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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-12-31
JONATHAN PITTS, AGED
SO YEARS, PASSES AWAY
Countiun voted Strnirht
Democratic Ticket for seventy
SiN Years.
I ESPECIAL % Tho THINGS Dispatch.l

~
CHARLOTTESVILLE VA. pee. 80.
Jonathan rlttS, the oldest r"s!dcn,
OF this section OF the STATE. died Tues
day AT his home At ScOttsvillc in
tho southern part OF tho county. af-
Tor an illness Of only three days.
Had he lived until March .. next. he
ninth birthday
Tho funeral was held a; ESQ o'clock
yesterday afternoon from his late
residence, the serv!c" bctn.; conducted
ny tn" Rev. Mr. Daniels. Of the Meth
"dlSt chHrt. lntcrfnent Was IN the
FAMILY hury!ng ground.
Mr.. PITS had voted the straight
Democratic ticket FOR the past sew
cEt%-siN EearS. HIS FIRST bnllo; was
cast Tor Polk. for President. In lSti.
ana MS last tor Governor cox, IN
IN" prcsidcnt!dl election last month.
MIR PITTS was Il son OF tho late
lt"nry iitts, of RICHMOND. Va. and
s.d"d At tho state Capital up to
iH3I, wt"n he came to Alb"marlc
II" led an a"tiv" business life up 20
ten years ago. when IA" Voluntarily
retired. though enjoying good health
a. tn. umca II" married Miss Mary
Agnes Sncad. OF AppomattoX county
VINO preceded him to the grave
about twenty years AFRO. r:igd, chu.
drcn survive, nv" sons and three
dauGhtcrs-A l.. PITTS. OF Armenia.
Va; j. j.. J. II and ". J.. Pitts or
ScDttSrill"; l.. VI. Pitts. az Elk iiiil.
VA; Mrs. l.. Il. stone. Of Armenia.
ana Misses Mar and Josephifi" Pitts.
-! SCot'sI!!le.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-12-31
MAGISTRATE ACCUsEDOF
ARSON REFUSES TO TALK
TX. l.. SimOnSOn, hcstcrncld
County Judge, Silent on Charges
on Advice of Counsel.
HAS DENIED ALLEGATIONS
Friends Declare Innocence VIII BE
Proven, and I'ha: Probe Was
Started by Political Enemies anil
Not Underwriters.

Special 10 The Times -Dlspatch.l
PETERSBURG, VA. Dec. 2o-For
the first cline since his arrest Mon
DAY morning at his home by Con-
Simonson. tho Chcst"rnclG County
magistrate. now held for Gc action
of the county grand jury on tn"
charge of burning his homo December
is. Was approached yesterday for "a
public statement CONCERNING IN.
charge.
lie refused TO ,alk ana said that
any information relative to the mat
ter would Iivc TO como from At
torncy ]. " Turner of Richmond.
Since ms arrest SjmoHsOu has made
no s'at"ment, except 20 deny tho
charge
'rhe magistrate Is "a: liberty under
Sl,1Oc bail pending the action or th.
grand jury AZ tho next term Of the
Circuit Court in January
Friends Of tn" accused claim tie
vii! be able to prove 'hnt he had no
connection with the mysterious fires
which destroyed his home and ity
contents on December IT'S
Since being magistra;" for tho past
four or five years Sir.onson tad
OF Ettr!ck aud Is reported to have
made many enemies because OF his
action in Imposing fines and other
Wis" coEv!ctine persons o. petty Of
The invcstlga,ion that led 10 tho
mans arrest was not started by TIE
hrc Insurance companies Win which
TIC hrNS" and rords were Insured
but by county pl'itials and "a dctoC-
tive from the gJflcc OF state In
charged that the fires w.r" o: In
ccndlary origin. Two policies. ono
for $1,000 and another FOR 81. 600 we're
on the house and household effects.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-12-31
EPIDEMIC OF BURGLARY
STARTLES NEW CANTON
SERIES of rrlrs, Simiinr to De-
rurrcncrS OF Two Years Ago.
Causes ipprchrnSiun.

