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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-02-21

position of the South on all pubs
lie nffuirs was sought to be con-
trolled by this continued threat.
l ain frank to say that It never
had any Influence with me III shap-
ing my political policies or convic-
lions.
Question Is Local One.
j have always resisted congress
ences, because l believe this to be a
lgSn adest9n deeply 1lf saas a tma
local communities and tho solution
of which, under tho Constitution, was
given to tho States shall con-
tlnuo to insist on this. ,ndetcrrcd by
threats and unseduced by promises.
But, instead of this commission tend
ing to prevent congressional In
vcstlgatlon, It will furnish n precedent
and an excuse for Congress to appoint
its own commission. II will be taken
as nr ih1fcntion thnt conditions IN
the South are so dcplornble that q
commission was necessary to invcsti-
gate aud aid in their Improvement.
When the necessity for a commission
is admitted, yo,, may rest assured
Its own commission and none other,
however appointed or recommended.
1t seems to mo that tho best course
for tho South to pursue Is for tho
local authorities In each Stntc to meet
this problem with justice, fairness
and flrmncss, and settle 1t In q way
that tends to the progress and pros
pcrity of each State, and to the adj
vanccment Of It's best civilization.
This setH.erncnt cannot be accom-
plished all at once, but only
through years OF patient. persis-
tent and patriotic endeavor. Ere
qucntly great mistakes are made
by endeavorinE to anticipate for
years the march of events.
I nm deeply concerned in every
thing that appertnins to the pros
perity and progress of the South,
and as Governor of Virginia, Will
gladly cooperate in any measure
or undertaking that will be promo
two OF the best interests OF the
South as whole. This PROPOSE
tion does not come to me as a re-
quest from the people of the other
Southern States for Virginia to aid
in the discussion and settlement or
this matter, but for Virginia to aid
in the initiation Of such a COM
mission. AS there is no necessity
for such q commission IN Virginia.
1 cannot take action in the matter
until I have received request
from the authorities of the other
States to do so, and, If such a re-
quest is presented by the other
Southern States, it shall be given
full and fair consideration, and
YOU may rest assured that in the
future, as in the past, Virginia
will be found gladly and har-
moniously cooperating with her
sister Southern States
I conceive it to be my duty to
write you my convictions and con-
illusions in this matter with the
utmost frankncss and candor.
With kind regards, l am.
Very truly yours, tIfF
CLAUDE A. SWANSON, lss
Governor Of Virginia.
February 20, 1907. @ I'D
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DEATHS.

IIUGHES.-Died. in Richmond, Cal,
last WEDNESDAY,, February 18TH
Mr.. LUTHER w. HUGHES, aped
twenty-four years. Remains reached
vi Richmond yesterday morning at $3.50,
E@ and VIII be ut Edwin Pha"-'s Under
taking parlors till .nls morning ut
II o'clock.
Tntermcnt at Gethscmanc Church,
Hanover county, this afternoon at 3
o'clock.
PETTY.-Dicd, in Norfolk. Va. Feb
ruary 18th, Mrs HANNAH w.
PETTY, widow Of John Petty, of
Z Princess Anne county. Va. and
daughter Of the late James and Ann
Herbert Bosher. Of this city.
1nterment in Hollywood THURS
day, February 21st, following arrival
of N. & w. train at Byrd Street Sta
ton at 11:40 A. NJ.
RowLETT.- Died. suddenly at. Soldiers
Home at $3.50 p. M. "WEDNESDAY,
JOHN i. ROWLIITr.
Funeral notice later.
wOODING.-Dicd, February 4. 1907.
Mrs THOMAS Fl. WOODINC. after
short illness with pneumonia. age
sixty three years She left5a husband,
thirteen children. twcnty-t Il re 9
grandchildren. Was buried at her
home in Pittsylvania county, near st.
Stone, Va.
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Mrs. Mary Ann Rittenour,
[spec!al to The Tlmes Dispntch.l

Especial to The Times. Dispntch.l
WOODSTOCK, VA, February 90
Mrs. Mary Ann Rittenour, wife of4John
Rittenour. died to-day at her home at
Carmel, Shenandoah county in her
eighty-ffrst year Of age. She had been
in falling health for SOM time due
to tile infirmities of ola age.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-02-21
Mrs. P. L. Yarbr.ough.

