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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-12-13
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REVOLVER AND CLUB
yoHy X. CLARKE SHOT AND
CHARLES CRUBBs STRUCK
OVER HEAD on CHARLES
CITY ROAD.
REVOLVER AND CLUB


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E2th tl@'Et anu vi Lg'S. ""' %
slae olAF 'e" hl',es from li'e M
.Aoha4 Seihe.e4S' were on ""et WY
nome ~ iaIh "a&eh- re ''Rt it'E J."
tA@ ia''e!' " men altaoh"a "F 'ae ne
gro men. r. "oG4a-he h's % %ayif'en
Were seeFe u ~ " lump 9' t"sfl@S uH
tae s'Gv 90 ''te f"ao' "hi "''" - '.'s'h
jumped ili' the wagon from '''t 'e8'
taken by surprise
Hands up commanded one OF the
negroes. Both men were taken COM
pleiely by surprise wnen they looked
around and saw the two men stand
ing In the wagon. Neither OF them
compiled with the request. and both
were in the act of offering some re-
sistence when one Of them began To
fire. The other one dealt Mr.. GrHbbs
blow on his head which caused him
to fall out Of the wagon. ana both
wheels passed over his body One Of
the balls that had been fred took
effect in Mir Clarke right leg
After firing The shots the negroes
did not make further attempts 20 Sc
cure the mems money. bur made oil
down the Charles CITY road IN the
direction OF Fort Lee
5rubhs, who had not been seri-
ousiy hurt by either the blow on the
head or the passing of the wagon over
his body, went TO the home Of Lee
E. Meyers, and told him OF the at
tempted hold-up. He Immediately
got into communication with Deputy
Sheriff j.. II Kemp, Ir., who moth
fed his father, Sheriff Kemp. In the
meantime, Clarke had driven to his
home, where temporary treatment
was rendered by members Of his fam
Iiy until medical aid could be OBJ
tanned.
Go In Search.
Sheriff Kemp. who was at the coun-
" jail al the time he learned of the
ATTEMPTED trt1ta~arr ard str71tf77t7 SUM-
moned an automobile. Tie soon To-
Gated Deputy Sheriffs Webb W. sgd
nor and l., II. Kemp. Jrs County Po-
liceman T. Wilson Seay and Detective
Jacob Kaul. Of the Chesapeake and
Ohio railway company. and they
started to the scene at once.
The first report received was "a
the effect that one man had been
killed. and the other had been NOR
tally wounded. Deputy Sheriff II. G.
Garnett tried to get In communica-
ton with Detective Luther l.. Scherer,
of the Chesapeake and Ohio railway
company, in an effort to secure his
bloodhaurda However, Scherer was
out of town and his assistant, De
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-12-13
In Ashury Church.

Power of Unity" viii be the sub
Ject Of Rev. j. Z Eggleston's sermon
tomorrow morning in Asbury Method
lst church. AT night he will talk on
when Christ Smiled and Sung T"
Sunday school opens at $40 O'Clock
and Epworth league at 7:30 p. NJ.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-12-13
Mrs. II. Hanback,.

FREDERICKSBURG VA. Dec.
12.--Mrs. Il. Hanback,. sixty-four
years old. died Wednesday at the
home of her daughter. Mrs. Lee Cook.
near the Wilderness. In Orange coun-
ty. She is survived by one daughter.
Mrs, Cook. and one son. Morris Hann-
beck. .s ~,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-12-13

LYNCHBURG. VA, Dec. l2.-Mrs.
Laura II. Payne, sixty-eight years
old, widow Of John Payne, died sud-
denly Wednesday night of cerebral
hemorrhage. Mrs Payne was a ma
tive Of Washington. Ga. but she had
lived here for many years.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-12-13

gas department. Superintendent
Knowles points out the increase in the
price Of oil and then, after indicating
that this will make this incidental ex
pense $50 S5. the superintendent takes
up the matter Of improving the plant.
with the additional facilities ask
ed" he says eve Will Increase our coal
gas capacity 100000 cubic feet per
day. For this alteration I estimate It
will cost approximately S4,o0e."
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-12-13


