The times dispatch. [volume], December 11, 1911, Page 7, Image 7

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

Image provided by: Library of Virginia; Richmond, VA

                
DISCARDS COAT,
VEST AND SHIRT
Evangelist Makes Audience Sit
Forward on Seats in
Suspense.
, Moyorsdalc, Pa., December 10.?Tho
? Rev. Edwin A. Burrows, who la con?
ducting a series of meetings here,
hus capturod the ovangellstlc disrobing
record. Tho Rov. Bam Jones used to
take off his cuffs, and occasionally
his coat. Tho Bov. Billy Sunday, whon
he gots "going good," according to
report, takes off his cuffs, then his
collar, then his coat ano finally caste
his "wesklt" into tho discard. '
The Rov. Edwin A. Burrows sees
all thu,t und ral?ua it. To cuffs, collar,
coat and "wesklt" he adds h's shirt.
At least, ut a men's mooting here hu
performed tho onion ucl and ukluneu
iuwn until there w,os 'out' oiiq layor
between his audience and his blue.
The Rev. Burrows, D. D.. is some
preacher. He pluys the gaino hard. In
dcacrluing his methods, no says "ne
skiiis 'ein alive and nui.gs tneir hides
. on the fence to dry." By " 'urn" he
means the ungodly. That is, perhaps,
I true Thole Is no doubt that in pceli..g
? tho ungodly hu comes mighty near
skinning himself.
As .remarked. It was at a meeting
? for men that the Rev. Mr. Burrows got
"het up" to the' point where ho uiu
I curded his sh'rt, "Don't tear your
shut." has long been alocallam said
; for tho ?oi.odi of the excitable one.
t Hereatter tho wise boys In lhe local
grocery store will silence an lrutu du
' bater by remarking: "Don't shed yer
' shirt."
The order of tho Burrows discard
?was as follows: Collar and tlo flist;
then tho cuffs. The coal \vus ncxl
discarded; then the double-breustutl
"wesklt." This held down ihe tem
peruluro for a while, but eventually
the preacher got to tho "blllng" point,
eJid awuy went the shirt. There the
performance slopped.
The luytriu abide of all weights in
tho race ran up against a union suit.
It Is ussertcd. Whether or not tile J
undorsnirt would have bean thrown
ubiUe If it ha<] not required so much j
waggling to got out of it I? still being
discussed at the 'blacksmith shop.
The reason It is not being talked in
the groctiy More In becuuuc thu grocer
declared when it was suggested that
pel i... ,i j the parson carried a fig leaf
tot emergency," and he would have
none or lu
While liiere ar0 no recent reports on
the matter, It Is generully believed
here that the Rev. Mr. Burrows hoe
the record.
rCOKTBsT A 83.U00 WILL
POLAU IA UHBSS ulm
Harrisburs. Pa., December 10.?airs.
Margaret J. Durkeca, an old woman,
died Muy 1. leaving a uju estate (or
which no will cuuld be found, Sumo
Of her effects were sold, the Common?
wealth Trust Company being appointed
p?di:iinl*lriilor.
Mrs. Minnie Moores, of Baltimore,
purchaueu several pictures and drebses
A tew duya ago Mrs. Moores found in
u picture frumu a noie In Mrs. Dur
kucwi's hundwrltlng.
"Look in ihe hum of my black silk
dreoh." H said.
This dress had also been bought by
Mrs. Mourcs, a niece of Mrs. Durkocs.
In lhe hem was found a will teavmg
most of tho estate to "my beloved
niece." which meant Mrs. Moores.
The other heirs are contesting lhe
will, which hits been proaented here
for probute.
Major John Uctl Moon Dead.
Pasadena. Cel.. December 19.?Major John
33?ll Moon, prominent In Southern California
?UHinesa -nJ ooclal circlet, died yesterday.
3ie nas chief of ?tftft' to General Albert
6!dney Jonnstcn in the Confederate Army.
ROOSEVELT TEARS
PRIMARY SYSTEM
(Continued From First logo.)
mean* abandoned the light. They un
duubiedlyi will put In a lormal bid for
the convention when the committee
tueuta on Tuesday
Bt. Louis has been tho most formi?
dable rival of Chicago, with the claims
of Denver and Cincinnati being next
moat prominently presented.
Baltimore Is regarded as a much
more likely candidate for the National
Democratic Convention for the time,
end the place of which will be de?
cided at tho meeting of the Demo?
cratic National Committee, in this city,
January S.
While the last week In June seems
to bo favored as the best time for
holding the Republican Convention, tho
one obstacle to so early a date is the
presidential primaries which arc to be
held In South Dakota on June 4. There
Is a rule that delegates to the con?
vention must bo selected at least thirty
days prior to the convention, In order
to give ample authority for the Indica?
tion of any contests. It is likely that
an order will bo adopted waiving this
rule In the case of South Dakota, or
any other States which find It Impossi?
ble or Inconvenient to select tbotr
delegates before Juno 1, so as not to
enrry the convention date over into
July.
