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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-03-10
HOSTETTER'S
STOMACH BITTERS

Will purify the blood, make sleep rest-
full and cure Spring Fever, Colds,
Grippe. Dyspcpsia, Indigestion, Costive-
ness and Malaria, Fever ana Asue.
We guarantee the genuine to be abs
aolutely pure.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-03-10

According to reports. the Taft press
bureau is sending out literature dis
to the President. Is It con-
ceivable that the heir to My Policies
should turn out to be only young
prctendcr?
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-03-10

: Probably little time Clipped off the
lesson and annexed to the
fire drill would never appreciably
diminish the sum of human knowledge.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-03-10

Well, then, will Joe Cannon's Con-
grcss agree to revise the tariff on the
day when the Panama Canal opens up
It's box office?
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-03-10
SPRING is NEAR

mt hand, and il you're wise. you will
help Nature get rid of the impurities
collected in the system during the win.
ter months by taking short course of
the Bitters. It is wonderful the
amount of good 1t can do at this par
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-03-10
CbeaImrs1 , Dlppaffh
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

Husiness office. .........eie u. MAN stsee.'
Syashington Bureau. 1861 Munsey Builcihs
Manchester Bureau.........llo2 Hun st'ee.'
Petersburg Burean..."".fo y. syeamore a. >.
.ashnrr bureau, ais Eighth st,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-03-10

March most pleasantly in the SOD
They are now in New Orleans, VIII
they witnessed the Mardi Gras fes
yities.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-03-10
Rhymes for To-Day
IN LENT.

IN LENT.
4 row some menNglve UP their cigars
mi And some their rides upon the cars
i And others go to kirk:
That is, they tend to give UP clubs
nut I, the oldest OF oil dubs-
I'd like to give up work.
Some few give UP their games at
trhe like of which is not for bards,
Who little wot OF Hoyle)--
And some give up their best desserts
But am different I'll It hurts:
I'd like to give up toll.
Oh. some men cut out oaths, methinks
And some cut out those jolly drinks
En- routeward to their homes:
But I. who know the Lenten laws,
And want to give up, can't, because
I'd choose to give up PONIES.
II. 8. II.
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An Offer to Dlll skilll..

100000 SKUNK SKINS
wanted now. ship at once
VIII nav above the highest mar
,,ct - n,rinta tons. A.. u. BuRK-
HARDT, international Fur Mer-
chant, Cincinnati, "
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-03-10

powers and Mrs. A. L. Watkins con-
template spending sometime at Neck
lenburg Hotel, Chase City.
Senator and Mrs. John Randolph
rucker, who have spent the winter at
the Chesterfield, will return to their
home. at Bedford City, Immediately at
ter the adjournment Of the General
Assembly. The Senator and Mrs.
tucker have been most pleasantly az
ISOLATED with the social life Of Rich
mond during their stay, and their
friends will bid them goodby with much
|Tegret. j,
Mi. and Mrs, M. Samuels, Of Baltl-
more, are visiting their parents, Mr.,
land Mrs, B, Samueis. Of No. 2l5 East
Grace Street.
Mrs. N. b. Goodman, of ,Ballsville, Ia
the guest of Mrs. g. T. Walford, at NO.
S0a East Clay Street.
Miss Florehce Anderson, of No. 20l
East Franklin Street. and Mrs. Bullock
Of Powhatan county. are spendlns
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-03-10

Observation-Disclosures and the E
Line.
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Mrs. Potter Here.

Mrs. James Brown Potter, who has
been spending January and February
at Hot Springs, Va, is now at the JEFF
ferson Hotel. She reached Richmond
on Saturday, and was among the num-
Der of smart people enjoying a promen-
ade on West Franklin Street on Sun
day.
Mr.. Potter has been enjoying life
during the winter on his plantation in
Mexico, but has Joined Mrs. Potter to
remain here for few days. Then
| they will return to New York. and In
| April will sail for Spain. They Will
come back in July for the season at
| Newport.
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Engagement Announced.

