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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-09-10
]. WAS .A3dQ0D.. JUMP
Gentleman Saves Himself from Injury
by q. Car.

ny q SdI. .t
A we'll dressed, portly gentleman. wear
Ing spectacles, had q bare escape from rom
injury by street car yesterday after-
noon about o'clock at the corner OF
tenth and Main Streets. Hc was attempts
Ing to cross the street dlagonally not OBJ
serving Main Street car No. 81, westbound,
AS he reached the middle Of the track the
car was SO close upon him that escape
seemed impossible. Realizing his perllous
position, he leaped upon the fender. alight-
Ing thereon In safety. and graspinE the
brought 1t to a stop with jerk, The
car was slowing down to stop for pas
senger, or the pedestrian would not have
been so fortunate.
The incident was witnessed by a dozen
or more people, all of whom commented
on tho close shave, hut no one knew the
gentlemans name, He himself declined
to give his name. asserting that he did not
desire publicity. and that nothing had
happened worth printing,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-09-10
INSPECT
|, SOUTHERN 3: l. II: I. R n
Corporation Commission m s on
TWO OF the Railroad Lines.
MANY CHARTERS GRANTED
M. Stuart Unable TO az With Commits.
sion, Owing 70 Ills Us wi Y 's3. illness
Corporations Granted Charters.
Social Clubs Incorporated.

rhe CORPORATION Commission yesterday
stnrted an their tour Of the proper ties
Of tho Southern Railway, which Will 5ot--
n cupv three days. Mr.. Stuart, one OF the
members was unable TO make tho trip,
owing to tho serious illness OF Mrs. Stu.
lInspital4 The other two members.
Mcssrs Crump and Fairfax, left In n spe-
5cjai cargover the Richmond and aDanvllc
line yesterday morning. accompanied BY
4 Assistant General Freight Agent James
II, Drake and Vice president A. B. An.
dtews. From this city the commission
went TO Danville4 inspecting not only tho Y,
main line to that city. but the Keys ,,IIe'
branch southwark TO the Carolina lino.
tic ana Danville division from Danviils
10 Norfolk. Thence they will go to Wash.
ington by boat and thence down the
main limo OF tho Southern from Alexan.
dria to Danvlllc. inspecting main me
and branches
CHARTERS GRANTED.
N The following charters have boen grant
Oh by the Corporation Commission ana en-
tered for record: "a Y
THE Worden Manufacturing Company.
incorporated, OF salem Va; Z. NJ. Wor-
den, president; L. C. Hansbrough, Vice
president. Capital stock from s2SpVo TO
10000. .is /.
The White Star Steam Laundry, OF
Lynchburg, incorporated,s with Floyd L.
knight. president Capital stock, Eo' ooo
to $4,000. .55
Augusta Manganese Company, incorpo'
rated OF staunton; 9. S. Rosenberger,
president. Capital stock. 5000 to {25 Oo@
Tho Byrd Telephone Company. OF Ha-
densylllo; president JOSEPH. j. Anderson
\ Capital. $500 to 5000.
4 These social clubs were chartered:
Norfolk County Pleasure Club. with
William +. Vincent, president. Capital
4 $50 10 s., 900. 3.g.
The Port Norfolk Blue socinl Club: VIII
son Brumley. president. Capital, $500 to
5000.
The Nonparell Athletic Association. In
corporated, OF Portsmouth; Joseph J.
Riley president. Capital, 800 to $500.
The Prospcro Pleasure Club incorpo-
rated aot Norfolk county; B. F. Long,
president Capital stock. $500 to $500 II
Tho Caliban Pleasure Club, Incorporated.
OF Norfolk county; Samuel L. Bridges.
president. Capital. from $500 TO s. ooo
The Riverside Athletic. Social and Lit
erary Association. Incorporated, OF Ports
mouth; Carroll X Carhart, pesident. Cap
ital, from 800 to 5000. s
The Home Social Club, Incorporated. OF
Elizabeth City county; William w. Orms :
by president. Capital, 500 to 5000
The Hampton Social Club, incorporated,
OF Hampton. Va: "A. ]. Wood, president.
Capital. SEQ to 5000. b
The Southern Railway Company has ls-
sued%u circular stating that "effective
this date, Mr.. 81 D. Gushing Is promoted
t9 signal 4nd ensneer VIZ
OF electric block signals and electric
power plants. Il
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-09-10

Williams. James Hartley, Henry Grim
nell, W. c. Armitnge. William thinner NOR
mann.
Executive Conmittee-A. ]. Montague.
p. NJ. Frye, John Murphy Jr, p. +.
Dewitt. Harry Whittet.
Manchester az Judge Ingram, Ernest
Wells, John Moore, Lee Latham, Eugene
1Ipscomb, Ben owen, William Bradley.
Robert owen w. Fl. washington c. L.
Petit ID. p. Early. w. r. Beattle.
I Iardella's band was instructed to report
al 7 O'Clock, and concert will be given
until the boat leaves at 1880. The boat
will so rain or shine, "a !ss
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-09-10
Governor Wanted in Chicago.

