The times dispatch. [volume], March 15, 1911, Page 5, Image 5

About The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914

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Social and
Personal
AVDRY handsome supper whs given
ut the Jefferson Hotel Saturday
evening complimentary to Mio:i
Davis; of Petersburg. and Miss
Strother, of Lynchburg, who are house
guests of Miss Alice Nelson, a. debutante
of this winter. Covers were laid for
eight guests and the table was
decorated with American Beauty roses.
YlnlKirtt tfntertuiurd;
There are a good many guests visit?
ing friends In town Just now. and most
of the entertaining done in their honor
lias been very attractive. Miss Fanny
Tloverley, of '?Bland.lield," Essex county,
Va., who Is the house guest of her
brother, farter Bcverley-, at Gihtcr
Park, has been the honorec at several
functions lately. Notably among these
have been two eery attractive card
parties. Mrs. Peco was hostess at.
cards last Wednesday in honor of Miss
Bcverley, and the parlors were
decorated in pink ami white tulips and
bowls of pink roses. Tea was served
at the tables at the conclusion of the
game.
Mrs William Sutten also entertained
at cards for Miss Bcverley on Tuesday
afternoon. The guest of honor wore a
frock of pink chiffon, built over satin,
"with a corsajge bouquet of violets ami
lilies ot the Valley. A number of
luncheons and teas will be given in her
honor this week and she will be enter?
tained at dinner at the Country Club
to-night.
'I'. Garnctt Tabb was host at. a small
dinner party at the Country Club on
Saturday in honor of Miss Iiavemeyer,
of New York, who is visiting her sis?
ter, Mis. Thomas I- Moore. The table
Avas get with pink flowers.
Miss Violet Thaycr, of Boat?n. the
house guest of Miss I sa belle ( arter.
1;- also being much entertained Among
the functions given for Miss Thaycr
was h luncheon at the Westmoreland
Club, pf which Allen Potts was host;
several dinners at the Country Cliib.
end a email bridge parle Monday tilght
by Miss Kli/.abcth Coclte, Miss Mary
Chalmers also entertained informally
?last evening for Miss Thaycr after the
rehearsal for Pinafore."
Miss Thayor has recently beep a
gucat of Her unclo and aunt Dr. and
gua|OD$?i
MADE IN RICHMOND
r
65c Brushes
stle price,
29c
25c Rubber Co nibs,
-.tie price,
10c
Cv
PIANOS.
Oldest in America. Best in tlie
World.
Fifth and Grace Streets.
. B. Mosby & Co.
Last Spring's Suits, $19.50 and
$35.00; worth S.Sa.T.S to $85.00.
* AND>
mam
?ooa as the Name. Virginia Made
WILTSHIRE'S
1009 E. Main St.
Factory Clearance Sale
NOW ON
Rountree Trunk Store,
703 East Broad
Our Bread has a homelike flavo.-.
Best ingredients, improved facilities
expert bakers arc the "reasons why."
516 East Marshall Street,
501 West Broad Street
The Bread of Quality.
NOLDE BROS.
Fl 11 1 MW???
Have your old parlor suit and
couch reupholstcred by
Hopkins Furniture Co.
7 West Broad Street.
american and?ETJROfTUN akum*
Showing of
Tailored Hats
For early spring wear?$4.98,
$7.50, $10.00 and SI2.00.
T ^-?fca3=:
?-;-r
| Mrs. Roland ?.'ott'>n Smith, in Wash
i Ington.
j >IImm l.cBr.v'? Wedding.
The wcddliig of Miss Nora Ixsary and
Stephen tiuskott Derby, of San FTan
Icisco, will be celebrated Tuesday even,
irig, April 25, at 8:30 o'clock in the
liomc of the bride's: mother, Mrs.
Thomas Leary. 1106 Oroyo Avenue.
Owing to mourning in tin- bride's
i family, only a few friends and rcl?- \
t'v.ea will be present at the ceremony, j
which win be celebrated very quietly, i
Miss Leary's maid of honor will be j
Miss .Iran Cannon of Now Orleans, and
I Arthur Derby, also of New Orleans,
will ho the groom's best man. Miss
Leary has been one of the most prom?
inent girls in Richmond society since
I per formal presentation, ami her wed
! 'ling will b<- one of the leading events j
: of the coining month. I
; l.ra\r for North Carolina.
