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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-12-16
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Special 10 The Times Dispatch
Washington. December william
y. Barr, of Nartinsvllc Va, for many
years In newspaper work for Virginia.
papers. both as part owner and Wash
lngton correspondent. died here to-
uay after n short illness He WAY
thirty-cight years old
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curt. came In and took a scat by

Court. came In and took seat by
judge Crump.
Hlr. Woodbridge resumed the stand
to put III evidence the cash book OF
the Katclif'c Company Tho stumps
showed that n check had been drawn
on June L., the check being tho one
with which John Ratclinc paid his
expenses to White sulphur Springs.
Mr.. Wendonburg asked him If he
saw any of the Ratcliitcs In Richmond
on that date. and lie said that no saw
John. Frank and Walter Ratcl!iro He
didn't know whore tho typewriter had
been bought. rs 1t was In possession
OF the firm when he was employed.
John Ratclinc was replaced on the
stand. and Mr. Meredith asked him if
his memory had been refreshed by
the statements Of the preceding wit
nesscs as to tho date he left White
sulphur Springs. He remembered haV-
ing dinner In tho Lester building ut
the resort. and recalled telling Miss
Wilbur that he felt i'll ana receiving
medicine from her. He recalled cash
ing the check at Tarrants drug store.
Iio returned TO Richmond, lie said. on
tho afternoon OF juno IL. lie was ut
the resort again ON juno 2i. when lie
received registered letter from Mrs.
Walker containing letter to Mr
Wexford.
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It's the easiest thing to slip
into, most comfortable to
wear and the most becoming;
and it's the biggest value for
SIS we know of! Because it's
silk lined, cut on the right
lines, designed by an artist,
and we engineered every step
of the construction and know
that only the best stuff was
put into it. There are no
hidden corners TO us, so we
can intelli6ently and hon
estly recommend it for an all
round Overcoat.
Others, SIS to $50.
Goats for girls, boys and
young women.
Goats that real men tailors
made and we are pleased to
stand behind in every way!
SpriShtly patterns and cuts
tor young men.
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DIR. Francis lie Jnu PARKER.

Charleston, S. c. December l5.--Dr
Francis lie Jau Parker. former dean
OF the Medical College of South Caro-
lima, distinguished surgeon in the
Confederate army and prominent in
medical activities OF tho South, died
here to-day.
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Patrick IkYnn.
Especial 20 The Times.Disno,

LSpccIhI 70 TIC Tlmes- DisDatCh.1
Lynchburg. Va. December 15.-Pat-
rick Ryan, one OF the oldest residents
of Lynchburg, died last night at $50
o'clock at tho home OF his daughter.
Mrs Annie Mitchell. COS Twelfth
Street He was born in Tipperary
County. Ireland, and was eighty eight
years old.
Mr.. Ryan was O member Of Holy
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Cross Catholic Church. and is survived
and Miss Lizzie Ryan. both OF this
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Some Minor Threads.

In reply to Mr.. Wendenbuig he said
that he did not remember how many
days after walker went to Pittsburgh
that he and his mother went there TO
see Mrs. Walker. He said that he
bought the typewriter either in De
ccmbor, 1911, or in January. 1872. Io
thought that his brother Louis was AT
his fathers home on tho night OF the
marriage.
Frank RatcllMe, placed In the witness
chair again said that he had no rccol
lection of mailing special delivery
letter TO Mrs. Walker on the night
of juno II, but said mat he had sent
several special delivery letters to his
sister. Walter lIatclifre testified along
the same lines.
Judge Crump then announced TO the
jupymcn that he wonld not keep them
longer ms there might nc some delay
over the instructions, ana adjourned
them TO 10 o'clock this morning, when
lie hoped to be ready with the charge.
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Christmas Holiday Fares to
Points on and Reached
Via
Norfolk and Western RY.

