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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-28
STECLER TO TAKE STAND
AS GOVERNMENT WITNESS
Authorities May Bring in Con-
spiracy Case.
If INDICTED, TO PLEAD GUILTY
His Counsel Declares All Information
in His Possession or Which He OBJ
tains VIII BE Turned Over to
Authorities,

NEW YORK, February 27.-Charles
H. Grifiths. attorney for Richard p.
SteEler. indicated TO-DAY that il his
client should be indicted for conspiracy
no would instruct him to plead guilty
and throw himself on the mercy of the
court.
''Stegler has confessed that he con-
spired to obtain the passport" said Mr..
Griffiths. land to plead guilty is the
logical thing for him to do
The Federal grand jury is expected
to take action on Monday.
Stegler Is ready. his attorney says, to
take the stand as 4 government witness
in any action the Federal authorities
might take against other persons pos
sihly involved in the alleged conspiracy.
DESIRES TO BECOME
WITNESS FOR GOVERNMENT
"All information In this case In my
possession. or which may be able to
secure" said Mr. Gritfiths. will be
turned over to the government. All
statements made by Stegler will DO
made under oath. II any proceedings
should he started against any OF tho
persons whom Stegler duplicates, Steg-
Ter would desire TO become witness
for the government"
That Captain BOy-Ed, naval attache
Of the German embassy, had called
Si"Gler traitor to Germany because he
had refused to go to England as a spy
was the statement which Mr.. Griffiths
said Stesler made to him to- day In the
Tombs. Stegler declared. according to
his attorney, that when he insisted to
the naval Rttache that If he was to
undertake the mission he must have n
written guarantee that his wife would
be financially provided for, Captain
Boy-Ed had said: You are mercenary."
And that when he refused to go: You
are traitor to your country"
II told him." SteEler was quoted as
saving. that I had taken out my first
papers s an American citizen"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-28
SIAYERS OF MOONSHINER
EXONERtTED FROM BLAME

HAMLET. y. c.. February 27.-A
coroner's jury to-day eXonerated Depu-
t. Sheriff Brown. of Richmond County.
y. c., and a posse composed OF a
Hamlet policeman and three Marlbor-
ough County, S. C, officers. from blame
In the death Of Colin Mcintosh. who
was shot and killed In raid on a
moonshine still In the State line. six
miles from Hamlet, early this morning.
4 brother-in-law Of Mcintosh. named
Fry, was captured by the officers. II
is said. while making off with the
still and three other moonshiners
opened fire on the raiders and at
tempted to free him. No one else was
hurt.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-28
STOCK or HARDWARE
FOUND ON STRANGERS
Almost Enough to Equip Store TAX
cu From Suspicious Characters
in Petersburg.
OFFERED KNIVES FOR SALE
Suspects Claim to Have Purchased
Goods in Pittsburgh. but They
Will BE Held Until Police Makes
Thorough Investigation.
Especial to The Times-Dispa,ch. ]

PETERSBURG. VA, February az
Two young white strangers. giving
their names as Frank Smith and
Charles Jones. were arrested on SYRIA
more Street last night by Chief OF Po-
lice Ragland and Officer prichard, on
suspicion OF being crooks. one OF them
broke away and was caught after a
chase Search OF their clothes brought
TO view about 80 pocket knives. some
of which are of fine quality razors. sew
eral fuc steel hack saws. several pocket
flash light. brass knuckles. etc. They
were Offering the knives for sale at IL
small price. They claim that they
bought the goods in Pittsburgh. Pa.
but the suspicion is that Il hardware
store somewhere was robbed The men
will! he photographed and they will be
held until an investigation can bc made
Of their record and as TO whether they
are wanted amNMhere
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-28

If 1t doesn't straighten you right up
and make you feel fine and vigorous
want you to 20 back to the store and
get your money. Dodson's Liver Tone
is destroying the sale OF calornel be
cause II is'rcal liver medicine: entirely
vegetable. Therefore II cannot salivate
or make you sick
guarantee that one spoonful Of bod
sons Liver Tone will put your sluggish
liver TO work and clean your bowels OF
that sour bile and constipatcd waste
which IL clogglng your system and
making you feel miserable. guar
antcc that Il bottle Of Dodson's Liver
Tone VIII keep your entire family feel
ing fine for months. Give It to your
children. II is harmless: doesn't CRIME
and they like It's pleasant taste.-Ad-
vcrtisement.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-28
IrIrc I'm DlnHHiddie-

The rcsidenc" OF Thomas Jolly. in
binwiddie County, was destroyed by an
accidental fire yesterday afternoon
with most OF the furniture, cntailing
considerable loss. The house was
owned by j. G. Crawford. and was in
sur"d but MIR. Jolly had no insurance
on his personal effects.
some one threw lighted match on
pile OF trash in the rear OF St Johns
Episcopal Church. on West Washington
street. to-day. The iiamcs communi-
Gated To 'he woodwork OF the old
church building, in the rear OF the
present brick church, but were quick
v cNtingulshcd.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-28
Icngnc OF Charities.

