davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-09-30
VIRGINIA AWAITS
VALUABLE DOCUMENT
Story That Morgan Administrators
Would Deliver Will Said to BE
fI,tSsTrcCt

The story in an afternoon paper to
the effect that through the will of the
late j. Pierpont Morgan provision had
been made for the return OF the will
OF Martha Washington TO the archivec
of Virginia seems to have been with
out foundation In fact
The story had 1t that this valuable
historical docSment had been. SIR
rendered to Judge James Keith, of
the Virginia Supreme Court, to make
disposition of il as he saw fit. but
those interested and In a position to
know the facts stated last night that
there was no truth in the story SO
far as they knew.
1t will be rsmembered that ths~s
is suit pending, brought by the State
Of Virginia against the Morgan estate
TO recover the will of Martha Wash
ington, which Is in the possess I
Of the Morgan estate. but no decision
has been rendered in the matter.
Last night Attorney General John
Garland Pollard, who has charge Of
the litigation, stated there was no
truth in the published report.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-09-30
NEW YORK SAYS
STORY is STRAIGHT

New York. Sept. 29.--The will of
Martha Washington, which was for
many years in the possession of j,
r. Morgan, Jr., is now in the custody
Of Judge James j. Keith. of the Vir-
ginia Supreme Court of Appeals, it
was learned teday. when 1t was an
nounced here that j. p. Morgan ha
directed the judge to make whatever
disposition of the document that
would be pleasing to the State of
Virginia This will terminate the
suit begun in the Federal Supreme
Court for recovery Of the will.
Fairfax Harrison. president of tho
Southern Railway. acted as inter-
mediary in the transaction.
The win of Martha Washington was
taken from the Fairfax Courthouse in
1862 by a colonel in the Union army,
who rescued it from a bundle of pa
pers about to be thrown into a fire
He kept it for thirty years and then
gave II to his daughter. who In 1905
sold 1t to the late j. P. Morgan.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-09-30
POLICE AID FEDERAL
OFFICERS SEIZE DOPE
EvfAeaee AgalAst DR.. BreskeS In
Drug Law violations.

United States Marshal Saunders,
Federal ofiicers J. II. c. Grasty. T. J.
Meaney and John Burk, Of the ONCE
of Collector Of Internal Revenue Mon
. care. and Detectives Kellam and Wiley,
of the Richmond police, yesterday
raided the pressing club conducted by
Pete Lacy, coiored, at 1880 East Frank
lin Street, and arrested Lacy and John
Robinson, colored, for violation of the
Harrison Anti-Drug Act. quantity
of cocaine and OF morphine was seized.
Lacy was bailed yesterday afternoon
by c. A. Price. colored, known to the
police as Cattle" Price. furnishing
! limlnary hearing before United states
Commissioner Melvin F1egenheimer, at
3 o'clock this afternoon.
Robinson was locked up at the First
Police Station on the technical charge
OF having cocaine in his possession.
The arrests followed investigation OF
the case Of DR.. Boyce D. BROKER. IL
West Grace Street, who is held for
the action OF the October Federal grand
jury on charge OF violating the Har-
rison Act
Lacy, confronted by the Federal
and city officers yesterday afternoon
made admissions of such character
that the officers believed he will prove
a valuable witness against DR.. Brook
err Lacy declared that the cocaine
and morphine found in a trunk at
1890 East Franklin Street belonged
to John Robinson. Robinson said they
belonged to Lacy. The drugs were
In four one-eighth ounce bottles. three
of which contained cocaine and one
morphine.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-09-30
YOUNG MAN HELD FOR
PECULIAR ASSAULT
FeIlOw-Worker of Charles Gullett At
Locomotive Plant Internally In
jurcd BY Air Blast.

Charles Gullett is locked up at the
First Police Station on charge Of dis
orderly conduct and assault, and VIII
liam NJ. Perry is in Grace Hospital
In critical condition az q result OF a
prank OF Gulletts at the American
Locomotive Works yesterday after
noon. just how serious Perry's con-
dition, 10 will not be known. 1t was
stated at the hospital last night. be-
fore this afternoon.
Perry is suffering internal injuries
as the result of a prank.
Guilett had been cleaning of the
machine at which he worked, with the
n.r blast just before he turned 1t upon
the machine at which Perry was en-
gagged Perry was rushed to Grace
Hospital suffering terribly. and Gull
lett was placed under arrest by Po-
liceman Talley.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-09-30
CANDIDATES IN FIELD
FOR SCHOOL TRUSTEE

