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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-10-22
Into the North Sea,

~ t.I3a (By Associated Press.) I.f >
44 FRlDERIkSIIAYN, DENMARK, Ocr
tober 21,-T-An The vessels comprising the
Russian Baltic Sea squadron passed into
the North Sea during the night, Il,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-10-22
LAST NIGHTS
BLUE RIBBONERS.

!. Virginia Harness Palrs--Mr. David
DunIop's Chester and CHIEF,
Roadsters-Mr. Edmund =. saund.s ''l1I'
erss Miss Shaw. s5,.
pairs In II Harness--Mrs. - e. N, ,oros---
venor's E Fasclnatlon and Elevation.
Saddle Horses--Mrs. J. 3. Mr.. Gros-
nevor's corlnne.
Ladies' Pairs In Harness--Mrs. J. g..
M. Grosvenor's Fascination and Adnl-
ration.
Virginia Hunting Tandems---seott
and osborne's Pioneer and Mate.
Ladies' Hunters-Mr.. c. 5H. Smiths
up-to-Date.
Heavyweight Green Hunters-Mr.
w. w. osborne's Nancy Lee.
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.TO-NIGHT,S / FEATURES. |

= > ~ - = .
So. M.-Judglns Pairs Of = Harness
Horses, class 9,
s:,5 &. N. M.-Jud0'ns Gle Horses,
class IS.
$50 II. M.-Judslns ponies In H.r-s
ness, class 10. sii
s:4s Z. .-Juda dalno Fourth Hands,
class II.
~. MJudsIng Hounds and Hunt
ers, class 81.
s:1o P. M.-Judglng Champion Sad
dIe Horses, class SO. R4
s:25 P. m.---Judelng Champion Har.s
ness Horsesi class 20. .5
s,45 P.3M.-Jud1lna Champion Hunt
ers (llght weIght), class s4s.
10 p. M.---Judgng Champion Hunt
ers (heavy Welsht) class 40.
1920 p. M.--Judelne High Jumpers,
class As.
1o:4o P. M-Drll by Troop c, Sew
enth United States Cavalry.
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Republicans Assailed.

(contlnu-o on Second page.)
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& Letter From Hattie.

CONTINUED on Fifth Pagt,,
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BRING
YOUR ADS.

III to-day for Sundays
grcnt Tce-lJcc Want Ad.
pages. Results from
all over Virginia.
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CONDEMNED MURDERER
M ASKS SPEEDY JUSTICE

NEW YORK, April Drank II. Bur-
cess. the self-onfcssed murderer Of Cap
tain Townsend, whose execution. set for
last February Stl, was stayed for an
appeal still pending has written to As
sistant District Attorney Alder, Of
Ere olsIyn, begging him to hasten thu case
and bring him to the electric chair as
soon as possible. He complained that th.s
appeal had been entirely against his
wishes.
MY utterly wrctched and sick condi-
ton. caused by chronic malady." he
writes. makes this delay unhearable.
Tho district attorney answered the LETT
ter and assured the convict that he
would do all IN his power to hasten the
| appeal.
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Voice Of People
~ on ~
Issue. q Of the Day.

