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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-22
ARMEA|US MINE
WRECKED BY COLLAPSE

The Arnlenius copper mine. located
in Louisa County. about a mile from
Mineral. collapsed last Sunday about
noon. leaving a crater-like hole that
reached to "A depth OF 400 feet.
Providentially, the doomed mine
was deserted of human life, there be-
ing a number OF mules stabbed there
These are being rescued as promptly
as assistance can reach them. 1t Is
said that had the accident occurred
during anE- wnok- Lthc-lnSs- of Life
would have heen great.
From information At hand. Ii is
believed that the falling OF the sur
face earth was due to a giving-in of
Some of the lower levels ef the works,
The cavity is being flooded by water.
Notwithstanding all efforts to check
its rise Officials of the Armenius
Chemical Company. Of New York,
who own the mine. have arrived and
taken charge of the situation. They
state that the loss is small. but no
definite information could be had un-
Ill the inner works of the mine were
cleared out,
The mines are still out OF commits
sion,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-22
state INTRODUCES
UNEXPECTED WITNESS
Newspaper Woman Tells Of Damasins
Admissions Made by Negroes
Charged with DR.. Mobr's
Murder. .

Providence. X. L.. Jan. 21.--Just be-
fore court adjourned in the Mohr trial
this afternoon for the recess until Mon
day the State called Miss Gertrude
Stevenson. Her appearance as prose =
cutiop witness was quite unheralded
and unexpected, but probably no one
not even George Heals nor Florence
Ormsby--has given more damaging
testimony against both Mrs. Mohr ana
the two colOred boys.
Miss Stevenson Is a reporter on a
Boston newspaper. Just after Brown.
Spellman and Heals were arrested she
went to interview them In the Bristol
jail. She did not tell them she was
q reporter. She said she had just come
from Mrs. Mohr. 20 they talked to
her.
Brown told me TO tell Mrs. Mohr
to be sure to say nothing about the
motorcycle; that he would cay that his
wife had saved enough money to pay
for it. He said. VIII you go see my
sister and tell her to say that l was
at her house the night OF the shoot
ing
IT said to them. But two fishermen
have said they saw you just after the
shooting and Brown answered: That
ia not So Because we didn't see any
body and If they had seen US. we
would have seen them
II told them that / had Just come
from seeing Mrs. Mohr Heals asked
how she felt, and / said she feels
pretty badly and Heals said, Tell
her not feel badly. If she sticks &c
us, we will stick to her Brown said,
Tell her to get me a lawyer.
II asked them why they had con-
fessed and they said they hadn't and
Brown said that Heals had become
nervous. Heals then said, 7 didn't
spill anything"
Miss Stevenson testified that she
went back to the Jail the next day and
that Brown slipped a piece of paper
to her with the request that she give
II to his sister---that 1t was his aiibL
Miss Stevenson said that she gave this
paper to Chief Robbins. 1t was shown
to her for Identification. but was not
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-22
THINKS GOQQ CHANGE
FOR EQUAL SUFFRAGE


The equal suffrage amendment TO
the state Constitution. which has been
introduced for the third time at this
session OF the legislature. seems to
have prospect OF polling rather
large vote this session, Judging from
reports made at the Suffrage League
headquarters by Mrs. u. Is. vaicn-
tine. the president OF the league.
THE outlook" said Mrs Valentine,
lis quite hopeful. For two years. y0ft
know, we could not get beyond the
thirteen mark In the House and could
secure no votes In the Senate. Today
our patrons alone number almost al
many as our previous supporters.
There has been a vast and significant
change. Even those who do not ia
vor our bill admit that suffrage II
surely coming Our patrons In tho
House are as follows:
"R. o. Norris, OF Lancaster County,:
John NJ. Steck, OF Frederick: d. H.
llams, of Fairfax: Norviiie L. Hem
ley, of James City: ]. S. Musgrave, OF
southampton: L. 3. Cox. OF Norfolk,
and NJ. K. Lowry, OF Stafford.
Those in the Senate are: T.. Lee
Trinkle. of Wytheville, and W. c.
Corbett. of Portsmouth
The first thing on the program at
the Equal Suffrage meeting Thurs
day was a delightful reading by Mrs.
Henry Aylett Sampson OF an original
play entitled EFT Tx" The dialogue
was sparkling with humor, and the
audience. which overflowed the hall,
was in a constant uproar Of laughter.
The main business of tho meeting.
however. was the celebration of Child
Labor Day and the wholehearted en-
dorsement by the league Of the Keat-
ing-Owen child labor bill, copy OF
which was read aloud to the MEM
bers Along this same line, num-.
| Der of very excellent and moving
poems on child labor by Margaret
| Widdemer we're very expressiveiy
read by Miss Lou Belle Catesby Jones'
Mrs. Kate Langley Bosher, who was
chairman of the afternoon, spoke OH
! the necessity for such blu and also
a mothers compensation act, to make
| the former really effective.
It was announced that the qies-
! ton of feeblemindedness and deiin-
/ quincy would be discussed next Thurs
| day by Mrs. w. c. Blakey and Misr
Louise Price.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-22