FLEET COMMANDED !
BY SECRETARY NAGEL
Head of Department cf Commerce and Labor
Has 239 Government Hired and Chartered
Vessels to Do hi* bidding.
"Washington, D. O., Docomber 10.?,
The Department ol Commerce and La- j
bor has a fleet of vessels employed on|
nearly all the waters of the Unliouj
States. There uro comparatively few
persons outside of tho government ser?
vice who are aware of this fact or who
know that the tleet Is usually made up
of 28? steam, sail and gasolene vessels.
Theso stutemcnts arc based upon Inter- !
ostlng statistics for tho Ducal year:
ended June 30, mil, presented In the!
f.orty-thlrd annual "List ot Merchant;
Vessels of .the United States." prepared
by the Bureau of Nuvigutlon in tho j
Department of Commerce and Labor. I
The list tor 1011 Is now In press and'
contains tho names and other partic?
ulars as to rig, official number, etc, of
all doeumtnted vessels of tho Uulteo
States for tho year ended June 30 lust:
of all go\?riiment vessels; of all ves?
sels lost -luring the year, and also a
signal codi list of seagoing vessels and
yachts. It does not include sixty-two]
gasolene motor boats operated by the I
Bureau of Navigation, owing to the fact [
that these boats arc chartered only for
the actual length of time required.
Vessels of the Ilurcuu of Lighthouses.
The Llghtnousu Service ranks first!
In the number of veBsels owned uuu j
operated among the twelve bureaus in
the Department of Commerce and La- '
bor. It has under Its command 111
vessels, of which forty-live aro steam ;
and two gasolene vessels, used as ten?
ders, and sixty-four are lightships,
thirty-three of which aro propelled oy
steam, while thirty-one, although pro?
vided with sails, are usually towed to
their stations.
Tho light vessels or floating light?
houses are placed, for tho purpose ot
guiding shipping at the most Impor?
tant and dangerous points along thp
coast, often In stormy and tempestuous
locations. Owing to tho severity or
storms at sea, which sometimes tear;
the lightships from their moorings and
carry them for miles away from their j
stations, the larger number of these ;
vessels are operated under their own |
steam power, which enables them to re- j
turn to their posts without assistance j
The sail ves.-.els. If carried away by tho
force of storms, generally require tho
aid of steam tugu or vessels to tow
them back to their stations. Tho moor
Ing of light vessels has been so Im- i
proved, however, that Instances of light
vessels being otf their stations -have
now become comparatively rare.
The tenders of the Llghthouso Bu?
reau are used mainly to carry provls
Ions and supplies lo the lightships und :
lighthouse Btatlons; to carry mulerluls I
utirlng the construction of new stations
and lighthoubcs; lo place buoys In]
newly designated channels; to replace |
old buoys with new ones; to carry the
gas for charging buoys, ar.d for the
Inspection of lights and vessels. Some
aro equipped also with largo cranes
for tho boiler handling of buoys and
construction materials.
Vessels of the Bureau of Itarlo; ntlon.
The Bureau of Navigation chartert j
sixty-two gasolene nauior boats, which'
aro In use. on lite average, only about
four monihs during tho year. In north- j
em waters the boats are used In Ihr '
t>utm?ei?only, while In southern waters
they are employed more in winter than
in summer. Owing lo the short timo
they are required ul any one port, the
department has found It more econom- j
leal to charter tho bouts than to pur- i
Chase them ouirlgnt. Congress annu?
ally appropriates ?15.000 for the hiring
of motor boats for the use of the Uu- '
rciu of Navigation. While there are
120 customs collection districts, some
are equipped with revenue cutters, io
that additional boats are not required j
at such purls for Inspeclluns In con- i
nectlun with tho enforcement of the i
navigation laws. In many Instances,,
however, a revenuo cutter lg too large ?
for ordinary purposes For each oil
these districts U is necessary to char- j
tor a motor boat. These sixty-iwoj
chartered vessels rango from forty to j
slxty-tlve feel In length. The comple
ment of each when in use Is usually ?
three men, all ofllclals in tho customs I
service.
In the enforcement of the navigation'
laws It Is the duty of every customs
officer to Inspect all vessels entering
his port, for which purpose a power
boat is un absolute necessity, such In-'
spectlon embracing, among other i
things, the life preservers, If the ves-;
sei carries passengers; Its whistle,
foghorn and bell, and the license of]
its officers. All violations of tho nav.i.j
gallon laws are reported by the cus?
toms ofliccrs. and the Secretary of
Commerce and Labor alone has power;
to mitigate penalties Imposed.
Vessels of the Const and Geodetic Sur?
rey.
