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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-05-22
GOVERNOR TAIL KS
WITH INSPECT OR

After a conference held by Governor
Swanson with City Building Inspector
Henry P. Beck, in the executive office
yesterday, it was announced that a
thorough examination of the Capitol
Building will be made at once with
reference to safety, and that Mr.. Beck
will make his report to the Capitol
and Library Rebuilding Commission,
which meets here on Monday. to open
bids for plans for the new wing to
the Library Building.
The Governor requested Mr.. Beck
to go over the building carefully. and
to present full and complete report
as to every particular. The inspector
made casual examination yesterday,
and though he had nothing to give out
pending closer inspection. he de-
clared that there We're some defects
which plainly needed remedying II
shall report only as to the safety Of
the building" said Mr. Beck. las to
the class of workmanship, I shall have
nothing to say am only to give
my opinion at the request of the Gov
ernor as to whether the building. or
any portion of it, is in dangerous
condition, though of course In order 20
report intelligently upon the point a
,
thorough inspection will be necessary
Mr.. Beck will go over the building
again before making up his report ana
his work will hardly be completed Pc
fore tomorrow night
| The commission Is composed OF Gov
ernor Swanson. ex-officio chairman;
Senator E. c. Folkes, Of Richmond;
Delegates NJ. NJ Green, OF Fauquler'
N. Il. Spessard, of Craig, and w. w.
Baker, of Chesterfield.
Mr.. George Mundy, the Governor
! assistant secretary, is clerk to tn,
commission. Governor Swanson and
the commission will take steps at once
to make whatever repairs Inspector
Beck may recommend, If his eXamlna-
ton results in finding any portion OF
tho building in a dangerous condition
The matter has given the State off,
Gals a great deal Of concern recently
!. and the Governor Is determined tc
have it speedily and properly settled
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FROM IHE SOUTH.
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terly opposed to 1t he will undoubtedly
see to II that tho committee Is COM
posed OF meh who Will either report
against the project or Will not report
at all.
Representative Saunders, OF Virginia,
made an able speech in the House
while the bill was under consideration.
He discussed the destruction of the
forests not only in this country. but
in many others. and showed the ef-
feet the prodigalitv of man had had
in causing floods, destructive of prop
erty and human life.
1t was on the ground that the es-
Establishment of the forests would pre-
vent the overflow of the rivers, and
the consequent filling up of navigable
streams that Judge Saunders based his
argument chiefly, though he dwelt
for some time upon the necessity of
conserving our supply of hardwood,
such as is found in the Appalachians.
Demanded North aud South.
In New England, where so many
industrial towns are dependent upon
the steady flow of the streams said
Judge Saunders. 1T has been found
that the destruction OF the forests has
had its effect in disastrous floods at
droughts at others. Hence the demand
for the White Mountain reserve.
In the South, in the States OF North
Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia,
the wonderful development of their In
dustrial enterprises have made them
water-power and water-supply They
have been quick to learn two lessons:
first. that their industries are depend
ent on water-power, and second tina.
water-power is equally dependent on
forests at the sources of the streams.
Hence the demand for an Appalachian
forest reserve"
That portion of this reserve which
begins in Georgia and extends through
South Carolina, North Carolina. enters
Virginia In the counties of Grayson,
Carroll and Patrick, and proceeds
through Franklin, Bedford and the tier
OF counties lying along the Blue Ridge
until the Potomac is reached. TIE
other portion of the reserve is found
in the eastern portions of Tennessee
Kentucky and West Virginia, and
reaching the Potomac, goes slightly
into Maryland.
"In this great forest area is found
the largest body of hardwood in the
United States. Indeed, it is stated
that the future hardwood supply hinge.
"
Mountains. 'Forty-eight per cent. o,
the hardwood of the country was pro.
duced iii the Appalachians in 1906, ant
they must be counted on tor much
larger supply in the future"
Cost Not Excessive.
Mr.. Saunders asserted that the cos
of the project would not be excessive
as much OF the land to be securet
through negotiations with the owner
was rough and valueless for any pur
pose save for growing trees. On tn
lower slopes the land is. or rathe
was. richer, but this has long beer
quilted out and washed away, so TIL
owners abandoned the lower clearing
for others higher up on the face o
the mountain. The movement is al
ways towards the higher lands, thos
lower down having finished thei
course"
"The situation with u.s." said Nj
Saunders, is one of rapidly VANISHING
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and. So colored, among residents Of
Richmond. Calculated to annual rates
per 1000 OF population, the death rate
among the entire population was 5000.
or 1856, not counting nonresidents.
The white death rate was 1919, or
1886 with nonresidents excluded, while
the colored death rate was 26.2o, or
24.75 with nonresidents excluded. For
the first four months of this year there
have been forty eight fewer deaths IN
Richmond than in the corresponding
period of last year. The bulletin re-
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personnls and Hrlefs.

