The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-22
Governments to Condemn
Land for Great Fortifi-
cations at Cape Henry
FOR PROTECTION
OF THE ANIMALS
Senator Martin Called to the Bed
side Of His Dying Mother.
Baker Thinks Swanson
Will Make the Best
Executive State
Ever Had.

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Orom Our Regular Correspondent)
WASHINGTON, D. c., March 2l.-Et-
forts to have the government condemn
land for the stc or the great foruncations
which the army and navy board has re-
commended for Cape Henry Mt the soutli-
err extremity Of the land ut the entrance
to Chesapeake Bay, have been begun In
earnest, and Will he pressed until the eud
OF this session. aLcsslts. w. d.. SouthaH
and former representative r. r. Thorp.
of Norfolk, arrived here to-day for the
pufpose OF presenting the claims OF Cape
Z Henry to recognition by tho government
in accordance with the board composed OF
officers OF the army and navy, appointed
TO revise the Endfcott plum of coast de-
fsnsc.
This report, as stated In this corrrspt,i,-
dencc, recommended tho fortjGcation OF
Cape Henry In the strongest terms. In
fact, the very strongest recommendation
Aof tho boael was that the entrance to
Chesapeake Bay be fortified by the mount
ing OF heavy guns and mortars on Cape
Henry, wilk.l .wsuld command the en-
strfInce to tho bay. ~
Representative Maynard introduced =
bill sonlcttmc ago providing or the as
auirencnt of the necessary land at Cape
Henry by condemnation proceedings. He
IS now engaged io trying to induce the
Committee on Military Affairs 10 grant
hearing TO the two Norfolk men men
toned and said to-day he would proba-s
bly, be able to have them heard In day
or two. Tho board recommended that
Qualifications be erected on Cape Henry
70 cost 35.1o..siL While the passage of the
bill this session is not assured, there Is
believed to be little doubt that the govern
ment will eventually recognize 4the Inn
portance of the accommodating of the
board and have Cape Henry fortified in
accordance herewith. The cost OF the lfo:--
tifications mentioned above. does notsin.
cfudc the cost of tho land.
Protection Of Game.
All spor,smen will be Interested in the
action OF the Committee on Agriculture
this morning In reporting favorably the
bill introduccd by Representative Lacey.
of Iowa, for the protection of animals,
birds and fish III the national forest re-
scrvcs. Tile bill authorizes the President
TO designate such areas Ia the forest re-
serves as should be set aside for the pro-
lection OF birds beasts and fish. and he
recognized as breeding piaces. The bill
provides heavy penalties for the violation
of the law in killing or capturing game
in the area designated By the President
The object Of the bill is, specially. to
protect migratory birds. such rs ducks
and geese. which breed In the northwest
crn part OF tic r.slon, but which are,
frequently seen far-sto the south. The
bill states specifically that it Is not
designed to interfere with the operation
of any local game. laws az affecting pri-e
rate. State or territorial lands.
Friends of Senator Martin were making,
frequent inquiries to-day concerning his
aged mother whose serious illness called
.1ss.1.
Albcmarlc county yesterday. Nothing res
gardng her condition had been heard up
to tonight. The telegram which SUM
rnoned the senator stated that her condi-
tion was such5tllat she would not survive
but few days Mr. Leslie Martin. the
senator's brother. who is also his secre-l
tary, also went to Albernarle. Miss Day.
Mrs. Martins sister. Is the only adult
member of the family in Washington
4 now. She has as her guest Miss Ealina
Tnunt. of Culpeper.
.T can sit on the porch OF my house
In tho little town of Dublin out in Pll-,
laski county, and count fifteen homes In.
which cases Of appendicitis have devel-.
oped in the past few months said Mr..
s Q. Il. Jordan at the Nfetropolitn fIotel.
j am Just on my way homo from Bal
timore, and the Johns Hopkins Hospital.
where my son was operated on fol. the
3 trouble last week He is getting along
all right, 1t seems to me the doctors
would find 1t very interesting to make
4 a study of conditions which appear I to
prevail at Dublin. causing such n large
number OF appendicitis cases.
Making Good Governor.
Governor Swanson has already given
Indications that he will make one OF the
best Chief Executives We have lad. /"
said Hon. w. w. Baker member OF the
Virginia House of Delegates from Ches-l
s tcrficld county, who was here on his
way to Philadelphia. He is d man no.
ppreciates tho opportunities and respon-,
sibtlities Of his position. He is ready to
A t a kc ad vantage of the one and to assume
4 the other. Somebody asked him the
other day whether he would be willing
{, TO allow the portraits of Governors OF
Yirginta, now In the s tate Library, to be
: hung OF the walls, Of the Virginia building
at tho jamestown IINpost tion.s He5repllcd
that lle realized the value OF these old
y portraits hut that he would il be illng
q to allow them to be placed In the Virginia
q blli Ing, because hes thought&thcy should
& be there during the exposition. 4 did not
vote for Swanson 4. in y tile contest last
summer but lio Is a big man. ana Is
going to show tho people OF Virginia
50 before his four years expire. ' sS
Baker would make n good Govern or. Y,
said Mr. TN z, Norris n former president
W of tho Richmond Chamber Of Commerce,
who WAS ono OF the fyroup. ) ss3 III 5
S Morris Is crnzy'..II' s;litl AR. Baker, ana
4 Hlle snlie that overspr Ills counterance
may have Indicated fs his delight ut the
II ri discovery, hut hardly &,
z After the Distillers,
sT5 The 4 prospect Of sonne sensational de.
vclopmerlts as u tlle result OF I'M nVes,
tlgntion which the Department u e or Jns
n tIco is about to lr,alle certans Fedora
off,ce-hol IN Tennessee "a now ttract,
5 ing tile attention of d leparhnent official.
a. we ms renness cams. IT is impossihlt
s to- obtain any OF he n sneci tIe charge.
III made against certain Federal 6ttine-hold
ers in tho State, but Y is lfdarstooe
CONTINUED 4 on ! u I;ight h Iags.