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WILL. give liberal reward for the ar
rest of the man that stole my Ford
ear on the night or the 18TH. Call
Madison osI.
STRAYEp, from 1906 West Main col
lie doy, female: name. Flora. Phone
Randolph 6oia. Reward IL returned.
LOST white SETTER. female: black ears
!. months old. Phone Boulevard
234I-W.
LOST. on Friday night. in C.rays' AR
/. -iuory. or Oh or near the Forest Hill
car pink cameo brooch and carved gold
bracelet. Reward If finder will call
randolph 5e-J.
STRAYED from 40 West Cary Street
light brown foN terrier with left
front foot bent: name Browuy. 81 re-
ward Phone Madison 65GS.
LOST gold heart ring. with violet and
diamond setting. between Main and
Grove Avenue, on Meadow Street.
Finder will he suitably rewarded on
returning TO zoos West Main Street.
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FOR SALE-Machinery.

FOR sale, one electric hoisting machine
sliding bars, elevators and fifteen iron
wheelbarrowS. Apply w. Benjamin
Davis. Room 201 Park Bldg.
l50-horsepower high pressure boiler,
la5-horsepower engine. barrel stave
plant, first-c!ass condition. ]. Bluford
Il Co.
FOR sale AT Forest Hill. electric
motor, i. horse power. with pump
and tank. One self-feeder heater: >
Franklin stoves. all in good condition
Phone Randolph 593-.
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SITUATION waNrEp-semai..

WANTED. position AS chambcrmaid.
English. Good reason for changing.
Good references. Address j lis. care
Times Dispatch.
CAPABLE. experienced young lady
stcnoSrapher desires position AT
once. References furnished. II go
care Times Dispatch.
YOUNG LADY Of six years experience
desires position as bOokkeeper. as
sistant bookkcepcr. cashier or billing
clerk. Can use typewriter aud other
Office machines. Address 226. care
Times Dispatch.
WANTED, position by Young lady ste
nographer with = years cxpel fence;
Is employed at present. Address Il IA,
care Times Dispatch.
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LOST AND FOUND.

LOST. \ black bag lined with blue
Reward IL left al ltll Hanover Ave-
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HELP wANTED-sr.le and Femsl,

WASTED. MALE AND FEMALE CAN
NASSERS FOR An ARTICLE OF
FIRE; BIZ; rhY. ADDRESS BOX es2,
RICHMOND. VA.
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SHOES.

CUT RATE SHOES.
EMPIRE SHOE CO. 504 West Broad
family shoes at rock bottom prices
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WANTED-Rooms.

WANTED. . or 3 connecting furnished
rooms. with use OF bath, for light
ton. II :2I. care Times Dispa tch.
BY adults. ) unfrruished rooms for
light housl kecDing. State most rca :
sonable price. II 2l7 care Times Dis
patch.
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NOTICE OF MEETING OF STOCK
HGI nISpS

Richmond. Va, Jan. II, 1915
THE annual meeting Of the stockholm
.ers OF the Life Insurance Company
OF Virginia viii be held at the home
and Tenth Streets. Richmond, Va.
WEDNESDAY, January %, 1916, ut /
o'clock l.. NJ, for the purpose of elect
ing directors OF said company for the
ensuing year aud for the transaction
Of such other business rs may prop
er!y come before said meeting.
A. CARLTON MCKINNEY,
Secretary.
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GOLD AND SILVER

WANTED for cash old gold. silver
and Jewelry. Glover G Co.. I37 Eas,
Main Street
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WANTED, 3 neat. experienced lady
canvassers to work up-to date
household commodity. Call Monday
afternoon between and T.. NJ. Sl3
East Marshall.
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Goods.

HIGHEST cash price paid for second
hand furniture in any quantity. Call
Randolph oS16
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WANTED. 80 more colorcd women 10
sell Clark's hair pomade. Absolutely.
pure. Write at once for particulars.
Clark Hair Pomade Co, Si5 buchanan
Street. Richmond. Va.
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Rlrt1nurl0 Gimes.pispatrh
SIXTY FIFTH YEAR

>. TELEPHONE YOUR WANTS TO
~ THE TIMES-DISPATCH
1AhDOLPH RANDOLPH
rt WANT AID. RATES.
OAILI, one cont word when paid in ad-
i. vance. no ad. taken for less than 10 cents.
9oMnDAf. one and half cents q word for
NJ ctassined ads. except Situation Wanted
- one cent word. No nd. taken for less
NJ ADt taken for iess than IS cents when
rnotSed or phonod In. Phoned orders not
after r. n
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WANTED. general housegirl: salary. 81
per week increased TO So IL salts
factory; live at home. Phone Madison
1871. or apply Mrs. King. loIl Mon
tciro Avenue. Barton Heights
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DETECTIVES.

