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Business Office.?:? E. M.i!n Street. ! f..j>th lllchmond.10M Hull Street ; IVtcrttv.irtc J!urcau....l03 N. Sycamor? Street. ' Lynchburg Iturcau.S15 Eighth Street. BT MAIL, <>r- Six Three One rosTtAGE PAID Tear Moa Mo? Mo Dally with Sunday.S? CO K W $1.50 .M Pally without Sunday.... ?M S-00 'W M f>ur.day etiltlon only. : W I f .? ?*? I Weekly tWednetday). 1.00 i-O il ... [jr T!mr?-D!spaKh Carrier Delivery Ser e la Richmond titul suburbs) and Pe ?b?rg? One Week lly with Sunday.'.. 1? Cent? lly without Sunday. 10 cents iday only . s cents Kntered January ~. |9W, at Ttlchniond. : V?., at second-ciat? matter undc.- act of ?' -sn ss o! M.?r-h .*. riMi'.w. -. 1912. TUT. ?III/IN?- YSSOClATIOJi < KM P VIGX. The Citizens' Association should promptly carry nut its resolVo 'o tret busy 'n the Interest of the citizens* , ticket. It has been Inactive for somi time, and In that period, the hehch i all. I for the Administrative Board who are rtantly and vigorously misrepresented ! detriment of It? candidates. Certain' City employes, particularly some in the 1 Water and Street Cleaning Depart-. ? t!' -'tlztns' ticket The familiar and! ? ? and It has prejudiced the 'unthinking ' vote against the Citizens' Association . and its candidates'. Up to this time. ! t been Of little aid to the candidates it ? weaken the chances of all of them. No ticket can he elected by merely nominating I'. a?d it is well that the Cltlz'ns' Association is co!:i? to get to campaign'r.ir is needed to counteract the misrepresentations of the ward ? pledged and pledged rapid!;.. If the association Is io achieve anything, M rhust get on the Job now. It must make the people of Richmond under? stand that it Is not attempting to dic? tate, but that P. ?s simply offering the cour.f-: of practical and patriotic ? it izens who propose a method by which rive efficient administrators can be elected to the Administrative Board. The- people r.rist be brought to real? ize that ti-.e sole purpose of the Cit? izens' Association is to help them t" help the city. The public-spirited cit? izens of Bichtnohd must unite behind the citizens ticket :ind they must take their coats off and work vigorously' ati 1 unceasingly. The cuttlefish politicians ? turned in their attempt to 'undermine the e orts << the progressive citizens to provide an effle'eht administration of municipal affairs POI.I1 H s V.VD \\ P. M l II. Since the clost .: the War Between the States an enormous bmoiint o wealth has been accumulated In thi? general advancement In material w-. i fare among nil classes of the popula? tion, there has also been a dlsllnc tendency towards the centralization c the control of property and capital lnt n comparative!} few hands in man, cases this concentration of wealth ha had an economic Justification. It h.n been due to byMilcss sagacity and for islght fj<itge,?acrtf*muintlons of . ipli have nlFo accrued to certain person because of an adventitious but di fci sjhle acquisition of certain natura] r sourccs. Unfortunately, on the oth; hand, there nr.- a great number o Instances where large fortunes ha been aniasscd through special prlv leges, At the basis of these uiiprec dented accumulations have hot n ral road freight rebates, special tariff cos cessions and municipal and other pub) franchises. As these enormous accumulation; from whatever source, have grown th. have b(rr. invested in a w id. range . n time la seen In the formation of si vi i distinct flnanclai groups of control bvt certain banking Institutions, rallwii companies nnd Industrial corpora!!..!: .? Inir more and m. re towards centralist has caused :.. iissaUsfa iltiit o protest In con Ind ist rial, r.nt unpr. c. dented ..f u tia has been the ievelopment .f a iris class ol act eristic hat I ? ? .. f til, itxtr? gant and conspicuous expenditure n In new communities whei .? precious metals or f op e product ..? ? Ity, trainlr.B or educai ? - '| ? to this leisure c;n<.. frbrh the inefftc lent who, during their lifetime, ? ? perlor talents, had in trade ai:d ir.' try amassed large fortunes Theli spring, unforiunately.have.il, st?.r.