Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 36, Number 256, 23 July 1911 — Page 8

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THE K1CIIMOKD PALLADIU31 AND SUN-TELEGRAM, SUNDAY JULY 23, 1911.

GOOD ROADS MAN GIVES OPIIIIOII OF

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HIGHWAYS

C. Jefferson Davis, Organizer of Traveling Men's Good Roads Association, Tells of the Movement.

(Continued from Page One.) roadis a continuous chain of ruts and holes with the old trees cut down and embankments and steep pits in their place. The traction lines were allowed to do this and the same was done on the strip between Richmond and Indianapolis. Dut the Rebellion is on and we who realize the benefits and necessity of having good roads are adding many recruits to our now great army of Good Road advocates and I believe in the next few years we shall have the finest roadways, highways, transcontinental roads and avenues of travel obtalnable-r-and I want to say emphatically, we advocates won't ceaBe until this is accomplished.

TARIFF TANGLE TO BE FACEDMOiA? Situation in the Senate Regarding Legislation Is as Yet Uncertain.

. Washington, July 22. The senate on Monday will plunge into a general tariff discussion. What the outcome will be is as problematical today as It was a month ago. The senate knows it is pledged to vote on the Democratic bill revising the wool schedule next Thursday and on the bill passed by the house enlarging the farmers' free list on August 1. Strenuous efforts to reach some sort of agreement seemed to be out of the quesetlon. There Is still every reason to believe the Democratic bill revising the wool schedule will be voted down, because both the regular Republicans tnd the insurgent Republicans are opposed to it. The question about which everybody is in doubt is whether the Democrats will support the bill Senator LaFollette has offered revising the wool schedule. If they do this the till will be passed, for practically all the insurgent senators intend to vote for it. As already announced in these dispatches, many of the Democrats arc still unwilling to say that they will vote for this bill of Republican crlgln. Free List Stands Some Show Apparently, the farmers' free list bll stands some show of getting through the senate. The tariff situation will be further complicated within the next ten days or two weeks by the passage of a bill by the house revising the cotton schedule. This cotton revision bill is to be considereed at a Democratic caucus to be held next Tuesday afternoon and if it is approved It will go to the house on Wednesday. The house Democrats are showing no disposition to agree to an adjournment until the senate acts on all the important bills the house has sent over. The Democratic leaders in the house are now wrestling with the question as to whether ttey shall advise the house to accept the drastic bill for publicity to campaign contributions passed by the Benate. They said today they expected to make up their minds on this question early next week. The resolution for a constitutional amendment for the direct election of senators is still tied up in conference and the indications are that it will stay there. A canvass of the Democratic senators completed this afternoon by minority senators who understood the work, found eighteen who say they will never vote for the La Follette wool bill. If these Democrats hold firm to the end there will be no general tariff legislation at the session. Desires to See Charges. Floyd W. Robinson, who was dismissed as an analyst in the bureau of chemistry, agricultural department, "for the good of the service," has made a demand for a congressional investigation. He has also formally demanded of Secretary Wilson that he receive copies of any charges against him that may be on file in the department. Senator William Alden Smith, of Michigan, is insisting that the department shall give Robinson a hearing. Robinson asserts that his dismissal was In direct violation of the civil servive law. He was a civil service employe, and yet tne civil service commission approved his dismissal without asking whether any charges had been preferred against him. It seems altogether likely that the dismissal of this export will lead to an investigation of the commission. It is now well understood that no formal charges against Robinson are on file in the agricultural department. He was dismissed simply because he had refused to accept the decision of the Remsen board that benzoate of soda Is not deleterious.

At the Chauffeurs' Schoot. "Now, sir,' said the examiner, "suppose you were climbing a steep bill and your power should suddenly give out and the car begin to slide backward in the direction of a precipice. What would you do first V "I'd yell for an ambulance and telegraph my wife where to find my accident Insurance policy,' said the pupil Harper's Weekly.

The Scrap Book

Corrected. They've added a new story to the many about Nat Goodwin since that eminent actor was subjected to cruel and unusual punishment by the court In forbidding him to marry ngnln in New York state. It is related that be was receutly in a game of poker with Robert Ililllard. Mr. Milliard raised. Mr. Goodwin raised back. Mr. nillinrd raised buck. Mr. Goodwin raised back. Mr. Ililllard called. "What have you. Nat?" asked Mr. Hilliard. "I have four queens," said Mr. Goodwin. "Wrong." said Mr. nilHard. "You hod four queens. Nat" Cincinnati Times-Star.

CHOLERA SCARE It! HEW YORKREHEVVED By the Death of a Spanish Sailer in a Hospital Was Ninth Victim.

