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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-05
Opinion. MS to Judge pritcl'nrd.

Opinions us to judge Iritchar"'
But a word as to the rate conflict.
Claiming that It's property was en-
dan gered by the merclless assault leo
by Governor Glenn. the Southern Rail
way agreed to obey the new passenger
Atlantic Coast Line likewise makes
graceful surrender, pending final set
tie rncnt Of the controversy by the Su-
preme Court of the United States.
The legal questions involved, to the
average person. are not und crstandable.
They simply know that it is a con-
test between the State government and
the railroads. and they have various
opinions as to the right of Judge
Pritchurd to issue an injunction. Those
people who know him. believe that
while he may often be wrong, he Is
honest He Is out OF politics., he Is
holding a life position, with no politl-
cal debts to pay and no ambition for
executive honors hereafter. A large
part of the public. however, has been
led to believe that lie views railroad
questions through railroad spectacles,
There has been all manner OF reckless
conversation as TO what Influence his
appointment on tho Federal bench was
attributable. The simple fact Is that
he was the only available Republican,
| named by President Roosevelt.
Conceal Truth for Hase Purpose.
One incident has been used repeated
| ly and magniflcd by railroad hating
newspapers in an effort to >show that
Judge Prltcllard ana tho Southern
| Railway long ago formed "a queer al
lance. The fact that the Southern
| had printed rebate coupons before the
| Pritchnrd injunction was Issued was
aucepted MS undoubted evidence that
tie company felt sure OF its strong
power over him. Half q lie Is worse
! thana whole lie.
| Pending announcement from The
court on the question OF continuing
the temporary Injunction, by which
1.-The rate lpw was held up, the Southern
Railway officials knew that one IF .w2
i things would happen Therefore, to
meet either emergency, two things
We're done, The rebate coupons Were
4 printed and new tariff for lntr
state passenger business was pub
II lishcd, showing the rates to be charged
lin the ovent the Injunction was dls-
nlissed The company won't TO douhf
expense to be prepared, for time was
limited and the conditions whatever
I they might be, had to be met II tle
4 Injunction had been thrown aside ms
new tariff sheets would have beer
sent from the distributing point With
4 In the hour, but this latter fact has
never been mentioned BY those news
papers which are stlll depounclna
Judge prltchard In and out of season
Newspaper samples Of this charac
J ter do not add TO the record Of raj
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-05

PRINCES PATRICIA OF CONNAUGrIT
known her intimatca "Pnt." is bccomius
tlnl Americans her royal fnthcr Duke.
In Imorcd TINT sl may Prince OF
Portugal young hne lived nm irrepronch-
able life. ana IL the Princess Patricia forget
there liz strong probability TINT she
may c future Queen of Portugal.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-05
10 Issue Statement.

1t seems 10 be the general uuder-
standing that after the conference
Saturday night All parties agreed moi
70 parade the case In the public prints
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-05
,,nc,,cnn WrItc. Ia Fricn,Is,

TANGlER, AUGUST 4.-MacLcan Is
now permitted to write freely, and IN
letters to friends here confirms the
foregojng Information,
It Ii stated that the governing
boards only condition for. a cessation
OF hostilities against Raisull is the
liberation of MacI .ean, and that " does
not stipulate the arrest or surrender
of the bandit,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-05
THE WEATHER

Forecast: Virginia and North Caro-
nh--Enir and slightly warmer Mon-
day; Tuesday increasing cloudinoss,
light, variable winds
CONDITIONS YESTERDAY.
ftichmond's weather was clear ana
cool Thermometers at midnight, 60.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-05
Jesse j. Price.
Mrs. Mamie II. Davis.


Especial to The Times Dispatchl
BLANTON'S, VA. August AIRS.
Mamie Hatch Davis departed this lie
Friday evening. 7 o'clock. July l9th.
at her residence, near Beaver Dam.
Hanover county. Va. Mrs. Davis was
native OF Spotsylyania.. Her hrsr
husband was Nj. William Hatch. OF
Hanover In 1893 she married Mr..
James T. Davis. of Spotsylvania
county Owing to the condition or
her health a complication of diseases.
her friends coGad see that the end OF
a useful life was approaching.
---, An Infuni DnlI
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-05
Mn, pI,AxroH LEAVES,
VIII SAIL Thursday for stay Of SIX
Weeks In Europe,

Hon Allen Caperion Braston left Tho
OTIS last might Tor New fo:k, IRON
which point nc WIN sail Thursday of
tho steamer Baltic for stay Of ald
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-05

