
children, Leland stanford. minor.
and Rowena. who is now Of age.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-02
WOMAN UNABLE
TO PROVE CHARGE
Counsel for Mrs. Ross Ask for
Nonsuit When Alienation
Evidence Falls Flat.
WANTED HEAVY DAMAGES
Defense Regrets Loss OF Oppor-
tunity to Present Its Side
in Henrico Court.

Unable TO substantiate the claims
made I'm the decalration. attorneys for
the plaintiff yesterday halted abruptly
the suit Of Mrs Emma A. Ross against
Lawrence A Heaton and other rela-
tiyes. by asking that a non-suit be en-
tered. Judge II. Carter scott. before
whom the case was entering upon the
second days hearing in the Henrico
Circuit Court. Immediately granted the
motion The case. although termi-
mated for the present. can be revived
at q future day, as no formal decision
had been made by the jury.
Mrs Ross was suing relatives by
marriage for $4,000 damages for the
alleged alienation OF her husbands ar
fections. She came here from Cali
fornia 10 prosecute the case. After be-
ing on the stand for several hours Fri
day IL was readily seen that she had
failed 10 prove her allegations she
was called upon 10 identify paper In
which. in consideration OF $3.50, she
agreed 10 give up all claim on her hus-
band. Her attorneys then recognized
the futiiity of attempting 70 make out
case.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1913-10-02
Congressman Drove Mule and Was Proud of It

1T is not often that a mule will help
i a man to get into congress. but this
very thing happened in the case OF
William " Baltz. who represents the
Twenty-second Illinois district. He is
the man who succeeded Representa-
tive Rodenberg.
Baltz is a farmer, and he is proud
OF It. In his youth he was offered an
opportunity to obtain a college educa-
ton. but he declined. saying that he
preferred to devote his time to his
farm. So he went to work and farmed
right up to the minute that 1t became
necessary for him to come to con-
gress. Furthermore. he will farm
some more. whenever congress ad-
journs.
There were those people In his dis
trict who were politically opposed to
him that thought 1t would be a fine
scheme to expose the fact that he
drove a mule around home. and they
spread this scandal" far and wide.
After the story had been going the
rounds for two or three weeks Baltz
was called on one night down at Belle
Vile to make his first political speech
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1913-10-02

WASHINGTON "Conscience doth
w make towards OF us all" re-
marked Mr.. Shakespeare, which only
shows that Shakespeare. was hep to
humanity and wrote good many
things that other people merely
thought This philosophy on morals
may not have been written with a par.
ticular view to janitors, but there are
several cases In Washington where II
would apply. There is one widely dis
cussed at the capitol, where 1t is well
known that Superintendent Elliot
Woods can leave jewels and precious
stones or anything else he happened
to have lying around with a perfect
looseness. and there is not a laborer
on the place who would not walk
around the block to avoid going near
them.
Quite while ago the senate labora-
tory was not the commodious struc-
ture It is now. but merely a private
laboratory and workshop for Mr..
Woods. He was an electrical expert
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1913-10-02

the side OF the road as quickly AS !
could and jumped out When the
horse went by | grasped for the bri.
die. but missed Il ! succeeded In
getting hold OF the harness and was
dragged some distance. In some way
| managed to pull myself up on the
horses back then reached for
ward and caught the bride reins a.
near the horses mouth a. possible
| pulled on the reins and brought
the animal down to a trot. and final.
~ TO a standstill
Then ! tied the horse to fence
and got a piece OF rail and raised the
wagon on the young man. who by this
time was unconscious feared at
the time he was dead. for he had
been dragged some distance under
the wagon In short time. however,
he rallied and helped me to get the
rig Strengthened around He vas able
to drive home.
Il thought nothing more OF the &C
currence until the next day, when
the boys father met me In Sharon
and wanted to reward me for. as he
said. saving his boys life. OF course
! refused TO take any reward for sim
ply doing my duty
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1913-10-02
.E}[ld1HQEZllL ChlPl{rl14 ~
.AlTlEllugS -. :NNh g.
Electricity in Bowl Protects Bunch of Coin

