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The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1914-07-24
prinks Poison to Avoid Capture.

Huntington, w. Va, July 1s.-When
a posse Of citizens closed in to arrest
him for the murder Of his wife Wilbur
Gullion, 20, ran onto the Baltimore q
Ohio railroad trestle across the Guyan
river tonight and drank a bottle of
poison. He will die physicians say
Gullion slew his wife earlier In the
evening by slashing her throat with
knife in their home at Guyandotte'
near here.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1914-07-24
Prohibition officer Orders Prosecution

Charleston, W. Va, July 17.-Fred o.
Blue, Commissioner of Prohibition, to-
day ordered; all prosecuting attorneys
in West Virginia to bring action
against liquor dealers who ship intox-
icants into the State in defiance of the
law hwich prohibits solicitation of IL
duor orders through circulars or by
personal representatives.
Large shipments of liquor have been
received in West Virginia since the
prohibitory amendment became oper-
alive, carrying companies having been
organized in some border towns, 1t is
alleged, who deliver orders secured by
dealers residing outside the State.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1914-07-24
.Rsauisition is Made.

Charleston, w. Va. July 16.-Gov-
ernor H. d. Hatfield has made requisi-
ton on Governor Walsh, of Massachu-
sets, for the return to Huntington OF
lawrence Robinson and Joseph Dud-
lev. held by the Boston authorities In
connection with the Staying Of Police
Isnpector Marion.
: Robinson and Dudley are alleged to
be- the men who held up the ewelry
store of H. J. Homrich at Huntington
last March ,21, and escaped with a tray
of diamonds valued at $4,000.
esThes Huntington authorities say some
of the ewels have been found in pos
session Of the men.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1914-07-24
WEST VIRGINIA
ITEMS OF NEWS,
Coal Minino Accidents for June
PAGE SIX,

Charleston, w. Va, July 15.-The
records in the Office Of Earl A. Henry,
Chief Of the Department Of Mines,
show that during the month Of June
there were Al fatal accidents in the
coal mines of West Virginia. For the
six months, ending June 80, 1914, there
were $40 fatalities but it will be re-
called that $50 Of these occurred In the
disaster at Eccles, in April. This
would leave 100 fatalities with the
mines running under normal condi-
tons.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1914-07-24
COOPER Wins Nomination in w. Va.

Huntington, w. Va, July 1S.-Early
returns tonight from the Republican
primary election held in the Fifth West
Virginia congressional district indicate
the nomination of Edward Cooper, OF
Mercer county, over Hugh Ike Shott'
IF Rhefield
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1914-07-24
splendid ADDRESS
BY REV. B. M. keith
Delivered to the Graduating Class Of
X. NJ c. Last Thursday.

The following is an address delivered
by Rev. b. NJ Keith to the graduating
class of the High School Department
of the Kentucky Normal College when
he presented the diplomas Thursday
evening, July l6, 1914:
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-10-16
MAKE LAST Of
LITTLE JOURNEYS

The last of the very successful
plants" taken by the visiting bankers
In Richmond during the a. Il. A. on
vention was yesterday morning. TO
the plants of the Tredegar Iron
Works. the Albemarle Paper Ma,nl-
featuring company and the G.. f.
Sauer company. At the last named
plant most pleasing function for
the entertainment of the visitors. IN
buffet luncheon and dinner, had been
prepared.
The dinner served at the direction
of Mr.. Sauer was a splendid one ard
the nearly three hundred visitors en-
joyed II. The menu embraced the
seasons delicacies. and the food pre-
pared in old Virginia style was ap-
potizing and substantial. Among the
choice items were Smithfield ham,
shell, +. +. V. roast turkey. Virginia
ham and sucking pig. An oyster
roast was prepared and served on the
roof garden of the plant. The visit
to the Sauer plant was the lest of the
day.
During the week there was n daily
average attendance of nearly three
hundred visitors for these little
journeys OF the ten plants visited
eight are the largest of their kind IN
the world, and one of the remaining
two is the largest independent plln.
OF Its character in the world
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-10-16

