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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-09-20
ANT1-sALooN LEAGUE.
Canadian Representative Advocates
Friendly Rivalry With us.
IGnnnlal Ia n hn IT m q G. Disna fell

lSDCCldl. 10 i Ile iIlIIieS-IIlSpdlSl.l
NORFOLK, VA, September ls.--At
this mornings session of the nti-Sa-
loon League of America. the call Of
the States was continued, and reports
were received from OklahomaS Ohio.
Pennsylyania. Rhode Island. New York,
North Carolina, Tennessee and Texas,
All of the reports showed that the
leaguers were very hopeful of the re-
suits of their labors in the various
Rev Rev. DR.. r. H. Bennett, state SUI
|perintendent of Virginia, arrived to-
day. and was introduced to the conven.,.
ltion. Next Sunday Dr. Bennett VIII
Ispeak on temperance at two OF NOR
folks churches.
The principal address made to-day
was by Benjamin Spencer, one Of the
two representatives here from Cana
dian Dominica Temperance Alliance:
who spoke earnestly and forcefully or
the local option conditions in Canada.
and he asked that the United States
enter into friendly rivalry with can
Eada in order to see which will be the
first to get away with liquor dealing.
He said that the solution of the bar
room problem" is mo barroom::
| Governor Hanly, of Indiana, who was
iexpected in the city this afternoon
and to address the convention to-night
started for Norfolk. but on reaching
Washington was called home on &C
count of illness in his family.
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GOVERNOR FOLK TO SPEAK.
WIFI BE Chief Orator mt Missouri Day
Celebration

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JANE STOWN EXP OSITION
GROUNDS. September IA man OF
national prominence to be here Satur-
day is the Hon. Joseph w. Folk, Gov
erpor of Missouri 1t is to be Missouri
Day at the fair, and Governor Folk Will
be the principal speaker Of the occa-
sion.
President Harry r. Kent, Of the Mis-
souri, Commission. arrived at the. Mis-
souri, Building. and is now completing
arrangements for the entertainment Of
the distinguished Governor of his
State.
Governor Folk is expected to arrive
here Tomorrow morning about II
O'Clock over the Chesapeake and Ohio
Railway. He will be accompanied by
Mrs Folk.
When Governor Folk speaks in the
Auditorium the doors OF the big build
ing will be thrown wide open, and
everybody is invited to hear Missouri's
young and great statesman.
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Rust-Scybert.
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MONTERREY, VA, September 1s.-At
o'clock this morning pretty home
wedding was celebrated at the home OF
Mr.. II. II. Seybert near, Monterey, the
contracting parties being Mr.. Robert
Burgess Rust and Miss Louie Hlner !.
Seybert The groom is principal OF
the Monterey High School, but native
Of Front Royal The bride Is one OF
n beyy of pretty sisters. the daughter
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Harmon II. Seybert'
md was a. favorite in society circles.
Immediately after the ceremony, per-
formed by Rev. A. A. Walker, the
happy couple left for tour OF the
North and East.
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Mnrtin-DnslScrville,

Especial to The Times Dispatch.)
BRISTOL, VA, September 19,-Miss
Amelia Baskerville, OF Nashville. was
married this afternoon to DR. W. Il,
this city. The marriage occurred at
Washington Springs. Va, ur. r. e..
NMYaterhouse, president OF Emory and
henry college, officiating. Miss Ras-
hSerV'iie mad Just recently returned
mer. f5''t'S 'fS1A'N NiiS5 S3'''i.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-09-20
CALL EXPOSITION DIRECTORS
VIII Meet Next Tuesday to Act on
Resignation of Mr. Barr.
LSnerial To ,rhn r imes- pisnat ch.

IoPCCItiI 10 TIC 1IIIIVs-'lsPsHe WIZ ~.
NORFOLK, VA. September ia
meeting of the board Of directors of
the Jamestown Exposition has been
called for next Tuesday, and it Is
probable that the resignation of James
NJ. Barr as director-general will not be
formally acted on until then. 1t Is
certain. however, that a successor to
Mr.. Barr will be decided on before that
time. Colonel Walter Ii. Taylor. who
has been urged to accept the place,
did not render his decision to-day, so
far as is known. Other names that
have been mentioned in connection with
the office are OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES j..
Taylor Ellyson, exposition director of
hibits.
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wedding. Mt winchester.
special 10 The Times -pispatch.l

30 ~ Special to The nes.D1spHtcr.1
John P, Kelley, a Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad freight conductor, Of Cum
berland, and Miss Jannay Hannonr
daughter of Mrs. Mary Harmon. of this
county were married this afternoon. IN
John Mcyerry. The groom Is ma
tive of this county.
William Arthur OLeary and Miss
Gertrude May Hotel, we'll known Win
chester couple. We're married last eve
ming In HaEerstown by Father Rabie.
lof tho Catholic Church.
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rAzB,yELL COUNTY FAIR.
Fine Exhibits, Good Races and Goo,
Shows Combine for Success.