Fourteen stuam and three sailing
vessels are operated by the coast and
geodetic survey, "in tho Department of
Commerce and Labor. Flvo of these
ships are employed on the Atlantic and
gulf coasts; six along the Pacific coast
and In Alaskan waters; live In tho]
Philippines, and one by tho lighthouse|
bureau. Four of the vessels employ-;
ed In the Philippines aro owned by tho
Insular government, but aro assigned
to the use of the coast and geodetic
survey.
Vessel* of the Bureau of Fisheries,
The Bureau of Fisheries owns and
operates four steamers and one sea-;
going schooner. The largest steamer,!
which is held on tho Pacific coast. Is
especially equipped for scientific work,
has cruised North and South Pacific
and Asiatic waters in her deep-sea ex.-|
ploratlons, and Is of frequent servloe
for investigations and flshory work in
Aiusku. A stnaller steam vessel in tho
Atlantic, similarly equipped. Is em?
ployed in coastwise Investigations of
like character and in survoys or the
oyster grounds of the Atlantic and
Gulf States. Tho schooner operates In
Now England and offshore waters. In
fish-cultural and other work connect?
ed chiefly ivlth the cod and lobster
fisheries. Two other steam vessels
one In tho Great Lakes and one in tho
Mississippi, are used for the collection
of llsh and fish eggs for the propaga-1
lion work in these several regions.
Besides these, the bureau ehurters a
steamer annually to convey supplies
to tho Inhabitants of the Phlbllof is?
lands and to bring the sealskins to,
Ban Francisco.
The bureau also maintains thirty
four steam launches and motor boats
of various sizes in connection with Hb
fish-cultural stations throughout the
country. _ j
Vessels of the Bureau of Immigration'
and Naturalization.
Another bureau of the same depart?
ment, that of Immigration and Na?
turalization, controls seven vessels.
They are used in tho lnforcomchi of
the Immigration laws, three being sta?
tioned in Now York Harbor, two in
San Francisco, one In New Orleans, la.,
and one In San Juan, Porto Hlco. I
The List of Merchant Vensels nod Sis-,
cal Cods 1-i.it.
The list Is divided into six parts,
showing: (1) Balling vessels, (2) steam
vessels. (8) unrigged vcsselB (canal
boats and barges), (4) vessels lost
during the year, (6) government ves-,
eels, and (6) code list of seagoing;
vessels and yachts. !
Parts 1, 2 and 3 contain the names
of every documented American vessol,
alphabetically arranged, Its official
number, signal letters, gross and net
tonnages, dimensions In feet (length,
beam, depth), tho approximate number
of tho crow (of sailing and steam ves?
sels), the year and place of building,
and the home port.
A vessol In order to be documented
must have been built In the United
States or admitted by an act of Con?
gress, nnd must measure I've tons net
or over. The gross tonnage of a ves?
sel is the entire Internal capacity ex?
pressed in tons of 100 cubic feet; and
from the gross tonnage are deducted,
if a steam vessel, the engine, boiler
and bunker spaces, the remainder
being the net or register tonnage.
V ?marin Loat During the Year. I
Part IV. contains the name of every
vessel reported lost during the year,
the official number, the rig, the gioss
tonnage, year built, the nature, dati.
place or casualty, the number of per?
sons on board, and the number of lives
lost. The total number of American
merchant vessels lost during the year
ended June 30, 1911. was 315. with
an aggregate of 89,303 gross tons, hav?
ing 2,628 persons on board and 190
lives lost, u? compared with 380 In
1910. with 126,789 gross tons, 4.743
persons on board, and 817 lives lost.
In addition, there were four yacht* lost
In 1910, of which three wer.e steam and
one sail, aggregating ninety-two tons,
w,lth fifteen persons aboard and no
lives lost. In 1911 there wer? ten
yachts lost, of which nine were steam
and one sail, aggregating 1,015 tons,
with seventy-nine persons aboard and
no lives lost.
Part V. contains the names of all
/easels belonging to the government,
including the Navy, the Engineer De?
partment and the Ordnance Depart?
ment of the United Stales Army; the
revenue cutter service and the Pub
? 1c Health and Marine Uospitul Ser?
vice of the Treasury Departmeut; lhe
Lighthouse Service, Coast and eodeiio
Survey, Bureau of Fisheries und the
Bureau of Immigration and Natur..11- ,
tatlon of tho Department of Commaroo
and Labor; the reclamation service of
the Departmeut of the Interior; und
the vessels owned by 'the Isthmian [
Canal Commission and employed by it
and the Panama Ballroad Company.
Other Important particulars given for -
cacn arc displacement (normal coal j
iupply); tonnage, dimensions, comprls- ]
ing length on local water line, oxfeme
breadth, mean draft; when, where, und j
by whom 'built; material, propulsion,
rig, indicated horsepower, s*peod nnd
coal capacity in bunkers.
Signal Code List.
Part VI. which is published as a
separate document, contains the names
of all vessels appearing in Parts L, II.
and V., which have signal letters, ar?
ranged In the order of signal letters.
