The Richmond Virginian., March 12, 1910, LAST EDITION, Image 2

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Jm
foremlnd the
plni the united
the Oeoerai At
for an expenJl
whlch wax n >t !n
_t Hit as anxious aji
„in wax to have the bill
wax wilting to sarrWoe hlx
»1 tnteraet In the matter to the
wmmm,. heat Interest*. Senator Kee
epfftred *n amendment dccreat
the appropriation to HO.fiOo,
Which. ha said lx all that l» necsa
aary ta
•tart the machinery of tha
boxtd. Senator Keeaell said he did
»ot believe the united board would
ha a auoceaa, be<-auxe oil and water
wan't mix,”
Sanntor Omvatt anid he did not
approve Of aaerlficlng the tormina
Interest 3Te added, ”the path of
progress U xtrewn with the wrecks
dire predictions and falsified
prophesies of the doleful kind .lust
Indulged In by the senator from
Rockingham ’
8enator KssmP'1 am' ndment tvns
passed t>r until the afternoon »e*«i«n.
it wUI lx- C'./litjfd and the creation
of the board will not be affected.
Sunday Train Hill.
Three objections being raised to th*
1411 allowing railroads to run freight
and passenger trains on Sunday, it
was passed by, with prospects for a
hot fight on it at the afternoon ses
sion
The Byrd lull providing for a fax
of 1-f a cent a gallon on illuminating
Oil wax then taken tip. The Senate
voted 1*-1X to suspend the consti
tutional reading of the tdll. The
measure In all likelihood trill not
pass the f»t list# or become law
I:
The House
_The House >n>m«nf<) Saturday at 10
•’Sleek (or the Iasi regular day of
tha session.
Judge l<o», In a resolution, made
kl* la#t fight HKuiusi the ■ 'almighty
peweffol State Board of Education "
- wll# resolution read as follow*
Resolved, by the House of Dclc
(4tM tthe Senate concurring!, That
the Superintendent of Public Instruc
tion report to the Governor within six
ty days after the passage of this res
olutlon the amount expended In the
oqoatrucUnn of publUt school build
ings. tha plans of which have been
SVed by the Slate Board of tn
■poetors for public school buildings
u%d«r an ai t approved March 11. 1908,
the amounts paid to architects for-su
perintending the erection of said
building* and lira winy plans th ire for,
t whether with the names and resl
daocea of ouch architects and the
•mounts paid |o each of such archi
tects Tho public school building
Above referred to shall Include school
buildings of every character whatso
ever erected In the Stale for the past
two years.
The member from I.unenbnrg said
tt was ik) more than right that the
people should know what was being
i by ibis hoard, a ad he hoped the
- members would adopt his resolution.
It wad referred by Speaker Byrd to
tbe Committee on Schoots anil t'ot
Wnte l.raysO;, County Out
- The Governor returned House hill
It, providing for the protection of
musk rats and minks in Princess Anne
pad Grayson counties. The Governor
explained that the Senator from Qray
aqn ha a requested that his county be
omitted from the bill, and requested
tby House to make this amendment.
B# g unanimous vote the House com
PU*d with the request.
• ffc* early part of the session was
devoted to the passage of privilege
matter. When this had been disposed
of each member was allowed to call
up a Senate bill which was placed on
its passage.
Tbe House bill to provide a new
charter for the town of Radford was
-pawed with amendments. This yjl
wg* returned by (be governor with a
request that Jt he Slightly amended.
Hfhl Over flonekcr.
A squall bleer wetr the Roues when
My. Johnson attempted to have a bill
defining the boundaries of the town
of Honakc-r brought up for passage.
This hill has been vetoed by the gov
ernor and amended by Mr. Johnson
to conform with, the governor's rec
ommendations. Mr. Johnson asked
the members to pass the bill as
amended. Judge Williams objected to
this and said Mr. Johnson had
brought affidavits to the governor
from the people of Honnker stating
that they did not want the boundaries
ehanged This bill, he declarod, did
chgnge tho boundaries. Mr. Johnson
challenged this statement and declar
ed that Judge Williams' law partner
hg4 Nea employed by Pennsylvania
capitalists to oppoaa this MU. He
wgf representing the people of Hoaa
fcer and knew what they wanted.
Judge Williams resented this and
etgtad that what hi* partner was do
ing had nothing to do with him In
this case, and further stated that
there was a political job in this msas.
|,C,
b
g|:v
ft?
Mr. McRae sustained the arguments
of Judge Williams and declared that
"Whan a Republican tried to help the
Democrats the Democrats had better
look out."
