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\ Democrat.
lwomans Journal.l

Miss Burleson. the little daughter of
United States Representative Burleson.
IF Teaxs. goes 10 the Eafne school with
Quentin Roosevelt The children have
2 drill each day in marching out of
the room Little Mss B1eson saS 80
placed the other day that she and
Quentin Roosevelt would naturally
have TAX en- hold of one Another hands
- march ont. The little girls held back
when she saw the President son be-
side her with extended hand Take
his hand" the teacher said Il IN sar-
~. but | can't" Miss Burleson said
Why not2' the teacher asked BE
cause I'm "A Democrat" she said and
insisted on walking down alone.
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TRAVELS THROUGH THE GARDEN
SPOTS OF THIS DESERT OF
SAHARA
A LOOK at Tarla on the SOusiane River
The Great Oasis :tepuhiic of That
and How il il ituled-Sometiiing
About Yafilct and Its Wariiilc m
habitants WHO Invade Algeria on
CamcIs-rhc Fertility of the Desert
Its BIG Date Cr0p-SOmething
About the railroads Which Cross il
ana row They Are Affecting the
Caravan Trade---Strii>inG innova-
tiune Made by the French Upon the
Greatest Desert on Earth.
CgIomb-Bechar, Desert Of Sahara.
Few people appreciate the extent Of
the fertile spots Of the Desert of Sa-
hara. The French have been eX-
ploriug their territories in these sandy
wastes. They are mapping them out
and making 4 Kind Of d census Of their
population. They are now policing q
great part Of the desert and, for the
first time, travel in the central Sahara
is comparative safe.
This is not so in the western part Of
the desert where now am. | can go
nowhere unless accompanied by sol
dicTs, ana many of the GASES about
here are now fearing an invasion from
the Tablet brigands who live across
the mountains in Morocco. Only a
day on 50 ago 4 camel caravan coming
north into the French Sahara from
the Soudan was robbed not far from
Lake Chad. many of its people were
killed and the French soldiers tell me
that they apprchend trouble here III
the near future.
The Gases OF the Sahara.
But ! want to tell YOU something
about the GASES Of this mighty desert
| have visited n number Of them, and
through conversation with employers
and travellers Of this part Of the WOrlo
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/ have learned much about others.
The oases are scattered at wide dist
anceS apart throughout the Sahara.
often there will be none for miles and
miles and again they VIII pepper the
rocky wastes as though the Lord had
SOWn patches of green from out the
sky 1t is estimated that there are
altogether something like so, 600
square miles Of such garden spots
scattered here and there upon this
ocean of sand.
Eighty thousand square miles!
That means Il territory twice az
large as the state of Ohio, and one in
tnitely richer. Suppose that you
could pick out Of our couRtfy enough
of it's richest hot beds to cover Nir-
Sinia and Kentucky. and patch them
together That viii give you some
idea of the extent of the GASES. To
appreciate them, however, you must
imagine them lying iii the midst of q
region larger than the United States
the rest OF which is absolutely sterile.
You must have them surrounded by
sand rocks, bOuldelS and all sorts OF
arid formations. You must have no
green of any kind for miles about, but
a vast waste of blazing white, dazzling
yellow or eye-aching red. Off IN the
distance the mountains may be blue
and may change to u warm rose tint
at the time of the setting sun, but else
where all is arid and bare.
Desert Islands.
Sometime the GASES will form q
string or rather chain of green
islands marking the route of some dry
CALF stream flowing through the ocean
of sand At others, there may be
many in one place showing the site OF
a subterranean lake, OF of springs OF
wells far off from any other apparen
water supply.
The desert has been described as ;
vast ocean, and the oases as its islands
These Sahara islands, however. lie be
low rather than above the level o
their sandy sea They are alWay
found in depresSions where the scant.
waters have drained in and formed
reservoirs.
Much of the desert has a bed o
sun clay under it. The water may Snl
down through . hundred or more fee
OF gravel ana rock, but when ii come
to this clay bed it flows on until
Strk eS hollow, and if this hollow b
hl&h enough and deep enough the re
suit is an oasis. In the diStriC
known as FL Erg depressions of thi
kind furnish wells which can irrigat
eight millions Of date palms an
where | am now is the Wady Saoora
great under ground stream While
flows far below the surface for sever;
hundred miles ami then rises and SUI
plies the Gases of Tuat, which al
among the largest of the western S;
hara
The River Oasis Of Tar.a.
] have already described the eXtel
SlVe date plantations OF Elgulg, iylI
northeast of here near Benz Ounif,
Morocco, on the other side OF II
mountains. They are Watefad by h
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EDWARD ~ POT
emllhilell. y 81. AprII -. $50.
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The River Oasis Of Tar.a.
] have already described the extern
eive date plantations of Figuig, lying
northeast of here near Benz Ounif, in
Morocco, on the other side OF the
mountains. They are lWaterad by hot
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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-07-16
WILL PROSECUTE
SOUTHERN SOU AGENT.
Governor Glenn Employs Strong
Counsel to Conduct Case
Against T. T. Green.
URGES MANY INDICTMENTS
Executive Issues Letter to Sit
perior Court Judges Asking for
Instruction to Grand Juriss.