Tickets to points in Virginia. Ten
ncsscc. Kentucky. Alabama and Missis-
sippi will he sold ut special rates on
December II. IS, 10, 20. II. 30, %. %, %,
81. and January /. with final limit
January 6, 1914. Tickets to points in
Arkansas, Oklahoma and Texas will he
sold on December 60, y and %. with
final limit January is. 1914. Fare TO
Norfolk and return S3.45; TO Lynch
burg and return. $5.C5. For rates to
other points. apply TO G. y. overton.
Jr., City Passenger Agent, SIS East
Main street. OF to c. H. Bosley. District
Passenger Observation-Disclosures
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Aftcrnoon Session

inc courtroom WAS moro crowded
,han ever IN the afternoon as it had
been noiscd abroad that tho argument
reiore the jury would bcg!n b,doc
y. G. richardson. of tho Hastings
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To Cure a Cold in One Dav

take LAXATIVE BROMO CCINlNE Tabi.,s
DruSgNs refund money ~ II fails to cure n
w; ptoNES signature IL on each box 2gc. -
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MINOR. Die

Nj R.-Dicd. at his late residence
lIQS Park Avenue December 10. MIR
THOMAS FRANKLIN MINOR il
his seventy year.
Funeral notice later
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Deaf HIS

BARR.--Dicd. in Washington. y. c..
December -. WILLIAM ARTHUR
BARR in the thirty ninth year OF
his aSe. son OF the Rev. David Barr.
Of Washington. and his wife the lata
Jennie Whittle Barr He is survived
by his widow. who was Miss France.
Whittlc Greene, his father and ono
sister. Airs. John y. Citizens. OF st
Louis, No.
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Locm Ohscr,utlon = y. NJ. Ycstcrhnx.

39.S
Humidity .................. 90
W lHu--tlIcClioll -. u.
Wind-Velocity Observation-Disclosures. 6
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THE WEATHER
EorccnHt: Wig uta--fnir tuesday
and Wednesday,.
North Cnrolina-f'nir Tuesday and
Wednesday,.


Special Local Datn for Yesterday.
II noon temperature. .......... IS
> L. NJ temperature. ............ So
MaNimuEn temperature UP TO s
i. Observation-Disclosures. %
Minimum temperature up TO $
=. Ai......... 81
Mean temperature. .............. i6
Normal temperature. .......... Al
Excess in tcmDcra turc. ......... =
Excess in temperature since March
Accumulated excess in temperature
since January /. ..-........ S55
Deficiency in rainfall since March
.......... =. LAG
Accumulated deficiency in rainfall
since January l............. 3.54
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-14
FURTHER ATTACK ON ,
HARD COAL TRUST
=
Wickersham Holds Confer
ence With James C.
McReynolds

Washington, January 13.-Attorney Gem
eral Wickersham, it is understood to-
night, has decided TO further attack the
se-called hard coal trust in civil pr
ceedings under the Sherman antitrust
law. This was the result of a confer
ence here today between the Attorney
General and James C. McReynolds of New
York, who was the governments counsel
in the anthracite suit recently decided
by the spreme court. The new suit, 1t
is said, will be directed against the so-l
called minor combinations of coal-carry-N
ing railroads and coal companies in the
Pennsylvania fields. charges against
which were dismissed by the supreme
court without prejudice in its recent de-
csion because they were held to have
been improperly Incorporated in the gov
ernment's original general bill against
the trust
Officials of the department of justice
and Mr.. McReynolds declined to discuss
the situation, but it was learned that the
Attorney General had entrusted further
move to clear up the whole coal sitra-
ton to the care of Mr.. McReynolds.
By direction of the Attorney General
MI. McHeynOlQS mas Deen Studying 1Ol
several weeks the effect of the supreme
courts decision upon conditions in the
hard coal fields. He made his report to-
6ay and is said to have recommended
pursuing the question because of numer-
Gus complaint against the high prices
of coal.
The minor commissions not passed upon
By the supreme court were those alleged
to have been created in 1898 by the abb
so.pton of the New York, Susquehana
and Western by the Erie; in 1901 by the
acquisition by the Reading company,
which owned the Philadelphia and Read
ing Railway and Coal company by a
similar name, of the Central of New
Jersey with its coal companies; in 1893
by the acquisition by the Erie of the
Pennsylvania Coal company which is said
to have been projected a new railroad,
the Deleware Valley and Kingston.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-14
HERVEY v. LA|RDON
RURAL EDUCATION
Corn Club Movement Adds
to SOuth's Wealth
CONFERENCE TO MEET
Conference for Education in the South
Will Meet in Richmond During
= First Week in April Decides
IT Executive Committee

DIR. A. P. Bourland, secretary of the
conference for education in the south, has
announced Richmond. Va, as the meet
Ing place for tie 1913 session. the. first
week in April being the time. Several
other places were discussed, but the old
Confederate capital was regarded by the
executive committee the most desirable
at this period in the history of the COLI
ference.
1.-THE corn club movement and the crop
intensification development make this ses-
sion more than usually important in the
opinion of Hervey w. Laird, Alabama
member of the executive committee, who
Is in the city for few days. "These two
lines of rural effort long fostered and
promoted by the conference will eventual
ly add many millions to the wealth of this
wonderful southern section continued
Mr.. Laird, and contribute to our gem
eral prosperity, not only in volume Of
products, but by making farm life more
remunerative and consequently more at
tractive.
Every one interested in the material
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-14
WATER POWER TAX
BE TURNED OVER TO SCHOOLS

