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/ RICHMOND, VA, THPSDAT, FEBRUARY 3
1910.
30 PAGES
TWO CENTS.
HIGHER LICENSE
FBH UOUOH MED
Senator Passes Bill Materially
, Increasing Revenue from
this Sourse.
MAIL ORDER DEALERS
TO" PAY SPECIAL TAX
£ • l
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Dpped Branch Votes Unanimously
for the Measure "Which Will
' ^ Bring in $130,000 or
More.
■ By-aeotc A- to tr Tburs
lay passed the Holt Util providing
ter a material Increase in the reve
$#oa 0/ the State by levying a higher
icensc on traffleers in spirituous and
intoxicating liquors. The bill also
provides a penalty for drinking
Irdent spirits on railroad trains. If
1 Is ttampti_Isa- - iht-f a i oo oai. '
iv w purotti rxT tnr ntftiur ^ x oV,ww i
NT IliQ.ovu will be added to the I
kata's revenue.
This bill is one of the tirst offered j
a member of a sub-committee of :
M Senate Finance Committee who •
«Wa gone into new fields to raise :
honey with which to light off a
Itate deficit.
Itr. Holt's bill creates a new class
C dealers, mail order men. It in
reases the wholesale license from
1446 to 11,250; the retail license
row $450 to $550, with a clause
prohibiting shipments by such deal
r»; fixes $1,000 as the license to
* paid by the mail order men who
itay conduct a retail business; in
reaaes the malt manufacturing
icense from $160 to $750 with
rivilege to make shipments; increas
ng the distillers' license 100 per
ant., and increasing the license on
set lft era from $250 to $750. with
rivllege to make shipments.
- W»e- Mil was amended so as to be- ‘
l« Senate that the measure equa*ty
latrUiutes the burden amonf liquor
Ral*r».
The measure wag rushed through
an Sts first reading to its passage by
, unanimous vote of those present
tthln half an hour, because of Its
Importance.
Bills were Introduced to enable the
Balitled voters in Houston to vote
the establishment of a dispensary
W the sale of liquors there. An
ther liquor bill was offered deal
V WKK the town of Winchester 1
ranting or refusing a franchise for
to manufacture of ardent spirits
to. Senator Holt declared In
The House passed a number of
«ai^ bUls, and several committee
ttlgnments were made.
Tim l>uy in tlic Senate.
With prayer offered by the itev. Hr.
orsyth, pastor of St. Haul's Kplsco
U church, the session of the Senate
opened at the usual hour Thurs
•y.
Senator Harman reported a bill
inking railroads responsible for
unage caused by lire* start* J by
mrks dying from the smokestacks
' engines.
Senator Hison, l'cr the Committee
• •Public Institutions nnd lldueation,
iported the Strode Womun's State
illegc hUI with a recommendation
>at it he not passed. This reoom-i
endation sounds the dcathknell of ‘
bill and tnts year's Legislature
tU take no action on It. The cotu
Ittec held a spirited oesnion on tno
II before the Senate convened. The
H provides for the establishment of
o coilege at or near the .University.
A-lrglula. but not for co-cduoarron.
Kcesell, Thornton and Lln
■In favored a co-cducatlutial lnstl
ition at Charlottesville. ether
Bator* objected to the bill because j
would eventually draw heavily
ton the State treasury for mr.lnte
The vote of the committee!
7 to 7 with the understanding '
At a recommendation for sld«
M*kl»e the bill bo made In the
tintc.
The committee passed by Senator'
■aVou's joint resolution calling for
iavaaUgatlou of the Virginia l’oly
Biwle Institute.
Senator Hison favorably reported
bill making the epileptic colony !
.Amherst a separate institution in
Of a pnrt of the Western State
*pUft|.
Oa motion of Senator iiichols the
nato concurred with the House in
nmsndmenm made to Senate till i
1 providing for the levying of a
for the maintenance of roada and
(hw-ays in Augusta county..
Oousldor Appropriations.
K Mint rtaioiuMan setting Fob. IT.
for taktng up and con
rbig the appropriation bills of
General Assembly, was offered
-AhWatoi K.rlkos. who until the
(totaturo'i Vtruir.co Committee
*W then |i.iv« b id one month ami
f- — - *-tr~ti>~ trer down to
r.rros* ,.t. uses opposed the
I tnOthort n( .sidcring thcno im
rtnnt bill* doling the dying hours
U»* General Assembly.
||lis,:«r Kcczcl wu asked by Mr.
