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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-07-12
GENERAL ASSEMBLY,
. MAY PASS NEW LAW
Senator Machen Believes Mex
Session Must Cut Passenger
Rate.
ny WALTER EDWARD HARRIS.

BY WALTER EDWARD HARRls.
WASHINGTON. y. c., July 1.-THE
decision OF Judge Pritchard, of the
United States Court. knocking out the
order of the Virginia Corporation
Commission, requiring certain Virginia
railroads to charge only two cents a
mile passenger fare, has created very
general comment in Washington. OF
course, sentiment generally disapproves
with the railroads. right or wrong:
There Is general satisfaction expressed
that the question rs to be decided by
the United States Supreme Court.
1t would seem that there Is strong
Likelihood of the General Assembly be-
ing asked to enact a fiat tWo-cent rate
chen, of Alexandria, declared frankly
finally decided tfatithe Virginia Cor
comisslo1 the aY,hors
! chen said:
\ THE press reports OF the decision
yesterday indicated that the State Cor
operation Commission was without con-
| stitu.ional authority to formulate the
The extracts of the decision printed in
/ this mornings papers that the decision
or this question has been postponed
/ and only the question of jurisdiction
\ mas Deen decided 1l5tll SHOuiu HHdlly
be determined that the State Corpo-
/ ration Commission has no constitu-
tional authority to prescribe a rate
/ the next General Assembly of Virginia
/ should enact a fiat two-cent rate. con.
4 forming as nearly as possible to the
order of the commission. The commits
4 sion, after painstaking investigation
1 has determined that such a statute
rates are now in force in a number o.
! States not more densely populated thar
i Virginia. The Burlington Road. which
i traverses eleven Western States, an
1 nounced yesterday that it would pu
i in operation two-cent fare schedul,
I between all points on that system
Eventually. the roads will find thu
I.new rate a source of profit to then
4 because of increased travel. The gen
i cral public, too, will be vastly bene
I.fitI."
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-07-12
GOVERNMENT AGAIN
AIDS EXPOSITION
close study of the exposition and 1t
needs.
Continued from First Page.)

WASHINGTON. July Thames NJ.
Barr, of Norfolk. Va, who was re-
Gently elected Encouragement Of the
Jamestown Exposition Company, was
in Washington to-day for q confer
once with Secretary CorteGou regard
ing exposition matters. After going
over Mr.. Bars plans for the future
management of the exposition, the sec
rotary expressed himself as satisfied
that the exposition will be carried tc
a successful conclusion. He has as
sured Mr.. Barr of his hearty co-opera-
ton in the plans outlined and this CO.
operation Will be continued In every
direction which may be of service.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-07-12
Especial to The rimes-pispatch.,

I'd especial TO Inc IlmeS-DlSpatch.) H.
JAM EST WN EXPOSITION
GROUNDS. July 11.--The Norfolk Col
lege alumni and the Theatrical Stage
Employees Alliance divided honors at
the jamestown Exposition to-day, the
day being officially named for both
organiza tioas. Neither organization at
tempted anything like an ella borate
celebration, but many members of the
Stage Employees Alliance. now in an
nual convention here, and the college
alumni visited the big show.
Tomorrow Will be McKeesport tPs.;
Day at the exposition, and large num-
bers of people are expected here from
the enterprising city. An advance
party OF twelve young ladies has al
ready arrived from McKeesport, and
,wlll tomorrow help make their city
day famous. They are guests of the
Mex eesport Daily News. are members
.tof the McKeesport Booster Club, and
each OF them was selected for this trip
on account of personal popularity,
beauty and charm. They are In charge
OF Mr.. w. II. Barr. of the editorial staff
of the Daily News, and Mrs. Barr.
McKeesport Day exercises will be
held in the Pennsylvania Exposition
Building The Mayor of the city. Hon
w. II. Coleman, Will be present to de-
liver an address.
Architects Meet
two days meeting of the North
Carolina Architectural Association Will
begin In Room No. of the Auditorium
tomorrow. President Tucker will well
come the architects and responses viii
be made by Joseph Letner OF
Wilmington, and Charles c. Hook, OF
Charlotte. Mr.. Hook Is president OF
the association. Greetings from the
!. architects of Virginia and South Caro-.
lima will be extended by Mr.. Johr
Sevan PEBBLES, Of Norfolk. and Mr.
william A. Edwards, of Columbia. S. G
At Saturdays meeting Of the archt
tects, Mr.. G. Snow. of New Jersey. vii
make an address. officers chosen ant
the next place OF meeting selected.
Numerous organizations will hold
their regular meetings or convention
Mt the exposition within the mex
thirty days. Some of them will brini
large numbers of people here: Som
of them are very important bodies
The first meeting, and a unique one
will be the reunion of the Nationa
Association of the Blue and Gray !
Convention Hall, of the Press Build
ing, July 10th. The feature of thi
gathering will be a parade of the vet
Grams of the Blue and the Gray an
the United States troops stationed a
the exposition.
The purpose OF the National Associa
tion of the Blue and the Gray, organ
sazed in Atlanta March. 1906 is to brin
.Aogether the survivors of the armie
.pf Lee and Grant.
Old kentucky Day.
Kentucky Day at the exposition
also July 10Th. and many visitors al
expected to be here from the Blu
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-07-12
ARRESTED For
DRAWING FORT PLANS