It also contains the International and
inland rules for the prevention of col?
lisions of vessels; the International
codo of signals; the funnel marks and
house flag oi somo of the principal .
,lne of steamers engaged *n trade with
:hls country; and the flags of the prln- \
elpal maritime countries of the world, j
Wireless "Call Letters" Flrat Time
Shown,
For the first time. Part VX contains ?
also the "call letters'' of Amer'can ;
vessola which aro equipped with wire- ?
less apparatus. Wireless telegraphy
has been of great value to all sea?
going vessels, and Commissioner
Chamberlain feels, therefore, that tho 1
Inclusion of these "call letters" will j
help navigators. Numerous dupPca
Hons occur In the letters in use, but
Mr. Chamborlaln hbpes within a year
to bring the system in the United J
States Into harmony with the inter- j
national system.
Tho merchant vessel list and tho ;
sepurnte signal code section are filled
With all local inspectors of steam ves?
sels; collectors and surveyora of cus?
toms; consuls and consular agents;
lighthouses and llfo-aYlnfl stations;
naval vessels; revenue cutters, and nil
of tho larger shipping companies.
Thoy are at all times ava'lable ut I
sucli places for reference on the part I
of tho Interested public.
TAX ON ACUES OF THE BICH.
ailncola, N. Y., December 10.?Arthur
B. -Davidson, a lawyor, representing the
town of Hempstead, came before the
Nassau county Board of Supirvlsors.
sitting as n board of tax equalization
to complain of the tax assessments
of wealthy, property ownors on
Long Island. On the list brought bo
fore the board were tho names of Wil?
liam K. Vanderbllt. Jr., town of Oystet
Bay, 131 ncrqa,'- assossed at $25,000;
C. Oliver Isolln, 170 acres, $10,000; W
Burling Cooks, 234 acres, $22.000; Pain
D. Cravath, 285 acres, ?97,000; Robert
Bacon, town of North Hempstead, 200
acres, $95,000: William K. Vnnderbilt.
town of North Hempstead, 850 acres.
$80.000. ? V
Mr. Davidson asked that the board
have nn appraiser go over these pr?p
ertlas: This request was denied, but
ho was told, he could have the ap?
praisement mado'ftii.l bring tho results
before the. meottne of the board on
?December 18.
Underwood Says Industrial Situ?
ation Should Not Score Any
Party's Ends.
OFFERS NO PANACEA
Leader of House Democrats Is
Eulogized by Nicholas
Longworth.
[Special to Tho Tlmea-Dlspatch.]
New York. December 10.?A notable
assemblage. Including many prominent
statesmen gathered last tilght at the
Waldorf-Astoria on the occasion of
the thirteenth annual dinner of the
Pennsylvania Society, given In honor
of tlie Ways and Means Committee ot
the Sixty-second Congress.
Just before the members of tho or?
ganization eat down a detail of the
Held band from the Seventh Regiment
of New York, escorted the thlrty-ono
guests of the evening to their 6eals,
while the llagu of thirty cttius and
counties of Pennsylvania were borne
into the large dining-room to the
strains of the national anthem.
Colonel Robert Modus Thompson,
president of the Pennsylvania Socioty,
presided. Before he proposed a toast
to the President of the Uinitcd States,
the Seventh Regiment held band detail
again appeared in the van of a pro?
cession, led by Bovernor John K. Tenor,
of Pennsylvania, who prcaonted a mas?
sive silver loviing cup to Mr. Thomp?
son for his services In connection with
the erection of the William Penn me?
morial In London.
Among those present were Repre?
sentative Oscar W. Underwood. Repre?
sentative John Dalzell, James Ber?
tram, W. S. Hammond. Lincoln Dlxon,
the Rev. James H. Darlington, Dorsoy
W. Shackleford. M&Jor-Ueucral Fred?
erick D. Grant, Willem O. Oranlley,
RepresentaUve Francis Barton Harri?
son, Senator Boies Penroso, L H.
Weaver, Mayor Rudolph blajikenburg,
of Philadelphia; Representative Nich?
olas Longworth, John N. Reynolds,
Representative Samuel W. McCall, 10. J.
Hill, tho Rev. ISthelbert Talbot, James
C Ncedhain, Representative Henry T.
Halney, William Hughes, Ituprunentu
tlve Andrew J. Peters, Cordell Hull,
John Wanamaker, Henry Phlpps and
William McAdoo.
Oscur W. Unuerwood, a possible can?
didate for the presidency in 1612, was
the first speaker.
Has No Panncea.
"I have been asked to give some ex?
pression of my views concerning the
industrial situation In the country as
Involved In the existence of our great
manufacturing corporations, and in
the litigations which have been Insti?
tuted against them on the ground that
they are violators of tho Sherman
law," said Mr. Underwood. j
"I wish to say at the outset that I
have no panacea to suggest tor the
situation, and 1 do believe that a
little reflection and the recourse to
some old-tushloned ideas will be of
real service lo us.