that We might, In these caustic prepn,,a'
tions, find a cheap and effective remedy.
NV experiments Included the usc OF ~
washes up to saturated solutions, or5
about two pounds per gallon; ana " I'LL ~
strength did find tho lye wash re sillN1
bic remedy yet when used at even ,'!en. ny
nound to tho gallon OF water. It IS iouEd
to ia quito Injurious to some trees. There
Is not al, experienced man anywhere but
will say that tho use ofone pound or SOFA
g1ve to six gallons of water VIII hnVe
almost no effect Mt all In destroying
the San Jose scale. It WILL IN 1act.
clean up the trees and prepare the way
for a more drastic treatment ana tnls
Is exactly what have recommended for
vears pnst MS rotice my bulletin NO.
loo March, 1900 where recommend the
uso OF lyo wash as II preliminary treat
Grnent IN the winter, and gave the formula
OF twelve pounds per hundred gallons,
considering It, however only MS a clears
ing wash, and not as effective IN Destroy
Ing the San Jose scale Insects. Later.
III Bulletin 131, January. 1903, \ reconl-
mend I've wash rs q preliminary treat
mont for tho San Jose scale, and say
that six to eight pounds should be used
to each fifty gallons Of water; however,
II give the specific direction that It should
be made up to three degrees on the
Beaumo spindle, because mere recon-
meEdatlons to use SO many pounds OF lyo
does not at all imply that one Will obtain
tho same actual strength In the solu-,
ton; and my experiments have shown
that three degree solution Is safe,
whereas stronger prepa ratlons arc rot
safe. But I've solution at three degrees
Beaume will not destroy tho San Jose
scale.
It would appear that the above cita-
tions ought to be sufficient to show
that your Farmer correspondent has
not acquainted himself with the facts,
for these publications have always been
at Ills command and have surely been
sent him If he has asked for the same, or
if his name has in any wise been brought
to our attention. s
I'VE distinctly make the claim that soda
or potash lyo cannot be successfully used
against tho San JOS, scale without ap-
plying tho same in such strengths as to
make It almost impossible for workmen
to use it. and to render its caustio ac-
tlon dangerous to the trees. In proof OF
this statement, 7 want to cite q publica-
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tion i,,st ,ss,,cd AZ bulletin S. Of the
washington stnte Experiment, Station,
M wilinh Il Is set forth by Mr. * AZ.
t,Iper lie pritoniologIst hut after q
itiiofo;,rh test ,f the lyo WASHES lie finds
ihat ,yliera used, ever one pound TO Two
Ealiong Of water. the limbs or i some OF
Tia trees were badly Injured, ana fully
ten per cent. Of the scale were rot Eli
cd, yet this newspaper clipping pu lnT, III
dea lrnved ~ one hour after treatment
MIN = solution OF ono pound OF soda
iva'"foF aiv rnlIbns Of water. Mr.. Piper
hna al yfnrti, ills experiments very clear
iy ana your correspondent can easily OBJ.
tain{thls bulletin. y. 81 !. Y .
S1i i n,,rposo If, stating this matter so
fully. ID not contention, but to prevent
tGis person posing as an advocate OF fh-
tiunal (but wholly IRRATIONAL remedies
o,r neoplo n way from sntc nild sot,nd
practice. d i, St Sl Il Nh !.
Nav as to tho statement that when
.ihe experiment station heard OF the use
ef Tho rnustic soda, a fellow came ut Il
,iend run from the station etc.'' I have
nrlv 10 say that the execution OF the
cron rest laws s, under the board Of
oroi, pest commissioners, conflded to MIR.
r L. Phillips. state entomologist, and
DO not know what action no tnay have
tnken concerning any particular case.
bul 1t Is possible that your correspond.
ent has equally misstntcd his action. as
nc has tho facts set forth above.
In conclusion, I wish to say that for
our part, we hAvo not heard Of any
'be1Iowing." nor have we seen anyone
,'pawing the earth" but from the Ian
guage OF your correspondent ono might
Judge that he was doing something Of
this sort and certainly his use OF GER
tain epithets In quotations in the last
paragraph OF his articLs would indicate
That he does not understand the use Of,
the English language, Or he would not
use such vile words as he las used. be-.
causc I am bound to believe that no
gentleman would willingly put such words
III public print. We would ne glad !
this correspondent would sign his name
and give his address when he sees fit to
o,lticlse us again. Respectfully,
WIN, B. ATWOOD,
Prof. OF Entomology. y !. e
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AN MAY BE
...SEC|'.R||.E|::I.|''.A1||'..R
-.
New York Congressman Pron,i-
,lcntly Mentioned as I'd
wards's Succcssor.
HOSTILITY HOST Y I 10 I: HEARST !
Those Opposing Ills Candidacy Idle alcey
& Bring Serious Charge Against q
Edwards.
HOSTILITY 10 HEARST Y:
,,ro,n Our Rerular correspondent