Governor Montague has received an In
yitation to the .ons. hundredth anniversary =
HttIngiy celebrated with interesting eyer
es ee the celebrat ion extending, from Sep
TENDER 26th to October LIST The invita-
tons are handsome specimens Of the en-
Of an Interesting event. It is not prob
able that Governor Montague will DO
able to attend the celebration. but II no
can arrange to DO 80 he VIII: He is now
absent from the city In Southside vtr-
ginia, and will probably not return before
Friday night or Saturday morning
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-09-10
Greeting From Mr.. Higgins.

Mr., John NJ Higgins. ono of the best
Ing in Italy this summer. sends a hand
some three-fold postal card to The Times
Dispatch. The card is dated Messlna,
days lays later. neneath IA a beautiful blrd's
eye Wow Of Messnn, Mr.. Higgins wrote:
with compliments and best wishes to
you ana my Richmond friends from this
historic city,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-09-10
McGuIre's University School,

It is desired to deny rumoE which,
we are Told, has been somewhat persist
q a" 'hs school hs NH e. ts hat
th1aanp hIs Usual share OF tho work in tho
school , during the approaeh!ng ses-
Son On The eomtr engs rs az addi{onnl
mora ~ t'T his time and attention than here
tofora u ~ ~ that part of the work which lie
has slways had IN special charge.
Advantage nt t6f h eppeHb5HatX s takn
o., 1oSr "a" arrangements have been par
t ia,Iu ,nnde FOR addresses before tho school
q asiyersd, pr y Yriyyia ~ professors
v my j, y. MCGUIRE, JR.,
Assoc, Primo,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-09-10
Barton Heights School,

rhe Barton Heights school will. OPEN
Monday, September l4th, at 0 O'CLOCK,
I'he nowly;appolntea principal, Mr., w 8,
Hough, viii haye charge OF tho lnterms-
school department It Is hoped that
the pupils viii register PROMPTLY and
that the session OF 10000 BIO one Of the
brightest in tho history OF tho school.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-09-10
Squire Lewis Court.

In Henrco county yesterday Squire
James r. Lewis gave q hearing 70 Cleyc
Brothers, Ollie Brothers and Clarence
Brothers on the charge OF raising dis
turbance on tho Seven Pines car line. Tho
III st-named case was dismissed and Ollie
Brothers was fined $3.50 and costs, and
Clarence IS and costs.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-09-10
Heptasophs to Meet To-. Night.

virginia Conclave. Improved Order
Hcptasophs, will hold q largely ATTENDED
many matters OF interest to Heptasophs
will be discussed.
There viii be wholesale Initiation. as
there are over fifty candidates. who VIII
b. nut through the mysteries OF this ever
popular and growing organization. and
Yearly ali the supreme officers Of the
order viii be present on this occasion.
including Supreme Archon N g.. E. Cothe n.
Samuel II. Tattersall. Of Baltimore. Nd;
Supreme Treasurer Charles Il. Ramsay,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-09-10

A meeting Of the Church Till MedIcal
Society will DO held this evening In tho
offices OF Or. w, II, Parker, No, 260l
East Broad Street, when Report OF
Cases" will be tho subject for discus
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-09-10
r,1N Negro, to, Open Big Store.

III. J. Miller, well-to.do colored man.
formerly Of Columbia. 9. e., VII N fey FEY,
people at No. seq East Broad Street, This
viii be the first department store IN the
South. it's said, which 4, Is owned ana con-
tention was attracted to Richmond by
Giles Jackson He declares further that
.ile will stick to his business and let poll
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-09-10
NAV Not Contest.

The time for filing contests. arising out
OF the recent Henrico county primary will
expire on Sunday. Up to this time no
move in this direction has been made,
and It begins to look as 1T the sue
cessful nominees for the various offices
will not DO disturbed. b.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-09-10
Had a Pleasant Trip.