Mrs Ehie 3. Clark, of Newport News.
announces the engagement of her SIS
ter, Miss Julia Underwood Whitley. to
Mr.. T.. NJ. Cablness. of Danvilie. The
wedding will take place In ST. PauFs
Episcopal Church. Newport News. dur.
ing the month of June. Miss Whitiey
is prominent In church and social cir
cles. and Mr.. Cabiness, who is now
manager of the American Tobacco Com
pany's branch in Danville Is pleasantly
remembered in Richmond where he
formerly lived.
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Buds mud Buds to Dc.

Miss Mary Johnston, who spent the
winter in the Bernudas with her sis
tiers, Misses Elizabeth and Eloise john
ston, has returned to the city. and Is
at her home, No. 10 East FRANKLIN
Street
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nv T!mos-Dispatch Carrier Delivery ser
vice in Richmond tand s,,burbs). Manehes-
a.. ,,,d potprshurp--
The San Francisco call., 1908-04-13
BARBER GOES TO SLEEP
WAKES AS BLUEJACKET
Fine Raiment Is Strangely
Transformed Into Attire of
Man O. Warsman

When one goes to sleep barber. clad
like the lamanted Mr. McGinty Of the
archaic ballad in ones best suit Of
clothes" and awakes in the conspicu-
Gus habilments Of a sailor in the United
States navy one is apt TO be somewhat
startled
That is why James B. Wyman Of the
New York house, in Howard street be-
tween Third and Fourth, rubbed his
surprised eyes yesterday morning on
a water front dock
Saturday night Wyman was a dapper
civilian. When he next considered
fiimself. instead of q dandy light gray
coat and trousers creased to the thin
edge of Wyman's best razor blade, the
astonished eyes of the aroused barber
discovered the baggy blue blouse and
the flowing blue trousers of q United
States blue5acket. Abaft his head lay
a dinky little cap with the insignia
u. 6. S. New York"
He went to the central police sta
ton
Hang around until the fleet gets in
and then pick up all the free feeds you
can land" advised the desk sergeant.
All I want now is a little ice water,
please; just gallon or So" said the
rehabilimented barber.
The San Francisco call., 1908-04-13
OBJECTS TO MAKING
GIFTS OF FRANCHISES
President Wheeler of State Uni
versity Addresses Socialists
on Public Service

President BENJAMIN Ide Wheeler of
the University of California in an ad-
dress given before the San Francisco
socialist club last evening said that
he did not believe in the city, giving
valuable franchises to large corpora
tions and that it was not right to give
street railway companies franchises
for long term of years President
Wheeler told his audience that no
honest man in public Office fears pub
licity. he expressed himself as being
In favor Of publicity in connection with
public measures. and said that it was
not conducive to the publies best in
terests to countenance star chamber
sessions.
President Wheeler said that the men
who sought public office for selfish
purposes or because of the honor that
would come from it were not the men
VINO would give their best service to
the people and We're not proper men
TO place in public positions. The
speaker made no reference to the pres
ent conditions. but spoke in general
way of what should be and what
should not be-
The subject of his talk last night
was Religion and Patriotism DIR.
wheeler stated that the old questions
OF Where did we come from? why
are we here? and Where are we go
lng! We're being considered more or
less by all. He paid tribute to fhe
members of the socialist party bv saw
ing that he believed them to be sin
cere and their object was to better the
conditions of mankind. The speaker
said that cynics were to be despised
and that they were discredit to any
society.
The San Francisco call., 1908-04-13
WEATHER MAN PREDICTS
ONLY LIGHT SHOWERS
Change for Better Weather In
dicafed in Central and
Northern Sections

The cold and cloudy weather yes
terday led TO the belief that the longed
for rains would soon be forthcoming.
but the only hope held out by the gov
ernment weather bureau was "a pos
sible chance for light showers"
There is a change for the better in
weather conditions over the central and
northern part of the state" said A. @
McAdie. chief of the local weather
bureau. "and there Is a chance for light
showers Monday along the northern
coast and in the northern part OF
the Sacramento valley. II is beginning
to cloud UP IN the San joaquin valley
although il is warm there. That sec
tion probably VIII be much cooler Mon
day We expect cloudy weather locally
and there is q slight chance for rains .
There is general hope throughout
the state that the slight showers will
be the first indications OF a general
soaking rain, which is badly needed. A
heavy rainfall at this time would mean
thousands OF dollars in the pockets of
the fruit and grain growers"
The San Francisco call., 1908-04-13
SALOON PROBLEM
STIRS San MATEO
Old Politicians Are Disguised
by Intrusion of Question
Into City Election
Preachers Urge Higher License
and Sabbath Closing of
Drinking Places