Montgomery. January 13-(special1-
Governor ONeal is constantly receiving
letters from people throughout the state
urging him to take up with President
Taft the question of amending the bill
providing for the erection of a dam at
Lock 49, on the Coosa river, in such a
manner as to enable the state TO tax
the Alabama Interstate Power company
for the use of the water power rights on
that river.
The suggestion has been made to Cover
nor O'Neal that the legislature should
impose a tax upon the grantee to the
amount of 81 year horsepower, and
that the state should have the right TO
purchase the plant should it so desire.
Other suggestions have been to the eff
feet that the tax so collected from the
water power companies in the state
should be set aside as a school fund.-
According to the governor, the plan to
reserve the tax on water power compan-
les as a permanent school fund seems to
have gained favor all over the state, and
he declares he has received dozen or
more letters asking that that use be
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-14
DUNNE BALKS AT
PRICE OF COFFEE

Chicago. January 13.-Thirty- five
cents cup Is too much to pay for
coffe in the opinion of Gov.-elect E. f.
Dunno of Illinois. The governor-elect
and James Hamilton Lewis, democratic
candidate for senator returned from
Springfield today They entered n
fashionable downtown hotel for break
fast. Mr.. Dunno started to order the
meal when his eye reached the item,
coffee 35 cents a cup, on the menu
He arose and asked for his topcoat and
hat
Where are you going?" inquired Col
one1 Lewis.
Going where | can get coffee for 10
cents" replied Mr. Dunno. Thirty five
cents is too much for any one to pay
for coffee"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-14
is BOUND OVER ON
ROBBERY CHARGE
Negro Held Under $1,000 Bond
Charged With Robbing Syrian
Merchant

John Lyon, negro, charged with high
way robbery was bound over to the
grand jury yesterday by Judge H. B.
Abernethy of the court of common pleas
and his bond fixed at $1,000. He was ac-
ouaed of holding up Syrian on Avenue
C and Twentieth street and robbing him
OF a number of gold French coins. The
gold pieces were found on the person OF
the negro who claimed he had won them
shooting craps
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-14
40 YOUNG DOCTORS
TAKE EXAMINATIONS
Semi-AnnuaI Tests for Lii
censes to Practice Under
Way at Montgomery

Montgomery, January 1s.-fSpecial) }
The semf-annual examinations for
license to practice medicine in the state
began today in the hall of the house
of representatives. There are 40 appli-
cants for license, an unusual large
number for this season of the year
The examination will be concluded by
Friday afternoon
Meeting with the state board of med
fcal examiners Monday was the COM
mittee of public health of the state
composed of 10 of the most prominent
physicians in Alabama. The committee
OF public health will be in session two
days and will consider all questions
involving health, SANITATION and other
matters that come under the super
vision of the state health department.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-14
PRIVATE EXCHANGE
FOR THE CAPITOL
Governors Conference of
Officials Decides to I'M
prove Phone Service

Montgomery. January 1s.-(SpeeiaL)--A
private telephone exchange will be n
stalled at the capitol. This announcement
was made following the meeting of the
governors conference of state officials
today at which time various rules were
adopted, and other matters of Importance
were acted upon.
The installation of a private telephone
exchange Is considered the most impor-
tart question that the state officials took
up, and the plan met with immediate and
unanimous favor. At present there are
% telephones in the capitol while under
the new system there will be installed
twice that number of telephones at cost
of only s25 per year in excess of the old
rates. Heretofore, the state has paid
Slo24 per year for its telephone service at
the capitol, while under the new contract
which includes the installation of pri-
vato exchange the cost will only be
Slo49 per year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-14
ROBERT w. ARCHIBALD
is ADJUDGED GUILTY
BY THE SENATE AND
STRIPPED OF OFFICE
CONTINUED from Page one)