Especial to The Times-DiEpatch.)
3 RALEIGH. N. c.. July 15.-Governor
r. b. Glenn announces the retention of
former Governor Charles B. Aycock,
Speaker Z. j Justice and s. G. Ryan,
of Raleigh. as special counsel TO as
s!st Solicitor Armistead Jones in the
prosecution of the Southern Railroad
Company for selling tickets at more
than the 2 Ia cent rate, the case be-
ing the true bills just returned In
which T. z. Green, ticket agent. is to
be arrested. No subpoena has yet been
issued for Green, but it is expected at
any time.
Evidently the delay has been for the
purpose Of allowing the Governor to
get together the counsel to aid in the
conduct of the case. These he has now
Iprovded, and they and the Governor
were in conference some time to-day.
The Governor gave out an interview
lthis afternoon in which he heartily
approves the course Of Judge Long. He
| says careful Investigation of the
situation shows that a great wrong has
been done the State by the railroad
| company. and that he has felt 1t hi:
duty to address letter to all the
Judges of Superior Courts In the State
/ In this letter he reviews the situation
land asks that they properly instruc
LINE BTdnu lJuTleS so ElIlals olilS may "
ircturned in their courts similar t
4 those Instituted in Wake.
1 Wants Law Te,!cd.
1 He tells them he does not want tn
4 roads mulcted In costs and expenses o
( such litigation. but he wants enough
leases instituted to test every phase o
4 the situation in the interest Of the peo
i Pile of North Carolina. He takes tn
4 ground that the railroads should al
4 have done as some have and given tn
. new law a fair test, and says that h
!. had assured all of them that II thi
a were done and the rate was found t
be anything like ruinous to their bus!
. ness he would call a special sessio
of the Legislature and repeal it, givin
them rate that was fair.
Ho says he desires no conflict be
and an that there can be none. il tn
: plain letter of the law Is followed
The indictments he directs. he says
t will raise the constitutionallty Of tn
IAct, and the right ;of the Fedora
s ljudge to abrogate 1t before declarln
. lit Unconstitutional.
:, n Late this evening the grand jur
: returned additional true bills agalns
: w. Al. Peasants, Morrissville. and J. 4
!. Weathers. agent at Garner both J
e this county. The service of speciss
i subpoenas on all these, and especial
d Green, in Raleigh, Is expected TO- MOI
. 'os, Counsel for the Corporation ,Commis
!, sion in the original Injunction prc
ceedinE are summoned here for COZ
Q ference to-morow.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-07-16
FIRST ARREST
IN RATE CASE
Asheville Citizen Complains and
Police Swear Out Warrant Tor
Southern Agents Arrest.

AsHEvILLE, N. C.. July 15.-on the
complaint Of j. p. Wells a business
man Of this city, that he was charged
more than the two-and-a-anarte rter-Neht
rate. established by the last Leglsla-
ture for railway mileage, ]. II. Wood
city passenger agent for the southern
Railway. was arrested this evening
on a warrant issued by City Police
Judge Ct. S. Reynolds. The warrant
alleges that the charging OF more than
the legislative rate was q misdemean-
or. and Mr.. Wood will be given hear
ing in the City Police Court to-mor-
row. The defendant took no action be-
yond enga ging counsel,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-07-16
Engineering and Water to
Be Brought Together
With Bolling at Head.
i INVESTIGATION
BY COM MITTEE
Resolution, Approved BY Colonel
Cutshaw, Adopted at Meeting
Held Last Night-Present
ChiefofD Department Mill
Probably Be Con-
sulting Engineer.