SAN MATEO. April 12.-The two
principal cities or San Mateo county,
Redwood City and San Mateo. are on
the eve of what promises to be the
in years and which, to the intense dis
gust of the old line politicians.
threaten to be Influenced greatly by
the prohibition question.
In San Mateo. due to the efforts of
the ministers, two questions have been
placed on the tickets with regard to
saloons, Shall the saloon license be
further increased and shall the saloons
be closed on Sunday? Although it
will not be mandatory upon the incom-
ing board of trustees to take action on
these questions. still at the same time
IL Ihey carry by large majority it
is undoubted that the city council
would take action corresponding with
ril- wishes.
ae Rev N B. w Gallwey of the
Episcopal church, Rev. J. H. Kimball
of the Congrega church and the
Rev. Samuel Quickmire of the Method
ist church all spoke on the prohibition
question at their churches today and
urged their parishioners to vote with
out fail on the questions at issue.
The contestants for the Office of trus-
tees, in which they are three vacancies,
are w. H. Brown, w. T. Knapp. c. NJ
Morse, NJ. ]. Conway, ]. E. Casey and
T. A. Siddall. The present board of
trustees of the county seat contains
four saloonmen and two of them will
hold over.
The San Francisco call., 1908-04-13
CHURCHES
BEGIN HOLY WEEK

Holy week commenced yesterday with
the celebration of Palm Sunday. At
St Marys cathedral the palms were
blessed by Bishop da Silva before high
mass.~ After which they were dis
tributed to the congregation. each re-
ceiving from the hands of the prelate
q branch of palm or olive.
The religious services were accom- :
panied with unusual solemnity. No
ornaments were spread on the altar or
in the sanctuary. The acolytes were
Father William p. Sullivan, in a purple
chasuble. The Gregorian chants took
the place of the more forid compost
tions of the modern masters.
No sermon was preached. but the pas
sion was read in English by Father J..
J. Prendergast at the gospel time.
In the afternoon the Calvarian society
held exercises of the way Of the cross
and benediction of the blessed sacra-
ment. Father Charles A Ramm
preached on the royalty of the cross
ing the hill of Calvary TO take his place
with the penitent thief beside the re-
deemer if he would be saved.
This week begins the solemn observ-
ance of holy week. On Holy Thursday
solemn pontifical mass will be cele-
brated at the cathedral. The holy oils,
used in the ordination of priests and in
extreme JUNCTION of the dying, will be
blessed. On Good Friday the mass of
presanctihed host will be said the pas
sion will be chanted and the devotion
of the way of the cross observed. On
Holy Saturday the new fire will be
lighted. the paschal candle Illuminated,
the baptismal font blessed, and the
cross. yelled in purple since Passion
Sunday uncovered. The mass of the
resurrection will folloW. with the ring
ing of bells and the accompaniment of
the organ, stilled from the gospel Of
Holy Thursday.
On Easter Sunday special services
will be held in all the churches. Easter
is the most joyful festiVity of the
liturgy. and the music is of brighter
character. the rubrios more splendid
than at any period in the ecclesiastical
year
The San Francisco call., 1908-04-13
THIEVES TAKE MACHINES
TO MAKE OWN CANDY
| Robbers With Sweet Teeth
Make Raid on Factory
Through Unlocked Door

Thieves entered the factory of j.
Seidl & Co, confectionerS at 31z Glenn
entina street, during Saturday night
and carried off candy machine and
other machinery, the whole valued at
SIS. Entrance was gained through a
rear door which had been left un-
locked. Detectives Regan and O'Con-
nell have been detailed to recover the
property.
While patrolling his beat in Post and
Buchanan streets early yesterday
morning Policeman Steenson found
seven boxes of cigars lying in door
way partly covered with mat The
officer discovered that the grocery of
Julius Levin, located on the opposite
corner, had been robbed.
The police crusade against pickpock-
cts has evidently had tendency to ex-
terminate this class of criminals in this
city. for but two reports of crimes of
this sort came to the attention of the
department yesterday.
Albert Hamalain 206 Steuart street,
while visiting some of the resorts along
the water front Saturday evening. was
robbed of a gold watch and chain.
Martin Yetterr who resides at 81 Six
teenth street. San Diego. was robbed OF
a check on a local bank for $S1. De-
tectives Mackay and Conlon have been
detailed on the two cases.
Joseph White, member OF the hos
pital corps stationed at the Presidfo
general hospital. reported to the police
yesterday that he had cashed q bogus
check for new acquaintance named
John Esslinger last Friday. The
amount involved was s22.5O. Detec-
tives Burke and Armstrong have been
detailed to apprehend Esslinger.
The San Francisco call., 1908-04-13
BARTNFTT ANXIOUS
TO GIVE TESTIMONY