The amended ldll was passed by a
vets el 81 t» If Judge Williams
questioned tha Passage, as a majority
oC votes had not keen received. The
ohatr ruled that the measure had
keen passed.
Judge Williams was very mueb dis
turbed over the ruling of the chair
aa4 intimated that the ruling would
be contested In the courts.
Mr. Ayers called up Senate Mil 11T,
entitled ''An act to authorise the
courts of the Commonwealth <>f Vir
ginia to pay money to infants entitled
t* It, or u> their parents. In certain
•gses. without the Introduction of a
gUiuxUat . tn respect to tho amount of
money that may be paid to the In
tent* entitled to It, or to thotr parents,
ta certain cases, and to pay money to
residents of any other Atat* who have
treaehc<l free age ruder the laws of
such State, but who tinder the lawa
of Virginia are sttll Infants.'1 The
WH was defeated by a vote of 10 to
eg
gen ate Mil ZAT, entitled an act to
create the State convict road force;
authorise the working ,*f certain prls
dnvs on the public roads of Hits
Stile; providing for the guarding,
-masportaiton, lodging. feeding.
, idqthlng and medical attention of the
tests convict road force; providing
tot
SB tn create of the penitentiary
not to exceed forty-five men:
ling how « county may have the
of the isbor of the State mn
road force, and appropriating
ijr from Ihe public treasury to
the provisions of this act Into
Was passed.
Senate Mils Passed,
following Senate hills wars
without oppuslUon;
gqthotize recitals in deeds of
.wcs executed prior to Jusyfl,'
* the deed from the pajtsiites
™ ^ conveyed to qr from his
Was admitted to record in the
court at Richmond to p# re
prtma facie evidence of the
of thc said d<-ed In Suits add
■DSjw the title to the land
■ be conveyed.
PSWMUk of this hill could
Speaker Byrd was eora
the a e«Jl sir the House.
to
Tht nxMben mart to toava lot* t*
t«N*t la the proceeding*. «4 wart
vtMtrili around the lobbies. Aftri
the number had once more been en
rolled the following bill* were passed
Senate bill to permit rule* for tht
government of Jail* and the iwdnctloi
of sentence* of prisoner* therein con
i fined and to toe prescribed by the dr
i unit and corporation Judge* and tht
• board* of supervisor* and council* oi
the respective counties and etttee of
' the State and to provide for the en
forcement of the same.
Reported from Committee on Asy
lum* anl Prison*
, Senate blU to authorise any licensed
j Incorporated country club* chartered
> and organised a* social clubs to keep
! on hand at such clubhouse of such
; dub ardent spirits, and to *ell. give
or dispense the same to the mcmberi
of such corporation or club, and theli
bona lide guests, imposing license
taxes thereon, and to prescribe penal
ties.
To validate, acknowledgements to
deeds of bargain and sale.
In regard to the bond of the
Treasurer of Norfolk.
Fixing bond of Treasurer of city of
Norfolk
Concerning the charter ami transac
tions of the General Alumni Ansoela
t on of the 1’niverstty of Virginia.
To i>rovlde for instruction In agri
culture. domestic arts and sciences
and manual training
Relative to compensation of mem
bers of the electoral board
To Incorporate the town of Tan
gier, Accomac county.
To change the name of the north
ern branch of the Kllzabeth river to
l^afayetle river
To empower the county of Warwick
to construct a bridge across Deep
Creek.
To pruvlile for submitting the ques
tion of granting license to manufac
ture ardent epli-tt* In town of Win
cheater to voier*.
To allow the roster* of camp* of
Confederate veteran* to be recorded
In the conr.tv and cltv dark's offices.
Hill I omhI Down.
The Senate bill providing lhat. at
Ihu.dUi leliau . ut -Aha—judge Jnrl-o
should be i hosen front cltlaens of the
town in which n case commenced t in
nailed up by Mr Cox, of Norfolk The
blU met with a groat deal of opposi
tion. and was voted down. Mr. White
slated that In his experience toe had
found it Imposelbi* to get a Judgment
against a city when the members ol
the jury were < Risen* of,that place.
As to Hid Checks.
When Senate bill to make 41 larcen)
to obtain with fraudulent intern
money or other property by meant
of a check, draft or order, to make *
failure to hare on deposit or tn tht
credit of the maker or drawer thereol
with the hank, person. Arm or cor
poratlon. on whieh drawn, sufficient
funds to pav the same when present
ed prim* fettle evidence of fraud u
lent Intent came, Mr- Throckmortor
offered an amendment, which pro
vided that If a bad check was giver
for payment of goods received previ
ous to the Alone the check was gtvei
It should riot he considered larceny
Col. Harwood objected to thli
amendment, and urged the passage «|
the bill without amendment*. Tht
amendments were lost and the origl
nal Mil passed.
