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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-05-28
COY CORNER CLUB DISCUSSES
MAPP'S POSSIBLE CANDIDACY
Discussion Leads to Dissertation Henry Beck Frank
Iravnor. Cement and Divers Other Subjects
Members Enjoy Pageant.

forces OF nature in the attempt TO
ev.!ute the problem of pouring a
mountain through hole one forty
th"usnnd,h OF an inch square"
THAT sounds reasonable" rumin-
atcd hid Nctherwood Il remember
when they used TO do tina, old trick
of turning glass Of beer into man.
with very little trouble"
Still the president reflected. Il
hay" my doubts that wha, Frank
TTayror says is based on scientific
facts in th"ir relationship 10 techni-
ca! skill And yet, as Trayuor says.
II II takes 500 pounds OF rock 10 make
ono barrel or cement"
1 sec the point suggested by the
brother VINO connected Henry Beck.
Senator Mapp. barrel and some
cement" declared Brother Evan
chesterman. For. as I, is reported
by our esteemed president that tn.
Senator is preparing to go, into the
Euh"rnatorial contest three years
hence. and az Henry Beck may be
ahle TO tn tho cement thing for him.
why. naturally, when man gets into
campaign IKE tina, there one We
bad last year, h. must not only
know how to cement things, but he
must likewise have Il barrel"
"Lemme sec II 20, this here thing
Continued on Ninth Page)
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-05-28
WASHINGTON PORTRAIT
GIVEN BY DIR. MERCER
Valuable Painting by Stuart Discovered W. & L. Uni
ye9sity. Gift of New Orleans Man-Said to x
Be Worth SIS, 900 to S1OOOO6 ssN5M

Especial to The Times Dispatch
LEXINGTON. VA, MAY 27.-Thc
original Gilbert Stuart portrait OF
General George Washington. which
was discovered in the Lee Memorial
chapel on the campus or Washington
and Lee University last Monday nv
Arthur Dawson. noted English ar,I.t
was ocqueathed to Washington nnd
Lee during tho session lST4-ls75 by
Dr. william y. Mercer. a citizen Of
New Orleans. It was announced here
yesterday by university authorities
following diligent search of the
records TO determine just how the
university came into possession OF
the portrait.
Immediately after MIR Dawson,
who Is the official portrait painter
at the United States Military Acad-
envy. discovered the portrait hung
nigh on the wall OF the Lee Chapel
Monday. and its true value ascer-
tanned. the question arose as to the
origin OF the valuable find. For "a
time. university authorities were Mt
loss To state where the picture had
come from or how long II had been
in obscurity. Mr.. Dawson estimated
the portrait To he worth from $4,000
TO 100000 following a careful en-
animation To determine its genuine
ness and search OF the university
records was at once begun by Or. Har-
~ -. Campbell, dean OF the Academic
school. Ills search revealed the fact
that the portrait was left Washing
ton and Lee by DIR. William y Mcr-
Ger, OF New Orleans. along with five
ether valuable portraits OF Thomas
Jefferson. James Madison. General
Zachary Taylor. Chief Justice Mar
shall and Or. Mercer himself as well
az 1000 volumes from his library.
These facts are set forth In the rec
ord OF the board OF trustees Of tho
university where they arc found IN
part Of the annual report OF acting
President James J. White made 10
the board at the June meeting in
1875.
The portrait which MIR Dawson
round Is pronounced ny him to be
without q shadow Of doubt genuine
Stunrt. During his examination OF
the portraits hung in the chapel last
Monday, he noticed the portrait Of
Washington hung high on IN. rear
"all and asked To hav" II taken down
for closer examination. He found
In II what he describes as pccul!ari-
ties OF tho work OF Gilbcr, Stuart
The artist. he said. used "twillcd"
canvas In his work with ribs In the
canvas running from left 10 right
Later. Stuart cut wood panels with a
special tool 10 produce these "twilis'
and tn" picture found here possesses
evidences Of both these pcculiari,ics
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-05-28
Indigestion? Gas?
Pain About Heart?
Here Is the Advice of One who
Knows Whnt to DO