taory had read the charge of the Sen
ate, put the formal question:
Senators, how say you, is the respond
ent, Robert W. Archibald guilty or not
guilty as charged in this artce?'
Rise to Give Verdict
AS the roll call proceeded, replies of
guilty came from all parts of the
chamber. Each senator, under the rule.
rose in his seat and gave his verdict;
but, Notwithstanding the silence that pre-
vailed throughout the chamber, many
had to be asked to repeat their votes to
make their replies audible to the secre-
tary. Robert w. Archibald, Jr., who sat
with his fathers counsel on the floor of
the Senate, exhibited great feeling as
it became apparent that the vote was
overwhelmingly for conviction.
The first article charged that Judge
Archibald had gone to officials of the
Erie railroad, while that road had suit
pending in the commerce court, and had
corruptly Influenced them TO agree to
give him a favorable option on the
Katydid culm dump. owned in part by
the Erie's subsidiary company, the Hill
side Coal & Iron company. The vote in
detail on this charge was:
IJACuSCu iUht FOtlhS
Prior to the reading of the first article
Senator Kern of Indiana, Senator Dill
lingham of Vermont and Senator Bradley
of Kentucky, asked to be excused from
voting because they had not been pres
ent throughout the case. They were eX-
cused. Senator Clark of Arkansas was
excused from voting on all articles which
charged Judge Archibald with wrongful
acts before he was elevated TO the COM
merce court. Senator Tilman was ex-
cused from voting on all articles ex-
cept the first and Senator jackson of
Maryland was excused from voting on all
articles. This left the total possible vot-
ing strength of the Senate SO, on ac-
count of absentees
Not guilty was the verdict on the sec
ond article. This charged the defendant
with attempting to secure a fee by set
Ting the case between the Marion Coal
company and the Delaware, Lackawanna
and Western railroad. The vote was 10
to 25 In the favor of the judge.
Following was the vote:
Observation-Disclosures Bankhead, Borah.
Bourne, Brandegee, Bristow. Brown, Bry-
an, Burton Chamberlain, Clapp, Clark of
Wyoming, Clark of Arkansas. Crane,
Crawford Culberson, Cullom, Cumn,ins,
Curtis, Dixon, Dupont, Fletcher, Foster,
Gallinger. Cora, Gronna, Hitchcock, john
son CMaine), Jones, Kenyon. Lafayette.
Lippitt, Lodge, McCumber. Mclean, Mar
tin MARITIME Myers, Nelson. Newlands,
O'Gorman, owen. Page, Perkins, Poindex-
ter, Pomerene. Reed. Richardson, Root,
Sanders, Shivcly, Simmons, Smith of
Georgia, Smith of Maryland, Smith of Ari-
zona. Smoot Stephenson, Stone. Suther-
land Swanson, Thornton. Tillman. Town
send, Warren. Wetmore, Williams, Works.
Against--Burnham, Catron. Oliver,
Paynter and Penrose. Not voting or abb
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-14
COMMISSION TO ACT
May Recommend Opening of Tenth,
Eleventh and Twelfth Streets

Following the request of City Engineer
kirkpatrick, the city commission Will
recommend the opening of the streets
through the property of the Republic Iroa
and Steel company, probably at the meet
ing today. The streets affected will be
Avenue A from Tenth to Thirteenth
streets, Tenth street for two blocks and
Eleventh and Twelfth for the same dis
tancc across Avenue A. 1t was stated
yesterday that the Republic people had
agreed to the arrangement.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-14

made of the revenue from the waters in
the state.
Governor oNeal was recently petit
toned by the Business Mems league of
Montgomery and by various men
throughout the state to go to Washing
ton and interview President Taft for
the purpose of having him withdraw
his veto to the bill providing for the
erection of a dam at Lock IS by the
Alabama Power company.
The publicity given these petitions to
the governor resulted in the receipt of
dozens of letters asking that the bill
be so amended as to allow the state TO
derive revenue from the development of
its water power rights.
Residents of SylacalIga have been par
ucularly active in endeavoring to secure
the governors support of the proposition
to turn the revenue derived from water
power companies over to the pubic
schools of the state. The chief idea
expressed by all the letters has oeen
that the waters of the state should be
owned and controlled, developed and ope-
rated by the state in the interest OF the
people, and that no corporation should De
allowed to develop water power without
an express grant from the state.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-14
CONFIRMS REPORT
Of CHINESE LOAN

Washington, January 13.-The state de-
partment today received a confirmation
OF the report that the London confer
ence of bankers representing the inter-
national group had reached practical
agi cement TO the essential terms of the
Chinese organization loan of s125,o0o,000.
1t is understood that the $25eo0,000 consti-
tuting the American share will be div led
among ] P. Morgan & Co.. Kuhn, 1steb
& Co.. the First National bank of New
York and the National City bank of New
York
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-14
MOTION PICTURE
FILMS DESTROYED