Air. Houston then called up genatf
Mil 17, In relation to fees allowed
attorneys for the Commonwealth.
To make failure for or refusal t<
return goods sold C. O. D. larcen:
In certain cases.
To provide for circulating llbrartei
In cities.
To impose a tax on moving pic
ture shows.
The House took a recess at ‘
o'clock
CUTTER RUNS DOWN
BRIZILIAN LAUNCK
Onondaga Cleaves Boat from Niuai
'• Geraes in Twain Latter’s
Crew Rescued.
fSpecial to The Richmond Virginian.)
NORFOI.K, VA., March 12 — A re
port from Old Point Comfort to-da)
state* drvar tn* revenue cutter Onon
d.-iga, In passing through Hamptor
Roads last night, ran down a launct
from the Brasilian battleship Mlntu
Geraes containing five men. All oi
them were picked up by the Onondagt
and placed back on the Braxlltan war
ship.
Neither the Brasilian consul, Vlc<
Consul Myers, nor the local custom
house, had received any ronort of thi
accident to-day. The Onondaga lefi
port last night.
TAFT’S RELATIVE
TOOK OWN LIFE
Coroner's Verdict Doclarei
Brother-in-Law of President
Committed Suicide.
FITTSBUna, PA. March 12 —
Thomas McK. Daughll*. brother-ln
law to President Taft, who died yes
terday, committed suicide by shoot
ing hlrnaalf. according to a verdict
returned by ths coroner this after
noon.
J. C. nouston.
The funeral of Mr f- C. Houston
who died Thursday to Cincinnati, will
take place la Richmond, where th(
body Is now being bcAtght for burial
Mr. Houston formerly lived here,
being the son of the late Dr. Mathew
E. Houston. He was forty-three yean
old, and is survived by his wife, foUl
children, his mother and three etsters,
one of hts sisters. Miss Emily Hous
ton. living In Richmond. The hom«
pf the family Is In 221* East Grace
street.
No funeral arrangements heve ye!
been made, as |t Is not known when
the body will reach this city.
For Young Men.
Rev. Gerald Culberson, pastor ol
the Third Christian church, will speak
at the men’s meeting Sunday after
noon at the Central Y. M. C. A. hall,
taking for his subject "Things Thai
ixise Their Taste." All men are In
vited. 1 -
The Hoys’ Sunday Afternoon Club
will meet In the Association audito
rium Sunday at *;*« P. M. General
Secretary McKee will give the fourth
of a series of talks to the boys on
"The Hlg Hrothpr of Sahln Street,”
that fascinating story that the bpys
love. Sunday the suhject will be,
"from Bryan’* Knights to ths Re
sults of the Crusade.” All boys 12 to
15 years of age are Invited.
I.title Hoy Improving.
Davis, the mu* boy of Mr*. C. A.
Crew, of Highland Park, who has
been Quits ill for several days, is Im
proving.
Al Railroad Y. M. C. A.
JAt the men's meeting Sunday af
ternoon at ths Railroad Y. M. C. A.
Rev. Joseph T. Waits will speak on
"Christian Service.'’ Tbs Southstds
Siartette will sine, While moving pin.
res, as usual, wtU.be a feature.
5s sia&Ak
RETAIN WAR RECORDS
OFFICE FOR ONE YEAR
House After Long Fight Cats Ap propriation Otit for 1911 and Adds
Work to Office of Adjutant
Qon erla.
When the House adjourned Friday
I night one of the hardeit tasks of the
| present session had been accomplish
' od. With the adoption of the House
appropriation Mil the calendar was
! railed and thlrty-nlnc bills were put
on their Anal pswiiye.
The Stott rodlcfii chance In the ap- I
proprlattoh bill during the afternoon
session Friday was made When by a
I vote of 31 to it the orjlre of Vlr- j
gtota military records was omitted 1
, from the second year's bill. Nearly I
| the entire afternoon session was de j
, voted to a discussion on. this Hem.
After many eloquent speeches had
' b«en made In favor of thsirontinusnce
I of Major Hunter’s office it Was de
! t ided fo place the work of preserving
! the records under the supervision or
v the Adjutant Ueneral's office and em
ploy a clerk at a salary of f 1.090 a
year. An amendment was aidddd to
this, on motion of Mr. (L’urlts, of Rich
mond, specifying that thta clerk must
be either an eg-Confederats Soldier or
sailor.