Miss Edith Pou, daughter of James
il poui of Raleigh, who lias been the
guest of Mrs. Herbert Jackson, at D0?
. West Franklin Street, for the past two :
I weeks, lias returned to her liomc in ;
(North Carolina .Mrs. Thomas Word.!
who lias been visiting'friends in this
I city for some time past, also loft yes
! tcrday for hc-r homo in North Caro- |
liria
In ICIchluond.
Nathan B. Forrest, of Memphis, !
Tcnri.i adjutant-general of the Unit"!
Song of Confederate Veterans, and W. j
McDonald Lee; of Irving ton, Ya . State
i ommander of the Sons of Veterans, i
will make an official visit to Richmond
to-day for the purpose of inspecting
the R. E. Lee Camp of .'-o-js of
Veterans. They will be tendered a
luncheon at the Country Club to-day ;
and a dinner at the Buriness Men's
Club this evening.
Dnnee Friduy Nigbt.
Tlic Ginter Park Cotillion Club will j
give a dance on Friday evening. Those j
dancca are always delightful affairs
and largely attended by t'ne members
of the younger set.
Tenrpom llbWteasc*.
Hostesses at the tearoom in the palm '
garden of the Jefferson Hotel for this j
afternoon win be Miss Poslc Meredith .
and Mrs. Hiram M Smith. Tlic tables
will be arranged with rose bowls of
Jonquils.
VUltlng Here.
Mrs. J. <'. Carpenter and her <ia:jgh- j
tor, Miss Louise Carpenter, of Clifton
Forge, Va.. ate visiting relatives in
this; city for several days. Later in
the week they ckpect to return tej Clif.
ton Forgo In their automobile;
IteccMer?t nniTny,
The wedding of Miss Margaret Glas?
se! 1 Con way, daughter of Mrs. Charles
Cation Cohway, to Samuel Parke I
Regostcr, son of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel
Rcgcstcr, will take place this afte-r
norin at S e?'clock, at the home of the
brldo'a mother, lit East franklin
Street. Only a few relatives and ihti
niatc friends will bo present at the
ceremony, and on their return froni a
wedding trip Mr Rcgestcr and Iiis
bride will be at home .it "D un i -?a t h,"
nca r \\'< stha mpt on
t)f IntereM Mere.
A inarririgo of great Interest here
will take plare April 1 S in Charleston,
S i'. when Miss Julia Howe pjnekney.
of that cite, will be married to William
F. Gray, formerly of Norfolk, but now
a member of the firm of Kogers-Mc
Cabe, in Charleston. The o\ont will
be otic of the most fashionable and
brilliant of the Easter weddings.
Annual Meeting.
The board of directors of the Re?
treat for the Sick will hold their an?
nual meeting on Thursday, March lb",
i at 12 o'clock, at the Retreat. All treas?
urers of funds and chairmen of com?
mittees arc requested to lie present
ami make their reports A full at?
tendance is desired,
.Meet To-IJny.
Another interesting meeting will bo
held tin- afternoon at 1 o'clock In the
hall of the House of Delegates when
the committees from tlic various
charitable organizations will meet to
discuss the proposed program for the
Child's Welfare Conference, which is to
be held here the middle r>f May. A
large attendance is expected, as there
seems to bo a widespread interest In
this most desirable movement,
i The mooting of the Girls' Auxiliary
of the Instructive Visiting Nurses' As?
sociation will bo held tliis afternoon at
3:15 at the Nurses' Homo. 201 East
Cary Street. The time of the mooting
was changed from t to 3:1?; o'clock
i .so that the girls may attend tlic Child's
i Welfare Conference at the House of
Delegates.
There will bo an important mooting
i of the Senior Oakwood Memorial As
| soeintlon in the Sunday school room of ]
Si. John's Church at I o'clock this af- I
tcrnoon. Important business will be
transacted, and all members are urged
to attend promptly.
\ IkIiIn? 1? PctcrMtiurg.
Mrs John A. Coke. Jr . and Mrs. Wal?
ter Hubardi of Richmond, have, been
recent guests of Mrs. Williarn H. Har
i ison at her home in Petersburg. Mrs.
Robert R. Pegram, also of this city,
spent yesterday in Petersburg, whore
she was u guest of Miss Alverda Eger
t on.
Annual Bnll.