Z Mr.. Thomas J. WOOD State ylce-presl-
dent for. Virginia Of National Associa-
lis lis. WIFE has Just returned from SYRIA
cuse, N. Y" after attending, tbs conven-
ton, While away they Visited WASH
ington. New, York. Thousand Islands and
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-09-10
VII, Elect Officers,

The Clay Ward ,ActIyes will hold their
annual meeting at Belydera Hall on Sat-
urday night, Inasmuch as officers for
the ensuing year are to be chosen, a full
attendance nj members Is desired,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-09-10

sLEEPLEssNEssis: ;.,i,, !, can't sleep in
Tnke Hoods Sarsaparil!a Strengthens
the Stomach and establishes that condition
in which sleep regularly comes and Is
sweet and refreSn'hs
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-09-10
Elevator Completed,

E c, Fl. Hall & CO. have just completed
Flats. and are now at work on the eleya-
tors at Murphy's Hotel Annex, The firm
does a whole lot Of work here and else
where. e. &st g ~ M 7a5i a4fF
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-09-10
Mr.. Walsh Back.

Mr.. James J. Walsh. Of this city. who
has been In Washington for several weeks
Under the treatment of several specinl-
lists. has returned. much improved IN
health,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-09-10
Contract Signed.

The contract for building the settling
basin has been signed by Messrs, Winston
& Co. contractors. The contractors gayo
q bond for $50 900. which Is about 20 per
cent OF the amount of the contract.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-09-10
Marriage Licenses

Marriage licenses wore issued yesterday
In Henrico county as follows:
Eddie Vincent and Miss Emma Pointer;
D. B. Vaughan and Miss Mary ". w.
Shark, 5E} +,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-09-10
For Insulting the Emperor.

fl'53(Byt As60C1ht6d TFrV6s. l3l lIle1 y
HALLE, PRUSSIA, September 81
7 hree men and two women have been
arrested here, charged with insulting En-
peror William. The precise nature Of
their o1enss haD not been disclosed.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-09-10

Effective September l. 1908. Mr.. Walter
Z. Frye is appointed travelling. freight
agent OF the seaboard Air Line, with
headquarters at New York.
The sun., 1903-09-02
Tom johnson and the Grand Turk

The Nem Orleans Ttmes-D Democrat,
which, warns the Democratic "reorgan-
izers" not to forget that the Democratic
party has set its face toward the morn
ing, that is, the round and shining morn
ing face of TOM JOHNSON thus sets IT'S
own face toward the morning land
The Turk should be driven from Europe, and
driven too py the United States. II provocatlon be
sutfirent"
The discretion of some OF these Bryan
ite philosophers is not less wonderful
than the zeal with which they look for
all the trouble they can find or make,
at home or abroad. In the United States
"plutocracy must be cast down and cast
out" Abroad, the Turk. who is not much
more of a plutocrat than JOBS turkey
was, must be dumped into Asia
Large orders these morning states
men are giving, If the United States,
under the direction Of these Judlclous
advisers, is TO ride abroad redresslng
human wrongs, it cannot end it, ben
ehcent efforts at Constantinople. There
are the Russians to be driven out OF Fin
land; Russians, Germans and Austrians
to be dispossessed Of their respective
hunks of the Polish swag; Germans to
be chased out of Schleswig- -Holstein;
French out of Madagascar; and so on
But philanthropy should begin at
home. As our Pelican contemporary
says, vested wrong must pay the pen
atty exacted in the name of law and
Justice Before shooing the Grand
Turk, restore the American territory of
the United States TO the descendants of
its original owners. ultimately the
people will come into their own, the
Louisiana sage tells 'ls. The Indian
people, we suppose.
The sun., 1903-09-02
Tho Correspondence Primary.

The Hon. RICHARD YATES, Governor of
Illinois, wants to be renominated. He
has determined to find out what the
Republicans of Illinois think of his ad-
ministration and his candidacy. For
that purpose he is going to send 300, 200
letters Of inquiry. A big job for stenog-
raphers and envelope writer's; but doubt
less there are plenty Of oftice-holders at
Springfield with plenty Of leisure; and
the State pays.
This usaupf the referendum by can
didate seems to promise good results IL
the voters are candid and the candidate
can bring himself to accept their YER
dict. Have | given satisfaction" the
candidate asks. If he hasn't, it is money
in his pocket and salve to his pride 70
know the fact beforehand. The CORE
spondenoe primary may have its value
for all anxious or doubt full statesmen in
office, the Hon SETH Low, for example
The sun., 1903-09-02
The British Minister Tor

