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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-03-04

One of the fastest basketball
games that has been played at the
fairmont High school gym this sea-
son was the one played between the
Fairmont High school team and the
sroaddus Institute team of clarks-
burg, Saturday night, which result
ed in g victory for Fairmont by 4
score Of % to 10. The teams were
about evenly matched and the visit
ors made the Fairmont fellows 20
some to win. Had 1t not been that
the floor was strange one to the
visitors it is likely that the result
would have been different
For the Fairmont team Heintzel-
man starred, while williams did
most of the playing for the clarks-
burg team. The game was witness.
ed by good crowd. The line-up.
F. 81. s. ps,
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-03-04

III YOU GAN SEE STRAIGHT
then you can easily zee why We
are having such success selling
GAS AND PLUMBING GOODS.
There isn't any secret about our
success. There can't be any sec
ret about what everybody knows.
What we sell and what We BeIl Il
for has leaked out, and everybody
knows It. You can't make mis-
take when you buy and get your
work done at our place.
EUREKA PLUMBING CO..
A. s. Gould, Owner.
4ss Pike St, Payne Bldg.
Home phone 80. Ben phone s2w
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-06-23

consistent with good and perfect work
manship. All OF the work has been
done without much regard to cost, but
with view of making the road one OF
the best built and one of the most SUBJ
stantial in the country. Experts pro-
nounce the fifteen and fraction Of
miles now practically completed a
splendid piece of work, even q Won
derful achievement
AS q starter the line will be equipped
with magnificent cars of size sufficient
to carry sixty passengers. The cars
are beauties inside and out. They are
arranged with apartments for white
and colored, with smoking-rooms for
both, and they are to be heated In win
ter by electricity. No such trolley
cars are to be seen anywhere else in
the South. In fact. one looking at
them as they stand on the track await
ing the strinCing of the wire. which is
to give them moving life, would mag
Inc they were built to be run on the
regular steam lines.
The Wonderful Viaduct.
But, after all the biggest, the most
magnificent and the costliest part of
the work on this line is the viaduct
upon which Its cars will come into the
city and to the Broad Street station
No such work as this was ever before
attempted in Virginia, and to a lay
man 1t Is all Greek. The following
description of the viaduct and its man.
ner of construction is made from COM
prehensive notes furnished by Mr.. J.
H. Mcclure, the chief engineer OF the
road.
The road enters Richmond almost
dircctl;' from the north, and In order
to reach the property acquired for the
terminal station on Broad Street, it
was necessary to carry the line across
"the valley" through which runs Bacon
Quarter Branch.
Bacon Quarter Branch is the cor
poration line Of the city of Richmond,
and is almost paralleled, by the main
line of the Seaboard Air Line Rail-
way. The southern slope of the valley
of Bacon Quarter Branch is solidly
built up. and streets on which there Is
much traffic occur about 800 feet apart,
so that 1t was important that no grade
crossing be had. 1t was, therefore,
determined to have an elevated ter
minal station at Broad Street, and
that the entire line from the abutment
on Sledd Street in Henrco county
should be on an elevated structure.
This meant yiaduct over $500 feet
long and ranging in height from eiEh-
teen feet at either end to seventy feet
at Bacon Quarter A riveted- girdcr
viaduct was first considered. but was
rejected on account OF the present high
| first cost and cost of maintenance, as
we'll as the difficulty of double-track-
ing such a structure. should this be-
come necessary. A wooden trestle with
steel sirders spanning the streets only
was then planned and carried 50 far
as to have lumber ordered and partial
| ly delivered. The great danger of such
a structure being destroyed by fire,
as we'll as the necessarily temporary
character of wood construction. caused
the officers of the company to turn
to reinforced concrete as a modern,
strong. permanent and handsome con-
struction,
nsds Asked For.
Maps of the located line. together
a. 49,.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-06-23
Incomplete statistics.

