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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-04-21
FOREST FIRES ARE RAGING
IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA
Hundred of Miners Are Fighting to
Keep Plants From Being
Dentroyed.
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BRISTOL. VA. April 20.-Due to
prevailing drought in the Southwest
Virginia Mountains. coal mines and
mining plants have been seriously
threatened by forest fires for several
days. These nres have made such
progress as to require the services OF
hundreds of miners to protect the mines
and plants at the lnmnn operations
near Appalachian: plants OF tho Stonega
Coal and Coke Company. ut Stonega:
the Virginia Lee Mines. in Ice County.
and other mining operations in that
field. The Stonega Coal and Coke Com
pany Is said to have lost much timber
while It's plants have been protected
only by determined fighting.
Although there 10 no direct communi-
cation with the Inman lines Of the Vir-
glnta Iron and Coal and Coke Com
pany, near Appalachia. it Is currently
reported that fire has developed In the
mines. and that strenuous efforts are
being made 20 extinguish the blaze. 1t
is stated that thus far no miners have
lost their lives.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-04-21
EARLY START EXPECTED
ON NEW ELECTRIC ROAD
Line From Petersburg to City Point
May BE in Operation by
January
TWO ATTORNEYS HAVE CLASH
II. ii. Mann Resents Remarks OF At
tOrncy Ferguson and Uses His
l'ists-Bystandcrs Interfere Before
Any Damage Is Done.

PETERSBURG, VA. !pril 20.-Under
I, tho guarantee OF the Petersburg and
.Appomattox Company, OF Richmond
which was yesterday franted by tho
Board OF Supervisors OF Prince George
!. the right TO construct md operate an
electric railway son r-aid across the
county roads from pet'fsburg to city
. Point II is expected that work VIII
soon be begun ana thai the road Will
be completed and in opcution before the
first of January. The company will give
bond TO this effect. Surrey of the route
has been made and ritht OF way has
been In large measure secured. II has
: been suspected that tn, Virginia Rail
way and Power Company Was interest
al financially or otherwise In the en-
tcrprisc but positive declaration is
rrade by officials Of that company that
1t is in no way dteoly or Indirectly
connected with II.
During the arpiricnt before tho
hoard yesterday anincidcnt OF rather
exciting character occurred between
tEvo attorneys representing the oppos-
ing companies app'!ng for the fran
chisc r. H. Mani taking exception
20 statement mad by Attorney Fer
guson, OF the Washington company. az
rejecting on his 'craCity, promptly
resented II with blws. Lawyers and
spectators prcvcntd further trouble
ny separating the Two lawyers. FIX pla-
nations followed. ir Ferguson dis
claiming any intcntin TO reflect on Mr..
Mann's veracity, an the incident was
closed
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-04-21
Mrs. Edward l.. Curtis.

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tREDERICKSBIRCi. VA. April 20
Mrs. Edward J.. Curtis OF Dumfr!es,
who had been at tho Mary Washington
Hospital here undergoing treatment.
died there yesterday, aged thirty seven
years She is survived by her husband
and seven children. the youngest being
only four days old. The body was
taken TO her home at Dumfries and the
funeral was held to-day.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-04-21
Stute Rests It's Case.

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DASNlLIE. VA. April 20.-The Com
monwealth rested its case against How
ard S. Blankcnship, at Chatham, this
morning. and the defense opened early
in the afternoon. Blankenship, who is
charged with the murder OF Tom and
Scott Terry in 1913. is pleading that he
shot in self-defenSe. 1t is believed that
the case will be finished by Thursday.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-04-21
AppIIcntionaor Liquor Licenses.
n,rbtcrs nj work.

Prince Gdge Chapter. Daughters OF
the confcdacy, is doVot!ug its act.vi-
lies this ,ar to the erection of a
monumental the courthouse to the
memory otho Confederate soldiers Of
the count The chapter has now 5000
in hand. nd the monument Is TO cost
81 600. oe Daughters have arranged
for dacc to he given at the court
house o Friday might in aid OF the
monumet fund. They will raise the
fun amlnt this years.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-04-21
John Ii. Hurt.
| Special to The Ti,ncs-Dis

Special to The Times Dispatchl
WfTHENll.LE, VA, April 2O.-John
u. Hurt. a prominent and successful
citizen OF Wythcville. died this morn
ing At his residence. in the sixty-htth
year OF his age. He had been conspic-
uous in Republican politics for many
years. He is survived by his widow and
several brothers and sisters. The fun
era! Will he held on Friday at II O'Clock
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-04-21
1hclhert Lewis.