SAN DIEGO. CAL, July ia re-
port was In circulation to-day that a
Japanese had been arrested at Fort
Rosecrans While making drawings OF
the fort.
Major Gctchell acknowledges that a.
Japanese was arrested; that he was
not servant but stranger, and that
there is heavy punishment for the Of
fensc. He declined to give the jap
anese's name. and would not say what
he had done with the prisoner.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-07-12
Japan DOES NOT
WANT WAR; BRYAN

CARTHAGE. MO. July l1,-"Iapan
does not want to make war on the
United States,n William j. Bryan. in.
an interview here to-day is quoted as
saying,
'.Of colrseN he continued, there is
q lot of jingoism in this Japanese war
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-07-12
INSTRUCTORS CHOSEN,
Teachers for Next Session ut Virginia
Union University.

The following list of instructors for
the colored university on the Brook
executive committee Of the American
Baptist Home Mission Society. in ses-
sion In New York City: President
George Rice Hovey. D. D.; Joseph r.
ter. Earl r. Davis. Mildred Anderson
Ella S. Fort, Kate r. Gale, DR.. G. M. r.
King. B. +. McWilliams. w. w, Peer
son. Pearle T. Davis, Vera Rector. C. =
s shslse wesley tev simps and M,l.a IN
lSpain.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-07-12
Severe HEAT
TO CONTINUE
Many Prostrations in Washing
ton, Mercury Reaching One
Hundred.

WASHINGTON, y. c., July IL
Washington sweltered to-day, and IN
wards OF half a dozen heat prostrar
tons We're reported The mercury IN
the downtown thermometers reached
tho 100 mark in the shade. Weather
bureau Instruments recorded 02, 1t was
cooler tonight, "a refreshing breeze
following a Thunderstorm.
despite probable showers In this sec,
ton, tilsTe would be about the same
temperatnre throughout the country
to- morroW. 81
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Postal Affairs.

Special to The Times Dispatch.l
WASHINGTON. d. c., July 11.-Postmas-
ters appointed: Nirginia-Buffalo Junction
Meck!enburg county, William NJ. Watkins,
vice Q. p. Chandler. removed.
North Caroina-Colly. Baden county,
Henry Hunt. vice j. +. Groom, resigned:
Drexe Burke county, Charles S. Berry,
vice o. L. Hoffman, resigned; Partee. Alex
ander county, John NJ. Watts vice Robert
f. futile. resigned.
Rural free delivery route No. . is ordered
established September Sd at Blacksburg,
Montgomery county. Va, serving SIS people
and 1876 families.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-07-12

talk and the hurrying of a fleet Of
warships to the Pacific coast. To my
mind the object Is not to repel an
expected attack of the Japanese. but
that the talk is being done by some
alleged statesman at Washington TO
influence Congress to make a big naval
extension appropriation.
when l say Japan does not want
war, do SO adyisedly, for when |
men of all walks of life, and ] found
only expressions of friendship for our
country"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-07-12

Grass State to swell the numbers
brought by the Blue and the Gray re-
union.
Looming up far bigger than all
others on the calendar of special days
is Richmond Day, July 18th. 1t Is ex
pected by many here that Richmond
Day Will be about the biggest that the
exposition has yet seen.
Other big days scheduled are w c..
r. U. Day. July 10th; Elks Day, July
goth; Bureau of Labor Statistics Day.
July 22d, Atlantic Coast Line Surgeons
Day. July 23d: Warpath Day, July
25th, and House Of Burgesses Day, July
I30th.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-11
NEW QUESTION ARISES.
A Feature of japanese Treaty Likely
to Cause Trouble.

