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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-10-18
ROCK ISLAND LED
TOO OFTEN TO WATER

Washington, Oct. iT.---The Inter
state Commerce Commission invcsti-
CATION into the financial affairs and
tenn got under way today A charge
34sat the Rock Island stock was wa
ztered" TO five times it's original capt.
taiizasiou aarough the organization
OF holding companies, was one os the
| first charges made uy the compais-
sion's expert who has examined the
books Of the company. The same ex-
pert declared there mad been a loss
pf $4,000. 900 to the Rock Island In
the purchase OF the Frisco and Chi
cago and Alton roads. He added that
there were false entries on the books,
apparently designed TO boost the mar
ket value OF the stock Frederick G.
Sharood was the commissions expert
accountant. who was called TO the
stand today tc lay the foundation for
an investigate which officials of the
commission believe will yield results
as interesting as the recent inquiry int.
the financing OF the New Haven sys-
hem.
Mr.. Sharood had been on the stand
only short time when he disclosed
the direction In which the coumis-
sion's inquiry is aiming. The commits
missions investigator intend to find
out In the course OF their inquiry
what became OF about 100000. 900
which they contend liz the difference
between the original capital and the
amount of Ssecurities finally issued
py the ROCK island.
Accountant Sharood was on the
ptand nearly I'll the day and put in the
record a complete history of the Chi
caKo. Rock Island and Pacific Rail-
road Company.
From Mr., Sharood's statements II
would appear that the Rock Island
kns wrecked partly through the pnr-
hase Of what is known as the Frisco
tne, and also through the puchase OF
NE Chicago and Alton.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-10-18
COURT SENTENCES
EDWARD F. HOLLOWAY
JUDGE REMINDS PRISONER OF
PROMISE MADE YEAR AGO TO
LEAVE HAMPTON.

Hampton, Va. Oct. 17.--Edward
Holloway, who was convicted Of nrs,
degree murder on Wednesday was
yesterday afternoon sentenced to
spend the rest of his natural life In
the State penitentiary by Judge
Clarence W. Robinson. In the Cir .u!,
Court. Holloway heard the words CT
the court without comment.
Just before the convicted man was
told to stand up TO hear the sentence
OF the tury's verdict, Judge Robinson
told him that had ne. the prisoner.
carried out his promise to the court
a year ago to leave Hampton, the
trouble would not have come TO him.
III | had been In England, Judge
slowly remarked the prisoner. 1T
would have .ust the same"
Holloway showed the effects OF mis-
confinement and wore a most deprass-
ing look.
After the prisoner had been taken
back to the Jail to await the arr,v-.
of a guard from Richmond. Ho:roway
told Deputy Sheriff Edwin r. Curtis
TO ask a Newspaper representative TO
say that the jury had convicted an
innocent man.
However. according to the prisoners
in the cell with Holloway. the convict
ed man on Thursday night declared
that he had gotten his man. ii ne
had to go to the penitentiary" Hol-
loway's friends believe that he viii
make statement OF the case before
he finally leaves for the Richmond In
stltution.
Attorney r. S, Collier. defended Hol.
loway was not in the court room.
when Judge Robinson sentenced thu
man. and 1t was said that Mr.. Collier
had finally decided to stand by r.s
first decision not to note an appeal to
the higher court.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-10-18

former did not tell him that the flrai
time he had one of the latter he would
become az erratic as a western range
pony after lunch off loco weed. Can,
other thing that Mr.. Solotaron knows
all about). Il
Mrs. Eugene SolotaroH says tha4
the first kiss she gave him (and she
thinks 1t is the first grown-up one he
ever had. for they had been sweet
hearts for eight years before she lei
him steal ~ had just the effect on
him limited at above. She asks an ana
nulment of their marriage on this 40
count. Y
There was a lot more to Il whe4
Mrs. Solotaroff appeared today before
Justice blanchard. but. In View Of thu
apparent sincerity OF her plea. the juGs
tice postponed the decision In ordd3
to give tho botanist chance to pu,
in defense, II he wishes to do 80 IN
Is under the care of q physician. n
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-10-18
CAPACITY ATTENDANCE
AT v. P. |. THIS YEAR
President Eggeon Says There Can Be No Further Expansion
of Student Body Until More Facilities Are Provided
For Handling the Work.