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TAZEWELL, VA, September 19.-
Fully 1000 people We're In attendance
at the second day of the County Fair,
which began here yesterday. Tho at !,
tendance and attractions surpass last
Both the ftrotting and pacing races
and the exhibition of the Wild West
shows We're the best attractions tile
fair. has had IN years. The cattle and
vious years. and the fourth annual
meeting of the association, which closes
to- morrow, will be probably the best
that has been held here,
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and at this time there are more new
men here than at a similar time last
session. The majority of the old boys
are not expected before the end of the
week. All the faculty are here, and
President Barringer. after a hurried
trip to Washington is at his office to
greet each man as he registers.
conservative estimate places the prob
able enrolment at four hundred and
fifty
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PryOr-~litckctts,

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MI, John I. Pryor and Miss Maud Alma
ricketts,, both Of Amherst county, were
married here last night at tie par
ssonage of the First Christian Church.
.le pastor. tho Rev, r. II. Bullard. off,
ceremony. Mr.. andSl 5h1rg. Pryor6 MIL
make their future home In the3clty,
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Observation-Disclosures,

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LfNCHBuRG, VA, September 19.-At
the residence Of Mr. and Mrs. N. G.
Robertson, No. 17o4 BEDFORD Avenue.
last night Mr. Alfred =. Patnode, of
kalamazoo. Mich, and Miss Annie Rob
ertson, Of this city. We're united In mar
rage, The ceremony was performed
by DR.. j.. A. Thomas, of Centenary
Methodist Church. Mr., Herbert Height
acted as best man, and Miss Mamie
Lofly was the maid OF honor. The
groom is In the regular army, and has
been stationed hore for some months.
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Detroit Day Celebration.

JAMESTOWN EXPOSITION
GROUNDS. VA, September 19,-Detroit
with elaborate exercises in the Audi
torium by the good people from Michi-
gan. The exercises consisted Of ad-
dresses vocal and instrumental music
and recitations, Mayor William 3.
or Detroit took part In the program.
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POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE.
Session Opens With Every Prospect of
Large Attendance.
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BLACKSBURG, VA September 10
The present session of the Virginia
Polytechnic Institute was begun We'd
nesday morning with the usual chapel
exercises at S:15. The remainder of
the week will be devoted to matricu-
lation Of the students and the arrange
ment OF the classes.
Students are arriving by every train,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-09-20

Letter Left by Joshua Harrison
Declares He Was Not Guilty
OF kidnapping.
FATHER BELIEVES HIM GUILTY
Senator Beasley Firm in Belief
That Harrison Killed His Boy
and Carried Secret to Grave.
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NORFOLK. VA, September lo--Th !,
body OF Joshua Harrison, the convicted
kidnapper of Kenneth Beasiey' Wno
committed suicide at the New CLAD
stone Hotel last night was t91a M, co. dpfs
warded to harrisburg, ~ q, aarTiso.l ;
FORMER home, for burial.
The note which Harrison left III MS
room and had evidently just written
before he fired the fatal shot INTO MS
brain was as follows:
September 18th, 'ol.
This day i have been notified OF
an unjust sentence or twenty years
in the pen. .1 am an innocent man.
God knows it; my family Know 1T.
/ am about to end my life at my
own hands. No one is In any way
responsible save the cruel ones
who imposed the awful sentence.
May God bless my precious iamiiS-
to them all TO the whole world
say good BY Whoever finds my
body notify my daughter, Mrs. Cal
lop, 49, Duke Street Norfoik
JOSHUA HARRISON
on the back OF the note was
/ leave in my pockets SIS cents.
; want my effects returned to Mrs.
Maggie Gallop, 1872 Duke street
The suicides wife was visiting her
daughter, Mrs. Maggie Gallop. in Nor
folk, at the time her husband Prev l,N
out his brains, and she and her dauSh-
ter to day accompanied the remains 10
J3rvisburg.
believed Him Guilty.
When Senator s. NJ. Beasley, father
of the kidnapped and murdered boy,
was made acquainted with the contents
of the letter left by the dead man, he
said:
II am convinced that he was
guilty. and ninety-nine out of every
hundred people in Currituck, where
Harrison was known, are of the
same opinion. He has been tried
for murder before, and he should
have been tried for murder in con-
nection with the disappearance of
my little boy. for as sure as l
stand here. i believe he murdered
my son. The character of the man
and the threat he made against me
leaves no room for doubt about this
in my mind. The suicide has car
ried the secret TO the grave with
him."
here. and when approached on the sub
lect talked freely. The Senator said
ne desired to have two things corrected
and went on to say that 1T has been
said that he had Harrison arrested FOR
the Illicit sale of whiskey, and that
they were opposing candidates for the
North Carolina Legislature.
Mr.. Beasley declared that he haC
never had Harrison arrested for any.
thing other than upon the charge. OF
kidnapping his child, and that they
were not opposing candidates for the
Legislature. as the dead man was {
Republican and the Senator Democrat
The father of the kidnapped child
said further that, although Harrison
had often made threats against him, IL
never had any feelings toward him un
til he Kidnapped his boy.
Mr.. Beas1ey said that he had offere
TO waive al prosecution against Harri
Son il he would produce his little DO
or tell where he could be found.
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NEED THE BEST MEN
AND NOT FORMS ONLY.
This the View OF Leading Speak
crs iii League Of Municipali-
ties Convention.
GREED AND GRAFT SCORED
Aroused Public Conscience and
Participation OF Best Citizens in
Public Affairs the Remedy.
Saturday Features
at the Exposition

