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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-06-14
PRESIDENT OF CLASS
GIVES PRAISE TO HARRISON

Bearing out the statements of IIar-
risons friends In Richmond is the
statement by Midshipman Broadfoot
president Of the Nirglnians class at
Annapolis. Who testified before the in
pu!ry Saturday that he and his class
mates considered that Harrison and
commended for dismissal were honest
and that their honesty had never been
questioned. BroadfOot indicated that
these two nidshipm.n in particular
had not been fairly treated at the pre-
T!ous inquiry.
Many friends Of the Harrison family
have offered their services to Judge
Harrison Ia niH efforts to vindicatc his
song reputation. r. T.. Byrd, n per-
sunal friend Of the family. who has re-
turned 70 Richmond from Harrison
burg. where he attended Federal Court
as distr'ct attorney for the Western
District Of Virginia. last night cx-
pressed every confidence In young Har-
~ Annapolis because Of his official du-
t!cs. sir Byrd visited his family in
Winchester.
Judg" Thomas ". Harrison is one Of
the best known members OF the Nir-
ginia judiciary and formerly repre-
scntcd hia district in tho State Senate
He is At Annapolis. taking an active
part in his sons defense before the court
q! inquiry, which was ordered by Score
iary Of Navy Daniels. after the seven
cadcts had been recommended for dis
fuisral
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-06-14
FIND COCAINE IN RAID
Police Arrest Carrie Perkins on Charge
of Having Drug for SnIe.

In n raid made by police squad on
the house at 1912 Williams Street early
yesterday morning, Carrie Perkins, col
ored, was arrested on charge of hav-
ing lot Of cocaine in her possession
for the purpose of selling and other
wiso dispensing the drug The wo-
man was taken to the Second Police
Station. where she Is being held pend
Ing her arraignment In tho Police
Court this morning.
John Craig. colorcd. was arrested by
tho police, led by Sergeant Waymack.
as tho proprietor Of the alleged dis
orderly house, and nine other negroes
were arrested charged with being dis
orderly there. Sergeant Waymack and
Policemen j. j. Smith, Galbraith, Des-
kins and Martin took part in tho raid.
All Of the cases Will be heard In the
Police Court to-day.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-06-14
BRIDE OF THREE WEEKS
TAKES LYs0L AND DIES
Mrs. Kate Evans Swallows Deadly
Acid at Ninth Street
Home.
PHYSICIANS WORK IN Val,
Young Woman Tells Friends She
Swallowed Poison, but Refuses to
Give Reason for Act-Dies Before
Rcgaining consciousness.

Mrs. Kate Evans. bride Of thrce
weeks. committed suicide last night by
drinking an ounce and half of lysol
i'm her homo In tho old Foster Building
100 North Ninth Street. Ambulance
Surgeon Pitkowitz. who. with Chauf-
feur Roy Ford. worked over the uncon-
! scious woman for more than an hour
before taking her to Virginia Hos
pital. was unable to learn any cause
| for the suicide.
| Mrs. Evans was the wife OF W. c.
| Evans, n chauffeur for the Richmond
| Transfer Company. The husband was
| of duty last night, and was not at
! home when his wife drank the poison.
She died without his knowing anything
! Of the suicide
! Tn" young woman. who was twcn-
! ty-threc years old. drank tho poison
/ about I:o5 o'clock last night. She in
! formed Mrs. Lena Mathews, who lives
| In the house and who was n close
| friend. of what she had done. but re-
fused TO give any reason for her desire
| TO end her life. Mrs. Mathews became
! hysterical and screamed from n front
window attracting the attention of Pc
| licemcn Goldsby and Campodonica. who
| hurried to the house and tclephoned
for the ambulance.
SURGEONS WORK IN VAIN
TO SAVE WOMAN'S LIFE
DR.. Pitkowitz found the woman un-
conscious. and was unable 10 revive her.
lie rushed her to Virginia Hospital.
where other surgeons took her in
| charge and made every effort 10 save
her life. However. she died at 1920
her live. However,. she died ut l1:20
o'clock without having regaincd con-
sciousness.
The husband of the woman was To-
Gated early this morning, ana went to
Virginia Hospital at once in company
with the young woman's mother. At
his direction the body was turned over
to Undertaken Bliley, to be held pend
ing orders from Coroner Taylor. The
coroner Will view the body this morn
ing, and an inquest may be held to-
morrow. Neither Evans nor the young
woman's mother could offer any rca-
son for her suicide, and both were lit
tie inclined to discuss 1t.
Mrs. Mathews Informed the police
and DR.. Pitkowitz that Mrs. Evans had
been living at the North Ninth Street
house for more than year. She said
that the young woman had been mar
rcd about three weeks and appeared
to be In the best of spirits. This was
specially true of her yesterday after
noon, it was said, and Mrs. Mathews
was at loss TO account for her act.
1t was said. that Mrs Evans kept lysol
in the house for the purpose OF burn
ing warts off her hands. The drug is
q derivativc of carbolic acid, and it's
effects are practically the same
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-06-14
WAR AND THE BIBLE
Evangelist MoRett Says There Would
De No War II Bible Were Needed.