Expectation. O thou arch-cheat, with bright Illusion shod. Thou shameless herald of fictitious Joy. l''ull many an hour my trusting heart did toy With thy delusive hopra. deceltfu' g-od! And many a mile with thee I fondly trod. Expecting rich delight from promise broad. But now X know thee for a lying boy And swear thou ahalt not any more annoy My dally peace nor con lure In my breast Bweet hopes und fancies that can nevr be Converted Into fair reality. Bo get thee gone, false Imp. and let me rest. Content to wait unmoved and patiently, 81 nee Joy a we look for least oft prove the best. U E. F. Barry.

The Moat Worthy One. The late Archbishop H.vhii of Philadelphia v.iis a diplomat of the first order and was possessed of a full share of Celt A' wit and kindly humor. Before the Catholic Standard mid the Catholic Th"! were combined to form one piiblicnMou there were keen rivalry and much contivversy between their proprietors and renders ns to whieb was the more truly representative Roman Catholic organ in Philadelphia. Each sought eagerly to pain the official Indorsement of the n.Vbbishop. On one occasion a prominent layman tried to trap him into a statement as to which of the two publications he preferred. "Well. I will clre you ray o.-fnlon." said the archbishop deliberately. "It Is certain that the Stnndard is far ahead of the times, and It is equally certain that the Times is much above the Standard; therefore I prefer to regard as most worthy the one which is thus proved to be superior."

(National News Association) New York, July 22. The cholera scare, which had been considerably abated as a result of the declaration by Federal and state authorities that they had the plague prractically under control here, was renewed today when the disease claimed its ninth victim in the port of New York and a Spanish sailor, taken to Bellevue hospital two days ago from the lower-east side, was found to be suffering from genuine Asiatic cholera. The ninth death occurred at Swinburne Island isolation hospital, the victim being Demetrio Anagnoston, aged 17. He was a steerage passenger on the steamer Moltke, which has been detained with its passengers since the vessel arrived here. The patient at Bellevue hospital found to be suffering from the disease is Manuel Bermudez. As a result of the fact that he was taken from a seamen's boarding house of the eas-t side,, the health officials fear that the plague may break out in the congested section of the city. Bermudez arrived here from South America, where no cholera cases have hitherto been reported. An examination of his blood today by chief health inspector Hubbard caused the latter to make the following report: "It is a well developed case of Asiatic cholera." The patient has been placed in an isolated ward, with two nurses and

itwo physicians in attendance. All other attendants are barred from the room.

HEW COAL CONTRACT With County Landed by the Harsh Company. Despite the fact little effort was manifested on the part of the coal dealers to secure the contract for supplying the county with coal during the coming season, the county commissioners yesterday contracted with the A. Harsh Coal and Supply company for four hundred tons at sev

enteen cents less per ton than the price charged last year. During the preceeding season, which run from about October 1, 1310, to May 15, 1911, and which was one of the longest heating periods in the history of the county, the court house bill amounted to over a thousand dollars. The Harsh company agrees to furnish 400 tons this year at $2.95 per ton. Pocohontas run of mine is the variety to be supplied. Mather Eros, aws the only other firm to attempt to $3.20 per ton for unscreened coal and $3.30 for the screened coal. Last year the coal was supplied at $3.12 per ton. Of course the acceptance of the Harsh company's bid is conditional upon the approval of engineer John Darnell. Mather Bros, and the A. Harsh company were the only bidders for the contract at the jail. The former secured the contract, agreeing to supply rrfty tons at ?3.85 per ton. The bid of the other company was $4 pr ton. In case either fifty tons at the jail or four hundred tons at the court house are not sufficient, the bidders agreed to furnish as much as was needed in addition at the contract price.

YOUNG HUSBAND IS HELD mmm Prominent Richmond, Va., Man Is Suspected of Having Killed His Wife.

HE WAS PERSECUTED By Cortelyou, St. Louis Publisher Testifies.

SUIT ON ACCOUNT AGAINST CAMPFIELD

Hi Huga Sense of Humor. Uncle Joe Cannon's capacity for tempering his wrath with humor, even wheu he is wrathy. prompted one con gressmnn to remark: "In every walk of life a sense of humor is a help and a blessing. At the same time even this may exist in excess. I. for my part, shouldn't care to have so great a sense of humor as a British soldier 1 once heard about. Thia soldier was ordered to be Hogged During the flogging he laughed continually. The lash was laid ou ull the harder, but the rain of blows only seemed to increase his delight. "'What are you laughing at?' the sergeant finally asked "'Why. the soldier chuckled. Tm the wrong man.' "

City Statistics

Deaths and Funerals. CONNER The funeral of Ruth Conner, the daughter of Mrs. Florence Conner Cole of Indianapolis, will be held at Earlham cemetery on Monday morning at 10:30 o'clock. Friends are requested to meet at the cemetery.

tOORE Joseph Moore, aged 74, died last evening at 7 o'clock at the home of his son, Frank Moore, 2200 North E street. The funeral will be held on Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the North A Street Friends' Meeting hous At 1:30 o'clock services will be held at the home of the son. Interment will be in Ridge cemetery two miles east of the city. The friends may call Sunday afternoon and evening. Marriage License. Vandall Muha, Richmond, 24, laborer, arid Anna Houyak, Richmond, IS, housework.