Especial to The Times Dispatch.
CUIPEPER. VA. April 20.-Thelbcrt
Lewis. a Confederate veteran and one
OF the bcst-known men In the county,
dropped dead this afternoon while on a
visit to his son, Dr. II. Clyde Lewis in
Culpeper. He is survived by his wife,
who was Miss Glascock. of this
county: two daughters. Mrs. Russell
Yowell and Mrs. Frank Lewis, and
three sons DR. L. clyde Lewis. John
Lewis, of Culpepcr and Jimpsy Lewis.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-04-21

Benjamin A Seicl. alias George p.
Huntl"y. nrarcstcdacre yesterday Tor
sending through = malls letter TO
conrad NJ Iimm"nau. OF Rossviile.
Md demanding s5,at once on PAIN OF
burning his HON" I'D killing him ana
MS family. was tken before United
states Comrnissiotr Bartlett Roper
this mornili. and vs. gent on for action
by the grand jUryt the October term
Of tho District coM. Ban "hs allowed
in the sum of 81 %. but had not been
given Tho arrcst3f S"id followed a
Quick and nca, pic OF Work by Post
Once inspector IN Il. MosnN ana IN
,i.w OF IN. net Al evidence 50 closely
woven about h!nihc accused MADE a
voluntary confcsSn Of his crime. Sell
dcl - married antis home IS AZ Ross
Villc. Md
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-04-21
NIrs. G. VI. Faulkner.

HEATHSNII.LE, April 20.-Mrs. c. NJ
Faulkner died last week at "Locksley
Hail." near Lillian, the home OF her
daughter, Mrs. David Truitt Intermcnt
was in Roseland Cemetery, Rcedsville.
Ecv. Bascom Dcy. of the Methodist
Church, conducted the services.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-04-21

stable Wiley, OF Middietown. ,wolvo
miles south of Winchester. and upon
arriving here Mrs. Atkinson was ro,
CURED To pay sl2 fine by the Middietown
authorities. who charged that her car
exceeded the village speed limit Of
eight miles an hour
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-04-21

Especial 10 The Times Dispatch.l
PULASKI, April 9o.--A message re-
ccivcd here last night from Columbus.
Ohio, announced the death of Haden
Bush. which occurred at the Grant
Hospital. TO which he was taken from
W!lcoc. w Va. for treatment He was
the son OF Mr.. and Mrs W. r. Bush,
OF Pulaski, his father now lying at
the point OF death. He was about
thirt%-two years OF age lie leaves A
widow. several small children, his pa
rents and two brothers.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-04-21

IHprrihI 20 Tho TImcs- DIspatch1
l.fNCHBCRC;. VA. April 20--Mattld
Woodson. colored, who claimed she was
set on fire by Il lamp hurled ut her sum
day night by Bert Thompson also col.
ored. is dead at the Lyuchburg Hos.
p';al from her burns. Thompson is stili
ut large.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-04-21
Annual ElcctIo Of omcer,.

At the annual melting OF the stock-
holders OF the Mutual Transfer Com
pany. yesterday, ttp following officers
we're elected: Prcstcni. w. a. Totty,
vice president. W. Beachy: secretary
and treasurer. j. ] Gresham; direc-
tors. w. A. Totty. :, r. Reach. j ".
Seward. W j. Purd, J. j. Jones. y. W.
Gray and Mortimer Williams; executive
committee. ". y. .tty. W 10. Beach
and s W. Gray. ecrral manager. J. Z.
Gresham: assistant John q Farthn1.
MIR. Gresham succeeds III. late Charles
Z I.nllIcr
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-04-21
rn.sc. III. Examination.

Especial to The Times Dispatch
STACNTON. VA, April Coolidge
Henry w Holt. of the Circuit Court,
has received notice that his son. Win
ston. has passed the physical examina-
ton for West Point. He is now a stu
dent at the V. NJ. l., and will go to
West Point in June. He is not required
to stand a mental examination for en-
trance, being graduate OF an ap-
proved preparatory school.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-04-21
Mrs. Elizabeth Irvine.