-er. lacked ability to use .? .: Intelligently or to spend money oently. . given much concern io thoughtful Intelligent citizens. They ? ized that a larite amount of en which might.be i>s"d productively In advancing the general well- ?ein the population Is being wasted and rlpatcd They have felt that such ditlons should he remedied by pr legislation and regulation, in the ft/ a part of the electorate these C lions have ha.) an effect which In many ' - Is alarming, Many wage-earners In our large Industrial cohtres. who | have been deceived by tin- pleasing liopes held forth by plausible politi? cians, have been so disappointed mid discouraged by the unfortunate situa? tion In which they find themselves that they have readily accepted the teach? j lugs ..f the socialists and eyen more revolution?r; agitators. It Is this stuto of affairs which explains the. tomurk- | able growth of the socialistic party, tho development or such revolutionary or- j gnnlzatlona as the industrial Workers of the World, and the rciurion <? of thP \ disorder and violence which have Chor The average citizens, mein ling the great bod> of native Aniertcons and! the agricultural population, who Iuino ? earners In mines und manufacturing establishments, would not go so far as many members of the Industrial classes, They have come to a realisation, how? ever, of the facl that special privilege, forking through corrupt politic?, should be stopped The pressure of the I '.>8t of living, produced by an Iniquitous and indefetis^hle tariff sys- j lent, has also been felt by them Thev have also reached the point of view , that many of the factors now regulnt- | Ing the distribution of wealth are ?n- ; Just and out of Joint with democratic , institutions Wasteful and conspicuous j consumption of wealth and capital by j a small class of the population. In the j face of a hare subsistence among a ; large part > f the people, has also . brought the thoughtful rltlzen to a conviction that something Is wrong j ivlth Our Industrial system, and rente dial legislation should be had. ?II is theSf economic conditions which I have produced the progressivem and ra llcallsm which constitute the polttl- ! cat situation at the present time. How j tit re the different parties arid fictions j measuring up to this state Of affairs? i "lao regular Republicans, under tho leadership or President Taft, are Hour bonistlc and reactionary In the worst j sense >>f the word. They believe that j the popular vote can still be attracted by the old sophistries and catch | phrases. Tt.ey stin hold to the archaic system of polities which woi ks from! tin top downward. They are deluding themselves with the idea that "big bus- ; Iness," working hand in hand with highly developed political organization, can achieve a political miracle and , place faft a second time in the White j House. At thi same time they are en-j tlrciy out of sympathy arid contact, with the eslstlng political thought and aspirations of the people The wnge fcarner and consumer ate to there poli? tician? mythical and hypothetical per? sons; ? ?: whosi ? Mstence and condition' they are unaware, but w ho.se names! long political experience has taught them It Is wise to conjure with. They! know and care as much about the needs j of the working classes as Mailt- An? toinette, who, or. the eve of the lfrohcti | Fit volution, when told that the people j wfe're clamoring for bread, naively in? quired: "Why do they not eat cake?*' Bui what about Roosevelt; who. with I I lisuai modi ty. has appointed him- j Self a Moses to lead the people out of their Industrial and political bondage ' into the beautiful land of ?'social and ! economic Justice"? Thig question can-! not be better answered than by stating j tin- reasons which one of the moat prominent bankers in New York City! ri i ently ga\e for his support of Itoosc- | veit. He said that he believed there . I was a strong trend towards political radicalism In the country; thai Roose? velt whs the only man who seemingly, I could lend thl? movement and at the "athe time prevent any interference > ?". it'i the existing political and Indus-1 j trial order, and consequently he was | going f. vote for Boosevelt. The same t .nt.ti.iiu tlic Morgan group of j financial Interests to give their money, and their personal assistance to Bouse-; j v. ? r s candidacy': While be is making; la greni noise and sound and fury In bo I half