BCRCHS Private Detective Agency,
home office. Park Building Phone
Randolph 1885. Richmond. Va
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HELP WANTED-Fen,ale.

UNITED States government jobs open
to women. So month. List of Jobs
free. Write Immediately. Franklin
institute. Department 130-L. Rochea-
ter, y. Y.
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WANTED-Partners.

WANTED. partner Wholesale produce
business. silent or active. $1,000 10
$4,000: rare chance: old established Il
23S. care Times Dispatch.
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FOR S.ALE-Eehicles.

FOR wagons, go to Richardson Bros,
6lo Brook Avenue painting, repair
ing and rubber tire work Madison
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Montague Mfg. Co.,
DANCING.

l:NrERT Instructions in HI the mod
ern dances. Second successful sea
son. Weekly classes or private inStruc-
ton; moderate charges best of refer
enccs. Call Boulevard GooS-J.
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POULTRY AND BIRDS.

FOR sale, stereotypers mats. 1Sx24;
flexible and tough; just the thing to
line chickenhouses and outhouses; 81
per 100 pounds at the office: 30 cents
extra for out-of-town orders for cart
age. Address Times Dispatch.
NICE lot honcrs for sale cheap. 904
Rrookland Boulevard.
FOR sale. Single Comb Rhode Island
Red cockerels: dark color from good
laying strain. Charles i. Cary. 3T02
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SITUATIONS wANTEu-Msre.

WANTED, position in Office. store or as
shipping clerk for wholesale house.
give bond Address =. o. BOX ). Al
oerta. Va
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WASTED-Room and Board.

BOARD. rooms. Laurel 10 Allen. Ora c,
to Grove. Lady and children. 81:
years. Furnish fun particulars: terms
{ 2oI. care Times Dispat I'll.
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SPECIAL NOTICES.

THIS 10 notify the i.unl.c that viii
not be responsible for amy debts
made BY any one othcr ;i.;.n myself
HERMAN o. l'DE
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MRS. N0RTHRUP HELD AGAIN.
Once More Arrested IN 81. Patrirk's
as q Pick pocket.

Mrs. CATHERINE" Northrup. formerly
Mrs. Randolph Frtzhugh. a member Of a
prominent southern family. was arrested
again as she can" out Of n Patrick's
Cathedral yesterday afternoon Oh A
charge Of grand larceny made by Nlrs.
Hugh King OF 335 West l";:h street,
who had cor priined OF her purse being
stolen while she was in ~. Leo's Church,
Twenty-eighth street near Fifth avenue,
On February -.
q Detective Griffith. assigned TO find the
woman who stole Mrs. Kings purse.
and mindful oc the fact that a number
Of churches awe reported thesis during
the 1%nten services. saw Mrs. Nor.hrup
In ~. I'itrict's and knew that she fitted
the description. fe also remembered
that she was arrested a year ago d,
she was leaving -. Fatrick's. At that
time she was Identified as the one who
took a $3.50 gold mesh bag from Miss
Dorothy FISK, daughter of rliny Fisk.
the banker. in ~. Bartholomew's Church.
81 had 10 steal to support my boy
Mrs. Nortirup said last evening. III
any one ~ 10 blame II is my husband,
how IN Chicago"
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Gave Hin, $4,000.