Since his release on bail Walter j.
Bartnett, former vice president of the
California safe deposit and trust COM
pany, is said to have been making over
lures to the district attorneys Office In
his anxiety to testify regarding the dis
appearance of the Cotton securities.
Bartnett and J. Dalzell Brown are
jointly charged by indictment with the
embezzlement of those valuable papers.
Bartnett, 1t is stated. is willing to tell
all he knows, and his testimony Will
directly involve Brown.
Whether Bartnett desires to trade
his testimony. for an, immunity con-
tract his friends will not say, but 1t Is
not denied that Assistant District At
orney William Hoff Cook, who has had
charge of the bank cases, is considering
Bartnett's overtures-
Bartnett's testimony in the matter of
the Cotton securities would be that he.
as custodian of the papers under the
order of the superior court of Santa
Cruz county, gave the securities into
the keeping of the California safe de-
posit and trust company through j.
Dalzell Brown, and that his responsible
ity ceased al that point. In that way
he may tempt to free himself from
the penalty of embezzlement and di-
rectly implicate Brown and lay his
former business associate open to al
most certain conviction on the embez-
element charge.
The San Francisco call., 1908-04-13
ATLANTIC FLEET
NEARS SAN DIEGO
People at First Home Port Are
Ready With Hearty Well
come for Tars
Governor Gillett and Mayor
Forward are to Extend Greet
ing of State and City

SAN DIEGO, April 12.-The Atlantic
fleet is reported tonight by wireless as
we'll along on it's way to San Diego and
will be in position to anchor precisely
at o'clock on next Tuesday. The ships
will lie in division formation, or four
lines of four vessels each, off Coronado
beach.
The last details of the welcoming
ceremonies in this, the first home port
to be touched by the fleet, have been
completed. The ships will remain here
four days before resuming the journey
up the coast. Upon casting anchor
Tuesday afternoon the flagship Con-
nectfcut will be visited by Mayor For
ward of San Diego and by Chairman
William c. Layton of the local fleet
celebration committee. They will ex-
tend to Rear Admiral Thomas g formal
greeting and will submit to him for
approval the detailed program of the
four days stay. Tuesday evening red
signal fires along the beach will burn
a welcome to the ships, and in return
the men of war will be illuminated by
thousands of incandescent bulbs from
to IL o'clock. A searchlight drill will
add to the evening spectacle. BAN
quet to the flag and commanding Of
fcers at the Hotel del Coronado Tues
day night will round out the first days
events.
On Wednesday, April Is, the full fleet
brigade of nearly 5000 men will be
landed from the ships at noon and at
p. m will begin a parade through the
principal streets to the city park. where
the formal exercises of welcome will be
held. Here Governor, ]. N GiIlett and
Mayor John F. Forward of the city of
San Diego will voice the greetings of
commonwealth and municipality. Ad-
mfral Thomas will be asked to accept
In behalf of himself and the officers
and men of the fleet the freedom of the
city. He also will be presented with
a silver mounted cut glass buffet serv-
Ice as a token of appreciation from the
residents of this city. Admiral Thomas
golden key to the city presented by
the citizens and a sword given by the
Grand Army of the Republic. 1t is ex-
pected that the admiral will make a
few remarks. The city and the fleet
will be Illuminated Wednesday night,
and there will also on this evening be
a ball at the Hotel del Coronado IN
honor of Admiral Thomas and the Of
ficers of the fleet. Admirals Sperry and
Emery will be presented with gold
medals In commemoration of this visit.
On Thursday there will be a picnic in
the country for so officers and boat
races for the men. Thursday night
there will be an elaborate display of
fireworks from q barge anchored in the
bay. Friday forenoon and afternoon
the enlisted men will be given the free
dom of the city, and all sorts of enter
tainments have been planned for them.
Practically all of the theaters will open
their doors to the men in uniform.
There will be baseball matches. wild
west show and innumerable features.
Friday night ball to the junior Of
ficers at Hotel del Coronado will mark
the close of the fleets visit, the ships
getting under way at a. m on Satur-
day for San Pedro and the other ports
of Los Angeles.
The San Francisco call., 1908-04-13
HINES CREDITORS
REFUSE TO AGREE
Therefore ''Kragen's' Store
Must Remain Closed During
Court Proceedings
Eastern People Are Willing to
Listen to Any Reasonable
Proposition