Special Local Data For Yesterday.
II nOoa temperature ,...,..,....., 30
8 +. NJ temperature .............. 81
Maximum temperature up to +. NJ 81
Minimum temperature up TO f. NJ. "a
Mean temperature ,................ 40
Normal temperature ....,+..,..,. ~
Deficiency in temperature today 2
Excess in temp. since March list. II
Aecum. excess in temp: since Janu-
airy lst ,...-,'.,+.-..,. ....t.t..-,...,54 $40
Rainfall last twenty four hours. None
Deficiency in rainfall since March
ISL .,..t.-.s.-s.... ........a.. .l.Io
Aceum. deficiency In rainfall since
January LIST ...s,. t......S. ..a... see
Local Observation s II. VI. Yesterday,
Temperature OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 80
Humidity ................,.. IS
Wind Direction ..........-......>.. IS
Wind--Velocity Observation-Disclosures. s
VAattleTs 49, .Iithf
Rainfall last ~ hours .......... None
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-12-13
DEATHS

at the residence Of
her son, John Mitchell Jr the editor
MITCHELL, Friday, December 18th,
at about 230 +. NJ Funeral viii
take place Sunday. December 14th,
from the Fifth Street Baptist church,
at 10 o'clock s. NJ.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-12-13

at Stuart Circle hos
pital. Richmond. Va, on Friday, De-
cember 18th, 1919. at 1880 O'clock A
NJ. WILLIAM Il. FLORANcE, of this
city. son ~ the late VIM. II. and
Mary Phillips Gardner Fiorance The
funeral viii take place from the
residence, 23l2 Park avenue. on SAT-
urdas, December IL. 1913, at $50
o'clock T. NJ. He lis survived by his
wife and three children. and BY two
sisters and two brothers.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-12-13
The Weather

For Virginia and North Carolina:
Fair Saturday and Sunday, light vari-
able winds.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1913-08-01
William Il. Anderson Attacked
BY Booze Seller

An ex-whisky salesman of distller of Balti-
more, Maryland Robert Lee Ulman, inhamed
with perverted of chivary, into the office
of Superintendent Anderson of the AntiSaoon League
with the avoWed intention of chastsing him. He came
out second best in the encounter and escorted to
the city prison by the AntiSaloon League superin-
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1913-08-01
A Beautiful I ribute
Continued from page 81


flood of glory over the dreary spot No ollng bell,
no euogy or chant or pumed hearse is needed
these funerals. No mothers tears dropped into
these graves
In far away fields and gardens, where some who
lie here spent happy childhood, the flowers they
loved have bloomed and withered many years; but
not petal has been waited this lonely abode
'One here is faithful to the last. Dear old Mother
Nature receives her sinful children and hides them in
her BOSOM until at the command of her God and theirs
she deliver them up.
I'm the stiffness of the night, the yearnng heart
of many mother goes abroad in search of the boy
who has forgotten to write home Through city and
forest prairie and it roams; but does
that heart pause at the prison burying ground.
Here lies mere child laid low in dishonor; and
here in the very pride and strength of maturity
And here,-can it be possible? Twenty-one, twenty,
nineteen eighteen years of age-boys, mere boys.
"Where their fathers, mothers, teachers,
preachers, the human societies, when the whirlpool
caught the careless young feet? | stand aghast. Is
this next phantom record? Here is the name of
youth living in Pontiac and just beginning to
tamper with sin. How will he fight? Will it be lost
battle, that conflict with the powers of darkness?
Single handed and alone the boy is fighting, some
times bravey. There passions, appettes and en-
vronments which hold him with stronger grip than
any hand-cuffs that may come later
"The people whose flag SO proudly over its
dead is in league against him; for do they not
deliver him. soul and body the fend which has
power to kill and to cast him into drunkards grave
Or perhaps, be the of putting him behind the
bars yonder, where maybe he might gain silent vic
tory and be placed here in windowess palace to rest
God only knows
within here all are laid in such way that in
rising their opening eyes will fall upon the Lord ap
pearng in the east but oh, what meeting! Will
not the ptul Judge remember their weakness and let
the fall aslan upon society that allows the stuff
to be sold that sends behind walls directly ind-
rectly o5 per cent of the inmates of prisons?
eve hope for the best Sin is SIM and God l..
holy. Stunned by the living and separated from the
honored dead here they will sleep until awakened by
that summons from which there is no escape to ap-
pear at that court whence there is appea"-The
Commoner, July a, 1913.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1913-08-01
Make Mckinley an Object Lesson

The following letter in part received by the
state superintendent from Democratic member of
the Forty-eighth general assembly:
The cartoon the front page of the American Issue
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1913-08-01

August I, 1913.