missouri Dry.
National 4'rempcrnncc Day.
League or American Municipnli-
tics Dny.
1880 a. M.-Concert. Exposition
Bind, Missouri Day, Auditorium.
III A. M.--NIissouri Day exercises,
Auditorium.
p. M.--pinno recital. Otto Pfcf-
fcrkOrn. 4E
4 p. Morgan recital, William
Will NVhiildit.
1870 r. M.-Nrllc. Lonbct's Loop
of Death, Wnrpnth.
2. M.-Rcview of NIL the troops
by Governor Folk and official pnrty.
s p. M.-Fircworks, Lee Parade.
$3.50 r. M.-NIllc. Lolibc's Loop OF
Death, Wnrpnth.
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people to the flag to-day than the men
who wore the Gray, Referring to
politics of government, he said that
commercial greed was responsible for
! such evils as. socialism and anarchy.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-09-20

the crudity OF the Galveston system.
Its vital defect, in his view. is In
leaving the. whole money power in
the hands of one small body of men.
Views OF Other Speakers.
James NJ. Head. of Boston, Mass.
formerly Mayor of Nashville. Tenn.
heartily approved OF the new pes
Moines, Iowa, charter for commission
government.
DR.. William II. Allen. of New York
city. secretary OF the. Bureau of Alu-
nicipal Research, followed.
In the absence of Commissioner West,
of the District OF Columbia, his ad-
dress favoring commission govern
ment was presented to the convention
By the secretary.
w. D. Harris. Fort Worth. TEX, and
Emerson Coatesworth. of Toronto.
Canada. who advocated government by
commission Mayor r. G. Rhett. of
John l. Dawes, chairman Of pt the finance
committee of the Board of Aldermen,
New York, and Hugo S. Crosse, city
statisticiau, Chicago.
ment We're Mayors Harris and Coates
worth and Commissioner West, while
strongly opposing the commission was
Mayor Rhett. While some of the
form of government, and some wanted
more knowledge of both forms before
eSpresSsing decided opinion, all
the head of affairs of city governments
was of supreme Importance.
Mahool To Be President.
officers of the league will be elected
tomorrow. So far Mayor j. Barry
Mahool, of Baltimore, is the only one
in the running for president. The
name Of no other as mentioned; and it
tive Of the Monumental City win be
elected to the highest office in the
Places in the fight for next years
convention of the League are Omaha.
Nebr, Niagara Falls, n. Y. and Du-
luth. MINI. Chances are decidedly in
favor Of Omaha at this time.
The convention adjourned shortly
before 2 o'clock this afternoon, after
which the authorities in municipal
government went on an excursion to
points of interest about Hampton
Roads. The maynard. the Newport
News shipyard and Old Point were
visited. The trip was ended at the
] Jamestown Exposition. and there the
| visitors spent the latter part of the
! afternoon and evening.
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,aTIzz6In20E
Isf34EI:l3a SSlRsll;GVEsEY
Solid School Shoes and Stockings.
THE OLD NEGRO RELEASED.