■pl’t W he regarded this a too
Winy. The senator from Rock
luun «Ud that if Mr. Koikes could
him when the number ot bills in
duced for increasing the rovenues
the State, all of them necessnry
I argent to avoid a State deficit,
»*J4--pagfc he (Keezcll) could say
on the appropriation bills would
laJtea tip. Senator Keexell said
teas no willing to tcWthe people
OriW*'that he had vBlfor more
ifopriatlon* than met
[tha revenues of the ^MHe. -as
don* us the senator feopi Rich
Id to to see the appropriations
Iwl : through. I atn not prepared
Whether Fob. 18 le too early
' moral appropriation Mil.
ot the Finance Com*
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JUDGE GARNETT
DIES IN MATHEWS
Prominent Citizen and Forme)
Member of Constitutional Con
vention Passes Away.
Intelligence wa» received hen
Thursday morning of the death, at hi
home In Mathews, of Judge S. Tay
lor Garnett, one of the most wldel)
known men In that section of th<
State.
Judge Garnett was born in Esse:
county, but spent the greator part <■;
his life In Mathews. During thi
Confederate war served with tin
V. M. I. cadets, being woundo-1 at tin
battle of New Market.
After the war he settled In Mathews
Soon after being admitted to the bai
in that county he was elected com
voonwealth’s attorney, and then count)
Judge. Ho represented his county It
the lost Constitutional Oonvonlion
l-'idlowtng tlic enactment of »he nco
Constitution abolishing the count)
court Judge, he was elected clrcui
Judge, which position he tilled foi
two years, being succeeded by Judge
Clagott B. Jones. ”
Judge Garnett is survived by bit
wife, one daughter and five sons, out
of whom. Prof. C. B. Garne-t, is s
member of the law faculty of ltich
mond College.
GRUDGE SUICIDE TO
Former Princeton Athlete anti
Millionaire Driven Insane by
Teachings.
FRIEND OF MRS. STETSON
Jumps Into Raver Rather Than
Permit Medical Treatment of
AbftesS.
NEW YORK. Feb. 3.—The har
bor police are dragging the East
River and crews of steamers and
tugs are keeping close watch of
the waters of the river and the
sound for tin* body of Henry Pen
nington Toler who is believed to
have drowned himself when he
learned that he was to be confined
in the Manhattan State Insane
Hospital.
Toler, a former athlete of
Princeton, later a devoted follower
>f Mrs. Augusta Stetson in the
First Christian Science church
here, a wealthy member of the
nock exchange, broke down men
tally some years ago. He ascribed
Ilia troubles to the so-called malic
ious animal magnetism of the
Christian Science church.
Toler while a leader in the first
•hureh here was the originator of
he “ Harlem heirs" scheme where
by he secured the co-operation of
many persons, all of whom claimed
!o be legal claimants of a large
lection of the most valuable par
don of upper New York. Ilis idea
tvas, should he win the contest, to
establish a new Jerusalem for Mrs.
Eddy's church in that section. He
rpent all of his fortune in that
'.reject, although in late years his
ilnns were disavowed by the
•hureh authorities.
11c was sent to Wards ’ Island
'or mental treatment some time
igo and recently seemed to im
prove. Tuesday he complained of
in abcesa on his checek. He was
old to go to a ward and a doctor
im; nurse womu iook alter it.
rhii did not fall ir. with hi-; ideas
>' no medical practice and he be
anie depressed. Instead of going
o the ward in went to the south
nd of the island.
Rc-canne of luv devotion to Chris
ian Science his wife wjes compel 1
•d to separate from him in 1004.
Soine time 31k. fjauta 4.
n-els brought suit against Toler
ind Mrs. Augusta Stetson for
noney she alleged they got her to
rivo them and which she lost
hrough them. In an affidavit in
ler suit she alleged that Toler,
’while suffering from malicious
nimiU magnetism blackened Mrs.
Stetson's eye following a cow in
he > reading room of the local
hureh”.
!ARTUSH AXD ROGERS COR
COUCH. |.V MARSHALL
ouncil. He Is & son of Councilman
red. Oarher. of Fulton. George VV.
logers Councilman from Marshall
fard. wiU be a candidate for reborn 1
atlon In the spring primary.
SAUNDERS SITS HE
SUFFERED DIMIEE
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i Plaintiff in Idea Suit Tells
| About Effect of Publication
on His Business.