Toxic, March IA question has
arisen regarding the last clause of
article second of the treaty between
Japan and the United States which
has been cited by the government at
Washington as authority for the state
ment that japanese have heretofore
been issued passports limiting the
destination of emigrants. The pass
ports simply certify to the nationality
of their holders and the placing of a
restriction on them by an administra-
tive measure, is declared here to be
unauthorized by law and an infringe
ment on the personal right to travel,
guaranteed by the constitution.
In view. however, of the attitude Of
the American government. in not call
ing for the enforcement of the clause
mentioned it is thought that the limi-
tation so placed Will be left unques-
toned. Even then Japanese jurists
believe that the action of the Amer
ican government in restricting the
destination of holders of passports,
will not be uphold before a court.
Administrative action and litigation
since the San Francisco trouble have
brought the clause into prominence.
1t would be no surprise should pres
sure be brought on the government to
have it abstain from issuing passports
limiting the bearer.
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has, that he is opposed to the race
| rms is not true. As long as Mr.
| Green has been in business in Tope-
ka. and that has been a great number
of years, he has colored men on his
pay roll. He is in favor of giving the
colored man an equal show along side
of his white brother.
Busy at Meeting.
A good meeting was held in the
First ward at Luken's opera house
saturday evening. Though the wealth.
er was very disagreeable, a heavy rain
keeping many away, about 100 were in
attendance. James A. Troutman,
Ward Page and John Brown were on
the list of speakers in addition to the
candidates for office. The meeting
was strictly in the interests of Green.
A conference of the Swendson
workers was held Saturday evening at
Security hall. About twenty-five were
present.
can be gotten out to the polls there
should be no question of the nominal
ton of VIM. Green. The good wealth
er VIII help him out largely, the better
class of people turn out in good
weather, but it is impossible to get
them to vote as largely in bad wealth
er. The other class of voters, vote wet
or dry, that Is one of the qualifications
that they always have.
Holiday has engaged most of the
election day. 1t is costing a lot of
money but he seems to have it to
spend with prodigal hand. 1t is a
fund that is being contributed to from
a number of sources and numerous
pocket books. A few meetings will be
held, one this evening is to be held at
429 Kansas avenue, Guys hall, on
Tuesday three are to be held, one at
Jordan's hall in the Third ward
Child's hall Twelfth and Washington
hn ird Of
streets
The primary will be held Wednes-
day The polls will remain open from
10 o'clock in the morning until 8
vote is to be counted first under in
structions from the city central COM
mittee. The returns as usual will be
probably received at the commissioner
of elections office The voting places
are as follows:
First ward-First precinct. 9O4
North Kansas avenue; second pre-
cinct. 913 North Kansas avenue; third
fourth precinct, 1884 North Kansas
avenue.
Second ward-First precinct. 233
Jefferson street; second precinct. 401
Madison stree; third precinct 9041e
East Fourth street; fourth precinct,
1904 East Sixth avenue; fifth pre-
cinct, Auditorium; sixth precinct, State
street school house.
Third ward-F'irst precinct 931
Kansas avenue: second precinct, 511
West Tenth street; third precinct. 712
West Twelfth street; fourth precinct,
1887 u Lincoln street.
Fourth ward-First precinct. eos
West Seventh street; second precinct,
Provident association, S33 Jackson
street; third precinct, Sumner school
building; fourth precinct, 1921 West
Sixth avenue.
Fifth ward-First precinct. 1903
Buchanan street; second precinct, 1925
Kansas avenue; third precinct, 615
East Tenth street.
Sixth ward-First precinct Aliens
carpenter shop second precinct, Low
man school building.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-11

gales which increased in violence until
Thursday, when monster wave swept
the main deck and forced Captain
Tournier to bring his trembling craft
to. She drifted eight hours before the
voyage could safely be resumed. The
wave, which measured, the officers say
about fifty feet in height, broke over
the ship from the forward port side.
In a moment tons of water flooded
the vessel shattering a heavy oak door
which opened into the corridor outside
the smoking saloon. Great volumes of
water rushed in, swept along the cor
ridor and then poured down the
grand stairway into the main dining
saloon. The heavy iron stairway lead
ing from the main deck down to the
promenade deck was washed away
with the flood.
Occupants of the smoking room
were thrown from their feet and when
upon recovering themselves they open
ed the door to learn what had happen
ed, the water from the corridor
rushed in upon them. 1t invaded the
cabins and state rooms. many of them
being flooded to a depth of several
feet
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-11