A joint session Of City Council will
be called probably early next week
TO elect successor to the late w.
j. Kimbrough as school trustee from
the Western District.
Two names have been suggested to
date Friends of e. NJ. Long, q we'll
known lawyer, and Charles B. Fttxwil-
son. a business man. have been ener-
getic.
both live sne Clay Ward. ard
IT is pointed out that Clay Ward might
have the next representative. as all
the other wards have more than one.
Lee having three
Mr. Fitzwilson 10 vice-president OF
the Ryder Dry Cleaning Co.. while Mr..
Long 10 practicing lawyer. The
friends Of the latter set forth their
claim by pointing out that there II
no lawyer on the board. while II might
be well to have q m4mber OF the legal
fraternity upon that board.
Mr. Fitswflson has taken great in-
terest in education affairs for years
and his election would b. gratifying
to school people generally.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-09-30
BANDITS TAKE HEAD
OF SOLDIER AS TROPHY

Galveston. Texas, Sept. 2s.--One
American and ten Mexicans were KILL
ed in clashes on the border today.
The principal fight took place fifteen
miles from Delfna- near a lone ranch
house. which was defended by George
Mangrum and two Mexican employees.
Mangrum was killed.
The Mexican employees were killed
and the bandits burned the ranch
house and took three horses. One OF
the six bandits was killed In the fight
In Cameron County four Mexicans
are reported dead today, and In Star
five. Not all Of these were killed In
fighting, according to dispatches;
some died as a result OF old scores.
Reports from Progresso are thai
Private Johnson, who was killed on
the Texas side Of the border and his
body conveyed across, was beheaded
His head was taken as trophy by
the bandits
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-09-30
! Orleans and Il ID feared there
win b great property damage
and probably loss Of life.
WHOLE GULF COAST
SERIOUSLY AFFECTED.

Mobile Ala Sept. 2s.--The entire
Mississippi gulf coast WAS swept this
afternoon by the worst tropical hur-
ricane that has visited that section In
many years.
Meagre wireless advices and long
distance telephone communications In
dictate the flooding of the Mississippi
River levees south of New Orleans and
= probable loss of ufe impossible to
estimate on account of the lack of wire
connections with New Orleans.
The wind. 1t is stated. reached q We
locity of ninety miles an hour at New
Orleans and Bay ST. Louis.
intermittent connections with Biloxi
stated that water was six feet deep
In the business section.
All wires to New Orleans are down
and train services have been annulled.
long trestIe on the Louisville and
Nashville between New Orleans and
Bay st Louis. is reported as having
been swept away. The first definite
Information from New Orleans was re-
ceived this afternoon by wireless from
Steamer Creole.
The Creole reported that the tides
in the lower river had hooded the
levees that had broken In many
PLACES. 1t reported that two bodies
had been seen and houses had been
CITY In Darkness.
/, was also reported by wireless
from New Orleans that the town to-
night was In darkness as the result
OF the electric light plants being in
undated. The commercial wireless
stations are also unable to obtain
power.
Hurricane warnings were contin-
-4uea here tnnighL- and the gale from
the southeast. which had prevailed
since noon, continued to sweep the
water over the top of the wharves at
,he river front.
New Orleans and the Gulf coast
cities are reported to have been the
worst sufferers.
II was reported here that two aerial
wireless citation at New Orleans had
evidently been blown down. A third
spparaeus .iso- could not be reached
from here.
Long distance telephone communs-
cations received from New Orleans
stated that water OF Lake Pontchar-
train had risen twelve feet and that
automobiles were bringing people to
New Orleans from that section.
Milburg. a town on the lake. II was
stated was flooded.
Passengers Marooned.
II was reported that several hun
bred pa ssensers on a Southern ia
cifc. train from Houston were ma
rouneti ON Il ferry south eff Arefsaaie'
Several tugs are standing by the ferry,
which struck a mud bank. out no
loss OF Hfe is expected.
/ six fshing schooners were blown
ashore at Rigoiettes, but reported no
/ lives lost.
/ Ii is stated that a number of houses
! had been unroofed and some blown
down In New Orleans, but no loss OF
+ life has vet been reported there.
! 1t is believed from the many reports
| received here that there will be great
! property loss and 1t is feared that many
I lives will have been lost when the
defnite toll of damage is received.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-09-30
FOREIGN LOAN WILL Be
Continued From First Page.)
, high as $4,000. 900 and none under

