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The Alaska daily empire., 1917-02-27

TWO IN ONE - The EMPIRES way for everybody. The EMPIRES ads" keeps the housewife informed of all sales and the news columns are right up so the minute on the days news. gS
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-02-27
CUBANS CAPTURE A TOWN FROM REBELS
 WHO TAKE TO HEELS

HAVANA. Feb. 27.-The govern. ment troops have captured Cama- ;uey, according to official advicCs here this afternoon. The rebels fed from the city leaving behind much ammunition and many guns. The attack was a surprise.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-02-27
GOES TO PRISON RATHER
 THAN REVEAL TRUE NAME

CHICAGO, Feb. 27.-"James Me Carthy." % years old, was sen fenced to two years in the state reformatory today because he re- fuses to reveal his real name. He was found guilty of burglary yes terGdy The judge told him he would be paroled if he gave his right name; that under the law prisoners may not be paroled under assumed names.
 "McCarthy" said he would rath- CT serve two years in prison than give his name and bring disgrace on reputable family.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-02-27

Wakef.eld's Alaska Kippcred Her. ring. always 25c can at Gold. stcin's Emporium
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-02-27
ALASKA EXPORTS
 REACH NEARLY 5
 MILLION DOLLARS
Report for the Month of February Issued Today by Officials of
 Customs.
COPPER IS HIGH EXPORT

The exports from Alaska for the month of February reached q total of S4S34,OO9, or nearly five millions of dollars. according to the report of the collector Of customs compiled in he local office and issued today.
 The bulk of the output was copper ore which was valued at $4.O99,OOl. The balance of the product was mostly gold ore shipped from the Southeastern Alaska section.
 The detailed report follows: >
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-02-27
TO VOTE BY MAIL

BOISE, Ida, Feb. 27.-The lower house Of the Idaho Legislature has passed, with only one dissenting vote, a bill providing for the holding of primary elections by mail.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-02-27
HAVE A LITTLE SMILE

Of our good old rye whiskey and you'll wear the smile that won't come off. It will touch just the right spot and make you feel like two-year-old. It's whole. some as well as bracing. Our whiskey is the simon pure arti' cle neither adulterated or diluted. Have a little in the house for use as a drink or a medicine. It's good in any case.
 IIINFAVIIIOIIOR CO InC
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-02-27
VERY WELL!

MEXICO CITY, Feb. 27. - The Mexican papers reiterate today that ieueral Caranza's note to neutral 'ations was based on purely human itarian grounds and was neither 0ro-Gcrman nor directed against :he United States.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-02-27
TREASURY DEPARTMENT
 EXTENDS THE TIME
 TO REPORT INCOME TAX

WASHINGON, Feb. 27.-The De- partment of the Treasury has eX. tended from March l to May 1 the time for filing income tax returns or 1916 by non.residents and Ameri- 'ans travelling abroad.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-11-13
People Of America
Must Save Food
Or Use Meat Cards

CHICAGO, October 22-Harry A.
Wheeler, food administrator for Him
OILS, paused minute today in his work
Of preparing for the first wheatless day
next Wednesday to issue a sharp warn
lug: ~. -.
"The people Of America, - said he,
"will either save and serve with
Hoover, or they viii stand in line
with meat cards in their hands as they
do in Germany, with police present to
keep them in order" aTf1t
Six thousand communication TO hotel
and restaurant men throughout Illinois
were mailed today with detailed in
tructions and helpful hints as to the
wheatless menu day after tomorrow.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-11-13
FORTY women ARE
PUT UNDER ARREST

WASHINGTON, Noveh5beE ll-(As,
ISOLATED Press)--Forty suffrugists who
were parading about the White House
grounds and carrying Objectionable
banners were arrested yesterday,
Among these women were the wives or
members of the family Of some promi,
nent citizens and Of officials who are
very close to the Administration.
Among the forty militants who. were
taken into custody by the police " ere
Mrs. Harvey, wife of the food expert
aud Mrs. Kent, wife of Former Con,
gresham Kent. All Of the women SO,
cured bail and were released to appeal
and answer the charges preferred
against them tomorrow morning.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-11-13
Passing OF Queen
Recalls Life
OF Q !. Col. G. ?. Iaukea
Was Companion To Prince LeIei.
hoku, Younger Brother Of Lii.
uokalani, and Otherwise Prom.
inent In Court Circles !.