Dominion. The British Minister for
Foreign Affairs asked Parliament, on
June Is, to give him "a big revolver
for use against those countries wh'ch
now persist in dumping on the United
Kingdom and refuse tariff reciprocity
arrangements. VIII he get the big
revolver?
How lively must be tine emotion with
which both tho President and MIR. BRYAN
now regret that year or two ago 'hey
did not. each, hitch his Presideh'lal
wagon to the evil of an existing treasury
surplus of more than two hundred mil
ions and TO the benefit which would
accrue to the United States by tarlh
federation with Canada, instead OF las
tening it to the trust bogey, TO labor
unions, and to hostility to those In our
prosperous land who happen to be the
owners Of loanable capital
The sun., 1903-09-02
The odds Against Shamrock

TO THE EpIToR OF THE SUN--,Sft: Your coirr-
spondent, Nv. NJ, In 10 days Sun. on the sub Jet
Of "The Odds Agains; Shamrock appears 10 be a
bit wild in his logic
II ilp u coin II must come up heads or tails
ono OF two things. The chance that II will come
up heads twice In succession Is one In four FOR
there are four possible things that It may do
come up tails tho nrst time, come up heads the
nrst tine come up tails the second tlme. or come
UP heads the second time. By the same process
OF reasoning II can be shown that the chance OF It's
coming up lcads three times in succession Is Just
one In eight
III throw a die, OF cube. which has six sides the
chance that any Side Will come W on the tn row
Is one In siI and II throw II twice, the chance
that any side will up twice is In thirty
Six ~ throw II tn rice the chance Of any sids
coming up three times ia succession Is In SIX
times SIX times six or one In 2lo w M.s- example
the roulette wheel Is really the die. for Sih goes
into thirty SIX just slI times, whereas Shamrock
is comparable TO the coin for she must lose or win
Just as the coin must come UP head or tall and her
chances OF three straight" merely as question
ofchance. Is one IN sight That 10 the mAthrmAti Teal
theory Of probabilities In this case taught me
st tho NAVAL ACADEMY,
NEW YoHE Aug 81.
The sun., 1903-09-02
LESSON OF THE PARIS UNDER.
GROUND DISASTER.
Absolute Necessity OF Building subway
Cars Entirely OF Metal.
From the Scientific America

FROM the SrtPnnHc American.
"A regards the twenty miles OF subway
that are shortly to be opened in this CITY
the risk OF suffocation due to the burning Of
a train Ia claimed to be not so great as m
the Paris subway. for the alleged reasons thai,
generally speaking. the subway lies very close
to the surface, the stations are closer together
and that the openings from the tunnel are
ample for ventilation AS matter OF tact. the
provision for ventilation throughout IN"
greater part of the road is merely that which
exists at the stations. where It consists OF moth
ing more than the stairwavs Tor the entrance
and exit of passengers. II Ia true that along
the Boulevard there are open wells. but be-
low Forty-second street the subway will hay.
TO depend upon station stairways alone for
ventilation.
Certain it is that II a fire should occur. sa y
OH Fourth avenue, or beneath Forty-seconn
street. the smoke and gases would have no
dependence would have to be placed upon
the movement Of the trains to effect It's dis
charge At the saton s anx tram. %
move in one direction as the other. y is di-
ficult to see how the much talked Of piston
tunnel atmosphere by promoting a circulation
that il viii do nothing Of the kind, and in the
but to close the particulaLI section Of q"
tunnel where it occurs to all traffic until the
Are is subdued and the smoke and gases
IL is absolutely imperative that the con
struction of the rolling stock be such that
the burning OF car or train OF cars will be
rendered impossible. The only certain war
to insure this immunity from hre Is to er-
cl,ide from the cars every particle OF imam
mable material: and this can he accomplished
satisfact orily only by building them entirely
OF metal
We are well aware that the management ~
the Intprborough Railroad Company have
stated that the new cars are to be VERY
thoroughly freproofed. and It must he %.
nitted that on paper the precautions fhr'
are to be taken in the way of inoomhusth"
Innings for the floors OF the car asbestos
protection, the use Of fireproof paint. a. )
are among the most approved methods uf
pr otecting intammable material. In the
present case, however. the risks attenda''
upon the breakdown Of this system OF fr"-
pro0fng are so frightful that 1t should Ger
tainly be abandoned in favor Of the 0nI'
absolutely sure method of 6bolshing every
particle Of wood and making the cars, from
trucks to ventilator, entirely Of metal MOI
very long ago George Westinghouse drew ~
tention 10 this quest ion OF fire risk on tunr"
roads and advocated the very lneuns OF pi"-
venting il which We now urge That the po'
was well made is proved by the fact that o."
most progressive railroad in this countrl
namely, the Pennsylvania, X already co
structing experimental all-ste"l cars Tor NJ
on its great tunnel system between NJ"
Jersey and Long Island. II is obviously i''
only thing to do for, in tn" presence of lh'-
Paris horror. what WAS formerly eHpedlel'
now becomes absolutely imperative
The sun., 1903-09-02
Ths konigmaoher Brothers

