The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-05-08
VI. A. JONES
A FARMER
Talks OF Tomatoes Preferably
to Politics.
THE SENATORIAL RACE
Too Soon to Prophesy as to Its Out
come, Says the Congressman from
First District-CampbelI Case
Discussed-Many Patents.
THE SENATORIAL RACE
Times Dispatch Bureau.
i No. 1l17 G Street. N, W.,

Congressman William A. Jones, OF the
First District, was In Washington to-
day. When asked by Tho Times Dispatch
correspondent about the political situa-
ton In Virginia, he replied II know moro
about raising tomatoes than do about
politics. I have been setting out tomato
plants for weeks and have gotten to DO
an expert In that line. l was helping
my gardener few days ago. He said
that he knew how to set them out. said
'all right, you take row and will
take one and we will see whose grow
best Next morning mine were do
Ing hne and his were all wilted down.
PLANTING TREES.
IT have also been planting trees. guess
I have planted thousand OF various
kinds. While other farmers are cutting
away their timber, have been planting
more. It Will be valuable before many
years; as it is getting scarcer every
year"
but what about politics." he was ask
ed. ooh have been down on the outside.
strip, as my district was once styled. and
I have not heard much mention OF tho
subject My people are prospecting, they
are improving their farms and do not
have much time TO talk politics..
When asked what he thought OF the sem
atorial race. he said that he didn't know
what was going to be done along that
line. that he had received no intimation
as to what Montague proposes to DO in
the matter. II do not know what am
going to do myself he added.
THE CAMPBELL CASE.
Mr.. Jones did not wish to DO quoted
on the Campbell case. saying that ne
was on friendly terms with the Amnersl
iudg. and that there was no occasion for
nm to take one side or the other IN
the controversy. He said, though that the
temperance people are watching the out
come and that they will give the fellow
who votes to retain Campbell as Judge
of Amherst county the time OF his IRE
to get back to the Legislature. Al TINS
farmer OF Loudoun county, passed by, and
oyerhearing the remark, said: Yes. that
Ia RI Eht, II Ford doesn't vote to remove
Campbell, the people OF Loudoun Will,
when the times comes. vote to remove
him (Ford)."
Mr.. Jones said that sentiment IN his
county and district had not yet taten
n,f11c Client shape to make any statement
as to who they favored for the Presi-
dency. att is not likely however. he
added. that they will be for Cleveland
and scarcely more likely that they Will
be for Bryan
Mr.. Jones will return to Fredericksburg
tonight where competitive examlna-
ton was in progress to-day to determine
who should represent the Naval Academy
at Annapolis from the First District
SWANSON IN TOWN.
Az was noted IN this mornings Times
Dispatch, Representative Swanson, OF the
Fifth District, Is in Washington for
week on business. He discussed his prop
able candidacy for the Governorship
freely with The Times-D Dispatch CORE
spondent It may be said that he expects
to be In the race. and that he will an
nounce the fact when the proper time
comes. s94
PATENTS ISSUED.
The Patent Office Is being worked 70
Its limit In the great demand Tor letters
patent on new Inventions Virginians and
tcrth carolinians have furnished their
share OF the work to keep the employees
of the Office busy.
Reginald "A. Fessenden, OF Fortress Mon
roe, has re-entered the ranks of the IN
ventors in wireless telegraphy, the recent
discoveries In which have opened up one
OF the widest fields yet opened In the
limo OF invention. He has within the past
week been granted three letters patent
on improvements In wireless telegraphy.
Tho descriptions of the improvements are
SO full of scientific terms that 1t Is diff
cult for the uninitiated to understand
them at all II
"a. A TRACE HOLDER.
Robert C.. Barnes. Of sunbury, N. g..
has invented trace holder, whose object
is to hold the traces on draft horses away
from their sides and prevent rubbing In
his application for patent he says OF
1t:
'uThis invention relates generally to
trace holders particularly adapted for
heavy draft harness, and the object of
the present invention is to provide a
tlhce holder which Will hold the traces
in place and prevent their rubbing against
the sides OF the horse. and another object
- n rntr pllida In connection
With the trace holders, whereby the hold
or is held in its proper position and the
reins are also held In their proper rela-
tive position"
Michael T, Cahill. Of Lynchburs, has
been granted a patent on an Improved
crowbar. of which he says:
l"My Invention relates to new, and use
full improvements In crowbars. and Its
object is to provide an attachment which
Is adjustably secured thereto and which
is SO constructed as to readily engage a
Hereunder and serve as fulcrum for the
bar. The Invention consists In providing
crowbar having series of apertures
therein, one of which Is adapted to re-
ceiye pin, which extends through the
forked end of plate. which IL provided
with sharpened Tugs or projections, at the
opposite end"
Stop DEVICE FoR KNITTING MA
CHIMES.
Arthur T.. Patterson OF Albemarle. n,
c., has Invented stop device for knit
ting machines. of which he says;
"Nry Invention relates to that class Of
devices known as electric stop motions
for knitting machines or devices con-
trolled by electro-nagnetic mechanism
and circuits which automatically stop the
operation of the knitting machine whenl-
ever the yarn breaks or too much slack
occurs from a failure Of the tension de-
vices to work properly, My invention
consists ofa slmpls, set OF Of attachments.
applied to any ordinary knitting machine
without any special alteration Of or In
Jury to the same,
RUFUS ~. Brooks, of Portsmouth. has
invented q new vehicle tire, Of which
he SAYS
"My invention relates to vehicle tires
metal. and the general object Is to OBJ
tain the very desirable characteristics Of
pneumatic tires without their disadyan-
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