Z. =. n
The death of Queen LiliuokaIani
and the constant part played by Col. q
4 Iaukea, her private secretary in re.
gent years, and chamberlain during the
.reigns Of Kalakaua and LiliuokaIani
recall the many high positions he for
merry held, particularly for his ulisy
|sions abroad, }N'
During his boybood he became the
champion of Prince Leieihoku' Younger
brother of Liliuokalani, when he was
the adopted son of Princess Ruth Ke.
liiokalahi. LeleihOku was n Younger
brother of Liliuokalani, and when the
kalakaua dynasty came into power
iaukea rose with II and was given hon,
pred places at court. ..E@|
In 1852 he was appointed special am
bnssador for the Hawaiian Kingdom TO
attend the, coronation Of Alexander III.
6zar o. all the Russias, And was In st,
le,erspurg during the period Of Alex
z nder y accession eeremonies. Z,
3 Again, IN 1887 he accompanied
Queen haPiolani, and Lilftiokalani. v no
was then princess, to London to attend
the jubilee Of the late Queen Victoria.
and in 1897, ten years later, was again
selected, this time under the Republic
OF Hawaii, to attend Victoria 3 dia.
mond jubilee. sE0..' =. y
I In che, early part Of 1929 he was
with President Dole when the president
went to Washington. a - . at.hIt.
In his visits TO Europe Iaukea met
nearly all tha eroxvnad LA a. II;s o.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-11-13
EMPEROR
HAS NARROW ESCAPE

+ AMSTERDAM, November i2- CAS-,
sociated Press Charles of Austria
narrowly escaped death, according to
reports that we're received here yester,
day. He nearly persisted in noun,
tain torrent. 6tft -. ~
2 While the car in which the Austrian
monarch was riding attempted to 60
Through a mountain stream it became
stalled and the swift current of the
stream carried it along downward a nd
to the deeper water. The emperor
'grasped the limb of tree ana SINK
clear nnder water when he was drawn
from the car, He held on and was
dragged to shore, 4A.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-11-13

The territorial government has paid
her a pension of 81 500 per annum.
This, together with a considerable i'm
come from her private estate, of which
lshe was never deprived, has sufficed TO
maintain her in comfort, together with
Ia household of friends and attendants
when she has kept about her., in semb.
laree, on a limited scale, of the old,
Ichiefly regime. ~ ~ 3
She has accepted, whole heartedly,
the new order Of things, and been a
pleasing ana cordial participant in
numerous social gatherings, public eel.
,ebrations and pageants representing
.iife in old Hawaii. She has been a
'leading factor in the almost entire
of all bitterness arising
lout of annexation, and In the complete
|adherence of the native Hawaiians to
|the American government They have
|becn granted full Americas citizen.
ship and have responded with 10y.
atty which is not exceeded in any
part of the Onion. .gs.. o..
The Meath of Liliuokalani removes
fram saur midst one who in genial
AMI kindly way had grown into the
esteem Of nh classes of the community.
" typifas the sundering Of almost the
last link which Joined the old and new
lin Raif9Fr 4 .Ii j y m, u sgs-antt}l.y,se O..
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-11-13
HAWAII MOURNS QUEEN

1t with profound sadness the Governor of Hawaii an
nounces the death Of Her Majesty Ex Queen Luoaan the
last reigning monarch of the Hawaiian Islands.
have been witness of some of her sorrows / have
found her tender and kind her race thoughtful and
helpful to others and valued and apprecatve friend Her
last days have been devoted aiding the Red
with marked sympathy and liberal financial assistance
Her Majesty has linked strongly than ever Ha-
waiian and American races who will join other in paying
their respects In this her final
May all the people Of Hawaii join in these ceremonies
The Hawaiian and American flags public buildings will
be at hafast during the time of the lying proper
military guards perform their duty
.%%... Ia LUcIUS E. PINKHAM
- Governor Of Hawaii
Honolulu November II, 1917 sas
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-11-13
Queen Giliuokalani

Hawaii's Queen the last, has passed away!
The world, war-worn, gigantic in its pain, 49, l"
Yet feels this word, the of Deaths rich gain
In laying low head sceptre's swayl .-a.. -.
The rare kahis OF ancient day, r..y:.'
And chants OF Hamaiis most sad refrain "M. >".#
Hold fast all thoughts-the thoughts we can't restrain
Brave Queen--that Time will always Homage pay n
"a.#". IT, MARGARET X MORGAN.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-03-03