10 THE EDITOR or TBE sun sir when ! read
IN The Sun. yesterday, the story " the lawyer "
Macon, Mo, who refuses ~ wear a hat was rc.
minded Of the kOnlgmacheT brothers of Fu, -
AJguty Pa, who far many years appeared Ia
the streets " Trenton, n. j batlesS so,Elcss
and shoeess. fof The greater part Of llr yfdf
During mild weather the entire Outnt uf cIOtHlns
worn by these curious men was d hickory shirt and
a pair Of Kentucky Jean trousers. each aud II II
bald Of them that when they Srro ~ bOu.s on their
big farm they discarded even those simple garments
and weTs frequently seen plOughlng tho htlis as
Adam may have pIoughed Eden before NJ leaves
Gam1 into fashion
Many strange stories were told IN my boyhOOd
days VI ths eccentric brothers Dut tho only sthk
10y Instance VI their pcrulaflles lhat can recall
/, The TuDnlus away Of then famous white hOBr.
"JeSus CLIbt on . memorable sunday afternoon
shortly after the close Of tlr Glyll war TueH tHry
appeal red 0D the CoTnrf Of Hanover aud Gferur
NOV BIOASi street, ~ IfrDlD. aud, aitrT giving
away Lsy.ssgOn load of bread lO the puyI pro-
1ssJ.d 10 sL0s the people Of tue nltud sta.ss how
10 pay OH u. national dsDI Dy burning 81 UD IN
bond. > uAsHIs
@Ew losA, Aug, -
The sun., 1903-09-02

have not the space in which to present
it-cotton cloth, mineral oil, wheat,
-four, lumber, seeds, machinery, boots
and shoes, bicycles, typewriters, sewing
machines, hides, fruits, cheese. paper,
hams, bacon, locomotives, books, and
other items, large and small. by the
dozen. Here is widespread national
interest that reaches TO every corner OF
our country and touches almost every
body in il.
Let ls admit that the potential trade
of developed Asia. or a developed
Africa, Lv reason of their hundreds
Of millions of people, is vastly beyond
the trade of our immediate neighbors.
There must also be admitted the
fact that years, if not generations, OF
industrial, tense commercial and social
struggle must elapse before the trade
of those countries can be brought
to any approximation OF its possiblh-
ties. At all times it must be fought for,
keen, persistent and stubborn struggle
against native opposition and foreign
competition. Yet this fact need not and
should not cause us to retire from the
field. 1t should rather serve as spur
to endeavor. The prize is enormous,
and decades hence will well repay the
struggle, while some return will be found
throughout the process.
But the activities of the political and
commercial struggle for trade supremacy
in distant lands should not draw our
attention from the more ready pos
sibilities of trade which lies at our
very doors. We are ready to risk inter-
national complications to open door in
Manchuria which, when opened, will allow
others to pass as well as ourselves. A
bow and smile and little dovetailing
of national interests and international
relations with our immediate neighbors
will give us as much trade from Canada,
Mexico and Cuba in year as We can
possibly get from the whole of Asia in
decade or two.
Last wear we sold to our immediate
neighbors more than 500 100000 worth
of goods. Canada, Cuba and Mexico
bought from us so per cent. more than
we sold to the whole Of Asia, Australasia,
Oceanica and Africa. These neighbors
are all of them lands Of incalculable
possibilities and endless resources.
The wealth of Mexico is even yet un-
known The richness of Cuba is pro-
verbal. Canada's vast possibilities are
being opened up by an energetic people
who are our own kin and kind. In all
these lands the process of development
is in rapid motion, acoelerating from
year to year with force and steadfness
shown by no other land in the world
except our own. The flood tide of
prosperity is with them all. Their best
interests are closely linked with ours,
and, while there should be no abatement
of American effort and energy in other
fields, the United States will do most
wisely to give due heed to the gold mine
which lies at its feet, while it uses tele-
scope to search for possible wealth in
the distant horizon.