The Richmond Virginian., April 22, 1910, CITY EDITION, Page 2, Image 2

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LEINS V. P. I.
" Ur. liurnugt'r Not Ap
p pointmeot <>u Oirm*gie Foun
dation for Two ^ oars.
CHANGES in the hoard
Probable That Four Members
Will Retire This Summer and
Others He Named.
(Special to The Richmond V!?s-* an *
BLACKSbUita. va Arrn 2?.—
f President Barring’ r returned trom
Rli hmond yesterday, »nd. at the re- ,
quest i«r The Vtratnian'r correspond- - (
act. gave out the follow Ing statement
■There Is no truth In the rumor j
that I have eat any time at which i |
will retire trom the presidency of the
V. P. 1. 1 would not he eligible for
appointment on the Carnegie tounda
tion before It 12.”
g l»r. Barringer would not make an)
comment on the findings of the buaru.
elther with reference to the majority
or minority report. The almost un
animoos sentiment of the people of
the community, the bustnee* men am.
others who Jive In Blacksburg, as well
as private citizens, io that the major- ■
lt> report i:. a felt end open itate
ment of condition* a.” they exist her*
and they, as well as the members <>! 1
the faculty, express the earnest hope
thin ihe. V I'_ i.- may a-w tea Iwt Alote
aim Ur. Barringer l» permitted to
H parry on the rmrli thiri-h—*^-trite**.
a work that. In the opinion of those
who have dally opportunity to observe
the workings of V. P. !., is atdy and
aanely done. This ha* been the senti
ment here, published reports to the
contrary, since the welfare eommlt
" lee began the agitation months ago
it chani.es i.\ run board
si:km quite probable
S Although the echoes of the recent
Investigation at the V V. 1 have not
yet died out. It is understood mem
bers of the welfare committee of the
Alumni At socoiation are already talk
ing of another inquiry.
=- TW* ffTT-rntier* of the alumni believe
tin board of visitors which exon
erated l>r. Paul K. Barringer of all j
blame charged In the allegations
against him was prejudiced in the1
president r favor, and promise to tile
a new set of charges during the sum
mer or before the next legislature.
on July l of the present yoar at
least two of the members of the board
who voted for dismissing the (barges
against Dr. Barringer will no longer
be connected with the V P I s af
fairs Two others may cease to he
identttied with it* administration.
The terms of Attorney Harry M.
Smith. Charles «». Kiser. Peyton F.
St. Clair and J. S. Mutgrave will ex
pire on June SO. All were appoint
ed b> the Governor. Mr. Smith an .
Mr. Kiser have announced their In
tention of requesting Governor Mann
not to reappoint them. It I* under
. stood Mr. Muegrave and Senator St.
§ Clair wlU make a similar request.
Senator St. Clair is almost certain to
leave the board, because he Is promi
nently identified with H. C. Stuart's
H campaign for Congress in > the Ninth
district, and will not have the time
to devote to the V p. I. hoard meet
ings.
With these four men <>!T the board,
leaving &x others, two of whom sign
ed the minority report against Dr
Barringer, the members of thi alum
ni antagonistic to Pr. Barringer be
lieve they can establish his culpabil
ity of the charges they have been
Working up against hint almost since
fea day he took ofllt ■
NATION MOURNS
FOR MARK TUN
<i 'unMruK.fi from First l*age.)
nor
I *hall
attempt
write
new
m
m
pfe
ir
for th<‘ world i*
no more books
work "
The a coon* partying smile was one
of amiable sadness Tils cheeks were
hollow and furrowed, and hi* g.iit
was shuttling and uncertain, an If tired
almost unto death.
The next (lay. 12 hours before her
Untimely (bath. his daughter Jean
made public this statement ut the in
stance oi her lather.
‘‘I hear the newspapers say I am
dying The charge la not true. I
would do no such thing at m.v time
of life. I am behaving as well as
1 can. Merry Christmas to every
body.”