women and most OF the men had on
life preservers, prepared. II necessary,
for jump into the sea
While this was happening the
lowan was swinging around alongside
the wounded steamship by two
anchors she had dropped from the
bows in the hope of checking the
Roadway that drove her stem through
the side of the Matapan. The Iowans
bow was less than two minutes in the
fruiter's side. and passe myers and NJ
ficers wondered why the freighters
skipper did not hug the wound until
she was sure that 1t was not mortal
When Captain Spencer saw a mass
Of cargo rushing from the gap Re
decided that the place for the Matapan
was a mud bank The forward deck
OF the fruiter sank lower as the
cargo gushed from her forward hohl
and she took a big list to starhoard
AS she proceeded the water burst over
the bow on to her lower deck
The passengers who had become
quiet. began to get into lifeboats
swung out from davits on the port
side. II was attended with danger
bat several men grasped the falls and
swung down from the davits on the
high side.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-10-16
HUNDREDS ATTEND
BANKERS FUNERAL
GREAT CONCOURSE AT HAMPTON
TO PAY LAST TRIBUTE TO HEN
RY LANE SCHMELZ.

Hampton, Va, Oct 15.--with many
hundreds of people gathered from all
sections of Underwater Virginia. and
with many present from Richmond.
Norfolk and other cities to pay the last
tribute of respect, the funeral ser
vices Of the late Henry Lane Schmelz
took place this afternoon at 2;30
o'clock from Hampton Baptist church.
While Mr.. Schmelx was a deacon in and
a devout member Of the Memorial Bap-
list church. he made a request n few
days ago to have his funeral from the
Hampton Baptist church, of which he
was a member and deacon until the
organization of the new church here.
Mr. Schmelz told his friends that the
down town church held tender asso-
Citations for him and he desired to
have his body buried from that edif1ce.
All of the banks OF the city yester-
day announced that they would close
their doors this afternoon at O'Clock
as a token Of respect to the deceased,
who was the pioneer banker OF he
Virginia peninsula.
The members of St Tammany
lodge, No s. A. F. & A. NJ. Wythe
council. No. 24S Royal Arcanum. and
the Mems Bible class Of the Memorial
Baptist church attending the funeral
services in body.
torney general of Virginia, ard other
distinguished men were ~ esent at the
obseQuies.
The funeral services were in charge
of Rev. J. r. Haley. pastor of the Me-
mortal Baptist church; Rev. J. T. Nc
Glothlin. Of the Hampton Baptist
church; Rev. Charles Friend, pastor
of the Hampton Presbyterian church,
and Rev, r. n. Pitt. d. D.. OF Rich
at Sxf ~ nfS< ID -
The iptermcnt was made in st. Johns
cemetery.
All day yesterday streams of tele-
grams We're received at the Schmelz
home offering sympathies and condo
lence to the widow and children of
Mr. Schmeiz,
The palibearers were as follows.
Active-Eaptain Frank W. Darling.
John h. Kimberly. Nelson $. Groomc,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-10-16
HOLLOWAY GUILTY
Of FIRST DEGREE.
MURDER SAYS JURY
Jurors, However. Recommend
Life Sentence Instead Of In.
fiction Of Capital Punish
ment
Especial to The Richmond virsinian.,

Especial to The Richmond virginian.D
Newport News, Va, October Is
Edward H. Holloway. charged in the
Circuit court of Elizabeth City couaty
with the murder OF George w. FARES,
of Newport News, was found guilty
by a jury today of murder in the first
degree. Under the law passed by the
last general assembly. allowing the
Jury discretion in such cases, life
term. Instead of capital sentence.
was recommended by the jury.
Ho!loway's plea was that OF In
sa nifty, claimed to have been caused
by a sereve blow received in the New
port News shipyard In 1910 A num-
Der of witnesses were introduced TO
testify to the changed character o. the
man since the blow, which fractured
his skull. was received.
The state weaved strong web ef
oircumstantiai evidence against the
man, several who testified to having
seen Holloway with shotgun, with
which weapon The murder was com
mitted, being brought 10 the stand.
HolIoway's mother and brothers testf-
fcd that the gun introduced by the
State belonged 10 the accused.
A strong point was scored by the
State when DR.. s. w Hobson. who
testified that insanity usually followed
such a blow as that received by Hoi-
loVay, declined to state whether he
thought Holloway insane at the ma
Of the killing. and declared that Re
was una BILE to say whether Holloway
was capable of judging between rigat !
and wrong. Through the divorced
wife of the accused the State attempt
ed to prove a motive for the crime.
Counsel for defense requested that
sentence be deferred until tomo-r NV,
which request was granted by the
court.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-10-16
F" THE BLUE BIRD" A
PLAY Of MERIT
CLEAN AND WHOLESOME. DE-
SERVES ALL THE GOOD THINGS
SAID ABOUT 1T.