The annual Pttrim ball took place
last evening in the ballroom of the Ma?
sonic Temple, with n largo number of
guests present. Decorations were in
spring (lowers and palms and bay trees
screened the orchestra. The lights
wore shaded in rose color and a. color
scheme of pink and white was very
artistically carried out in all of the
decorations.
In and Out of Town.
Mrs. Henry Warren, of Orange, Va.,
is spending this week with relatives
in Richmond.
Mrs. Thomas IT, Leary and Miss Nora
Leary have returned to the city, after
a stay of ton days in New York.
Miss Lillian Carney, of Portsmouth.
Is the guest of friends in Richmond
for, a few days.
Mrs. O. R. Mill, wdio has been sick
for the past two weeks, is much tm
J proved.
Mrs. A. G. Anthony and Miss Mary
Hicks, of this city, are visiting Mrs.
Anthony's mother. Mrs. Madonia Bow?
ling, in Frodericksburg.
James Simpson, of this city, spent
the past week as the guest of relatives
in Slafi*ord county.
Miss Lily Boush, of Hagerstown, Md.,
who has been visiting Mrs. Beim?
Blair. Is now the guest of Mrs. Ella
Goodrldgo In Norfolk.
Mr. mill Mrs. George Bryan, of this,
city, have beoh recent guests of rela?
tives in Petersburg.
Mr. and Mrs. Carter Bcverley are
spending severaj days this week with
relatives In Powhatan county.
Misses Olive Gibson and Virginia
Binford arc visiting Mrs. Horace Custla
at her home in Washington. D, C.
Mrs. Mollie Loti Harrison, of Peters?
burg', is the g'?est of Mrs. Warner
Moore at her borne on West Franklin
Street.
Mrs. .lullet r;hilton Keith will leave!
town shortly to visit friends In Phil?
adelphia.
.Miss Gllchcrsbn, of Staunton. Is the i
guest of Miss Annie Hayes on West
Grace Street. j
Sirs. Taylor Scott, of Warrentom
Va., is visiting her son. Judge U, Carter
Scott, In Richmond.
Mrs. Joseph E. Taylor, of Woodland,
near Danville. Va.. Is spending some
time with relatives in this city.
MEN WO It K SHOUT IIOIllSs
OFFICIALS DB.VV AXV CUT
[Special to The Times-Dispatch.1
Roanoke, Va., March 11.?Norfolk
and Western officials deny knowing
anything of a cut in the hours of thr
men employed in the shops hcr<s, but
It Is a fact, according to those cm
ployed theje. that the men are now
working from 8 o'clock in the morn?
ing until 1 o'clock In the afternoon. |
with oiv hoar for dinner, while the
old hours were from 7 in the morning
until In the afternoon.
Thb- r.ulc went into effect yesterday,
nnd it is stated that fifteen machin?
ists were laid off this morning In the
shop? and that the repair gang on the
Wcsl End yards, with the exception
of those employed to repair loaded
cars, have been laid off.
Officials connected with the road
will not have anything to say concern?
ing the conditions pit existing. Some
people are of the opinion that the sit?
uation I. only temporary, while others i
are inclined to think that It is the j
beginning of a general cut in forces
anil retrenchment of the company.
Called to U nilc.ilinrn.
fSncCial to The Tl nies-Dispatch 1
Wadesboro. N. C. March li.--At -i
Congregational meeting held Sunday in
th< Episcopal Church it was- unani?
mously decided to extend a call to Rev.
Mr. Bradley, of .Scotland Neck, to the
rectorship of the church. The call was
made out .by the vestry of the church
and forwarded to Mi- Bradley yester?
day.
For Skin
Sufferers
If you have undergone
the itching, burning,
sleep - destroying tor?
ments of eczema or
other cruel skin erup?
tion and have suffered
from it6 embarrassing,
unsightly disfigure?
ment; if you have tried
all manner of treatment,
no matter hov/ harsh,
disagreeable or expen?
sive, to no avail, and
have all but given up
hope of cure, you can
appreciate what it
means to you and
thousands of skin-tor?
tured sufferers, young
and old, when the first
warm bath with Cuti
cura Soap and gentle
application of Cuticura
Ointment bring instant
and grateful relief, per?
mit rest and sleep, and
point to speedy and
permanent alleviation.
Sold eTcrywhert. Send to Potter Drue A
Conn. Corp.. Boston, for book on the skin.
For All Occasions.
