Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 36, Number 130, 19 March 1911 — Page 2

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THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM AND SL"XTELEGRAM, SUNDAY, 31 ARCH 19, 1911.

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"TALE OF CITIES

WOriDERFUL STORY

Census Shows 'That - During'

the Past Decade Farms Have Languished.

BY RODERICK CLIFFORD. Washington. March 10. Many rntarkalile 'tribute to the wondTf"l Itrowth of tho fnltril State is captained in the censim of 1910.

Never Iimm a comparison been no In vfrucllve as In the istudy of the ha amazing figures spreadinK over successive drcade. Tlio I'nltcd -States is growlni faster thiin ever before. T!ie "tale of th cities" In a wonderful story. Tho farms have languishfl, while ti.e title have absorbed the yoniiR hlod of the rurul districts. There are now fifty cltb-a in tho Vnlted State.' having a population of more than 100,00 Th! combined w u lit Ion of these fifty municipalitlU 2O,r.03,047. T is means that nearly 25 per cent. 'of the entire population if the nation Is now living under conditions rhlch are cither metropolitan, cr approximate tho metropolitan rate of existence. In 1900 the game Cities had a combined population of

15.190.375, and In ix0 1 MTo.Sfit. In . . .. . . t . mi . . . '

tally doubled. Love for Luxuries. The philosopher of population arCue that not only, dots the growth of the cities emphatdze the trend away from agricultural and towards manufacture, .but it indicates an increasing love of luxury, creative com fort, Minusetnent and the Increasing ranku of tho so-called "parasitic classes" at the exiense of the producing classes. The honors for having shown the highest rate of growth among the cities of considerable size has been awshowed the phenomenal Increase of 215 Mr cent during' the past decade. In that erlod It 'developed from a city of distinctly minor rank having onl UMI5. In 1900 to one of the great It Ira of the south. It now has a poillation of 132.X5. Mcsrcely second to Illrmlngham In growth were lxs Angeles and Seattle, the former showing mi lncreaseof 211 per cent, and the latter 101 iter ecnt. The most marvelous atory told by t ie census Is the amazing growth of the Pacific coast.- With the exception of a few sporadic cases cities in other sections of the country have shown

a normal rate of Increase, the period of "mushroom" growth having passed; but the far west has, apparently, Just entered upon the golden period of, development. Despite tha catastrophe of 19n, Snn Francisco, ahows the substantial Increase of 22 per cent, and U now a city tt 4 141.912 people. Her ulster municipality, Oakland vies with lita Angeles anU', 8attl In rapid

growth, snowing 124. per eel it' for the decade. It now contains .i50,174 inhabitants. Portland. Ore sen. Increased at the rate of 120 pet cent. It is now the fourth city of , the Pacific coast, having a populatlo a of 207,217, Spokane which grew at tho rate of 13 per cent durinj? the past decade, has a population of 108,34 7 and is one of the most progressive :ities of the coast. Growth In the E ast Tne larger eastern citl es averaged about 20 per cent Increase t during the past ten yeara. New Yor k being the ono shining exception X this rule. Tho wonderful yrowtli of the metropols needs no corrnicnt at t'iis time. Iu tho middle weit. CIcvelt mil and Detroit made the biggest gaius. According to official Iruv8 of tho

census bureau, the ten largest ciiiedj

the world are Tanked in, the following order. London. New "York, Paris, Tolt'o, Chicago, B-lin, Vienna. St. Peteisburg. Philadelphia and Moscow. The l-'nited State Is the only nation with three cities en this list, and Russia the onJy nation: with two. The fact that tl te urban movement in the United States is not waning, but piobably a i. tnanent feature of our national life, is Indicated in many ways. Of tho 175 1 irgest citlen in the country, 120 show a greater increase In the I& st decade than In tho period of 1K90-1900, and" S7 also show a higher iercent:ge or Inci Vase. The bureau of ce nsus is authority for the statement that fuMy one-third

of tho cities of 23.0C 0 awJ over show

an Increase of more than 50 per cent in the jiast decade. 'Of the northern cities, aJmut one-fift h sl.iow such an increase; of the sout lero cities, about two-fifths; and of te far western cities, about three fourths. Of the 22 cities which more t hati double their population in the sarpe period, ten are in the west, eight in the south and lour In the north.

QUOTED SCRIPTURE TO THE LEGISLATURE Governor Colquitt's Special Message Causes Considerable Comment.

PLAN. PROGRAM FOR IIEXTJHAUTAUOUA Judge A. Z. Blair of Adams County, Ohio, Will Deliver an Address.