The world production of peanuts Il
considerable, but since. the greater
part Of it is grown In countries OF
lower civilization, tho statistical data
In regard to the world crop arc ve1y
Incomplete. AS Judged by the stafis-
tics Of foreign trade, the main peanut
producing countries are tropical re-
gions, namely. a few colonies in AZ.
RIGA (Senegal and Gamblal. British In
dia, Dutch East Indies. China and ia
nan in Asia, Argentina In South Amcrt-
c., and Spain in Europe, Tho total
exports Of THAI, eight countries
amounted, in 1900, to 21,O00,000 bush
els; In 1DGl, to 2i,nnh.u',) bushels. In
1909. to 23,00o,000; in 1908, to $4,000
600, and In 1904, to 3O000,000 bushels,
valued approximately at s15,OO0,o00 In
addition to these countries, several
colonies in Africa have been for the
last few years exporting small quantl-
ties, such as French Guinea, Dahomey,
Ivory Coast; but these exports are as
yet without commercial Importance. or
the total exports, which may be con-
sidered equivalent to the world's trnde
IN peanuts, about one-half was supEled
by tho French African colcry Of Sena-
gal alone, the British African colony
of Gambia supplying about Is per
cent. so that two-thtrdi came from
these two African colonies. British In
dins share Constituted from 20 to 40
per cent, so that ilonE- 40 rer cent,
IL supplied to tho world market by
these three countries.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-06-23
BUY TIMBER ON
MOUNTAIN TRACT.
Purchasers, Averill & Mitchell,
Will Market Product-Owners
Retaining Cleared Land.
Ispeclal to The Times- pispatch.l

Especial to The Times-Dispatch.]
FLOYD, VA, June 22.-Averill g.
Mitchell of Christiansburg, have re-
Gently purchased the timber of $500
acres Of land. in the west end OF the
county, on Max Mountain. The noun
tain is perfect Wilderness. and is COW
cred by timber of the finest descrip-
ton, most Of which is pine, the owners
selling the timber only, while the land
when cleared. will belong to the origi-
nal owners. Averill & Mitchell, getting
the timber.
nish good grazing. as 1t is considered
fine for grass, and tho sale will be q
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-06-23
Virginia Patents.

WASHINGTON. D. G., June ga
Messrs. Davis & Davis, patent attor-
neys. report the grant, this week, to
citizens OF Virginia, Of the following
patents:
Isaac NJ. Bond. Of Hacoma, track
spreading signal.
Lewis w. Brown, Of Port Norfolk.
and A. w. Chappelle Of Ivor, load
releasing mechanism for logging-cars.
Peter FIreman,of Braddock Heights,
production OF prlnting-inlS pigments.
Julius A. Grasberger. of Richmond
fifth-wheel.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-06-23
great help to the people in that sec

The purchasers hope to go to work
at once. The timber will be cut and
sawed on the land. and hauled to the
nearest railroad station, which is some
sixteen miles, Averill & Sons owning
a large lumber plnntat Christiansburg,
Montgomery county.
From the quantity purchased, 1t will
take them number OF years to cut it
out. The pine timber In that section
is fine, and that is what they seem to
be after more than any other kind.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-06-23
ntds Asked For.

Maps of the located line. together
with ptofiles giving the grades and
restrictions as to span and head room
OF street crossings. etc, were sub
mitted TO great number of the more
prominent reinforced concrete firms Of
the country. and they were asked to
submit bids for q structure upon their
own design. guaranteed to carry the
prescribed loading and not to have
undue DETECTION under test load of
double the designed load A number
cf bids We're received, differing great
" in design and cost. The design ac-
I.oepted was submitted by the New York
baanch of the Trussed Concrete Steel
Company, of which Mr.. 3. j. Green
hood is chief engineer, This company
Was to furnish all steel for construc-
ton under the Kahn system OF rein
forcing concrete, and Mr.. John II. Will
soh of this city was the successful
contractor TO do the construction
,s,tly
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-06-23

Tic yiaduct was designed to carry
train of cars each flfty-f four feet
long over all and weighing 10000
pounds on four-wheeled trucks placed
Ithirty-three feet centre to centre. The
wheels on each truce were seven Feet
on centres, and thus the nearest wheels
of tire adjoining cars We're fourteen
I feet centre 10 centre.
The design consists essentially of q
system OF glrdcrs of rectangular cross
section supported by towers. Each
tower Is made With two vertical hents,
/ each having two columns six feet
| nine inches apart on centres at top and
battered l TO 8. They are OF square
Icross-section and reinforced with from
four 70 nine steel bars, the steel being
lrlaced for transverse strains only and
the concrete 10 take the compression.
The leng!tudinal struts and trans
verse braces are all horizontal.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-06-23
ant, the highest imports amounting

cant, the highest imports amounting
In the nine months ending March. 1907
to about 100000 bushels, or less than
per cent. OF the crop Of 1893. while
tho exports were aboutsS25,00o bushels
or less than per cent.
The increase in the imports OF pea
nuts which has taken place during the
last year makes the conditions OF the
world production and trade OF prnc-
tical Importance to the farmers OF GER
tain sections Of this country.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-06-23
Cnliforniu Fruit Shipments.