•Miles t'rlilcVi^d.
fteselAl criticisms were blade of the
way Ir“which Major ijuptfej- had son
duyted the office. Ono member stated
that there was not »1T worth at re
cords to show fur the $29,(100 which
had been expended. The-debate was
opened by Mr. Stubbs, of CilOUcester,
himself an ex-<Jonf«derate and a warm
supporter of M ajof U on tor. Mr
Stubbs dwelt upon the gallant war re
cord and splendid character qt Major
lliir.ter, and brought leafs lo the eyes
of many of I ho member* with his
' pleading TdF tfic' cup till ukht* 'Of - 1be
i office. C olonel Harwood, of . Rich
mond, and Mr. Rage, of ’llanyvar, also
made strong appeals In behalf Of Ma
jor Hunter.
Mr. Templeton threw a bomb la the
Confederate camp when he told of tha
conditions found tv I be subcommit
tee which inspected the office The
number from Augusta stated that
when he visited the office with sev
eral other members of the Legislature
be was surprised to find to .{gw re
cords of the men and even the com
panies that participated In the war.
•The only evidence we could find of
recorde," he gold, "wee a note bank
which probably coot about 71 cents,
which contained a few newspaper
clippings. I inquired of the clerk an
duty there If he had a record of sev
ers! officers whom 1 had known, and
he had no record of them, nor did
he have any record of the several
oompanlee that went from my town.”
This report was also corroborated
by several other members ot the com
mittee which Inspected the office.
With the disposal of this clause,
the appropriation bill was adopted
without further difficulty. The re
mainder of tha evening was devoted
to- the passage of Senate bills. Thlr
I ty-nlne of these measures were adopt
ed, Including the following:
Amendments Agreed To.
The Byrd liquor bill was passed
with Senate amendments. The amend
1 ments Included the commission ot
the clause which prontbi-ed saloons
to be tooated within 400 feet of a
school or church.
Benate amendments to the follow
ing bills were agreed to:
Hsquiring foreign corporations to
procure certificates of authority from
tho State corporation commission.
Patron, Mr. Byrd.
Giving police justices exclusive
original Jurisdiction In cases of vio
lations of city ordinances. Patron,
Mr. Cox.
Amending the charter of the town
of Kastvlll*. Patron. Mr. Fltxhugh.
Amending the road law of Amherst
county. Patron, Mr. Myers.
Providing f<y continuance of an
nual tolls on turnpikes. Patron, Mr.
Grigsby.
Protecting baas In the spawning
season. Patron, Mr. While.
I'dining the powers and duties of
boards of health. Patron. Mr. Cox.
Providing for Inspection of agrl
cdltural seeds. Patrons. Messrs. West,
of Nansemoad, and Adams.
The House insisted or. its amend
ments to the automobilo bill and
asked for a conference.
Agreement was had on the con
ference report on the State deposi
tory bill, adding a number of banks
to the list. There was similar action
on the conference report on the bill
referring to expenditure of the lite
rary fund. The same thing was done
With the hill giving llie right of ap
peal from the State board of embalm
ing.
Mr. White ms, of Giles, secured the
passage of a blU extending the time
for land assessors to make the re
turns on the 1*10 assessment.
Thn I gfllT***1 a Senate bill gov
erning the oomtnur.Ules l<> hereafter
become cities of the second class.
This was at the request of Mr. West,
of Nanaemond.
A bill waa passed amending the
chapter of tho city vC Petersburg.
The House agreed to the Senate
amendments to the bill amending the
charter of the tqwn of baw-rencevllle.
It also agreed to .Senate changes
In a bill providing a game law for
the counties of Hrnnswlcta and
Grecnesvllle.
• Heturtilng to Senate bills these
Were passed.
Authorizing an executor to rtiaks h
Seed to real estate sold by the de
ceased on written contract during
his life time.
Amending the road law of Meck
lenburg county.
Allowing the dralnuge of swamp
lands under certain conditions.
The House agreed to the Senate
amendment to the marriage bill al
lowing a man to marry his brother’s
Widow.
It passed the hill providing for a
replica of the JJoudnn statue of
Washington statue of W ashington, to
be presented to the republic of
France. Also the bin requiring em
Vtoyers |n stores to provide arata
behind eounte|s for female employes.
Also a bill amending the road law
of Page county.
Providing £or public playgrounds In
certain cities and towns.
Amending the law In relation to
the duties of harbor commissioners
for the cities of Norfolk and Pons
mouth.