The Blue Bird is a truly great play
It deserves everything that has been
said of it. There has never been a
more enlightening, wholesome or in
structive play presented here. It's in
terest is sustained throughout. The
scenery Is fine and the acting excep-
tionally well done.
At the Academy last night the at
tendance was nothing like what the
merit of the play deserved. Rain cut
down the size of the audience some
what, but the house was very we'll
filed as 1t was 1t should have been
packed.
The play is a story OF child life.
with children in the leading parts,
which they act like lifelong profess
sionals, but with almost perfect nat
uralness The minor characters are
nearly all good, several in particular
being worthy of note.
The story Of the play is the search
of two children, brother and sister
for the Blue BirdTof happiness. They
start from their cottage home and
pass through the land of the past. the
future and the regions Of happiness
night and the dead. In all they search
for the Blue Bird. and wherever they
find him he dies or changes color At
sence, they return to find the bird In
their own cottage when the awake in
the morning.
The characters Of the play other
than the children are personifications,
well conceived and brought out. The
treatment of death and the teaching
OF its misunderstanding by the world
at large is one OF, II not the most
effective. parts Of the play. Humor Is
mixed with pathos and the two pass
imperceptibly into each other.
The scenery Is unusually good and
there are no long intermissions. The
cast Is large and well trained, and the
feature of the play Is the child acting,
both of the principa, and minor char
actefs. A large number Of children
appear on the stage. and while not
overdone, the effect is striking
or the individual actors the boy and
girl characters Of 'Tytyl" and
'Mytyl, In which Jack Davis and Har-
riet Mendel appear. are undoubtedly
the chief features, particularly the
part Of "Tytyl." which takes the lead
throughout OF the minor parts spe-
cial mention must be made OF Thomas
X, Corless, personifying the cat in the
part of "Tylette'' and Henry Duggan,
as ''Tylo,'' 1he dog. The former af-
fords better opportunity for the actor
and 10 well sustained.
1t would be impossible to go into
the detail the play and players merit.
1t is no wonder that New York gave
II such a phenomenal run, or that its
popularity In the country should in
crease. The lessons OF the play are
clean, with an eIevAtinE moral tone,
and cannot fail to be OF benefit. In
the midst Of SO much that is cheap
and tawdry the Blue Bird stands ovt
distinctly apart 7. should have a
great run while here.
The scenery and costumes are In
fine taste AMI aid In no small measure
to carry out the thought. The play
appears in eleven scenes. divided :nto
two parts. Between each scene 10 :
brief interval. with scarcely longer
interval between the two paYA
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-10-16
BANKERS PETITION
AID FOR RAILROADS
on MOTION OF OLIVER j. SANDS
COMMISSION Is ASKED TO
ALLOW RATE INCREASE.

One of the last acts of the con-
Vention of the American Bank ers
association. in session here. was TO
petition the interstate commerce com
mission to grant the five per cent
increase in rates sought by the rail-
roads The petition which was pre-
ssnted by Oliver j. Sands, of Rich
mond sets forth that the shock
caused by the European war having
been absorbed, the most serious finan-
cial trouble today Is caused by the
lick of a market for securities ard
that. a the railroad interests of the
country lie al the base of the en-,
tire industrial and financial raoric
the relief sought by them should h4
granted.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-10-16

Harry II. Kimberly. ID. @. Smith E S
Blanton. George r. Adams and Robert
r. Holt.
Hcnorary---Albert Howe. Hunter r.
Booker. Edgar NJ Tennis. Jacob Hef-
feifnger. Howard w. Saunders. w. w.
Saunders. w. w. Richardson. Robert /.
Mason. H. NJ Mueier, DR.. RI. p. Fris-
sell. w. w. Woodward. r. A. Cooke
NJ. e. Ransone. w. Huston Face. John
NJ. Willis, J. r. Lee, II. II. Holt, Harry
r. Houston. w. J. A. Cumming. J. c.
Robinson. of Hampton; s. r. Curtis.
of Warwick: J. Winston Read Abe
Horwitz. OF Newport News; Nathaniel
Beaman and Caldwell Hardy. of Nor
folk; John Garland Pollard. Of Rich
mond
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-10-16