"There Is nothing, however, in any
such solution for men of either poli?
tical party to try lo make capital out
of. It is too big and momentous a
question for that. A nation which. In
Us Judicial and executive brunches,
has not only not Interfered with, but,
on the other hand, promoted, or, at
least, tolerated the creation of these
corporations, must not act precipitate?
ly, bui thoughtfully und conservative?
ly In dealing with them.
"Nor arc we to seize upon the first
remedy proposed for a treatment of
the symptoms of the trouble by rush?
ing off to demand now legislation be?
fore understanding what wo need. If
we need anything.
"You have only to read the recent
message of tho President on the sub?
ject to understand what 1 have In mind.
After a very clear and lawyer-like ex?
position of what the Sherman act has
been construed to mean, he rushes on
to suggest indefinite additional legisla?
tion to correct the very Abuses which,
In another port of the message, It' Is
asserted can be reached and prohibited
by the act as it is now Interpreted.
"It Is notp roper for all of us, Irre?
spective of party, to insist the time
has come for us to Join togoiiier In put?
ting an end to the profitless agitulion
and proposals for tinkering of ihe law.
"As the necessity arises, we can from
time to time enforce the act as It now
is, without fear or favor, but without
any disposition to got political capital
out of what we may bo called upon to
do. Then, as wo have more knowledge
of the scope ana effect of tho act, from
the decisions of tho courts and from
the results of recent dlsinemborinenis,
and, more Important still, us new con?
ditions grow up under a fulr tariff
and a liner public spirit shall have de?
veloped, as it is unmistakably develop?
ing, which shall condemn utterly un?
fair business methods, shall learn tho
precise direction In whioh wo ara to,
go, and shall not have to drift aimless- j
ly about, exposed to grave peril, under
the direction of any one who, without
chart or compass or the experience
which will enablo him to take observa?
tion to find our true course, in sug?
gesting the direction of safety for us.
experience the Pilot.
"Let our pilot be experience and ac?
curate knowledge and high rosolve,
and not puny expediency or misdirect?
ed energy, whether proceeding from
good or bad mollves, and, above ail
this, let us not proceed upon a crude1
guess. Leaps In tho dark are generally I
bad experiments."
Other speakers wero Representative I
John Dalzcl), who responded to the
toast. "Tho Commonwealth of Pennsyl-.
vnnia"; the Hon. A. Mitchell Palmer,
"Yesterday, To-Day and To-Morrow'';"?]
tho Hon. Rudolph Blankenburg, "The
City of Philadelphia"; Ileprescntati ve
Nicholas Longworth. who In dis?
cussing tho Committee on Ways and
Means and tariff, sprung a surprise on
tho dlnei-6 by eulogizing Represents!
live Oscar Underwood in terjiis that,
might bo used to good effect in a
nominating speech at a national con- j
vention.
"Not for many years has so forceful
a personality come to tho front of his
party as the present leader of the
House," said Representative Longworth.
"Not in modern times lias the Demo?
cratic party developed a man pos?
sessing in so full a degree thu quali?
fications for real leadership as It has
UiIb year in tho person of Oscar Un
dorwood. He has shown qualities of
resourcefulness, firmness and tact thut
havo welded his party together as it
has not been for years. I would not
presume to give gratuitous advice to.
tho Democracy, but I can at loast say
;o my friends in that party that the?
Is no honor in your gift so high that
it might not bo worthily bestowed upon
Oscar Underwood.1'
Children Cry
FOR FLETCHER'S
O AS TO RIA
CONNECTION WILL BE
MADE BY RAILROADS
Will Prove of Great Convenience to Shippers at
Winchester?Injured in Auto Accident?Rev.
William bi. c.< to Conauct Revival.
l&pcclal to Tho Times- Dispatch.]
Winchester, Va,, December 10.?A
connection botween tho Baltimore and
I Ohio and tho Cumberland Valley Rail?
roads In tho norunem suburbs of Win
chestor Is to be made In tbo near fu?
ture for tho bonelll of tho local snip?
pers, principally inj apple dealers and
those concerns making barrels and
J other supplies tor tho trull trade,
which Is constantly Increasing in this
section of tho State. A letter rocelved
I a day or two ago from the president
1 of iha former road states that tho
Baltimore and Oilo Is roady to make
the oonnectlon, and negotiations are
now in progress with tho Cumoerlund
Valley Railroad, which long ago signi?
fied its willingness ' to make the con?
nection. The two roads run almost
parallel In tho northern part of Wln
chastcr.
Yesterday being pay day for the
tco.ohers of the city and county, tne
monthly meeting of the Teachers' As?
sociation of Winchester and Frederick
county was very largely attended, and
many interesting topics were discussed
Professor N. D. Cool and Protossor E.
