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Progressive Organization Is Not to lie Confined to Mere Man. OH. MY MO! CERTAINLY NOT Hull Moose (M"<,sos or Mccsc, l ake Your Pick) Feel Re? filling Influence. Buffalo. N. V. August I- It tr. to be n woman's convention. The gonfalon of the Bull M <.<? party la .1 skirt. ICverythlng that can be done to jiui j lovely woman In the foreground !*. being done. Yesterday, bad you at-1 tended fit. State convention <>f the New Vork Moose at tho stati-r Hotel, you might have thought : i were attending ? woman suffrage meeting and have wondered when Ines Mllholland was The S>tv Vork Moos'- elected a wo- , man as One ef its four dclegates-at- : large Another woman, bailing from Ma.'sachusfcttr. was present urioillclally,I and they put the two women on the platform and cheered obetreperoubly l for many minutes. Mere man didn't have a chance. The lint! Moose special out < 1 New i York to Chicago was .1 str?ng.- sight When th>- convention met at 3 o'clock i'esic'rd?) morning about a quarter of, 1 he seats were taken by women No-' ' ody sm< k< ! T is biggest detaonstra-; flori of the morning was precipitated' .: : .r g the . h of Wallace Thayer.? . f Buffalo It. was comparing the' Bull Moose movement with tho start; of the abolition crusade. lie told of th.- unpromising beKinnlnga of that, fight and how WlHIam Lloyd Garrison. In a lonely attic and with only a hand 1 .. *-s. Started it going, and lie pre- j dieted kimilai results from th<- Bull lurking twinkle m her <><? shd a Ken '; . ra! air "f being a pretty nice sort of) person, arose ar.d bowed tier thanks j Then somebody moved, as a kind of tribute to Garrison, that the Massachu s'tts people in th- room be Invited to tr:. platform, and they went up there, 1 . ol--1 ijy Miss Garrison and Mi's Alice ' arpenter, who is a delegate from the! Bay Mate. They were wildly cheered.! Mr llotchklss was man? permanent' Ohalrrnan "I intended to stay here anyway.'' said Chairman llotchklss ' "You see what It means to become Chairman Hotchklss declared that' the outlook for the Progressive party I in New York State and the nation waa I growing hrlKhtor everv day. "Next Week at Chi- ago there will be outlined ' s declaration >>f principles and policies' that will stand not only for one year, j but for a quarter of a cenlury," he said, "and on t:,at platform we will carry j Theodore Roosevelt to the White llous? " When It came down to the actual! business of the meeting, Miss Mary 1: Dreier was elected a tielogate-at largo and Miss Frances a Kellor ait altcrnato-at-lnrge. Miss Orelct is well known In Now Vork. She Is secretary | of th- Women's Trade Colon League, ml came into especial prominence hy j her support of tli- raise of working; girls at the time of the big shirtwaist strike. Tho other dclegatas-at-large ejected! wen "se.-.r 8, Straus, formerly See re - 1 tari Of Commerce and Labor; Henry L. Stoddard. owner of the New York Bvo-' ning Mail, and Chaunccy f. Ilamlln, of Hrle. the only on* of the four from out- I sid. New Vork City. Miss Wreier lives! in Brooklyn. L'ven y-t the Nc?i York Moos, had j not don.- enough for woman. So tUt-yfi elected Mrs William Grant Drown eec 1 etnry. Timothy L Woodruff was elected' chairman of the delegation, apparently*! be aitse th. re was no woman In sight I tor the l,,h. But the real business of th,- convention, apart from these ideas-' antrles, consisted !n th- adoption ofj two resolutions. Bun marlzcd as follows.-! 1 W.. won't fuse and we won't in-,! dtirse air- cither parti s candidate. Wo i won't dicker. 'SlitH -'. w,. ?in , Us;, rev,- t'ie allegation I that we are .1 bbss-rldden party by* handing our organisation over to the/ l-o;,le ,-,t the earliest mom. nt. The tirst resolution was framed so' a* to provide f?r th,- nomination of < indldnte* before cither the Republi? cans or th- Democrats could hold their I county or congressional conventions so that there Could be no chance for dicker. The second provided that at'1 th. earliest possible moment the control "f the party be surrendered into the, hands of the duly clcctci State com mltteemcn to p. chosen ;,t th.