Charging that E. M. Campfield has been in arrears on an account since March 1U07, the Jeltes Strck and company of Grand Rapids, furniture and fixture dealers, yterday filed suit in the Wayne circuit court against the former contractor, demanding judgment in the sum of $4,000. The complaining company avers that when Campfield was engaged in carrying out his contract for the construction of a large library and high school building in Ann Arbor, Mich., he contracted with the company for the furniture and fixtures at $4600. He paid $1647.80 on the account, it is alleged in the complaint, but the remaining $2942.40 of the principal re

mains unpaid as well as the acrued interest at 6 per cent per annum and i attorneys fees, it is stated.

(National News Association) Richmond, Va., July 22. With Henry Clay Batatis, jr., under arrest on the charge of killing his wife of a year, and his second cousin, Paul Beattis held as a material witness, the inquest into the sensational case was resumed today by Coroner Loving. The arrest of the young husband was caused by the story told by his cousin, who asserted that he bought a shotgun for H. C. Beattie, jr., last Saturday, only three days before Mrs. Beattie was shot to death in Midlothian turnpike and her husband sped five mles into town with the sped five miles into town with the been shot to death and he himself wounded by an apparent maniac in the struggle that folowed. All the wealth of young Harry Beattic's father will be used to clear his son. Able lawyers have been retained. The story of the cousin who is said to have attempted to commit suicide after accusing his cousin, will be vigorously combatted. Paul is now in the last stages of consumption. He is a street car conductor and the social difference between the two cousins is wide. The young husband is calm under the accusation, though public senti-

' ment is steadily growing against him

as a result of the testimony given to Beulah Binford as to their liason. She declared that Beattie was with her the night before the murder though he had advised her not to return to Richmond from Norfolk. There is every indication that another arrest will be made and the person arrested will be charged with having actually done the shooting, with the knowledge and consent of Henry C. Beatatie. Beulah Binford has admitted that she declared that if she believed it would do Beattie any good she "would swear that she had shot and killed the man's wife.'

A Hard Case. "Percy Frencn tld me on one ores slon." says Mr. Ramsay Colics in hi. book. "In Castle anil Courthouse," "that he was staying In the country at a house where the landlady professed to give bed and hoard for 'jr shillings a week. '1 assure yon.' said Freud) gravely. '1 was there n weeL before 1 discovered which was the bed and which Wits the board.'" A Concurrent Opinion. Hon. John C. Bell, attorney general of Pennsylvania, tells the following story : In many of the interior counties of Pennsylvania there are lay judges who assist the law Judges In disusing of mtceltanous cases. Several years ago there wns introduced into the legis lature a biU to abolish the ofllce of lay judge. Judge Blank, himself a lay judge, appeared before the seuate Judiciary committee at Hnrrlsburg. which was considering the matter. Ills argument was this: "There is before your august body a bill toobol isb the office of lay judge. 1 am in favor of its passage. For ten years I have been a lay Judge myself, sitting day by day with n Judge learned in the law. But he d all the work, and 1 have no show. In all these years I hare only once ben asked for a concurrent opinion, und that was last week, when, after listening to two lawyers argue an equity case for three days, my colleague turned to me and said, 'Judge, don't these gol durned long winded lawyers give you a pain? "Metropolitan Magazine. Improving on Horsepower. In Venezuela many years ago a Wealthy agriculturist was appointed minister of marine. Being a bard worker, he asked at once for partlcn lore of the Beet. The secretary brought him particulars about the only warship. The details gave length, tonnage and horsepower. At this last the mln Ister stopped the secretary and bade him write down quickly an order to the chief of customs. "Take out these 120 horses at once, and I will send yon irood mules in their places." explaining that mules were much more economical both as regards food and ability to whstnnd fii

SUIT WITH DRAWN

Joseph A. Greenstreet, who brought suit on account, demanding the appointment of a receiver for the Charter Oak Handle and Lumber company, a foreign corporation, doing business in Missouri and Arkansas, and in which several Richmond people are interested, has withdrawn his complaint from the circuit court. The difficulties have been adjudicated out of court. The complainant alleged the

company was mismanaged.

STATESMEN. The great d ff'fnce between the rcil sta'esman and the pretender is that the cne sees into the future, while the other regards only the presert ; the one livrs by tne day and acts on expediency; the other acts on enduring principles and for immortality. Burke.