lSsPcGlal 20 lho T II 1ispates
home or her husband llere to-day after
u priel Illness aged seventy four ycaa q.
anr 81 Wss aous ana o so
lived until tho s5th Of this month siie
would have celebrated lier golden wed :
ding For II number ofyears Mrs. Ynr-
the p9st sixteen years she has been |,
was i member e Of Tho Prosbyterisn
CHURCH and was held ,l n high esteem e;
occur Friday morning. She Is survived
Dr.. Herbert B. Williams.
Especial to Tho Times 11ispntGl,l
LyNCHBuRG, VA. February 2o.--
DIR. Herbert 3. Williams, aged twenty.
Gladys, Campbell county, died to-day
ut st. Andrews Home, Of typhoid pncu.
,nonla, after an lllncss Of !, several e,
M yisers as foows pr ahs
Will Williams Gladys, and Mrs. Rob
ert PerrroW Lynchbburg' end Mrs. NIL
remains l Viii vii be taken ts to Gladys to-
morrow for intcrment,
Mrs. Caroline Childress.
tSpeclalto Tho Times Dispntcll.l
ROCKVILLE, S. HANOVER CO.. VA,
February so.mMrs Caroline &c chlldress
Mr.. Spotswood Wingileld died OF
ut his home near Casco, Va.
Mrs. Virginia T. Noting.
Especial TO The Times. Dispatch
I, BAL T,f, MD Mp February .,2 e..
sixty-threo years old formerly OF
Richmond. died to-day at the home of
her son, Mr.. William G. Noting. the
well-known architect, at Roland Park,
husband. Mr.. A. w. Noting; her son
and n daughter, Miss Elise No!t!p.
James N. Brown.
FREDERICKSBURG, VA, February
2O.-James N. Brown. one of the Oldest
citizens of King George county. died at
his home from the effects OF q fall,
aged eightynve years. He was for
merry employed under the government
In Washington. He is survived by sew
eral brothers and sisters.
Mrs. Louise Knight.
Especial to The Times Dispatch.1
FREDERICKSBURG VA, February
William knight, died to-day at
her home in Stafford county, aged
eighty-seven years. She Is survived
by five children.
C. S. Byers.
Especial to The Times ~ spatcl.l
SSTAUNTON. VA, February 20.-C S.
Byers died here this morning aged
eighty years. He was Confederate
veteran, and is survived by his wife.
Miss Nora Anderson died to-day of
pneumonia, aged thirtytw years.
Miss Bette Borden.
Especial to The Times Dispatch
lliIVOODSTOCK, VA February 2O--
Of her father. Hampton Borden, near
Saumsville, to-day, aged thirty years.
She was in declining health for sew
eral years. but her death was due to
pneumonia.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-02-21
Isaac T eMiS

Especial to The Tirles-D isnatch.l
WOODSTOCK, VA, February 90
Isaac Lewis, Of Woodstock. died last
night, aged about fifty eight years. He
is survived by three children.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-02-21

UNITED STATES FOR THE EAST
EIsN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA..
~ In, In the Matter OF No. $40.
4, Bankrupt ! Bankruptcy.
/ ORD ORD FIR OF NOTICE FOR DISCHARGE.
On this 18th day Of February, A, D.
1907. on reading the petition for dis
| charge of the bankrupt, tits
Ordered by the court that hearing
Il DC had upon the same on the 4th DAY
4 OF MARCH, a. d. 1907, before said
/ court, at Richmond in said district,
thereof be published in The Times Dis
\ patch,ia newspaper printed in said dia-5
| trict, and that all known creditors and
other persons In interest may appear
cause, II any they have. why the
3praycr Of the said petitioner should not
| be granted.
And 1t Is further ordered by the court
| that the clerk shall send by mail to ali
| known creditors copies OF said petition
land this order, addressed TO them at
| their places OF residence as stated.
Witness the Honorable Edmund Wad-
4 dill, .Ir., Judge of the said court and
the seal thereof, at Richmond. in said
district, on the 18th day of February.
"A. d. 1907.
| Attest;
by Joseph p. Brady, Deputy Clerk
IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE
UNITED STATES FOR TIE EAST
IIIN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA..
| In the Ma tier OF No. 6b3
| CAROLINE r. ANGLE, In
! Bankrupt Bankruptcy
ORDER Oh NOTICE For DISCHARGE
/ On this 18th day OF February A. ID,
1 1907, on reading the petition for dis
! charge of the bankrupt, 1t is II
! Ordered by the court that hearing
! he had upon the same on the 4th DAY
/ OF MARCH. A, D. 1907, before said
court, at Richmond, In said district,
lat ~ O'Clock noon; and that notice
thereof be published in The Times Dis
patch, newspaper printed In said dis
2 trict, and that all known creditors and
other persons In interest may appear
\ at the said time and place, and show
I cause, II any they have. why tho
!, prayer Of the said petitioner should NOT
1 be granted.
4 And 1t Is further ordered by the court,
that the clerk shall send by mail to all
A known creditors copies of said petition
and this order, addressed TO them ut
their places of residence as stated.
M Witness the Honorable Edmund Mad
dill, Jr,, Judge Of the said court, and
the seal thereof, at Richmond, In said
district. on the 18th day of February
a, d. 1907. 4. #v
81 Attest:
/ (senD q. u. BoWDEN. Clark
BY Joseph p. Brady, Deputy Clerk.
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with mo. During tho fourtocn
years thnt I served iii Congress- the
position Of tho South on all pubs
lie affdirs was sought to be con-
trolled by this continued threat.
l ain frank to say that 1t never
had any Influence viii, me III shap-
ing my political policies orconvic-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-02-21