of the t., >ple, lie is In reality but , r enacting ttii part of a ranting dema-j ... He has played this role for ! in ih'j years, but the mask has now been removed, and the greater number of' , ; . i>ple see him In his true guise: His I political career is rapidly tending to? ward disrepute and oblivion. in strong contrast to both Republican factions, Democratic party stands j ?it .is tin exponent of n sane but pro-; [grCsslVe conservatism. It is not tainted ivll . corporate influence or control, it! ', believes In maintaining the constlttl- ] i - illations, lint believes that i ? . . tion the stand >f i'lr cis t ?? Orioinlc Ind ohcoiip linst ultri It stands petit Ion an ; I controlled i efllclohi persons and I fctlniuUlcd if engage in productive en terprlso, under proper governmental regulation. In the light ut the present political situation, it Is, .is a matter of fact, the i>ntriotn- duty of every cltlsen to cast his vote in the coining election for Woodrbw Wilson THE HEP1 III Ii t\ SYVAXSOXO. No more effective campaign document ' tor the Democratic party could ho had j than Mr, Tuft's speech yesterday ae- j ceptlng the paper nomination of a paper j party, Its volumlnousncss cannot conceal j Its utter tact; of sympathy with real popular government, nor can Its ethpha- , sis on minor Issues distract attention ' from the f tct that tile vital issues he- 1 fore tin- peopp. ore considered vaguely | and evasively. Thr tarirr, for example. I is handle.) in the old stock way. and I all th.- threadbare stock arguments for I protection ate invoked In its defetiHo of revision upward. The whOlC deliv? erance Is an appeal to ultr?.-onservu- j tlvlsm, thinly coated with minor pro? gressive positions; it will he thoroughly i approved by the standpatters, who he- i Hove In economic and social stagnation. | "Progress ulon;; the lines upon which ] we have attained progress already" Is the recurring keynote of the speech, j The sterility of the utterance as to ; aggressive issues Is brought out In i ridiculous relief when Mr. Taft tries, to make out .t case of antlconstttution allsm against the Democratic party. The Democratic party is not now. nor has It ever been, hostile to the Judi? ciary or opposed to Its independence. Nowhere In th0 Democratic platform Is there assault upon the Constitution or upon constitutional methods; nowhere any advocacy of the recall of Judges or of decisions. The Democratic party has been the constitutional party from its beginning, and It will remain so. j To charge otherwise is the last refuge, despairing Boiirbonlsm. TX'KKB*! WILLING ro PEACE, Within the last two weeks a decided and most Important change appears to have come over the spirit of Tur-' key1!? dream. The government liasi taken wls. counsel of internal menace and demoralization, and concluded that, in all the circumstances, discretion is the better part of valor. About the middle of duly the Italian government intimated to the powers a willingness, nay. a desire, to brlnp the Turko-Italtan War to a dose, otitlln-j ing as a basis of terms of pence, the payment by Italy of a heavy cash in? demnity to Turkey, in consideration of the transfer of the sovereignty of Tripoli to the former. Italy also pro? posed a similar, or some other satis? factory adjustment, in respect of thej T'lirkisli Islands In the Aegean she had , seized, and the powers wore unofficial-' !y and tentatively solicited to lend their; good offices to bringing the belligerents together In peace ??conversations" If. agreeable to the Ottoman authorities. The Turkish ministry then existing, however, inspired and dominated as It was, by the Committee of Union and Progress, indignantly flouted the pro-, 1 sition. Through the Grand Vizier It announced that Turkey declined to consider all such overtures and de? clared that she Intended to maintain! hei sovereignty In Tripoli at any cost.! Thereupon the Chamber of Deputies5 passed :t vote of confidence In the "gov- : eminent." But now, according to the latest dls-' patches from Constantinople, it !:i Bar-j kls that is willing. Not only has the new ministry, In proclaiming its pro pram .and policy, expressed Itself in? fo vor of entering Into peace r.egotla-i tions. but despite the efforts of the Committee of Union and Progress to