Especial TO The Times Dispatch
PULASKI, VA, April 20.-Mrs. ".
iieuser received a message last night
announcing the death of her mother
Mrs. Elizabeth Irvine. which occurred
a; her home a Milton " G.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-04-21

Inte,stinG REVEALS are in progress
at Hih street Methodist Episcopal
Churc. whore R"r Mr.. DaLmau is
rreacInr. and Market stree; Church.
whar Rev. J. j. Bradford. OF Rich-
mono is pr5achinE--both to large
anGilces nightly.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-04-21

LYNCH BL i;G, VA, April 2o.--Wil-
liam Andrew Gowen, who was seventy
live years OF age. died this morning at
his home on IN. River road. in Am
herst County. HIS body Will he taken
on Thursday TO Rivervillc for burial.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-04-21
received. the veins OF coal were iSnit.d
| by the furnace OF the vcntlating plant
! In the mines.
HELD UP by CONSTABLE
FOR EXCEEDING SPEED LIMIT
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WINCH ESTER, VA. April 2O.--NIrs.
w. b. Adamson. wife of a wealthy
Philadelphia distiller. two maids. Il
japanese girl and her automobile
chauffeur, en- route from Palm Beach
by way OF Ashevillc and Grcenbrier
White Sulphur Springs. to Winchester,
were held up late last night by Con-
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-04-21
DEATHS IN VIRGINIA
Mrs. W. ID. I.aRoouc.

News has been received in Richmond
Of tn" death OF Mrs. w -. LaRoque. Of
kinston, y. C.. the mother OF DR.. G.. Paul
ihRoquc. of this city. The funeral will
hc conducted tomorrow in Kinston.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-04-21
Mayor Moore Rcuominotcd.

ISpccIhl 70 The Times Dlspat Oh.
WILMINGTON, " c.. April Co.
Mayor Parker Ounce Moore was re-
dominated for Mayor OF Wilmington to-
day over Councilman r. w. Wood. by
about. COO majority. ~ -
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-04-21
Elizabeth Wilson.

HEATHSV1LLE. April oO.-Elzabeth
only child OF Mr.. and Mrs. r. Emmett
Wilson. OF near kilmarnock, died on
Friday Of pneumonia, aged five years.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-04-21
william Pembroke.

HEATHSVILLE. April 20. = William
Pembroke died at Weems this week.
His remains were taken to ST. Mary's
County, Maryland, for burial
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-04-21

In the PoliceGourt this morning
Alice Shell and pc Willt!ns. both col
orcd. were flneJ.l9 % and sentenced TO
,' a inn ' SsassFlS noise ii jail n
iey, selling liqrIWithon, iirsnse and
scliin. IL on S2day. This house was
raiced by tho Iicc on sunday. and a
number Of custncrs were found there.
AppIirntIonlur Liquor Licenses.
Iu,Irc NulIc,of the Hastings court.
wil hear applii,Ions for liquor licenses
on April ~ 81 30. Tho court calls
attention 10 he law which requires
mat none b. qualified voters shaIi
bc allowed 1 receive license IN
ord.r TO be alualificd voter. the person
mus, show tat he has resided IN the
state TWO yirs and in the city one
,c,r. is II expected that the mum
,,r or licems to be granted for the
.usuinC Yea will b.. as large as that
~ tho nrcsnt wear several dealers
have ,,lread gone out OF business.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-04-21
Fire. in Many countre..

tSpeclal TO The Times Dispatch.1
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, VA, April 20
Forest fires are doing great damage I'm
this section. One is now raging on the
6.eoo-acre Furnace tract in Spotsylvania
County, and several miles have already
been burned over, destroying much val
liable timber and fencing. Near Tack
cts Mills, in Stafford County, 1000 or
more acres OF timber land have been
burned. On Sunday, while preaching
was In progress at Rock Hill Church
fire was discovered approaching the
church, and the congregation dsba nd :
ed and Joined the fire fighters. Fire in
the lower end OF Fauquier County has
done great damage. Grace Church was
injured by the fire, and the home OF
Mrs. Brown. nearby. was destroyed. Fire
is also raging in the lower end OF Gull
pepper County near the junction Of the
Rappahannock and Rapidan Rivers.
Fire in Coal Mine.
Fire broke out In the 1nman coal
mines at Appalachia. Wise County, OPP
Grated by the Virginia Iron, Coal and
Coke Company, yesterday morning, and
400 employees were compelled to sus-
pend work and fee from the tunnels,
according to report received by Com
missioner OF Labor James B. Doherty
from Mine Inspector A. G. Lucas.
The extent OF the damage cannot be
intelligently ascertained until the fire
is eHtinguished. This is done by flood
ing the mines. According to the report
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-04-21