sa tisilcs Authorities He Had Nothing
to DO With Murder.
Especial to The Tlmes-Dispatch.)
NORFOLK, VA, September 1s.----
There are no new developments In the
Rorschach murder case, and II the poo--
lice have evidence whith led up to the
arrest Of any one other than the Two
negroes already In jail they are lSeepin ne
the facts Very quiet. ts
Tomorrow night the coroHsr will re-
sumo his investigation of the murder.
Horace Lee. the old colored man
who was taken Into custody, MT the
susgestion of relatives of the muir
dered woman, was to-day released from
jail. The ROld man convinced the po-
lice that he knew nothing Of the muir
der. s5 IN
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Moines charter to be a long step from
the crudity OF the Galveston system.
Its vital defect, in his view. is In
leaving the whole money power in
the hands of one small body of men.
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When Senator S. M. Beasley. father
OF the Kidnapped and murdered boy,
was made acquainted with the contents
of the letter left by the dead man, ne
Said.
New-York tribune., 1907-10-13

English Cavaliers of the first two Stuart regns
had discarded them.
Next came IN the long black brown boot OF
Puritan soldiers. bound with brass and heeled with
steel. Black square toed shoes worn by Lon
don citizens until the Restoration OF Charles H.
when fancy leather, colored and elaborateIy
adorned, formed boots. which were often hounced
at the top with costly lace.
Red heels were in vogue about the time Of the
Revolution Of 1883 The English, French Dutch
Germans and Spaniards Wed with each other In
the height and conspicuousness Of their red heels
without which OF quality ever
appeared. At the same time women wore embrod-
cred silk. lace trimmed and jewelled shoes.
During the reign Of Charles l the sashune was
worn wrapped around the leg inside the boot, the
better TO I'll the largo wrinkled boot tops OF his
period.
In queen Anne's time people wore iron rings on
the soles Of patens-which the ancestors of 60
loshes-to keep the feet dry and save wear
Pumps which, with ribbon strings, were worn
with full dress by gentlemen in 1890. were in use
before 1903 for running footmen. In l6l they We're
made Of velvet 10 dance IN. with the same thin
sole and low heel that have always characterized
them.
black shoe formerly a mark OF the plebean came
into general Buckles were imperative upon
shoes, rank being designated by the materials of
which shoe buckles were made from the diamonds
of royalty to the iron brass of the poor.
After the reign Of Louis XVI people took to shoe
strings, and when this fashion prevailed in Eng
land the Prince Of Wales sought TO maintain the
vogue of shoe buckles for the sake Of the great
number Of buckle makers, who became ruined in
fortune because OF this change.
When men fancy boots women wore such
gorgeous silk brocaded, embroidered, jeweled. rib
hon and lace trimmed shoes that the popularity
of the broad toed heeless shoes and slippers
In 1853 became remarkable.
Fashions in boots for soldiers had their vagaries.
Arabs plated their boots with scales Tartars
whose way lead through sleeps and glaciers,
sharp steel prongs their boots. Scandinavians
and Canadian Indians SKINNED the SHOWS on snow
shoes English warriors used steel mailed boots
because of which they suffered defeat the hands
Zone might say feet OF "Roughfoots" the title Of
Scottish borderers, whose feet clad in deer's
hide with the hair on. and who were. therefore.
New-York tribune., 1907-10-13

uverance Of a shoe. taken from a foot before wit
nesses, sealed legal compact; the gift Of a shoe
10 ones prospective wife meant total surrender
and her ownership OF the glver and all that was
his: the going without shoes proclaimed act Of
peuance for sins as when Isaiah went barefoot
three years for sins of his nation. and modern
Jews wear no shoes soft foot covering upon the
Day Of Atonement Nor are Europe and AmeEca
entirely free from the symbosms which charac
terze tie uses OF shoes In Oriental countries and
which American and Mexican Indians have so re-
Gently generally abandoned
In the early ages men OF rank and wealth
heather. papyrus and plated palm and decorated
sandals, while the poor walked barefoot, or on
wooden sandals, much as they do in some countries
to-day
-Egypttan and Hebrew sandals Of the second CEN
tury were eyded those from the fourth to the
sixth centuries were richly decorated of gfldcd
coiored and cut-out leather, and made upon the
general plan Of a high one-piece moccasin OF a
mans smoking slipper Hebrew soldiers wore
oals OF iron brass
The Romans used more leather and more thongs
for the better protection Of their feet while Teu-
tons interlaced wide thongs to the knees in such
way as 10 form sort OF shoe and gaiter covering.
From the north Scythian and Tartar, Hun.
Turk, Avar and Oghar, with legs incased in crude
sheepskin riding boots. These did not insure the
ht desired by the aboriginal dandy of America and
Africa, who would merely peel off the hairy hide
OF an animals legs and slip his own into it.
In the days Of Xerxes and Darius soldiers and
the upper classes wore high shoes fastened in
front. while plain high boots worn by the most
ancient Etruscan priest, resemble in form those
worn BY the army Of William III and the farmers
Of Kansas. Persans hundred years before
Christ usually linen shoe mounted upon a
thick sole and strapped across the instep
tsOune probably the first to adopt fine buskins.
and Constantine, Justinian. Cesar and Augustus
heTe FesplenGent in purple boots kindly permitting
their great generals and courtiers to have theirs
eyed red. but ordering the commonalty TO use only
cnsky hues Of leather. In those days fine shoes
were buried with their owners.
tne OF the earliest occupations Of mankind
me dressing Of leather. 1t began when Adam and
I've dressed skins for clothing. Spain, Russia and
Atsy probably brought the art 70 its highest state
u perfection while Canadian Indians, Laplancers
eho Africans dress leather remarkably well
New-York tribune., 1907-10-13
CONTINENTS TRADE.
Changes an Means of Transportation
IN Coming Quarter of Century.