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE
UNITED ESTATES FOR THE EAST.
ERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA..
In the Matter Of No. 6S7.
WILLIAM G. CARSON, In
Bankrupt. Bankruptcy.
ORDER OF NOTICE FOR DISCHARGE.
On this 18th day or February. a. d.
1907, on reading the petition for dis
charge of the bankrupt. IL is
Ordered by the court, that n hearing
BIO. had upon the same on the tn DAY
OF MARCH. "A. D. 1907, before said
court, at Richmond, in said district.
ut II O'Clock noon; and that notice
thereof be published In The Times D is-
patch. n newspaper printed in said dis
trict, and that all known creditors and
other persons in interest may appear
at the said time and place. and show
cause, II any they have. why the
prayer of the said petitioner should not
be granted.
And 1t Is further ordered by the court,
that the clerk shall send by mail to ali
/; known creditors copies or said petition
and this order, addressed to them at
their places OF residence MS stated.
Witness the Honorable Edmund Wad-s
dill, Jr, Judge Of the said court and
tho seal thereof, at Richmond. in said
district, on the 18th day Of February,
a. D. 1907.
Attest:
(SeaD G. Z. 5BONWDEN, Clerk.
BY Joseph p. Brady, Deputy Clerk
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Other Governors Decline.

OCQeI 1CVeIIlOlS DCS141lC. e
After the issue of Governor Swan
sons letter, The Tmes-Di spntch tele-
graphed the Governors OF the other ten
States, asking what they had deter
mined to do in the matter Replies
have been received from four of them,
as follows:
South Carolina.
Columbia, S. c.. Feb. 90.
Times-D ispatch. Richmond, Va:
decline making any appointments
to the race conference.
Governor
Governor Not Asked.
Little Rock, Ark, Feb 20, 1907
Times-Dispatch. Richmond. Va:
40 requests m.lc of me for npp0tnt-
mcnt OF com nisSiOncrA to Southern
race conference.
~ JOHN r. MOORE
n Acting Governor.
Movement Is Unwise.
Raleigh, N. c., Feb. 20, 1907
Times Dispatch, Richmond, Va:
No. T think the movement un.Sise and
of no advantage to South.
" r. d. GLENN,
Governor.
Will Not Appoint.
Montgomery, Ala, Feb. 20. 1907.
Times Dispatch. Richmond. Va:
THE Governor will not appoint COM
n,issioncrs to the rnce conference.
B. b. CONFER.
Governor Of Alabama.
- Id .
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w. O. Robertson, Of Hinton, w. Va,
and ono son, w. p. Campbell, OF this
place.
She was u member Of tile NJ. u.
Church, South. She was buried in
Hill Top Cemetery to-day Mt IL A. NJ
by tho side OF her two daughters, Lille
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-02-21
Mrs. Louise Knight.

Special TO The Tlmes- Dispatch.I \
FREDERICKSBURG. VA, February
2,-Mrs. Louise knight. widow OF
William knight, died to-day at
her home, in Stafford county, aged
eighty-seven years. She Is survived
by five children.
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C. S. Bvers.

Especial to The Times Dispatch.l
atIVOOD STOCK, VA, February 90
Miss Bette Borden died at the home
of her father, Hampton Borden, near
5Saumsville, to-day, aged thirty years.
She was in declining health for sew
eral years. but her death was due to
pneumonia
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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-03-20
HOW THE BLIND WILL STUDY THE PANAMA CANAL


the sess through the benevolent provision of
William Zer, Is
estimated that the the of the millionaire baking powder
will between
about 12X13 inches will
MONTH the first number containing about fifty sheets Compared with other
1t The
Will be of all Sorts stories achievements of the blind poetry sheet
although 1t will be religious
The first number
This blind
sufficient number of cops will be schools these
Will studeat
printed for the blind Great
For instance beautiful would
ohd readers to nonbeams starlight rambows and clouds
printed
Fiction.
Above the illustrations"
In raised dots Underneath
southern Florida the Bahamas
OF the
resentng the letter out
the following:
President Roovets letter to Mrs Zegler
Zege first nslment MRS Wigs
serials physical exercise for the blind; Hymn
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-03-20
WOMEN AssA1L COMMONS.
British Female suHragisfs storm
Parliament House.