DECLARE MEREDITH
KNEW ALL ABOUT IT
Chris Manning Says One of tbe,
j Conferences, at Last, Wan Held |
j at Attompy Office, Which Lat- j
ter Denies—Yoder On Stand.
! Wide public interest In the $20,000
1 suit of Clyde W. Saunders, profes
sional politician and so-called "politi
i <*I boss,” against the Williams
Printing Co. and Adon A. Yoder,
editor of The Idea, was betokened
by (he increase in the croud that
(locked to the Law and Equity Court
■ chamber Thursday morning.
The connection of Saunders with
» 1 ^ 1 iiciliiL c nn/l hig inrtimnc. t_
“ ettttt *iis tniTtirTp r jti ““ *
; curing franchises for corporations
was further rehearsed. Saunders and i
‘ Yoder were both on the stand dur- <
j ing the day. Perhaps the most In- !
taresting witness was Chris Mann- r
ing, w ho incited that Mr. C. V Mere-!
dith. formerly City Attorney, and now t
counsel for Yoder, knew all about !
♦lie arrangements made under whlck j
b lunders and others were io oe paid
for working in the interest of the I
franchise for the Richmond Traction
Company. i
There are many other wttnersoe to j
be examined. Among them are James
R. Pace, City Treasurer; O. A. Hawk
ins, Commissioner of Revenue; J.
Taylor Ellyson, Lieutenant-Governor
and chairman of the State Demo- j
cratic Committee; James B. Wood, ,
Superintendent of the Penitentiary;
James X. Boyd, L. Z. Morris, K. JL.
Thomasson, James It Gordon, H. L.
Iienoon, John P. I-eary, O. J. Sands, !
Meade Addison, John C. Hagan. K.
M. Uing, Robert Becky. Jr., J. A.
- C, fiwadler, Mayor IX C-, Richard- ■ '
son, Henry R. Pollard. George Ains
i lie, M. E. Marcuse, W. I’. Tayior, ’ ,
Charles E. Taylor. I>r. C. W. P. :
Brook, Dr. C. V. Carrington. Robert ,
M. Smyth, Jeffrey Montague, Davis ‘
Bottom, the Public Jointer; Health ,
Chief E. C. Levy and Joseph M. Shel
ton. ,'
Telia About LobbyW f.
Mr iiangbourne Williams, of the’1
old Richmond Traction Company, 1
was the tirst witness of the day.
Questioned by Charles V. Meredith, i
counsel for the defense, Mr. Williams 1
told of the influence brought to <
bear in obtaining franchise privilege*
for -the- street car company.-H
"As I remember It.” witness said, t
replying to one query, “you and Mr. 1
Remiss were directing the light for
the franchise. Mr. Saunders was j 1
employed by the company to co- j
operate with you."
Former Speaker Cardwell, o' the 1
House of Delegates, was called. He ’
gave testimony not bearing directly (
on the salient points of the case. ]
Sold Wliat They Got. <
Police Commissioner Chris Manning ,
was called to the witness chair and
related that on the day that the ]
lobbyists reclved a final settlement l
from the Traction officers, he had | (
met Mr. Meredith just after leaving . I
the office of Mr. Bemlss. He told j i
Mr. Meredith about the settlement I 1
and how much he had received. (
Mr. Meredith interrupted witness: I
to say that he could not remember 1
the Incident. i ]
“I was with Mr. Saunders,'’ said Mr. ’
Manning. “Either he or I told you '
the amount we got. Tou remarked j
to me that It was not enough.”
Mr. Meredith again Insisted that he : t
could not remember any such con- j ;
versation. ! <
At this point Mr. Manning asked j
to be shown the stenographic record , j
of the Investigation held several years <
ago when inquiry was made into the |
Dell Telephone and the Traction fran- S
clilscs. ; *
At 11:30 nil the witnesses for the 1
plaintiff were dismissed by the judge *
until the afternoon session.
Mr. Meredith Knew It. 1
Examination of Mr. Manning being
resumed, the witness read from the f
stenographic record of the investiga- '
tion-his testimony, showing that Mr.
Meredith knew til at he. witness, was '
unlil lnbhvlst for the Traction Com- _
pany.
One of the excerpts road wan: "I
had a' talk with Mr. Meredith, and he
told me I would lie a fool to give up
my time and take no compensation
for It. He told me it would be legiti
mate for me to accept remuneration.”
Witness explained that he had pre
viously for a Ion* time declined to
accept compensation offered him by
the street car people.