friends knew in his active career. Mr..
Blossom made his livelihood in Topeka
for many years as a housemover, but the
flood of 1903 financially crippled him,
drowning his horses and wrecking his
property so that his business was practt-
cally swept away by the flood
Though born in Glen Falls, n. Y. in
1S4S. Jack Blossom has been resident of
Topeka almost his entire life, coming
here in 1868. He leaves a wife and eight
children, five boys and three girls. The
oldest boy. Hiram, is Is years old; the old
est daughter. Mrs. G. H. FitZsimmons, is
the only daughter married.
The funeral arrangements have not been
definitely settled upon as yet. members of
the family desiring to hear from relatives
in the south before completing the plans
for the funeral.
Mrs. Blossom who is a sister to Mrs.
David Overmyer. is completely prostrated
and was unable to see anyone this morn
ing.
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Body off. W. Blossom Suspended
From Rafter.
Took Own Life While Mind Was
Unbalanced.
SERVED IN COUNCIL.
Represented First Ward for Sew
eral Years.
Compelled to Resign Because Of
Failing Health.

Ex-Councilman J. w Blossom, for
merly a member of the city council
from the First ward committed suicide
this morning shortly after 6 O'Clock by
hanging himself with rope in the loft
of a barn at the rear of his home, 1928
North Polk street. When the discovery
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-11
SWEPT BY BIG WAVE.
La Savoie. Trembling Under Tons OF
Water, Drifts Eight Hours.

New York, March 1.-THE French
line steamer La Savoie from Havre
March >, carrying more than 1000
passengers, arrived here today after
the most severe experience of the
Transatlantic liners that have recently
reported rough weather at sea.
The steamer ran into a series of
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-11
BOILER BLEW UP.
While the Train Was Passing Through
New Jersey Town.

Metuchen, N. j.. March 11.-Three
men were killed and several others
hurt, none fatally. and Metuchen was
shaken and threatened with fire to-
day when a boiler of a locomotive on
the Pennsylvania railroad exploded
while drawing a freight train through
town.
Dead:
w. H FRITZCH. fireman.
WILLIAM J. SISHER, engineer.
s. c. SMITH. brakeman
The train was opposite the railroad
station when the boiler exploded. Por-
tions of the boiler were blown two
blocks away and tore through two
buildings which were set on fire The
bodies of Sisher and Smith were found
a hundred yards from the railroad
tracks.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-11
HAS LEASED A PARK.
President O'Neil Is Making Arrange
ments for st. ice Team.

st. Joseph, Mo, March 11.-President
O'Neil of the Western league is in St.
Joseph and has leased the old baseball
park for use of the western league this
season.
O'Neil says a manager has been Sc
lected for the st. Joseph team, but de-
clines to name him at present.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-11

1Spuly lily SlSIh
The above statement of fact issued
from the city clerks office should COM
pletely answer the charge If any an
swer is necessary that 1 'lobbied" the
above franchise ordinance through the
council and voted for the same. was
not even a councilman when said fran
chise ordinance was granted. About
a year ago the council voted and with
them. to allow the Consumers Light
Heat and Power company to put nat
ural gas through the old gas mains.
the minute it arrived in Topeka. which
was done. Topeka pays the. same price
for gas for domestic purposes and pow
er that Kansas City does. This is the
first time that Topeka has ever equalled
Kansas City on fuel and power.
Topeka will always have as cheap gas
as any city on the Kansas Natural Gas
pipe line. 1 am not the president of the
Consumers Light, Heat and Power
company. I am engaged in the work of
pushing Topeka and all her industries
to the front and the way to push is to
push. Respectfully submitted.
c. K. HOLIDAY.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-11
w. H. FRITZCH. fireman.
WILLIAM J. SISHER, enginee
Weather Is Threatening.

The weather for today has been
cloudy but the thermometer has been
pretty high and no rain has resulted.
The same conditions will prevail to-
morrow but there will be no rain. The
wind today is eighteen miles an hour
from the south.
The following temperatures were
recorded TODAY:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-11
ing temperatures were
Nation Gets ? License.

James Nation. auditor of the state OF
Kansas, has secured a hunting license OF
County Clerk Zimmerman, paying there
for the usual fee of one dollar
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-11
Wenther Indications.

Chicago, March 11-Forecast for Kan
sas: Partly cloudy tonight and Tues
day; warmer tonight; colder Tuesday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-11
NATURAL GAS.
Mr.. Holiday Was Not a Member of the
Council When Franchise Was Granted.