DIR. and Mrs. Waite received an in
come Of 5000 "A month from brother
John. gave them $4,000 each when
they were married las, September. Or.
Waite never asked me for "A dollar, but
! had , lot ~ confidence in his judgment
and placed in his hands "a large sum
to invest for mc-something like 800
900. ! never asked him TO report on
the investment. lie merely told me
that he had placed the money profitab,y,
but I know nothing about the details.
! shall ask him about them. I do know
that he has always been IA perfect gem
tieman. He does not smoke or drink
or swear"
Miss Peck told Judge Swami that DIR,
Waite had told her that he had ONCE
room with DIR, l.. W. Doxtater OF S67
Madison avenue, Il surgeon dentist, and
that he went to various hospitals 10
perform operations. Dr. Dox'ater. who
is likely to he a witness before the
Grand Jury. told Judge Swami that he
hadn't seen Or. Waite between Septem-
her. 1918. and March 20. when Or.
Waite came to his office and asked II It
would be possible to open an Office with
him. March 20 IL the date that DIR.
Waite. according 10 the District Attor-
, ney, first heard that he was suspected +.
the date OF his call on Miss Peck and OF
the sending OF his telegram to Percy $.
Peck.
DIR. Waite. Judge swami has learned.
seened always we'll supplied with
money. lie maintained an apartment
at the Plaza Hotel for a young woman
who is no longer to be found there
and who IL Of no importance in the
present investigation, according to The
District Attorney. Her present where
abouts are known. however. and II
Judge Swami finds that testimony from
her Is necessary he knows where to
send for her.
At the Plaza DIR. Waite was known AZ
Dr. 4. W. Walters and the young
woman as Mrs. A. w. Walters. They
registered at the Plaza on February 22
and gave up the apartment last Satur-
day, Judge Swami VA old that DIR.
Waite had interested himself in tie
young woman before he married Mss
Peck, The initials of Arthur Warren
Waite and a. W. Walters are the same"
The unusual haste with which the
body OF Mrs. Peck was shipped from
Manhattan and other Incidents which
In the light Of recent developments the
authorities consider important were told
TO a reporter from THE SUN last night
by Edgar II. Crane and John r. Nc
tiOwan, who are now partners in the un-
~dertaking business at 268 Eighth ave
nue.. but at the time Of Mrs. peck's
death were employed by tho Campbell
undertaking Arm. which had charge OF
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An OLD NAME Revenge.

Bu, an old man. who had lived on Mrs.
Sutherland's bounty for fifteen years be-
fore Buchanan appeared. now had a
chance To- reap vengeance for being dis
vardcd. tie came 10 New York and in
tlma,ed 70 "A Coroner that the death was
not without suspicious circumstance lie
mentioned the Will.
Al an autopsy II was found that the
woman had died from morphine poison
ing. pr. Buchanan. who a remarked
his first wife. divorced years before. was
arrested. tried and convicted and on July
.. 1925, was executed.
Thu final chapter in the Molineux
case came In September. 1914. when ne
was sent to the New York Hospital for
the Insane AT Kings Park. II was per-
haps the most famous poison case q!
recent years. Roland b, Molineux is the
son OF Cen. Edward Leslie MolincuN, lie
was charg ii with killing Mrs. Katherine
j Adams 10y means o; cyanide OF potas-
stun mixed with hromo settler,
Mrs. Adams lived AZ al West Eighty
sixth street with her daughter and son
and Harry :. Cornish, a cousin of her
husband. Cornish and Mol!neux were
enemies. -Four days before Mrs, Adams's
death Cornish found in his box at the
Knickerbocker Athletic C1ub a bottle Of
medicine and tool II home, Mrs
Adams had . headache and took some
of the medicine, became i'll and
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Don't you think" she said. that on
hat saturday night lie might have been
taken Ill and have gon. 20 DR.. Wdi,e's
study. found a bottle OF arsenic There and
taken "A dose by mistake for something
else? ! am merely suggesting this AS a
possibility"
A careful search OF Dr.. Waite's apart
men; revealed no arsenic whatever or
any receptacle that had contained
arsenic.
Miss Peck sail also that Or. Waite
called on her at IN. Park Avenue Hotel
Oh March 20 and that she said TO him:
81 have been hearing a 10; about
arsenic having been found In my
brothers body and that there is going TO
be- An investigation 10 see II he died a
natural death
II was on March 20. Judge wan is
Informed. that DIR. Waite sent a telegram
10 Percy y. Peck IN Grand Rapids urging
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PECKs FROM NEWBURGH.
Miss Catherine Had = MystertOul
visitor At Summer Hotel,