NEW CANTON. VA. Dec. ga
series OF burglhrics characterized the
prc-hOiiday activities here mcwiI.t
Similar to thos" which occurred two
gears aGr. Several stores were en-
tered aud goods ana money Of con-
sidcrabi" value carried OF.
Tie FIRST store 10 be Durglariz.d
Eonia. III" entry WAS madt through
windows. Goods. LARGELY wearing APP.
pdrci. gloves, suits OF clothes. SHOES.
and fancy groceries we're taken amt
carried away. There was no clu. TO
tn" guilty party or parties
f"w nights later Il window was
broken IN i;auson's iarg" store in
-'tFanc". That sam" might larl..
l'l"t" lass window in TIA" stOr" Of
y. J.. l'Itts, at ArvOniI. was broken.
AMI thieves entered and carried away
u considerable amount oil goods. in
Guiding all kinds or wearing aiuarcl
underwear, shoes. etc. The cash roy
t"i Vas broken rpcn with a wrench
and Il small sum OF money stolen
In" day after the htIrgiario. blood
hounds We're brought from tn" state
Farm and while 40 Roadway could h..
made 81 I;remp, "a track from the
rus store at ArNonia was taken ,,.id
Carried SoH'hwestw past Pcnlan
station aud towards Diana Mi!s.
"h"rc "a" tran was lost. 40 other
clue was had TO the burslar!cS
Tw" years ago seven burelarles oc-
CURED in THIS section. stores at Brc-
mo, Sew Canton and Arvoula all hav-
.nG been entered ANA goods similar
- those tak"n last w,sH taken away.
IlIi"u Barnett, on" OF th0S" who
participated in tn" burglarjcS two
years ago, was tried and sentenced
20 the Atlanta Federal prison
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-12-31
NEARLY GAVE OUT.
SAYS FIREF|GHTER
Lynchburg Men, I,as in Such
Bad Shape lie Could Hardly
Stay on job.
TANLAC RESTORES HIM
refers Declares He Doesn't
believe Anybody Feels Any
Better Than He Does Now.

month ago ! was SO weak and
crippled up could hardly answer a
hTc call. but today there is no, a
man mere at this station who is in
better health than ! am" This state
nlcht was made recently by ". T.
letters, III Cabbcl! Street, Lynch
p"rs' fireman az station 3. while tell
ing OF his recovery by taking Tanlac.
Il managed TO hold on to my joh.
but how l did il | can't ngure out,
Tor as l look back over my condi-
tion | don't see how | pulled through.
Indigestion simply had the best of
me, and for while / actually went
without eating. bur | got so weak
nearly gave out. LIS a fact. hated
to look at the clock to see If it was
time TO so cat. and to face n meal
why. | could hardly stand il. | had
to take Il little nourishmcnt. Of
course. but always had "A time after
wards. TIL" pains and cramps nearly
killed me, ana bloatcd up until /
Eel: miserable
Then rheumatism set In. and it
spread all over my body. Ny legs
achcd something terrible, and it was
all could do TO hobble around.
Pains struck me every time l moved,
and all day l sat close to the fire
engine so [ could I've ready to go out
when the gong sounded. Many Il
time I've got SO dizzy that every
thing seemed TO be whirling around
and upside down. and could hardly
Sit up. went down in weight. and
was SO drowsy and sluggish all tn"
sine ] didn't think I could make II
much longer;
THAT was the shape ! was in when
I commenced taking Tanlac, but now
my friends say look like differ
cnt man. II there was ever man
who felt like new. ann that man
| cat anything put on the table and
never have Il sign OF indigestion
The rheumatism is all gone; at least.
! never have a pain. have picked
up ten pounds In weight. and simply
don't believe anybody could feel any
better than ] do"
Tanlac is sold in Richmond by the
Tragic Drug Co, Grant Drug stores:
G. w. Eaton, Twenty-sixth and Ven
able: Burton's Drug Store; in Chester
by Chester Pharmacy. and in Toano
by Banks Drug go.-Adv.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-12-31