For several days the Office of the
City Engineer and its management
have been the subject Of quiet discus
sion among Councjlmen. The discus
sion has been on the streets and in
the places Of business of the members
OF both branches of the City Legisla-
Eture It is the unanimous opinion OIL
the members Of the two branches, as
lit is OF the citizens Of Richmond gen
orally. that the management OF the
City Engineers Department. under Coll
sonel w. e. Cutsllaw. has been clean
.and above suspicion. However. the
City Fathers are rof the opinion that
owing to the advanced age and the
8intirmittes OF the City En-
/ gineer and to the enlarged duties de-
lfNo!ving upon the department, the time
has come for q change.
Committee Appointed.
The Street Committee held a meet
Ling yesterday afternoon and after lou
trine business had been disposed Of
Mr. Pollock offered resolution, which
\ he declared met with the approval OF
/ Colonel Cutshaw. and which called for
i the appointment. OF subcommittee Of
\ three to Investigate the City Engineers S
office and report what changes In Its
management are advisable The reso-
button was adopted, and Messrs. Don
|Leavy, Rennolds and Pollock were
4 named on the subcommittee.
At the meeting of the Board of AL
4 t#dermen last nigh t tSVice-Presdent Gunst
/ offered q resolution for the appoint
4 I,ment of Joint committee to perform
! a similar duty. but upon being In
4 formed that the Committee on Streets
which usually looks after the Office OF
4 the City Engineer, had already taken
1.-THE matter in hand and had done sc
!. nrac cticaliyl at Colon ell Cutshaw's re.
sEouest, Mr.. Gunst withdrew his reso,
II 5ilut,on.
Il The 5wiiol matter has. been so fulll!
discussed blythe m ernbers| Of the Coun
: ell and by city officials generally tna
u the plan to be probably adopted IN tn
4 end NAV be clearly outlined.
The plan which has found faVo
mong the Councilmen and which ma.
t he said TO be practically agreed upon
& contemplates the consolidation OF IN
I Engineers, Department with the waite
!. .lDepartment.sMr. c. E. Boiling becom
! ling general superintendent and en-
! s gtneer, and aColonel CutshaW oeco oecoi'liiil
8 consulting engineer.
This plan, itfis understood, Will no
! only be perfectly satisfactory to a.
parties, but will reduce the expense
J. OF the departments involved and re
y suit generally in improved business
: However, upon investigation, the sub
!: committee may evolve different pla
r that will be more acceptable to tn
!. -.ECounctl. There were rumors yester
day afternoon Of other suggestion
d that may be made, but in the City Ha
o last night, whore nearly all the mem
t bers of the two branches were seel
d none, except the practical consolidate
e OF the Water and Engineering Depart
n ment, seemed to find favor.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-07-16
GREEKS APPEAL
FOR PROTECTION. L
Tell Consul-General That Roa-
noke Police Cannot Pro-
tect Them.
ROOT TAKES UP MATTER
Writes Governor Swanson, Who
Assures Government He Will
Look After Greeks.
ROOT TAKES UP MATTER

NEW YORK, July 15.--I. C. Maximos
acting consul-general Sof Greece at
New York, to-day made representations
ito Secretary Of State Root at Washing
ton protesting against the action OF
the mob at Roanoke. Va. on Saturday
night. when several Greek restaurants
and places of business were wrecked
during the progress of a riot and ask
ing that the Greeks be given the full
est possible protection of the law. A
telegram was received at the consulate
here to-day from Roanoke. signed by
one hundred and fifty Greeks, appeal
Ing for protection against a mob OF
rioters. The Greeks telegraphed tina;
1.-THE Roanoke police We're unable tc
cope with the situation and afford then
protection from the rioters.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-07-16
PARADE LATER
IN AFTERNOON
Hour Changed at Request Of
General Grant-Military Com
lnands Here to Go-Every
body at Work to Make
Celebration the Best
Ever Known.
Richmond Day P oi;nters.

Go! sS
Go early!
Go on Wedne.day, If possible, and
SO make room for others on Thurs
day.
Organize conscninl party, and
tnl<c n lunch basket.
Wear Richmond badge, and let
everybody know that Richmond Is
the best place on earth. F$s
Have good word to sny for the
exposition.
Persuade your friends to go along
Check your bngEngeS and lunch
box at the Richmond Building.
Get your CUTE ticket before lenv,--.
ing Richmond. n
Visit the Richmond and VirEinin
Buildings.
Assemble mt the Inside Inn mt q y
O'clock on Thursdny to meet all
the other Richmonders. and walk
with them to the reviewing stand.
There nre enough trains and
enough sents for everybody.
There is no need Of pushing.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-07-16
DISGRACE TO CITY
|R}EE|P REPORT orr DECI DECLARES ARES
Conditions at City Home Not
Remedied, Notwithstanding
Recent Action.
ORDINANCES L'I y';I ALL ASLEEP
Subcommittee Presents New Re
port, and Says More Will
| Come later. & 3
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ORDINANCES D ALL ASLEEP
Subcommittee Presents New Re