Glenn, but those close to him say he Is
satisfied to be a judge.
I.ounsinE on the Pic Counter.
The political syndicate, however, Is
busy now dividing tho spells. The
case of the Governor is quickly dc.
cid he will go to tho Senate II he
can save that boom from puncture
Speaker Justice, of the House Of Rep
resentatlvcs. leader OF tho radical
forces, and one lawyer employed by
Glenn to battle against the railroads
is already pavlng-with good inten-
tions-thc thoroughfare which leads
to the Attorney Generals office.
FIe has made the most OF railroad
batting since its inception, and the
belief is that he. merely wants to
serve as Attorn ely General as step
ping stone. Willie Kitchin, candi-
date for Governor, has been watch
ing the conflict from afar. and a
&hole brigade of hungry pie-hunters
have been arraying classes of all
kinds against the transportation com
panies and corporations until the feel
ing has grown to be mania In North
Carolina. This element has selected
the Southern Railway as It's partlcu-
lar target and has waged such bitter
warfare against the company that us
officers practically say In so many
words that they cannot get justice ~
the State courts.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-05
SEIUI IEIE WIS dFI1F VdVIIl
An Infunt Dead.


Especial to The Times-Dis patcl1
BLACKSBURG, VA, August 4.--'rhe
infant child of Mr.. James b. and Mrs.
Lulu Atwood Carper died Friday at
the home of It's parents, in Rockingham
county. The latter were for some
years residents of Blacksburs. The
body Of tho llttlo one arrived here
rnv
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-05

The commission prescribed two
cent rate for the following roads:
The Norfolk and Western.
The Chesapeake and Ohio.
The Atlantic Coast Line.
The Seaboard Air Line.
The southern Railway.
The Richmond. Fredericksburg
and Potomac
The Washington Southern Rail-
way.
The New York, Philadelphia and
Norfolk Railway
Tho Virginia and Southwestern
The LOUISVILLE and Nashville
Railway.
Two and Il Half.
The following roads were allowed 6
maximum rate OF two and half cents
a mile. the minimum fare to be MOI
less than ten cents:
Norfolk division of the Southern
Hallway, from Norfolk TO Danvilie,
2O4 miles
Franklin branch, from Franklin
junction to Rocky Mount, 81 miles.
claremont branch. from James
| River Junction to Clarcmont, %
| Ibrec-Ccht Maximum.
| The following roads We're named a.
| Class j. and are allowed to charge {
maximum fare of three cents IL mile
1 The Chesapeake Western.
4 Inc Cumberland valley ana Mar
| tlnsburg.
| The Danvile and Western.
| Tho Indian Creek and Pound
| RIVER
The Marion and Rye valley.
| The Nelson and Albemarle.
The Valley Railway.
/ The VirgiE!R Carolina railway
/ The Winchester and Potomac.
4 The Winchester and StrhSburE.
The Norfolk and Southern.
\ Three aud IA Half,
The commission prescribed thrc
and q halt cent fare, maximum, for IN
| following roads.
The Eig sandy and Cumberland
me Back Mountain Railway.
The Interstate railroad.
b, The Lake Creek and Lake Erle,
The Mount Airy aud Eastern
Tie New River, Holaton ana
Western.
The rotomac, l'redcricisaburg
and Piedmont.
The surry, sussex and southamp-
ton
rho Tldcwatcr and Western.
The Virginia Anthracite Coal anh
Iron RAILWAY,
The Virginia and Eentncky.
The WiHe Terminal Company,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-05
NO BIC STICK IN
VIRGINIA FIGHT
The slatc,s Side,
Confined from First Page.)

the common welfare they comply,
pendente lite,@Surrendermg none of
their rights, '"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-05
SEEKING GLORY ON
RAILROAD CON TEST
Continued from First Page.

about him n thousand office seekers,
stalled by a burden of human freight.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-05
AND THEN PLAY

sWINBMINDE, PRUSSIA, August 4.
Emperor William conducted divine
service on hoard The. royal yacht
HohenzolleEn this moSning, EmneroF
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-05
Mrs. Rebcccn Grim.

n WINCHESTER, VA, August A.
Mrs Rebecca Grim, wife OF George w.
Grim, a well known merchant died
last night following a lingering III.
ness aged sixty years
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-05
Roads Affected.

