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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-11-26
SHOOTS MAN; KILLS SELF
Unidentified AssniIant Wounds Manu-
fnctucer When Refused Money.

PHILADELPHIA. November 25.-
Morris G. CondOr, wealthy manufac :.
turer, was shot and probably fatally
wounded tonight in his apartments
in a hotel here by an unidentified
young man. who had demanded a largo
Yun OF money! Condons assaiiant then
killed htmseif. - 8
~ GoHdsu. an ID 4, In +Jrifeswercsc sconverstns
when the. young man, entered their
room. Upon being refused money the
intruder Immediately opened fire.
When employees oftthe hotel, who had
heard the shots, reached the room. they
found Condor unconscious on the floor.
his wife hSsterical. and the other man
dead. ~
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-11-26
BELGIAN BADGE DAY !.
contributions, s4,535
Results Exceed Most Sanguine EN-
pectations of Aggressive Wo-
mems Committee.
FOOD is GREATLY NEEDED
Money Will Be Used to Purchase Sup
plies in This Country for Shipment
In Virginia Vessel to Starving Peo-
pie in Belgium.

sympathy for the Belgians was most
emphatically expressed, yesterday. as
the result of Badge Day The total
sum taken In on the sale of badges
was Si,o35.64, and the women's commit
tee members declared they had sue
ceeded beyond their most .extravagant
hopes There were 116 boxes out In
various parts of the city. and envelopes
were distributed among. the schools
ZEN boxes were placed by Rev. Charles
Hannlgan in the colored section, and
the Boy Scouts and Camp Fire Girls
worked carly and late In suburban
places
Last night thirty-fve men at the
First National. Bank went supperless
In order to receive the boxes and count
the money. so the public could know
Immediately what Richmond had done
In the matter OF contributions The
largest amount collected In any one
box was Sl16.. This came, from one of
the stations In the business section
OF the city 49,
MRS. WILLIAMS MUCH
PLEASED WITH RESULTS
Some donations were accompanied by
notes. One of these stated thut 1t was
from little girl who had 81, aud she
gave half TO the Beleians." Mrs.
Frank Dean Williams. the chairman.
said: 1T was just splendid, and We arc
proud of the splendid cooperation
Richmond people have given us. This
money will make life possible for many
OF those poor people in Belgium"
The Badge Day plans were formu-
lated and carried out by n committee
OF Richmond women. headed by Mrs
Williams. The movement was launched
before Governor Stuart appointed a
State commission on Belgian relief.
and. while much of the preliminary
work had already been done, the COM
mittee has co-operated heartily with
Colonel H. NJ. Boylin. of the State
commission. Especial note was made
last night OF the contribution Of S33.42
from the box maintained by the school
children Of Barton Heights.
COLLECTIONS TO BE MADE
AT GAME THIS AFTERNOON
III addition the amount raised by the
Belgian Badge Day committee, the
state Belgian Relief Commission re-
ceived nearly $500 yesterday. This will
be further augmented, 1t is hoped. by
the collection to be made this after
noon in the intermission between the
halves of the football game between
tho Universities OF Virginia and Norti,
Carolina. Colonel Boykin, chairman OF
the commission. appointed Hiram NJ.
Smith, assistant United States District
Attorney, as head of,a committee OF
sixty young mon who will pass around
the boxes; ,t
With cash donations coming In from
all parts OF the states, 1t looks now as
II Virginia Will be, able to supply a
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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-11-26
WHITMAN DISAPPOINTED
Probably VIII Seek New Indictments
.igninst Henry SieEcl.

NEW YORK. November 25.---District
Attorney Whitman, disappointed at
the outcome Of the trial OF Henry
Sieecl. the bankrupt New York mcr-
chant. recently found guilty In Gene
SEQ. of rnisdemcanor In connection
with his failure, probably Will sccl:
new. indictments.
II was said to-day the thirteen re-
manning indictments against Siegel
likely will be dropped. They are sim
liar to tho one on which Sicgel was
convicted, and 1t is feared second
Jury might be Influenced by tho pre-
cedent set by the jury. which found
Siegel guilty OF n misdemeanor in
stead of felony.
The district attorney said to-day ho
would assist the Federal authorities
if they decided to prosecute SieGel
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-11-26
DANIELS ANSWERS CRITICS
America Us Mt Pence While Europe IL
Writing History with the Sword.