How merry' was his Christmas is
known throughout a sympathising
universe. The hand of late, always,
inedru table, dealt It* crueleat blow
to the kindest, gentlest of men.
The hour hand had true led hut
once around the clock before the
daughter—his confidant, companion
and amanuensis—waa found dead In
her bath at their country home.
“Stormtleld.” Iteddlng, Conn Her
last act had been the preparation of
a mammoth Christmas tree.
The shock which transformed the
Christmas symbols into a bier—the
shrine of his last earthly Idol—al
most completed the wreck made pos
.'■■■Jtthlc -by the ravages of Um<.
. . Becail-i-t.-k Che- at(He-ftCr-ftt rtf the pre
vious evening which mocked the ru
mor* of his death, the author ven
tured. pitifully, that '.•’the punishment
Is more- than the act merited,” »ml
Settled back into a client, stoic con
flict with hi* burst grief. That his
health drcjfped gradually from this
cmW* no be doubt*, and Mark Twain
himself did n -t deny It.
‘In 1X35. while there ware less than
a million white inhabitant* In the
great empire west of the Mississippi.
It
Samuel I.ar.ghorr.e Clemens was horn,
•ft was November 30. ami the scene
of hU nativity was a humble cabin at
_ Florida, Jlu.. which al that tinn
. marked the extreme frlng. of frontier
settlement. Ills parent* were John
Marshall Clem* ns. of Virginia, and hi*
good wife, who was Jane l.amldon. o!
, ^Kentucky
The father wa* a- lineal (b-S'endant
of Gregory C* intent, one of the three
• Judges who (oltderr.ned to death
i/Charles I. Clement, excepted from the
genera! amnesty following the resto
ration. lost his head in consequence.
-Jne laanhtojnr forbeate nrov.
with Daniel Boone on the "dark am.
bloody ground"—the ncepe of her
birth 2D year* after the building ol
the first log cabin within the prer
confinct' oi that commonwealth.
DM in the State famous a* a hot
•ttae of feminine beauty Jane I-art) r>
la» am< known ae one of the most
Itlful and brilliant belles of her
.(hh-'Mluaghada -Sritate •—— -
"Between Ih-*ert ami Sown.”
Clement's parent*, victim* of the
wander! urt. left their small property
JUMctngton for a new* home at
j», < n the Cumberland rlvtr.
dpgnnaaafe- Next they tra\eled to
' passing «t. j*oulK. then a city
Vkya/.a,- y> . *'* '
Diamond Wedding
Are really the most prized of all
offerings, not only from their in-;
trinsic value, but ticca use diamond
jewelry when properly -mounted
outlasts all others. In our display
we have many superb designs of I
rare beauty and of original com-1
ccption and we guarantee our t
goods to lie hand made, insuring
the safetv of the stones.
OPTICIAN
Glasses Fitted Correctly.
J. S. James,
7th and Main Streets.
Reliable Accounts Solicited.
f 10.000 souls. for what seemed to
hem a land of brighter promise. They
ottled at Florida, a hamlet, described I _
rim author m later rears as “the • p
ettiemenj that Just divides the desert i ^
rcm the town.’’ 1,
It was there that the future Mark .
Pwaln was born, and here it was also o
hat he first encountered that caprJ- I r
•lous fate. Which at the age of three p
cars i •retold the anomalies of hi* 1
iip^r t
His father, an absent-minded soul— )i
vary of the scant opportunities Hi- n
or fled by hi* surrounding*—migrated t
rom Florida without thought of the | J
ittle human baggage who laughed and j *
•ooed in the delightful occupation of j fc
mud-pie baking In the sun-bathed j t
farden. oblivious to the disappearance j I
• f the household cavalcade across tne j
iky line. Two or three hours later air
-elatlce found the complacent young* j*
iter, overtook the parents on the!”
wagon road to Hannibal, and remind
ad them in no uncertain terms of the |
Jonr.c'tuc-iiCCS of such carelessno ; j
Who knows but this incident was the:
turning point In little Samuel s life— j
the influence that set in motion that:,
remorseless ’pendulum of fate?