W. Braiuhwatte, delegates to tho re?
cent conference at Nbrfolk. submitted
reports and recommendations. Super?
intendent M. M. Lynch urged the teach?
ers to apply for school libraries.
H. P. Whltacro and Edward Holland,
prominent residents of Galnesboro, thl?
county, figured In an exciting run?
away accident near their homes sov
oral days ago, the horse drawing tnelr
buggy running off and demolishing
the vehicle. The men, however, es?
caped serious Injury.
A large number of the fruit growers
of Frederick oounty have placed or?
ders for portable engines, to be used
as compressors for spraying purposes
early nuxt spring. Thousands of young
trees are being set out, and thousands
of others planted during the past five
years will bear In paying quantities
for the first time next year.
During an altercation several days
ago at Happy Creek. Warren oounty,
Thomas Maloney shot Oeorgo Roso
through the leg above the knee, and
then surrendered to the authorities.
Tho wounded man will recover.
A large new automobile belonging
to Harry H. Rutherford, of Martlnn
burg, W. Va.. was almost demolished
a few nights ago on ths Wlnohestyr
pike, when It ran lntti a telephone pole,
throwing Mr. and Mrs. Rutherford out
over the wind shield. They were very
painfully cut and bruised.. The, acci?
dent was caused by the driver jf a
team becoming confused, and In Mr.
Ruthirford's attempt to avert a col?
lision he ran Into the j>olc.
Lewis Bowser, young son of John
Bowser, a postal clerk, fell headlong
into a large can of hot lard at tho
'horns of his grandfathor, W. O. Bow?
ser, a few days ago, and was severely
burned, although It Is expected he will
recover, prompt medical attention hav
| Ing been given the lad.
Israel Abes, who was badly Injured
j while attempting to board a Baltimore
' and Ohio Railroad freight train near
j Martinsburg several days since, having
I a leg ground off. has nlso been found
I suffering with a broken back and
' other Internal Injuries, from which he
] Is not expected to recover,
i Miss Mar}' Rlley, daughter of Own
Rlley, who ihod boen an Invalid since
she was a child of four yenrs. fell
ngainst a gnB stove at the tome of her
purents. near Cumberland, the other
j evening, and died from burns. Sho was
thirty-eight years old. and had rela?
tives In this section.
A largo undenominational revival to
bo held in Market Street Methodist
Episcopal Church by Rov. William
Black, D. D., tho Presbyterian evangel?
ist of Nortin Carolina, during the mid?
dle part of January, Is said to be one \
I of tho first of a series of such meet- j
Ings to bo held all over the Slato
under tho auspices of the Mcn'i For
I ward Religious Movement, for which
tentative arrangements wore made at
a meeting hold in Washington a taw j
I nights ago.
When a searoh of the offsets of the j
lato Lewis W. Jackson, a Wlnohestor
Jeweler, failed to reveal the where- i
abouts of a will, A. O. Rutmerford was ,
' appointed administrator, but while
I looking over a bankbook ho found a j
I brief will on the last page, directing
thni all his property be left to his
single, sister. Miss Mary Jt Jackson, j
and brother, Joseph Jackson, and ap-!
i pointing Charles Jf. Summers as ex
I ecutor. The estate consists of an In?
terest In a large and. valuable farm
and a stock of Jewelry.
N. D. Cool, principal of the John
Kcrr public schools of Winchester, is
In receipt of a letter from Charles Q. |
Maphls. chairman of bae accrediting
committee of tho University of Vir- i
glnla, to tho effect that tho Winches?
ter High School was placed upon the
accredited list of tho university last j
week, and that graduates of the local !
high school will be admitted to tho
university hereafter wlbhout_ further
study or preparation.
Local fruit growers have saved some
of their bent apples for the purpose,
of competing for the prizes offered In
connection with the fruit show to be j
held when the-Virginia Horticultural!
I Society holds its sixteenth annual con- J
I ventlon In Harrtsonburg on January
I 10 and 11. At Roanoke last, year tho
Winchester and Frederick oounty
growers captured nine-tenths of the
cash, plate and ribbon prizes, and Obey
expect to make good at the Harrlson
i burg meeting. The membership of the
I society Is now 1n excess of 1,000.
The course of Instruction and study
mapped out recontly by the Wa/r De?
partment tor the organized mllltla of
the States Is being put Into effect by
Captain James P. Reardon, of Com?
pany I, Sicond Virginia Regiment, this
city, and It is arousing a great deal of
Interest among tho men of his com?
mand.
A spectacular musical and vaudeville
entertainment given this week by
j Winchester society people for the ben
I oftt of the Lotane Antl-TuberculoBls
Leaguo netted the society about 1600 |
with wthlch to carry' on Its work In
this city of providing free treatment
for consumptives who ars unable to
pay for medical attention and nurses.
