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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-10-14
|. C.C. GRANTS HEARING
TO EASTERN RAILROADS
~ Next Wednesday to Consider
I. 4ss Question Of Rates.
SESSION is OPEN TO PUBLIC
Indications Are That Companies
Have in Mind Filing Applications
for Increased Tariffs on Large
Number OF Commodities.
1ax Associated Pre,.l

st IBy Associated Press1
WASHINGTON, October l3.-Eastern
railroads. seeking relief from condi-
tions which. their executives assert.
are rapidly approaching the point
where they can no longer operate with
profit, indicated to-day the form their
efforts will assume in a letter to the
Interstate Commerce Commission, ask
ing for a conference to consider rates
not included in the advance allowed
by the decision in the Is per cent rate
advance cage last June.
Indications are that the railroads
have in mind filing applications for in
creased rates on n large number of
commodities not already raised, * 1t
should develop at the conference that
the applications might meet with any
measure of success.
The commission. replying to the re-
quest for "a short informal confer
ence," notified the roads that 1t would
be glad to hear them at "a public ses-
sion" next Wednesday afternoon.
The commissions decision to hold a
public session will give the shippers
and all others interested opportunity
to be present and state their views.
PROCEEDINGS DISMISSED
WITHOUT PREJUDICE
In denying the railroads petition for
a general 10 per cent raise in rates,
tho commission, in It's decision last
June, dismissed the proceedings with
out prejudice to their renewal at any
time when the necessity for such ad-
vance, or for any advance in rates,
could be shown. AT the same time, the
commission granted Eastern roads.
hardest hit Of all by the car shortage
and congestion of last winter. ad-
vances in class rates which the rail-
roads estimate approximately per
cent.
1t is thought hardly likely that the
rates would be increased again, al
though the reference by the railroad
executives to possibly other matters
Eermane to securing all the results
originally asked for" is regarded as
sufficiently general to include such an
increase. Commission officials, un-
aware OF what the railroads have in
mind, are In state of expectancy, and
are inclined to believe that the roads
may ask for long list of specific rate
advances, or possibly another general
rate increase.
Since the commissions dismissal OF
the Is per cent case, statistics compiled
by the commission show that the rail-
roads have fully recovered from their
setback Of last winter, due to the car
shortage and congestion, but another
difficulty has arisen in rapidly mount
ing operating expenses.
Supplies OF every sort have risen,
the roads executives assert, in some
cases more than IS per cent, within the
past few months. Labor is demanding
wages never paid before, 1t is claimed.
with further increases in prospect.
These have to be met. it is said. unless
the roads are to lose valuable men who
are offered more in other trades.
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William T. Wh.rton

MANASSAS, VA, October 1a-wil-
liam T. Wharton, a Confederate vet
eran, died on Tuesday ut Gainesville
Prince William County, at the age of
eishty-six years. He was a member of
the Masonic lodge. and was we'll known
throughout the county as one of its
Oldest magistrates. Funeral services
were conducted at his homo by Rev.
c. *. Millican. pastor of the Methodist
Episcopal Church, South, and interment
was made In the Shirley Burying
Ground. He is survived by his wife,
formerly Miss Mary c. Shirley, who is
etghty-two years old.
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ing to fix a corn so it wouldn't hurt.
But now no one in the world should
worry" because the moment you put
Gets-lt on. II means the end of a corn.
There is nothing in the world like
Gets-It"-nothng as sure and certain
nothing that you can count on to
take off corn or callus every time,
and without danger. The corn never
grew that "Gets-It" will not get It
never irritatcs the flesh. never makes
your toe sore. Just two drops of
vanishes. Shortly you can peel tho corn
right off with your finger and there you
arc-corp-frec and happy with the toe
Never happened before. did it. Guess
not.
Get n bottle OF "Gets-It" to-day from
any drug store, you need pay no more
than Csc. or sent on receipt Of price by
Z. Lawrence & Co. Chicago, In-Adv.
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Edwin O. Never

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HARLOTTESVILLE, VA, October
1S.-Edwin Q. Meyer, aged slxty-two
years. died at midnight last night at
ms nome, "Ednam,' three miles west
or the University Of Virginia. after an
Illness OIL several months. The re-
mains were sent Tonight TO New York
CITY. where the funeral and intcrment
VIII take place. Mr.. Meyer was a
native Of New York. son OF tho late
Henry Meyer. but had resided in this
county for the past fifteen years. He
never married. One brother, George
a. Meyer. of New York. survives.
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Prohibition Inv Cases.