lis d4C.y
as high as 81 0.o0o.oo0 and none under
100000
Fifty national banks. trust COM
panies and private banking institu-
tions have already Joined the New
York group. but the list is not yet
complete.
Will BE Done In q Week.
Judging from the sentiment OF the
country which poured into the fnan-
cial district today. 1t is thought that
! it will not take more than one week
to organize the syndicate and make
ready for the formal announcement OF
the completion Of the negotiations.
The enabling acts to be passed by
Parliament and the French Chamber
of Deputies will go through. It Is ex-
pected within two days under sus-
pension Of the rules as to readings.
Mr.. Dawson this afternoon appear
ed to be very much pleased as he dis
eHssed the reception of the agree
ment by the country.
at Is perhaps too much to say we
were surprised at the spontaneous ex-
h!bitions Of approval from all over
the country" he said, perhaps 1t
would be better to say we are very
much gratified.
Enquiries have been pouring In not
only direct but through the large
/ banking institutions from all over the
country and from sources we had not
counted upon. 1t confirms our be-
! lief that the financial interests OF this
country would respond periodically to
! an opportunity to aid the producers
of ali classes In this country"
! Tells Of Formation Of Syndicate.
The banker was asked about the
/ o. ION of thu nynAicafAa He could
not tell anything about Chicago. but
from another big banker It had been
! learned Just before that the Chicago
banks are not expected to form I
group. This banker said that German
! influences were no strong In the banks
out there on the boards and Amonx
| the depositors that the banks could
not safely appear. However. nothing
will prevent individuals OF that city
from coming in for round run. ::
Ogden Armour has already siEnihed
his intention Of subscribing and
James A. Patten, the board OF trade
man.
/ Mr. Dawson was asked about the
prospects OF the bonds finding their
way into the hands OF investors II
had been said that perhaps one-fifth
Of them would 20 into the possession
Of individuals. At once he replied that
it was already known that more than
that sum had been asked for by In
dividuals or institutions which will
hold them as investments.
/ Big banking Houses Busy.
| That eight private banking .nstitu-
lions. known as among the foremost
bond houses" OF the country, had
met at the Morgan Offices In New York
to work out the details was made
known today. They were Harris
| Forbes h Co. Brown. Brothers CO..
III. 4 W. SeliRman & Co. Lee. Higsin-
SON & Co.. william A. Read & Co..
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-09-30

yet displayed by them in the west.
Official Report.
The afternoon report was as fol-
lows:
The battle continued all day. On
the heights between Souchez. and
Vimy we held all the .ew positions
conquered.
I'm Champagne the battle pro-
crosses with as great violence as ever.
before the positions to which the
enemy fell back, and for the reduc-
ton of the salient north of Mesnil,
where some German attachments still
hold out We advanced the slopes
of the. Tahure height and along the
approaches to the village. as well as
to the north OF Massiges, where the
bombardment and reply were very
violent. There was also violent
bombardment In the lie Pretre forest
and IN the Apremont forest.
New Operation Coming.
There ~ a strong likelihood That
some new operation Of great import.
ance is about to be launched. Such
at least would seem to be the case
from the fact that the military
authorities have ordered the Swiss
frontier closed to all traffic.
Very little detailed news OF the
fighting either in Champagne or In
Artois Is obtainable. 1t Is impossible
to form any adequate idea of the
casualties on the French side as the
war office is continuing its previous
practice OF remaining strictly silent or
this subject. Il is significant, however
that a dozen trains loaded with
wounded soldiers arrived in Paris
Yesterday They carried about 3,60t
men who were transported with
astonishing rapidity from the IL
chapelle station where they arrived
TO various hospitals within two hours
after their arrival.
Great Success In Champagne.
| 1t Is apparent. however. that thu
! greatest successes have been II
Champagne. From this district alone
there have been counted alread,
1865 prisoners in addition to 81
officers made prisoners. The war Of
fee says that the total number o,
prisoners taken so ia ris approximate
| ly $4,000. 1t will. therefore. be seer
that a great majority OF these were
made in the Champagne district.
the wounded soldiers arriving from
that locality are covered from head Il
feet with mud which shows that the
fighting there has not been under the
most ideal physical conditions. A
large number of German prisoners
who have arrived at Limoges are de-
scribed as emaciated and pale, mostly
mere youngsters. and OF a type great
ly inferior to those captured a yea'
ago. Prisoners who have arrived a
other points. however. are said to BE-
we'll fed and excellent shape.
The French papers, which continue
to treat the recent successes from &
conservative standpoint, do not fail Il
call attention to the fact that the vic
tory Of the Marne a year ago resulted
In no such toll OF prisoners and guns
as has been the case in the present
victory.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-09-30
JAMES RIVERS NEEDS
ARE GIVEN ONCE over
Colonel Jcrvey, q. 8. Engineer In
Charge of Improvement, Goes On
Inspection Trip.