The Continental Oil and Gas COM
pany's franchise. the one under which
the Consumers Light, Heat and Power
company of this city is now operating
was granted by the council August Z,
1903, and took effect August 49, 1903.
&C. K. Holiday was elected to the
council for the first time from the Sec
ond ward April s. 1904 Signed,
ANNA L. ENGLE,
Deputy City Clerk.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-11
PASSES AT LAST.
House Adopts the Two Cent
Fare Bill.
Vote on Final Passage Was
81 to I2.
AGREE IN CONFERENCE
Appropriation Bill Passed In
Both Houses.
Little Opposition to Either
Measure Develops.
AGREE IN CONFERENCE

The house at 2:30 this afternoon
passed the two cent fare bill with tn
Noftzger amendment providing 70
500 mile mileage books at $40. TIL
vote was 81 to IL.
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CONTINUED on Page Eighty
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-09-14
LYNN, IND.

Lynn, Ind. Sept. IN. l.. TilIsor
and family are moving into the prop
erty they recently purchased on North
Franklin street
Ray Baird of TT. Wayne is visiting
s. C.. Bowen and family.
Charles Nelson OF Portland came
Thursday to assist in the bakery
owned by Clarence Fowler who is un-
able to attend to business.
Walter Lounsberry and family have
just returned from a two weeks fish
ing trip in Michigan.
Miss Ada Rubey of Winchester is the
guest of Miss Bernda Halliday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Orla Kennon of Win
chester were seeing friends in Lynn,
Thursday.
The property on Elm street owned
by Levi Farmer, is being remodeled.
Amos Jessup and wife, of Spartan
burg visited the latter's sister, Mrs.
III. G.. Nichols and family Thursday.
Jonah Campbell of Williamsburg was
a business visitor here Thursday.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-09-14
FALL DRYGOODS TRADE
SHOWING EXPANSION
New Life in the Business OF
Some Sections.
FOOTWEAR SHIPMENTS BIG

New York, Sept. 14.-Bradstreet's
today says:
Fall jobbing trade in dry goods and
wearing apparel generally tends to-
ward expansion as the ultimate out
come of leading crops becomes more
assured, and as evidences increase of
higher prices. offsettiug small yields.
From the northwest reports are of
orders previously held back now COM
ing forward and there is evidence
also of more life in southern trade
and of Improvement in collections in
that section as the cotton crop begins
to move 10 market in good volume.
Other favorable developments also
are the increased shipments of grain
and flour for export. confirming carl
fer and current advices that foreign
takings of our cereals are increasing.
In the leading industries the notable
feature is the sharp break in copper,
the talk of overproduction and of nee
essity shutting down of mines.
Pig iron markets continue quiet, al
though there has been a somewhat
better movement in basic, forge and
foundry iron at the East.
New York, Sept. AR. G. Dun &
Co.'S weekly reviews of trade says:
Retail trade increases at the leading
cities as the vacation season closes,
and the opening of the fall lines is at
tended with more satisfactory re-
suits.
Postponed business is coming more
fraeIy IN the steel mills and there is
less disposition TO wait for more IA
vorable conditions.
Primary markets for dry goods are
seasonably quiet, without any ovid
ence of weakness.
Footwear shipments are holding
close to the highest movement ever
recorded from the Boston market, but
the winter season is not opening as
well as most manufacturers anticlpat-
ed
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-09-14
MILTON. IND.

Milton. Ind, Sept. 14.-Miss Lizzie
Watt of Connersville visited Mrs. Johr
Thurman this week.
Mrs. Nugent has returned from In
dianapolis. where she was the guest OF
Mrs. McKiernan.
Willard Ten Eycke of Worthington
is here and will probably remain for a
protracted stay at his sisters Mrs
Summers.
Mrs. w. D. Davidson and Miss Anna
Davidson of West Unity. Ohio, are al
Mrs. Anna NJ. Whiteley's.
Supt. c. H. Wood is at Winchester to
spend Sunday Mrs Wood will prob
ably accompany him to Milton. where
they have rooms with Mrs. NJ. B. Noll.
Miss Gingrich is at Connersville to
spend Sunday with her father.
Miss Mary Crossley of Cambridge
City. was in Milton Friday.
Miss Clara Houseworth of Center
vile, was Milton visitor Friday.
Frank Kennedy. who has spent sew
eral weeks with his grandmother, Mrs.
Coyne. has returned to Cincinnati.
where he will resume his studies at st.
Mary's seminary.