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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-12

New Yerk, Jan. 1T-~Joln ~ y n
Teller, Jr.. today forwarded tiss g
flowing telegram ID Thomas ~ Kjfn
Iorsanizer Asnerlcaa rsder&ttpn
Labor, y0ungstown, Ohio: "
/ sseverat View York newspapess tlsl4 =
morning print teicssrans from 4
town, Ohio. containing stateHtspF
lpurporting to have been issued ~ psls
iii which YOU assert that the fecs1st
disturbances in Youngstown vcr4 aus
Ito a financlai scheme rigEed w NJ
last resort To depress the vafus q \
works stock. 30 that interests thu ~
trying to form great half niIlli
dollar merger could Ket the esp4Fes
they wanted. 81: q: -. ~ /. .'sS &
your statement also declared sAt
sthe proposed merger was 10 inDaIt5s8
1.-THE Colorado Fuel and Iron Eonxp
and. you added. Colorado Fnet
Iron means John ID. Rockcfeiler. xsk$r4s
twas thus in your statement q sr4x$4k
yelled implication that the uuf0rfs 4lo
situation in YOUNGSTOWN In some lll-
liner grew out Of transactions In N44cMs
THE interests Of my father VERY 4lzss
Ivpived. s-s.sS q ~
/ Il desire to assure you In the lost
Iunequivocal manner that neither INK
rather nor Has any Interest
ever in tile Youngstown Shacf 4f3d
Tube Company. or In any mex4Sf fe
(which that company may bec0uze ~
party, ana also that we havb No p1F*
lticipatiun In. or kisOwIeaxe 0ftJ46x
negotiations or transactions la0k4HN
toward merger of any company E4Mh
1.-THE Colorado Fuel and IrOu4
lpany. Ayszss ss III
Il SIN faci, every implication ilta1rlkl
statement, insofs Z as II concer46 4y
father. myself on any coinpass& HI
which we are interested. Or any
factions or negotiations Of wl1islDs
Ehave knowledge. Is wholly MI A0nx
foundation. Z
II am sure that, knowing the a1Y&N.
syou will be glad to correct his 4334N9
prospects the statement YOU mads
lterday. II IL s ~, AZ
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-12

k1NE COL0M1xATxoN OEFEn.
1,15x Aersa, A1hAxv11ea n - Aers
farms. about 800 acres II high culti-
vation. good. dark. klysi land. nsAs
station. sfdInG on land Over mill
Hon feet valuable timber. best farm
ti1K section n North Carolina. Nice
two story house. three new tenant
houses > barns stable And large
canning ohtht
fsig 0ppsrsunity Fss ossek Buyes
Sell, exchange o. tAke partnef.
Write or So owner, MARTIN A1GDz
10 East Eranklin strset.
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Especial 70 The sichnond Yirginian.9
Pctersbufx. va. IAN Mrs
Mary Elizabeth Figg. weff-krfok Y
and highly esteemed lxdy died Ht.hef
about 1880 o'clock this murninE folt
lowing brief illness. Mtx EixxFas
In the sevAnty-seven yAar 0t het
are and had been life -l01x rssideni
III Petersburg. She Ii survived BY fuuI
onrMl1 ]. III. HarveH. Of Norfolk;
Ass&y4 ThomAs q. ana John HAr-
ven and Felton, Fies, Al ~ Peters
burg.
Ths funeral WIN b conducted from
thu residences ii 3 O'Clock thursday
afternoon REV Richard wilkinson,
ID. D.. of the Waahington.Street N. n.
Church. Of which thu deceAsed had
been 4 member for more than nifty
years. will olIlciate. and tntssAsesatr will
be made In Blnndford Cemetery. Il
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-12

WnehlnktOn, Jan. 11.--flcAftily of
poFaAh for fertilizer Seriou4Iy threat.
qstss the cotton orop, N@nA4or Gfntth,
of 1vuth Carolina, totd tha eeuate to-
dAy ~ Submitting 4 resolution cal1ins
= report ~om Athe amount Of potash
available III this country.
4 Senator smith 4nld thai unless some
actton wAa taken u replefIsh the pot
A1A supply the pFoduc&ion OF cotton
may 10 reduceS1 40 Mr. Gant.
The resolution Wae adopted
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-12