'NoHI!Au'd IRON. 4 .Fst l'aS".p
dacy took on formidaDlc proportions
from the beginning. thousands G;
Democrats, believing that the tire has
come when Virginia should signals.
honor son who has worked faith
fully and effectively on her behalf AMI
who a. scholar and Statesman Of
nationa! reputation. has shed luster
on tho great history Of the Common
wealth.
Mr. Tucker was born in Winchester.
Va, Of iOrbcarS DISTINGUISHED for
many generations. receiving his carly
education a; M.ddleburg under Viz
tEirius Dabncy. one Of the greatest
teachers OF his day. and subsequently,
becoming Il distinguished graduate OF
both the academic and law schools OF
Washington and I.e. University, he
was e-eminentIy lifted TO take the
seat in Congress made vacant when
ais distinguished father, the beloved
old Ran" retired from public III.
In 1855.
lie served in Congress until tho
year 1897. when he retired from Con-
Srcss because OF his opposition to
free silver" AZ the death o: his
father he was elected TO succeed him
in the chair OF constitutional law
and equity at Washington and Lee
University. and was for Two years
dean Of the law school. He resigned
in 1902 and spent eighteen months
car. oaigning tho State for better free
schools. In 1903 he was elected dean
of the schools OF Law ana diplomacy
at George Washington University,
- u an "a d M
capacity for several years
Is Author Of Note
Mr.. Fucker - an author o: note.
He edited Tucker on the Constitution
written by has father and has
written an elaborate treatise on
Limitations on the Treaty Making
Power" and has delivered lectures on
legal and political subjects at Yale
University and other institutions of
learning.
lie is cN-prcsidcnt Of the American
Har Association and has served the
Democratic party faithfully and fear
lessly ever since tie Ifaycs-T!ldcn
campaign. when rs a young crusader
he took the hustings for the Demo-
cratic nominee, Samuel j. Tilden. He
has been active for the Democratic
party in every subsequent campaign.
not only speaking in Virginia and
frequently in other States. where he
is always in demand. but also con-
tributing freely of his means to the
Democratic cause.
He was candidate for tie Demo
cratic nomination for Governor of
Virginia in the year 1909. but the re
turns showed small majority against
him. Mr. Tucker has been n lifelong
advocate OF Jcifcrsonian principles.
inherited from his ancestors a rover
encc for the doctrine OF home rule.
and the keynote OF his present cam
baign has been "Back To the Consti-
tuition"
NirGinian OF the old school, affa-
bile, chivalrous, fearless and able. and
having record of accomplishments
which few can boast, Mr.. Tucker
measures up in every way to tho high
honor whih he seeks.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-12-31
MRS. SARhH E. iAPSLEY
DIES IT DAUGHTERS HOME
Mother OF Distinguished PrrSbytc-
rinn Leaders to lie buried in
ttubnfnn.

Mrs. Sarah Il Lapsley. widow OF
IN" at" Judge James ". Lapslcy. Of
hhniston. Ala. "a member OF The SUI
nremc bench ot the state. died on
Thursday morning at the residence
of her daughter. Mrs. Wade .. smith.
IN Gintcr Park.
Mrs. l.apslcy WAS in her Si;h year
and had II large circle of friends
throughout the South
Sh" was the mother Of twelve chill
drcu. min" OF whom reached maturity
Rev. Il y i.apsley. l. -. Of Rich
mohd, editor in-chi.f OF tn" twenty
four sunday school periodicals OF tho
southern i'rcshytcriau Church. ia the
eldest az the surviving children. An
other son. Rev. Samuel y Iapsi"y
vas N" pioneer missionary OF the
iFvsnNtrrlhn churUh TO the Congo and
20 ms VISION Is due the greatest mis-
Sionary "nierpris" In Africa lie
u'th on me ieid. and a steamer wh.ch
was huilt IN tn" TriEE shipyartls OF
th!S Guy and sent Tor use on tn.
,"ntp hiNer VAS named after this
Mrs. l.apsley viii be buried by the
sine OF nor husband at Admission.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-12-31
STANTON FARMER KILLED
WHEN HORSES RUN AWAY
Herbert u. Mckay Lives Only Few
Minutes After FniiinE From
Load Of Fodder.

TNN0.IhI % Inc T!m's- DISpAfCh.I
STAuNTON. VA. bee. 3O-Ii.rbcrt
II. MeKny, IS years Old, was almost
instantly Killed this morning at .
O'Clock. when his team OF horses.
drawing Il load Of fodder. ran away.
throwing h!ni to the ground.
Mckay .undcd on his head, ami
" hen farm hand working Win him
reached The PROSTATE form lac was
unconscious. living only = fcw min
Kay saw army s"ryic" overseas.
lie leaves tire" sisters ami one
brother. Funeral services VIII be
held Saturday morning
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-12-31
NEGRO MURDERER IS
TO BE RESENTENCED
Killed I.ynrhburg Detective and An
p"nlcd t;isr. Staying Execution
From Last July.