Messrs. Charles Burkert. c. s. Wells anil
tomorrow. They have been attending the
grand council of Red Men of Virginia
number OF candidates were initiated at
the meeting OF Hestia Conciave OF Hepta-
sophs, held in odd Fellows Hall. at Eighth
and Hull Streets. last night
Mayor II. a. Maurice has been feeling
slightly indsp<ed for the past few days.
but has been able to attend 10 business.
DR.. Wanderly. of North Carolina who was
guest OF Mr.. W. j. Carter yesterday. has
returned To his home.
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of Richmond is therefore earnestly
advised to purchase their milk from
the regular sources OF supply-.the men
who have permits from the Health De-
partmcnt for selling milk. We cannot
be responsibility for milk from other
sources.
Another evil, to which attention has
been directed several times by this
department, and which is undoubtedly
responsible for the illness and death of
many infants. Is the custom of purcias-
grocery stores and other such places.
The advice just given in connection
with the single COW people applies here
with even greater force. Milk from
such places must be regarded as great
ly inferior to that delivered by the
wagons, and in most cases 1t must be
considered as dangerous for infant
feeding, and especially SO in the warm
months. Every mother who cannot
nurse her baby should get milk deliv-
cred at her home by one of the regular
wagons.
Ono Cnn n Week.
Again, our investigation Of infantile
diarrhea last summer showed that a
large proportion of ali fatal cases OF
this disease occurred among babies
fed on condensed milk. and in large
number of cases death was due to
simple starvation, a can OF condensed
milk being used as the only food of a
ba by for week!
IF condensed milk Is used, suffi-
cient amount should be given; but
fresh, clean. cows milk is the best
food for baby that cannot get
mothers milk. There are possibly n
few instances in which condensed
milk-for some reason not under
stood-agrees with baby better than
fresh milk. but these cases are ex-
ceedingy rare, II, indeed, they exist
at all. Last summer this department.
did not feel that it could take the risk
OF advising the use of fresh market
milk instead of condensed milk. In
view of the standard which has now
been attained, however, we advise
mothers to feed their infants on fresh
milk-properly prepared, Of course
and used according to the directions
of the family physician"
General Conditions.
! Discussing general health condi-
| lions, the bulletin shows that during
the month of April there We're IS
deaths in Richmond, 81 white and 81
colored. or these 20 were among non
residents, leaving 1871 deaths, 50 whit
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forests. increasingly destructive floods,
and irregular, diminishing water