A Deadlock.' "Burton's marriage with that heiress will never come off." "Why not?" "She won't marry him till he's paid oil his debrs. and be can't pay bis debts till she marries him." London Telegraph.

The term blue Monday was derived from a custom prevalent in the six teenth century of decorating the churches in Europe with blue colors on the Monday before Lent. The fash ion of making a holiday of this particular Monday, especially for those whose vocations compelled them to work on Sunday, was subsequently transferred to all Mondays. Excesses produced by the celebration resulted in stringent enactments on the subject, and finally the custom was abolished. One tradition has it that the name originated from the Monday holiday revels, which generally left blue marks upon the faces of quarrelsome persons. New York Telegram.

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HERE'S TO ALL who want a good temperance drink that is not insipid. Try our ginger ale and you'll get all the refreshment and pleasure there is in a glass of champagne without either the expense or "a morning after." Our root beer is fine too. You can't know how good such a drink can be unless you try a bottle of ours. Foster Bottling Works Mfgrs. of Ginger Ale, Orange Cider, Soda Water and Bromo-Hygeia Phone 2191 118 N. 7th street

Now this is just to remind you that this great sale of ours closes next Saturday night. And we want to put it up to you just as strong as we can !hat if you let it pass by without taking advantage of the wonderful savings that it offers you that you're really missing something. When you can buy the kind of footwear we offer you at reductions of from 20 to 75 ; when you can save from 50c to $3 on a single pair of shoes ; when every pair of these shoes is backed by an unqualified guarantee ; when such as this is true, then it's your opportunity. Six more days of remarkable shoe bargains. FELTMAN'S 724 Main St.

(National News Association) Washington, July 22. Telling the house committee investigating the posteffice department that he had "lost millions through the persecution of former postmaster-general George B. Cortelyou," E. G. Lewis president of the Lewis Publishing company, of St. Louis, today told a sensational story of the six years controversy between the department and his company. At one point in his testimony, Mr. Lewis referred to other persons who could substantiate some of his state

ments. "Will you have these witnesses summoned?" asked a member of the committee. Mr. Lewis replied: "1 will be glad to have the mhere, but I will be frank with the committee. Several years ago I was worth between two and three million dollars. Since the action of the post office department, my property has been swept away, the company is in the hands of a receiver and I had to borrow money to come to Washington. I am unable to pay the expenses of witnesses, and if they come they will have to come at the expense of the committee."

Mr. Lewis told how his publications had been debarred from the second

class privileges.

"In 1905," said Mr. Lewis, "Postoffice inspectors came to St. Louis

and almost forcibly took control of the Lewis plant. The intimidated employes, ransacked files and took charge of the establishment. "We were treated as though we were criminals," said Mr. Lewis. "They locked up the office at night and pasted a seal over the door. My employees had to wait each morning to get into their work, as the inspectors had taken forcible possession of the keys." Former third assistant postmaster general Edwin C. Madden, now an attorney for the Lewis concern, has testified that these acts were done under the direction of Postmaster-General Cortelyou and that Cortelyou had taken the Lewis matter out of bis hands.

TEN INCREASES MADE In Assessment of Property Valuations.

Though county auditor has not made a complete summary of the work of the county board of' review at Us session this year, a general estimate of the work done is given. Perhaps seventy-five complaints were, heard, most of the number being in regard to the assessment of city property. There are about ten Instances wherein the board increased the assessments, the increases ranging from $40 to $2000. All increases were on city property. The number of reductions made was greater and ranging in amount from $10 to $1&00. In nearly every case the reductions were on Richmond property, there being two in Jefferson township, one in A binston township, one in Center township and six in Wayne township out-' side of Richmond. The board in either making increases or reductions did so to eqaulize the value of property assessed with that of like property which surrounded it and equally as valuable on the market.

Weehawken. - Weehawken springs from the word weachln. in the Delaware Indian, tongue, implying "maiae lauds.'4

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A Good Place to Trade

4 Rooms Complete for $164.75

Outfit for the Outfit for the Sitting Room Dining Room $41.75 839.00

Outfit for the Outfit for the , Chamber Kitchen ' $43.25 $39.75

Solid, polished oak, round extension Dining Table, 6-foot length, regular $12

value, only $9.98; others $10.90, $12.98, $17.75 and up. CHINA CLOSETS $18.50 China Closets, golden oak, for $15.98 $19.50 China Closets, golden oak, for $16.75 $21.50 China Closets, golden oak, for $18.25 $1.50 Oak Dining Chairs, now $1.20 $2.50 Oak Dining Chairs, now $1.98 $3.00 Leather Dining Chairs, now $2.40 $4.00 Early English Oak Dining Chairs, now . . . .$3.20 We cheerfully extend the courtesy of a charge account to any responsible person.

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