Blackshurg, aV.. Oct. lin an in
terview with President Eggleston to-
| day In regard to the attendance ct
the Virginia Polytechnic Institute. he
stated that the college would have all
the students this session that the pres
! ent force OF instructors could care
! for.
Last session." said President Egg
gIestone, I'VE enrolled during the IN
tire session 527 students. not counting
those taking winter short courses.
which made about 100 more.
I'VE found that some Of our classes
were crowded, and that the instruct
ors were not able IN such cases to
give as good attention to the stu
dents as could be given II we had a
! larger forCe. In other words. Mo
/ college. with Its present facilities for
! recitation rooms. and present force Ct
1 Instructors. cannot take care or more
than 525 regular students.
THE Indications this year are that
we shall have as many students as
!, we had last session. / hope, for the
sake OF the boys. that we shall not
have more Several years ago over
100 students enrolled at this institu-
tion, and owing to the crowded con-
'iition Of the classes a large number
of them became dissatisfied and left
during the session. We still hear
echoes Of that year.
Not Wise 10 Solicit Patronage.
Last spring and summer after
carefully considering the matter, ii
was concluded that 1t would not be
wise to advertise widely for new stu
dents, or to solicit their patronage. be-
cause 1t was honestly feared that ii
we did so, we would enroll more stu
tents than could be given proper at
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-10-18

pie who patronize this institution arc
among the first affected. because, as
a rule. the students who come here do
not come from homes of wealth.
doubt X another institution in the
State has as many of what may be
called marginal boys as has this coll
lege, and by this / mean the boy who
Ia very close to the margin between
financial ability and financial inability
to attend college at all.
Further Reductions Means Disaster
It has been asserted by citizens OF
the State. and by some OF the mem
bers OF the general assembly. that
We have too large a force OF In
structors here for the number of boys
In the classes. A very thorough ex-
animation OF this matter has led me
to the definite conclusion that this is
not fact. We have reduced our
force of instructors as low as we dare,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-10-18
'SHE SAYS FIRST
KISS UPSET him
COURT TO GRANT
DIVORCE.

New York. Oct. 17.--William Solo
taroff knows all about trees and flow
ers and creeping vines and Things like
that. He can tell you offhand that the
big tree in the front yard back home,
the one that you always thought was
just plain elm, In really an Ulmus
Americana, and on casual stroll
through your garden he can differen-
tate between the tulipa suaveolens
and the tulipa gesneriana as easily as
you can tell the difference between
ham and eggs Mr.. Solotaroff, In fact,
knows SO much about botany that he
was commissioned by the United
States TO study the great parks OF
Europe with view to improving those
in this country.
But trees and flowers and creeping
vines are different from kisses. and
what Mr. Holotaroff knew about the
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-10-18
FRANCIS JOSEPH AND POPE
work TOGETHER FOR PEAcE

Rome. Oct. 1T.--An active exchange
Of kilograms between the pope and the
papal nuncio at Vienna indicate that
the efforts of the Vatican to bring an
end to tho war have recently been re-
doubled.
It IL understood that the moment
for this action Is regarded ~ most
favorable because the death OF the
king of RumaniA has made pro-
found impression upon Emperor Fran
els Joseph, who fears that he may die
before peace 10 accomplished. and who
realizes the tremendous responsibility
that would DO placed upon = young
and inexperienced succsssOr in such
circumstances. and the consequent dam
ger OF the dissolution OF tho empire.
For these reasons Francis Joseph
Is cooperating with the pope in his
peace efforts, despite apparently hope
less and unsurmountabls difnculties.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-10-18
p,edmon. Plant n.Y.sA

Amherst. va. Oct. 17.-The milling
and cold storage plant oil. the PtaA-
mont Produce Company. located ~ Tye
River Va. was Thursday night coms;
pletely destroyed by fre, the Ori4tn a.
started on the inside Of tho building
The plant was operated by Captain n;
O. Troy. OF this place. Tho total losGi
LIS placed Mt between $500 ana so, coo
and Is partly covered by insurance. U
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-10-18

