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STRIKE HURD TO
KILL MILK DILL
| Strong Arguments Against Meas
E ure to Be Presented Before
House Committee.
fe, .WORK HARM TO CITIES
si
.Would Tie Hands of Boards of
Health in Fixing and Main
taining Standards.
“Fight, and fight to_the death,” la
the word which has beep passed down
'the line by the opponents of the
Throckmorton milk bill, and these op
ponents are now being marsnallea In
companies, squadrons and battalions,
ready to lead the assault when the
measure Is called before the agrlcul
---turail and mining committee at 4
o’clock Thursday afternoon.
The hearing will be In the court
room of the State Corporation Com
mission, none of the legislative com
mittee rooms being tho'ught half large
enough to accommodate the crowd
of doctors, health officers, business
men, nurses, dairymen, mothers and
representatives from commercial or
—Sanitations expected to appear against
the bill.
Restrict Rights of Cltlen.
The chief objection Drought against
the measure is that It deprives the
cities of the right to say what milk
Is good anu what is bad according to
its own standards of grading.
By putting everything in the hands
of a State commission, the city in
spectors would be throttled, it Is
. pointed out; slnce^even If Impure and
dangerous milk were sent Into a
town, they could do nothing them
selves*: but would be forced to resort
$o the commissioner at large, who
wotild then look Into the matter.
Since one commission cannot hope to
keep up with dairy conditions in
every part of the State, upon re
ceiving a complaint, it is shown, an
Investigation would have to be made,
and In the meantime a hundred peo
ple might be* poisoned.
Regards It a Menace.
■ ’ ***•_ neaun «>mc<f?r or .
Richmond, is among the strongest
antagonists.
"I regard the bill as a menace,”
ho said, “not only to the lives of our
uitlxens, but to the honest business
of the best dairymen who would be
compelled to compete wltjh sellers
of Impure and Inferior milk. By
Impure and inferior 1 mean all milk
•old in a city which does not con
form to the standard set by the local
health board. Numbers of dairymen
have gone to great expense to con
— form to the local retirements, and '
now to allow anyone to sell milk In ,
those places w hich might be below |
the standard would work a hardship
on the beat dairies.
"State Inspection Is a fine Idea, |
but It must not Interfere with the
right of the local health boards.
"The right to decide what milk Its !
citizens shall drink is a constitutional I
privilege of this city, and to withdraw i
U would be to open the floodgates to 1
lick ness and disease.”
Has bowrml Death Kate.
Local physicians will show that the ‘
remarkable decrease in Richmond's i
death rate Tri recent years Isdue *n *
large part to the efforts of the board
•f health In keeping Impure milk
Out of the city. These doctors will j
y be supported by the Chamber of '<
Commerce, the sanitation commit- j
tee of which has just gono on record!
against the hill.
Delegate Throckmorton Is far from
defeat, however, and says that he
expects his measure to pass the
committee, as he feels confident in
being able to answer and remove all
objections.
STAUNTON IN FIGHT
AGAINST DAIRY BILL
City Qouncil Calls Upon Legis
lators to Vote. Against tho
Measure.
Bfe-'-’y '
Staunton has joined In the fight
with Richmond and other cities
•gainst the bill transferring the
regulation and inspection of dairies
i „ from local to State authorities.
Dr. E. C, Levy, chief health officer, i
who Is virtually leading the tight, ’
has received the following eommunt
~ cation from Charles E. Ashburner. !
» . who holds tho office of *,‘general
manager” of the city of Staunton:
Dear .Sir.—The following rosolu
. tlon was adopted by the council for
the city of Staunton Feb. 1, 1910,
•ad referred to the finance commit
tee, for whom I am writing, to he
transmitted to you:
.... “Resolved, That our senator and
' representatives In the General As
sembly be requested on behalf of
me city oi »iaunton to oppose the
passage of the bill known its the
Throckmorton hill, now pending be
fore the General Assembly.
"Copy, Teste:
"NEWTON ARGENBRIOHT,
“Clerk.
‘‘t. There are many reasons why
this bill* which comes up before
the committee on agriculture and
mining Feb. 3, should not become
law. Among them it Is very clear
that no State super\4sion of the
milk supply of cities and towns can
be In the least effected without groat
expense and the employment ot at
■least as many local inspectors as
there are localities in which the sup
ply will be used. It Is not supposed
that the State Is going to engage In
. an undertaking of such magnitude,
nor is It possible that it has the spare
money to Inaugurate any such sys
tem.
"If. The milk supply of tho city,
like Its water supply, is something
that requires constant attention. It
would be equally wise and equally
expedient to appoint a State Inspector
'■Of the water supply in order to sec
that no town gets hold of any polluted
water.