New Rochelle, n. Y. January 10
Many miles of motion picture films,
some of them procured at great cost.
went up in burst of flame that swept
over the plant of the Thanhouser Nov
ing Picture company here today. The
plant covers more than an acre in area
and the blaze seemed to break out in
dozen places at once. A bevy of act
resses at rehearsal had scant time for
escape. The loss is estimated at nearly
s25O,o00, mostly in films that cannot
be replaced
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-14
Presents Notes to China

Picking, January 1s.-Russia has pre-
serted two notes to China. The first
presses for the payment of arrears in
the Boxer indemnity. The second pro-
tests against the losses suffered by Rus
sian merchants in the Kuldjar region, be-
cause of depreciation of the Chinese paper
currency arising through the absence OF
proper silver reserves.
1t is supposed that Russa's object is to
bring home to China the necessity of
speedy conclusion of the six power loan
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-14
Girl Suicides

Arras, France, January l3.-Angele
Bienfaim, girl l5 years of age. mad
from grief of the death of her sweet
heart, committed suicide today in spec
tacuar manner. She climbed a so foot
pole and threw herself into a nest OF
high tension electric wires Before the
current could be cut off every particle
of flesh was burned from her body.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-14
TOLL OF ACCIDENTS
ON TRACTION LINES
IN NEW YORK GREAT

Albany, n. Y, January 13.-Two hun
dred and ninety deaths, IS fractured
skulls, $50 broken limbs 400 serious
injuries-this was the toll of accidents
on traction lines in New York city for
the year 1912, according to the report
of the state public service commission
published today. Thirty thousand pas
sengers were injured and nearly 1000
employees. July was the worst month
with $3.50 accidents.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-14
Mrs. White Dead

Augusta. Ga, January 19-Mrs. Harry
c. White of Athens, Ca, president OF
the Georgia Federation of Women's clubs,
died suddenly here late today of heart
failure while on visit.
Mrs White was the wife of DR.. Harry
C. White, of the University of Georgia
She was we'll known throughout the south
as a club woman and leader in educa-
tionaI work.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-14
An Epoch in Jurisprudence

"The constitutional remedy of the
people for the recall of federal judges
has been tested in the balance of the
times and found net wanting said
Wesley Brown, special assistant to the
Attorney General, tonight. In my opin-
ion the Judgment of the Senate in
the trial of this Impeachment will mark
a new epoch in American Jurisprudence
ana the case will go down in history
as one of the great landmarks OF the
law"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-14
Coffee "0Ver-EXerCiSeS" The Heart

individual is at rest The habtua of Coffee three
more times daily, forces the Heart to over-exercse
This produces what Life Insurance Examiners and Phys
ical Trainers term Coffee Heart"
If you have Coffee Heart you can't get life insurance
and you can't . go in for athetics'-not much.
But-thousands of former 'Coffee Hearts now beat
regularly supplying the body organs with pure blood in
normal amount; insured and enjoy life
They have wisely quit coffee entirely and drink
the wholesome famous food-drnk.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-14
Crown Prince Ill

London. January IA st. Petersburg
dispatch TO the Daily Mail says that
Crown Prince Alexis is again confined
to his bed.
Previous reports concerning the condi-
ton of the crown prince indicated he lad
practically recovered from his serious
illness.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-14
BANDIT MAKES
DARING HOLDUP
Robs Philadelphia Office in
Shadow of the
City Hall

Philadelphia, January 1S.-Almest un-
der the shadow of the city hall and with
in a stones throw of the principal no.
tels and office buildings, a lone bandit
held up Albert D. Hunsicler, passenger
agent for the Lehigh Valley railroad, and
his clerk, E. A. H'ollweikler, at the point
of a pistol today and robbed their office
of s130 The room where the holdup oc-
CURED is on the street level but large
picture in the window obstructed the
view of hundreds who walked within a
few feet of the scene of the robbery.
Policemen were standing on corners less
than 50 feet away and several police Of
ficers were among the passersby.
The bandit entered the office about
4 o'clock and after asking for ticket
suddenly drew revolver and demanded
that the two occupants of the room open
the safe and give him its contents. On
receiving $780, which was all the safe
contained, he returned s1.76 to them, say
ing: You may need this for supper
After commanding his victims to kneel
behind the counter, the robber disap-
peared in the street crowd.