Ing, ,nss.,- trustee. 10 feet "a inches by
l79 Sc feet north line of Stuart Ave-
nue.. ib5 feet east of Tildcn Street.
March !. 1917: S3IS.
X. IL. Fnuntleroy to lie Roy L. Brown,
trustee. - 2-3xl05 feet north limo of
Leigh Street. 20 feet east Of Price
street. February u. 1917: $3.50.
Thomas Il. Blake ct ux to Richmond
Bank and Trust Company, trustee.
~ !-2xl57 l-2 feet. known as 2214 Ens
Main street. March 9. 1917: sG36.
minnie ). Hockett ct vir to Richmond
sunk ana Trust Co.. trustee 3OxI25 feet
Th9 p",1 Us al I'll Stuart Aveuc. March
.. 9. Hockett ct ux. to Sutton and
nBoSiey. trustees. 81 1-2xS5 feet south
me OF Grove Avenue rs / . feet ~ .t
Si.240. ~ 1871:
). London ct ux. to Ricboson 6.
.rutchheld. trustees. 143.G7xa5O reet
east east line of Chnmberlayne Avenue. 100
,. 1917: $1,000. March
II. r. Watts ct ais. to Elam 6 Fun
s s.eh; trustees ,,. q 2-3x1a0 feet, known
1917: S7.OSO 'coruary -
Henry \. Phillips to Pollard & Bapbv.
me trustee, Is feet 1-o inch nv iGS
u .scl. known as No. 10 West MarshaI II
street. February ~ 1917: $3.50
nehry a. Phillips to Pollard 4 R.,oh,
fnc:. trustee. 10 feet / . inch Nv a.
l leeI. KNOWN as No. IL West Marsb,,Ii
o'reet. February ~. 1917: so.o5o
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-03-03
TRADE AND INDUSTRY
MOVE, At ACTIVE GAIT

NEW YORK. March 2-Dun's to-
morrow Will say: Trade as Well as in
dustry turned into March at an active
gait. accompanied. nevertheless. BY
such restrictive influences AS high
prices, railroad cmbargocs. poor coun-
try roads. and n tense international
political situation. New financing cx-
hibits signs Of uncertainty, and fresh
buying in regular trade channels dis
closes caution as regards far-ofT com
mitments. Yet house trade and orders
sent in by road suicsmcn--spring trade
in fact-excceds year ago. when cur
rents were running rapidly. Scarcity
OF staple goods, either because Of rail
way congestion or OF undcrproduction.
is marked, and renders il difficult for
jobbers To ill orders. Retail trade is
opening WELL and an early spring be
ing expected. heavy trade is likely. rs
labor is we'll employed At record wages.
Dividend payments arc larger. and
money is abundant in the hands of the
public. Industry is operating NJ fun
capacity, except where paucity of labor
or scarcity OF raw materials or fuel
checks energies, but the main point
is that many lines arc sold away
ahead, the iron and steel industry, with
business we'll into 1918, being con-
spicuous In this respect. The railway
situation has improved little. and
numerous foodstuTs, notably vcrc-
tables and dairy products have recedcd
in price. partly as tho result OF larger
receipts, due TO better weather and
less car congestion. and partly be-
cause of boycotts by consumers Win
ter wheat conditions, except in Texas.
are probably poorer than heretofore.
due to want OF moisture In Kansas.
Missouri and Oklahoma. Texas has had
Il good rain. Money is frmer. The
West is drawing currency from the
East.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-03-03
LOSS TO SHIPPING IN WAR
Statistics Record Destruction Of o,-e
vessels OF 1,Slf,i00 Cross
Innx
IBy Associated rrcss.l


NEW YORK. March 2.-Shipping de-
str"yed since the war began, cxclu-
sive of war vessels. represents 10 per
cent of tho worlds merchant marine as
1t existed on August l. 1914, according
TO figures published by the Journal or
Commerce to-day. Construction or
warships has offset most of the losses.
ii was stated.
The statistics record the destruction
of 1913 vessels OF 4Sl1.1O0 gross tons.
Of which more than half was owned by
Great Britain. The next heaviest sur
fercr has been Norway. with France
third, italy fourth and Germany NTH.
Entente losses have been about - per
cen. OF the total, and Tcutonic 20 per
cent
The figures list co. vessels Of ap-
proyimately 420.460 gross tonnage was
definitely reported destroyed during
February. This compares with 1874
vessels OF 33S.S5I gross tonnage in Jam
uary The February figures were
highest for a single month.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-03-03
Weekly Cotton he.iew.