"III. The bill is an unwarranted
Interference with local self-govern
At the present time each city
can regulate its own. supply, make its
owjt inspectlons and supply it* own
Standard. It is true that the bill
appears to leave some privileges to
tlvs various corporations concerned,
hut the fact that the author of the
■ hill makes these exceptions at once
Shows the entire uselessness of the
f MU, as well as the manner in which
rStafce authority is made supreme.
K; rlV. Iftttll the time comeg when
various cities are ready to ab
thslr police functions and the
has enough money and enough
to furnish inspectors to each
such a Mil can work
hSffTfl »
r; :. i.. tv. ik: -
Diamonds
\
Are about the best possible investment f<
surplus cash. You can always realia
on a diamond if you have to. It’s th
the same as cash itself. The enjoymer
you get out of it is the interest on the ir
vestment. A diamond is about the onl
thing you can buy and wear that does nc
wear out or that does not lose value wit
age. A diamond is worth just as muc
to-day as it was yesterday or a bundre
years ago, and it will be worth just u
much in a hundred years as it ip to-day.
So invest your spare money in diamond*
We have a fine stock.
J. S. James,
Jeweler and Optician.
Reliable accounts solicited.
PREVENT NEGROES
BUYING PROPERP
Citizens Protective League ^Fonr
ed to Keep Them From En
tering White Neighborhoods.
To prevent the acquisition and o
cupation of property by negroes
sections of the city occupied by whi
residents the Citizens’ ProtectI'
league was organized at a meetir
last Tuesday night, held in Palmey
haii, Broad ana Third streets.
Appropriate resolutions were adop
«U and co-operation of all citizen
whether real estate owners or w
was urged.
To carry out their plan the men
t>*‘rs of the league ask that any pro]
erty holder, if forced by circun
stances to dispose of his Holding
notify the league of his determinant
and to give the league a thlrty-df
option to purchase the property i
the same price that may be offer*
by others.
THa rm\rol .. /» * v
desired by the new organisation an
those Interested In the movement ar
requested to be present at the nei
meeting to be held at Dabney's hal
Feb: 15.
The following officers have bee:
elected: Mr. E. L. Brandis, presi
dent: Mr. X. Coleman, vlce-presl
David Kaufman, secretary
Publicity committee—
It. Thomas. J. Welnsteir
dent; Mr.
treasurer.
Messrs. J
T. J. Garry.
RIVER IMPROVEMENT.
Fayetteville CUI.«, Aminas In Re
saate Former tilorj.
(Special to The Richmond Virginian.
RALEIGH. N. C.. Feb. 3.—Governo
Kltchln has returned from Fayette
ville, where he attended the din.v
given the congressional party whic
is examining tlie waterways. The Gov
ernor enjoyed the affair very mud
and says the congressional party i
greatly Impressed bv tne project to
the improvement of the upiwr Cap
Fear River: that is. from Favettevill
to \V timing!on | In the old days Fay
ettevliie. as the head of navlgatior
had an Immense trade with the lnte
rlor of the State, and was one of th
most important points In North Caro
ltna for a great many years.
circuit contT session.
Mar 1’asses Resolutions In Respect t
the late T. H. Edwards.
(Special to The Richmond Virginian.
KING WILLIAM. VA.. Feb. l—CR
cult CouVt is In session this week, bu
very little business—haw been Tran?
acted. The bar and cltixens passe
suitable resolutions in respect to th
late T. H. Edwards. Resolutions wer
offered by 11. 1. Lewis, and seconde
by Gwathmey Diggs. Haw, Bagbj
Cook and others.
I'romlnent men mentioned for th
House to fill the vacancy caused b
the death of Hon. T. H. Edwards ar
Colonel B. L. Fairfield. W. A. Wil
leroy and A. J. Baghy.
NEW MARSHAL WANTS
HIS OFFICE IN NORFOL1
Charles G. Smtthers. recently ap
pointed Cnlted States Marshal for th
Eastern District of Virginia. Toes da
night returned to Norfolk, and is no
expected to be in Richmond again be
fore next Monday, when he will for
mally take charge of ortice. Mr. Smith
ers hopes to be able to move hi
headquarters to Norfolk. No declsto
in this matter ha* yet been reachec
it la said. Morgan Treat, retlrln,
marshal, Is now engaged In wlndlm
up his affairs that hts successor ma
encounter no difficulty upon assum
lng his duties.
SALES OF REAL ESTATE
PVT ON RECORD WEDNESDA]
These deeds of bargain and sal
were recorded In the clerk's office o
the Chancery Court Wednesday:
Thomas F. Boyle and wife to M. I
Longworth, lot fronting 25 feet
Inches in Clay Street, near Thirty
fifth, with Improvements. *3,000.
Adele Loving to O. T. Kelly, hous
No. U09 Twenty-seventh Street, wit
lot fronting 20 feet. *500.