OVER ONE HUNDRED BILLS
' ARE PASSED BY SENATE
More than one hundred Mile, moat
I of them local, but a number State
wide in their nature, were passed by
the Senate Friday night Aa all the
bills had been passed by the House,
they will become laws with the gov
ernor's signature.
The Senate devoted Friday after
noon to amending and considering the
items in the appropriation! for 1811.
The bill was substantially the same
as the 1810 bill approved earlier in
the day. Senator Strode sought to
have the State give one hundred
• scholarships to the institutions of
learning, but the Senate voted it
down. Senator Parks succeeded in
getting a raise of $10 a month for
the fertiliser Inspectors and Increased
the number from six to tan.
Following are the bills passed by
(he Senate Friday night:
To refund out of the treasury 17.80
to Thomas I* Moors, district attorney
for the United States District Court
, for the Western District of Virginia.
To define end classify industrial
sick benefit companies and associa
tions.
To amend an a<4 to- prohibit the
granting of charters to banks having
a minimum capital stock of less than
$10,000, and providing row the same
shall be paid and how branches
thereof may be authorised, and pro
viding that such bank shall be sub
ject to local taxation la the county,
city or town in which such breach Is
located.
To provide for a reduction of four
day* per month for
from u* Warn for
gentsnotd te jail — ^ ^
working on the aenvlqt r*d4
fy farce, and recalling tit* _
tea dent of the penitentiary to
record of the oonduci Of su
prisoners.
To amend an act to amasx addi
tional territory to the ally of Nor
folk, and to provide for the govern
ment of said annexed territory.
To amend an act to protect certain
fish in the hays, creaks, Inlets and
streams tributary to the Potornai)
river,
To provide a new charts* for the
town of Pulaski.
To
amend an aot to establish a
state b«ar<i of embalming.
To authorise the boards of super
visors to appropriate money for the
est&bUrjiment. equipment and mainte
nance of agricultural sohools.
To amend the law In relation to
restraint of unaltered horses and
bulls.
In relation to pandering, to delink
and prohibit the same, te provide for
fh« punishment thereof.
To regulate the conduct end equip
m- n‘ of hotels, to provide for the If}.*
Muctlop thereof.
T>i amend an act to protect phd ad
vance agriculture by regulating In#
■ale and purltv of comtweri Sr fer
111) era.
T<> amend tn act to yegutarte tha
practice of pharmaey-*nd; iho com
f'->Mtion, bran tins poeeeeeton, dtapena
n* and Bale of drtigr, '»**ieon and
naci-otlcs. ,
Providing for ildMtllm ff Cjrnmlt
icnt of mlmrs under aeventnau vats
mi sisiune mas
»t see for ce •talg
nt i tultentl-H#*! _
kifltatle homo# Mi l
ws
yttpnd updqy
jv.* uln cim,wiS»og«! When they
tin and cannot w» m»t «» JoUi sl
thetq to hg release! on pr-»
I'i-tituai appointment of nrtbetiaq
a«4 outlining their 4i "
fi.'tra ap'd outlining their duM<>»
1 o amend the code In ref-Trh. ■ to
natriage within certain: degiv.er pro
iibitsd.
Tc authorise the hoard of super
l*ora of tthe ppunty of FrgakUn,
a, to s*U or to make such contract
OOOlflBltlRMlt Of B CUUI It jllffV 0t
tloo.
To Bioko on appropriation tt pro
vide for the erection of a tablet «
Patrick Henry.
To authorise turnpike oompantoi
and other corporation# own inf turn
pike# to make chance# In the align -
ment of turnpike# and to validate
chances heretofore made.
To require the State Board of Agri
culture to provide for the manufac
ture and distribution or serum rot
the prevention and treatment of hoc
cholera.
To provide help for deetltute per
sona bitten by mad dogs.
To require the State Board of Agri
culture to provide for the manufac
ture and distribution of serum tor
the prevention snd treatment of hoc
cholera.
Providing funds to help maintain
indigent consumptives at the Cataw
ba Sanatorium.
To amend the Code in reference to
injury to hired horse or vehicle b>
reckless riding, driving, etc.
To amend the Code In relation to
liens on crops for advances to farm
ers.
To amend the Code In relation to
fighting cocks, dogs, etc.
To amend the Code In relation to
hauling seines or setting traps in the
waters of Accomae and Northamp
ton.
.Providing, for jhe registration oi
pharmacists who own and operate
drug stores and pharmacies In tow.is
and cities of Virginia which are ai
vlded and separated from other towns
or cities in adjoining States by the
State line, and who are residents of
Virginia, and lawfully registered as
pharmacists, and who own and oper
ate drug stores or pharmacies in me
adjoining towns or cities of such ad
joining States.