“I don't know to this day what
you cot," protested Mr, Meredith.
"Well, I told you. or Mr. Saundcr.*
told you." Mr. Manning insisted.
Tells of Conference.
\\\rt K. Taylor was the next wit
ness TTo said that me lobbyists held
conferences at Mr. Bemiss’ residence
and Mr. Meredith's office. .
"1 can remember on one occasion
Mr. Saunders, Mr. Manning and my
self had a conference with you. We
talked about one Councilman in par
ticular, Mr. Shea.”
"I never saw you, as I remember
it. until two or three weeks before
the vote on that matter came off,"
said Mr. Meredith.
taudHi aB the Stand. -
At the noon, hour Clyde W. Saun
ders was In the witness chair. He was
questioned at some length as to the
part he ptayetr th TdCHI pomical'cam
paigns in recent years. Mr. Saunders
admitted that he had taken an ac
tive part in many campaigns. He had
hts favorites In each and used his In
fluence to secure their election.
-Then were rehearsed some of the
incidents of primary elections, which
had been followed by a contest and
recount of the vnte.. The lawyers
harked back to the strenuous cam
paigns, in which J. C. Smith and Clai
borne Epps were the candidates top
City Sergeant
Rfv. TUden Scherer, of Barton
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Heights. R*t< H. P. Atkins tes
tified to the pfpular report that
Saunders was * wlftlcal boas.
No tatraty of Wrong.
Mr. ll| Cl tfwams. of the Wil
liams Printing' -flbmpany. wm sub
jected to a "rtgtg cross examination
by I-awjror Robes! E. Scott, for the
plaintiff, when l|ft took the witness
chair in tha afternoon.
Witness, replyMtg to the questions
of the attorney, paid he dirt not be
lieve he was dokg wrong when he
continued to prMft The Idea for Mr.
Yoder after htt attention had been
called to the objections of Mr. Saun
ders and his frtends Witness said
he did not knenrlfcat he was respon
sible after he hadEtieen other publica
tions. In whieh Mr. Saunders was re
ferred to as a julltlcal boss.
He did not always know what the
editor of The ld& bad written when
the “copy" was -filmed over to him.
lie had no parnqgai grievance against
Saunders. He Hit feo malice toward 1
“I made an ^tort to adjust this
matter." said Iff.;- Williams, “but
nothing was dodȣM He said he had
talked over the tfbnble after the suit
was entered wittylfr. Robert Whlttet,
a mutual friend, %*. Whittet had ad
vised him that .plunders was after
Yoder, not ofter&Mfti. He had told
Mr. Whttti l ttaaClw wroTjld ttkr to be *
separated rrom *Mr.
pending suit.
Mr. Whtt&ij
Yoder In the :
send his
counsel and
ter.
Mr. Scott
to the questions?
to make an a;
Saunders
Mr. Williams
not. He
had no idea that
that witness
'«* Mr. Saunders'
iten out the mat
a direct answer
you ever offer
or retraction to
leal"_
tted that he did
frequently that he ,
--Jle was doing any- I
thing illegal. He tad heard Saunders
described a* a political boss, and had
>een him so designated in print, and
Cor that reason felt that the Yoder ar- j
tides were perfectly legitimate mat- \
ter for a Job prtnt&tg establishment to ;
handle.
"I was never the publisher of the !
paper. X was merely the printer." he
laid.
Mr. Scott informed the witness that
under the libel law he was recog
nised as both, the responsibility for
:he publications being assumed when
ne took the printing contract.
Yoder op the Stand.
Adon A. Yoder, editor of The Idea
ind Joint defendant with the Wil
iams Printing Company, followed Mr
(YilUams in the witness chair.
Replying to questions of his coun
lel. he acknowledged the authorship :
>r the putmghed WltlM concerning '
tfr. Saunders, and said he had writ
en them upon reliable Information,
tie had no personal ill will toward
launders.
“What waa y.qjr object In publish- 1
ng the articles V’ JUr. Meredith aah-i
•d. “
Counsel for the plat..tiff objected, to !
he question. The court agreed to I,
tear argument on the objection. The:
ury was sent from the room snd sfter 1
l quarter of an hour of animated dls- - ,
usslon Mr. Meredith withdrew the: j
tuestion.
At 2 o’clock a recess was taken ,
or dinner, and the trial was resumed -i
it 3:30 P. M.
Say Saunders's Power Broken.