The father served for some years ,
as magistrate in Hannibal, was elect- •
*d county Judge, but died in 184? •
without assuming office. His death ,
marked the end of the ymuth’s syste- ]
matte education, which had previous- j
ly been indifferent, owing to his tin- • i
certain health.
A brother’s print shop became hi* 1
high school. At Intervals, shortly
after he was twelve years old, he edit- i
ed the little newspaper to the amatte
m< nt of the subscribers and th« dis
comfiture of the elder brother, whose
responsibility as publisher bore the
brunt of Hostile complaints against
the "personal journalism” 6f the juve
niles
fished From River.
Time and again in leisure hours i.lU’
hoy was fished out of the river al
most drowned, but the fond mother,
out of her utter confidence in his
future, would remark each time. ”ii !
is no matter, One who is born to j
be hanged is surely safe in the water.”
Strtcki *i with a sudden fit of in
herlted wanderlust, young Clemens
disappeared from Hannibal 1n By
this time he was accounted a fit itin
erant typesetter. By dint of hard
work and the saving of money for:
traveling expenses he saw the world's
fair at New York and visited all the
• artern cities, but was finally com
pelled. by financial stress, to seek cover
near home.
At Keokuk he apprenticed himself |
to Captain Blxhy to learn the Infinite
mysteries of steamboat piloting. Those j
wa re the (lavs w hen the wheelmen of !
Mississippi river packets were ac
counted print'd. Their dress was at
once the joy nml perplexity of the;
river towns. They carried guns and j
fought their way by a singular code of
honor up and down the mystic river, l
famed for Its capricious habit tit!
changing beds over night, in "Tom
Sawyer." "Huckleberry Finn," “1’ud- i
din' Head Wilwon,” and Life on the
Mississippi," which came froni his pen
In later years, every Incident of this j
vanishing estate le dwelt upon loving
ly.
In the midst of this phase of hln j
career the civil was declared, and!
born of alavi—holding parents, the j
youth piloted hts boat through the i
blockades to the north and Joined the
Confederate army. Thlr army ex
‘ portent e lasted two weeks, when he
resigned, assigning the cause to “ln
capacitv by fatigue through persistent ]
retreating ”
Returning to lfannlb&l he Joined
his brother. < trlon. who had accepted
the appointment us first secretary of
the new terr ury of Nevada. Samuel
accepted the private secretaryship,
which ids brother explained was "a
good job, with nothing to do and no
salary.'
At Virginia City young Clemens
' amused himself by w riting letters to
the Vii-ginu City Territorial Enter
prise. and v. as finally engaged ns legis
lative eoi respondent at Carson City.
:To the, ICters he first signed the
> tiHttir ",V1m ( Twain.' which he adopt
‘ ed from the old Mississippi river term
for a two-li ihom sounding.
One .f hi. barbed lterary shafts
"truck n ' itul spot in the emotions
• f Fltlto" I lrd of the Virginia I'ninn.
The latter propori d a duel as n salve
to his In1 -. Colt's revolvers being
the on'., available weapons. Twain
(night of the proponed dueling
grounds for practice, expending an
enormous amount or ammunition and
hlficg everything but the mark. At
thi appointed hour of the meeting
Mark was taking n last practice shot
v. bi n a luekb *s bird collided with a
random bullet. Raird, from afar off.
. r»w the decapitated bird iii Its fall to
the ground, arid loi-t no time making
the apologies necessary to the aban
donment of the duel.
The authorities, however, were not
satisfied, and determined to make an
example of thore who broke the law
forbidding fh« acceptance of a duel
challenge. Ak h result, Mark Twain
anil the cote pirntr.rc - re hurtled
;;cr* oi the Is rdf r Into California.
Hlr First "3coop."