- prlma rles. ; llefore the convention met there wan ti sort of advance ratification meeting addressed by Mr. ..v.,rilf, SInt.; Chairman llotchklss. Controller Pren-1 dergast, and ex-Secretary Straus Mr i Straus won th- CroWd by a reforonoo t? the Taft outfit as Inhabiting a mortuary Chapel, surrounded by the tombstones of defunct tenders of the Republican Party.'' Mr. Straus said the State pr'inarles held last spring wer.- a perversion of the people's rule. Harnes and the other bosses of the State had us d nil their political trickery to mak-. them a mockery of such rule, he de? clared}, nnd yet President Taft sen*, these! men a telegram congratulating tli.-m upon the results in this Stnte. He did so, Mr. Straus sntd,. because be thought they had placed the key? stone (n lb- arch that would span the pathway to the White House. tt turned out to be n pathway strewn with tombstones, and led to the burial Pino of the Republican Party In this1 State. "Wo shall win the fight this year." declared Mr. Straus, "because no cause such as we stand for In the history of tho nation that looked to th- uplift of tho plain man and the race and the standard of his living ever failed |n Its appeal to the American people." Charles Rohlfs. the husband of Anna Katharine Green, writer of detective slorvig. mndn n rattling speech and caught the audience. The convention chose f'.dwnrd Ever? ett Hale, son of the famous author, ns Its representative on the Rules Committee of the National Convention and Denn Kirchwey. of Columbia, for the Committee on Resolut ions, and ad? journed to meet at the CongresH Hotel, Chicago, at 10.30 on Monday morning. The Steinway Is made as good as it can be made, and sold as low as its goodness will per? mit . Semi for tn c catalog. Waller D. Moses & Co. 10.'. R. Broad St. Oldest Music Mouse in Va. and N. (.. i?S DRESS BLAMED FOR EVIL Chairman oi Vice Co:n:mssiun Believes They Arc Largely Responsible for Mashers. Chicago. III.. August 1.?The Kcv. Waller T. Sumncr, chairman of the Chicago vice Commission, member of thi Board o* Education and dean of; Episcopal Cathedral, ?S. Beter and, i aul, has filtered the campaign against "maihcra" with a warning to Chicagoi women to revise their dress us the t'.rst step In the movement. "Indecent and built along the lines which contribute to sensuality.'' wai the way he described the present day fashions. He declared the nation was I a.'stnii t'.ii.oigh the "era of sugges? tive dressing/' and that this was the main reason Chicago's streets ?warm with insulting and obnoxious "rhaih> "My opinion Is that men generally persist in accosting women only us oy receive the Impre'slon that they are being given some sort of ehcoiii ? . .?::.< tit t.. do It," said D'-ili Sum:.. :. "If there b-- an Increase in this an? noyance to women 1 am Inclined to think that it can b< traced largely to :t.. dress of women of to-day. We ate going through K p-rlod when women i.re making many efforts to accentuate tl lines wh'ch contribute to sen? suality. "The average worklnn git I to-day In taking, no doubt ignorontly. a? her standard of dress that of th.- dernl mondi H Is no wonder that she con? sciously or unconsciously invites men's attention. ."The pity of it Is that many of the women Who should have th.- Instincts of modesty and refinement?the effect of good breeding?to whom we should look to get the right standards for eo ? ety, are no fr.er from criticism. They are quite as flagrant In su^tnes tlvcness of dret? as the working girl. "When the press generally, a judge of the Chicago Municipal Court, a high dlgnlta<ry of the I'.omnn Catholic Vhurch. three clergymen of national reputation and army officers of tho National duard have protested pub? licly within one week against this free? dom and encouragement to immorality has not the time come for Somi lr/s "If girls do not wont to be ac- ? ? ort. I by men. then let them Select such clothes as have less the appear- i ance of those worn by the women of the underworld, whose lives, alas: are' spent. Invltlnt; such attention from : men. "No influence Is more Inspiring thjui that of a good and beautiful woman j ?whethtr wealthy or poor. How re- i gretiable, therefore, that, unsoPhlstt- ' eated or careless o: "thoughtless?I cannot believe it is vicious?she should ? l?se that charm which is hers alone and become ,n object of temptation to those who should adore and respect j h. r.' Lena M. Boche. suffraRist. took la- I n ie with Dean Summer as to immod? est fashions being the principal tea- j son for the Incrcas in "mashing." "ff the chief of police would appoint ' a few public-spirited women on the I police force to.