Explosion la Church.
(Special to The Richmond Virginian.
FALLS CHURCH. VA., Feb. 3.—.
serious accident took place Monda
night at West Falls Church, when tw
colored men entered the acetylene ga
plant, which supplies the Catholl
Church with light, with a lighted lan
tern. A severe explosion took plact
demolishing the plant and hurling on
of the colored men quite a distanct
Both men wore severely Injured an
were taken to the hospital. The hous
containing the tank was complete!
destroyed by the llames.
Fire Kanruys Homo.
WILLIAMSBURG. VA„ Feb. 2.
Fire destroyed the home of Edmont
Edloe, in York county, early Tues
day morning. Only a trunk was
saved, so rapidly did the flhsne
spread.
In; Slew t'fcertera—
(Special to The Richmond Virglnlar.
RALEIGH, N. C„ Feb. 3.—A charte
is granted N. A. Currie & Co., o
Clarkton. Bladen county, to deal main
ly in timber, the authorised capita
stock being tSO.OOH. “ A‘ great man'
charters are being granted to tlmbe
and lumber companies. The advane
In the prices of timber recently ha
been striking.
Cummings Pound Guilty.
BOSTON. Fob. 3.—Charles S. Cum
mlr.gs. the Boston hroker, accused o
uttering most of $1,1S£,600 In forger
notes made by John B. Lomard, for
mer treasurer of South Framingham
Mass., was to-day found guilty on tw
charges of larceny and uttering.
(Speelal to The Richmond Virginian.
RALEIGH, N. C.. Feb. S.—State Su
perintendent of Public Instructloi
JoyneiT who Is a very prominent mem
her of the “hookworm commission,
left to-day for New York city to at
tend an important meeting, at whirl
many plans are to be made In regar<
to the work In the country, notabl;
In. the South.
Appelated a Notary.
Governor Mann as his first offlcla
act in office has appointed Mr. L. I.
Brown, of Bedford county, notary pub
tie.
' The certificate has been turned ove
td* State Treasurer Janies, and wtlt b>
ssnt^ by him to Mr. Brown Immedl
FOOD DEPAMT
State Chemist Finds ’Adulteration
By North Carolina
Dealers.
CONVICTIONS
OBTAINED
Butter, Ice Cream, Vinegar, Mo
lasses and Flour Favored By
Unscrupulous.
| RALKIOH. N. C„ Feb. 3.—The
i State Agricultural Department con
; tlnues to do excellent work in its pure
” rood work, and it has Deported to so
licitors eight cases, so prosecutions
I could be made. In four of these cases
the courts have acted, there being
[ j convictions in each case and lines,
, The State food chemist, W. N. Allen,
has e.xamlned during twelve months
- 721 samples of foods and beverages
and a little over 21 per cent, of these
were found to have been either adul
I terated or misbranded. The chler
; adulterations were butter, ice cream,
_ vinegar, syrup, molasses and flour, the
i butter having other fats than milk
fat, and the ice cream being made
B from gelatine and far below the stan
„ dard in milk fats. For fruit vinegar
* what is known as compound vinegar
8 is srrtd: ton much water Is put in
molasses and syrup, * and flour Is
bleached by mean;* of chemicals whlcn
. | are Injurious to health.
11 _ Cotton <irowere to Meet.
There Is'much interest In a meet
- ing ta be held at Atlanta on Tburs
- j day of next week to promote the use
* of cotton and cottonseed products and
, to concentrate efforts, which hereto
i fore have been scattered, so as H> aid
'. *•?» United States to improve agrleul*
t tore by bringing into a great co
1 operative movement the various
; States, the newspapers, colleges, ra'l
s: ways. agricultural and experiment
iiva AuuniuuaiB.
irrxT ciiCB nx teres
OF DEEP KC\- A\l) TOMAHAWK.
ORAN'OE, VA„ Feb. 3.—Wallace
Sanford. M. F. H.. of the Tomahawk
Hunt flub, announce* the following
hunt fixtures for the month of Feb
ruary:
Tuesday, February 8—Orange, H.
O. Lyne’s residence, 2:30 P. M.
Thursday, February 10—Kennels.
2:30 P. M.
'Thursday. February 17—“Waver
ly." 3 P. M.
Thursday. February 24—Berkeley's
Trestle, 2:30 P. M.
Oeep Run Hunt Flub announces the
following hunt fixtures for February:
February 5. Reservoir. 4 P. M.
February 12, Brook Bridge, 4 P. M,
February IS. Riverside Hunt Club)
Petersburg. 4 P. M.
February 26. Chestnut Hill, opposite
public school. 4 P. M.
Two Dynamite Accident*.
STACNTOK. VA., Feb. 3.—W. II.