Il am old-fashioned enough to be-
ieve the Bible from the first verso
of Genesis to the last verse of tho
revelation" said Evangelist w. G.
Noffett, In a stirring address on why
We Believe the Bible" delivered last
night at the big pavilion, corner Of
Allen Avenue and West Main Street.
The speaker pointed out that where
The influence Of the Bible has gone,
men no longer bow down to idols of
wood and stone, cast their girl babies
to the crocodiles. burn their widows
and worship beasts.
Whom the Bible was kept from tho
people," said the evangelist, the world
went into the gross superstition of the
Dark Ages. When the Bible was
burned and the Almighty defed in
France in the name of liberty, tho
horrible nightmare of the French revo-
luton stained the pages Of history
with the life blood of her best citi-
Zens. II the Bible was needed to-
day. the world would not be deluged
with blood"
The nubject tonight will he ''will
England. Russia, Germany or the Vati-
can Rulo tho World?"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-06-14
SHOULD Not ALLOW LAW
OF HUMANITY TO BE VIOLATED

Every true American citizen desires
me friendship Of every nation ana
wants his own country 10 be at peacc
with all. At the sam" time no right
itink!ns American could wisn that
MS nation should 81, quietly ana sec
ia" Ia" OF humas!ity violated. and
hundreds OF unoffcnding citizens. do
i"hsrieSs women and helpless children
'n' h!tSSIy sent 20 an untiincly death
"l'ho.' demanding I" know OF that ma
'of' "h''hcf II had ceased 10 observe tho
great law We do not desire war with
any people yet VIC must demand AN
observance OF law II we would abid.
as nation and enjoy the real peace 40
"raTiy purchased by our fathers
America stands behind her pre,,
president in tho rightcour demand
wh!ch ne has made upon the imperial
German government"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-06-14
Charged with MfstreatInr Mule

]. l.. Gordon. teamster, was ar
rested yesterday by Policeman Harris
on warrant charging him with tor
turing and ill-treating diseased mule.
Emmett Taylor, of the Society for the
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals,
swore out the warrant for the man,
who will be given n hearing in the
Police Court to-day.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-06-14
Sunday school ExcurxIon.

Tho authorities OF Grace Street Bap-
fist Church Sunday School have COM
pleted arrangements for an excursion
to Buckroe Beach tomorrow. The train
will leave Main Street Station at Sis
o'clock. The excursion will be run for
the benefit OF the Sunday School.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-06-14
Star at Highland Springs.

A chapter Of the Order Of the Eastern
Star Will be instituted tonight at
Highland Springs. The work Will be
exemplined by members from the sew
eral chapters In Richmond. All mem
bers Of the order are invited. Cars will
leave Twenty-ninth and p. Streets at
z o'clock.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-06-14
Fire Mt National silver Company.