Morrison IL Miller, a Frederick
county farmer, who oca tho morning
of October 22 shot and Instantly killed
Rural Mall Carrier George O. Crlsman
near Winchester, after a few hjt
words had been passed concerning
iCrlsman's chickens, which were on
I Miller's lands, was brought Into court
j after bctng Indicted several days ago,
! ond entered a plea of not guilty to
l the Indictment charging him with
murder in the first degree. After n
lengthy argument by counsel, the trial
was set for the April term of the Cir?
cuit Court. Commonwealth's Attorney
Herbert S. Derrick will be assisted by
Speaker Richard F.vclyn Byrd. and At?
torney Harry R. Kern, counsel for the
accused, will ho assisted by Marshall
McCormlek, of Berryvlllo.
WAR WOULD FIND
|ARiV8YUNPREPARED
(Continued Prom First Page.)
! ern posts to tho southward, substitut?
ing Infantry for them. Tho Texas
manoeuvres have shown tho admira?
ble adaptation of tho Southwestern
State for cavalry training and drill
at all seasons, whereas In the fur
North, for many months In the year
It Is Impossible to drill out of doors.
Tho socretary commits himself un?
qualifiedly to the theory that it in a
function of the modern army to be the
school of the citizen soldier, us op?
posed to those who contend for a per?
manent organization of professional
soluicrs. Ho declares that tho body
of highly polished soldiers with which |
Frederick the ..re.it conducted his
campaign has no place in modern so- I
ciety or modern war. Therefore tho j
secretary disapproves of tho long term
Of enlistment, and fuvora the short?
ening of ihe present term to less thun |
three years, so as to allow as many
men as possible to go through tho I
training of the regular army, while
retaining some hold over tho dis?
charged soldier by which he can bo
called to the colors in caso of war.
* i'he army on the peace tooting In
which we habitually maintain it, with
us miniature companies and troops.'
the secretary continues, "is Ineffective
for any serious war service. Not only
this, but tho losses which aro certain ;
to .take place during tha first six I
months of operation will amount to '
a very largo percentage of the army
strength. It is. therefore, absolutely
Imperative that provision should bo
mado, by an adequate system of reg?
ular reserves, to IUI up und maintain
this first line of. defense during thu |
necessary time that must elapse '
while we aro preparing and mobilizing
In tho shape of our militia und volun- j
teers.If tho time with tho colors i
were shortened, say to two years, and ]
tho same system of reserves croated, ,
I bollcve that tho system could bo In
auguratcd ut much less expense than
our present establishment; and I bo- j
Hove It could be done wthout any Im?
pairment of tho efficiency und truln- ,
Ing of tho regular army, provided we :
eliminated some of our present waBte- i
ful mothods of diffusion and concen- j
trntod our mobile -army Into units .
which would permit of effoctlvo train-j
trig and drill."
A Vicious System.
Tho secretary denounces as bad and I
short-sighted a system which falls tv
distinguish botwoon hardened crlrnl- !
nals and thoughtless offenders against 1
military law, and declares for Imme- I
dl&to radical ruvlsion nnd reform In
the army prisons.
As a measure of economy and sound
practice, the consolidation of the quar
tormastor's, aubslstenco und pay de?
partments Into ono general supply
corps, is suggestod with tho assertion
that the Immediate result will be the!
snvlng of $500,000 annually.
The secretary confirms his preceding
declaration In favor of a thorough Im?
partial test of tho system of scientific
management at the ordnance factories
and arsenals.
Secretary Stlmson joins nearly all
of the other Cabinet officers favoring
a system of retirement and pension ot
employes of the Fcneral government
when they reach a condition of lin
paired usefulness after years of faith- I
ful service.
WIFE SUES THOMAS D. PECK
Charges Woolen Manufacturer With
Desertion, nnd Ask* Alimony.
Plttsllcld, Mass.. December 10.?Mrs.
Mary Allan Peck, of New York, hex
brought a suit for divorce against
Thomas D. Peck, of Warrenton, N. C.
In which she charges desertion and
asks alimony. The papers were served
on Mr. Pock this week in this city
during a business trip.
Mr. and Mrs. Peck were married in
Duluth, Minn., December 29, 1S90, and
It was the second marriage of caoh.
Mr. Peck was at that tiuis a member
of the firm'of J. I* & T. T>. Peck,
woolen manufacturers, of Plttsfleld.
with two large mills In the north T'lirt
of the city.
Peck had a targe and bea'Jtlful resi?
dence on Enst Stnaet. About four years
ago Mr. and Mrs. Peck separated, and
she went to live In New York with her
son. Allan Peck. Mr. Peek was re?
ported to have made n settlement on
her. Ha soon after sold his Interests
In his manufncturlng business here
and went to Warrenton. N. C.. where
he built mills and began to manufac?
ture cotton and woolen ofoods. He Is
now the lending manufacturer of that
city. Mrs. Peck Is spending the win?
ter In R?.rmuda, as is, her custom.