Tiring of his bcrlh as city editor of
the Sen Fmrcisco call. Murk Twain
penetrated the Kfi rrr.s (n search of gold,
hut. being Inapt cs a prospector, he
sailed for Hawaii nf c rrespondent of
fits Sacra nunto Union, arriving Just In
Fr.ie to report the sensational burning
rf the dipper Hornet, which was Ills
first r al •* ■('p."
After a six-ire utbs' stay he returned
to Calif' rt i i, ami Joined the Quaker
;.(■.<(.( .(„•,(.c.f,.i,,n to the tteiy Lena aa
‘ r* j.*n ■■"c.tative of Alta California. f)n
this, one of tlte first personally conduct
ed wi rid tour*. Mark Twain obtained
Ihe material which found its way Into
"Innocents Abroad”—his first r< al In
troduction to the world-of literature.
Another faliful Influence upon his life
was furnished bj Hie Quaker City eg
MARK TWAIN, HIS FRIEND THE PIPE
AND HIS COUNTRY HOME STORMFIELD
oiirslon through his meeting Miss Olivia
fT.~L«n>dr*n. n( -Elmira.--N-.—V- Ift—
they were married, and throughout one I
of tho most Ideal marital relationships
recorded In history four children wore
horn to them. Langdon, n. son, came
In 1870 and died in 1*72. Susan Olivia, j
born in the latter year, lived to he 24 — I
long enough to develop extraordinary j
mental power and strength of charae- ,
ter. Two other daughters, Clara and i
Jean, were born In 1874 and 1880, re
spectively. Jean died of epilepsy In
her bath, December 24. 1909. Clara is i
the wife of Ossip Gabrllowitsch, the
Russian pianist.
At tho outset of his career ns n
man of family Mark Twain acquired
an interest In the Buffalo Express, but
soon retired t« the more remunerative *
field of free-lance literary efforts.
Henceforth Mark Twain added stead- j
lly to his international literary fame.
HIk important works nnd their date
or appearance follow:
"Roughing It," In 1871; ‘ Glided Age.
In 1873; "Torn Sawyer," In 1870;
"Sketches,” In 1877; "Tramp Abroad,"
In 180; "Prince and Pauper," In 1983;
"Life on the Mississippi," In 1883;
"Huckleberry Finn," in 1885; "Library
| of Humor." in 1888; "A Yankee In
j King Arthur's Court.” In 1889.
i He founded the publishing Arm of
I Charles L. Webster & Co. In 188 1.
which was a disastrous undertaking.
‘Through »the business depression of
* 1894 the Arm failed, and Mark Twain
at the time rated a wealthy man, as
sumed Its debts, though it swept away
his fortune and left an indebted*!*
of SI00,000, which he paid in full.
In the midst of his struggle to re
coup his fortunes fame the death of
his wife in 1905. This loss was per
haps the most serious blow of his
life. He was heartbroken and al- j
most prostrated, but laid aside his
! grief long enough to pay her this
I tribute;
His Beautiful Tribute.
"Her character and disposition j
were of the sort that not only in-1
I vites worship, but commands It.”
1 Since the death of his wife and
the marriage of his daughter. Clara,
Mark' Twain had shown the remark
able mental poise and fortitude that
seldom comes to man as a sustain
ing force.
Hit; daughter, Jean, became his sole
companion and assistant. Fntil the
time of her death they lived in the
beautiful country home, "Stormfteld,"
; near Keddlng, Conn., named after
! Captain Btormllelcl. whom Mark
Twain sent on a visit to heaven.
; This home, whose archill t lire
1 bears the Impress of Us owner’s p« r
sonallty, grew to be the mecca of
literary Idols from the four quarters
j of the globe, as well as the shrine of
I every striving student. Here came
j also’the wealthy and the poor, the
[actor and the artisan, the hunter and j
•the artist. The hospitality was In
finite and the neighbors found a wel
■ come always.
it war In the library of this homo
| on his 70th birthday that Samuel b
: Clemens interview Mark Twain for
| the enlightenment *>f his friends
throughout the world. That the pro- ,
leers was unique detracted not a whit,
j from the revelation of hts private na- j
turo. He admitted that it had been
his desire to he handsome.