then. as he is now. and was always
fooling with anything from wireless
to high frequency currents. He no
ticed at one time that a good many
OF his small personal possessions dis.
appeared II he did not lock them up.
and as he seldom thought to lock any
thing up. the lost list increased to an
annoying extent
One day he built a large lyden jar
out OF a big china bowl and little tin
foil. He dropped lot OF pennies and
nickels and dimes into II and charged
II with enough Juice" to kill an OF
maybe, or at least enough to make the
OF think he had been killed. He left
II on a sheet OF glass and walked on
leaving the door OF the laboratory
open.
1t was not long before one OF the
outside laborers slipped in and took a
look around. That bowl OF small
change was an irresistible temptation.
and he evidently thought few would
not be missed. He ran his hand into
the bowl. but before he could grasp a
nickel he felt as though some one had
hit him on the funny gone with an az.
He gave a wild yell and landed In the
middle OF the property yard. Since
that time IL has been well and gen
orally known that Mr.. Woods puts
conjures" on anything that belongs
to him and you could not hire anybody
at the capitol to touch a thing OF his
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1913-10-02
MEMRER OIL
THE GOLDEN RULE OF THREE.

Three things TO be-pure, just and
honest.
Three things to love-courage, af-
lection and gentleness.
Three things to govern-temper,
tongue and conduct.
Three things for which to fight
honor, home and country.
Three things to cherish-the true,
the beautiful and the good.
Three things about which to think
life, death and eternity.
Three things to COMMENSURATE,
industry and promptness.
Three things to despise-cruelty,
arrogance and ingratitude.
Three things to lOve-the wise, the
virtuous and the innocent.
Three things for which to wish
health, friends and cOntentment.
Three things to admire-goodness
of heart, integrity of purpose and
cheerfulness of disposition.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1913-10-02
UNcoNvENTioNALiTIEs.

"Sloppinger, II you had just few
grains Of sense you'd know what a
gibbering idiot you are"
Il won't dispute your assertion,
Kiljordan. but when | make a state
ment like that | want somebody to
have nerve enough to tell me I'm
a stupid. turtle-headed liar"
When | look at you. Murdlestone.
can't help wondering II you're
worth the atmosphere you displace. ="
IT'S hardly necessary for me to
tell you, Blim. that you are the last
man on earth I'd want to share a
stateroom with. but all the others on
the boat are taken"
Eyes. sir, I've read the manuscript
Of your story, and it's absolutely the
rottenest | ever waded through.
Here 1t is. You may leave the door
open as you go out"
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1913-10-02
PET GATOR GOES
OUT FOR A LARK
Reptiles Owner Says "AlIie'
Never Bites Anyone.
never HAD A CHANCE
But Women Run, and Strong Men
shudder and Flee at Sight Of Mrs.
Hosan's "Bsby"-Also Made Tee
totaiers Of Two Men.

New Orleans. La.-Alligators make
lovely pets Mrs. J. J. Hogan. $500
Quinby avenue. says so. And she has
kept one around the house for IL
years.
His name is Allie" and he is q
mere child. as alligators go. But al
ready he Is about FIVE feet long. and
his teeth are very business-like.
But Allie never bites anyone" ex.
plains Mrs Hogan. We've never
given him a chance"
Allie lives In a little concrete tank
in the Hogans back yard. II there
are no strangers about, he will climb
out of the tank and waddle around
the yard. But when a stranger In
vades his domain. Allie scuttles to
the tank and vanishes beneath the
murky water.
HE is afraid of strangers" saya
Mrs. Hogan. Hes only IL years old.
a little timid as yet"
No matter how timid Allie may be.
q sight OF those teeth is enough to
make the average person unwilling to
brighten him
1t is SO much easier for Allie to
frighten the stranger.
About a month ago Allie climbed
over the back fence and began to tour
the neighborhood After sending sew
eral children into spasms and making
teetotalers OF two men. he slid down
the cellar steps OF a home near by.
Early the next morning a cook came
down into the cellar. singing under
her breath She was In search of
some, potatoes for breakfast Once
she was inside the cellar. however.
she lost all thought OF vegetables.
Her mind was fully occupied with the
animal kingdom
Just as the entire neighborhood was
thoroughly awakened by her cries. the
owner of the house came down stairs
with the family shotgun. lie looked
once at the alligator. and broke into
laughter
why. that's nothing to be afraid
OF. Mary. he said That's nothing
but Mrs. Hogan's old alligator. He
won't hurt you"
At this juncture the perfectly harm.
less alligator waddled a few steps
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1913-10-02
WHEN TROUBLE COMES.