Publication of the full terms OF the
a gree Illent in The Times Dispatch yes
terday morning did not create any
undue amount of surprise, but un-
usual interest was displayed in the
fact that tho difficulties of tho mo-
mert had been adjusted and that the
lower passenger tariff would prevail.
Naturally, the public's first desire
was for more detailed information as
TO the various roads upon which the
graduated rate would apply. On ter
railroads the ma Ximum charge fol-
passenger traffic Will be two cents, ant
on certain branches or divisions anc
shorter lines, the rate will be based
upon conditions found to exist after
an Investigation by the commission
The following schedule is self explana
tory
|
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-05
Daniels md His Red Flag.

Most people hereabout are familiar
With tho disturbing factor. Joscphus
Daniels. national committeeman, IS
the boss of the Democratic party in
North Carolina. With his newspaper
in Raleigh he has whipped the ma
jority into line; taking his pinch OF
snuff they sneeze violently and APP
plaud. In journalistic history there
is hardly anything to equal the per-
sistency and yiciousness Of his attacks
on the Southern Railway, and one OF
its high executive officers. lie has
inflamed the public mind to that
point where the Southern Railway IS
regarded by many as an evil that must
be suppressed-an industrial cancer
that must be 1prooted and wrecked.
When the conservative element laceu
con dltions Of industrial staenatlon our
ing the last session of the General AS
sembly, due to the battle against cor.
porations, good and bad, that terrified
timid investors from nfar, the bralnest
men in North Carolina prepared inc
way for the overthrow OF politicians
who would sacrifice the welfare OF INC
Commonwealth for personal gain. What
effect this recent trouble VIII nave
upon the plan Is problcnatical, bht
momentarily it checks the movement.
to elect another man on the National
Democratic Executive Committee.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-05
CONDITIONS IN IMPORTANT CITIES
(At < +, M Nastern Time,)
MIsiATUHE ALMASAC. J.

am ,n.. 6.,s AuEi9asIiI " luDSE,
Igun nntg, s7;14 Morning $3.50, ~
Moon rises, 2:25 Evening y. IA d'aS
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-05
OBITUARY.
Miss Mary Willie Prndleton,

Miss Mary Willie Pendleton dlel
yesterday at the residence of her aunt,
Mrs. S. p. Royal. No 800 South Third
Street. The funeral viii be held from
the First Presbyterian Church at 5
o'clock this afternoon.
Jesse j. Price.
Especial to The Times Dispatchl
BLACKSBURG. VA, August 4,--Jesse
J. Price, only son Of Mr.. and Mrs. NJ S.
Price. Of this place, died Friday at n
hospital near Baltimore. The body
was brought to Blacksburg Saturday.
and the burial took place In the fam
lily graveyard. near Matamoras, the
services being conducted by Rev. }. NJ.
Itillian, pastor of the Lutheran Church,
of which the deceased was a member.
Young Prince was in the twenty first
year OF his age. and had been very
delicate for the greater part OF his
life Some weeks ago, he was taken
to the hospital. with the hope that
the treatment would be OF benefit,
Althoughr-he failed to improve there,
his death was unexpected.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-10-05

FOR testing wires. all too complicated
FOR comprehension hv ans except exc
pert Electricians For instance, one
instrument locates trouble by mcUs-
uring tho electrical Resistance of the
wires the size of the wire being
known. So accurate is this iustru-
meut that 10 l7 not unusual for tho
man iu charge of 80 20 locate within
fow fcot "a cross on toll Cir-
cult miles away. He seldom fails 10
tell the ton trouble man where 10
look for his trouble within three or
four spans Improved test tab
les.' used To- locate trouble OF local
and long distance lines are features
uf the new plant
THE NEW SWITCHBOARD
The new switchboard Is 10 feet
long and is iu the largest telephone
operating room iu the country. with
floor space Of $3.50 square feet.
greater boy 1850 square feet than any
local operating room IN New York,
Philadelphia or Boston. or course.
these cities have many more tele-
hone subscribers than does salt Lake.
but AN have several exchanges. none
of which have floor space equal O.
that at the salt Lake exchange.
The new salt Lake board is Of the
latest common battery type and rep
Tcseuts the greatest advancement 600
switchboard construction With the
toll obard and other apparatus lt has
kept force of from 80 to so men
constantly employed since April Us.
twenty-five Of these men are expert
electricians brought 10 salt Lake 10
Install the plant AN the new plant.
sEitchboIrds. terminal apparatus and
machinery was installed for the to'c-
phone company by the Western Elec-
uiC company of Chicago. under tho
direction of d. u. Campbell. general
foreman for the company in the
Rocky Mountain territory. with j. T..
Nichols as foreman OF installation.
The ueE board has "a capacity ~
$500 individual lines and tho build
ing has been constructed so that the
board may bc duplicated 0u the other
side OF the room The rest of tho
plant was Installed to allow for this
growth and 10 is expected that The
additional board VIII bee needed iu
four years 0r lsss similar rrHvIs-
lou for growth has been made Boz tho
CuE distance room.
Tho now boards have l0.3S8 iucan-
descent signaling lamps-qf O. DIANE
"ter about tho same Hs that OF
lead pencil These lamuH. lf install
Iyl elm eaEios.' would require lA7. 900
volts Of current and would give Co.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-10-05