- a month or two he would soon see how the ?mash.".' nuisanc? would be abolished," she Bald, "While no real BtifT.rnglstS up? hold any one In the ancient practice of pa tn ting the face, nor do they ap? prove of Immodest clothes, yet by what right does a man approach a woman and Insult her because of thu elothes she wears? After all. It Is the Vllcness of the 'masher" mind." post fob >ii.\<;n saxdkrs, ??. rurnni Discharged After Brnrrnrlll It to Is linde Messenger by 'i'nfi. Washington, August 1?By ah Ex? ecutive ordci ?f President Taft, Mingu Sanders, who was a Sergeant of the I colored Infantry regiment dlschdrg i ! from the arm,, without honor when i sevein! companies of the regiment : likewise were discharged for partici? pation In the Brownsville riots, her earn.- a messenger in the elassltted service nnd went to work at the In? terior Department at $"o u month, i;. eentlv Sanders took part as a sp.-ll I binder In the Ohio primary ilKht In - [ tween Pr. ildetlt Taft nnd Colonel Roosevelt. Bepresentatlve Rodcnbnrg, of Illi? nois, ?dld he would Introduce in the House next week a bill to reinstate Sanders In the army and permit his retirement at once. When discharged Sanders bad served twenty-six years, .and after another year's service would have been entitled to retirement at two-thirds pay and allowances . Later Mr. Dodenburg says be will Introduce a hill for the rehi Btatemenl of all the innocent soldiers discharged for participation 'n the Brownsville riots off Por Port ? nsrrell. (Special to The Tlmes-Dlspatch.] Salisbury, N C, August 4.?For the purpose of attending the week's ea campment nt Fort Caswell, the Fourth Company Coast Artillery left Sails bury to-night in charge of Captain W, It. Cox. of Salisbury. The local com? pany was Joined here by a company from Hendersonvllle, nnd the tw > companies made the trip to Fort Cas well In a sprclnl train mnde up In t hi oity, six companies at the camp win he under the command of Colonel Max L Barker, of Salisbury, with Flrsi Lieutenant M. F. Hatcher and otheis from Salisbury. Probing Famous Murder Case < OllO.VKH l i;i n UKItn, Who Im conducting the bvarlnlSN In ihr lto?enthal murder cair. ACCUSED JUDGE \ FINALLY .FREE D; Embezzlement Indictments Ncllcd After Failure to Con? vict in Two Trials Tol-rio, ?-. August 4.?Judge Michael Donnelly, or Napoleon, o. twice tried In Lucas county for alleged cmbeizk mint, tn connection with tho failure of the Ohio German Fire Insurant Company wa* freed 0f five Indictments In DUcas county, chancing embeis - ment and perjury, when they were lolled y COunt) I'rosecutui Webstar. Judge Donnelly Is the presiding Judge of tho Napoleon clrcu^. The Indictments were nulled becauseI of the falluie of the State to br'ngl either of two trials to a successful Itsue and because of the death of Judge fJh?rit-i C Lcinort, former State insur? ance comnilssloner, who was the com piatiflhg witness. Associates of Judga D?linelly, I I ;<d with him. arc also i freed by this action. PRIZE WINNING COLLIE SENTENCED TO DEATH Identic < lt> Recorder Pu?.?.-? Judg? ment, but Dei: I? Out of >tnle. Atlantic r-11;?. August 4?Mrs. Henry Mayer's prize-winning collie. Heauty. Is an exile from Atlantic City und, r sentence of death, pronouned with the' utmost solemnity by Recorder Keffer. The law Is defective. It seems. In two respectsj In t:.,- n'ri't place, permitting the trial of a dog in a capital case without Its presence In court, and Sn the nesji by not making It possible to extradite t,he vicious animal from another state. Immediately after warrants were BWorh out for the arrest of the dor; by lsador Soltz, a grocer's boy, who i lalms to have been bitten. Mrs. Mayer lock a trip to Philadelphia and the offending dog dlsappi ired. ft Is there r< Supposed that the dog Is In Penn? sylvania and a fugitive from Justice. At the bearing Michael Ehret and Mrs. Ehret Were witnesses: They t. ? titled that the dog when it bit the boy did not even "draw blood." Mr. Ehret ? <; ialncd also that th.