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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-08-15
BLAME EARTH TREMORs
ON BURSTING METEOR|7E
Mccormick Observatory Au.
,ilorities Believe Explosion
Occurred at Howardsvillc.

Especial to The Times Dispatch
CHARLOTTESVILLE VA. Aug. II.
Authorities at the Mccormick OBJ
servatory at the University OF vir-
ginia are confident that the Severe
earth trcmors felt over the counties
OF Alhemarle. buckingham. Nelson,
Fluvanna and Cumberland early last
Sunday morning, August Z. were
caused by great mctcoritc. travel
Ing north TO south. bursting near
Howardsvillc. this county II will
be recalled that Il report from Ger
many was 10 the effect tina, the earth
passed through the tail OF Il comet on
that night.
Numerous accounts, more or less
incomplete, have come to the obser-
vatory relative to this phenomenon.
So far as known the actual explosion
seems to have taken place south o.
Howardsvillc. One observer 1T least
says he first heard the noise north
OF that place. though he saw the light
to the south. II WAS also distinctly
heard by one OF the observers ut the
Mccormick Observatory and by sew
cral persons in Charlottesville and
Scottsvillc. However, no fash was
seen from the observatory, but it must
have taken place before the sound
reached the observer and he could
get TO the window. Here and in
Scottsvillc and Iowardsville the vi
brations were so violent that it was
thought by many to be an earth
quake. Houses shook. windows rat
tied and it was described as being
equally violent with the explosion OF
an immense magazine.
In Buckingham County many were
awakened from sleep by rafting
dishes, windows ana furniture. and
in some cases houses were severely
rocked. Most OF those who observed
the phenomena state that the wares
appeared To be from north to south.
In Nelson County the shock was
followed by roar, as IL swift river
were rushing under the house and on
over the ridge or mountain. An old
stone house near Arlington was bad
~ cracked. The shock is said to have
lasted seventeen seconds.
Observatory authorities have Issued
a notice asking any persons who
know anything of the event to send In
detailed accounts.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-08-15
NORFOLK MAN HEADS
COURT CLERKS BODY
ts>ocintio .tEnin Chooses Ocean View
for Next Years Meeting


NORFOLK. VA, Aug. flaw.
renee Waring, clerk o. IA. CirCui;
Court OF Norfo!k, was elected sec
"il vlccpr q, dent OF the Virginia
Court Clerks Association Voter lay
at Ocean Niew, wncrc the association
has been ii aDEu-! Session fer u e
past two days.
Tnc Other officers "lectc, were
President w. e. S,liridg~, Amherst
County; frs; vics-prasidcn: ~. T.
Hutchinson. Maci<lcnburg County;
third vicc-pres idcnt, J. T.. Black
burn, Rockingham County; secretary
treasurer, 81. y. Eosang. Pulaski.
G. ID. DENT and G. W. Eastman. o!
MiddleseX County. were appointed on
the executive committee. and The fol :
lowing legislative committee was
named: S. 7. Waddill. Hcnrico Coun-
~; IL. II. Holt. Elizabeth City Coun-
ty: X. X. ROBERTS. Wise County: II
+. Hutchinson, Mcckicnburg COUNTY
ana X. j. Watson.
The association voted unanimously
to hold the meeting next year q.
Ocean View. the members cXprcssin"
delight with the time they had this
year The 1922 convention Will be
held on August IL and -.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-08-15
! KILLED, ANOTHER
DYING: HIT BY AUTO
Negro Man mud Woman Run Down
by Machine. Which Kept
on Going.

NORFOLK. VA. Aug. li.-Robcrt
1igT. .olorcd. Is dead and "a woman
companion. whose name could not be
learned was badly injured when they
we're struck ny "a speeding auto
mobile on the ocean View Road. near
LcnoN last night. The motor car did
not stop. The driver, who was re-
sponshlc for the mans death, in
creased the speed. fleeing from the
scene. Tho car was Ford Sedan.
According TO witnesses. who We're
near the scene. HUFF and the colorcd
woman were walking along the side
ot the boulevard in the direction OF
Ocean View just outside oC LcnoX
about 1880 o'clock last night. Sew
cral automobiles were coming In the
opposite direction. but there was am
pie room for two cars 10 pass. The
Sedan. apparently racing with -. car
IN front. suddenly swcrvcd to the
left in AN effort to get ahead. As II
SWING around from behind. the other
car IL struck the man ana woman.
Huff was knocked from the road
and into the water along the right
Of the boulevard, where he lay unit
the body WAS removed later By an un-
dcrtahcr. The woman was carried 10
her home. where her injuries We're
treated by DR.. j. ". Reid. Of Ocean
View. but little hope is held for her
recovery.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-08-15
NEWS GATHERED FROM ALL PARTS OF VIRGINIA
Y. M. |. SUMMER SCHOOL
HAS SUCCESSFUL YEAR
Has Attendance Of Forty
Eight Young Men at Rock
bridge Baths.
Especial to The Tlmes- Dispatch.