g flSrom Our Regular correspondent
W-tASHINGTON, d. c., April o.--lt IS
snid that William Henry Ryan, inempel
az Congress from the Thirty-1ltth new new
York District, will probably DC elec c.tl,
secretary Of the Democratic congress
slonal Committee to succeed Charles a. q.
Edwards. MIR. Edwards Is being opposseu
by the members OF the committees VINO
nre not In favor OF tho nomination OF
Mr., Hearst to the presidency, anu WINE
a. ',s not certain that he will not be sue
cossf,,l In defeating any candidate who
NAV be nut IN nomination against him,
A. t. nretty we'll assured that the oppo-
Inn TO him will center upon Mr.. Ryan
no the most available man with which
to beat him. II, !, !, !
Mr. Ryan Is forty-four years old ana
IA now serving his third term. ae as
man OF ability, and was elected the last
time by about six thousand maoority.i re
,Is not a Hearst man. Neither IS Joiir.
! Eharp Williams, the Democratic leader
Ton the floor Of the House, but ne IN
|sists that the fight against EdWard i,
Ia a fight against him. and Is DONG az
Y IN his power to have Edwards rc-eiect Cd \
IN senator Carnack is the leader Oh me
i ioopposition to Edwards, and IS backed os
many OF the leading senators. including
Senator Martin.
RI Mr.. MAYNARD, the newly elected mem
her Of the committee from Virginia. IS
3opposcd 10 the reelection Of Edwards.
1 senator Carmack and others charge that
Is Edwards has used his posi- tion MS sec
rotary Of the committee TO further the
4 IN ndidacy of Mr. Hearst.
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The Money Sharks.

Editor of The Ttmes-Dispatch:
sir.-I desire to say few words IN re-
gard to the money Shark" whom you
mentioned edltorially to-day.
AS an employee OF large corpora ton
for nearly twerty years, have seen
much OF their methods and know how
dangerous they are to the community.
Few outsiders have any IDEA or the
amount OF their business inside tho large
corpora lions. where they frequently have
agents, and ever employees OF the cor
porations are themselves engaged IN the
buslness-of course, paying no license
and no Office expenses. The prevailing
rate is ter per cent. a month. and TWEEN
ty-rivo per cent. month IS not UNI
usual. Rarely does borrower get money
without paying hack the entire principal
and still being In debt for the full amount
thereof.
1 have seen mary instances OF en-
IRENE suffering caused by the rapaclty
OF these Sharks" who prey upon the
rnlsfortunes and weaknesses OF their
felloW-Inen. s3S g48i s8i
Now ana then the older men. with sick
ness at homo and from other causes, M We
I to borrow money; but II Is the younger
men and boys who have tastes peyohd
their means to indulge, a propenslt y ITO
play cards and other habits, who are tho
principal customers of the money lend
ers. The desire to keep their affairs to
themselves and avoid publicity is tho
reason why they patrontze these cor,
morants'' That they do not "squeai.
Is because, having once promised 20 pay pay
an extortIonate interest. they VIII iui1lll
that promise. because It they do not, they
we'll know that they canEot get money
again.
You say these people have their uses
Please state what they are. Not only
Individuals, private bankers etc" but
some apparently respectable corporations.
furniture men, watch dealers, etc., are
engaged In this nefarlous buEress and
have no other object In view,
Respectfully, 9. q.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-04-10
{ Praise fori Richmond.