- blue-ribbon collie Is a great rcspecti r of persons end only bites Individuals who arc not well dressed. The recorded never? theless ,?: ,'. r.-d the execution of tho dog, providing the constables can catch the animal. OPERATE ON SKULL TO CURE HIM OF BURGLARY Physician* Itemove Tumor and Hone Pressing on Thief's llraln, Minneapolis, Minn , August 4.?In an operation oh the skull of John Howard, aged twonty-one, the self-confessed burglar, who has urged surgeons to operate In order that he may become an honest citizen, two local doctors removed ?? tumor which was pressing upon hU 1 rain, besides lifting a de? pression of the. bone over the right temPle- Thi y believe Howard will bo . u ed of kleptomania. Howard, who has been In the reform school, was pnrolcd to two physicians here on the motion of the county at? torney in order that the operation inli;ht be performed. MANY LABOR BILLS PASSED BY HOUSE _ Democrats Have Made Unusual record in Behalt of Wrokingrnen. Washington. Au?usi 4?The strong i hid which the Democratic house has I made for the labor vote In 'the coming I campaign la indicated In a statement j given out by Representative William Ii. Wilson, of Bloss:, .rj;, pai, chalr i man of the House Committee on Labor. Mr. Wllbon's staterr.cr. t outlines the I accomplishments of hi: committee this . esaldn. It follows: "The present House is the first one I In sixteen years In vvhtch the lid has j I been oft of committees so that labor legislation could b? reported to the House and acted upon, snd the result has been that more l?bor legislation has been passed by the present House j than during nil of the sixteen years i. :? : t ed to combined. Va Ilten Important Dills, ''Among the Important labor bills passed by the House a,rc the follow? ing : "1. The eight-hour bill, extending the operations of the eight-hour law to , work done for the government, as ; well as work done by the govern | tncnt. i The children's bureau bill, to promote the welfare of children, par? ticularly In connection with the sub- ] I Ject of child labor. "3. Tho antl-injunctton bill, to Pro ; tcct the working men during periods of trade disputes from being consider? ed as property and to give them the srt::.-- protection in tie' courts that ' other men enjoy. "4. The contempt bill, to provide for \ trial by Jury In eases of Indirect con? tempts, which frequently arise through Injunctions Issued during strikes. "5. The Department of Labor bill, 'creating a department with thO secre? tary, who shall be a member of the , President's Cabinet and wtio shull have j the power of mediation In trade dis ; p?tes and the right to appoint concilia ' tors In such cases when. In his ju.ig ' iht nt. It is wise to do so, but shall have no power to enforce Ins views upon the contending parties. ' "?. The industrial commission bill, to create a commission to investigate j the entire subj- ct of Industrial rela? tions, (.uestionlng about employer- and employes, with a view to ascertaining the t>ce-t methods of dealing with the problems so as to protect the rights I of all persons directly or Indirectly < interested. "7. The investigation of the Taylor ' atul other systems of so-called shop , management, in order that the work; j ing man may be protected against speeding up beyond his normal powers. freedom tu I lie Seamen. "S. The seamt n's bill, to give free? dom to the seaman, to provide a stan? dard of skill for seamanship, to equal? ize the operating expenses of fore gn vessels with American vessels, so as to build lip the American merchant marine without resorting to subsidies. "9. Tho convict labor bill, requiring the sale e?f convict-made goods to con? form to the laws relativ.