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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-07-25
Executions In Nottoway County.

Editor NlrPinian
Str-I find IN your columns as well as In the
news columns OF other papers of the State that
it Is supposed that there has never been legal
hanging in Nottoway county. Let me say that
this does not agree with my memory of mat
ters~ In 1860, there was, during the spring
much talk Of freight cars at Bu1keville heinz
broken open and robbed. Mr.. Hiram Fowu1es
who lived about half mile north of that sta
ton. had some negro slaves who were rather
unruly. one night, I recall the matter he
saw very bright light in one Of his cabins
6oing TO the cabin, he saw a very large fire
IN the fireplace, afftor going near. tic saw
something that looked like The hinges or bands
OF broken packages. He stopped over and began
to rake among the ashes and embers. asking
What is all ths?" Just then, he after
wards was reported confessing, a negro man
in the room signed to one near the door TO hand
him an axe which resting there. AS Mr.
fowlkes was stopping. the negro raised the axe
and struck him the head This not causing
immediate DEATH he again struck him and from
this blow Mr. Fowkes did not rally
The murderer then vert 10 the house and
asked for the keys of the barn, alleging that
his master wished to get ont MS saddle horse
tor a ride Mrs Fowlkes suspected the state
OF the case, but dared rot refuses the key. The
body was then placed upon the saddled horse
and the horse was led along the road to the
south until the party came to the county road.
at the old Richmond and nanville crossing
There they turned the west and at an old
dead cedar, just about where the Burkeville
cemetery is located. the horse was tied to a
tree the body taken down and laid in the sand
OF the road which rather deep at that spot
and rails from the fence were placed so as to
suggest that the deed had been committed at
that spot by htghwagmen The bundle Of
clothes in which the head of the murdered
gentleman had been wrapped, vas then taken
"a short distance Off and thrown over into the
pines which were thick at that time. Detec-
ton was as easy possible, There were drops
OF blood nearly all the way from The scene
Of the murder to the spot where the body was
found. Two negro men arrested and
Sth were ultimately hanged at Nottoway court
house, the sheriff being Parsha Fowlkes a dis
tant relative, think, of the victim OF the axe
Why the record Of this affair. winch is clear to
me as II was at the time, should have been
lost cannot guess Many of those who were
cognizant of the affair are, of course gone
but the fact are, | think, substantially as here
stated
often passed the cedar alluded to- and always
with secret horror. ! 90 not think could have
been hired to pass 1t at all at night | wildly
recall the excitement that peryaded that Quiet
neighborhood from the time of the murder To
that OF the double hanging
OLD CITIZEN.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-07-25
Get Thee Behind Me.

Advertising from the Local Self-Csovernlnent
iea&ue Is being freely offered the country
papers. and the money il tempting but this
paper cannot see its way clear 10 accent money
for bringing 10 the attention Of its readers men
and arguments that are opposed TO Statewide
prohibition because we believe the liquor traffic
to be curse and entirely sHbversive Of pure
manhood and public policy.
Local option IS the last hone Of the licensed
liquor dealer in Virginia Heretofore he has
fought that principle with might and main. hut
now ii is his stock in trade We believe in local
option too, and that if n majority of the people
In the locality known as Virginia oppose the
sale Of liquor. that Will should he the law What
becomes Of the local option will OF Miadlesex
Tor instance when It is set aside hv the local
option VIII of 3dehmond and Norfolk What's
sauce for the goose is sauce for the eander-vo,,
have been selling samples of your local option
now we propose to giye you samples Of ours
Sentinel urhanna
Nothing stronger could be said In answer ia
the liberty claim Of tbs so-called self Gov
eminent league which, by the way seems
to have been laughed out of court
We also agree with southside eontempor-
ary that we cannot see way clear to pub
fishing any of the stuff sent out by the league
We are not in the habit of recommending had
medicines to our eonfiding readers or TO pub
fishing misrepresentations--no if we know II
In one Of the ads sent out by this adjunct
of the liquor interests we find DR. Stnar, Nc
INi'0 = &~a*e Ills ilatnet) eftuSion part OF
winch reads: L am opposed to Statewide pro-
htpiuon for political reasons. 1t IL not Demo
cratic. and YOU have Woodrow Wilson's word
Tor that The saloon interests and DR. Mcclure
falied to quote President Wilson; just their own
sayso for II. Here the words of President
wilson. In letter TO an inquirer which the..
arc ehdeaVorins to have misnterpreted
i believe that for some States Statewide pro-
h1otlon is possible and desirable, because Of
their relative homoeeueity, while FOR others
'h,nN mat statewide prohibition Is not practi-
cable, have no reason to donht from WIN.
Know Of the circumstances that Statewide
pfonI7ition is both practicable and desirable
in Texas
TO publish distorted opinions or erroneous
statements ither rs news advertisements is
PAD 70 folst them on the public from a self
constituted bureau designed to mislead ia
worse.-Virginia Citizen Irvington, Va
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-07-25
SATURDAY, July %, 1914.
WILSON'S WISE COURSE.