and any further reduction would mean
disaster.
THE fact that the nature of the In
struction given in this college is such
as to neeessitate small classes or sec
tons has been entirely overlooked by
thoe who make such criticism. A
lecturer to a law class. for instance,
can lecture to fifty or even hundred
men as we'll as he can to twenty-five.
but at a college where definite dem
constructions must be given In engineer
ing, agricultural and scientific classes,
1T is absolutely essential that the stu
dents should be In small groups.
Otherwise the majority OF them will
get no benefit whatever from these
demonstrations.
only this morning, for example, one
of the instructors In horticulture told
me he had over forty men yesterday
In an apple orchard attempting DEM
onstration work. He should not have
had over twelve or fifteen at q time,
and this latter number he can handle,
but to turn loose thirty or forty boys
In an orchard under one instructor,
each boy with knife in his hand,
would mean the utter destruction of
a young orchard. The same principle
applies in a large measure to other
classes
Needs More Instructors.
THE plain truth is. this college
must continue to have q smaller num-
Der Of students until 1t gets sufficient
annuity to permit the employment of
a larger number OF instructors. and
the enlarging OF lecture-room. labora-
tory and shop capacity. We could
have from 1000 to 1900 students here
If we were able to instruct them prop
erly The college wants them. be-
cause we believe we can do them good
here. but It would not be dealing
honestly with the people OF the State
II we made an earnest attempt to get
students here. and then should be-
unable to give them the instruction
for which they come, and for which
they pay.
I'VE have the most mature students
here this year that have ever been en-
rolled, and the college starts out with
bright projects. We have good reason
to hope that the session viii be most
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1914-04-02
Wisconsin Becoming a Pickle
State.

Reports coming from the uppe. Wis
consin counties indicate that Wisconsin
will soon be as noted for pickles as the
state has become for pea canneries In
all portions of the upper country the
pickle industry is making canvass for
acreage for the production of pickles
They say that the reason for this is
that the upper Wisconsin pickle IL
more firm and that the production is so
great that the profit will assure
permanency of production, it being well
understood that profit is the only assur-
ance that the farmers will continue
pickle production.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1914-04-02
1914 a Wisconsin Year.

The prophesy made some time ago
by the Wisconsin Advancement asso
citation that 1914 would be the biggest
year yet seen in the settlement of the
northern counties is already an assur-
ed fact. For the first time in the his
tory of that portion of the state, PEG
pie are coming on their own initiative
in quest of land on which to establish
homes. All the surrounding states are
contributing their portion.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1914-04-02
THE REASON FEWER
PEOPLE TAKE "SALTS"

We find the use of salts and other
harsh physics is becoming less every
year because more and more people are
using Rexall Orderlies. which we and
they firmly believe to be the best bowel
remedy ever made. They taste 80 much
like candy that even the children like
them AT the same time they act SC
easily and naturally that there is nc
purging, gripping or pain. They also
promptly remove the constipation and,
by soothing and strengthening the
bowels, make 1t less liable to occur
again, We have the utmost faith in
them We know what they are made
of and the pleasant, beneficial results
that always follow their use.
You needn't take our word for 1t. III
Rexall Orderlies don't help you-if they
don't entirely relieve all your bowel
troubles come back and tell Ms and
wen give back your money. In vest
pocket tin boxes; 10c Doc soc.
You can buy Rexall Orderlies only at
The Rexall Stores, and in this town
only of us,--lvey's Pharmacy, Mineral
Point. Wis
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1914-04-02

TifI " tSN WE CNNlS Lar mex.
TtIE ,-1omcr'> inquest WAS held
uvN, DAY The police had dis
vovvud pravucavy No new
evidence. unur certainly which
she'd amy u-Ut on the way in which
prouet aHd Philip \uuttue had met
death
Police Commissioner Grady did nov
80 on the stand lie WAS not NJ the II
quest The ease had been placed in
SnWmoNdS' h&ud> and Il WAS hr who
testified en- behalf OF the police, admit
ting candidly that they were all ut Srl
Hut lie had not abandoned hope and
was still WORKING ON the case
The end of the hearing was that the
jury brouIm IN q verdict that rMNp
Nantiur and Georges nrourt had died
from the effects of Il poison admjn>
tered Ivy a person or persons unknown.
Godfrey Joined me ut the door rs |
was lravug
Il was glad to hear SimmoudN roa
fc>S that the police are up u tree he
said "Ot course Grady is trying ~
sneak out Of IT, III see that Sim
mouds gets Il square deaf"
Were all MP Il tree. aren't We"
said "Stuce my theory about the
Goulr cabinet exploded | have given
M hope Ky the way, I'm going to
turn the cabinet over to It's owner 10
morrow"
TO its owner" he repeated. hts
~
he around for IT, though | hardly
thought he'd come SO soon Who does
il happen to he lcstrr?"
why" | said. a little impatirutlN,
YOU know ms we'll Ms do that it hr
longs to Armand X son"
"Nou'Vc seen their representative.
them" he Qucricd. with II little tnsh
of excitement.
"IIc came to see me yesterday Ia
like YOU to meet him, Godfrey He is
FcliN Armand. the son of the firm.
and one of the most finished gentle.
mon ever met"
I'D like to meet him" said Godfrey,
smiling qucerly, "pcrhapS | shall,
some day | hope SO, anyway But
how did he explain the bInndcr, Les
tcr?"
"In some way they shipped the
wrong cabinet to Nantiue. The right
one will set here on La Provence to
morrow"
1T is all most interesting" Godfrey
commented.
Godfrey" added. 81 felt yestcr-
day when | was talking with him that
perhaps he knew more about this affair
than he would admit. ! could see that
he guessed in an instant who the own
err of the letters was. and what they
contained DO you think | ought to
hold on to the cabinet n while longer?
could invent some pretext for delay.
easily enough"
To be Continued next week.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1914-04-02
Death of q Former State
Superinten