\ meeting of the League OF Cooper
alive Charities, recently organized, Will
be held on Monday afternoon in the
rooms OF the Chamber Of Commerce
for the furtherance of the plans of the
organization. The newly-elected boa rd
Of directors embraces representative
OF every religious denomination, civic.
commercial and charitable organization
in the city. The objects of the league
are to systematize charitable work, to
prevent duplication OF giving and
fraudulent practices.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-28
Politics in Prince George.

The political situation in Prince
George County Is growing warm, inter
est having been increased by the recent
inauguration OF a movement by reform
crs against the "orEanization" AT this
meeting Endorsement was given TO per-
sons for various city offices. az against
the incumbents. requests were made for
their acceptance of nomination. and
committees were appointed for the sew
eral districts 10 promote the movement
II is probable. therefore. that there will
he two candidates for each office before
the county primary.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-28
Penitentinry board.

The term of T.. Gerald Stratton az n
member of the board Of directors OF the
pcnitentlary expires with this month.
and he Is not q candidate for reap
pointment He is now holding the Of
flee Of city treasurer of Petersburg
II is expected that Councilman James
w. Erockwcll will be named by Gov
crnor Stuart as his successor on the
board. Mr.. Brockwcll Is n wcll-known
and successful business man. and is
said 10 be highly recommended for
appointment.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-28

at Bcamon Five freight cars and m.
tender of engine No. IS left tho tract,
and piled up on each OTTER. The trnim
was bound to Norfolk
All trains were diverted ut the seen.
OF the wreck from tho Southern tn
the Atlantic Coast Line.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-28
Fire In Fairfax Counts.

Especial tn The Times Dispatcher
ALEXANDRIA. VA. February .;
Fire shortly after 5 O'Clock this morn
Ing destroyed the home and most az
the contents of tho residence of Franz
Talbcrt. Woodiawn. Fairfax Corn,,
Occupants Of the place escaped win,
only few OF their effects
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-28

Court OF Appeals. the effect OF Judge
Turner's decision Will BIO that all tho
cedar trees OF an Injurious character
In the state will have to be done away
with. provided they arc within milo
of any apple orchard. There are. how
ever, certain varieties OF ccdars that
arc not injurious. and these will not
be affected
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-28
Engagement Announced.

Especial to The Times Dispatch.l
HOT SPRINGS, VA, February 81
Mrs. Henry Stirc Pole OF this place, an
nounces the engagement of her daugh-
ter LYDIA Haywood. to Andrew War
wick Cameron. The wedding will take
place early in June
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-28
Captain Robert t. kno. III.

MILFORD, VA, February 27.-Cap-
tain Robert T. Knox. for many years
city treasurer OF fredericksburg. Va.
but for year or more a resident of
this place, was stricken with paralysis
OF the left side this evening, and Is
in critical condition
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-28
Bi,bop Rnpdolph Confirms,

ut. Rev. 4. N. Randolph, D. D., visit
cd St Stephens tcolored) Episcopal
Church last night. preached to a very
large congregation. and confirmed q
class OF six candidates-all females
presented by the rector. The bishop
preached on the subject, The Lords
Prayer" enioining upon parents their
duty OF teaching IL to their children.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-28
"BRIAR KNOLL" Is SOLD.
NrH. o. II. y. belmont Ruya Estate
From John T.. O'Rourke.

Especial 70 The Times Dispatch
NEW YORK. February o7.-Mrs O.
II. J.. Belmont has purchased "Rriar
Knoll and eighteen acres at Great
Neck. L. l., from John F.. O'Rourke
and. IL is said. will erect there a per-
manent home.
In the Spanish American war it was
proposed 10 fortify "Briar Knoll" be-
cause ii commands every entrance to
New York harbor
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-28
Don't Whip Children

Or scold Older persons who wet the bed or
are unable I" control their water during the
night or day. for IL IL not u habit but IL
Dihense. II you have any Kidney Bladder
or Urinary Weakness. write to-day for "A
FREQ Package of Harmless Remedy
When permanently relieved tell your friends
about II. send no money. Address ZEME-
TO CO.. Dent. CLIO. MIlWaukee
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-28
TRAFFIC. ON SOUTHERN
IS BLOCKED HY WRECK