Ed tor OF Tho sTimes-Dispat ch I:
sir.-The happy tidings that Richmond
contemplates building q new high school
has reached mo hero IL Worcester with
tho suggestion that 81 state briefly the
condition OF school facilities here. may
say, pnrenthetlcally. that I am a. grad
Suate OF Richmond High School, ana
therefore naturally interested ir. Rich
nlond's educational progress. NVorces-
ter, although city Of only 10000 In
habitants has three large, modern hlgh
schools and Is about 10 build a fourth,
stories high, measures ITO by $50. contains
twenty school ons, and the total value
OF the building and lot is 100000. The
other two arc Of about the Same size.
but cost only $780, O0Oseach. IA Il
Three, four and five year courses are
offered: the first two arc scientific:
the latter classical. Pupils are pre-
academical institutions to which they
are admitted on certificate.
Tho two schools which lay special en- .
phasis upon the sciences have we'll
equipped laboratories and lockers for
the Individual pupils. Courses are Of
fered IN physics chemistry. geology. as
tronomy, botany and physiology. In the
classical school special emphasis is placed
upon tho languages and history. Keno
phon's Anabasis and fIomer's IliadM and
Odyssey are read in Greek, ard Caesar,
Cicero and Virgil in Latin. In all schools
English is compulsory throughout the
course.
Tho teachers must be college grad
yates, and few are PHI. DIS OF Harvard
and Yale. The salaries range from 500
to $500. The principals receive $4,000
each.
The daily session is from $3.50 TO l. The
pupils have literary ard debating 30
cleties, dramatic and athletic clubs. etc.
Ind Iced, It may be said without cxag-
geration that the New England high
school is but little Inferior to the South
ern college. The best works on school
buildings are perhaps the following: Mod
ern School Buildings. Felix Clay. Lon-
dor, 1909; Modern American School
Buildings, w. r. Briggs, New York.
1902; School Architecture =. NJ. Wheel
wright, Boston. 1901.
JOSIAH MOSES.
Worcester, Mass. April 1904
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-04-10
COMMISSION
OF LUNAC.'Y| X
Slayer Of DR.. Temple Arrested.
Oil Account Of Mental s{a
Condition.
THE WOUNDED MAN DIES :E'
Austin Claims Self-Defense and
Declares a10illki11s Was Over y
Him When lie Shot.

F / . . (.
Especial 70 The lin s-Dlspatcn'
,pEI'rERSBC URIC, VA, April O'-Mr. d.
Il. r.. Rlddick d former minister, who
NJ, II, 800 .,,,a ,,oon conducting a.
- - - solio e 'i'.. - .1 S', ~,
dry goods and notion business III Aiu''-
fax Street, was placed under arrest to-
dny and d commission Of lunacy has been
-, M !, | - o. ,,.o, ~.
11se'ucte 70 Flliuu .s into u.'
ditio',. Mr. 1alddlck has been f brooo'hs
sover former troubles to such an extent
3th,t n was feared Ia might do harm to
~ 1,... y. 90
hlinseli q NJ olfleis' i'e'i -
toby he offered no resls tanco, and &C.
rompnnied the. officers quietly. lie was
,,,,,,,a,, ~ ~ al, 4h,s Z ftarnnon no sew
90 ~, ~ - LIZ" ~ 80 800
l eiut = s ,IiuS o1,.gr,p ,rnn1p1,n
,,a -, eo. -, -, :, 1ya ! n,,a of the
ny q, s1 :, =, an. Tar, R,ddcr
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WILLIAM AND MARY.
Increased Annuity by the State
e be Used to Good Purpose.