prevent It, the chamber has Indorsed1 the ministry nnd voted confidence In' It by an overwhelming majority. This radical reversal is Significant of two tilings?of little less than a compute breakdown of the Young Turk regime, m represented In the Committee of Union and Piogrcss. and of recognition thnt all the resources of the empire may be needed to enforce domestic pi .. e; Ins ire against civil war. and forestall a state- of anarchy that would anticipate dissolution und partition through outside interposition "as a duty to civilization and to humanity." It lifts the veil of arrogance and con? temptuous haughtiness with which; Turkey has ever since the aceendency of the. new Turk party tried to con? ti al the fact that the new regime is the most hollow pretense of reform, and that th. ottoman power is hearer fulllna to pieces, owing to the corrup? tion and had faith of "constitutional Ism" than It was at any time under tho th splcablc Red Sultan The game of in:, its and faces has beep played to ; tin- limit; the fnce hns perforce been ! litially. full} and |o|iiarely exposed, anil th.- only question that remains is how ?In the settlement with lti.lv. Turkey ! can save her face. So much IS virtually admitted In the ministerial coupling nf Willingness ib pence With the reservatlrui thnt nogo us must be conducted in a rrian ? impntible with Turkey's dignity ami honor. ?Thal Is a problem requlr np Ihc most delicate and astute hand? ling, lest the result afford the Old Turk i it; ah opportunity to dlsaffect the i army towards ronstltur'onaltsm In any form, thereby accentuating the danger ,.t revolution, and fanatical religion* j nnd racial outbreaks, dhd Of ripening j Invitation to the great powers and 'I urkoy's small Balkan neighbors to Come In and divide the* spoils Verily di - s It develop that Turkey has fallen upon hard linos, and thai the path bo ' fore her new ministry is a perilous One, Iii iv will she tread It so as to avoid the Msk of precipitating the Ottoman power in Europe to the doom of nnnl h ation. when all Is said and done, la the issue with which aho Is confront? ed nn Issue fraught with momentous possibilities to the whole of Southeast ? Four mort doya until he'll stand at [ Armageddon again. On the Spur ol t lio i\ loment By Roy K. Moulton >l UitlCMl ' ouivd} ? Take the following Ingredients: i >!>?? Heutcnaitl 11 i the princess (soprano). one girl frlonsl I princess (con traltb). One chum of (b Twelve merry village maidens. Six clothing dummies (chorus men) one lightning rod u;;cnt (low come? dian). One old muld ahnt Two Jokes (one foi ? ich .1 t); Olio pale moon. < ?no yacht In <li ? one set of shitting clouds. One balcony. Si.Meeu songs til i ! aye nothing to do with tho plot o( which there Is node. Mix these ingrodl'nts 'thoroughly and divide into two parts with a ten minute Intermission between and there Some Needed Inventions. Noiseless canipa'gn speeches. Imitation diamonds thai don't lok | the part. t.'lotlies pressed with enough hooks ? o go 'round, i i glcss trousers Collars that will outlive more ?ban three trips to the laundry. I C.osslpless bnrbei b ops Man's: wig that will lit around 'lie b3ck of his neck The Sentiment In \frten. The mighty lion t.iKcs thi tloor. This Is the burJen of his roar, "I am for Taft, not Theodore." The thlno rises to remark; "For T. R. I have not a spark Of love. Wood Wilson hits the mark." The hipro says that h< ices red Whene'er single word Is said That even slightly favors Ted. The giraffe speak ind s'.vr: 'So far As I'm concerned he's not at par. This candidate they cali T R." The elephant says, although he I- brother of old r, o. P., ! The Colonul he can never see. Down to tho humble mountain goat. Spake all the nnlmnls of note. And Teddy didn't get 1 vote. Though Roosevelt maj make his stand I And whoop her up to hi at the band. There's no support in J ingle land. An lTp-t6-l>nte Woman, The telephone ori the weather di? rector's desk tinkled merrily and the Official answered. "This Is Mrs. Prisby talking." said j the voice at the other end of the i wire. "1 want to uslc you if It 1s going to rain." ' Is it going to sn-wT' 'It may s:-.ow some lime to-day. I think perhaps It Will " "Is it going to sool ?'' "What?" ' I mean Is there irr,;ng to be an east wind that will blow the soot from ' the glue factory chimney over Into I the lack yard?" '?yes. the w'nil will he In the east I ail day." "Thanks: then 1 will hang o::t my I clothes. If you had said that it wasn't g.