HOFDs-Funerai services for PETER
III HOPE. Who died saturday J4u=
nary :. viii BE- conducted Az AZ
osclock foAaF frsHa the EbsteAef Hap
sist Church. On Leigh street. Z
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-12

aICxlMOND Am 4 nAPTAnAaM0C3l
RIVER nAfEsGAK COMFAMX.
Mafa. LIne. IT. $50


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". Msws. NIX, Ola ri. - IN M. e >.
Nswport News Local sf:16 =. 800 b.
Trains arrlvA frnm NIX. siI:1e =.
.ss.4t d. -. 40 d. M NeMH ~ ;ks Il. n
81 III From MSst q :ao NJ $50 b. xs:sE
=. x1.ie b. roe d. daily from CHAR
Ipttesvills except Sunday from TAur-
mend. Jas. Aix xs:36 =. sT:is ,.
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NOTICE

EkAN0AHO PAPEsK MENsr eAl.e 4sz911E &
" Hicfsmosd, Wa. 4 10
THE 9nnuaI meeting Of the xteuoE~
at the ONCE Of the conf any (fo4tsp&
Hull Street. South Richmond
THURSDAY, January AZ. At $50 -
\ 80. zkAffzS II II sffI aA:S
SEC. and TrS&
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Mis- Etl,cl stewss.s He's.

Winchester, Va. Jan. iI.--Miss
Ethel stewart Hers. daughter Of Mrs.
Sarah Moore Hess ana the late John
A. Hess died early yesterday morn
ing 1t ths honfe Of her mother on
the Dulnusy farm. near Boyce.
f.farKE County IT. tlfs fWenty-sixth
year Of her age, after 4 lingering III
ness Of tuberculosis, IS
Mrs Hess Is survived BY her mother
ana i number Of brothers and sisters.
Her ;fpthar. II will BE recalled, was
instantly killed some months ago In
d runaway accident. horse he was
driving having suddenly left the VIM
cheater and Mfliwood Pike and dash
"a down IN entertainment, crushing ont
Mr. Hess life. SHE Was born on
March 2, 1881. 5'
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-12

ChristiansHurg. W.. ian. 11.--W. 8
6rumheld. j Conftderats veteran, died
At his home ne4r this plaza Sunday,
HG s.rved throughout the war In Com.
panv.. e. Fifty fourth Virginia volun.
ttArs
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-12

~ 1myan1nDens VIM Dsemg nases ~.
lurNa; 4tAern hawe maAA fertuHs
0M similar tnveatmsntA q. G. BRAD
FOND. Legal BufIdinE Wsshtrsfon
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-12

III. I sss.. 81. d -,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-12

- sale. CA~Np~ -4DAe 9arlsy sf>nes Ma9-
~, cutkfvatcr ana rluw SecCnd
hand. apply q MR.. AIstsrx, Staples
Mil Road. aAar Bread street.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-12

5I.S.1 ~ ense-s-s k.psn@ens yg7nAes'
\ Ssesner !. North Etshth sfreef: ~
alfs.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-06-14
LOEB URGES NEW SCHEME to-
JOLT SCHOOL TEACHERS

JOLT SCHOOL 7 EACHERS
A delegation Of prominent men and
women will drop into the meeting
of the school board late today in
order to be present should Jake Loeb,
president of the school board, try to
get away with his new scheme to
control the school teachers of Chi
cago.
The school teachers now retain
their positions through the merit
rule. If a teacher is not told during
one school year that her work is I'M
satisfactory she is retained for the
next
But now Jake Loeb would change
all that. He desires the power to
drop any teacher summary. In this
way those who are against his idea,
say the teachers, will be thrown
back into the old political system
that proved so dangerous to the
public school system before the
merit system was adopted.
Among those who will fight against
Loeb slipping over his little game are
MARY AlCDOWClls JcllC EANAe4AAAo5 -'4A D
Margaret Robins, Mrs. Jos. T. Bow
en-, Grace Abbott, Sophonisba
Breckenridge, Mrs. Geo. Bass, Har-
riet Vittum, c. E. Merriam, R. NJ.
Buck. John c. Kennedy and A. A.
Mccormick.
In a communication to the school
board the above citizens, together
with a score of others, said in part:
THE board of education has ade-
uuate machinery at the present time
for determining competency and for
eliminating the incompetent. Before
teachers are permanently appointed
they must pass a rigorous eXamina-
ton, must serve a probationary pc
Rod of not less than four months and
must then serve not less than three
years before receiving permanent
certificates from the Chicago board
of education. This should be sufi-
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-06-14
NOW THE COLONEL KNOWS HOW
PROGRESSIVE PARTY FELT