Gardner, while attempting to th&w
several sticks of dynamite near Mlll
boro Wednesday afternoon, was blown
to pieces. He is-survlved by a widow
and several children.
h
FRONT ROTAL. VA., Feb. 3.—Lynn
Morrison, a well-digger, attempted to
> thaw out froxen dynamite and had
; both hands blown off and was other
! wise seriously Injured to-day._
INCREASED AITHOI'BI ATION
FOR CATAWBA S.1MT ARUM
The board of directors of the Vir
ginia Anti-Tuberculosis League at a
meeting held Tuesday night adopted a
resolution favoring an increased ap
propriation for the State sanitarium
at Catawba. To urge thin action the
officers of the league were instructed
to appear before the House Commit
tee on Finance. The meeting was pre
sided over by Rev. J. T. Mastln, sec
retary of the State Board of Charities.
. i E«(iLE*TU3
qt ai.ifie*
HKFlIRt: JIDGE WITT
Joseph T. Eggleston. Superintend
ent of Public. Instruction, appeared
before Judge Witt in the HusUpgs
Court Wednesday and qualified for
htR new term in office. Mr. Eggles
ton and Judge Witt are both native*
of Prince Edward county, and It was
for a sentimental reason thtsi Mr. Eg
gleston sought out his old friend to
administer the oath of office.
Loving Cup for Mr. Royulrr.
The office employes of the local
exchange of the Southern Bell Tele
,• phone Company have presented Mr. J,
Stuart Royster with a beautiful lov
j in* cup. as on evidence of the esteem
( in which he is held. Mr. Royster left
Wednesday night for Jacksonville.
, Fla., where he will become cashier of
1 that office. Mr. Royster has for years
- : been In charge of the collection de
partment of the Richmond exchange.
? Gray Tyree has been named to suc
2 Cecil him here.
Odd Fellows to Vial* Ashland.
A large Richmond delegation of Odd
. Fellows will be entertained Friday by
Hanover Lodge, Ashland. Those who
, will visit the Ashland brethren will
’ include Past Grand Masters R. E.
Chase and C. W. Morris. Past Grand
, ; Marshal George W. Gra\’es, Charles
' | Pohllg. J. W. Dunn. District Deputy
' ' J. >1 I-anoasier. H. K. Ferguson. Les
; ■ ter Drew. W. IT. Ogletree. Earl Sibley,
J. A. Devine. W. K. Southward, J. T.
j Bennett. J. M. IUnford. W. L. Vast, B.
, Anderson and A. I’. Ford.
Trial of Harry Fenny.
No date has yet been named for the
trial of Harry Penny, now In the Hen
rico county jatl on a charge of steal
■ ing lead from a chemical company. His
; case was scheduled to come up Tues
day. but on account of the absence
of Judge Scott and the Common
t wealth s Attorney, who attention uie
1 inauguration ot Governor Mann, there
; was no morning session of court.
Meeting for Divine Healing.
i A meeting for divine healing will
' be held In the West-End Rescue Mis
f slon, S06 West Cary street, Thursday
; at 4 P. M., and prayer will be offered
f for the sick. -At - S- P.-M, a-liibie
, reading will be given in the mission
s by C. H. Gootee, of Preston, Md„
i formerly with D. U Moody In Chris
tian work.
ismii «w- a «». iw uwiiu>
Building Inspector Rook Issued a
r permit Wednesday to Swift & Co. for
1 a three-storv brick warehouse, which
Is to he built In Union Street, between
. Franklin sand Grace. The building
> will cost '126.500.
The recital given by the musical
and elocution classes of Miss Maude
lltfrvey Tuesday night for the bene
1 fit of the Ladies' Aid Society of the
Methodist church was well attended
by an audience which appreciated the
delightful and creditable entertain
ment.
1 Mrs. J. T. Kaempf. of First avenue,
■ who has been very in with pneu
monia. is much improved.
. \ Mrs. W. J. Maybee, who has been
, sick for a month, to slowly gaining
- her strength.
After a very instructive semtoa of
. ;. -a a .
Swift A Co. to Build.
Highland
the Woman’* Foreign Missionary So
ciety o't U»e Methodist church at the
residence of Mrs. Bertie Saunders,
604 Fifth avenue, yesterday after
noon, refreshments were served to
the members of the society.
■It is rumored that the committee
on light* of the council will make
a favorable report very soon regard
ing the electric lights.
Eight new residences are being
rapidly pushed to completion. The
; large brick house at the corner of
Bark makes a very fine appearance.
Miss Ruth Kidd has returned from
a visit in Crewe, Va.
Dr. E. P. Turner, grand master,
delivered a fine address last night
to the Highland Park Lodge, No. 391,
of I. O. O. F.
Prayer meeting services were held
at all churches last night.