Los ANGELES. June 22,-There We're
shipped from Southern California Fri
day ITO carloads OF oranges and liz
Carloads of lemons; Saturday and sun
day, zoe carloads of oranges and 90
carloads OF lemons. Total shipments
os citrus fruits 10 date this season,
2a.5l3 carloads, 49,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-06-23

The viaduct proper was completed in
the early part of the year, and experts
from various parts Of the country have
been here to look upon tho work. Al!
pronounce 1t great.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-06-23
REAL ESTATE >AND
Bu|LpLNG NEWS

Continued from First PaEe.)
Ginter Park. at Forest Hill Park, and
even as far out as Bon AIR. Is on a
boom.
Out at Highland Park progress and
development are the watchword. A
large number of people have been att
tracted there by the many advantages
this fine property offers the home-
seeker. Again selling has been very
active, and the Highland Park Com
pany have sold nineteen lots the past
week.
Among the recent purchasers severa,
have admitted that they have lived
in Richmond for, several Years, but
never before had been to Highland
Park, and We're surprised to find such
a beautiful residence park with all tho
attractions OF the country and with so
many city improvements. and so cons
venient to the centre of Richmond,
The hoom In building, which started
Ia couple Of months ago, Is still going
ON, and nearly every week one or more
new houses are started. the most res
cent being one on First Avenue.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-06-23

Hooks that mock at religion are classified
as a menaca to Christianity by Monslgnor
Bruchesi, archbishop OF Montreal who has
formally protested to tho city authorities
against their admission 10 the public library,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-06-23
lengthy spans.

The girders follow the grade aud arc
rectangular in cross section, except at
the span across Marshall Street, where
The desired depth could not be used on
account Of the city limiting the COM
pany TO a clear headWay of fourteen
feet, These Orders could not be made
deep enough To take care of the bend
Ing moment, and as tho railway COM
pang did not care to get any higher
than. was absolutely necessary, it be-
The Washington herald., 1907-05-07
CORIELYOU PLANS REFORMS
Will Revise System of DepOsiting
Government Money.
Commission Named "a Arrange Pro
Rata Distribution without Favor
ing New York Banks.

Secretary Cortelyou took action yester-
day which is expected 10 result in a
radical change in the existing system Of
deposlting Federal funds in national
banks Mr.. Cortelyou appointed COM
mission to examine into the report upon
the present system. paying particular at
tentlon 10 the matter of benehttiug busI-
ness conditions by bringing about changes
in the depositary methods. 1t is hoped
by the Treasury Department TO effect a
more equal distribution. The commission
consists of Treasurer Treat, Comptroller
of the Currency Ridgley. Director OF the
Mint Roberts. Chief of Loans and Cur
rency Huntington. and Chief of Public
Moneys Daskara-
When Leslie N. Shaw was Secretary Of
the Treasury his policy was 10 hold in
reserve a large amount Of surplus public
money, which could be placed in New
York banks when financial stringency
arose. The rest of the surplus was placed
in banks outside Of New York. Il Will
be the duty Of Secretary Cortely0u's com
mission 10 distribute the entire amount
pIo rata among the repositories without
showing preference 10 New York banks
When Congress convenes Secretary Cor
telyou viii ask for authority 70 change
the system of accounting at subtreasuries.
His plan is TO have the same system Of
accounting in the subtreasuries that is 70
be put into operation in the Treasury
Department proper, and 20 appoint a
corps of expert accountants, who shall
have the same duties and authority as
bank examiners.
The Washington herald., 1907-05-07
ROOSEVELT is A BUSY man
President Opens Fair, a Schuetzen-
fest, and Greets Singers.
Fires shots on Range at Charleston
by Electricity and Scores
90 Out of 20.