Especial to The Times Dispatchl
RoCkBRIDGE BATHS, VA. Aug.1i.
The V. NJ. /. summer school and
since July 20. and is being carried
on most successfully under the ad-
niniStration OF the following STAFF Of
officers and Instructors, who. with
their wives and families, form most
conEcnial social circle:
Licutcnant-C Colonel II. -. Mayo di-
rector; Colonel T. a. Il. Moscl"y. ro-
nance languages, Lieutenant Colonel
George !. l;arton, Jr., Latin. Naj"!
II. l.. EOykin. mathematics. Major
j. y. Grove, mathematics: Ma Jor
;. NJ. Helm. physics and mathematics;
Major j. 6. Alien. civil engineering
and geology; Major II. NJ. Read. Eng
lish and history: Captain X. J. Grim.
chemistry. Captain X. &. Weaver.
ci"ctrica! engineering: Captain T. >.
whiting. puartcrInaster.
y few transient guests ami friends
who are Interested in tho work arc
also entertained at the hotel from
time 10 time.
The following forty-eight young
mcn are In attendance:
9. l.. AGnor. Lexington: T.. l.. Az
ofs. Jr.. Lynchburg: j. l.. Barrow.
iidtNStpnc, n. W. BLACK, DuIuth.
SLIM; i. X. Buchanan. Stamps, Ark.:
Il. ID. Burkhaltor. Mobile. Ala; l.. G.
Burr. New York CITY: Il. Casey.
LynchburE; l.. Caskin, Devon. Pa
T. -. ChaudoiE. Fort Worth. TEX;
II. II. Connally. jacksonville, Fla {:
w. 7. Davis. Madison. Fla; II. T..
Dennis. Salisbury. Md: l.. T.. Dillon.
indian Rock. Va: =. Douglas. Pits
held. III: i. g. Evans. South Boston.
Va: >. Giazier. Norfolk: II. G. Grant
Young s,own, Ohio; John s. Gray,
Nirhmonh T. T. Hubbard. Norfolk: =
9. liarriss. Lynchburs. J. r. Jack
son. Roanoke; ]. W. Liu. Boston.
Mass: w. j. 10th. Jr., Wayncsboro
VI I. + McCampbcll. san Antonio
Tex: j. W. Mason, .Ir.. Rocky Mount
=. g. 7. l.. Morgan. EAGLE Rpck. Va.
;. j Nelson. New Britain, Conn; H.
IT, Nicoison, Washington. u. -: II.
]" Pace. Franklin. Va: ". ". PETTY
john Lyuchbure; W. VI. Phillips
Dallas, Tex George g. Phillips. Mont
'la'r y. J.. j. -. Robson. Jr.. At
Ihnih. Ga. NJ Rubin, Jr.. Norfolk: :
j. settle. Film; iilll. Va: T.. ". Scot,
III. Warren. Va; C. s. Scmans
lniontown. Pa; ". G Sentcii, Dixie,
~; 7. u. Shields. Leonard. Tex:
IA Thomas. Portsmouth. Va, - w
Dhrail. Philadelphia: ~ l.. 'Tucncr
Pullman, Ga: Il Turner. Mobile. Ala:
Ma Warrington. Jacksonville. Fla !:
u +. watson, silver Spring. IA H.
y white. I.cesburg. Va: J. l.. Win
it"n. Jr, Richmond. TcS.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-08-15
HUSBAND AND WIFE
ROW OVER LITTLE GIRL
Winchester Courts Rules Tint VI. l..
Parsons May Keep
Daughter.

Especial to The Times Dispatch
WINCHESTER, VA, Aug. IA
fight between NJ. L. Parsons and his
wife, residents of Frederick County
over custody Of their little daughter
threw the retail business district
into Il turmoil OF excitement yes
tcrday afternoon, a crowd of approNi-
matcly 500 people following the COM
batants TO magistrates court
Parsons and his child were stand
ing at q prominent street corner. and
when the wife came along she seized
the girl and started off with her.
Parsons took the child from the wo-
man. and while Oh the way to the
courthouse To have guardianship set
tied, Mrs. Parsons struck and pulled
at her husband. frantically cndcavor-
ing To regain possession OF her.
Asked by Judge Tavcnncr with
whom she wished to stay, the child
lispcd. II want 10 stay with my
pappy." An order 10 that effect WAS
entered. Parsons and his wife have
been cntranged a year or more.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-08-15
TWO MISSING NEGROES
ARE FOUND IN WATER
IlodIes Recovered Near Scnbonrd Air
Line Hallway ricr No. In
PARTS moutlI,

