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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-05-25

SUITS Of this examination at length, for
the reason that it believes it should
have q salutary effect upon other eS-
after. What the people want In such
examinations IL the truth, siiorn of UNI
necessary comments or recommending
tons, which may or may not be Of
exploitation. ut the expense OF lmpOr-
tnnt and far-rcnchins interests.
The very fact that Actuary Wolfe
press to protect himself and, in a Se-
gree. ,discredit the State Corporation
. R5GArivR T. or d FMNS6SAL J. A ~
sponsible for5lts acts to this commits
sion, no has placed himself In the posi-
ton OF eritlclzing superior, officers or
destroy discipline and engender confu-
sion, with It's consequent destructive
and disorganizng effects.
Generally Resented.
It is noteworthy that the general
press Of Virginia, in addition to its
INSURANCE Company Of Virginia. and
iRIEGS sIS; THE 7, UNJUST ASPER-
PORTANT FINANCIAL INSTITUTION
OF THAT COMMONWEALTH. This
Is one Of the commendable develop
ments In this controversy. II the press
and people stand together In protect
Ing alike their own interests as we'll
as those of their institutions. desirable
results cannot but be forthcoming,
There Is another phase of this situu-
ton wlicl, should he considered. The
South IN now coming to the fore witt
many companies, which nrc pushing
vigorously for business. If their inter
ests ure to be banded about by those
who mistake the shadow for the sub
stance, it follows that the best results
cannot euSue. There should be Il fair
ana open field. No one should desire
favor mt the expense of another. AT
the same time, examinations should
he for the purpose OF strengthening
md upbuiltlinE. Whom they go beyond
this, they become menace to public
inrcreAtA,-Advt.
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Virginia Breviities.
Special TO The Times-ntspntc

[speclal to The Times Dispatch.l
CAN AMELlA, W. May s4-1n tho Circuit
burning the barn Of JEFF Branch, was nc
Quilted. The case OF Armistead Hayes for
the the murder OF William, Rowle,t, was con
senre of important witness. Colonel Meade
Haskins of Blackstone. who has suffered
a most protrncted Illness. is out again and
attending this court MS counsel In impoc-
tant cases,
LYNcHBuRG, VA--Motorman Joseph
tlgsinbothan, who was IN charge OF the
trolley car which WI killed Martin Mccallen
to-day on the charge of criminal negll-
gence and discharged, The evidence was
conclusive that the motormnn could not
have prevented the accident.
SUFFOLK, NA.--Confedcrate Memorial
Day was observed here this afternoon.
Practically all business houses were closed
the. Confederate Monument In Cedar Hill
Cemetery, and three salutes were fired by
the militia.
ALEXANDRIA,, VAR. f. Lee Camp.
Confederate Veterans to-day held beattlng
memorial exercises. The exercises were
held nt the Confederate Monument at the
Streets at o'clock this evening. and the
orator of the evening was Rev. Charles D.
Bulla. pastor OF the Methodist Episcopal
Church. South. who paid a glowing tribute
to the sterling worth and Integrity Of tina
Confederate soldiers.
PETERSBURG. vA.-James G. r.
| oNhWfiich, II son OF fefulnand SChWenGk, of
this city has passed his ment1b and physI-
cal examinations for admission to the
| United States Military Academy at West
| Point.
| ALEXANDRIA,, W-A,---Governor Swanson
has pardoncd John Robinson. who was con-
! Vcted OF petit larceny at tho January torn
OF The Corporation Court on q charge Of
! the larceny of merchandise from cars OF
the Southern Railway Company. Since his
| conviction Robinson has been serving his
July.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-05-25
WASHINGTON MAN
DIES ON THE PIER
Mr.. E. ]. Pate, Of Golden Cross
Expires While Waiting to Take
Steamer Home.
special 10 The Tlmes-pisratcl