Accompanied by President w. T.
Reed, Business Manager w. T. Dab
ney and Chairman John c. Freeman.
and members Of the Committee on
James River Improvement of the
Chamber of Commerce, and the Coun-
Gil Committee on Dock, River and
Harbor. George w. Rogers. chairman;
Colonel J. p. Jervey,. United States
engineer in charge Of rivers and har-
Dor work in this district. yesterday
afternoon went down the James River
o an inspection trip.
The party went on the city tug and
spent several hours on the river for
purpose OF determining just what
work is necessary, Among those In
the party in addition to the Chamber
and Council committees were II. p
Beck, Of the Administrative Board
and Assistant City Engineer Fontaine
Jones.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-09-30
BULGAR STUDENTS
LEAVE FOR HOME.

Berlin, Sept. ga special train
filled with Bulgarian students left Ber-
tin yesterday to join tho Bulgarian
army according to the Overseas News
Agency. which adds that Premier Rad
pslavon will depart for the Bulgarian
capital tonight. A second train left
Letter. the occupants being cheered by
German students.
The counsellor of the Bulgarian lega-
tion, n. Nikttcrow, according to the
Overseas Agency. bade the students
farewell. telling them to "remembe Der
the great example OF Germany"
Professor Katsner. president OF the
German Bulgarian Association. predict
ed King Ferdinand would soon be the
ruler mot only OF Bulgaria, but of all
BulEarlans."
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-09-30

W
lgisessS rraae 81 DessA May - HI
9si wD0eA

ziaesuS rraae q Death May - Ex.
posed.
New York. Sept. 1s.--The finding Of
the bodies Of twsive babies, from =
day to n week old. In the East River
>on thu Williamsburg side. has led the
police to believe that somewhere In
the Williamsburg section there Ia q
baby farm" All the bodies have bceu
found in the last four weeks between
the Wallabout Canal and the Bushwick
Creek.
Active searches for the place from
which the bodies were taken to the
river was begun tonight after Joseph
Miller, OF ~ Diamond Street. a watch
man on the docks. found the bodies of
two baby girls, not more than few
days old.
Coroner Wagner said he believed all
the bodies came from the Same place.
On Saturday night the body of child
about week old was found near tho
foot of South Eighth Street.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-09-30

csfrfSd nag today. had three broth
en- who served ia the Union army.
He enlisted 1t the age Of fourteen.
Present 1t the sncAmpment are four
brothers and their brother-in-1 10 ".
The five met for the first time IN
thirty eight years at q. A. r. en-
are Robert and Samuel. seventy-one.
of High spire, Pa; Albert. sixty-nine,
OF Hellefonte, Pa; Edward. sixty-six,
OF Cincinnati. and William. seventy
seven, of Washington. D. c.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-09-30
PROPERTY LOSS Is
MORE THAN MILLION

Mobile, Sept ga wireless
received from New Orleans
late tonight reported Ave lives
lost and the property damage
estimated there now at more
than 4 million. It reported the
storm passing west Of New
Orleans towards Oklahoma.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-09-30
Hear Of Lost Lad.

!. New York. Sept. 2s.-Another clue
to little James Glass, who disappear
ed so mysteriously on May IL last in
Greeley. Pa. was obtained today by
the boys parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Glass. Of ~ Nenau Place.
Jersey City They were informed
that the boy was in the hands o. a
band of gypsies who passed through
Jersey City on Tuesday.
They Immediately appealed to the
police to track the group OF wan
derers through New York and West
chester County. "a
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-09-30
Get Two Allegcd speeder.,

H. II. Baughan. sixteen years old,
was arrested by Policemen Eamueis
and Bradley on a charge OF speeding
an automobile and taken to the Sec
ond Police Station.
NJ. X. Kee, aged eighteen. driver OF
q 5itney, wss arrested by Policemen
Epps ana SAmseas on charge Of
speeding his car at the rate OF thirty
miles an hour on Grove Avenue. H6
was taken to the Second Station. Y
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-09-30

Washington Sept. 2s.---Smith Bacon,
veteran from Bridgeton. N. j.. and a
member OF Robson Post. died at the
emergency hospital in Washington to-
night. the result OF injuries received
Ivy bei1tg struek@ Ivy carriage whiies
trying to cross Pennsylvania Avenue
Monday.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-09-30