Josiah Packard, educator and author,
prominent in the middle west 80 years
ago, died Friday March ~, at Pasadena
Cal. He was 80 years old. Death was
fastened by Il fall week ago.
Mr. Packard was superintendent of
public instruction in Wisconsin for four
years, beginning 1860. He was super
intendent of schools in Chicago for 10
years. In 1878 he became president of
the University of Iowa and served for
nine years.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1914-04-02

M. Felix Armand Was Shown In to Me.
ton of art objects be removed to the
museum and that the house and such
portion of its contents as the museum
did not care for be sold for the mu-
seum's benefit. | was requested TO re
main in charge of things for week
or two until arrangements for the re
moval could be made.
acquiesced in all these arrange
ments. but was feeling decidedly
blue when found myself back in the
office
Gentleman to see you. sir" said the
Office boy as | sat down at my desk.
and a moment later NJ. Felix Armand
was shown in to me. Rudy faced
bright eyed. with dark. full beard and
waving hair almost jet black. he gave
the impression OF tremendous strength
and virility There was about him.
too. an air of culture not 10 be mis-
taken. was both impressed and
charmed by him
Il speak English very badly. sir" be
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1914-04-02
Copyright, 1918, by Burton f.
Steven


"That night" continued Julie, Il de
cided that at the first moment | would
hasten to this house; | would explain
the matter to NJ Vantine; would per-
suade him to restore to me the letters
with which l would fly to madame. |
knew also that l could rely upon her
gratitude.
ut was not until evening that found
an opportunity to leave madame.
fastened here; | rang the bell, but
confess | should have failed, | should
not have secured an entrance If it had
not been that it was my husband who
opened the door to me. Nj. Nantine
himself came into the hall. and I ran
to him and begged that he hear me.
1t was then that he invited me to enter
this room
She paused again, and little SILVER
of expectancy ran through me. At last
we were to learn how Philip Vantine
had met his death.
81 sat down." continued Julie. Il
told him the story from the very be-
ginning. He listened with much in
terest, but when ! proposed that he
should restore to me the letters he hes
itated. He walked up and down the
room, trying to decide, then he took
me through that door into the room
beyond The cabinet was standing in
the center of the floor. and all the
lights We're blazing.
II went to the cabinet and pressed on
the three springs. as | had seen ma
dame do The little handle at the
side fell out. but suddenly he stopped
me.
"'ThOse letters do not belong to YOU.
he said They belong to your mis-
tress cannot permit that you take
them away, for, after all, do not
know you. You may intend to make
some bad use of them
He brought me back into this room.
could have cried with rage!
"'Return to your mistress he said,
and inform her that | shall be most
happy to return the letters to her But
it must be in her own hands that |
place them
que further He was of adamant
SO left the house, he himself opening
the door for me. And that is all that
l know. madame"
"Of course" Godfrey suggested gent
ly, las soon as you reached home YOU
related TO your mistress what had &C.
curred:"
Julie grew little crimson.
mo. monsieur" she said. Il told her
nothing l feared that without the
letters she would misunderstood my
motives
And then. of course, without the
letters, there would be no reward"
Godfrey supplemented.
The vei1ed lady rose. Julie resumed
her veil, shooting at Godfrey a glance
anything but friendly. The yelled lady
turned 10 me and held out her hand.
81 thank you. Mr.. Lester, for your
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1914-04-02