- to convlct niade goods In the State? In which they are sold. "In addition, there have been less Im? portant bills and Items In ap;rrprl.i tlon hills In which labor was favor? ably Interested passed by the House, making; the total number of such bills' land Items twenty-two In all. I "There are several other bills pend? ing nnd likely to receive favorablye lion at an early date, among them being the musicians' bill, to pr. venJ tiie unjust competition of enlisted men' with civilians; nnd the lioretiius eight-1 hour bill, to correct a decision by the Supreme Court. which held that' dredgemen were not laborers or nie-, chanics, but seamen, and therefore did : not come under the operations of tho ; general eight-hour law." - Kantern shore \erri?. [Special to The Times-Dispatch ] Onancock, Va., August t.?The school 1 trustees tn the several districts have ! met and appointed teachers for the session of lvli-n. In a number of Instances the school term was length? ened and the salaries of the teachers raised. Seventeen teachers filed the neces | Sary papers at the annual summer ex? amination for teachers, held under th* , supervision of Sopert.-ndont O. O. [Joynes. In the High School building, ? Wednesday. Thursday and Friday. So ' many Accomack teachers now havo tlrst grade Certificates that the num? ber taking the exam'natlon Is nothing1 FIVE WILSON GENERALS These men will 1,-uil (ho Vt IIhiiii force* in their renpcetlve State*. They are. from l?-fl to nuni.NC|.n ?.. rj Wlnconalni Alberl S. liurir?nn, of 1'exnHi William M.\ri<>r>, ot \cw ?<>rk; Senator Thomm? r V?rr, of Oklahoma, nnd Johephuit Daniela, ?r .Vorth Carolin?. Take the Illustrated Sunday Magazine Next Sunday, Read It and Compare it With Any of the Magazines THE FICTION IS BRIGHT, SPARKLING AND ENTERTAINING The Green Parrot By Angua Perkerion The Room in the Dolphin By H. B. Marriott-Watson The Gillingham Rubies By Edrar Jcpson. Adventures of a Customs Inspector Women of the Great Outdoors If you like a curious story that gives you the "creeps" a w eird story with a somewhat uncanny atmosphere, this is it. Mr. Watson is one of the best of the British story tellers, and these stories told "At the Sign of the Dragon," are add ing lustre to his f^me. A mystery story of thrilling episodes that sweep you along to a truly excit? ing climax. This is a great story. Being a customs inspector is to leap into the midst of adventure. The ruses used in attempting to beat the customs are many and ingenious. The inspec? tor gets his, you may be sure. Fifty thousand miles in an auto! Going some! It surely is. But this woman en joyed it. Had a great time, she says. THE ARTICLES ARE INTERESTING AND ENJOYABLE Good Fun Great Fiction Fine Features The Illustrated Magazine of Sundays The Times-Dispatch "THE BEST THERE IS IN SUNDAY READING" like go large as In the past. Tho tweet potato crop Is late, and the potatoes being shipped are inferior. Yet the price If good. Wednesday, t. J. Scott sold twenty-five barrels on tho. wharf here at ft.65 per barrel. Fr'day j his brother. J.). -M. Scott, delivered sixty barrels at a slight advance In I Price. j Judge C, W. Robertson, of Newport News, spent this week In Accomack. attending the Tasley Fuir. The deacons of the Drummondtown Baptist Church have awarded the con-! tract for their new edliice to F. 13, Moore, of Norfolk.?consideration $11, B .7. Tliw amount does not Include furnishings or windows The church when llnlshed will have I cost $16,'.'00. The Town Council, at its regular' meeting. Friday evening, raised the tax on pool tabli s from $73 to ? &00, for each table operated. Samuel R. Buxton, of Newport Kews,| candidate for Congress from the F*rat f>istrlct. was here this week to meet the electors of the Shore, at the Tasley Fair. .lohn W. Taylor, has laid the found? ation for the extension to his canning factory, It w'll be thirty by eighty feet. Mr Taylor expects to put up! more sweet potatoes this fall than e\, i before. j One man deposited $-11.000 at tho Hallwood Rank Tuesday. He now has u quart, r of a million dollars on de? posit. Dr Wertenbaker, medical examiner of the Life Saving Department, "\ a mined and passed thirty surfmeri, at Chlncotenguc Friday. The pony pen rings on Assaicagiio. - and I'bincoteagtle were well attended, especially by people from the North;! Soventy-flvo ponies were sohl Rev R -W. Robertson has resigned as pastor ,.f Boitins Baptist Church and accepted a call to Albcinari. county. 