N%EwRuRGH, n. Y. March 23.--John y.
Peck was born in Newburgh and for a
number ~ wears conducted a drug bust
ness here with his brother. Thuras NJ.
succeeding their father. John +. Peck
was here shortly before the death OF
Thomas two years age, carrying out
plans devised by Thomas for the inn
provemcnt of st. Georges Episcopal
Church.
John r.. Peck was twice married. His
first wife was "a Miss Grummun. lie
obtained "a divorce from her and married
the woman who fled in New York "a
few weeks ago.
% Miss Catherine Peck. the only surviy-
ing member Of the fMrdly. spent her
summers here frequently. Last season
she was visited At the Oakley by "A man
who was said to have been investing
funds for her, lie Was repuied to bc
an attorney, but those who have g
the picture OF nr. Waite say he was
the person who had talked with Miss
Peck. He has not been ssen here since
last umnnee
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MANHATTAN BRIDGE
CARS IN LONG TIEUP
Thousands Delayed In Home
Going Rush Hour by
Accident.

Throngs Of h~omebound Brcoklynitee
numbering at least 10000 persons on
the Manhattan side OF h East Rive
and additional thousands. Manhattan
bound. who damned the various stations
along the d. X. It's new Fourth avenue
subway over In Brooklyn. were delayed
at the rush hour yesterday evening
when an accident happened to the run
ming gear of a six car Sea Beach train
crossing the Manhattan Bridge toward
brooklyn. This tied up all traffic OH
the line for more than two and one.
half hours.
Thu Sea Beach train, which had lef'
the Municipal Building subway station
shortly before 4:3O o'clock. was CLIMB
ing the approach to the Manhattan
bridge with "a good crowd aboard wher
= journal box on the first car broke
causing an axle to fall.
The first car left the tracks and after
iolting along a few feet came to = stop
As other eastbound trains came from
the Manhattan side they were run W
To IN. stalled train. Policemen and
subway guards then directed the pas
sengers to walk back the length OF tn
trains TO a point tear the Manhattan
end ~ the bridge. where boards were
placed from the ear platforms acros:
the third rail Of the wcsthound track
Tho passengers. in this way. crossed
In safety from the stalled ears TO the
bridg" promenade,
Traffic was held up from 1890 until
shortly after : O'Clock i. NJ The de
lay.d passengers nn the Manhattan side
iio"ked to III. brooklyn Bridge cars m
trains by the thousands. No one wal
Injured aud Shcre wa no panic.
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INQUIRY IS UPHELD BY MAYOR.
0eaies. Catholics Are Retug At
tackled by StrOnR.

Mayor Mitchell sent a letter yesterday
70 Edward II. Thompson of Richmond
Hill. L. l.. assuring him that there Is
nothing inimical TO Catholics in the in
vestigation now being made into the
work of the State Board of Charities.
He said:
you are misinformed IL you believe
that an attack is being made ON the
Catholic institutions ! do not blame
YOU for your misunderstanding. because
this impression IL "A natural one from
the misrepresentation which have been
spread broadcast regarding the matter,
COMMISSIONS Strong, who IL conducting
the inquiry, il AN able. fearless and un-
~prejudiced gentleman Of high standing
In the community. I know him to be
free from bias and | am certain tina he
will not knowingly permit any injustice
q be done.
Those who are clamoring against the
investigation are doing So before Il Is
completed and without knowing what the
decision OF the commissioner will he.
This is in bad grace and should he dis
couraged by the true we'll wishers Of
those charitable institutions which rem
der worthy service to the poor Of the
city"
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dee in . few minutes. Aftse q long
Investigation Il WAS decided that Mrs.
Adams was the innocent victim OF a
plot against Cornish. His quarrels with
Molineux were recalled and Molineux
was arrested.
Three indictments were brought be-
fore one was obtained one which he
could lie tried. The trial began ON
November ~. 1893, and lasted until
February Is. 1900. He was in the
death house for two years before he
gained a second trial in 1902 and was
acquitted. hut the strain of those years
and Of seeing many men 80 to their
death unseated his mind.
PatrSck's Great right.
Albert T. patrick's case WAS remark
able chiefly for his wonderful fight u
twelve years which finally resulted In
his obtaining his freedom. n, was con-
victed Of numbering william Marsh
Rice. a wealthy widOwer, who died on
September 20, 1900. His only attendant
was Charles +. Jones. his valet. Pat
rick n Jones were first arrested on a
charge Of forgery connected with Rice's
second will. by which Patrick. who WAS
Rice's lega, adviser. was to get a large
part Of the estate. Jones was grilled
by the police and confessed that Pat
rick had murdered Rice 10y giving him
mercury and finally by thc use Of chlo-
reform.
Patrick was convicted and then
started his amazing fight for freedom.
Many times he was within "A few days
~ the electric chair. but he managed
To win delays. acting az his own law
,er many times. until in 1906 Gov. Hig-
gins committed the sentence to life I'M
~pr!sonment. Patrick was not satisfied.
refused to accept the Communication and
resumed his struggle that ended by
his being pardoned by Gov. Dix in 1872.
The trial Of Mrs. Fleming for the
murder Of her mother was back IN 1896.
Mrs. F1eming's mother, Mrs. Evclina
Bliss. inherited considerable property
from her father. which wac t. com" to
Mrs. Fleming after her mothers death.
Mrs. Bliss died from eating clam chow
der sent To her by her daughter. chow
der which had contained arsenic and
anthony. She was tried and acqui,-
ted and inherited the money.
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5000 RAISED BY F0RGERIES.
Nouns Prisoner saSa Thrs Made
Liquor Dealers special Dup~s.