Ecodrow Wilson has made a wise president.
He has again shown his wisdom Ia Withdrawing
sae domination Of Mr.. Jones. of Chicago, as a
member Of the federal reserve board The cor
sespondence between Mr.. Jones and the presi'
aant will raise both Of them ia public estma-
ton.
In his letter q the president asking The latter
10 withdraw his nomination Mr. Jones says:
III IS not fcy me to snrmise motives or TO
Complain of results That nay nomination and
zt the controversy that has ARISEN over II in the
ocgasEittee hank .Tlg and currency Is seriously
xslaharrassina you~ administration and is causing
3r1ary 70 the IRrty OF which yoH are the leader
!. III 100 ciear aaRt Il any doubt. And ~ view
Of the majority of tbe committee on banking
nrd currency n majority composed of SIX Re
Fubiirafls ara two Democrats-4uuch OF II based
IN distortion Of facts ana perTerston Of truth
j feel CONVINCED that such opposition has de-
Neloped ia thp confirmation az my appointment
and ouch criticism has been made Of my noni-
nation that sven II the nomination were con-
Errnee by the senate nay usefulness as a mem
her Of the federal reserve board would he
seriously impaired"
Worthy words we'll spoken these, And
equally worthy Is the PERSONAL utterance of the
president in expressing his estimate OF Mr.
Jones lie says:
Your action in requesting that your rarne
BE- withdrawn displays your usual sensitive
gard TOR considerations other than your own
personal interest, and. sincerely I regret it.
cannot but honor you for the action you
have taken / have right To ask. much less
stS urge, that you continue to allow yourself
n te he made the football Of the SORT Of contest
which has sprung up over this nomination. 1t
is d matter of genuine sorrow Tie that
like you should be excluded from the public
service upon great occasion. But neither of
Sts responsible fer these extraordinary circum-
stances. We must both accept them. cannot
ask yoa To undergo more than yoa have II
taesseae. aais -Af14ae that etter,-canlarr
wiser counsels may presently prevail More
over. Il great program OF corrective and
attractive legislation In upon the eve Of com
p3etlan ana am that YOU would not wish,
rs do not wish, anything OF q personal char
Acter stand. even mporarfly, In Its way to
delay In any respect divert IL 1t IL already
clear that the country comprelends and will
Itself redress tho Injustice wAich has been done
you"
We sincerely hope that the next nomination
BY the president In the place of Mr.. Jones and
the nomination Of Mr.. Warburg may be speedily
confirmed and that the new banking system,
from which much Is expected may be put
into operation without further delay.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-07-25
With the State Press
Well Done. Rockincham,


The rejoicing that all good people must feel
at the way the voters of the State OF Virginia
came up and showed their faith in the move
ment for the Punishment of booze from the
Old Commonwealth is heightened and intensi-
led in the case Of the people Of Rockingham
oy the magnificent way in which her voters took
the top of the list among all the counties of
he State.
This liz where Rockingham deserves to he
IL has always been county where there has
been a deep and abiding respect for every move
ment that makes for the betterment of public
morals, and where such movements find a hearty
majority committed to them. II is a proud
thing, indeed, to see Rockingham top the column
IN so great and so far reaching a movement In
ehaf OF purity IN private life and integrity
in public life as that which the good people of
the State OF Virginia pressing to a trinm-
plant conclusion.
We are proud OF Rockingham material stand
ing among the counties OF the State: we are
proud Of her educational standing: we are pro,d
of her past gratffied with her present and filled
with enthusiastic hopes FOR her future But
more than all this, and above all this lis the
great reason for congratulaton over the mag
nificent showing of her moral fibre that the
Statewide petition result reveals. The whole
State has its eyes on Rockingham, and through
out its boundaries there are people exclaiming:
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-07-25
COLLEGE MEN Of
CARO[|NAS TO MEET
STUDENT CONFERENCE OF y. NJ
G. A. WILL BRING ALL TO-
GFgTHER At EION.