OF Missouri. No arrangements for the
funeral have been made.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-12

throughout this country, at that critical time, than all the speeches, public legis- lation, newspaper and periodical influence combined. Its success was instantaneous, electrical and enduring.
 But a still greater wave was to come. So vast was the result of the national jubilee that world peace pubilee was planned: an event that should tune all the peoples of the world, to the remotest isles of the sea, to the one grand chorus of harmony and human brotherhood! This was carried out in the summer of 1872 on world-scale, far eclipsing the first festival. There was a grand chorus Of 10000 performers. Great bells, anvils, and even cannon were brought into service. Some of the greatest European bands came over. and the foremost European composers, singers and instrumentalsts. It was truly cosmopolitan demonstration worldwide in it's constituency.
 The echoes of the demonstrations of festival music have been followed up each year by similar festivals in all parts of America. Each occasion has been a great delight and an uplifting influence. <
 America is now doing and planning big things in the music world. Already the National Music Festival League is now in process of formation, which proposes to hold festivals arranged by local mas ters with local talent, in all cities and towns throughout the United States, and when the country, having caught the spirit Of the work through these efforts, is awakened to its wonderful power of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-12
Alabama Musicidns Optimistic
By ISABEL MARR.

Now that there is on foot a plan to organize the music clubs of Alabama into q state organization of their own, there Will undoubtedly come a greater and higher regard for the value of music that art of the widest human appeal-that heavenly art as the highest service of humanity.
 In 1869 and 1872 Boston had two great music festivals, and on down the suc- ceeding years big music festivals in and out of musical organizations have created in the American people a greater love for music. The National Federation of Mu- sical Clubs of America gave to the south west, in Los Angeles recently, magnifi- cent song of joy, and again this same organization will give to the southeast, in Birmingham, another great wave of fes- tiva1 music.
 In speaking of these two great festivals given nearly 50 years ago, Archer Leslie Hood says: "The colossal Boston Peace jubilee, the largest aggregation of singers and instrumentalists up to that time ever assembled, was held in an immense build
 ing, especially erected for the purpose in epochal demonstration was to glorify the peace between the north and the south, and to weld anew the bonds of unity of this torn and disrupted country. It did more toward creating a wave of harmony
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-12

uplift, those will then be asked to CO., operate in a huge central performance which shall eclipse any similar demonstra- tion ever conceived. There will be a chorus of not less than 5000 voices. with pro- portional orchestral support, with great soloists from all over the world. A daily performance for two consecutive weeks will be given in building erected for the purpose, on a much larger scale than any we now have in America. There will
 be soul-stirring programme, including selections from the works of the great masters, and works especially composed for the occasion. Among other details,
 there will be a monster organ, equipped
 for firing of cannon. Prize contests. chor- al and solo. instrumental as well al vocal, will be feature of the occasion.
 The accompanying benefits of such
 a proposed monster musical festival are many and varied. The awakening to
 the spirit of musical culture and the
 elevation of the standard of musical
 taste will be foremost. An immense inn
 petus to the business of music will
 immediately follow and will continue;
 in fact, will be permanent.
 This proposed peace festival pro- gramme is to be a big musical event in
 1916--in April, 1917, the meeting of the National Federation of Musical Clubs of American in Birmingham will be another big musical event.
 The plan to unite the music clubs of Alabama into one big organization of it's own will set in motion a powerful thought wave that shall beat down the forces that are not in harmony with the advancement of Alabama along musical lines. The music clubs, solo, lsts, orchestras, musicians, publicists men of affairs, humanitarians of Ala bama and the whole south will com b1ne in uniting with the national or ganization and other artists in making this great biennial magnificent sue cess.
 If Birmingham has no auditorium bv 1917 a temporary building will be erect ed for the purpose; one of the largest orchestras in America will be secured for biennial week; Birmingham musi- clans will give of their talent; the Chamber of Commerce and other civic bodies are already at work for the
 success of the biennial; Birmingham S Council of Women's clubs, representing many thousand club women in Great CT Birmin gham, will lend their support The Music Study club of Birming-
 ham, the largest music club in the
 south. has taken the initiative in form ing a state organization of music clubs
 and Is actively supporting the work
 The chairman of the committee on or
 ganization is Mrs. Victor Hanson. a
 former president of the club and now
 vice president; also vice president for Alabama for the National Federation of
 Music Clubs of America. The work of
 the committee on organization will be
 the calling together of the representa-
 tives of the music clubs of the state. at which time the state organization
 so formed will elect it's own state
 president and other officers and out
 line it's future state work and will also promulgate effective plans in assist
 ing in the campaign of stirring up pub lie interest in the south in the coming
 biennial of the National Federation of Music clubs to Birmingham in 1917.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-12
stndded with large stones of anv sort in