WASHINGTON D. c.. November f25.
Daniels. In a Thanksgiving
Day address to-day to the thousands. of
employees at the Government Printing
Office. replied to critics of the state
OF preparedness of the army and navy
There is to be. heard in the land,' he
said. 'the exceptional note of the
swash- -buckling lingo. lie laments
that his country has not copied mill
tarism, and is loud In criticism of
policies that have, kept America at
peace. while Europe is writing history
with the sword"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-11-26
sNAPPY WEATHER TO-DAY
Records OF Years Fail to Show Better
Conditions Than Predicted.

WASHINGTON. D. c. November rs.
Clear skies and snappy temperatures
for virtually the entire country for
Thanksgiving were promised Tonight
by Weather Bureau forecasters.
Records of years failed to show that
better conditions ever prevailed on
Day than those predicted
for tomorrow.
"a continuance Of fair weather with
moderate temperatures is indicated for
all parts of the country during the
next forty eight hours. save North Pa
cific Coast" was the official wording Of
the general forecast.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-11-26
BANK OFFICIALS INDICTED
Eaine apd Anderson Charged with us,
of Mails to Defrnud.

MEMPHIS, TENN, November 2a.-
The Federal grand jury here to-day re-
turned indictments against c.. II. Raine,
president, and Claude Anderson, CASH
Ter, OF the Mercantile Bank at the time
Of the banks failure for more than
81 100000 In February
a blanket Indictment charges tho
two former officials with using the
mails to defraud. in that bank state
ments. signed by the two officers set
ting forth financial conditions of the
bank, which the government charges
did not exist, wore sent through the
mails.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-11-26
FIRES CONTINUE TO SPREAD
No Improvement in Conditions Through
out APkuu sps.

LITTLE ROCK, ARK. November 20.
: Forest fires. continued to spread in
tic timber lands of Arkansas tonight.
To dispatches received here
from all sections OF the State. Dense
smoke clouds hang over practically the
entire state. Fire in the canebrcaks
OF Woodrufs and White Counties has
driven thousands of deer and other
game into the open to slaughter.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-11-26
YOUNG FILES OBJECTIONS
Charges Thut Lillian Nordicn's Last
VIII Made Under Undue Innuepce.

NEW YORK. November e5.-GeoFge
w. Young to-day filed objections to
probate OF the Will executed January
IA, 1914. by his wife. Lillian Nordica
Young, the singer, on ground that It
was made under undue influences. He
did not indicate by whom such innu-
ence might have been, eXerted. Her
real and valid Will. he declared. was
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-11-26
MORE PARD0Ns BY BLEAsE
VIII lteiense Seventy-Eivc CouYicts In
Penitentinry To-Day.

COLUMBIA, $. c.. November. 80
Governor Cole Blease; announced to-day
that ho would give seventy-tlve con-
victs in the State Penitcptlnry and en-
ployed on the public works pardons
or paroles as Thanksgiving Day pres
cnts. according TO his custom since as
suming the office OF Governor four
years ago. Records In the Secretary
OF States Office show Governor Blease
has committed the sentences, pardoned
or paroled more than l,400 prisoners.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-11-26
Fire spreads to Illinois.

forest tires of Missouri and Arkansas
have spread to Illinois. and tonight
approximately 10000 acres OF timber In
tide Of victory turns In tho contest
abaze.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-11-26
C,ron. into I,ous,,,nn

LAKE PROVINCE, La, November 25.
Forest ires. originating In Arkansas.
have crossed into Louisiana. and. ac-
corjing TO reports reaching here, are
ravaging the heavily timbered lands Of
West Carroll Parish.
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FISHING SCHOONER ASHORE
Two wrecktng Tugs. Sent to Aid OF
= Sfi;.ifr the Alert.