Three prohibition law cases were be-
foro Justice Crutchield yesterday
morning in Police Court. Pearl Hen
derson, colored. was charged with
bringing ardent spirits into the Stare,
and was required to furnish bonS in
the sum of $500. Peyton Frayser.
colored. was sent on to the grand
jury on charge OF selling ardent
spirits. Matte Lawson colored, was
granted a continuance until October IT
on a charge OF violating the prohibit
ton act
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-10-14

Especial to The Times-Dispatch.]
LAWRENCEVILLE. VA. October g.
Frank Matthews Gage. Of Callaville.
Va, died in Richmond hospital on
Wednesday. Tho funeral services were
held on Friday at Grace Church, In
Greensville County. and the interment
was In tho church cemetery. The Of
fciating ministers were Rev A. q.
Gray. Jr.. assisted by Rev. A. P. Gray,
ST.. and Rev. H. v. Clarke. The pail
bearers were: Active-C. H. Cum
bia, j. R Harris, L. ]. BirdsonR.
F. r. Bingham, w. II. Purdy, L. l..
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ATrn. II. IT. Homes.

PETERSBURG. VA, October 1s.-mrs.
T. T. Jones. relict of The Rev. Thomas
Thwcat Jones. died Wednesday after
noon at her home at Champ. Dinwiddfe
County, in her seventy eighth year. She
was widely known and Is survived by
several children. among them DR.. ].
Boiling Jones, of this city.
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j. II. brunette.

]. II. Brunette. aged seventy-five
years. died at his residence in Hen
rico County, on Friday, October 12,
after a lingering illness. Mr.. Bur-
nette Is survived by his wife. Mrs. ].
II. Burnette: two sons, j. f. Brunette
and J.. ]. Brunette; three daughters.
Mrs. ]. H. Paul. Mrs. r. L. Hix and
Mrs. L. l. Dyson: and three stepchil-
dren. III. G. Jarvis, Mrs. Lowell Bass
and Mrs. Charles Ambold; also by one
brother, Wash Burnette. Funeral ser
vices will be conducted this afternoon
ut o'clock from the residence OF his
daughter. Mrs. Dyson. South Vine
Street. Burial will be in Riverview
Cemetery
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Mrs. C1nrn ". r-.n.

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LYNCHBURG, VA, October 13.-Mrs.
Clara V. Trent. thirty-seven years old.
wife OF J. H. Trent, Of Colemans Falls
died this morning at the LynchburE
Hospital, where she had been a patient
four days. Mrs. Trent was a native
OF Bedford County, and was a daughter
or John stephens. Her body will be
taken to Colemans Falls for burial.
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year C Robertson. died last night. Tho
funeral will be held at $3.50 O'Clock
Sunday afternoon from the residence,
tho services to BIO conducted by Rev.
n. w. Battle. D. D.. OF tho High Street
Baptist Church. assisted by DIR. Charles
*. Jollin. OF the First Methodist
Church. Mr.. Robertson was a native
OF Henrico County. Va, son of tho
late Nathaniel Robertson, but had
spent most Of his life in this city.
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Mrs. A. X AL.-

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HARLOTTESV1LLE, VA. october
l3.-Mrs. A. K. Akers, sister of Mrs.
Frank w. Perley, of this city. is dead
at her home at Floyd. after an illness
or eight months. The remains will
be taken to Richmond for burial. Mrs.
Akers Is survived by her husband and
one son. She also leaves two sisters,
Mrs. a. NJ. DuBose, OF Georgetown, s.
c.. and Mrs. Frank Perley, of this city.
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stolen watch Recovered.