Sharp criticism of conditions at the
City Home enlivened session OF the
Committee on the Relief of the Poor,
promised in the beginning to be quiet
enough.
Considerable routine business. such
as approving bills and pay-rolls and
awarding contracts was disposed OF
without any hitch. except that all the
bids to furnish the almshouses with
wood We're laid on the table until the
next meeting of the committee, which.
1T is understood. will be held early
next week. The contract for anthra-
cite coal was awarded to Nelson 6:
Ladd, the lowest bidders, and that for
steam coal went to Murphy & Company.
~ Report of Committee.
These matters being disposed of and
the committee thinking 1t was ready to
adjourn to give the Aldermen present
chance to take part In the Richmond
Day controversy that was on In the
Council chamber, motion to- adjourn
was about to be made. when Dr.. En- :
Mon Williams read the following res
port from subcommittee. cy,ating
lengthy discussion:
Your subcommittee, appointed to
visit the City Home, submits the
following report:
On account Of the difnculty OF
finding 1t convenient for the MEM
bers to meet at the Home together,
our report is not as thorough as
we hope to make 1t at subsequent
meetings.
on January 21st, nearly six
months ago. the subcommittee that
made an inquiry Into the situation
| at the City Home made Its report,
with number Of recommendations.
| At that meeting the recommenda-
!. tions were approved. AS most OF
them required the approval OF other
committees and the action OF the
4 Council, the Committee on Relief
Of the Poor ordered that proper orr
i dinances be prepared and sent to
the Council.
We know not where these ordi-
nnnccs or resolutions are mt pres
cnt resting, but VIC do know that
the unfortunate conditions which
rncy were designed to correct con-
tlnuc to exist, to the detriment OF
the Department of the Relief of the
Il; Poor and to the disgrace of the
Z city.
Two months ago the superlnten-
/ dent and surgeon We're requested
to inquire into the drugs and sur
gical supplies and report in writing
whether or not the bills could be
reduced reduced without -ampnirings the
efficiency of the SERVICE They
still very large. The matter needs
i J
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Anpen1 to Governor.

4 WASHINGTON, July 15.-The State
to-day received telegram
from Acting Greek Consul-Ge
Maximos at New York transmitting a
report Of the rioting at Roanoke Sat
.urday night involving an attack upan
nine Greek business places there, and
invoking the protection Of the State
Department. The message was imme-
5diately transmitted by the State De-
partment to Governor Swanson at
Richmond. with the request for re-
port on the subject. The Governors
reply reached the department. at the
closing hour, and was of a most reas-
suring character. He expressed full
confidence in the ability of the Roanoke
municipal authorities to maintain or
der, and promises that IN any event, he
himself will look after the safety OF
the Greeks in that city. He promises
to make q detailed report to the State
Department as soon as he can secure
the information which he is now seek
Ing. fgsts
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-07-16

PHILADELPHIA.i July 15.-The for
ty-third grand lodge session Of the Be-
nevolent and Protective Order of Elks
was formally opened here tonight at
the Grand Opera House, when the visit
ing delegates and members of the. orr
ganization were welcomed to the city
on behalf of the Elks' Reunion Com
mittee by Daniel ]. Shearn
Congressman ]. Hampton Moore made
the address of welcome on behalf of
Philad delphia Lodge No. 2, Mayor Rey-
the municipality; Governor Edwin Stu
art welcomed the Elks to the State of
Pennsylvania, and Grand Exalted Ruler
Judge Henry A. Melvin responded to
the welcomes
The first large entertainment for the
visitors was given to-day at a. park on
the Delaware where about 1900 guests
sat down to q sea-food dinner.
Train-load after train-load Of Elks
from far and near are pouring In, and
We're welcomed by their local brethren
and out of-town Elks, who reached
here yesterday or earlier. Bedecked
with badges and the colors of the
order, the purple and white. as the
delegates, their wives and families
stepped down for the cars. It was to
be greeted with a>chorus Of Hello
Bills!' hearty handshakes and cheers
which left no doubt in their minds OF
the heart welcome that awaited them
Dnnvillc Makes Il Hit.
Representing Danville. Va Lodge
No. 227. twenty people arrived to-day
and are scattered among different no.
tells. They will not appear in the pa.
rade and are not in an organized
body.
| Past Exalter Ruler James Ingram
| the delegate to the grand lodge, Is a
the Flanders, where he exhibited
novelty the Virginians are carrying
They are very proud of the fact tina
Danville Is the largest market In tn
world for loose leaf tobacco, and hav
brought fans in the shape OF beautiful
tobacco leaves pasted on paper sup
port and bearing the seal OF the lodg
and an inscription telling about Dan
I,yille's claim to fame. Following TIL
session at Grand Opera House the Elk
adjourned to City Hall Plaza for tn
81 O'Clock toast" All the lights o
the Court Of Honor and City Hall wer
| extinguished promptly at 1880. Fo
| sixty seconds there was darkness an
silence Then the lights again 'blaze
forth, and everybody sang "Shoul
Auld Acquaintance be Forgot
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-07-16
Everybody Go ]!