Especial to The Tlmes-Disratch.]
NORFOLK, VA, May 24.-E. ]. Pate,
Of Washington. who has been at the
Jamestown Exposition. representing the
District of Columbia at the Legislative
session of the Supreme Commandery of
the Golden Cross, died suddenly on q
pier at the exposition at 1880 this
morning, Tbs session had adjourned I
other representatives. for the purpose
IF taking steamer back to Washing
ton.
Mr.. Patio, apparently in good health
was sitting quietly on a bench when
1eath came. His head first fell to one
side. and then his body collapsed. Two
doctors who We're on the pier went to
aim, but death was instantaneous from
aeart disease Andrew Wilson. chair
man of the committee on laws Of the
Golden Cross, and Mrs. Wilson took
charge of the body. and are having II
prepared for burial. 1t will be shipped
70 Washington Tomorrow. The body
lay on the pier until this afternoon, as
mo coroner could he found TO give the
necessary authority to move 1t.
Mr.. Pate was about slXty-fve years
of age, He was q clerk in the Office
Of the superintendent OF the life saving
service.
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" Is ~ e 3
tween the Jamestown Exposition and
tho Navy Department. and that tho
navy will do everything 1t cnn against
the show, even to refusing further
participation in It, and to urging for
eisn navies to pursue the same course.
No credence is placed in tnnt version
ofHithe story.
The, participation Of the navy has
been virtually ordered by It's command
cr-i In chief, President Roosevelt, and any
such conduct would be regarded as rank
disobedience Of orders. 5t
1t is a fact that there have been
Misunderstanding between Renr-Ad-
miral Harrington, the head OF the
Exposition Naval board. aud Rear Ad-
miral Evans. commander-in-ch Of
the Atlantic fleet, and from this the
story probably grew
1t is fact that very few jackies
have been allowed to go ashore at the
exposition or at Norfolk city. for that
matter, Admiral Evans seeming to
to give them liberty.
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VIRGINIA CHASSIS.
Convention OF Reformed Church Adopts
Plan OF AppOrtiOnmcnt OF AHsesgmen II.
Especial to The TImes-pIspatch.l

Especial to The Times Dispatch.]
WINCHESTER. VA. May 24-The
second days meeting OF the sixty ninth
annual session Of the Virginia Clashis
OF the Reformed Church opened with
q devotional service conducted by Rev.
Dr.. J. David Miller. Of ShepherdstoyAG;
w. Va. The morning business session
was taken up with the report OF Pro-
fessor Bcnchoff. principal OF Maasa.-
nutten Academy, Woodstock. Va, and
the report Of Rev. DR.. +. j. Hacker,
Of Roanoke Va. chairman OF the COM
mittee appointed last year to formu-
late plan for the proper apportion-
ment OF the assessments OF the various
church boards. Tho committee favored
placing all tho charges aid congregn-
tons Of the church in Virginia into
groups according to ability. One group
Alto pay 81 per member, and one
group-B-to pay. 90 cents per nenl-
Der. The report was adopted.
A spirited contest over the election
Of delegates to the general, Nynod oc-
Cured this afternoon, but WE OF the
candidates received a majority Of the
voters, which was necessary, and an
other effort to elect Will be made to-
morrow.
Tonight Rev. A. r. Bartholomew.
D. D., Of Philadelphia. secretary Of the
foreign mission board, addressed the
Chassis, and Rev. ]. r. Lewis, OF Low
ettsvllle, Va, also spoke on missions.
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WANT WRIGHT TO HANG.
Petition Forwarded to Governor Ask
Ing Him Not to Interfere.