forests, increasingly destructive floods,
and irregular, diminishing water
power
KNOWING all these things" said
Judge Saunders in conclusion, (which
reveal our plain duty to the people of
the plains and of the mountains, to
the people of the sections Immediately
affected, and, in the larger view, TO
the people of the entire country.
should we:hesitate to pass bill which
will establish this great forest re-
serve. and turn it over to the custody
and fostering care of the nation, SO
long as it shall endure?'
Judge Saunders was literally ap-
plauded when he concluded. And then
the House proceeded to adopt reso-
luton which will mean the death OF
long postponement of the project tc
save the Appalachian forests and pre-
vent devastating overflows of the
streams and .droughts no less de-
structive of property.
Opposed Commission Plan.
Representative Lamb who, as senior
! member of the Committee on Agricul-
ture, has been studying the forest re-
serve problem for several years. made
an earnest speech to-day in opposi-
ton to the commission plan. He de-
clared that the House was being film.
TANNED" and that the bill about tc
pass did not mean any measure OF sue
cess of the efforts to establish the re-
serve Captain Lamb voted against
40 hill
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shown in that country in, the interest
of immigration. These exhibits, which
were displayed at the Jamestown EN-
position, consist of fruit. vegetables
and grain raised in Virginia. The
commissioner obtained permission from
the Governor to ship them abroad. and
he believes they will result In inter-
esting farmers and truckers to come TO
the State and settle. He declares that
the truckers in the eastern section of
the State are having fine season,
and that many of them are now engag-
ed in shipping Strawberries. Mr.. koin-
.er says that the trucking business has
Increased enormously in Virginia with
in the past few year and that the
improvement has been especially no.
ticeable around Norfolk and on the
Eastern Shore.
The Underwater and Western Railway,
formerly the old Farmville and Pow
hatan. has filed petition with the Cor
Iporatioa Commission asking permission
Ito advance its freight rates and also
its transfer rates at Chester and Mos
ley's Junction.
The commission has fixed June 10th
at II o'clock as the time for hearing
the case.
Sergeant George w. Mccoy. Battery
B, First Battalion Artillery, Virginia
Volunteers, has. at his own request
been placed on the retired list Ser.
geant Mccoy has served many year.
in the militia and was entitled to re.
tirement.
Hon. Joseph D. Eggleston. Jr.. Super
intendent of Public Instruction, return
ed "Wednesday night from Fredericks
burg, and left yesterday for Pulaski
| where he went to look after some Off
| cial matters.
DR.. Frank w. Lewis, superintendent
! of schools of Lancaster and Majo
! John 7. Cowan, of Montgomery, wer,
at tho department yesterday. Thu
| former was looking after some pro
posed new high schools in his county
and the other came to talk about
normal school for Radford, which h
thinks will surely be established b!
/ the next Legislature.
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News Gathered From Southside..

mic really thinks everybody in Manches-
ter .goes to bed at such an early hour.
Not Up on Speed.
Henry Beattie. Jr., charged with running
above the speed limit in his automobile on
Hull Street, was dismissed in the Police
Court yesterday morning. A number OF
witnesses We're present. but did not seem to
be good Judges Of speed.
Daughters of Liberty Meet.
Select Council. Daughters Of Liberty, will
night All members are earnestly requested
to be present.
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Going to Charlotte.

Governor Swanson spent the greater
portion of yesterday disposing Of rou-
tine official business. He announced
that he would go to Charlotte county
Tomorrow to attend tho Confederate
reunion. at which Senator Daniel ana
sex-Congressman Tucker will be tho
principal speakers.
The Governor honored a. rcquisltlon
from the Governor Of New York for
N. r. Nader a Syrian. who is wanted
in Kings county for perjury. The man
is under arrest in Roanoke.
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tynn's Return Engagement.

Rynn'x Return Engagement.
e Daniel Ryan and his company Of
players will make a return trip to the
Bijou Theatre next week, presenting
three standard plnys--"The Bells"
THE Three Musketeers," and 1.-THE
Merchant of eynice," On Friday night
he will presnt 1.-THE Three Musketeers"
for the benefit Of the local lodge, T..
NJ. A. The enga cement will open with
The Bells on Monday night,
"Around the Cluck' at the Bijou has
drawn the best business for several weeks,
and is pleasing all patrons. Billie Richie.
the principal comedian, is an Englshman,
who has London music hall reputation.
For several years he presented the third act
of tho present play as a sketch in the con-
cert halls.
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Death of Mr.. Watkins.

Mr.. William ]. Watkins, of Norfolk. a
brother Of Mrs. ]. A.. Williams, OF No. 1903
Perry street. died at his home in that city
Wednesday morning at II o'clock. The body
was brought to the home of Mrs. Williams,
ana the funera! will take place from there
onlv been sick a short while. and his death
came as a shock TO both friends and rela-
tives.& /,
The funeral services Will be cGpdnGteu pS
REV, j, W. Durham. The burial Will be In
Oakwood Cemetery.
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DR. MOORE CHOSEN
AS ASSEMBLY HEAD
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Rev. w. T. Henderson, Rev. w. c. Ban
ton, Professor W. S. Scarborough, II.
r. Healing and j. r. Hawkins were
named as a committee on federation
with Methodist bodies.
The following commission on fed
Grafton with other Methodist bodies
was nar.ed: Bishop Turner. Abraham
Grant. Evans Tyre. n. Il. Parks. Rev.
w. IT. Giles, A. NJ. Green. O. S. Moody,
Il. j. Nj. Webster, j. NJ Henderson and
d. w. Crum.
Presentations were made to Bishop
W. Fl. Heard, Rev. w. D. Johnson and
Rev. J. I. Lowe The conference adj
journed sine die Mt 10 P. NJ. =,
Gifts of property. one by w. Co
Palmer. at Colorado Springs the other
in Georgia. and donated by Rev. U. p
Tolliver for denominatonal homes.
were reported.
The conference to-day enacted new
discipline prohibiting dancing, card
playing ond theatre-going in all forms.
Intemperance is strongly condemned
II. A. Landlord. of Washington. p. G.,
was made architect OF the church. Hc
will draw plans for all church build
|ings and rive the church commits
'sions on his work.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-05-22