A small fire at the plant of the Ma
tional Silver Company, Inc, 1904 West
Broad Street, early this morning did
slight damage before 1t was eXtin
guished by the Fire Department. The
fire was confined to the small office Of
the company, and its spread to j. j.
Collins's grocery store and e. r. Long g
wood and coal yard was prevented
after some labor. The police began an
investigation of the circumstances
early this morning.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-06-14
Charged with stealing Flowers.

so! Goldstein, thirteen years old,
VINO livcs on Seventeenth Street, was
arrcstcd Last night by Mounted Police
man Anthony on the charge Of break
ing the hedges and stealing flowers at
FOreEt IIill Park. lie VIII be given a
hearing In the Juvenile Court at IL
o'clock noon tomorrow,
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-06-14
southern,s Earnings SHOW Los.

Estimates of the earnings of the
Southern Railway for the first week in
June show n decrease of sl60,573 from
the total for the same period last year.
The estimate for this year is S1,070. 66S:
last year, S1,240.241
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-06-14
baptist sunday school Convention.

The Sunday School Convention OF the
Baptist Middle District Association will
meet In the Salem Baptist Church. near
Centralia, during Wednesday and
Thursday Of the present week. Tho
initial session will be held at 10 o'clock
Wednesday morning.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-06-14
kOINER AGREES TO
SUPPLY SPECIAL nIIJ,ryt.u

Commissioner Of Ariiculturc Koiuer
agreed TO supply many thousands OF
copies Of special bulletins exploiting tho
agricultural advantages O: Virginia and
holding out alluring proSpecls "a farm
-ers III Other Sta'aes. lie WIN prepare
and haze printed also mass Of ether
Nteratur. suitable for pcomi~cUous dis.
tributiOn
Al each stopping plac. along tho
route great Quantities OF the advertis.
ing matter VIII be distributed I, vas
also planned 70 advertise the city and
state extensively In the city OF san
Francisco and On the Panama PaciNc
international Exposition Grounds.
where permanent advertising exhibits
have been maintained since The opening
OF the big show by Richmond and other
Virginia cities ana by the state pc
.partment OF Agriculture and Educa-
ton.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-06-14
FULFILLS LIFE DREAM OF
ALEXANDER GRAHAM BELL

The transcontinental telephone has
been the realization of the dream of
DR.. Alexander Graham Bell. the In
ventor OF the telephone. After many
futile attempts at carrying on CONVEX
sation by wire. D. Boil with the assist
ance OF Professor William Watson, an
other noted scientist, perfected the do
vice In the early 10s. and in 1876 was
granted patent. The first thorough
test OF the modern telephone was a
distance OF thirty miles out OF Bos-
ton with DR.. Bell at one receiver and
Professor Watson at the other.
The coast-to-coast telephone CONVEX
sations have proven no less of novelty
than did DR.. Bells first successful CT
fort. So distinct are the sounds that
the words OF the speakers at the trans
mitters of either terminus can be heard
as plainly as conversations over or
binary long distances
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-06-14
GOVERNOR WILL TRY OUT
C0AsT-T0-C0AsT PHONE
VIII Talk to His Secretary in Rich
mond From Booth at
Exposition.
FIRST DEMONSTRATION HERE
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone
Company Completes Arrangements
for Novel Exhibit Of Transconti-
mental Telephony at the Jefferson.

Following the Virginia Day exer
cises at the Panama Pacific Exposi.
ton, San Francisco on JULY 8. Coyer-
nor Henry Carter Stuart, of Virginia
VIII talk TO friends in Richmond over
the Unconstitutional telephone. 1t will
be the first demonstration of coast.to-
coast telephony attempted south of
Baltimore.
j. w. Crews. vicc-prcsident OF tho
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone
company, Is completing ARRANGEMENTS
LOT inc Richmond end OF the demon
straton. which will take place in the
auditorium OF the Jefferson Hote, NJ
o:oo O'Clock on the afternoon of July
.. Governor Stuart has accepted the
invitation extended by the telephone
company to talk at the San Francisco
terminus which Will probably be To-
Gated In the administration building
OF the exposition
me Governors secretary, Alexander
Forward. will receive the announcement,
from the Governor of the completion OF
me elaborate program arranged for tho
virginia Day celebration. and will cx-
press his calculations on behalf OF tho
chief executives official family Mem
oers or the Governors party at the
exposition will also talk while the con-
nection Is up"
IS COMPANY'S CONTRIBUTIONS
TO VIRGINIA DAY EVENTS
On behalf Of the Chesapeake and Po-
toTnac Company. Mr.. Crews extended
the invitation to Governor Stuart to
use the transcontincntal telephone as
tho corporations contribution to the
features Of Virginia Day at San Fran
cisco. The fact that a demonstration
OF this Kind has never been made in the
South lends added interest, especially
as the coastto-coast conversations
were inauguratcd with the opening OF
the exposition. AT TINT time President
Wilson ut the White House talked to
President Moore. of the Panama Pa
cifc Exposition.
The distance from San Francisco to
Richmond by the route over which tho
transcontinentnl line will be strung is
3,t00 miles. A metallic circuit OF $500
miles OF copper wire will be used The
American Telephone and Telegraph
Company has loaned the use of its wires
to the Chesapeake and Potomac Tor the
event.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-06-14