PORTSMOUTH. VA. Aug. 1.-THE
river yesterday gave up the bodies
Of two negroes believed TO have been
the men who jumped from row
boat at pier No. Z OF the Scaboard
Air Line Railway. at the east end
Of North Street, at ll:i5 o'clock last
Thursday night when Special Agent
Long, of the ScahoarL fired upon
them in warehouse on the pier
The bodies were found in the vicin-
ity OF the pier, where searchcrs were
engaged practically all of yesterday
In dragging operation. One OF the
bodies was brought to the surface
between piers Nos. and at =
o'clock. and the other came up shortly
after the electrical storm which
broke over the city at o'clock.
The bodies, according to the au-
thoritics. were identified as those OF
Vernon Lee Mabrie and David Good
man.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-08-15
CHINESE MERCHANTS
TO MEET IN NORFOLK
Delegates From Several Cities VIII
Discuss Trade Betwcen United
StntcS nnd China.

NORFOLK, VA. Aug. li.-Chinese
merchants from n score of Eastern
cities VIII gather at Norfolk within
the next few days to discuss trade
conditions between this country and
their native land and TO devise means
o: meeting their own peculiar bust
ness problems.
Those who come will be members
OF the Chinese Merchants Association
Of the Eastern States. Norfolk having
been selected as the convention CITY,
Delegates will BEGIN To arrive on
Saturday. and the business sessions
VIII be held during the following
week.
Arrangements for the convention
are Being made by the secretary OF
the association, Long Kin, Of phila-
dciphia. who has been here for some
days. The meetings will be held in
the rooms of the local branch OF the
association, 1t 72l East Main Street.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-08-15
FAMILY row RESULTS
IN SHOOTING OF FARMER
Mcclellan Shine,t Is in Crit.
cal Condition at University
Hospital, Charlottesville.
Especial to The, Timos-Dispatch J

Especial to The, Times Dispatch.l
llARLOTTESNlLLE VA. Aug. II.
Mcclellan Shiflett, well-known
farmer. is in critical condition at
the University Hospital from three
gtmshOt wounds, said to have been
inflicted by his nephew. Hobart Sniff
lett.
Tic wounding of Mr.. ShiHctt seems
to have resulted from trouble dating
back some eight years. He and his
brother, Scott Shiflctt. live on adj
joining places. Some apple trees arc
located on the line between the TWO
farms and an accusation was made
that one family had taken more than
it's share OF the fruit Nothing Of a
serious nature occurred until Friday
night when members of the two
families met somewhere near the line.
This fracus, II is said. was In the
nature OF rock battle and Scott
Shinctt was hit in the eye. making
a bad wound.
Yesterday morning, prior to the
shooting. it is alleged, Hosea Shiilctt
had some words with Mrs. Scott sniff
lett and then went over to Mcclellan
Shinctts and reported what she had
said. which was construed as chal-
lcnge. At the head OF an ominous
family force. Mcclellan Shihett
marched on TO the Scott Shinctt land.
where they were met by Scott Sniff
lett and his son. Hobart, who carried
guns. The row of the night before
was renewed and guns bclchcd torth.
Mcclellan Shinctt was thrice wounded
ono shot entering his leg. one ms
breast. and the third his face. They
came from n brccch-loading shotgun.
and they were large shot.
Sheriff Mclonc was summoned TO
the scene. and warrants were issued
for the arrest of Scott and Hobart
ShiNctt They were brought to jail
ana later released on 500 bail each,
by Bail Commissioner u. b. EddinS.
TO appear for Il preliminary hearing
August 1G.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-08-15
FIRE DESTROYS FUR
STOCK IN NORFOLK
One Fireman Slightly Injured When
Struck by Charged EIcc-
trienf NNire

NORFOLK. VA, Aug. 1i.--Fire OF
undetermined origin. which brokc
out early last night in 4 building at
COS Union street, just off Church. oc-
cupicd by the Virginia Hide and Fur
Company, burned several doors and
destroyed practically the entire stock
OF valuable furS and hides. as we'll as
several pieces OF machinery. \. &.
Harrison, of the Butte Street depart
ment. was slightly injured by an cleo
trical shock when lie came in con-
tact with Il live wire on top an adj
joining building. The fireman was
dragging Il hose nearer the flames and
the smoke was so dense that he
tumblcd into the wire. lie was taken
to ST. Ninccnt's Hospital for treat
mcnt and released later in the even
ing.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-08-15
LEXINGTON PREACHER
REFUSES NORFOLK CALL
DIR. Young Declines OGcr OF First
Presbyterian Church-Is
Held by Colleges.