Elon College. n. C.. July 24-The
student conference OF the y NJ c.
A. for North aud South Carolina coll
leges is To meet here in September,
the exact date not being settled upon.
This conference will bring large
number of cal.ege men from every
college In the two Carolinas together.
and number of distinguished work
ers in \. NJ c. A circles are ex-
pected to be present and deliver ad-
dresses al this conference. The exc
cutivs board OF the local Y. NJ c. A.
has also decided 10 establish a per-
manent student secretary here The
secretary has not yet been elected.
but ii is understood that he will be-
gin his duties with the opening Of
the college. and this win fiji long
felt need the Y. NJ. G. A. work Of
this iIstitutinn.
The Southern Railway company
has recently made a number of i'm
provements In the depot here. Stone
walks have been made around the
station and carpenters are now at
work on the station itself making a
number Of excellent improvements
there. u Ia understood that the
Ladies' Civic club here Is soon to do
considerable work In identifying the
grounds around the depot This club
has already done efficient work in
other parts of the town ard their
improvements around the depot will
be welcomed.
Miss Pearl Fogleman. who was
recently elected by the executive
board Of Elon college to teach domes-
tic science in this institution. is now
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-07-25
ORDERS ELECTION
To SELECT MAJOR

Adjutant General W, w. Sale has
received notice from Governor Stuart
for this eating Of AN election To
choose q major for the Second bat
talon. First regiment. Virginia voiun-
teers, in place OF Major King, deceas-
ed, of Alexandria
Adjutant- General Sale left yester-
day in company with Governor Stuart
for the camp OF instruction At Cor
louisville. where he will remain sew
eral days A review OF the troops Will
be held hy Governor Stuart, and in
this General Sale will participate
The chief purpose in the visit of
the adjutant general is to meet Gen-
erai Macklin and a companion gem
eral from the Maryland volunteers
These visiting generals are coming 10
Gordonsville in the interest Of the
Star Spangled Banner commission
and 1t IS probable that they Will make
arrangements with a number of the
Virginia troops at the Gordonsvtile
camp to make the trip to Baltimore on
the OCCASION of the celebration. AT
the office Of the adiutant- general yes
terdav. IL was thought that probably
the Richmond Blues. Howitzers and
other bodies will make the trip.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-07-25

See Rockingham standing like a stone wall in
behalf of morality and high citizenshihpn
Sut now, Of all times, patriotic Rocknghamers
are called upon to renewed efforts and redoubed
activities. The record OF July must be main
tanned III September. We must not permit our
country TO be a backslider; we cannot, if we are
filled with the spirit that maintains record
once II is made, become indifferent or careless.
We have put our hand to the pillow. and there
must be no looking back along the furrow.
The fleshpots of Egypt must not tempt US to
turn back
Rockingham the eyes of Virginia. and the eyes
of the entire uplift world upon you. 1t is
lime for patriotism to cali every wayering citi-
zen to ts sta ndard and ii is time for every man
who has been the fence to come to the side
of patriotism. We may, If WILL make our
record in September prouder page in our his
tory than anything else has ever done. Or If we
lakeside from our July position we may become
the laughing stock of the world
Mr.. Voter, Loyal Rockinghamer, get out and
get busy. Let us show the State and the world
that old Rockingham is no backsider; let us
show that in our country good cause gathers
strength as it goes leu show them that when
Il comes down to voting an issue like the
present one, have too much sense to be
fooled by liquor people who weep for local
sclf-government to our faces and laugh at our
gullfbiliy behind our backs
Let us all pull for an unprecedented majority
for Statewide prohibition in September It's
com ing--every political wiseacre IN Virginia
forecasts IT, and even many liquor men them
selves concede it--so let show the State that
Rockingham IS where she belongs. In the van
OF he great forward movement
Fellow citizen, If you rejoice in Rockingham's
primacY in every thing that makes for progress
set out and GO after the fellows who are care
less or Indifferent. You've been signing for
Years for a real opportunity to your
county. Here it * take it. Get busy, See
that eEery friend YOU have votes right IN SEN
tcmber or tells YOU the reason why.-~Harrison-
burg News Record.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-07-25
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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-07-25