NEW YORK. March Tho feature in
the cotton market during the past week
has been the strength OF oid-crop months
General sentiment has been nervous and
unsettled and trading has not been active
Toward the end OF the week. huying OF near
months has been excited and prices have
had sharp advances. Tho situation In this
respect IL supposed to have reelected con
iinued hrmness Of remaining spot holders
in tn. South. combindcd with the dcvci-
opmant OF a moderate trade demand. after
period Of drastic liquidation. which had
carried contracts below n purity with the
Interior markets. The smnlI number Of
notices issued against March deliveries to-
ward The end OF last week.. stnrtad tho COW
erinG movement. which became incrca air gly
active on this weeks advances The main
factor has hccn covering Of hedges against
sales nf spots. and buying by shorts.
May contracts sold up 10 I7.21c. $o3 S5
per bal" above tho lowest point touched
on the big break of February ]. and closed
tonight a, l72ic. compared with l6.oic. the
close OF the previous Friday.
General business has been restricted
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-03-03
On the Curb.

NV YORK; March Trading on the curb
,i.'ihst To-Day was marked by Il general
"t"'"' ana Their" Increased actiyiiy
nhu a hard"ninE movement throughout the
ny rue threatening atmosphere or the
ssnlr, VA u"hal situation failed to exert any
further Softenins influence. Enitcd Motors
recovered completely from tho decline nf
Yesterday Nidvain Ss-cl hardened The
l"w priced mining shares generally we're
Iul"t and abOut steady. Green Monster
however. was very active There was a
ihuch more optimistic tone throughout the
unuSiii"i hst SALES. with closing bids aud
hSkrd prices. follow: 500 Aetna f.xplosivrs
.If.. 400 Canadian National Gas. Y mhs: 800
M"hhatthh Transit, i.u's. GG0D NidvaI.,
steel a"'- q -; 1910 United Motors !Sa. n Az. .
Zap Iin" touceptrative 2laM3: :'9 Stsnda rd
~ oi New York. 2s6 n 2Ss; 81 Standard OH of
New Jersey. hsif, $40. 5ID Cosdcn n "a no
nhins its.ml 1874: loo cosdcn Oil Gas com
mon. li1s a lii.: ZOO Federal oil ~, ,rh: !.
le' national Petroleum. III M1ls, 6o00 Metro.
poiitatI Petroleum. ~ q 2ss; 1000 Oklahoma
oil common. ~ a 1861 800 Victoria II. Z, l.. :
SEQ Atlanta. l3Gii: geo Big Ledge II, n
- .a'p It"Ni"n and Montana, 6sfi12: $50 Calu-
mot " jerome. l%.M ia: Corspl. Arizona
Sin"lt"rs. 2'-I2i.; 1.23S GoldlcId conxol ,
$1,000; loo Jumbo Extension. SAT-: FOO Nc
kinney Darrarh. j2sf5a: $500 Mother lode
.Sn3s. 600 Rex consol, 23Its5. $500 S.icccss
STso. $50 Tonopnh Extension. ~ 13T.. aGi
American Writing Paper. 4T5: l0.oa0 Mid :
west on. hsftTh l.50C North American PUN
.hmI; 1900 Oklahoma =. aud r.. lON a l0is :
l5eh Usage lIoniiny OIL sk q Sig: 1000 Sin /,
clair OIL. 5a05j,.. i.Ioo Ray Hercules -,
ga.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-03-03
REAL ESTATE
AND COURTS
CHANCEuY TRANSFERS.
Twelve Deeds of IIarIuin mud Snlc
Amounting to 1891 1850.