NEW n VOTE
IS WELL RECEIVED
---
Preferential Plan Works Success
ful in First Election of Col
orado Town.
Apropos the recent adoption of a
■ unique commission form of govern
ment In Grand Junction, Col., LaFol
j lette’s Magazine discusses the prefer
ential system of voting and its mer
; Its. This system, which was tried in
; Grand Junction November 2d last, is
described by Kari A. Blckel in a spe
! clal article in the weekly.
Th# preferential system operates a3
a primary and an election at the same
I time. Nominations are made by petl
| tlon. and the names of the candidates
are arranged In alphabetical order on
the ballot, which is nonpartisan. Mr.
Biokel explains the way in which the
voter casts his ballot and the method
of determining the winning candidate
In these words:
"The voter takes the ballot from the
| judge and retires to the booth. Let us
i state, for illustration, that he has five
: candidates to choose from for a cer
tain office. For his first choice, which
is supposed to signify that he believes
this man better qualified for the office
i than any other, he marks the usual
cross after the name of John Doe in
• I he- fleet ■■ehotee -column. James Foe,
however, is a good man and honest,
[lie picks Foe for second choice and
i marks a cross after Foe's name in
the second choice column. There re
main Louis Hoe, Dick ,loe and Rlch
! ard Roe. Richard Roe. let us say. Is
■ the candidate of the ‘Interests.’ Be
hind him a# gathered all the power
and wealth of the 'organization/ The
good citizen does not want to vote
for Richard Roe. He knows, however,
that Hoe and Joe are good men and
while he Is not enthused over their
candidacy, he would much rather see
a cross In the third choice column
after both the names of Hoe and Joe.
Remember, a voter can vote but one
choice for first choice, one choice for
second choice, but In the third choice
column he can vote for as many as
he will save one.
Method Is Vnlque.
‘■Under the Grand Junction charter
the candidate to win, up to the count
ing of the third choices, must have a
majority of the vote cast for all of
the candidates. If no candidate has
a majority In the first choice, the
candidate having the least number of
first choice votes is drooped out of
the count. To the first choice votes of
each candidate remaining is then add
ed all of their second choices. If no
candidate then has a majority of the
votes cast, the third choice votes of
each candidate are added on the vote
and a majority vote then wins."
in the Grand Junction election the
issue was between those who favored
the commission charter and those who
opposed it. There were six candi
dates for commissioner of public af
fairs. which Is equivalent to mayor,
four of whom had worked for the
charter and two of whom had opposed
It. The two were suspected of af
filiations with the saloons and public
utility corporations. As the results
shewed In the ordinary election_de
termined .by a single choice one of
the suspected candidates would have
wor as he had the most first choice
votes, the opposition having united on
him. But In this election, although
the reform element was split up
among four candidates, the count on
second and third choice* gave one of
their candidates the majority, and
hence the office.
Commended by ImKotlette.
Of this preferential system UaFol
lette says editorially:
“This Is what men have been striv
ing after ever since popular govern
ment was conceived—majority rule.
We haven't it now. Too often the
loosely-organised majority is ruled by
a highly-organised minority. Various
plans have been brought forward to
overcome this. The second choice form
of preferential voting Is one. Second
election* is another. As long as forty
years ago John Stuart Mill suggested
preferential voting, but did not work
out his suggestion into a specific plan.
Thinkers In ths country have turned
their eves to Australia where prefer
ential voting Is In operation. But In
this Grand Junction plan we have
what appears to be the most prac
tical plan that has yet been put Into
use,
“If this system had been In opera
tion In Boston the other day the re
sult of the election would doubtless
have been far different. If tt had
been employed in the last senatorial
primary in Wisconsin another man
would have won the lection."
Mrs. Harriett K. Pankoy.
(Special to The Ktchmond Virginian.)
HARRISONBURG. VA.. Feb. 3.—
Mrs. Harriett E. Pankey. seventy
four years old. died Wednesday of
paralysis She was a Miss Steger,
of Buckingham county, where she
has several brothers and sisters liv
ing.
Pastor Accepts Call.
(Special to The Richmond Virginian.)
HARRISONBURG. VA.. Feb. 3 —
Rev. George W. Flory, of Bridge
Water. Rockingham county. a
Brethren evangelist of State reputa
tion, has accepted a call to Coving
ton, O.
_X IV- Cnl.nol
(Special to The Richmond Virginian.!
HARRISONBURG. VA., Feb. 3.—
Dr. Thomas C. Flrebaugh has been
elected by the town council to fill
.the vacancy oil the Harrisonburg
school l>oard caused by the death of
A. H. Snyder.
Mrs. Jane M. Brown.
LYNCHBURG. VA.. Feb. 3.—Mrs.