t#s Ing him NOT 10 AntcEteEcs
Especial to The Times-Dispatch.1
ALEXANDRIA, VA. May ga pc
titlon, bearing the signatures OF over
one hundred residents of Alexandria
county, and said to contain the sigma
lures Of the majority OF tho members
composing the trial jury, wos this
afternoon forwarded to Governor Swan
son. asking him not to intervene In
tho case Of Joseph Thomas, alias John
Wright, colored, sentenced to be
hanged at Alexandria county Friday
next for having criminally assaulted
Miss Mabel Risley. now Mrs. Forrest
GooGingr OF Washington.
a counter petition. said to bear the
signatures OF many residents Of the
county. asking that W.7ght's sentence
be committed to lie Imprisonment, has
been prepared by Mr. James 2. Glenn
ents, attorney for the condemned man
and will be presented to Governor
Swanson some time next week.
Wrights case has attracted consider
able attention, both here and in Wash
inptOn 5 G}.s
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-05-25
EXPLOITATION NOW
IN OTHER HANDS.
Mi. Stephen Bolles Succeeds Mr.
S. Z. Snyder as Head Of I'M
portant Department.
OPEN MISSOURI BUILDING
r,,,,,, &c D;et;n,,,,iSl,ed
OPEN MISSOURI BUILDING
Great Company Of Distinguished
People Invited to Attend
Exercises.

TSpecial to The Times Dispatch]
j AM Il STOWN EMP OF IT ION
GROUNDS, May 24.-Exposltion circles
were rather startled to-dny to learn
that the board of governors had made
several changes in official places at the
exposition.
Mr.. stephen w. Bolles, who was con-
nected with the Exploitation Depart
nlent of the ST. Louis Exposition, WI
be made chief Of special exploitation
Silas Il. Snyder has been chief Of en-
ploitntion only since Mr.. a. l.. Sutton's
recent resignation. Tho work of the
Recruitment aesording to 1, the anneun ss,,
two heads However, Mr. Barton MY,
srs, governor of exploitation, Is quoted
rs saying that Mr.. Snyder will not be
affected.
John c. Wakefield, who was director
of concessions at the Lewis and Clark
Exposition, will succeed Superintcn-
dent Crist. of the machinery departs
ment, and also Superintendent Monroe,
OF the denatured alcohol department.
These appointments IRE announced
following the visit here of Hon. w. l..
Buchanan, who was director general
of the Pan-Anlerican Exposition at
Buffalo; William G. McCarty. formerly
connected with the ST. Louis EXPOSE
ton. and the appointees themselves.
The visitors We're in conference with
the exposition board of governors. The
object Of the visit Of Mr.. Buchanan
and Mr.. McCarty was merely advisory
Open Missouri building.
Numerous Missourians OF distinction
have arrived at the Missouri Building
at tho exposition, which Is to be for
nally opened Tomorrow afternoon
from 4 TO 6 o'clock The party COM
posed OF Mrs %. 7. Wickham, Miss
Irene Catlin, Mr.. II. 3. Kemp, Mr..
S. r. McPheters and Mr.. T. c..
Railway, arrived directly from ST.
Louis. The ladies of the party arc
leaders of society in the big Missouri
metropolis.
The party came to Newport News III
the private car of Vice Presiden,
s Powell. where they We're met by the
tug Louisville and conveyed directly
to the Exposition Grounds. A reccp.
ton committee, representing the eX.
position company. met at the Deep.
water Pier and escorted them to the
Missouri Building.
Over 700 Invitations have been issued
to the reception, and n brilliant and
distinguished gathering will be on hant
to welcome the Westerners to the Ole
Dominion. A party will come from
K IalCHlllolu W dtleilu llle GcIGiiioHleS. VI
the occasion. Mrs Edmund Wickham
and Miss Irene Catlin will be the
hostesses.
Miss Catlin entertained Miss Alice
Roosevelt during her visit to the st
Louis Fair. This fair Missourian Il
one of the society leaders of the West
and both of the hostesses are prime
movers In the best circles Of st. Louis
There will be no formal speech max
ing. though it is probable that severa
Of the distinguished guests will be ask.
4 ed to make appropriate addresses.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-05-25
How to Exercise the
Bowels