But greater satisfaction lies in know
ing that whatever is selected in that store
is RIGHT!
II is this advantage that has made this
store the style center and, as n matter of
course. THE Shopping Center of Rich
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-07-22
Original Notice.

In the District Court of Decatur
County, Iowa, August Term, A. D.
1915.
Mahlon d. Shira, Plaintiff, against
Minnie Shira, Defendant.
TO Said Defendants:
You are hereby notified that there
is now on file in the Office of the
Clerk of the District Court of Deca-
tur County, Iowa, the petition of the
plaintiff aforesaid, claiming of you
a divorce on the grounds of wilful
and unjustifiable desertion, and ask
ing for the custody of the minor
children of plaintiff and defendant
to-wt: Pansy Shira, aged seventeen
years, and Madonna Shira, aged
twelve years; and for general and
equitable relief. For full particulars
see petition on file.
You are also notified that unless
you appear thereto and defend be-
fore noon Of the second day of the
term of said District Court OF Deca-
tur County, to be held on the 23rd
day of August A. D., 1915, a default
will be entered against you and judg-
ment rendered thereon.
BAKER & PARRISH,
4S-4t Attorneys for Plaintiff.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-07-22
THAT AVERAGE MAN.

! If it had not been for capitol ex-
tension not one-half of the people in
this state might now be able to
give off hand the name of the gov
ernor of the state, OF SO little i'm
portancc is even the governor in the
mind of the average man.-Cedar
Rapids Republican.
Doesn't the esteemed Republican
underestimate the intelligence and
general information Of the average
man? In this part of Iowa the
average man knows the name of the
governor of his state without having
been put through course Of politi-
cal excitement The average Iowan
isn't densely ignorant and utterly
without information as to the name
of the governor of Iowa or the presi-
dent of the United States. Why in
this judicial district the average man
can read and does read, votes intel
ligently, usually knows what he
wants and has pretty fair idea as
to how to go about getting 1t.
The average man is about the best
we grow here in Iowa. He is doing
the things that are being done. The
average man has always been the
main dependence Of his state and
country and town. The measure Of
our progress is the measure OF the
average man. And we have been
getting along real we'll in Iowa.
The average farmer in Iowa is a
good farmer; the average merchant
a good merchant; the average work
man skilled and competent; why even
the average editor-but that's an
other story; the average Judgment
of Iowa is good Judgment; the aver
age crop, the average everything in
this state belongs under the axiom
that of all that is good Iowa affords
the best.
1t will scarcely do for any of us
to arogate grandeur and assume pc
culiar and unique greatness OF mind
or place. We can't get away with 1t
in Iowa. The average man will not
let us.-Marshalltown Times-Repub-
lican.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-07-22
0ttumWd Mans
Stomach Trouble
Quickly Relieved
T. H. Lewis Tells How He Was
Quickly Restored by Single
Bottle.

Thomas H. Lewis, of 1902 West
Second street, Ottumwa, Iowa, was a
sufferer from stomach ailments. He
took Mayr's Wonderful Remedy and
got quick relief.
The very first does convinced him
Mr.. Lewis wrote:
II received your remedy and wish
to state that it is wonderful. The first
bottle made me feel better than
have felt in years. Would be glad to
recommend it to anybody who needs
a stomach remedy"
Mayr's Wonderful Remedy gives
permanent results for stomach, liver
and intestinal ailments. Eat as much
and whatever you like. No more dis
tress. after eating, pressure OF gas in
the stomach and around the heart.
Get one bottle from your druggist
now and try it on an absolute guar
antee-if not satisfied money will be
returned. l
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-07-22
PUSH, BUT DON'T SHOVE.