Danvillc. Va.--"Dr. ricrcc's rene
dies. Favoritn Prescription. Golden
Medical Discovery and Pleasant Pei
lets. have found by personal cx-
pcricnce. 20 give desired results very
promptly. used 70 . suffer with
dreadful spells nf Indigestion 50 that
my heart would pain mo. ! would
bloat up SO with gas Dr picrcc's
Golden Medical Discovery and the
Pleasant Pellets relieved me at once
and eventually cured mo OF this suf-
fer!ng. AZ the same time was both
cred great deal with trouble OF a
feminine character for which took
the 'Favoritc Prescription and was
relieved OF ali pains and entirely re-
stored to perfect hcaIth."-Mrs. Alice
Terrell. 700 T.. Green st
You can obtain iJr. IIcrce's fam
lily medicines at your ncIrhborhood
drug store In tablets or liquid. Send
Or. Picrcc's Invalids' Hotel. Buffalo
y. y. i0c for trial pkg. tablets.-Adv.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-05-28
SETS RECORD STRAIGHT
FORPARkER'S
youngest and One of Few Remaining Members. With
Associates Was From Virginia. and Not
Mary land or Georgia.

In the Arr!l number 81 The Con
iedcrsie Veteran under nc caption
Roy Soldiers 81 the Corfcderacy '
Mrs y a Campbell. or Wythrv!llc
Va, historian general % The United
Daughters Of the Coafedcracy. writes
interestingly and cnier;ainsly o.:
This phase 81 the struggle that. in
some instances. divided families
one paragrsph i'm particular. which
j. reproduced below. drew reply
from " Nick Evans. of Richmond
yoUnges; and one OF the few remain
ing members of rarkers Soy Sat
terry. alluded to in Mrs Campheus
article. The reference follows
There was battery known as
rarker's Boy Battery composed Of
boys from Maryland and Georgia.
which advanced into penns ylvan!a
with Lee. and. when the -st-sa: be
San after the battle Of Get:yshu-E
they remained ~ position holding
back tho enemy because II never oc-
CURED 20 them that an unsupported
battery had been left. y Confederate
officer rode up and asked Captain
Parker why ne had no; retired. he
replied that he had no orders 20 do
SO. hmm ediately giving the order.
the boy battery slowly oheyed and
followed 'he long gray lines. the
officers SIN facing the foe un:n dis
tame" hid Them from view This was
not any burning deck and has no,
inspired poetry. but il was jus; as
Nne proof OF fidelity and discipline"
Sets tho Record Straight.
Mr.. Evans letter to Mrs. Campbell
follows
4 have read with much pleasure
your article in tho Confederate VET
cram OF April. Boy Soldiers Of the
Being one Of the half
dozen remaining members OF the
Parker's Boy Battery. IL grieves me
very much TO have this battery writ
ten up in history as being composed
Of hoys from Maryland and Georgia
when there was not n single boy in
the battery from either State. Be
sides. rs Nirginian. / fop salts
fed YOU do not desire TO have the
hard earned laurels OF Virginian
given To others. | am also satisfied
as tn" historian-Eeneral of the
L. - Cs. YOU want history correctly
written. am. therefore. taking the
liberty Of giving YOU facts regarding
tho Parker Roy Battery. which was
raised IN the city Of Richmond Va
and mustered in the Confederate
army on March -. 1862
The battery was commanded by
DR. w. w. Parker. an eminent physi-
clan OF Richmond. Every member OF
the battery was a VirG!nian. mos, Of
them from Richmond. General j.
Thompson Brown. former cummundcr
Of tn" Department OF the Army Of
Northern Virginia. L. G. vs.. was a
lieutenant and afterwards captain u,
the battery. OF the 1875 members
who composed the personnel who
went 10 Camp Leo March -. 1882
not over ten OF them were over q
years OF age.
Tine incident TO which you ai!ude
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-05-28