JACKSoNNILLE FLA, November. 90.
The American fishing schooner Alert
Is ashore off Nassau Inlet. near Fernan-
dina, according to advices. from May
port. received here. Tonight, ;, Two
tugs have. been sent from
Mayport to the scene. The Alert was
bound from Gloucester. Mass, to st.
Andrews. Bay Fln She carries crew
of ten men yt 5 ~
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-11-26

THANKSGIVING SDlNsANT.
Hotel Richmond ballroom Thursday even.
ing. 9to ... Tables reserved 90 request. =
Advertisement = Atr 4.
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The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-04-24

tagonist, Frank TreYy. Killian has
beautiful face for an artist to capy
It is so expressive of suffering nobly-
born and of sweetness, but he sleeps
somewhere in barn and he gets
very drunk and challenges men to
come out and beat him up and
some of them, like Trevy, accommo-
date Killian.
In the past iK1lian's very fine face
has probably Influenced Judge Fry,
for the judge remembers that many
times before he has given Killian an
other chance, and so this time he
doesn't have any faith left in the
straightforward eyes and the low
promises, and Killian is fined.
And so it goes. 1t is humanity in
its coat of many colors. To the es-
thetic, much of it would be disgust
ing and much Of it in bad odor, but
it is the humanness'' of humanity
that makes it most lovable,
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-04-24

z
of evidence against him which he
tries to explain away while one feels
he is waging losing battle, only to
discover that the judge understands
these people, better than the by
stander and the boy is fined nominal
ly and promises to never again use
scales that are not tested and sealed.
A scrap between two women,
neighbors. oh, it sounds truly as ter
rible as the Mexican war and yet it
dwindles. down to a slammed screen
door, and some one slapped some.
ones face, but1the telling of it. takes
more than half an hour.
Two patFiarchs with flowing
boards. Stop, one patriarch with a
flowing beard and the other minus
half of the beard and looking as odd
and detected as a rooster with part
of his tail feathers gone.
What was it all about? Oh, very
little. One peddler who staked
claim in the Maxwell street market;
another peddler who staked the same
claim but added the weight of ten
cents paid to the marketman.
A fight between the sons, and
tugging OF. boards by the older
''boys."
who has part of this mans
beard?" demands the lawyer for him
of the plucked whiskers? But the
riddle remains unsolved, only the
one with half of his hairy adornment
missing looks sadly at the judge, and
runs his hand regretfully over the
spot where white skin now shows in
stead of stiff hairs.
But with the wisdom of Solomon,
Judge Fry untangles it all and finally
the combatants disappear from the
courtroom.
A man picked up intoxicated He
is about 35, married and has one
child. He earns SIS a week and he
admits that this wage doesn't really
i
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-04-24
MEXICO WAS CIVILIZED 5000
YEARS AGO

Mexico City, Mex, April 24.-Mex-
leo was civilized 5000 years ago. No
Huerta was here to rebel and over
throw the government. Of course, the
same system of rule by might existed,
but some constructive accomplish
ments resulted. And listen, property
owners. Think of street pavement
lasting 5000 years. Streets that an
cient have been discovered by recent
excavation covered many feet deep
by volcanic eruptions, but in wonder
full state of preservation. Paving was
built to last in those days, but that
was before bond issues were invented.
American contractors can take a les
son from prehistoric man. If they will,
streets need not be renewed every
few decades at great cost.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-04-24
GOOD AT FIGURES

Helter-Theyye hired ladies'
tailor as paying teller at the uffra-
gets bank.
Skelter-A tabor! Why?
Helter-He understands women's
figures. Magazine CT Fun.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-04-29
Transfer Of Mexican Prisoners

Washington, April 27.-Orders were
issued by the war department today
transferring the Mexican prisoners
held at Fort Bliss, near Ell Paso, Tex,
to Fort Wingate. N. M. The war de-
partment believed it necessary to
move the prisoners further from the
Mexican border in view of possible
developments.
The third squadron of the twelfth
cavalry now at Fort Meade, South
Dakota, will be sent to Fort Wingate
to guard the prisoners.
The. Mexicans, soldiers and other
refugees have been held at Fort
Bliss since they fed across the border
seeking refuge on American soil after
the battle of Ojinaga.
The prisoners will be e~ntrained at
Ell Paso under a heavy guard from
twentieth infantry which will accom-
pany them to Fort Wingate and turn
them over to the cavalry ordered
there.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-04-29
Alaskan Lands Reserved