Policemen Atkinson and Thurman
have recovered for L. B. Newman a
gold watch valued at $50. which was
stolen from Newman's locker in the
Young Mems Christian Association on
October 6. The timepiece was found
in a pawn shop by the policemen after
ii had been left there by an unidenti-
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Jolly. Arthur Hale ana w. l. Jolly.
Honorary-w. w. Doyle, q. w. Field.
G. Holloway. A. Perkins and e. r.
Phelps.
Mr.. Gage was born in Vermont six
ty-seven ycaro ago. and came to Yir-
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Isham NYnness.

Especial to The Times-Dispatch.1
ROANOKE, VA. October 13.-Isham
Maness. eighty-three years old. a
well-known Confederate veteran, died
hero to-day. following an illness OF sew
eral months He leaves several chill
dren. Burial will be made hero.
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George w. Ernest,

PETERSBURG, VA. October 13.-
George w. Ernest aged sevenry-six
years. died quito suddenly Wednes-
day at his home in Bollingbrook
Street He was Confederate veteran
and Is survived by his wife and ono
daughter, Mrs. j. a. Emery, Of this city
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Mrs. Robert T.. Lee.

Mrs. Addic Brown Lee. wife of Rob
ert T. Lee, formerly of this city, died
on Wednesday in Wilmington, Del. She
was in her sixty ninth year. The fu-
neral will take place tomorrow In
Wilmington.
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DEATHS IN VIRGINIA
Miss Kate stuart Jewel.

Miss Kate Stuart jewel died at 1880
o'clock this morning at the residence
of her mother, Mrs. Jane X. Jewel. IT'S
North Twenty-Sixth Street. aged forty
two years.
She was the daughter OF the late ].
r. Jewel. and Is survived by her moth
er, two brothcrs-G. c. and e. B. Jew
ell. Of Richmond-and three sisters
Mrs. Maggie Sue Simpson, of Alexan-
dria; Mrs. Ellie NJ. Baroody and Miss
Mamie Jewel. of Richmond.
Funeral arrangements have not been
completed.
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slnia with his parents at.the ago on
twenty-one years. His wife. Anna Rol.
lin Cage. died four years ago. Ths
surviving relatives arc his five chill.
dren-Frank Carlton. Edith NJ. Ar.
thur. Levi b. and Raymond Gage
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Mrs. Annie Downing.

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HEATHSVILLE. VA. October ia
Mrs. Annie Downing. aged eighty
years. died on Wednesday at tho home
Of her son. Thomas Downing. Inter-
ment was made in the cemetery at tho
home, ''Edgely."
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r. Eskr,ap. nob.r...,

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA, October
l3.-R. Eskridse Robertson, aged sixty
seven years. who had for years en-
gagged in the harness and saddlery
business under the firm name of Good
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Mrs. w. f. Warner.

WINCHESTER. VA, October 49,
Stricken with heart disease while she
was writing a letter to her son in St.
Louis to-day. Mrs. w. F. Warner, sixty
two years old. guest OF Mr.. and Mrs.
John Snyder. was found dead In her
room by a servant. She came recently
from New York to visit the Snyders,
whom she met years ago while touring
in London.
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T. j. DOYLE.

T. j. Doyle, siNty-five years Of age,
died at Memorial Hospital yesterday.
He is survived by two brothers. W. j.,
Of this city. and NJ. L. Doyle of Lynch
burg. Funeral services will be held
this afternoon from Bliley's undertake
ing parlors At 4:3n o'clock. Intermen
will be in Shocloe Hill Cemetery
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Anthony Good.
Ispecial 10 rho TImas-pIsnntoh.1

Especial to The Times Dispatch.l
HARRISONBURG. VA. October 10
Anthony Good, former merchant of
Mount Sinai. Rockingham County. died
yesterday in a Stanton hospital, after
n brief illness. He was seventy years
old
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-10-14

Nicholas. died yesterday at her homo
at Port Republic. She was daughter
of Daniel p. Shuler. and was thirty
six years old.
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I'll Show You How
Corns Peel Off,
Ever Peel Banana Skin? That's It..