at GettysSu~s, i very FRESH ~ my
memory The battery ,.as par, Of
AlsSsnders Artillery Rs,,sitor. In
;he charge ~ that as,ta'i,n. we cap
,ured the pcach r-chart. which 20
Confederate Army LETT the ield JAIL
: 1858. Thc ret-ea; Nesan in IN,
early afternoon. the artillery Neins
drawn - as GUieil, as DcssiHle The
other batteries ot ou- battalion Rad
all l't: 'ho field by about ! o'olock.
leav!ns one battery =; time When
~ wcre aeou; TO leave. ou- captain
noticed ;ha; ;hs Naukses were IRE
pairing 20 advance from, The zoo, OF
Little RoErd;oq and instead o. var
ryinc out cur orders % retire. our
capiair opened Ere on the head y:
tho advancing column The enec,s
~ ou- shots convinced ;hem that Is;
would NJ, bs healthy for then, 10
push TOO :as: after Marse Sob.
shortly after on, ars, arias on
'h.s line eae gan u another Viz
sin!a battery GA ou- RICH; prepared
&c leave the led and as The gun was
the same Gather as ours we Dor
rowsd whs, l.t'le ammunition tbs,
had eft. only = Few rounds whe1
this gan had drawn on. We knew
tina, We were tha only guns on The
late battlefield u Gettysburg. and
tina, there was Very little !! any In
fantry left
Retire Hchind Little Roundtor.
Ahou; this ;!r~. the Yankees
made a second attempt TO advance.
\ few well directed shots told rAe-r
~ We're still th.rs and they again
retired behind Little Rouud;op. You
viii ~ now have seen tina; our cap
tain knew more % the situation than
any Other officer III the army and
battery u 1; would gain important
;ime for General Lee. and no one VIII
ever know what il vas worth.
clearing our firing General Long
street sent Major Fairfax TO ascer-
tain IN" cause. Major Fairfax asked
Captain Parker Why h had disobeyed
orders 10 retire more than TWO hours
before The explanation was quickly
made by Captain Parker. and while
the major was sc!ll with US. another
advance was attempted from Lizzie
RcUndtop with The same results as
before. Major Fairfax then compli-
mcnted Captain Parker. and asked
him TO hold the position untN he
could bring ne infantry support.
which he did. We did not leave the
field Of GcityshGrS until {; was TOO
dark for the Yauks Ia sec Us go.
AS We were the last guns to leave
the battlefield Of SharpSblrc. so we
were the last guns TO leave tho bat
ileheld OF Gettysburg.
You can sec. Mrs Campbell. why
wc do not want our laurals bestowed
on Maryland aud Georgia. ! am send
Ing you herewith. an article wrote
for The Times Dispatch. 'Parkcr's
battery at SharpsburE. which trust
Will be Of Interest 10 YOU"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-05-28
Kidney and Bladder
Troubles Conquered
or Money Back

For 20 years. said Dr. Carey. ! hay,
been prescribing my Prescription 40. T77
Tor kidney and bladder sickness ami now
mat have retired from active rracticc
J nave made ARRANGEMENTS with leading
druESsts 10 dispense this wonderful pro-
sciipuon At mod"rat" price. on the
money back II dis.at'Sned plan
b"wArr Of kidney disease thousands a 4.
OF II every year who ought 90 be enjoying
the blessings OF Mo and health. Watch
the symptoms. II YOU have -pechs iiont-
ing before the eyes. pury eyes, clamiry
rect or moist palms, bacAache or lid. ache
you ought to get bottle OF Dr. Caray's
Prescription No. III right away.
II has wonderfully benefited tens Of
Thousands Of cases OF kidney ana bladder
troubles and Is IN" medicine You can al
ways depend upon. Results arc guar
antcrd
SOTE-Dr. Daniel q. Carey was prar-
tc!ng phys!cian for many years ana his
great Prescription. No. III. aided thou
sands Of suffor~rs from kidney and bladder
troubles. hereafter you can always get
this effective Prescription u, al! reliable
Pharmacists n. country over. Keep in
mind the name. DR.. Careys Prescription
No. f77 U.iquii or Tablets, No other
medicine can take its p!ace.-Ady.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-05-28

Tho portrait itself measures about
% by 80 Inches and Is pain,cd on "a
wood panel. the grain of tho wood
being plainly visible. Ii reprcxent.
General Washington as civilian In
his later years. IT is the familiar
picture OF Washington ordinarily
seen. with the stiffness conveyed nv
the wig worn at that time. The por-
trait II bust length and shows tho
left side of WashinEtons face and
was evidently painted at about the
time that Washington was President.
When discovered. tho heavy rildod
frame about the picture showed un-
deniable signs OF wear. but the pic
turc Itself despite the fact that II
has hung In the chapel since 1875,
Is In rare state OF preservation.
Dawson says II Is easily ono Of tho
Anest Stuarts in America at the pres.
ent time.
lntercs, In this portrait has bccn
oFershadowed sine" 1897 when there
was hung in the chapel an original
Peale portrait OF Warrington. three
quarter length. This poytrait show,
washington attired in a brilliant rcd
UNIFORM OF colonel OF VIrrInIa's
volunteers and the greater interest
naturally attaches itself 20 :his pie
tur" OF a stalwart young man. tho
'"''''' " N'Shr VINO Iatcr on
became the nrst President OF the
United Stat"s. This picture. along
WIN one OF L"fay"t'c. was originally
owned by General Washington "A,
mount vernon and through the Gusts
fanny, was handed down to tho
FAMILY Of General Robert T.. Lee. ON
IctirinS from the presidency OF
washington and Lee University IN
1927. General Gusts Lee rr.scnt.d
thlh portrait, To the university.
MT Dawson. who has lust com.
pic'ed portrait OF Presid"n, Henry
LOUIS smith Tor the univcrs!ty's col
lection. estimates the total value ~
the collection Of paintings hung /,
Lee Chapel and tho Carnegi" Library
on the campus To he worth from,
100000 In 100000. lie will return
here next fall 10 catalogue the en-
tire collection.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-05-28
TOO MANY ''WHITE-COLLAR Slaves TURNED
OUT By SCHOOLS: NEED MORE WORKERS