At the session of the court Wed- ! j
lesday afternoon Mr. Saunders ad- ■
nttted in the witness chair that while
te waa vice-chairman of the City
Democratic Committee he had on oc- '
astons acted as a paid lobbyist.
He acknowledged ‘that the South
ern Bell Telephone Company had pam ,
>lm $1,000 to use his influence with 1
Councilman to secure their votes for
i desired franchise.
Saunders alleges that his printing
tuslness has been injured by the. pun- ,
icatlons In The Idea. In which he Is
lescribed as a “corrupt polftical
loss.” and evidence was admitted to
how that his general business was
ess this year than It was two years ,
go. He placed his losses at $4,000 !
TOSS.
It was shown that the Saunders
irinting establishment was the fa
orlte of many candidates for Coun
11. They had their campaign cards
irlnted there.
Royal! on the Stand.
William L. Royall was an Interest
ng figure In the witness chair In
905 Mr. Royall denounced Mr. Saun
lers as a crooked politician, and a
lOlitlcal boss at a mass-meeting held
n the Capitol Square. The_ testimony
•f Mr. Royall. however, was a sur- |
>rtse to the defense. He said that '
launders was a boss in 1905, but i
Ince he was shown up his power i
ad been on the wane, and he was m i •
oss no longer. His influence had 1
een broken. He had not wielded a <
•oss’s power since 1906. |c
John Garland Pollard said he had i
ften heard Mr. Saunders alluded to ’ s
s a political boss. He believed Mr.
aunders was generally regarded In ,
he community as a corrupt politi
lan. He himself regarded Mr. Saun- j
ers as an Improper representative In 1
lie City Democratic Committee. j f
Former Mayor Carlton McCarthy, f
fstlfying in the witness chair, said 1
n answer to queries that In his first 1
ampaign for the mayoralty he had t
enounced Mr. Saunders and hla as- j r
Delates. He helleved Mr. Saunders | t
Iways opposed him thereafter. He !
aid: "Among people with whom l
ssoclate it Is the universal opinion
hat he has an evil influence on city
olttics. My belief Is that he has an
qdue and mysterious influence in po
tlcal matters, and that view is held
mong the people generally."
Itrlde 73l Brl degree Ml 05.
j^fr. Georg* Saunders, twice a wld
irer; Sixty-five years old, and Miss
nnle Fox. a maiden lady, aged sev
aty-flve, went to Washington Wed
esday afternoon. They were mar
ed in the evening and will return
ere to reside.
OTHER-OFFICIALS
IH HH1IY SCIIMlj
Trouble is Predicted for Men
“High Up” In the
Department.
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EFFORTS MADE TO a
HUSH THE MATTER
i
—
Varied Claims as to the Real Rea
son for the Fight Which
Brought on Court
Martial.
I BOSTON. MASS , Feb. 3.—No mat- J
1 ter what the outcome of the Auld- J
Kobnott court martial may be. It is1
declared here to-day there is likely j
to be trouble for certain persons high
UP in the navy department The al- 1
legations made on the witness stand
by Mrs. Cowles, wife of the doctor ■
[complainant against me two young:
naval o(fleers, that it was necessary ;
i for her to call upon Senator Bodge j
[ to use his influence with the navy i
department before Secretary Meyer
j would order a court martial and pre- ;
vent the "white washing.” as she
j termed it of both officers, has aroused
I naval circles, and it is expected that
a real feud has been laid down which
| will have ramifications in every navy
yard in the service, as well as in the
navy department in Washington be
fore it is Anally squelched.
Joseph Auld, father of the accused
paymaster, ir.vde It very- plain to
day that in rase of an adverse de
cision by the court, he will demand
that the Secretary of the Navy open
the entire matter before Anally ap
proving the verdict. The elder Auld
is wild w-lth rage over what he terms
a plot against his son by certain wo*
men of the naval set. and he wastes
no words In denouncing "meddlers,”
as he terms them. _________
Justifies Auld's Action.
In summing up for his friend, the
accused paymaster, this afternoon.
Major Beonard is expected to Justify
his conduct toward Dr. Cowles. He
ts also expected to Justify Auld's ac- j
tton in ordering Dr. Cowles from the
dance, and wilt declare that the;
charge that Auld lied when he told |
Cowles and his wife that Miss Ante*. ;
their hostess, knew what he was do- j
Ing, was not a "deliberate lie,” as j
charged in the papers, but was due j
to a misunderstanding. He will de
clare that the assault on Cowles was
reason for praise rather than censure,
tnaumuch as Cowles had talked about!1
the daughter of a dead naval officer ('
in a way that Justified & strong re- >1
buk«t: 11
Major Beonard received telegraphic j
orders from Washington to-day di- i
recting him to act as counsel for Dr. j
Robnett when his trial begins.