Rumored That Richcson Will
Not Have Assistance of
Edmunds.
Boston, December 10.?There Is a re
port that Moses Grant Edmands has
withdrawn all financial support from
hlg one-time prospective Bon-ln-law,
tho Rev. Clarence V. T. Rloheaon,
awaiting trial for the murdor of Avla
LinnelL.
"I havo nothing to say concerning
->lr. Rlcheson." said .Mr. Edmands.
"Will you deny that you havo with?
drawn your support from hlro7"
"I will not deny lt. I uavo.nothing
to say."'
Nono of the Edmands family nan
called at the Churleu Street Jail for
six w,ceks. Previous to that time Mr.
Edmands made several calls and car?
ried tho clergyman food and clothing.
For six weeks Rlchoson baa been eat?
ing the Jail food. Even on Thanksgiv?
ing Day he had nothing but the roast
pork dinner prepared for ail prisoners.
Of late tho paBtor has shown tho
effects of b<ilng confined in jail, and
I3 said to have become disheartened
over the attitude of his Intimate
friends, many of tho latter having
ceased their visits.
William A. Morse, chief counsel for
Rlcheson, was o t of town.' He lu
(he only one In the caso who can
speak with authority upon the mat?
ter.
Chief Justice Alken, of the Superior
Court, will on Monday announce the
name of the Judge who will preside
over the trial, which is scheduled to
begin January 16. It Is understood that
counsel for 'he accused minister w'll
again ask for an extension of time.
It Is believed that e'ther Judge San?
derson or Judge Stevens will try
Richcson. Judge Sanderson has heard
all matters pertaining to tho Rlcheson
case so tar In the upper court.
TOBACCO SALES
November's Record Nearly Dou?
ble That of Year Ago.
Other Raldigh News.
[Special to Tho Tlmes-Dlsnatch.l
Raleigh, N. C, December 10.?-Deaf
tobacco bales <n North Carolina for thu
month of November amounted to 28,
918,918 pounds, compared with 12,883,
136 pounds In November, 1910. Of thu
! November, 1911, sales 23,944,030 pounds
I were tlrst hand for the planters and
tho remainder resales.
Commissioner of Agriculture Gra?
ham yesterday received the reulgna
I tlou of Walter Oreac. well known
I Confederate veteran, as ntght watch?
man for the agricultural building and
appointed In ins stead CharleB W.
Cralghlon, of Raloigh. Mr. Green
goes to Florida to engage In orango
growing und truoklng.
O. S. Henderson is in tho toils to
stand trial in the Federal court for
sending bogus checks u whiskey
houses in various parts of the coun?
try for whiskey, gutting the whiskey
and not taking cure of the checks .
when they camo back for collection.
He had sent tho orders from a num?
ber of Eastern Carolina towns, and
was caught at Pollocksvllie, where lie
has been committed to Jail to await
trial at the noxt term of the Federal
court here. He has been unablo to
give a $500 bond required.
The annual meeting of the directors
of the Raleigh Associated Charities
Just held developed the fact that dur?
ing tho pust o'ght months tho asso?
ciation has expended $2,866 in reliev?
ing the needy In this city, and has
In bank $284. In vlow of the fact
that the next four months will bo
about the hardest of the yuar on the
poor of the city an urgent appeal la
being made to the citizens to increase
tho fund at the disposal of tho asso?
ciation' at once. Out of 1,487 appli?
cations for aid during tho past eight
montliH aid was extended to 1,413.
There Is believed to be a very fine
prospect now for Raleigh to get into
1.10 Carolina Baseball League for tho
coming season, the league to be .an
All-North Carolina Leaguo this time,
with Spartanburg, Greenville and An?
derson.' S. C, out and Raloigh, Wil?
mington and Durham In their stead.
The Raleigh Athletic Association ' is
behind the movement in Raleigh, anil
there l?* every Indication that Raloigh
will be In If the leaguo materializes
this season at all; also that Raleigh
will have a tine new park outr beyond
the Country Club for the games.
Raleigh and Wake county dentists
are giving their services free for the
examination of the school children, of
the city and the county, with a view
to having tno defects corrected be?
fore they are more seriously developed.
There was a fire in tho Raleigh gaa
plant this morning so soon after mid?
night that threatened to do extensive
damage, but which was chacked -by
prompt action of the four Are com?
panies- A bnrrel of tar In the boiler
room Ignited, and the tiro spread to
tho roof of the bulld'ng before tho
firemen brought It under cdntrol. ,
Worrying yourself about what
to get for Christmas Presents
Bring your list to us and you will find attractive and pleas?
ing gifts for both young and old. It is our endeavor to get the
newest, most original and best creations to be had in Books,
both Standard and Recent; Booklets, Message Cards, Greet
ings, Postals, Letters and Stationery. Come while the lines are
complete. *
212-214 North Sixth Street.