British Female sufragisfs Storm
Parliament House.
The women suffragists Of London
marched on Parliament recently and
for six hours Westminster was like
building defended by troops against
an attack from mob. Policemen on
foot in squads guarded every entrance.
Policemen on HORSEBACK in platoons
charged and recharged the serried
ranks Of the undaunted "suffragettes. !"
Detectives in plain clothes struggled
with isolated groups Of daring invad-
ers in petticoats. Women were knock
ed over, shaken, pulled, and hauled
about. Some were almost trampled
in the mud. Fifty-seven Of them were
thrown into jail. Immense crowds of
onlookers surrounded Parliament
house and traffic was blocked for hours.
The women finally were routed with
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-03-20
Tariff Wars


In Germany they do not have trusts
such as we have, but they organize
combines syndicates and cartcls, which
are as near monopolies MS the law will
allow. Thus. for instance, in place of
a German steel trust they have have n
steel syndicate, which is now composed
of thlrty-six firms and individuals who
are steel manufacturers, whose total
output is l1,079,0S4 tons. To each firm
Is allotted the maximum tonnage 1t
may produce and this tonnage is d.
vlded into two classes, Glass A being
semi-fnlshed products. such as rails
and shapes, and Glass B being finished
products. The average increase of al
lotments from January /, 1896, to Jan
uary !, 1907, has been % per cent,
and prices have advanced in about the
same percentage as in this country,
though values are lower.
Germany, like ourselves, is cursed
with high protective tariff and the
syndicates there flourish like our own
trusts. and, trust-like, sell cheaper
abroad than they do at home, as the
tariff protects the syndicates in doing
so, like our tariff protects our trusts
There Is, however. vast difference
In the two countries in the reason for
high tariff, for whereas in Germany
the tariff was so greatly increased to
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-03-20
TO SAVE 500 LIVES a YEAR.
Railroads Elevate 1900 Miles of Track
in Chicauo

Railroads Elevate 1000 Miles of Track
in Chicago.
The railroads of the country are
spending one hundred million dollars
to make the streets of Chicago safe,
says Rutledge Rutherford in the Tech
nical World. On an average five
hundred people year are run over
by passing trains or are injured in
collisions with steam locomotives
while using Chicago's streets.
Ten years ago Chicago decided that
the elevation of all steam railway
tracks was the only means of pro-
tecting her citizens from the deadly
grade crossings. Now the railroads
are footing the bill.
Last year more than $4,000 men
were employed in the work of elevat-
ing the tracks, and it cost the rail-
roads about $5,SO0,OOo. Chicago is
not the only city which is having her
steam railway tracks elevated, but
Chicago is the only city which is MAX
ing the railroads pay for the job.
Chicago has already accomplished
the elevation of 500 miles of steam
railway tracks within her borders and
has made the railroads pay every cent
of the $50,O00,0O0 which it has cost.
Sixteen hundred miles of railroad
tracks in one city is something rather
difficult to comprehend without COM
parsons. Sixteen hundred miles of
right of way is nearly enough to build
two elevated railroads from Chicago
to Philadelphia.
1t is more than enough to build a
single line from Chicago to Boston,
or to Galveston. or to Santa Fe, N. NJ,
Or to Jacksonville. Fla, or to Denver,
or even to Salt Lake City. This is
entirely independent of any lines op.
Grated by electricity or by any power
other than steam.
Excepting the lowered and walled
in tracks of the Illinois Central along
the Lake front, where there are no
street crossings, ever mile of this
trackage will have been elevated
when the work now in progress il
completed.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-03-20

many casualties, including some cuts
abrasions, contusions, and a great loss
Of millinery, hat pins, hair pins, and
similar light impediments The victo.
rious police suffered some slight bodily
injuries and the temporary loss of a
few helmets.
1t was to denounce the omission from
the kings speech at the opening ses.
sion of Parliament of any reference to
the enfranchisement of women and to
celebrate the first anniversary of the
opening of the vote demanding cam.
paign that several hundred women
gathered at Caxton hall and listened
to fiery speeches by their leaders.
"How can we sit In our Seats" ex.
claimed one Of these, while the gov.
eminent ignores women? If all the
women in this hall went to prison to.
night we should have the franchise
tomorrow. Do as you are bid. Fight
for all you are worth, and before next
week we shall have won the battle."
Then followed the aged Mrs. Des.
pard, sister of Gen. French, whose
great grief has been that the police
refused to arrest her on the occasion
of the last outbreak.
'The time for words Is passing
away" she said, land the time for &C.
tiop has come"
These and similar speeches fred THE
enthusiasm of the women, and finally
they decided to march to the House
of Commons to demand votes. Many
however, baked. and only about 2OC
Joined the procession, which marched
with arms linked, singing John
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-03-20
SIMPLE CLOTHES FOR SARAH.
Bernhard No Longer sweIIs the COT.
fers of Dressmakers.