5 W. Broad Street.
" Lucca Olive Oil "
IN EVERY i-ANTRY WHERE
PfJRITY PREVAILS.
CHASIE TRAFIERI, Importer
Mad. 4220. 500 West Main St.
The Best in FURNITURE
Always
Sydnor & Hundley, Inc.
Special Suit
and Fur Values
AT
Baylor-Yarborough Co.'s,
207 East Broad
HAVE YOU SEEN
THE
AT
Pettit & Co/s?
Handy,these,
are Go o'dBiscuits'
Good biscuits are largely de
I
pendent upon good Baking
Powder.
Thus, Good Luck is really
oread insurance.
Thai's why you
will find it on the
pintry :-.!ir'( of rhs
criininating house*
keepers.
Your grocer has
it.
THE SOUTHERN
MANUFACTURING
COMPANY,
Richmond, Va.
one of
'.-Jiicli
-Netting,
a rcor
the it
He Will Represent Independents
on Directorate of Missouri
Pacific.
St. Louis. Mo., March 1 5.-?Four men
riot originally on the Kahn. lyOCb and
Company ticket, as given out by Gco.
J. Gould last mootlh were among
others elected directors of the Mis?
souri Pacific Railway Company at the
stockholders' meeting here today. K
Lancaster Williams, of Baltimore, who
represents an independent faction
anioiu; the stockholders, wai
the four elected.
The election of directors,
month ago threatened to be
passed off quietly. it means
gaiilzatlon of the railway and
tirement of George .J. Gould from the
presidency to chairman of the board.
Independents won representation oh
the board without opposition When
the Kuhn. Loeb- Rockefeller interests
saw Williams had sufficient vote.; tu
el- et himself, they made no protest.
The other three men are 13. is.
Pry or, now fourth vice-president of
the Wabash.; S- F. Pryor, former pur?
chasing agent of the Missouri Pacific!
anil Charles S. Clarke, lirst vice
president of the road.
Charles S. Clarke cast the votes for
the Kuhn-Koeb-Rockefeller intcre:
The. St. Louir>, Iron Mountain and
Southern Railway met at the same
time and elected directors
The director:! of the roads are: Mis?
souri Pacitic?George j; Gould, Fred?
erick' T. Gates Cornelius Vandorbill,
JB. T. Jeffrey, Edgar L. Mars ton. Paul
M. Warburg, Edwin Could. E. D.
Adams. E. B. Pryor, S. F. Pryor, C. S.
Clarke and R. Lancastei Williams. W.
K. Rix by and O. Li. Garrison, of St
f.nuis, .and J. J. Slocum, of the Sage
Interests, retired, and said they did
not seek to be directors. 15. B. Pryor.
vice-president of the Wabash, was
substituted for Mr. Blxby* S. B Pryor,
former purchasing agent of the Mis?
souri Pacific and now interested Jn
wholesale hardware house, for Mr.
Garrison, and C. S. ?"Marke for Mr.
Slocum. Mr. Garrison has represented ]
George J. Gould in "the railroad eoal j
properties. j
St. Tronin, Iron Mountain and South- I
ern Railway: George J. Gould, J. J.
Slocum, Klngdon Gould. Frank J.
Gould, E; T. Jeffroy, R. M Galloway
Howard Gould. L. Nicoll, Jay Gould, <"'
S. Clarke, O. L. Garrison, E. C Sim- ;
mons ami B. F. Edwards. The new
men on the Iron Mountain directorate
are Frank J. Gould; R. M. G?lTowa> i
and O. l> Garrison. John T. Tarry, 11
B. flenson and Lawrence Green, ot
New Vork. retired
The directors of both companies met
and adjourned to meet in .New York
March 2i. when officers will be chatten.
R Lancaster Williams received the
highest vote of any director. He ob
tatned proxies for S2.039 shares of
stock and voted oaeh share thirteen
times for himself, making i total of
1,066,507 votes. Each of th" other
twelve directors received 621,716 votes.
Of the S30.000 shares of stock, 6555 900
were voted. Of these 65-1,Soli Were
voted by proxy and 1,065 votes by the
owners
WOODMEN OF THE WOftMi
A R 15 MEETIXCi I V UOAXOKE
(Special to The Times-Dispatch.1
Koanoke. Va., March It..-To-day
the seventh biennial convention of the
Woodmen of the World of Virginia;
West Virginia. Maryland, Delaware and
tlie District of Columbia was opened
here with an address of welcome by
Mayor Joel IT. Cutchln, of Roanokc
response by D. W. Thayer. of Wash?
ington. 1). (.'.: address of welcome oh]
behalf of business men. by R. H. An
gell, vice-president of the Chamber of
Commerce; response by W. If. Fair
less, of Portsmouth: and an address
on behalf of the local Woodmen, de?
livered by James E. Glsh, of Roanokc.