failed In one branch of its labors comes from
the imperial cancer research fund. The annual
report of this body shows that Investigations and
experiments during the past year did not re-
veal any cure other than the early surgical re-
moyal OF cancer. Fewer claims to the possession
Of cure had been put forward during the year
than In previous years; none of these claims
we're new and none necessftated further inquiry.
Many attempts had been made to obtain aids to
the diagnosis Of suspicious cases, but none Of
them gave reliable results
The bulk Of the report deals with special in.
Sestigatlons OF the belief that there we're such
places as cancer houses" and cancer areas"
houses" had been Investigated. The results of
the Inquiries are set forth in detail and show
that the belief is groundless
The report refers to the allied question of
animal cancer cages and says of both:
Cancer cages in the sense that animals
housed therein become infected are a myth.
Contact With animals which are suffering from
natural inoculated cancer does not increase
the liability Of the development of the disease
The facts elected for human populations are in
accord with more exact data, for in the labora.
tory population of mice there Is no positive
evidence Of any kind whatsoever. So far as rhe
Investigations of cancer houses and cancer areas
proceeded, they accord with what has been estab-
iished by experiments with animals. that cancer
houses are as much a myth as cancer cages"
-T-T-
which has attracted widespread interest in this
country during the past year. not discussed
- the report The Baltimore specialists, how
ever continue their experiments with this treat.
ment and are meeting with some degree of sue
cess. II begun in time. radium appears TO be
reliable in the cure Of cancer, The well de-
reloped cancer deies all medical science.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-07-25

Mrs Kirby Pearsail land baby hava
returned from visit to Roanoke
Misses Elizabeth. Katherine and
Mary Howard Hughes. OF Raleigh. y.
c.. are guests Of little Miss Julia
Howell Hughes
Mr. G. n. King and family are
spending two weeks In Orange county.
Chickahominy Campfire girls will
give a lawn party this evening on
Fourth avenue and juniper street. OPP
posite the home OF Mr.. F. F. Rem
ME.
Miss F'lorrie Bowman is visiting in
Harrisonburg. Va.
Mrs. ]. W. Rowe and children, OF
Sutton. W. Va. are guests OF her
mother. Mrs +. f. Rennie.
Mrs Gordon Woody and little son.
Gordon, are visiting at the home OF
Mr.. and Mrs. III. b. Rennie. in Va
rina district, Henrico county.
Miss Mamie Dunn. OF Roanoke. Va,
is the guest of her aunt. Mrs. r. 3.
Knox.
Mrs. Hortense Ropp will speak on
temperance lin the park next We'd
nesday evening. at Sis o'clock.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-07-25
Get WIZ RIGHT Crowd.

Following is the copy of IN open letter t.
Secretary Owen Of the Self-Ciovernment assoc
citation. which speaks for itself:
keysyiiie. Va, July % 1919,
Mr. Ben z. Owen, Jr.,
Richmond Va.
Dear Sir,-Your Of July 81 received. and ~l
Say in regard to local seIf-govcrnment that
we have MOI had II mere, do We want Il
The most Of the good people OF this section
opposed to the liquor element in any rhbe
that it might put on, be il local self govern
tnent or anything else We have a few Old ~oaks
and few. very few. respectable citizens wlf5
have had your local sef-government pulled over
their eyes, bat big ma jorty are dry in this
section
Now. you say you will appreciate advice and
counsel II so, get out Of that crowd and stop
spending time and money TO help the liquor
people, send souls to hell, and get with the
right crowd.
Yours very truly,
l. /
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-07-25
PEOPLES FORUM