To provide for the conttnuanoe of
1 the commission to devise a stable
method for \ha maintenance, man
agement and expansion ef the educa
tional ImVtutlons of the State.
To amend the Code in relation to
lists of property, and so forth, de
linquent for fates.
To amend the law as to the re
it urns to be made by banks for pnr
poses of tassllos.-—
To prescribe certain regulations for
those desiring to enter upon the prac
tice of medicine.
To fix the law in regard to assess
ment for municipal improvements.
To provide how Ihe brokerage tax
shall he paid.
To amend the law aa to weight!
and measures.
To fix the law in regard to changes
fn charters..
To fix the law as to lists of deed*
, to be made by eertatn officers.
To amend the law as to tbs dul'ea
-of boards of supervisors. —
POLICE ARE CONVINCED
MISSING GIRL ELOPEO
I Declare Daughter of New York
Millionaire Went off in Car
nage.
UKKWUUU, N. J, March 1*.—
While the parents of mining Helen
Bloodgood resent the suggestion that
she may have eloped, the police, after
searching closely all of the territory
| adjacent to this place, declare this is
| a possibility. They sac that, while
j the girl had no clothing when she
i escaped, a carriage was seen near the
place the morning she disappeared,
and they think she went away in it.
William Bloodgood. the father, says
the police theory is foolish. He still
Insists his daughter wandered off
while mentally unbalanced
WRIT OP CERTIORARI
IN THE m.h CASE
Application will be made t6 the
j United States Supreme Court for a
, writ of certiorari to the United States
1 Circuit Court of Appeals by the ap
| pellants in the case of Frank D. Zell,
I J. W. Van Dyke and others against
! the Norfolk and Southern Railway
! Company and others, which was af
firmed Friday by the Circuit Court of
Appeals. A certified transcript of
the record in this case Is now be
! ing prepared, and will shortly be
forwarded to Washington.
WIDOW OF “UNCLE umr
OIES IN JACKSONVILLE
Intelligence was received here Sat
urday of the death in Jacksonville,
Fla., of Mrs. J. B. .Laurens, widow ot
the beloved "Uncle Larry,” founder
of the Ros<^jd Society.
The news of the death of Mrs.
Laurens came as a great surprise to
her lrlends here and In Ashland,
where the family home was main
tained until last fall. She was oil
a visit to her only daughter, Mrs.
Dabney /Pearce, (whose Health has
not been good of 'late.
Mbs. Laurens, a woman of superior
mind and ensiRy and universally be
loved was a Miss Cooke, of Kina
and Queen bounty. She was married
In l*6« to AUncle Larry.” to ths
su<f|(*s <|l ^vhose great work aha
contributed very largely. She la sur
vived by he* (laughter and three
spns, Henry ,of Philadelphia; Charles,
of Washington, and Robert.
Ths body will be brought to Ityeh
mond and be taken to Ashland for
Interment In the Duncan Memorial
church yard, where the hueband and
two eons of deceased ere burled. Mrs.
Laurent was about 74 years old.
ASPHAS1A VICTIM
FOUND IN NEW YDRK
NSW YORK, March 11.—A wall,
dressed young woman, answering In
many respects tha description of Mis*
Halen Uloodgood, tha young halram
who dlaappaared from the home of
L>eatle R. Port In Lakewood, N. J„
early Wedneaday morning, waa picked
up wandering on the Merrtok read
In Queena early to-day. She waa fin
able to tell anything about heraelf
an dwaa Beamingly Insane.
The young woman was hurried to
the Kings county hospital, where the
doctors declare aha la suffering front
aaphasla.
That the girl was not Mlsa-flloed.
good was definitely determined, when
John W.'MacDonald, a* Brooklyn,
Identified her as his daughttr, Anna.
She had bean In the habit of wander
ing from home, It was said.
^ Appeal Granted.
The United States Circuit Court Of
Appeals hae granted an appeal to the
Supreme Court of the United States
In the case of the Powhatan Coal and
Coke Company against the Norfolk
and Western railway, Papon are
npw being prepared and a certified
transcript of the record will be trans
muted to Washington.
M»r *W Hookworm.
Congress Is said to well ns wit*
Its work. It Is certainly amusing Just
how much can he done ’la two dr
three hours a day U you wlU ealr
keep on the Job,—Savannah Press
Little Personal Jottings Told
of Washington Men and Events
* *
Dr. L. 0. Howard Sworn Enemy of House Fly—-Soldiers to Play
at War—An Unlucky Office—Remitiscenea of Gen. Shields.
-Seth’s BWlock Buns Dime to Earth.