Head Consul Thayer Is presiding.
About -100 delegates are here.
AM
EG ED .M UllDEREHS
CA I.I.ED
TO
'RIAL
(Special to The Times-Dispatch 1
Wilson. N'. C. March 14.?Although
bills of indictments have been returned
against four of the Louis West crowd
for murder in the tirst degree, counsel
for the prosecution have decided t<
try only two of them under this charge
?Louis West and Ed. Purcell, alias
Stetson?as It Is well established that
these two were In Mary Young's house
when Deputy Sheriff George Mumford
was murdered and both bred shots.
They were arraigned this morning,
after which Judge; Adams ordered a
special venire of 250 jurors drawn to
appear to-morrow morning at 9 o'clock,
The jury Is expected to bo secured dur?
ing the morning session and the trial
well under way to-morrow afternoon.
Ticket AKenln In Session.
Norfolk. Va.. March 1L--The six?
teenth annual convention of the Na?
tional Association of Ticket Agents be?
gan here to-day. the convention receiv?
ing an enthusiastic. Impetus with the
presence of main- women. J. II. Ster?
ling, of the Plttsburg and Lake Erie
Ratlrond. is presiding. The convention
will be In session two days, the dele?
gates leaving to-morrow night for
Jacksonville and Key West on route
to Havana, Cuba. A feature of to-day's
entertainment was a trip through
Hampton Roads on the Merchants; and
Minors' steamer Nantuckct.
HIS PRISONER
LODGED IN JAIL
Officer Brings Frank Gurley,
Alleged Embezzler, Back
From Knoxvillc.
[Special to The Times-blBDatch.i
Ralolgh, x. a. March l-i!-?Deputy
Sheriff Wall returned to-day from ;
Kno.wllle, Tonn., bringing a white man
named Krank Gurley, who was lodged j
In jail awaiting a hearing on the
charge of embezzlement of the funds :
of tlio Apo.\ Hosiery Mills wiillo cm- I
Ployed there as superintendent and
general manager. Gurley formerly lived
hero, acting as Mtperlutendcrit of tlio
Martin Hosiery Mill. leaving for .\pe.\ j
about a year ago. .\ few weeks ago
he disappeared from that town and j
no trace of him could tic found Shryt- |
ly afterwards an export accountant j
was engaged to go over tlic hooks of
the compahy, with the result that ho j
ascertained there had been a misappro?
priation of funds, suspicion pointing
to Gut Icy. effort... were made to locate
him. and finally he was arrested l i t
week In Kubxvlllo.
Iictisc Extended.
It Is learned thai Hie State's lease
on Camp Glenn, at Mbrehcad city, lit-:
been extended Iffty years longer than ;
the original thirty-year lease, and
many Improvements will be made, in- j
eluding the erection of a number off
permanent storage warehouses. The;
camp is used as the permanent on- j
ca'mpment grounds of the three North j
Carolina regiments.
Richard Thompson, a ymni: white !
painter, wa.- sent to jail to-day in j
default of a <2imi bond on the .marge
of breaking into the residence of \V.
?T Peale and stealing furniture last,
week. Thompson has a brother who
1$ also in jail oil the charge of rob?
bing- Brown Shepard'i home <>f a num?
ber of articles of furniture several J
days ago.
V. M. C. A. Hay.
Special services will bo hold in all
of the rhun lies of Raleigh March 26
in the interest of the v. M. G. A. move?
ment, this .late having boon selected
as Y. M <'. A Day hy the ministers of
Ibis eityi The whirlwind campaign to
raise }.;:.iioo for a V. M. C. A. building
In Raleigh will start a! once. M. C Wil?
liam-, who is to direct it. having al?
ready arrived and opened headquarters
in tin; Chaihbcr of Commerce rooms.
Governor Kltchln it- enjoying a few
days' vacation after a siege of steady
work for a long time, .jfe loft Mnn
day a f tot noon, accompanied by Mrs,
Kitrhin, for Roxboro to visit relatives
tit Ills home town.