NORFOLK. VA, February 27.-Truf-
fic on the Southern Railway between
Norfolk and Suffolk has been blocked
all day on account of q freight wreck
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-28
BOYS FURNISHINGS

50 Jersey Sweaters. :. .D5c
$l.25 Velvet Corduroy Leg
gins :. zoe
$1.25 Wool Union Suits .6Dc
soc Mufflers Zoe
$1.00 Assorted Knickers. soc
, 1915-09-15
LEG Ms.
Continued from 4th pagh)
81 Cl#.iN rIAIIuA

Dispatches from Montreal announce the
death Of Sir William van Horne, the Well
known railway magnate, mud that Sir vii
fred Laurier has been operated on success
fully for an liberation Of the lower jaw
New York, 18Th. M. Lawrence sperry
sailed for Liverpool on saturday on the
AMERICAN liner 'New York" to saperlnten3
he equipment of the new Bcitish |aeroplaae
cruisers with the gyro-copic stabiizer.
, 1915-09-15
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The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1915-02-11

arrived in Montclair with her call
dreR and her stricken husband, and
with very few dollars to provide for
her needs. Mr.. Tabor is no better
The physicians have done their best
for him, but it is doubtful if he ever
will be well. His wife, who never sus-
pected she had an atom Of business
sense, has developed into most
capable business woman. The knack
she had for candy making. and which
she employed at church sOcials in
Texas and elsewhere has been the sal
vation of the family in a material
sense. Today she cannot fill the or
ders she receives from the wide terri
tory of rich New Jersey that has come
to know her and her candies. Long
since she passed the stage where she
had any worries about the money end
of her affairs.
And she never would have known
her capabilities had 1t not been that
necessity forced her to develop the
qualities that had been dormant.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1915-02-11

she asked herself couldn't she turn
the talent she had in this direction to
making living for herself and fam
lily? Nothing was more suited to her
needs. She could remain at home,
near her stricken husband, and watch
over her little household. II it were
not for the fact that occasionally a
batch of candy spoiled in the making,
she could make a profit, however
small it might be. on every order If
she only could guard against these
mistakes she would be safe, but how
could she? A friend with whom she
consulted pointed a way out.
you have a gift for candy making"
said this friend, "but there are various
things you have to learn. There must
be way to prevent the failures you
sometimes encounter. Read up on
candy making. Find out what the sci.
entists who have made a study of the
subject have to say. You may dis
cover something of profit"
She followed this advice. She found
that the great candy makers had ther-
mometers by which the heat of the
melted matter was registered so they
could know the exact moment it had
reached the proper consistency. Pre-
viously she had cooked her candy as
natural cooks do foods-judging by
appearance of experience and not al
ways being exact in results.
Learned to Avoid Failures.
She studied candy making from the
scientific end. She got thermometers
and used them so we'll that thereafter
she made no failures. She studied
the proportions of the various ingredi-
ents that went into the different things
she made and never departed from the
formula. To all the knowledge she ac-
quired from her reading she added her
great natural ability.
One thing which she did from the
start operated in her favor. She
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1915-02-11
Worm Learns at Harvard.

One-eyed Pete, Harvard's trained
worm, stands at the head of his class.
Prof. M. Yerkes is Pete's teacher.
Every afternoon Professor Yerkes lets
Pete takes a constitutional through a
tricky hole with two ends, one end.
ing with a comfortable resting place
and the other charged with electricity.
When it came to the parting of the
ways the worm didn't care at frs,
whether it went to the right or to tke
left, and so was shocked considerably.
But recently Pete has avoided the
capital punishment aperture, and now
it always goes into the hole that af-
tords comfort without any modern
electrical Improvements ts.-Cambridg
(Mass.) Dispatch Philadelphia Rec.
ord
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1915-02-11