Commissioner OF Agriculture George
". Koiner has returned from Norfolk,
where he has been to look after the
shipment of some of the Virginia agri-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-05-22
Lawn Pnrty a Success.

The lawn party given at the residence OF
Mrs, r, w. McFall. No, 1919 lawson street
cess and a good sum was taken IN y Is
being gwen for the benefit OF the orph 2,
Of the West End Methodist Church. The
party will be repeated to-ntght.
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Got Tired, Went to sleep on Street.

decided 10 walk home. as he was afraid If
being arrested II he took car Becoming
tired on the way, however, he laid down
ana was soon slilnbering sweetly. OFFICER
Smith came along and disturbed ga mmle's
dreams by plotting him to the station honse,
Mayor Maurice WILL g hna 9gs y am
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ADJUSTMENTS
Acndcny-"NNhen We Were Twenty
One"
HijOu--"Around the Clock"
MISUNDERSTANDING Amusements.
Mujestic-VNudcyillc

lakewood Park is the Mecca every
afternoon for hundreds of ladies AMI
children seeking recreation and amuse-
ment. Since It, became generally
known that no liquor is being sold
on the grounds parties Of children,
with their nurses, are seen at the park
every afternoon. "A special matinee
performance Is given in the Casino
daily.
Perhaps no amusement features ever
introduced here have taken more
readily than the miniature railway
and the little trained donkeys. Chill,
idren stand in line daily awaiting their
turn for ride.
Tho Foolish House" will be ready
Tomorrow night, and will probably
prove one OF the most amusing fea-
lures of Richmond's Coney Island As
soon as the weather bets warmer the
bathing pool will be opened.
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Rcfcrcuces for Judgcs.

y Y
furnished by the bar association, the
city courts have no library at their
disposal
References for Judges.
Captain a. B. Guigon. president OF
the association. said yesterday that
the books were most largely used by
the Judges themselves since most law
yers In preparing their cases work ~
the larger and better equipped State
Law Library.
White cases are in progress. how.
ever. and during the recesses tn.
Judges have occasion to consult many
authorities and TO weigh nice pointa
of law. and the presence Of an imme-
diately available reference library IL
almost essential. s-ltain Guigon sata
that should the subcommittee see ni
to permit the use of the Mayors re-
ception room for depositing the books
the association would stand the CO.'S
OF purchasing suitable cases in hae.
mony with the furniture OF the room
the books to be arranged in alcovcs
around the walls leaving the central
space clear for meeting and reception
purposes.
II has been suggested that an arr
rangement could be entered into by
which the Mayors stenographer cou.d
act as Flibrarian, keeping track of the
books taken from the library. the
success OF several ladies at the State
Library having shown how well a wo-
man can serve as librarian. whilG
the comparatively infrequent calls on
reference library would not take M
much time. The matter rests in the
hands of subcommittee OF the Com
mittee on Grounds and Buildings, AMI
must be decided in time to furnish
and equip the new Civil Court
room by July lst. when Judge Turpin
takes his seat upon the bench.
PARTIAL RESULTS OF ELECTION
IN TYPnGRAPHICAL UNION
INDIANAPOLIS. IND. May 2i.-At
international Typographical Union
headquarters 1t was announced to-
might that in all probability President
James NJ. Lynch. President Hayes
land Secretary and Treasurer j. NJ.
Brentwood have been reelected.
This information Is based on moro
than 100 kilograms received from
Throughout the country. giving the
vote OF the different unions. The vote
iso far shows Lynch and Bramwood
far in the lead for the Offices of pres
iident and secretary and treasurer. re-
spectively.
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braries adjoining their court-rooms.
but except for the library voluntarily
furnished by the bar association. the
city courts have no library at their
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Second primary B-Ernest Atwell,
Page Kelly, Margaret Bailey, Evelyn
Fry Anna Myer, Katharine Simps on,
David Avery Charles Marshall, Mary ,y
Christian. EVELYN HaroWay, Nellie "a
ter Miller, Cora Elan. Gladys Johnson,
Esther Shotwel. Ben HAWKINS, Lance
lot Phillips, Edna Fowler, Edna Law
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Hon. Joseph D. Eggleston. Jr., Super
intendent of Public Instruction, return
ed Wednesday night from Fredericks-
burg, and left yesterday for Pulaski,
where he went to look after some off,
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own initiative. introduced bottle milk,
and In short methods have been COM
pletely reyolutiOnized."
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1908-04-17
CHINA TO KEEP OLD CUSTOM.
Officials Refuse to Countenance the
Spread Of Western Ideas.