Copy Of letter to Secretary Ben =. Owen, Jr,,
or the Local Self Government association;
Stevensvle, Va, July II, 1914.
Mr.. Ben r. owen. Jr..
Richmond, va.
Dear Sir,--Yonr letter of the 18th Inst. re-
questing ito fill in the enclosed blank with
the and address Of those white voters
within your acquaintance. whom you salts
fed will vote against Statewide prohibition
lies before
My interest is not IN those who viii vote
against Statewide prohibition. but rather to
know those who will for It
notice you have stamped at the bottom OF
the sheet Write down only those you sure
are for local option"
have heard of few who say they will
vote against Statewide prohibition. but there
are only a few, and We are hopeful that the
most Of them win be brought to see the matter
in different light before September a. and
SO as cannot be sure about the matter, pre-
Ter not to send you any list /, too, would like
that the entire citizenship of The State may he
Informed to the real issues involved in the
election" but will try TO get that information
to them through other instrumentality
and with different viewpoint than your assoc
citation.
Very truly yours,
WILLIAM r. HAGBY.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-07-25
THE MILEAGE PERQUlSITE

The house Of representatives gracefully and
perhaps gratefully. accepts the refusal Of the
senate to comply with its request that the
twenty-cent mileage rate for members Of con
gress he Observation-Disclosures Tribune
catch congress giving up any OF its precious
privileges The house Tuesday stood with tho
senate against the mileage reform proposition
But IL is matter for congratulatior that the
vote in the house was pretty close.-Buffalo
Express.
The longer the senators are kept from home
the more they feel that they should get the
twenty-cent mileage,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-07-25
WHEREIN MEDICAL SCIENCE is BArr1ED.

wlth all the achievements of medical science
III recent years. there yet remains number OF
disease for which there are no positive cures
Some ailments If mankind even persist IN re-
fusiDg 10 he aasished by the serum wave. Ts
work goes on, however. and the world awas
skith confident anticipation for success to crown
The eaorts Of those eminent men who are devot.
fng their energies 10 medical research in the
hcpe Of discovering remedies for the maladies
which hare TINS far failed 70 respond to any
specihc treatment
Tha latest admission OF science that it has
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-07-25

The trial Of Nine. Cailaux fer the sensational
shooting of Editor Calmette has developed into
social and political scandal. which may be Of
great interest TO Paris. but we think the Ameri-
can press Is giving UP too much space to II.
The woman, of course. win be acquitted-that
is foregone conclusion.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-07-25

If the weather man doesn't Atep In and render
little aid and comfort SOON we shall all have
to take vacation and leave him alone Ia his
glory
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-07-25

The temperance forces of Georgia won sub
stantial victory yesterday when the senate COM
mittee reported adversely the bill TO legalize
the manufacture and sale of beer Georgia Is
gaining ground.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-07-25

It's the first time President Wilson has fame
out since he has been at the bat.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1914-07-01
HOUSE JUDICIARY BODY
CLEARS JUDGE SPEER
From investigating Body at
Washington.

Washington, June 25.-Finding the
evidence insufficient to impeach, but
severely criticizing the jurist on a
number of official acts, the special
committee of the House Judiciary
named to investigate charges against
Judge Emory Speer. of the Southern
District of Georgia, made its report.
The majority report is signed by Rep
resentatives Webb of North Carolina
and Fitz Henry nj Illinois, Democrats.
Representative volstead of Minnesota,
Republican. filed an individual report
generating the Georgia judge and OBJ
jecting to many Of the criticisms made
by Webb and FStz Henry.
Notwithstanding disapproval of
many OF Judge Speer's acts, the ma
Jority of the subcommittee recon-
mends that no further proceedings be
had with reference to H. Resolution
No. 234."
The report was made to the full ju-
dietary committee and its adoption
by the committee and the house will
end the impeachment case.
The report also says that the follow
ing charges have not been sustained
to the extent that they should be
made articles Of impeachment:
That he has abused his Official pow
er by using court officials as private
servants
That he was guilty OF oppressive
aud corrupt conduct in allowing the
dissipation of the assets of bankrupt
estates. The committee says, how
ever, that the dissipation Of estates In
certain cases has been "deplorable. :"
That there have oeen corrupt abuses
of orders in appointing receivers
without just cause. That Judge Speer
used drugs excessively. That he used
court funds for personal uses. That
he has disregarded mandates of the
court OF appeals.
That he has allowed improper
court costs. although it is stated he
has been more or less indiscreet in
matters OF this character. That he
was guilty of unlawful and oppressive
conduct for private ends.
That be unlawfully seized and sold
property.