NORFOLK. VA. Aug. IA tclc.
gram was received yesterday by the
pulpit committee Of the First Pres
hyterian Church from the Rev. DR.
Thomas Il. Young, OF Lexington, Va
10 whom they recently extended 4
call. telling of his decision to de-
cline the offer Of the church
Or. Young, in declining the offer
stated that he was influenced by the
fact that the ministry in Lexington
tn the two large colleges. Washing
ton and Lee and Virginia Military
Institute. besides TO his parishioncrs
offered him field Tor usefulness such
as he would be unable to find in but
few cities. He referred 10 the fact
that the attendance OF the students
q: the two colleges required an ed-
fec much larger than the one he was
called to in Norfolk
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-08-15
Y. NJ. G.. A. OFFICERS PLAN
MEETING in SEPTEMBER
Virginia Members OF Association I,
Confer nj WiliuuEhb beach
Next Month,

NORFOLK. VA. Aug. li.-Eurtt s.
Fem. general secretary of the Nor
folk Central Y. NJ. c. A.. and prcsi-
dent OF the Virginia Y. NJ. G. y. Con-
ference, has announced that plans for
the annual conference of the Virginia
Y. NJ. c. y. employed officers. which
will! he held at the Oceanic ITotc!
Wi!iouGhby Beach. september and
S. have been completed and the ar
ranScmcnts call for one OF the mos,
elaborate meetings of their history
The other officer Of the conference is
y. S. Arnold. general secretary OF tn,
Portsmouth Y. NJ. c. a., secretary
and treasurer.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-08-15
ROMNEY TEAM WINS
FROM WINCHESTER NINE
West Virginia Aggregation TOO
speedy for American Legion Club
at i!audiry Pnrk.

tSnoc!sl to Tic Times Dispatch.1
WINCHESTER. VA, Aug. 1.-THE
E"mncy CIV. Va.) baseball team took
the usually stellar American Legion
cub by surprise in spirited game
mt IIandlcy Park here, defeating the
locals to 0. No errors were made
b. the visitors. but several were
chalked up against the cx-service
men. "Toots" Taylor. slabman for
the latter. was given rather poor
support Tho Romney outfit was in
much better trim than the Legion
mares had ar icipatcd. Governor
John J. Coriwell was to have led
tho cheering for the visitors, but at
the last moment was unable to come.
having been called to Washington on
important business.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-08-15
BAGGAGE OF RETURNING
VACATION1STS DELAYED
Summer Tourists Forced by RniI
rOnd Accident to Wear Travel
In.. CInthcs.
fSpccial TO Tho Times

Especial to The Times Dispatch.1
WINCHESTER. VA, Aug. IL
Many residents Of Washington. Balti-
more, Philadelphia and other Eastern
cities, returning yesterday afternoon
from Capon Springs and Vaudeville.
w. Va, after vacation trips in the
mountains, had to wear their travel
ing clothes over the weekend. due
10 an accident to 4 baggage car on
the Winchester and Western Railroad,
near Gore. Va. While the train was
coming down grade an axle broke.
disabling the baggage trailer.
1t just happened that an unusually
large load OF trunks was being haul
cd. When tho car was left behind
for repairs and passengers found
their trunks were not following, some
rared and stormcd. but they were as
surcd their baggage would be for
wardcd as soon as possible. Identity
ing descriptions were filed here by
the returning vacaiionists.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-08-15
state I'ircmcn.s Convention.

I-F.-NINuIUN w, Mug. little
entertainment committee of the Lex
inSton fire Department is busy ar
ranging for the entertainment OF the
numerous fire companies and visi-
tors expected in Lexington Angus,
II. % and 70, on the occasion of the
virginia State l'ircmcn's Convention.
10 be held here. The number of visit,
ing hremcn is expected To reach L.
500
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1921-12-31
So DEAD IN TRI-
STATE STORM
TWO WHITE PEOPLE AND THIRTY
-FOUR NEGROES LOSE THEIR
LIVES THEREBY.
DAMAGE PUT AT 100000
Tornado centers in crIttenden County
Arkansas, and Touched Five Coun-
ties In North Mississippi-More
Than 100 Injured.