Il. S. E.llyson CT TX. to Arthur c.
Kunsee, 81 lr2xis3 IL fssi; known AS
ruary 10. 1917; tax si.7o. $40
Henry \. Phillips 10 Henry s. Waller
stein. 6aX4i feet northeast corner 81.
James and jackson Street. February
n. 1917: $4,000.
Lucille jerks to ErneEt Euhank 10
feet "a inches. I79 Sd feet north line
of Stuart Avenue, i55 feet east OF Til
den Street. March /. 1917. tax Si.20,
$40.
Land Investment Corporation TO j. !.
Sullivan. lots 20 and 81, block B. Cham
berlayne Court. February IL. 1917;
$3.50.
F.ibel, l35.3x235.5 feet east line Of Sem
mary Avenue, at north line of labur-
mum Avenue. February ~. 1917: $500.
Avondale Land Co. Inc 10 Il. 4.
Stewart. lot 8. block j, Brookdalc. De-
ccmber Il. 1916: $500.
Brookdalc Corporation To Il. ~ Stow
art. lot Is. block j, Brookdalc. Deem
Der II. 1916: $500.
Fauntleroy, "a 2-3xl05 feet north line
of Leigh Street. 20 feet east Of Price
Street. February y, 1917; $4,000.
Jacob w. Wilbur, Inc. to Elan a.
February ., 1917; $685..
+. l.. Moore ct ais. 10 John r. Gayle,
IS i-2xl09 feet north line of Broad
street, 81 11-l2 feet west OF Twenty
ting on above property. March !. 1917;
tax So; $40.
Atlantic Construction Company. Inc
Branch Valley. March /. 1917; tax
S46.50: $40.
Henry S. Walierstein ct ux. to Henry
A. phillips. 80 l-12x165 feet north line
Of Marshall street, 100 LIZ feet east OF
Adams Street. February "a, 1917; tax
81; $40.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-03-03
MANY SHIPS SCURRYING
INTO FALMOUTH HARBOR
stirring Days In Remote Outposi. pnrt
~ Due New U-Ront
Campaign.
ms Associated Press j,

tBy Associated Press
FALMOUTH. ENGLAND. March .
lhcs" ar" stirring days In this remote
shipping outpost. The harhor is crowd
ed with American. Dutch and Scandi
navian craft Of all kind. great liners
oi some of the transatlantic com
panirs, frciEhtcrs. tankcrs and tratnps
III all rigs ana flags IL Is tho busiest
shipping time Falmouth has seen since
the old packet days. almost a hundred
years ago. when things fourishcd and
then died down until tho port was
considered pretty dead from a shipping
standpoint. Just now tho declaration
Of the German war zones has sent more
ships Scurrying into the harbor for the
memorandum 10 the German note even
specified Falmouth 10y name as offer
ing some possible exemption from the
scourgc
Falmouth more than any other port
lS witnessing how the war is chang
ing trade routes and trade ports. par
ticularly along the channel where the
submarine menace has practically
closed the old ports for transatlantic
travel, notably at ChcrbourE. IIavre
and BouloSnc on the French side. and
Southampton and Dover on the Eng
lish. And ever Bordeaux has fallen
in tho danger zone under the new
menace. so that Falmouth. while hav-
ihS iio "''"d' eAe'ip'ol' mas none lhe
less reapcd the advantage of it's geo
graphical position in absorbing the
shipping closed out from many other
ports.
The port is Mt the very tip of South
west England. just abreast of tho
rocky headland of I.anSend. and about
the first land sighted in coming across
the Atlantic it is just east of the
Lizard. from which point the arrival
of liners is first reported, the same as
from Sandy Hook. II is adjacent, too,
to the Poldau wireless station. which
from this outpost sends it's wireless
across the Atlantic and to ships at sea
Nearby is Fcnzance. where the pirates
lived and further on is the house OF
Drake.
Thus located at the very jumping
off point of England and the western
most harbor OF the channel, Falmouth
has a minimum Of submarine danger,
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-03-03