"I am as 1 w as made.” said he. *
“This is a disaster which 1 cannot
help.
"Many people think I am a happy
man, but I am not; it is because my ,
I i portraits do me Justice. 1 have a
' highly organised and sensitive con-;
' dilution and an educated test** in
1 1 esthetics and I'cannot abide a ]>*>r
• trait which Is too particular. 1 <i*>
1 I the artist no harm. 1 have never
1 | done him any harm, yet he always
i exercises this wanton and malicious
' rankness upon my portrait. 1 should
' like to be drawn once before 1 reach
70 again, as I should look If t had
been made right instead of careless*
A little more than a year ago Mailt
rwiUn was criticised for smoking a
Hgar while waiting for the final cere*
m ny conferring upon him the doo
m's degree at Oxford, England. One
mom radteat than the Peal referred
to this incident us proof of Mura
ihvaln's deteriorating character.
"The doctor has the best of m«
this time.” wag the author’s amiable
reply "But he cannot attribute all
my crimes and misdemeanors l" the
exit rsdve use of tobacco. There ur*.'
ib, ut forty other causes, and tobacco
will have to bear only one-tortteth
part of the blame.11
Wore “Angel Clothes."
La ft year Mark Twain appeared :.s
guest of honor of the New York post
graduate medical school, of which h**
ivas elected nn honyrarj director. Ho
ivar. clad in his “angel clothe*." as
he termed them— a dress suit >*f
spotless white—a matchless sot'ng
for the luxuriant atlvory liair. lie
war at his best, although rar ptut
htr all* tied “six score years and ten."
"Redding was thinly settl'd when
I went there, and since l have •■*»
jagi-d Tn practice It har become fnor**
thinly settled still. This gratlllci mo
as Indicating that l am making some
imprcst-b n on the community.
“Of coarse, the practice of medi
cine and surgery in a remote yountry
has- its disadvantages, but m my case
1 am happy In * division of re
ppom'blllty. I practice n conjunc
tion, with u horde .doctor, a .sevtoq
and an undertaker. The certhbimmon
Is air-tight ant} open a mar is stricken
In i ur district escape 1b Impo -sihb*.
HI* humor *«m* to have boon
something apart from htmso'f, for no
has reiterated many times that he
was horn Inwardly serious, the hu
mor wag but the froth of hw deeper
thought- It bubbled out tn quaint,
Irresistible jfl(r*ses without e!Toc
' The character of his philosophy "as
never changed. Whether tv her
fought In the buoyant cert not- of
victory or In the resigned expecta
tion of defeat, he lias always b«en
on the same ride. He has been tng
consistent enemy of Injustice and op
pression.
The fighting spirit endur'd t. the
last. Although sadness dissolved the
humorous note in his familiar drawl,
tho author lent his voice to the cause
of woman's suffrage only two iiys be
fore the death of his daughter Jean.
In fact, it syn hrontzed his message
to the world that hts work was bone.
“A PEcrt.’ Mi GENII'S"
SAYS "I100SIEH POET"
lNDlANAl’PMS, INI).. April 23.—
"Jt ia hard to imagine Mark Twain u
dead man. He was keenly alive and.
human," 'aid Jnme* Whitcomb Itilev,
the Hootdt r poet, at hts home here
to-day.
"Mark Twain was a peculiar genius.
While si zealous st holar it was told
of him that he could not learn In*
school. He had to take the books
and dig learning from between their
covers. /
"I first met Mark Twain when I
was with HU! Xyo, about twenty years
ago tn Boston. Twain was very fond
of Nye. At a late supper one night
Twain was inti rrupted while telling a
story hv the arrival of a tclogr.fni.