mailing nests, roosts and all fixtures to
the building was q bad mistake, and
there is no wonder that lice reignsd
supreme.
T. W. Ware. Hammondtown. n. j.,
has novel nest method. Ordinary
boxes are used. These are so placed
that the lower box provides a platform
for the upper nest. upon which the
hens can easily alight. These nests
are readily taken outdoors and thor
oughly cleaned. The illustration gives
the idea very ciearly.-Farm Journal.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-22


Edward stone the manager and
Frank Benesch. clerk. quickly COM
piled. The robber who seemed thor
oughIy familiar with the office. then
started for the rear. AS he did So
Cashier Walsh reached for his revolver
Immediately the robber leveled his pis-
tol and fred. The bullet struck Walsh
in the chest. but It's force had been
checked by the wires of the cage and
1t inflicted only a slight wound.
The robber then drove Walsh. who
Was still able to walk. together with
Stone, Benesch, and Miss PloZynski
the stenographer. into the open steel
vault closed the heavy door and turn
ed the combination. Then he locked
the front door and took between $500
and $500 out of the money drawer.
Just about the time the shot was
fred. taxicab, with n blonde younE;
woman as its only passenger. stopped
near the agency.
Ed Scott. who was passing when the
shot was fred. called Policeman John
son from the state Street crossing
They returned to the agency and upon
attempting to enter. found the door
locked. As the policeman, with
pistol in hand. stepped back from the
door. II suddenly opened inwardly and
a man with pistol in his right hand
faced johnson. Before the latter
could raise his revolver. the bandit
fred twice, The first shot was enough.
II pierced Jnhnson's heart and the
policeman pitched forward dead, Then
the bandit made his escape,
Later tho three men and the girl.
almost suffocated. we're liberated from
the vault.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-22

James Keith. a negro, was the prisoner
most wanted by the lynchers- IL was
said that there was more evidence
against him than any of the others.
Sheriff Potts. however, had taken
the precaution to remove him several
days ago to some other jail, the loca-
ton of which he has not divulged
Moreland was killed at the home OF
Felix Lake when he went there 10
arrest a negro. 1t was reported that
more than one of those In the house
shot him and all were arrested later
sheriff Only Saw Three Lynchers.
sylvester. Ga, Jan. 21.---So well ex-
ecuted were the plans OF the men who
took five negroes from the jail here
and lynched them early in Lee County,
that Sheriff l.. A. Potts saw only
three of them. he said today.
THE first / knew anything waf
wrong was when one of the men who
had brought Il bound negro to the
door, pointed a pistol at me and told
me to get into a bath room. They
had told me they wanted to keep the
negro in Jail at least over night.
Il was completely at their mercy, so,
of course. complied with their de-
mands to get into the bath room and
also to give them my keys. These
men were not masked.
There is no lock on the bath room
door. so two of them remained with
me. keeping me covered all the time.
Within a few minutes l heard shrill
whistle and then footsteps as II many
men were entering the Jail.
In little while the same whistle
was blown again and my two captors
suddenly left me and rushed out of
the Jail. Within a minute or two af-
20 that trfn NH as
going north at a rapid rate of speed.
II had never seen the men who first
came to the door but / would know
them II ] saw them again"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-22

CONTROL or BAGWORM.
Pick OF the coeoons Which Danaie
From Twigs and Branches.