II should worry about those corns
i just put some 'Gets-It' on" Corns
used to poster the world into a frenzy,
enduring pain, digging. slicing toes.
tinkering with plasters and tape. try
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-10-14

Mrs. Mary j. Nicholas.
Especial to The Times-DispatchJ
HARR1SONBURG, VA. October 13.-
Mrs Mary ]. Nicholas. wife of Frank
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Rueger's Hotel
The Alaska citizen., 1917-01-29
NAVAL, BATTLES
 TAKE PLACE IN
 THE, NORTH SEA
(Associa ted Press)

LONDON, Jan. 23.-Two small between German and British ships are reported in the bulletin of the day issued tonight by the British ad- miralty office. Both of them were between small vessels. and the casu- alties were correspondingly small, as far as can be learned.
 One of the battles took place off the Dutch coast. It was between British light cruisers and torpedo boat destroyers and German destroy CTS. The official report of this battle, as issued from the admiralty office, says that one German destroyer was sunk and the rest scattered.
 In the other fight, off Zealand, a German torpedo struck a British de- stroyer, killing three officers and forty-four men. The destroyer was so badly damaged that she sank shortly afterward, although her com plement of men and guns was re- moved before she went to the bottom.
 Unofficial advices received here from Holland state that between two and seven German ships went to the bottom in the two engagements combined. Others were badly dam aged. One of the damaged ships was lowed into the harbor at Tmui den with twenty dead, while sixteen severely wounded German sailors were landed by a Dutch trawler.
The Alaska citizen., 1917-01-29
SICK SOLDIERS
 ON THEIR WAY

WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 23.- The soldiers of Pershing's force who are sick and in the field hospital at Colonia Dublan General Persh- ing's field headquarters, are now be- ing sent north to the border, accord ing to information given out at the war department this evening. Four hundred motor trucks are plying be- tween the bordeT and Colonia Dublan bringing out army ordnance, sup plies and equipment.
 These facts are taken to mean that the American expeditionary force in Mexico will soon be on the move toward the border, although no formal order for the evacuation of Mexican territory by American troops now holding it has yet been issued. Army officers, however, predict that the order will be issued within the next forty-eight hours and that it will find the forces of General Persh- ing already on the move. In fact, it is expected in army circles that the soldiers will be on the move be fore Saturday. Some of the officers claim to have information to the effect that part of the force will start north from Colonia Dublan to- morrow noon, and that the formal order for the evacuation of Mexico will be issued at that time
The Alaska citizen., 1917-01-29
BRITISH PRESS THINKS WILSON
 Is UNFRIENDLN
Associated Press)

LONDON. Jan 23.-The address delivered by President Wilson to the senate of the United States on Mon day is the cause of much editorial comment in the British press Nearly all of the newspapers characterize the attitude of President Wilson to- ward this country as unfriendly. and accordingly are giving the address a very unfriendlv reception The only newspapers which are not giving ad- verse criticism to the address and to President Wilson for having de liyered it are the Manchester Guardi- an and the London Daily News, both of which are pacifist publications.
 The general effect of the speech on the British public, in general can scarcely be described News that the President had put peace proposition before the senate was received with a great deal of sur prise. In fact, it can be stated that it's effect was nothing short of cleo trifying. as was his mediatory note to the belligerents of this continent
 Public men in general are remain ing unusually quiet on the subject of the address. One of the court justices, however, is reported to have attributed the address to the good intentions of President Wilson in try ing to promote peace interests throughout the world, and to have predicted that the President would end by supporting British policies.
 It is very improbable that the government of Great Britain will make reply to the address It is certain, however, that the speech will be discussed at great length in parliament It is expected that mem  bers of both the present and former cabinets will make speeches regard ing the address before parliament, particularly as to the effect of the Wilson policy on the Monroe doc trine This part of President Will sons address is being the most se- verely criticised by the British press. The publicists insist that Great Brit ain is entitled to weighty voice in all initial movements made in the Western Hemisphere for the reason that Canada is one of he foremost raJions of the North Amercan conti- n. nj.
The Alaska citizen., 1917-01-29
DIVIDENDS OF
 STEEL COMPANY
 UNPRECENDE,NTE.D