-ing Jio rain and w,,>.r.'t going to sn-sw ; n;>d tiint the wind wasn't going to iilow I from the east I wouldn't have hung then' Out. I always put the rets.. English on the weather predictions Much cbllged; good-bye." In r.iiKlnnd. dust a little brickbat, .lust a 1 tile suffraget .lust a little pane. Rack In all again. Voice of the People t'OU <IU<1 I. There's a mj ' I harm In the autumn; time, Wh'-n lh< r Is have chosen their! hue. When tho ; ? . IS grow yellow with rlp'nitt! 'Tn, And the HI j Is of steely blue This is the ri re lime we'll call our own, | When th. sunbeams slant from the' sky. And the hillside maples are ablaze' with r?d? Togeth'r li t's fare, you and i. When the leaves are eddy'r.g o'er! w'Oodlnnil ways, Of gdld, ol irple and brown: They are free and zephyrs In light? ness ten '. Then soft! ' ' ey nestle ndown; And we know, sweetheart, the rippling brook That reflects te blue of th" sky. And as Hob V" Ite calls from his some, where place, Togeth'r tvi fare, yoti and I fib I know nl ? rustle woodland seat O'erwavi tl chestnut fair. And th. atitui gold and the autumn r.d Will shower inon un there And 'tis (her* thai dreams come true. Are toiv .l not with (rMom Or sle/h: And there autumn's nweets will bei ..ins t.. taste With fervo ? ? nu and 1. The rireserii will hold ou- only thOM-.;M As forth to -Vr we f;,re : ro.-morrow will ho hot nnorher lo-dnv I Which ... . wlib each w"ll s<inro-. gO smld?l lip .] t|ie ?.-otd nt"' lire'vii A t"l bndi r ? steel blue skv, Abe Marlin tvhlskei '? ' how many fillers are |..se hnta mi Ilr.van I passed nwny ylsicrday a herb he raised his first Iii '? u'f ninety-eight years il lei hadker all his life an' "East Lynne." - VA CA TION LUCK I (Copyright: l?iT: By John t. Mc?uTcholJnj ~ ~"-* |^^^^^^^^ ? ^^Sm The day before Iiis vacation began. The he started on his vacation ._PMHiiB tal? tvro wceka' vocation._Thr do,- he got back from 1.1? vacation. To that rustic seat Ity th' ftKStnut fat W.-'ll wandi r, you ami I. Kit A N K MONROE lll'A'KHIA'. Freellup Tin- Land of Perpetual Youth, Where None liver unnv Uld, It's only a few weeks or months, it I appears, Since 1 was a lid with the boys of my years. Now note my white locks and my c>cb rimmed witb gold. But for these i hardly could think 1 am old. So swiftly the time has sped by In its; HlKht. I can hardly believe I'm an old man | to-night; I can't well admit 1 belong to the corps They rail the ''old vet'rans" In strict martial lore. It seems only yesterday since I was i young: All life was before me untried nn? unsung'; To-d-iv nil behind me. the end near at hand. I can't solve the problem: I can't un? derstand. 'Twaa yesterday only i mixed with the boys. And danced with the lassies. nn<l shared In the Joys Of co-eds at commencement, swung round the ring I Of klsilng. picnicking, and any old thing. And now all at once do i find I am classed As "ancient.'? anil cannot go back to the past: That I must remain an atred man while I stay, And dally grow older 'til close of life's day. Small comfort indeed If there be noth? ing more Of Hf. . but continued decline to the shcre_ Where the ?'farewells'1 are said and the crossing begun. And no lio|.f evrr a train t ? ii... young. Thank Obd .there !?? hope, e'en though . we can't prove There's ft place i:< Ills Empire to which all souls move; Where there are ho grey locks and no faltering tongue; Where none e'er grow old. and th, old become young. To that plnce i nm hoptng nnd striv? ing to land. When the boatman shall take me across to the strand Of that country whose walls, gates and streets are all gold. Where none of Its citizens ever grow old. REV. P TI KENNEY, Philadelphia. Great Interest Manifested in Meetings of James River Bap? tist Association. (Special to The Times-Dispatch.] New Canton, Va . August 1.?The ?lames River Baptist Association inol In its second day's session under bright skies ami with l 000 people in attend? ance. Devotional service was conr due :.? I i,y Rpv. K. P., Sumi.or. I Th,- reports from i!,e churches Showed in considerable Increase in membership