51,000,000 UNION
DEPOT FOR NORFOLK
Three Railroads to Unite in
Big Improvement—Work to
Start at Once.
(Special to The Richmond Virginian.)
NORFOBK ,VA., Feb. 3.—The Vir- ,
ginian Railway officials announced j
today that an agreement had been .
reached with Norfolk and Southern t:
and Norfolk and Western Railways 1
whereby the construction of a million
dollar depot w-ill be begun as soon as
plans can be drawn and bids adver- '
Used for. It will stand at east end
of Main Streee.
MIXERS CONVENTION
EXTREMELY STORMY
INDIANAPOBIS, IND. Feb. 3.— !
After a tumultuous session, result
ing from one of the bitterest fac- ;
tional fights in the history of the j '
organization the annual convention of | :
the United Mine Workers of America, *
adjourned early to-day. i
St. Bouls was chosen as the con- I
ventlon city for 1911. ,
The clash at the closing session ,
was caused by the airing of the
grievances against officers of the ,
officers of the union and although ,
these seemed trivial In their nature. ,
It will be necessary to lay many of . ,
the grievances before the next annual ]
convention before they can be set- <
tied.
THE WEATHER. !
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WASHINGTON. Feb. 3.—The weath- «
er will be unsettled to-night In all dls- «
trlcts east of the Mississippi river with 1
snow In New England, the lower lake 1
region and rain In the middle Atlantic, t
South Atlantic and Tennessee, follow- t
ed Friday by generally fair weather. t
Virginia—Rain to-night, colder in
extreme north and west portions; Fri
day partly cloudy and colder. J
North Carolina—Rain fb-night. cold- *
er in west portion; Friday unsetled
and colder.
DELIVERY SERVICE.
The unprecedented delivery list of THE RICHMOND VIR- j
GINIAN together with new machinery working stiffly has «
hampered the Circulation Department m its service. It there- *
fore relies upon the generous spirit of the people to forbear with *
the newsboys, for the service will be improved daily. „
Any subscriber missing the paper will be doing a real service ■
to phone Madison 1758 or write a card and thus help to correct *
the service more speedily
THE RICHMOND VIRGINIAN.
' IT STANDS FOR VIRGINIA.
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IS NOW COMPLETE. !
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I Governor Mann’s staff has been
[ completed and the appointments
I were made public Thursday.
I Following Is the list:
1 Alexander D. Hamilton, Peters'- | ■
I burg. Chief of Staff,
j Robert W. Arnold. Jr.. Waverly; ;
G. Sheldon Bowman. Salem;
| J, B. Boyer. Taaewell;
! R. Ik Brewer. Jr.. Suffolk;
i Andrew Jackson Gray, Jr., Rich- i
! mond;
Lucius Gregory. Chase City;
Kdwln A. Halsey, Lynchburg;
' John M. Herndon. Danville;
J. TV. Holloway. Smlthfleld;
James D. Johnston. Roanoke;
C. L. Kidd, Bristol;
Thomas B. McAdams, Richmond; |!
William J. Nelms, Newport News; |
I William W. Old. Jr., Norfolk
| Dr. James A. Pettit. Roseland;
! Wm. Henry Sargeant, Jr., Nor- I ;
folk;
George J. Beay. Richmond:
I William T. Shields. I^xlngton; j ,
8. 8. Slmnerman, Speedwell;
K. Hugh Smith, Heathsvllle;
Richard C. Stokes. Lynchburg; j (
! J. F. Templeton. Waynesboro;
i W. C. Waite, Culpeper;
Roy D. White, Parksley.
I I
Ill MINE 1T1MS
THE PAYS TOIL
Disaster in Widely Separated Sec
tions of Country Greatly
Similar.
LATEST ONE IN MEXICO
Sixty-Three Die of Suffocation.;
Cigarette Blamed for the
Explosion.
MEXICO CITT, Feb. 3.—Stxt*
three miner* were killed, and be
tween thirty and forty Injured in the
Palau mine at Log Esperanzas, ae
■ording to the latest reports received
tere to-day. Fifty-two bodies have
Deen brought from the mine, and
rescurers are now exploring the lower
levels to find others supposed to have
been killed by the explosion. The
injured have already been taken from
the mine.