Yesterdays was one Of the busiest aft
ernoons that Hon. Theodore Roosevelt
ever experienced. Besides seeing many
callers and attending TO his usual daily
routine. he managed yesterday TO open a
fair, fire a few long-distance shots that
signalized the beginning Of a Schuetzen-
fest, and listened TO a concert in the
East Room Of the White House.
But he has seen buster days, and WASH I
tiPed when il was all over.
The Presidents busy moments COM
finished luncheon. At that hour he
pressed an electric key which opened the
Actors Fund fair in New York. A tele-
graph instrument had been placed in an
ante-room of the White House lobby for
the purpose. Half an hour later the Pres
ident seated himself at the table on
which the instrument had been set and
did some long-distance rife shooting. This
was unique performance, and Mr..
Roosevelt enjoyed it greatly
The telegraph key at the White House
sent current through 5l5 miles of wire
which ended at Charleston 5. c.. where
nual meeting yesterday. At the Charles
ton end Of the wire a rife was clamped
into a rigid position The rifle was pointed
directly at a target, and when the Presi-
dent pressed the key the current COM
municated with a trigger which fred the
rife. Beside the President on the table
was telephone instrument, and Mr..
Roosevelt talked With the president OF
the Scheutzenbund at Charleston and
heard the report of the rife. II was all
mighty interesting
Just at Pa everything was ready. over
the phone from Charleston came word
that nobody was between the rifle and
the target and the President could fire
away. He pressed the key quickly Back
over 5l5 miles OF wire came sharp, dis
tinCt report. Good shot" was the word
from Charleston in Mr.. Roosevelt's listen
ing ear.
Then another shot was fired in the same
way, and a third shot The President
said TO those about him that he heard
every report distinctly. He was greatly
pleased when the message came over the
phone that he had made 60 out of a pos
sible %. II was the best shooting he
ever did. Good luck to the Schuetzeu-
fest said the President into the receiver
as he was about 10 ring off.
From the point Of view of the Presi-
dent, and everybody else who was there.
the concert was the most enjoyable fea-
ture of the busy afternoon. Immediately
after he had finished making the record
long-distance rife score, Mr.. Roosevelt
went to the East Room, where the
Wiener Maennedgesang Verein sang sew
eral songs.
The Washington herald., 1907-05-07
THE CHILDREN OF
THE UNITED STATES
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

took 10 place orphans and half-orphans
IN good farm homes. rather than the
charitable institutions. where Individual
ism Is necessarily stified and the inmate
made a little machine. He placed forty
six that year, aud since then New York
and Pennsylvania have tried the plan with
their State wards, and found il good
The first hearing a Nchild had IN the
courts of the United States was under
the act protecting dumb brutes, and her
pitiful complaint was filed on the form
used for dogs. Jacob Rils tells the story
of this little Mary Ellen, how her Scared
body was released from its horse-b blanket
cover that a weeping jury and white
faced spectators could see Just how
brutal a father could be. and how. from
that incident, there sprang a sentiment
that has made the protection OF children a
law on the statute books of the State.
Societies Of phiianthropic men and women
work with the State in the enforcement
of this law, and help protect and educate
the younger citizens of the great metropo-
lis
The child criminal, the pitifui product
of a careless state of society had no
chances nine years ago. He was tried.
convicted, and thrust among older Of
Tenders. making OF him a complete loss
morally. an expense 10 the State. and a
menace 10 its happiness. Chicago was
the first to met this need. and in 1853 be-
came the pioneer in the establishment of
Juvenile courts The preceding year had
The Washington herald., 1907-05-07