,HtW YORK. March 2-Bank cIc,ri,r. .,
nlted States for tho week nn5,n -, y
nssF.sats $3.50! 599oo against s., 500 "a, ~ ~;
w., w., week and si.IIi4o3coo in this week Ia ~
fnr Following arc some OF tho returns
.nar ms week with percentages of cbanrc
Vol, Ia, ms week as compared with thi,,
Esw York: sa.o,,. 2,s.ooo: increase. Ga
DhhuT7s" siS,f06 ofo: increase IL /
n,hi!tdelphia. Si55. coo: increase. 40
rr"St"h. s2ll 23oT'o: Increase OF
- Louis 1888 Io5. 900 i,,rra,Sc Sc
Hansas city. sl2S,s01.oC irc -casa az
I'm francisco. sSi.736 600: increase 49,
i.ittSpurEh. 55.2OSoOp: increase IL
cleveland. SS3.075 90: Iucroasn 80
I'S,roit. S55 $4,000: Increase n
baltimore. S+l6na ct-n: icrroasc l5.
cincinnati, $40 3is o"N: incraos. ~ n
Mlnncapolis S2S.Ss5 90: dccr..rc
NV orleans. So. ?,5. t-00: incrc.se ia
Los Angeles. S%l,2l4 oH,: incrcnsn II
omaha, $50 Gao: Increase lin "
Niwaukc" Ssi $4,000 Increase SIS
Atlanta. S23.0s0. Nro: increase "a
townsville. S22.3iS.660: increase IN
tichfnond. SN.o6Lt10: increase l6o
ttuhh!o. sSSi3HtH: increase -
seattle. Si9s72.pd: incr.aS. fIs
- Panl. sii IlS go; Increase So
i,'hr"r, Sli.265,r0h Increase o3s
PORTLAND Ore. sH55o.Gn6 Increase az
houston, si3.6ri. "oo Increase go go
Indianapo polls. 81 10000; increase $40
81 Joseph. siS.o:S. nOo. increase cas-
salt LAX" CITY, sio.S2s noo: incrca.. o3s
Washington, II g.. $40 oTS o,n: lrcr.,sa
Providence. s?i2S.'"o: increase. nj $''
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-03-03
I. $. CIRCUIT counT or APPEALS

inc United states Circuit Court Of
Appeals rccouvencd yesterd,, ~
my At 10 o'clock. with Circuit JilJ,.na
prltchard. Knapp and Woods. and Dis.
lrirl Judge Dayton In attendance.
case argued yesterday:
No la0i-First National Rank or
Smtlon, W: Va. et al, plaintiffs In
error; ys. Drovers and Mechanics M.
.lonai sank OF Baltimore, Md. IA cor
poration. defendant in error. crror =
me District Court at Charleston W
IN. Argued by Common Hall and n e.
,,i nafos. OF Charleston. w. Va. for tho
ron, OF baltimore. Md. and V +. BLACK
-, charleston. w. Va. for the defendant
In error, and submitted
Conference day:
VIII be no arguments OF cases hut ~ (,
court VIII go Into conferences unnn
nases heretofore argued and remainin,.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-03-03
SEVERAL BUILDINGS BURNED
AT AMHERST; LOSS, $4,000
Fire, Originating From the Oycrturnfnr
OF Lantern. Proves 10 BE
stubborn Blaze.
Especial to Tho Times-Disra,ch1

Especial to The Times Dispatch
AMHERST. VA. March 2.-F'ire, en-
taiiinE a loss of between $4,000 and
$4,000. originating from a lantern be-
ing overturned in the livery stable Of
j. walter Beard, broke out at Am
herst yesterday. AS soon as tho fire
was discovered. n bucket brigade OF
men, women and children was organ
yea. and the fire department in Lynch
burg was sent for AS il was limos
siblc to save the stable. tho workers
devoted their energies to trying TO
save the buildings adjacent. Every
hrc-eXtinGusher in the village was
brought into play, but these did little
so"d. Some stock was moved from
the Martin hardware and furniturc
store and all the furniture was got
ten out of the Methodist Church and
the Rank Of Amherst and also out Of
some private homes that were threat
encd.
when Chief Sandidsc. with his hclp-
crS ana chemical engine arrived, all
Tar gone 10 be saved. SO they turned
their attention to adjacent buildings
that were likely to catch
Mr.. Beard succeeded in saving all of
MS horses. but saved only three yehi-
clcs ana non" Of his feed, which was
stored in the building. The brick
building owned by Mrs A. T.. Gov. and
occupied by l." Y. Parr "a an under
takers shop. was destroyed. Mr.. Parr
saved most of his stock. but il was
greatly damaged by rain. s. NJ. Wills
ans" saved his furniture stored in the
building. but 1t was damaged by wa
~. mere was some insurance on
inns building. hut none on the stock
~ large quantity of lumber, belong
ing I" the Martin Hardware and Fur
hitnre Company and Hill Wagon and
BUGGY company. stored on their lu,n-
!hro adjacent 10 tho livery sta
bic. was burned This was par,lv Gov
cred by insurance