Jane M. Brown, etgtity-jnlne years
old, widow of Edward S. Brown, for
many years a leading Lynchburg
lawyer and prominent In the Metho
dist church, died "Wednesday night
after a lingering Illness. Mrs. Brown
was a daughter of \the late Christo
pher Wlnfree and has a brother,
John BeH Wlnfree, and a sister.
Miss Virginia Wlnfree, living. She
leaves a daughter. Miss Cornelia
Brown, of Lynchburg. Mrs. Brown
had for more than half a century
been Identified with Methodist
church work, being a pioneer mis
sionary worker, for It was through
her own efforts that the Woman’s
Foreign Missionary Society of the
Virginia Conference was founded
nearly forty years ago. She was Its
president all that time.
William G. Rutledge.
BRISTOL, VA.. Feb. William
G. Rutledge, eighty-four years old,
a veteran of the Confederate arrny
and prominent as a Mason, died
Wednesday at the home of hts daugh
ter, Mrs. Alice Barb, near this place.
The United 8
mere spirits of
annually experts
"Ino than all the
world—lt.tHM,
LOCOMOTIVES WASTE
ONE-HALF THEIR FUEL
Fifty Per Ont ‘ of tho Coal
,, Used is of No Value in
Hauling Trains.
One of the most Interesting reports
recently published by tho United
States Geological Survey Is that of
Professor W. F. M.’ (Joss, now dean, In
the University of Illinois, who eon- i
ducted experiments upon a railroad r
locomotive with reference to the con- j
sumption of fuel, with a view to
greater economy In this important .
Item of railroad management.
In this report Professor Goss makes
the statement that of the 90,000,000
tons of fuel burned annually in the
locomotives used in tho United States
more than 10,000,000 tons are lost
through the heat generated in the
gases in the stacks. This heat is dis
charged from the stacks, and is a
negligible factor so far as running
j the mechanism Is concerned.
Additional loss or the value of fuel,
amounting to 8,640,000 tons, was
lound in the cinders and sparks, 5.
040,000 tons are lost in radiation and
leakage of steam and water, 2,886.
000 tons are lost through unconsumed
; fuel, 720,000 tons are lost through
j Incomplete combustion of gases, and
' 18,000,000 tons are consumed In start
ing fires, In moving the locomotives
and in keeping tho boilers hot while
Standing. This foots up a complete
waste of fifty per cent, of the fuel
used in firing the locomotives which
pull the railroad traffic of the coun
try.
"Under ideal conditions of opeta
Uons,” says Professor Goss, "much
of the fuel thus used could be saved.
and it 1s reasonable to expect that_
the normal process of evolution of *
railroad practice will tend graduallv
I to bring about some reduction in ’he
i consumption thus accounted for. Tho
[ loss represented by the heat of dls
I charged gr_f,es offers an- attractive
; field to those who would Improve the
| efficiency of the boiler. The fuel loss
in the fonn of cinders passing out of
the stack is very large and may read
! ily be reduced.
; "A sure road to improvement lp
tthfcr tlirwttott He* lr» an increased .
! grate area. Opportunities for inci
, dental savings are to be found in im
j proved flame ways, such as are to be j
I procured by the application of brick
i arches and other devices. Such losses |
i may also be reduced by greater care i
; in the selection of fuel and in the
■ preparation of the fuel for the service
! in which it is to be used. It is not
' unreasonable to expect that the en
i tire loss covered by this item will In
time be overcome.
"The fuel which is lost by dripping
• through the grates and mingling w> h
i the ashes is a factor that depends ;
i upon the grate design and on the
I characteristics of the fuel, but chlef
i ly on the degree of care exercised In
managing the fire. More skilful firing
! would save much of the fuel thus ac
| counted for.
"Locomotive boilers are handicap
ped by the requirement that the boil
er and all its appurtenances must
’ come within rigidly defined limits of
space, and by the fact that thev are
, forced to worn at very ntgn rates oi
1 pow»r. - :
"Notwithstanding this handicap the
' zone of practicable improvement
which lies between present day re- j
rc"s and those which may reason
ably be regarded as obtainable is not
so wide as to make future progress
rapid or easy. Material improvement ,
is less likely to come in large meas
ure as the result of revolutionary
chenges than as a series of relatively
small savings.
"It is apparently that utilization of
fuel In income,tive practice 4s a prob
lem of large proportions, and that i"
even a small saving could be made
by all or a large proportion of the
i locomotives of the country it would l
j constitute an important factor in the
| conservation of the country's fuel
supply” _
BIG SUNDAY-SCHOOL !
IN SMALLEST SUITE
Baptist Organization in Provi
dence. R. I., Has 1000 Mem
bers in Attendance.
Rhode Island, although a small
! State geographically, boasts of many
things that arc sizeable, and among
others a Sunday school of 1,»u0 mem- :
bers. conducted oir lines that have
made it known even on the other side
; of the ocean.