Pick OF the coeoons Which Oanaie
From Twigs and Branches.
If you would save the arbor vitaes.
red cedars, naples and other trees and
shrubs, pick Off the hong brown. slen-
der. silken cases or cocoons which dan.
gle from their twigs and branches and
burn them. This Will destroy the well
known bag or basket worm, which ia
now in the egg stage within the cases.
This pest 10 often a great deal more
destructive than cankerworms. San
Jose scale and other pests, Each bag
or case may contain from 700 to LOO
eggs, which during next May and June
will hatch into as many hungry cater
pillars.
The bag or basket worm is one OF
the most common and injurious insect
pests in the parks and paintings Of the
larger cities and towns Of Missouri. In
many cases 1t IL doing more harm TO
shrubbery and shade trees than all
other insects combined. IL the proper
measures Of prevention are put into
practice 1t Is, however. one of the
easiest insects to control
A simple way Of destroying the pest
is to collect the cases or bags during
the fall and winter and burn them II
this work is thoroughly done the eggs
of the insects will be destroyed and the
pest may be completely stamped out
Since the caterpillars that hatch from
the bagworm eggs are leaf eaters they
may be destroyed by the use OF ARISEN
icai poisons. When the worms are
small or Just emerging from the bag
like cases during May and June they
may be killed easily by spraying the
foliage thoroughly with arsenate Of
lead paste at the rate Of three pounds
to fifty gallons of water. This spray
should be applied just as soon an the
pest begins TO feed In the spring. Later
sprays may require more poison Dur
ing the summer sticky bands placed
around the trunks of the trees will
protect them from the caterpillars
which wander at this season. IT. j.
Talbert- Missouri Station.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-22

tNc''SAHuNo FiOHt + iTSt rage
helped TO get the negroes
They were rushed out of the iail.
bundled into the machines and .att
started north at rapid pace The
sheriff Immediately attempted To re-
sort to the telephone TO head off the
party, but it was soon ascertained that
all lines north were cut of order and
later it was learned the wires had been
cut.
The bodies were found by Lee Coun-
|ty citizens who were out on the roads
early today apparently under the i'm
precision that there was reason to be-
lieve that IL any of the negroes were
taken from the jail they would be
taken to Lee County. where Sheriff
Moreland was popular. Going out from
Starkville short distance they en-
|countered a CHASTITY scene of the Ave
men hanging to one limb within full
view from the road. Apparently they
had been strung up and then became
targets for the men who had taken
Them from jail.
-Four Victims of One Family.
Four of the victims were of one
|family--Felix Lake and his three sons.
Frank. Dewey and Major. The nth
|Wasi Hodius Seamore.
4 II was believed. however. that
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-22
THROUGH q. S. GOOD
OFFICES CONSULS RELEASED

Washington, Jan. :f---Through
the good Offices of the United
States, the German, Austrian.
Turkish and Bulgarian consuls at
Saloniki, who had been held un-
der arrest ON board French war
sh.r in the harbor, have been re-
leased.
The consuls were charged with
having communicated military infor-
nation to the Bulgarians outside OF
the CITY 10 direct an attack upon the
town by enemy aeroplanes. Ener-
getic protests by Greece were ignored
by the allies.
The condition of release was that
the consuls should not resume theif
functions in Saloniki. but return to
their own countries. Arrangements
have been made for the return to
Turkey of the Turkish consul by a
devious route, which will take him
by water to France or Italy, thence
by rail to Switzerland. from which
country he can find his way through
Germany and Austria to Turkey.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-22
OBITUARY
Funeral OF Miss Anne Har-yie.

A large number of prominent per-
sons assembled in the home of Miss
Anne Fisher Harvie. 2o3 East Frank
lin Street. to attend her funeral al
noon yesterday. She was the eldest
granddaughter of Chief Justice John
Marshall The John Marshall house,
at Ninth and Marshall Streets, was
closed today as a mark of respect for
Miss Harvie.
Miss Harvie was n daughter OF the
late General Jaqueline Burwell Harvie
and Mrs. Mary Marshall Haryie She
was born in the old John Marshall
house. at Ninth and Marshall Streets
and lived there many years. Much OF
the furniture there was moved to EOS
East Franklin Street. where 1t now re-
mains.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-22
Hammerstein a Bankrupt.

New York, Jan. 2i.--Judge Maher
in the United states District Court
today signed an order adjudgfng
Oscar Hammerstein n bankrupt and
directing him to appear before Stanley
w. Dexter. referee in bankruptcy,
at I'll Broadway. The impresairo viii
troubles.
The order against MIR. Ha.mmerstein
follows his failure to appear ana,
answer the involuntary petition Ii,
bankruptcy filed against him January
by the American Seating Company
and two other creditors.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-22
ENORMOUS LOSSES ARE
SUFFERED BY RUSSIANS

Vienna, Jan. 2I.--As result of the
enormous losses they suffered on
January 19, in the battles near
Toporoutz and Boyan. the Russians
Yesterday ceased their attacks. On
the remainder of the northeastern
front general calm prevails. broken
only by Intermittent artillery dueis-
The Russian aircraft division drop
ped bombs on the district southeast OF
Brzezany. but no damage was caused.
Italian theater: The Italians direct
ed their gunfire on the Austro- Hun
garian positions in the Tyrol and on
the slopes OF Col di Lana. They also
heavily shelled some passes north OK
Peutelstein. On the remainder of this
front. the artillery Ia normally active
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-22
WOULD REIMBURSE STATE.
Move TO Pay Illinois Heavy Expenses
In Foot and Mouth Campaign.