Just remember that every cloud
has a silver lining
Put your shoulder to the wheel
and say: Il will be bright, | will
make the best of things"
Don't sponge on your friends
simply because they assure you you
are perfectly welcome" to what
they have.
If at the end of the day you feel
discouraged at your lack of progress
don't sit down and lament over it;
find out your mistake and try to do
better next day.
If you wish to achieve any success
in life, the surest way to do so is
by keeping at whatever your ap-
pointed task may be with unflagging
interest and energy.
Don't be overpOwered by the dark
side; keep at it until you find the
bright one, for weeping may en-
dure for night, but joy cometh in
the morning
When most tempted to whine and
rebel at the way things are going
just think Of the mother who strug-
giles for food and shelter for her
little ones, who in the face of the
darkest trials bears up for their
sake, and you will be sure to brigh-
ten up through very shame Of dar-
ing to do anything else.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1913-10-02
GIRL HERO JUMPED
ON RUNAWAY'S BACK
Remarkable Feat Saved the Lite
Of Young Man Driver Of
Horse.

Sharon. Pa.-Frances Hcaney. q
little country girl of Arthurholt's
mills. near this city. at the risk OF
her own life. saved that Of little
Frank Hanna by jumping on a run
away horses back while II was going
at full speed
Being agile and trained horse
woman. she was able to bring the
frantic animal TO a stop.
Here is her modest description of
her heroic and dificult feat:
Il was driving along the Yankee
Run road near the Perkins farm
There was a young man in the rig
just ahead OF me. His horse took
fright at some metal pipes and wheel.
ed around. upsetting the rig and
throwing him directly under IT, The
horse started In my direction nj
breakneck speed. pulled my rig 70
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1913-10-02

toward the householder. lie yawned
carelessly. and described a lightning
half-circle with his tail
The householder sought the outer
air Immediately. without stopping to
inquire into the disposition OF the
animal with the teeth. lie entered
the kitchen two Jumps ahead OF the
hired cook
A few minutes later Mrs. Iiogan's
two sons, Charles and Homer. had ar
rived in response to a hurried tele-
phone call. Allie was taken home
and put back in his tank.
"Oh. yes. alligators make lovely
pets. once you get used to them. "
says Mrs. Hogan. But there are lots
OF persons who can never get used
to them"
The householder and the cook are
inclined to agree with the last part
OF Mrs. Hogans statement.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1913-10-02
SLEEP WALKER NEAR DEATH
Found Swinging From Port Hole OF
shlp-otfieer Nearly Drowned
In Rescue.

New York With the spectacular
rescue from death OF a sleep walker
on her log book. the Oceanic locked
the other day.
One night about ten o'clock Steward
Adams was putting a fat passenger to
bed in a stateroom Just under the after
well deck when he heard voice In
distress crying
I'm going, I'm going"
Adams poked his head out OF the
port hole and saw a man swinging
by his hands from the port hole of
the next stateroom and humping with
every motion OF the ship
The steward ran for help. Assistant
Surgeon Edward Riley learned the
trouble and calling on several steerage
passengers to hold his ankles let him
self down over the side OF the ship to
seize Adams.
Then Quartermaster Rowe came on
the run and dashed the immigrants
aside. not knowing they were holding
the steward They let 40 OF Riley and
he went down. Rowe saw him In the
water and the man still swinging from
the port hole.
The engines we're reversed. a rope
lowered and Riley pulled up. Then.
looped. II was swung TO the man In
the port hole.
He came up hand over hand and
tainted when he reached the deck
The passenger was Jack Steele, six
teen. OF Roltham. Kent. England trav.
cling to America with his sister. Ger
trude. five years old. All his life he
had been subject to walking In his
sleep, according TO the sister.
Steele said he did not wake up until
q spray dashed over him ms he hung
from the port hole.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1913-10-02

Some Of my political opponents say
that drive a mule" he said. You bet
drive a mule! He's a good mule. too
| don't suppose there's a better mule
in southern Illinois. I'm not ashamed
OF that mule, and I'm not ashamed
that I'm a farmer, either Some folks
try to belittle me by saying that
wear a hickory shirt. You bet | wear
one, I'm not ashamed Of that. either
I'm a farmer and I'm an honest one,
and II you send me to Washington I'll
be an honest congressman. too"
The speech made a hit with the au.
dience and the newspapers said that
it was one OF the best that had been
delivered during the campaign.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1913-10-02
A Homeopathic Cure for the Blues.