Illinois Edition. of July IS is the best take off Speaker
Mckinley have yet especially in connection with the
quotation from the Tribune editorial.
This would be good cartoon to publish all the
state for it shows that public align himself
with the liquor interests and be looked upon respectable
1t used to be that could but that time past Mckinley
should be made object for future legislators
speakers public generally.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1913-08-01

The brewing industry ranks twenty-hfth among
the industries of country and the dstng industry
ranks the forty-third.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1913-08-01

tendent. The imagined
offense which Our ex-
booze seller resented
was a statement made
in a letter which Mr..
Anderson had caused to
be published that day.
Inasmuch as Mr.. An
derson is so we'll known
to the constituents of
the Anti Saloon League
of Illinois, of which
League he was formerly
superintendent, and IN
view of the fact that the
press dispatch first sent
ont from baltimore was
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1913-08-01

based the grossly unfair first edition articles of
hostile paper, take this opportunity to give
readers correct version of the affair Here is the
paragraph in the letter which caused Mr.. Ulman to
start out on his il-advised Grand
Before long, when brewer buys automobile people
will figure how many little children robbed of fare
the parks before the price of the filtered him
profits When dsller contributes charity builds
church, finances similar enterprise folks will begin
to wonder how many robbed of the hope Of
Heaven by the stuff which he sold for profit knowing
be injurious, enable him patron Of
the church. When the wife of distier wholesale
liquor dealer prominent who makes speciality Of
liquor blossoms diamond necklace the heaer the
margins of may be covered with calculations
how children and mothers have gone without decent
clothes in order that she shine respenden And the
day far distant when the socially prominent wife of
who has made his money of the liquor traffic upon
giving lavish entertainment in palatial home will
find that the guests will nvounariy the con-
nections between that luxury and the novels the Sums
Continued page eght)
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-02-04

called me a name in French-what
was it,"
Petit maitre.' That's what you
might call a dandy, an exquisite"
"a molly, Ell? One of these never
fear l = am here-to-protect-you-
Whoops! Just because l carry a cane
too. You wife-beater!"
Average Young Man. tell US all
about canes They are being twirled
more and more, we notice. Aren't we
becoming rippingly English"
Every young fellow with cane on
a Sabbath afternoon, who looks like
a son of the rich, isn't a $12 clerk. 81"
said the A. Y NJ Some of them
ARE sons of the rich. However, quite
a few OF them are clerks. By carry
ing a cane three hours on Sunday
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-02-04

We hauled out and busted of the
editorial we" Thus armed we set
forth to interview the Average Young
Man.
I'VE saw you wearing cane in
the park Sunday" We says. speaking
up bold like that Getting pretty
fossy, amt your" We thought we'd
kid him a bit. Getting to be quite
a popinjay-quite a petit maitre. !"
The A Y. NJ. yawned once or twice
just TO show US we couldn't fuss him.
Then he brought forth the markings"
and rolled a cigaret. It's one Of the
best things he does.
Lay off that highbrow stuff, will
you?-it gets in my hair. Especially
the French. French is very poor
taste except on menus. You just
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-02-04

about a year ago after a long period
Of domestic infelicity. Since that
time the wife has been arrested sew
eral times in Rock Island, charged
with being an inmate of a disorderly
house. After resigning from the po-
lice force Gable accepted a position
as policeman on the steamer Sidney,
which has been plying southern wa
tiers this winter Subsequently he re-
signed this position and has been &C.
tive in the New Orleans wrestling
game.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-02-04

E F. Rockwell Of Kansas has head
of hair that might be envied by almost
any woman. His long flowing locks
drape gracefully over his shoulders.
Mr.. Rockwell will visit a barber on
March 4, however, and have those
locks all cut of Away back in go
when Bryan was defeated by Mckinley,
Rockwell vowed he'd never have his
hair cut again until a democratic
president had taken the oath of Office
He Will witness the inauguration on
March and then Immediately repair
TO barber shop. The tonsorial art
lists Of the capital are vieing with each
other for the honor of cutting the Kan
sans hair.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-02-04
CABLE HELD FOR
WHITE SLAVERY
Now Behind Bars in New Or
leans-Federal Men In Rock
Island Today.