studded with large stones of any sort in gown she ought to have on, so to speak, jewelry. Dainty pendants or lavalieres of fine platinum web are proper. The re- verse is true of winter when the decree of jewel fashion calls for something heavy and substantial to match the clothing. The fewer rings in summer the better A narrow row of platinum band-gold for jeweled adornment has gone so far out
 of fashion that it is now seldom seen
 by the way-set with one or two stones,
 preferably diamonds or a diamond and an emerald, should suffice.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-12
The Cheerfulness Cure
n the Columbus Journal.

From the Columbus Journal.
 Health Officer Dixon of Pennsylvania says it is very difficu;t for the most skilled diagnostician to trace the exact connection between mental depression and physical illness, but he insists the con- nection is there all the same His idea is that cheerfulness is largely a habit which is so closely relates to health that they go together. Any person who gets sick should try first to cure himself with cheerfulness. It Is done many a time
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-12

Health is harmony joy, kindness, hopeful ness, helpfulness. The Bible tells us "a merry heart doeth good like a medicine" :"
 If people would only take thermerry heart kind of medicine 1t would save tLem hundreds of dollars. There is hard ly malady but what it viii cure, or at least. make better Tnere, IS no reason why there should not be a school of med icine in which cheerf,.ness is the daily prescription Besides, ary drug medicine one takes has to be mixed with cheer fitness or it will utterly fail A whole
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-12
How and When to Wear Gems

Here's story about jewelry-lots of jewelry. If you already have more than you want of diamonds. rubies. pearls, em eralds and other precious stones it should help you; if you haven't any it may when you get some, so pay attention.
 There are certain hard and fast rules laid down by no less an aggregation of authorities on the subject than the Amer ican National Retail Jewellers associa- tion for the wearing of jewelry. Every body knows. of course, that 1t isn't con- sidered good form to wear diamonds in the daytime, but there are other of lenses just as grievous ill the eyes of one who has been taught how and wher and where to-and not to-wear certair kinds of jewelry. For instance. if yor would be de rigeur. you must not if you are woman. put on a necklace heavily
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-12

From the Louisville Courier-Journal.
 Some people are advancing tho idea that a stenographer should have 30 per cent good looks and 70 per cent effi- ciency"
 And If one comes along with 70 per cent good looks. many feel inclined to &C., cept 30 per cent as an adequate mea sure of efficiency
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-12
Quite Sufficient

fdrug store wouldn't do any good to {
 man who has & grouch on.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-12


  personally Birmingham a1Ot
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1915-02-17

can civil war there were three
deaths from disease to every
one from wounds; that is to say
n mortality due to disease of
Cos per cent.
During the French expedition
in Madagascar in 1898, accord.
ing to the writer, only twenty
nine deaths occurred in action
as against seven thousand who
died by disease. In the United
States army during the war
with Spain, fourteen died of
disease to every one killed in
action, although the war lasted
a little more than six weeks. In
the Boer war the losses from di.
seasc We're enormous, notwith
standing the improvements in
military hygiene then in force.
The Japanese, however, dur
ing the war with Russia, wes,
able, by exercising the most
scrupulous care, to reverse the
ratio. In the case of their
troops, only one man died of di-
Sease to every four who died of
wounds.