Especial TO The Times Dispatch.
Ll NCliBuRG. VA. Dec. 20-John
II Williams. alias "Sl!m.' tho negro
convicted her" last spring oc tn.
murder Of polio. Do:ec,Ive j. X
Mann. VIII he brough, back Crom the
STATE Fenitcn;iary a. Richmond Sat
Grda% Tor r"srnteuce IN tho Cor
HoratiOu Court next week
Williams appealed 10 The Supreme
cOGi, Tor new trial ana this post
p"uch his execution from Jul. =,
which date A- lad been sentenced TO
die. Governor Davis now has before
h!m hHp!!cai ion 20 commute Tho sem
t"ucc to life .Wpr.S ouincut but he
has announced that he viii no, nnal-
- decide tnat until Tho negro has
been r.seUt.uccd
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-12-31
LYNCHBURG LAYMEn CUT
WOOD FOR NEEDY WIDOWS
Pastor Leads Nine Members Of Con-
ErcEnti"n Into Forest tn Ncrp
Poor From Freezing.

men. members or Euclid Ay.nue
Christian Church hay. spent Two
days this week cleaning out dead wood
.n IA" tiuhcrcd portions %! TIC !ar..
campus Of LynChbUrE College from
which iarg" amUuut OF Hrc wood
has been secured, the work being
done iI order TO get fire wood for
hcrs Of that church.
Win practically every uIart in
town ale during IN, holidays, tho
rnstor II the church. Rev j. Z Wat
son, called FOR volunteers FOR this
Wei; ana for tHo days he led tho
-sanE- VIII crnss-cut saM ana ~
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-12-31
William >mith Williams.

FE!.urhI sNrVlCrN TOT W!IIlaiI SfNltn
Williams. who died "Wednesday morn
Ing at O'Clock at his homo near
pisputanta. in Prince George County.
will be conducted a. the grave today
at o'clock in Elandford Cemetery.
Petersburg. Mr.. Williams. who was
II years OF age. is survived by the
following children. besides a widow .
Mrs. MciGS Mason. james l.. Will
liarnS. Walter II. Williams. Z. Good"
Williams, OF DiSputnntt: William :.
Williams. Of Wavcrly: Mrs. L. y.
Hutchinson. of Philadelphia, and the
following brothers and sisters: John
\. Williams. W. l.. Williams. Mrs. Glenn
=. Shortt. OF WaYcrly. ana Mrs. .. :.
Williams, OF Disputanta.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-12-31
WASHINGTON FOUNTAINS
FORM FARM LEAGUE
Meeting Held at Abingdon Is wcu
Attended by Representative
Farmers OF Section

IHIeC.hI 20 Tho Timrs- D!snatch.l
BRlSTOi. VA. Dec. 3G.--At a VOL
hll.h"cd meeting Of representative
farmers OF WASHINGTON County. Hc!d
At Abingdon, the Washington County
afanch oil the American Farm Bureau
Fcdcrat!on was organized
ThoSc heard at tn" meeting were:
captain - II. EarEer. .: Shuwvillc;
T. *. Coyncr. state secretary of ,hr,
organization. and y. j. Hum. OF Wash
!nSton County.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-12-31
Mrs. Lena L.. King.

News Of the death OF Mrs Lena L.
King. widow 81 Luther y. King. both
OF whom lived for Il number OF years
afternoon az IN" nome Of hsr danrh-
Rocky Mount. y. T.. was received in
Richmond last night. She Will hc
buried this afternoon at $50 o'clock
IN Hollywood Mrs. King is survived
10y two daughters Mrs Thomas Per
rctt and Mrs. WcathcrSbcc. both of
Rocky Mount: five sisters, Mrs. Il. w =.
Gary, Mrs. :. NJ Clay. Mrs L. w
liamorsly. and Mrs J. j. Phillips. OF
Richmond. and Mrs. j. l.. Hill Of
Roanoke. and three brothers. q. J. ana
W V. Mallory. OF Richmond and
Major IL {. Mallory. who is stationed
IN South Carolina
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-12-31
ONE KILLED. ONE DYING AND
ONE HURT IN SAME FAMILY
DnNisr. Of Gr~cnviiIr. =. g.. sun~r
'hrrr Casualties lust before
Christmas