New York, June 14.-COI. Roose-
welt today suffered from a severe
pain in his side and, as a result, fire.
uuently pressed his hand against his
side near his heart while motoring
to the home of his sOn-in-law, DR..
Richard Derby. He had been to the
dock to greet his son, Kermit, and
the Iatter's wife and baby. The colo
mel said the pain was Of no conse-
uuence, but he seemed quite ILL
my fathers illness is of no conse-
uuence whatever. He will keep his
appointments today" said Mrs. Rich
ard Derby, daughter Of Col RoOse-
welt.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-06-14

Nina Clover left home because
husband wouldn't eat chicken pie. He
got divorce.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-06-14

found incompetent on the evidence
presented, may be dismissed from
the system. Any inCOmpetency now
in the schools is due primarily to the
attitude of the trial committee Of
the board of education.
THE merit clause now under at
tack was adopted by the board of ed
ucation about twenty-five years ago
to put an end to an intOlerable cOndi-
ton. For months before each an
nuaI election of teachers all possible
pressure political and OtheTwise)
was exerted to secure their re-elec-
ton. This produced decentralization
of both the boards legitimate bust
ness and of the work Of the schools.
In sheer desperation members Of the
board would leave the city to get
away from the pressure. The board
finally adopted the present merit
cause to end this intOlerable situa-
ton. 1t made a teachers efficiency
record during the year the basis Of
reelection or failure of reelection.
The proposed amendment leaving
out the merit clause will result in a
return to the old pull system. This
is the experience of the past. Human
nature has not changed. Return to
the old conditions would be certain"
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1916-10-05
ON lST.

was no need OF haste in the case OF
Hester, it seemed, but Caviness was
harder to figure out.
Yet just the reverse proved to be
true. Cards theory for catching a
man of the Caviness type held good,
while on the fugitive cashier he abso-
lutely failed.
In Royerton it was easy to find
manv intimates of the insurance man.
From these it was learned that the
spendthrift often visited Philadelphia
and that while there he kept fast COM
pany. Some of the young men Of the
village knew of the places he fire.
ouented, the people who were his
friends.
"such a man." soliloquized Billy
Gard, ALWAYS hides with a woman
Whereupon the special agent re-
turned to Philadelphia and began in
yestigating, one after another, the re-
sorts and the sporting friends Of the
missing insurance agent. One thread
after another was followed to its end
until in tracing a certain woman to
Germantown, the special agent met
with a result and a surprise that was
beyond his expectation.
A drayman who had hauled the
goods and chattels of the woman he
was tracing had given Gard the Ger
mantown address. 1t was eleven
o'clock on a sunshiny morning when
the special agent reached the address.
It was a narrow house in closely
built row and evidently was rented,
each floor as fat, Gard had recon-
noi.ered front and back, had gossiped
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1916-10-05

vigor and prowess of mild and law
abiding men when plunged by circum-
stances into the realms Of the lawless.
He had therefore not been greatly sur
prised when the young cashier had
made his wild ride to freedom. But
as the aggressive wielder Of heavy
stick that had beaten his antagonist
into onsciousness-this was indeed
a militant role to be played by the in
offensive former cashier. That young
man evidently had qualities that had
not been attributed to him.
Gard knew instantly that the man
stretched across the dining room table
was Caviness, the bank wrecker. The
policeman, true to his training, rushed
into the ARRAY that it might be stopped
and the participants placed under ar
rest. The wielder Of the heavy stick
turned toward the door, took in the
situation in a. glance and fed toward
the back Of the house. AS in his es-
cape from Royerton, all the luck broke
with him. AS he dashed into the
kitchen he slammed a door behind
him. 1t was probably all chance that
the latch was so set that the door
locked, and the officer was delayed in
breaking it down. From the back
steps of this ground-floor fiat to an
alley was but twenty feet. When the
officer gained these steps he but looked
into a blank board fence in which
there appeared another closed door.
He rushed to this, flung it open, looked
out. There was not a soul in sight.
The police of Philadelphia lost track
of Homer Hester when he slammed
the fat door in the face of this men,
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1916-10-05
CHANCES in Human Teeth.