The employers and managers of
industries In Richmond are earn-
estIy urged to extend every facility
to those Of their employ who are
in the Richmond military companies
to allow them to mike the trip to
the exposition on Thursday. The
city has appropriated the funds for
carrying down the troops MS the
city's guest, and the success of
Richmond Day depends largely on
their presence. The committee hope
that the employers generally will
allow all of their employees that
can go. or Will go. to make the trip
ON Thursday. The people OF Rich-
mond never before had an oppor-
tunity to see as much at MS small
CARLTON MCCARTHY,
n. Il. PETERS,
ROBERT LECI<Y.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-07-16
TO INVESTIGATE
ROANOKE RIOT,
Grand Jury Summoned to Meet
This Morning Probably Re
imburse Creeks.
inburse Greeks.
Especial to The Times Dispatch.

Especial TO The Times Dispatch,l
ROAM OkE, VA, July 15.--A special
grand Jury has been summoned for to-
morrow morning to investigate the re-
cent riot In which the Greek restau-
rants We're wrecked Acting Commons
wealth's Attorney Altizer says he mas
sufficient evidence to indiet a number
of'persons who We're participants In the
riot. r. fi z,is q 5as5
FL The penalty In this state for frioting,
or damaging a building, is from two 10
five years In the penitentiary.8 Both
(C,on ntiniiaa IN SacnnA papel
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-07-16
NAM
IS ROUGHLY HANDLED

HOPK1NSv1LLE. KY, July 15.-News
reached here to-day that q band OF between
thirty and forty ''night-riders'' visited the
farm of j. W. Bareheld In Trigg county.
at the house and took Mr.. .Barefed into tho
woods, where 1t is reported he was roughly
dealt with. Bareneld is a strong unassocla-
ton man, and had been warned to join or
suffer the consequences Some time go his
tobacco was taken from the barn and thrown
Into a pond.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-07-16
Governor VIII Help.

Governor Swanson has been asked
BY the Department OF State at Wash
ington to report upon the Roanoke
riot. which took place on Saturday
night. and to afford such protection
to the Greeks of that city as shall be
deemed necessary The Governor has
shown a good deal of activity In the
matter. He wired the State Depart
n.ent yesterday that he would make a
formal report when all the facts were
available, and that he was sure the
situation would be capably handled
by the Roanoke municipal authorities.
Meanwhile the Governor communicated
with Mayor Cutchin, of Roanoke, and
told him he was ready to assist him
to any extent which might be found
necessary. The Governor thinks the
rioting Is over, and that there Will be
no more trouble as a result of Sat
urday nights disturbance.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-07-16
.ENT[ERED. HERD
TAKE QUAKER U.|I||| (. |. TOWN.
Danville Delegation Make Hit
With Fans OF Tobacco
Leaves.
ROYAL WELCOME e.: TO ELKs < !;
Governor Stuart Extends a Wei
come to the State Of Penn
s- sylvania.
ROYAL WELCOME TO ELKs.
Governor Stuart Extends Well
conne2tI,s the State Of Penn

PHILADELPHIA, PA, July 10
8 A. sM.-The Richmond Elks have
not set arrived. They nre held up
at Dnnville, Pm. owing to rail-
way sccfi1ent. They shonld be In
tO-mOrroy,. morning.
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Great Crowd Going.

From the interest that is beinp mans
ffested, and from the expressions that
come from all sides, 1t seems evident
that larger number Of peop'e will ga
to the exposition on Thursday than.
have ever before left Richmond in a