5ernhardt No Longer SwelIs the COT.
fers Of Dressmakers.
One of the reasons why Sarah
Bernhard received Catulle Mendes'.
play with delight was that it liberated
her from all necessity to throw away
fortune on clothes. When she
makes a tour in the provinces OF
abroad to appear as Saint theresa
her costumes will almost fit in a va
lise.
For similar reason she gladly &C
copied "L'Aiglon" and "Werther.'
She had grown very sick of paying
bloated bills to dressmakers and tool
refuge from them in third sex imper
sonations.
Yes, declares London Truth, Sarat
Bernhard has her taste purified b,
experience, is Independent of The
tricks of the dressmaling trades ant
has come back to the sweet and hol.
simplicity of the classical age.
At her place in Belle Isle, off the
coast of Brittany, Sarah Bernhard
follows the aboriginal women in wear
ing clothes adapted to the wet climate
and rough, rocky coast. The exper
fence of ages has taught her poorer
neighbors what to wear. She has not
dozen bourgeois near her.
AS the great actress has not Bre-
ton face or figure and need not sell
fish or gather seaweed for manure
she has modified the costume Of the
Belle Isloise to suit herself. The
daughter of the avoue of the only port
in the island provides her with pat
terms for embroidered borders and
other garnitures, which are sent TIC
Paris to be done in colors.
Sarah Bernhard does not spend
200 francs on clothes in the whole
of Belle Isle season. If she went
to a fashionable watering place and
there either sought to lead or to fol.
low the fashions she would return to
Paris many thousand francs the poor.
er.
Her young friend at Belle Isle has
provided her with costume Powered
and otherwise adorned with real sea.
weeds. They are first dried fiat as if
for an album and then arranged in
decorative patterns.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-03-20
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
3 POLITICS aa@
~ ==OF THE DAY -
Observation-Disclosures


the child labor question must be set
tied by the States, for constitutionally
1t cannot be included as coming under
Interstate commerce. The Judiciary
Committee Of the House of Represen-
tatives reported unanimously against
the bill to SO control it, but the House
appropriated $4,000 for the Census
Bureau to investigate and report on
child labor, which 1t is hoped will soon
give the actual facts of this traffic in
human flesh and blood. Hon. John
Sharp Williams, the Democratic lead
er, said:
1T is true that this is social prob.
lem, problem of suffering, and a prob
lem to some extent of murder, and of
something worse than that, because 1t
not only kills the little child that Is
working at an unripe and Immature
age Intellectually and physically, but
it renders those children unfit to be-
come the progenitors of the next gen
Grafton. Everybody wants an Impair
tial report"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-03-20
when ?"

Yesterday.
Good" said Wilson. I am glad. ]
am an advocate of domestic tranquil
ity.. like man who has home ties
shall do well by you. You deserve
more than $50 week. l will pro.
mote you. You shall have $40 a week.
with the prospect Of $50 the first OF
next year"
Swallow and Spilkington almost
tainted. When they came to Swallow
asked:
Say, Spiker, were you married at
lunch time yesterday"
NO" said Spiker. Hadn't thought
of it then. Little girl just came in to
spend the day. You put the notion
into our heads. Congratulations, you
know, and gossip and dishes of rice
and wedding cake. Seemed like the
real thing. Little girl awfully nice.
Known her long time. Like each other
tremendously. Why not?' says Why
not?' says she. Let's says L. Let's
says she.' So we did. All due to you,
Thanks awfully."
Good Lord!" said Swallow.
Good Lord!" said Spilkington.
Swallow addressed Mr.. Wilson tim.
idly. Sir said he, ARE. there any
more jobs Of. the same kind where
this came from?"
No. said Wilson, mo more promo.
tons in sight. Even if you two fel.
lows should get married now, you'd
have to peg along on the s25 basis"
Forty dollars. you know" unused
Spiker, maliciously, "and the little
girls old man was so delighted he
planked down $1,000 cash as wed.
ding present"
Good Lord!" said Swallow and Spill.
kington again.-New York Press.