Washington, April 23.-Upon the
joint recommendation Of Secretaries
Lane and Garrison, the president, it
was announced today has withdrawn
four tracts of public lands in Alaska
for military reservations. The areas
withdrawn are prominent points on
navigable waters on the Alaskan
coast having stategic value for the
protection of coal fields and railroads.
Preparing for rapid development
expected to follow the construction of
the government railroad in Alaska,
the president also has withdrawn sew.
eral tracts of land which have natural
value for townsite purposes. The
withdrawn tracts are 81 distributed as
to provide localities for settlement
along three possible railway routes.
They will be made available to bona
fide citizens of the new towns rather
than to land spectators.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-04-29
Stockmen Elect Officers

Miles City, April 23.-The twenty
ninth annual meeting of the Montana
St~ockgrowers' association closed in
this city today after electing officers
for the ensuing year, and fixing the
meeting place in this city for 1915 by
endorsing the recommendation of the
resolutions committee. One of the
last acts of the meeting was to pass
a resolution of thanks to the retiring
president, Col. F. M. Malone, OF this
city.
The committee on nominations rec
commended that the following officers
be elected for the ensuing year: Rol-
la f. Hereh, president, Miles City;
Wallis Huidekoper, first vice presi-
dent, Wallis; w. w. Terrett, second
vice president, Miles City; D.. w.
Raymond, secretary and treasurer,
Helena. Resolutions of respect were
passed by the association on the
death of John NJ. Holt, former presi-
dent of the association, and C. B.
Ingham, both of whom have died
since the last meeting.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-04-29
Bloody War in Colorado

Denver, April 27.-At 1890 o'clock
tonight it is reported here that the
towns Of Louisville, Lafayette and
Marshall, in the northern Colorado
coal fields, have been attacked by
striking miners with machine guns.
Louisville is on fire.
Telephone communication with all
three towns has been totally interrupt
ed.
Walsenburg, Colo, April Fisher
if jeff Farr reported at 1880 o'clock
this morning, that firing continued
systematically at the Walsen mine
near here. and that seven men had
been killed. Four of these were said
to have been killed before dark, and
the remainder since Z o'clock last
night. All of the reported dead, he
said. were mine guards. Troops ar.
rived just before midnight, and set
out for the mine.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-04-29

The agronomy department of the
Montana experiment station has on
hand a limited quantity of three
promising varieties of corn, and in
order to find out about the maturity
of these in different localities, desires
to have small plots of this corn grown
by farmers in different parts of the
state. The varieties are:
Dakota White Flint-An early
maturing, low cared variety, espec-
tally adapted for "hogging off" in the
field.
Northwestern Dent-An average
grain and fodder producer.
Triumph Flint-A promising silage
corn.
For six cents in stamps, which will
be sufficient to pay the postage on
the corn, enough of each of these a
ieties will be sent to plant seventy
hills. Planting, cultivation and har'
vesting instructions will accompany
each package. Enclose stamps, with
your application for seed, to Alfred
Atkinson, experiment station, Boze.
man, Mont.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-04-29
Wilson Appeals to Rockefeller

Washington, April 27.-President
Wilson has made a personal appeal
to John D. Rockefeller to bring about
a settlement of the Colorado coal
strike and end the violence which
had cost a score of lives and large
property loss.
The flnancier, who owns a large
part of the mines affected by the
strike in response to a telegram from
the president declared he had turned
over his interests in Colorado to his
son, John D.. Rockefeller, Jr., whom
he would ask to cooperate with Chair
man Foster of the house committee
on mines and mining. The president
sent MIR. Foster to New York today
to talk with the younger Rockefeller.
Upon the outcome of the conference
depends whether federal troops which
have been asked for by all sides of
the controversy will be sent to the
strike zone. Recently the younger
Rockefeller, at a hearing of the mines
committee of the house said the mine
though they lost all they had invest
ed in Colorado. Since then the con-
flict has ragged with all the horrors
of actual warfare. The president,
the cabinet officers, senators and ON
gressmen have been flooded with
kilograms describing the most grew
some happenings and terrible scenes.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-04-29
Ington authorities is a matter of spec.