After glancing at the message he ex
cused the de|a; end Unith‘-d the story
to a splendid ending. Then checking
the laughter the humortst said: ‘And
now 1 want to read you this telegram
which tells- me ihat my Invention or
h typesettb > machine has succeeded
and is in op ration for the first time
to-night.
"I think th-,t shows a trait of Mark
Twain to take things as they come,"
concluded ltlley.
ESTATE l-s TIIO¥OHT
To EXCEED $1,000,000
NEW V<ii:k, April 22.—According
li> rnemhi rs .if the firm ol Harper
& Brother:-, M irk Twain’a publishers
of lati y. nrs. the noted humorist died
ii very w.nlth man. worth probably
? l.OuO.OOO or more, even after he had
r.uerilh • <t .on great fortune to pay
the d' bts oi .i failed publishing firm
in ivhi. h !i financially interested.
"A ronah . si 1 mater—and ly no
tm in- a. on ■.If the numlior of
Mr Clenu ns' hooks that have been
pul.li t>ed iii America alone would he
in i m ceil 5,000,009 and- 5,500,000, said
a inemlier ot the Harper firm to-day.
Mr C,-mens’ works have lieen trans
lated into many tongQes; how many
we ihi not know.
It ha- in en truly said that Mark
Twain re. ived more per word for his
rturirr and lecher royalties for them
in book form than any living author.
Mr Clemens’ ineonUi was enormous
ef late year.. With a large rum of
ready money always at his command
'it i probable that such bosom frit-n.'ls
ns 11. H I.y ra assisted him In in
vttjtJr-R that money wisely and safely.
CHEAT PHILOSOPHER
SAYS MR. ROOSEVELT
PAIUS. npt’ii is.—U t# ftdth defep and
ntr.eere rraret that I learn of the death
; of Mark Twaii His position was like
that or Joe] chandler Harris, unique
rot only amor* American men of lot
ters. but throughout the literary world.
He was not only a great humorist but
a great philosopher and his writings
i form one of the ehtef assets of the
t world’s aeUlevtsuentt. df-wWeb «ra have
a right M * nation to be generally
proud.
Simple Funeral Services.
NEW YORK. April H-..Final ar
rangements for brief funeral services
for the late Samuel B. Clemens were
completed to-day by his secretary. A.
B. Paine, and friends In this t Ity. The
body will res ji this city tot morrow
afternoon and be taken to the brick
church, at Fifth avenue and Thirty
tcvcnth street. There will be no pall
bearers. and, although the services
will be brief and simple, they will be
public.
l>r. Henry Van Dyc-ke, pastor and
one of the closest friends of the dead
author, will make a short address. He
said to-day that he did not consider
the lime appropriate for elaborate
tribute.
The body will be taken to the for
mer home of the author In Elmira
,V. V., and after a service at the home
of Genera! Ganglion, burial will be lr
the Twain family lot there, llecauec
of the elaborate memorial service;
planned to be held here in a week 01
ten days, the actual funeral service!
will be as simple as possible.
There will be no reservations at the
church here except for the famlllj
and cloest friends of the dead.
“Greatest Until Humorist."
WASHINGTON. I>. (’., April 112.—-Sam
uel G. Blythe, probably the best knowt
of tile magazine humorists of the pres
ent day. had the following to say abou
Twa in:
"Mark Twain was the greatest liv
ing American humorist when he wa
alive and he Is the greatest dead Amer
ican humorist now that he Is dead."
tf
BROWNSVILLE" CAPTAIN
SLATED FOR RETIREMENT
| Officer incapacitated for Scrvici
By Shot from Discharged
Negro Trooper.
! WAsnttKtrroN. tj r.; ‘April 22.