VI " OUR lntestlnes are lined inside
Nv with millions Of suckers. that
! draw the Nutrition from food as
y IT passes them. But If the food
passes too slowly. it decays before 1t gets
through. Then the little suckers draw Poison
from IT instead Of Nutrition. This Poison
makes Gas that Injuries your system more
than the food should have nourished It.
The usual remedy for this delayed pass
age (called Constipat!on) is to take big
dose OF Castor on.
This merely make slippery the passage
for unloading the current cargo.
1t does not help the Cause Of delay a
trifle. 1t does slacken the Bowel-Muscles.
and weakens them for their next task.
Another remedy Is to take a strong
"PhysIc. I" like Salts. Calomel. Jalap, Phos-
phate Of Sodium, Aperlent Water, or any Of
these mixed. !.
What does the Physo" do7 !,
It merely flushes-out the Bowels witt
q waste OF Digestive Juice, set flowing into
the Intestnes through the tiny suckers.
cascarets are the only safe medicine for
the bowels.
They do not waste any precious fluid Of
the Bowels, as "Physics" do.
They do not relax the lntest!nes by greas'
ing them inside IKE Castor Oh or Clycerlne.
They simply stimulate the Bowel
Muscles 10 do their work naturally. com.
brtably, and nurlt!ous!y.
\ X X
They are put up in thin. flat, round-corR
cred Enamel boxes. SO they can be carried
In mans vest pocket, or In q woman's
purse, ell the time. without bulk or trouble
The time 10 take a, Cascaret Is mol
only when you are Sick, but when YOU
first suspect you need one, Price, loo box
Be very careful 10 get the genuine
made only blythe Sterling Remedy Company
and never sold in bulk. Every table
-s4o raa4d, ~ ccc. Il. a ! -dIuaaia..
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-05-25
Honor Visiting HIasons.

{ FREDERICKSBURG VA, May a.
Mr., Francis J. Woodman, grand master
OF Masons of tho District Of Columbia;
Grand Senior Warden II. x. Simpson
other prominent Masons Of wishing
ton, made an Official visit to Ma sonic
Lodge, No. 4, Of this, city tonight On
their arrival hero they were met by
the oflicers OF the fredericksburg
lodge, shown about the city and al
tho Communication of the lodge t..
night they were received WITH the
grand honors. Addresses We're maze
and after the session of tho lodge re-
freshments Were seryed. Ts
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the board OF directors. The purposes
OF the company are to conduct a gem
cral merchandise business. to deal In
tobacco and its products, to buy and
sell acrated waters. and to conduct any
other business under tho head OF gem
eral merchandise. either by wholesale
Ur retail.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-05-25
Cruiser st Louis Arrivo

Especial to Tho Times Dispatch
NORFOLK, VA, May 24.--The United
States cruiser st. Louis. one Of the Ameri-
can vessels In the jamestown Exposition
naval rendezvous passed In Cape Henry at
$3.50 o'clock this morning. The ST. Louis,
being yet brand-new vessel, Is not In need
of repairs.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-05-25
Fine Mail Carrier Heavily

Especial to The Times Dspntchl
FREDERICKSBURG, VA, May 24-
James Grinnage. the colored mali carrier
Of Stafford county. was fined s25 and costs
IN tusttce's court Mt Brooke Station on
the charge of resisting an officer.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-05-25
What the Pcoplc Want.

by the Commissioner of Insurance in
accordance with it's findings, and mot
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-05-25
BREAK BETWEEN
TWO ADMIRAIS
Rear-Admirals Evans and Har
! rington Have Had Serious

Disagreement.
NORFOLK. VA, May 24--A story
gained currency here to-day to the Of
feet that there is serious friction be-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-05-25

? OUR lntestlnes are lined inside
with millions Of suckers, that
draw the Nutrition from food as
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-05-25
Blue Clnambray, Fancy Madras
plain white and neat figures,
Special, 48c

Boys White and Fancy Blouse
Waists, SOC quality; special for satur-
day and Monday, soc.
New-York tribune., 1907-12-08
MADE $4,000 IN THIRTY DAYS.