Continued from First Page1
cashier Merchants and Farmers Ma
tional Bank. Charlotte.
North Dakota-t' w. Cathro cash
Ter First National Bank, Bottineau;
w. c. Macfadden, secretary y. ID.
Bankers association, Fargo.
Ohio-L F. keisewetter, vice presi-
dent and cashier Ohio National Bank,
Columbus.
oklahoma-W. S. Guthrie, vice
president Farmers National Bank,
Oklahoma City.
Oregon-R. w schmeer, cashier
United States National Bank, Port
land.
Pennsylvania-Char S, Calwell.
president Corn Exchange National
Bank. Philadelphia William RI.
Painter, cashier West Branch National
Bank. Williamsport; Montgomery
Evans. president Norristown Trust
Co. Norristown.
South Dakota-E j. Miller. cashier
Plat. president Security bank, Clark.
Texas-F. +. Downs president
First National bank, Temple.
Virginia @Tench F, ,Tilghman. vice
president and cashier Citizens bank.
Norfolk.
Observation-Disclosures D. Hoge, presi-
dent Union Savings and Trust COM
pany. Seattle.
West Northumberland Nelly,
cashier Wood County bank. Parkers-
burg.
Wisconsin-Georse N. Pratt, cashier
First National bank. Racine (for
three years..
Indiana--Walter w. Bonner, CASH
Ter Third National bank. Greensburg,
elected to f1ll unexpired term. ending
1915, of Earl s. Gwin, on account Of
removal Of the latter from Indiana to
Kentucky.
Seattle is Chosen.
The executive council designated
Seattle. Washington, as the place for
the 1915 meeting OF the American
bankers association, before adjourn
ment was taken last night The
council also authorized the admins
rative committee to establish new
department of the association.
This is to be known ms the depart
ment OF public relations and its func-
,iun Is 10 be that of a press bureau.
The department was temporarily
created several weeks ago to cooper
ate with the Richmond committees.
especially in publicity promotion. in
ended. 1t has been under the super
vision of Arthur ID. Welton, an ex-
perienced news writer and financial
expert cf the Middle West, who will
probably be retained by the council
as head of the new department
President Law. it was stated last
night. will probably name the COM
mittee of twelve to go to Washing
ton to confer with the federal reserve
board in effort to gain amendment
to the rules and regulations OF the
board governing the admission OF
banks, other than national banks, ia
membership In the federal reserve
sy stem.
Concluding Session Held.
The concluding session OF the as
ISOLATION was called to order at SIT
by President Arthur Reynolds. Of Del
Moines. Reports were called for. Thu
law committee presented with its re-
port resolutions calling for efforts K
have enacted In the different GtAtei
two laws that win afford tbs banking
business greater protection, One nc
recommended = - limit the iiabilk,
4a3s3e
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-10-16

4 HAT all persons who would have been
Nela - prisoners by the Germans had
oen ordered to leave.
The Kenilworth left Ostend at
felock last night. No Germans had
hen seen. but all regular communi-
4 cation between ostend and England
4 hAA been stopped.
Exodus Prom Belgium.
oyster trawiers at Lowestoft. Snf-
foik. were crowded with refugees,
many Of them being old men and wo-
men and children. They exhinted
evidences of fright and masly were
suffering from exposure. One httie
giri died of exhaustion on the voyage
across the channel. They reported
that Ostend was psnic-stricken
y The mayor and other officials of
I f.owes.oft distributed food, found
/ shelter for the refugees and did an
4 that was possible to relieve their
plight,
Apparently there is no great APP
prehension in Calais small steam
er which arrived at Foikestone
brought worl that the citizens eeieFe
.hs Germans will reach Calais soon
The problem Of what to do with the
refugees from Belgium IL becoming
very serious In England. and in Hoi-
land 7. If probable that appeals Tor
aid will be made to the United sfRtes-
The situation in Holland may De re-
iiexed IL the report of committee
sent back TO Belgium by the fugthves
IL favorable The committee viii De
eide whether or not ii IS feasible Tor
The Belstans 20 return TO their homes.
dispatch from The Hague states
that the Belgian government has or
dered sli male citizens between the
ages Of eighteen and forty-hve TO enter
the army within two days on penalty
OF being treated az traitors
At Sei-sete. thirty miles north OF
Client, the Germans have demanded the
registration Of all males hetween the
ages OF eighteen and forty-hve. The F!
proclamation states that soldiers in /
uniform are 70 be treated as prisoners
o. war. and that soldiers dressed In
citizens clothes will he treated as
spiss
The oatena correspondent Of the Cen |
trail News reports that a detachment of
the allies met with severe reverse east
of Client last sunday morning, hav-
ing been rnlsled by a guide. They re-
treated IN good order. however. and
Withdrew into France.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-10-16
BANK ADVERTISERS
ARE ENTERTAINED
RICHMOND ADVERTISERS CLuB
HOST OF VISITORS AT DE-
LIGHTFUL LUNCHEON.
MIX WIT AND WISDOM
TELL TRUTH AND MAKE = RING
TRUE. SAYS HERBERT W. JACK.
sON--PATRICK HENRY IN
AyOIDABLY DETAINED.
MIX WIT AND WISDOM