ment, combining. as it does, the essential
features Of fine character portrayal with
humorous adjunets.
The swing of the action Is around Kid
Garvey. the champion lightweight other
wise known as Mr. Sheldon. and two
girl friends, Miss Catherine Fulton and
her fathers ward, Estelle. Miss Fulton.
although engaged TO the rich Mr.. Lumiy-
becomes infatuated with the physical at
tainments of the Kid, and he, thinking
10 make himself "a gentleman, By such
an alliance plans an eiopement which is
frustrated by Este:le, who takes Miss
Fuitons place In the automobile. partiei-
pates IN the act Of running over the af0re-
said Mr.. Lumly, and finally lands, IN
company with the prizefghter, In the
| police station.
| Now. Miss Estelle is loved by the Rev.
/ Or. Bradford, who Is really at the bottom
OF all the mischief by reason of having
| hrst introduced GaTyey into the household
as his athletic tutor. A string of compli-
/ cations ensue, which on the surface seem
TO have purely comedy effect, but under
meath 1t all IS concealed striking elements
/ OF human nature, which the author is
I nuNtFHHtul III QlHtAleAiiE al lAaE ~ AFF
moment. The action OF the play is rapid,
| the lines brilliant, and the only flaw in
! the plot is the fact that Catherine, a
woman reared in the society of cultivated
men, should be so singularly deceived as
to the true caliber Of the pugilist. Per
/ haps the author means 10 blend his ~
PLANTATION of this fact with a time worn
/ joke, when he makes her a native Of that
much maligned Quaker settlement. Fhill-
delphia
Nh Thomas W Ross in the leading
character, is interesting. He develops the
role with fidelity 70 the commonly ac-
cepted conception Of the average pugii-
lists makeup; vain, coarse. and maybe
vulgar exterior. but with some OF the
soundsst principles Of true manhood un-
derneath and with quick comprehension
Of what the right thing is under circum-
] stances that might even puzzle man
Of higher social attainments.
Next TO tho principal. Miss Ivy Trout
man succeeds in attracting the liveliest
interest. She is pretty, has a good voice
and fun conception Of the part with
out attempting too much establishment.
Miss Dallas Taylor is effective as
! Catherine, the remaining member Of the
| important trio, and this week. Miss Ida
Lewis. who has recently been playing
Anne, the Irish cook. takes leave OF the
company 90 hH summer engagement
and her place is assumed by Miss Maggie
Fielding who created the part Of the first
production of the play.
Others in the list are Russ Whytal, as
the Rev. Dr. Bradford, Martin G. Brown
as Lumiey; William Redmund. as NJ
Fulton; Ethel Brandon as Mrs. Water
man; Frank Roberts. as Judge Bates.
and william u. TOoker. as Henry Water
man. The latter is pleasantly remember
ed as a leading member Of last season s
stock company az the Belasco
Last night a capacity audience was
present including the members Of n.
/ Washington and Boston baseball cluus
who enjoyed the hospitality 1f the man-
agemenI
The Washington herald., 1907-05-07
Two Unusually Clever Acts at
Chuse's.

There are two unusually clever acts al
Chase's. other numbers are on the pro-
gramme but they DO not add to It's at
tractiveness. However. the two good
numbers more than compensate for the
inferiority of the rest. Gus Edwards pre-
sents a very interesting operetta in one
act called Primary No %" Five at
tractive girls and four men present the
piece, which includes six entertaining
songs and some good dancing. The work
is all unusually good.
Miss Norton and Paul Nicholson have a
sketch that is remarkably dron. and il
loses none of its effectiveness in their
manner of handling 1t. This number
comes at the end of the first part of the
programme. and the Edwards skit con-
clUdes the second portion SandWiched
in between are acts Of low grade that
make the other two stand out an The
more conspicuOusly.
In justice, however, to Jack Wilson,
who appears on the bills with Jack VIII
son & Co., it should be said he Is anus
ing. but he IS In bad company. He Eas
several catchy parodies and his work Is
above the average. His companions,
though, are a hindrance, rather than a
help.
The Washington herald., 1907-05-07

house attested 10 the audiences approval.
From a dramatic standpoint the play
was a pronounced success. Miss PuTneil S
work throughout the entire performance
was worthy only of the highest praise. Her
acting during the third act. where. as
Henrietta. she discovers her blind sister
in the den of La Frochard, was dramatic
in the extreme and was heartily applaud
ed ". Jeff Murphy, as Chevalier Maui
rice de Vaudray, presented a dashing
type of the heroic. and was warmly re-
ceived. Clarence Chase. as the defOrmed,
but kind-hearted brother Of Jacques Fro
chard. was excellent. Mr.. Paul Barnett,
a new ACQUISITION of the company, replac-
ing Edmund Abbey, made good impress
sion as the heartless outlaw, Jacques Fro
chard. Ed. s. Alien was cast as the officer
of the guard. and showed abilities far in
excess of the minor roll he portrayed.
Ollie Halford. Florence Hin. Helen Biek,
and Marie Pert gave a faultless imper-
sonation Of the feminine roles.
The Washington herald., 1907-05-07
The Belasco-"The Other Girl" an
AuEustun Thnmnk Comedy.

''The other Girl" the play by Augustus
Thomas which was presented az the
Belasco Theater last night. takes rank
with the very best Of the seasons offer
ings II has the vital element OF intense
and sustained interest, some very clever
character portraiture. and Just enough
comedy effectually 10 leaven the whole
mass. Besides, the production boasts OF
a competent and evenly balanced cast,
with Thomas ". Ross leading in a role