Federal authorities were in Rock
Island today looking into the past
record OF William Gable, ex-policemsn
and deputy sheriff, who, according to
the government investigator, is now
under arrest in New Orleans on q white
slavery charge. Gable was placed be-
hind the bars In the southern city
several days ago and a secret service
man was Immediately dispatched 10
Rock Island TO look up Cables antece-
dants. The claim is made that he
took Rock Island girl with him to
the southern city and got money from
her. Gable and his wife, who formerly
lived on Fourth avenue between Four
teenth and Fifteenth streets, separated
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-02-04

the clerk can forget for the nonce tina
he's a mental, a serf. He finds it a
stimulus or as balm to hurt spirit.
He impersonates the pampered off,
spring of a millionaire and returns to
another week Of servitude refreshed
The Average Young Man likes to stall,
l admit. He has native taste for
ease and elegance, and a cane on a
Sunday afternoon is his golden oppor-
tunity"
This is true OF all young mem" we
asked.
"All young men except soda water
statesmen. They are hopeless because
they comb their hair that way on
purpose"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-02-04

Feb. II. at which time refreshments
will be served and a social time en-
joyed by the members Of the w. o. w.
and W. C., after the business session.
Other prizes will also be distributed
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-02-04

citation of the large number Of new
members secured for the class meet
ing on Jan. 2s by the members of the
local grove. They will be displayed at
the next meeting of grove No. p, on
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-02-04
LIBRARY BOARD
IN MONTHLY MEET
Circulation of Books Is Large
During Month of January
Bills Allowed.

At the monthly meeting of the II
brary board which was held last even
ing at the library the usual bills were
allowed and a list Of new books were
ordered purchased The business of
the board was confined to routine
matters. The librarians report on cir
culation for the month of January is
a. fnllnr1rn.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-02-04
Earning a Whipping.

"wul you take of some Of your shoes
for a minute. Miss SereunT
What in the world for, JohnnieT'
Mamma said you was gettin' crows
feet sOmethin' awful Houston Post
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-02-04

surprise you get by using this new plan
corn cure. There's nothing TO stick 70
the stocking or sock. your corn pains
stop. You're saved the bother OF apply
INK plasters that make the corn bulge
out from the core. You're saved salves
that eat into the healthy flesh and
pull" no more fussinE with handages.
You don't have 20 help by picking and
dragging out your COrns. or cutting
with knives or razors.
"GETS-IT" IL safe. painless. stops
pain. never uhrts healthy flesh II is
guaranteed. Try ~ on warts. callouses
and bunions. too
"GETS-IT~' is sold at all druggists at
20 cents a bottle, or sent direct by T.
Lawrence 81 Co. Chicago.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-02-04

among the members at this time b.
the local deputy ia charge Of the wUEa.'
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-02-04
Lodge Notes

The regular semi-monthly meeting
of the AllOuez council No. 65S, Knights
of Columbus, will be held this evening
at the K. c. hall. All members are
urgently requested to be present at
the meeting this evening. A reception
and smoker will be given for the new
members
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-02-04

All the news all the time-IEe
Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-02-04

Mrs. Anna Downs, clerk of grove 81,
Woodmen Circle. has received a beau
tiful set Of four character banners
from Mrs. Emma B. Manchester, SUI
preme guadrian, as a token of appre-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-02-04

Ucal lodge No. COS, Odd Fellows,
will meet at the Odd Fellows hall
Thursday evening to confer the initia-
tory degree on large class of candi-
dates. Other matters of business will
also be transacted.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-02-04
Try the New Way
of Curing Corns
Ensy One, Two, Threei No Fuaa No
Pain, by UsinR .GETs-IT.n

HIH' D NNIhE 'I EIb-II."
JUST take two seconds 20 put a little
"GETS-IT" on that corn. That corn IS
done for as sure as the sun rises The
corn shrivels UP, vauishes That's the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-02-04
White Goods Sale
All Bright, Fresh and Perfect

All are stylish, seasonable fabrics, under-prced,
for tomorrows selling The prices are such
that you must recognize the superiority of the
Young & McCombs values.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-02-04
1000 Framed Pictures
Friday, Choice 81