Il almost danced a breakdown on the sidewalk
For years l remembered tie ve-y fagstone on
which | stood in my joy, and every time went
that way looked it and thanked Mr.. Coddington.
Before very long I being paid $50 month
Then man who had a contract to supply the gov
ernment with metals offered me share of his
profits and the management of the business. Mr.
Coddington blessed and let me go. l made
S300sl in thirty days for my employer The
money l received carried home to my mother
in NewourE, and she locked it in a drawer of her
bureau When had Sl.00e we concluded TO cnanSe
depository. ! acquainted with Alexander
Gilbert then paying teller and now president of
the Market and Fulton National Bank gave
him the money and have kept my account with
him since.
When the war was ended and business
closed I took small contract from the govern
ment for building a breakwater around ii light
house. Ny capital. | suppose now amounted 10
$4,000 l didn't know anything about breakWaters
and had worked in stone. My mouth. let me
say. has always been of greater capacity than my
teeth. While a contractor. habitualy attempted
more than prudent. Each undertaking. too.
was little larger than the one before Yet was
always nervous and pessmistic. and 1 believed L
should fail. got making little contracts with
myself | would say: L shall not have my hair
until I build much wall; or. The missing
button my coat shall not be replaced until that
coferdam is completed Mrs. Smith would often
order me to the barber shop. telling me that l
looked dsgracefully ragged Yes. that's so: L
must co. / would reply. Thus I constantly
reminded of what had agreed do. and suffered
more or less modification until 1t done.
We'll I made little money the breakwa ter,
and learned about and cement. Other work
of a similar character followed. and then signed
papers to build a lighthouse Race Rock. OF
New London. Conn. in exposed water and swift
and treacherous current Nobody else would try
it I employed Captain Tom Scott. submarine
diver, 10 help 1 worked that particular con-
tract for seven years. Some mornings after a
storm / would find everything swept away / lived
on the rocks most of the time, flannel shirt
and ate fat pork and hardtack. There were days
when ] was the skin. tired out, dlsgusted.
and almost bankrupt. but l stuck And Alexander
Gilbert and his bank were confident / should win.
New-York tribune., 1907-12-08
AN ENGINEER WHO
PAINTS PICTURES.
IND IN AUTHOR WHO
QUIT SCHOOL WHEN Il BOY
4. Hophinson Smith Talks 4bOut
His Early Days and Interesting
Career an Three Professions.
By james r. Morrow

An engineer invited into the professional COM
nsnionshfp of scientific and wholly self-edu-
Gated, An artist. recognized at home and IN
EUROPE who never had lesson. writer famous
enough for horors and a gown at Harvard, quit
ting school when boy,
How did you start?'' I asked + Hopkinson
Smith. "ard where?"
LAS clerk in a Baltimore hardware store My
wages were "a Il a month. I was sixteen years
old When my father lost his property ceased
to think about course at Princeton. tied hoes
scythes and rakes into bundles and piled them on
the sidewalk for shipment Then l Went 20 my
brothers iron works. were overslis and carried my
dinner in a tin bucket. Ny brother was the Iifst
manufacturer in this country to make raliroa"
spikes by machinery. The Civil War and the gov
ernment closed his works. He had been doing
business with Southern railways. Ny father was
a Unionst AMI a sensible man. but would have
gone with his state into the Confed7 7racy. His
sons and family felt th2 same way When he died
we all moved 10 Nevburs. y. Y. where my brother
purchased 4 fine home. / obtained employment
in a factory. and helped TO make sun carriages.
NJ pay 81 30 day But / thought /
could do better. / went to New Yori. and walked
the streets until dark for days looking for work
g 1t is strange, sid to Thomas b. Coddington.
dealer in metals. that in this great city re-
spectacle and Industrious young man can't find
place in which his living
How much Will it to keep you?' Mr. Cod
dngton inquired
"Pn work hard -epIed, for $40 year.
!" Come back omorrow, Mr.. Coddngton said.
and will
New-York tribune., 1907-12-08
ADOPTS NAME OF. NAUNDORFF.