ami a decided gain in contributions to home and foreign work during the , yer.r. The report on home missions was made by It. v. .1. II. Taylor and spoken t" by Rev .1. M Htreet. W. I,. Routwright made the report on Sinjo missions, being followed by Rev. I. P. Kicks iu ,n effective address on Sinto mission work. In the afternoon the committee on time, place and preacher reported, rec? ommending thai the association meet i next year at the usual time with lib? erty Church, In Appoinattox county,and 'naming .1. M. Street as the preacher of j the Introductory sermon, with I. R; Taylor as the nltornuto. Tue report ! w.is adopted I Rev T. II. Marti?. D, I?. pastor of j th.- First Drtptlst Church. Charlottes j vine, preached a strong sermon at :;:?'!'> o'clock on "Some Things Necessary to a Successful Christian Mfe." A collection, engineered by Dr. Mar? tin, was taken t" aid A Rush, a minis tor'lnl sin.lent, and $130.01 was secured ; f or t ? ?? purpose. The foreign mission report was made by John a. Troymat) arid discussed I" 'a' strong address I>1 M. Vaiighan. I To-morrow la the closing day of the I session. STATE FARMERS ME ID SESS Large Attendance at Institute, Which Is Opened by President Westmoreland Davis. [Special to The Times-Dispatch ; Winchester. Va.. August 1. ?With practically every section of the Sta: represented by its leading farmers; the nlntli annual Session of the Virginia State Farmers' Institute, was opciied in the City Hall auditorium this morn- ' , ing b> President Westmoreland Davis, j of Lecsbiirg. The attendance has 'greatly exceeded the expectation of the institute o Ulcers. At the morning, af? ternoon and evening sessions ilia a I dltorlum. which has a seating ca? pacity ior soo. was crowded, and the j I greatest Interest was shown by town i arid county folk alike. A large or-j chestra furnished music. After the Invocation by p.ev. W D. Smith, rector of Christ Protestant Epis? copal Church, an address of wolei m'o 'was made by President S I, Lupton, I of the Business .Men's As-., which was followed by Pre Ident Da vis's annual address, which Was highly Interesting and Informing, i He dwelt at length upot. the alms .and objects of the society and gave aii ! account of his travels In practically all the agricultural districts of the United States |n (,?est of practical knowledge, of new nnd modern fdrhi methods, He told of what the society had already done fr,: the benetlt farmers of V'rginln In general, arid outline! some ^f its plans- f , ;?. ture. Declaring that the institute is "edu? cational In its purpose and nonpblltlcal in Its tendencies." .Mr. Davis said' ' n looks to tho deVelopm.-nt oi the g:e.:t agricultural Interests of the State, not at the expense of any vested interests, but upon the well established fact that agricultural pursuits, s. . : :\:y con? ducted, are the foundation stono upon which a nation's prosperity must bu built." "Progress, and not Inaction." he said in conclusion. "Is the watchword throughout the country. The great procession of agricultural development is moving, and Virginia must bestir herself lest she be a laggard in the race." Other features of the day's BOSsloit were addresses by Dr C. 13. Thorne, of the Ohio Experiment Station, on "Crop Dotation": Professor Alba Ageo, of the Pennsylvania experiment Station, on l.ime arfd Legumes". discussions on alfalfa by Joseph 13. Wing, of Ohio; George \V. Bedell, 51. Klmplemhn, C. W. Wnmpler and W. \V. Wflkins, of Vir? ginia; lectures by Miss IClla Agnew on "the Farmer's Girls"; Mrs. Mary h'vans Dill.ml, on "Domestic Science," and Dr. S. W. Fletcher, on "Why Is a Hack Yard?" his lecture being illustrated. A luncheon for members of the Insti? tute was given In Boiiss Hall by the Frederick County Fruit Growers' Asso? ciation. Governor Mann, who was to have made an address, was unable, on I account of other engagements, to at : tend the meetings YOUTHFUL SOMNAMBULIST l Iglil-Year-Old Boj round Walking In Main street While A-lerp. Clad I" nothing l>?t n liny ir.isht areas, a small white boy was found wandering through Kaat Main Street yesterday morn? ing, before daybreak by an unidentified I Colored man The latter summoned l'atroi ; innu linke, who quickly saw' that 111* child ' ah., walking la hi* sleiip. Before wak ng ; the youthful somnambulist Officer Unke ! carried him to Hie first Police Station. ? There th' little fellow said Ills nnmi ?,o ' Mathew Soiyer. clKht vents old. and that j lie was heilig cared (or by the Children's ' Home Society of Virginia, rw Bast Prank ! tin Street, lie was returned to that Instl i lullon no wise the worse for hjs c.