.. Thymes killed were working on
*1v V was- Six hours after
t®* **pk»alon before rescuers could
reach the level, and then they were
compelled to work cautiously because
>f the gases and foul air In the tun
tel. A great number of dead were
'ound In the main tunnels.
The first one was to get the ln
»red to the surface. Little groups of
nen were found huddled behind walls
hat protected them from the pols
mous gases. After these had been
taken out. the bodies of the dead were
•emoved.
Most of the dead were suffocated,
.-ery few bodies showing the mark of
lames.
Many of them had evidently etrug
Eled to reach places of safety anil
heir features were distorted bv their
‘Sorts to fight their way through the
lark passageways. It Is said that the
ixploslon was caused by a miner light
ng a cigarette. Most of the victims
vere Mexicans' and Japanese.
' Mine victims of three days are:
February 3—Palau mine. Las Es
jeranzas, Mox.. *8 killed: 50 injured.
February 1—Browder mine. Drakes
toro, K-. 34 killed: 15 Injured.
January 31—Colorado Fuel and
ron Company, Prtmero. Colo., 75
tilled; 5 injured.
:lark sees hope
FOR DEMOCRATS
bays Result of Missouri Election j
Indicates Strong Desire For
Change.
WASHINGTON. Fab. 3—In the elec
ion of C. C. Dickinson, of the Sixth
Missouri district, to succeed the l*te
'ongressman DeArmond. Champ Clark, i
nlnorlty leader of the house, professes
o see a 'straw indicating democratic!
tetory In the general conarreiisinna! !
flection next fall.
"Dickinson's majority of nearly 4,000 j
■roves that this Is a democratic year."
aid he to-day. "It also proves that ,
he people are sick of the tariff al- ,
eady and intend to punish the re pub
lean party for saddling It upon the'
ountry.
•The democrats In the Sixth dis- I
ourl district forced the tariff as an
ssue in the campaign for tho seat oe- I
upled by Judge DeArmond and 1
he tremendous majority given Mr.
ilekinson shows where the people
tand. Dickinson's majority was twice !
a large as DeArmond's ever was. The
est DeArmond ever had was 1.803
licklnson's was 3.783. and Phil Griffith,
he republican candidate, was the
trongest man the party could find in
he district."
/IRS. BROKAW WINS
DIVORCE AND ALIMONY
Vlife of Former Millionaire to j
Receive $15,000 a
Year.
MINEOLA, TU I., Feb. 3.—Mrs.
tary Blair Brokaw has been granted
separation from her husband. Wll
am Gould Brokaw, by Justice Put-'
am, of the supreme court, - and
itmony of $15,000 a year. In an
pinion filed with the clerk of Nas
iu court to-day Justice Putnam held
lat Mrs. Brokaws allegations against
er husband of cruel treatment are
ally proven and that site la entitled
> the' separation decree. Her request
tr alimony of #30,000 a year, how.
ver, was held by the court to be
(cesalve in view of Brokaw's proven
iatement regarding his income and
is Justice cut that amount la halt,
A. F. Turner gets Deere Corn
Planter and Silver Cup
to B. D. Adams.
EXPERT PRONOUNCES
EXHIBITS VERY FINE"
Contest Between Farmers Sons
One of Interesting Features.
Governor Guest of Honor at
Sumter. ' I
A. F. Turner, of Port Royal, wai i
awarded the sweepstakes prize for i
the best ten *ars oi corn in the ex- %
hibit of the Virginia Corn Growers'
Association Thursday morning. Ths
other sweepstake prize for the best
single ear of ( orn at the exhibit was ‘
awarded to B. D. Adams, of Red i
< >nk. The judge of the exhibit was
Hon. \V. Oscar Collier, of Maryland.-xg
Mr. Collier is known as one of the
authorities on com in this country. *
He has been a breeder of corn for a
number of years and is the originator
of several well known varieties. He 1
acted as judge of feym products at ?
the Virginia State Fair in both 190S
and 1909.
Aw anl of Prizes.
The classes of corn, the prizes offer- ?
ed and the names of the winners :'f
are as follows:
Class I.—For the largest yield of
corn on one acre*—$50 in cash,
given by the T W. Wood & Sons
Seed Company. Richmond, Va.