That our teeth are becoming pro-
excessively smaller and fewer is made
manifest by study of human jaws
running back through the centuries to
the earliest historic times, G,OOO years
ago, and even to those Of prehistoric
people whose bones have been dug up.
That they are growing less durable is
shown by their extreme liability to de-
cay.
The tendency to reduction in the
number Of teeth is shown by the de-
parture Of the third molars. These
wisdom teeth" as they are called,
four in number, are in many individu-
ais missing or understood and irrcgu-
lar; or they may, in other instances,
fail to "erupt." Evidently they arc
destined to disappear entirely. And
because they are no longer required for
use nature Is making them Of such
poor material that commonly they start
to decay as soon as they appear. Al
ready there are signs that other teeth,
such as the lateral incisors, will follow
the same route. Our teeth are merely
tools. They are not equivalent to
limbs, but are only natural imple-
ments and were developed originally to
meet certain needs. If the needs dimin-
ish the teeth must do likewise.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1916-10-05

met surreptitioasly to talk the mat
ter over, II could clean up the whole
amount. I have most unusual bust
ness opportunity in Philadelphia. You
must let me overdraw just once more"
mot a cent" insisted Hester. II
have already let you ruin me and the
bank. I will go no further
eff you DON'T" brutally stated the
insurance man, you are ruined by
what you have already done, I ar
ruined, the bank is ruined. This is
the one chance"
In the end he went to Philadelphia
to grasp this one chance. Billy Gard
acknowledged that it was logical that
the cashier should allow him to do
so. The draft that Caviness drew was
for twice the amount he had named
but the harassed cashier could not
bring himself to refuse. to honor 1t.
Caviness had proven himself a.
psychologist again. Two days later a
smaller draft came but with no line
of explanation. The chance to recOup
might depend upon this money, the
cashier felt. He appreciated the great
er chances on the other side but, hav-
ing honored the larger check, he could
not turn down the smaller one. It
was not logic that he should do so.
AS the days passed there came other
drafts for always smaller amounts.
There was still no report from
Caviness. Yet what excuse could the
cashier offer himself for refusing
these small drafts when he had hon.
ored the big ones. Finally the prodigal
drew, in a single day, forty small
checks ranging from one to i've dol
lars.
Despairingly the cashier cashed
everyone.
It was during the week that fol-
lowed that the directors had precipi-
tated the flight Of the cashier. Billy
Gard found the whole case easy to
clear up with the exception of the ap-
prehension of the two men who had
been the instruments in Wrecking the
bank.
The special agent had little doubt
Of his ability to catch Homer Kester,
the cashier. There was the almost III
fallible theory that such a fugitive
would write home. There was but the
necessity to wait until he should do
so and the point of hiding would be
indicated by the post mark. There
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1916-10-05

with the grocer at the corner, with
some children in the street. He was
looking for an opportunity to approach
the janitor of the house to question
him Informally, wanted to talk to the
postman. Then he met the policeman
on this beat. He had asked this guard
ian of the law about the occupants of
the fiat in question and the two men
were drifting idly past when pande-
monium broke loose.
Shrek after shrek tore its way
through the drawn curtains of the
ground-foor fiat. There was the crash
Of broken furniture, the whack OF
heavy blows, the thud of falling bodies.
The policeman and the special agent
ran to the door Of the house to which
the former put his shoulder with good
effect, They were thus let into mar
row hall. Off Of this were the doors to
the fiat through which the noise of a
vast disturbance continued to come.
It required the strength Of the two
men to break through the barrier, and
some delay was occasioned. But when
the door was finally forced it was
wild scene that was revealed.
They had broken into the sitting
room. Sprawled across it's floor was
the form of a disheveled woman,
frowsily blonde, shapely, clad in
dressing sacque and evidently uncon-
scious. Chairs were upset, tables over
turned.
The intruders gave but hurried
glance to this apartment, however, for
the action Of the play was still going
forward and might be seen through
the torn portieres that led into the ad-
joining dining room. AS they looked
the form Of a strong young man fell
heavily across the dining room table,
felled by blow from the stout stick
of slim antagonist. The wielder Of
the attack shifted his position and
Billy Gard got a view of his face, livid-
ly white, delicately chiseled and re-
fined in appearance. 1t seemed lily to
fit into this chaotic scene. Yet the
special agent knew he had seen it be-
fore and instantly the Photographic
flash of such face bending over the
dashboard of a madly plunging car
riage returned to his consciousness. 1t
was the face of Homer Hester.
Billy Gard had often had occasion to
be vastly surprised by the unexpected
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1916-10-05
Buddha's Poor Guess.