ISp..C!H! "a The Times -D!spatchl
it"hcr, Davis Of this city. called to
~" nom" IN Grr"uviIl". : =, Il few
GAYS bcior" Christmas 10y tho critical
lin'Ss of h"r mother, has written 10
ir!eodS saving that on sunday Judge
Whlt"r scott. her brothcr-!u-lHw WAS
fii!cd IN an automobile accident and
h'r SISTER, Mrs; Fannie Davis Scott
severely injured ~ the same time
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-12-31
OLD Ei'GINEER DIES
John West Wade Victory Possible
Tor steamer H"hcrt L.. Ice
over Natchex

y. -NsaO.IHtcN TroSs-
LoJ lSNILl.t, Ky. Dec 3U-John
" rest aged 81. who was second en-
slne"r on the steamer Robert T.. Lee
when she Won from The steamer
Nhtch"% in The famous race from New.
oF'caha TO 81. Louis on the MISSISSIPPI
Mr. W!csts work in Repairing 4
nrcEen water pipe and stopping a
leak IN the boilers during tho race.
Was Said 70 hay" made victory pos
s.blc for the Robert T.. Ice. lie wns
tn last surviving participant in the
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-12-31
Farm Agent 10 tcn,nin

bAHNlILE, "a Dec. 3U.-As ra.
sui; OF the action of about ,hir,y
farmers of Pittsyiyania, County Farm,
representation Agent ". NJ Perry
VIII continue his work through tho
coming year. The Office was 10 have
been abolished AT the close or IN.
year. thc supervisors saying tina, III.
treasury was empty. \ private sub
scrlnton was taken among wealthy
nllntrrH assuring his r.inrtinr
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-12-31
Arrcxt Mur,Icr Smsncct.

DALl.AS. TENAS, Doc. "O--P0licc
here today arrested a man Thought to
h' wanted in New York in connect ton
with The murder on December - OF
EdwiH VI. Andrews, IA wealthy jew
"lcr. lie viii nc held for instructions
from New York officials. Local Of :
hccrs say the man answers tho de-
SCription scNt out by the New York
police after Andrews was robbed and
then shot 20 death in his store.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-12-31
rrcirht Steamer In Distress.

NEW YORK. Dec. 3O-WirclcsS dis
trcSs signals were picked up here to-
day from the freight steamer Dau-
pcratd which loft Antwerp on De.
cenber 5 for Galveston. Her position
was given as about go miles "a - OF
Norfolk. Va The message said she
MAS IN need Of fuel oil and water and
made a rclucs; TO be towcd TO Nor
folk she belongs TO the Barber
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-12-31
DEATHS IN VIRGINIA


:. FNnNfaI servlcos Tor Mrs II. n.
forS y'hc. aged -. widow of Harry
DOUGLAS Forsythc. OF London Eng.
ana New Orleans. La. were conduct
cd yesterday afternoon In -. paul's
church lay tn" rector. the Rev Rus
sen LOWE. Burial was in Holly
wood Mrs. Forsythc died Monda V
morning in her home. "Nydric.' near
Esnont. ilhcmHric County She is
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-12-31
Joseph e. Duc>hcrry,

Funeral services for Joseph G
puesberry. who died Monday in the
Soldiers Home. were conducted We'd
ncSday Ivy the Rev. Carter Ashton
jenkins. pastor Of Calvary Baptist
church Burial was in Rivcrviow
Cemetery Before coming to Rich
moud MIR. Dueshcrry lived in Nor
folk Il number OF years. He served
in the War Between the states as a
member Of the Eighth Alabama In
fantry with the Army OF Northcrt
Virginia. lie is survived by an aged
sister who lives in this city.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-12-31
Funeral Of Floyd G. DnI.in.

BRISTOL. VA. Dec 33.-Funcrai
services Cor Floyd q. Dakin. who
died here. We're held Wednesday a;
the home on Florida Avenue. Rev
6. .. Carson. assisted by Rev. r. T.
Mcdowell. oniciatcd. lntcrmcnt was
IN SIMPLIFY Cemetery. MIR. pal;ins IS
survived by two sons. ono daughter
two sisters and three brothers
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-12-31
Shirt Prices Being
Reduced 50 Per Cent
By niird Nc,,s.I

NEW holtN. Dee. :iU.-Sumc
mems shirts are Ia be cut In twain
!" meet thr user hnif way. II isn't
coke. It's drrihiou ON the pnrt
"t - nationally known shirt COM
pnh,. announced rhurSdny. 10 re-
uH'r prices Of their shirts 10 the
irhur al per cent, permitting OF
an rpuhl cut by retailers to con
>"h'rr> nnd hiding In putting
nrrrbaniiiSc prices down In n
norH.al basis.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-12-31
PETERSBURG TRUNK AND
4 SAG FACTORIES TO REOPEN
PlantS closed for Several Months 10
start Again ON Full Time