MEN LOOK ON.; LET WOMAN SA VE CHILD Wllke Barre, Penn., March 18. By plunging Into the icyf waters of a large pond ear her home, Mrs. James Kearney, of Urownfown, near here, save A the life of her sixvyear-old nephew, Dank'I Kearney, while a crowd of men and ..boy s' looked on and cheered her. The boy, with several others, was skating on the pond wh-en the ice broke and he fell in. Several boys and men tried to reach him, but the ice broke, beneath, them and they got off barely in time to avoid being thrown into the water. ! Mrs. Kearney, attracted by the shouts of the crowd, ran' to the pond. Without hesitation Bhe jumped Into the water, swam to the boy, who by this time was unconscious and pulled him back to whore' the Ice was solid. The boy was revived some time afterward.

(Palladium Special)

San Antonio, Texas. March IS. ! Considerable comment both favorable j and humorous has swept over Texas on account of the fact that Governor'

Colquitt quoted scripture to the legislature in a special message to that

body recently just previous to its adjournment. Public opinion of course is divided In estimating the capacity of the recent legislative body.) Some take the position that it did 1 as well as could be expected under the' circumstances, while others declare' that it would take much careful reading of the scriptures to make it val-j uable to the state of Texas. Hut up-! on the whole much new legislation U the result. Particularly did it give attention to the road laws which will assist in extending a system of good roads which has been begun In many parts of the state. Irrigation, too. : came In for a share of attention, and the bounty bill for wolf scalps meets the approval of stockmen in all parts of the 6tate. While it is true that

Texas might have a legislature broader in its conception of things and less inclined to air individual grievances, it might also be possible to elect a body of men to both houses that would do more real harm to the state at large. Now that adjournment has been takeh the people of the state will give their attention to the grea developmnt undertakings which are attracting so much attention of investors and homeseekers both north and east.

AMERICAN BOXERS OFF FOR ENGLAND

(American News Service) New York, March 18. Sitting in their luxurious quarters in ' the first cabin of the White Star liner Adriatic as she puffed down the bay today, Frank Moran, the heavyweight, Willy Lewis and Sammy Smith discussed their plans for annexing a little foreign cash to their bankrolls. Under the management of Dan McKetrick, the trio will take part in a number of bouts in London. Moran has been matched with Bombardier Wells and Porky Flynn; Smith will meet Mat Wills and Johnny Somers and Lewis la scheduled to go the pace with Gunner Gunther, Jimmy Clabby and Harry Lewis. Joe Jeannette sails in about a week and will try to arrange a match with the winner of the Langford McVey scrap on the 24th.

At the meeting of the program committee of tne Richmond Chautauqua association on Saturday afternoon the only business accomplished was to report that a contract had been closed whereby Judge A. Z. Blair of Adams county, Ohio, who became famous as a result of the election vote contest in that county, would be the principal speaker on the closing Sunday afternoon of the Chautauqua. It was expected to have made public the program, but as there are a few numbers yet to be filled, this necessarily will be delayed a few days. The estimated cost of the program is in the neighborhood of $2,900, just a little heavier than In the past year or so. The program will include twenty big numbers, twenty concerts or so, and a number of minor numbers, making all told about seventy-five numbers' during the eighth annual Chautauqua assembly, which will be held In Glen Miller park on August 20 to September 3. The county institute which will be held in connection with the assembly as heretofore, will have an exceptionally strong program. The institute work will be taken up in the morning for five days during the week following the first Sunday. Leon H. Vincent of Boston, Mass., and former state superintendent of instruction Fassett A. Cotton, now president of the Wisconsin state normal will give lectures each day during the institute. Both are known as leading educators in the United States.

LARGE ELK BANDS

E LAVA BEDS

RANG

Oregon Game Laws So Rigid the Animals Are Now on the Increase.

FADS DECLARED VALUABLE TO SOCIETY

Chicago, March 18. Dean Vincent, who is professor of sociology and who soon will become president of the University of Minnesota, thinks fashion is valuable to society. "Fashion is a 'dragnet' for ability," Professor Vincent says in an article on "The Rivals of Social Groups," in the American Journal of Sociology, just published by the University of Chicago press. "It aids the group in search for capable and inventive individuals. A fashion or fad spreads through a national group; scores of thousands take up kodaking or motor, ing; hundreds are thus discovered who contribute new elements to the art of photography and to mechanical skill. Fashion is a wasteful method, but so, for that matter, is the spawning , of fish."

(American News Service) Portland, Ore.. March IS That big

bands of elk and deer are ranging in the lava beds south of Klamath Falls near the California line is the news brought to that city by Deputy Game Warden John A. Smith, who found herds of 75 and 100 animals browsing in that lonely region. He expects to return and try to photograph the elk and also the bands of mule tail deer that winter there. The elk are given rigid protection by the game laws and are increasing in numbers each year. The Klamath basin is the home of probably the biggest herds in the state and the setting aside of the lava beds as a government reserve, as is now being urged upon President Taft, will make them the retreat of great numbers of these wild animas where they will be kept from extinction. The elk are found to be quite tame, Mr. Smith approaching to within 40 yards of them before they went scampering away over the hills. They have so large an extent of country of their own and are so safeguarded from attack that they do not fear human beings. The setting aside of the tava beds will, it is believed, result in preserving the mule tail deer, for otherwise it is feared that they will soon become extinct. It is estimated there are about 2,000 of these deer In the Btate now andthey are divided between Harney and Klamath counties. The Harney county feeding grounds cannot well be patrolled and for this reason the mule tails will make their last stand in the lava beds of Klamath county. If their feeding grounds are enclosed within the reserve, It Is expected they will increase in numbers as have the elk.