"?rnl.'iii'cd to the Bonds.
(Special to The Times-Dispatch.1
Staunton. Va.. Mti roh II.?Two ne?
groes were s.-nt to work the State
highways to'-day from the Corporation
Court -Walter Turner. <>f Goochland,
two years Cos- forging the name of a
contractor t?> a check, and Roy Stuart,
one year, for stealing a crate of eggs.
MRS. BEATTIE
CONFINED TO BED
Can't Say Too Much For Friend
That Helped Her, When
Others Failed.
Mt. Holly, X. C.?"For years," says
Mrs. Eliza Bcattic of this city, "I suf?
fered with backache, headache and wo?
manly trouble;, ami all the doctors die]
mc nr> good. I was confined to my bed
a lone. time. Since I have been taking
Cardui 1 fori better than for the past 10
years.
Cardui has done me more good than all
the doctors. Xow I am able to do my
housework. 1 don't have any headache,
or any backache, and I feel like a new
woman. I can't say too much in praise of
the Cardui treatment. 1 think it is great,
arid 1 "ill recommend it to all suffering
ladies."
If you arc a weak, sick woman, suffer?
ing from lack of appetite, lack of blood,
lack of nervous energy, Cardui is probably
just what you need to build up your w o?
manly system.
Cardui is not recommended for every?
thing. It is not a cure-all. It is a modi
cine for women, and only for women.
That is why Cardui helped Mrs. Bcattic
and why it will help other weak women
who need building up in a natural, safe
and gentle way.
Card it i has helped a million women.
Lot it help you, ion. Begin to-day.
N. B ? Write to 1..idios* Advisory Dept.,
Chattanooga Medicine Co., Chattanooga,
'renn., for Special Instrtu lions and 64-pagc
book. "Homo Treatment for Women,"
sent in plain wrapper on tcqucst.
The Gossard Corsets
They lace in front. Carried exclu?
sively by1 us.
The Corset Sh?p?
317 N. Fifth Street.
Mrs. A. J. PYLE, Prop.
urgens
I Special midwinter prices for re
i upholstering parlor buites.
Y?ti ran pay us in weekly or
monthly installment:..
Feel Stronger and Better
Gen t lemon: I think ynur "Mllam" is a
grnnd medicine. I feel stron^M" and better,
moro active and able, to stand up under
my work, inj digestion has Improvod and
my oyeaight seemfl to hn\o spared in tho
Kcnernl improvement.
(REV.) 11. P. GUKRR.VNT.
Dnnvlllo, Va.. Auk- 28. 1010.
"Stop Cooking the Cook."
Buy "Direct Action"
Gas Ranges.
Hc.it in the world at any price
RYAN, SMITH & COMPANY
-.-? m . mwmi
Here AreThree Propositions
j Can You Wear Any of These Sizes ?
?
8, n i-,1, 9 or 10. They are $6.00 Shoes. Pat- (ftrfe ffcl"*
1 cnt, viei and dull. Well made. Good stock. ^H/^ !tf?"l
! New shoe1-. This wed' , a pair. ? 0
j High Class Edwin Clapp Men's Shoes
$6.00, $6.50 and $7.00 regular prices.' No bet- ft* A |"\F*
Itcr shoes made in this country; All leathers. ?ft&3<
All sizes. This week, a pair. ? 0
I A First Class $5 Men's Shoe
IOrie of the best makes on the. market; Always fofl CfeE?
^r.lfj at S.K.on. and .1 real bargain ai that. AU ?^^J/J)
leathers. All sizes. This week, a pair. '
! Seymour Side,
11 WEST BROAD
Department of Agriculture
Shows Vast Possibilities of
This Crop.
Wat-ill net on. D. C March lt.?-The
possibilities for the prolitablo cultiva?
tion of the peanut in the Southern I
States, especially in the cotton boll
vveovll belt, where this Insect has ren?
dered it almost impossible to grow cot?
ton with success, "are pointed out Iii a
bulletin on ??The- Peanut," just Issued
by the Department of Agriculture. In
fact, It is shown that the peanut may
be grown in the boil weevil districts
in the South with much more profit
than the white staple. When the value
of the commercial peanut crop of the
United States fop 1908 was estimated
at $12.000,000, the wonder is expressi d
that this article of food is not more
generally cultivated. particularly in
the South and Southwest, where It can
be grown at great profit.