Jumper wires. by means OF which any
Inside circuit may be connected with
any outside circuit by simply soldering
the opposite ends Of the same Jumper
TO both There are thousands OF these
soldered connections iu.thc frames and
switchboard, "a total OF about 2.2a6,uo1
IN the new plant. The circuits may be
shifted ubout nj viii on the inter
mediate frame. whence they connect
directly with the operators positions
on the switchboard above. This makes
Il possible 20 distribute the active and
comparatively inactive lines 90 that one
operator will not have more work than
she can handle properly while another
operator has long idle periods.
LOCATING TROUBLE.
The great frames and racks OF the
terminal room" many feet in length
and reaching almost TO the ceiling
have ladder-like shelves crossed and
re-crossed by parti-colored cords. and
to the layman present an appearance %
HOPELESS confusion. But the expert
trouble shooters who take care Of the
inside plant can place their hands in
stantly on any one OF the thousands
OF wires that are iuterlaced through
frames, coil racks. relay racks and
switchboard Similarly the outside
trouble man, in manhole under the
street on ton OF "a pole miles away or
swung on the wire high in air be-
tween poles, has no difficulty in picking
out the wire iu trouhlo by means OF
certain peculiorities in marking and by
use of his test set
RELAY RACK
The relays" are inclosed in number
ed japauued boxes one fIr each ten
subscribers lines. and AN are mounted
on the relay rack The relay is O. deli
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-10-05
VIZ DELIVER COAL NOW.

To our stockholders. The first car is
ln and others coming every day Buy
our stock and don't worry about the
winter 10 sells now az 90 cents per
share Hurry n you want coal first
come first served. Call tho CON-
SUMERS COAL MINING CO.. 262
Commercial club Bldg Bcu Phone
1890.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-10-05
soc A WEEK

VIII I'M about 4 years buy fine build
ing lot I'm Jordan Place" sub Just
ten blocks west Of p. O. and close 20
big new city school and street cars.
WICKS 90 so. state 81.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-10-05
Are You Going on a Mission?

II so come 20 as for Photos as we
win make you a special discount.
Monroe studio, Sc ". 2nd South. We
viii take rate tickets from any other
studio.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-10-05
POST CARD ALBUMS

We have an Immense line well as
sorted An styles and prices
Just the thing in which to preserve
your souvenir post cards
DESERET NEWS BOOK STORE.
The Leading Book Concern.
Main 81.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-10-05

Cau Bell Exchange 100 20 reach State
Fair Grounds by Telephone.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-10-05

Ask your grocer 10 send you Royal
Bread 10 IS made IN a clean bakery
and the crown label Is on every loaf.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-10-05

DOG collars. from 25c. q C. N. 1.
hardware dept
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-10-05

Al the side OF the main frame op-
posite that whore the wires come In
from tho outside are the functions of
frame 40 the subscribers instruments
and those that connect thc main frame
anl the switchboard. Between the two
sides OF the main frame are flexible
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-10-05

There are things within the walls ~
the telephone building that are not
dreamed of in The phdlfophy of tho
man who passes the building day after
day or enters a. merely 10 transact
business.
when the average telephone user
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-10-05
LOCAL OPERATING ROOM


The original building ana both en-
largcmcnis were according to plans of
r. klettlnR OF Salt Lake. Mr. kiet-
ting also designed the tire-proof build
lngs the company owns az Cheyenne,
Butte. Missouri, Billings, Helena, Boise
Logan. ogden and Provo. I'm almost
an cases the telephone buildings were
pioneers or their types ln the cities
where they were built. The Provo
building of the company was the hrst
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-18
EDITOR AND POET
ANSWERS THE ROLL
John Charles Mcneil, of the
Charlotte Observer, Dies After
Long Illness.
MAN OF DECIDED GENIUS
Gave Up Teaching and the Law
for Literary Career, in Which
He Won Distinction.
MAN OF DECIDED GEM