CROPS TOTAL VALUE OVER$100,000,000 Season in Northwest Most Successful in History of the District.

Windmill Signals In Holland. In certain parts of Holland births, marriages and deaths are frequently announced by the windmills. When miller gets married he stops the mill with the arms of the wheel in an oblique position and the saihs unfurled. Ills friends and guests often do likewise with their mills in token of the ceremony. To indicate a blrtb the wheel is stopped with the arms In a slanting poslUon. but at a more acute angle than for a marriage, and with the two upper sails unfurled. Should a miller die, the sails of his mill arc all unfurled and the wheel is turned round until the arms assume an upright cross, In which position they are left until after the funeral has taken place.

Sjxkanc, Wash., March IS. Grain and hay ranchers. orchardistB and truck gardeners all over the inland empire are looking forward this season to the largest crops in the history of the district, which means that the total market value of the cereals, grasses, vegetables and fruits will be a matter of more than $100,000,000. It is estimated by growers that of this

amount fully $15,000,000 will be their share from the apple crop alone. j Spring seeding and plowing is under way In the southern parts of the district and it Is expected to begin work soon in the northern counties. No wheat is reported frozen out anywhere In the district, nor has there been any serious damage in the peach belts. In fact. United States weather bureau reports show the mercury did not reach the zero point at any time during the winter. There was sufficient snow to protect fall sown grain and the thaws came at such times that the soil could absorb much of the moisture. Orchardists in the irrigated districts report there is ample water for all requirements, notwithstanding the fact that thousands of acres of semi-humid lands have been put under ditch during the last twelve months. The mountainous districts are full of snow, thus also assuring ample moisture in the non-irrigated belts. It is expected that several hundred thousand acres of lands will be set

tled during the year. Railway officials say more than 50,000 homeseekers will come Into the country during the next twenty days. Those who have come so far are of the better class of settlers from central and eastern states. Yest bound trains on the trans continental lines are being run in two and three sections, and it is given out at the Spokane offices that more trains could be run from points west of the Mississippi river if equip-, ment were available.

TEXAS PROUD STATE

Plays Prominent Part Clothing, the World.

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UalIaJIum Special) San Antonio, Texas, March IS Th state of Texas plays a large part lu clothing the world. Twenty per cent of the cotton supply of the globe is grown in Texas and the slate stand in the front rank in the matter ot wool producion. When it is known that less than twelve per cent of tho area of Texas Is under cultivation aud that a large part of this is devoted to corn, forage crops, and vegetables." some notion of tho state's place in the

had when the entire agricultural aroit is brought under the domain of tho plow and made to produce In poroprtion to tho land now under cultivation.

Thm Crocodile ' Pliny said the crocodile's skin "will abide any injury and not be pierced." That may have been true In his day, but it is not true now. The bullet of a heavy modern rifle will pierce the skin anywhere unless it strikes in a slanting direction. The crocodile is not as a rule hard to kill, provided one can get a good shot at it, but that is just the trouble. It has not the marvelous vitality of the shark, which will sometimes struggle furiously for an hour, although covered with apparently mortal wounds.

MAN CONFINED IN A CAGE 30 YEARS (American News Service) Waukegan, 111., March IS. A tragedy of love, sacrifice and death, that reads like a wierd Hugo novel camo . lin-K .wl.i ifhAn a Ttltltn TV ft (2

I J fl,lll lUUOJ . T HV.H ivnvii "tw filed to have George Odette declare! Insane and sent to an asylum. . Odette has been a raving maniac for thirty years. All that time he was locked like an animal in a triple barred steel cage in the garret of his mother's farmhouse and the mother nursed him and prayed incessantly that his reason would return. The vig II of three decades ended a few days ago with the death of Mrs. Odette, who was 90 years old, was found dead beside the steel cage. r Odette was a ghastly sight when tak

en In charge by the authorlUes. His

clothing was torn to shreds, he had

not been shaved in years and he re

sembled a wild animal. Odette was rendered suddenly Insane when he was shocked by an el

ectric battery, a novelty at that time.

The shock threw him to the ground

and when "picked up he was uncon.

bcIoub. He never regained his reason after the fall.

CAPITALIZATION IS INCREASED $25,00w The Richmond Underwear company located in the new factory building on North Tenth and D streets, has increased its capitalization from $100,000 to $125,000, according to notice filed with the secretary of state. The factory building which has been in progress of construction for several months has been completed and a few

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