\n ( i ho ol the Brownsville riot I
found in the orders issued to-da:
front the War Department dltectlni
! Captain Edirar A. Maeklin. Twenty
j fifth infantry, to proceed to Ills horn
preparatory to his being retired
Maeklin commanded one of the thre
! companies of the battalion of th
i Tivi nty-fifth infantry stationed a
port i'.n.wn. when the soldiers ar
! alleged to have shot tip the town o
' Brownsville.
Alter the discharge of the mer
Mat kiln was summoned to his doo
to see a negro believed to have beei
j one of Jhe men discharged from hi
I company. The negro rhot the captali
through the brent t. Maeklin was ii
.the hospital fir months, and thougl
the wound healed his health wa
I shattered and almost ever since tha
i night he ha: been under treatmen
! of the surgeons.
Yon May Have Troubli
with your fuel. Whv not buy the kin
bt “ * - --
that burns? Our Wood cut any Icngt
to suit. We are in business to pleas
everybody.
Wr handle the original North Carolin
. Wood, and all kinds of Puri Coal . , N
trash. "Try us onee.
Phone, Madison 6913.
North Carolina Wood and Coal Co
827 Brook Avenue,
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of Tailored Suits
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A whole page of talk, comment, and description would not
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as a one-minute examination of the
Suits. It is our intention, then, to
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bulletin, and emphasise our recommen
dation as to the quality of the goods,
the character of the styles, and the
values at the extraordianry sale.
$15, $20, $25 and $30
_,_Suits,
Saturday,
$9.95
and
$14.50
They come in a large variety of the
newest fashioned models, all strictly
man tailored and lined with superior
linings. We are also offering our entire
stock of Women’s Spring Suits at big
reductions. If you anticipate buying a
spring suit, now is the time to get a
real bargain.
F. L. MANDLOVE, Manager.
ra THOMTLESS'
Toady's Indignation Aroused When
Asked If She Can Head
or Write.
•'Arp you white or 4!arl1’ madam
A thoughtless enumerator, working ,
in the vicinity of Oak wood, asked this ,
question or a lady In the course of his ,
rounds Thursday and brought down j
a storm of indignation upon his head. ,
j The census man had merely pro- ,
I pounded the question in going down
j the usual list, and he was absent- j
i minded enough to put the query point
I blank, without using a particle of die
j cretlon or Judgment.
"I beg your pardon." he aald. apolo
i geticallv, realising his predicament.
1 and it was only with much persuasion
, that he Induced the lady to answer
the remaining questions on the slip.
Another nose counter, working In
the same neighborhood, excited the
i wrath of a lady becatrw he asked if 1
she could road or white. In this In
stance he was ordered out of the ]
house, and It is likely that he wtl
allow the lady several days for her
Indignation to subside before return
I tug for the rert of the Information.
Might Scut of Children.
A negro couple residing in the north
, end has been found with eight seta |
of children, each having been mar- i
ried four times, with no divorces to
their credit. Supervisor Moore re
gards this as perhaps the most un
usual bit of information which his
men have yet gathered.
One of the Church Hill enumera
tors will carry off firct honors for
rapid work. In three days he cleaneu
! up his district, getting 1,243 names.
II At 2 1-2 cents a name he earned
$31.12, or an average of $10.37 a day.
Milks for Transients
! Individual census slips will be left
j at all the hotels in Richmond and
other places throughout Supervisor
j Moore's district Saturday night to be
, filled out by transient guests. The
slips are intended for the transients
| registering Saturday night. All dls
| trlcts in Virginia have selected dlf
; ferent nights for this work, so that
the transients may be duplicated as
« little as possible.
Regular guests at hotels are being,
• t-listed Just as the occupant of board-;
tng house or residence.
At the rate in which enumerators
iare gathering data- Supervisor Moor»
• feels confident that everything will be.
51 cleared up in Richmond on schedule'
' j time, April 30.
PRESENT ORDINANCE
ii TO INCREASE SPEED
j' One U) be Offered UndeT Which
!! Autos and Other Vehicles May
I Go Twenty Miles an Hour.
i Three Council committees will meet
( Friday night—those on Ordinance),
t Charter and Reform. Cemeteries and
Finance.