Push your town along, but don't
shove it off the map. Work for 1t
and not against it. You may think
your detection is but a single in
stance and will have no injurious eff
feet, but you are wrong. IT you are
anything but a numskull, there are
others who are always ready to fol-
low your lead, even though it result
in the wrecking of your home town.
You can't keep your questionable
acts under cover. They are bound to
creep out and once in the open they
breed like mosquitoes in swamp.
And you can't kick your home town
without breaking your own toe.
Pushing is a good thing, but SHOW
ing is not so good. You can push
your town along by encouraging
home industries. You can push it
along by producing to the limit and
keeping the profits at home. You
can push it along by being of it as
we'll as in it, and remembering that
every dollar you keep in the town
is Just that much additional pros
perity for the town and for you.
The home merchant knows you, is
your friend, and wants to see you
succeed. The mail order man doesn t
know you, doesn't care rap about
you, and never wants to see anything
but your money.
Push your town along, brother,
but don't shove it off the map. The
loyal citizen never breaks his own
toe
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-07-22
THE TRUE AMERICAN TYPE

When men who have been the
benticiaries of the United States for
their education. social position and
have lived we'll and easily through
Years of peace are resignlng as ofhc-
ers Of the army to take high salarled
jobs with ammunition firms and fac
tories at time when their services
may be instantly required by the
country which trained them the
proposition OF Thomas Edison stands
out very clearly against the back
ground afforded by the officers men
toned Edison offers his wonderful
genius to his country without condl-
tons. Not believer in war, he is
ready to give his marvellous powers
of invention to the service OF his
country without financial or selfish
consideration.
Edison is a great man. Wonder
full as is his genius the greatest ele-
ments of the man is his patriotism.
When the showdown comes and the
necessity arrives he comes quietly
out from the walks OF peace to line
up in the ranks OF defense. ms
man has never devoted his inventive
powers to that highly profitable
branch of invention which devotes
itself to man killing. His have been
the useful and pleasing arts. He
stands as the single and dominant
figure in the inventive leadership OF
his period. He represents the real
vital democracy of this people. Ed
ison is the true American type which
rises from obsecurity by its own
force and wears honors modestly,
which seeks no political ascendancy
for itself, that lives quietly ana
works hard and which in the hour OF
need and danger steps quietly out to
Law on the affairs of patriotism gen
ius, fortune and life itself as debt
owed to land of equal opportunity
and a government of liberty. And at
that Edison is not essentially greater
than other men who bring their best
to their country in peace and IN war.
He is of a type distinct in his place
but not different. Edison's purpose
and that of the common man who
gives his best are not different. In
both are the spirit of patriotism, the
sense of responsibility and the
grandeur of sacrifice.
1t is fine in an age that men
perhaps falsely-estimate as selfish
and sordid to see the splendor OF
nightly men-Edison and the prl-
vate in the rear rank They are OF
the true American type.-Alarshall-
town Times-Republican
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-07-22
Notice of Final Report.

In the District Court of Iowa. In
and for Decatur County.
In the estate of George w. Wells,
deceased.
TO Uriah Wells, C. w. Wells,
Mary J. Miller, Samuel Wells, John
Wells, Susan Pomeroulie, kittie NJ.
Kelley, all parties concerned.
You are hereby notified that the
undersigned, w. B. Redman, admin
istrator of the, estate of George w.
Wells, deceased, has filed his final
report therein in the Office of the
Clerk of the District Court in and
for aforesaid county, and has asked
for it's approval and his discharge
from further duty or responsibility
therein, and that said report and ap-
plication for discharge will come on
for hearing before the Court afore-
said at Leon on the Oath day Of
August A. D., 1915, at which time
and place you can appear and show
cause, if any you have, why said
final report should not be approved
and the undersigned discharged
from any further duty and RESPONSE
bility.
w. B. REDMAN,
49-2t Administrator.