Washington. Jan. 21,-An appro-
priation of s1,569.339.. to repay the
State of Illinois for expenditures in
the Fedreal campaign against the
hoof and mouth disease was proposed
in q resolution introduced in the House
today by Representative Chiperf1eld. or
Illinois. The resolution would author
ize the payment of the money to
reimburse the State of Illinois for
money expended for the payment OF
stock destroyed by Joint action of tho
United states and the State OF Illinois
and which was made necessary by the
Introduction into the State of Illinois
of the heof and mouth disease FROM
other States"
The resolution was referred to the
House appropriations committee.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-22
RUSSIAN VICTORY OF
SWEEPING CHARACTER

London, Jan. 21.--The Russians
have won another sweeping victory
over the Turks in the Caucasus. re-
pulsing an attempt of the Ottoman
4roops TO break through the Russian
lines. The Turks were overwhelmed,
driven back as far as the forts OF
Erzerurn. and sabered by the hun
dreds.
Fifteen hundred Turks were slain or
taken prisoners, and large quantities
of muitions were taken.
The defeat of the Turks was an Ut
ter rout. and in their precipitate
flight they left their arms. ammunl-
ton and a vast quantity OF war mate
rails, Stragglers crowded the roads
and were gathered In by the hundreds.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-22
GREAT ARTILLERY
ACTIVITY IN BELGIUM

Paris. Jan. 21.--'The night OFFICIAL re-
port is as follows:
In Belgium our artillery shelled the
German trenches in the region OF the
Dunes, causing several fires.
Between scissors and Rheims
German battery in action mean
Vregeny, northeast OF scissors, was
caught under our fire and reduced to
silence.
In the vosges during lombard
ment of the outlying section of Reh-
felsen hills, we damaged the German
trenches and destroyed an observation
post. +.
on the rest Of the front the day was
marked by considerable activity OF
artillery on both sides,
Belgian communique:
Our batteries surprised an infantry
column on the march from Beerst to-
wards the User and dispersed 1t.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-22
Plan Mobilization.

Washington. Jan. 21.-Comprehen.
sive plans for use of the railroads in
mobilizing the army are being drawn
up by Secretary Garrison in co-opera.
ton with a committee of railroad of.
Fflcials headed by Fairfax Harrison. the
president of the Southern Railway.
Secretary Garrison announced to-
day that the committee has been au-
thorized by all the railroads to give
him full information as to equipment
and other data to supplement that al.
ready in possession of the army wal
college.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-22


saying. " ! cannot be responsible for
the future"
1t is announced from Vienna that
the foreign office has received no Of
fetal advices that it's peace terms
have been rejected by the Montegrins.
A Rome dispatch states that King
Nicholas has appointed General Mar
tinovitch TO the supreme command OF
the Montenegro army. The Eignifl-
ca nee Of this lies in the fact that II
was Martinovitch who on wednesday
CURLY informed the King that If he
made peace with Austria his army
would revolt and continue the cam
paign.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-22
BRITISH CONDUCT MAKES
SITUATION INTOLERABfiR

London, Jan. 21.-An exchange
telegram from Copenhagen says that
referring to the detention of the
Swedish steamship Stockholm, the
chief of the Swedish american line
declared the behavior of the British
authorities is rendering impossible
the maintenance of "A steamship limo
for traffic between Scandinavian ports
and America.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-22

q The leaders Of the national
. grange have suggested that q
= good subject for local organiEa-
. tons TO study this winter In san
. itary equipment for the farm.
q This includes water supply, sew
= age disposal and the accompany
. ing problems OF plumbing. No
D better suggestion could be made.
. There Is perhaps no single sub
v ject pertaining to the farm home
q which Is of more interest and
o which win mean more to farm
q ers than this. Farmers have out
. grown the old methods, and a
. constantly increasing number in
o all parts Of the country are look
. ing up the questions relating to
y home betterment.-Orapge Judd
q Farmer.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-22
ILLINOIS CRIPPLED
sContinacd From First Page.