FOOLS are
AID - hands
~ the
joh
o y "a liar work. initial
1850 ''' ~ ""'e "'e"
me unemployed las
*h hey left when
- ~"
Nor" said
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-05-28
ny Harry Tucker.


Il seen Senator Mapp setting up
Close to the queen o. the pageant
~ the ball last night" announced
President Charlie Taylor. as ne ca He'd
the Coy Corner Club together and
took drink. That fellows prince.
O. X. says to myself, and asst
him what ne was doing setting there
in the spotlight"
"Whard he say?" asked vIce-Presi-
dent GraTam
iie slipped il over 10 mo conn
d"ntial-l!ke, not to 20 no further.
that he had his eye on Tho govern
mental chair"
Him and Henry Beck seem to be
kinder thick" commented Brother
Jim Tresnon
Tina, is natural" opined BUSTER
Brown. Henry Seek being a civic
engineer. and knowing something
about cement. can give g. Walter a
few hints as TO how to cement pub
lie Interest his way"
''Them's my sentiments also" CO.
incided Brother Carter Jones.
Talking about cement" said
Brother Billy Workman. Il was up
TO the Rotary Clubs dinner the other
day, and that there comical fellow
Frank TraTnor got TO telling them
how much cement nc could make in
a given zinc, and how many million
pounds of earth 1t takes to make one
barre! OF cement"
Wage Fierce HnttI~
II Was up there. also" added
Brother Billy Carpenter. and hoard
MIN say that fierce battle is being
was"h between man and the mighty
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-05-28
F|NCAS1LE DECLARATION
WAS PRECURSOR TO 1776
Freeman Assembled at Aus.
tinville, Wythe County,
January 20, IT'S.
THEN KNOWN AS LEAD MINES
Fully nrcnthcs Snuc Spirit OF In
dependence md Freedom ms In M
ti"nni Document Formulated July
!, mt Philadelphia.
Hy II. Il. johnson


On January 20. l775. the Freemcn
OF Fincastle County assembled at tho
Lead Mines, now Austinviile. in
Wythc County. and made 4 dcclara-
ton. which was the precursor of that
OF July I. l77G. made by Congress in
Philadelphia. This declaration OF the
Fincastlc men. foreshadowing Amer
lean independence. was the first one
made in America. This declaration
fully hreathes the same spirit of in
dependence and freedom as is ex-
pressed in the national declaration
made July 1. 1916. AT the time this
declaration was formulated and the
association formed. a committee was
named 10 see II was puuctualiy car
ricd into execution the following
were nominated: Rev. Charles Cum
minEs. Colonel William Preston. Col
oncl William Christian Captain
stephen TriGr. Major Arthur Camp
bell. Major William Ingca. Captain
Walter Crockett, Captain John Mont
romcry. Captain james McGavock.
Captain William Campbell Captain
Thomas Madison, Captain Evan
shelby, LIEUTENANT William Edmond
SON.
II can be seen in American Arch
ives. fourth series. Vol l.. page 1863.
The men who made and promulgated
this declaration were then. and af-
forwards become. among the most
DISTINGUISHED citizens who crossed
the Allcghanies, and were vrst and
forcmos, In formulating and sustain
ing the revolution. Evidence Is not
wanting tina, between 1855 and 1853
som" Of these men. the crockctts.
McGavooks and others. among them
the Grahams, Tates and Saycrs. had
located In this section of country,
now in Pulaski and Wythc Counties.
These people were OF Scotch Irish
extraction.
Ab"Ii>hrs Finra>tic County.
The General Assembly OF Virginia
in October 1876 abolished the county
OF Fincastlc and ont of IL created the
counties Of Kentucky. Washington
and Montgomery, and ordered the Jus
ticcs OF the counties to hold court as
follows; For Keutucy, a. Harrods-
burg; for Washington. at Blacks
Fort; for Montgomery. AZ Fort CHS
we'll: In October. 1883. the General
Assembly created from the county Of
Montgomery. the county Of Wythc.
This county was named from George
Wythc. an eminent jurist and :; sign
"r of the Declaration OF Indcpen-
deucc. Wythc County was then
bounded as follows; on the east by
Montgomery, west by Washington:
north ny Kadawh a; south by North
Carolina.
The Nrst lead found on the conti-
ncnt was In nov Wy,hc County. and
tho lead used in the Revolutionary
War as wei! as subsequent wars. un-
I'll the War Between the States. was
! CONTINUED on Ninth Page)
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-05-28
MIIlT AIRY AND NAVAL.
TERMS ARE GROU PED
New DiciionnrS Aids Heading ~ war
Reports,