mere Is abundant evidence to show that the
lDauphln escaped. and that several members of
'he roEallst party were concerned il his flight.
AFTER all sorts of adventures eventually when
me star OF Napoleon on the wane, he came
10 beriln. with the view of putting forward his
olalnS for recognition as a member of the
House OF Bourbon. His unces the Col. de
provence. afterward Louis XVIII, and the
'oite dArtos, subsequently Charles X. were
III receipt of handsome allowances from the
russian Russian and English governments
anu me Dauphin hoped that he might be pro-
Nideu Tor IN a similar way. The Prussiau gov
oe provence: and the chief of the Berlin police
iorced ire Dauphin to surrender to him all
me papers establishing his identity and then
uIniSiled hlm with a passport describing him
as Naundortf, citizen and native of Wemar,
Nlefe, by-the-bye. such person had ever
been born known.
In spite of all his efforts to recover his
papers, they remain at Berlin in the archives of
the royal House Of Prussia until to day Event
ually the Dauphin made his way to Holland
The Dutch authorities who are the most strict
III the world in all matters relating to the as
sumption OF names and titles not only permit
Tea MN 10 fgure on the marriage and death
registry of Delft as Louis of Bourbon son of
Louis ANl and of Queen Marie Antoinette. but
HkeWlSe allowed his and Crandsons to
serve under the royal name OF Bourbon in the
Dutch army. In spite OF the large amount of
money spent in turn by Louis XVIII Charles
y. King Louis Philippe, the late Comte de Paris
ana the present Duke of Orleans no one has
ever succeeded III finding out who the alleged
Dauphin could possibly have been if not the
son of the unhappy Queen Marie Antoinette.
New-York tribune., 1907-12-08
HIS GREAT ENGINEERING FEAT.

Il believe the foundation of the Race Rock hight
house is the largest piece of cement in the world
being a perfect disk twelve feet deep and almost
seventy feet in diameter. The lighthouse itself IS
sixty-four feet high and was made or stones
Weighing six tons each. Finally. the work was
done When the last day comes and the earti
drops 10 pieces Race Rock lighthouse VIII be the
final thing 10 go Moreover. it hasn't cost the
government a cent for repairs. In money the con-
tract was not profitable 1t paid me. think. about
81 600 a year Eut it turned me into an optlmist-
I had fought the elements and the government
and had satisfied the men who supplied HE Win
money and stone. No battle would ever De mercer
or more uncertain: nothing than the building
of the lighthouse could possibly happen to me
continued to be a contractor and engineer. remain
ing IN business for twenty-five years. but wanted
TO do something else. Money not in my mind
but art was and ! gave my life to it
When did you begin to draw?
I'm Baltimore while boy of fourteen. used 10
visit the studio portrait painter and watch
him at work. That is all the instruction ever
had Landscape artists. in my opinion should
keep away from teachers and depend wholly upon
themselves All the time l was in business l
painted regularly giving Saturday of each week to
that pursuit ! was Francis H. Smith. contractor.
and F.. Hopknson Smith. artist, and the public
never associated one name with the other
worked altogether in water colors. When began
| said should never sell picture for less than
$50. and that is exactly what l received from
first customer. Perhaps he was cheated Anyway.
| got my price. BY and by was admitted TO exhi-
bitions, and later elected a member Of the
American Water Color Society. would work all
day on a contract eat bacon and boiled potatoes
for luncheon. come home at o'clock N the even
ing dress and so dinner in fashionable
house
when did you begin to vr:e?"
81 had been making some drawings in black and
white of scenes in Spain. and publisher, wanting
to put them into book asked for brief bits
of written description Even after that l had no
thought of authorship. One day Richard Watson
Glider asked me to write story and include in it
some of the anecdotes had been telling dinners
little scraps of life in the South which had to
me from my grandfather. 7 wrote ten thousand
words saw | was on the wrong tack tore I'D my
manuscript and started again. When the story
was done called it Colonel Carter of Cartersvne.'
1t was my first novel. -