WASHINGTON, March #2.—This
promise* to be a sad year (or the
housefly. The Depattmeat of Agrloul
ture la planning to inaugurate a coun
try-wide oruaade against him as soon
as spring opens. Hundreds of scien
tist* aided by all the laborers, all
the Ill-smelling druse and chemi
cal*. and all the cruel screens and
mechanical killers that can be press
ed Into service, win make a con
certed attack upon the familiar pest
(or the purpose ot driving him out
o( existence.
t>r. V. O. Howard, head of the
Bureau of Entomology, who la to
be commander-in-chief of the Fly
Annihilation Army, told some of his
plans for the campaign to the House
Committee on Expenditures in the
Department of Agriculture. The first
big gun of the war will be flred In
the country districts where fhe files
In the past have been allowed to
multltply without molestation by tbs
farmer. A special farmers' bulletin
Is new being prepared by the bureau
which will not only give valuable
fly-ktlUag recipe*, but will also dis
play in their horrid color* the various
diseases that are apread by the dy.
During his testimony before the
committee, Dr. Howard urged tlti
congressmen to consider the im
portance of a law for protecting the
country ft-om the Introduction of
foreign Insect and parasite pests that
reach us on plant and nursery stock.
Of the seventeen serious tree and
vegetable parasites that are now
costing the farmers of this coun
try millions of dollars annually, he
said, more than half had been lm
taii moths are among the most de
structive of these foreigners. Dr.
Howard said that the T'ntted States
was the only country of Importance
in the world that made no effort
to protect Us orchards end crop# by
a rigid quarantine at Its ports.
The American Civic Association Is
also in the fly exterminating busi
ness. It has organised a campaign
of education which will be under
the direction of Edward Hatch, Jr.,
of New York. As a part of lta pro
paganda. the association has prepar
ed a miniUer of motion picture Dims
showing how flies breed In fllth and
then carry the germs of disease into
the homes of the people, tt Is plan
ned to have the pictures displayed
In the flve-cent theatres throughout
the country.
Will Play at War.
Practically the entire military
strength of the nation will be under
arms and "playing at war" during
1 the months of July. August and Sep
tember, according to the plans of the
War Department for the Joint
maneuvers of the regular army and
the militia to he held at ten big
camps of instruction. The war pro
gram, ss just announced, will place
every regular command In the coun
try In the field and only property
guards will be left at the different
army posts. The regular forces In
every military distrlat. Including
every man of the service will he
mobltsed with the militia from the
contiguous State* and the ctt%en sol
diery will be Instructed In all the
field duties of the soldier.
At evesy camp the regular* from
the military district la which the camp
Is situated will remain in th* field for
on* month and th* militia oommands
will artwii two weeks of instruction.
The — are expected to aro**e
popular Interest Is the military arm of
the government.
Ofle* la Cilacky.
The death of RepreeetUaUre Jam**
Brack Perkin* etnphaaiae* the fact that
a strange fat# ntni to be pursuing
the chairmanship of the Kona# Foreign
Affair* CoaattfM
The A rat victim waa BapreaejxU
ttve Rohan Hitt, of IUinoia, probably
the moat famous ohalrman the Foreign
Affair* ever had, who died aome aaven
or eight year* ago. Hitt. In an un
fortunate moment, decided to run for
the vise-presidential nomination, mad*
the race for the prime, and died of a
broken heart toon after hia defeat
Following him the chairmanship
fell to the lot of Representative
“Birdie’* Adams, of Penney tv an la.
Adams committee suicide, supposedly
on account of financial reverses.
The ohalrman'a shoes then felt to
Robert Cousins, of Iowa, who for a;
number of yuan was one of the recog
nised Isadora of the congressional
younger set- Cousins, soon after suc
ceeding Adams, felled In health and
Now, fourthly,
an. Re;
Vermom
member
Perkins Is #trick
Id
retired from congress.
‘ ‘ -rMr. P
,tlv# D
is rani
tee end will n^uralfy succeed.
prssentatlve David Foster, of
it, Is the ranking Republican
■ of the Foreign Affairs Commit
Some members are wondertpg
whether Foster may not hesitate to
accept the place In view of the rather
terrifying history that the honor bears.
As he Is a very energetic, matter of
fact New Englander and about the
last man on the floor to he swayed
by superstitious fears. It Is dollars to
pennies that he wilt take the place,
if the speaker offers It to him. n
' * 2s* '"
likewise the
hts grave at the
eminent.
This remarkable man, James
Shields, also served with distinction as
SwvT-s s* wus
tbs House and has Just boon re com
Whoa a bill gets along that fgr ov»r
the legislative eon res the ohaaoee are
all In favor of Ita Anal passage.