Kindness" she >aid Come. Julie"
and she moved toward the door. Which
Rogers haSteLcd IL open
Mr. uorNh.oWer nodded and passed
out after them, and Godfrey and |
We're left alone togethcr.
Well" said Godfrey well what a
story it would make, And can't use
it. Its bitter reflection. Lester"
1T would certainly shake the pillars
of society,"" l agreed I'm rather
shaken myself. | hadn't any idea this
was the right cabinet. didn't see how
it could be-
That's it exactly. How did it hap.
pen when the yelled lady went t.
Armand X Son in Paris that she was
directed to Philip Nantine? According
TO his own story. he did not purchase
this cabinet He had never seen it
before 1t was presumably shipped
him by mistake. Armand X Son cable
you that it was mistake. and yet
they cite Nantine as the purchaser"
There is no poisoned mechanism
bpttN tIll VIC W VI Alltl SuAC
added.
NO. aud never has been" Godfrey
agreed.
And that leaves us all ut sea
doesn't it? But there is one thing
sure The killing whatever its cause.
not in here"
What makes you think that
I'VE believe that Drouct ca.ae here
to get Nantines permission to open
this drawer and get the letters. saw
the cabinet, tried to open the draw
er and was killed in the attempt But
it is evident enough now that there is
nothing about that drawer to hurt any
one"
Yes. that's evident. | think" God
frey agreed.
If he had opened the drawer. then,
he would have taken the letters, since
there was nothing to prevent him
Since they were not taken it follows,
doesn't it, that he was killed before he
had Il chance at the drawer? Perhaps
he never saw the cabinet. lie must
have been killed out there in the ante
room few minutes after Parks left"
And how about Vantine?" Godfrey
asked.
IF he had opened the drawer"
pointed out land been killed in the
act of opening it. it would have been
found open. | had thought that per
haps it closed of itself, but you see
that it does not You have to push it
shut and then snap the handle up into
place"
That's true" Godfrey assented.
Neither Of them opened the drawer,
But there is an alternative. The hand
that killed Drouet and Vantine may
| also have closed the drawer"
and left the letters in it?" l ques-
toned. surely not"
He glanced at the suffered window.
Besides" l protested, ''how would
he get in? How would he get away?
What was he after if he left the letters
behind" Then | rose YEARLY. II
must be getting back to the office" |
said. This is Saturday, and we close
ut 2. Are you coming?'
NO." he answered. IF you don't
mind I'll sit here awhile longer and
think things over, Lester. Perhaps I'll
bunder on to the truth YETI
l got back to the Office to find that
NJ Felix Armand of Armand & Son
had called and. finding me out, had
left his card, with the pencilcd memo
randum that he would call again Mon
day morning.
Vantine's will was probated next
morning. He directed that his collec-
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1914-04-02
InIureo by Falling Range.

DOdgeville Sun Republic: Jacob
BAIL had one Of the toes Of his right
foot crushed last Monday by falling
range while assisting his son in NOV
ing at his home in this city. The in
jured member was amputated by DR..
w. J. Pearce. and the patient is i'm
proving nicely.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1914-04-02

Are you going to sow clover with all
grain crops this spring. This is a
seasonable question. 1t is what the
most successful farmers airs doing
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1914-04-02
BUY REAL ESTATE
In n Prosperous and Growing
Town.

'rNpcrty will hc listed and advertised for
sale III tins column tNNe OF charge for advertis-
inS unless >ato is made, II the property Is sold
either Ivy this agency or by The owner or other
parties the usual cOmmisSion will I've charged.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1914-04-02
LIST OF NEW TELEPHONES

565 VIM. Bambrough, Residence.
Is. Rev Il, \, Barnes,
$50 Mrs, John Batc&eior.
SIS Henry BeChtel,
80 Thomas Bishop.
81 Frank Brewer,
80 John Brewer,
3,3 Miss Mary Burgess,
l25 Harold Cummings,
~ Miss Annie f., Curry,
$40 T. j. Davis,
81 EhaS. Dunn,
569 Mrs. John ESch,
81 Milton Evans.
56, Will Ferriu,
Ill Uriah Gardner.
So Good remplar Hall,
12S 3 Earnest Haldenaun,
300 l., d. Harker,
los W. Husou,
PA ChaS lvey.
BITS Mrs Uriah James,
346 stephen Kali.
23S Roy LoVelacn.
II Fred Mari.
69 John Mari.
80 John May,
$50 Patrick McCarten,
81 Ed. Mitchell,
163 John Mitchell,
162 Walter Il. Noble.
209 Chris. polzkin.
a66 Mrs Edith Prideaux, K"
5ll Mrs. Ada Rupp,
$40 A. b. Sperheck.
1913 George Stephenson,
561 Chas, Stude, Jr.
52S , VIM. Thill,
$50 Mrs, VIM TrewceK, "
80 Perry Thompson,
$50 Mrs. A, Thrasher,
5Bl Stephen Tonkin,
5,3 Miss q Weidenfeller. d"