emphis-Thirty-si persons, two
white men and "a negroes, were killed
and more than 100 injured in two
tornadoes which struck in Crittenden
county, Arkansas, and dipped into
Quitman, Coahoma, Carroll, Leflore
and Yazoo counties in Northern Missi-
ssippi.
The damage is estimated at hun
dreds Of thousands Of dollors.
Clarksdale, Ark, reports six dead
and nearly So injured in that town
and nearby farming settlements; Goa
homa County, II dead and a number
injured; Carroll and Leflore counties,
five dead and several injured and
Yazoo County five dead and seven
injured.
One storm struck first in the vicinity
of Clarksdale, Ark, demolishing small
farm buildings and damaging a number
of the more substantial structures
through a stretch of territory two miles
in width and Is miles long 1t jumped
across the river and next dipped down
in Upton County, Tennessee.
The other storm apparently entered
Quitman County, Miss. where build
ings on the Turner and Mark planta-
tions were RACED, and humping into
the nearby counties Of Coahoma, Le-
flore and Carroll, destroyed a number
of buildings or the Young plantation
near Rising Sun also were wrecked
In Yazoo County the storm struck
seven miles southwest of Vaughan
Station, leveling virtually all the negro
cabins on several plantations, killing
five and injuring seven farm laborers.
Virtually all Tof those reported in
Crittenden County, Ark, were crushed
to death in the collapse of the brick
store building Of Banks & Banner at
Clarkesdale, in which a number of farm
laborers had taken refuge from a
heavy rain storm which preceded the
blow. Several were injured at Booker,
a small village near Clarksdale. In
addition to the Banks & Banner store,
two cotton warehouses and a gin
were wrecked at Carksdale and the
more frail farm buildings within a
radius Of several miles RACED
Reports reaching Memphis indicate
that six dead and property damage
totaling 100000 is the toll exacted by
the twister which swept Crittenden
County, Ark, Scores are injured, Is
Of whom are in Memp Is hospitals.
Four of the dead rSere killed at
Clarkesdale when the tornoda crushed
in a commissary owned by Banks &
Danner, large plantation owners.
One white man, Payne Harrison,
was a victim, meeting death in the
collapse Of the commissary.
Three negro men met death in the
comm,ssary. Frank Greenlee, aged
black, was killed while purching a
pair of shoes from Mr.. Harrison. The
latter was on ladder securing the
shoes when the crash came. Mr. Har-
rison and the negro were buried under
ton or so Of brick.
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1921-12-31

HIS PRISON SENTENCE WAS COM.
MUTED BY PRESIDENT HARD
ING CHRISTMAS DAY.
% OTHERS GIVEN FREEDOM
Debs Was Serving Time For Violation
Of Espionage Aet.-Was Several
Times Candidate For Presi-
dent On SociaIiH: Ticket.

Washington.-The sentence of ten
years Imprisonment imposed upon
Eugene " Debs, Socialist leader, fol-
lowing his convection Of violating the
espionage act, has been committed by
President Harding.
Debs was ordered released from
Atlanta penitentary by the president
along with % other persons convicted
of similar offences.
Debs, who several times was a candi-
date for president, was convicted on
three counts growing out of his alleged
obstructionist activities during the war
but when his appeal reached the sup
RENE court that tribunal acted only
upon one-that dealing with the inter
ference with recruiting, which the gov
eminent charged resulted from the
speeches Of the Socialist leader.
A number of other cases involving
military crimes committed by Ameri-
can soldiers are still awaiting consid-
GRAFTON at the hands of the president.
Pardons are likely n their cases. OF
the civilian offenders released, about
one-third, it was said, were officers
or members of the l. w. W., who had
indicated a change in views.
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1921-12-31
Virqln Land in the North.

For 49, years white men have been
travelling the Mackenzie river route to
the Arctic, yet that stream flows
through a land the possibilities Of
which are as yet unrealized. Vast
stretches of forest reach away to ev-
cry horizon. Great lakes and rivers
swarm with fish. Untapped mineral
wealth abOunds. Yet In more than a
million sQuar> miles of vast pOssibili-
ties are to be found not more than
5000 people, and of that 5000 perhaps
$50 are white.
Here to the north lies vast, unde-
velOped expanse Of untold resources.
II is the least developed land of North
America, furnishing now, only a few
bales of fur each year. Iron, gold, aud
copper abound. Oil may be there In
quantity. Great veins Of coal are often
visible along the river banks, where
some of them have been burning since
before Mackenzie first traversed the
river that bears his name.
Development of this land must come.
How long will it be before cities stand
where now are trading posts? How
long before railroads make mere mem
cries of the steam packets of the
Mackenzie Hawthorn Daniel in the
Worlds Work.