An attractive luncheon and a num-
Der of short talks. more or less Sc
rious, mostly less made the enter
ta1nment given last night to the Wis
lung advertising men, attending the
American bankers convention, by the
Richmond Advertisers club, most
pleasant occasion
The luncheon was given in the din
ing room of the Business Mems club
and was attended by about two score
members of the club and their guests.
G. Edmond Massie. president of the
local club, presided and introduced
the speakers.
S. Q. Lindeman. on The First Dol
lar; Norman Johnson, on why Not
Results; Fl. II. Hester, on 's'he
Banker; Herbert w. Jackson. on
Experiences in Bank Advertising
and several of the visitors were the
speakers. These latter were George
+. Brown. secretary board of trade,
Little Rock Ark, AL. Doherty, of
Kansas. and W. w. Cloud, president of
the Advertisers club. of Baltimore.
MIR. Hestef's address was labeled
"a monologue" in the program and
was an amusing skit with the banker
as the butt of good natured jokes.
The monoIogist kept his hearers in
peals Of LAUGHTER with his grave man
ner in making the most amusing re-
marks
Mistakes OF Bank Advertisers.
Mr. Johnson, of the Merchants
Journal. pointed out the mistakes
made by bank advertisers. laying
stress upon the custom of printing pic
lures of buildings as If advertising for
real estate agents and OF printing
bank statements that few read and
f.1.. u tfutr,
he said, lis rot as intelligent as that
Of other business men"
Herbert W. jackson. president of
the Virginia Trust company. mention
ed four poin@s as essential in success
full advertising Tell the truth and
make it ring true; use one space and
stress one point; make frequent
changes In the advertisement. and
keep hammering," Is the way he
summed up his advice.
Oliver j. Sands. who was TO have
spoken on Banking was absent and
instead Of heavy stuff those present
heard a Jeter Jones joke and Jeter
tones song.
George Brown, # Arkansas the only
State mentioned in the Bible. told OF
the glories of his native State, one
of which is the distinction of having
the highest mountain in the world,
between the Alleghanies and the
Rockies.
Each guest received with his menu
card an envelope containing the best
speech of the evening. II was unde-
livered, the orator being unavoidaoly
detained In fact he has not made
his appearance in Richmond since
some time after delivering the ad-
dress in St Johns church
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-10-16

frain from making any public state,
ment.
sImpotcnt to Defend Ourselves.
I'VE are the most prosperous ma.
ton on earth, and to the south OF US
lies the wonderful South American
continent which we sfave closed 10
European colonization by the Mon-oe
doctrine / simply cannot under
stand how any intelligent student az
history can fail To see that we ATs
impotent to defend ourselves and to
enforce the Monroe doctrine by moral
suaslon and financial might alone.
The time has not yet come when the
United States can afford to allow the
martial spirit of her sons TO be de-
stroyed. and all the Carnegie millions
in the world will not silence those Of
us who believe that bullets cannot he
stopped with bombast. or powder
.vanquished by platitudes,
1T Is true that with respect TO the
present European war my views a~e !
not those Of a neutral. ! am entirely
convinced that the German cause -
unholy and. moreover, ruenace 20
the principles OF democracy. Farth-
ermore. believe that the God OF
battles will visit defeat upon rae Gers
mans
but no matter which side wins We.
must remember. that since the Begin
ming victorious nations have proved !
headstrong and high handed. VS.
must begin at once TO reorga nize our
military strength II we expect TO no
able to resist high hAndedness when
the day Of necessity cofneA.
An Unpopular Doctrine.
"Of course, all ,ssis is unpopular
doctrine. 1t would be far easier for
me TO declare that all Is well and
that our present military establish
ment coupled with our national
guard and our naval militia is to ne
depended upon for our defense. TN
fortunately l cannot bring myself to
believe such a thing"
The Gardner resolution provides
for the creation Of commission to
consist OF three senators. three meaa-
hers OF the house. and three perspns
to be named by the president. IN
the prosecution OF its Inquiries into
the national defensea the COMMITTEES
Is authorized to send for persons and
papers. to administer oaths. and 10
expend such sums OF money az may
be necessary for Its purposes.