Frank Mccartney. .: years old. of 1i3
Washington street. and Alexander Ma
honey. 80 years old. OF .? Bank street.
were locked up at Headquarters last
night charged with forging III. sigma
lures Of two saloonkeepcrs to checks for
$50 and $3.50.
The police say they admitted tina
they had raised AZ least $4,000 10y for
geriee In this city and In Boston. Their
plan was to become acquainted with
a saloonman and then get him TO write
a check for "A few dollars to b. sent
to a relative. giving him cash for the
amount of the check. In this way they
obtained a sample OF his handwriting.
Then they copied his signature on a
check for amount up TO 81. 900.
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Continued from First Page.

Cumstanccs which caused the District
Attorney to take the case before tho
Grand Jury and TO request an indict-
ment for murder.
Judge Swami had received from his
investigators IN Grand Rapids. Assis-
tant District Attorney Mancuso. Dr. Otto
Schultzc. the pathologist of the District
Attorneys office. and ~ special investi-
gator, such positive advice that he saw
no reason longer to defer action against
Dr. Waite. On Wednesday MIR. Man
cuso had informed Judge Swami by
long distance telephone and by tele-
graph that an examination of the
stomach Of Mr.. Peck la revealed a
large quantity OF arsenic and that the
examination of the brain had disclosed
traces Of arsenic. The discovery Of
arsenic In the brain entirely disposed "
amy theory that arsenic might nave been
used In the cmbalning fiuid. since the
paralysis Of circulation resulting from
death would have made 1t impossible for
arsenic 10 get into the tissue OF the
brain. The undertaken who cmbalmed
the body. John =. Potter Of 1A lexing-
ton avenue. had stated that no arsenic
mad been used In the embalining fiuid.
Tho complete telegram received by
Judge swami on Wednesday night from
his assistant In Grand Rapids was as
follows:
Examination here shows criminal
record going back tn 1908. In addition
TO perfect case on present matter. both
frcm legal and medical standpoint. II Is
essential for the preparation Of the ease
10 provide agains, a possible future de-
fence Of insanity and will amt par
cnts Of defendant now before his arrest
IL made. Prof. Vaughn reports plenty
Of arsenic. A complete autopsy will he
arranged. II possible do not arrest de-
PENDANT until I wire that work here is
completed. u H. essential To- keep mat
ter perfectly secret on account of situa-
ton here"
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We have been asked. nat.
urally enough, whether TN.
der the stress of war con.
ditions, we have modified
our standards this Spring.
The shortest Of answers
suf6ces-
No!
Every fabric used in all
our great stock Of Spring
clothing for men and BOYS
we ourselves have tested TO
assure ourselves that it is
absolutely all wool and alb.
solutely fast color.
It is unhappily true tina,
it has been much more diff
cult than usual to maintain
these standards this season,
and it may be interesting to
the public to watch and SET
how little will be said in
clothing advertising about
all wool and fast colors
how delicately all explicit
statement may be avoided.
That's why, now at the
very beginning Of the season.
we emphasize these stand.
ards which are the common.
places Of our clothing:
An UOOi. fast GATORS. amt 81
course orr stdndurH Guuuni"
Of absolute satisfaction on go,r
money buck if you rant Il.
Spring suits. Spring over
coats for men and boys, all
ready now.
ROGERS PEEr COMPANY
Roadway Broadway
at Warren at 4lst st