Futile was the endeavor last night of
some of the local creditors of Gabriel
Hines to have removed the temporary
injunction restraining a further sale
or the goods in the Kragen store The
attorneys representing the eastern
creditors refused to agree to the propo-
sitfons brought forward, and, unless
some satisfactory arrangement can be
arrived at this morning, Kragen's store
will remain closed until after the final
hearing of the injunction proceedings.
Hines Is still in hiding. Deputy
United States marshal James L. Nolan
hunted for him yesterday with writ
from the federal court ordering him to
appear before it and explain his con-
nection with the firm after it had been
supposedly purchased by w TT. Wright,
but failed to land him. Wright was
found and served with the process late
Saturday night.
Our only aim in taking this action"
said Attorney Bert Schlesinger, who
represents the eastern creditors togeth
er with the law firm of Jellett &
Meyerstein, lis to get as much money
as we can for our clients. If the local
creditors will give us proposition
which appeals to us we will join with
them. 4 Up to the present time, how
ever, we can see no other course open
to us except the one we have taken
The proposition was that the sale
should be continued with the under
standing that all money taken In
should be held pending the final ad-
judication by the courts. 1t is prob
able that another effort will be made
today to have the store opened.
The San Francisco call., 1908-04-13
deny INTENTION
TO STIR UP RIOT

At the regular monthly meeting OF
the Asiatic Exclusion league, held yes
terday afternoon at the Labor temple,
the recent charges that the organiza-
ton was contemplating riotous dem
onstration on the arrival of the fleet
was vigorously denied. Judge James
G. Mcguire, the chief speaker of the
meeting, repudiated the stigma cast
upon the league in an address, which
dwelt upon the patriotism of its aims.
His speech IN part was as follows:
THE assaults upon this and kindred
organizations on this coast are similar
to the attacks upon every movement
destined to elevate the masses. I am
here to contradict any suspicion of
league. i believe in the universal
brotherhood and equality of man. but
see no inconsistency in keeping our
country for ourselves.
II believe that all men are created
equal, but tnat is no reason why I
should open the door of my house to
every one who wants to enter.
Assimilation is impossible. If Japan
desires to extend her civilization, we
have nothing to gain. Will you con-
sent to lose your own standard. which
is the evidence of your work in the
cause of civilization?
1T is not necessary to decide whether
we or the Asiatics are the superior
race. We cannot change our cattle
pasture into a sheep range
The secretary of the league read a
report made at the time Chief Biggy
instituted an Inquiry into the rumor
that the Seattle convention of the or
ganization had planned an unlawful
demonstration for the arrival of the
fleet. The report denounced the COM
miinication sent to the chief as tissue
of falsehoods and asserts that the local
police were fully satisfied of the falsity
of the statement sent out from Seattle.
The memorial adopted at Seattle by
Frank McGowan's committee was re-
read and it was asserted that instead
of foreshadowing disturbance and riot
it breathed sentiments of the most ex-
allied patriotism.
NJ j. Manson, a graduate of the Uni
versity of Virginia, also addressed the
meeting. He based his address on the
biological arguments against race mix
ture.
During the business session a nomi-
mating committee was elected to select
the 25 members of the executive board,
who will be elected at the next meeting
of the league The members selected
were Thomas Doyle, III. l.. Beanfield,
J. Gorf, r. c. Pattison and G. B. Ben
ham. The next meeting will be held on
the second Sunday in May.