NEW YORK, Jan. 23.-The cutting of one of the largest melons known in the history of corporations in the United States took place here today when the directors of the Bethlehem Steel company, after a meeting, an nounced the dividends which will be paid to the stockholders. The stock holders are, of course, jubilant over the announcement. It means that dividends amounting to many miIli- ons of dollars will be paid annually.
 At their meeting today the direct ors decided, in view of the amount of business done by the corporation during the past year, to increase the common stock dividend to ten per cent quarterly. Ii was formerly seven and one-half per cent. They recommended a 200 per cent stock dividend or bonus, and have also offered the common stockholders the right to subscribe to fifteen million dollars worth of new stock at par, on a basis of share for share of their present holdings. The usual annual dividend of seven per cent on pre- ferred stock was also declared by the directors.
 The corporations surplus at the end of the past years business was nearly sixty-nine and one-half mil lion dollars. The orders for steel products which the company has on hand amount to one hundred ninety three and one-half million dollars. The orders show an increase in business of $1S000,O00 in 1916 over 1915.
The Alaska citizen., 1917-01-29
JAMES OSBORNE,
 NOT "OLINER''
Associated Press)

NEW YORK, Jan. 23,-Evidence contradictory to the testimony given yesterday by handwriting experts in the perjury case against Franklin Stafford, a hotel clerk, was introduced today by the prosecution. The wit ness who gave the contradictory evi- dence was Harold Spielberg, who was attorney for Miss Tanzer at the time she brought breach of promise proceedings against James Osborne, formerly assistant district attorney here. Speilberg testified that Os- borne was not the man who courted Miss Tanzer as Oliver Osborne.
 Stafford, who is a hotel clerk, is on trial for perjury in connection with the breach of promise proceedings. He swore on the witness stand dur ing the former trial that Miss Tanzer and James Osborne had registered as man and wife in the hotel where he was employed. Letters were in troduced yesterday to prove that Oliver and James Osborne were one and the same man, the testimony of handwriting experts being given in the matter.
The Alaska citizen., 1917-01-29
NOTICE OF FORFEITURE.

To A. A Fraser, his heirs. executors,
 administrators and assigns:
 You are hereby notified that dur ing the years 1914. 1915 and 1916 1 expended one hundred dollars in labor and improvements upon each. the Shutdown and Midnight quartz claims, located on the divide between Hotfoot and Democrat gulch, in the Panama mining and recording dis trict in the Territory of Alaska.
 In order to hold your interest in said claims under the provisions of Section 2324 of the Revised Statutes of the United States, said expenditure being for your share of the annual assessment work for said year. and if within ninety days after the last publica ton of this notice you fail or refuse to pay to the undersigned as co-owner your said proportion of the expenditures aforesaid, your in- terest in said claims will become the property of the undersigned as co-owner under Section 2324. Revised Statutes of the United States.
 B. E. SNUFF,
 First publication Jan. 29. 1917.
 Last publication April 23, 1917.
The Alaska citizen., 1917-01-29
ENGINEER WILL
 GO ID NENANA

J. J. Fallon, resident engineer on the Happy station work. accompanied by his assistant, Hawley w. Sterling. will leave Fairbanks this morning for his new headquarters at Nenana. MT. Fallon was in charge of the work done on the Happy Station section last summer, and has been busily engaged in drafting plans for next summers work since the close of actual construction work last fall.
 The change of headquarters will not be permanent. MT. Fallon and his assistant will return here as soon as work can be started. The reason for the change being made now from Fairbanks to Nenana is that by doing so the work of mak- ing acquisitions and completing the final plans for the next seasons work, can be done to a better ad- vantage at Nenana. where he will be in closer touch with Commissioner Riggs and have better facilities for doing the necessary work.
 MT. Fallon will go by the contract ors' camps on Goldstream and in spect the timber and ties that are being gotten out there. There are two camps on Goldstream, Ed Bart let's and Albert Lundborg's. Both are working quite a number of men. Most of the work being done by them at present has been getting out timbers for bridges, caps, etc, only a few men from both camps doing any tie work at present.