3E & Especial to The Times Dispatch)
$58j$ WILLIAMSBURG, VA, April s..Ihe
board of visitors Of William and Mary
College will meet here April lath, when
President Tyler will extensive
improvements at the college.
These will include new equipment TOT
The students dormltories and college lee
tire rooms, and thorough system or
repairs for the college buildings, lie has
also In contemplation a new brick build
ing for science hall.
8 The normal department will be strength
ened by the addition of two new profess
sorships, one of hygiene and physiology
and the other OF drawing and the manual
arts. He will recommend also an addl-t
tional Instructor for the model school.
twill be remembered that the last Leg
tislature increased the annuity OF the col.
slege from $4,000 to s25 200. and President
Tyler declares that he will leave no stone
unturned TO increase the efficiency Of
athe college and attract q large attendance
OF students next session. a
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-04-10

esteemed friend, Judge Mann. DO among
the number, what must we do about going
Ia his support? No one doubts his Dem-
ocracy; still no ono doubts his prohibl-
tor Ideas and tendencies. For one.
cannot run the risk OF voting for the.
Prohibition party. So. take 1t must
keep out OF the primary. Am right?
DANVILLD.
Danvilc. Va April 9th.
II you 90 into the primary. you vii!
be expected. OF course. to support the
nominee Of the primary whoever i be.
But IL Judge Mann should be the noml'
nee, you would rot be called upon T.
"yote for tho Prohibition party" fo'
Judge Mann would be the nominee q
the Democratic party.-Editor Times -Dls-
patch.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-04-10
Beware Of Substitution.

Owing 10 The wonderful popularity
which JELL-O has attained since lis in
PRODUCTION, mary inferior limitations have
been placed on the market by unscrupu-
lous manufacturers, who hope TO make a
proSlt from their goods sold In competi-
ton with JELI.-O or the strength Of
our extensive advertising
Beware Of the grocer who tries to sell
you something else claiming 1t is Just
as good" as JELL,Q, No honest grocer
will offer TO substitute for JELI.-O.
JELL-O Is sold ard used more ex-
tensively throughout the world than
any similar food product,
n your grocer can't supply sou, please
This oENEsEE PURE FOOD co,
20 Roy, NJ Y,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-04-10
Partisan Blindness.

Mr.. James r. Gordon. a Richmond
business man and Democrat Of high
character who was proposed for the
.mayoralty of that city, and who rel,Ic-
family consented TO the use OF his name
by his friends in connection with the
Democratic nomination. has withdrawn
from the field 1t has not been aucs-
toned that he possesses in an eminent
degree the qualifications which the no
sition of Mayor demands. He las no
political axe to grind and has an envia-
Bile reputation for ability and integrity.
But Mr.. Gordon has been bitterly as
sailed because he voted against the
Chicago platform and candidates In 1906.
though he has on all other occasions
voted for the regular Democratic candI-
dates.
Our Richmond correspondent analyses
the situation and concludes that the
Democratic organization of that city will
not have any man who did not support
William j. Bryan, What nonsense! The
William j. Bryan fetch has almost killed
the Democratic national organization al
ready; to carry 1t into the local organl,
cations In 1904 would be blind folly, and
We are glad that there has been little
evidence of It outside of Richmond
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-04-10
BOY ROBBERS.
Arrested in Danville (; for Break 81, ak
ing Into Cars.
Especial to The TImes-Dispatcl,.)

I#- 9(SpeclHI0 20 lHe 7II1HeS-I71sVat c1I7 11---
p p.ANV1LLB, VA, April 9.-Inspector
DeWotl will recommend the estab-
lishment Of the fifth rural route out OF
tcr's Mills, in Pittsylvania county, and
1T will be twenty-four miles In length.
Claiborne Harvey and Walter Turpin,
slxteen-year-old lads, Of this city, have
been arrested on the charge OF robbing
freight cars Of tho Southern IN transit.
The police belLsve they have a strong
case against the accused.
DR., r. =. Willlnghau. of Richmond, is
announced to speak at several Of the
Baptist churches In the city tomorrow.
The Holland building, which was gut
ted nv fire several weeks ago, will be
rebuilt. the work commencing on Mon
day.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-04-10
BURNED HIS OWN HOUSE.
Half-Witted Boy Thinks TIe Has
Right to Burn and Collect.