Especial to The Times Dispatch.1
CHARLOTTE N. c., October IT,
John Charles Mcneil, poet, scholar,
raconteur, passed away at his ances-
trail home at Riverton, Scotland coun-
ty, this Afternoon following wasting
illness OF months. lie was thirty
three years old.
Mr.. MCNEIL was probably the best
known newspaper writer in the South,
having been member OF the Observer
STAFF for three years. His special writ
ings under the title OF Weeds OF Idle
ness,"'and his Songs. Merry and Sad"
attracted, national attention, as did his
clever work in the news columns OF
his paper. Graduating from Wake
Forest College In 1894. with the degree
OF Master of Arts, he was subsequently
an instructor In that institution and
later became professor OF English In
Mercer University. Macon, Ga, return
ing to North Carolina he took up the
practice OF law at Lumberton and rep
resented his county. In the legislature.
But the law and politics he found irk-
some. The fires OF poetic genius
burned within him. and declining re-
election he devoted his talent to con-
tributions to country paper, In which
he bought an interest.
It was this work that attracted the
attention OF the editor Of the Observ-
err and won him the place he held at
the time OF his death. In 1905. Presi-
dent Roosevelt presented him with
the Patterson memorial cup. an award
for the most gifted literary labors UNI
der the title of Songs. Merry and
Sad"
Mr.. McNeill was a regular contrl-
butor OF verse to the Century Maya
zine. He had published one volume
OF poems. and second volume, to be
called "Uhder the Persimmon Tree"
was in course OF preparation. with IL
Illustrations by such noted artists rs
Kemble and Forrest.
Mr. Mcneil was the son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Duncan MCNEIL, and scion OF no.
ted Scotch ancestors. The funeral
will take place at the old home to-
morrow afternoon.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-18
WAS PRESIDENT "sKEERED?"
Rcported Tint Suspension of River
Bontmen il Due to Ncrvousness.
a1unsey Building.
washington, .. O., oct.

Washington, y. O.. oct. II.
Though this is. not positively seated,
1t Is believed the president lllnselr
Is back OF the. charges tiled against
captain Marke Coie, OF the steamboat
DICK towler. which was one OF the
vessels which accompanied the Mis-
sissippi. with the President on board,
from st. Louis to Memphis. The
charges allege that Captain Cole fol-
lowed the Mississippi too closely. and
urge his suspension by the steamboat
inspection service. Similar charges
We're made against Captain Nicholson.
of the steamboat Fred Hertweg, By the
President himself, after he reached
Memphis, and he directed that he be
suspended. which was ordered by the
chiefof the inspection service.
President Roosevelt appears to have
been very nervous man while on the
Father of Waters. In fact, It has leak
ed out that he was in a, highly nervous
state when he boarded the Mississippi
at ST. Louis. and that his calm was
not restored until he landed at Mem
phis. He evidently does not like the
water q little bit.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-18

colonists.- by Charles Lee Raper, Phi.
D., University of North Carolina;
"Joseph Gales, Editor Raleigh's-, First
Newspaper by Willis g. Briggs.
Constitution 1876. by fE. W. Skies;
North Cardinals Histotical Exhibits
at.;, the Jamestown Exposition,";;s 4. by
Miss Mary billiard Hinton; Bio
graphical Sketches, by Mrs. e. =.
Mofftt. AS is well known any profits
that arise from the publication of the
Booklet go to the patriotic work OF
the Society of Daughters Of the Revo-
luton. There lis complaint Of "a lim-
tied support Just now. so that the ex-
pense of the Booklet is barely met by
advertising and subscriptions,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-18
WILL QUIZ ROCKEFELLER
Attorney Kellogg Will Probe Thirty
Two Million Lonn by 0tandard.

Attorney Kellogg VIII Probe Thirty.
Two Million Lonn by otnndard.
NEW YORK, October T.-william
G. Rockefeller. assistant treasurer of
Standard Oil Company OF New Jersey,
will be the last witness called in the
hearing Of the Federal suit against
the oil combine, whose session will
be adjourned tomorrow afternoon
for a period Of four weeks. Mr.. Rookie
Teller to-day telegraphed Moritz Ros-
enthal. one OF counsel for the defend
ants, that he would be in the city
tomorrow and would be prepared to
take the witness stand.
Mr.. Kellogg, the governments attor-
ney Is particularly anxious to know
about s32. cocoon loans made by the
Standard Oil Company of New York to
interests other than Standard. dur
ing 1906. Mr.. Rockefeller is treasurer
of the New York Company, and Mr..
Kellogg said after the hearing to-
day that he would inquire to whom
the loans We're made and what coll
lateral was accepted.