This school is connected with the
I Calvary Baptist Church, of w hich the
I Rev. L>r. Edward Holyoke is pastor.
The Sunday school adopted institu
; tlonal work from the start as a means
i of attracting a larger attendance, and
I for more efficient work. In the be
ginning there were classes in gym
nasium work for boys and girls which
met with unuualltied success. The va
’ cant land near the church began to
| develop rapidly into one of the finest
i residential districts of the city. There
I being no other nearby church, the
families took naturally to Calvary
i Baptist, until now there Is a church
membership of 751 and a Sundav
school membership of l.OOtt, with two
I big Bible classes of 150 and 100 mem
I bers.
With the completion of the tem
ple several years ago the lirst portion
i of the plant was given over to lnsti- j
f utlnnal Wrtrlf un,l a.intivP ihn fnrtv
I two rooms are In use every day and
evening either for class work or re
i llgious projects. The church was
made a neighborhood house, with its
doors wide open to all$ Thus In one !
| girls' department class are gathered
; children of various nationalities and
creeds to receive practical training in i
sowing and social department. In this
class are daughters of Catholic and !
Hebrew parents.
In the girls' department Instruc
tions are given in gymnastics, sew
ing, millinery, dressmaking and soc'al
studies. The industrial department '
tinds positions for the boys and girls
of the school and of the parish. The ’
boys are also received tnto the gym- ;
nasium, which is equipped with up
to-date apparatus, and with the girls’
class reckoned in. there are now si* i
■classes taking full courses, the.re be- '
lng two each for the men and women S
of the parish. In addition to the ed- j
ucational classes mentioned there are
those for embroidery and china paint
ing. and basketry is being consld- j
ered.
A specialty in Bible study Is made. ,
Dr. Holyoke conducts that for the
men. assisted by F. C. Lawton, of the
| Gorham Manufacturing Company, as
superintendent, and George F. Wes
ton.of the Providence Technical High
School, as assistant superintendent.
The Sunday school as a whole la un
| der the superintendency of Thomas
W. Waterman, a member of the In
ternational association.
In the Institution building Is a
large library and reading room. The
Uo»«..->■ contains 700 volumes. The
reading room Is supplied with abort
Wty of the Inadlng nwgaslrw* and pe
riodicals, Including dally newspapers.
Latar ths perish is to branch out
Into a newer fteld of work. |t has
purchased a large lot adjoining the
church site. Here is to be erected it
building, where the sick will be cared
for and other humane work conduct
ed for the uplift of the people of that
afjha «**
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J.B. MOSBY&CO.
A Two-Days’ Sale!
Remnants and Odds Lots in AD Departments
A regular STOCKING^ SHAKE-UP and a week-end STIR-UP.
All who shop here Friday and Saturday will long remember the
wonderful values in good merchandise which we will throw ou ont
those two days.
A Remnant Feast
We’ve gone through our big silk and dress goods department
and have thrown out EVERY REMNANT*of silk and EVERY
REMNANT of dress goods. WE’VE MARKED THESE REM
NANTS SOME HALF-VALUE AND SOME QUARTER
VALUE. YES, A REAL REMNANT FEAST.
75c CHECKED SILKS AT 49c.
1,000 yards new cheeked taffeta, in
hairline checks, pin checks, and three
sizes "in shepherdchecks in black and "
white and blue and white. 75c A Q
value, special.. *1*7C
85c SATIN SHANTUNGS 59c.
This is a raw silk cloth, slightly
rough, with fine satin finish. Comes
in 8 new colors. 27-in. wide, rn
Worth 85c, special. D«7C
BLACK TAFFETA SPECIAL
--ir-pes. 35-in, Mack taffeta,- in fine
loom finish and excellent black. /»Q
Others ask SI.00, special.0«/C
ONE LOT FANCY BRAIDS
In all colors and all lengths. (“
Were 25c to 35c yd., at.3c
EMBROIDERY REMNANTS
About 1,000 yards in good, useful
lengths. Marked about HALF
PRICE.
BUY GUARANTEED HOSE
Every; wearer MUST BE SATIS
FIED; if not, vou get a new pair free.
Plain enough, isn't it? Indies,
25c and 35c pair. Childrens, n j*
per pair. £*)C
MIXED LOT FINE SILKS AT 79c.
In this lot you’ll find $1.50 rough
silks, 274b. wide, $1.50 Swiss mm»
lines, 36-in. wide, $1.50 satin faoa
cords, 24-in. wide and other $1.50 nov
eltiee. Your choice, entire lot,
per yard.
NEW FOULARDS AT 59c.
79c
30 styles just received, in wide range
of dots and figures, and in all tne
new spring shades, 244n. wide, jg
special.