That ha was a natural bora fighter
was Indicated when Bhelld*, as a boy
at Dungannon, Ireland, where He was
horn In Ilia, tried te fight a dura
with an Baglleh soldier, a veteraa of
Waterloo. Atone In a
rs,
*nd . .
and frequency,
not work. They stopped to pick the
flints so they would give out
but before that hod boon done
discovered them and stoppt
fight. The oauas of the mar duel
was that Shields had called the vet
eran a Her in connection with pome
eulogistic remarkj of the latter oh the
freinda,
military
when
as St
a ttrne
-J?3a“ ™,
credited by the editor to uneoto m4
acknowledged by the latter, Condos
MM, JU)d the other two wegp written
s jra srsvsfsn*?
ridiculed his mrhm and his alleged
egotism and attacked his otfidW re
cord.
SheUds wrote to Uaeola asking a
retraction, and the latter refused to
answer on the ground that Shields'
note conveyed a menace. Shields dis
avowed any Intention of menae'ns
Lincoln, but the latter stll dclndeleeei
Lincoln, but the latter still declined
to withdraw the chargee made in the
"Rebecca” letter unices Shields would
first withdraw his first note.
Shields sent a challenge to Lincoln
by General Woodstde. Lincoln accept
ed and named as the weapons broad
swords. Dueling was forbidden In Il
linois, and so the parties, with their
seconds, Started for Missouri. Mean
t’me frlejtds were engaged la efforts
to bring shout peace, and they finally
succeeded before the party reached
the fighting grounds. Lincoln wrote
a letter withdrawing the charges and
Shields accepted It with satisfaction.
Losing His Truto.
"Every lime 1 get a Icier newdayt
from a professed patriot or a philan
thropist, I immediately want to dlf
beneath the surface to discover Just
how many dollars and cents he la go
ing Jo make if his echeme goes
through. 1 am not nearly as trustlns
as I used to be."
Representative Henry 8. Boutell. o<
Chicago, -made this confaaaloa while
discussing the tariff with a friend.
'The tariff,” he continued, "was tnj
means t>r opening my eyes ta a goad
bit of human nature that I had not
met before. I am now convinced that
there Is more pure, unadulterated self
ishness represented In the tariff than
In any oa|w branch or feature of our
government.
"As a member of the Ways aM
Means Committee I attended the Ions
series of hearings preceding the fram
ing of the tariff bill, and It would
have done your heart good te Notes
to the long sermons on virtue, fait
play, and the Golden Rule that were
read to u# by gentlemen who came
to urge the lowering or this schedule
the raising of that, or the abolition ol
another. Take the subject of denatur
ed aleohol. for Instance. As soon a*
It was brought to the fore we began
to get a perfect avalanche wf pro
test* from temperance societies, anti
saloon leaguers and white ribboned
Sgslnst the idea of allowing this pro
duct to be manufactured at ail. The
temperance people wrote, sent reso
lutions by the peck, end cams on to
Washington In person to Impress their
objections against this terrible de
natured alcohol. We wore seauesd
that if we allowed it to be made with
out the' ta* we would create whole
armies of wretched drunkards and
otild have upon our consciences the
tears and broken hearts of cities full
of widows and orphans The assur
ances of scientists and exports that
the denaturel alcohol could not be i
as a beverage and therefore would not
possibly make any drunkards, seemed
to have no effect upon the cm Mil >1%
They knew better.
“At last the secret came out Whoa
we turned down* the tsiaperaaee
arguments as being groundless, a as*
crowd of anti-denatured alcohol peo
ple appeared on the eoene. The wood
Ifiteohei - * - • - - - -
Sol makers swooped down oa gp
demanded that we protect the*
monopoly by refraining from pttfag
denatured alcohol oa the free QIC
They had been pushing the temper
ance people forward to fight Udr
battle for them.
"It was much the same story te
many other lines, and after sttttaff
th rough those hearing, I am tempted
to smile very broadly whan T “
any one get up and talk about the
tariff as a patriotic or benevolent In
stttulon. The man who does the
talking usually measures Its pa
triotism and benevolence by what It
will do for him.”
bad to maka a abort but hurrtad
by train on official baataaaa. At
station whero ba boardad tba train
a*ent bad laft btt offica to go to
nor. «o tba dapnty oauld Sot bi
ttokat and bad to pay a aaah i
Thla ooat him Myhty-two oaaba Vb
aa tba tlebat Would bu»acoat <
aavaatytwo eanta Tba auditor 1
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