\r.nci I-None nt the home knew that the hoy had j Ii ft Ms cot until Duke returned him. FALL OF RIG WATER TANK One Mali Killed and Severn! Missing On Result of Cranli. Philadelphia, Pa.. August I.?one ' man wa'B">kllled, several others nre said : to be missing, and n number were hurt j to-day ns the result of a large wider I tank crashing through the dyohouse of the st.-ad Miller Company, nphol Hti f) manufacturers, nt Bo'dlp/i and ; Huntingdon Streets, this city. The 'collapse of a brick foundation caused jibe lank to fall ncainrl a chimney and then plunge through Uio root of the I building, carrying with it part or the I wal| of the dyohouse. I The dead insri la James Flytln, an i employe. Former Republicans Meet in Greensboro and Renounce Alle? giance to Old Organization. h Carolina mot hero this after ? lean party, formed a now political y In Hie ritate 10 be known -''s t!:o tlona) iprogTOssivo jiarty," < om ? slve party convention at some lu date and selected delegates to tho onal progressive convention at ago August L. ltoosevclt was Jn oil by the meeting for the hoi for I'rc3ldent of the new part'/ the delegates Instructed to vote him. J N. Williamson, Jr.. of Al uce county, was made chairman Ith-- Chicago convention and the c.halr ' man and secretary authorized to sign I the credentials of the delegates: .1. N. Williamson, of Aiamancej S? i s. MtiNlrich, \V, S. Pearson, of Char I lottej H 11. Rlggsbce ..f Durham; B. a. j Holt, Alainance; Iredell Mcates, Ncwi Hanover; i. i: Owens, Sampson; w. s. I Bailey, Nach. A. II. Adams, J, u Pltklll, tlullford; N. \V. Brown, Orange; JT, N. I Barges*, i h.arlCs A. Jorio*, Lincoln. J. j B Simmer. Buncombe. The following resolution was adopt. ; "Resolved, That the chairman of this I meeting be authorised to appoint a. committee composed of one member from each of the congressional district.-! [and four frbm the Stato-at-largo; tha j chairman and secretary o{ this mcol i Ing to be metnbi ra of the committee for ih< purpose of naming a time and placo . tor a Slat.- progressive, convention, and j employing whatever means they thlnls jb<st to aid in tttlj election of Theo? dort) Roosevelt to tho presidency, said I convention to meet at the call of thu chairman and secretary of this meet-. FLUID TO BE ANALYZED i im Found Near iil^s Snodgrass's Body Strengthens Suicide Theory, Catsklll, N. V., August j.? l ho llnd i Ing of it three.ounce can labeled ? "ether,'' but which had apparently con. tallied some other fluid, ha* strength , . lied the county officials' bellet that i .Miss Dorcas i. Snodgraas, tho -Mount Vcirnon nurse^ committed suicide. The can. tightly corked, and contain ' lag a small amount of liquid, was found along the edge or Dubols creek, , near tho first bond. After a myster ; lous disappearance July it, .miss Snod? grass's body whs found last Sunday 1 In this creek, te ar tho fifth bend. j District Attorney Wilbur will send the can and content* to Albany for I analysts. Hurled nt Mtirttnahnrgr, [Special to Tiio Times-Dispatch.] Winchester, Va.. August 1.?Tho re? mains oi Miss Dorcas ij.ims Snodgyass, the trained nurse, whose body was fOiind In Dtlbols Crook, near Cdtsklll, N. v., oh Sunday, were interred In tu? family lot at Martlnsbtirg, W, \a., early this morning before the general . public knew that her body had reached her homo place. The casket was not : op. n. d. The funeral services, held In ' the Presbyterian Church, were at? tended only by Immediate relatives. i The pastor. Rev, P. M. Woods. D. D., : made a brief prayer, and Rev Charles It Stribllng, of Petersburg^ pronounced i the benediction. No hvmn was sung and no scripture was read. Miss Snod. i grass was u daughter of Mr, and .Mrs. 1 John T. Snodgrnss, "?r Martlnsburgi ! the family being one of the pioneers! I of Berkley county. National State and City Bank Richmond. Virginia. Pollclts Your Account i spitnt. s i ,000.000, Surplus, snno.ootv A Beat by Tost for Xuriy years*