BLACK CAT STOCKINGS
For children; not leather, but
wear like leather. The best stock
ing for school wear ever ■$
made. I I C fade
DO YOU WANT GLOVE VALUE?
BUY OUR $1.00 GLOVE. We fit
and guarantee them at our counter,
and you'll have the best » ■§ aa
glove you ever wore, at.,.. ,UU
50c EMBROIDERY INSERTION
Odd lots from our regnlr stock. Your
choice Friday and Saturday, per J g
yd
s
m
Visit Our Notion Department Friday Morning
and See What You Can Get for Almost Nothing
50 lbs. ROYAL PARCHMENT
Note paper, in blue only, was
35e lb., now only, per lb. 3C
Envelopes to match, were 15c p
package, now only, per pekg.DC
LOT OF FINE TOILET SOAP
In both TAR and SCENTED. 3
rakes in box. Was 25o box, 1 A
now only. 1 vC
SMALL LOT D. M. C. COTTON
Odd numbers in black, white and
red. Was 25c do*., now only, «
per do*... 1 tUC
Suit Department.
Extra Special for This Week End. Suits, Sorts, Waists, Pettico^L
We wish to call special attention to THREE LOTS OF FINE
SUITS which we will close out at once, regardless of value. In
these lots are fine suits, one, two, and three of a kind, but every
suit is choice in style, kind and color. Excellent materials, splen
didly tailored and finished in the latest styles.
The $30 and $35
Tailored Suits
Finally cut to
$10.98
3 Hie $37.50 and $40
Tailored Suits
Finally cut to
$14.98
He $45 and $50
Tailored Suits
Fully cut to
$21.98
THE EARLIER YOU COME, THE BETTER THE ASSORT
MENT.
$5.00 Silk Petticoats, $2.98.
We know this si bv far the finest petticoat in Richmond ever offered for the
price. Made of excellent quality taffeta, in all colors and black. Finished with
deep shirred silk flounce, and heavy pcrcaline dust ruffle. Best $5.00 snan
petticoats in town, but only.;.waLtfO
Odd Lot Fine Skirts at $3.98.
Stock-taking brought them out and $3.98 will sell them during the early
Friday shopping hours. Materials are French voiles,' fine satins, prunellas,
serges, broadcloths, and Bedford cords in a dozen of this season's best an aa
colors. Real value $12.50 and $15.00, your choice.wd. JO
$5.00 and $6.00 Lace Waists, $2,98.
Only aboqt two dozen in white and cream; also a few fine silk waists. Made
of fine lace, fashioned and trimmed in the latest styles. If you want a fine
lace waist for about half its value, buy one of these. Were $5.00 and an aq
$0.00, to close out at ... .
} J
Second Floor Week-End Specials
MATCHLESS VALUES in UNDERWEAR, DOMESTICS
and BED COVERINGS. Stock-taking brought these specials
out, and our week-end prices will scatter them all over Richmond.
LADIES' COTTON GOWNS
la two styles. High neck, long
sleeves, tucked yoke. V-neck, long
sleeves, yoke of tucks and cm- r A
broidery’insertion. OvC
NAINSOOK GOWNS
In nice quality, slip-over style, bell
shape sleeves. Neck and sleeves
finished with lace and ribbon.
Special-..—. i OC
LADIES’ DRAWERS
In cambric and nainsook, trimmed
with tucks and embroidery, or a
tucked muslin flounce. Open PA
and closed style. Special.OvC
Remnants of wash goods and white
goods, 33 1-3 per cent, off the marked
price.
$1.89 Long Cloth, 12 yds. to pieee,
38-in. wide, special, per
piece.
12 i-2e and 16c Outing, all^3
new designs, 28-in. wide, per
Remnants of linen and crash at lees
than cost.
$2.00 Comfort*, extra heavy, dou
1 ..11
• «•* i.it
A'.iltfejL
ble ^bed w*e, slightly
LADIES’ CIRCULAR DRAWERS
Made erf fine nainsook, trim- Hf
med with embroidery ruffle.... I DC
EXTRA SIZE DRAWERS
Made of cambric, with tucked (*/|
muslin ruffle, special... DvC
CHILDREN’S COTTON DRAWERS
Hemstitched, with cluster of tucks
above hem, rises 2, 4, 0 yean, f p
13 l-3c. SisesS. 10, 12 yean. Idc
MISSES’ DRAWERS
Finished with full
ruffle, with tucks above.
rial...
$5.00 Eiderdown Comforts, rise ftsO,
covered with extra quality fA rasa
French Satteeo.TTZ M.TO
One lot of Blankets, sBgfctiy
at lees than coat.
25 Quilts, slightly soiled, at 1
eritt. TWs lotrirthprisri * “
and scalloped edge, in
quarter and double bed i
$2.00 all Mnea
Cases, rise 45xM,
per pair—