Ella. Her imagination had been touched
and her family would have BEEN sur.
prised had they known how large o
part of her thoughts was occupied by
the unknown sender of her valentine,
In these girlish dreams to which sll
maidens are prone a handsome yourg
gentleman now figured He had dark,
soulful eyes, graceful, manly form
and patrician features. His name was
Arthur Eustace Henderson.
The Hutchinson company did little
night work; the girls were seldom re-
quired to work overtime. Occasion.
ally a few girls were asked to remain
and help rush through an accumula.
ton Of business matters. On one OF
these occasions some of the workers
of Mr.. Millers division were asked to
stay, and Pamela was among them. 1t
was few minutes past nine when
she passed through the storm doors to
join her brother, who she knew was
outside waiting for her. There was
no real reason for Don to come Down
to walk home with her when she
worked late, for several of the girls
went her way, and Billiken, the office
boy, always went in that direction
Pamela was quite attached to the lit,
tie fellow who so willingly filled her
ink bottle and kept her supplied with
scratch tablets
"Billiken," she said pleasantly. as
the boy would have fallen to the rear
at sight Of her handsome escort ".his
is my brother Don, who knows you
quite we'll already, for l have often
told him how kind you are to me-
Young man." said Don, with cor
dial grip of his hand, Il am glaG to
make your acquaintance, and to thank
you for your courtesies to my sister" "
Billiken's face opened into tre-
mendous grin.
"hh," he said, twisting with emSlr.
rassment, that amt nothin' Any.
body would be nice to her"
Eyes" said Don, with a smile. Il
think anybody with good judgment
would"
They walked down the street 20.
gether, Donald holding fast to his sis
ter's arm to prevent her slipping on
the icy pavement Your young
friends cognomen," said Don, present.
ly, lis highly descriptive but rather
confusing. What is your patronymic.
young fellow" he said, turning to Bill.
liken.
"Sir?" said Billiken confusedly.
Your name, said Don pleasantly
your real name"
"Oh," said Billiken, his face bright
ening. my name? Arthur Eustace
Henderson. That's my name"
For a second Don stopped stock still
in ama2ement, but he recovered him
self Immediately.
"A very nice name" he said agree.
bly,,
"Eessir" said Billiken.
Donald stole look at his s;s,sr's
face, She was crimson with confl.
sion. Her lids were downcast and he
could see nothing of the expression
of her eyes,
They walked few blocks farther
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1915-02-11
SAGE TEA OARKENS GRAY
HAIR TO ANY SHADE. TRY IT.!
Keep Your Locks Youthful, Dark,
Glossy and Thick With Garden
Sage and 3uIphur.

When you darken your hair with
Sage Tea and Sulphur, no one can
tell, because it's done so naturally, so
evenly. Preparing this mixture,
though, at home is mussy and trouble
some. For so cents you can buy at
any drug store the ready.to-use tonic
called "Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur
Hair Remedy" You just dampen a
sponge or soft brush with it and
draw this through your hair, taking
one small strand at time. BY morn.
ing all gray hair disappears, and, after
another application or two, your hair
becomes beautifully darkened, glossy
and luXuriant You will also dis
cover dandruff is gone and hair has
stopped falling.
Gray, faded hair. though no dis
grace, is a sign of old age, and as we
all desire a youthful and attractive ap-
pearance, get busy at once with Wy,
eth's Sage and Sulphur and hook years
younger Adv.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1915-02-11
Rich Men Are Generons

Fabulous fortunes have been accurp,
ulated within the past quarter Of a
century. There are more multimillion.
aires in the United States today than
there were men worth $l,O0O,O 900 in
the early eighties, and 1t is good 20
know that many of the very rich have
not only been generous in their bena.
factions, but have bestowed their large
gifts with good Judgment. On ac-
count of the European war this year }
benefactions will doubtless fall short,
but as far as the American gifts are
concerned-and they are usually the
most numerous-th total will make d
splendid showing.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1915-02-11

derson. She had not a single youDE
man acquaintance in the city, and was
quite free from the usual entangle.
ments of youth Hardly more than
child. her life had been hedged about
with peculiar carefulness. and until
this moment she had not met with the
tiniest whisper of romance
II seemed like an age before she was
free to hasten to the shabby tle
apartment, so poor in its appoint
ments. so rich in it's unpurchasable
atmosphere of love.
Her mother smiled gently at the
girls evident excitement She thought
the valentine very pretty, and sug-
gested that the name of the sender
sounded quite English and distin-
guisEed. Her brother Don laughed
heartily at what he called the young
mans masterful manners, but roman
tic Aunt Eugenia was unfeignedly de-
lighted. She advanced all sorts Of
surmises as to the gentleman's iden-
tity, and by bedtime had reached the
conclusion that he was a junior mem
Der of the firm who had fallen desper
ately in love with Pamela, and might
be shortly expected to WOO her and
carry her off to life of luxury and af-
fluence.
Who Arthur Eustace Henderson was
indeed was a mystery. The Aldersons
were acquainted with few people in
the city. He did not belong to the
church they attended; there was no
young man of that name employed in
Mr.. Miller's division. His name was
not even in the city directory. Who
was he? Whoever he was, he evi-