Principal Interest tvltl c.mter in the
meettng or the first named co> vtrlt
tee, however, as an ordinance wilt be
introduced Increasing t'ue speed limit
within the city limits rrom eight mites
to twenty, and a number of automo
bile owners are ejtnocttd to appear
in favor of it. tiring their milueate
to procure favorable rseomtnendatlon
to the Council’.
Once, before the general body, th$
Richmond A UtomoblTe Ae»*eiatbm wH*
do all In its power t.o bring about ite
pannage, as a large number of auto
mobMe owners, who have recently
beep arrested ar* d led for speed
ing, have declared that it is Impos
sible for high-pficed cars to keep
within the limit/ and that t onsenuent
•*jr the law most be rsvlssd.
,i ... ■ ::, & i-laetfrtfcr
TO 1 BOYCOTT
>ahor Men Will Photograph All
Who Patronize Cleveland
Baseball Park.
CLEVELAND. O.. April SI
he new American 1 .vague Park opens
lore this afternoon, if present plan*
>f labor loaonra are carried out. m*»«
rig picture camera* commanding all
[ates will be In operation. A replro
luction of even- person purrhaelng a
teket and entering will be taken.
T'nion labor has boycotted the park,
rho unions allege that non-unton
abor was utilised to the exclusion of
irganUed workers In building the
stands. Fines ar« to be levied by
heir organisations on union men at*
lending the games, and the moving
pictures will be utilised to detect tha
.ulprlts.
None of the big local politician*
vouM officiate in "pitching the first
Dali.” so President Han Johnson will
be pressed Into service. To aid the
bib's light against the union, many
'open chop” factories will close down
vnd their employes are expected to
swell the crowd at the opening.
Cy Young. In his twenty-first year
r>f professional ball, is to pitch for
the Naps, and Easterly will catch.
Wlllet and Stannge will be Detroit's
battery.
HAVE WEATHER DIHKAl
M CAPITOL IQCAth
Work on the kiosk or sub-waather
bureau provided for by tha last Leg
islature. was bsgun In the Capitol
square Thursday morning, when the
foundation wits dug and preparation*
made for laying the granolithic blocks
with which thp little building will be
constructed.
The kiosk will be finished the first of
next week. It will be Identical to
those In the largest cities of the coun
try.
(Sped:
POC
To Reeelee Hair Co as mss* lea.
dal to The lllolunond Virginian.)
OCAIIONTAS, VA., April S2.- '
Sunday, April 24th, tha Csamit,
Class of St. Elisabeth’s church will I
celve their first holy communHtn. M
will begin at 9 o'clock Instead of tha
regular hour of 10 o'clock. During th*
Mass the St. Elisabeth’s choir Will stag
J. Welgands Mass, composed in honor
of the Immaculate conception, aocom
pa riled by the Pocahontas Symphony
Club Orchestra.
At the offertory of tha Mas* Mr. Atts
"* wilnttni"
J
King; Tenors, Mr. Josaph_ Btu
ttn J. King, w
l. BaroCTE.
will sing th# “O
The choir IS
the following: Sopranos. Miss Alice
Dennen and Mrs. R Sohanny; Alto, Miss
Mary-- -- . . . .
poUky and Christie Dennen; Basso.
Austin J. King.
The following are those -Who will re
ceive their first holy communion: Jos
eph Marrlnaok, Frank Vanto. Austin
King, John Marrlnack. Joe Boray, Jos
eph Daugherty, John Btupoleky, An
drew Suppae, Anna Droxytk, Margurlte
Today and- Mary Laabo.
OSTEOPATHY FREE
I will give you thine treat- ^
menta free. If not benefited,
it will be useless to continue.
All chronic diseases treatad.
Medicine furnished wh
nwCTaayy. - . 4
lOO fefrta fitaonf