11? will take charge of It's ? new pastorate September i The three steamers of the Menbad1 hi Oil and Guano Company landed 1,000- I 000 fish this week POUI hundred and sixty-three child- I rcn answered to the Sunday School! roll-call at the II Jl .Church, oh Lahgler, Sunday last Th.- Tasley Fair was n success in I attendance. Wednesday and Thursday wer.- the banner duys for several years. The exhibits were good, the lacing interesting and the weather, except fot the dust, ideal ; Among the winning horses from the Bast em Shore were Prince Helle-?, 1 ii. T Mapp. Keller, Faithful Sidney, .i B Floyd, Marlohvllle; Prospect Stur gls and Just Is. OnancOck; Blossom wiiks. Coulbourn and Bull, Melfa: Lridy Jean. C, I" Nleoles. Keller; Glen istor, I. w. Scott, Onancock. Baroness Syb.-I, Floyd Bros, Bridgetown, Mag? gie. W. is, James, Jamesvlllc; Green Pilot, w L nun. Frank s. Henry Upshi.tr, Rnstville. Tho large number of automobiles to be sceni attested to tlio'*pro8per*ty on th. Shore The Stale exhibit, under tho .are of a demonstrator from Rich? mond,-Attracted much attention. FATHER OF 10 GETS POSTAL ADVANCE Taft, on Advice of Hitchcock. Promotes Employe in This City. Washington, August V?President Taft hau ordered tir.- promotion without civil servlotj examination a! Richard T Underwood, a Philadelphia!., classed as a laborer In the ['ost-Ofltce Department, The President ? action based ,,n a person.il request by the !'ostmaStor*0?heral, Underewood, who Is the father et ten children, received u boost In salary Irom }.;n to I'JOO a year. Mr. Illtchcock'i letter to the President, In part, fallows: "Under the civil service rules. Mr. Under? wood is net eligible far promotion to tho clerlrnl grades without parsing t!io tlrat prrade examination, which he t* utiablo to do because of hli failure 10 reeleved In boy hood the usual educational advantages, "Notwithstanding Iiis limited education, he has become extraordinarily expert In tho line of work ho Is doing, and Is now ren? dering service Unit Is much more valuable to the government than the return mado to bun at hu present compensation. "In view of the fart ttmi the govern mem In arrrptlng from blm a service that could not he readily replaced and Hie value of which Is far In excess of his ?resent sal? ary, 1' Would seerb to he proper to waive the slvll s, r> Irr rule that stands In hl? way and authorize by executive order tho meat 01 an appropriate salary." DIVES TO SAVE*WOMAN. COP FINDS IT IS A COW lie Seen n Skndorry I'urni In Stream ntid rakeft I'liince I'm ill llrldur. New Castle. P* I Aiiguat t.?After plung? ing headlong fr"in a bridge into the Nes hnnnock River late last night. Policeman Thomas discovered that Instead of laving the life nf n woman he rescued a cow. While 'T?<iiiii the brldire tho p.dlromun saw i shadowy form in th* water, evident ly struggling. Ho discarded his helmet nnd clilh, jumped-into the cold water and throw* his nein? mound the body, Then h? dlrrovered ihnt h? bid his armi around a cow's neck. Tl.<w had wander. ??d to the stream for a drink. Thomas lej ??Mousy" out and w.?nt hom<- to change hli tin I form. Hinan'* Supporters < "undent. Lynchburg, Va;, August 1.?The Democratic primary for the nomina? tion of a candidate for Congress from the sixth district will take placo Thursday of iMs week, and the prose ' pects arc th.it the contest will hrinij put a rather large vot,- ( "onRressman | Carter tiinss Is opposed for rendmlnn i tlon by City 60'rgeant T. R. Tiivtt, >,{ ] Ftonnoke ant! former state Senator I Hon P. Kaiser of this city. Mr.ni?ss'x supporters hei?< are confident that h? I wilt he renomlnated The College Arms of Canada hy ! Kdlct -if King Louis MV ; connrnied hy I Royal ConitnlHOn in Appeal of Malta. 1>7T Is prepared >?> xi-ant a charter" under Royal Seal for the rcortranUta- ? | don ? I the order of the Holden H?rne? ->i.f Virginia that w?? founded by the Royal OoVernor of Virginia, sir. Alexander Spottaw.I, 1710-17.1 ?. Any one Interested and desiring further In. , formation i in oblaln the name hy ad? dressing the College <>f .Arms of Can Inda Room, library, McOIII University: I.Mont...! Canada Claneatogie-. tracool l?.uj guaranteed cortlHcatej xivon.