Especial to The Times DiSpatch1
PETERSBURG, Dec. 30.--Thc trunk
and bag factories in u,is city that
have been clOscS for the past several
months, Will reopen and operations
will he resum.i on Il full schedule on
January 3. according to officials OF
these plants today.
Several thousand men were tenn
Dorarily thrown out of employment
when these plants closed THIS fall
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-12-31
WINCHESTER ALUMNI TO
AID ENDOWMENT FUND
banquet IN Given mt Residence oil
Mrs. Nancy Lee Cobic to Outline
p!nns.
LSpccial to The Times Dispatoh.l

Especial to The Times Dispatch.l
VINCE ESTER. VA. Dec 3o.-Ths
local alumni Of the University OF vir-
gin!a. nj annual reunion and ban
uuet. held last night at tho residencs
OF Mrs. Nancy Lee Coble, outlined
plans for raising funds for the uni-
vcrsity's S3.0O0.Oo0 endowment fund.-
Thomas Il. Byrd. this city, Is re, \
SiOnal chairman for Frederick
Clarke. Warren. Page and Shenani
doah Counties, and Victor Arthur
local chairman. Those mak!nA
speeches included K. Gray Williamsl
Philip Williams. Robert L. Barton
and Robert l.. Gray. Jr.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-12-31

NJ T Roa I''h N Ssw 'm ork
phcrSon, Of South Dakota: Currie. OF
Michigan, and Rainey. of Alabama,
returned today on the steamship Cam
brai from Panama, where they In
spcCtcd the canal zone. The Congress-
men said that when dcfcnses now be
ing installed are completed, the canal
Will be iGnprcgnablc from land. sea
and air.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-12-31
Funeral OF Mrs. u. T.. I.cn,her,.

funciai services for Mrs. Bette
Fac" lc2therS. who died In the home
OF her daughter. Mrs. Stanley H. Cox.
IN Minneapolis. MINI. were conduct
81 Yesterday morning in Monument
Methodist Church here. Mrs. Laath-
.rs was the widow Of James a.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-12-31

Funeral snrviccS Tor !. 5. Willis,
aged 81. who died in Richmond. were
conducted Wednesday in Danv!ilc.
Mr.. Willis came here to spend
Christmas Day with relatives. His
death was said to be due TO heart
trouhl". lie was a we'll known to-
bacco buyer. lie is survived by two
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-12-31
Nn,nIlrnx In I'M CIV.

La N'libtkG. VA. Dec. 20.-For,v
persons residents of a wcll-,o-do
r"sidrr iial section have been vacci-
mated fere because Of a case Of small
ppN ia tn" CORTLAND Apartments
Included in tho number were children
who played with members OF tho
family which has tho case
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-12-31
NEWS GATHERED FROM ALL PARTS or VIRGINIA

survived Uy two daughters. Mrs.
John y. Elliot. of New Orleans. and
Mrs. W. II. i.apEhornc. Of warren.
Alhon"rlc County; four sons. william
u; forsythc. OF Little KoCk. Ark.
Harry f'OrSNjhc. OF New York, and
douglas and George l.. Forsythc. Of
ESinOnt.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-12-31
Jersey nc:-I ncu Fined.

MAYS LANDING. y. J.. Dec. &C.
Forty seven Atlantic City hotel and
cafe prOp:ictorS We're fin"d nm aEgrc-
gate q! 100000 by Judge Robert Il.
Tn-crSoll. in tho County Court here
today. on charges 81 selling intoXi-
eating liquors in violation OF the law
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-12-31
Dan,ilrr lin, Small rirc.

FANNII.IE. w. Dec 3o-Thc city
IRE department was called last nipI,
70 the home Of j. Il Rui'iu on pax-
ton street. whore fire originating in
the kitchen communicated with "a
bedroom ahovc and practically do
HtroEch the room.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-12-31
C. CONWAY BAKER DIES
AT EASTERN SHORE HOME
Was Formerly COmmOnv At
torncy Of WesfmOrciand County,
and AIAO ANsembIyman
Special 10 The Times Dispatch.I

TSpcClhI 10 TIC Tlmc3- DlSpatch.
CALl.AO, VA. Dec. 80. News
comes from Wcstmorcland OF the
death OF G. Conway Baker. Common
wealth's attorney OF that county and
former member OF the General As
sembly OF Virginia. He was about
4S years old. and had been In declin-
ing health for some months. He Is
survived by his widow and several
.children.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-12-31
Mrs. =. w. cnrnc,,cr.

r., E rnaE,r w Dec. % ~, ! W.
nigh, at the home OF her daughter.
Mrs, I. w. Campbell, IN Abingdon.
surviving are one son ANA one daugh-
ter.