| was going Ofiiceward one day in
a very overcrOwded trolley car. It
was pouring outside and my gloves
chung damply to my fingers. 4
stray wisp of hair was tickling my
nose and my hands were too full
of dripping umbrella and swaying
strap to brush ii away. | could feel
that my forehead was wrinkled up,
and my mouth drawn down.
thought of all the unpleasant things
that had ever happened to me, and
glaring at the unrelenting sky, !
wondered why it had to rain so
hard. Then, looking along the car,
| saw another girl hanging to a
strap. She was ever 50 much wet
ter than l. The dampness oozed
out of a crack in her worn shoe;
the bare hands that gripped her
umbrella and strap looked craInped
and tired, and two straggly locks Of
hair tickled her rather small, in
offensive nose. But as | looked at
her and pitied her, she glanced up
and caught my eye, and she smiled
at me! Then, somehow, the rain
drops looked very bright and jewel
like, and the gray of the sky SEEM
ed warmer and more friendly. |
forgot that my feet were wet and |
smiled back. All that day, through
the work and hurry of the hours,
carried a sunbeam hid in my heart.
Margaret T.. Sangster, Jr, in The
Christian Herald.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1913-10-02

Pa, here's something In this news
paper about the chorus girl lure
What does that mean, par"
"Ahem!" coughed pa. with a know
ing smile that suddenly froze on his
face. 1T means nothing that concerns
you. son. Don't you see your mother
standing in the door? Go to her at
once"
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1913-10-02
MiQht Not Be SO Bad.

Briggs see the capitol at Albany
was so badly built that 1t is likely to
fall at any time. Isn't that unfortu.
nate?
Griggs-Not necessarily. II might
fall. you know. when the legislature
was In session.-Life.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1913-10-02
Very Much Peeved.

London.-Incensed because his
daughter. Doris. ran away and mar
ried broker. Sol Joel. South ART
can millionaire. removed her name
from his yacht and returned her let
tiers. unread. In mourning envelopes.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1913-10-02
She Had the Preference.

Father (angrily entering parlor at
12:3O)-Look here. young man! Do
you stay as late - this when you call
on other girls?
Jack Huggard (trembling with fear)
-N-n-n-no. sir!
Father (appeassd, as he leaves the
room)-That's all right, then! (Aside.)
Thank heaven! Mary has caught on
at last!-Puck.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1913-10-02
Coming end GolnQ.

MRS. Brown and Mrs. Green seem
to have little to Do but talk across the
fence"
yes. they have plenty to talk about.
Mrs. Brown has Just come out OF the
hospital and Mrs.. Green thinks of go
ing"
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1913-10-02
New Disease.

Philadelphia. at the
Childrens Homeopathic hospital
were confronted with a new disease
when two eighteen months-old white
babies began TO turn black.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1913-10-02
Up 10 Date.

what did she say when you told
her that you were not worthy OF herr"
"She said she vas glad l admitted
It: but that her father had been hav-
ing me trailed BY Q detective and was
quite prepared To prove It II had not
admitted It,"
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1913-10-02
movies" on Russian Trains.

st. Petersburg -Application to give
movie" performances on transSibe
rian trains which make continuous
journeys OF about "a hours has been
made OF the Russian government by
q French fiim concern.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1913-10-02
Blsmes the Fringe.

New York.-Twelve children wear.
ing cowboy" suits have been burned
to death this summer. Coroner's
Physician Pabst says the fringe ID. too
easily ignitsd.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1913-10-02
Faith.

Man is more than mere intellect.
He is a soul. and faith is more necss-
sary to his life than brains.-Rev. u.
p. Berry. congregationalist sprine
field. Mass
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1913-10-02
Lock Of Room.

I do not In q hammock swing.
But don't deserve applause for that:
There's just no place TO put the thing
Because I'm living In a fiat.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1913-10-02

Have the Smiths any aeroplanssY''
mo. they are so poor that they can
not AFFORD anything but IN aatomo
bile"
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1913-10-02
TIA the Weather.

This morn's he's yawned bout 10 times.
And ere the day 10 DER.
II seems 20 be quite likely that
He'll yawn bout 20 more.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1913-10-02

Willie Prehistoric-Oh! mamma.
what Is papa doing with that teie-
gram?
Mrs. Prehistoric-My son. he's
merely breaking the news.