fngtOn authorities Is a matter of spec.
ulation.
The proposal that each member of
congress be allowed a specified sum
for postage has, been frequently made,
but it has met with but little favor.
The reason why the members op-
posed it is not difficult to surmise.
That some limit should be placed on
the amount of franked mail sent out
by members of congress must be con
ceded by all disinterested persons.
The abuse of the ranking privilege
is one of the chief causes of the
great deficit in the Post Office depart
ment. Now that the country Is en-
barking on new governmental enter
prises, it might be we'll to correct this
abuse before it is extended to the new
ventures. While some members of
congress abuse their special privilege
more than others, there having been
cases where even ~typewriters were
sent through the mail under congress-
sional frank, practically all have used
the mails more freely than they would
If a specified maximum sum for post.
age were fixed by law.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-04-29
The Colorado Strike

Angular, Colo, April 23.-With an
army Of heavily armed strikers esti-
mated by some of their leaders to
number 700 patrolling the hills and
canyons in this vicinity, and with
parties Of defenders beseiged in the
Empire and Southwestern mines, Az.
uilar canyon was awaiting the arrival
of state troops tonight. The coming
of the guardsmen, it was feared would
be the signal for s%anguinary fighting.
Non-combatants of both factions
r fleeing to the mountains and the
railroad stations, where they are TAX
ing passage to Trinidad, Walsenburg
and Pueblo.
Strike leaders said they would send
another committee to the dynamited
mouth Of the Empire mine early in
the evening to receive the reply of
the defenders, and that if the latter
would lay down their arms, they
would be given safe conduct out of
the disturbed district.
The three women, two children and
two wounded men taken from the
mine under an armistice today, were
to be sent to Pueblo tonight. They are
William Waddell, superintendent Of
the Empire mine. shot through the
shoulder; Matt Waddell, his son, and
clerk in the Empire mine, shot in
leg; Mrs. William Waddell, Mrs. Matt
Waddell and nine-months-old daugh-
ter, Louis Waddell 13-year-old son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Waddell, and Mrs. John
Mcintyre, wife of the mine black.
smith.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-04-29
Refugees Arrive at Vera Cruz

Vera Cruz, April PA refugee
train from Mexico City carrying $50
Americans, 100 Germans, 300 Span.
iards and Mexicans and so English
men arrived here last night under the
personal conduct of Thomas B. Hob
Ter, charge d'affairs of the British
legation. The exodus from the CAPT.
tai "a arranged through the joint
action of the British and German dip
lomatic officials with the a Office.
The train proceeded slowly and with
many Interruptions and reached the
Mexican outposts at Tejeria at moor,
where it was detained for two hours,
while a search was made by the Mex
leans for railroad officials, four of
whom were arrested and held until
General Mas, at Soledad was com.
m~unicated with and their release or
dered.
The passengers on the trip suffer-
ed little inconvenience. There were II
cars in the train and a majority of
the passengers were women and chill.
dren.
About three miles from Vera Cruz
a section of the track nearly a mile
long was found torn up. The refugees
walked, carrying their baggage to \
train on the Vera Cruz end of the
break. A party Of British marines,
unarmed, acted as escort to the refu-
gees on this last stage of their jour-
ney to Vera Cruz.
From the refugees it was learned
that on Wednesday there was a repe-
tition of street demonstration by mobs
such as had also occurred earlier in
the week. In Cinco de May avenue
one of the principal streets. an Amer
lean flag a thrown to the ground
in front of a procession and trampled
over by the demonstrators.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-04-29
OFFICIAL PAPER OF cHOUrEAU COUNTY

taining matter intended for publication
10 this paper should be addressed to
'"The River Press" and the name Of the
Local advertisements win be inserted
n these columns at the rate Of ten cents
per line from transient n five cents
per line from regular advertisers.