Especial to Tho Times-D ispatch)
f;NIPORTA, VA, April 9.-Judge West
Of the Circuit Court, cleared the docket
yesterday. I'M j
George Hunt, a white boy otfthis coun-
ty. was tried for burning his dwelling,
hoping thereby to realize on n fire insur-
nnce policy. amounting to five hundred
dollars. The insurance policy had been
In fOrca only few days, and Hunt, be-
tlievine HE could destroy his house and re-
cpIve pecuniary benefit, at once, burnt u,
ms was brought out in tho testimony.
Owing to Hunts mental weakness, the
jury CAV, him the lightest punishment
under the law 1t could, by recommending
that he be confined in the State peni-
tertiary for two years.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-04-10
A Negroes View.

Editor Of Tho Times Dispatch:
sr.-I noticed In reading tho Baltimore
Morning Herald of the 9th Instant what
was said about the negro's chance In TINS
state, and agree with every word OF It,
T will add that II only more Of the b!acks
would go to work and try to equip them1
selves with pure manhood, that WI ln
time do them more good by far than the
so called Jim Grow orthe DISTINGUISHING
can do them harm,
b j. II. ROBERTS
Luray, Page county, Va.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-04-10
Leap Year German.

Especial to The Times-DlspatcI)
WILLIAMSBURG, VA, April 9.-Tha
young ladies of williamsburg gave a leap
year german last night To The young men
OF William and Mary College and of the
town also, IN Gymnasium Hall. Tho fig
ures were led by Messrs, James II. Chris
tian and r.. A, Holt. The chaperones were
Mesdames Spencer. Barnes, Tyler and
FosteE
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-04-10
Virginia Press
... ON w.
Gordon Withdrawal.

Mr. James r. Gordon has retired from
the contest for the mayorallty of the
city of Richmond for the reason that
his opponents raised a great hullabub
because he voted for Mckinley In the
contest in 1896 instead of for Mr. Bryan,
the nominee of his party. Mr.. Gordon
Is entirely too thin-skinned He should
have expected this and more, and should
have been prepared to discount It. 1t
is very dangerous thing to swap horses
in the middle Of the stream. and we fear
THAT by his retiring no has added greatly
to the chances Of the candidate who
trains with .Sho ''masses against the
classes" WAat4f he did vote for McNin-
ley In 1886 instead of for Mr.. Bryan?
Richmond Is full of mon. and good ones.
too, who did tho same thing If he be-
]lieved that the election Of Mr.. Bryan on
IA free silver platform would be Injurious
to the best interests of the country, 1t
was not only his privilege. but his duty.
to bolt tho nomination, and to vote with
the party whose platform more nearly
accorded with his own Views. Mr.. Cor
don Is clean man in all the relations
4 of life. just the sort of man that Rich
I mond needs In her CHIEF executive office,
h and we. In common with many outsiders
4 can but regret that he saw Mt to retire
instead OF conducting his fight to a
Gazette.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-04-10
Primaries and Pledges.

Editor of The Times Dispatch;
Silt appears to me that should
cast my vote for any ono OF the candl-
dates H. the coming primary election. !
must support the one receiving the high
est vote-al, Of course, sailing under the
Democratic coors. Now, should our
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1904-03-19
R. R. Kick
Comes up this Way from Nor
gan City ~

d .
The railroad men running into
this city have a great kick com.
ing on New Iberia. According
to the story told US; the mayor Of
the above city was coming TO from
The depot where he had just nego.
ciated for a half rate on seven car
Of oyster shell shipped from here.
AS he was going up town the local
train was stalled on one of the St.
crossing and the mayor arrested
the conductor, took him TO the
court house and fined him $25 and
costs. When the train man appeal
ed the case he wss put under a
$4,000 bond for his appearance
Through the various unions the
railroad men have taken the mat
ter up with tue officials of the
road and they promise to see
that New Iberia gets no more
half freight on oyster shells.
City Rural Topics.