One hotel has promised to buy
$50 of these beautiful framed pic
lures at 81 each, so you can see
the necessity for coming early
Friday, if you would profit by this
remarkable Offering. These are
pictures purchased recently by US
in the East, in a lot OF 1000. They
are absolutely the greatest picture
bargains the Tri-Cities has ever
known. Sale starts at 10, 4th floor.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-02-04

No. 2004-The "Win-
ston" Suit is as remark
able for the value
given for the price, as
it is for its style snap
1t is a simple but clev-
er modification of the
popular cut-away jack
ct, the rigid severity
of the tailoring being
relieved by adeft touch
at the cuffs and by
small self colored but
tons effectively placed.
The mate rialS are
the whipcord sergeS,
etc. Colors, navy blues and
cadets, tans, grays, and black
and white checks, $2S.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-02-04

Denomination, 81 900.
In coupon form. registrable as to prin cipaI.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-02-04
The New Fabrics

The New Fabrics
In the perfect light of the WEST AISLE you shall
tomorrow, large assortment of the Spring cloths.
For many months we've been preparing for the 1913
Season. and have gathered the finest and most representa-
tive fabrics from all parts of the world.
You'll say that the loom artists of Picardy and of all
Europe have outdone themselves 1t is if your danest
dress goods dream had true Better than that You
dreamed of such loneliness of these
films of exquisteness present
New Embroidered Tissues in light, dainty shades with
beautiful embroidered designs in lavenders light grey
pink light blue, etc. Price, Yard 58c.
Silk Striped Voes in all the Spring shades which
dainty shades and coored stripes white grounds
Priced, Yard 25c, 29c to $780,
Egyptian Tissues Anderson's Tissues, etc. in all the lat
est Spring designs stripes checks paid per yard 25c
Dress Goods Main Floor
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1913-10-17
Divorce HOi1rt

T,t;. " T
-' i;'' IIoFe was ueSday granted
r G,n".Ie i'Glh HeF husoand, Cleveland
49,, ,i l,;o IloEe was also compelled TO
ny ms .g'', ,{ we ai'5o per week an
rust0dv Of ,beir Iii I ";' '"aIG1u me NJ
Wood renresen,ed H., -. A.oit I " "
Marion FanbIa renresn.,t l't ~ a.i,.
.,;. r...,,..,''' 80 ','0 ,''sO''ioi'
n = Hu'' ~ d3Solute divorce by Lewis d..
I,1 G.l,iI, o1 F!eder!cN' agalHst Marie
~ ,,lI oDl,lh' ms WI was illed IN
."0 eoU',i} ooUfl' toward =. cameron
- "aYlou a. CoreSpohdrnt Cameron
and uen, =, W. =, o'' N , ,r a.,
board He stayad ,har .'0 ab o,a't''S , ~
mouths and @n az A. An, 80 dpou. i've Mo
Ton,Iin ab5ndonad *. 49, 80 ~; vi az: =
dren and alnna4 nm ~ NJ S s.l,ar' ~,
tr.ra nf H.. ~; t," -. t go W
snd Ms Io,rI;,. W.. w. 49, $500. ;oe,'', ~.
YnrL. at nh nj ,,tr,r, 49,, ~ nv NV,
Cornar f,,,ar ~. ~ ~, -a.ou.,'' ''le
wbn b,,a h.s, r,,.;ad ,i I e', ,I,I'
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1913-10-17
Local Horses the Winners.

Two Frederick county horses won first
money at the Ha<erstown fair TUESDAY,
ARROW Patchen, " owned by Russell c.
Long, Crcaa erstown, taking the ,. 20 pace,
and "Novita," owned by c. NJ. DeGar-
mendia Tuscarora, the , so county trot.
Both were easy winners, taking the
events in straight heats.
The first race was the best in 3 heats,
with purse Of $500, while the other was
the same with purse of $500. In the
latter event Dan Wilkes. owned by !. d.
Hammond, Of Evansville, finished first in
the third heat, but was set back to second
place by the judges for an alleged foul
on the turn.
Arrow Patchen," owned by Russell
c. Long, Of Creagerstown, this county,
has made remarkable record this year.
1t is estimated that at the different fairs
this fall this race horse has won upwards
of 81, 900 in prizes