The demand for the peanut as an
article of food la constantly growing.
In this connection, the interesting fact
i.~ developed that this country is a
large purchaser of peanut oil from
abroad, while there are thousands of
acres of waste lands In the South
capable of producing enough peanuts
to keep the cot tun-seed oil mills run?
ning and furnish more than enough
oil for home, consumption.
That the cultivation of the peanut
is a prolltable industry may be seen
from the figures of the bulletin An
acre of first-class peanuts, calculating
the yield at a ton of vines, is worth
from js to $10. and tie bushels of peas,
worth ?10 lo ?00. will give an Income
of ?tS to ?70. The cost of growing
an acre of peanuts is variously esti?
mated at $12 to $25; thus showing a
net. return of $36 to Sir.. This is above
the average for the crop as now grown
in the I'niied States, it is state,i, but
decidedly lower than may be expected
under favorable conditions and proper
cultural methods.
F A n M E R S' IXSTIT U TE
HEM) AT Tl ltnEVIl.I.i;
[Special to The Times-Dlsp?tch; 1
Turbevllle, Va., March 11.?The Stat?
Department of Agriculture held a .
farmers' institute in the High School
at this point yesterday, at which ad?
dresses were delivered by W. I). Zlrih and
J. G. Gordon. State Institute lecturers,
and by .1. 11. Bin ford, of the Co-Opera -
tlvo Education Association, w. W.
Wilklns; United States, farm demon?
strator for Halifax county, was also
present, and spoke in the interest of
the boys' corn clubs. Professor W. '!.
Irvln presided over the meeting. The
addresses were Interspersed with son-....
and instrumental music by 'he pupils
of the school.
This institute was hebl under the
auspice.1 of the School League; which
has done an excellent work durlncr the
present session, The Turbevllle High
School has perhaps the largest school
grounds of any school In the State,
tielng situated near the centre of a
tcn-acro lot. Through the efforts oi
the league this lot has been plowed
and sown down in rye, with ? ?? view of
eventually sowing i? In grass. The
pupils of the school have set. out shade
trees, and many other Improvements
are under way.
Professor Alger Testifies That
Puritan Test Was Carried
Out Properly.
Norfolk. Va.. March lt.? Th* (h.Vn.se to
day began ilic presentation' of its case in
th<? trial by court-martial at tho Norfolk
Navy Yard 0f Captain Austin M. Knlgh't in
connection with tho sinking of the United
states monitor Puritan, following explosive
t'.ats to which she was subjected in H..nip
ton Roads last fall under direction 'if Cap?
tain Knislii. Among those summoned to
testify for the def-r.se arc Prof. Alger, of
the chair of Mathematics .u the United
Stiles Academy, who Ih also of counsel for
the defense; Ensigns Strublo and Pickering;
Major O'lferhj U. :-. A., and Naval Conjitnic-1
tors Watt and Robin ton. It Is altogether
probable, that Captain Knight will also go on
the stand to testify in bid own behalf, It
is believed thai the defense will requlru
about two days for the presentation 61 its
Bide, of tin1 case, .ind a day will be ro
riulred for the summing up and argument.
Prof, Philip Ri Alser. wlnj Is' duty in
the fiiire.ni or' Ordnance In Washington and
a member of the hoard of' which ''apt.'in
Knight !t> t!i* president, stated that tho ex?
plosion caused much more serious d.imsR.
t,i the Puritan than was anticipated by any
member of the hoar.'., lie said that in the
opinion of Captain Knight it was unlikely
tyal any serious damago would rcs.jlt from
iIia tests of the explosion.
Speaking of a memorandum which had
been prepared in Washington from surges
lions of Captain Knight and other members
ol ihn hoard, und* w hielt is in cvklcn ? In
the case, Prof. Alger slated 11,at the mini
?randuni had bitim prepared nioro (o- Ilm
sathifnetfon of Inventor (sham and fen
grusumun lluosou than for any fear that
?h* s'ii;r.-5tio:is .*ontntn?d th?|*ein would be
really necessary. Mo said that be did not
tb that this memorandum had boon
transmitted to the commandant of this navy
><ird. as it lnd no bearing oh him at all.
Asked by Major Leonard if lie thought
that the experiment was conducted In a.
proper manner, Prof. Algcr said that J?o
' H was and that everything con
ne< ? id v. Uli tho actual experiment was prop?
erly carried out.
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