Class II—Largest yield of Thomp
son's Prolific corn on one acre—
Garden seeds to the amount of $10,
given by Diggs & Readies, Rich
mond, Va. No competition. ,
Class III.—Rest ten ears of whits
corn.—First prize, one ton of corn
fertilizer, given by the Vlrglnia-Caro
llna Chemical Company. Richmond,
Va., to be applied to four acres of
corn and a report made to the
donors. Second prize, one year’s sub- J .ii
si riptlon to the Times-Dispatch, given
by the t-dttor, J. Stewart Bryan.
Third prize. $2.SO in cash.
Awards—First prize, A. F. Turner,
Fort Royal; second. Dr. C. IT.
Oravatt, Port Royal; third, Berkeley
Adams, Red Oak; fourth, J. A,
Hardy, Blackstone; fifth. T. O. Sandy, 1
Burkevtlle. . la
Class IV.—Rest ten ears of yellow !£!
corn.—First prize, one ton of corn *' '
fertilizer, to be applied to two acres
of turn In 1910. and—a. report as to
yield made to the dpnors, the Vlr
gtnia-Carolina Chemical Co.. Rich
mond, Va. Second prize, $5 in gold. ~ ff
given by the Southern Planter Pub
lishing Co., Richmond, Va. Third
prize. $2 50 in cash. _
Awards—First prize, W. G. Routt.
Roanoke; second. D. M. Wetsel, Port
Republic; third. W. C. Parkinson, Sr.;
fourth. R. R. Moore. Puiaaki; fifth.
W. C. Parkinson, Jr., of Taylorsville.
Class V.—Best ten ears of prolific
corn, open to Cocke’s. Blount’s,
Thompson's or other prolific strains,
but not to the one ear-to-the-stalk
varieties.—First prize. one ton of
Lee's agricultural lime, freight pre
paid. given by A. S. Leo & Sons Co..
Richmond. Va. Second prize, ona
year's subscription to and $5 worth
of advertising in the National Poultry
Journal, Harrisonburg, Va., given by
the editor. Third prize, one hand corn
thinner, given by the Graves-Hum
phreys Hardware Co., Roanoke, Va.
Value. $1.25.
Awards—First prize. John A. Arch
er, Henrico county; second. Samuel
S. Guerrant. Callaway; third, R. M.
Newman, Somerset.
Sweepstakes.
Class VII.—Best ten ears of corn at
the show.—One two-row No. 9 Deere
corn planter, given by the Watt Plow
Company, Richmond. Va. Awarded
to A. F. Turner. Port Royal.
Class VIII.—Best single ear of com
at the show.—A silver loving cup,
given by the T. W. Wood & Sons
l Pc -- ,1 i __s a
to B. IV Adams, of Red Oak.
The prize ear of corn was of Boone
county white variety, length 10 1-2
inches, circumference 8 inches. A
■lose second was an ear exhibited by
Samuel S Ouerrant. of Calloway,
Judge Collier explained that the Ouer
•ant ear scored higher on every point
sxcept that of market condition,
that he could not award it
liriae on account of the imports
'ect of immaturity of cob.
Fanners’ Sons’ Contest.
The judge of the exhibit proc_
adth the judgment of the •exhibits
nade by the farmers’ sons Thursday
ifternoon. This is regarded as one
>f the most Important -features of tit*
neeting of the Corn Growers’ Aaso
-iatlon.
This contest was made possible
hrough the generosity of a number
it the colleges of the State in giving
aluablo scholarships for prizes. The
ontest will consist in judging a num
>er of samples of corn and placing
hem in order of merit; also, in scor
ng one or more of the samples, usini
he score card adopted by the Depart
nent of Agronomy of the Virginia
’olytechrile Institute. Placing th<
orn correctly will count fifty potur.
md the scorning forty points In d<
ermining tho winners of the con
est. Any boy In the* State under
wenty-one years of age, and who has
lever been enrolled at the Virginia
‘olytechntc Institute is eligible to
■ompete. _.
The prizes, arranged In order of
eeeipt of offer, are as fellows: A tut
ion scholarship In the Shenandor'
’oilegiate Institute and School
luslc. at Dayton. Va. This is trs
erable and may be used by eit
boy or a girl. Value. HO.
A tuition scholarship In (he Wash*
ngton and Lee University at 1 —1—
on, Va. ' Cannot’ fee
t Washington
ralue. 110.
A scholarship in
ilc or Engineering'_
alversltj* ot Virginia at
Y-J* ■ ■ • J
of (ha