A Shanghai correspondent of Z Ger.
man paper writes: "The custom
Of arranging matrimonial contracts
through agents or matchmakers has
been practiced in China for ages. The
business receives support from all
classes, for although the high-caste
men in some instances select their
first wives themselves, the additional
wives are all secured through the
agents.
This being so, it was only natural
that recently distributed proclama.
ton, written by an unknown person
urging the women to rebel against the
old established custom, should have
created more than little excitement
The officials ordered the immediate
destruction of the handbills on which
the revolutionary screed was printed
and the arrest of those who took part
in their distribution.
THE empress dowager directs that
further efforts in that direction should
be punished severely, and we know
what that means. She said that from
what she had heard the French mar.
riages were for the most part happy
and that these were usually arranged
by the parents"
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1908-04-17
How the Judge Viewed II.

Even judge on the bench likes his
joke. A man whose name is Waters
was arraigned in Bilville court on a
charge of assault and battery. "What
did you do to him." asked the Judge,
to make him assault you?" 1--WE wuz
at dinner" was the reply, "an' we got
into a dispute, an all I did wuz to hit
him side the head with a corndodger
an week arterward he come back
an beat me shameful" "Well," said
the Judge, you know what the Scrip.
ture says: Bread cast upon the wa.
ters will return to you after many
days! ATLANTA Constitution.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1908-04-17
HAS RESTING PLACE AT LAST,
Remarkable Vicissitudes Underoone
by Stained Glass Window.

The east window at st. Margaret's,
Westminster, England, wandered
about for more than 200 years before
reaching its present position, and was
the subject Of seven years lawsuit.
Henry VII. for whom 1t was intended,
died before the window arrived from
Dordrecht and it came into the pos
session first of the abbot OF Waltham
and then Of General Monk. Stained
glass was anathema in Puritan days,
SO the window was buried until the
Restoration, when 1t was brought to
light. Refused by Wadham college. it
was bought for fifty guineas and erect
ed in private house and years later
was bought for 400 guineas by the
committee charged with the restora-
ton of st. Margaret's, and placed in
position in the church The lawsuit to
which we have referred was brought
by the registrar to the dean and
chapter on the ground that the win
dow contained superstitious images
but after seven years wrangling the
church wardens proved victorious and
the beautiful window was suffered to
remain undisturbed.
What's Geography Good For7
This is from the philosophy Of Mrl
Louisa Schmitt, who berated teacher
for not promoting her daughter be-
cause the latter was deficient in geog-
raphy. Teacher, you don't know 1t
all, I guess" said the irate Mrs.
Schmitt 81 wish it that my daughter
gets through school so she gets man.
Never mind about the geography;
just promote her without it. Why,
my other daughter, she didn't know
geography and she got man. And
you know all about geography and
you amt got any man at all. What Is
this geography good for? See that my
daughter gets through school"
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1908-04-17
An Object Lesson.

Miranda" said the mistress, you
are good cook, and just know that
you are too good for US to keep. Some
man will come along one of these days
and induce you to marry him." "Oh,
no, num-" answered Miranda, fervent.
ly. I've lived with you and your us.
band too long to want ever to get
married" There are two conclusions
to be drawn from the reply of the
faithful servant; one is that she was
loyal to her employers, the other is as
1t may be.-Chicago Evening Post.