Definitions az military and naval
terms, grouped together under
single heading is cuo OF the special
features o.. the New Uniyersitics bis
tionary now being orcrcd TO readers
of The Times Dispatch. Contributing
to the splendid success attending the
distribution OF tho book. In reaGinE
saout soc war. hot infrequeuty rhc
repor:4 contain some word or OK
pressions win which The average
,oadey ~ uufamilia.
The meaning Of such terms car.
readily be mad by turning TO the Now
S.nivcrsities Customary. as well as
that OF many expressions which nav,
come into more common usae. since
the Continent OF Europe became or
vast battle ground and IN. hirh seas
turned into danger zone by the
aval operations 81 The con,ending
powers.
Coupons ara being redeemed In
large quantitic. 80 enthusiastically
has the ofreT been received. and 81 ~
evident that the New Un!virsItles Die.
tionary 10 finding It's way into the
ousuesa oface AZ we'll AZ the homo.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-05-28
SULPHUR CLEARS
A P|MPLy SKIN
Apply Sulphur rs Told When
Your Skin Breaks Out.

Any breaking out OF tho skin on
face. neck. arms or body IL overcome
quickest by applying Mcntho- Sulphur.
The pimplcs sccm to dry right up and
go away. declares a noted skin spc-
cialist.
Nothing has ever been found 10
take the place OF sulphur as pimpie
remover II is harmless and mex
pcnsiv". Just ask any druggist for
small jar of Rowles Mentho- Sui
phur and use IL like cold crcam.-Adv.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-05-28
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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-04-05
Law Court Will
Allow New Trial

Bangor, Nc, April 4.-The law
court has handed down decision
III the Piscataquis county case of E.
w. Judkins VS.. r. NJ. Chase, Fl. T..
Jones and H. l.. Abbott, in which tho
motion to overrule directed verdict
Tor the defendant was sustained and
a new trial granted. The rescript by
justice DeaSy is as follows:
f. w. Judkins VS.. r. NJ. Chase. HI.
r. Jones and Fl. L. Abbott. Piscata
quls county Rescript by Deasy, J.
An allegation of fraud presents an
issue OF fact to be submitted to a
jury unless fraud is so clearly
proved that honest and fair minded
men can only reach one conclusion.
So manifest that a jury verdict neg
atlvinS fraud would be set aside.
Iotal failure of consideration need
not be specially pleaded. 1t ira
verses an essential allegation in the
declaration. But partial failure de-
pends upon a different principle. It
is allowed to avoid circuity of action.
lt must be specially pleaded. There
fore warranty as a defence requires
a special plea.
Ihls action is on notes given for
stallion shown to have no value
1or breeding purposes and worth but
a small fraction of the face of the
notes. Total failure of considera-
tlon was not proved inasmuch as
the stallion admittedly had some
value. Warranty was not pleaded.
The defence relied upon was fraud.
The presiding justice submitted
to the jury two interrogatories. In
answer to one the jury found upon
abundant evidence that the plaintiff
was not bona fide holder for value.
In answer to the second they deter
mined that the stallion was worth
5oO-less than he would have been
worth if as represented.
The amount claimed to be due on
the notes being less than $150O-the
presiding justice did not submit the
question Of fraud to the jury but
ordered a verdict for the defendant.
A majority of the court are of the
opinion that this course was not
justified.
Motion sustained.