Brooklyn. in the southeastern section
of Joliet
Mooseheart the home of the Loyal
order of Moose, where the orders
industrial school is located. has been
flooded. and men were working fever
ishiy TO check the rise and prevent
the breaking of a dam which Is hold
ing the water back.
The Calumet River district was un-
der three feet of water, Furnace fires
in all of the big industrial plants
were extinguished and thousands had
to leave their homes.
A property loss of more than $780,
600 is estimated. The main section
of Hammond was a miniature lake.
More than n dozen towns in the dis
trict have been damaged.
At Rockford. Ottawa. LaSalle
Strator and lie Monte. the rains have
driven thousands from their homes
and have wrought much damage
Practically all of the schools in the
northern Illinois district were forced
to abandon classes.
Railroads Embarrassed.
Railroad traffic was carried on with
diff ilty, where it was carried on a,
all The Chicago, Burlington and
Quincy Railroad, the Chicago. Joliet
and Eastern Railroad, the Chicago
and Alton Railway. the Big Four and
others were forced to discontinue ser
vice at many points.
The Illinois and Michigan Canal has
overdowed and farm lands were mum
dated. The property loss along the
district served by the canal is esti-
mated at more than 100000.
Peoria was badly crippled by the
storm. The Missouri and St. Louis
Railway has been unable to move its
trains out of Peoria and hundreds OF
miles of tracks have been washed OUT
and bridges destroyed
The Desplaines River valley is en-
tirely under water, and haywood. Rfv-
er Forest, Oak Park, Berwyn. River
side. Melrose Park and Forest Park
have suffered seriously.
In South Chicago considerable loss
accompanied the storm Bushes.
were forced to close and two to -four
feet of water in the streets was com.
mon.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-22
Rock Island Men Quit.

New York. Jan. 21.-Two directors.
of the Chicago, Rock Island and Pa
cific Railway Company have rendered
their designations from the board, It
was learned today.
Their designations were handed In
more than a fortnight ago. and are
those of w. Emlen Roosevelt and WILL
liam J. Matheson.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-22
DELEGATE TO ROADS
CONVENTION ILL

Howard w. Gill. fertilizer manufac-
turer and implement dealer, of Ava =
Ion, Va. who was delegate this week
to the Good Roads Convention. was
taken very i'll Wednesday night and
l. now in Stuart Circle Hospital for
medical treatment
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-22

British auxiliary. cruiser and two Brit
ish transports, totalilng i04,Ie4 tons.
were destroyed by Austro German
fleets. Reliable reports regarding
ships destroyed by mines and col
lisions are still lacking. The real losses
of the entente allies. therefore. In the
aggregate. probably will not be less
than 1870, 900 tons"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-22
FIRE COMMISSIONERS
ACCEPT RESERVATIONS

At the meeting of the Board of
Fire Commissioners last night. the
dismissal of w. E. Baweli, of Truck
Company No. A, was acted upon, and
the resignation of Lieutenant w r.
Shepherd, OF Engine Company No. 3,
was accepted.
J. ]. Dougherty and c. e. Wright
were placed in line of promotion.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-22
AGE LIMIT IN AUSTRIA
is PLACED AT ETFTY-FTVE

Berlin. Jan. II wireless via Say
yille).-The Austro-Hungarlan gov
eminent, in order TO replace the ter
ritorials sent to the front, has de-
creed that the age limit during the
course of the war will be fifty-five
wears. Those who are between fifty
and fifty-five years will do service only
for six weeks continuously, and only
in districts outside of the war zone.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-22
GERMAN DECEMBER HAUL
WAS TWENTy-FOUR SHIPS

Berlin, Jan. 81 ivia Sayville) The
semi-official Transocean News Bureau
states:
"Competent German authorities de-
clare that during Docsmber twenty
four ships. emcng which wero 0ne
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-22
Mako Nest Boxes Movable.

Everything In the henhouse should
be movable-nests. roosts, dust boxes,
etc. This gives an easy chance to night
verrnin and also give the house thor
ough cleaning. The old practice of
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-22
THE WEATHER

Washington, Jan. 2l.-Forecast.
Nirginia--Partly cloudy and con-
tinued warm Saturday; Sunday fair,
colder in west portion and at night in
east portion.
North Csroiins--Local rains Satur-
day, except fair near the coast. Sun
day fair. colder in west portion.