Looking ahead twenty-five years into the de-
velopment of the transportation problem on the
North American continent, Henry G. Durand. in
a recent number of The Worlds Work." sees a
complete revolution in the methods, routes and
systems OF railroads that transport COM
merce TO and from the Atlantic seaboard.
over 70 per cent Of this traffic from points in
the Far West. it is asserted, changes owner
ship at Chicago. Kansas City and St. Louis, is
rehanded there at heavy cost, and then for
warded TO Eastern or Western points OF des-
tination. Millions of tons of freight each year
is handled in this wasteful manner and that
fact according 10 Mr.. Durand. has stood square
Iy in the way of a transcontinentaI railroad in
the United States Inasmuch the ever grow
ing volume of the continents trade demands. as
basic condition. the transportation OF all
traffic at the least possible cost it is contended
that the present methods will be subject to
sweeping changes. which Will alter the railroad
map OF the continent and wipe out the great
mddeman element in these central cities.
For the handling Of all heavy traffic that does
not need TO be hastened he predicts the crea-
ton of two new deep waterways from the centre
OF the continent TO the ocean. The first is from
St Louis. or even Chicago. to the Gulf of Mex
leo. and the second is from Georgian Bay.
Lake Huron. 10 tidewater at Montreal. The
first is the more important from an American
standpoint. 1t would make St. Louis or Chicago
the headquarters Of all heavy traffic for export.
II would draw from the Atlantic seaboard ports
all export freight that could take It's time reach
ing its destination. Grain -four. lumber, furn-
ture. even machinery and kindred products
would follow this line of export. With such
traffic cheapness is the great deciding question.
II such route can be created, the writer says,
without too many locks. its creation will un-
doubtedly make these inland cities strong bid
New-York tribune., 1907-10-13
FREAKS IN BOOTS.

The boot We know IL was the evolution OF the
sandal and buskn in combination, and St. Crispin,
Nae patron saint OF shoemakers. inspired many a
strange freak in boots, when senators and pa
Nlclans OF Rome wore bright colored high boots
Of1ialnented with ivory crescent, with tops
pien covering the whole leg. laced I'm front, often
Hflsneo with the skins OF wild animals and deco
rated al the top with paws and heads. Boots and
sHoes were further ornamented with imitation
jewels and canoes. These gorgeous tops formed
sn ood contrast 10 the frequent whin OF an open
'os exposing part Of the foot
1reek women wore shoes before men did. and
seSles OF shoes at that time known by the
Aaahes OF men countries which introduced them.
e. ths shoes Of Alcbiades," Persian" "Athen-
iAn' and go on.
Spsftans were the first TO red shoes. such
% s the chief magistrates of Rome afterward donned
a.. ceremonial occasions These covered the whole
oe AAo were tied with latchets strings.
81, me mean time more northerly Europe
fsspihs about in wooden shoes-when fits inhabi-
,ssIe. wore any at all. Even the first princes
tr-see woooenly during the ninth and tenth CEN
49, before they adopted leather uppers and
Il.e4hy ofnarnented leather sandals shoes. in
sSscia occaaions
boe.s -. taaf during the recent reign of colored
Of r. ,x,s i curriers' had not heard of the fashion
one ec- Iuoo.e Ages, when It was the rage to wear
% An0e on the right foot and another