Continued From First Page.)
Bay, St. Louis, it is stated that
the water in several parts of
the business section was six
feet deep.
While the wind, it was re-
ported tonight, had abateo
some, it is impossible to esti-
mate the damage either to life
or property at this hour.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-09-30
GREAT LOSS OF
LIFE rs FEARED

Galveston. Tex, Sept. %
According TO wireless received
S1lere waters from the gull have
aaksd up into sections Of New
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-09-30

CONTINUED From First Page.)
because of complete disagreement
with Premier RAdislAvof on the
policy to be followed in view OF
Greece's determined attitude.
The dispatch add that King
Ferdinand granted an audience to OK
Premier Malinoff. leader OF the pro-
Russian party and asked him to form
d new cabinet.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-09-30
THE WEATHER

Warrington, Sept. 3s.--ForeoAet:
yirginiAr-Clnndy ThurndAy. pr0AAna&
rain In south portion. Friday rA3@3
moderate eAsterly winda
North CaroiinA--Rain Thursday ~
probably Friday; moderate to frss4l
easterly winds:
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-09-30
HAVE INFLICTED
yet displayed by them in the west.
OffiCial ReDOYt

CONTINUED F. ON First Page.}
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-09-30

Local Temperature Yesterday.
10 noon temperature ......... ~
5 p. NJ. temperature .......... ~
s r. NJ temperature ............ ~
Maximum temperature 70 3 r. ~ ~
Minimum temperature to 3 p. n. %
Mean temperature ............... -
Normal temperature ........... ~
Deficiency In temp. yesterday.
Deficiency in temp. since Jan. La
Deficiency In temp. since Mar. ! III
Local Rainfall.
Rainfall last twelve hours. a.
Rainfall last twenty -four hoprs. ~
Deficiency In rainfall since Mar. ! 81
Deficiency In rainfall siaee -5Aa4 8 -
LEGAL Ohservatton NJ r. -. YegeeRGmys
temperature ssss.. NN
HuHu0Aty -. 80. ss....ss.s. as IA
Naturalization $3.50. ......A ~
Wind-veloctty .........
Weather 49, -. -. ........ .C1ou4ys
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-09-30
TWENTY THOUSAND

CONTINUED From First Page. )
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-09-30
HURRICANE CUTS

CONTINUED From First Page. ,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-09-30
NEWS FROM BALKANS

Continued From First Page.)
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1915-11-11
MORTGAGE SALE

By virtue of the power of sale contained In
a certain mortgage deed executed by Malin-
da Smith to E. T. Corbit, on the 18th day of
November, A. D. 1902, and duly recorded in
the Register of Deeds Office for Guilford
County, N. c., in Book No. 147, Page SOL
etc; and default having been made in the
payment of the note, secured by said mort
gage, the undersigned will sell for cash. to
the last and highest bidder, at public auction
in front of the Bank of Commerce, in the
city of High Point. N. c., on Saturday,
December 4th, 1918, at IL o'clock M, the
following described real estate embraced in
said mortgage to wit; in High Point Township
Guilford County, North Carolina, adjoining
the lands of A. Lindsay, j, H. Jennings
and others, and bounded as follows: Be-
ginning at stone on Ellison street, corner
of ]. H. Jennings lot running North and IL
deg, west with said street 284 feet to stone
in Price street; thence South 81 and IL 1eg
West of Oh feet to a stone on Price street.
thence South 2 and IL deg. East EOS feet to
a stone in J. H. Jennings line, thence South
IS deg. East 81 feet to the beginning, con-
tanning one-half acre more or less. This
November 4th. 1915.
BETTE CORBIT, Admin stratrix of
-. -.s.>.<@ E. T. CORBIT, deceased.
w. P. Raglan, Atty.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1915-11-11
Wallburg News

The farmers are busy sowing theil
wheat and gathering their corn.
Mrs. Mary Clodfelter and Miss
Lula Hines spent Wednesday at John
Longs near Bethany,
A protracted meeting began Sun.
day at the Moravian church near
here.
C. M. Weavil lost his barn by fire
Wednesday. His wife was badly
burned in trying to save the hive
stock, two horses and a COW being
lost, besides wheat and corn. The
loss is heavy one to them.
The writer agrees with the editor
in regard to placing heavier SEN
tence on blind tiger manipulators.
Mrs. k. M. CLoDFELTER.