At the entrance of the lamaSery are
eight large monuments, which contain
the ashes of eight Buddhas. Long
years ago, at the beginning Of the Ming
dynasty, after hard fighting, the Tibe-
tans were driven back from Chinese
territory, which they had overrun for
hundreds Of miles. When the victo-
rious Chinese general reached Kun
bum, says the Christian Herald, he
sent for these eight Bud1has and said
to them: "You can read the future;
can you tell me when you are going
to dieT' One Of them, shrewd enough
to understand the generals mind, said:
Tomorrow" NO." said the general.
lit will be today" And it was.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1916-10-05

this were admitted what was to be
done? Obviously the former methods
of communication should be cut off.
How could this be done?
The messenger method of communi-
cation was possible only because the
fugitive was near home. If he were
far away it could not be used. If he
were far away he would also feel an
added degree Of security. A worldly
fugitive would not, but Kester would.
With continent between him and his
crime the man who had always lived
in this narrow sphere would not ap-
preciate the possibilities of his cap
ture. He would write.
Special Agent Billy Gard was quite
sure of this. He would have done it
himself at twenty-four. The runaway
cashier should be captured by being
caused to flee thousands of miles
further away.
Having reached this conclusion the
special agent called Police Sergeant
Flaherty on the telephone. Would
Flaherty come to see him? Flaherty
would be there in fifteen minutes.
Now Gard knew that Flaherty had
grown up in the little town of Roger
ton. His folks lived there and Fla
herty occasionally went back for
visit The Irishman was trustworthy
guardian of the law and might be de-
pended upon to carry out orders.
"Flaherty," said the special agent,
would you like to take a bit of a trip
to Royerton over Sunday and see your
folks, with all expenses paid?"
would eat Dago's apples when
I was hungry" said the policeman.
"Well, here is the lay of the land"
Gard explained. II am after that fugi-
tive cashier, Hester, and I am going
to get him. He is not far from home
and his folks are in communication
with him. want them to know that I
am after him. They will tell him, will
supply him with bundle Of money
and he will not stop running until he
reaches Arizona. Then will get him."
Then are not police methods" said
Flaherty. II am not catching this dip,
but when do pinch them it is usually
by getting close to them"
IL like to catch them on the wing"
said Gard. Anyway you have merely
a speaking part. Your talk is to the
home folks, to the effect that am hot
on the trail Of Homer Hester and like
ly to nab him at any moment. Go talk
your head off,"
Whereupon the policeman from Roy
erton spent the week end at that viii
lage, had good time and passed the
word Of warning.
Billy Gard waited ten days.
At the end Of that time he was
called on the telephone by the post
master at Royerton. A letter had come
| to sister of Homer Hester and in
| that young mans handwriting. It was
postmarked Spokane, Washington"
Gard dispatched long telegram in
code to the special agent of the depart!
ment Of justice nearest Spokane, he
being located in Seattle. He asked
that officer to run over to Spo7
kane and pick up his man. 1t was
merely the task Of locating well-de'
| scribed stranger in a comparatively
small city. Two days later the de-
partment was informed of the arrest.
Psychology" said Billy Gard rumt-
natively. lis great help to deteo-
tive-when it works."
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1916-10-05
Clever Youth,

Employer-IFuh! Got off yesterday
to go to your grandmother's funerall
Show up this morning with a black
eye!
Office BOy-Yes, sir; we got fighting
over the property Pittsburgh Chron-
cle-Telegraph.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1916-10-05
COURTESY.

'The people of your town applauded
me with fine enthusiasm"
''That isn't altogether enthusiasm"
said q member of the reception cola
mittee. "Some of it's hospitality"
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1916-10-05


Were I hiding under such condi-
tons whom would I use as a messen-
ger?"
A faithful former servant who might
be living there, a distant relative,
some individual hired for the task.
There we're not SO many possibilities.
They might be exhausted in a few
weeks investigation. Was there not,
however, shorter road to results?
eff 1 were in this lads place." the
ly, what would make me write
homer"
OBVIOUSLY nothing would" came
the answer, 80 long as I could COM
municate through the safer medium of
a trusted messenger"
But if the messenger were an i'm
possibility, would I writer"
This query the detective had some
difficulty in answering. He brought
himself to experience the lonesome
ness and inconsistencies Of the fugitive,
the lad whose whole life interest was
wrapped up in the little circle in
which he had moved. At the same
time he appreciated the fugitive's
proven fear of the mails and his avoid
ance of them SC far.
But for the sake of LAYING down
basis for action Detective Billy Gard
granted that he would write If he
could not communicate otherwise. If
The Cordova daily times., 1916-02-06
BUILDINGS FOR coMMIS-
 SION AT NENANA.

Howard Curtis, of the Alaskan engi- neering commission, who was left in charge of the commission headquar- ters at Nenana by Commissioner Thos, Riggs, when the latter left for Wash ington last fell. is reported to have erected several fine buildings at Ne mana for the use of the commission next summer. After the days lengthen out, the party will move across the Panama and start in on some work to be done on the townsits. which was surveyed last summer. It is believed that the land office will probably ar range the sale of lots in the townsite aSAs sAAAeAs ,Si